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Doesn't Anybody Ever Get It Right?

Doesn't Anybody Ever Get It Right?

Written by: Max Protzen & Kayla Brooke
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Two broke theatre artists discuss the history of a play/musical, analyze its successes and failures, and ultimately pontificate how they would do the show better.

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Episodes
  • A Forgotten Fairytale (Tuck Everlasting)

    A Forgotten Fairytale (Tuck Everlasting)
    Aug 7 2021

    In this guestless episode, Max and Kayla discuss Max’s pick for the season, “Tuck Everlasting”, a musical that got lost in a season of child-friendly Broadway. Join them in talking Theater for Young Audiences, the ageless Andrew Keenan-Bolger, and much more.

     

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    Sources: 

    “Anatomy of a Broadway Flop” by Michael Paulson

    Hollywood Reporter Review

    The Guardian Review
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    58 mins
  • Gimmick or Gold? (Merrily We Roll Along)

    Gimmick or Gold? (Merrily We Roll Along)
    Jul 24 2021

    Special guest David Morden takes Kayla and Max backward and forward and all over with “Merrily We Roll Along”. Apparently, EVERYONE thinks they can fix “Merrily”, but we did it. For real. Period.


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    Sources:

    Review of the Roundabout production by David Gordon

    New York Times review of the original production by Frank Rich

    The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • A Tragic Comedy (Lysistrata Jones)

    A Tragic Comedy (Lysistrata Jones)
    Jul 10 2021

    Max and Kayla have a special treat for you. Our first solo episode of the season. This time Kayla invites into the world of Lysistrata Jones. Follow along with us as we bob and weave in a new stream of continuousness format, in our efforts to give this show a shot at finally winning!


    NYT Review by Ben Brantley

    Vulture Review by Scott Brown

    Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney
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    55 mins
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