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It's Eggs! This week Jess & Andrew are joined by the endlessly charming Katie Lynch from Backstage Bite to talk about "Something Rotten." In this episode they talk about the lyrics, how the jokes are constructed, why high schoolers hate Shakespeare, and whether or not Jess is a snob. It's a fun show and an awesome time was had by all.

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Six inches forward and five inches back! This week Jess & Andrew cover John Cameron Mitchell's masterpiece "Hedwig & the Angry Inch." The duo talk about it's frank depiction of a botched sex change operation, the amazing music, and the adaptation to film and how the metaphorical elements innate in the content translates. It's a blast to listen to, so tune in.

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It's our time! This week Jess & Andrew are joined by composer Adam Wachter to talk about Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along." Topics that are covered include Stephen Sondheim's self confidence and god complex, Adam Wachter's film career, how Jess, Andrew, and Adam all discuss who they most relate to, Jess finally reveals his sexuality, and Andrew questions why the musical was told backwards in the first place.

It's a rip-roaring good time!

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Hello Again! This week Jess & Andrew cover Michael John LaChiusa's Song Cycle Hello Again-- with a specific eye to Tom Gustafson's 2017 film adaptation of the same name.

It's a rip-roaring good time where the duo talk about a lot of frank sexual acts-- so be warned.

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Sometimes you have to be a little bit Naughty with Musicals with Cheese! This week Jess & Andrew are joined by a special guest: Brent Black aka Brentalfloss to cover Tim Minchin's Musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Matilda"

The Trio discuss the proper lyrical writing, the quality of the musical's main villain Miss Trunchbull, the quality of child actors, the placement of certain songs and whether they are necessary, and how awesome the staging of the musical is. It's a fun time, so give it a listen.

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This is a very special episode we've got here. This week Jess & Andrew are joined by Tony Goldmark of Some Jerk with a Camera, as they discuss four live musical performances currently at Disneyland: Frozen at the Hyperion, Beauty & the Beast/Tangled at the Royal Theatre, and Mickey & The Magical Map. Topics included in this episode include whether or not Gaston is an incel, the history of the Royal Theatre, the upcoming Frozen sequel, how remarkable Disneyland really is, and much much more. It's an episode not to be missed!

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We're Alive, We're Alive, we are SO alive! This week Jess & Andrew cover Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt's 2008 rock musical "Next to Normal." The duo covers the musicals history, representation of the medical science, musical representation, and somehow they talk about Shaggy from Scooby Doo. It's really one crazy fun episode that is not to be missed.

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This week Jess & Andrew are once more joined by the incredible Elisa Hansen to talk about Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera-- Love Never Dies. They talk about the missteps in the creation of the show, the god-awful music, and the overall baffling choices made in creating this unneeded sequel.

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