New documentary podcast on REBECCA: THE MUSICAL scandal

https://playbill.com/article/new-podcast-burnt-dives-deep-into-broadways-rebecca-debacle

A musical adaptation of Rebecca, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier and film by Alfred Hitchcock, was Ben Sprecher’s dream. Instead it turned into a years-long legal battle that captivated Broadway audiences for all the wrong reasons.

In Broadway Podcast Network's Burnt: The Show That Set Broadway Ablaze, Blake Ross explores the often unbelievable way everything unfolded. The podcast, which dropped August 24, features interviews with people with ties to the ill-fated show, including Oscar-winning writer Christopher Hampton, performer Sierra Boggess, director Francesca Zambello, librettist Michael Kunze, and columnist Michael Riedel.

Following its four-part dive into the Rebecca saga, Burnt touches upon other Broadway scandals past and present, from Jeremy Piven's "Sushigate" during Speed-the-Plow to the re-emergence of embroiled producer Garth Drabinsky.

Episodes are now available on Broadway Podcast Network and wherever podcasts are available.

Listened to it the other day. It pretty much covers what we already know but it is interesting to hear comments from those who were involved. It kind of fills in the gaps. I never knew Sprecher's history with theater and Michael Riedel runs it down. All in in it is worth a listen.