‘Chess’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
If musical theatre is a game of strategy, then Chess is the intermezzo move. It is the rare musical whose
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‘Chess’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
Few musicals have enjoyed a reputation as gloriously complicated as Chess. For decades, it has occupied a peculiar place in
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‘Ragtime’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
I vividly remember reading the novel Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow in college. It was during an English course focused on
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‘Ragtime’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
There are some musicals that stay with you long after the curtain closes, haunting you in the best way possible.
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‘Hamilton’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
Much like the rest of the world, we can’t seem to stop talking about the Broadway sensation, Hamilton! This iconic
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‘Hamilton’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
History class rarely includes rap battles, dramatic dance numbers, or a crowd singing about tax policy, but Hamilton somehow makes
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‘Hadestown’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
In Hadestown, the band doesn’t sit beside the story; it is the story. Anaïs Mitchell (much like the fates with
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‘Hadestown’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
If someone told you that a tragic Greek myth could feel like a smoky jazz concert, a labor protest, and
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‘The Great Gatsby’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
The roaring 20’s have never felt so alive as they are in Broadway’s The Great Gatsby! This new(ish) musical has
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‘The Great Gatsby’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
Stepping into the world of The Great Gatsby is entering a dream of lavish parties that never seem to end,
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‘Come From Away’ Music and Technical Aspects | The BSB Podcast
Come From Away is a powerful musical that tells the true story of what happened in the small town of
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‘Come From Away’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
Come From Away explores the remarkable events that unfolded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, in the aftermath of
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