We're closing out Pride Month with our new friends Lex and Kaiti! A great discussion about gender, responsible casting, and queer representation through the lens of John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
We talk primarily about the 2001 film directed and starring John Cameron Mitchell as well as the Tony award-winning revival from 2004 starring Neil Patrick Harris and directed by Michael Mayer.
LEX BLAIR & KAITI MADDOX may be two halves of a whole idiot with a few brain cells. But together they are a whole unit that have been together for almost 3 and a half years. They are united by love, theatre, and whatever special interests that they have at the moment. Together, they are both excited about joining the Celluloid Stage podcast tonight.
They are proud to be frequent collaborators with Green Buffalo Productions. Lex has lent her music, under St Blair, to 2018 Emerald Terrace, where it is used as the opening and closing theme. She has also acted in several Quarantine Quarters along with her partner Kaiti. Kaiti has made notable contributions in writing this year with two of her shows, British Morning Socks & Alumni Day, featured in the Quarantine Quarters with her first paid play, PR Nightmare, put on by Theatre Three Productions in Port Jefferson, NY. Follow Lex Blair: Spotify, Instagram Follow Kaiti Maddox: Instagram, Redbubble
Referenced in this Episode:
John Cameron Mitchell Reflects on “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Trans Icon or Problematic Disaster? Riverdale Episode: Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town
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This week we claim a flawless victory in an impassioned discussion of Mortal Kombat! We talk about the Mortal Kombat (1995) Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) and Mortal Kombat (2021)- oh yeah… and the Live Tour from 1995
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TW: Suicide, abusive relationships, anxiety, depression: This episode contains spoilers. GBP co-founder Madison Sedlor joins us for this very special episode where we discuss Bo Burnham's new Netflix special Inside for our longest and maybe most thought-provoking episode yet. If you want to hear the first portion of this episode where we discuss Bo Burnham's career along with all kinds of other exclusive goodies? Consider becoming a patron of Green Buffalo Productions at https://www.patreon.com/greenbuffaloproductions
This week, Zack and Ellen take turns introducing themselves for 2 hours. Just kidding, we’re talking about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous writing exercise, CATS. We watched the filmed performance from 1998 as well as Tom Hooper’s 2019 fever dream.
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In our second Minisode, Zack and Ellen share their first impression of the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights (2021) directed by Jon M. Chu.
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And we take the sardines… This week, we’re joined by fellow GBP producer, Leyla Gentil, to talk about Noises Off (1992) directed by Peter Bogdanovich and based on the original play of the same name (1982) by Michael Frayn.
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This week, we talk with Renee Scherer, who has been waiting in her own little corner since 1985 to talk about Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella! Zack, Ellen, and Renee talk about the following three films:
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1957, 1965, 1997)
Renee Scherer is a vocal music teacher based in Adams, NY. She has taught students grades K-12 for 32 years at Belleville Henderson Central School (BHCS). Renee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia (Class of 1989) as well as a Master of Arts from SUNY Oswego (Class of 1994). She developed BHCS’s musical theater program early in her career, mounting over 20 productions including the musical she starred in as a high school senior, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Most recently, she directed Junie B. Jones, The Musical and streamed the show live to keep students and community members safe during the pandemic. Renee has been married to her husband, Brian for 33 years, and has 3 daughters, Ellen, Elizabeth, and Angela. She hopes to retire within the next year and looks forward to being involved in some community theater in her retirement.
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