Chasing Phantom
Broadway's longest running shows
Podcasting since 2023 • 63 episodes
Chasing Phantom
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#75: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley
If you look down the list of Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals, past more recent capital "I" important musicals like "Hamilton" and "A Strange Loop," you eventually get to "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Sure, it's a caustic t...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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43:01
#80: Oh! Calcutta! with (a thankfully clothed) Dr. Jesse Rabinowitz
In approaching "Oh! Calcutta!" today, it's hard not to react with a "What! Really?!?" This is a show, that between the original production and its revival, had more than 7,200 performances on Broadway. Really?Full of nudity and bawdy - b...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:17
#64: Jekyll & Hyde with literary authority, Grace Todd
Happy Halloween! We have the perfect show to dig into for spooky season - mostly because it's downright scary how bad this musical is! Frank Wildhorn's "Jekyll & Hyde" is a musical that, if there was a just theater god, would be...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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38:27
#70: Grease (1994 revival) with Broadway veteran, Patti D'Beck
It's one of the most famous and beloved titles in musical theater. Because of its iconic mismatched lovers storyline and nostalgia evocation of the 1950s, "Grease" has been performed in high schools, colleges and regional theaters across the co...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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39:26
#82: School of Rock and non-traditional venues with Brian Baez
"School of Rock" opened on Broadway just a few years after "Billy Elliot" closed but, even though the shows have some surface-level similarities, it's hard to think of two more different stories. The earlier show was a rough-and-tumble look at ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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41:04