Broadway Breakdown

By Matt Koplik

Matt Koplik is the most opinionated, foul-mouthed, and passionate theatre geek with access to a mic. Every week, Matt and a guest explore Broadway history by diving into the careers of the artists who... more

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Broadway Breakdown episodes:

May 29, 2025 The Tony Awards: Myths and Trends
"Ever hear about...?"

Matt goes through the last couple of decades of winners to debunk and clarify some ol' Tony Awards myths...as well as discover some trends! Take a listen and win your Tony pool!

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1h 54min
May 22, 2025 West End Shows/London Trip (w/ Mom!)
BIG NEWS! MATT GOT A NEW MIC! But he isn't quite sure if he's figured it out yet. So be patient this episode.

Oh! And Matt went to London again with his mom and sister! Matt's mom joins for the first half to discuss their London adventures as well as the 5 shows they took in while staying in Fitzrovia for the week:

-The Comedy About Spies, Oliver!, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, My Neighbour Totoro, and Dear England. It's a fun time!

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1h 46min
May 15, 2025 Ranking All 42 Broadway Shows This Season (42-23)
And episode so long...we have to split it in two!

Matt saw Every. Single. Broadway. Show. This. Season. And my God is he gonna do the Lord's work and rank it all for you. Because why the F**K NOT?! Enjoy Part 1!

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2h 42min
May 15, 2025 Ranking All 42 Broadway Shows This Season (22-1)
And just like that...we finished!

Matt wraps up his *unofficial* ranking of every Broadway show for the 2024-2025 Broadway Season. Was it worth it???

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2h 31min
May 08, 2025 Matt Reviews REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES, OLD FRIENDS and DEAD OUTLAW
And a few other shows, actually...

Matt saw a whole bunch of stuff. Not just what's in the title. He also saw WONDERFUL TOWN at Encores, the final performance of ZORBA at J2 Spotlight and had a second viewing of DEATH BECOMES HER. It's a lot! Maybe he said some coherent things? Let's see!

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TIME STAMPS (give or take, based on commercials):

Wonderful Town/Zorba: 6:00

Real Women Have Curves: 34:00

Death Becomes Her 2.0/Old Friends/Dead Outlaw: 1:04:00
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1h 44min
May 01, 2025 Tony Nominations are Here!!! (2025) w/ The Theater Lovers
"Where's the pudding at?!"

The 2025 Tony nominations have arrived! And boy are there THOUGHTS. Joining Matt is Breakdown friends Rachael and Will Anderson aka The Theater Lovers!! Listen to their thoughts on the whole slew of nominations, Taylor Swift lore, and a new series of movies Matt plans to make. Enjoy!

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2h 41min
April 29, 2025 2025 Tony Nominations: FInal Predictions
'Cause why the f**k not?! Let's be bold and brave with the Tony nominations before the big announcement day!

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1h 31min
April 28, 2025 Matt Reviews FLOYD COLLINS, PIRATES! & JUST IN TIME
"This is IT!"

Matt saw SOOOO much Broadway this week, he couldn't fit it all into one episode. So, he's chosen to cover LCT's revival of FLOYD COLLINS, Roundabout's revisal of PIRATES and 54 Below's...sorry, Broadway's JUST IN TIME. Listen! Discuss!

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1h 32min
April 24, 2025 2025 Tony Noms: Listener Predictions
"And what do YOU think of pudding?"

Matt scans the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel to get a sense of what listeners feel are likely to get nominated at the 2025 Tony Awards. And the responses are something!!

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1h 9min
April 19, 2025 Matt Saw Broadway's Expensive Shows, But...
...were they worth it?

Matt went and saw GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, STRANGER THINGS, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK and OTHELLO and talks briefly about all of them, but more importantly what their very existence means for Broadway. Plus! Two Off-Broadway musicals that might've restored his faith. *Might* have.

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1h 14min

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