The Great Theatre Escape

02 - Rock Musicals

In our second episode, Duncan Lang and I discuss rock musicals. What is a rock musical? How do we define them? Why are they special? Some tangents include is The Phantom of the Opera a rock musical? Is Oklahoma! any good? You can find Duncan on Instagram @duncan.langg. Follow us on Instagram @thegreattheatreescape You can find me on Instagram @alexandrahxtchison Thanks for listening!

01 - Religion in Musical Theatre

In episode one, Talia Mielke and I discuss religion as it is portrayed onstage in Spring Awakening, Footloose, Bare: A Pop Opera, Once on This Island, and Fiddler on The Roof. Some tangents include; Christian Candian feminist authors, the storm that was happening outside my apartment, and biblical sex workers. I hope you enjoy the first episode of this experiment called "The Great Theatre Escape"! You can find Me (Alexandra Hutchison) on Instagram @alexandrahutchison and on Twitter @allyhxtchison_ You can find Talia on Instagram @taliamielke and you can find tickets for her show on Sarnia's Imperial Theatre's website!  Thanks for listening!