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Season 2 of Closing Night is finally here—the theater history podcast that takes you behind the curtain to uncover stories about famous and forgotten Broadway show that closed too soon. While season 1 focused on musicals that came and went from the Marquis Theatre, this season host Patrick Oliver Jones is tackling a whole new kind of theatrical heartbreak: shows that never actually opened on Broadway. These are the productions that fizzled out during out-of-town tryouts or preview performances, including Lone Star Love, The Little Prince and the Aviator, Lolita, My Love, Let My People Come, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, among others. Episodes start at the end of January and will drop once a month throughout the year, with the first episode being all about Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge, which was actually slated to open at the Marquis Theatre but was canceled after a disastrous run in Washington, DC.Make sure to follow Closing Night on your favorite podcast app and stay connected on Instagram at @closingnightpodcast.

Presenting an episode from Noiser and Airship's podcast History Daily.On History Daily, they do history, daily. Every weekday, Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous moment that happened ‘on this day’ in history. This episode is about our favorite kind of history, film history.The day is May 1, 1941. Orson Welles’ revolutionary debut “Citizen Kane” premieres in New York after a bitter battle to suppress the film. Learn more about History Daily.

Something different from the creator of The Industry is coming soon. Here's a short preview of Stories My Brother Used To Tell.My older brother Eric would often tell stories of his misspent youth at family gatherings. Seemingly always about a car or girl or both, these ridiculous stories seemed almost impossible to believe. Now, after years of pestering, I've gotten him to share a few of those stories in a new podcast.Subscribe wherever you're subscribed to The Industry or use this link: Stories My Brother Used To Tell

In 1982 British filmmakerJames Scott had made an Academy Award winning adaptation of a Graham Greene novella. Adapting another Greene novella, this time as a feature length film, seemed like a natural progression of things. He had Greene's blessing to take his novella Loser Takes All and turn into a film that would feature stage star Robert Lindsay and Molly Ringwald. He had every element in place. Almost. The only thing left was getting American distribution. And that was found when a deal was struck with Miramax. All that James Scott had to do in order to get his modest British comedy made was deal with a producer named Harvey Weinstein, who had a lot of ideas on how this film should be made.LinksJames Scott's WebsiteSourcesRizov, Vadim. The Legend of Harvey Scissorhands. MTV.com, August 9, 2013.https://www.mtv.com/news/zs4qqu/harvey-weinstein-snowpiercer-cutsRingwald, Molly. All The Other Harvey Weinsteins. The New Yorker, October 17, 2017.https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/all-the-other-harveysRobert Lindsay: 'Monster' Weinstein blacklisted me. BBC.com, November 9, 2017.https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-41927167Connelly, Christopher. The Heartbreak Kid. Premiere Magazine, July 1990.

Elaine May will always be best known for her comedy with Mike Nichols and her screenwriting skills. However, as a director May is an uncompromising force who seemingly would do whatever it takes to get her vision on the screen. This episode looks at the great lengths May went to in order to get Mikey and Nicky, a lifelong passion project made, and what that lack of compromise cost her.Author Patrick Cooper, director of photography/cameraman Jack Cooperman, and an unnamed crewmember help tell this story of a seemingly simple production that was anything but.LinksCheck out Patrick Cooper's book Aren't You Gonna Die Someday?Courtney Kocak's podcasts are Podcast Bestie and The BleedersArticlesBefore the Snyder Cut: Look back at other Hollywood director's cuts (ew.com)Cock, Jay. Cinema: Hit Men. Time Magazine. January 31st, 1977.https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,918649,00.htmlMIKEY AND NICKY - HOLLOW SQUARE PRESS

The death of actor Peter Sellers in 1980 also seemed like the death of the Pink Panther film series. Instead, director Blake Edwards decided it was a new beginning. A beginning of numerous lawsuits, several flops, and one unseen television pilot. Author John LeMay and actor Charlie Schlatter help tell the story of what happened when Blake Edwards kept trying to keep the Panther on the hunt. SourcesBooksLeMay, John. Trailing the Pink Panther Films: An Unauthorized Guide to the Pink Panther Series. Bicep Books, January, 2022.Oldham, Gabriella. Blake Edwards: Interviews. University Press of Mississippi, December, 2017.Wasson, Sam. A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards. Wesleyan University Press, July, 2011.Articles"Seller’s Widow Wins $1 Million Damages Over Panther Film" AP News. AP Services, May 24, 1985. https://apnews.com/article/39ab5abec851ab132d99965780aa6a7e"Film maker Blake Edwards filed a $180 million lawsuit..." UPI Archives. September 28, 1983. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/09/28/Film-maker-Blake-Edwards-filed-a-180-million-lawsuit/1090433569600/"BLAKE EDWARDS SUED BY MGM/UA" New York Times. Aljean Harmetz. April 17, 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/17/movies/blake-edwards-sued-by-mgm-ua.htmlLinksClosing Night: Victor Victoria episodeTranscription Available at The Industry Podcast website.