Best Musical Theatre Podcast?

[aces25]

Posted: 4/28/24 at 6:52am

There are many musical theatre podcasts and many talk about one specific show per episode. 

What are some good ones that actually analysis the show (as opposed to just banter)? 

Thanks! 

[kurtal]

Posted: 4/28/24 at 10:29am

Broadway Breakdown does great deep dives on individual shows combined with analysis of the current landscape of Broadway.

The Original Cast focuses on individual cast recordings and incorporates analyses of the shows themselves.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Posted: 4/28/24 at 10:47am

I'll give a second to Broadway Breakdown. It took a bit for me to get on board with the host but he really knows his stuff and also does a great run of episodes at Tony time about the Tonys. The rest of the year is more deep dives into individual shows. 

I haven't listened yet but I have "50 Key Stage Musicals" sitting in my podcast app. I'm sure it will be great because its hosted by Robert W. Schneider who was so good on Broadway's Living Legends.

[Miss10036]

Posted: 4/28/24 at 11:21am

Count me as another vote for Broadway Breakdown!

I recently discovered and highly recommend Broadway Bound: The Musicals that Never Came to Broadway.  It's also hosted by Rob Schneider, and it dives into shows that closed out of town.  He analyzes what doomed each show, what the bright spots were, and what went wrong behind the scenes.  The first season, which recently wrapped, was about musicals based on movies (which are sometimes based on books), like The Baker's Wife for example.  Adore it and can't wait for season 2.

If you want to go really in-depth, Putting it Together works through every Sondheim show and devotes an episode to discussing each song.  It's quite the ambitious project.  If you ever want to listen to, say, an hour-long episode entirely about The Day Off, you're in luck.  If you're especially into Into the Woods, this one's more behind-the-scenes, but there is a podcast called Giants in the Sky where they're interviewed tons of people involved in the original production.  There's a lot of discussion of its workshops and pre-Broadway development that's fascinating.

Updated On: 4/28/24 at 11:21 AM

[Voter]

Posted: 4/28/24 at 11:51am

Love broadway breakdown as well! Very good host that is fresh and engaging. I love it when he compares shows or moments/songs to pop culture. And he is very well connected to the industry