Musical Lyrical Lingo

Send us Fan Mail School of Rock: Live Instruments, Stickin' to the Man & Youth Empowerment! "Pledge allegiance to the band!" Grab your electric guitars, crank the amp up to eleven, and get ready to rock! This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are crashing the pristine halls of Horace Green prep school to break down Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater’s high-energy hit, School...

Send us Fan Mail South Pacific: Tropical Romance, Opera Legends & "Carefully Taught" Truths "Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger..." Pack your sunhats and step onto the golden sands of the 1940s Pacific! This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are setting sail for the lush, tropical paradise of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, South...

Send us Fan Mail "All the world's a stage... but some stages have sea monsters!" Welcome back to Musical Lyrical Lingo ! This week, we’re shaking up the rulebook with our fave  challenge. We put each other on the spot by picking five secret musicals each and letting the other make the final call leading to one of our most wildly diverse episode double-bills yet! First up, LJ picked...

Send us Fan Mail Copacabana: Feathers, Fame & Barry Manilow’s Big-Band Magic > "Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..." Grab your feather boas, pour a tropical cocktail, and get ready to dance! This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo, we are turning back the clock to the glitz and glamour of 1940s Havana as we step into the explosive, big-band world of Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. How...

Send us Fan Mail Glitter, Gears & Chosen Family "Finally, a use for my thongs!" Dust off your 3-inch platform heels, start up the engine, and get ready to paint the outback pink! This week’s show comes with an extra dose of love, as Priscilla holds a truly special place in our hearts—it was LJ's mum's absolute favorite musical, bringing back so many dear memories of shared...

Send us Fan Mail Royal Duty, Cultural Clashes & Something Wonderful "When I get inside a feeling for a song, I get very emotional..." Step back in time to 1860s Siam as we open the doors to one of the most majestic, sweep-you-off-your-feet masterpieces of Broadway’s Golden Age. This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are waltzing into the royal court to explore Rodgers and Hammerstei...

Send us Fan Mail "Be the hero of your own story." This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are unpacking our tackle boxes and grabbing a massive box of tissues as we dive into Andrew Lippa and John August’s 2013 masterpiece, Big Fish. Based on the celebrated Daniel Wallace novel and the iconic Tim Burton film, this show redefines the "Lingo" of the American family drama. Join us...

Send us Fan Mail Blimey! Dust off your pearl jackets and practice your best "Oi!" because this week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are stepping back in time to celebrate pure, unadulterated musical comedy gold: the 1937 classic turned 1980s Broadway smash, Me and My Girl. How did a lost, pre-war British script get pieced back together from family attics and the BBC archives to become a ma...

Send us Fan Mail They had the budgets, the stars, and the hype—so what went wrong? This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we’re trading in the Tony Awards for the "Trouble Out of Town" as we count down the Top 10 Musical Flops in Broadway history. From the expensive web-slinging chaos of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark to the blood-soaked (and short-lived) prom night of Carrie , we’re perfor...

Send us Fan Mail [Trigger Warning: This episode discusses addiction and sexual trauma.]   "You live, you learn... you live, you learn." This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we’re tearing down the white picket fences of suburban Connecticut to look at the "Perfect" family that’s anything but. We’re diving deep into the 2019 powerhouse Jagged Little Pill. Using the iconic, angst-...

Send us Fan Mail Pack your shrubbery and find your finest cow-flinging catapult! This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are "lovingly ripping off" one of the funniest shows in Broadway history: Monty Python’s Spamalot . How did a low-budget, cult-classic 1975 film about the Middle Ages become a Tony-winning musical juggernaut in the 2000s? We’re breaking down the "Lingo" of th...

Send us Fan Mail They say there are two sides to every story—but in Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years , those sides are moving in completely different directions. This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are performing an autopsy on a five-year marriage that starts at the end, ends at the beginning, and meets only once in the middle. Join us as we track the meteoric rise of Jamie, the "...

Send us Fan Mail Modern Love & Musical Mathematics: Sondheim’s Company Is it better to be "Alone" or "Alive"? This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are blowing out the candles on Bobby’s 35th birthday as we dive into the 1970 masterpiece that changed Broadway forever: Stephen Sondheim’s Company . In a season full of "Lingo," Sondheim is the ultimate linguist. We...

Send us Fan Mail He was a high school dropout from Brooklyn who became the king of Broadway and the darling of Paris. This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are stepping away from the stage door to look at the man who gave the American Musical its heartbeat: George Gershwin . From his "accidental" start at the piano to his legendary (and often hilarious) partnership with his brother Ira...

Send us Fan Mail Pigs, Pignapping, and Post-War Pride: Betty Blue Eyes What would you do for a real piece of pork? In 1947 Britain, the war is over, but the hunger is just beginning. This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are diving into the quirky, witty, and surprisingly emotional world of Stiles & Drewe’s Betty Blue Eyes . Based on the Alan Bennett film A Private Function , this musical ta...

Send us Fan Mail The Top 10 Love Stories – From "Green Flags" to "Red Blushes" What does it actually mean to fall in love under the spotlight? This week on Musical Lyrical Lingo , we are tackling the big one: Romance . But we aren’t just looking for the best singers, we’re looking for the love stories that actually taught us something about real life. In this "Battle of th...

Send us Fan Mail We are back for Season 4 of Musical Lyrical Lingo ! To kick things off, we’re stepping into the high-energy, heart-filled world of Kinky Boots . When Charlie Price inherits his father's failing shoe factory, he finds an unlikely savior in Lola, a fabulous drag queen in need of some sturdy stilettos. In this episode, we break down: The Power of Acceptance: Moving beyond tolera...

Send us Fan Mail A single line, one defiant kid, and a school hall full of nerves—somehow it all becomes magic. We ring out season three with a warm, funny, and surprisingly tender celebration of Nativity The Musical, using it to ask a bigger question: what happens when children are given the space to shine and adults get brave enough to follow their lead? From Mr Poppy’s joyful chaos to that fina...

Send us Fan Mail A tap break that sounds like a typewriter, a flapper’s bob as a battle cry, and a nine-day sprint that turned an understudy into a Broadway star—this is Thoroughly Modern Millie at full voltage. We revisit the show’s glittering craft and ask what it takes to keep its joy without repeating its harm. We start with fresh theatre headlines—Alexandra Burke stepping into Chaka Khan, and...

Send us Fan Mail A twig for a tree, a guilty love of bad Christmas movies, and the sound of a dog “tap dancing” set a playful scene before we dive into the real star: a brand-new Christmas musical called Jack Frost at The MAC Belfast. We sit down with writer Ali Harding and choreographer Jennifer Rooney to unpack how a spark turned into an epic winter adventure with twelve original songs, a celest...

Send us Fan Mail Defying gravity is easy. Living with the aftermath is the hard part. We sat down after a packed Friday screening of Wicked For Good to trade notes on what soared, what sagged, and why the second act chooses substance over spectacle. From the first quiet frames to that cheeky final shot, the film wears its love for musical theatre on its sleeve—smart foreshadowing, respectful echoe...

Send us Fan Mail A week of pure theatre joy collided with our favourite kind of head-scratching: we cheered the Wicked concert on telly, melted over Paddington the Musical’s adorable staging, then rolled up our sleeves for a frank, funny tour of Pippin’s brilliant weirdness. From marmalade charm to circus edge, the theme is the same: how musicals seduce us with shimmer while nudging us toward some...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when holiday cheer meets hard theatre truths and a cult teen sci‑fi musical? We kick off with real updates fans care about: Evita’s Palladium recording hits digital, Kiss of the Spider Woman announces eye‑catching leads, and The Greatest Showman’s stage premiere locks in a cast that actually fits the material. There’s mixed news too—Hercules lands with a thud, raising...

Send us Fan Mail Prom night with pyro, pig’s blood, and a descending staircase that almost took out a Broadway legend—Carrie The Musical isn’t just theatre, it’s folklore. We trace how Stephen King’s telekinetic teen went from RSC curiosity to five-performance flop to a cult favourite rescued by fans, rewrites, and sheer stubborn love for the messy, the bold, and the almost-great. We start with th...

Send us Fan Mail What if the best musical trivia isn’t trivia at all, but a map to why stories outlive us? We bring Professor and Theatre History and Mysteries host Dr John Bruschke into the studio to trace the hidden corridors between myth, history, and the show tunes stuck in our heads. From a British military escort for the silent Phantom film to real bones beneath the Paris Opera House, John u...