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Broadway Breakdown — 344 episodes
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Patreon Preview: The Top 50 Opening Numbers
Deep Dive: NEXT TO NORMAL w/ Brian Nash
Deep Dive: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA w/ Adam Elsberry
Broadway Breakdown: Some News
Matt Reviews: HEATED RIVALRY THE (UNAUTHORIZED) PARODY MUSICAL
Lessons from This Broadway Season w/ Sean Nyberg
"Where are the New Musicals?"
Deep Dive: SHE LOVES ME w/ Leah Horowitz
2026 Tony Awards: Recap and Reaction w/ John Wascavage
2026 Tony Awards: Final Predictions w/ Richie Grasso and Jeff Malone
Tony Awards: Then, Now & What to Learn w/ Robbie Rozelle (Bonus Chat w/ Carey Renee Sharp)
Making Sense of the 2026 Tonys w/ Alan Seales
Matt Ranks (almost) Every Show of the 2025/2026 Season
2026 Tony Awards: Nomination Reactions w/ The Theater Lovers!
2026 Tony Awards: Big Swings, Loud Pleas and Final Predictions
Matt Reviews: THE LOST BOYS
Matt Reviews: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE & THE BALUSTERS
Matt Reviews: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW & THE FEAR OF 13
Matt Reviews: PROOF, BECKY SHAW & EVERY BRILLIANT THING
Matt Reviews: BEACHES & FALLEN ANGELS
Matt Reviews: SCHMIGADOON!
Matt Reviews: GIANT, DOG DAY AFTERNOON & DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Matt Reviews: TITANIQUE
Matt Reviews: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL
Tony Awards 2026: What's Changed w/ Sam Eckmann
Deep Dive: ALL THAT JAZZ w/ Ali Gordon
Broadway Birthday Q & A
Matt Reviews: THE WILD PARTY (Encores)
BACKSTAGE PASS: The Future or Marcel on the Train w/ Mitch Marois & Maxwell Beer
BACKSTAGE PASS: Designing Marcel on the Train
BACKSTAGE PASS: Creating Marcel on the Train w/ Ethan Slater & Marshall Pailet
BACKSTAGE PASS: Premiering Marcel on the Train w/ Jill Rafson
BACKSTAGE PASS: Producing Marcel on the Train w/ Mitch Marois and Maxwell Beer
Updated Tony Eligibility, Broadway Casting, and New Shows...OH MY!
Deep Dive: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE w/ Margaret Hall
Deep Dive: CABARET (Part 2) w/ Tom Pecinka
Deep Dive: CABARET (Part 1) w/ Tom Pecinka
Matt in London: PADDINGTON, INTO THE WOODS, STARLIGHT EXPRESS & More
Tony Awards 2026: A Way Too Early Chat w/ Richie Grasso and Jeff Malone
Deep Dive: CHICAGO (Movie) w/ Casey Balsham
Matt Ranks: The 2025 Theatre Season (mostly)
Deep Dive: THE GLASS MENAGERIE w/ Amy Jo Jackson
Deep Dive: THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? w/ Robert W. Schneider
Deep Dive: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Part 2) w/ Natalie Walker
Matt Reviews: The Queen of Versailles (both of ‘em), Ragtime & A Conversation with Teale Dvornik
Matt Reviews: WICKED: FOR GOOD w/ Andrew Chappelle
Matt Reviews: Oedipus, The Baker’s Wife, Prince F*ggot & Two Strangers Carry A Cake…
Deep Dive: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Part 1) w/ Natalie Walker
Matt Reviews: Punch, Waiting for Godot, ART, Bat Boy & More
Matt Reviews: KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN (2025) w/ Ali Gordon
Deep Dive: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Part 2) w/ Preston Max Allen
Deep Dive: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Part 1) w/ Preston Max Allen
Deep Dive: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE w/ Eli Rallo
Deep Dive: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (w/ Kevin Zak)
Deep Dive: DREAMGIRLS (Part 2) w/ Jason Veasey
Deep Dive: DREAMGIRLS (Part 1) w/ Jason Veasey
Matt Reviews HEATHERS & More
Broadway Breakdown- New Season!
I WAS THERE w/ David Loud
Sleep Out: Stage and Screen for Covenant House w/ David Hovey
Matt Reviews CALL ME IZZY
The 2025 Tony Awards w/ Robert W. Schneider
2025 Tonys: Predictions and Personal Picks w/ Sam Eckmann
The Tony Awards: Myths and Trends
West End Shows/London Trip (w/ Mom!)
Ranking All 42 Broadway Shows This Season (22-1)
Ranking All 42 Broadway Shows This Season (42-23)
Matt Reviews REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES, OLD FRIENDS and DEAD OUTLAW
Tony Nominations are Here!!! (2025) w/ The Theater Lovers
2025 Tony Nominations: FInal Predictions
Matt Reviews FLOYD COLLINS, PIRATES! & JUST IN TIME
2025 Tony Noms: Listener Predictions
Matt Saw Broadway's Expensive Shows, But...
Matt Reviews PURPOSE & JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN
Matt Reviews SMASH
Matt Reviews BOOP & THE LAST 5 YEARS
New 2025 Tony Award Predictions w/ Half Hour
Matt Reviews: LOVE LIFE & THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
Birthday Breakdown: Answering Your Questions
Matt Reviews: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and OPERATION MINCEMEAT
Ranking Tony Winners: An Experiment (and What I Learned)
ANGELS IN AMERICA (Final Episode) w/ Robert W. Schneider
Bonus! SIX w/ Kelsie Watts
ANGELS IN AMERICA (2nd Episode) w/ Ali Gordon
ANGELS IN AMERICA (1st Episode) w/ Alex Weisman
THE WIZ (Movie) w/ Kaisha Huguley
Matt Reviews: REDWOOD
LIVE: BroadwayCon 2025 (w/ Grey Henson)
Matt Reviews: Betty Gilpin in OH MARY & URINETOWN at Encores
COME FROM AWAY w/ Lauren Nicole Chapman
Matt Reviews: ENGLISH, TEETH, ALL IN and Something DIfferent...
2025 Tony Awards: WAY Too Early Predictions (w/ David J. Lynch)
Matt Revisited GYPSY: Now What?
Broadway 2024-2025 (So Far): Rankings and Tony Noms
Matt Reviews CULT OF LOVE and EUREKA DAY
NINE w/ Kevin Duda
Matt Reviews GYPSY
THE WOMEN w/ Adam Elsberry
So. Let's Talk WICKED (PART 1) w/ Joel Guerrero-Sparks
PASSION w/ Ali Gordon
Matt Reviews: ELF, TAMMY FAYE, SWEPT AWAY & DEATH BECOMES HER
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER w/ Elliot and Harry White
FAT HAM w/ Jayson Kerr
Matt Reviews: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, A WONDERFUL WORLD & MCNEAL
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS w/ Sutton Lee Seymour
Matt Reviews: RAGTIME, LEFT ON TENTH & SH*T. MEET. FAN.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE w/ Juan A. Ramírez
Matt Reviews: ROMEO + JULIET, THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA & Off-Broadway
WEST SIDE STORY (2021 Movie) w/ Margaret Hall
JEKYLL & HYDE w/ Cooper Howell
Matt Reviews: SUNSET BOULEVARD, OUR TOWN & THE ROOMMATE
AMERICAN PSYCHO w/ Jeff Malone & Richie Grasso
Reviewing Shows and Remembering Artists
SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (w/ Marcus Scott)
Matt's Play and Chad Beguelin's Book (w/ Tony Nominee Chad Beguelin)
Let's Try to Understand Broadway Grosses
The Broadway Season: 2024-2025 w/ Robbie Rozelle!
Announcing: Broadway Breakdown's Lineup for 2024
Listen Now - The Magical Making of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway
Matt Reviews: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Yay, Nay or Meh?
Making SUFFS March w/ Andrea Grody
OH, MARY vs, JOB: Off-Broadway Transfer Battle
LIVE at Broadway Con! (w/ The Theatre Lovers)
THE BOYS IN THE BAND w/ John Wascavage
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS w/ Jon Reilly
The American Musical w/ Ben West
CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL (and an Invitation!)
FOLLIES, TITANIC, Plays and An Idea
The Tony Awards Happened. Kinda. Let's Talk About It (w/ James Seol)
Matt's London Trip w/ Mom
The Tony Awards: A Celebration in Excellence w/ Eila Mell
2024 Tony Awards: Predicting the Winners (w/ The Theater Lovers)
A Meandering Chat: Full of Gossip, Trauma and BROADWAY! (w/ Robert W. Schneider)
The Art of Predicting the Tonys (w/ Sam Eckmann)
Ranking Every Show This Broadway Season...'Cause F**k It, Why Not
BONUS! Interview w/ MARY JANE's Susan Pourfar
2024 Tony Nominations Are Here! Reading YOUR Takes
2024 Tony Nominees: What We Predict vs. What We Want (w/ Dan Rubins)
2024 Tony Predictions (Part 2): PRE- Eligibility Rulings!! (w/ David Lynch)
BONUS! Interview w/ SPAMALOT/THE GREAT GATSBY Lighting Designer: Cory Pattak
THE GREAT GATSBY, SUFFS and Some Broadway Bullsh*t
LEMPICKA, STEREOPHONIC & More...*and* Jack Viertel!!
TOMMY, THE OUTSIDERS & Your Tony Predictions!
Notebooks, Elephants and Protestors OH MY! (Reviews and Updates on the Season)
THE INHERITANCE w/ Robbie Rozelle
AIDA w/ Will Van Dyke
SLAVE PLAY w/ Marcus Scott
2024 Tony Predictions: Bold, Brave and Early (w/ Dylan MacDowell)
Tony-Nominee Sally Mayes is here to SING and DISH
THE BOOK OF MORMON w/ Kyle Marshall
MISS SAIGON w/ James Seol
HEATHERS w/ Chelsea Williams
CAROUSEL w/ Juan A. Ramírez
DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Part 1) & The Broadway Season w/ Ruthie Fierberg
PROMISES, PROMISES w/ Adam Elsberry
DOWNSTATE w/ Etai Benson
THE KING AND I w/ Corey Lubowich
THE PROM w/ Ali Gordon
New Shows, Old Problems, Same Broadway w/ Rob Schneider
Talking w/ Tony Nominee Heather Hach & Announcing the New Series!
SIGNIFICANT OTHER w/ Adam Elsberry
IN THE HEIGHTS w/ Philippe Arroyo
[title of show] w/ Tyler Joseph Ellis
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE w/ Todd Buonopane
BONUS! Making & JULIET Sing w/ Dominic Fallacaro
Surprise! TITANIQUE w/ Courtney Bassett
Reacting to the 2023 Tony Awards
2023 Tony Predictions: Who'll Win?? (w/ Inappropriate Patti)
Tony Award Snubs (w/ Ben Rimalower)
Our Favorite Tony Award Performances (w/ Sutton Lee Seymour)
Disruptive Broadway Chaos w/ PJ Adzima
When the Tonys Got It Right (w/ Peter Duchan)
The 2023 Tony Nominations: They're HERE! (w/ Kyle Marshall)
2023 Tony Predictions (Part 4): FINAL Predictions (w/ The Theatre Lovers)!
2023 Tony Predictions (Part 3): Reading YOUR Predictions!
2023 Tony Predictions (Part 2): SHUCKED, SWEENEY, LIFE OF PI & more w/ Adam Elsberry
2023 Tony Predictions (Part 1) w/ The Theater Lovers
KIMBERLY AKIMBO w/ Dad
SPRING AWAKENING w/ Drama!
DOUBT w/ Ali Gordon
A CHORUS LINE w/ Robert Peterpaul
AVENUE Q w/ Sam Simahk
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' w/ André Jordan
HAIR w/ Robbie Rozelle
LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! w/ James Crichton
THE HEIDI CHRONICLES w/ Jessie Field
HAMILTON w/ Brian Nash
THE GOLDEN APPLE w/ Alex Weisman
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS w/ Backstage Babble
URINETOWN w/ Marc Tumminelli
PASSING STRANGE w/ Marcus Scott
TORCH SONG TRILOGY w/ Mom!
RENT w/ Adam Elsberry
DIANA w/ John Wascavage
LEGALLY BLONDE w/ Abby Goldfarb
SEUSSICAL w/ Jeffrey Scott Parsons
PARADE w/ Jonathan Chisolm
SIDE SHOW w/ Adam Elsberry
CARRIE w/ Preston Max Allen
SMILE w/ Ali Gordon
WORKING w/ Jon Reilly
MACK AND MABEL w/ Kimberly Cooper Schmidt
From Cautionary Tales: Bless the Coal-black Hearts of the Broadway Critics
CANDIDE w/ Jessie Field
PAL JOEY w/ Ben Rimalower
FUN HOME w/ Julia Meinwald
VIOLET w/ Eli Cohen
SHREK w/ Timothy Huang
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (w/ Marcus Scott & Matt!)
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE w/ Jessie Field
SIX w/ Katie Johantgen
MATILDA w/ Marc Tumminelli
BILLY ELLIOT w/ Stephen Hanna
THE HISTORY BOYS w/ James Crichton
MAMMA MIA! w/ Kate Lumpkin
SUNSET BOULEVARD w/ Justin Mendoza
BLOOD BROTHERS w/ Kyle Marshall
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA w/ Sofia Christensen
LES MISÉRABLES w/ Sutton Lee Seymour
ME AND MY GIRL w/ My Favorite Flop
NOISES OFF! w/ Adam Elsberry
CATS w/ Amanda Lee Hawkins
THE NATIONAL THEATRE w/ Ali Gordon
EVITA w/ Jonathan Hoover
OLIVER! w/ Margaret Hall
ROAD SHOW w/ Jimmy Larkin
Reviewing IN THE HEIGHTS (w/ Mom!)
THE FROGS w/ Ali Gordon
ASSASSINS w/ Erin Markey
SATURDAY NIGHT w/ Kevin Metzger-Timson
Sondheim and Storytelling w/ Natascia Diaz
PASSION w/ Nur Fahlevi Pratama
INTO THE WOODS w/ Kevin Zak
SUNDAY IN THE PARK... w/ Emily Maltby
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG w/ Jane Bruce
SWEENEY TODD w/ Justin Mendoza
PACIFIC OVERTURES w/ Sam Simahk
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC w/ Charlotte Maltby
FOLLIES w/ Dad!!!
COMPANY w/ Britney Coleman
DO I HEAR A WALTZ? w/ Adam Elsberry
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE w/ Jennifer Ashley Tepper
...FORUM w/ Patrick Sulken
Teaching Movie Stars to Sing (w/ Paul Bogaev & Jimmy Larkin)
GYPSY w/ Preston Max Allen
WEST SIDE STORY w/ Andres Melendez
UPDATE: Making Changes!
94 "The 5 Tonys of Angela Lansbury (w/ My Little Tonys)"
93 "Is ANNIE Good or Bad? (w/ Mom!!)"
92 "My Obsession: YOUTUBE MUSICALS (w/ Kimberly Cooper Schmidt)"
91 "My Obsession: MALTBY & SHIRE (w/ Jennifer Ashley Tepper)"
90 "Why Bootlegs Matter (w/ Morgan Reynolds)"
89 "My Obsession: SUNSET BOULEVARD (w/ Matt Leisy)"
88 "My Obsession: THE 90'S (w/ Spencer Glass)"
BONUS! "Christmas on the Square (w/ Ali Gordon)"
87 "My Obsession: ALAN MENKEN (w/ Devin Holloway)"
86 "Reviewing THE PROM with Mom"
85 "My Obsession: HAIRSPRAY (w/ Jimmy Larkin)"
84 "The WILD PARTY Wars: Part 2 (w/ Adam Elsberry)"
83 "THE WILD PARTY Wars: Part 1 (w/ Adam Elsberry)"
82 "Rock My World, AMADEUS!! (w/ Ali Gordon)"
81 "My Obsession: SWEET CHARITY (w/ Lauren Nicole Chapman)"
80 "HAMILTON at Home!! (w/ Andrew Melendez)"
79 "My Obsession: THE LAST 5 YEARS (w/ Charlie Franklin)"
78 "My Obsession: THE COLOR PURPLE (w/ Antoine L. Smith)"
77 "Streaming Theatre"
76 "My Obsession: LEGALLY BLONDE: THE SEARCH FOR ELLE WOODS (w/ Tim Murray)"
75 "My Obsession: MEET ME IN ST LOUIS (w/ Grey Henson)"
74 "Let's Gab! (w/ Danny Quadrino)"
73 "My Obsession: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (w/ Gabe Gibbs)"
72 "My Obsession: SHREK (w/ Joshua Burrage)"
71 "My Obsession: CATS: THE MOVIE (w/ John Krause)"
70 "While You Were Quarantined..."
69 "Shut it Down"
68 "Consent Is Sexy"
67 "Where Are All The Aliens?!"
66 "My Obsession: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (w/ Emily Maltby)"
65 "My Obsession: BOOTLEGS (w/ Trey Gerrald)"
64 "Say It, Don't Pepper Spray It!"
63 "Is This Anything?"
62 "Bachelorette Parties and Drunk Gays"
61 "My Obsession: MARY-LOUISE PARKER (w/ James Crichton)"
60 "We Need To Talk About CATS..."
59 "My Obsession: LINDA EDER (w/ Elena Ricardo)"
58 "Defending The Little Mermaid"
57 "#JusticeForMike"
56 "My Obsession: BROADWAYWORLD.COM (w/ Melanie Brook)"
55 "I Call Bullsh*t, Broadway (w/ Sutton Lee Seymour)"
54 "The Great Broadway Casting Epidemic"
53 "My Obsession: TAP DANCE (w/ Kaitlyn Frank)"
52 "So Emotional: The Whitney Houston Musical"
51 "My Obsession: OKLAHOMA! (w/ Charlotte Maltby)"
50 "My Obsession: BIG THE MUSICAL (w/ Michael Bello)"
49 "My Obsession: THE SONDHEIM DIVAS (w/ Josh Daniel)"
48 "My Obsession: INTO THE WOODS (w/ Sutton Lee Seymour)"
47 "My Obsession: 11 O'CLOCK NUMBERS (w/ Abby Goldfarb)"
46 "My Obsession: SEUSSICAL (w/ Patrick Sulken)"
45 "Get It Together (A Cancer-ish Episode)"
44 "3 Gays In a Room Bitching (w/ Sutton Lee Seymour)"
43 "My Obsession: DISNEY (w/ Bret Shuford)"
42 "A Sexy Man Who's Willing (TONYS Reactions)"
41 "My Obsession: SUTTON FOSTER (w/ Morgan Reynolds)"
40 "See Everything, Like Nothing"
39 "TONY Predictions: Comparing Apples & Bacon"
38 "Ryan Murphy's Coming To Town"
37 "Your Opinion Is Stupid"
36 "My Obsession: BROADWAY PATTERNS (w/ Kevin Duda)"
35 "My Obsession: CORAM BOY (w/ Ali Gordon)"
34 "So, Stephen Sondheim Walks Into A Bar..."
33 "Hey, Mr. Producer! (w/ Lucas McMahon)"
32 "Why Live Musicals Don't Work (or 'Why Are You Down There?')"
31 "British Plays, Kelli O'Hara, and A Funny Goose"
30 "Riding the Year Out Dirty"
29 "A Gay Filibuster"
28 "Thank U, Next (or The Movie Episode)"
27 "Feeling Sad and Mixing Pretty"
26 "I Went to Theatre Camp w/ a Movie Star!"
25 "Conceptual Broadway Boners (w/ Robbie Rozelle)"
24 "A Movie? Now a Musical? Groundbreaking"
23 "Be Still Our Beating Vaginas"
22 "Miss Independent: The Kelly Clarkson Musical"
21 "Why It's Good To Call Out (We Said It!)"
20 "Give Her the Goddamned Award!"
19 "I'd Rather Be Sitting (On Andy Karl's Face)"
18 "Tony Predictions, Hunty!"
17 "Let's Talk Sh*t About Babies"
16 "I'm Just a Stage Door Sally"
15 "How Sutton Foster Made Me Gay"
14 "Smile, Bitch, It's a Tangent!"
13 "2 Crusty Messes in Evita Dresses"
12 "Dumb Twinks The Musical: Live!"
11 "Call Me By Your Taint"
10 "Bridges, Trouble and Energy (w/ Caitlin Kinnunen)"
9 "Kevin Spacey Closet Watch"
8 "Sickening: The Taylor Swift Musical"
7 "White Men Writing Feminist Musicals (w/ Natalie Walker)"
6 "Getting Slutty with New Microphones"
5 "Born This Way: The Lady Gaga Musical"
4 "A Little Night Lubing"
3 "Brunettes: The Musical!"
2 "Don't Trick Landon"
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