Everything Is Rent
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsJonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical Rent premiered on Broadway in 1996. Over the years, musical theater fans all over the world have become Rent-heads, Rent-haters, and Rent-indifferent-istas. Comedians (and die-hard Rent fans) Beth Appel and Sarah Claspell shoot without a script as they dedicate each episode to a song from Rent, bringing on fellow comedians and musical theater nerds to talk about what they love, hate, and are baffled by in this divisive musical. Viva La Vie Boheme!
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Episodes
tick, tick...BOOM! with Lisa Gilroy
February 16, 2022 15:06 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBThe fans have spoken, and Beth and Sarah have answered several months later. The incredibly funny Lisa Gilroy (Fairview on Comedy Central, size 8 feet) joins Sarah and Beth to talk about Lin Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's musical, Tick, Tick... Boom! Despite being obsessed with the musical OLIVER! as a kid, Lisa is NOT a musical theater fan and once had a very traumatic experience auditioning for a musical at her high school. Lisa describes watching TTB without any pri...
25 Years of Rent with Lauren Ashley Smith and Mariah Smith
March 15, 2021 17:13 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBSarah and Beth measure (approximately) a year since their last episode with Lauren Ashley Smith and Mariah Smith (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Smith Sisters Live), who have both seen Rent upwards of 50 TIMES. They recap highlights from New York Theater Workshop's 25th Anniversary RENT Retrospective and prepare for a new investigative podcast to uncover why Jesse L. Martin wasn't part of it! Lauren and Mariah tell the story of their uncle (Jacques C. Smith) replacing Taye Diggs as Benny on Broad...
Rent 2008 Broadway Performance with Caitlin Bitzegaio
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBGrab some WINE AND BEER (but only if you already have it at home), watch the Rent 2008 Broadway live recording on Youtube, and then listen to Sarah and Beth break it down with their hilarious friend and fellow Rent-lover, Caitlin Bitzegaio (We Stan Together). They discuss the newfound resonance of the musical, the applause problem plaguing New York theater and, guess what, it's the return of mid-2000s improv talk! Plus lots of talk about Head of the Class, The Good Fight, and Grey's Anatomy ...
Bonus Episode: Listener Message Round-Up + Rent 20th Anniversary Tour with Matt Mayer
December 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBTurn on your podcast player! Beth and Sarah have been in space for 6 months, but now they’re BACK with a special holiday episode featuring the hilarious and talented sensitive poet Matt Mayer (Monstro, Earth To Ned on Disney+). Listen to some vague memories of the 20th Anniversary Rent tour, which they saw on July 10th and play along by coming up with your own pun lyrics/song titles for an imaginary production of Rent set under the sea. Learn what it takes to become a wife of a podcast and g...
Bonus Holiday Episode: Listener Message Round-Up + Rent 20th Anniversary Tour with Matt Mayer
December 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBTurn on your podcast player! Beth and Sarah have been in space for 6 months, but now they’re BACK with a special holiday episode featuring the hilarious and talented sensitive poet Matt Mayer (Monstro, Earth To Ned on Disney+). Listen to some vague memories of the 20th Anniversary Rent tour, which they saw on July 10th and play along by coming up with your own pun lyrics/song titles for an imaginary production of Rent set under the sea. Learn what it takes to become a wife of a podcast and g...
Original Broadway Cast Recording Listening Party
June 25, 2019 19:41 - 2 hours - 186 MBA bunch of new and old guests (Corey Johnson, Santina Muha, Zeke Nicholson, Dan Black, Andrew Hansen, Jake Regal, Cedric Yarbrough, Kat Palardy, and Lauren Holt) join Beth, Sarah, and honorary co-host, Mark David Christenson as they re-listen to the entire 1996 Rent Original Broadway Cast Recording and revisit classic Rent topics like the lyric "think twice before you poo poo it" and how much rent is too much rent to pay in Silverlake. And that's the conclusion of Everything is Rent... for n...
The Future of Everything Is Rent
June 18, 2019 07:00 - 8 minutes - 15.5 MBBeth and Sarah apologize for the grave error in last week's episode, go over the results of the #orthewaythatshedied challenge, and reveal what's next for Everything is Rent...maybe! -- SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingIsRent Twitter: @Everything_Rent Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify
The Future of Everything is Rent
June 18, 2019 07:00 - 8 minutes - 15.5 MBBeth and Sarah apologize for the grave error in last week's episode, go over the results of the #orthewaythatshedied challenge, and reveal what's next for Everything is Rent... maybe! - SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingIsRent Twitter: @Everything_Rent Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify
Seasons of Love (feat. Stevie Wonder) + Listener Email Round-Up
June 11, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 84.7 MBSarah and Beth are joined by the two most special guests yet, Sarah Claspell (The Boyfriend) and Beth Appel (Another Bystander in My Fair Lady) to respond to a bunch of new emails, DMs, etc. from the world’s smartest, most thoughtful podcast listeners (that’s you!) and to listen to the bizarre final track on Rent’s Original Broadway Cast album. They discuss the theory that “Your Eyes” is a Picasso, reveal Adam Pascal’s new annual tradition for his wife’s birthday, and listen to Rent in Korea...
Rent: The Movie with Doug Benson
June 04, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBThe time has come: Sarah and Beth got together to watch the 2005 film adaptation of Rent. And who better to talk about it with than the ultimate movie fan and comedy hero, Doug Benson (Doug Loves Movies)! Doug also loves Broadway musicals and he accurately describes the main objectives of the Rent characters: they just want a place to write songs and burn things. There is much discussion of Sarah Silverman's cameo in the movie, the choice to change lyrics into spoken dialogue, Chris Columbus...
Finale B with Anthony Rapp
May 28, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 79.5 MBAt long last, Beth and Sarah have the extreme privilege of talking to the very thoughtful and inspirational Anthony Rapp (the original Mark in Rent) via the world's shoddiest phone connection. Anthony tells tales of the distant past when cassette tapes and boom boxes still existed as he walks through his journey from not being very excited to audition for a "rock opera," to getting goosebumps hearing "Seasons of Love" for the first time, to realizing Rent was going to be "kind of an event." ...
Your Eyes with Carl Tart
May 21, 2019 18:21 - 57 minutes - 82.8 MBThe hilarious Carl Tart (Queen George, White Women, "The Boy is Mine" on Glee) has never seen Rent, but he did play "Seasons of Love" at a piano recital as a child. Carl talks about studying electronic music, getting a spaghetti hernia, and what it was like going to high school with the star of Battle of Shaker Heights, Shia LaBeouf. He also realizes that he has seen many more musicals than he thought, including a college production of Oklahoma which he describes as "a tough sit." Sarah and ...
Finale A with Paul Welsh and Madeline Walter
May 14, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBSarah and Beth are joined by their dear friends, Paul Welsh and Madeline Walter (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Madeline, who is convinced Jonathan Larson didn't write all the songs in Rent, talks about only liking the first half of the show and Paul, who thinks Ellen DeGeneres was in Rent, explains why he was so angry when "Seasons of Love" came on the radio recently. There's also an extended discussion of weird onstage kisses between brothers and sisters and age-inappropriate people. Paul shares wha...
Voicemail #5 with Paul Rust and Michael Cassady
May 07, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBThe hilarious and talented Paul Rust and Michael Cassady (Don’t Stop or We’ll Die) talk about the 1999 Rent tour, the Iowa theater scene, non-traditional audition monologues, and the hit musical, Grimble’s Follies. They also explain the deep cut meaning behind the lyric “To no shame, never playing the fame game.” Beth and Sarah go through their ultimate Rent Voicemail ranking, Paul shares his true feelings about a character named Angel becoming an angel, and Mike tells us about his dad being...
What You Own with Adam Pascal
April 30, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBBeth and Sarah are joined by the incredible Adam Pascal who originated the role of Roger in Rent on Broadway and does a great Gollum! They hit all the hot topics: Adam being told to open his eyes during his Rent audition, how he felt about Rent: Live, and the financial reality of Roger selling his guitar to buy a car. Beth and Adam compare their unsuccessful Star Wars movie auditions, and Sarah and Adam discover that they have the same dream role -- Jean Valjean. PLUS, Adam drops some mind b...
Goodbye Love with Lennon Parham
April 23, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBThe incredible Lennon Parham (WOMP It Up!, Playing House), the third guest so far who played Grace in Annie, does NOT like Rent. But, like many others, she was once involved in an earnest rendition of "Seasons of Love" performed on the UCB stage. Lennon talks about her love of the musical Chess, tells stories of doing karaoke alone, and explains why she thinks Rent could have used another rewrite or two. Sarah throws shade at anyone who sings Rush songs at karaoke and Lennon throws shade at ...
Bonus Episode: Listener Email and Tweet Round Up + Team America: World Police
April 16, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBResident movie expert/engineer, Mark David Christenson (Aw...Crap, a Hellboy Podcast) once again joins Beth and Sarah to talk about a movie that isn't Rent. Mostly they talk about how hard it is to remember the title of Team America: World Police, but they also break down the classic Rent parody (Lease) in the movie and compare how much they each know about Trey Parker and Matt Stone's hair. Then they go through all manner of listener correspondence including an email with font as small as t...
Halloween with Gilli Nissim
April 09, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBUntrained alto, Gilli Nissim (We're Gross with Gilli Nissim, The Other Two), joins Sarah and Beth to reminisce about being "hot for musicals" after seeing Rent twice in LA and once in San Diego and to confess her SHOCKING least favorite Rent song. They also gossip about the competitive and cutthroat Golden Performing Arts Center, discuss the vocal technique of screaming in your backyard, and plan a girls trip to Vegas. Sarah does her classic Florence Henderson impression, Gilli does her clas...
I’ll Cover You (Reprise) with Eugene Cordero
April 02, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBGet ready to cry. On this ep, Eugene Cordero (The Dumbbells, Tacoma FD, Kong: Skull Island) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about one of the best and saddest songs in the... WORLD??? Eugene tells his story of camping out to see the original Broadway production of Rent, and Sarah and Beth are shocked to learn that their improv team wasn't the first to sing "Seasons of Love" when they were supposed to be doing a Harold. They also talk about scaffolding, how much theater kids like turtlenecks and ...
Contact with Nicci Claspell
March 26, 2019 15:59 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBNicci Claspell (Two-time Mimi in Rent, First National Tour of American Idiot) loves Rent! And she's joining Beth and Sarah for yet another discussion of the groundbreaking Rent song, Contact! Also in this ep, everyone agrees Rancho Cucamonga is a funny name for a city, Nicci describes making her own costumes and hairpieces, and she and Sarah reminisce about Sarah looking like '90s Claire Danes. Beth and Sarah debate whether Sarah's a tiny weak lady or "huge and beefy." This episode is brough...
Contact with Drew Spears and Jamie Gaul
March 19, 2019 07:00 - 59 minutes - 85.3 MBSarah and Beth are joined by two more of their besties, Drew Spears (Star of Stage & Screen, Cardinal Redbird) and Jamie "Jaw Bone" Gaul (Famous on Instagram, Maureen in Rent at UCB) to continue a special multi-episode series about everyone's favorite Rent song, Contact! They talk about Drew's Rent-loving babysitter and Jamie's embarrassing experience seeing Rent with her conservative parents. They also discuss which Shakespeare plays can be set at Dave & Busters, and listeners who like hear...
Contact with Nicole Byer
March 12, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBNicole Byer (Nailed It!, Comedians of the World, Why Won't You Date Me?) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about (and rewrite the lyrics to) the song "Contact." She also shares a controversial theory about Tinashe's performance in Rent: Live and explains why every Mimi should have open sores. This episode also covers several other definitely-Rent-related topics, such as: what art teachers wear, the past tense of the word "drink," Christopher Durang, The Rock's acting career, and why Nicole's mom ...
Voicemail #4 with Jordan Morris
March 05, 2019 08:00 - 50 minutes - 73.4 MBJordan Morris (Jordan, Jesse, Go!, Unikitty!), a real slogan guy, joins Beth and Sarah to discuss THE iconic voicemail from Rent. He describes being such a "drama dorkus" that his high school drama classroom had a fish named Random. He rails against the "meow" moment in "Out Tonight" and explains the parallels between Rent and Reality Bites/Tape. You can hear more about Jordan's time doing high school theater on the next season of Serial. And beware the Hill People...
Without You with John Gallagher Jr.
February 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBTony Award winner, John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening, American Idiot) joins Beth and Sarah remotely from the frigid tundra of Brooklyn to talk about a song that can only be appreciated by those (like Beth) who experienced true love in high school. John recounts his journey from playing a street urchin with sideburns in Delaware to becoming a Broadway star, including the years he spent wearing a Rent hat before he had ever seen or heard any songs from the show. They talk about CD and casse...
Seasons of Love B with Matt Besser
February 19, 2019 08:00 - 49 minutes - 71.6 MBMumbo jumbo! This week, Beth and Sarah finally get back to the original Rent album with special guest Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, improv4humans). In addition to doing a lot of surprise singing, Besser reveals that, although he likes Rent, it isn't even one of his TOP FORTY favorite musicals and he describes what he looks for in a musical ("old" and "not a bummer").
Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day with Jesse David Fox
February 12, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBHappy Valentine's Day! Jesse David Fox (Vulture, Good One Podcast) joins Beth and Sarah for what is basically another episode about Rent: Live, but is also about the cut song "Valentine's Day," which both does and does not sound like a Prince song. Jesse talks about the exact moment when Rent made him a crier and his theory that the second act of Rent is "all about the seasons."
Bonus Episode: Rent: Live on FOX (PART 2) with Zeke Nicholson
February 05, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBZeke Nicholson (A.P. Bio, Ironic Chronic) makes history as the pod's first ever repeat guest in this second special episode discussing Rent: Live on FOX. Now that Beth and Sarah have watched the televised version and compiled all the tweets, emails, and DMs (hi Mario!), wow, there's so much more to discuss. For example, does Beth have a rock finger in her butt? How many followers do you need to be an "influencer"? Shouldn't there should be a TV show called "Who Thinks You Can Dance?"
Bonus Episode: Rent: Live on FOX (Part 2) with Zeke Nicholson
February 05, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBZeke Nicholson (A.P. Bio, Ironic Chronic) makes history as the pod's first ever repeat guest in this second special episode discussing Rent: Live on FOX. Now that Beth and Sarah have watched the televised version and compiled all the tweets, emails, and DMs (hi Mario!), wow, there's so much more to discuss. For example, does Beth have a rock finger in her butt? How many followers do you need to be an "influencer"? Shouldn't there should be a TV show called "Who Thinks You Can Dance?"
Bonus Episode: Rent: Live on FOX (Part 1)
January 29, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe first in a special two-part series about the television event of the century -- Rent: Not-So-Live on FOX. Sarah and Beth were lucky enough to be in the studio audience Sunday night, and they dish all the dirt about what went down! They also give their initial reviews of the show and the actors, and they discuss some of the SHOCKING lyric changes -- "December 24th, 9pm, 1991," anyone?? But mostly they talk about how much they love Mario.
Bonus Episode: Rent: Live on FOX (PART 1)
January 29, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe first in a special two-part series about the television event of the century -- Rent: Not-So-Live on FOX. Sarah and Beth were lucky enough to be in the studio audience Sunday night, and they dish all the dirt about what went down! They also give their initial reviews of the show and the actors, and they discuss some of the SHOCKING lyric changes -- "December 24th, 9pm, 1991," anyone?? But mostly they talk about how much they love Mario.
Take Me or Leave Me with Fredi Walker-Browne
January 22, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 93 MBAll the "easy hankies" out there better get ready for this emotional episode with incredibly special guest, Fredi Walker-Browne (Maggie's Plan, The Big C) who originated the role of Joanne in Rent on Broadway! Fredi gives Beth and Sarah the inside scoop about her Rent audition and the rehearsal process as well as Jonathan Larson's writing process for "Take Me or Leave Me" which may have been the last song Jonathan Larson ever wrote.
Happy New Year B with Natasha Rothwell
January 15, 2019 08:00 - 59 minutes - 84.9 MBNatasha Rothwell (Insecure, The Hasseltones Live!) joins Beth and Sarah as they "tap into their feels" about Happy New Year B, including speculation about what exactly the "B" stands for. Natasha talks about seeing a midnight sing-a-long version of Rent and tells the inspiring story of leaving her day job teaching high school drama. They also talk about why Rent appeals to repressed drama kids, when it's not appropriate to say "no day but today," and how to turn You're a Good Man, Charlie Br...
Voice Mail #3 with Cedric Yarbrough
January 08, 2019 08:00 - 51 minutes - 73.9 MBThe McDuckster himself, Cedric Yarbrough (Speechless, Reno 911) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about auditioning for the role of Collins in Rent, the various demon roles he has played in musicals, and to do a standard black mother check. They also chat about many, many other musicals, including Once on This Island, Schoolhouse Rock, Sweeney Todd, and Ragtime, and Sarah makes an official declaration: Musicals are great!
Happy New Year with Jon Gabrus
January 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBThe hilarious Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty) is the latest Long Island native to join Sarah and Beth on the pod! He talks about seeing Grease TWICE on Broadway, brags about being offered the role of Rocky in Rocky Horror at his high school, and makes up New Year's resolutions for the main characters in Rent. They also share many memories related to The Phantom Menace, discuss the first Real World cast, and Gabrus threatens to insert his spot-on Trump/dad impression into Rent.
Seasons of Love with Joel Kim Booster & Brendan Scannell
December 25, 2018 08:00 - 59 minutes - 85.3 MBChristmas bells are ringing as Sarah and Beth are joined by fellow Rent super fans, Joel Kim Booster and Brendan Scannell (The Cure, Vulture's Comedians You Should and Will Know) to talk about Scarlett Johansson's agent, how being a democratic socialist has rekindled Joel's love of Rent, and to theorize about all that math Jonathan Larson did for Seasons of Love.
Seasons of Love with Joel Kim Booster and Brendan Scannell
December 25, 2018 08:00 - 59 minutes - 85.3 MBChristmas bells are ringing as Sarah and Beth are joined by fellow Rent super fans, Joel Kim Booster and Brendan Scannell (The Cure, Vulture's Comedians You Should and Will Know) to talk about Scarlett Johansson's agent, how being a democratic socialist has rekindled Joel's love of Rent, and to theorize about all that math Jonathan Larson did for Seasons of Love.
La Vie Boheme B with Andrew Hansen & Jake Regal
December 18, 2018 08:00 - 53 minutes - 77 MBSarah and Beth are joined by two of their besties, Jake Regal (Scorpion, Angel in Rent at UCB) and Andrew Hansen (A.P. Bio, Joanne in Rent at UCB) to delve deep into the 25 minute version of Rent their improv team put up at UCB as an April Fool's joke. Jake also talks about rebelling against his family by liking mumblecore movies instead of musicals and Andrew (everyone's dad) explains the difference between "quite a few" and "a lot."
La Vie Boheme B with Andrew Hansen and Jake Regal
December 18, 2018 08:00 - 53 minutes - 77 MBSarah and Beth are joined by two of their besties, Jake Regal (Scorpion, Angel in Rent at UCB) and Andrew Hansen (A.P. Bio, Joanne in Rent at UCB) to delve deep into the 25 minute version of Rent their improv team put up at UCB as an April Fool's joke. Jake also talks about rebelling against his family by liking mumblecore movies instead of musicals and Andrew (everyone's dad) explains the difference between "quite a few" and "a lot."
I Should Tell You with Guy Montgomery
December 11, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 77.7 MBGuy Montgomery (The Worst Idea of All Time) joins Sarah and Beth in their high tech podcast studio after listening to "I Should Tell You" many, many times, despite actively disliking it. Earning the title of "Guest Who Has Done the Most Research," Guy outlines some differences between the 2008 Broadway Rent revival, a college production, and Vanessa Hudgens' Hollywood Bowl performance.
La Vie Boheme with Paul F. Tompkins
December 04, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBPaul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Superego, Spontaneanation) joins Sarah and Beth to share his "thumbnail Wikipedia knowledge" of Rent and his controversial opinions about the Pope. They break down everything that doesn't make sense in "La Vie Boheme," including the idea of putting equipment in a pyramid and the idea that meatless balls taste the same as meat it you close your eyes.
Over The Moon with Dan Black
November 27, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBSarah and Beth are joined by their old pal, Dan Black (Comedians of Wrestling) who uses his real New York accent to talk about the "jump over the moon" song, melting pots vs. salad bowls vs. fruit platters, which wrestler would play who in Rent, and more! Dan is a huge Rent fan and brings up some very good questions: How did Mark and all of these Bohemians meet? What the heck do the metaphors in "Over the Moon" mean???
Bonus Episode: Listener Email and Tweet Round-Up + The Greatest Showman
November 20, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBFirst, Beth and Sarah go through some of their favorite (and least favorite, Malala) listener emails and tweets and realize that everyone saw Rent in 1997. Then, Mark David Christenson (Aw...Crap, a Hellboy Podcast) finally gets his own mic and joins Beth and Sarah to discuss The Greatest Showman, which he saw alone to celebrate his niece's birthday??? He also talks about famed director of Moulin Rouge, Laz Buhrmann.
Christmas Bells with Jessica McKenna & Zach Reino
November 13, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBZach Reino and Jessica McKenna (Off Book) kick things off by talking about some of the similarities between La Boheme and Rent (aka La Boheme 2: More La, More Boheme), Zach invents the name "Mimolfo," Jess walks everyone through some hot new slang, and the gang debates whether or not "honest living" is an onomatopoeia. Beth and Jess compare notes on their college productions of Company, Not only does this episode slap -- it's also a bop, it twists, and it's a banger.
Christmas Bells with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino
November 13, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBZach Reino and Jessica McKenna (Off Book) kick things off by talking about some of the similarities between La Boheme and Rent (aka La Boheme 2: More La, More Boheme), Zach invents the name "Mimolfo," Jess walks everyone through some hot new slang, and the gang debates whether or not "honest living" is an onomatopoeia. Beth and Jess compare notes on their college productions of Company, Not only does this episode slap -- it's also a bop, it twists, and it's a banger.
We’re Okay with Mike Scollins
November 06, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes - 73.6 MBYou may know him as Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and he's here to break down the mysteries of the song "We're Okay" -- What's "the Murget case"? Where is "Penthouse A"? Who is "Newt's lesbian sister"? He also talks about his star turn as Kenickie in Grease, everyone breaks down their first onstage kiss, and Mike comes up with a great new improv warm-up in a bonus episode of "Late-2000s Improv Talk." Also, if anyone thinks the musical The Boyfriend is good, Beth will gladly fig...
EMERGENCY BONUS EPISODE! RENT on FOX cast announcement!
October 30, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 41.2 MBThe main cast for RENT on FOX was announced yesterday, so you know Sarah and Beth had to drop everything (dogs) to record this emergency episode with their very important thoughts on the casting. Is this very podcast the reason Valentina and Keala Settle were cast? Yes. Will Vanessa Hudgens nail the role of Maureen? Unclear. Will Sarah and Beth go to the cast party and make some "Contact" with this extremely attractive cast? Hopefully!
Bonus Episode: Rent on FOX Cast Announcement
October 30, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 41.2 MBThe main cast for RENT on FOX was announced yesterday, so you know Sarah and Beth had to drop everything (dogs) to record this emergency episode with their very important thoughts on the casting. Is this very podcast the reason Valentina and Keala Settle were cast? Yes. Will Vanessa Hudgens nail the role of Maureen? Unclear. Will Sarah and Beth go to the cast party and make some "Contact" with this extremely attractive cast? Hopefully!
I’ll Cover You with Eliot Glazer
October 23, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBEliot Glazer (Haunting Renditions, You’re Making It Worse, Broad City) is a quote unquote “perfect guest” on this week’s episode of Everything is Gwen. He talks about being a Rent kid on the early Rent train, explains why Rosie O’Donnell is actually responsible for the popularity of Rent, and is yet another guest who hates the Rent song they’re talking about. drama teachers. And, at the very end, Eliot performs a special rendition of Voicemail #1 that you’re not gonna wanna miss.
Santa Fe with Matt Bennett
October 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBMatt Bennett (Victorious, The Big Bang Theory) joins our hosts to brush the sauce onto the meat and explain the choice every Long Island child must make: sports or musical theater. Other topics include the cool girl who got Matt into Rent in middle school, Matt's cool dad who's too cool for Rent, Anthony Rapp's "La Vie Boheme" parody at LeakyCon, and a reimagining of American Idiot starring Tony Shalhoub. #brushthesauceontothemeat
On the Street with Carrie Poppy
October 09, 2018 07:00 - 53 minutes - 77.2 MBCarrie Poppy (Oh No Ross and Carrie, Hidden Mickeys) traces music all the way back to the first instrument (rocks) and the first musical (wind). She talks to fellow millennials, Sarah and Beth, about seeing Rent on Broadway with the mistaken expectation that "Doogie Howser" was in it, a sexy karaoke performance of "Take Me or Leave Me," and a rude college boyfriend who told Carrie she wasn't good enough to be in Rent.