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PODCAST

So Much Stuff to Sing

Shannon Dohar and Erik Stadnik

A podcast about the American Musical. Hosted by Shannon in New York and Erik in Prague; twice monthly.

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36:31

Episode 30 - Unworthy of Your Love from Assassins

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2021/05/01

We complete our second annual Sondheim miniseries by looking at "Unworthy of Your Love," the troubling pastiche of 70s love duets from Assassins, one of the most unsettling musicals ever produced. It's more fun than it sounds like! All clips are from the 2004 Broadway Cast Recording featuring Alexander Gemignani and Mary Catherine Garrison and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen to and buy the album on Amazon! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on

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40:01

Episode 29 - Please Hello from Pacific Overtures

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2021/04/15

"Please Hello" is from the neglected Sondheim masterpiece Pacific Overtures and is one of the wildest, funniest, and most complicated songs we've ever covered--and maybe one of the best? Learn more about the Asian American Arts Alliance. All clips are from the 1976 Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Yuki Shimoda, James Dybas, Ernest Harada, Alvin Ing, Patrick Kinser-Lau, Mark Hsu Syers, and Mako and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen

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35:17

Episode 28 - Losing My Mind from Follies

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2021/04/01

As we continue our annual Sondheim-a-palooza, this time focusing on his pastiche numbers, we come to "Losing My Mind" from Follies. This challening and deeply beautiful show is celebrating its 50th anniversary and seems as powerful as ever. Join Erik and Shannon as they try to figure out why this beatiful, simple song is such a gut punch. All clips are from the (sadly truncated) 1971 Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Dorothy Collins and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption

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35:49

Episode 27 - You Could Drive a Person Crazy from Company

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2021/03/15

It's the most Sondheim-ful time of the year! In honor of The Great One's birthday, it's time for another Sondheim mini-series. This time, we'll be tackling a few of our favorite pastiche songs from his shows, starting with "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" from Company. We talk about the hidden rage of The Andrews Sisters, the correct pronunciation of "bubbe," and those lyrics. All clips are from the1970 Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning, and Pamela Myers and

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42:39

Episode 26 - Pierre & Natasha from Natasha, Pierre &...

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2021/03/01

For the first time, we are revisiting a show! Yes, to finish off our mini-series of love duets, we are talking about "Pierre & Natasha" from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which we last talked about over a year ago, when the world was a different place. Be prepared: this is essentially us doling out rapturous praise for about 40 minutes. All clips are from the 2013 off-Broadway cast album featuring Dave Malloy and Phillipa Soo and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for

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37:07

Episode 25 - Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of...

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2021/02/15

We tackle the importance of re-interpretation this episode as we discuss the 2019 Pasadena Playhouse production of Little Shop of Horrors and that show's best known song, "Suddenly Seymour." What do George Salazar and Mj Rodriguez do to make the song their own, and how fo Erik and Shannon feel about it? Listen now and find out! All clips are from the pair's 2019 appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary

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34:45

Episode 24 - Wheels of a Dream from Ragtime

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2021/02/01

This episode, we talk about "Wheels of a Dream" from 1997's Ragtime as we continue our miniseries on love duets. Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell made this song iconic, and the pair discuss both their performances and the song's role in the show overall. But be warned: Erik drops a bombshell in this one. All clips are from the 1991 Original Broadway Cast Recording are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen to the Original Broadway Cast album

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33:06

Episode 23 - Yours, Yours, Yours from 1776

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2021/01/15

Welcome to 2021 and a new miniseries! We're looking at love duets, and we're beginning with "Yours, Yours, Yours" from 1776, the musical about the American Revolution that *isn't* Hamilton. This show is one of Erik's beloved favorites, and Shannon was completely unfamiliar--did he convince her to love it the way John and Abigail Adams love each other? Or did she declare her aesthetic independence? All clips are from the 1972 recording of the film score and are used in accordance with the Fair Use

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56:35

Episode 22 - Holiday Extravaganza!!!

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/12/15

Join us as we take a tour through 4--yes 4--holiday classics that have been in Broadway shows! We get super sappy! Happy Holidays!!! All clips are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

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01:00

Episode 21.5 - Intermission

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/12/01

No new episode today, but we'll be back with a holiday extravaganza on December 15th! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

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30:40

Episode 21 - Popular from Wicked

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2020/11/15

We conclude our mini-arc of classic comic turns with "Popular" from Stephen Schwartz's 2003 mega-blockbuster Wicked. Shannon defends her theatre-going choices, Erik creates a new rule, and the pair discuss the patriarchy. Because of course. All clips are from the 2003 Original Broadway Cast album and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the

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29:05

Episode 20 - Everybody's Girl from Steel Pier

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2020/11/01

Some shows become classics. Some vanish without a trace. Some, however, fade with the exception of one stand-out song. Such is the case of "Everybody's Girl" from Kander & Ebb's 1997 show Steel Pier. Join Erik and Shannon as they discuss this song that defines fun, sassy, and bawdy. All clips are from the 1997 Original Broadway Cast album and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the

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25:16

Episode 19 - Little Girls from Annie

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/10/15

No, we're not talking about that song, but we ARE talking about 1977's Annie--specifically Miss Hannigan's great comic solo "Little Girls." Learn the source of Shannon's complicated relationship with the show and hear Erik explain grammar. All clips are from the 1977 New Broadway Cast Recording and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Email the

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30:03

Episode 18 - Adelaide's Lament from Guys and Dolls

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2020/10/01

Everything sucks, and the world is on fire, so let's at least have some fun with our show tunes! That's Erik and Shannon's approach, at least, as they begin a miniseries of classic comic turns, beginning with "Adelaide's Lament" from Frank Loesser's 1950 classic Guys and Dolls. All clips are from the 1992 New Broadway Cast Recording and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show

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34:45

Episode 17 - Inner White Girl from A Strange Loop

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/09/15

Shannon and Erik conclude their trek through Pulizer Prince winning musicals with a song from the most recent entrant to that club: "Inner White Girl" from Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop. If you're anything like Erik, you may not know this 2019 show at all, some come along and discover something special. Please note: there was all sorts of audio weirdness with this one, so the quality may be a little annoying at times to audiophiles. Management regrets the error and will do better next time.

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Episode 16 - Yorktown from Hamilton

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2020/09/01

Shannon and Erik continue their miniseries on selected Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals with a song called "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" from something called...Hamilton? Maybe you've heard of it? Erik says things that will make the internet hate him, and Shannon shares her experience of waiting to see the show because it was going to be "cheaper on Broadway." All clips are from the 2015 Original Broadway Cast Recording and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for

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31:35

Episode 15 - La Vie Boheme from Rent

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2020/08/15

After a technologically induced hiatus, Shannon and Erik are back talking Pulitzer winners. In this case, the mega-smash Rent and its joyous Act I closer, "La Vie Boheme." Does Benny get a bad rap? Is Shannon a Roger or a Mark? And what, exactly, was gay.com? The main clip is from the 1996 Original Broadway Cast Recording. All clips are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on Amazon. Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on

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A Quick Programming Announcement

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/07/31

No new episode this week, but we'll be back on August 15th!

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33:56

Episode 14 - You've Got to Be Carefully Taught from...

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/07/15

New miniseries time! This time, we're covering a quartet of songs from Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals, starting with one of the few Broadway songs of the 1940s about racism: "You've Got to Be Carefully" taught from 1949's South Pacific. All that, plus it's the first song by Rodgers & Hammerstein covered on the show, so there's plenty to discuss! The main clip is from the 1949 Original Broadway Cast Recording. All clips are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and

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38:54

Episode 13 - Ever After from Into the Woods

So Much Stuff to Sing ·

2020/07/01

Erik and Shannon complete their exploration of Sondheim's Act One finales by going...yes...Into the Woods and talking about "Ever After." They occasionally wander from the path, though, because that's where the prettiest flowers are. Apologies for Erik's voice in these past few episodes: he'd apparently swallowed a frog on recording day. All clips are from the 1988 Original Broadway Cast Recording and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/Listen on

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