Guys Who Like Musicals
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsHosts Dan Tracy and Joe Carroll are both guys who... (you guessed it) like musicals. We breakdown all things Broadway with weekly unscripted interviews. We've got 6 Broadway credits between us - so we're not only fans, but insiders. Looking for a candid weekly Broadway podcast giving you a lighthearted, no-BS look at the Great Way Way? Dying for a peek into the lives of Norbert Leo Butz, Gavin Creel, Shoshana Bean, Patti Murin, Alex Brightman, Ashley Park, and many more? Unsure how to help your kid accomplish their dreams and get on Broadway? We talk with your favorite stars about how they got their start. Check out our archive today! Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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Episodes
WE LOVE YOUR QUESTIONS!
August 23, 2019 03:12 - 40 minutesThank you so much for your questions!! We’re still figuring out what will be in your care package. Joe is in love with Reeve Carney and SHOWMANCE the podcast with Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz. Dan loves non-equity tours and naked pictures of himself. We talk about social media in the theater, stunt casting, when you should join Actor's Equity, and we still love Hadestown... and Michelle Obama. We love her so much. This week's playoff is our REAL theme song. Learn more about your ad choice...
HAMILTON super swing turned King George NEIL HASKELL!
August 16, 2019 05:02 - 1 hour - 131 MBHave you heard of a show called Hamilton? This is a podcast about Hamilton. NEIL HASKELL IS HERE! And he is THE WORST. Just kidding we love him. The Phillip Tour's King George joins Dan and Joe this week to talk about all things Hamilton, the life of a swing, and growing up in Buffalo New York doing backflips so he didn't get beat up. Neil's other credits include CINDERELLA (opposite Joe Carroll), SO YOU THINK YOU DANCE (heard of it?), 9-5, HAMILTON OBC, THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN', BRING ...
HAMILTON'S King George NEIL HASKELL!
August 16, 2019 05:02 - 1 hour - 131 MBHave you heard of a show called Hamilton? This is a podcast about Hamilton. NEIL HASKELL IS HERE! And he is THE WORST. Just kidding we love him. The Phillip Tour's King George joins Dan and Joe this week to talk about all things Hamilton, the life of a swing, and growing up in Buffalo New York doing backflips so he didn't get beat up. Neil's other credits include CINDERELLA (opposite Joe Carroll), SO YOU THINK YOU DANCE (heard of it?), 9-5, HAMILTON OBC, THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN', BRING ...
NEIL HASKELL is HAMILTON's newest King George
August 16, 2019 05:02 - 1 hourHave you heard of a show called Hamilton? This is a podcast about Hamilton. NEIL HASKELL IS HERE! And he is THE WORST. Just kidding we love him. The Phillip Tour's King George joins Dan and Joe this week to talk about all things Hamilton, the life of a swing, and growing up in Buffalo New York doing backflips so he didn't get beat up. Neil's other credits include CINDERELLA (opposite Joe Carroll), SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and some other stuff you might know. Check it out! @guyswholikemusic...
Our Amazing Conversation with Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) and She Cries TWICE!!!
August 09, 2019 01:29 - 1 hour - 127 MBJoe Carroll and Dan Tracy are talking about MUSICALS!!! Shoshana Bean joins us to talk about musical theater education, doing a million artistic things, from Waitress to Wicked, to singing back up for Michael Jackson?! We talk about why she loves theater, vocal health, and replacing in Broadway's most iconic female role. Her interview begs the question who was your Elphaba? Let us know in our DMs @guyswholikemusicals on Instagram. ALSO, Joe loves Fairview and Dan can't wait to replace in the...
Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) Cries TWICE.
August 09, 2019 01:29 - 1 hourJoe Carroll and Dan Tracy are talking about MUSICALS!!! Shoshana Bean joins us to talk about musical theater education, doing a million artistic things, from Waitress to Wicked, to singing back up for Michael Jackson?! We talk about why she loves theater, vocal health, and replacing in Broadway's most iconic female role. Her interview begs the question who was your Elphaba? Let us know in our DMs @guyswholikemusicals on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We Owe Everything to Hal Prince, Joe Is a Noodle, and Dan is On TV
August 02, 2019 20:27 - 30 minutesThis week Dan Tracy and Joe Carroll break down the remarkable career of Hal Prince. Where do you even start? From Pajama Game to West Side Story to Cabaret... the man leaves behind the greatest musical theater legacy of all time. Dan missed Joe so much. We talk about Moulin Rouge and Dan just booked a fancy TV show!! AHHH YEAH!. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Cats Movie Trailer, Cynthia Erivo in Harriet, and Veteran Agent Charles Bodner
July 26, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBThis week Joe is on vacation so Dan has the reigns, but not before we got his thoughts on the CATS Trailer...yikes. We also take a peak at the LITTLE SHOP OF HORROR's casting, and Dan is dead over Cynthia Erivo. Then, we interview Charles Bodner, agent at BRS/Gage, who is credited with discovering Patrick Wilson, Billy Magnussen, and ... DAN! Stick around to the very end for a little surprise. Follow us On instagram @guyswholikemusicals.
Veteran Agent Charles Bodner
July 26, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutesThis week Joe is on vacation so Dan has the reigns, but not before we got his thoughts on the CATS Trailer...yikes. We also take a peak at the LITTLE SHOP OF HORROR's casting, and Dan is dead over Cynthia Erivo. Then, we interview Charles Bodner, agent at BRS/Gage, who is credited with discovering Patrick Wilson, Billy Magnussen, and ... DAN! Stick around to the very end for a little surprise. Follow us On instagram @guyswholikemusicals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Dan needs a job and Broadway Forgot to Pay The Electric Bill #BroadwayBlackout
July 19, 2019 05:58 - 1 minuteThis week Dan Tracy and Joe Carroll morn the loss of Waitress (officially closing January 5th, 2020). We talk all about what happens when a show gets their closing notice and what that means for Dan's wallet. We got the Broadway Blackout of 2019 and we love Derek Klena and Billy Porter. Actually we're super jealous of Derek... Did you know he played baseball for UCLA? It was a wild, action packed week in ol' NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RJ Brown (13 Reason’s Why) Gushes About Gavin Creel, Fairview, and We Hate Twitter
July 12, 2019 00:51 - 1 hourRJ Brown (13 Reason's Why, The Carrie Diaries, Girls) stops by to talk about going from growing up as a song and dance man in Norfolk Virginia, to being a TV heart throb... well he doesn't say that, Joe says that... BUT!! We're so thrilled he's here. We talk about Fairview at Theater For A New Audience, toxic masculinity in the arts, and how Gavin Creel gives the best advice. Joe gets upstaged by the damn Reindeer in Frozen, Dan loves understudies on Broadway and you should too... GUYS WHO LI...
Joe is Mad About The Prom, Dan Is Back From Italy and He Lost 15 Instagram Followers
July 04, 2019 16:07 - 25 minutesThis week Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy rekindle their love as Dan returns from his Italian adventure. We break down the news, Joe's thoughts on The Prom movie casting, Ali Luff in Waitress, A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons all while Dan's Super tries to fix the sink in his bathroom. LIVE FROM DAN'S STUDIO APARTMENT IN CHELSEA... IT'S GUYS WHO LIKE MUSICALS!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gina Rattan Can't Hang Out... She Has Play Practice.
June 29, 2019 06:13 - 1 hourThis week Cynthia Erivo sings Whitney Houston and we interview director Gina Rattan!! Gina has been the associate director on such shows as Angels in America, Cinderella, and Billy Elliot on Broadway. She is currently directing the first national tour of a show that Joe knows a thing or two about (hint: it's Bandstand). We talk about when Gina got the directing bug, the state of Broadway, and why there hasn't been a Me Too reckoning on Broadway. It's our best interview yet. You don't want to ...
Celebrating Warren Carlyle's Exceptional Choreography with Will Burton
June 28, 2019 14:48 - 55 minutes - 105 MBThis week Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy sit down with Kiss Me Kate stand-out and award winning Homebrewer Will Burton!! He's hilarious and insightful and has one of the best stories about getting the call from Broadway we've ever heard. Hint? He was selling women's purses when his agent called. We talk about what the hell happened last week when we launched the Podcast, Girl From the North Country, and Broadway Bares. Plus Dan is apparently obsessed with The Music Man.
Celebrating Will Burton
June 28, 2019 14:48 - 56 minutesThis week Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy sit down with Kiss Me Kate stand-out and award winning Home Brewer Will Burton!! He's hilarious and insightful and has one of the best stories about getting the call from Broadway I've ever heard. Hint? He was selling women's purses. We talk about what the hell happened last week when we launched the Podcast, Girl From the North Country, and Broadway Bares. Plus Dan is apparently obsessed with The Music Man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
THE TONY AWARDS and Alex Finke
June 15, 2019 19:19 - 59 minutesWELCOME TO EPISODE 1. Dan Tracy and Joe Carroll are guys who like musicals. So we started a podcast called... Guys Who Like Musicals!! How original. A slightly hilarious, long form conversation about Broadway news, interviews with your favorite Broadway stars, creators, and people behind the scenes. This first episode we're talking with Joe's wife, Broadway star Alex Finke from Come From Away on Broadway. We're finding our footing... bear with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...