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Judith and Leah tackle some new stuff - the School of Rock Boston tour, and the brand new cast recording of the London cast of Company. They discuss Patti LuPone (#queen), lyrics changes (is it not ok to talk of God anymore?), the legend of the
Judith and Leah discuss RENT: Live on Fox. They'll tackle such questions as: Why doesn't Roger realize that One Song Glory IS A GREAT SONG? Why did Entertainment Weekly drag Valentina so hard? Does pasta with meatless balls actually taste the s
Post-Tony's chatter, and then Judith and Leah dig deep into their favorite musical from this year, Mean Girls! Judith also went to see Aladdin in Boston (starring the Maggots Guy from Book of Mormon!!) so we talk about that a bit! Feel free to
Judith and Leah are back to gab about the most wonderful time of the year - Tony Season! Tony noms came out and it's like the NBA draft of musical theater. Meaning definitely a lot of research happened. Yeah. And stats. This episode focuses o
Jude was in a show againnnn!! We are celebrating by talking about it out loud live over the airwaves. The jury is NOT still out on Trial By Jury, a lesser known Gilbert and Sullivan one-act. AKA the verdict was that it's great. Also divergences
Today Judith and Leah defend the first ever Tony award winner for best musical, Kiss me, Kate! It's a classic show within a show within a podcast scenario.***Plug for MIT's production which Judith is in!! http://gsp.mit.edu/productions/2017
Today we're talkin' chess again! Judith saw a production in her city of Boston, and who wouldn't want another opportunity to talk about our favorite '80s rock opera/musical about Cold War tensions and international Chess superstardom cowritten
The Tony's are almost here, and WE. ARE. PUMPED! Predictions, some selections from the musicals, nothing about plays at all - this episode has everything you need to be prepared for the 2017 Tony Awards.
What do Waitress, the Great Comet, and Beauty and the Beast all have in common? I'm not sure, which is why it was so hard to find a name for this episode! (If you can find a connection, please please write in. There's got to be something. Maybe
Judith and Leah are talkin bout Newsies! Plus, some misheard lyrics, a tale of woe at Sunday in the Park with George, and Dear Evan Hansen
In this episode of IDOM, Judith and Leah wage their own private war on Christmas! Christmas musicals, that is! They ponder the question, "Are there any good Christmas musicals?" with not-so-surprising results. Grab your cookies and milk, curl u
Yarr! This be a scurvy episode, ripe with ye brackish sea. That's right, it has to do with PIRATES!! Pirates of Penzance, to be specific. Gilbert and Sullivan classic or annoying operetta that nobody should still listen to? FIND OUT now! We wil
Is it still plagarism if Rodgers and Hammerstein rip off their own shows? How racist is Chop Suey? What exactly is a flower drum song? So many questions, so few answers on this episode of In Defense of Musicals!
Oh my mom! The girls are back with a new fresh ep. This time, they're defending a classic jukebox musical, Mamma Mia!! We've got Bjorn. We've got Lars? We've got the other two. We've got a movie version that is truly amazing, and a plot that is
This week (month? It's been a while since the last ep...) Judith and Leah tackle Bye Bye Birdie, a musical that's really hard to defend. And we do a pretty bad job. We talk about "going steady," terrible voices, Ed Sullivan, and play the game,
In this episode of In Defense of Musicals, Judith, Leah and special guest Nick talk about the Tonys and defend the musical Sweeney Todd! They delve into the origins of the name Sweeney Todd, talk about objectification, play a rousing round of "
In this episode, Judith and Leah give their Tony predictions, from what people will wear, to who will win all the Tonies. (Tony's? Tonys's?) General silliness and fun ensues.
In this episode, Judith and Leah take on one of the most fun but divisive musicals in the repertoire: Chess! It's ABBA-mazing. They talk about Josh Groban, Russian accents, and awkward lyric choices, and try to figure out how Nobody's Side can
Time to get your PJs on because Judith and Leah are talking about The Pajama Game! They discuss weird Broadway voices, common romantic tropes in musicals, and all the things you could buy with seven and a half cents in 1950.
By overwhelming popular demand, Judith and Leah are back with a defense of CATS the musical! They talk about their introduction to CATS, decide on names for their future children, and try to answer the age-old question: What in the Hell is a Je
Judith and Leah dive into the wonderful world of TV podcasting! Somehow, Leah had never seen Smash, but now she has! One episode, at least. And then they talked about it! Thus creating a podcast about a television show about a musical about a m
Judith and Leah are tired of ALW musicals. It's time for some Sondheim realness. In this episode, they discuss one of the lesser-listened (by them) Sondheim musicals. (spoiler: Not A Day Goes By is a good song.) They also do a real cool pop son
In another riveting Andrew Lloyd Weber episode, Judith and Leah talk about the one musical they were not allowed to listen to as children, Jesus Christ Superstar (sorry, Dad!) (not really!) Together they cast aside logic and reason to find the
In this episode, Judith and Leah talk about some of the best movie musicals to grace the year 2015. #frozen #what'scoolerthanbeingcool? #icecold
In this blast from the past, Judith and Leah get excited about theme music! Then they talk about some stuff. How bad are their Argentinian accents? How bad are their Patty Lupone impressions? How weird of a musical is The Wild Party?? Answers w
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