4: Kiss Me Kate (1953)

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04/05/21 • 74 min

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! In our angriest episode to date, join us for the classic based on a classic: Kiss Me Kate: The Patriarchy. Starring: Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, and Cole Porter?! Brace for tap dancing, gaslighting, silky baritones, and two more goons than we expected. It's a film about a stage production that makes no physical sense, so buff your tap shoes and break out your unitard, it's about to get weird.
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Bob Fosse: https://youtu.be/TeJQRL4kfrk

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3: Across the Universe (2007)

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Join us as we trip our way through Julie Taymor's 2007 musical Across the Universe. Starring: Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, and sadly not Bowie. Prepare yourself for drugs, hippies, protests, and more drugs. It's a psychedelic ride on a tie-dye bus, BYO strawberries.
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1967 Detroit Riots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot
Ice Skating to Hamilton: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-HAMILTON-Inspired-Figure-Skating-Routines-20210302

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5: Babes in Toyland, or March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! In our 5th episode, we tackle the truly boggling 1934 Laurel and Hardy film: Babes in Toyland AKA March of the Wooden Soldiers. Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Santa Claus? Prepare for creepy men of an indeterminant age, a monkey in a mouse suit, ghosts(?), and a deeply flawed Trojan horse plot. It's a spoiler proof film, so sharpen your Pee-Wee skills, find your sheep, and follow us for more #mortgageadvice.
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