Sing It, Sister!

Hello friends! Clare and Ellen are here to offer you some distraction in these strange times. On this special episode they discuss musical movies that are currently streaming so that you know what to watch - and what to maybe skip. Listen as Clare and Ellen find out in real-time that Funny Girl is different than Funny Face! And listen ALL the way to the end to find out how you can participate in Musical March Madness! 

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Courtesy of Brigid Brooks: 15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home (Playbill)

In this bonus episode of Sing It, SIster! Clare and Ellen do a quick recap of CATS! directly after seeing it in theaters. Was it as weird as they thought it would be? Can you have a crush on an Idris Elba cat? Can someone please get Jennifer Hudson a kleenex?! Listen for all the answers! 

Show Notes: 

"'Cats' Is The Dirty Litter Box Of The Soul," Review from NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour, December 25, 2019

"All Your Cats Questions*, Answered," by R. Eric Thomas, elle.com, December 23, 2019   *including the confusing CGI hand situation

In this seasonal episode of Sing It, Sister!, Clare and Ellen unwrap the 1954 movie musical White Christmas. Happy Holidays to our listeners!

Show Notes:

25 Surprising Things About 'White Christmas' That Even Movie Buffs Don't Know By Asher Fogle, Dec 13, 2019, goudhousekeeping.com

White Christmas, Blackface, and Minstrel Shows By Jessica Mason Dec 7th, 2019, 12:10 pm, themarysue.com

**All other research was through Wikipedia.**

BuzzFeed Holiday Quizzes:

Only Someone Obsessed With Christmas Movies Can Get At Least 7/10 On This Quiz

Which Christmas Character Are You?

Happy Halloween! On this episode of Sing It, Sister! (the last of Season 2!), Clare and Ellen discuss Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with very special guest, their Dad (aka Jim Brooks)! In addition to learning how the movie was made and discussing the amazing soundtrack, they chat about favorite scary stories and movies and dive into the spooky season! Listen at your own risk! 

(j/k it's zero percent scary)

Show notes:

20 Crazy Facts About The Making Of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Arielle Calderon, Oct. 28, 2013, buzzfeed.com

On this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss the movie musical Chicago. And…Clare doesn’t love it. But it’s still a great discussion filled with trivia about the movie, the Broadway play, AND the city of Chicago. Big takeaway? We NEED to see Kate Winslet cast in a musical, like, yesterday.

Show Notes: 

Jack Black, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly sing at the Oscars

9 Fun and Interesting Facts About Chicago, Mahwesh Fatima, May 9 2019, theculturetrip.com

Making a murderess: The true stories behind hit musical Chicago,  Nancy Pellegrini, October 29 2018, timeout.com

Ugly Prey’ Tells Story of First Woman Sentenced to Hang in Chicago, by Evan Garcia, June 21, 2017

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss Fiddler on the Roof, Ellen's second favorite musical of all time...and Clare tries to talk Ellen out of liking it. Kinda. But not really. You have to listen. L'Chaim!

Show Notes:

L’Chaim! 50 Facts About Fiddler on the Roof on the Musical’s 50th Anniversary, Broadway.com Staff, Sept. 2014

Josh Groban is Tevye in his high school production of Fiddler (found on YouTube)

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss Evita with a very special guest. You’re going to have to listen close to keep up with this one! Argentinian history, fashion, mean directors, the briefest mention of Ricky Martin, politics – this episode has is all. But one thing is the most important and if you take anything away from listening it should be MADONNA = EVITA.

Thanks to our guest, Jim Walsh!

Show Notes:

Evita: Whose Narrative Is It Anyway? - An Historian Goes to the Movies, March 2014

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss the movie musical Oklahoma! With an exclamation point! They talk about strong female characters, the new and more diverse revival that’s currently on Broadway, and how Oklahoma! changed the game for musicals.

Thanks, as always, to all the listeners and thanks especially to the donors, Jim and Brigid Brooks, Jim Walsh, Sam Robson, Kierstn Stewart, Molly Hanrahan, Annie Hanrahan and Mary Kate Traficano.

To donate, please visit: brooksbabbles.com/fundraising

Show Notes: 

How ‘Oklahoma!’ Birthed The Modern Musical, July 31, 2019, Written by Laura Stavropoulos 

Why Broadway’s Upcoming Oklahoma! Is Not Your ’Grandma’s Version’ of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic, March 18, 2019, Written by Ruthie Fierberg

On this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss the 2001 film Moulin Rouge. Can they find upsetting things about the film? Yes, they can, can, can! And they did, did, did! But they also talk about how entertaining and heartbreaking it is and how Ewan McGregor is such a talented stud. Plus, Ellen’s amazing French accent is back!

Show Notes:

15 Things You Might Not Know About Moulin Rouge! By Roger Cormier, MAY 13, 2015 on MentalFloss.com

22 Things You Didn't Know About Baz Luhrmann's 'Moulin Rouge' By Jemima Skelley, April 30, 2014 on BuzzFeed.com

Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman reveal their REAL birth names - The Graham Norton Show | BBC

Welcome to Season 2! In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss West Side Story, with special guest Brigid Brooks! Topics discussed include: catholic guilt, Marni Nixon, stage vs. screen, systemic racism, ballet dance fighting, and more. And you will not want to miss the outcome of the trivia game!

Special shout out to our wonderful sponsors: Brigid & Jim Brooks, Jim Walsh, Sam Robson, Kierstn Stewart, Molly Hanrahan, and Annie Hanrahan

To donate, please visit: brooksbabbles.com/fundraising

Show Notes: 

Remembering 'Ghost Soprano' Marni Nixon, December 28, 2016, NPR, All Things Considered

Actress Rita Moreno and Vocalist Marni Nixon, April 18, 2003, NPR, Fresh Air

Rita Moreno Re-Wore Her Gown From The 1962 Oscars Tonight, By Lauren Alexis Fisher, March 4, 2018, HarpersBazaar