Movie: The Musical!
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsA podcast about movies that have been turned into musicals.
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Episodes
Movie The Musical: Final Bows
May 17, 2023 16:36 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBGoodnight, everybody. Thanks for the memories. We'll always have Shrek.
75th Annual Tony Awards 2022
June 07, 2022 18:27 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe're back on the main feed with a Tony Awards Predictions Episode! Join Ben and Bran and their special guests, Zach Schiffman (@schlife) and "The" Dr. Dillamond (@DrDillamond) as we predict Tony winners, spread rumors and gossip, and gab about the best and worst of this season's Broadway musicals. #BroadwayIsBackApparently!
42. Billy Elliot
April 25, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBBen and Bran and Billy. We discuss Stephen Daldry's 2000 film and 2004 musical. Topics include coke, cross-dressing, and Maggie Thatcher. Visit our Patreon at patreon.com/moviethemusical !
UNLOCKED: P15. Jesus Christ Superstar
April 11, 2022 02:54 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBCatch up on our Andrew Lloyd Webber miniseries in time for Evita this Friday! patreon.com/moviethemusical
The 2022 Oscars Special
March 22, 2022 05:49 - 2 hours - 137 MBWe’re joined by past guests Nina Starner and Brittany Coyne to chat about the 94th Annual Academy Awards. Topics include Dune Tunes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Hollywood sickos. Vic Berger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOH37W0jPpA&ab_channel=VicBerger Sorry for the weird breaks in episodes! We’ll be back to regularity soon.
41. The Toxic Avenger (w/ John Fisher)
February 15, 2022 08:22 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBPlaywright John Fisher journeys with us to Tromaville to get toxic with the film-turned-musical The Toxic Avenger! Topics include bad taste, James Gunn, and the Alamo Drafthouse. Follow John on Twitter: @JohnRFish
41. The Toxic Avenger
February 15, 2022 08:22 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBPlaywright John Fisher journeys with us to Tromaville to get toxic with the film-turned-musical The Toxic Avenger! Topics include bad taste, James Gunn, and the Alamo Drafthouse. Follow John on Twitter: @JohnRFish
UNLOCKED West Side Story (2021)
February 07, 2022 17:54 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBCheck out our Patreon! patreon.com/moviethemusical
40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Spamalot
January 31, 2022 02:17 - 1 hour - 66 MBBen and Bran turn this organization into an Anarcho-syndicalist commune to chat about Monty Python. Topics include Dolly the Sheep, problematic Brits, and Rocko. Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/moviethemusical
39. BIG(w/ Sophie Scanlon & Marty Scanlon)
January 25, 2022 06:13 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBSibling duo Sophie Scanlon and Marty Scanlon join us for this larger-than-life episode on the Penny Marshall cinematic hit, BIG, and the Maltby/Shire musical flop, BIG! Topics include sweaty premises, The Lord of the Rings, and singing children. Follow Sophie’s cabaret “You Be The Guy”: https://www.youbetheguy.com/ Find Marty (https://martyscanlon.com/) on Twitter: @mcscan
38. Bubble Boy
January 16, 2022 18:47 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB2 B's and a bubble. Topics include turn of the millennium comedies, Howard Stern, and a good adaptation.
37. Catch Me If You Can
January 09, 2022 23:11 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBGuestless and restless, the duo discusses Steven Spielberg’s 2002 hit and Terrence McNally’s 2011 flop. Topics include Leo DiCaprio, Fake Hanks, and bingo cards.
Movie: The Musical: The Cabaret LIVE!
December 07, 2021 01:42 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBEnjoy this recording of our live show! Thanks for joining us this year. We're gonna take a few weeks off from the main feed and we'll see you in January! If you can't wait that long, please join us over at patreon.com/moviethemusical for some sweet bonus content. Happy Holidays!
UNLOCKED: P13. Dear Evan Hansen (W/Em Modaff)
November 29, 2021 00:55 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIt was a holiday weekend! Enjoy this peek at our Patreon feed with Ben, Bran and Em Modaff, composer of our theme song and all around talented person. They're currently starring in "Hundred Days" at Kokandy Productions. https://www.kokandyproductions.com/hundred-days/ emiliemodaff.com patreon.com/moviethemusical Thanks so much to everyone that came to our live show at Davenport's! Rest in peace, Stephen Joshua Sondheim.
36. Big Fish (w/ Alison Kertz)
November 22, 2021 00:56 - 1 hour - 66 MBActor Alison Kertz dives into the river with us to talk all things Big Fish. Topics include Danny DeVito, legacy, and sons. Alison Kertz on everything: @alisonkertz
35. 9 to 5 (w/Liz Gottlieb)
November 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBElizabeth Gottlieb labors all day to discuss Dolly Parton’s star vehicle. Topics include Pigeon Forge, big hair, and hot baritones. Follow Liz on Twitter: @DrDillamond Come see us live on 11/19 at Davenport's Cabaret! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-the-musical-the-cabaret-tickets-183564214507?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
34. 8 ½ / Nine (w. Sid Branca)
November 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBOur good luck charm, Sid Branca returns to chat about Fellini’s masterpiece and it’s numeral musical adaptation. Topics include autobiographical filmmaking, art about art, and Italian Heritage. Sid Branca’s website: http://sidbranca.com/ Come see us live at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret on Friday, November 19th at 8pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-the-musical-the-cabaret-tickets-183564214507?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
33. Young Frankenstein (w/Bradley Halverson)
November 01, 2021 06:35 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBBradley Halverson rises from the dead to discuss Mel Brooks' and Gene Wilder's classic creature feature. Topics include Boris Karloff, spookiness, and the most quotable film from America. https://www.bradleyhalverson.com/
32. Sweet Smell Of Success (w/Fred Pelzer)
October 24, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBWriter/director Fred Pelzer is here to chat about the dark-hearted flop. Topics include the lyin’ news media, streaming rights, and film noir. fredpelzer.com https://letterboxd.com/national2080/
31 - Groundhog Day (w/Esther Fallick)
October 19, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBWe’ve escaped the icy grip of Walt only to fall into a time loop from 1993. Esther Fallick gets snowed in with the pod to talk about Harold Ramis and Bill Murray’s perennial favorite and its 2016 stage adaptation. Topics include breaking eggs, tiny cameras, and Australian idioms. Follow @estherfallick on social media! Buy tickets to our upcoming live show on Friday November 19th! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-the-musical-the-cabaret-tickets-183564214507?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
UNLOCKED: P10 - Annette
October 10, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWe love each other so much. Come see us live! Friday, November 19, 8pm at Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-the-musical-the-cabaret-tickets-183564214507?aff=ebdsoporgprofile More info at davenportspianobar.com
30. Frozen (w/Grace Aki)
October 04, 2021 03:35 - 1 hour - 114 MBThe wonderful Grace Aki (Tell Me On a Sunday podcast) joins us to close out our Disney season with, what else, Disney’s latest animated behemoth, Frozen. Topics include Panic at the Disco, the future of Disney, and Ben and Bran’s official rankings of the films and musicals discussed this season! Listen to Grace’s podcast Tell Me on a Sunday: https://spoti.fi/3mkUjNj More from Grace: bit.ly/3BGZkXo
29. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (w/Rauly Luna)
September 26, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 74 MB29. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (w/ Rauly Luna) Playwright Rauly Luna (El Bear) journeys with us to Paris to discuss the *other* Victor Hugo musical! Topics include corrupt systems of organized religion, the TV show Reboot, and the magnificence of French architecture. @elbearwasthere https://newplayexchange.org/users/40383/rauly-luna Twitter @LunaRauly
28. Freaky Friday (w/Nina Starner)
September 19, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBNina Starner returns to tackle the classic body-swapping comedy Freaky Friday! Topics include would-be-assassins, Jamie Lee Curtis, and the amorphous nature of contemporary Broadway musicals. Follow Nina Starner on Twitter: @ninastarner Check out Nina on Looper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqr1QZCDrzQ&list=PLOzaghBOlEsdLV6P3E_NczZsLEAUOihc1
27. Aladdin (w/Tina Munoz Pandya)
September 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB27. Aladdin (w/ Tina Munoz Pandya) Tina Munoz Pandya returns for a magic carpet ride into the world of Aladdin. Topics include stereotypes, animal sidekicks, and Big Willy Style. Tina Muñoz Pandya is a Chicago-based actor, singer, musician, teaching artist, and co-founder/producer of We the People present: A Podcast. She also insisted on nothing that she is the following: a Nancy Drew computer game enthusiast, musical theatre nerd, food tv fan, certified British person, horse girl, and owne...
26. Newsies (w/Hope Rehak)
September 06, 2021 03:40 - 1 hour - 105 MBHope Rehak joins the pod to carry the banner and deliver those papes! Topics include strikes, pirouettes, and Teddy Roosevelt. https://thebaffler.com/latest/newsies-marshall https://linktr.ee/hoperehak www.hoperehak.com
25. The Little Mermaid (w/Bianca Phipps)
August 30, 2021 18:29 - 1 hour - 101 MBOur first ever guest, Bianca Phipps, finally returns to travel all the way from the ogre’s swamp to join us Under the Sea and talk about the chaotic history of the stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Topics include Hot Fish Dads, heelys, and toxic positoovity. More info on “Crown Noble”: https://buttonpoetry.com/product/crown-noble/ The Pod Has Been Cast: https://www.thephbcast.com/
24. Tarzan
August 22, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBBen and Bran are talkin’ Tarz! Topics include diegesis, colonialism, and Phil Collins.
23. Mary Poppins (w/ Zach Barr)
August 16, 2021 03:59 - 1 hour - 137 MBThe illustrious Zach Barr (And Now They Sing!) triumphantly returns to the pod to dig into Disney’s first live-action stage adaptation, Mary Poppins. Topics include Sherry Bobbins, P.L. Travers, and musicals about houses. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/movies/mary-poppins-returns-blackface.html Zach Barr on Twitter/Instagram: @AdmiralZachBarr And Now, They Sing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUJsQHlW1syyvbVa0AsCZyQ Zach’s Ko-Fi Page: https://ko-fi.com/admiralzachbarr
22. The Lion King (w/ Chika Ike)
August 09, 2021 18:20 - 1 hour - 163 MBDirector Chika Ike returns to the pod to discuss the surprisingly daring stage adaptation of The Lion King. Topics include circles, tardiness, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. More from Chika Ike: https://www.chikavike.com/
21. Beauty and the Beast (w/ Gaby Labotka)
August 01, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 187 MBTheatre Warrior Gaby Labotka agrees to Be Our Guest this week as we begin our journey into the world of the Disney Theatrical Productions canon with Beauty & The Beast. Topics include candle-on-feather-duster action, terrifying Beast costumes, and Schmigadoon! www.gabylabotka.com Follow Gaby: @Theatre_Warrior Groups of Ten or More People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp1PXYgU0b0
UNLOCKED: Premium Episode 5. OKLAHOMA!
July 25, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBDoes the wind come sweeping down the plains? How sweet does the waving wheat smell? No guests, only vibes. Topics include dream ballets, Arizona, and Ben Platt’s terrible wig. Subscribe for more like this at patreon.com/moviethemusical
20. The Wedding Singer (w/ Sara Costello)
July 18, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 185 MBSara Costello returns to discuss the Sandman and pop music throughout the ages. Topics include wedding season, divorce season, Ellen Degeneres, and Season 3! https://www.instagram.com/saracosty/ https://twitter.com/SaraCosty
19. Nights of Cabiria/Sweet Charity (w/ Connor Allen Smith)
July 11, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBFilmmaker/actor Connor Allen Smith (Prairie Creek Productions) returns to discuss Fellini. Topics include temporal pincers, guilt, and Britney Spears. Connor (they/he) is an Arkansas-native, Chicago-based actor, director, & producer. They really love movies! You can find out which on their letterboxd and the kinds they like to make on their production company’s website. Though, lately, you can find them on the couch eating a pint of ice cream or pretending to read a book but also (sometimes...
18. Reefer Madness (w/ Catherine Miller)
July 04, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBCatherine Miller returns to pass the dutchie on the left hand side and talk about propaganda piece Reefer Madness and it’s subversive reshaping. Topics include weed, boring christian films, and Muppet Babies. Follow Catherine Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scuffsta https://www.jackalopetheatre.org/
Episode 18. Reefer Madness (w/ Catherine Miller)
July 04, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBCatherine Miller returns to pass the dutchie on the left hand side and talk about propaganda piece Reefer Madness and it’s subversive reshaping. Topics include weed, boring christian films, and Muppet Babies. Follow Catherine Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scuffsta https://www.jackalopetheatre.org/
17. Xanadu (w/ Tyler Symone)
June 27, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBAmerica’s Sweetheart Tyler Symone travels back with us to the cocaine-fueled 1980’s to dig into the psychedelic movie-musical flop that inspired a pretty kooky musical-theater reclamation project! Topics include the Razzie Awards, buckets of cocaine, and Zanna, Don’t! Tyler Symone is a New York City based actress and is delighted to have been able to join an episode of MOVIE: The Musical! She has been across regional stages and playhouses since graduating from in 2019 as well as social medi...
Episode 17. Xanadu (w/ Tyler Symone)
June 27, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBAmerica’s Sweetheart Tyler Symone travels back with us to the cocaine-fueled 1980’s to dig into the psychedelic movie-musical flop that inspired a pretty kooky musical-theater reclamation project! Topics include the Razzie Awards, buckets of cocaine, and Zanna, Don’t! Tyler Symone is a New York City based actress and is delighted to have been able to join an episode of MOVIE: The Musical! She has been across regional stages and playhouses since graduating from in 2019 as well as social medi...
Episode 16. All About Eve/Applause (w/ Eileen Tull)
June 20, 2021 22:53 - 1 hour - 210 MBPut your hands together for performer extraordinaire Eileen Tull who joins us to tell you what it’s all about. Old Hollywood, Old Broadway, and a truly bumpy night. Topics include Michael Shannon, gay overtones, and #SpankToMank . Eileen Tull is a storyteller, writer, poet, comedian, and one-woman-show person. She has performed throughout the country, from San Francisco to New York City, including in the SF Fringe, New Seeds Festival, United Solo, the Cincy Fringe, the Minnesota Fringe Festi...
16. All About Eve/Applause (w/ Eileen Tull)
June 20, 2021 22:53 - 1 hour - 210 MBPut your hands together for performer extraordinaire Eileen Tull who joins us to tell you what it’s all about. Old Hollywood, Old Broadway, and a truly bumpy night. Topics include Michael Shannon, gay overtones, and #SpankToMank . Eileen Tull is a storyteller, writer, poet, comedian, and one-woman-show person. She has performed throughout the country, from San Francisco to New York City, including in the SF Fringe, New Seeds Festival, United Solo, the Cincy Fringe, the Minnesota Fringe Festi...
15. Evil Dead (w/ Andy Boyd)
June 13, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBWriter Andy Boyd journeys with us to a cabin in the woods (ooOOOoooh!) to dig into the spooky world of Sam Raimi and the fantastically Not Great musical it inspired! Topics include the Star Wars Prequels, the death of irony, and A Farewell to Arms. Andy Boyd is a playwright, cartoonist, and songwriter based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. His play The Trade Federation, or, Let's Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels was recently published by NoPassport Press, and his play Three Scen...
Episode 15. Evil Dead (w/ Andy Boyd)
June 13, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBWriter Andy Boyd journeys with us to a cabin in the woods (ooOOOoooh!) to dig into the spooky world of Sam Raimi and the fantastically Not Great musical it inspired! Topics include the Star Wars Prequels, the death of irony, and A Farewell to Arms. Andy Boyd is a playwright, cartoonist, and songwriter based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. His play The Trade Federation, or, Let's Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels was recently published by NoPassport Press, and his play Three Scen...
UNLOCKED: Premium Ep 4. Little Shop of Horrors: The Movie! (w/Sid Branca)
June 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBA free taste of the patreon for you sick little puppies! Sid Branca returns to discuss the best thing we will ever cover on this show. Topics include puppets, frame rates, and Italian American heritage. Follow Sid on everything: http://sidbranca.com/ Subscribe to the Patreon: patreon.com/moviethemusical
14. High Fidelity (w/ Beth Hyland)
May 30, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBPlaywright Beth Hyland joins the pod to talk Problematic Faves, Top 5 Lists, and how a Nick Hornby novel became the basis for cinematic and theatrical male ego in the best - and worst - ways. Topics include Glengarry Glen Ross, Jack Black, and the gentrification of Wicker Park. Beth Hyland is a playwright, screenwriter, and songwriter based in Chicago. Her plays and musicals been produced and developed in the UK at the Octagon Theatre, in New York at The Hearth, and around Chicago at Steppe...
Episode 14. High Fidelity (w/ Beth Hyland)
May 30, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBPlaywright Beth Hyland joins the pod to talk Problematic Faves, Top 5 Lists, and how a Nick Hornby novel became the basis for cinematic and theatrical male ego in the best - and worst - ways. Topics include Glengarry Glen Ross, Jack Black, and the gentrification of Wicker Park. Beth Hyland is a playwright, screenwriter, and songwriter based in Chicago. Her plays and musicals been produced and developed in the UK at the Octagon Theatre, in New York at The Hearth, and around Chicago at Steppe...
13. Little Miss Sunshine (w/ Nina Starner)
May 23, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 210 MBAll aboard the VW bus! Nina Starner (Looper) returns to the pod to discuss the curious case of how a pretty good writing team turned a pretty good movie into a pretty bad musical. Topics include There Will Be Blood, Bennifer, and Honey Boo Boo. Follow Nina Starner on Twitter: @ninastarner
12. Anastasia (w/Brittany Handler)
May 16, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBComic genius Brittany Handler blabs on Don Bluth in our horniest episode yet. Topics include the Fiddler Cinematic Universe, cold war propaganda, and Gleb. Follow Brittany Handler on Twitter: twitter.com/canigetahandler
11. The Producers (w/ Rivkah Reyes)
May 09, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 192 MBThe wonderful and hilarious Rivkah Reyes (Where Are We Now? Podcast, School of Rock) joins Ben and Bran to laugh our heads off discussing the comic satirical antics of Mel Brooks. From an Oscar-winning film to a record-breaking Tony Award-winning Broadway bonanza, what changed from stage to screen in the story of Bialystock and Bloom? Topics include Nazis, tubed meats, Osama Bin Laden, and The Academy Awards. Rivkah Reyes (they/she, but mostly they) is a queer Filipinx-Jewish actor, musician...
10.(The) Little Shop of Horrors (w/ Sid Branca)
May 03, 2021 15:39 - 2 hours - 228 MBMaster of Multimedia Sid Branca joins the pod to journey on down to Skid Row and investigate the equally exciting worlds of Roger Corman, and Howard Ashman & Alan Menken! Who knew that a man-eating plant would become a musical-theatre sensation, and inexplicably save the Disney corporation? Topics include arpeggios, Chicago storefront theater, and hot nerds. Sid Branca is a multimedia artist, writer, and educator working at the intersection of moving image media, performance, and creative wr...
9. Heathers (w/Catherine Miller)
April 25, 2021 16:58 - 1 hour - 215 MBCasting Director Catherine Miller dishes on the popular kids in our discussion on the 1988 cult classic, and the conversation gets oh so very. Topics include strip croquet, Vampire Academy, and Welsh dialects. Follow Catherine Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scuffsta https://www.jackalopetheatre.org/