EPISODE · Nov 16, 2025 · 1H 14M
Bandstand : The Musical w/ Emma Hirt
from Escape into Period Pieces · host Stephanie Reese
Welcome back to the podcast and welcome new guest, Emma Hirt as they discuss the 2017 Broadway Musical Bandstand with Stephanie.Bandstand was performed at the Bernard B. Jacobs theater on Broadway from April-September 2017. It tells the story of a group of veterans returning home to the United States after World War 2. Struggling to fit into their old lives while dealing with lingering effects of the war-including post-traumatic stress and survivor's guilt-they form a band composed solely of veterans, along with a war widow, to compete in a national patriotic radio contest in NYC. Bandstand stars Corey Cott and Laura Osnes. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a05ChPYx9d4&t=26sListen to the cast album on Spotify or wherever you listen to music.Thank you to all the veterans out there! References:Bandstand: The Musical-BroadwayCorey CottLaura Osnes WaitressNewsiesDownton AbbeyOnce1918 Flu PandemicLovely War by Julie Berry"With the Band"-Broadway.com (on YouTube)The Secret GardenThe Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien TitanicThe Book ThiefAtonement HamnetSix of CrowsBelladonna by Adalyn Grace :) For an Act by Act summary of Bandstand check out their Wikipedia page~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The podcast is off for Thanksgiving, and will be back 12/14Thanks for listening and please consider subscribing!Instagram: @escape.into.period.piecesEmail: [email protected]: 25% off coupon till 11/23Visit--> https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Welcome back to the podcast and welcome new guest, Emma Hirt as they discuss the 2017 Broadway Musical Bandstand with Stephanie.Bandstand was performed at the Bernard B. Jacobs theater on Broadway from April-September 2017. It tells the story of a group of veterans returning home to the United States after World War 2. Struggling to fit into their old lives while dealing with lingering effects of the war-including post-traumatic stress and survivor's guilt-they form a band composed solely of veterans, along with a war widow, to compete in a national patriotic radio contest in NYC. Bandstand stars Corey Cott and Laura Osnes. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a05ChPYx9d4&t=26sListen to the cast album on Spotify or wherever you listen to music.Thank you to all the veterans out there! References:Bandstand: The Musical-BroadwayCorey CottLaura Osnes WaitressNewsiesDownton AbbeyOnce1918 Flu PandemicLovely War by Julie Berry"With the Band"-Broadway.com (on YouTube)The Secret GardenThe Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien TitanicThe Book ThiefAtonement HamnetSix of CrowsBelladonna by Adalyn Grace :) For an Act by Act summary of Bandstand check out their Wikipedia page~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The podcast is off for Thanksgiving, and will be back 12/14Thanks for listening and please consider subscribing!Instagram: @escape.into.period.piecesEmail: [email protected]: 25% off coupon till 11/23Visit--> https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
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