The Latest Draft Podcast
Even though the curtain's closed, the show must go on. The Latest Draft is a weekly podcast featuring brand-new songs and radio plays by the next generation of great musical theatre writers. Episodes will also include interviews with theatre artists sharing their take and tips on the writing process. Follow our Facebook and IG @thelatestdraft for updates, sneak-peaks, writing tips, and more.
Episodes
28 episodes
S3 E10: Endings Cabaret
This episode features eight original songs by a variety of writers:A College Grad's Lament by Rai Arsa ArthaI Met Her Too Young by Sam Norman and Brooke TrummDustin's Last Night by Wayne MorrisWhere Do You Go? by Gabriella B...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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30:42
S3 E9: A Good Life
This episode features A Good Life, book & lyrics by Stacey Weingarten, music by Dave Ogrin.The year is 2056. Alethea, a patient at a memory care facility, attempts an experimental procedure to secure her memories before they’re gone...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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53:02
S3 E8: Stepping Into Fire
This episode features Stepping Into Fire, book by Tom Coash, music and lyrics by Jonathan Brielle.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:16
S3 E7: J. & Dot
This episode features J. & Dot, book & lyrics by Mark Evan Chimsky, music by Zev Burrows.Two iconic figures – J. and Dot – meet in the afterlife. Each has experienced extraordinary, even miraculous events in their youth. O...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:36
S3 E6: The Barista
This episode features The Barista by Adam Wachter.THE BARISTA is a sung-through monodrama in which a coffeeshop barista makes espresso, fantasizes about the customer he's been crushing on, and has an existential crisis that might just c...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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44:11
S3 E5: New Beginnings Cabaret
This episode features eight original songs by a wide variety of musical theatre writers:I Want That by Harry CastleYou'll Never Be Afraid by Akaina Ghosh and Andrea LoveIf He Were Standing Here by Durra LeungA Precarious Pos...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:34
S3 E4: The Lottery Ticket
This episode features The Lottery Ticket, book & lyrics by Alex Becker, music by Kat Cartusciello.The year is ten years in the future, and Clara, Frank, and Evelyn are still stuck in quarantine in their 1-BR apartment in Queens, NY....
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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39:02
S3 E3: Miceburg
This episode features Miceburg, music & lyrics by Eddie Bean, book by Nathan Dennis.Artie Mouse, barkeep of Miceburg’s Ol’ Whiskers Tavern, wants to keep the thimblefuls of beer flowing – even as the jingoistic rats overtak...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:05:57
S3 E2: Schooled and Lettered
This episode features Schooled and Lettered, book and music by Jacinth Greywoode, book & lyrics by Chase O'Neill.In Schooled & Lettered, country girl Flora Knightley arrives on Long Island to visit her high society cousin Barbar...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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37:45
S3 E1: Fifty-Fifty
This episode features Fifty-Fifty, book, music, and lyrics by Weston Gaylord.One evening in 1983, at the height of Cold War tension, a Soviet officer in a military bunker makes the most important decision of his life. Weeks later ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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37:44
S2 E10: Finale Cabaret
Our Season 2 Cabaret features 10 songs that will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. We hope you stay connected with us on Facebook and Instagram @thelatestdraft, and as always, thanks for listening! Cabaret Line...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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41:16
S2 Ep. 9: The Ballad of Elisa Lam
This episode features The Ballad of Elisa Lam, book and lyrics by Garret Bell, and music by Charlie Romano. Elisa Lam was a student from Vancouver who disappeared in January 2013 during her stay at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los A...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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47:08
S2 Ep. 8: Rapplestiltskin: The Real Grim Shady
Today's episode features "Rapplestiltskin: The Real Grim Shady", book and lyrics by Maggie Moe, and music by Earl Marrows.The unsung (until now) feaxtagonist Rumplestiltskin takes on a new life in this uproarious retelling of the Grimm ...
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1:04:26
S2 Ep. 7: A Constellation by Elena Favario & John Brautigam
"A Constellation" is a short virtual musical about the value of art-making in the face of uncertainty. During rehearsal for a zoom play, actress Natalie quits the show out of frustration, only to find that underneath her hopelessness is a deter...
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42:16
S2 Ep. 6: The Arrival by Jamie Maletz and Jack Trzcinski
Today's pod features "The Arrival", book and lyrics by Jamie Maletz, and music by Jack Trzcinski. After the apocalypse, Em is the last woman alive. Or at least, that what she thinks...until there's a knock on her bunker door. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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48:56
S2 Ep. 5: Notes From the Writers' Room Cabaret
It's time for our first Season 2 cabaret! This episode features 10 stand-alone songs from some of our favorite artists. Please enjoy! Setlist: 1. Fence the Yard by Jess LeProtto & Craig Franke2. Sidew...
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38:02
S2 Ep. 4: Pigeon Pizza Party by Spencer Robelen
Today's pod features Pigeon Pizza Party with Book, Music, and Lyrics by Spencer Robelen. A simple-minded pigeon discovers an entire pizza discarded in a street alley; but when he tries to share it with the rest of his coop, complic...
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35:18
S2 Ep 3: The Adventures of Inspector Lockshire by Mason McDowell
Today we're featuring The Adventures of Inspector Lockshire, composed, written, and performed by Mason McDowell. Monty Python meets Agatha Christie in this ridiculous and rather homicidal romp. When the rich, wealthy, and universal...
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38:16
S2 Ep. 2: The Yellow Wallpaper by Sam Norman & Eliza Randall
This is a retelling of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic short story, written under the specter of COVID. A woman is given a vague diagnosis, forced into isolation, and told to think positively. But soon the isolation becomes a prison sentence...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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47:12
S2 Ep.1: OBSCENE, LEWD, LASCIVIOUS, AND FILTHY! by Adam J. Rineer
The Latest Draft is back for a second season of tear-jerking, gut-busting, and thought-provoking musicals from the next generation of great musical theatre artists. The new season kicks-off with OBSCENE, LEWD, LASCIVIOUS, AND FILTHY...
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38:24
Episode 8: The Finale Cabaret
It's time for our big finish! Our Season 1 finale features another fantastic cabaret of 8 songs that will take you through every human emotion. Thank you for your continued support, and be sure to look out for Season 2 announcements on Instagra...
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28:34
Episode 7: Red Flag
Nice guys aren't always as nice as they seem. Good thing you came here for her story, the real story..."Red Flag" is tonight's podcast musical with book and lyrics by Brandy Hoang Collier and music by Stephen Wagener Bennett. Stay tuned after t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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45:47
Episode 6: Maya's Mother
Ever dream about what it would be like to have a pop diva as a mother? For Maya, it's a reality. Listen along as Maya is torn between Wendy, music sensation birth mother, and Page, the humble woman who raised her. Tonight's musical "Maya's Moth...
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51:54
Episode 5: The Rise and Fall of Otis
You know the nursery rhyme, "Jack and Jill went up the hill to get trapped in an elevator with their neurotic co-workers"...or something like that. Get ready for "The Rise and Fall of Otis", a fresh take on Jack and Jill with a workplace rom-co...
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43:08
Episode 4: The Latest Draft Cabaret
We're switching things up this week with our first ever CABARET EPISODE! Instead of just hearing from one or two writers, you'll be listening to 8 songs from 10 musical theatre artists! Check out our set list below: 1. "A Song" by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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29:56