Episode 231: Chicago

May 20, 2020

Summary:

 

"Give 'em the old razzle dazzle." This week we revisit the classic musical Chicago and argue over our picks for the greatest musical of all time. Also discussed: 'sob sister' journalism, Michelle Obama, and the shocking fact that Andrea Warner has never seen the Sound of Music.

 

 

Show notes:

 

The Inspiration for CHICAGO: Two Merry Murderesses (Broadway in Chicago)

 

The “Sob Sisters” Who Dared to Cover the Trial of the Century (JSTOR Daily)

 

All That Jazz (opening) (YouTube)

 

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (YouTube)

 

Chicago - We Both Reached For the Gun (YouTube)

 

Recommendations:

Lisa: Becoming (Netflix)

Andrea W.:  Dancing After Ten (graphic novel)

Andrea G.: Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (Netflix)


Music credits:

"Back to the '90s" by Douglas Mulvay AKA D-Rex
From Free Music Archive
CC BY 3.0

 

Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod

From Incompetch

CC BY 3.0

Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst

Courtesy of Free Music Archive

CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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