History in the Spotlight podcast

History in the Spotlight

History in the Spotlight

Welcome to History in the Spotlight, a Canadian podcast where hosts Anika Luteijn and Maxwell Cowan discuss musicals that are based on historical events or that have historical significance. Email: [email protected] Instagram: historyinthespotlight Twitter: @HistoryintheSp1

45 Episodes

History in the Spotlight Episode #45 - Ragtime Part 1
3/24/2022
1:04:26
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Immigration to the United States, Booker T. Washington, Evelyn Nesbitt, Emma Goldman, and Act 1 of Ragtime!
History in the Spotlight Episode #44 - Once Upon a Mattress
3/5/2022
19:27
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Mary Rodgers, the Princess and the Pea, and the Broadway musical, Once Upon a Mattress!
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History in the Spotlight Episode #43 - Aladdin
3/5/2022
39:49
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Antun Yusuf Hanna Diyab, The Arabian Nights, and the Broadway musical Aladdin!
History in the Spotlight Episode #42 - The Princess and the Frog
2/20/2022
39:37
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The Frog Prince, Randy Newman, and Disney's The Princess and the Frog!
History in the Spotlight Episode #41 - Frozen: The Musical
2/10/2022
1:10:54
Join Anika and Max as they discuss The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Broadway Musical, Frozen!
History in the Spotlight Episode #40 - tick, tick...BOOM!
11/29/2021
51:15
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Jonathan Larson, Stephen Sondheim, and the musical tick, tick...BOOM!
History in the Spotlight Episode #39 - Fiorello!
11/22/2021
40:17
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Fiorello LaGuardia, his life in politics, and the Broadway musical Fiorello!
History in the Spotlight Episode #38 - The Sound of Music
11/18/2021
59:54
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Anschluss, the Von Trapp Family, and the Broadway musical The Sound of Music!
History in the Spotlight Episode #37 - Phantom of the Opera
11/10/2021
1:07:48
Join Anika and Max as they discuss the Palais Garnier, Gaston Leroux's novel 'The Phantom of the Opera', and the 1986 Broadway musical "The Phantom of the Opera"!
History in the Spotlight Episode #36 - Little Shop of Horrors
10/27/2021
1:05:21
Join Anika and Max as they discuss Alan Menken, the Little Shop of Horrors film from 1986, and the stage production of Little Shop of Horrors!

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