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The Unauthorized Critics Circle

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 112

The Unauthorized Critics Circle is a podcast about theatre, opinions, and "slime tutorials". Daniel and Joshua experience theatre history leaving no stone unturned as they offer opinions, make excellent snap judgements, and celebrate all that is excellent in show biz. Join them for a deeply unauthorized discussion of shows our hosts were definitely in the audience for. Wanna reach out? Shoot us an email at unccpodcast@gmail.com!

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87: Falsettos (Broadway Revival, 2017) Pro-Shot

Season 3 · Episode 87

Friday, July 7, 2023 • Duration 01:21:25

Homosexuals... women with children... short insomniacs... and a teeny tiny band. No, that's not the description of my recent sex life – The Unauthorized Critics Circle is covering Falsettos! Tune in to this week's episode as we cover James Lapine's hugely popular revival of the work he himself directed a quarter century earlier, and listen to our anecdotes of Joshua's bar mitzvah, Daniel's deepest crushes, and the Lapine idea that Stephanie J. Block outright refused.

Tune in next time when we discuss Sweet Charity; specifically, the National Tour's performance from October 21st 1987!

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86: Hello, Dolly! (Fourth Broadway Revival, June 28, 2017)

Season 3 · Episode 86

Friday, June 23, 2023 • Duration 01:34:40

How it’s taken us this long to get to this we’ll never know. Joshua and Dan have FINALLY donned their Sunday clothes (Dan naturally in full headdress) to talk about none other than Donna Murphy in the most recent Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! Tune in next time when we discuss Falsettos; specifically, the pro-shot recording of the Broadway revival from January 2017! Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

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85: Critics LIVE! New York, New York (Broadway 2023)

Season 3 · Episode 85

Thursday, May 4, 2023 • Duration 01:38:35

Coming live from the Big Apple, hosts Joshua and Dan....

you know how some days are hard and you don't always think you can come up with terrific pithy descriptions? today is one of those days. we discuss the new Broadway musical New York, New York. John Kander wrote it. the man is a level above National Treasure and attention must be paid, if one has to quote Arthur Miller. Fred Ebb, as ever, is present. Lin Manuel Miranda contributed too. production by Susan Stroman. i think the episode is funny. it's also elegiac and celebratory and somber and excited. it's a series of contradictions, which in a way is exactly what musical theatre is. it's worth giving a listen, i think it might be one of our better eps.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Hello, Dolly!; specifically, the Broadway revival performance from June 28th, 2017!

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84: Ragtime (Broadway, December 26th 1997)

Season 3 · Episode 84

Thursday, May 4, 2023 • Duration 01:30:07

Toot toot! Hop on the rag ship with Joshua and Daniel and make your way over to the five-star resort of Ellis Island, as we all explore the magical world of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Ragtime together! Basking in the beautiful glow and optimism of turn-of-the-century America, our hosts relish in the warmth and social harmony of this world as they touch upon the idea of a musical theatre epic, the infinite failings of Livent, and Joshua’s unabashed Toronto theatre bullshit. Tune in to the next episode when we discuss the premiere of New York, New York on Broadway as part of our Critics LIVE! series. Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

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83: Show Boat (San Francisco, June 2014)

Season 3 · Episode 83

Thursday, April 13, 2023 • Duration 01:14:21

Asserting their relevance like never before, Dan and Joshua are FINALLY getting to the hottest ticket in modern musical theatre - the 1928 Kern and Hammerstein musical Show Boat! Now that the embargo has finally dropped, our hosts are free to talk about this groundbreaking new work in a production recorded at the San Francisco Opera. Even if you haven't had the chance to check it out yet (we'll give you some more time), you should join our discussion on such topics as man of the year Garth Drabinsky, the moment musical theatre became serious, and Dan's business plan for a musical theatre opera house.

Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Ragtime; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from December 29th, 1997.

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82: Critics LIVE! Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway Revival, 2023)

Season 3 · Episode 82

Sunday, March 26, 2023 • Duration 01:22:21

Hosts Josh and Dan offer their appraisal on the current running Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Will Josh Groban raise the material up, or will this be another chapter in the history of wrong guys? Did the production cut the song Johanna as Anthony is literally Waving Through a Window during the number and the latter better plays to Jordan Fisher's strengths? What really is the Stranger Things kid's name? Did the Kail salad keep everyone in line and the trains running smoothly on time? All this and more will be revealed on our review of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt Fontanne.

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81: Critics LIVE! - Merrily We Roll Along (Off-Broadway Revival, 2022)

Season 3 · Episode 81

Thursday, March 2, 2023 • Duration 01:17:40

Would you believe it - New York Theatre Workshop has room for a cast of twenty-three, ten musicians, Jonathan Groff's perfectly spherical ass, and our two co-hosts! No wonder it felt so cramped. Daniel and Joshua break the cardinal rule of at least two Stephen Sondheim musicals (never look back!) and reflect upon the Broadway-bound production of Merrily We Roll Along. With a production that's British but still worth seeing, in this episode our hosts give you the revelations of this production, some theories related to its initial demise, a very brief Harry Styles joke, and possibly the funniest opening gag they've done so far.

Tune in next time when we talk about Show Boat; specifically, the 2014 pro-shot recording from the San Francisco Opera.

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80: Critics LIVE! Critics Cavalcade: Fall 2022 - Plays

Season 3 · Episode 80

Thursday, February 16, 2023 • Duration 01:05:12

In this episode hosts Joshua and Dan cover the Plays from the Fall season on Broadway in 2022. Topics include: Arthur Miller aging, Audra McDonald's virtuosity, and which Dog was really on Top.

PLUS: A report from the front (Toronto) regarding whether the upcoming Room is a musical or a play.

Tune in to next week's episode when the Cavalcade continues and we cover Merrily We Roll Along from the New York Theatre Workshop.

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79: Critics LIVE! Critics Cavalcade: Fall 2022 - Musicals

Season 3 · Episode 79

Thursday, February 2, 2023 • Duration 01:28:33

In this episode hosts Joshua and Dan cover the Fall 2022 Broadway Musicals and impart their usual pointed and specious thoughts.

Shows covered include:

& Juliet

KPOP

Almost Famous

Kimberly Akimbo

Into the Woods

1776

Some Like It Hot

Tune in to next week's episode when the Cavalcade continues and we cover the Fall 2022 Plays on Broadway

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The Unauthorized Critics Circle Presents: The Second Annual Critter Awards!

Thursday, January 26, 2023 • Duration 50:34

Welcome back to the latest iteration of The Unauthorized Critics Circle's end-of-season celebration: the Second Annual Critter Awards!

Yes, the annual Bertram C. Critter Awards for Excellence in Broadway Adjacent Podcasting, more commonly known as the Critters, are back and they're bigger than ever! This ceremony promises fireworks, dancing chorines, free loot bags, and every celebrity name dropped in the Fire Island movie!

The Unauthorized Critics Circle once again unites to celebrate excellence in once-live recorded theatre, and with your UNCC head co-hosts Joshua and Daniel we whisk you back into the last year of our podcast with such award categories as the Wellest-Built Costumes Award, the Aged-Like-Milk Award, and the Art Nouveau Award for Most Bizarre Set Piece.

Thank you for joining us for season two of The Unauthorized Critics Circle. We'll be back next week with our recaps of the other major theatrical season thus far.

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