EPISODE · Sep 18, 2020 · 1 MIN
Once on this Island Promo
from Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast · host Mackenzie Horner
Next week Autumn and Mackenzie cover their first Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical Once on This Island. In this episode Autumn reveals why this composer and lyrist duo are her favourite composition team. Plus following the debates from the Miss Saigon episode Mackenzie and Autumn continue to explore and debate the concept of cultural appropriation in regards to storytelling and if this musical should get a societial pass due to the positive impact this musical had for BIPOC performers in the early 90s. Also be sure to tune in to find out how well Mackenzie does in properly pronouncing the names of the Gods. All this and more coming next Friday on the podcast! Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages. Facebook Instagram Twitter
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Next week Autumn and Mackenzie cover their first Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical Once on This Island. In this episode Autumn reveals why this composer and lyrist duo are her favourite composition team. Plus following the debates from the Miss Saigon episode Mackenzie and Autumn continue to explore and debate the concept of cultural appropriation in regards to storytelling and if this musical should get a societial pass due to the positive impact this musical had for BIPOC performers in the early 90s. Also be sure to tune in to find out how well Mackenzie does in properly pronouncing the names of the Gods. All this and more coming next Friday on the podcast! Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages. Facebook Instagram Twitter
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