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By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow
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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr. & John Dempsey
Book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg & Richard Maltby, Jr.
Directed by Frank Galati
Starring Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Fraser, Linda Balgord, Marcus Chait, Jeff McCarthy & William Youmans
Opened on Broadway April 5, 2007.
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Joseph Stein
Revisions by David Thompson
Directed by Gene Saks
Starring Teresa Stratas, Larry Kert, Lonny Price, Judy Kuhn, Terrence Mann & Dick Latessa
Opened on Broadway August 21, 1986.
Marla & John read some listener mail and go off on several random tangents in this very special bonus episode!!!!
John & Marla break down the unmitigated disaster that was the Peggy Lee musical.
Music by Paul Horner
Lyrics by Peggy Lee
Book by Peggy Lee (originally by William Luce)
Also featuring songs by Johnny Mercer, Joe McCoy, Richard Rodgers and Lieber & Stoller.
Directed by Robert Drivas, replaced by Cy Coleman
Starring Peggy Lee
Opened on Broadway December 14, 1983.
Special Guest Host Connor McAndrews joins John to discuss this titanic Broadway flop!
Music by Nöel Coward
Lyrics by Nöel Coward
Book by Nöel Coward
Direction by Nöel Coward
Poster Design by Nöel Coward
Casting by Nöel Coward
Re-casting by Nöel Coward
Starring Elaine Stritch (and some other people).
Opened on Broadway October 3, 1961
John & Marla discuss the short-lived sequel to 'Bye Bye Birdie' in this tribute episode to the late Chita Rivera.
Music by Charles Strouse.
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Book by Michael Stewart
Directed, Choreographed (and Conceived!) by Joe Layton
Starring Chita Rivera, Donald O'Connor, Maria Karnilova, Marcel Forestieri, Robin Morse, Evan Seplow, Jeb Brown & Lynda Ferguson
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by George Abbott & Robert Russell
Opened on Broadway May 11, 1965
Music by Cyril Orandel
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Book by Wolf Mankowitz
Opened on Broadway October 4, 1965
John & Marla read listener mail, ask each other flop trivia and generally bitch about the Sweeney Todd revival stunt casting.
Guest host Connor McAndrews joins Marla AND John to discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber's spooky Victorian flop: THE WOMAN IN WHITE.
Spooky Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Spooky Lyrics by David Zippel
Spooky Book by Charlotte Jones
Spookily Directed by Trevor Nunn
Starring Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Adam Brazier & Ron Bohmer.
Opened on Broadway November 17, 2005.
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