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Flop of the HeapThe Body Beautiful - "Not-Too-Clever Lightweight"Music by Jerry BockLyrics by Sheldon HarnickBook by Joseph Stein & Will GlickmanDirected by George SchaeferStarring Steve Forrest, Jack Warden, Mindy Carson, Barbara McNair & Lonnie Sattin.Opened on Broadway January 23, 19582025-07-281h 09
Flop of the HeapBONUS Chit-Chat & Listener Mail Episode!!Marla & John chat about this & that and read some listener mail.June is Bustin' Out All Over!2025-06-0222 min
Flop of the HeapHarrigan 'n' Hart - "A Silly Little Valentine"Music by Max ShowalterLyrics by Peter WalkerBook by Michael StewartFeaturing music by Harrigan & HartDirected by Joe LaytonStarring Mark Hamill, Harry Groener, Chrisitne Ebersole, Armelia McQueen & Tudi RocheOpened on Broadway January 31, 19852025-05-261h 02Flop of the HeapIt's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! - "Half-Sly Vaudeville"Music by Charles StrouseLyrics by Lee AdamsBook by David Newman & Robert BentonDirected & Produced by Harold PrinceStarring Jack Cassidy, Linda Lavin, Bob Holiday, Patricia Marand & Michael O'SullivanOpened on Broadway March 29, 19662025-05-121h 01Flop of the HeapShinbone Alley - "A Maze of Mediocrity"Music by George KleinsingerLyrics by Joe DarionBook by Joe Darion & Mel BrooksDirected by NobodyStarring Eartha Kitt & Eddie BrackenOpened on Broadway April 13, 19572025-04-071h 05Flop of the HeapThe Gay Life - "House Frau, Mouse Frau"Music by Arthur SchwartzLyrics by Howard DietzBook by Kay Kanin & Michael KaninDirected by Gerald Freedman & Herbert RossStarring Walter Chiari, Barbara Cook, Jules Munshin, Loring Smith, Jack Adams & Elizabeth AllenOpened on Broadway November 18, 19612025-02-241h 06Flop of the HeapRocky - "My Nose Ain't Broken"Music by Stephen FlahertyLyrics by Lynn AhrensBook by Thomas Meehan & Sylvester StalloneDirected by Alex TimbersChoreography by Steven Hoggett & Kelly DevineStarring Andy Karl, Margo Seibert, Terence Archie, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dakin Matthews & Jennifer MudgeOpened on Broadway March 13, 20142025-01-271h 02Flop of the HeapInto the Light - "Thin Fabric"Music by Lee HoldridgeLyrics by John ForsterBook by Jeff TamborinoDirected by Michael MaurerStarring Dean Jones, Thomas Batten, Susan Bigelow, Danny Gerard & Gordon StanleyOpened on Broadway October 22, 19862024-12-3000 minFlop of the HeapCry For Us All - "CLUNK!"with Special Guest Host Connor McAndrewsMusic by Mitch LeighLyrics by Phyllis Robinson & William AlfredBook by William Alfred & Albert MarreDirected by Albert MarreStarring Joan Diener, Steve Arlen, Robert Weede, Tommy Rall & Helen Gallagher.Opened on Broadway April 8, 19702024-11-061h 10Flop of the HeapThe Pirate Queen - "All Plot, No Heart"Music by Claude-Michel SchönbergLyrics by Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr. & John DempseyBook by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg & Richard Maltby, Jr.Directed by Frank GalatiStarring Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Fraser, Linda Balgord, Marcus Chait, Jeff McCarthy & William YoumansOpened on Broadway April 5, 2007.2024-09-1658 minFlop of the HeapRags - "Another load of human dirt"Music by Charles StrouseLyrics by Stephen SchwartzBook by Joseph SteinRevisions by David ThompsonDirected by Gene SaksStarring Teresa Stratas, Larry Kert, Lonny Price, Judy Kuhn, Terrence Mann & Dick LatessaOpened on Broadway August 21, 1986.2024-07-011h 06Flop of the HeapBONUS June Listener Mail Episode!!!Marla & John read some listener mail and go off on several random tangents in this very special bonus episode!!!!2024-06-1721 minFlop of the HeapPeg - "Look at Me, I'm Peggy Lee!"John & Marla break down the unmitigated disaster that was the Peggy Lee musical.Music by Paul HornerLyrics by Peggy LeeBook by Peggy Lee (originally by William Luce)Also featuring songs by Johnny Mercer, Joe McCoy, Richard Rodgers and Lieber & Stoller.Directed by Robert Drivas, replaced by Cy ColemanStarring Peggy LeeOpened on Broadway December 14, 1983.2024-06-1057 minFlop of the HeapSail Away - "A Cruise to Nowhere"Special Guest Host Connor McAndrews joins John to discuss this titanic Broadway flop!Music by Nöel CowardLyrics by Nöel CowardBook by Nöel CowardDirection by Nöel CowardPoster Design by Nöel CowardCasting by Nöel CowardRe-casting by Nöel CowardStarring Elaine Stritch (and some other people).Opened on Broadway October 3, 19612024-05-061h 10Flop of the HeapBring Back Birdie - "A Gloomy Middle Age"John & Marla discuss the short-lived sequel to 'Bye Bye Birdie' in this tribute episode to the late Chita Rivera.Music by Charles Strouse.Lyrics by Lee AdamsBook by Michael StewartDirected, Choreographed (and Conceived!) by Joe LaytonStarring Chita Rivera, Donald O'Connor, Maria Karnilova, Marcel Forestieri, Robin Morse, Evan Seplow, Jeb Brown & Lynda Ferguson2024-04-081h 07Flop of the HeapFlora, The Red Menace - "Milk & Cookies for the Kids!"Music by John KanderLyrics by Fred Ebb Book by George Abbott & Robert RussellOpened on Broadway May 11, 19652024-02-121h 05Flop of the HeapPickwick - "What the Dickens?"Music by Cyril OrandelLyrics by Leslie BricusseBook by Wolf MankowitzOpened on Broadway October 4, 19652023-12-251h 06Flop of the HeapBonus Bitching Episode!John & Marla read listener mail, ask each other flop trivia and generally bitch about the Sweeney Todd revival stunt casting.2023-11-211h 07Flop of the HeapThe Woman In White - "Houseguest, Mouse Guest"Guest host Connor McAndrews joins Marla AND John to discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber's spooky Victorian flop: THE WOMAN IN WHITE.Spooky Music by Andrew Lloyd WebberSpooky Lyrics by David ZippelSpooky Book by Charlotte JonesSpookily Directed by Trevor NunnStarring Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Adam Brazier & Ron Bohmer.Opened on Broadway November 17, 2005.2023-10-301h 07Flop of the HeapGrind - "Bomb in a Butter Churn"Guest host Connor McAndrews joins John to dissect this '80s flop: GRIND.Music by Larry GrossmanLyrics by Ellen FitzhughBook by Fay KaninDirected by Harold PrinceStarring Ben Vereen, Leilani Jones, Stubby Kaye & Timothy Nolen.Opened on Broadway April 16, 19852023-10-091h 10Flop of the HeapI Had A Ball - Part 2 - "You're A Fraud, Freud"Connor & John continue their exploration of I Had A Ball.Lots of song clips and more Buddy Hackett impressions.Enchanted Blissville in Old New Kissville.2023-09-1853 minFlop of the HeapI Had A Ball - Part 1 - "Can It Be Possible?"Music & Lyrics by Jack Lawrence & Stan FreemanBook by Jerome ChodorovStarring Buddy HackettOpened on Broadway December 15, 19642023-09-1159 minFlop of the HeapListener Mail Special!!!Marla & John read listener mail in this very special episode of FLOP OF THE HEAP!!!2023-08-2841 minFlop of the HeapBad Cinderella - Part 2 - "Wacko Storybook Dumpster Fire"Part 2 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blind stab at teen pop realness.2023-08-1451 minFlop of the HeapBad Cinderella - Part 1 - "Bibbidi Bobbidi Basic"Music by Andrew Lloyd WebberLyrics by David ZippelBook by Emerald Fennell & Alexis ScheerOpened on Broadway March 23, 20232023-08-071h 04Flop of the HeapDear World - Part 2 - "Take the Stitches Out"Part 2 of Dear World with guest host Connor McAndrews!Get ready forrrr..... Criticalllll..... Receptionnnnn!!!2023-07-0356 minFlop of the HeapDear World - Part 1 - "Get Off That Critical List"Music & Lyrics by Jerry HermanBook by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. LeeOpened on Broadway February 6, 1969Guest Host: Connor McAndrews2023-06-261h 10Flop of the HeapVery Warm For May - "Not So Hot For November"Music by Jerome KernBook & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIOpened on Broadway November 17, 19392023-05-1651 minFlop of the HeapStarmites - "The Cruelty, Milady; Milady, the Cruelty"Music & Lyrics by Barry KeatingBook by Stuart Ross & Barry KeatingOpened on Broadway April 27, 19892023-04-2456 minFlop of the HeapDiana- Episode 2- "Jolly Well Done"2023-03-2035 minFlop of the HeapDiana- Episode 1- "Better Than A Wank"2023-03-2046 minFlop of the HeapMack and Mabel - Part 2Music and Lyrics by Jerry HermanBook by Michael StewartOpened on Broadway October 6, 1974 at the Majestic.2023-02-141h 00Flop of the HeapMack and Mabel- Part 1Music and Lyrics- Jerry HermanBook- Michael Stewart2023-02-0741 minFlop of the HeapSherry - "A Lovely Liver's About To Die"2023-01-161h 05Flop of the HeapBreakfast At Tiffany's - "A Bucket Of Ribs, A Bottle Of Corn"Breakfast at Tiffany's- 1966 - Majestic TheatreMusic/Lyrics- Bob MerrillBook- Edward Albee2022-11-081h 02Flop of the HeapLysistrata Jones- "Give Up Givin' It Up!"Lysistrata Jones- Walter Kerr- 2011Music and Lyrics- Lewis FlinnBook- Douglas Carter Beane2022-10-0451 minFlop of the HeapSubways Are For Sleeping- "Wake up. Get Out. Go up. Cross over."2022-05-231h 08Flop of the HeapAnyone Can Whistle- Part 2Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessaAnyone Can Whistle- 1964- The MajesticMusic and Lyrics- Stephen SondheimBook- Arthur Laurents2022-02-2852 minFlop of the HeapAnyone Can Whistle- Part 1Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessaAnyone Can Whistle- 1964- The MajesticMusic and Lyrics- Stephen SondheimBook- Arthur Laurents2022-02-2247 minFlop of the HeapHome Sweet Homer- Was He Guarding or Barding?Home Sweet Homer- 1976- The Palace TheatreThis one's a real Odyssey.Music- Mitch LeighLyrics- Charles Burr and Foreman BrownBook- Roland Kibbee and Albert Marre2022-01-171h 04Flop of the HeapSmile - "Where the Hell is my Diaphragm?"Join John and special guest Marc Tumminelli, as they discuss a pageant of a disaster. If Marla is your least favorite co-host of Flop of the Heap, this is the episode for you!Smile- Lunt- Fontanne- 1986Book- Howard AshmanMusic- Marvin HamlischLyrics- Howard Ashman2021-12-221h 05Flop of the HeapDance of the Vampires- "I'll Show You Yours, If You Show Me Mine"The Halloween Special No One Asked For.Dance of the Vampires- The Minskoff Theatre- 2002Book- David Ives and Michael KunzeLyrics- Jim Steinman and Don Black2021-10-251h 02Flop of the HeapTriumph of Love- "Hey Mona Justa Say Cheesa"How could a musical with so many great actors fail so miserably? Triumph of Love- The Royal Theatre- 1998Book- James MagruderComposer- Jeffrey StockLyrics- Susan Birkenhead2021-10-1854 minFlop of the HeapLegs Diamond- "Let Me See Your Knockers"We're serving up a legendary flop this week! What does a flamboyant Australian pop singer have in common with a ruthless New York mobster? Aside from having a pair of legs, probably not much.Legs Diamond- 1988- The Mark Hellinger TheatreMusic and Lyrics- Peter AllenBook- Harvey Fierstein 2021-08-021h 10Flop of the HeapRaggedy Ann- "You're Sick, Sick, Sick"Join us as we explore Raggedy Ann, not the beloved children's' doll, but the brutally panned musical featuring said beloved children's' doll... and lots of death. How did a show written by the man who brought us "C is for Cookie" get so very dark? Let's find out!Raggedy Ann- 1986- Nederlander TheatreMusic and Lyrics- Joe RaposoBook- William Gibson2021-07-201h 05Flop of the HeapThe Rink- “An Emancipated Pain In My Ass”Strap on your rollerskates, as we follow Chita Rivera, Liza Minelli, and Jason Alexander on this journey that looks much more like a brutal roller derby match, than a relaxing lap around the rink.The Rink- The Martin Beck Theatre- 1984Music- John KanderLyrics- Fred EbbBook- Terrence McNally2021-07-051h 06Flop of the HeapWildcat- “We’d Get the Spanish Flu”John and Marla go West to search for Broadway Oil, and find only tar. Find out what made Lucille Ball’s only musical performance so “lame.” Shenanigans ensue.Wildcat- 1960 - Alvin TheatreMusic- Cy ColemanLyrics- Carolyn LeighBook- N. Richard Nash2021-06-211h 03Flop of the HeapTaboo- "Did You See the Size of That!?"A very special pride episode! Heart on our sleeves, eye shadow in our creases, we take a trip to 1980s London, to meet Boy George and the Blitz Kids.Taboo- 2003- Plymouth TheatreMusic and Lyrics- Boy GeorgeBook- Mark Davies Markham and Charles Busch2021-06-071h 10Flop of the HeapVia Galactica- "Shall We Friend"Shall we friend? Shall we, friend? Shall we friend. Shall, we friend. Shall we friend! Shall, we, friend! Fan of Sci-fi? You won't be after this episode. Via Galactica- Uris Theatre- 1972Music- Galt MacDermotLyrics- Christopher GoreBook- Christopher Gore and Judith Ross2021-04-261h 03Flop of the HeapTenderloin- "Reverend Brock Testifies!!!"Tenderloin is on the menu, and it is a bit tough. If you are, both, pious and kick line-adverse, this is the show for you. Tenderloin- 1960- The Richard Rodgers TheatreMusic- Jerry BrockLyrics- Sheldon HarnickBook- George Abbott and Jerome Weidman2021-04-121h 00Flop of the HeapDance A Little Closer- "Headin' For Armageddon"It's the end of the world as we know it!... for the cast and crew of this 1980s flop. Nuclear war has never been less interesting, and singing about it should help, but it doesn't. Take shelter, and give this one a listen.Dance A Little Closer- 1983- Minskoff TheatreMusic- Charles StrouseBook and Lyrics- Alan Jay Lerner2021-03-2957 minFlop of the HeapThe Capeman- "Killer Wants To Go To College"There's been a murder!... committed by all your favorite theatre critics. Can Paul Simon adeptly write a musical about a gang murder? Would Art have done better? Find out in this "Salsa Sunset Boulevard" of a musical.The Capeman- The Maquis- 1998Music- Paul SimonLyrics and Book- Paul Simon and Derek Walcott2021-03-1059 minFlop of the HeapUrban Cowboy- "Mr. Striggity-Strong"Yee-Haw! Flop of the Heap goes Country in this newest episode, as we explore a beer-soaked musical, adapted from a beer-drenched movie, tailored out of a beer-logged Esquire article, that should have stuck to print. Urban Cowboy- 2003- The Broadhurst TheatreBook- Aaron Latham and Phillip OestermanMusic and Lyrics- Jason Robert Brown and Jeff Blumenkrantz, with additional music by various artists2021-02-2354 minFlop of the Heap70, Girls, 70- "Shock Her Off Her Rocker"Old age can be fun, right? Well, if that's true, 70, Girls, 70 is going to need to make a better case for it. Come listen as John and Mark shuffle their way through this band of medicated minstrels, and emerge having learnt no new life lessons.70, Girls, 70- The Broadhurst Theatre- 1971Music- John KanderLyrics- Fred EbbBook- Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin2021-02-121h 00Flop of the HeapBONUS- Cut Out of Town- Prince of Central ParkA compilation of yuk-yuks that didn't make the final cut in our Prince of Central Park episode, along with a special "Critical Reception" that just wasn't Broadway ready.2021-02-0116 minFlop of the HeapPrince of Central Park- "Through Cr*p-Colored Glasses" (With Guests, Richard H. Blake and Tony Galde)A show with a mistreated orphan, drugs, violent gangs, and 80s aerobics, mixed with the pizzazz and flash of a standard, cookie cutter Broadway Musical? What could go wrong? Mark and John, navigate the podcast's first interview, with Broadway stars Richard H. Blake and Tony Galde, and with their guidance, discover what made Prince abdicate its throne at the Belasco after four short performances.Prince of Central Park- 1989- The Belasco TheatreMusic by Don SebeskyLyrics by Gloria NissensonBook by Evan H. Rodes2021-01-291h 04Flop of the HeapLet 'Em Eat Cake- "Habeas Corpus Rah Rah Rah!"This weeks episode hits way too close to home, when a fictional president, after losing reelection, uses his followers to perpetrate a fascist coup. How did the Gershwins know? Are they time travelers? Find out this week on Flop of the Heap.Let 'Em Eat Cake- Imperial Theatre- 1933Music- George GershwinLyrics- Ira GershwinBook- George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind2021-01-1156 minFlop of the HeapFlahooley- "You Too Can Be A Puppet!"It's a Christmas Special. Snow is falling! Or are those Flahooley dolls? Come learn a little class consciousness from John, Mark, and the man who wrote "Over the Rainbow" in this very merry, Marxist episode!Flahooley- Broadhurst Theatre- 1951Music- Sammy FainLyrics- E.Y. HarburgBook- E.Y. Harburg and Fred SaidyIncludes music performed by Barbara Cook2020-12-221h 11Flop of the HeapThe Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N- "Sound and Phooey"The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N has a lot of asterisks, and is obnoxious to type, but it has Tom Bosley. You know...the dad from Happy Days. He's cute. But is he enough to redeem this show? I don't know, come get educated!The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N - 1968- The Alvin TheatreMusic and Lyrics- Paul Nassau and Oscar BrandBook- Benjamin Bernard Zavin2020-12-1051 minFlop of the HeapChu Chem- "The Kind Kind of War"What is Chu Chem? Is it the best Chinese-Hebrew musical of all time? Probably, but there weren't many nominees. Is it a delicious little kosher egg roll of a show? Probably not. Will Mark be "right for once" this episode? Yes, but it had to happen eventually.Join as Mark and John present the first episode of our Hanukah double-header. The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N is next, so grab a plate of latkes and enjoy.Chu Chem- 1989- Ritz TheatreMusic- Mitch LeighLyrics- J...2020-12-0556 minFlop of the HeapKelly - "Oh, You Mammoth Suspension!"KELLY! (Season 1, Ep. 2)Music by Mark "Moose" CharlapBook & Lyrics by Eddie LawrenceOpened February 26, 1965 at the BroadhurstClosed after 1 glorious performance!2020-11-181h 07Flop of the HeapMerlin - "Where Did The Ducks Go!?"MERLIN! (Season 1, Ep. 1)Music by Elmer BernsteinLyrics by Don BlackBook by Richard Levinson & William LinkOpened February 13, 1983 at the Mark HellingerClosed after 199 performances2020-11-0551 minFlop of the HeapPreview - What Is A 'Flop?'A Preview of the upcoming series, explaining the show's purpose and defining the Broadway "flop."2020-11-0503 min
Innovating MusicMusic Beyond the SpeakersGigi interviewed Adam Moseley, a long-time producer/mixer/engineer who is exploring new adventures in spatial audio, mixed reality, and sound technologies. Adam also teaches at UCLA's Music Industry Program at the Herb Alpert School of Music. Adam shares the blockages and doorways from learning saxophone to a wide door into audio engineering at Trident in the UK. He tells us how technology has touched nearly every major change in his career. He shares how designing with his synesthesia had led to his multi-dimensional "Sonic Field" perspective, beyond the speakers. Guest: Adam Moseley 2018-10-2950 min