BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast

BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast


Episode 71 – Phantoms of the Opera

May 25, 2020

In this live episode, Cody and Chris help raise money for Laughing Pig Theatre by sharing famous (and some not-so-famous) theatre hauntings. In his first story, Cody talks about the infamous ghost that inspired the uber famous musical, The Phantom of the Opera. Then, Chris brings it local and discusses the ghosts - including a cute purring cat - that inhabit the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix. Next, Cody talks about Soul Invictus, a local “haunt” (where Chris actually performed) that housed a ghost that messed with props. Finally, Chris tells about the spirits in what is said to be the most haunted theatre in the world: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Creep of the Week takes us to a haunted theatre in Torrington, Connecticut. This week’s drinks are Prince Ali’s Fabulous Tea, and Odd Lot red wine.


Advisory: 0:00s-0:12s
Intro Music: 0:12s-0:34s
Topic: 0:34s-3:52m
Drinks: 3:52m-5:55m
History: 5:55m-10:45m
The Paris Opera House: 10:45m-18:20m 
Orpheum Theatre: 18:20m-23:55m
Sol Invictus: 23:55m-32:00m
Drury Lane: 32:00m-37:45m
Skeptic: 37:45m-41:40m
Believer: 41:40m-44:10m
Creep of the Week: 44:10m-47:04m
Sign Off: 47:04m-48:18m
Outro Music: 48:18m-48:31m

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Links:

History-
https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2013/03/theatre-ghost-light-superstitions.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_light_(theatre)

Paris Opera House-
https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/08/26/unmasking-the-parisian-phantom-of-the-opera/
https://www.bustle.com/p/the-phantom-of-the-opera-is-based-on-a-book-from-1910-that-has-important-lesson-about-toxic-masculinity-8454817
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-novel-Phantom-of-the-Opera-based-upon-a-true-story

Orpheum Theatre-
http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/companies/orpheum-theatre/
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/ghostly-guests-at-the-orpheum-theater
https://kjzz.org/content/211792/phoenix-orpheum-sets-spooky-scene-ghost-tour
https://kjzz.