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[0:00] Jeffrey Scott Parsons: In the grand tradition of Oklahoma, hello Dolly! Fiorello! What am I missing? Oliver!

[0:10] Jeffrey Scott Parsons: Did Bajor have an exclamation point? That would actually be a fun episode of the Patreon, musical disasters that deserve exclamation points. Oh, disaster! That's another one. Anyway, in the grand tradition of musicals with exclamation points, I have named this special mini-episode Patreon! Why? Because A Musical Theatre Podcast finally has a Patreon. What does that even mean, Jeff? It means for a mere $1 a month, that's 99 cents plus one penny. Like you can't even get something good from a vending machine at that price. For $1 a month, you can not only support this show, you will gain access to brand new bonus episodes that you can't hear on our regular feed. And don't worry, we will continue to give you new episodes twice a month dedicated to the cultural and emotional impact of some of our favorite musicals in theatre history, just like we always do.

But, with a subscription to our Patreon, you will gain access to exclusive content featuring our incredible guests, I'm calling those episodes Act 3, and new types of episodes that celebrate even more aspects of what it means to be a lover of this incredible art form. For example, out today, brand new episode, I'm calling it Listening Party, where I sit down with Tom Zohar, who was our guest on the A Little Night Music episode, and we listen and gab our way through a cast album recording of Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical, Company. It's so much fun. It's like sitting down with your friends, listening to show tunes, but with some of the insights and personal connection that I feel is one of the hallmarks of this podcast.

And look, I know you've already subscribed to Netflix and Hulu and Apple TV and Disney+, but that is why I'm only charging a dollar if we can all just give one dollar. It will keep the regular show going for a long time. Plus, you'll get to enjoy all the new stuff I've got planned for you. So, what are you waiting for? Go dig in your sofa cushions, find a dollar and change, and then go to patreon.com slash a musical podcast, just like all of our handles on social media, Instagram, Twitter, to become a member of our Patreon fam. And if you still need a little convincing, well, here's a preview of what's to come. Jeff and I right now are doing a lot of multitasking on our computers. Bless our souls. Good gravy. Okay, ready? Yes. One, two, three. When you're in love. I know community theater can be bad. Controversial statement, company is a great opening number. My college did follies.