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Secure the Gag71. Alanna DarbyOur daddy, who art a zaddy, call me by your name!! We are going to church this week on Secure The Gag because we have none other than actor, writer, comedian, singer, lovely person, Alanna Darby (Seasoned, Dracula, TikTok)!!! Nathan and Alanna chat about Alanna’s viral TikTok videos including her iconic zaddy prayer, the evolution of her identity, and viral sounds. Alanna also shares the story behind her iconic gender introduction videos (look it up!) and the community she’s built online. They also get into Alanna’s musical performances, work in theatre, and her MFA...2022-07-2547 min

Diva WorshipLea Michele: The Membrane is Thin (w/ Max Jenkins)Hey Divas! It's been a minute but we're back baby! Max Jenkins (Dead to Me, High Maintenance, Special, literally what show HASN'T he been on?) joined me for a chat about Idina Menzel, as he's currently treading the boards in MCC's Which Way to the Stage? But that quickly got swept aside to chat about the one, the only, the controversial: Lea Michele! From her Broadway roots in Ragtime to her star turn in Spring Awakening to the super nova of Glee there. are. stories. We cover it all. Max is a mensch and I'm so grateful to have h...2022-05-0847 min

Diva WorshipBernadette: Miss Peters, if ur nasty! (w/ Daniel Rafinejad)Divas! Welcome to the pod, the inimitable, the hilarious, and the oh so sweet: Daniel Rafinejad! And this week we're talking about the Child-like Empress herself: Bernadette Peters! We discuss her many iconic stage career, starting from when she was three years old, Then her hey day in 1970's cinema, all the way up to her current work in tv and animal activism. Also, fun fact: Danny lives across the street from Miss Peters! Also, did you know she and Steve Martin dated?!? Come worship with us!2021-07-271h 11

Diva WorshipDonna Murphy: Fosca in the Strip Club (w/ Eleri Ward)Hi Divas! This week we have the amazingly talented Eleri Ward on the pod! Be sure to give her amazing album A Perfect Little Death a listen, you MT queers won't regret it. This week we're talking about the queen of Broadway and the silver screen, two time Tony Award winner and star the cinematic event of the year 2000, Center Stage, the one, the only: Donna Murphy! We gush over her amazing performance as Fosca in Passion all the way to her turn in the Bourne Legacy. Of course we go into the Red Dress Sondheim Concert of it...2021-07-1245 min

Diva WorshipIs Beyoncé... Basic??? (w/ Shelley Regner)Hi Bootylicious Divas! This week we welcome the one, the only, the star of the Pitch Perfect franchise, Shelley Regner! And we're discussing the Queen Bey herself: Beyonce! Shelley and I met doing a musical yeeeeeears ago, and decided we were stuck with each other. And now here we are, talking about THE diva of divas. Truly, where to begin? She is a goddess. She's a queen. She's a mononym. Constantly reinventing herself as any diva should, we get into what it would be like to meet her multiple times in this ep. And question, is there anything to...2021-06-2859 min

Diva WorshipDolly Parton: Our Patron Saint of 2020 (w/ Martino Garavaglia)Welcome to Season Two, Divas!We're bringing it to you every runway this season with a flamboyance of new divas, starting with the one, the only: Dolly Parton! And who better to discuss Our Patron Saint of 2020, than Diva Worship's number one fan: Martino Garavaglia (@martinomars). We bounce around a lot on this episode, both of us showing off our excitement and ADHD. We discuss Marty's shrine to Dolly all the way to his bicep tattoo of her. She just makes the world make sense! Marty then dives into some tricky territory with the Mother of Moderna and...2021-06-211h 28

Diva WorshipMariah Carey: The Queen of Christmas (w/ Kat Vetrano)It's the holiday season, Divas! And what better way to celebrate than with the Empress of December herself, Mariah Carey! Our certified expert on all things Lambily is the one the only Kat Vetrano. This is a doozy of an episode and I hope you enjoy!2020-12-241h 13

Diva WorshipElaine Stritch: The Janis Joplin of Musical Theater (w/ Daniel Illig)Hi Divas! Get ready for a hilarious episode as Daniel Illig (@sf.bby) and I dive into the one, the only, Elaine Stritch. Daniel is a diva expert himself and we reminisce about running into each other waiting for Audra McDonald's autograph. And don't worry, there is a ton of diva cross talk and comparisons in this ep. According to Daniel, Elaine is 80% chainsaw, 40% whiskey, 50% white linen t-shirts, and 100% her. She kind of has "scary grandma energy" and we love it. Daniel allays his quarantine blues by listening to her album, ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY. And her stories on...2020-09-081h 02

Diva WorshipWhitney Houston's Olympian Singing (w/ Isaac Oliver)Hi Divas! This week, Allen chats with author and screenwriter Isaac Oliver (@mrisaacoliver) to discuss possibly the greatest singer of our time: Whitney Houston. We open the interview with Allen gushing about Isaac's time writing for HBO's High Maintenance and Netflix's GLOW. Then Isaac reminisces about making carpet angels in his childhood bedroom while listening to "I Will Alway Love You" on repeat. It's the perfect pop ballad. We then get right into the meat of it all by discussing Robyn Crawford erasure and Whitney's probably fluid sexuality. Isaac then shares Whitney's most divatastic performances: "Why Does It Hurt...2020-08-2556 min

Diva WorshipThe Legend: Judy Garland (w/ Gloria Swansong)Welcome to LEGEND WORSHIP this week! Get ready for an exciting Queer history lesson with reigning Miss Hell's Kitchen, and NYC's premiere Judy impersonator: Gloria Swansong (@gloria_swansong)! She teaches us about Lypsinka, Jim Bailey, and the legend that is Judy Garland. Gloria's pick for peak Judy is Meet Me in St. Louis, and not Wizard of Oz, surprising us all! Where do you start with someone so mythological as her? Gloria recommends the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" from the Judy Garland show. You will be changed. We then dive into some questionable artistic choices regarding race and...2020-08-1856 min

Diva WorshipBitch, You ARE Madonna (w/ Joe Kennedy)Alright divas, this week Allen interviews current Las Vegas teacher and former costume designer to the stars, Joe Kennedy (@josephak13) and we talk about the Queen of Pop herself: Madonna! Get ready, because Joe is an expert, and has been since his mom played "Papa Don't Preach" on repeat while she was pregnant with him. A diva of divas, she has 300 million records sold, $1.2 billion in concert sales, and she's even banned from Hamilton. Can you even?? Joe reminds us to watch Madonna: Truth of Dare, the behind the scenes documentary of the Blond Ambition Tour. She took risks...2020-08-121h 01

Diva WorshipCan We Talk About Tina's Legs?! (w/ Ash Hicks)We are Proud Mary's over here on the pod because this week we're worshipping the incredible, the undeniable... simply the best: Tina Turner! Allen and actress/playwright/Allen's work wife Ash Hicks (@ashjeanhicks) exalt our Buddhist Queen. She's 80 years old and still got it. Ash is following in her footsteps. They're both Buddhists, Sagittariuses, and went to the same high school. What!? Though we try to avoid it, to dive into the greatness that is Tina, we have to acknowledge the scumbag, trash, POS: Ike Turner. Did you know he was going to continually switch Tina's out from his...2020-08-0658 min

Diva WorshipTaylor Swift's Never Ridden the Bus (w/ Hunter Kaufer)Hi Divas! Welp, this week we had to jump on the black and white fairytale train because: Taylor Swift dropped folklore! My guest this week, Hunter Kaufer (@huntykay__ / @_ari_d_) breaks down all things Taylor. Did you know she wrote folklore in quarantine? All I did was start a great podcast. Pretty much the same thing! Hunter reveals the Swifties are mourning the end of Lover but devouring their new cottagecore, forest witch, walking through the woods, nymph-like Taylor. We dive into her illustrious and drama filled career. She's won Woman of the Decade, twice. Reputation is her most...2020-07-311h 19

Diva WorshipJulie Andrews is Umami (w/ Reba Buhr)It's Supercalifragilisticextra-DIVA-docious! This week Allen sits down with actress, host, and VO artist Reba Buhr (@reba.buhr) to discuss the eternal guardian of happy endings (and not the sexual kind): Dame Julie Andrews! For many of us (aka theater kids), we grew up with Mary Poppins and Sound of Music in our households, and that's where Reba got the Julie bug. She even surfed Ebay when it first started for all the Julie paraphernalia she could get her hands on. We're talking full cork board, red string, overstuffed folders with pictures falling out type behavior. We gush over Julie's...2020-07-2859 min

Diva WorshipFree Britney (w/ Seph Hamilton)Hit Me, Diva, One More Time! Here we go, queens, this week, Allen sits down with singer/songwriter/witch Seph Hamilton (@CutieGarland, they/them) to talk about our Child Like Empress: Britney Jean Spears! Seph remembers listening to her with their neighbor before school. Did you know Miss Britney Jean did three albums in three years?! We stan watching her break a sweat to a mid-tempo jam like "Sometimes." Then we briefly compare her to another diva, Sutton Foster (don't @ us!!!) Seph breaks down the iconic "Toxic" music video. She didn't break the mold, she created it. Also, that...2020-07-201h 03

Diva WorshipAudra's Battement (w/ Taylor Iman Jones)Deep Breath. Okay, divas. Today Allen sits down with Broadway's Taylor Iman Jones (Head Over Heels, Hamilton, and Devil Wears Prada) to discuss their queen, their goddess, their reason: Audra McDonald *cue Hallelujah Chorus*. We open talking about unlearning our own success metrics and how Audra has taught us there's multiple ways to learn the craft of performing. She's opened the door for so black women. Six Tony's. SIX. More than anyone else in any acting category. The audacity to be that talented! And then she was naked onstage just last season! Taylor recounts when Audra saw her perform...2020-07-1754 min

Diva WorshipJanet Jackson: Sage, Lotus, and Cucumber Goodness (w/ Michael Allen Harris)This week Allen sits down with playwright, Michael Allen Harris, to worship our Taurean queen: Janet Jackson. We start off learning about Michael's kitten, Moesha, whom he saved from a hole in a wall. Allen describes being blinded by a tree dancing down the street while listening to "Feedback." Janet's music is just THAT inspiring. And Michael's remembers getting his Janet Jackson card after watching the "If" video. Allen learns Janet has over forty #1's and was the highest paid artist twice in her career! And Janet's like, "Meh. Casual. Whatever." Michael remembers Janet referencing the Matrix before the...2020-07-1357 min

Diva WorshipTracy Chapman: We Love a Queer B**** (w/ Segun Oluwadele)This week Allen welcomes singer/songwriter Segun Oluwadele to get into the multiplicity of the one, the only, Tracy Chapman! We start off by talking about lying to our therapists. Segun recounts being compared to Tracy from a young age (okay, brag much?). We clutch our pearls for our respective divas. Segun then dives deep into one of Tracy's many incredible ballads, "I Used to be a Sailor." Also, Tracy sang with Pavarotti?!?! Then we discuss the politics of coming out. And Segun defends Tracy's genius to his very last breath and explains how we need to place emotional...2020-07-0649 min

Diva WorshipBarbra is Psuedo-Pornography for my Ears (w/ Brooke McHugh)This week Allen welcomes in actress, cinephile, and dog mother: Brooke McHugh! Together we discuss the iconic career of *drumroll please* Barbra Streisand. From Italian movie posters for A STAR IS BORN, to her ironic narrative of not being pretty. We swoon remembering Mandy Patinkin in Yentl. And we adore her many husbands and very public love affairs. Then we take a slight diversion to talk about the Royal family, but trust us, it all will get back to Babs! Pay homage with us!IG: @Mchugh.brookeIG/Twitter: @allenstarby 2020-06-2952 min

Diva WorshipCher is Rumpelstiltskin (w/ Zach Kaufer)Allen dishes with their friend Zach on all things Cher! From her comeback, comeback, comeback tours to the Mamma Mia-verse, we stan a true decades-long career queen. We deep dive into The Cher Show on Broadway, which Zach saw twelve times. Twelve! And no stone is left unturned when we dissect Cher's iconic emoji-filled twitter account. Come worship with us!IG: @ZachKaufer Twitter: @ohhhzachIG/Twitter: @allenstarby 2020-06-231h 03

Diva WorshipIntroductions!Hi Divas! In this episode I'll introduce myself to new listeners, and explain the origins of Diva Worship! Follow me @allenstarby.2020-06-2124 min

Diva WorshipDiva Worship with Allen Darby TrailerWelcome to Diva Worship! A weekly podcast where host, Allen Darby, and a guest dive deep into their favorite divas! Part comedy, part gossip sesh, and all pure adoration. We may not be religious but we do worship divas! 2020-06-2002 min