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Episode 16 - Wonderland

Wonderland: A New Alice, formerly called Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure, is a musical with a book by Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd, lyrics by Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. The story, a contemporary version of the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) by Lewis Carroll, is set in New York City and focuses on writer Alice Cornwinkle and her 10-year-old daughter Chloe. After various workshops and productions of the musical in Tampa, Florida and Houston, Texas, the show premiered on Broadway on April 17, 2011, closing a month later, on May 15, 2011.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Danielle LeDoux (She/Her) has been involved with theatre, on and off stage, for 19 years. She started on stage as "Pepper" in Port Tobacco Player's production of "Annie" in the early 2000s. Danielle continued to do shows in middle school and in high school she quickly found her love of carpentry. In college, Danielle dove deep into theatre at the College of Southern Maryland where she earned her Associates Degree in Theatre before transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she received her Bachelors Degree in Theatre Technology and Design. After college, Danielle came home and started working as a carpenter for a professional children's theatre. This season she worked in the Cornstalkers Trail of Terror haunted attraction located at the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Stadium in Waldorf, MD.

THE WHOLE NOTE - A Musical Theatre Podcast

Hosted By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Edited By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Singing Grading Scale By Marsé Alaundra

Image and Design By Gayle Howe

Intro and Outro Music

“The Bumble” Inspired by “The Flight of the Bumblebee”

By Joshua Pyron

The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for all things macabre. Although numerous film and television adaptations of Addams' cartoons exist, the musical is the first stage show based on the characters. The Addams Family is also the first show produced by Elephant Eye Theatricals.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Justine Morris (She/They) is a stage manager, director, actor, playwright, and comedian that has been working for 5 years around the DC-Maryland area. She is a graduate of the College of Southern Maryland with a degree in Arts and Communications, and is working towards her Theatre B.A. at Maryland. As a multi-faceted theatre artist, she has a huge passion for the arts, telling silly little jokes, and finding new ways and opportunities to create. You can find her on all social media platforms at @killersingledad, Venmo included.

RIGHTS to “The Addams Family”

Episode 14 - Twisted

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier is a musical with music by A. J. Holmes, lyrics by Kaley McMahon, and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Eric Kahn Gale. The musical parodies the 1992 Walt Disney Animation Studios' film Aladdin, and The Walt Disney Company in general, telling the story from the point of view of Ja'far, the Royal Vizier. It has several nods and homages to the musical Wicked, which similarly retells a popular story from the villain's point of view.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Timothy Joyce (They/Them) is an actor/director/aspiring podcaster from Southern Maryland, you can find them in their home typically baking, playing video games, or sleeping. Oh, also they are currently directing Elf the Musical with the Newtowne Players which opens in December of 2021!

ADHP - Timothy and Aubrey Joyce’s Podcast

ADHP (which stands for attention deficit hyperactive podcast) is a podcast by 2 people with ADHD who got married, BUT rather than being ABOUT ADHD, you sort of hang out in the world of ADHD for a little while. Sure, we're gonna talk about our experiences and such from time to time, but the point of ADHP is more like "Hey, do you need to escape for a little while? Cool cause we do too!!"

Episode 13 - Wicked

“No One Mourns The Wicked”

Wicked is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, itself a retelling of the classic 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy Gale arrives in Oz from Kansas, and includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel. Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (whose name later changes to Glinda the Good Witch), who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's private fall from grace.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Amanda ‘Ami’ Rae Hamilton aka Pandora Danger (she/her) is a cosplayer and part time professional nerd. She is a graduate of CDIABU with a degree in animation and post production. She has appeared in The Dark Current Cinema: Short Collection Vol. 1, in the actual play D&D podcast Roll Two Die, and has been heavily involved in community theatre and theme parks spanning 15 years of experience in entertainment. You can find her on youtube, instagram and TikTok @Pandora_Danger.

THE WHOLE NOTE - A Musical Theatre Podcast

Hosted By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Edited By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Singing Grading Scale By Marsé Alaundra

Image and Design By Gayle Howe

Intro and Outro Music

“The Bumble” Inspired by “The Flight of the Bumblebee”

By Joshua Pyron

Episode 12 - Little Shop of Horrors

“On The 21st Day in the month of September…..”

Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is loosely based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour". The musical premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway, where it had a five-year run. It later received numerous productions in the U.S. and abroad, and a subsequent Broadway production. The musical was also made into a 1986 film of the same name, directed by Frank Oz, starring Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene as Seymour and Audrey.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Stacy Reynolds Oosterink (She/Her) has been a member of Community Theater in Southern Maryland almost as long as there has been Community Theater in Southern Maryland! Taking part both onstage and backstage, she has acted, produced, directed, costumed, and wrangled props for the Port Tobacco Players, The Newtowne Players and the now defunct Patuxent Playhouse. She currently serves on various committees at The Newtowne Players, and is the host for their bi-weekly podcast called “The Green Room.” A “jack of all trades,” she is excited and grateful for the return of live theater after such a long hiatus. Stacy lives on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay in an empty nest with her husband Bill and their furry menagerie. She is grateful for her talented children Ashley, Kylie, Madelyn, and Bradley who have helped fill her life with music and excitement. She is also VERY grateful to Kenny for the opportunity to guest on his fabulous show, and encourages everyone listening to support the arts however possible. Become a member, an audience member or a sponsor, because Community Theater doesn’t exist without the COMMUNITY, and without the arts, the world is a MUCH less beautiful place to be.

RIGHTS TO “Little Shop of Horrors”

The Original 1982 Off-Broadway Version

Episode 11 - Green Day’s American Idiot

Green Day’s American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by punk rock band Green Day. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009, the show moved to the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Previews began on March 24, 2010, and the musical officially opened on April 20, 2010. The show closed on April 24, 2011, after 422 performances. While Green Day did not appear in the production, vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong performed the role of "St. Jimmy" occasionally throughout the run. The story, expanded from that of the album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays at home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Michael A. Dendy (He/Him) is currently teaching theatre at Washington County High School in Sandersville, GA. He is a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. He has many credits under his belt both on stage and directorial. Some highlights include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Billy Elliot, Sister Act, The Grapes of Wrath, Other Desert Cities, Eurydice, and he is currently directing American Idiot!

RIGHTS TO “Green Day's American Idiot”

Episode 10 - A Fierce Family Reunion  

Special Topic - What's Your Favorite Musical?  

With Maddie Peirce, Sarah Sandifer, & Molly Heal  

About The Host 

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.  

THE WHOLE NOTE - A Musical Theatre Podcast 

Hosted By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Edited By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Singing Grading Scale By Marsé Alaundra

Image and Design By Gayle Howe

Intro and Outro Music 

“The Bumble” Inspired by “The Flight of the Bumblebee” 

By Joshua Pyron  

Episode 9 - Cabaret

Cabaret is a 1966 musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff. The musical was based on John Van Druten's 1951 play I Am a Camera which was adapted from the semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) by Anglo-American writer Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1929–1930 Berlin during the waning days of the Weimar Republic as the Nazis are ascending to power, the musical focuses on the hedonistic nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, and revolves around American writer Clifford Bradshaw's relations with English cabaret performer Sally Bowles. A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her elderly suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub, and the club itself serves as a metaphor for ominous political developments in late Weimar Germany.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guests

Sean Michael Fraser (He/Him) has been active in Theater, both on-stage and back-stage, for over 24 years. After teaching yoga to kids and adults for 10 years he has made the move into real estate and is currently getting his license. When not upside-down in forearm stand, Sean is actively creating yoga classes with The Cosplayin Yogis, enjoying his new vegan life-style, and an activist working on creating space and visibility for his fellow LGBTQI+ family.

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Episode 8 - High School Theatre Teacher Talk

Talking with three high school theatre teachers about their time teaching during COVID-19, their goals for the upcoming school year, and what challenges they face when teaching high school theatre.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guests

Michael A. Dendy (He/Him) is currently teaching theatre at Washington County High School in Sandersville, GA. He is a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. He has many credits under his belt both on stage and directorial. Some highlights include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Billy Elliot, Sister Act, The Grapes of Wrath, Other Desert Cities, Eurydice, and he is currently directing American Idiot!

Meghann McFadden (She/Her) teaches theatre at Northeast High School in Clarksville, TN, which is the same high school she attended and was an active member of her school’s International Thespian Society. Meghann loves being able to connect with teenagers and give them a safe space to express their creativity.

Jackson Long (He/Him) is going into his 11th year as a Theatre Arts and Digital Media teacher. He has been teaching at Westlake High School in Waldorf, Maryland since 2012. He loves teaching playwriting and improvisational acting.

THE WHOLE NOTE - A Musical Theatre Podcast

Hosted By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Edited By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Singing Grading Scale By Marsé Alaundra

Image and Design By Gayle Howe

Intro and Outro Music

“The Bumble” Inspired by “The Flight of the Bumblebee”

By Joshua Pyron

Episode 7 – BKLYN, The Musical  

BKLYN, The Musical Using the play within a play structure, Brooklyn focuses on a group of five ragtag homeless musicians known as the City Weeds. The group periodically transforms a street corner under the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge into a stage where they present their play about a Parisian singer Brooklyn, named after the New York City borough from which her wayward father Taylor hailed. Orphaned when her depressed mother Faith hangs herself, the girl in quick succession is sent to live in a convent where she discovers her vocal talents, becomes a star, performs at Carnegie Hall, sets out in search of her father (who she discovers is a drug-addicted Vietnam War vet), and engages in a competition with local diva Paradice at Madison Square Garden.  

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.  

About The Guest

MarQuis Fair (He/Him) Actor/Performer/Podcaster/Performance Consultant. MarQuis is a New Jersey native but has lived in the Washington DC metropolitan area for nearly over 20 years. A student of Howard University (you know!), MarQuis has been a mainstay in both professional and community theater for many years. Some highlights of his career include classic plays like "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "A Raisin in the Sun", to more contemporary pieces like "August Osage County" and "Chicago" and original pieces like "Chocolate Covered Ants", "The Very Last Days of the First Colored Circus" and "Quadroon and the Dove". A self-proclaimed character actor, MarQuis prides himself on being a prolific storyteller and performer who is always willing to grow, learn and take direction. In his spare time, MarQuis enjoys working out and hosting his popular podcast "So...Here's the thing..." currently in its second season.   

Motivator- Fitness  

In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Mitchell Landon (He/Him) is a comedian and dancer based out of Washington D.C. His career path is inspired by the likes of Greg Giraldo and Ricky Martin. Also, he can juggle.

Stand Up

A Whole Note Special!

Chatting with two families about having their children do theatre and the effect it has had on their children's lives.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guests

David Graham (He/Him) & Theresa Graham (She/Her)

David grew up in middle Tennessee, before embarking on a career in theatre, performing for audiences spanning international refugees in Swedish schools to inmates inside Sing Sing Prison. After leaving the road and returning to the United States, David took to his hometown theatre, working both onstage and behind the scenes. Joining in from time to time is his daughter Theresa. Appearing onstage first at only two and a half weeks old, she now enjoys auditioning for youth roles and performing with other kids. When not at the theatre, both David and Theresa enjoy drawing and reading.

Kelly Patton (She/Her) & Logan Patton (He/Him)

Kelly and Logan live in Maryland.  Kelly’s did theater in high school but is now Logan’s biggest fan.  Kelly spends her time teaching at the college level, homeschooling Logan, volunteering, and reading. Logan is finishing up 8th grade and enjoys playing baseball and video games, snowboarding, listening to music, and of course, loves acting and the theater. Logan has been performing in local theaters and drama classes for the past seven years and hopes to continue with acting as his career. Both Logan and Kelly enjoy going to shows and look forward to the return of live theater!

THE WHOLE NOTE - A Musical Theatre Podcast

Hosted By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Edited By Kenneth L. Waters, Jr.

Singing Grading Scale By Marsé Alaundra

Image and Design By Gayle Howe

Intro and Outro Music

“The Bumble” Inspired by “The Flight of the Bumblebee”

By Joshua Pyron

Pippin is a 1972 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by the Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. The 'fourth wall' is broken numerous times during most traditional productions.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Caleb Smith (He/Him) s an actor, writer, singer, pianist, and aspiring playwright. He has spent his quarantine working on his first play, Don’t Blame the Butler when the Cook’s Holding the Knife! as well as finishing up his studies at the College of Southern Maryland. He hopes to attend UMBC in the fall to pursue his desired Acting BFA.

IG - c.c._.smith

Rights for PIPPIN (2013 Revival Version)

Passing Strange is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young African American's artistic journey of self-discovery in Europe, with strong elements of philosophical existentialism, metafiction, and the artistic journey. The musical's lyrics and book are by Stew with music and orchestrations by Heidi Rodewald and Stew.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Alyshia Bradley (She/Her) is a 30 year old actress, author and spoken word artist from Lusby Maryland. She graduated top of her College with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Urban Arts from Coppin State University and since then has become what she calls "a living artist" "I believe art, life and healing go hand in hand. So much of life is art and has looked that way for me, so my life's work is to continue to be a living advocate for art, full happy living and healthy mental health practices." She has 2 books published so far, Thank You Resiliency But I Am Tired, and I See You Mocha Mocha both detailing just how much the arts have taught, shared and saved about her life.

IG - honestly_mochagoddess

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Episode 1 - Debbie Does Dallas, The Musical

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical is an Off-Broadway musical with a book by Susan L. Schwartz, composed by Andrew Sherman, with Tom Kitt and Jonathan Callicutt providing additional music and lyrics. It is based on the 1978 pornographic film Debbie Does Dallas. Opened off-Broadway at the Jane Street Theatre in October of 2002. The musical starred Sherie Rene Scott.

About The Host

Kenneth L. Waters, Jr. (He/Him) has been involved in theater for over a decade around the DMV area. He is a graduate from The College of Southern Maryland and Frostburg State University with degrees in Theatrical Design and Performance. He is currently the Production Stage Manager at Roxy Regional Theatre in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been involved in numerous productions both on and off stage.

About The Guest

Jennifer Lee (She/Her)  currently lives in New Jersey with her wife, Casey, and their dog, Winnie. With a deep love of theatre and storytelling, she has worked in publishing, stage management, and arts administration. Since receiving her Master's Degree in Theatre Administration from Rowan University, Jennifer has been working at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ.

RIGHTS FOR “Debbie Does Dallas, The Musical”