In an unexpected twist, the Broadway Babies have started a new season during these weird ass times we are in: Not Another QuaranTEEN movie: reviewing movies about teenage coming-of-age bands! Join Alex and Daisha this week as they stroll down memory lane with 2001’s live-action "Josie and the Pussycats"! There will be jokes, there will be poor fashion choices, there will be pop rock. We hope you think this movie is as iconic as we do! Stay safe!

Where to watch: Hulu (via Cinemax) | Amazon 

• "Josie and the Pussycats" theme song*
• “3 Small Words"
• “Pretend to Be Nice” 
• “You’re a Star”

Performed by Josie and the Pussycats

Music by Babyface, Adam Duritz, Adam Schlesinger, Dave Gibbs and more!

*(Theme song by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera and Hoyt Curtin)

Distributed by Sony Music Soundtrax and Playtone Records.

• JATP was ahead of its time and has a cult following of millennials.
• Here’s a “fun fact” Buzzfeed listicle! 
• That Ebert review we talked about.
• A replica of the thoughts going through Alex and Daisha’s mind while watching this movie https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/67-thoughts-we-had-while-watching-josie-and-the-pussycats
• Info on the 2016 comics  reboot!

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Beloved Listeners, we are back, stuck in the house, spiraling mentally, and better than ever! The Broadway Babies are interrupting your regularly scheduled social media scrolling to honor a very special creative who left us too soon: THE Adam Schlesinger. Join us in a special episode covering the 1996 teen band comedy (this is a made-up genre) “That Thing You Do” featuring Schlesinger’s ear worm of a title song that kept our toes tapping each time we heard it. Alex and Daisha wish all of their listeners health and happiness as we all cope with the effects of COVID-19 around the world. Stay safe and healthy, and they hope their goofy asses can bring a little levity into your lives during these heavy times. 

Where to watch: Hulu (via Cinemax) | YouTube

• “That Thing You Do” performed by The Wonders

Music by Adam Schlesinger 

Distributed by 20th Century Fox

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• So this happened right after recording….
• NPR remembering Schlesinger
• Link to the Artist Relief Fund
• Link to the Artist Relief Tree

Arrr ya ready, listeners?! This week, we're heading under the sea to the cartoon paradise of Bikini Bottom to talk about the TV airing of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" musical. Featuring a hunky, bendy leading man, this isn't your regular theme-park show, either — we're talking fun and funky thrift store costumes, pool noodles for kelp, and jellyfish made of umbrellas. We've got (almost) nothing but good things to say about this original take on the modern Nickelodeon classic...five...hours...later.

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

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• Playbill article about the live broadcast 
• Everybody loves Ethan!
• Ethan Slater not singing Spongebob 
• Looolll this laugh tutorial 
• Plankton as Emcee

Happy New Queers! How crazy it's been we've been doing this damn thing for two full years now? To start the year off with a bang or two, we're talking more "Frozen" this week, today all about the new-ish sequel to the 2013 animated smash. Our thoughts? We do keep saying we liked it, but there are lots of points to be made about Elsa's continuing gay sub-narrative, the film's maybe-too-tidy themes of reparations and mixed heritage, and how much more mature this story felt this go-around. Let us know your thoughts on "Frozen 2"! 

Soundtrack: iTunes | Amazon | Spotify

• More on how Disney Animated Studios and the "Frozen 2" creative team worked with the Sami people in an official capacity. 
• Check out Brendon Urie & Panic's official cover of "Into the Unknown"...in the same damn key, this hoe!
• Meanwhile, it's fun to watch this music producer react to Idina's version.
• This article saying "Into the Unknown" isn't the best song in the film...hard disagree, but Vox makes a lot of comparisons to the score of "Wicked," which we didn't have time for. And mentions the bonus tracks, which are great.

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It's Yule tidings once again, listeners, so the Broadway Babies have a special, appropriately festive episode this Xmas — Disney's runaway 2013 blockbuster "Frozen," or alternatively titled: "Gloves and Accidents." Part classic Snow Queen fairy tale and part coming-of-age story of two very different sisters, this movie is bursting with catchy music, gorgeous 3-D animation, hilarious side characters and the Mouse's attempts at making up for past...let's say choices. We'll talk about if they succeeded, how this winter's tale turned into a phenomenon and where they can go from here.

Soundtrack: iTunes | Amazon | Spotify

Film: iTunes | Amazon | Disney Plus

• The “wickedly talented” …. Adele Dazeem
• More on the Frozen merch shortages from 2014.
• The Ice Hotel in Quebec City
• Coco Peru gives a better "Frozen" plot summary than we could ever dream of.
• If you're interested in the Broadway production, here's a good showcase of how it's different enough from the movie. Tickets are available for the touring production.

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Because we're honestly very ready to move on from the Big Apple, we're giving you a two-for-one episode about the latter two shows we spent the rest of our New York trip seeing (most of...). "The Inheritance" by Matthew Lopez is an emotional story that examines, maybe a little clumsily and excessively, what it means to be a gay man in present-day New York, inspired by "Howard's End" by E.M. Forster. Does it succeed as a new addition to the canon of "epic gay theatre"?

And on our last day together, we got just a little touch of star quality listening to Solea Pfeiffer belt the living hell out of the title role in the City Center production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice favorite, "Evita." Joined by a talented bunch of supporting actors and a killer ensemble, let's break down what changes made this one stand out from all the others.

• Tickets for "The Inheritance" available here. 
• Highlights from "Evita" at City Center.
• And we found this "Rainbow High" clip online, too...shhh don't tell anyone. Listen to how she ends the first song!

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Woo LAWD. Here we go, our big 50th episode! The Broadway Babies dove head-first into their first play of our podcast, as part of our Broadway Babies Take Manhattan Tour. Join Alex and Daisha as they navigate the psychosexual minefields, major surprises and even their own personal struggles in the polarizing new Broadway play "Slave Play." (We do discuss spoiler details about this uncomfortable saga of three interracial couples, so proceed with caution!)

*This episode does feature a lot of discussion about slavery, violence and sexual behaviors, often simultaneously. We try to stay mostly lighthearted, much like the play itself, but these can be heavy themes regardless. So if this is a subject you're sensitive about, here's fair warning about that, as well.*

Play by Jeremy O. Harris Directed by Robert O'Hara

• White women? Getting offended at being called out? Groundbreaking. (But honestly, kind of the play's intention.)
• If you're interested in the idea of generational trauma and historical legacy...Y'all need to watch HBO's "Watchmen," too.

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Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry when this dark revival comes around. Hello listeners! The Broadway Babies had a small stint in the Big Apple and have a whole line up of Broadway plays and musicals to chat about with you! First on the list is the revival that stole our hearts (and the "Best Revival of a Musical" Tony): Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Alex and Daisha will discuss the complicated emotions that resulted from watching this revised version of a Golden Age favorite! 

Soundtrack: iTunes | Amazon | Spotify

• Official site
• Daisha really likes the NY Times article on it
• WOOF. Tell us how you really feel, Rex Reed
• Variety has some opinions too!

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Could it be? Yes, it could. Something's coming, something good: A new episode!!! Hello Sharks and Jets, the Broadway Babies are headed to the West Side to review an adaptation of one of the most well-known stories ever told: Romeo and Juliet. Bernstein's "West Side Story" grabs ahold of racial and socioeconomic disparities of poor folks in a neighborhood and mixes them with Shakespearean tragedy to create this masterpiece that is still relevant today. Alex and Daisha will discuss the plot, production history, Bernstein's musical daring, and would it be an episode of Broadway Babies if Stephen Sondheim weren't in the mix somewhere? Do you love this musical classic? Tell us why on Facebook or Twitter!

Soundtrack: iTunes | Amazon | Spotify

Film: YouTube | Amazon | iTunes

• "Jets Song," performed by Russ Tamblyn
• "Maria," by Jim Bryant
• "America," by Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, the Sharks 
• "I Feel Pretty," by Marni Nixon, Yvonne Othon, Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya 
• "I Have a Love," by Marni Nixon and Betty Wand

• A lil WSS history... 
• And the DRAMA
• Info about dubbing in Hollywood 
• Super amazing gender-bent performance of "I Feel Pretty"
• Jeremy Jordan is bae and sings the shit out of "Maria"
• Some music analysis, if ya want it
• Rita talking about brownface
• Rita Moreno's Oscars dress in 1962 AND 2018!
• One of Daisha's favorite things: Cher playing all the roles in WSS. 
• A little bit of another icon, Chita Rivera, singing Anita.
• Chita on Rita: Interviewers asking Chita what she things about Rita Moreno starring as Anita instead of her. 

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Happy Halloween, fellow slayers! We are celebrating the day AND ending our sPoOkY musical season with a bang...or a fang in this case. Join Alex, Daisha, and the Scooby Gang as they all embark on the TV show musical episode that started it all: “Once More, with Feeling,” from Joss Whedon’s cult series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"! Alex and Daisha gush over the show and its the concept, as well as break down the episode, and share our thoughts about the music and how it was executed. Now sit back, relax, and binge on expensive candy you pretended to buy for the trick-or-treaters and enjoy the show! It'll give you something to sing about!

Cast recording: YouTube | Amazon | Spotify

Episode: YouTube | Amazon | Hulu (entire series with subscription)

• "Going Through the Motions," performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar
• "I'll Never Tell," by Emma Caulfield and Nicholas Brendon
• "Under Your Spell," by Amber Benson
• "Walk Through the Fire," by the cast of "Buffy TVS"

• The season DVD's behind-the-scenes of this episode!
• Before any of you other nerds ask, yes there is sheet music for this episode, and we've found it all for you!
• We didn't have much time to talk about Buffy studies, but check out more info on the rise of “Buffy” as a field of academic study 
• This year's EW cast reunion!!! 
• Super detailed blog post about the epi.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar as the damsel not-so-in-distress  of another “Scooby Gang”
• SMG on how she almost got dubbed!
• If you loved this, you'll probably also fall for Whedon’s next musical project, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog.”
• Not required viewing, but if you wanna watch "OMWF" live, The Duplex piano bar did an amazing live show last year and FILMED IT.

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