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The Unauthorized Critics Circle is a podcast about theatre, opinions, and "slime tutorials". Daniel and Joshua experience theatre history leaving no stone unturned as they offer opinions, make excellent snap judgements, and celebrate all that is excellent in show biz. Join them for a deeply unauthorized discussion of shows our hosts were definitely in the audience for.
Wanna reach out? Shoot us an email at unccpodcast@gmail.com!
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Homosexuals... women with children... short insomniacs... and a teeny tiny band. No, that's not the description of my recent sex life – The Unauthorized Critics Circle is covering Falsettos! Tune in to this week's episode as we cover James Lapine's hugely popular revival of the work he himself directed a quarter century earlier, and listen to our anecdotes of Joshua's bar mitzvah, Daniel's deepest crushes, and the Lapine idea that Stephanie J. Block outright refused.
Tune in next time when we discuss Sweet Charity; specifically, the National Tour's performance from October 21st 1987!
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How it’s taken us this long to get to this we’ll never know. Joshua and Dan have FINALLY donned their Sunday clothes (Dan naturally in full headdress) to talk about none other than Donna Murphy in the most recent Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!
Tune in next time when we discuss Falsettos; specifically, the pro-shot recording of the Broadway revival from January 2017!
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Coming live from the Big Apple, hosts Joshua and Dan....
you know how some days are hard and you don't always think you can come up with terrific pithy descriptions? today is one of those days. we discuss the new Broadway musical New York, New York. John Kander wrote it. the man is a level above National Treasure and attention must be paid, if one has to quote Arthur Miller. Fred Ebb, as ever, is present. Lin Manuel Miranda contributed too. production by Susan Stroman. i think the episode is funny. it's also elegiac and celebratory and somber and excited. it's a series of contradictions, which in a way is exactly what musical theatre is. it's worth giving a listen, i think it might be one of our better eps.
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Hello, Dolly!; specifically, the Broadway revival performance from June 28th, 2017!
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Toot toot! Hop on the rag ship with Joshua and Daniel and make your way over to the five-star resort of Ellis Island, as we all explore the magical world of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Ragtime together! Basking in the beautiful glow and optimism of turn-of-the-century America, our hosts relish in the warmth and social harmony of this world as they touch upon the idea of a musical theatre epic, the infinite failings of Livent, and Joshua’s unabashed Toronto theatre bullshit.
Tune in to the next episode when we discuss the premiere of New York, New York on Broadway as part of our Critics LIVE! series.
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Asserting their relevance like never before, Dan and Joshua are FINALLY getting to the hottest ticket in modern musical theatre - the 1928 Kern and Hammerstein musical Show Boat! Now that the embargo has finally dropped, our hosts are free to talk about this groundbreaking new work in a production recorded at the San Francisco Opera. Even if you haven't had the chance to check it out yet (we'll give you some more time), you should join our discussion on such topics as man of the year Garth Drabinsky, the moment musical theatre became serious, and Dan's business plan for a musical theatre opera house.
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Ragtime; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from December 29th, 1997.
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Hosts Josh and Dan offer their appraisal on the current running Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Will Josh Groban raise the material up, or will this be another chapter in the history of wrong guys? Did the production cut the song Johanna as Anthony is literally Waving Through a Window during the number and the latter better plays to Jordan Fisher's strengths? What really is the Stranger Things kid's name? Did the Kail salad keep everyone in line and the trains running smoothly on time? All this and more will be revealed on our review of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt Fontanne.
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Would you believe it - New York Theatre Workshop has room for a cast of twenty-three, ten musicians, Jonathan Groff's perfectly spherical ass, and our two co-hosts! No wonder it felt so cramped. Daniel and Joshua break the cardinal rule of at least two Stephen Sondheim musicals (never look back!) and reflect upon the Broadway-bound production of Merrily We Roll Along. With a production that's British but still worth seeing, in this episode our hosts give you the revelations of this production, some theories related to its initial demise, a very brief Harry Styles joke, and possibly the funniest opening gag they've done so far.
Tune in next time when we talk about Show Boat; specifically, the 2014 pro-shot recording from the San Francisco Opera.
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In this episode hosts Joshua and Dan cover the Plays from the Fall season on Broadway in 2022. Topics include: Arthur Miller aging, Audra McDonald's virtuosity, and which Dog was really on Top.
PLUS: A report from the front (Toronto) regarding whether the upcoming Room is a musical or a play.
Tune in to next week's episode when the Cavalcade continues and we cover Merrily We Roll Along from the New York Theatre Workshop.
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In this episode hosts Joshua and Dan cover the Fall 2022 Broadway Musicals and impart their usual pointed and specious thoughts.
Shows covered include:
& Juliet
KPOP
Almost Famous
Kimberly Akimbo
Into the Woods
1776
Some Like It Hot
Tune in to next week's episode when the Cavalcade continues and we cover the Fall 2022 Plays on Broadway
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After a poor night out following a few too many glasses of Prosecco, hosts Dan and Joshua find themselves stuck in the drunk tank only to be released upon recounting the strange affairs of the Man of La Mancha (but specifically Brian Stokes Mitchell’s take, because Goulet slurred his words too much.) Hop on your pantomime horse and embrace delusion as our hosts trudge through the blazing hot Spanish deserts and encounter such giant topics as Dave Malloy’s Don Quixote, the three-name Mary conspiracy, and Joshua’s whole-out extravaganza.
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Mother Courage and her Children (no we're not fucking kidding); specifically, the pro-shot of the original production's performance from 1957 (no we're not fucking kidding)!
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Happy Halloween! To commemorate the most spooky-ful time of the year, we decided to turn on one of the biggest horrors in all of musical theatre (which proved to be true, universally). Tonight, we sit through Carrie: The Musical. We ask you to Do Us A Favour and endure the show through Erik Champney's expertly-crafted master-cut, and join our conversation where we lament upon the Sisterhood of the Travelling Chorus, the fiery pits of the August Wilson, and ultimately try to figure out just Where Did They Go Right?
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Man of La Mancha; specifically, the third Broadway revival's performance from July 4th 2003!
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This week hosts Joshua and Dan are putting themselves on the line, yes, they're putting themselves on your line to cover A Chorus Line from it's pre-Broadway run at the Public Theatre. Will Joshie swipe his dance card to find out he was rated Looks: 3, Hips: 2? Will Dan's knees give out in the middle of the audition? Why is Colorado Senator Michael Bennett such an unentertaining disgrace to the legendary Michael Bennett name? (I mean he didn't even stage a coup de théâtre or at least give us a double pirouette at that Democratic Presidential Primary. What the hell was that? Couldn't even pop the head to call attention to himself. Shande!) Oh yeah...we have topics...um....Topics include the revolutionary nature of A Chorus Line, the goddess Donna McKechnie, Buddhism and it's influence on Musical Theatre, the nature of perfection in art, and how the show has aged over the years.
Don't waste the chance to tune in next week for our Halloween Special! //|-,
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And you thought our hosts got aggressively passionate about a musical before? Well, buckle the hell up baby! Our two hosts talk about *the* perfect musical of all time, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Sunday in the Park with George. Dip your toes into the blue-purple-yellow-red water as we talk about Roundabout’s revival (not the original? Gasp!) and how the hell you can mount this show without just doing what Lapine did. Along the way, our hosts exercise their concentration (the art of being on topic, he said) as they touch upon dramaturgical accent work, unpronounceable last names, and a turning point in the Sondheim/Roundabout relationship.
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss A Chorus Line; specifically, the ORIGINAL Off-Broadway production's performance from July 12th 1975!
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In a special post-Rosh Hashanah pre-Yom Kippur miracle BONUS episode, The Funny Girl Symposium (which NEVER rests) continues as Joshua and Dan enact their Critics LIVE! format to see Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh take over the August Wilson theatre in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Is Lea doing a mitzvah for Broadway? Where does the production stand? Whomst among us HAS read many books? Tune in and find out!
Hosts Dan and Josh drift back to a different time when revivals had budgets and stars were appropriately cast in this week's episode of Annie Get Your Gun. Reba McEntire makes a Broadway debut. Peter Stone rewrites a book. There's a trapeze act. Who could ask for anything more? (Wrong Merman) Topics include the ubiquity of Irving Berlin, the death of Jerome Kern, and Dan reveals his constantly-drifting-to-anywhere-in-Europe German accent.
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Sunday in the Park with George; specifically, the Roundabout Revival's performance from 2008!
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Grab a drink and grab a date, cuz tonight you can find our hosts at the Dogfight! Our critics give this musical the critical treatment it never got as a child as we encounter multiple fresh faced artists, all on track to do works of increasing popularity and varying qualities. Treat yourself to a gawdamn steak dinnah as we discuss the Pasek and Paul discography, the ten best musicals of the 2010s, and accidentally make a topical casting joke before knowing it was going to be announced. See if you can spot it!
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Annie Get Your Gun; specifically, the Broadway revival's performance from May 15th 2001!
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Joshua and Dan have it out to decide who the real succubus is on this podcast as they discuss the legendary duo of Halston/Busch. While reviewing this special benefit performance that included the legendary play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Josh and Dan are inspired to take no prisoners just like Halston & Busch. Topics include Theatre of the Ridiculous, tanning salons, and the futility of rehearsal. Come join the feast eternal!
Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Dogfight; specifically, the Off-Broadway production performance from August 15th, 2012!
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They’re back! And they’re… prebusecent?!?! In this glorious return from a definitely planned and warned about absence, Joshua and Dan find themselves in an Indiana middle school with the cast of the new Netflix film adaptation of 13! Armed with nothing but cooties and a copy of The Bell Jar, our hosts try to once again navigate the metaphorical hallways of life while trying to re-learn that goddamn torah portion. With sweet kicks on their feet and a song in their heart, our hosts wait for the final bell while talking about cheating ballads, the Disney Channel Original Movie, and composing post-childbirth. Didja miss us?
Tune in next time when we discuss Vampire Lesbians of Sodom; specifically, the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 20th Anniversary Benefit from March 28th 2005!
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Fasten your seatbelts - it's going to be a bumpy episode. Tonight's viewing party of the Encores! mounting of Applause, the musical adaptation of All About Eve, is already off the rails. Co-hosts Dan and Joshua have each had too much sherry to drink and they're throwing catty (and deeply clever) insults faster than the human eye can see. In one of their more chaotic episodes, sit for a quiet chat on the staircase as our hosts regale you by recounting one of the best Ethel Merman stories, highlighting one of the greatest ending lines ever, and explaining how a gay character made Broadway history.
Tune in next time for the podcast's second annual coverage of The Bertram Rutland Critter Awards for Excellence in Broadway Adjacent Podcasting, more commonly known as the Critters!
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Description 1: This week, co host Joshua has to get flowers while Dan tries to bake a cake. Will either be successful? Tune in and find out!
Description 2: Renee, Kelli, and Joyce. Oh my! How did the three divas of our hearts fare in Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce's The Hours? Tune in and find out!
Description 3: The Unauthorized Critics Circle goes to the opera. Some are in town and went in person, while others are locked away in the country and went to see the Live in HD. What will our critics make of the opera? Tune in and find out!
intermix 3 descriptions at once for best possible results. Also, get away from that damn window. We see you. Get down from there.
Tune in next time when we discuss the brand new motion picture adaptation of Matilda the Musical, on Netflix starting December 25th 2021.
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