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By The Ghost Light

Ghostlight Media

Cassie (local youth theatre director) and Ryan (local director and former theatre manager) talk about national level theatre news from a local perspective.

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29:44

Episode 78: Have Someone Slap You With A Large Salmon

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/11/13

So that didn’t last long, Kermit might still get his Tony nomination though. Avenue Q is back soon on a West End stage. Ryan has to explain to Gen Alpha who Oprah is. Two Strangers carry a cake, Chess, Ragtime, Queen of Versailles, Paddington, update the Tony Categories, Beetlejuice, Rocky Horror, DanRad, Every Brilliant Thing, PBS great performances, Grammys, Wicked.

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35:29

Episode 77: Phantom of the London Palladium

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/10/30

Auli’i Carvalho and the JoBros count as Broadway stars, so here we are. Rachel & Ben are taking on the last 5 years, Our friend Andy is on TikTok. Also discussed, Legally Blonde, Phantom, Much Ado, Evita, Only Murders in the Building, Chess, Broadway Grosses & Closings, Strikes, Schmigadoon, The Muppets, Whamageddon/Mackers, Rehearsal Schedules.

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45:52

Episode 76: Into the Woods In the Woods (Slam Frank)

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/10/13

Into the Woods immersive, it’s a thing only Staten Island could give. Chess is.a thing, potential strikes, Seussical, what a grab bag of an episode. Wicked, Chess, Seussical, Strike, Broadway law, Contracts, Oscars, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Broadway Bingo Cards, No Casino, Chinatown Lear, Hercules, Andy, Tartuffe, Slam Frank

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1:05:06

Episode 75: What's A Starkid?

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/09/30

Episode 75 is here! Ryan lost count, but it’s here! Lion King made it to a much bigger number though. Cassie has auditions, Ryan did a Starkid, let’s talk about it. Topic include: Lion King, Ragtime, Zombies, Hadestown, Hamilton, Wicked, Radio City Rockettes, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Midsummer, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals,

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32:28

Episode 74: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice…

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/09/12

Black Swamp Arts Fest and StarKid have taken over our lives. But we’re back, with Hamilton & Casting & new shows! Topics include: StarKid, Hamilton, Lin’s Meme, Leslie Odom, Thayne Jasperson, Rafiki/Lion King, Tshidi Manye, Beetlejuice, Zootopia the Musical, 13 Going On 30, 13, Two Strangers, Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, ART, Boy My Greatness, Oh, Mary!, Tartuffe, Andre De Shields, Cabaret, Billy Porter, Come From Away, Maybe Happy Ending, surprise Chase.

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35:56

Episode 73: Audience in the Middle

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/08/25

Cassie has nice things to say about Phantom…kinda. Ryan wants someone besides Andy to push the envelope. Topics include: Kristin Chenoweth, Andy, Queen of Versailles, Immersive Phantom, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, Next to Normal, Hunger Games, Midsummer, 12th Night, The Delacorte Theater, Maybe Happy Ending, The Muppets, Paddington, Beauty and the Beast, Not Ready for Prime Time, Death of a Salesman, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Proof, Finding Your Roots Starkid.

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39:40

Episode 72: A Robit, is a Robit, is a Robit

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/08/04

Happy 100th to the Rockettes! Cassie has a new game, Ryan opens a can of worms. Topic include: The Play That Goes Wrong, Bat Boy, World of Tomorrow, Maybe Happy Ending, Alternates for Tony Nominees, Romeo and Zooliet, Ginger Twinsies, AATE National Conference 2025, Colors of School Subjects,

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32:14

Episode 71: The Worst Way to Watch Cats

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/07/18

Andy’s up to no good, but it might result in a balcony in NYC and we can live with that. Cassie doesn’t want to watch Cats, and Ryan wants to talk about weird art. Topics include: Gypsy, Sunset Boulevard, Pirates!, deaf performers, Miss Piggy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Costuming, TGWDLM, Starkid, Hadestown, & Juliet, Cherry Lane, The Delacorte, 12th Night, Steve Burns, Merrily We Roll Along, To Free A Mockingbird, Seuss.

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51:42

Episode 70: A Clarinet Solo & Bear Grease

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/06/30

We return to the news, and OH BOY is there a lot happening in a post-Tonys world! Ryan wants to talk about Rachel, Cassie REALLY doesn’t want to talk about Andy. Topics include: Jurassic Park, Evita, Show closures, Boop, Little Shop of Horrors, Immersive Phantom, Merrily We Roll Along (pro-shot), Muppet Christmas Carol, Spelling Bee, Princess Bride, Bear Grease, Top 10 produced shows, The Jimmy Awards.

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40:58

Episode 69: 2025 Tony Award Reactions

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/06/12

We didn’t do too poorly, but we’ve certainly done better. BUT DARREN WON!

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49:02

Episode 68: Tony Predictions 2025

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/05/19

Our annual, data-driven, all vibes & spite, Tony Predictions episode. There’s no way this goes badly.

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37:12

Episode 67: So Long, Redwood

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/05/05

Tony Nominations are out! Ryan and Cassie break out all the nominations, snubs, and oddities.

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31:34

Episode 66: William Finn’s Brave Little Toaster

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/04/21

The passing of William Finn just hits hard, and Ryan reflects a bit on Spelling Bee. Also, 1,000 for & Juliet, and Leslie back to Hamilton. Brave Little Toaster, Little Miss Sunshine, All Shook Up, Let It Be, SpongeBob, Jeff Goldblum’s Jazz, Only Murders in the Building, Julie Benko, Children of Eden.

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43:51

Episode 65: Celebrities on Broadway

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/04/07

April Fools’ Internet Jokes are in full swing, Broadway ticket prices, Merrily We Roll Along pro-shot, The Last Five years, Othello, Angry Alan, Maybe Happy Ending, Happy Face, Roald Dahl & the Children’s Theatre Company, BroadwayHD, Annie, Alan Cumming & Marvel, The Trojans, Children of Eden, The 39 Steps, Chekhov and his family.

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47:03

Episode 64: Hijack My Segway

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/03/17

Hunger Games Arena. That’s a whole thing. Ryan eats his own hot takes Cassie doesn’t want to let Andy into the club, and why don’t Julie and Stephen have Tonys? Shows discussed include, The Book Thief, & Juliet, Wicked, Newsies, Next to Normal, Evita, Snow White, A Streetcar Named Desire, MisCast, Swept Away, Maybe Happy Ending, Topdog/Underdog, Mister Wolf, Amadeus, Windfall, Weird, The Greatest Showman, The Hunger Games, Children of Eve,

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38:42

Episode 63: The Tenor Infinity Gauntlet

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/03/03

We have come up with a new metric, and a bit of a History lesson, what roles constitute collecting all the Infinity Stones? We start with tenors, and we need your help. Shows Discussed in this episode include, Chicago, Wicked, The Lord of the Rings, The Oscars, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beauty and the Beast, The Play that Goes Wrong, The Hunger Games, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Phantom of the Opera, Little Shop of Horrors, 13, Saturday Church, Hadestown, Heathers, Moulin Rouge, Rent, and more

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33:45

Episode 62: Is Crowdsurfing Flying?

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/02/17

Sorry we’re a week late, but Romeo & Juliet will soon be leaving Broadway, and Ryan is holding space for that. Cassie has an update on our good friend Andy, and we dive into Frozen Jr. Shows include, Romeo and Juliet, Hadestown, Schmigadoon, Smash, Redwood, Othello, Picture of Dorian Grey, GlenGarry Glen Ross, Operation Mincemeat, The Last 5 Years, Wicked, Merrily We Roll Along, Frozen, Children of Eden, Dylan Strechbery.

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48:25

Episode 61: Schmigadoon Season 3

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/01/27

Happy TikTok disappearance, Schmigadoon season 3 BIG reveals, Ariana & Cynthia sing Prince of Egypt, SMASH is coming, Great Gatsby Gala, Into the Woods, Gwyneth Goes Skiing, Shakespeare, Urinetown, Streetcar Named Desire, Jonathan Larson Project, Eurydice, Sailer Moon, Becoming Eve, Tony Eligibility, Romeo & Juliet, Old Friends, Frozen, Season Selection.

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35:10

Episode 60: Wicked...Didn't Win?

By The Ghost Light ·

2025/01/13

Happy 2025, and there’s a lot happening in the world. We bring the Broadway news, and our hearts go out to the people of Los Angeles. Topics discussed include: Wicked, Awards Shows, A Complete Unknown, Stereophonic, Swept Away, Once Upon a Time Mattress, Pirates!, Chess, Phantom of the Opera, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, The Odyssey, Epic the Musical.

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45:56

Episode 59: Eloise at Christmastime

By The Ghost Light ·

2024/12/30

After years of talking about it, Ryan finally watched Eloise at Christmastime. Cassie knows way too much about this franchise.

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