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Movie: The Musical!
by MOVIE: The Musical!
A podcast about movies that have been turned into musicals.https://linktr.ee/MovieTheMusical
Episodes
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Movie The Musical: Final Bows
Goodnight, everybody. Thanks for the memories. We'll always have Shrek.
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75th Annual Tony Awards 2022
We'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…
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42. Billy Elliot
Ben 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 !
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UNLOCKED: P15. Jesus Christ Superstar
Catch up on our Andrew Lloyd Webber miniseries in time for Evita this Friday! patreon.com/moviethemusical
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The 2022 Oscars Special
We’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…
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41. The Toxic Avenger (w/ John Fisher)
Playwright 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
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UNLOCKED West Side Story (2021)
Check out our Patreon! patreon.com/moviethemusical
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40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Spamalot
Ben 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
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39. BIG(w/ Sophie Scanlon & Marty Scanlon)
Sibling 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”:...
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38. Bubble Boy
2 B's and a bubble. Topics include turn of the millennium comedies, Howard Stern, and a good adaptation.
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37. Catch Me If You Can
Guestless 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.
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Movie: The Musical: The Cabaret LIVE!
Enjoy 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!
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UNLOCKED: P13. Dear Evan Hansen (W/Em Modaff)
It 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...
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36. Big Fish (w/ Alison Kertz)
Actor 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
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35. 9 to 5 (w/Liz Gottlieb)
Elizabeth 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!...
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34. 8 ½ / Nine (w. Sid Branca)
Our 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...
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33. Young Frankenstein (w/Bradley Halverson)
Bradley 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/
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32. Sweet Smell Of Success (w/Fred Pelzer)
Writer/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/
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31 - Groundhog Day (w/Esther Fallick)
We’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...
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UNLOCKED: P10 - Annette
We 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
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30. Frozen (w/Grace Aki)
The 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!...
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29. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (w/Rauly Luna)
29. 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...
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28. Freaky Friday (w/Nina Starner)
Nina 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:...
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27. Aladdin (w/Tina Munoz Pandya)
27. 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…
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26. Newsies (w/Hope Rehak)
Hope 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
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25. The Little Mermaid (w/Bianca Phipps)
Our 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”:...
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24. Tarzan
Ben and Bran are talkin’ Tarz! Topics include diegesis, colonialism, and Phil Collins.
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23. Mary Poppins (w/ Zach Barr)
The 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.…
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22. The Lion King (w/ Chika Ike)
Director 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/
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21. Beauty and the Beast (w/ Gaby Labotka)
Theatre 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:...
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UNLOCKED: Premium Episode 5. OKLAHOMA!
Does 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
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20. The Wedding Singer (w/ Sara Costello)
Sara 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
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19. Nights of Cabiria/Sweet Charity (w/ Connor Allen Smith)
Filmmaker/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...
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18. Reefer Madness (w/ Catherine Miller)
Catherine 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...
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17. Xanadu (w/ Tyler Symone)
America’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...
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16. All About Eve/Applause (w/ Eileen Tull)
Put 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...
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15. Evil Dead (w/ Andy Boyd)
Writer 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...
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UNLOCKED: Premium Ep 4. Little Shop of Horrors: The Movie! (w/Sid Branca)
A 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:...
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14. High Fidelity (w/ Beth Hyland)
Playwright 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...
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13. Little Miss Sunshine (w/ Nina Starner)
All 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
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12. Anastasia (w/Brittany Handler)
Comic 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
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11. The Producers (w/ Rivkah Reyes)
The 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…
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10.(The) Little Shop of Horrors (w/ Sid Branca)
Master 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?…
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9. Heathers (w/Catherine Miller)
Casting 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...
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8. Hairspray (w/Chika Ike)
Director Chika Ike joins the pod to talk the king of camp himself, John Waters, and how his hair-hoppin’ 80’s feature film got *ahem* watered down in musical translation. Topics include roaches, Debbie Does Dallas, Hollywood Shuffle, and white liberal nonsense. Support Chicago Community Bond Fund...
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7. Mean Girls (w/ Danielle Stack)
MEAN GIRLS Theater Producer, and friend of the pod, Danielle Stack (Jackalope Theatre Company) joins Ben and Bran to find out whether Tina Fey’s iconic teen girl film-turned-musical is really as fetch as we remember. Topics include Tim Meadows, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Teen Girl Squad, and Mank!...
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6. The Apartment/Promises, Promises (w/ Connor Allen Smith)
Filmmaker/actor Connor Allen Smith (Prairie Creek Productions) joins the pod to get wild with Billy Wilder, as we explore the journey of one of the earliest examples of a film-to-stage adaptation. Topics include Tony Soprano, horny executives, camera lenses, and how everyone’s rent is too damn...
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5. Beetlejuice (w/ Sara Costello)
Don’t you dare say the name of this episode three times, we beg you! Actor and comedian Sara Costello joins the pod this week to discuss the ghost with the most and his spooky stage debut! Topics include hot Alec Baldwin, fan fiction as adaptation, Johannes Gutenberg, Harry Belafonte, and moms...
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4. Grey Gardens (w/ Zach Barr)
Director, writer, and video essayist Zach Barr (And Now They Sing) joins Ben and Bran to explore the entrancing and, oftentimes, depressing world of the Beales of Grey Gardens. How did this formless piece of iconic documentary cinema get transformed into a two-act book musical? Topics include the...
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3. Smiles of a Summer Night/A Little Night Music (w/ Tina Muñoz Pandya)
Stephen, you horny devil. Actor and musician Tina Muñoz Pandya joins Ben and Bran to speak in praise of Bergman, Sondheim, and the joys of weekend-ing in the country. Topics include sad boys, Maya Rudolph, sexy buttons, and the brilliance of Amber Gray. Tina Muñoz Pandya is a Chicago-based actor,...
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