Explore every episode of the podcast The Dr. Broadway Podcast
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| Season 2, Episode 8: Bookish, "The Outsiders" | 23 Oct 2025 | 01:09:15 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 8 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode is the 3rd episode in our Bookish micromester, focusing on The Outsiders. Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 7: Bookish, "The Notebook" | 16 Oct 2025 | 01:09:49 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 5 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode is the 2nd episode in our Bookish micromester, focusing on The Notebook, and how non traditional casting can impact an audience base. Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 6: Bookish, "The Great Gatsby" | 08 Oct 2025 | 01:12:26 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 6 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode begins our micromester on musicals based on books, beginning with The Great Gatsby! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 5: Turn up the Jukebox, "MJ the Musical" | 02 Oct 2025 | 01:15:11 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 5 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode finishes up our micromester on Jukebox Musicals, focusing on MJ the Musical and how it navigates a complicated musical legacy. Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 4: Turn up the Jukebox, "Hell's Kitchen" | 25 Sep 2025 | 00:56:52 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 4 (even though we’re convinced this is episode 5) continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode looks at the Alicia Keys jukebox musical, Hell’s Kitchen. We tackle the show’s effective use of one musical ‘moment’ in an artist’s legacy as plot rather than a lifetime of work! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 3: Turn up the Jukebox, "A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical" | 17 Sep 2025 | 00:44:47 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 2 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode looks at A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, its development, authors, and its work to define Diamond’s musical legacy! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 2: Turn up the Jukebox, "Mamma Mia" | 11 Sep 2025 | 01:20:49 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 2 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode looks at the grand dame of Jukebox Musicals, Mamma Mia, its development, authors, and blueprint for the Jukebox form (and, a seriously long side track about Delaney Benson)! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Season 2, Episode 1: Turn up the Jukebox, "& Juliet" | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:56:49 | |
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 1 begins our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode looks at 2022’s “& Juliet,” its development, authors, and its tour of pop music nostalgia! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.
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| Episode 16: The Tonys on Tour, "Kimberly Akimbo" | 07 May 2025 | 01:00:33 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 16 concludes our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical) in chronological order. This episode looks at 2022’s “Kimberly Akimbo,” its development, authors, and its reflection of post-pandemic society! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 15: The Tonys on Tour, "Parade" | 01 May 2025 | 01:13:51 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 15 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at 2023’s “Parade,” its development, and how it is being received differently as a revival around the country! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.
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| Episode 14: The Tonys on Tour, "Moulin Rouge" | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:04:46 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 14 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at 2019’s “Moulin Rouge,” its development, its hiatus due to the pandemic shutdown, and how it “updated” its music for a new generation! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.
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| Episode 13: The Tonys on Tour, "Dear Evan Hansen" | 16 Apr 2025 | 01:06:00 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 13 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at 2016’s “Dear Evan Hansen,” its development and how a musical interacts with its historical moment! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 12: The Tonys on Tour, "Hamilton" | 09 Apr 2025 | 01:09:43 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 12 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at 2015’s “Hamilton,” its development and unique impact on both American and American Musical Theatre history! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 11: The Tonys on Tour, "The Book of Mormon" | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:54:27 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 11 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at 2011’s “The Book of Mormon,” its development and place in American pop culture! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 10: The Tonys on Tour, "The Lion King" | 26 Mar 2025 | 01:14:15 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 10 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at the Disney masterpiece, The Lion King – another title which is still playing on Broadway! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 9 : The Tonys on Tour, "Chicago" | 19 Mar 2025 | 01:06:57 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 9 continues our series “The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at the 1996 revival of ‘Chicago!’ – which is still playing on Broadway! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 8: The Tonys on Tour, "Les Miserables" | 12 Mar 2025 | 01:08:48 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 8 continues our series "The Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at ‘Les Miserables,' its development, eventual translation into English, and the Megamusical form. Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 7: The Tonys on Tour, "Annie" | 05 Mar 2025 | 01:20:04 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 7 continues our series the “Tonys on Tour,” looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musica (or Best Revival of a Musical)l in chronological order. This episode looks at ‘Annie’ (1977), its development & intersections with American history, and its impact on Gen X Girls and beyond. Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.
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| Episode 6: The Tonys on Tour, "The Wiz" | 27 Feb 2025 | 01:09:52 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 6 is our first “Tonys on Tour” episode, looking at musicals touring in early 2025 that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in chronological order. This episode looks at ‘The Wiz’ (1974), and examines its creative development, reception, where it fits in the history of Black Musicals on Broadway, and changes made to the new revival on tour! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 5: American MT Timeline from "Oklahoma!" to "Wicked" | 18 Feb 2025 | 01:16:17 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 5 walks through the American Musical Theatre timeline from 'Oklahoma!' (1943) to 2003-ish; providing a historical frame for when different musical theatre genres developed in relationship to American history. This is a great resource to help folks understand what happens directly before and after the musical that they are viewing! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 4: American MT Timeline to "Oklahoma!" | 11 Feb 2025 | 01:04:40 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Episode 4 walks through the American Musical Theatre timeline from its beginnings to 'Oklahoma!' (1943); providing a historical frame for when different musical theatre developed in relationship to American history. This is a great resource to help folks understand what happens directly before and after the musical that they are viewing! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on insta, TikTok, & YouTube A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net. | |||
| Episode 3: "Oklahoma!" Part 2 | 04 Feb 2025 | 01:16:44 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! | |||
| Episode 2: "Oklahoma!" Part 1 | 04 Feb 2025 | 00:50:44 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! | |||
| Episode 1: Introduction and....Methodology? | 04 Feb 2025 | 01:01:49 | |
Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! | |||