sushisanjuan – Social Sailor https://socialsailor.com Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:28:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://socialsailor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-32x32.png sushisanjuan – Social Sailor https://socialsailor.com 32 32 The Musicologist and the Nerd Podcast – Enchanted Evenings by Dr Block https://socialsailor.com/the-musicologist-and-the-nerd-podcast-enchanted-evenings-by-dr-block/ https://socialsailor.com/the-musicologist-and-the-nerd-podcast-enchanted-evenings-by-dr-block/#comments Sat, 16 Dec 2023 04:59:25 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=435 Libby and Nick talk about a couple chapters from “Enchanted Evenings, The Broadway Musical from ‘Show Boat’ to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber” By Geoffrey Block

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Pick a Musical we Haven’t Seen and Watch it https://socialsailor.com/pick-a-musical-we-havent-seen-and-watch-it/ Fri, 22 May 2020 15:05:11 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=425

Libby and Nick each Pick a musical they haven’t seen, watch them then we have a little discussion here.

The Greatest Showman Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXCTMGYUg9A

The Last Five Years Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dT0mrKzObw

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Favorite Musical Covers https://socialsailor.com/favorite-musical-covers/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:23:45 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=421 Nick introduces Libby into the world of musical covers and we share our favorites.

Check out our playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZAY8MAcctBQ7AZr3-3xxFJg6aOzVA_zW

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Books to Musicals Part 2 https://socialsailor.com/books-to-musicals-part-2/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:48:40 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=413 Libby and Nick talk about books that have been made into musicals.

Part 2 The Color Purple and Hamilton

The Color Purple

“Carol Dennis – ‘Mysterious Ways’ – The Color Purple” (Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 23-Nov-2006)” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/s5spIVoSBBI

“The Best/Proud Mary (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical) – 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/h3DHPKDna-I

“The Color Purple Musical” – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1itpE6uk72dLEXAijCUOlWFOLRZ6tHTX

“The Color Purple Movie” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/oGKNnx23Uqs

“The Color Purple (2015 Revival Broadway Cast)” – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmmRa7uj7WkeSB-Z7bsC1I9wDG1-AnLtU

“The Color Purple (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5QvXmjd8nenSB3eD7CxjJcCXqTmrTpkm

Hamilton

“Lin-Manuel Miranda & Ben Platt – Found/Tonight (Official Video)” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/2aQykuIaJVI

“Cabinet Battle 3” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fh4Xh29zNk

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Books to Musicals Part 1 https://socialsailor.com/books-to-musicals-part-1/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:40:44 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=407 Libby and Nick talk about books that have been made into musicals, accidentally making this another 2 part episode.

Part 1- American Psycho and Wicked

American Psycho

“American Psycho with Heuy Lewis and Weird Al” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/Fk15H6PjBis

“American Psycho – London Cast Recording” – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1bR0NRxbBaArfnPbKsAela05pQEaOSet

“American Psycho (Original London Cast Recording)” – iTunes
https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-psycho-original-london-cast-recording/1440952377

“American Psycho Musical – YouTube”
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi3aYLKp42g22qsj2HMaXGKCAodRQz5ua

Wicked

The staged version of Wicked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXd1knvr70w&t=3236s

“‘Defying Gravity’ (Full Performance)” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/Yah7Py8SuKE

“Wicked Medley – Peter Hollens & Nick Pitera” – YouTube
https://youtu.be/MenBz8-dwpA

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Favorite Disney Composers Part 2: The Sherman Brothers https://socialsailor.com/favorite-disney-composers-part-2-the-sherman-brothers/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:18:57 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=403

Libby and Nick continue their discussion of their favorite Disney Composers with Libby sharing her favorite, The Sherman Brothers.

“Visionaries: Three Men and the Modern Disney Songbook” by Michael Vecchio
http://beforethecyborgs.com/movies/menken-sherman-brothers-disney-legacy/

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story
2009 film by Gregory Sherman and Jeff Sherman

The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and Future of the Moving Image by Wheeler Winston Dixon

“Production Notes: Split Screen” by the Nevada Film Office
https://nevadafilm.com/production-notes-split-screen/

Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers – The Sword in the Stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P14FlpCo44I

“The Sherman Brothers Reminisce About Their Work on Mary Poppins”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUf4U4z-as

“Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers – Bedknobs and Broomsticks”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVtIRpZMcEM

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Favorite Disney Composers Part 1: Alan Menken https://socialsailor.com/favorite-disney-composers-part-1-alan-menken/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:00:58 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=388

Nick and Libby sit down and talk favorite Disney composers, Nick starts with part 1 with the great Alan Menken.

“Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook” recorded at the D23 Expo on August 10, 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG9w-1zOZL0

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Welcome to The Musicologist and The Nerd -Episode 001 https://socialsailor.com/welcome-to-the-musicologist-and-the-nerd-episode-001/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:03:47 +0000 http://socialsailor.com/?p=324

A PHD in Musicology and a general music nerd sit down together and conquer the world that is music. In this episode we introduce ourselves and dive into some of our favorite musicals and what music we have been listening to lately.

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