Stage Rant

Season 3 is here for Stage Rant! And this time they are going straight to the Haus of Mouse. Mickey Mouse that is. This first episode in the Disney-fied season of Stage Rant is all about The Little Mermaid! The 1989 hit film that launched the Disney Renaissance as we know it today. Join your hosts Under the Sea as they talk about the parenting style of King Triton, the fabulousness of Ursula, and the over the top French-ness of Chef Louie. So grab your shell phone and listen up for a fun time you poor unfortunate souls! 

This Christmas, your hosts Adam and Joe are ready to talk all about this years Christmas Movie Musical: West Side Story (2021)! This comparison episode goes into all of the new and exciting intricacies of this spectacular remake. The moving of old songs, the new plot additions, and the best Anita we have seen! So grab some coquito and some egg nog and bundle up to this Christmas special! 

It is the end of another amazing season of Stage Rant and we are so happy to finish it out with a real heavy hitter of a movie musical, "Dear Evan Hansen". We discuss the good and the bad, the ups and the downs, and highs and lows, and really dig into if this is a good musical to movie adaptation. All of this and more in the season 2 finale of Stage Rant! 

We're back!!! After a long hiatus we are back and we are proud to finish out our discussion on the Apple TV+ series: Schmigadoon! We finish up the second half of this amazing and award worthy broadway spoofing series! Listen to how little Jane Krakowski really was utilized, how school teaches and doctors have hearts of gold and we discuss the potential future of this beloved series! 

This week on Stage Rant we're all in this together as we cover the late 2000's Disney Channel Original Movie hit, High School Musical! Your hosts cover everything from the differences between private and public schools, how downright oppressive East High seems to be, and how much of a BOP Getcha Head in the Game is. Grab your favorite fedora and bop to the top with us this week on Stage Rant! 

This week your hosts are so ACA-excited to be talking about the biggest ACA-phenomenon of the mid 2010s. Of course we are talking about Pitch Perfect! So grab your pitch flute and get ready to harmonize with your hosts this week as we talk all about this enduring musical comedic film! 

This week on Stage Rant yours hosts talk about one of the newest comedy series to hit AppleTV+, "Schmigadoon!" In this mini-rant, your hosts cover the first 3 episodes, or what they are referring to as, Act I of Schmigadoon! So grab yourself some corn puddin' and listen to this latest episode of Stage Rant! 

This week, and after a long hiatus, Adam and Joe are back to discuss Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest musical movie hit, In the Heights! Your hosts talk all about the plight of immigrants, social issues, and the amazing rhythm and beats of this musical adaption. There also might be a small cameo from Mr. Miranda himself at some point in this episode...so grab your ice cold Piragua and listen to this latest episode of Stagerant! 

This week on Stage Rant, your hosts discuss the weird, wacky, and at times disturbing Baz Luhrman film, Moulin Rouge! Listen in as they talk about the various covers, the romantic story line, and the actors who really can sing and the actors who really can't. You'll be dancing the Tango Roxanne by the time you're done listening this week!