The High School Musical Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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The High School Musical Podcast

Frederick Miller

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Frequency: 1 episode/4d. Total Eps: 20

A musical theatre podcast dedicated to drive-by dramaturgy on the hottest musicals being produced by high school musical programs across the country! Hosted by the MT Dramaturg, Frederick D. Miller. To learn more about Miller and his dramaturgical adventures, follow him on IG: @themtdramaturg.

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🇺🇸 USA - Performing Arts
05/11/2024
#97
🇺🇸 USA - Performing Arts
04/11/2024
#73
🇺🇸 USA - Performing Arts
03/11/2024
#60
🇺🇸 USA - Performing Arts
02/11/2024
#50

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After the Bell #10: Allison Schmitt

Season 1 · Episode 10

Friday, November 1, 2024 • Duration 47:00

On today's season 1 finale of After the Bell, Frederick is joined by New York-based actor and director, Allison Schmitt! Allison is also a - and you might be detecting a theme here - proud Penn State alum!

Tune in to hear all about Allison's journey, including how she met her husband in No Refund Theatre at Penn State, how her passion for theatre manifests itself in her current job, and what she learned the second time around performing in The Addams Family!

Listeners in the Glens Falls, New York area can catch Allison starring as Roz in 9 to 5 at Glens Falls Community Theatre this coming November 7-9. Tickets can be found here.

To follow more of Frederick's dramaturgical adventures, give him a follow on Instagram @themtdramaturg.

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The Addams Family

Season 1 · Episode 10

Monday, October 28, 2024 • Duration 18:36

We’re wrapping up season one of The High School Musical Podcast with the musical, The Addams Family! This musical burst onto Broadway in 2010, musicalizing the creepy and kooky Addams family, pulling them straight from the beloved comic strip and putting them right onstage.

Today, The Addams Family is one of the most popular musicals for high schools to produce. It’s got all the makings of a great show for high schools—it’s funny, heartfelt, has a whole bunch of characters, and an awesome ensemble. But—it wasn’t always for sure a hit. We’ll discuss the show’s rocky start as well as changes made post-Broadway that solidified its legacy.

For a transcript of today’s episode, click here.

To see more of Frederick’s dramaturgical adventures as the Musical Theatre Dramaturg, give him a follow on Instagram @themtdramaturg.

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After the Bell #9: Melody Munitz

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, October 25, 2024 • Duration 47:09

On this episode of After the Bell, Frederick is joined by New York born, raised, and based performer, writer, and director (and fellow Penn State alum), Melody Munitz! Melody's incredible resume includes leading the National Tour of American Girl Live, over 15 Off-Broadway shows, and most recently playing Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof with North Shore Music Theatre.

Tune into this episode to hear about Melody's journey, including her decision to double major in Musical Theatre AND Psychology, her close ties to Fiddler on the Roof, and what advice she has for our student listeners.

For more about Melody's passions, projects, and path visit www.melodymunitz.com or follow her on IG: @melody_munitz.

To learn more about Frederick's dramaturgical adventures, make sure to follow him on IG: @themtdramaturg or visit his website, www.frederickdmiller.com.

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Fiddler on the Roof

Season 1 · Episode 9

Monday, October 21, 2024 • Duration 21:24

Today, we’re staying put as we take a look at another musical depicting 20th-century Imperial Russia: the 1964 musical, Fiddler on the Roof! This musical, written by Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock, and Joseph Stein, was adapted from Sholem Aleichem’s stories, Tevye and his Daughters. However, it wasn’t until director-choreographer Jerome Robbins joined the project that it found its footing.

We’ll discuss Fiddler’s tumultuous road to Broadway, as well as its enduring legacy today.

For a transcript of today’s episode, click here.

To see more of Frederick’s dramaturgical adventures as the Musical Theatre Dramaturg, give him a follow on Instagram @themtdramaturg.

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After the Bell #8: Eric Mansilla

Season 1 · Episode 8

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Duration 35:01

On today's episode, Frederick is joined by Eric Mansilla, a Central PA-based theatre artist and educator. By day, Eric is the choir director and theatre arts teacher at East Pennsboro Area High School. By night, he is an active performer, director, music director, choreographer, and consultant at many area theatre companies.

Tune in to hear about Eric's journey, what he owes to the educators in his life, and his reflections on directing our musical of the week, Anastasia. You can catch Eric starring as the Baker in Theatre Harrisburg's upcoming production of Into the Woods next month! Tickets available here.

Make sure to give us a follow to make sure you don't miss an episode of THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PODCAST!

To follow Frederick's dramaturgical adventures, give him a follow on IG: @themtdramaturg.

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Anastasia

Season 1 · Episode 8

Monday, October 14, 2024 • Duration 20:43

On today’s episode, we’re looking at another hit animated movie musical adapted for the Broadway stage with Anastasia. This 2017 stage musical, adapted from the 1997 animated film, explores the question of whether Anastasia Romanov truly survived the 1918 assassination of the Imperial Russian family.

We’ll chat all things Ahrens and Flaherty, as well as notable changes made from the 1997 film to its 2017 stage adaptation.

For a transcript of today’s episode, click here.

To see more of Frederick’s dramaturgical adventures as the Musical Theatre Dramaturg, give him a follow on Instagram @themtdramaturg.

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After the Bell #7: Dr. Amy S. Osatinski

Season 1 · Episode 7

Friday, October 11, 2024 • Duration 43:22

This week on After the Bell, Frederick is joined by Dr. Amy S. Osatinski! Amy is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre History at the Oklahoma City University where she is the Head of the BA in Theatre Innovation & Entrepreneurship. From 2008 to 2013, Amy ran the nationally acclaimed drama program at Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado. In addition to her work as a scholar and educator, Amy is a director, performer, and intimacy director.

Amy's first book, Disney Theatrical Productions: Producing Broadway Musicals the Disney Way, explores the production practices of the theatrical producing arm of the Walt Disney Corporation. Tune in today to hear about Amy's experiences writing this book and her work as an intimacy director, as well as what advice she has for high school theatre students (and their teachers).

For more information about Amy's work, visit here!

To follow Frederick's dramaturgical adventures, give him a follow on IG: @themtdramaturg.

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Beauty and the Beast

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, October 7, 2024 • Duration 23:03

On today’s episode, we’re discussing the arrival of the Mouse on Broadway in the early 1990s. That’s right—in 1994, the Walt Disney Company headed to Times Square, bringing their stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast with them. Only, they didn’t get the warm welcome they were expecting.

Today, we’ll dive into the history of Disney on Broadway as we take a look at Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s contributions to both the Walt Disney Company and the Great White Way.

For a transcript of today’s episode, click here.

To see more of Frederick’s dramaturgical adventures as the Musical Theatre Dramaturg, give him a follow on Instagram @themtdramaturg.

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After the Bell #6: Kaitlin Riley

Season 1 · Episode 6

Friday, October 4, 2024 • Duration 36:55

On this week's episode of After the Bell, Kaitlin Riley joins Frederick to discuss the route she is carving for herself on her journey of being a musical theatre performer as well as sharing insights from her recent experience choreographing a production of Chicago: Teen Edition.

Tune in to hear Kaitlin's story, her history with Chicago, and what advice she has for our student listeners. Then, if you're in the Central PA area, make sure to catch Kaitlin as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at the Hershey Area Playhouse from October 17 - 27!

To follow Frederick's dramaturgical adventures, give him a follow on IG: @themtdramaturg.

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Chicago

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, September 30, 2024 • Duration 23:16

Today, we’re leaving behind the Midwest and heading to the seedy streets of 1920s Chicago! This 1975 musical was a collaboration between writers John Kander and Fred Ebb, and famed director-choreographer Bob Fosse. Inspired by the real-life courtroom experiences of journalist Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago follows Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly as they fight for attorney Billy Flynn’s representation.

While Chicago may have flickered out in its initial Broadway run, it was revived literally and figuratively during a 1996 concert presentation at New York City Center. We’ll chat about this and more on today’s episode.

For a transcript of today’s episode, click here.

To see more of Frederick’s dramaturgical adventures as the Musical Theatre Dramaturg, give him a follow on Instagram @themtdramaturg.

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