Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsBite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast is a brand new musical theatre program brought to you by New York City's IndieWorks Theatre Company! Each episode features a new and exciting "mini-musical" presented as fully-produced radio plays, complete with lush orchestrations, captivating sound effects, and some of the greatest talent that Broadway, Hollywood, TV, and even YouTube have to offer! Each musical is followed by an in-depth discussion with its brilliant creators, introducing audiences to new musicals and new writers without the commitment of having to listen to a whole cast album. New musicals. Anytime. Anywhere.
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Episodes
Krampus Night
December 24, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBSeason 2 Episode 3 - Krampus Night - Book, Music, & Lyrics by Gavin Brock. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Bells are ringing, children are singing, and third-grader, Will Huntingdon, is ready for Christmas! That is, until his troublemaking friend, Darius Smith, is cast as the donkey in the school's nativity play and enlists Will's help to seek revenge on Sallyanne, the teacher's daughter. Late that night, Will receives a ghostly visit from a Christmas elf, warning him that unles...
Double Double
October 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBSeason 2 Episode 2 - Double Double - Book by Seth Christenfeld, Music by Eric Grunin, and Lyrics by Seth Christenfeld & A.J. Freeman. Halloween, 1971. Two 13-year-old girlfriends and one 11-year-old little brother meet in Claremont Park in the Bronx to summon a demon. To their surprise, one actually shows up and asks each what they desire, fulfilling each child’s wish – quite literally – in exchange for their soul! But Carla’s request leaves no room for ambiguity: She wants her brother to c...
Hijinx & Sue: A Mini-Musical
October 31, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBSeason 2 Episode 1 - Hijinx & Sue: A Mini-Musical - Book by Jessi Pitts, Music by Daniel J.F. Wolfert, and Lyrics by Jessi Pitts and Daniel J.F. Wolfert. Though Hijinx—the bright-eyed A.I. of a spaceship—would much rather be on an adventure with her world-weary captain Sue, it’s inspection day, and between their outdated systems and an inspector with an (im)personal vendetta, this adventure might just be their last. Accompanied by a synth-laced, pop-electronica score, Hijinx and Sue will le...
RansomWHERE?
December 20, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBSeason 1 Episode 9 - RansomWHERE? - Book by Eric Grunin, Music by Jonathon Lynch, and Lyrics by Gil Varod. When a virus from a pop-up ad holds Grandma's computer and files for ransom, she calls her grandson Thomas to help her figure things out. After all, computers like him more than they like her! But Thomas must be quick to find the origins of the virus and unfreeze Grandma's computer before time is up or she'll lose her many precious memories stored on the hard drive. This charming and s...
Sheila the Tiny Turtle
November 29, 2021 23:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBSeason 1 Episode 8 - Sheila the Tiny Turtle - Book and Lyrics by Caitlyn Burt, Music by Amir Shoenfeld. In the Australian desert, a family of turtles works hard to find food for their sick mother. Sheila, the cleverest - yet smallest - turtle of the family, is mocked by her brothers for not being able to contribute due to her size. When Sheila hears about a cure located dangerously far across the desert, she determines to bring the seeds back to save her mum. While crossing the sand, Sheila...
MTA: the Musical
April 05, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBSeason 1 Episode 7 - MTA: the Musical - Book, Music, and Lyrics by Peter Saxe, with additional book by Christopher Michaels On a sweltering summer morning on a crowded subway platform, three strangers, each very different from the others, wait for a train that is running on major delay after major delay. The longer they wait, the hotter they get. The hotter they get, the more irritated they become. In a funny and at times touching mini-musical, we go on a rollercoaster ride as these strange...
The Trial of Bastiano di Bologna
March 01, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBSeason 1 Episode 6 - The Trial of Bastiano di Bologna - Book, Music, and Lyrics by Aaron Jensen It's the 8th Century in the courts of the Vatican Judiciary. Faithful attendant to the Pope, Bastiano di Bologna, has been summoned to stand trial on several counts, including the attempted murder of His Holiness! Bastiano admits to having sneaked into the holy bed chambers, but insists that his objective was not to commit a crime! Bastiano woefully recounts how earlier that day, he witnessed som...
Toy Box
December 21, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBSeason 1 Episode 5 - Toy Box - Book and Lyrics by Teresa Lotz, Music by Will Buck Velveteen, a young and naive stuffed rabbit is thrown into the toy box where he meets Tank, a muscular hard-headed remote-control War-Tank and Horse, an old and grumpy skin horse figurine that is wise and much older than the others. As Velveteen tries to make sense of what has happened to him he learns about The Boy who may or may not ever come back for his toys. This loose adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit i...
The Last Magic Negro (or Chad's Great Awokening ✊🏻)
December 08, 2020 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBSeason 1 Episode 4 - The Last Magic Negro (or Chad's Great Awokening ✊🏻) - Book by Jamil Ellis and Andrew Fox, Music and Lyrics by Andrew Fox June 7th, 2020. As the Black Lives Matter movement thrusts White corporate middle-manager Chad into unknown territory, he seeks wisdom from Jimmy Bagger, the very last “Magic Negro” (a wise Black character who exists solely to help a white protagonist) on how to end racism. Despite the tuneful clarity of Jimmy’s advice, Chad somehow manages to botch ...
A Relative Relationship
November 16, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBSeason 1 Episode 3 - A Relative Relationship - Book, Music, and Lyrics by Timothy Huang Rival stepsiblings Simon Pang and Carmen Soledad are in big trouble and when Simon’s overbearing mom and Carmen’s doting dad – recent newlyweds – find out, heads will roll! Villainous Vice Principal Delancy offers a simple suggestion: Instead of punishing them both, they must decide between themselves who should fall on the metaphorical sword before VP Delancy returns! Starring: Telly Leung, Linedy Gena...
Election Special
November 02, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.66 MBSeason 1 Special Episode - Election Special This special election of Bite-Sized Broadway is a reminder to use your voice and vote! Participating in democracy is one of our most powerful tools to create change in the world. This episode also features a special performance by the SJP’s of their song, “Will You Vote for Joe?” The SJP's, a "solo" girl group by Samantha Joy Pearlman and musically directed by Louis Danowsky set out to make the campaign song of the cycle! This song is based on th...
Blue Cross Blues
October 19, 2020 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBSeason 1 Episode 2: Blue Cross Blues Book by Ed Levy, Music and Lyrics by Neil Radisch Bill and his wife, Michelle, are just a normal American couple who must go up "against the man" to get what they are owed... a check reimbursement for his insurance claim. But as anyone who has had insurance knows, that's anything but easy! In this charming and hilarious satirical send-up of our healthcare system, we journey with Bill as he attempts to get through to customer service, navigate billing co...
The Getaway
October 05, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSeason 1 Episode 1 - The Getaway - Book and Lyrics by Jared Corak, Music by Joshua Cerdenia Peter is starting his first day as an Uber driver, hoping to someday make enough money so that he and his wife can make the perfect getaway to a place where life and time move slowly. But when a pair of bank robbers lose their getaway driver, they hire Peter and the popular car service to get them safely to their final destination! Will they all get the perfect getaway they dream of? Or will one wrong...
Bite-Sized Broadway Season 1 Preview
September 21, 2020 20:00 - 4 minutes - 2.96 MBGet a tasty snack-sized sampling of what you can expect to hear on season one of Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast! Don't forget to subscribe and be ready for our premiere on October 5! And make sure to like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @indieworksco! For more information about this and other IndieWorks programming please visit our website: www.indieworkstheatre.com. For more information on this and other IndieWorks programming, please visit www.indieworks...