Content Warning: mentions of rape & kidnap. We Gotta Make It Through the Winter, so let's swing through Seven Brides for Seven Brothers! We talk winning and losing in social dance, Steven King novel-style plots, and vitamin-deficient decision-making. PLUS: will we see JLM in NYC?

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original London cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

What Kind of Girl is She? The kind that does an episode on [title of show], of course! We talk the value in creativity, early internet phenoms, and proposing with musical numbers. PLUS: we're still hoping for a voicemail cameo from JLM.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original Broadway cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify 

Watch: Susan Blackwell's Youtube channel, Side by Side by Susan Blackwell.

Be A Lion and pounce on this episode about The Wiz! We talk storytelling through genre, otherism in reviews, and casting teenagers. PLUS: a check-in on our favorite magic man, JLM.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original cast album: Amazon | iTunes 1978 movie album: Spotify

Moments of Happiness have arrived in the new year with our episode on Cats! We talk cat nip as plot device, audience consent, and defending a musical more than we could have anticipated. PLUS: Happy Birthday, JLM.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original Broadway cast: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

All I Ask of You is a deep breath before diving into The Phantom of the Opera! We talk bad optics, ear-wormy repetition, and the worst stage mom ever. PLUS: one of the only sighs of relief we can breathe is that JLM is not in Phantom.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original London cast recording: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

Norm Lewis & Sierra Boggess perform The Music of the Night and The Phantom of the Opera.

Your Fave is Problematic: Ep. 79. The Phantom of the Opera

And I Am Telling You it's time for Dreamgirls! We talk powerhouse female leads, non-jukebox Mowtown, and Jennifer Holliday being right. PLUS: Jimmy may fall, but JLM would make him triumphant.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original Broadway cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify Dreamgirls in Concert album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

Watch: Jennifer Holliday's Tony Awards performance of "And I Am Telling You" Read: Passing by Nella Larsen

Strange Magic is at play--it's time to roll on into Xanadu! We talk the dangers of roller skates, Chelsey's Charles Isherwood impression, and acrostic poems. PLUS: we advocate for our favorite muse, JLM.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original Broadway cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

Ya Never Know what will happen when we dive into Little Shop of Horrors! We talk the rules of mushroom foraging, life when you're endearingly pathetic, and a suggestion for a climate activist angle on the show. PLUS: why has nobody cast JLM as Audrey II? WHY???

Content Warning: brief mention of domestic abuse.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

Do You Wanna Hang? Let's jump into Be More Chill! We welcome special guest Montana to talk catchy lyrics, teenage reality, and the dangers of Mountain Dew. Plus: we'd upgrade to a JLM-voiced Squip any day.

Theme music by Cullen Vance. Check out his new album, Cullen, Vol. 1, out now!

Be More Chill original cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify Be More Chill Broadway cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify

Watch the 2019 Tony Awards parody of "Michael in the Bathroom."

No One Else understands Tara's love for this show--it's time for Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812! We talk drinking vodka in your 30s, how to make Russian lit exciting, and discover what happens when Chelsey doesn't prepare. Plus: we might be tired, but JLM never sleeps.

Theme music by Cullen Vance.

Original cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify Original Broadway cast album: Amazon | iTunes | Spotify