
Leave the Ghost Light On
Welcome to “Leave the Ghost Light On”
A theater tragedy and paranormal podcast in which each week we tell 2 stories about theatre tragedies, paranormal lore, and superstitions!
Episodes
29 episodes
Ep 28 The Civic Theatre and Theatre Royal Drury Lane PART ONE
We have our first two parter on the podcast! Some how, both Danica and Jill chose stories that needed more than one episode to get through all the history. The Civic Theatre is a humble building in Idaho, but holds a deep, dark past of an unsol...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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57:28

E27 Rhodes Opera House and Eugene O’Neill Theatre
Hello! My name is Rhodes Opera House! And I would like to share with you the most horrible tragedy (in which some people died) HELLO! My name is Eugene O’Neill! You simply won’t believe the ghosts as well as where I’m spending my after life! Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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55:41

E25 The Strand Theatre and The Utah Shakespeare Festival
Limp spaghetti should only be on your plate, not in your ceiling rafters. However, the Strand Theatre was not so lucky when a fire went to work on turning its steel beams into Al Dente pasta. Maybe Jill can lift our spirits by taking us to h...
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56:27

E24 The Richmond Theatre and the Old Globe Theatre
“I built it. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up.” Is this a quote from Monty Python? Or the Richm...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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55:26

E23 The Biograph Theatre and The Paramount Theatre
We apologize for any strange audio for this episode of Leave the Ghost Light On. Danica is in a teenager's bedroom in Florida and Jill is sick with a cold. But that won’t stop us from telling the story of an gangster’s tragic end and showing...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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52:55

E22 Siegfried and Roy Mirage Theatre and The Palace Theatre
Lions, Tigers, and Ghosts. OH MY! Bossalina did not DIE! This week, Jill takes us to her stomping ground for the first time to talk about possibly the most famous accident on a Las Vegas stage. Then we go to our favorite spot with Danica, (B...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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57:00

E21 Cocoanut Grove Theatre and The Portsmouth Music Hall
Have you ever wanted to go to a “Prohibition Violating Mafia Puppeted Den of Debauchery aka Night Club place of fun?” Danica will tell you why that might not be a good idea. Then we watch Jill have a love afar with one of the last surviving ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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51:17

E20 Philadelphia Continental Theatre and St. James Theatre
Our favorite (G)Host is back and he is taking a stab at his first tragedy! Eddie loves a good theatre fire, so why not pick a theatre that had more than one! 4 to be exact! Jill loves any excuse to talk about Lord of the Rings with Eddie, so...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:18:03

E19 The Glee Curse and the Brookside Theatre
Welcome back Spooky Cookies! We are back for season 2 of Leave the Ghost Light On. This season opener lets us dip our toes back into all things tragedy and spooky. Jill talks about all the tragic deaths surrounding members of the successful ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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50:56

E18 Disney Theme Parks and The Memphis Orpheum
Welcome back Spooky Listeners! We have a fun one for you today! Jill takes on a crazy ride talking about some of the horrific tragedies to have happened at the "Happiest Place on Earth". Then we get to list to our favorite guest host (g-host) E...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:36:19

E17 The Moscow Theatre Hostage Takeover and The Gershwin
Hello Theatre Nerds! In this episode, Danica tells us about the not well known, but deadly hostage takeover situation at the Moscow Theatre in Russia. Then we head over to Broadway since our hosts were just there! Jill talks about what else is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:00:57

E16 The Knickerbocker and The Moore Theatre
Welcome back to Leave the Ghostlight On! In this episode, Jill talks about one of the worst theatre engineering disasters in US history that lead to a horrible collapse. Then Danica takes us to a theatre with an unassuming facade hiding more...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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54:20

E15 The Death of Moliere and The Amargosa Opera House
Good Morning Spookey Cookies! Today Danica dives DEEP into the OG original of the superstition of the color green. Moliere was protected by the King, but could he protect him from disease? Then Jill takes us to a ghost town in the middle of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:05:39

E14 Metropolitan Opera and the Savannah Theatre
We got a doozy today folks! Jill is currently recording in a hotel room in Maine, so please pardon some of the technical issues! But she made up for it by talking about our first TRUE CRIME! The Metropolitan Opera is the largest theater in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:01:30

E13 Karamay Theatre and Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Hello listeners! We may have missed last week due to crazy life that happens, but we made up for it this week with two doozies. Danica tells us quite possibly the saddest more recent tragedy which involves children and the blotted ego of pol...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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55:29

E12 Ringling Bros Circus and the Dock Street Theater
We got a crazy one for you today folks! In this episode, Jill takes us through the circus ring to explore the worst circus fire in history as well as introduce you to a friendly giant. Danica takes us on a whirlwind of adventure through one of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:18:25

E11 Astor Place Opera House and the Richard Rodgers Theater
Hello Spooky Nerds! In this episode, the Macbeth curse strikes AGAIN! We follow Danica’s Manhattan tragedy as two rival actors battle it out for who is the best Macbeth backed by a crowd of 10,000 rioters! Then we journey down the street wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:02:19

E10 Superstitions Part 2
Hello Spooky Ooky Theater Nerds! Welcome to Episode 10 of Leave the Ghost Light On! We are shaking it up again and doing some more SUPERSTITIONS! We deep dive through 8+ superstitions and their origins. Danica tells us why you shouldn’...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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58:19

Bonus Episode 1
Hello Theater Nerds! This is our very first bonus episode! We decided to do this so we could talk about our 2 week long European adventure! But mostly to review what we saw at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Enjoy!Heads up, I would highly su...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:13

E9 Edinburgh Festival Theater and the Bedlam Theater
Welcome back Danica and all of our listeners! Our trip together, just like this episode, was short but sweet! We resisted the urge to go on and on about our trip across and instead decided to talk about two Scottish Theaters instead! Jill ta...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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44:38

E8 The Colosseum and The Bijou Theater
In episode 8 of Leave the Ghost Light On, we decided to shake things up and have our first guest on! Everyone say hello to Eddie! Jill decided to take it easy on the newcomer and talk about a point in history every man is apparently obsessed...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:25:47

E7 The Browning Theater and The Carolina Theater
Hello spooky ooeky listeners! It is episode 7 of Leave the Ghost Light On! This week, Jill takes us down the railroad line where we explore the haunted Union Station of Ogden brought on by one of the worst train crashes in Utah history. Then...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:51

E6 His Majesty’s Theater and The Pantages
Welcome to Episode 6 of Leave the Ghost Light On! In this episode, Danica takes us back to London to a theater of Royal regards to recount the tragic outcome of a comedian in front of 12 million people. Then we travel with Jill to the west c...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:02:41

E5 Turn the Lights On and Don't Say My Name: Superstitions Part 1
It's Episode 5 of Leave the Ghost Light On! In this small but mighty mile marker, we figured it was time to do something special. We give you our first set of SUPERSTITIONS! Jill will finally explain the title of the podcast and what the purpos...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:01:11
