Take Me to the World

Episode 25 is the start of new series all about Golden Age Musical. In this episode I talk about two classic Golden Age Musicals by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma and The Sound of Music.Resources for this episode and a list of the musicals I'm hoping to see for this series can be found on the Episode 25 Resource Page.Remember to subscribe and share this podcast with your friends. Thanks for listening.

Episode 24 is part 1 of a 2 on the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. This is my favourite festival in Edmonton and I try to go each year. In this episode I share the shows I'm seeing, share my Fringe tips & tricks, and give you some other show recommendations. View the resource guide for this episode at takemetotheworld.com/musical-podcast-episode-24The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is on from August 15-25, 2024. Get tickets for shows at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival at https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/

For episode 23 of the podcast I give my thoughts on the shows I've seen since 2023 (so far) at MacEwan Theatre in Edmonton, Canada. These shows are Spring Awakening, [title of show], Legally Blonde, Twelfth Night, and Sunday in the Park with George.Resources for this episode can be found at https://takemetotheworld.com/musical-podcast-episode-23I also have an accompanying blog post about the pros and cons of seeing shows at MacEwan and whether its worth getting season tickets. That's available to read at https://takemetotheworld.com/review-macewan-theatre

Episode 22 is part 4 of my visual elements series. Here I discuss choreography and my perspective on how choreography is used in musicals.Find resources for this episode at takemetotheworld.com/musical-podcast-episode-23

This is an episode where I talk about bringing the podcast back (with some caveats), and the shows I've seen since the last episode, and shows I'm seeing coming up. Also I tell you why I'm a liar. If you want to see resources for this show head to https://takemetotheworld.com click the word podcast at the top page, and click on episode 21.

Episode 20 of the Take Me To The World Musical Theatre Podcast is a very special episode with a very special announcement.You can find resources for this episode here.

Episode 19 is part 3 in my visual elements series. In this episode I talk about lighting design focusing on how it's used in Hamilton.You can find resources for this episode here.

On this episode of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre podcast I talk about five musicals I've listened to numerous times but have never seen (or screen or on film). There are no spoilers for the shows discussed in this episode.See resources for this episode by visiting TakeMeToTheWorld.com go to the Podcast category and clicking on Episode 18.

Episode 17 is another installment of the visual elements series I've started. In this episode I talk about the set in a musical. Spoilers ahead for the musical Sunday in the Park.  Check out resources for Episode 17 here.

Episode 16 of the Take Me To The World Musical Theatre Podcast is a short episode where I give some thoughts on the future movie musicals, including a few I watched this year. While this episode discusses In The Heights, Inside, Hamilton and tick, tick... BOOM! there are no spoilers for these shows in this episode.See resources for this episode by visiting TakeMeToTheWorld.com go to the Podcast category and click on Episode 16.

This is the first episode in a series on The Take Me To The World Musical Theatre Podcast that I'm doing about visual elements in musicals. Today I'll be talking about props and how they can help enhance our understanding of a musical's setting, characters, plot, and theme.  Full spoilers for the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.  Check out resources for Episode 15 here.

This is a very random episode of The Take Me To The World Musical Theatre Podcast where I talk about a few musical related topics that don't require their own in-depth episode. Topics include if/when I will spoil a musical for myself, whether or not I only listen to musical cast recordings, and a random thing that sometimes happens in cast recording that makes me deliriously happy.Check out resources for Episode 14 here.

In this podcast episode, I take a look at Act 2 of the musical Cabaret and discuss some of the characters and themes in the show. This is the final part of my series on the musical Cabaret. As a reminder, I am using the 1998 Broadway Revival version of Cabaret. There are major spoilers for Cabaret in this episode.View resources for episode 13 here.

On episode 12 of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast I talk about Act 1 of the musical Cabaret. This is part one of a multiple episode analysis on the musical Cabaret. For this series I'll be using the 1998 Broadway Revival version. There are major spoilers for Cabaret in this episode.

On episode 11 of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast I talk a little bit about the history and my experience with the musical Cabaret. This is part one of a multiple episode analysis on the musical Cabaret. For this series I'll be using the 1998 Broadway Revival version. View resources for episode 11 here.

For episode 10 of The Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast I talk about the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Love Never Dies, which is a sequel to his most successful musical The Phantom of the Opera. There are spoilers for both of these shows throughout this episode.Visit https://www.takemetotheworld.com/musical-theatre-podcast-episode-10/ for resources related to this episode.

In this episode of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast I review the three shows I saw in 2019, which were Come From Away, Six, and Waitress. Potential spoilers for these three shows are in this episode. If you want to try to avoid spoilers here's when the reviews start for each show.Come From Away review starts at the 6:19 mark.Six review starts at the 10:32 mark.Waitress review starts at the 17:36 mark.

I invited a couple of friends over to talk about musicals We talk about some of our favourite and least favourite musicals In this episode lots of giggling and nerding out about musicals

On episode 7 of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast I talk about The I Want Song one of my favourite types of song in musical theatre I go into what the I want song is why is used and a few different types of the I want song

This episode of the Take Me to the World Musical Theatre Podcast is all about opening numbers in musicals I talk about overtures preludes prologues and other opening numbers in some wellknown stage musicals