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Know the Show

by Michael Fling, Anika Chapin

#131 Performing Arts
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Join Director Michael Fling (Artistic Associate, Goodspeed Musicals) and Dramaturg Anika Chapin (Director of Artistic Development, Signature Theatre) as they explore and examine your favorite shows, from contemporary hits to classic Broadway. They’ll share fascinating tidbits about each show’s creation and history, then analyze a song or scene to illustrate how the dramaturgy of the show works. Whether you're "Getting to Know" a show for the first time or learning more about an "Old Friend", you're guaranteed to fall in love with musical theatre all over again. New episodes monthly.

Latest episodes

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The Book of Mormon

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by James Lapine Works Consulted & Reference : The Book of Mormon (Original Libretto) by Tre

Jul 28
1 h 32 min

Sunday in the Park With George

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by James Lapine Works Consulted & Reference : Sunday in the Park Withe George (Original Lib

Apr 6
1 h 51 min

Kiss Me, Kate

KISS ME, KATE | Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Book by Sam & Bella Spewack Works Consulted & Reference : Kiss Me, Kate (Original Libretto) by Sam Spewack, Bella Spewac

Jul 17 2025
1 h 34 min

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH | Text by John Cameron Mitchell | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask  Works Consulted & Reference : Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Libretto)

May 14 2025
1 h 33 min

Pippin

PIPPIN Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Book by Roger O. Hirson | Originally Produced on Broadway by Stuart Ostrow | Directed on the Broadway Stage by Bob Fosse  Wor

Apr 15 2025
1 h 34 min

Hadestown

HADESTOWN Book, Music, & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell  Works Consulted & Reference : Hadestown (Original Libretto) by Anaïs MitchellWorking on A Song: The Lyrics of Hadesto

Jan 10 2025
1 h 29 min

Gypsy

Curtain up on the 50th deep dive of KNOW THE SHOW as Anika and Michael delve into GYPSY, widely considered to be the greatest musical of all time.

Nov 13 2024
1 h 58 min

The Secret Garden

THE SECRET GARDEN  Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman | Music by Lucy Simon | Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Works Consulted & Reference : The Secret Gar

Oct 3 2024
1 h 46 min

Hamilton

HAMILTON  Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Based on Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow  Works Consulted & Reference : Hamilton (Original Libretto) by Lin-Man

Aug 7 2024
2 h 29 min

Tony, Tony, Tony, Tony Awards Reactions 2024

Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Room Where

Jun 18 2024
56 min

The King & I

THE KING AND I  Music by Richard Rodgers | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome

Jun 12 2024
1 h 54 min

Tony, Tony, Tony, Tony Award Predictions 2024

Music Credits: "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"Greased Lightni

Jun 12 2024
1 h 05 min

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD  Book, Music, & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes | Based on the novel by Charles Dickens | Original Broadway production produced by New York Shakespeare

May 1 2024
1 h 19 min

The Wiz

THE WIZ  Book by William F. Brown | Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls | From the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Works Consulted & Reference : The Wiz

Apr 3 2024
1 h 25 min

Anything Goes

ANYTHING GOES  Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Mar 6 2024
1 h 45 min

Once On This Island

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND  Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty  Works Consulted & Reference : Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Fl

Feb 14 2024
1 h 26 min

Merrily We Roll Along

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG  Book by George Furth, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Works Consulted & Reference : Merrily We Roll Along (Libretto) by George Furth & Stephen

Jan 10 2024
1 h 55 min

She Loves Me

SHE LOVES ME  Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, & Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Works Consulted & Reference : She Loves Me (Libretto) by Joe Masteroff & Sheldon H

Dec 13 2023
1 h 25 min

Come From Away

COME FROM AWAY  Book, Music, & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein  Works Consulted & Reference : Come From Away (Libretto) by Irene Sankoff & David HeinCome From Away

Nov 1 2023
1 h 34 min

Damn Yankees

DAMN YANKEES  Book by Douglass Wallop & George Abbott | Music & Lyrics by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler | Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglas

Oct 4 2023
1 h 40 min

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#119
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13
days in the top 200 since Apr 2025

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#131 ▲ 59 Performing Arts US

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