"A boy like that..."

Who doesn't love the chance to talk about a Spielberg musical? Friend of the pod Margaret Hall is back to talk about the 2021 remake of WEST SIDE STORY. Together, Margaret and Matt discuss and debate what works, what doesn't, what the movie's legacy is and if it's possible for financially stable people to fall in love at first sight.

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"This is the moment..."

It's all a facade. It's all in his eyes. It's all a dangerous game. It's all JEKYLL & HYDE, babyyyyyy. Cooper Howell (CATS: JELLICLE BALL) joins the Breakdown to discuss all the ways the murderous cult musical fails and yet...succeeds? Cooper and Matt can't make up their minds. Can you?

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"Silent music starts to play..."

Matt saw 3 Broadway shows. And even though it's late, he's gonna talk about them.

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"Oh my God, Patrick, COLLEGE?!"

Char the Mahi Mahi and rent some videotapes because we're talking AMERICAN PYSCHO. Fellow BPN'ers Richie Grasso and Jeff Malone (Half Hour) join the Breakdown to discuss the concepts of success, goodness, and what it means to be human. They also go on for a LONG time about defining your personality over the love of one show...does Matt know anything about that?

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Matt reviews YELLOW FACE, THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE and GROUNDED at the Met (most of it).

And a conversation about loss and remembrance within the theatre community.

Some Mentioned Links:

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"ALL THE BALDWINS ARE DEAD?!"

It's the launch of the new Grab Bag series and we're starting off with a bang: SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT. Frequent Breakdown guest Marcus Scott comes back to talk with Matt about all the ways this movie is a perfect musical masterpiece. The two also talk about the dangers of censorship, the need for accountability and how this movie has one of the best depictions of a toxic relationship. It's long, it's meandering, it's filthy. Get into it!

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It's time...

Matt makes a MAJOR announcement about the development of his play and 6-Time-Tony-Nominee Chad Beguelin (ALADDIN, THE PROM, ELF) stops by to discuss his new book SHOWMANCE...and other Broadway things.

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"Numbers are so HARD..."

The week before a big announcement, and two weeks before the start of GRAB BAG, Matt takes a look at the Broadway grosses for the week ending 9/15 and tries to help you and himself understand them. Let's gab!

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"Who's it gonna be...?"

The 2024-2025 Season has BEGUN. And friend of the pod Robbie Rozelle is HERE to discuss it!

In a few weeks, we begin "Grab Bag"! Make sure to join the DIscord in order to submit your questions and concerns for future episodes: https://discord.gg/jez6sDwB

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You submitted the shows and movie musicals you wanted Broadway Breakdown to discuss and now the winners are here and ready to be announced!! Find out what the rest of 2024 has in store for the pod!

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