{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6859c85ac95a56eb6a774829/6ad8c3ba3f142e18754cc6c7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"the rise of the PARODY MUSICAL... | a history of the subgenre from Jerry Springer to Dance Moms","description":"<p>Yesterday, casting was announced for two upcoming parody musicals, based on The Traitors and Dance Moms. </p><p><br></p><p>With Schmigadoon! having won this year&#39;s Tony Award for Best Musical, Heated Rivalry&#39;s unauthorised musical having financially recouped and Titanique having transferred to Broadway, is this a golden age for the parody musical? </p><p><br></p><p>To answer that question, Mickey-Jo is examining the history of this theatrical subgenre, from shows like Jerry Springer the Opera and Avenue Q to Starkid&#39;s Twisted. </p><p><br></p><p>sign up to Mickey-Jo&#39;s weekly substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 | introduction </p><p>02:24 | definition / earliest examples </p><p>09:55 | evolution / further examples </p><p>16:48 | popularity / recent examples </p><p>23:04 | the future </p>","author_name":"MickeyJoTheatre"}