By The Ghost Light

World Theatre News From A Local Lens

About the show

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

Episodes

  • Episode 25: Kenny gonna Kenny

    July 9th, 2023  |  41 mins 39 secs

    There's a new social network, and Broadway is immediately taking advantage of it. Ryan went to OCTA, and Cassie has a bunch of Broadway news. Also, Kenny.

  • Episode 24: Corn Show for the Win

    June 25th, 2023  |  51 mins 28 secs
    • It’s a Tony Awards Recap! Ryan watched it, and Cassie has seen it on TikTok. Cassie also had a tech week, and a whole show!
    • Also which patreon episode do y'all think we should record next?
  • Episode 23: 2023 Tony Awards Predictions

    June 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

    Cassie (noted theatre expert) and Ryan (additional theatre expert) have the definitive list of this year's Tony Winners. For Sure. There's no way they're wrong. #CornShowForTheWin

  • Episode 22: A Well Performed Bummer

    May 22nd, 2023  |  54 mins 10 secs

    Ryan has some STORIES to tell about Streetcar, and we get into the history of the show and its importance to the canon of American Theatre. Cassie thinks it's a bummer. Also, TONY NOMINATIONS.

  • Episode 21: Into the Woods on Tour

    May 7th, 2023  |  51 mins 37 secs

    Ryan got some mail, and Cassie saw a few Broadway tours, so let's talk about them! Also, Cassie mistakenly refers to the actress Ellie Fishman as Ellie Fisher.

  • Episode 20: Phantom is Closed

    April 23rd, 2023  |  48 mins 31 secs
    a streetcar named desire, joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, matilda, piano lesson, schmicago, scissorhands, shakesplosion

    Ryan and Cassie have varying opinions on Phantom's Legacy, but we're only going to spend so much time talking about Andy, we promise. Also discussed: - Shakesplosion, A Streetcar Named Desire, Piano Lesson, Scissorhands, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Schmicago, Matilda

  • Episode 19: Pre-casting & Show Selection

    April 10th, 2023  |  59 mins 45 secs
    addams family, bad cinderella, frozen, hamilton, in the heights, little mermaid., matilda, moana, once upon a one more time, peter pan goes wrong, phantom tollbooth, shucked!

    Picking a show is hard, picking a season is even harder. Cassie and Ryan talk through the intricacies of show selection and how pre-casting can work in your favor...kinda. Also discussed: Bad Cinderella, Hamilton, In the Heights, Once Upon A One More Time, Shucked!, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Moana, Frozen, Matilda, Phantom Tollbooth, Addams Family, Little Mermaid.

  • Episode 18: It's a SMASH

    March 27th, 2023  |  54 mins 2 secs
    back to the future, camelot, chicago, cinderella, descendants, fiddler on the roof, great british bakeoff musical, here we are (sondheim’s final musical), hunchback, into the woods, life of pi, mean girls, merrily we roll along, parade, shrek, smash, smash broadway, spamalot, the room (play)

    SMASH TO BROADWAY! This is the only thing Ryan cares about, but there's a whole list of other Broadway happenings to report on, including some Sweeny Todd rumors that will make Cassie's life MUCH better. Also discussed: - Descendants, Cinderella, Camelot, Parade, Spamalot, Here We Are (Sondheim’s final musical), Into the Woods, Mean Girls, Hunchback, Life of Pi, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, Back to the Future, Great British Bakeoff Musical, Shrek, The Room (play), Merrily We Roll Along.

  • Episode 17: Musical Sequels

    March 13th, 2023  |  50 mins 37 secs
    a strange loop, and the last five years, bad cinderella, funny girl, love never dies, peter and the starcatcher, peter pan goes wrong, schmigadoon/schmicago, shucked, sweeny todd

    What happens to our favorite characters after the curtain falls? Sometimes, they get some - generally bad - sequels! Cassie talks about Secret Garden, Ryan continues to guess the HYT season. Also discussed: - Bad Cinderella, Sweeny Todd, Schmigadoon/Schmicago, Shucked, A Strange Loop, Funny Girl, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Love Never Dies, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The Last Five Years

  • Episode 16: Nazis on Broadway

    February 27th, 2023  |  36 mins 54 secs
    bad cinderella, mamma mia & puffs, moulin rouge, rogers the musical, secret garden la revival, the tempest

    Addressing the issues head-on, Ryan and Cassie break down the protests around the opening review of Parade, and the Broadway community's response. Also discussed: - Secret Garden LA Revival, Rogers the Musical, Moulin Rouge, BAD Cinderella, The Tempest, Mamma Mia & Puffs.

  • Episode 15: Selecting a Show to Beat the Censors

    February 13th, 2023  |  39 mins 22 secs
    13, 25th annual putnam county spelling bee, la la land, peter pan, she kills monsters, spirited away

    News from an Ohio high school's spring musical hits close to home for our hosts this week. Also, Ryan finished Newsies, and Cassie continues her streak of talking about Into the Woods.

  • Episode 14: About Junior Musicals

    January 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins
    adams family, jr, jr musicals, junior, junior musicals, kimberly akimbo, legally blonde, music man, newsies, some like it hot, streetcar named desire

    Cassie and Ryan delve deep into the well that is the Junior Musical. Ryan has done a LOT of these, Cassie thinks they're a problem. Also discussed: Legally Blonde, Newsies, Kimberly Akimbo, Music Man, Adams Family, Streetcar Named Desire, Some Like It Hot.

  • Episode 13: Finding Joy in Matilda

    January 16th, 2023  |  48 mins 13 secs
    addams family, matilda, netflix, netflix matilda, newsies, parade, streetcar named desire, sweeny todd, waiting for godot

    Cassie is VERY excited for Matilda. Ryan wants to know if theatre can just be for fun. Also discussed: Parade, Newsies, Sweeny Todd, Addams Family, Streetcar Named Desire, and Waiting for Godot.

  • Episode 12: Ryan's Big Broadway Trip

    January 2nd, 2023  |  56 mins 13 secs
    & juliet, a christmas carol, a strange loop, and wicked., funny girl, kimberly akimbo

    Ryan made it to NYC last week! He talks all about the shows he saw, and the Museum of Broadway. A Christmas Carol, Funny Girl, A Strange Loop, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, and Wicked.

  • Episode 11: Broadway Tours, and Beauty and the Beast’s 30th Anniversary

    December 19th, 2022  |  49 mins 48 secs
    beauty and the beast 30, beauty and the beast 30th, beauty and the beast 30th anniversary, h.e.r. beauty and the beast, joshuah henry

    There's a lot of news, but we want to talk about Disney. We needed to talk about Joshua Henry, H.E.R., and THAT puppet so much that we went back and recorded an extra segment.

  • Episode 10: Lea Michele Jump Scare & Spirited

    December 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

    We're fully in the holiday spirit. We spend time on Christmas Traditions, Film Favorites, and a new instant classic: Spirited.