Jim And Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour

Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ Quick! Let’s hop on the trolley and head on down to the World's Fair as we deep dive into the classic ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’. This time around the bend we talk about music-making in the Freed unit and the finesse of Judy Garland’s incredible performance; try and work out just what went wrong with the stage adaptation and analyse how to make a turn of the 20th century show feel fresh in the 21st. Meet Me in St. Louis (Original Broadway Cast) Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES If you’ve never heard of Meet Me in St. Louis before then you absolutely must watch the movie starring Judy Garland. If you are well acquainted, then why not have a gander at the forgotten TV pilot from the 60s, featuring eternal housekeeper Retta Shaw. Here’s a great book which goes into fantastic detail about Arthur Freed’s process of making these beloved movie musicals. Frank Sinatra re-popularised ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ with some slight lyric changes. What do you think? To giv