My Imaginary Broadway Friend

In our season finale, we take apart every musical episode of Riverdale—that is until a certain friend-turned-foe makes a long-awaited appearance.   cw: cults, violence, murder

In an attempt to stay on the cutting edge of relevance, we're reviewing the "In The Heights" movie...two months after it came out. 

Join Charles Dickens on one of his night walks through London as we look into Oliver! The Musical, and its ill-fated Disney adaptation, Oliver & Company.   cw: violence against women, antisemitism

Does the perfect musical exist? We certainly think it does, and it goes by the name of Sweeney Todd. Special shoutout to Beadle Bamford's soaring soprano.  cw: murder, sexual assault, general violence and gore

Let us entertain you with a detailed deep-dive of Gypsy*, the musical based on the life of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee and the stage mom to end all stage moms. cw: emotional parental abuse *The word "gypsy" has historically been used as a derogatory slur against the Romani people, and is only used here to denote the proper noun of the musical's title and the person it is based on. 

This week, Wes and Elizabeth dive into the world of "Ghost", the 1990 movie that captured the hearts and clay-stained hands of audiences across America; and its 2011 musical adaptation that only ran for 136 performances.  Guest starring: Evan Pack as himself cw: racist stereotypes, murder, violence against women

This week, Wes and Elizabeth tumble into the wild world of cheerleading, something they're definitely both experts on. If you grew up watching reruns of the Bring It On movies on the ABC channel, this one's for you. 

To the creative team behind the sequel "Funny Lady", we're so sorry to have to rain on your parade. cw: brief mention of suicide, anti-semitism

Yes, you read that title correctly. This week we are reviewing the 2008 cult classic goth rock opera horror film Repo! The Genetic Opera. Will we make it through with our faces intact? Tune in to find out!   cw: sexual assualt, drug use, gore, self harm, suicide, domestic violence, gratuitous violence against women

Not long ago, a musical theatre demigod came to Elizabeth's apartment from the realm of the gods. You probably didn't hear about it. It wasn't very important. 

When the stodgy loafers go away, DREAMWORK comes out to play! Join us for this very special episode where DREAMWORK, the demi-demon of waking nightmares, fills in for Wes, who is taking a nap!   cw: transphobia 

Get out your wattpads, because boy oh boy do we have an enemies-to-lovers fanfic for you! (but not really, because Henry and Eliza don't belong together)

Today we're celebrating nine people's favorite thing on our very nine-people's-favorite-thing podcast: [title of show]! Note: if this is actually your favorite show, please let us know! We are desperately trying to find the nine people. 

If the previous 36 episodes didn't do it, this is definitely the one that will turn away our entire Gen Z audience. Spoiler alert: we don't love this musical!   cw: derogatory slurs toward women, underage sexting 

It's 2008, and you're slow dancing with your crush at the roller rink to "Falling Slowly"—the hit song from a little Irish movie that would one day become a Tony-winning Broadway sensation. It's our "Once" episode!

Do you love music from the 1960s and nothing else? Well boy oh boy have we got the musical for you!  (aka Elizabeth and Wes stan Carole King and Jessie Mueller and nothing else)

Okay, so this isn't our Wicked episode. But wouldn't you also love to hear us pick apart an old movie from the 1960s and its accompanying musical adaptation? Content warning: extreme physical and sexual violence against women; suicide

Welcome to the Renaissance, where everything is new and Wes and Elizabeth don\'t have that much to say about it. What can we say? This musical does its job. \r\n  \r\n No content warnings for this episode, but Elizabeth\'s audio is a little funky so apologies to your ears. \r\n

We\'re taking a break from our regularly-ish scheduled Broadway-themed programming to bring you the first episode of \"Green Eggs... and Man?\"—a new podcast by the (non-demigod) Weston Scott and the (non-demigod) Adam Niemann!\r\n When Adam found out he was going to be a dad, he called his best friend, Wes, to help conquer the most essential parental task: the bedtime story! Each week, they read a single page of Dr. Seuss\' Green Eggs and Ham to deem if it is appropriate for a newborn baby. They traverse complex thoughts such as the Hero\'s Journey, solipsism, and Sex and the City—until the book starts to gain a mind of its own!\r\n

The year is 2004: you\'ve got your Vote for Pedro shirt, you\'re elbows-deep in Livestrong bracelets, and everyone is singing along to Green Day\'s \"American Idiot\". This week, Wes and Elizabeth pick apart this iconic album and the Broadway musical it eventually became. CW: substance abuse, war, suicide.\r\n