2019-2020 Plays, Part 2

Bottomless Broadway

It's no longer Christmas, and we might be betraying our original intent to only do musicals, but one may as well begin with the sound inside this episode as we discuss the other plays we've seen this season, including A Christmas Carol, Betrayal, The Inheritance, and The Sound Inside.

If you want to avoid spoilers for The Inheritance, be sure to skip 26:30-29:08.

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Missed part 1 of our plays recap? Check it out over here: https://link.chtbl.com/pp1pod

We adored Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol and loved even more that this show highlighted actors with disabilities: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/theater/tiny-tim-a-christmas-carol-disabled-actors.html

Adam Feldman did a roundup of all the different versions of A Christmas Carol playing in NYC this year, has anyone seen them all? https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/where-to-see-a-christmas-carol-in-nyc

We’re not sure if this production will ever be back on Broadway, but check out some clips of A Christmas Carol, including the gorgeous set we raved about! https://youtu.be/wG2asA1oPMI

We had some thoughts on Pinter’s style that really allowed us to appreciate Joanne from Company on a different level. You can hear what she thinks in Ladies Who Lunch (sung by the inimitable Elaine Stritch). Otherwise, judge for yourself through this small scene that the actors performed: https://youtu.be/auO-0l0gH8k

The Inheritance has announced that it will be playing the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, and you can find out more information on their website: https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/tickets/2020-2021-season/

A lot goes into writing a 7 hour play, and Matthew Lopez breaks it down with Broadway.com (https://youtu.be/zNK6Rhs5heQ) as well as The New Yorker (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/theater/matthew-lopez-the-inheritance.html)

He also discusses the issue of diversity in his play with The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/theater/matthew-lopez-the-inheritance.html

Mary-Louise Parker talks about taking on The Sound Inside with NPR and how it feels to be the only person on an empty stage for much of the play: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/16/779719536/i-m-a-purist-mary-louise-parker-returns-to-broadway-for-a-new-challenge

Songs Featured:

• Ladies Who Lunch - Elaine Stritch: Apple Music / Spotify
• Merrily We Roll Along - 1994 Off-Broadway Cast: Apple Music / Spotify

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