Season 2, Episode 5: Behind every summer is a community that keeps Fire Island alive. This episode explores the history of the beloved Pines Pantry through the eyes of its iconic Pantry Girls, alongside the volunteer firefighters of The Pines and Cherry Grove who protect the island from fires, hurricanes, beach erosion, and an uncertain future.
VIDEO: THE HELP Gets Musical Treatment!
In celebration of awards season, Jon and Al Kaplan have released a new video for their song "Eat My S**t" from their musical spoof of THE HELP. Singing in the video is Octavia Spencer performed by Lucretia T. Williams and Bryce Dallas Howard performed by Stephanie Koenig.
Check it out below!
Jon and Al Kaplan wrote the acclaimed SILENCE! THE MUSICAL as well as CONAN the BARBARIAN: THE MUSICAL. This follows a series of single web videos such as Conan the Barbarian, Junior High School Musical, and RoboCop the Musical.
The Help is a 2011 drama film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name. The film is an ensemble piece about a young white woman, Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, and her relationship with two black maids during Civil Rights era America in the early 1960s. Skeeter is a journalist who decides to write a controversial book from the point of view of the maids (known as the Help), exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families.
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