The Broadway Babies are back to the dirty streets of the Paris slums, in our second take on the classic, iconic, epic musical "Les Misérables." This week, we're hot-taking the 2012 movie musical, featuring plenty of Hollywood's biggest stars, out in the darkness. So let's hear the people sing the songs of angry men — in close-up and with mostly improper vocal technique! Also, bonus surprise: Later this week, we'll also be posting on our Facebook page our video recording of this episode, which will be shown during a fundraising livestream by the Gaslight Theatre in Enid, Oklahoma!   Where to watch: Netflix   Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original lyrics by Alain Boublil, English version by Herbert Kretzmer   Show Notes  Behind the scenes of the movie filming, including the set design, the costuming and filming, where you see there were other cameras used in scenes besides close-ups...    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

The Broadway Babies are back to the dirty streets of the Paris slums, in our second take on the classic, iconic, epic musical "Les Misérables." This week, we're hot-taking the 2012 movie musical, featuring plenty of Hollywood's biggest stars, out in the darkness. So let's hear the people sing the songs of angry men — in close-up and with mostly improper vocal technique! Also, bonus surprise: Later this week, we'll also be posting on our Facebook page our video recording of this episode, which will be shown during a fundraising livestream by the Gaslight Theatre in Enid, Oklahoma! Where to watch: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70244167" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix</a> Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original lyrics by Alain Boublil, English version by Herbert Kretzmer   Show Notes <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_lFp6nZkq0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Behind the scenes</a> of the movie filming, including the set design, the costuming and filming, where you see there were other cameras used in scenes besides close-ups...</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bwaybabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 72: "Les Misérables," 2012

There's always time for a song for the Broadway Babies! This week, we're going to keep looking at the wild AF hellscape corner of the internet with another fever-dream musical, the British children's show-surreal-horror-satire-web series "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared." So today, let's go on a journey and talk about about the ups and downs of learning to get creative while also learning to live in a society.   Where to watch: YouTube   Music and lyrics by Joseph Pelling   Show Notes  A couple theories  about children and the media (like bringing in the BBC licensing and ITV being created) Another video theory about the dreaming Red Guy refusing to grow up even though he’s tired of being a kid (and the other two are his imaginary puppet friends)  Roy having some choice words for his son. An update on the DHMIS TV show —  is it still happening?    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

There's always time for a song for the Broadway Babies! This week, we're going to keep looking at the wild AF hellscape corner of the internet with another fever-dream musical, the British children's show-surreal-horror-satire-web series "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared." So today, let's go on a journey and talk about about the ups and downs of learning to get creative while also learning to live in a society. Where to watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/donthugmeimscared/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Music and lyrics by Joseph Pelling   Show Notes <ul> <li>A couple theories <a href="https://turbofuture.com/internet/Dont-Hug-Me-Im-Scared-Analysis-What-are-your-kids-watching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> about children</a> and the media (like bringing in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6aUZGWZXg&amp;t=2678s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the BBC licensing and ITV being created</a>)</li> <li>Another <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6fL1ZeWcSM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video theory about the dreaming Red Guy</a> refusing to grow up even though he’s tired of being a kid (and the other two are his imaginary puppet friends)</li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/dont-hug-me-im-scared-interview-030516&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1613033692064000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28pLFfDFPDq3M_Ywy0ORnk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Roy having some choice words for his son.</a></li> <li>An update on the DHMIS TV show — <a href="https://screenrant.com/dont-hug-scared-show-updates-release-date-story/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> is it still happening?</a></li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bwaybabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 71: "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared," 2011

It takes a lot to make a stew, and Alex and Daisha have had their fill in this disturbing episode. Hang on tight, y’all!   Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies  Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast   Where to listen:  YouTube    Music by Shawn Coleman and Michael Kohler Lyrics by Casper Kelly Distributed by Adult Swim    Show Notes   An oral history of "Too Many Cooks" 

It takes a lot to make a stew, and Alex and Daisha have had their fill in this disturbing episode. Hang on tight, y’all! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies  Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a> Where to listen: <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljaypFLt1XK35aTj0DmBpGOj3vjZxbcAc&amp;feature=gws_kp_album&amp;feature=gws_kp_artist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> Music by Shawn Coleman and Michael Kohler Lyrics by Casper Kelly Distributed by Adult Swim    Show Notes <ul> <li><a href="https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/50167-too-many-cooks-oral-history-anniversary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> An oral history</a> of "Too Many Cooks"</li> </ul>

Ep. 70: "Too Many Cooks," 2014

There was a "Broadway Album"-sized hole in Alex and Daisha’s heart after ending the Barbra season last week, so they filled it. Join the Broadway Babies in a continuation of their already drawn-out season. Is this the actual conclusion to their Barbra season or will they keep making episodes about the rest of her 36 studio albums? Stay tuned and find out next week!!    Where to listen:  YouTube |  Spotify   Music by omg Sondheim, Rogers &amp; Hammerstein, Bernstein, Frank Loesser, The Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and  Björn Ulvaeus Distributed by Columbia    Show Notes:  If you like the genre/style shifts in this, opera star Joyce DiDonato recently made an album doing this  very same thing with musical theatre, opera, and art song.  Here's all the Barbra Archives stuff on the album!     Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

There was a "Broadway Album"-sized hole in Alex and Daisha’s heart after ending the Barbra season last week, so they filled it. Join the Broadway Babies in a continuation of their already drawn-out season. Is this the actual conclusion to their Barbra season or will they keep making episodes about the rest of her 36 studio albums? Stay tuned and find out next week!!  Where to listen: <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ljaypFLt1XK35aTj0DmBpGOj3vjZxbcAc&amp;feature=gws_kp_album&amp;feature=gws_kp_artist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7KBxxaIFKYYcbS4CIwvTno?autoplay=true&amp;source_application=google_assistant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> Music by omg Sondheim, Rogers &amp; Hammerstein, Bernstein, Frank Loesser, The Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and  Björn Ulvaeus Distributed by Columbia  Show Notes: <ul> <li>If you like the genre/style shifts in this, opera star Joyce DiDonato recently made an album doing this <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kK_awIIDOJWOtatYbJ-5D43DOgVLwQh5w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> very same thing</a> with musical theatre, opera, and art song. </li> <li>Here's all the <a href="http://barbra-archives.com/record/albums/broadway_album.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbra Archives stuff</a> on the album! </li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Minisode #9: "The Broadway Album," 1985

Phewwww, after a long hiatus because of COVID and computer issues, the Broadway Babies are ready and able to finish off this season of Barbra Streisand movie musicals at the start of the new year! Alex and Daisha are taking y’all on a trip to Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century in Barbra’s final movie musical, 1983's "Yentl," as she makes her final metamorphosis into the multi-hyphenate superstar we know and love. The Bbys hope you enjoyed this season as much as they did and want to know: what’s your ranking of this season’s movies?   Where to watch: YouTube |  Amazon    Music by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman  Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company   Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Phewwww, after a long hiatus because of COVID and computer issues, the Broadway Babies are ready and able to finish off this season of Barbra Streisand movie musicals at the start of the new year! Alex and Daisha are taking y’all on a trip to Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century in Barbra’s final movie musical, 1983's "Yentl," as she makes her final metamorphosis into the multi-hyphenate superstar we know and love. The Bbys hope you enjoyed this season as much as they did and want to know: what’s your ranking of this season’s movies? Where to watch: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qELJs1WUaGc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://watch.amazon.com/watch?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.5ea9f758-00fc-d3e1-073d-98812b2bc91d&amp;time=auto&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_ap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Music by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman  Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 69: "Yentl," 1983

That's right, dearest darlingest listeners — another star is born! This week's Barbra Streisand episode tackles another long-ass movie-musical romance, this time her (let's say, controversial) iteration of the "Star Is Born" cinematic universe, with Kris Kristofferson and the awkwardly overbearing influence of Barbra's producer-boyfriend. So let's get our perms done, breakfast pizza out of the oven, and talk such amazing topics like extra backlighting, awkward racial undertones and side-boob!   Music by Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams, Kenneth Asher, etc. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures   Show Notes  The YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind's overview and comparison of all the ASIB movies Podcast You Must Remember This' episode about  the making of Barbra's "A Star is Born"    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

That's right, dearest darlingest listeners — another star is born! This week's Barbra Streisand episode tackles another long-ass movie-musical romance, this time her (let's say, controversial) iteration of the "Star Is Born" cinematic universe, with Kris Kristofferson and the awkwardly overbearing influence of Barbra's producer-boyfriend. So let's get our perms done, breakfast pizza out of the oven, and talk such amazing topics like extra backlighting, awkward racial undertones and side-boob! Music by Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams, Kenneth Asher, etc. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures   Show Notes <ul> <li>The YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akaPSGMi03k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">overview and comparison of all the ASIB movies</a></li> <li>Podcast You Must Remember This' episode about <a href="http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/youmustrememberthispodcastblog/ymrt-21-the-birth-of-barbra-streisands-a-star" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the making of Barbra's "A Star is Born"</a></li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 68: "A Star is Born," 1976

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, our dear listeners! For this Very Special Holiday Episode, the Broadway Babies have some things to say about the recently released Netflix movie-musical about a humbug inventor/toymaker who just needs to believe in the power of love to save the day! Did you think this original Christmas story was as cheesy as we did — and is that a bad thing?  Also a special mention to the recent passings of Broadway legends Ann Reinking and Rebecca Luker — both incomparably talented, lovely women gone too soon.   Music by Philip Lawrence, Davy Nathan, Michael Diskint and John Legend.   Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, our dear listeners! For this Very Special Holiday Episode, the Broadway Babies have some things to say about the recently released Netflix movie-musical about a humbug inventor/toymaker who just needs to believe in the power of love to save the day! Did you think this original Christmas story was as cheesy as we did — and is that a bad thing?  Also a special mention to the recent passings of Broadway legends <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL36kbuI6tE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ann Reinking</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bumoCXpsDaU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca Luker</a> — both incomparably talented, lovely women gone too soon. Music by Philip Lawrence, Davy Nathan, Michael Diskint and John Legend. Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Frosty Take Ep. 8: "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey," 2020

Mamma Mia, here we go again! in another episode about Barbra Streisand and another episode about Barbra playing Fanny Brice! This week the Broadway Babies are covering Ms. Streisand’s fourth movie musical: the less popular, underrated sequel to Funny Girl: 1975’s "Funny Lady." Join Alex and Daisha as they track both Fanny Brice and Barbra’s evolution and maturation in this dark-and-gritty sequel, with music by Kander and Ebb. The Bbys hope that you enjoy this interesting and compelling movie musical. Let them know what you think via the “Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast” Facebook page!   Where to watch: YouTube |  Amazon    Original music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb Distributed by Columbia Pictures    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies  Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Mamma Mia, here we go again! in another episode about Barbra Streisand and another episode about Barbra playing Fanny Brice! This week the Broadway Babies are covering Ms. Streisand’s fourth movie musical: the less popular, underrated sequel to Funny Girl: 1975’s "Funny Lady." Join Alex and Daisha as they track both Fanny Brice and Barbra’s evolution and maturation in this dark-and-gritty sequel, with music by Kander and Ebb. The Bbys hope that you enjoy this interesting and compelling movie musical. Let them know what you think via the “Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast” Facebook page! Where to watch: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVQhwPoAIcw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://watch.amazon.com/watch?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.80a9f77c-64be-79e3-94e5-90e9e4614e62&amp;time=auto&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_ap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Original music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb Distributed by Columbia Pictures Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies  Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 67: "Funny Lady," 1975

Hello everyone! We had a not-so-brief hiatus, but are back and ready to continue our Barbra Streisand movie musical season with her third movie musical, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." Somehow, this movie manages to be just as extra as the previous two with a fraction of the budget because of the costumes, the special effects, and well, Ms. Streisand herself! Join Alex and Daisha as they unravel the deeper message (in their opinion) behind this strange yet endearing musical.    Where to watch: YouTube |  Amazon    Music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Distributed by Paramount Pictures   Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Hello everyone! We had a not-so-brief hiatus, but are back and ready to continue our Barbra Streisand movie musical season with her third movie musical, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." Somehow, this movie manages to be just as extra as the previous two with a fraction of the budget because of the costumes, the special effects, and well, Ms. Streisand herself! Join Alex and Daisha as they unravel the deeper message (in their opinion) behind this strange yet endearing musical.  Where to watch: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EutQXpzPK-c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://watch.amazon.com/watch?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.00a9f77b-503f-155a-ae17-b78eb00a5e06&amp;time=auto&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_ap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Distributed by Paramount Pictures Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 66: "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," 1970

Hello, Listeners! It's so nice to have you back where you belong! Alex and Daisha hope y’all exercised your right to vote and are staying safe. Hopefully this light-hearted episode (which was recorded well before Election Day) will quell some of your election anxieties. The Broadway Babies are comin’ at ya with a new episode in their Barbra Streisand season! This week is Barbra’s second movie musical and perhaps her most extravagant. In this movie, a young Babs plays a woman about 20 years her senior and absolutely slays. Get ready for "Hello, Dolly!"   Where to watch:  Disney+ |  Amazon  Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Distributed by 20th Century Fox   Show Notes:  Here’s some Carol.  Here’s some Bernadette.  Here’s some Ethel.  Here’s some Bette.  Here’s some Louis.  Here’s some Pearl! (Plus the announcement of her special win!)    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Hello, Listeners! It's so nice to have you back where you belong! Alex and Daisha hope y’all exercised your right to vote and are staying safe. Hopefully this light-hearted episode (which was recorded well before Election Day) will quell some of your election anxieties. The Broadway Babies are comin’ at ya with a new episode in their Barbra Streisand season! This week is Barbra’s second movie musical and perhaps her most extravagant. In this movie, a young Babs plays a woman about 20 years her senior and absolutely slays. Get ready for "Hello, Dolly!" Where to watch: <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/video/aa0908e0-6219-4036-8234-5d24f8675a5e?pid=AssistantSearch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Disney+</a> | <a href="https://watch.amazon.com/watch?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42a9f77e-5096-31b9-b962-be97a98a2769&amp;time=auto&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_ap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Distributed by 20th Century Fox Show Notes: <ul> <li>Here’s some <a href="https://youtu.be/JBOz1XwyOtE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carol</a>. </li> <li>Here’s some <a href="https://youtu.be/jDUw96eOfh0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bernadette</a>. </li> <li>Here’s some <a href="https://youtu.be/duNvX96r8kI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ethel</a>. </li> <li>Here’s some <a href="https://youtu.be/-B3-EIH6J_g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bette</a>. </li> <li>Here’s some <a href="https://youtu.be/l7N2wssse14" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louis</a>. </li> <li>Here’s some <a href="https://youtu.be/d4eS0x16v1k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pearl</a>! (Plus the announcement of her special win!)</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 65: "Hello, Dolly!" (1969)

Far, far away from the Great White Way, Alex and Daisha are walking off their tired feet and talking about 42nd Street, with new episodes every week!

Alex and Daisha are both well informed about the source material and they blend their knowledge and feelings (both good and bad) expertly.  It’s pretty much always entertaining, even when shade is being thrown at my favorite shows.

Great Show!

Really enjoy learning the history and behind the scenes action around some of my favorite shows!

Wonderful discussion!

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

Could it be? Yes, it could. Something's coming, something good: A new episode!!! Hello Sharks and Jets, the Broadway Babies are headed to the West Side to review an adaptation of one of the most well-known stories ever told: Romeo and Juliet. Bernstein's "West Side Story" grabs ahold of racial and socioeconomic disparities of poor folks in a neighborhood and mixes them with Shakespearean tragedy to create this masterpiece that is still relevant today. Alex and Daisha will discuss the plot, production history, Bernstein's musical daring, and would it be an episode of Broadway Babies if Stephen Sondheim weren't in the mix somewhere? Do you love this musical classic? Tell us why on Facebook or Twitter!   Soundtrack:  iTunes | Amazon | Spotify Film: YouTube | Amazon |  iTunes   Songs:  "Jets Song," performed by Russ Tamblyn "Maria," by Jim Bryant "America," by Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, the Sharks  "I Feel Pretty," by Marni Nixon, Yvonne Othon, Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya  "I Have a Love," by Marni Nixon and Betty Wand  Music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Distributed by Classic Music International    Show Notes:   A lil  WSS history...  And the  DRAMA Info about dubbing in Hollywood  Super amazing gender-bent performance of "I Feel Pretty" Jeremy Jordan is bae and sings the shit out of "Maria" Some music  analysis, if ya want it Rita talking about  brownface Rita Moreno's Oscars dress in 1962  AND 2018! One of Daisha's favorite things: Cher playing all the roles in WSS.  A little bit of another icon, Chita Rivera, singing Anita. Chita on Rita: Interviewers asking Chita what she things about Rita Moreno starring as Anita instead of her.     Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Could it be? Yes, it could. Something's coming, something good: A new episode!!! Hello Sharks and Jets, the Broadway Babies are headed to the West Side to review an adaptation of one of the most well-known stories ever told: Romeo and Juliet. Bernstein's "West Side Story" grabs ahold of racial and socioeconomic disparities of poor folks in a neighborhood and mixes them with Shakespearean tragedy to create this masterpiece that is still relevant today. Alex and Daisha will discuss the plot, production history, Bernstein's musical daring, and would it be an episode of Broadway Babies if Stephen Sondheim weren't in the mix somewhere? Do you love this musical classic? Tell us why on Facebook or Twitter! Soundtrack: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/west-side-story-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/394303992" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/West-Side-Story-1961-Soundtrack/dp/B0000027WF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2P60rW88gUcnWvwziN6jA2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Film: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af3L9btBhuQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00181MHQU/ref=atv_dl_rdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/west-side-story/id253021356?at=1001l6hu&amp;ct=gca_organic_movie-title_253021356" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>   Songs: <ul> <li>"Jets Song," performed by Russ Tamblyn</li> <li>"Maria," by Jim Bryant</li> <li>"America," by Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, the Sharks </li> <li>"I Feel Pretty," by Marni Nixon, Yvonne Othon, Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya </li> <li>"I Have a Love," by Marni Nixon and Betty Wand</li> </ul> Music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Distributed by Classic Music International    Show Notes: <ul> <li>A lil <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/leonard-bernstein-jerome-robbins-and-the-road-to-west-side-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WSS</a> history... </li> <li>And the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/02/24/97274711/the-real-life-drama-behind-west-side-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> DRAMA</a></li> <li>Info about <a href="https://theartsdesk.com/tv/secret-voices-hollywood-bbc-four" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dubbing</a> in Hollywood </li> <li>Super amazing gender-bent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiJgcpz6Riw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">performance</a> of "I Feel Pretty"</li> <li>Jeremy Jordan is bae and sings the shit out of "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTtEJiTrlTQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maria</a>"</li> <li>Some music <a href="https://www.fromscoretostage.com/single-post/2017/05/17/West-Side-Story-The-Tritone-and-the-7th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> analysis</a>, if ya want it</li> <li>Rita talking about <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rita-morenos-shocking-anecdote-about-her-west-side-story-makeup_n_58764c9fe4b03c8a02d44d67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> brownface</a></li> <li>Rita Moreno's Oscars dress in 1962 <a href="https://variety.com/2018/film/news/rita-moreno-west-side-story-dress-oscars-1202717451/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> AND</a> 2018!</li> <li>One of Daisha's favorite things: Cher playing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhIgvqEHRo&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">all the roles</a> in WSS. </li> <li>A little bit of another icon, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEPx_uvqERY&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chita Rivera</a>, singing Anita.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aJ2tz8TA8c&amp;t=95s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chita on Rita</a>: Interviewers asking Chita what she things about Rita Moreno starring as Anita instead of her. </li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 48: "West Side Story," 1961

Seasons may change, winter to spring, but we love this movie until the end of time! Our movie musical for the week is the overwhelming Baz Luhrmann mélange of major Romantic operas: Moulin Rouge! It’s hard not to love this glitter-covered jukebox musical as it takes us through a rollercoaster of emotions and pop song medleys. Join Alex and Daisha as they discuss how the modernity of the movie works well with the turn of the century setting, the music (of course), and how the movie handles its many themes, including the bohemian lifestyle, sickness, and jealousy. Do you think Moulin Rouge! is spectacular spectacular? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy the show!  Film: iTunes | Amazon Prime Soundtracks: iTunes (Vol. 1 /  Vol. 2) | Spotify (Vol. 1 /  Vol. 2) | Amazon (Vol. 1 /  Vol. 2) Show Notes  Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor had a reunion last year, and it’s so goddamn cute... and insightful, of course! YouTube channel ScreenPrism actually just made a video essay about Nicole Kidman and her unique screen persona, just like we were talking about. This couple is...actually kinda cute covering “Come What May”? The Broadway musical is all about “Beauty” this week…  An interesting history of the actual Moulin Rouge dance hall and Toulouse-Latrec's paintings.     Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Seasons may change, winter to spring, but we love this movie until the end of time! Our movie musical for the week is the overwhelming Baz Luhrmann mélange of major Romantic operas: Moulin Rouge! It’s hard not to love this glitter-covered jukebox musical as it takes us through a rollercoaster of emotions and pop song medleys. Join Alex and Daisha as they discuss how the modernity of the movie works well with the turn of the century setting, the music (of course), and how the movie handles its many themes, including the bohemian lifestyle, sickness, and jealousy. Do you think Moulin Rouge! is spectacular spectacular? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy the show!  Film: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/moulin-rouge/id270782779" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moulin-Rouge-Nicole-Kidman/dp/B000SVZIDA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Prime</a> Soundtracks: iTunes (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/moulin-rouge-soundtrack-from-the-motion-picture/21162789" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vol. 1</a> / <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/moulin-rouge-vol-2-original-soundtrack/322734194" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vol. 2</a>) | Spotify (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1Kg7AyuyIMTfD6geg9VghI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vol. 1</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4KCcEC9k4dKK4zswLQkHXg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vol. 2</a>) | Amazon (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moulin-Rouge-Music-Luhrmanns-Film/dp/B0756JTLZB/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_15_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=EVG75T4J3GQTR0RAQANJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vol. 1</a> / <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moulin-Rouge-2-Craig-Armstrong/dp/B00005YW4Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vol. 2</a>) Show Notes <ul> <li>Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk6ey5yBZ_g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">had a reunion last year</a>, and it’s so goddamn cute... and insightful, of course!</li> <li>YouTube channel ScreenPrism actually just made <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYv88S_LkL8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a video essay about Nicole Kidman</a> and her unique screen persona, just like we were talking about.</li> <li>This couple is...actually kinda cute <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgz1pTYeykk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">covering “Come What May”</a>?</li> <li>The Broadway musical is all about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJTrFy9RVj0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Beauty”</a> this week…</li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2011/aug/17/toulouse-lautrec-moulin-rouge-paintings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> An interesting history</a> of the actual Moulin Rouge dance hall and Toulouse-Latrec's paintings. </li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 29: "Moulin Rouge!" 2001 (Movie Musicals of the Decades)

Listeners, we have gone past the point of no return in this TWO-PART, MEGA MUSICAL EPISODE!!! Masks will be ripped off, costumes will be grand, and chandeliers will swing in this musical spectacular. This week, the Broadway Babies jump in, lassos spinning, to rein in the king of MEGA musicals: The Phantom of the Opera. Join Alex and Daisha as they discuss the 25th Anniversary, Royal Albert Hall performance starring Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser. Phantom of the Opera is glamorously basic, captivatingly simple, and addictively charming, but why? Let us know what you think after listening!  Podcast cover art: David Taylor  Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Cast recording:  Amazon |  iTunes Video recording:  iTunes | Amazon Songs:  “The Phantom of the Opera,” performed by Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo ”Think of Me,” by Wendy Ferguson and Sierra Boggess “Notes.../Prima Donna,” by Wendy Ferguson, Hadley Fraser, Barry James, Gareth Shook, etc.  Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.  Released by Really Useful Group Ltd. Show Notes:  Frank Rich’s 1988  New York Times review of the original production had some shade to throw Lloyd Webber’s way … and especially about his wife, y’all The unmasking scene is so much scarier in the silent Lon Chaney film; the 2004 movie’s unmasking scene, on the other hand  The really great book “Razzle Dazzle” by Michael Riedel, among other stories, details the history of both Les Mis and Phantom when they came to the West End and then Broadway — and some of the Drama that ensued when the Shubert Group tried to book it into the Majestic in New York Ben Lewis singing "Till I Hear You Sing" from Love Never Dies An article about a TV show about how  sleazy Times Square used to be. There are cool pictures! 

Listeners, we have gone past the point of no return in this TWO-PART, MEGA MUSICAL EPISODE!!! Masks will be ripped off, costumes will be grand, and chandeliers will swing in this musical spectacular. This week, the Broadway Babies jump in, lassos spinning, to rein in the king of MEGA musicals: The Phantom of the Opera. Join Alex and Daisha as they discuss the 25th Anniversary, Royal Albert Hall performance starring Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser. Phantom of the Opera is glamorously basic, captivatingly simple, and addictively charming, but why? Let us know what you think after listening!  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Opera-Royal-Albert-Hall/dp/B0071T65CK/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-phantom-of-the-opera-at-the-royal-albert-hall/497901363" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> Video recording: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-phantom-of-the-opera-at-the-royal-albert-hall/id498957394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Opera-Royal-Albert-Hall/dp/B005SFR7YE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> Songs: <ul> <li>“The Phantom of the Opera,” performed by Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo</li> <li>”Think of Me,” by Wendy Ferguson and Sierra Boggess</li> <li>“Notes.../Prima Donna,” by Wendy Ferguson, Hadley Fraser, Barry James, Gareth Shook, etc.</li> </ul> Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.  Released by Really Useful Group Ltd. Show Notes: <ul> <li>Frank Rich’s 1988 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/theater/stage-phantom-of-the-opera.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> New York Times review of the original production</a> had some shade to throw Lloyd Webber’s way … and especially about his wife, y’all</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa3bHKWZoJg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The unmasking scene</a> is so much scarier in the silent Lon Chaney film; <a href="https://youtu.be/_q3BCuDGx8c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the 2004 movie’s unmasking scene</a>, on the other hand</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Razzle-Dazzle-Broadway-Michael-Riedel/dp/1451672179" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The really great book</a> “Razzle Dazzle” by Michael Riedel, among other stories, details the history of both Les Mis and Phantom when they came to the West End and then Broadway — and some of the Drama that ensued when the Shubert Group tried to book it into the Majestic in New York</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-nywqPS9k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Lewis</a> singing "Till I Hear You Sing" from Love Never Dies</li> <li>An article about a TV show about how <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4823302/Times-Square-porn-consumer-Deuce.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> sleazy Times Square used to be</a>. There are cool pictures!</li> </ul>

Ep. 15: Megaconcerts: "The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall," 2011, Part 1

Before you roll your eyes, we are reviewing THE MOVIE, OKAY?!?! Dear listeners, if we are doing a season on musicals we love, Daisha has to include Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years or she will explode. Join Alex and Daisha as they compare the movie with the musical and talk about how movie adaptations can add to a story when visual elements are used tastefully. What do you think about film adaptations of musicals? Let us know in the comments, through email, or via our social media accounts! Film: Amazon Video  Cast recording: iTunes | Spotify Music:   "Moving Too Fast," performed by Jeremy Jordan "Summer in Ohio," by Anna Kendrick "If I Didn’t Believe in You," by Jeremy Jordan "Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You," by Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan  Music, Lyrics, and Book by Jason Robert Brown Film distributed by Radius-TWC  Show Notes:   Reunited, and it feels SO GOOD! Come and play with us, Jamie  !!!!!!! People (Broadway people) have been freaking out over Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes’ mash-up of “Ten Minutes Ago/Next Ten Minutes,” but they did this at a show like five years ago lmao  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Before you roll your eyes, we are reviewing THE MOVIE, OKAY?!?! Dear listeners, if we are doing a season on musicals we love, Daisha has to include Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years or she will explode. Join Alex and Daisha as they compare the movie with the musical and talk about how movie adaptations can add to a story when visual elements are used tastefully. What do you think about film adaptations of musicals? Let us know in the comments, through email, or via our social media accounts! Film: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Five-Years-Anna-Kendrick/dp/B00TJZ25KA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Video</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-last-five-years-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1304523907" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6VZ5lJSFcHOKkpVZrxu8ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Music:  <ul> <li>"Moving Too Fast," performed by Jeremy Jordan</li> <li>"Summer in Ohio," by Anna Kendrick</li> <li>"If I Didn’t Believe in You," by Jeremy Jordan</li> <li>"Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You," by Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan</li> </ul> Music, Lyrics, and Book by Jason Robert Brown Film distributed by Radius-TWC  Show Notes: <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/sherie-rene-scott-and-norbert-leo-butz-to-reunite-in-concert" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reunited, and it feels SO GOOD!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMbI7DmLCNI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Come and play with us, Jamie</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/jason-robert-brown-and-shoshana-bean-will-sing-the-last-five-years-for-second-stages-musical-mondays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> !!!!!!!</a></li> <li>People (Broadway people) have been freaking out over Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes’ mash-up of “Ten Minutes Ago/Next Ten Minutes,” but they did this at a show like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g03joGMamlg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">five years ago</a> lmao</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 33: "The Last Five Years," 2014 (Musicals We Love)

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Episode 10! It’s been a while, but we are back and ready to talk about everyone’s favorite subjects: commitment issues and marriage! At least these issues are set to some brilliant music and hilarious dialogue in the 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim’s "Company"! 

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Episode 10! It’s been a while, but we are back and ready to talk about everyone’s favorite subjects: commitment issues and marriage! At least these issues are set to some brilliant music and hilarious dialogue in the 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim’s "Company"!

Ep. 10: We'll Drink to That: "Company," 2006

Oh, what a little sunlight can do! The Broadway Babies are back from our summer vacation, and we're diving right into the deep end with our next show: Audra McDonald's star turn as doomed jazz singer Billie Holiday in the "musical play" "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill." Originally a Broadway revival in 2014, the show was filmed for a TV movie that aired on HBO in 2016 — and we're here to talk Billie's life story and how its leading lady elevates the play's iffy dialogue and plot.    TV movie available online at HBO.com Cast recording: Spotify |  Amazon |  Apple Music   Music  "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" "God Bless the Child" "Strange Fruit" "Deep Song"  All songs performed by Audra McDonald. Released by PS Classics.   Show Notes  To keep from going into a whole YouTube concert of her, here’s two of Audra’s iconic performances that really show her range and talent, both vocal and acting: ”The Glamorous Life” and “Down With Love”. There will be more to come…  She always gives the best Tony speeches, by the way.  And the best interviews because she’s just so down to earth but also earth-shatteringly talented...she’s classy, sassy, and just a touch bit ass-y.  “All Stars 4” co-winner Monet X Change made a powerful music video of “Strange Fruit” that, let’s say, modernizes the song. And last but definitely not least, here’s the real Billie really singing “Strange Fruit” in 1959, the same year the play takes place and the year she died.    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies | Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Oh, what a little sunlight can do! The Broadway Babies are back from our summer vacation, and we're diving right into the deep end with our next show: Audra McDonald's star turn as doomed jazz singer Billie Holiday in the "musical play" "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill." Originally a Broadway revival in 2014, the show was filmed for a TV movie that aired on HBO in 2016 — and we're here to talk Billie's life story and how its leading lady elevates the play's iffy dialogue and plot.  TV movie available <a href="https://www.hbo.com/movies/lady-day-at-emersons-bar-and-grill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online at HBO.com</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/22KycJ9ZnyEM295YJ2fcTE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emersons-Grill-Original-Broadway-Recording/dp/B00KO76FSA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/lady-day-at-emersons-bar-grill-original-broadway-cast/895448857" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Music</a>   Music <ul> <li>"What a Little Moonlight Can Do"</li> <li>"God Bless the Child"</li> <li>"Strange Fruit"</li> <li>"Deep Song"</li> </ul> All songs performed by Audra McDonald. Released by PS Classics.   Show Notes <ul> <li>To keep from going into a whole YouTube concert of her, here’s two of Audra’s iconic performances that really show her range and talent, both vocal and acting: <a href="https://youtu.be/Z3HYCahNx7U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”The Glamorous Life”</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfscL_f_uyU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Down With Love”</a>. There will be more to come… </li> <li>She always gives <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKjXKM1a5RQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the best Tony speeches</a>, by the way. </li> <li>And <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcziE7CNcto" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the best interviews</a> because she’s just so down to earth but also earth-shatteringly talented...she’s classy, sassy, and just a touch bit ass-y. </li> <li>“All Stars 4” co-winner Monet X Change made a powerful <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrZPJ9gO5o0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music video of “Strange Fruit”</a> that, let’s say, modernizes the song.</li> <li>And last but definitely not least, here’s the real <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DGY9HvChXk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billie really singing “Strange Fruit”</a> in 1959, the same year the play takes place and the year she died.</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> | Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 39: "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," 2016

Happy New-ish Year, listeners, and hello, young lovers! After a few weeks away, shall we tell you what we think of one of the most romantic, epic musicals of all time — Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I"? The 2018 West End production starring Queen Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe is something wonderful — and we adore it so much we decided to start a season on musicals we love, to start off 2019 (and Valentine's) with a happy tune. The Broadway Babies will go over the backstage drama that surrounded this musical from the beginning, how iconic Ruthie Ann Miles' Lady Thiang is, the racial tensions both in and out of the show, etc. etc. etc. Now, come...shall we dance? Film: Amazon Video | BroadwayHD Cast recording: iTunes | Spotify Music:   "Getting to Know You," performed by Kelli O'Hara "A Puzzlement," by Ken Watanabe "Hello, Young Lovers," by Kelli O'Hara "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You," by Kelli O'Hara "Something Wonderful," by Ruthie Ann Miles "Shall We Dance," by Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, conducted by Ted Sperling "Finale Ultimo," conducted by Ted Sperling  Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; copyright owned by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. Album distributed by Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings Inc. Show Notes:  A discussion of race in  The King and I when it was staged in Australia in 2014, referring to both the movie and the 1991 production that moved to Broadway.  A portrait of the OG Anna in the OG ballgown, Gertrude MFin' Lawrence The King and I animated trailer … with tigers and dragons and Julie Andrews-lite Anna, oh my! Lincoln Center Theatre’s LincTix discount program for 21-35-year-olds, where tickets are like half off! Get ready for "Disobedience," (2017) starring Anna and Lady Thiang. It's a 'ship.  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Happy New-ish Year, listeners, and hello, young lovers! After a few weeks away, shall we tell you what we think of one of the most romantic, epic musicals of all time — Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I"? The 2018 West End production starring Queen Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe is something wonderful — and we adore it so much we decided to start a season on musicals we love, to start off 2019 (and Valentine's) with a happy tune. The Broadway Babies will go over the backstage drama that surrounded this musical from the beginning, how iconic Ruthie Ann Miles' Lady Thiang is, the racial tensions both in and out of the show, etc. etc. etc. Now, come...shall we dance? Film: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/King-I-Kelli-OHara/dp/B07LGQX12B/ref=sr_1_3?s=instant-video&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1547412869&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=king+and+i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Video</a> | <a href="https://www.broadwayhd.com/index.php/shows/watch/king_and_i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BroadwayHD</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-king-and-i-the-2015-broadway-cast-recording/996244156" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4MCsklkiBP9KTADPWmrhWB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Music:  <ul> <li>"Getting to Know You," performed by Kelli O'Hara</li> <li>"A Puzzlement," by Ken Watanabe</li> <li>"Hello, Young Lovers," by Kelli O'Hara</li> <li>"Shall I Tell You What I Think of You," by Kelli O'Hara</li> <li>"Something Wonderful," by Ruthie Ann Miles</li> <li>"Shall We Dance," by Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, conducted by Ted Sperling</li> <li>"Finale Ultimo," conducted by Ted Sperling</li> </ul> Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; copyright owned by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. Album distributed by Universal Music Classics, a division of UMG Recordings Inc. Show Notes: <ul> <li>A discussion of race in <a href="https://dailyreview.com.au/the-king-and-i-curmudgeon-or-not-lets-talk-about-race/7746/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The King and I</a> when it was staged in Australia in 2014, referring to both the movie and the 1991 production that moved to Broadway.</li> <li><a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw235088/Gertrude-Lawrence-as-Anna-in-The-King-and-I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A portrait of the OG Anna</a> in the OG ballgown, Gertrude MFin' Lawrence</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/L2gOiRL0QRg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The King and I animated trailer</a> … with tigers and dragons and Julie Andrews-lite Anna, oh my!</li> <li>Lincoln Center Theatre’s <a href="https://www.lct.org/linctix/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LincTix discount program</a> for 21-35-year-olds, where tickets are like half off!</li> <li>Get ready for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkIC08RQHPM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Disobedience," (2017)</a> starring Anna and Lady Thiang. It's a 'ship.</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 32: "The King and I," 2018 (Musicals We Love)

Sweeney Todd

“There's a hole in the world like a big black pit who are filled with people who are filled with shit, and the vermin of the world inhabit it.” Aaaand on that note, let’s brood our way into the Halloween season with Alex and Daisha! What better way to start off a fresh new batch up episodes than with a Sondheim musical? Hold on to your jugulars, it’s about to get bloody: The Broadway Babies are reviewing the 1979 recording of "Sweeney Todd"! We're are swinging razors, opinions, and of course, the facts surrounding Sondheim’s most popular musical, as we discuss the history of Sweeney, the versatility of the show, and musical elements that make Sweeney so special. So what are you waiting for?! Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd with the Broadway Babies as they take a deep dive into the spooky vengeance musical to end all spooky vengeance musicals. Be sure to let us know your favorite production of Sweeney Todd on Facebook or Twitter!!!    Cast recording:  Amazon |  Spotify Film (only the George Hearn version):  iTunes | Amazon    Songs:  "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” (performed by Len Cariou and Ensemble) "A Little Priest” (Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou) "God That’s Good” (Angela Lansbury, Ken Jennings, and Ensemble) "Not While I’m Around” (Ken Jennings) "Final Sequence” (Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou)  Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim    Record produced by Masterworks Broadway   Show Notes:  Super cool audio of Sondheim and Hal Prince trying to sell an unfinished Sweeney to backers! Sondheim talking about how hard Epiphany was to write   Sondheim teaches My Friends A Sondheim interview about Sweeney! Majorly cool  playlist of someone who actually analyzed Sweeney Todd if you want something more in depth and theory based  Emma Thompson as Lovett  Patti doing what she does best  One of Daisha’s fave classical sopranos singing Green Finch in concert     Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

“There's a hole in the world like a big black pit who are filled with people who are filled with shit, and the vermin of the world inhabit it.” Aaaand on that note, let’s brood our way into the Halloween season with Alex and Daisha! What better way to start off a fresh new batch up episodes than with a Sondheim musical? Hold on to your jugulars, it’s about to get bloody: The Broadway Babies are reviewing the 1979 recording of "Sweeney Todd"! We're are swinging razors, opinions, and of course, the facts surrounding Sondheim’s most popular musical, as we discuss the history of Sweeney, the versatility of the show, and musical elements that make Sweeney so special. So what are you waiting for?! Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd with the Broadway Babies as they take a deep dive into the spooky vengeance musical to end all spooky vengeance musicals. Be sure to let us know your favorite production of Sweeney Todd on Facebook or Twitter!!!  Cast recording: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009941IE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2VvNDb8DQ5NB7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/76zdswGPAGCAMqRFXCR8wM?si=gzgWYlU8T0STHR9gBVTogg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> Film (only the George Hearn version): <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street-1982/id912804220%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005JL6V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7XvNDbWHJRBZW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>    Songs: <ul> <li>"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” (performed by Len Cariou and Ensemble)</li> <li>"A Little Priest” (Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou)</li> <li>"God That’s Good” (Angela Lansbury, Ken Jennings, and Ensemble)</li> <li>"Not While I’m Around” (Ken Jennings)</li> <li>"Final Sequence” (Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou)</li> </ul> Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim    Record produced by Masterworks Broadway   Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/uF3HK0l_MY4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super cool</a> audio of Sondheim and Hal Prince trying to sell an unfinished Sweeney to backers!</li> <li>Sondheim talking about how <a href="https://youtu.be/Ozg_OrLmLU4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hard</a> Epiphany was to write</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Sondheim <a href="https://youtu.be/DBCVaFqGJwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teaches</a> My Friends</li> <li>A Sondheim <a href="https://youtu.be/naHgXkV-JlI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview</a> about Sweeney!</li> <li>Majorly cool <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iYD1AIXnw7SsANUNUUrRTFry4oIw2ru" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> playlist</a> of someone who actually analyzed Sweeney Todd if you want something more in depth and theory based </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/sbutF8E7zeo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Thompson</a> as Lovett </li> <li>Patti doing <a href="https://youtu.be/iz8J9EEixPo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">what she does best </a></li> <li>One of Daisha’s <a href="https://youtu.be/i_bA9J-J_mo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fave</a> classical sopranos singing Green Finch in concert </li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 44: "Sweeney Todd," 1979

“Grease” is the word this week, as Alex and Daisha chat about the movie everyone knows and loves, Grease, from 1978! Join the Broadway Babies as they dive into this teen drama that is either loved, or dismissed as problematic. Topics for the week are: performing gender in the film, Grease as satire, viewing a 1978 film with a 2018 lens, and OF COURSE, we chat about Grease’s take on nostalgia. We hope you enjoy!  Songs:  “Grease,” performed by Frankie Valli “Greased Lightnin,’” by John Travolta, Jeff Conaway and T-Birds “Beauty School Dropout,” by Frankie Avalon “There Are Worse Things I Could Do,” by Stockard Channing “You’re the One That I Want,” by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John “We Go Together,” by cast of “Grease”  Music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey *By Barry Gibb By John Farrar Distributed by RSO Records Show Notes  ScreenPrism has a really insightful video about how this movie demonstrates the teenage performance of gender. Director Randal Kleiser did a “Notes on a Scene” session with Vanity Fair about shooting the carnival and “You’re the One that I Want.”  Another piece by Vanity Fair about how "Grease" beat the odds to become the biggest movie-musical of the 20th century...and the story of its eccentric producer, Allan Carr.   There are no words about this cringe* music video reunion of Travolta and OLN… On the other hand, what's basically this “Summer Nights” recreation from “Glee” isn’t that...bad? The trailer for Disney's "Teen Beach Movie" — up to you to decide to watch it or not. 

“Grease” is the word this week, as Alex and Daisha chat about the movie everyone knows and loves, Grease, from 1978! Join the Broadway Babies as they dive into this teen drama that is either loved, or dismissed as problematic. Topics for the week are: performing gender in the film, Grease as satire, viewing a 1978 film with a 2018 lens, and OF COURSE, we chat about Grease’s take on nostalgia. We hope you enjoy!  Songs: <ul> <li>“Grease,” performed by Frankie Valli</li> <li>“Greased Lightnin,’” by John Travolta, Jeff Conaway and T-Birds</li> <li>“Beauty School Dropout,” by Frankie Avalon</li> <li>“There Are Worse Things I Could Do,” by Stockard Channing</li> <li>“You’re the One That I Want,” by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John</li> <li>“We Go Together,” by cast of “Grease”</li> </ul> Music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey *By Barry Gibb By John Farrar Distributed by RSO Records Show Notes <ul> <li>ScreenPrism has a really insightful video about how this movie demonstrates <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJNT1UM4OI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the teenage performance of gender.</a></li> <li>Director Randal Kleiser did a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOD0dIcN4Ak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Notes on a Scene” session</a> with Vanity Fair about shooting the carnival and “You’re the One that I Want.”</li> <li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/grease-movie-musical-john-travolta-olivia-newton-john" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Another piece by Vanity Fair</a> about how "Grease" beat the odds to become the biggest movie-musical of the 20th century...and the story of its eccentric producer, Allan Carr.  </li> <li>There are no words about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNIDXUaVts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNIDXUaVts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cringe* music video reunion</a> of Travolta and OLN…</li> <li>On the other hand, what's basically this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JRhzrWxP1I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Summer Nights” recreation</a> from “Glee” isn’t that...bad?</li> <li>The trailer for Disney's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3MnamU4TfM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Teen Beach Movie"</a> — up to you to decide to watch it or not.</li> </ul>

Ep. 26: "Grease," 1978 (Movie Musicals of the Decades)

How do you document real life, when real life’s getting more like fiction each day? Good question. Hello listener, there’s no day but today, so the Broadway Babies decided to switch it up on y’all and add an outlier to the MEGA musical season that they felt deserved to be recognized for being the angsty sensation that swept the nation: RENT RENT RENT RE-ENT RENT!!!! Hang out with Alex and Daisha in Alphabet City while they discuss why Rent deserves a MEGA MUSICAL STATUS, as well as their opinions on why Rent hasn’t aged well, but the source material, La Bohème, has. Let us know what you think in the comments! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast OBC Cast recording (sorry): Amazon |iTunes Video recording: iTunes |  Amazon Songs:  “Rent,” performed by Adam Kantor, Will Chase and ensemble “Light My Candle,” by Renée Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase “Take Me or Leave Me,” by Eden Espinosa and Tracie Thoms “I’ll Cover U (reprise),” by Michael McElroy and ensemble “Seasons of Love,” by Gwen Stewart and ensemble  Music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson Distributed by Sony Pictures Show Notes:  Everyone has AIDS! AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS!  Gavin Creel and Aaron Tveit’s “Take Me or Leave Me,” maybe the sexiest thing ever seen:  "When it comes to  1990s time capsules, though, you can't do much better than Rent. Sure, it was technically set in 1989, but the musical is far more about the decade's response to the '80s than anything else." This is horrifying. News stories from 1982-1992 about HIV/AIDS. People were horribly mistreated.  The Final Days backstage. It's Rent, but the opera version! (Also, we encourage y'all to go see La Bohème live! It's ALWAYS being performed and probably at an opera house near you!) 

How do you document real life, when real life’s getting more like fiction each day? Good question. Hello listener, there’s no day but today, so the Broadway Babies decided to switch it up on y’all and add an outlier to the MEGA musical season that they felt deserved to be recognized for being the angsty sensation that swept the nation: RENT RENT RENT RE-ENT RENT!!!! Hang out with Alex and Daisha in Alphabet City while they discuss why Rent deserves a MEGA MUSICAL STATUS, as well as their opinions on why Rent hasn’t aged well, but the source material, La Bohème, has. Let us know what you think in the comments! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a> OBC Cast recording (sorry): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rent-Original-Broadway-Various-artists/dp/B000VGXIOI/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1529468515&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> |<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rent-original-broadway-cast-recording/1106808362" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> Video recording: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/rent-filmed-live-on-broadway/id301647675" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rent-Filmed-Broadway-Will-Chase/dp/B008Y79QK6/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Songs: <ul> <li>“Rent,” performed by Adam Kantor, Will Chase and ensemble</li> <li>“Light My Candle,” by Renée Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase</li> <li>“Take Me or Leave Me,” by Eden Espinosa and Tracie Thoms</li> <li>“I’ll Cover U (reprise),” by Michael McElroy and ensemble</li> <li>“Seasons of Love,” by Gwen Stewart and ensemble</li> </ul> Music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson Distributed by Sony Pictures Show Notes: <ul> <li>Everyone has AIDS! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6szE_qmzavQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS</a>! </li> <li>Gavin Creel and Aaron Tveit’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43gvHOOrFSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take Me or Leave Me</a>,” maybe the sexiest thing ever seen: </li> <li>"When it comes to <a href="https://www.vox.com/2016/4/29/11531350/rent-musical-20th-anniversary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 1990s time capsules</a>, though, you can't do much better than Rent. Sure, it was technically set in 1989, but the musical is far more about the decade's response to the '80s than anything else."</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/zPO5wausim8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is horrifying.</a> News stories from 1982-1992 about HIV/AIDS. People were horribly mistreated. </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpcLhnr3mWM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Final Days</a> backstage.</li> <li>It's Rent, but the <a href="http://www.metopera.org/Season/On-Demand/opera/?upc=811357012437" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">opera version</a>! (Also, we encourage y'all to go see La Bohème live! It's ALWAYS being performed and probably at an opera house near you!)</li> </ul>

Ep. 17: Megaconcerts: "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway," 2008

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry when this dark revival comes around. Hello listeners! The Broadway Babies had a small stint in the Big Apple and have a whole line up of Broadway plays and musicals to chat about with you! First on the list is the revival that stole our hearts (and the "Best Revival of a Musical" Tony): Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Alex and Daisha will discuss the complicated emotions that resulted from watching this revised version of a Golden Age favorite!  Soundtrack:  iTunes | Amazon | Spotify   Show Notes:   Official site Daisha really likes the NY Times article on it WOOF. Tell us how you really feel,  Rex Reed  Variety has some opinions too!    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry when this dark revival comes around. Hello listeners! The Broadway Babies had a small stint in the Big Apple and have a whole line up of Broadway plays and musicals to chat about with you! First on the list is the revival that stole our hearts (and the "Best Revival of a Musical" Tony): Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Alex and Daisha will discuss the complicated emotions that resulted from watching this revised version of a Golden Age favorite!  Soundtrack: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/oklahoma-2019-broadway-cast-recording/1466325624" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oklahoma-2019-Broadway-Cast-Recording/dp/B07QMB5L5T" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3JctweW8WZzHbU8gw0J8NP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>   Show Notes: <ul> <li>Official <a href="https://oklahomabroadway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>Daisha really likes the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/theater/oklahoma-review.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Times</a> article on it</li> <li>WOOF. Tell us how you really feel, <a href="https://observer.com/2019/04/oklahoma-broadway-2019-review-rex-reed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rex Reed</a></li> <li><a href="https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/oklahoma-review-broadway-1203182746/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Variety</a> has some opinions too!</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 49: "Oklahoma!" 2019

Good morning, Baltimore! It takes two to tackle a musical this big, blonde, and beautiful, so the Broadway Babies are teasing up their best beehives to chat about 2016’s TV event, “Hairspray Live!” Wow! In this episode, Alex and Daisha are talking about music, if the musical has a message of "colorblindness" and if that is an effective way to end racism and prejudices, and about what defines good allyship. Now run and tell that! Podcast cover art: David Taylor  Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Video:  Amazon Video |  iTunes  Cast recording: Spotify |  iTunes |  Amazon Songs  "Good Morning, Baltimore!" (performed by Maddie Baillio and ensemble) "Welcome to the Sixties" (by Maddie Baillio, Harvey Fierstein, Sean Hayes, the Dynamites, ensemble) "I Know Where I've Been" (by Jennifer Hudson) "Run and Tell That" (by Ephraim Sykes) "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" (by Maddie Baillio, Ariana Grande, Dove Cameron, etc.) "You Can't Stop the Beat" (by Maddie Baillio, Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, etc., ensemble)  Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Show Notes  A timely article about how  "Hairspray's" black-and-white (no pun intended) portrayal of racism works...and doesn't. A great resource guide for learning how to better be an ally against oppression in America The  Rotten Tomatoes ratings ranking of all the live televised musicals, up to December 2017’s “A Christmas Story” Hey guys, it's me Nikki Blonsky from the movie HAIRSPRAY ...  

Good morning, Baltimore! It takes two to tackle a musical this big, blonde, and beautiful, so the Broadway Babies are teasing up their best beehives to chat about 2016’s TV event, “Hairspray Live!” Wow! In this episode, Alex and Daisha are talking about music, if the musical has a message of "colorblindness" and if that is an effective way to end racism and prejudices, and about what defines good allyship. Now run and tell that! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a> Video: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01N5D5UEJ/ref=dv_web_wtls_list_pr_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon Video</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/hairspray-live/id1176292336" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6WGVRuew8QL3bao0WVpSDw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hairspray-live-original-soundtrack-nbc-television-event/1170695775" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hairspray-Original-Soundtrack-Television-Event/dp/B01M6CW84Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Songs <ul> <li>"Good Morning, Baltimore!" (performed by Maddie Baillio and ensemble)</li> <li>"Welcome to the Sixties" (by Maddie Baillio, Harvey Fierstein, Sean Hayes, the Dynamites, ensemble)</li> <li>"I Know Where I've Been" (by Jennifer Hudson)</li> <li>"Run and Tell That" (by Ephraim Sykes)</li> <li>"Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" (by Maddie Baillio, Ariana Grande, Dove Cameron, etc.)</li> <li>"You Can't Stop the Beat" (by Maddie Baillio, Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, etc., ensemble)</li> </ul> Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Show Notes <ul> <li>A timely article about how <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/hairsprays-revealing-portrayal-of-racism-in-america/509741/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "Hairspray's" black-and-white</a> (no pun intended) portrayal of racism works...and doesn't.</li> <li>A <a href="https://theantioppressionnetwork.com/allyship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">great resource guide</a> for learning how to better be an ally against oppression in America</li> <li>The <a href="https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/tv-musical-adaptations-by-tomatometer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rotten Tomatoes ratings ranking</a> of all the live televised musicals, up to December 2017’s “A Christmas Story”</li> <li><a href="http://i.imgur.com/IS7GswE.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hey guys, it's me Nikki Blonsky from the movie HAIRSPRAY ... </a></li> </ul>

Ep. 6: Sponsored by Ultra Clutch: "Hairspray Live!" 2016

Getting to know us, getting to know all about us... Hello listeners! Since we have been recording for awhile now, we thought that it would be nice to have a Q&amp;A with surprise questions about our personal and professional lives...but, of course, within the scope of musical theatre. These were super fun to do, so if you want to join in on the fun, let us know the answers to some of these questions on social media, or ask us questions! We hope you enjoy!  SO SORRY FOR DAISHA'S SOUND QUALITY!!!! HER CATS UNPLUGGED HER MIC! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Getting to know us, getting to know all about us... Hello listeners! Since we have been recording for awhile now, we thought that it would be nice to have a Q&amp;A with surprise questions about our personal and professional lives...but, of course, within the scope of musical theatre. These were super fun to do, so if you want to join in on the fun, let us know the answers to some of these questions on social media, or ask us questions! We hope you enjoy!  SO SORRY FOR DAISHA'S SOUND QUALITY!!!! HER CATS UNPLUGGED HER MIC! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 19: Getting to Know Us, Part 1 (Q&A minisode)

Holy production budget, Batman! Get ready to hear that new music as Alex and Daisha chat about the original Broadway production of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s musical "Ragtime," starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, and Audra McDonald! Join us as we discuss life at the turn of the 20th century, the thematic representations presented by each of the characters, and how the music and over-the-top staging helped highlight the social and cultural divide of Americans, but also the internal pulse that unites us. Podcast cover art: David Taylor  Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Cast recording:  iTunes | Spotify | Amazon Songs  "Prologue" (performed by Ragtime company) "New Music" (by Mark Jacobi, Marin Mazzie, Steven Sutcliffe, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and company) "Your Daddy's Son" (by Audra McDonald) "He Wanted to Say" (by Steven Sutcliffe and company) "Goodbye, My Love" and "Back to Before" (by Marin Mazzie) "Wheels of a Dream (reprise)" (by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and company)  Music composed by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Show Notes  A video of what is assumed to be the real Evelyn Nesbitt singing in the 1930s An edited documentary about the revival and the history of the musical Another video from the American Theatre Wing of a panel with the creative team, including troubled producer Garth Strabinsky — all white people — discussing the history of the production. Here’s a brief video history of ragtime, the musical genre itself. Police Violence Report’s 2017 report, with the findings summarized into graphics. Basically the CliffNotes of the "Ragtime" novel explaining most of the name characters. 

Holy production budget, Batman! Get ready to hear that new music as Alex and Daisha chat about the original Broadway production of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s musical "Ragtime," starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, and Audra McDonald! Join us as we discuss life at the turn of the 20th century, the thematic representations presented by each of the characters, and how the music and over-the-top staging helped highlight the social and cultural divide of Americans, but also the internal pulse that unites us. Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ragtime-the-musical-original-broadway-cast-recording-l/274487578" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1ITaTY1cwy5bnG3Dyoucr1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ragtime-Musical-1998-Original-Broadway/dp/B0000064XS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> Songs <ul> <li>"Prologue" (performed by Ragtime company)</li> <li>"New Music" (by Mark Jacobi, Marin Mazzie, Steven Sutcliffe, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and company)</li> <li>"Your Daddy's Son" (by Audra McDonald)</li> <li>"He Wanted to Say" (by Steven Sutcliffe and company)</li> <li>"Goodbye, My Love" and "Back to Before" (by Marin Mazzie)</li> <li>"Wheels of a Dream (reprise)" (by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and company)</li> </ul> Music composed by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Show Notes <ul> <li>A video of what is assumed to be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sui66-J9U2M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the real Evelyn Nesbitt singing</a> in the 1930s</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eForvT5vVi8&amp;t=1079s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An edited documentary</a> about the revival and the history of the musical</li> <li>Another video from the American Theatre Wing of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UAKIcwbXZk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a panel with the creative team</a>, including troubled producer Garth Strabinsky — all white people — discussing the history of the production.</li> <li>Here’s a brief video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iBqkoCTPIg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">history of ragtime</a>, the musical genre itself.</li> <li>Police Violence Report’s <a href="https://policeviolencereport.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2017 report</a>, with the findings summarized into graphics.</li> <li>Basically <a href="https://www.shmoop.com/ragtime/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the CliffNotes of the "Ragtime" novel</a> explaining most of the name characters.</li> </ul>

Ep. 8: Listen to that "Ragtime," 1998

Woo LAWD. Here we go, our big 50th episode! The Broadway Babies dove head-first into their first play of our podcast, as part of our Broadway Babies Take Manhattan Tour. Join Alex and Daisha as they navigate the psychosexual minefields, major surprises and even their own personal struggles in the polarizing new Broadway play "Slave Play." (We do discuss spoiler details about this uncomfortable saga of three interracial couples, so proceed with caution!) *This episode does feature a lot of discussion about slavery, violence and sexual behaviors, often simultaneously. We try to stay mostly lighthearted, much like the play itself, but these can be heavy themes regardless. So if this is a subject you're sensitive about, here's fair warning about that, as well.* Play by Jeremy O. Harris Directed by Robert O'Hara Show Notes:   White women? Getting offended at being called out? Groundbreaking. (But honestly, kind of the play's intention.) If you're interested in the idea of generational trauma and historical legacy...Y'all need to watch HBO's "Watchmen," too.    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Woo LAWD. Here we go, our big 50th episode! The Broadway Babies dove head-first into their first play of our podcast, as part of our Broadway Babies Take Manhattan Tour. Join Alex and Daisha as they navigate the psychosexual minefields, major surprises and even their own personal struggles in the polarizing new Broadway play "Slave Play." (We do discuss spoiler details about this uncomfortable saga of three interracial couples, so proceed with caution!) *This episode does feature a lot of discussion about slavery, violence and sexual behaviors, often simultaneously. We try to stay mostly lighthearted, much like the play itself, but these can be heavy themes regardless. So if this is a subject you're sensitive about, here's fair warning about that, as well.* Play by Jeremy O. Harris Directed by Robert O'Hara Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/white-woman-slave-play-racist-jeremy-harris" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> White women? Getting offended at being called out?</a> Groundbreaking. (But honestly, kind of the play's intention.)</li> <li>If you're interested in the idea of generational trauma and historical legacy...Y'all need to watch <a href="https://www.hbo.com/watchmen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HBO's "Watchmen,"</a> too.</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 50: "Slave Play," 2019

Get out your hymn books and habits — for this week's musical service, we're dishing on the joyful noise of Broadway's "Sister Act." The Broadway Babies have lots to say about this screen-to-stage adaptation (our second Whoopi movie!), including its original 1992 film, pond-hopping production history, and star-making turn for Patina Miller, who doesn't quite get enough to do in this show. Featuring a scene-stealing Victoria Clark as the holier-than-thou Mother Superior, "Sister Act" is a rollicking time at the theatre that'll take you straight to church!  Cast recording (West End): Spotify |  iTunes Music:   "Take Me to Heaven," performed by Patina Miller, Debbie Kurup and Amy Booth Steel "Fabulous, Baby," by Patina Miller, Debbie Kurup and Amy Booth Steel "Raise Your Voice," by Patina Miller and company "Bless Our Show," by Patina Miller and company "Sister Act," by Patina Miller  Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater Distributed by Ghostlight Records. Show Notes:  This is more an added CXG show note, but this is the season 1 sheet music from the CW website for anyone interested. Patina Miller SANGS about being...a "Random Black Girl."  Here, she meets Whoopi for the first time. We didn't talk much about the sequel movie, "Back in the Habit" (...sigh), but Lauryn Hill, ladies and gents.  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Get out your hymn books and habits — for this week's musical service, we're dishing on the joyful noise of Broadway's "Sister Act." The Broadway Babies have lots to say about this screen-to-stage adaptation (our second Whoopi movie!), including its original 1992 film, pond-hopping production history, and star-making turn for Patina Miller, who doesn't quite get enough to do in this show. Featuring a scene-stealing Victoria Clark as the holier-than-thou Mother Superior, "Sister Act" is a rollicking time at the theatre that'll take you straight to church!  Cast recording (West End): <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kHQMHkpJ1Zg7101gjRN1o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/au/album/sister-act-original-london-cast-recording/327264172" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> Music:  <ul> <li>"Take Me to Heaven," performed by Patina Miller, Debbie Kurup and Amy Booth Steel</li> <li>"Fabulous, Baby," by Patina Miller, Debbie Kurup and Amy Booth Steel</li> <li>"Raise Your Voice," by Patina Miller and company</li> <li>"Bless Our Show," by Patina Miller and company</li> <li>"Sister Act," by Patina Miller</li> </ul> Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater Distributed by Ghostlight Records. Show Notes: <ul> <li>This is more an added CXG show note, but this is the <a href="http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/broadway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">season 1 sheet music</a> from the CW website for anyone interested.</li> <li>Patina Miller SANGS about being...a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbbewRSc-C0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Random Black Girl."</a> </li> <li>Here, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV8LeghpQp0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">she meets Whoopi</a> for the first time.</li> <li>We didn't talk much about the sequel movie, "Back in the Habit" (...sigh), but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_zWBHgXGO4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lauryn Hill, ladies and gents</a>.</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Ep. 37: "Sister Act: The Musical," 2011

Hello Listeners! We are back with a new Movie Musical episode, and it’s about to get WEIRD. This week we are discovering the magic of a musical comprised fully of recitative.....The Umbrellas of Cherbourg! Join us as we butcher the French language, discuss the plot, and if this movie musical worked as a whole without the use of songs. Also, BONUS CHALLENGE for listeners: say “parapluie” five times fast with correct French pronunciation. Let us know in the comments if you succeeded!  Music  Danielle Licari dubbing Genevieve, José Bartel for Guy, Christiane Legrand as Mme. Emery Music by Michel Legrand, libretto by Jacques Demy  Released by 20th Century Fox  Show Notes  This music set to ice skating by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, it’s just divine. Composer Michel Legrand performing the theme song “I Will Wait for You” in English in the 1970s. Legrand, again, conducting the Brussels Philharmonic playing the theme music. A brief video essay explaining the French New Wave of the late-50s/early-60s, which undoubtedly had influence on this and many other films of the same time period A show clip of “Umbrellas’” stage production in the West End in 2011, with creative staging and ensemble involvement 

Hello Listeners! We are back with a new Movie Musical episode, and it’s about to get WEIRD. This week we are discovering the magic of a musical comprised fully of recitative.....The Umbrellas of Cherbourg! Join us as we butcher the French language, discuss the plot, and if this movie musical worked as a whole without the use of songs. Also, BONUS CHALLENGE for listeners: say “parapluie” five times fast with correct French pronunciation. Let us know in the comments if you succeeded!  Music <ul> <li>Danielle Licari dubbing Genevieve, José Bartel for Guy, Christiane Legrand as Mme. Emery</li> <li>Music by Michel Legrand, libretto by Jacques Demy</li> </ul> Released by 20th Century Fox  Show Notes <ul> <li>This music set to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-jD1RMbIM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ice skating by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir</a>, it’s just divine.</li> <li>Composer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9F-lCdFqLo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michel Legrand performing the theme song</a> “I Will Wait for You” in English in the 1970s.</li> <li>Legrand, again, conducting the Brussels Philharmonic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yOVYTkgPs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">playing the theme music.</a></li> <li>A brief video essay <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7R0JHvvgo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">explaining the French New Wave</a> of the late-50s/early-60s, which undoubtedly had influence on this and many other films of the same time period</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PJRDtDrMkk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A show clip of “Umbrellas’” stage production</a> in the West End in 2011, with creative staging and ensemble involvement</li> </ul>

Ep. 25: "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," 1964 (Movie Musicals of the Decades)

Listen...when Stephanie J. Block and Rachel Chavkin finally win their Tonys, you know Pride Month is gonna be OK. And Sunday night's ceremony proved all was right on Broadway, with many Bway vets and capital-I Important productions getting their dues. Let's talk about the highlights, the lowlights and everything in between as the Broadway Babies do their play-by-play of the biggest night on the Great White Way.  Show Notes:  Billy Porter is the goddess-send we need this Pride, talking about casting double standards and then slaying red carpets left and right, honey. Cher is Stephanie's biggest fan, honestly.  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

Listen...when Stephanie J. Block and Rachel Chavkin finally win their Tonys, you know Pride Month is gonna be OK. And Sunday night's ceremony proved all was right on Broadway, with many Bway vets and capital-I Important productions getting their dues. Let's talk about the highlights, the lowlights and everything in between as the Broadway Babies do their play-by-play of the biggest night on the Great White Way.  Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHN7RIQ84Ec" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy Porter</a> is the goddess-send we need this Pride, talking about casting double standards and then slaying red carpets left and right, honey.</li> <li>Cher is <a href="https://twitter.com/cher/status/1137918063708319744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephanie's biggest fan</a>, honestly.</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Warm Take Ep. 4: Tonys 2019 

What's new, pussycats? This week we're taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk about "Documentary Now's" episode about the recording of a musical cast album, "Co-op: The Musical." Written by John Mulaney and Seth Meyers, the episode is a loving yet biting sendup of the making of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" cast album in 1970 and shows us the ups and downs of one grueling overnight recording session, with Mulaney as silently demanding genius-savant composer Simon Sawyer (ring any bells?).  Episode: Amazon Video  Cast recording:  YouTube   Show Notes:   More about Stephen Sondheim's iconic take on "Co-op" and its music. Here's him master-classing and also shading students doing "Getting Married Today." Probably the crown jewel of John Mulaney's standup repertoire, which is saying something: The Salt and Pepper Diner. OK, fine, here's another one: The One Thing You Can't Replace. John Mulaney also wrote all the sketches of Stefon, the gay, Ed Hardy-wearing event correspondent who's in love with Seth Meyers.  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

What's new, pussycats? This week we're taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk about "Documentary Now's" episode about the recording of a musical cast album, "Co-op: The Musical." Written by John Mulaney and Seth Meyers, the episode is a loving yet biting sendup of the making of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" cast album in 1970 and shows us the ups and downs of one grueling overnight recording session, with Mulaney as silently demanding genius-savant composer Simon Sawyer (ring any bells?).  Episode: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07ND3388F/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Video</a> Cast recording: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNk8oyYnemg&amp;list=PL8u_hhO9NyYlFPmcS8MPpkJ9LaQ5V0xIj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>   Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/theater/original-cast-album-co-op-mulaney-meyers-sondheim.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> More about Stephen Sondheim's</a> iconic take on "Co-op" and its music.</li> <li>Here's him master-classing and also shading students doing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR80qiXgMuQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Getting Married Today."</a></li> <li>Probably the crown jewel of John Mulaney's standup repertoire, which is saying something: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnkrL42R7gk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Salt and Pepper Diner</a>.</li> <li>OK, fine, here's another one: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dbJHppgrHc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The One Thing You Can't Replace</a>.</li> <li>John Mulaney also wrote <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NctoAyRDtzU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">all the sketches of Stefon</a>, the gay, Ed Hardy-wearing event correspondent who's in love with Seth Meyers.</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayBabies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bwaybabies</a> Facebook: <a href="Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

Warm Take Ep. 2: "Original Cast Album: 'Co-op'" from "Documentary Now," 2019

The devil took the hindmost with this confusing sorta-sequel to everyone's favorite "opera." Join Alex and Daisha as they strap into this carnival ride of a musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies." The Broadway Babies are up to their usual shenanigans with the additional tasks of detangling this confusing plot, comparing the sequel to "Phantom of the Opera," and giving their final verdict on the 2012 Australian production. Is this musical a dud, or does it need one more new production team in the mix?   Cast recording: Amazon | Spotify | Apple Music Video recording:  BroadwayHD |  Amazon     Songs:  "Til I Hear You Sing," performed by Ben Lewis "Beneath a Moonless Sky," by Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne "Dear Old Friend," by Anna O'Byrne, Simon Gleeson, Sharon Millerchip and Maria Mercedes "Love Never Dies," by Anna O'Byrne  Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart Produced by The Really Useful Group Ltd., under exclusive license to Polydor Limited to release.     Show Notes:  A story of the show for NPR from before it debuted in London.  Could "Love Never Dies"  come to Broadway? Because the tour did well? Let's guess!  ALW and The Wizard of Oz ... as he talks to the New York Times about why he thinks the show didn't go well and what he planned next in 2012 (aka a puff piece). The show's 'World Tour' website seems pretty dry...but you can get on the waitlist! "Like the Phantom himself,  this new show lives in anguish, yearning to reveal itself and be loved."  Oh boy... ALW loves having popular singers do singles of his big songs. Barbra, this ain't. Who is your fave Christine? Sierra and ALW performing the title song!    Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

The devil took the hindmost with this confusing sorta-sequel to everyone's favorite "opera." Join Alex and Daisha as they strap into this carnival ride of a musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies." The Broadway Babies are up to their usual shenanigans with the additional tasks of detangling this confusing plot, comparing the sequel to "Phantom of the Opera," and giving their final verdict on the 2012 Australian production. Is this musical a dud, or does it need one more new production team in the mix? Cast recording: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Studio/dp/B07D9V49Q3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2DUaQDz56ngg32lntIkcU9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/bs/album/love-never-dies/1387945932" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Music</a> Video recording: <a href="https://www.broadwayhd.com/index.php/shows/watch/love_never_dies#sthash.HA8u5Kde.dpbs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> BroadwayHD</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Lloyd-Webbers-Love-Never/dp/B006GHA9QQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> Songs: <ul> <li>"Til I Hear You Sing," performed by Ben Lewis</li> <li>"Beneath a Moonless Sky," by Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne</li> <li>"Dear Old Friend," by Anna O'Byrne, Simon Gleeson, Sharon Millerchip and Maria Mercedes</li> <li>"Love Never Dies," by Anna O'Byrne</li> </ul> Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart Produced by The Really Useful Group Ltd., under exclusive license to Polydor Limited to release. Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124466410" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A story of the show</a> for NPR from before it debuted in London. </li> <li>Could "Love Never Dies" <a href="https://variety.com/2018/voices/columns/phantom-sequel-love-never-dies-broadway-1202755013/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> come to Broadway</a>? Because the tour did well? Let's guess!</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/theater/andrew-lloyd-webber-and-wizard-of-oz.html?_r=3&amp;pagewanted=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ALW and The Wizard of Oz</a> ... as he talks to the New York Times about why he thinks the show didn't go well and what he planned next in 2012 (aka a puff piece).</li> <li>The show's 'World Tour' <a href="https://www.loveneverdies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> seems pretty dry...but you can get on the waitlist!</li> <li>"Like the Phantom himself, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/love-never-dies-theater-1056298" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> this new show lives in anguish</a>, yearning to reveal itself and be loved." </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4NKzakqauo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oh boy...</a> ALW loves having popular singers do singles of his big songs. Barbra, this ain't.</li> <li>Who is your fave Christine? Sierra and ALW performing the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_4fo5KSnQk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">title song</a>!</li> </ul> Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: <a href="http://Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast</a>

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