36 Questions (podcast musical)

36 Questions is a 2017 podcast musical with music and lyrics by Chris Littler and Ellen Winter, with sound design by Joel Raabe. It follows the story of an estranged husband and wife trying to reconnect over the 36 Questions That Lead to Love, which were a part of a psychological study that explores intimacy.[1] Released in three 50-minute acts, the three episodes were released by Two-Up Productions on July 10, July 24, and August 7, respectively, and it stars Jonathan Groff and Jessie Shelton.[2]

Musical numbers
Act I
  • "Hear Me Out" – Judith
  • "One Thing" – Jase and Judith
  • "Natalie Cook" – Judith and Jase
  • "Judith Ford" – Jase
  • "For the Record" – Jase and Judith
Act II
  • "We Both" – Jase and Judith
  • "Our Word – Judith
  • "A Better Version" – Judith
  • "Reality" – Jase
Act III
  • "Answer 36" – Judith
  • "Listen Back" – Jase
  • "Attachment" – Jase
  • "The Truth" – Jase and Judith

Characters
  • Judith Ford - Jase's estranged wife, who lied about her name when she met Jase, using the name Natalie Cook, which she used throughout the two years of their relationship. Despite lying about her identity, she loves Jase and attempts to save their relationship by using the 36 Questions.
  • Jase Connolly - Judith's estranged husband, who was under the impression that Judith was called Natalie Cook for their entire relationship. After finding out that 'Natalie' was actually called Judith and had faked her identity for the entirety of their relationship, he leaves without saying goodbye, leaving his wedding ring on the kitchen counter and going to his childhood home. He has two mothers and a brother.

Production

Skip Bronkie and Zack Akers of Two-Up Productions, the same company behind Limetown, approached Littler and Winter with the parameters of the plot.[3][4] Littler and Winter dismissed the podcast trope of having an external narrator early in the production process, deciding instead to loop the two singers’ voices into harmonies to avoid the need for a chorus.[5] In place of a narrator, each episode exists as a series of voice memos that Judith records on her phone.

References
  1. Jones, Daniel (January 9, 2015). "The 36 Questions That Lead to Love (Published 2015)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. Locker, Melissa (August 2, 2017). "Move over Hamilton – it's time for 36 Questions, the first ever musical podcast". The Guardian. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. Fierberg, Ruthie (August 6, 2017). "How Two Unknown Composers Got Jonathan Groff to Star in Their Podcast Musical". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  4. Quah, Nicholas (July 7, 2017). "36 Questions Defines the Concept of the Podcast Musical". Vulture. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  5. Soloski, Alexis (July 21, 2017). "This Podcast Is a Love Story, for Your Ears Only (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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