In this soup du jour, we have esteemed (and unofficial) musical theater critic Kyle Frattini (on Instagram as @KFratt) on the pod to talk all things floppy in the world of Broadway musicals (including & Juliet, Once Upon a One More Time, Bad Cinderella, and more). Is musical theater doomed? Can the Marvel-ization of Broadway musicals ever be stopped? How about those floppy jukebox pop girl musicals? And WHAT are we going to do about stunt casting? (Betty Who we see you!)
Plus: what exactly IS a fuck ass bob? Why are people mobbing Jack Antonoff’s wedding? Finally, we reflect on a few of the floppy slow-news headlines we've seen courtesy of the combination actor and writer strike. It's a big week of floppy questions!
Links!
Quick Flops:
Kim Kardashian Gets Fuck Ass Bob
'Nsync Set to Reunite for a Song for 3rd Trolls Movie
Selena Gomez Has New Single Coming Out Soon Called... "Single Soon"
Jack Antonoff's LBI Wedding Guest Taylor Swift Disrupts New Jersey
Slow News Cycle Recap:
Pop Crave: The Blue Team Won the First Ever Disney Channel Games (???)
"Succession" Actress Crystal Finn Victim of Otter Attack
Film Updates: 5 Years Ago, The Wife starring 8-time Oscar Nominee Glenn Close released in Theaters
NPR: Charles Martinet, The Original Voice of Mario, Stepping Down
Flop in Focus: Musical Theater
Faux-Feminist Pop musicals: Vox
Chicago Stunt Casting: People Mag
Waitress Stunt Casting Generator
Andrea Long Chu Roasts Andrew Lloyd Webber: Vulture
At least there's Hadestown: NYTimes
Local Flops:
PHL: Blue Beetle ad adorns the Philadelphia Museum of Art stairs
and Philly is Pissed
LA:
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