Flop of the Heap

By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

Get excited for what's being referred to by 'industry professionals' as "Musical Science Theatre 3000," "Just the schadenfreude I needed!" and "Something to listen to instead of the president's whi

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November 07, 2022 Breakfast At Tiffany's - "A Bucket Of Ribs, A Bottle Of Corn"
Breakfast at Tiffany's- 1966 - Majestic Theatre

Music/Lyrics- Bob Merrill
Book- Edward Albee
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1h 3min
October 03, 2022 Lysistrata Jones- "Give Up Givin' It Up!"
Lysistrata Jones- Walter Kerr- 2011

Music and Lyrics- Lewis Flinn
Book- Douglas Carter Beane
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52min
May 23, 2022 Subways Are For Sleeping- "Wake up. Get Out. Go up. Cross over."
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1h 9min
February 28, 2022 Anyone Can Whistle- Part 2
Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessa

Anyone Can Whistle- 1964- The Majestic

Music and Lyrics- Stephen Sondheim
Book- Arthur Laurents
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53min
February 22, 2022 Anyone Can Whistle- Part 1
Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessa

Anyone Can Whistle- 1964- The Majestic

Music and Lyrics- Stephen Sondheim
Book- Arthur Laurents
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48min
January 17, 2022 Home Sweet Homer- Was He Guarding or Barding?
Home Sweet Homer- 1976- The Palace Theatre

This one's a real Odyssey.

Music- Mitch Leigh
Lyrics- Charles Burr and Foreman Brown
Book- Roland Kibbee and Albert Marre
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1h 5min
December 22, 2021 Smile - "Where the Hell is my Diaphragm?"
Join John and special guest Marc Tumminelli, as they discuss a pageant of a disaster. If Marla is your least favorite co-host of Flop of the Heap, this is the episode for you!

Smile- Lunt- Fontanne- 1986
Book- Howard Ashman
Music- Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics- Howard Ashman
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1h 6min
October 25, 2021 Dance of the Vampires- "I'll Show You Yours, If You Show Me Mine"
The Halloween Special No One Asked For.

Dance of the Vampires- The Minskoff Theatre- 2002
Book- David Ives and Michael Kunze
Lyrics- Jim Steinman and Don Black
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1h 3min
October 18, 2021 Triumph of Love- "Hey Mona Justa Say Cheesa"
How could a musical with so many great actors fail so miserably?

Triumph of Love- The Royal Theatre- 1998
Book- James Magruder
Composer- Jeffrey Stock
Lyrics- Susan Birkenhead
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55min
August 02, 2021 Legs Diamond- "Let Me See Your Knockers"
We're serving up a legendary flop this week! What does a flamboyant Australian pop singer have in common with a ruthless New York mobster? Aside from having a pair of legs, probably not much.

Legs Diamond- 1988- The Mark Hellinger Theatre
Music and Lyrics- Peter Allen
Book- Harvey Fierstein
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1h 11min

FAQs about Flop of the Heap:

How many episodes does Flop of the Heap have?

The podcast currently has 69 episodes available.

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