Charles W. 'Chuck' Bryant

Super cool. Have not seen it either. Sondheim also very well known for Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street. I have seen that. I have not seen that. But friend of the show, Scott Aukerman, highly recommends it, said it's like one of the best shows he's ever seen. It's great. Yeah, I got to check it out.

Yeah, and that began a run in 1975 of like a dozen years where some of the giants of all time were launched. Chorus Line, Chicago in 1975. Les Mis in 1987. Cats in 1982, which we'll talk about that a little more in a sec, and then Phantom in 88.

Yeah, and that began a run in 1975 of like a dozen years where some of the giants of all time were launched. Chorus Line, Chicago in 1975. Les Mis in 1987. Cats in 1982, which we'll talk about that a little more in a sec, and then Phantom in 88.

Yeah, and that began a run in 1975 of like a dozen years where some of the giants of all time were launched. Chorus Line, Chicago in 1975. Les Mis in 1987. Cats in 1982, which we'll talk about that a little more in a sec, and then Phantom in 88.

But Cats very famously was a very, very long running show that like some people love, some people hate, some people think it's brilliant, some people make fun of it. But lyricist Tim Rice got together with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Webber Rice team. They did the amazing technical Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita. And then they said, hey, let's turn this T.S.

But Cats very famously was a very, very long running show that like some people love, some people hate, some people think it's brilliant, some people make fun of it. But lyricist Tim Rice got together with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Webber Rice team. They did the amazing technical Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita. And then they said, hey, let's turn this T.S.

But Cats very famously was a very, very long running show that like some people love, some people hate, some people think it's brilliant, some people make fun of it. But lyricist Tim Rice got together with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Webber Rice team. They did the amazing technical Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita. And then they said, hey, let's turn this T.S.

Eliot, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats into a musical and have real people dressed up as cats.

Eliot, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats into a musical and have real people dressed up as cats.

Eliot, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats into a musical and have real people dressed up as cats.

I've never seen any iteration of cats. I want to see something.

I've never seen any iteration of cats. I want to see something.

I've never seen any iteration of cats. I want to see something.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Oh, no. You couldn't go, like, fake sick or anything?

Oh, no. You couldn't go, like, fake sick or anything?

Oh, no. You couldn't go, like, fake sick or anything?

Your dad would have been, throw up in this bag. You'll be fine. Right. And then Phantom. Phantom was 88. And I think that's another Andrew Lloyd Webber show. But I think that was one of the first ones to really ramp up, got real designy and included some special effects. And I think that kind of started that trend of making things a little bigger.