Musical Theatre Fever Dream in our Little Show of Horrors

LGBT+ Family & Games Community Podcast

This week we are joined by a very special guest, Edward Miskie, newly published author of Cancer, Musical Theatre, & Other Chronic Illnesses. Edward is celebrating his 10 year cancer free anniversary of a rare, aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Edward talks to us about his journey with cancer, musical theater, and other random topics. We are also joined by Hela, Scythe, and another guest and CHAOS ensues (editing nightmare, but a fun time all the same).
Make sure to nab your copy of Musical Theatre, and Other Chronic Illnesses available at Barnes & Noble, Walmart, AppleBooks, and anywhere you buy books. SPOILER ALERT - the book is great and filled with dark and light humor all around.
Link to Book: https://bit.ly/3Gkm1VD
Disclaimer: You do not need to know or like musical theatre to cry-laugh your way through the indecencies of this book!
Currently, this manuscript is being adapted into a musical TV series ala Crazy Ex-Girlfriend or Zoey's Extrordinary Playlist.
Find Edward Online:
Website: https://www.edwardmiskie.com/author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdwardMiskie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edwardmiskie/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@edwardmiskie
Book Synopsis:
In this fantasy, non-fiction, funny-as-cancer-can-be musical theatre fever dream fueled by chemo, alcohol, sex, & heartbreak you will experience the honest, raw & oftentimes hilarious view of Edward, as he navigates his way through the painful realities of being a full-time cancer patient - indecencies, heartbreaks, wins, shenanigans & more. With no choice but to watch as his relationships, career & life disintegrate before his eyes on the wings of a themed musical montage, Edward faces hard truths, dehumanizing situations, & death, all while scores of nurses & doctors carelessly belt & fan-kick in his face.
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Chapters

1. Musical Theatre Fever Dream in our Little Show of Horrors (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:02)

3. Cancer, Musical Theatre & Other Chronic Illnesses (00:01:00)

4. Claiming Agency (00:03:00)

5. Doctors and LGBT+ Topics (00:09:17)

6. Experience of Writing the Book (00:12:40)

7. The Screenplay (00:17:33)

8. Self Validation (00:21:32)

9. Party in the Cancer Ward (00:25:16)

10. CHAOS Begins - Scythe629 Joins the Show (00:31:00)

11. Make Your Own Things (00:31:55)

12. Money, Money, Money (00:33:34)

13. Looking Back With Kinder Eyes (00:37:03)

14. Dating Apps (00:38:22)

15. Jennifer Coolidge Adjacent (00:40:15)

16. FEED ME, Seymour (00:41:45)

17. Commercialization of Theatre (00:47:35)

18. How the Book Was Named (00:51:11)

19. Dad Jokes The Musical (00:52:43)

20. TikTok in Theatre Industry (00:54:27)

21. Fainting and Falling (01:03:16)

22. Food Fights Back in Your 30s (01:13:09)

23. Diversity in Theatre (01:14:10)

24. Streaming Theatre (01:20:42)

25. Wrapping Up (01:33:29)