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History in the Spotlight
by History in the Spotlight
Welcome to History in the Spotlight, a Canadian podcast where hosts Anika Luteijn and Maxwell Cowan discuss musicals that are based on historical events or that have historical significance. Email: [email protected] Instagram: historyinthespotlight Twitter: @HistoryintheSp1
Episodes
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History in the Spotlight Episode #45 - Ragtime Part 1
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Immigration to the United States, Booker T. Washington, Evelyn Nesbitt, Emma Goldman, and Act 1 of Ragtime!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #44 - Once Upon a Mattress
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Mary Rodgers, the Princess and the Pea, and the Broadway musical, Once Upon a Mattress!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #43 - Aladdin
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Antun Yusuf Hanna Diyab, The Arabian Nights, and the Broadway musical Aladdin!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #42 - The Princess and the Frog
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The Frog Prince, Randy Newman, and Disney's The Princess and the Frog!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #41 - Frozen: The Musical
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Broadway Musical, Frozen!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #40 - tick, tick...BOOM!
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Jonathan Larson, Stephen Sondheim, and the musical tick, tick...BOOM!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #39 - Fiorello!
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Fiorello LaGuardia, his life in politics, and the Broadway musical Fiorello!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #38 - The Sound of Music
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Anschluss, the Von Trapp Family, and the Broadway musical The Sound of Music!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #37 - Phantom of the Opera
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the Palais Garnier, Gaston Leroux's novel 'The Phantom of the Opera', and the 1986 Broadway musical "The Phantom of the Opera"!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #36 - Little Shop of Horrors
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Alan Menken, the Little Shop of Horrors film from 1986, and the stage production of Little Shop of Horrors!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #35 - Carrie: The Musical
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Stephen King, the Carrie franchise, and Carrie: The Musical!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #34 - Evil Dead: The Musical
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the Evil Dead franchise, Bruce Campbell, and Evil Dead: The Musical!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #33 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Join Anika and Max as they return to the podcast with their first episode of Cult Movie October, The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #32 - The Secret Garden
Join Anika and Max and special guest Jules Waldron as they discuss Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden novel and the Broadway musical The Secret Garden!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #31 - Allegiance
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Japanese internment camp, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Broadway musical Allegiance.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #30 - Jekyll & Hyde
Join Anika and Max and special guest Julian Waldron on our third Musical Theatre Book Club episode where we discuss Victorian London, Robert Louis Stevenson, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as the Broadway musical, Jekyll & Hyde.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #29 - Hamilton Part 2
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Alexander Hamilton's later life, his legacy, and Act 2 of the Broadway Musical Hamilton!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #28 - Hamilton Part 1
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Alexander Hamilton's early life, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the first act of Hamilton!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #27 - Caroline, or Change
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the United States of America in 1963, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Broadway musical, Caroline, or Change.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #26 - Bonnie and Clyde
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the lives of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, their participation in the Barrow gang, and the Broadway musical, Bonnie and Clyde!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #25 - Fun Home
Join Anika, Max, and special guest Julian Waldron in our second Musical Theatre Book Club episode on Fun Home by Alison Bechdel!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #24 - Moulin Rouge!
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the history of the cabaret and concert hall, The Moulin Rouge, the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge! and the 2019 Broadway musical Moulin Rouge!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #23 - The First
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Jackie Robinson, the 2013 film, 42, and the Broadway musical, The First.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #22 - Blitz!
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The London Blitz, Vera Lynn, and the West End musical, Blitz!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #21 - Beatlemania
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The Beatles and the Broadway musical Beatlemania.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #20 - Oliver!
Join Anika, Max, and special guest Julian in their first installment of the Musical Theatre Book Club, as they discuss Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, the Industrial Revolution, and the Broadway musical Oliver!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #19 - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Billie Holiday, Audra McDonald, and the Broadway play, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #18 - Spamalot
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the legend of King Arthur and the Holy Grail, Monty Python, and the musical Spamalot.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #17 - The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Margaret "Molly" Brown, and the Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #16 - Treason
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, King James I and Treason The Musical. *Stay till the end for a special announcement*
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History in the Spotlight Episode #15 - Something Rotten
Join Anika and Max as they discuss William Shakespeare, Christian Borle, and the Broadway musical Something Rotten.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #14 - The Pirate Queen
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Grace O'Malley, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alan Boubil, and the Broadway musical The Pirate Queen.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #13 - An American in Paris
Join Anika and Max as they discuss WWII in France, George and Ira Gershwin, and the musical An American in Paris.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #12 - Fiddler on the Roof
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the Pale of Settlement, Shalom Aleichem, and the musical, Fiddler on the Roof.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #11 - The Trail to Oregon
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The Oregon Trail, Team Starkid and the musical The Trail to Oregon.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #10 - Into the Woods
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim, and their favourite modern day fairytale adaptations.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #9 - Beauty and the Beast
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the origins of the Beauty and the Beast story, Howard Ashman, and Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #8 - The Little Mermaid
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Sierra Boggess, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Broadway musical, The Little Mermaid.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #7 - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the origins of the Cinderella fairytale and the Broadway musical Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #6 - 1776
Join Anika and Max as they discuss John Adams, The Declaration of Independence, and the Broadway musical 1776.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #5 - Six (Part 2)
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the last three wives of Henry VIII, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr, and the Broadway musical Six.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #4 - Six (Part 1)
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the first three wives of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour, and the Broadway musical Six.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #3 - Billy Elliot
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the Broadway musical Billy Elliot, the 1984-85 British Coal Miner's strike, and worker's unions.
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History in the Spotlight Episode #2 - Little Women
In this episode, Anika and Max discuss the Broadway musical Little Women, the American Civil War, and Louisa May Alcott
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History in the Spotlight Episode #1 - Anastasia
In this episode Anika and Max discuss the Broadway musical Anastasia, Communist Russia, and the murder of the Romanov family.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to History in the Spotlight, a Canadian podcast where hosts Anika Luteijn and Maxwell Cowan discuss musicals that are based on historical events or that have historical significance. Email: [email protected] Instagram: historyinthespotlight Twitter: @HistoryintheSp1
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Welcome to History in the Spotlight, a Canadian podcast where hosts Anika Luteijn and Maxwell Cowan discuss musicals that are based on historical events or that have historical significance. Email: [email protected] Instagram: historyinthespotlight Twitter: @HistoryintheSp1
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