# Death, Dreams & Other Backstage Disasters

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Podcast: [Rachel  Lawson's The Magicians Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rachel-lawson-s-the-magicians-podcast-6799675)
Published: 2026-05-31T12:44:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/rachel-lawsons-the-magicians-podcast/episodes/death-dreams-other-backstage-disasters
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## Resource

Step behind the red velvet curtains and into a world where magic, music, and mortality collide. Death, Dreams & Other Backstage Disasters follows Fred Alexander — illusionist, sorcerer, and the secret King of Death — as he tries to survive a live stage show filled with dream‑songs, cosmic mishaps, and catastrophic backstage chaos. With Ana singing of eternal love, Lance wrestling with destiny (and his stomach), Sandy weaving dream‑logic into melody, and Dante the stage manager barely holding the universe together, every performance teeters between brilliance and disaster. From dreamscapes to dressing rooms, from the underworld to the wings, this is a story where nothing is just an act — and every song reveals a truth. ✨ Dreams are never what they seem. Death is never offstage. And backstage… anything can happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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