Jill Sobule. (Photo by Eric McNatt)
American Theatre is proud to be the venue for Theatrical Mustang, an independently produced podcast from actor-writer-activist Woodzick. Each month they’ll carry listeners interviews with unbridled expertise and cultural trailblazers from throughout the nation.
This month Woodzick interviews singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ icon Jill Sobule, who has simply opened her autobiographical present F*uck7thGrade at New York City’s wild challenge. In the present, for which she wrote the music and Liza Birkenmeier wrote the script, Sobule chronicles her rise to pop music stardom along with her track “I Kissed A Girl.” Part coming-out get together for Jill, half cheeky dare to music trade executives, the track launched onto the Billboard Top 20 and have become a bona fide hit. What occurred after that uncovered the misogyny and homophobia of the recording trade, and made Jill strike the track that made her well-known from her set lists. Ultimately it took Jill many years to play “I Kissed a Girl” once more. That is simply one of many journeys she traces in her new musical, and retraces with Woodzick on this episode.
You may also take heed to the episode right here.
The Theatrical Mustang podcast is edited by CJ Higgins (they/them). Music by The Morgens utilizing Citizen DJ Project, Library of Congress, National Jukebox.
This podcast is devoted to the reminiscence of Barton Cole, who coined the phrase “Theatrical Mustang.”
You can take heed to episodes 1-138 of the Theatrical Mustang Podcast by visiting https://theatricalmustang.podbean.com. Email the podcast at theatricalmustang@gmail.com or ship a tweet to @TheatricalM.
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