Musical
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Shrek the Musical
This past weekend our very own Evan performed in Shrek the Musical Jr. as Donkey. We talk a bit about the show, the music, and the characters in the show.
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Animation, Movie, Musical, Podcast
Encanto
The animated Disney musical Encanto tells the story of the Madrigal family, who are all blessed with a special, magical gift. All except for Mirabel, that is. But when their magical house begins to crumble and her sibling's gifts start to fade, it is up to Mirabel to find out why and save the family.
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Robin Robin
Aardman Animations new short film Robin Robin was just released on Netflix. It's a holiday story of a young bird living with a family of mice and trying her best to fit in. On this episode we give a quick review of the show, and talk a little about what makes something a musical, versus a story that happens to have songs. In addition, we also learn that when you watch the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, make sure you're watching the parade from the correct year! All this, plus fortune cookies.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
In celebration of Halloween, we watched the 1993 stop-motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas. Is it a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? That's just one of the questions we discussed this week.
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Schmigadoon!
Find your best bow-tie, grab yourself a bowl of corn puddin', and head on over the magical town of Schmigadoon, where every day is a musical, and true love might be just around the corner. Schmigadoon!, a 6-episode American musical comedy, premiered on Apple TV+ in June 2021, and stars an ensemble cast that includes Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Armisen, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Jane Krakowski, and Martin Short. This week we review the show, talk about our favorite songs, and per usual, also talk about some pop-culture news and read fortune cookies.
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In The Heights (Movie)
The movie In The Heights is a musical drama based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit broadway musical of the same name. The story follows the lives of a number of residents of Washington Heights, a community in New York City that is undergoing change. We also talk about the PBS Kids show Arthur, a game about pets on Roblox, and Suni Lee winning Gold at the Summer Olympics. Oh yeah - and fortune cookies!