"You can have the fame, Phyllis," and you can also have this podcast episode! TikTok songwriting star Oliver Richman, creator of the viral groundhog musical, joins the podcast to talk about his score for Soft Brain Theatre Company's musical adaptation of the commedia dell'arte play The Fake Husband. We investigate the craft of rhyming, the quest to find a contemporary sound to musicalize a 400-year-old theatrical art form, and the pressures and pleasures of a musical theater writing career buoyed by a social media community.
The Fake Husband: A Musical Comedy, a production of Soft Brain Theatre Company, runs at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater through May 19th. For more information, visit www.softbraintheatrecompany.com.