Month: February 2022

This week, we round out this February’s Black Theatre History series with a look at musical revues, Donald McKayle, and his 1981 revue, Sophisticated Ladies! We discuss jazz, modern dance, and Warren uses this episode to say “scat” more times than he has ever said it! It’s a toe tapping good time in this episode of Tone Deaf!

This week we cover one of K’s all time favorite musicals to watch and be in, Once on This Island. We discuss two versions that K was in before watching the American Musical Theatre of San Jose’s production. Will Warren have the same fondness that K has for this musical? 

We also discuss colorism, the importance of having an all-Black cast, Rosa Guy, and just how dark the original Little Mermaid was!

Promo: Book of Lies the Podcast

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This is a long one but we had a lot to say on it!

K introduces Warren to his second opera, George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Along the way, we talk about an amazing Black opera singer, Anne Wiggins Brown, we discuss representation in theatre, and Warren writes a sequel.

Promo: One Mic Black History Podcast

Help out local theatres and check out BeAnArtsHero, Arts Leaders of Color Emergency Fund, The Actor’s Fund, and the Artist’s Relief Tree to find out how you can help theatres survive the pandemic!

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Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support indie podcasts at https://discord.gg/ajPg3JSg6e. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebadger @ToneDeafMusical for some dank theatre memes, check out the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tonedeafmusical and visit our website, tonedeafmusical.com