Tone Deaf: A Theatre Nerd's Guide for their Musically Challenged Spouse

17/06/2024

Come out of lurk mode to tell all of you that you MUST ABSOLUTELY stop what you are doing RIGHT NOW and listen to this new Chuck Salamone record at least once today. Preferably twice or more. And buy it on bandcamp because half the proceeds go to Save the Music Foundation.

And also it's freaking AMAZING. NO SKIPS. NOT A SINGLE ONE. Much like his other music, I cannot pick a favorite. They're all just so freaking good.

https://chucksalamone.bandcamp.com/album/in-plain-sight

*goes back to lurk mode*

7 track album

06/03/2024

In this episode, K and Warren watch and discuss Shuffle Along - a Black musical classic from 1921 by Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller (whose name K can't pronounce), and Aubrey Lyles. K discovers their new favorite author, Caseen Gaines, we discuss the double standards in what is considered a "classic", and Warren discovers that love uh ... finds a way.
Promo: One Mic Black History
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25/12/2023

Fandom: The Bible. Pairings: Mary/Joseph, Herod/Gabriel.
Author's Note: First five reviewers get immaculately conceived. Please no flames, I just really love M-slash-J. I know, this is a popular pairing, but it's popular for a reason, dangit! I was going to do this in script format but apparently that's not allowed on this site anymore, so prose it is!
Joseph: Don't forget the disclaimer, K!
Mary: Yeah, you don't want to be sued by God!
Fig: I'm going to be a marketable plushie!
I do not own the Bible or the Book of Luke. Please do not sue me! Thanks for reading! I'll try to update next week but no promises! XP.. I'm sorry, I don't know what came over us. In this special Holiday episode, K and Warren watch Journey to Bethlehem, the Mary and Joseph - of the Bible - musical romantic comedy. Choices were made and we're both so glad that they were. Merry Christmas, folks. This episode is WILD

21/08/2023

K wrote part one of a new episode three months ago.

Then Absent Moon, the Hylics Song Cycle came out and K rediscovered their passion for libretto writing and fan fiction and combined them in a whirlwind of hyperfixation.

We are recording a new patreon episode tomorrow (K has once again closed Writer Duet AFTER moving their Tone Deaf scripts to Google Docs) as well as an episode we've been wanting to do for the duration of our long, unplanned hiatus.

Comic (and the first non-Hylics related art in three months) by K.

We'll be in your ears again real soon.

-💙Warren and 💜K

13/07/2022

Thank you for visiting our Gio's Warrior Fund page. As some of you know, Gio started… Yakhira Encarnacion-Patterson needs your support for Gio's Warrior Fund

23/02/2022

This week, we round out this February's Black Theatre History series with a look at musical r***es, Donald McKayle, and his 1981 r***e, Sophisticated Ladies! We discuss jazz, modern dance, and Warren uses this episode to say "s**t" more times than he has ever said it! It's a toe tapping good time in this episode of Tone Deaf!

Promo: The Bird Brain Podcast
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09/02/2022

This week we cover one of K's all time favorite musicals to watch and be in, Once on This Island. We discuss two versions that K was in before watching the American Musical Theatre of San Jose's production. Will Warren have the same fondness that K has for this musical?
We also discuss colorism, the importance of having an all-Black cast, Rosa Guy, and just how dark the original Little Mermaid was!
Promo: Book of Lies the Podcast
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03/02/2022

This is a long one but we had a lot to say on it!
K introduces Warren to his second opera, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Along the way, we talk about an amazing Black opera singer, Anne Wiggins Brown, we discuss representation in theatre, and Warren writes a sequel.
Promo: One Mic Black History Podcast
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26/01/2022

Correction: K mentions the "Rap Saturday's Vo**ur" with the incorrect year. The year should have been 2005 and not 2003.
This week, K and Warren talk about the inaugural production of the local musical, SLAC Cabaret. We discuss corn flakes, people who look related, the Salt Lake Airport, and Multi-level marketing! Thank you again to Latoya Cameron for the tickets!
Promo: Cee U Next Tuesday Podcast
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25/01/2022

🚨AUDITION NOTICE: 2022🚨 Now accepting video submissions through Tuesday, February 8th at 10am MST. Please see the full breakdown here: https://saltlakeactingcompany.org/about/auditions

19/01/2022

Sorry that we've been gone for so long, folks. We are back with Warren's least favorite musical!
This week, K and Warren tackle Carousel as a tribute to someone who was an amazing dad - very much unlike the protagonist of this show! We discuss red flags, mill workers, and K's awakening as a furry! We promise it makes sense! This episode got surprisingly raunchy and has some of the most cursed content to ever grace Tone Deaf! Find out just how much Carousel doesn't hold up in this week's episode!
Promo: Animorphing Time
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06/01/2022

Parking this anywhere besides next to a pie food truck is a waste of a good bit.

22/12/2021

Bonus Episode - Guess The Plot from the Title and One Song (Episode 2)

It's time for the Christmas Song Edition of Guess the Plot from the Title and One Song! Open to All Patron levels! Happy Holidays!!

Official Post from K and Warren

28/11/2021

Welcome to the debut/Pilot episode of our "gameshow" Guess the Plot from the Title and One Song where Warren is given a musical's title and one song and has to guess what the plot of the show is! In this episode, Warren attempts to guess the plots of Chess, Aida, and From Here to Eternity!

Official Post from K and Warren

18/11/2021

Angelus Theatre, Spanish Fork

13/10/2021

Audition submissions for SLAC's Utah premiere of are due this Friday! Visit our website for more details: http://bit.ly/SLACJobs

01/09/2021

Does this episode make our podcast true crime if it features a guy who played Ted Bundy? No? Well, we tried.
This week, we finish our Hairspray vs. Hairspray with a look at the 2007 film adaptation of Hairspray. Warren vores the audience, K overshares, and we get probably the worst Christopher Walken Impersonation (disagree with us in the review section, we dare you). Will this one win the Hairspray vs Hairspray Champion belt or will it be TKOed by Hairspray live?
We're also not a Sports podcast.
Promo: Animorphing Time.
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18/08/2021

It's time for another head to head as we begin the knockdown, drag-out fight between two versions of Hairspray!
K and Warren cover the 2016 NBC Live version of Hairspray and spend a lot of the time being thirsty about Jennifer Hudson. We're sorry for us. Additionally, Warren gets confused, K sings, and we get mad at Dick Clark's American Bandstand and The Buddy Deane Show! What're you wearing?
Promo: Those Guys Over There
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11/08/2021

We couldn't give this episode the name we really wanted to so use your imagination!
This week, K and Warren cover the "whimsical" movie musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Does it deserve to be called a classic or should it have been taken out to the junk yard and melted down for scrap? This episode is wild, y'all. Also, we decided we are now a Soap (1977 - 1981) podcast. We hope you understand.
Promo: Ignorance Was Bliss
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04/08/2021

This is it - the Annie to decide which Annie is the best Annie! This week, K and Warren cover the 2014 remake of Annie and decide that Cameron Diaz is owed an apology! We've also decided that Annie is not of this world. Find out which Annie will take home the title of Best Annie in this episode of Tone Deaf!
Promo: A Ninth World Journal
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02/08/2021

28/07/2021

This week, K and Warren continue their Annie vs Annie vs Annie smackdown with the 1999 Wonderful World of Disney version of Annie. We learn that the success of a plan rests on if Bernadette Peters is involved, we discuss the awesomeness of Victor Garber and Audra McDonald, and Warren gets bonus husband points in this episode of Tone Deaf!
Promo: The Bird Brain Podcast
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21/07/2021

Three Annies Enter. One Annie leaves!
This week, K and Warren begin their Annie vs Annie vs Annie Smackdown with the 1982 film adaptation of Annie! Will K's memories of this film forever be tarnished as they rewatch it for the first time as an adult? Will Warren ever get the image of Little Orphan Annie out of his head? Will this Annie be the one to win the coveted title of Best Annie Film Adaptation or will it be cast aside in favor of another Annie adaptation? Vote on your phones now!
Promo: The Cast Files
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14/07/2021

When we last left our ... heroes? K and Warren were tasked with recapping everything they have learned from the Land Before Time series. This week, we learn what wisdoms were gleaned, we experience some acapella under duress, and we learn that maybe the real Land Before Time was the friends we made along the way.
Yeah, that's a good wisdom!
Promo: Private Island Presents: Up All Night
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30/06/2021

We've made it!
Sort of.
This week, K and Warren conclude the gauntlet as they watch the final installment (for now) of the Land Before Time franchise - Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave. We can't believe there are 14 of these either. Binge listeners, beware. There is one more episode to conclude this series of episodes, but it is a recap of what we have learned along the way.
Warren apologizes, K gives constructive criticism, and we learn just how much can change from 2007 to 2016 in this episode of Tone Deaf!
Promo: Book of Lies Podcast
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23/06/2021

There's a light at the end of the tunnel folks!
This week, K and Warren finish the Land Before Time TV series. We talk about how the series ends, how it could have been improved, and end up hearing Big Water reused in some of the most ridiculous ways. Also we talk about crab s*x because of course that comes up.
Promo: Animorphing Time
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16/06/2021

We're back with more coverage of the Land Before Time TV Series. Yay for us!
This week, K puts the series (as well as Zootopia) on blast for badly teaching lessons about prejudice and racism, Warren deals with the return of one of the worst characters in the series, and we decide that Cera (probably) didn't do anything wrong!
Promo: Songbirding : Birding-by-ear Podcast
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09/06/2021

TW: Discussion of dental horror during our recap of "The Mysterious Tooth Crisis" from time stamp 58:44 - 1:02:00
We're back from an impromptu hiatus, like green food in cold times!
This week, we begin the arduous journey through the Land Before Time TV series. Yellowstone deaths are discussed, we find a surprise bit of Richard Humor, and we learn that Petrie may be a religious fanatic as we cover episodes 1 - 10 of the Land Before Time TV Series!
The Derbyan March sung by the late Gemma
Promo: Pomegranates and Pitchforks
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11/05/2021

Heads up! No new episode for the next couple of weeks because we are officially MOVING!!! We will be back with a (possible two parter) about The Land Before Time TV series in two weeks! See you then!