Summary: <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast! </span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In Act 1, we discuss the summer lineups for Encores Off Center and Shakespeare in the Park, and adaptations moving back and forth between stage and screen.</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Then, in Act 2, Mike was fortunate enough to attend The Phantom of the Opera’s 30th Anniversary celebration, so he recounts the performance, people and party that helped ring in Phantom’s fourth decade on Broadway!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>With Phantom being the longest running show in Broadway history, we thought it was an apt time to discuss why certain shows become record breakers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>What are the elements contained in those shows that allow them to run for decades?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We discuss.</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">What do you think?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>What qualities do you believe allow a show to run for years and years on end?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Let us know!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Also, we would like to bring you more of the topics you would like to hear about, so please get in touch with your feedback, and maybe we can have you on the shout discuss your theatrical passion!</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Connect with us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at <a href="mailto:andscenepod@gmail.com"><span class="s2">andscenepod@gmail.com</span></a>, and on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/andscenepod"><span class="s2">facebook.com/andscenepod</span></a>. Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thank you for listening!</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">NEWS SOURCES<br> Encores: <a href="https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/01/18/encores-off-center-announces-2018-summer-season/"><span class="s3">https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/01/18/encores-off-center-announces-2018-summer-season/</span></a> <br></span><span class="s1">Shakespeare in the Park: <a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/othello-and-a-return-of-twelfth-night-tapped-for-shakespeare-in-the-park"><span class="s3">http://www.playbill.com/article/othello-and-a-return-of-twelfth-night-tapped-for-shakespeare-in-the-park</span></a> <br></span><span class="s1">Prom Queen: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/thames-valley-school-board-restore-prom-queen-the-musical-funding-1.4500443">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/thames-valley-school-board-restore-prom-queen-the-musical-funding-1.4500443</a><br></span><span class="s1">The Rose: <span class="s3"><a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/bette-midler-film-the-rose-being-adapted-for-broadway">http://www.playbill.com/article/bette-midler-film-the-rose-being-adapted-for-broadway</a><a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/bette-midler-film-the-rose-being-adapted-for-broadway"><br></a></span></span><span class="s1">West Side Story: <a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/steven-spielberg-and-tony-kushner-west-side-story-remake-issues-casting-call"><span class="s3">http://www.playbill.com/article/steven-spielberg-and-tony-kushner-west-side-story-remake-issues-casting-call</span></a> </span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Phantom Empire State Building: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePhantomOfTheOpera/videos/10155051053192051/"><span class="s3">https://www.facebook.com/ThePhantomOfTheOpera/videos/10155051053192051/</span></a> </span></p>
