Scene to Song Episode 81: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe’s The Phantom of the Opera

In this episode, composer, lyricist, performer, and music educator Kay Clark and bookwriter and playwright Orian Israelsohn discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe's 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera, looking at the Phantom as an incel. We also talk about the songs "What You Feel" from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" from Company. You can write to [email protected] with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the new Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera "The Phantom of the Opera" from The Phantom of the Opera "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera "What You Feel" from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" from Company