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From The Pit Podcast
by Christopher King
Christopher King talks musical theatre, from overtures to exit music and everything in between. He and his guests discuss the theatre, they discuss the music. Join us for a view "From the Pit".
Episodes
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Julie Tomaino
Julie Tomaino and host Christopher King talk about their production of Disney's Newsies opening July 10 at Theatre Under the Stars in Vancouver. Julie talks about her continuing journey into directing, her philosophy on choreography, and her stroke that changed her life. Enter the contest to win…
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Josh Epstein
Chris talks with award winning Vancouver actor, writer, producer and now director Josh Epstein about his musical theatre life, and now his success in the film world as a producer/writer.
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Bill Millerd
Chris talks with Bill Millerd, recent Managing Director of the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver. They talk about his life, career and Vancouver theatre.
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Robert McQueen
Robert McQueen and host Christopher King, explore large shows, musical theatre, acting, directing, and storytelling.
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Director Choreographer - Valerie Easton
Every musical needs a steady hand at the wheel, a leader that can shape and guide the production through rehearsals and tech and make opening night a success. The director of the show must wear many hats. Sometimes calm, sometimes fierce, sometimes both, but ultimately they must gather the people...
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11 O'Clock Numbers - Peter Jorgensen
During the 40s and 50s, the so-called Golden Age of musical theatre, it was common to hear songs from Broadway shows on the airwaves. These songs were the "pop music" of the day. Audiences would know a Rodgers and Hammerstein tune before they even stepped foot in a theatre, since they were often...
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Small Spaces - Studio 58
It seems like in every city there are production companies popping up everywhere that want to produce shows that speak to them. But not every company has the budget, or space to produce a broadway size show. In New York the shows that really bring in the audiences are big budgets in big theatres...
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Reducing The Pit - Clare Wyatt & Kevin Woo
What is the Broadway sound? During the "Golden Age" of Broadway, it was easy to say: Big and brassy, 18 to 25 players at least. But now, money is tight, musical styles have changed, and shows now tour a lot. Money is being made by the rights companies like MTI, Tams Whitmark and Sam French…
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Reviewing The Situation - Jerry Wasserman
We can't all escape the cutting review, but lots of us have had glowing reviews and have felt the elation and validation from the carefully crafted words of a reviewer. But do reviewers make a difference? Should we put stock in the reviews as theatre patrons? Will it help an actor get more work?...
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Musicals in the Media (Ryan Mooney)
Musicals in their current form have been around almost 100 years now, but I still hear people refer to musicals as cheesy, fluffy, always happy. You hear talk of jazz hands in conversation as if it was the single defining dance step. Some actors talk of musical theatre as if it was the…
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Directing (Sarah Rodgers)
Putting on a musical is a big undertaking. Big budgets, big casts. And directing a musical is an equally big task. Where would you start? How do you make the show a success? Is directing a musical the same as directing a play? On today's episode we talk with Sarah Rodgers, one of Vancouver's...
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Into the Room - Auditions (Caitlin Hayes & Kevin Michael Cripps)
Auditions… Just hearing the word can cause an actor to break out into a sweat. Nothing gets the heart racing like walking into a big room with scary people staring back at you from behind a long table. Now is your chance to be a fly on the wall! Today on "From the Pit," my guests and I talk about...
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Overtures (Steven Greenfield)
Overtures. Once a required mainstay of Musical Theatre shows, they aren't as common now, but show still use them. On today's episode… our first show. We discuss the overture. Will it survive much longer, should it continue, does it still have meaning and purpose? My guest and I will discuss this...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Christopher King talks musical theatre, from overtures to exit music and everything in between. He and his guests discuss the theatre, they discuss the music. Join us for a view "From the Pit".
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Christopher King
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Christopher King talks musical theatre, from overtures to exit music and everything in between. He and his guests discuss the theatre, they discuss the music. Join us for a view "From the Pit".
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From The Pit Podcast is created and hosted by Christopher King.
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