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Broadway BreakdownDeep Dive: DREAMGIRLS (Part 2) w/ Jason VeaseyDreamgirls, Part 2: Revivals, the Film, and the Divas Who Define ItBroadway Breakdown Links:Broadway Breakdown SubstackBroadway Breakdown DiscordA Cabaret Now: TixBroadway Breakdown continues its deep dive into Dreamgirls, the musical that reshaped Broadway with its relentless staging, powerhouse vocals, and thinly veiled Motown parallels. In this second installment, host Matt Koplik and returning guest Jason Veasey dig into the show’s complicated afterlife: the Tony Award revival confusion of 1987, the iconic (and inconsistent) 2006 film adaptation, why Broadway hasn’t dared mount a full revival since, and...
2025-10-021h 27
Broadway BreakdownDeep Dive: DREAMGIRLS (Part 1) w/ Jason VeaseyDreamgirls: Broadway’s Motown Epic and the Tony Race of 1982In this two-part deep dive, host Matt Koplik and guest Jason Veasey (Broadway’s A Strange Loop, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building) revisit Dreamgirls, the groundbreaking 1981 musical that blended Motown-inspired storytelling with Michael Bennett’s cinematic staging. Part One explores the show’s tumultuous development, its powerhouse original cast, and the infamous Tony Awards face-off with Nine.Broadway Breakdown Links to Join:Broadway Broadway Discord: HereBroadway Breakdown Substack: HereTickets to Broadway Breakdown: A Cabaret Now Here
2025-09-252h 00
Rose-Colored HeadphonesA Twisted Christmas by Twisted Sister (with Dee Snider)Dee Snider drops by to talk about Christmas music, his time as a choir boy, and the making of a yuletide metal classic on our first annual Holiday Spectacular! Yeah, we do holiday specials now, like Doctor Who! And don't worry, listener; we ask him about that book and he's got news about it. Also in this episode, Michael is visited by ghosts and he and Ralph grapple with complicated feelings about the holidays and uncertainty about the future. But mostly they talk about Twisted Sister. Happy Holidays, everyone! (Even you, Derek.) This episode is de...
2024-12-1754 min
Cult ConnectionsWar On Film: The Battle of ThermopylaeIan is joined by Nathan Adler as we travel to 48 AD Greece to discuss the legendary Battle Of Thermopylae. 300 (2006). Directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. Starring Gerard Butler and Lena Headley The 300 Startans (1962). Directed by Rudolph Mate. Starring Richard Egan, Ralph richardson and David Farrar.
2023-10-0253 min
Finding Your BlissLee Summers and Lily LibrachThis week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by American theatre, television, and film actor Lee Summers, who is also a talented singer, librettist, composer, director, and theatre producer.
Lee Summers has performed numerous roles for daytime and primetime TV, including Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, New York Undercover, and Law and Order, and appeared in films such as Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee. As a musical theatre performer, Summers made his Broadway debut in the original Dreamgirls, alongside castmates Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, and others. He reprised his Broadway role for...
2023-02-0448 min
Slushie ReviewComing To AmericaAnother Classic!! One of the most hilarious classic comedies ever gets into the Slushie Review Ring! Keith and Chris review about Coming to America and put it in itself place at a 5 Slushie Meter Rating! AS IT SHOULD! Tap in and listen to this hilarious review about this bon-a-fide classic!Cast:Paul Bates - OhaEddie Murphy - Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy WatsonGarcelle Beauvais - Rose BearerJames Earl Jones - King Jaffe JofferMadge Sinclair - Queen AoleonArsenio Hall - Semmi / Morris ...
2021-03-121h 03