Corner of the Sky

Jun 07 2021 59 ep. 52 mins 423

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Do you love musical theater? We do too! Every episode, Quinn Rose and a guest lovingly dissect a musical’s music, characters, plot, themes, and anything else that occurs to them.

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58: Random Pursuit: Musicals

Jun 07 2021 53 mins

Well friends, after four years of Corner of the Sky, this podcast is going on indefinite hiatus. But to leave on a high note, we’ve got a full game show episode! Moisés Chiullán, Brian Hamilton, David Loehr, Jean MacDonald, and Shelly Brisbin are competing in a custom version of Random Pursuit that’s ALL musicals. Also, this episode includes a mini-game: try to count how many

57: Kill Your Mother, Cancel Your Bar Mitzvah

Apr 06 2021 59 mins

Yoni Weiss talks the charmingly dysfunctional family of Falsettos. Highlights: masculinity, borrowing synagogue chairs, Chip Zien, high school productions of Elegies, maturation, regression, lesbians, family....

56: Another National Anthem

Mar 03 2021 42 mins

Margaret Hall talks the “most controversial musical ever,” Assassins. Highlights: flashpoint memories, Assassins Creed, Kidz Bop, shoulder devil, 9/11, John Weidman, empathy. Content warning: discussion of gun violence....

55: Bury Your Straights

Feb 03 2021 53 mins

Aaron Roberts talks the depressingly universal Follies. Highlights: no one can stop my musical theater enthusiasm, nostalgia, the gayest musical without any homosexuality in it, summer camp, ghosts, Michael Bennett, Pirates of the Caribbean....

54: Luck Be A Lady

Jan 05 2021 46 mins

Philip Michaels talks the persistent classic Guys & Dolls. Highlights: all in one place (except for Cuba), undercover cop, hijinks, female agency, Tom Hooper, revivals, Frank Sinatra....

53: Don't Be Gay in Indiana

Dec 05 2020 41 mins

Holly Sansom talks the infectiously optimistic show The Prom. Highlights: The Drowsy Chaperone, seeing theater for work, TV performances, girls kissing, we’re all lesbians, cringing, Glee....

52: Brandy's Cinderella

Nov 03 2020 58 mins

Kat Largent talks the always-evolving classic Cinderella. Highlights: Whitney Houston, musicals as popular music, revivals, award eligibility, casting movie musicals, onstage quick changes, basic but beautiful....

51: I'll Ask Mom

Oct 01 2020 40 mins

Stanley Rose talks the charming satire/homage Something Rotten. Highlights: Christian Borle, write what you know, the Black Death!, simple entertainment, fact checking with Mom, humming the songs....

50: Camp Counselor Christ

Sep 01 2020 53 mins

Kerri Kearse talks the “drum circle for the Lord” and/or musical Godspell. Highlights: directorial freedom, Christian rock, belting about the Lord, baby George Salazar, Marianne Williamson, race in casting, parables, Jesus Christ Superstar, earnestness....

49: Finishing the Hat

May 18 2020 45 mins

Emily Clark talks the pointillist musical Sunday in the Park with George. Highlights: Bounce, autobiographical musicals, putting it together, universal (or not), historical inaccuracy, Pulitzer Prizes, Mandy Patinkin....