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Borden: A New Musical - Exclusive interview with Special Guest Cavan K. Hendron

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Borden: A New Musical - Exclusive interview with Special Guest Cavan K. Hendron

Ghost Gossip

2025/05/26
Ghost Gossip

Ghost Gossip

2025/05/26
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In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Cavan K. Hendron, the brilliant mind behind Borden: A New Musical. Discover the creative journey behind this thrilling production, inspired by the infamous Lizzie Borden story. From writing the script to wor...

Highlights

In this compelling interview, playwright Cavan K. Hendron invites listeners into the layered world behind 'Borden: A New Musical'—a reimagining of the Lizzie Borden story that moves far beyond true-crime cliché.
08:00
Lizzie Borden was acquitted—but culture still blames her, revealing how storytelling sustains historical ambiguity
10:38
The story of Emma Borden became more compelling than Lizzie’s—shifting the musical’s focus to their sisterhood
18:32
The Lizzie Borden case was the first true-crime story broadcast on the radio
34:35
Multiple visitors experienced unexplained physical sensations—including a hand on the back in Abby Borden’s murder room and head pain—on separate visits to the house
37:14
Spirits may not choose to stay at the house in the afterlife but can come through from there because of the energy void
44:31
The Salem Witch Trials and Lizzie Borden case reflect society's fear of strong women
49:42
The show is about love, family, and murder

Chapters

How a Kentucky-born writer dared to reimagine Lizzie Borden’s story for the stage
00:00
What happened to the bond between Lizzie and Emma—and why it became the heart of the musical
10:38
Why stepping inside the Borden house changed everything about how they told the story
18:32
Was Lizzie Borden a murderer—or a woman ahead of her time fighting for autonomy?
24:04
What do disembodied voices and unexplained sensations at the Borden house really mean?
37:14
Why does society keep punishing strong women—from Salem witches to Lizzie Borden?
44:31
How love, family, and murder collide in a musical that refuses to look away
49:42

Transcript

Ashley: Warning, this podcast discusses paranormal activity and other topics some might find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Hello, hello, everybody. My name is Ashley and welcome to another episode of Ghost Gossip. Today, we have a super, supe...