Schmigadoon! Season 2: Top 10 Musical References

[Music] your honor may I approach the bench I wish you would watch this kid welcome to Miz Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 musical references in smigadoon season two go ahead oh really do I have your permission uh oh oh he's peppery no don't piss off the narrator for this list we're going back into the woods and over the bridge to revisit the magical hidden town ruled by all things musical theater what clever Easter eggs gave you that feeling of being alive sing out Louise in the comment section number 10. hip hip hooray for the intro if we learned anything from our first trip to schmigodoon it's that this town knows how to Stage an intro and season 2 hooks us all over again with one of the most recognizable openers in musical theater leave your fancy degrees and your jobs on your cheese it's time to change your point of view the white gloved hands of pip and fame are a direct giveaway but Titus burgess's introduction as narrator is also strongly in the vein of Ben vereen's leading player and while the costumes more closely align with something like Cabaret the acrobatic choreography of the dance break recalls Pippin's most recent Broadway Revival yeah we start to pick out the influence of several other musicals as our characters are introduced but from one iconic reference to the next it's the magic of Pippin that draws us into this new story number nine a cast of familiar characters the season one residence of schmigodoon were a bingo card of classic Musical characters and season two seems to go in even harder some of the new personas are easy to pin down to existing characters good luck with getting them to care Kratz got his foul clothes in all of them all the more reason for my Cleaver to dispense just I shall call this I Justice Cleaver you'd have to be completely unfamiliar with musical theater not to see Sweeney Todd and schmicago's bloodthirsty butcher Dooley blight other characters are hybrids hair intubates Topher looks like a certain Godspell savior but expresses pippin-like yearnings [Music] away as Mrs Caldwell Christian Chenoweth looks and sounds like she's straight off Fleet Street but a hatred for the orphans in her care adds strong Miss Hannigan Vibes as well meanwhile Kratt has a lot in common with Sweeney Todd's Judge Turpin but shows shades of other antagonists as well [Music] number eight Bobby and Billy in Roxy and Val Here Comes hello boys as that refrain might suggest Chicago's smooth and Shady lawyer in Residence is meant to conjure up Chicago's Billy Flynn Bobby's office even includes a subtle reference but it's not a one-to-one comparison for one thing Bobby's energy is actually much more similar to that of Billy's client Roxy heart this merging of characters really comes through in Bobby's courtroom appearance thank you to the judge and all the members of the jury I will try to make this brief because I know you're in a hurry see my client the defended Dr Joshua Discounter he was merely at the club to take his darling wife to dinner he stumbled on the body of Miss Elsie that has seen and you may jump to conclusions about the factors that you need the prima facie evidence so it's an avalanche will be expressly an indubitably proven circumstantial we see multiple examples of Roxy's moves coupled with Billy's methods the scene also nods to Jane krakowski's real-life Broadway cred to get roller skates Alice Starlight Express and a trapeze that recalls a nine and though she has yet to appear in A Chorus Line krakowski's Showmanship is a perfect match for Val's Dance 10 looks 3 which is paralleled by the chorus of the song in the scene [Music] the comprehensive knowledge number seven prepare ye for a hairy situation good morning Josh shine fresh juice beets flowers for your hair my hair Josh might be lost with his new hippie friends but we've been on this trip before topher's tribe welcomes Josh to their home a setting that wouldn't be out of place in Productions of Godspell or hair and as they initiate Josh into the group they naturally build to what is both the center point of their philosophy and the most infamous feature of the latter the London ear [Music] this is mandatory oblivious to Josh's reticence their enthusiasm plays out in a dance segment reminiscent of Age of Aquarius when that doesn't move Josh to Bear it all though the tribe moves on to their other tool of persuasion sounds like someone needs a lesson in the power of Parables I assure you I do not and the value of community the performance style recreates the devised quality scene in Godspell staging as well as how polarizing those choices have been for audience members over the years what'd you think you really did it so much energy number six How Sweet It Is the Aesthetics of the crack Club are unmistakably part of a cabaret homage from The Double K name to the phones on the tables but when the show starts another Fosse musical grabs the spotlight [Music] your tender sensibility what's shocking is how well this number recaptures Hey Big Spender from sweet charity down to recreating some very recognizable choreography though as Josh and Melissa's reactions suggest the material isn't nearly as transgressive as it used to be what do you think about this I've got a tattoo what do you think about that I've experienced an orgasm a female one sweet charity receives another faithful salute later on with the song talk to Daddy not only does the song recall the Rhythm of Life but the choreography lifts directly from the rich man's frug down to the styling of the featured dancer daddy now [Music] [Applause] number five finding religion the tribe's penchant for narrating their Parables is right out of the Godspell Playbook and as we mentioned Topher already Bears a striking resemblance to the version of Jesus who appears in that show but when he's busy Romancing Jenny the tribe is quick to find itself a new savior he him alive it's America definitely not a miracle lead us tell us what to do tell us what to do and we'll do it what no I'm I'm not that guy with the new regime comes a heavier theme and the strains of Jesus Christ Superstar the narrator slips easily into the role of Judas with a song that plays on several recognizable Tunes from the show [Applause] [Music] [Applause] right [Music] [Applause] [Music] through the number we see growing resentment from both Jenny and Topher leading to a confrontation the Judas Jesus conflict is clear in the exchange between Josh and Topher with Aaron today getting to deliver on an iconic high note is that supposed to make me feel better cause it doesn't makes me feel the least [Music] number four on the Chorus Line five six seven eight [Music] this music echoes in the ears of musical theater fans everywhere so it's no wonder that everyone already knows the choreography except for Melissa okay [Music] this crack club dance audition takes its cues directly from the ultimate audition experience A Chorus Line not only does it include pieces of the original choreography But it includes step out moments for the dancers to tell their personal stories of course this becomes another opportunity for a Sly wink at a different show dad was in the military you know the type of a whistle he used to force my brothers sisters and me to perform for guests at dinner parties God I hate it when he did that so this one night I begged him for a taste of champagne Melissa is our Cassie with solutions to the music and the mirror in her confessional her popping head and her attempt to replicate Donna mckechny's dance solo and No Chorus Line tribute would be complete without a dramatic headshot pose oh wait [Music] number three life is a cabaret in Chicago as Jenny Banks Dove Cameron is almost uncanny effortlessly embodying the energy and mannerisms of Liza Minnelli Sally Bowles you must come to see me perform at the club tonight I have a brand new number and it's gonna be just fabulous and I'll just die if you don't come promise me you're going to come swear on your lives get this girl in a Revival production and if you have any doubts they'll all be kaput after her solo number the performance masterfully references mine hair both stylistically and lyrically [Music] offstage Cabaret Illusions abound at the crack Club from visual gags to throw away lines it takes multiple viewings to appreciate all the little details so meticulously included but the best reference is a particularly subtle one I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie with whom I shared for sordid rooms in Chelsea only referenced in the lyrics of Cabaret shmikago features Elsie as a character albeit a very short-lived one Jenny's late roommate very clearly did not spend time sitting alone in her room you have blood on your hands and someone just saw you and this is not the kind of musical I want to be in number two good company introspective and emotional Stephen sondheim's 1970 musical company never broke into the mainstream the way other musicals reference this season have but fans of this show are passionate and schmigadoon clearly boasts its share oh don't worry it's just a celebration of being alive there are understated references sprinkled throughout the episodes in several lines of dialogue even the name of lawyer Bobby Flanagan is a nod to female iterations of company's main character seen in recent remounts of the show Here Comes wow so wow so wow but the most overt reference is in Melissa's crack Club debut the trio number is clearly inspired by you could drive a person crazy [Music] of all the clever homages to company this one is easily the most Charming though we also enjoy the recurring interjections of a Joanne look alike [Music] we'll drink to that before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions the devil in the details though not the inspiration for Kratt fans of Patrick Page's Hades Town role won't be able to miss the similarities wow so you owned this club yeah more of a hobby really my true passion is power electricity they always will be together this reference goes by so fast it might as well be Grease Lightning [Music] a darker tomorrow not a lot of smiles here but they're not exactly fully dressed anyway [Music] yeah Annie okay Molly bye bye jail birdie blink and you'll miss out on what really happened to the Rockstar heartthrob of your I believe you and I didn't rob that bank I believe you yeah and I never touched that girl I believe you too Conrad of course I believe all of you an event to bring down the house Phantom's Legacy lives on when a wedding takes an operatic turn seriously again before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one two bad babysitters for the price of one well if let's say I could get rid of some of the orphans and you could get some meat at the same time what exactly are you suggesting when Dooley blight and Mrs Codwell team up the worlds of Sweeney Todd and Annie come call lighting together in a dark and hilarious turn taking a cue from A Little Priest Codwell and Dooley run down their potential menu with the orphans very gamely acting as their props but do you have mince Meats well since meat is sparse [Music] God will please there are children presents not for long the number then segues into what is unmistakably a riff on Hard Knock Life obviously we can't get behind the um execution of this idea but the gleeful energy of the entire ensemble does make the grizzly premise so much more delicious [Music] are sweet oh we're good enough to eat as an extra cherry on top we see promises promises represented in the last moments and given the subject matter at hand turkey lurky time takes on a very different connotation [Music] okay do you agree with our picks check out this 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Length: 16min 13sec (973 seconds)

Published: Fri May 05 2023