Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back returning guest Olivia Ruggiero for this milestone 100th episode. Aaron and Liv discuss the iconic musical 'Cabaret' and how it has been able to dodge controversy for decades despite difficult subject matter and a poignant message.

SOURCES for "Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast"

Aaron's appearances on "The History of European Theatre," all about the genre of the British Pantomime:

Part 1 on Spotify

Part 2 on Spotify

Part 1 on Apple Podcasts

Part 2 on Apple Podcasts

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Jenni Reed discuss the strategies and difficulties of playing Roxie Hart, the main character in the musical "Chicago," and the many interesting iterations of the character seen on Broadway over the last several decades.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Micah Wyatt discuss the film and stage adaptations "Misery," the novel by master of horror and suspense, Stephen King.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Brittanie Chafe (@brittaniebritt.uh.knee on Tiktok) discuss the public debate of casting hot dudes in the roles of nerds, specifically Seymour Krelbourn in "Little Shop of Horrors."

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Host Aaron Odom (@tridenttheatre) and returning guest James Stress (@dianacarfire) discuss the life, death, and beyond of one of the most popular actors of the Victorian era.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Natalie Lander (Natalie Lander on IMDb) discuss the inclusion of a certain part of the male anatomy into Ancient Greek theatre and culture.  WARNING - Sexually Explicit Material!  You've been warned!

Also, don't forget to download Alec Avdakov's "The Life and Times of Frederick The Great" wherever you get your podcasts!  Here's one place: The Life and Times of Frederick the Great on Podbean

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Brian Michael Jones (Insta: @Brianmichaeljones, Twitter: @Brian_MJones) discuss some of the origins of theatre, and the rites associated in the festival to the God of Theatre, Dionysus

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and producer Richard Jordan continue their dissection of the single Broadway outing of one of the world's most popular superheroes.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Producer Richard Jordan dissect the singular broadway outing of one of the world's most popular superheroes.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Jenni Reed discuss the culmination of one of the most bitter actor rivalries in American theatre history.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Jon Dryden Taylor (@jondrytay) discuss the establishment of the French Academy in the 17th century, and its first major ruling: whether Pierre Corneille's play "Le Cid" could actually be considered a play.

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Jon Dryden Taylor - Agent page with CV

Streaming Tickets for "The 39 Steps"

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Zach Schneider explore the contributions of one of the greatest producers America has ever seen ... whose career is overshadowed by one fateful night.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Keylee Anderson explore the spectacle involved with special effects in medieval theatre.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes guest Doug Reitinger to discuss a legal infraction of one of the UK's most prolific theatre artists of the 20th century: Ivor Novello.

"1944: Home Fires" by Homo Promos on YouTube

Host Aaron Odom (@tridenttheatre) and guest Ashley Daniels discuss the Avant-Garde movements of the early twentieth century.

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Host Aaron Odom (@tridenttheatre) and Drama Therapist Karen Knappenberger discuss The Deuce, and what cleaned it up.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guests Dalen O'Connell and Ashley O'Connell discuss the authenticity of the canon of a great playwright.

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest James Stress (@DianaCarfire) discuss the British Inter Regnum.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Dustin Hebert discuss a series of riots in London in 1809 to protest a new pricing structure at Theatre Royal Covent Garden.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and actor/producer/stunt performer Devin Sanchez discuss the expectations for theatre audiences, and just how those expectations have changed over the years.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Tracy Burns continue their conversation about Arthur Miller's most well-known play, its central character, and the many actors who have played him on Broadway.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and Instructor Tracy Burns discuss the origins of Willy Loman on Broadway, and the many actors who have played the role on Broadway since.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and actor Suzanne Cotsakos study and dissect the truly enigmatic play "The Homecoming" by Harold Pinter.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back returning Guest, LA-Based TV and Film Producer Brand Birtwistle, to discuss Orson Welles' love letter to possibly his favorite Shakespeare character Falstaff with his epic film "Chimes at Midnight."  **SPOILERS AHEAD**

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and friend Aaron Linden discuss the history of the Actor-Manager system of theatre management in the UK.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) meets the remaining members from the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show '23:

Michael Sandvig - Riff Raff

David Britton - Eddie

Asia Stockwell - Janet

Taly Duenow - Dr. Scott

Serena Laird & Jeremiah Young - Frank's party attendants

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast "High Tales of History," in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl other methods of entertainment against which theatre had to compete for attention.

High Tales of History, Episode 41 on Apple Podcasts

High Tales of History, Episode 41 on Spotify

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) meets with several members from the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show '23:

JJ Reign - Brad

Valeri Hovland - Columbia

Laura Thorne - Magenta

Rachael Trueblood - Rocky

Dan Richard - Criminologist

Breahna Jackman - Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Aristele Johnson & Kristina Sharpski - Frank's party attendants

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Karen Knappenberger describe the ensuing events after women were first allowed to publicly perform on stage in England in 1660.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites 3 guests to discuss modern adaptations of Shakespeare's popular tragedy, Romeo and Juliet:

• First guest: Aaron's son Ethan, to discuss the plot of R&J
• Second guest: Dr. Paul Gagliardi, to discuss if R&J is the grand love story it's hyped to be
• Third guest: Lindsay Robert, to discuss two successful major motion picture adaptations

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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites author Dr. Paul Gagliardi to discuss some entries in Paul's new book, "All Play and No Work," all about the comedies presented by the Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s.

Buy "All Play and No Work" from Temple University Press

Buy "Gas Money for Austin" by The Barefoot Band, including the "Euripides, Eumenides" theme song, "The Apocalypse Song"

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back returning guest David Britton, and the two discuss the successes and shortcomings of King Kong - The Musical.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back returning guest Seattle-based Theatre artist Robert Bogue to discuss a Seattle production designed to curb a lurid epidemic.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back guest Brian Michael Jones to discuss some of the street performers seen on the Great White Way.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites author Susan Blumberg-Kason on the show to reverse the format, and tell him a story of Bernardine Szold Fritz.  Bernardine is known for many things in 1930s Shanghai, but gave a fresh life and a sense of national identity to a play: "Lady Precious Stream."

Get your copy of Susan's book: "Bernardine's Shanghai Salon"

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a favorite episode from the past: discussing American actor, theatre producer and innovator Laura Keene with high school theatre instructor Zach Schneider

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) records this episode before a live audience at the Community College of Denver.  Featuring a panel including actor and comedian Mary E. Kennedy ("Shameless"), CCD Technical Theatre Coordinator Keylee Anderson, and comedy producer Chuck Roy, Aaron and the panel discuss if the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" is worth the awards or the disdain.

Mary E. Kennedy - Official Website

Mary E. Kennedy - IMDb Page

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back a returning guest, his son Ethan, to discuss one of the most widely studied and performed plays of the twentieth century, the anti-totalitarian allegory, "Rhinoceros" by Eugene Ionesco.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites former guest Jenni Reed back to the show to discuss the truly horrible behind-the-scenes behavior of stage and screen star Rex Harrison.

Live in-person episode at CCD!

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back returning guest Jason Roy Gaston, and the two discuss the many Broadway Actors who have been hired to be TV Game Show Hosts, and why they fit the genre so perfectly.

Jason Roy Gaston on TikTok: @jasonroygaston

Jason Roy Gaston on Instagram: @jasonroygaston

Jason Roy Gaston on YouTube: @jasonroygaston

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) visits with comedian and podcast host Keb Pound of The Stupid History Minute podcast to conclude their discussion about the life and death of the promising British playwright Joe Orton, and the strange circumstances of his death.

Pre-order The Stupid History Book, Vol. 1

Mary E. Kennedy - Official Website

Mary E. Kennedy - IMDb Page

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) visits with comedian and podcast host Keb Pound of The Stupid History Minute podcast to discuss the life and death of the promising British playwright Joe Orton, and the strange circumstances of his death.

Pre-order The Stupid History Book, Vol. 1

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes guest Erin Butler, Executive Director of the WYO Theater Performing Arts and Education Center, and the two discuss a fascinating occupation in theatre history: The Master of Revels.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back musical theatre artist Olivia Ruggiero (Guest from Episode 62: Lazarus - the David Bowie Musical) to tell her tales of theatre horror.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Seattle-based actor Lisa Viertel take a deep dive into the surprisingly relevant Ancient Greek Comedy by Aristophanes, "The Clouds."

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites returning guests Dalen and Ashley O'Connell to the show in which we discuss another figure from the British Renaissance, Thomas Kyd, and his dismal end.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites musical theatre artist Olivia Ruggiero, along with Olivia's students Jeremy Russell and Ruby Strohmayer to discuss the creation of David Bowie jukebox musical, Lazarus.

Lazarus - Music Video

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) invites recent cast mates Ryan Legler, Tess Lannan, and Patrick Cossell on the show to discuss a very infamous and surprising backstage rivalry.

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast "High Tales of History," in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl an incident in World War I which caused Kaiser Wilhelm II to make an uncharacteristic sarcastic comment at theatre's expense.

High Tales of History on Spotify

High Tales of History on Apple Podcasts

Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes his son Mike to the program to discuss Disney's The Lion King, and whether or not it is an accurate adaptation of the Hamlet story.