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Episode 57 - Spamalot, Part 4

We'll continue our behind-the-scenes look at the wacky, irreverent Tony Award-winning musical comedy with Monty Python co-founder and Spamalot co-creator Eric Idle.

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Episode 56 - South Pacific Intro

We’ll sample the Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific which will begin a much anticipated national tour at the Golden Gate Theatre in September.

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Episode 55 - August: Osage County Intro

In this introducton to the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, August:Osage County, you'll meet lead actress Estelle Parsons and Steppenwolf Theater Company member and former artistic director actor Jeff Perry, and you'll discover why everyone can relate to this gripping new play.

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Episode 54 - Spamalot, Part 3

We continue our behind-the-scenes look at Monty Python's Spamalot, the wacky, irreverent Tony Award-winning musical comedy that gallops into the Golden Gate Theatre on May 22. Actor John O'Hurley, who stars as King Arthur, reveals why the role is a perfect fit.

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Current Episodes

Episode 52 - Spamalot, Part 2

When the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Monty Python's Spamalot descends on the Golden Gate Theatre on May 22, actor John O'Hurley will be leading the charge as "King Arthur." Find out why he thinks San Francisco audiences are a perfect match for Spamalot.

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Episode 47 - Monty Python's Spamalot, Introduction

Here's your chance to listen in on Monty Python's Spamalot, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy spoofing King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This wacky, irreverent parody, based on the smash hit movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, completes the 2008-2009 season, descending on the Golden Gate Theatre in June.

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Episode 50 - Wicked, Stephen Schwartz

You’ll meet Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and learn how he adapted Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked, The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, into a musical theater sensation.

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Episode 49 - Wicked, Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, reveals what inspired him to write the best-selling novel and how it became the international musical sensation, Wicked, returning to San Francisco on January 27.

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Episode 46 - Wicked, Introduction

It's the remarkable story of two girls who meet in the Land of Oz and grow up to be the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Since it's world premiere in San Francisco, over 14 million people world-wide have been spellbound by Wicked. This international musical sensation begins an open-ended run at the Orpheum Theatre in January.

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Episode 26 - Tribute to Carole Shorenstein Hays

In this special episode, we'll celebrate SHN Founder and President Carole Shorenstein Hays who has been honored by the SF Convention and Visitors Bureau for her commitment to promoting the Arts. You'll hear from the creative team for Spring Awakening, winner of 8 2007 Tony Awards, playwright Tony Kushner, acclaimed director Doug Hughes, and other celebrated theater colleagues.

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