originally released: December 22, 2021 9 recordings enter. Only 1 can leave. And it shall leave a champion. This is CAST ALBUM CAGE MATCH! Composer/lyricist Billy Recce joins Patrick to find the best cast album of one of their favorite shows: Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s EVITA! PLAY-IN ROUND  - 1979 Disco Album v. 1996 Movie Soundtrack ROUND 1  - Studio Casts: 1976 Concept Album v. Play-In Round Winner  - World Casts: 1980 Australian v. 1989 World Tour  - West End Casts: 1978 v. 2006  - Broadway Casts: 1979 v. 2012 ROUND 2  - Studio Winner v. West End Winner  - Broadway Winner v. World Winner ROUND 3: The FINALE!! <a href="https://www.billyrecce.com/bio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.billyrecce.com/bio&source=gmail&ust=1639148886360000&usg=AOvVaw1tWm7as54hoGiPETV7AoUd"> Billy Recce Dot Com</a> <a href="https://www.amusicalaboutstarwars.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amusicalaboutstarwars.com/&source=gmail&ust=1639148886360000&usg=AOvVaw1ivh1P-5xHv6e8pz9hJsJC"> A Musical About Star Wars</a> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/originalcastpod" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Original Cast Merchandise at TeePublic.com</a> DO YOU LIKE MOVIE MUSICALS? DO YOU LIKE SONDHEIM? Then you will love our <a href="http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod&source=gmail&ust=1639148886360000&usg=AOvVaw2LBy41T3dBUoX9AVcLb4FV">PATREON podcast The Original Cast at the Movies</a> because 2021 is all about Sondheim Movie Musicals!! This month it’s the 2016 documentary about the making of Merrily We Roll Along entitled Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened with Kimberly Cooper Schmidt! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod&source=gmail&ust=1639148886360000&usg=AOvVaw2LBy41T3dBUoX9AVcLb4FV"> Patreon</a> • <a href= "http://twitter.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://twitter.com/originalcastpod&source=gmail&ust=1639148886360000&usg=AOvVaw2OxD1YpaEiAHwdTyHINR9l">Twitter</a> • <a href="http://www.facebook.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.facebook.com/originalcastpod&source=gmail&ust=1639148886360000&usg=AOvVaw1FkHWYeXgobI-HpB7zlJdt">Facebook</a> • <a href="mailto:originalcastpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Email</a>

<description>&lt;div class="libsyn-item-release-date"&gt;&lt;em&gt;originally released: December 22, 2021&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="libsyn-item-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;9 recordings enter. Only 1 can leave. And it shall leave a champion. This is CAST ALBUM CAGE MATCH!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Composer/lyricist Billy Recce joins Patrick to find the best cast album of one of their favorite shows: Tim Rice &amp; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s &lt;em&gt;EVITA&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;PLAY-IN ROUND&lt;br /&gt;  - 1979 Disco Album &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; 1996 Movie Soundtrack&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ROUND 1&lt;br /&gt;  - Studio Casts: 1976 Concept Album &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; Play-In Round Winner&lt;br /&gt;  - World Casts: 1980 Australian &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; 1989 World Tour&lt;br /&gt;  - West End Casts: 1978 &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; 2006&lt;br /&gt;  - Broadway Casts: 1979 &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; 2012&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ROUND 2&lt;br /&gt;  - Studio Winner &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; West End Winner&lt;br /&gt;  - Broadway Winner &lt;em&gt;v.&lt;/em&gt; World Winner&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ROUND 3: The FINALE!!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.billyrecce.com/bio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.billyrecce.com/bio&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639148886360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tWm7as54hoGiPETV7AoUd"&gt; Billy Recce Dot Com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amusicalaboutstarwars.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amusicalaboutstarwars.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639148886360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ivh1P-5xHv6e8pz9hJsJC"&gt; A Musical About Star Wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/originalcastpod" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Original Cast Merchandise at TeePublic.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;DO YOU LIKE MOVIE MUSICALS? DO YOU LIKE SONDHEIM? Then you will love our &lt;a href="http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639148886360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2LBy41T3dBUoX9AVcLb4FV"&gt;PATREON podcast &lt;em&gt;The Original Cast at the Movies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; because 2021 is all about Sondheim Movie Musicals!! This month it’s the 2016 documentary about the making of &lt;em&gt;Merrily We Roll Along&lt;/em&gt; entitled &lt;em&gt;Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened &lt;/em&gt;with Kimberly Cooper Schmidt!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639148886360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2LBy41T3dBUoX9AVcLb4FV"&gt; Patreon&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href= "http://twitter.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://twitter.com/originalcastpod&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639148886360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OxD1YpaEiAHwdTyHINR9l"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/originalcastpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.facebook.com/originalcastpod&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639148886360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1FkHWYeXgobI-HpB7zlJdt"&gt;&lt;wbr /&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="mailto:originalcastpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

originally released: December 22, 2021  9 recordings enter. Only 1 can leave. And it shall leave a champion. This is CAST ALBUM CAGE MATCH! Composer/lyricist Billy Recce joins Patrick to find the best cast album of one of their favorite shows: Tim...

Cast Album Cage Match: EVITA vs. Billy Recce *FLASHBACK*

originally released: March 15, 2017 Actual grown-up Beth Amann channels her 13-year-old self and talks about the unstoppable force that is WICKED. Topics include Joel Grey, Norbert Leo Butz, and the immovable objects that are music theatre hipsters. Featured recordings: <a href="http://amzn.to/2nAG07b" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">WICKED - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2003)</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2mnRUkO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2005)</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod</a><a href= "http://www.facebook.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod</a>Email: <a href="mailto:OriginalCastPod@gmail.com">OriginalCastPod@gmail.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;originally released: March 15, 2017&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Actual grown-up Beth Amann channels her 13-year-old self and talks about the unstoppable force that is WICKED. Topics include Joel Grey, Norbert Leo Butz, and the immovable objects that are music theatre hipsters.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featured recordings:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://amzn.to/2nAG07b" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;WICKED - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2003)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://amzn.to/2mnRUkO" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2005)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.facebook.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:OriginalCastPod@gmail.com"&gt;OriginalCastPod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

originally released: March 15, 2017 Actual grown-up Beth Amann channels her 13-year-old self and talks about the unstoppable force that is WICKED. Topics include Joel Grey, Norbert Leo Butz, and the immovable objects that are music theatre hipsters....

Beth Amann / Wicked - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2003) *FLASHBACK*

originally released: May 5, 2021 Two Guests for the price of one! Chris & Holly from the podcast Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical are here for a show they did at Edinburgh Fringe that bears more than a passing resemblance to said Stephen King musical. CW: sexual assault. Topics include: Holly as the lead, singing Wicked during Bat Boy, does Off-West End exist?, bags of wigs, and Carrie (of course). <a href= "https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/out-for-blood/"> Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical</a> <a href="https://www.bigdivaenergy.com/">Big Diva Energy Podcast</a> Featured recordings: Bat Boy - Original Cast Recording (2001) • Bat Boy - Original London Cast Recording (2004) DO YOU LIKE MOVIE MUSICALS? DO YOU LIKE SONDHEIM? Then you will love our <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod">PATREON</a> podcast The Original Cast at the Movies because 2021 is all about Sondheim Movie Musicals!! Our latest Sondheim-excursion has Logan Culwell-Block (Little Shop of Horrors) and Sophie Schulman (Funny Girl) digging into Sondheim’s fabled TV-mini-musical Evening Primrose (1966). <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod">Patreon</a> • <a href= "http://twitter.com/originalcastpod">Twitter</a> • <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/originalcastpod">Facebook</a> • <a href= "mailto:originalcastpod@gmail.com">Email</a>

<description>&lt;div class="libsyn-item-release-date"&gt;&lt;em&gt;originally released: May 5, 2021&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="libsyn-item-body"&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Two Guests for the price of one! Chris &amp; Holly from the podcast &lt;em&gt;Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical&lt;/em&gt; are here for a show they did at Edinburgh Fringe that bears more than a passing resemblance to said Stephen King musical.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;CW: sexual assault.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Topics include: Holly as the lead, singing &lt;em&gt;Wicked&lt;/em&gt; during &lt;em&gt;Bat Boy&lt;/em&gt;, does Off-West End exist?, bags of wigs, and &lt;em&gt;Carrie&lt;/em&gt; (of course).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/out-for-blood/"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bigdivaenergy.com/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;Big Diva Energy Podcast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Featured recordings: &lt;em&gt;Bat&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Boy&lt;/em&gt; - Original Cast Recording (2001) • &lt;em&gt;Bat&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Boy&lt;/em&gt; - Original London Cast Recording (2004)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;DO YOU LIKE MOVIE MUSICALS? DO YOU LIKE SONDHEIM? Then you will love our &lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;PATREON&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; podcast &lt;em&gt;The Original Cast at the Movies&lt;/em&gt; because 2021 is all about Sondheim Movie Musicals!! Our latest Sondheim-excursion has Logan Culwell-Block (&lt;em&gt;Little Shop of Horrors&lt;/em&gt;) and Sophie Schulman (&lt;em&gt;Funny Girl&lt;/em&gt;) digging into Sondheim’s fabled TV-mini-musical &lt;em&gt;Evening Primrose&lt;/em&gt; (1966).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/originalcastpod"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Patreon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href= "http://twitter.com/originalcastpod"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Twitter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href= "http://www.facebook.com/originalcastpod"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href= "mailto:originalcastpod@gmail.com"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Email&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

originally released: May 5, 2021  Two Guests for the price of one! Chris & Holly from the podcast Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical are here for a show they did at Edinburgh Fringe that bears more than a passing resemblance...

Chris Adams & Holly Morgan / Bat Boy - Original Cast Recording (2001) *FLASHBACK*

part 1 originally released: January 10, 2018 Dramaturg Lauren Halvorsen is here for the first of our epic, two-part dive into both musical versions of THE WILD PARTY. Here we cover not only Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway take on Queenie, Burrs, Black, et al.; we also talk through Joseph Moncure March's novella-length poem upon which both musicals are based. part 2 originally released: January 17, 2018 The thrilling conclusion to our deep-dive into THE WILD PARTY. We talk the La Chuisa/Wolfe Broadway version, Mandy Patinkin, the philosophy of adaptation, Mandy Patinkin, which we prefer, and Mandy Patinkin in . . . (not a joke, wish it was) blackface.   Poem excerpts read and recorded by Lee Liebeskind.   Featured recordings: THE WILD PARTY - Original Cast Recording (2000) THE WILD PARTY - A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (2000) FORBIDDEN BROADWAY - Vol. 5: Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act! (1999)   <a href="http://www.patreon.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PATREON!</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OriginalCastPod" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod</a> <a href= "mailto:OriginalCastPod@gmail.com">OriginalCastPod@gmail.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;part 1 originally released: January 10, 2018&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dramaturg Lauren Halvorsen is here for the first of our epic, two-part dive into both musical versions of THE WILD PARTY. Here we cover not only Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway take on Queenie, Burrs, Black, et al.; we also talk through Joseph Moncure March's novella-length poem upon which both musicals are based.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;part 2 originally released: January 17, 2018&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The thrilling conclusion to our deep-dive into THE WILD PARTY. We talk the La Chuisa/Wolfe Broadway version, Mandy Patinkin, the philosophy of adaptation, Mandy Patinkin, which we prefer, and Mandy Patinkin in . . . (not a joke, wish it was) blackface.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Poem excerpts read and recorded by Lee Liebeskind.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featured recordings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THE WILD PARTY - Original Cast Recording (2000)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THE WILD PARTY - A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (2000)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;FORBIDDEN BROADWAY - Vol. 5: Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act! (1999)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.patreon.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;PATREON!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/OriginalCastPod" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:OriginalCastPod@gmail.com"&gt;OriginalCastPod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

part 1 originally released: January 10, 2018 Dramaturg Lauren Halvorsen is here for the first of our epic, two-part dive into both musical versions of THE WILD PARTY. Here we cover not only Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway take on Queenie, Burrs, Black, et...

Lauren Halvorsen / The Wild Party - Original Cast Recording | A Decca Broadway Original Cast Album (2000) *FLASHBACK*

originally released: October 26, 2016 Amanda introduces Patrick to a show he had not only never heard but never heard of. After a thorough plot synopsis things get personal, then philosophical, then pedagogical, then philosophical again, then paleontological. Featured recordings: <a href="http://amzn.to/2dGBSin" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">STARMITES - Original Cast Members (1999)</a> Featured websites: <a href="http://www.starmites.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Starmites Official Site</a> <a href="http://classic.starmites.com/story.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Starmite Story</a> <a href="http://www.sharonmcnight.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Sharon McNight Official Website</a> <a href="http://gabrielbarre.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Gabriel Barre’s Official Website</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod</a><a href= "http://www.facebook.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod</a>Email: <a href="mailto:OriginalCastPod@gmail.com">OriginalCastPod@gmail.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;originally released: October 26, 2016&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Amanda introduces Patrick to a show he had not only never heard but never heard of. After a thorough plot synopsis things get personal, then philosophical, then pedagogical, then philosophical again, then paleontological.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featured recordings:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://amzn.to/2dGBSin" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;STARMITES - Original Cast Members (1999)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featured websites:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.starmites.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Starmites&lt;/em&gt; Official Site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://classic.starmites.com/story.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Starmite Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.sharonmcnight.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Sharon McNight Official Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://gabrielbarre.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Gabriel Barre’s Official Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Twitter.com/OriginalCastPod&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.facebook.com/OriginalCastPod" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Facebook.com/OriginalCastPod&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:OriginalCastPod@gmail.com"&gt;OriginalCastPod@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

originally released: October 26, 2016 Amanda introduces Patrick to a show he had not only never heard but never heard of. After a thorough plot synopsis things get personal, then philosophical, then pedagogical, then philosophical again, then...

Amanda Zeitler / Starmites - Original Cast Members (1999) *FLASHBACK*

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