Broadway Breakdown

"She's very open minded. We met her at Burning Man..." Matt saw CULT OF LOVE and EUREKA DAY and has now seen EVERY production of the 2024-2025 season so far! Matt talks about how both shows are quite alike and what they can also learn from each other. Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel here!: https://discord.gg/5NBMyymB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This i...

"Be Italian..." The music...the fashion...the women...the plot...? We're talking NINE! Kevin Duda (BOOK OF MORMON, BEAUTIFUL) returns after a long absence to discuss with Matt all things Maury Yeston, Tommy Tune and Anita Morris. The two discuss why the movie adaptation failed, being too seduced by the musical's glamour, and some tumultuousness with the revival...get into it!!! Join the Broadway B...

"I had a dream..." Matt has wanted this to happen for years. And now it's finally here: GYPSY. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Choreographed by one of his favorite current choreographers, Camille A. Brown. Starring the one and only AUDRA. But...is it what he dreamed it would be? Hoped it would be? Or is it...something else? Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Here: https://discord.gg/dbwMZjTb Learn m...

"JUNGLE RED!!!!" Ooooooohhh it's a juicy catfight at the Breakdown as Guncle of the Pod Adam Elsberry returns to discuss the 30's hit THE WOMEN. Matt and Adam discuss the legacy of a play that is both quotable, iconic...and not very good? And a movie version that is even more quotable, more iconic...and actually QUITE good? The two also discuss drag queen artistry, Jennifer Simard and Roald Dahl s...

"It just says 'Road' to me..." I don't know if you heard...but the WICKED movie came out! And after much discussion on the Discord Channel, Matt has agreed to cover it. But not without his trusty friend: Joel Guerrero-Sparks! Matt and Joel tackle all the questions from the Broadway Breakdown Discord, as well as share their origins with the stage musical, Oscar chances and what they hope to see in...

"I wish I could forget you..." Podmother Ali Gordon is back to talk about one of the most divisive shows from a divisive artist: PASSION. Matt and Ali talk about the difference between love and passion, the drag queen elements of Fosca, and why a show shouldn't have to tell you what it's saying. Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel Here! https://discord.gg/qtN5AqNp Learn more about your ad...

"Enjoy...the ground." Matt did a reading of his play, then immediately went and saw some shows! He also reads some new reviews of the podcast and discusses when it's appropriate to give people feedback on their work. REVIEW TIME STAMPS (depending on commercial length): Elf: 10:10 Tammy Faye: 26:00 Swept Away: 45:50 Death Becomes Her: 1:01:30 Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel Here!: https...

"I am standing here with poison in my pocket..." INDUBITABLY! Calling all Anglophiles: it's the GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE episode! Producing team and brothers Elliot and Harry White (Foster Cat Productions) stop by the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the extraordinarily British musicale. The group also discusses the benefits of slow-burn comedy, what makes a great musical theatre score, and the 2014 Tony A...

"Ay, there's the rub." What if HAMLET...wasn't a tragedy? But...a celebration?!?! New friend of the Breakdown Jayson Kerr stops by to talk about the Pulitzer winning play FAT HAM, plus the benefits of choosing joy, the dangers of repressing, and the line of dialogue that broke Matt. Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord!: https://discord.gg/tFBDvjFR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Matt saw some shows! And read some of your reviews! Matt talks about seeing MAYBE HAPPY ENDING from two different angles, the MEMENTO-ness of MCNEAL and the Tony winning musical that A WONDERFUL WORLD could learn from. Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel Here! https://discord.gg/dauswSEN Donate to Matt's Play Here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=8JAJ724MGR8LW Learn more about yo...

"Feed Me..." A perfect musical needs the perfect guest to have the perfect discussion. Friend of the pod Sutton Lee Seymour returns to discuss all things parody, pathos and talent aliens. Join in the fun!! Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Here: https://discord.gg/tFBDvjFR Donate to Matt's fundraiser Here: https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

"The people called it..." Matt saw a play! And an Encores! And another play! What did he think of RAGTIME at Encores? SH*T. MEET. FAN? LEFT ON TENTH? Find out! Donate to Matt's Fundraiser Here! https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Here! https://discord.gg/qtN5AqNp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If...

"Hey STELLAAAAA!!!!!" Friend and Zaddy of the Pod Juan A. Ramírez returns to discuss the sexy play that's actually not all that sexy: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Juan and Matt discuss sexual tension, method acting, what makes a good Blanche Dubois and how STREETCAR birthed the Jessica Lange we know now. Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/tFBDvjFR Fundraiser for Matt's Play: https://www.millironstud...

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou...line?" Matt saw ROMEO + JULIET, THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA (with a new third act), and 3 Off-Broadway shows! And he's gonna TALK about 'em DAMMIT! Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Here! https://discord.gg/tFBDvjFR or Help Donate to Matt's Fundraise Here! https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

"A boy like that..." Who doesn't love the chance to talk about a Spielberg musical? Friend of the pod Margaret Hall is back to talk about the 2021 remake of WEST SIDE STORY. Together, Margaret and Matt discuss and debate what works, what doesn't, what the movie's legacy is and if it's possible for financially stable people to fall in love at first sight. Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord: https:...

"This is the moment..." It's all a facade. It's all in his eyes. It's all a dangerous game. It's all JEKYLL & HYDE, babyyyyyy. Cooper Howell (CATS: JELLICLE BALL) joins the Breakdown to discuss all the ways the murderous cult musical fails and yet...succeeds? Cooper and Matt can't make up their minds. Can you? Donate to Matt's Play: https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Join the Broadway Bre...

"Silent music starts to play..." Matt saw 3 Broadway shows. And even though it's late, he's gonna talk about them. YOURS, TRULY fundraiser: https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/VQWSrW5b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep...

"Oh my God, Patrick, COLLEGE?!" Char the Mahi Mahi and rent some videotapes because we're talking AMERICAN PYSCHO. Fellow BPN'ers Richie Grasso and Jeff Malone (Half Hour) join the Breakdown to discuss the concepts of success, goodness, and what it means to be human. They also go on for a LONG time about defining your personality over the love of one show...does Matt know anything about that? Make...

Matt reviews YELLOW FACE, THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE and GROUNDED at the Met (most of it). And a conversation about loss and remembrance within the theatre community. Some Mentioned Links: Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/7wkJpY3P Yours, Truly (Matt's play) Fundraising Page: https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public epi...

"ALL THE BALDWINS ARE DEAD?!" It's the launch of the new Grab Bag series and we're starting off with a bang: SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT. Frequent Breakdown guest Marcus Scott comes back to talk with Matt about all the ways this movie is a perfect musical masterpiece. The two also talk about the dangers of censorship, the need for accountability and how this movie has one of the best depi...

It's time... Matt makes a MAJOR announcement about the development of his play and 6-Time-Tony-Nominee Chad Beguelin (ALADDIN, THE PROM, ELF) stops by to discuss his new book SHOWMANCE...and other Broadway things. Link to YOURS, TRULY fundraising page: https://www.millironstudios.com/yours-truly Link to YOURS, TRULY Pitch Deck: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGQdXq6weA/TxCLeAIqtkKDdLDaSwzC1w/view?u...

"Numbers are so HARD..." The week before a big announcement, and two weeks before the start of GRAB BAG, Matt takes a look at the Broadway grosses for the week ending 9/15 and tries to help you and himself understand them. Let's gab! To join the Discord Channel, Click: https://discord.gg/7wkJpY3P Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would...

"Who's it gonna be...?" The 2024-2025 Season has BEGUN. And friend of the pod Robbie Rozelle is HERE to discuss it! In a few weeks, we begin "Grab Bag"! Make sure to join the DIscord in order to submit your questions and concerns for future episodes: https://discord.gg/jez6sDwB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss thi...

You submitted the shows and movie musicals you wanted Broadway Breakdown to discuss and now the winners are here and ready to be announced!! Find out what the rest of 2024 has in store for the pod! AND AFTER YOU DO: subscribe to the BB Discord Channel to keep making your voice heard on the podcast! https://discord.gg/jez6sDwB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a...

Few musicals have captured the hearts of audiences quite like Disney's ALADDIN. But did you know the beloved stage adaptation of the classic animation almost never came to be? This podcast pulls back the curtain on the untold story of ALADDIN's journey from conception to Broadway triumph. Join 11-time Emmy Award winning entertainment journalist for NY1 and NY1OnStage host Frank DiLella on an in-de...