5678: A Movie Musical Podcast

Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Warm up your jazz hands and travel back to the 70s for the 1979 All That Jazz! Starring Roy Scheider, Anne Reinking, Jessica Lange, and (despite his best efforts) not Bob Fosse. Brace yourself for men behaving badly, women being far too indulgent, and less dancing than you might think for a Fosse movie. You've never seen a hospital party q...

Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your dancing shoes and cut class for the 2007 masterpiece Hairspray! Starring literally the most perfect cast and we are taking no notes at this time. Get pumped for dancing in the streets, FABULOUS costumes, and a very confusing detention structure. You've never seen a platter party quite like this! So buy a Tracy wig, descend from...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Hop on your broomstick and settle in for the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz! Starring Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, and and definitely not that man behind the curtain. Get ready for colorful costumes, improper use of picnic baskets, and very unhelpful directions (I'm looking at you, Glinda). You've never seen a horse quite like this! So grab yo...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a boat and brace yourself for the 1956 Anything Goes! Starring Bing Crosby, Mitzi Gaynor, Donald O'Connor ... and Ted Danson? Prepare for joyous dance numbers, questionable lyrics, and two of the best French sailors you have ever seen. You've never seen a Broadway rehearsal quite like this! So grab your crystal ball, arrest some horses, an...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Join us in the 80s for the glorified long form music video I Am A Hotel! Written by,  music and lyrics, and also starring Leonard Cohen! Get ready for mournful songs, a laundry room ballet, and the barest hint of a plot. You've never seen a surprise saxophone solo like this! So grab a pigeon, dance on a table, and consider staying at another hotel. Fo...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get nostalgic and grab a cozy blanket for the 1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol! Starring Gonzo as Charles Dickens, Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, and of course Michael Caine! Prepare for Muppet shenanigans, wholesome songs, and a terrifying child ghost. You've never seen a puppet eggplant quite like this! So buy the biggest turkey in the shop window,...

DISCLAIMER: This episode contains discussions of racism, assault, gang violence, and gun violence. Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Practice your snaps and  buckle up for the 1961 West Side Story! Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, and the incomparable Rita Moreno! Get ready for some of the best goddamn dancing you have ever seen, a lot of poor choices, and a shocking am...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pack your XXL suitcase and put on a fake beard for the 1935 A Night at the Opera! Starring three Marx brothers and that guy from Show Boat! Brace for some fantastic physical comedy, opera shenanigans, and more harp conversation than you might think. You've never seen this many hard boiled eggs! So bamboozle a police officer, hop on a boat to New York,...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your full body leotards, a bottle of wine, and buckle up for the 2019 Cats! Starring a ridiculous amount of celebrities, several good dancers, and less Taylor Swift than you thought. Prepare for questionable cgi, questionable proportions, and unquestionably the best version of Memory. You've never seen a talent show like this! So hop in your spac...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your fishnets and your corsets and get ready for the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and not nearly enough Meatloaf. Prepare for aliens, murder, and lots of fucking. You've never seen a lab so pink! So turn on the Super Sonic Transducer, strip down to your underwear, and do the Time Warp. Fol...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your almanac and your suit of armor and prepare for the 1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court! Starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, and an evil Merlin. Brace yourself for eavesdropping, era inappropriate costumes, jousting, and even more eavesdropping. You've never seen a final form quite like this! So cover your crystal balls, p...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on some silver body paint and grab the wine to struggle your way through the infamous 2001 movie Glitter! Starring Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, and Terrance Howard (who desperately wished this was Dreamgirls). Brace yourself for whisper singing, inexplicable slow motion sequences, and a publicist just trying to do her job. You've never heard an acce...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get your tap shoes and strap in for the 1954 There's No Business Like Show Business! Starring Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Mitzie Gaynor, and Marilyn Monroe. Get ready for delightful dance breaks, smart women managing men, and the LONGEST musical number that makes NO sense. You've never seen set changes this fast (because it's physica...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your papes and your strike signs and join us for Disney's 1992 Newsies! Starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, and America's favorite president. Prepare yourself for a good male chorus, some acrobatic (but questionable) dance solos, and the most aggressive accents you have ever heard. You've never seen so many children smoking! So stea...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Invent some candy and polish your car for the bonkers 1968 family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, and one genuinely gorgeous car. Get ready for an hour long fantasy sequence, delightful dance numbers, and a Baroness who is just doing her best. You've never seen a woman run off the road so many times! So go int...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of alcohol abuse. Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your make up, pin down your wig, and buckle up for the 2010 wild ride Burlesque! Starring Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, and the criminally underused Alan Cumming. Prepare for crazy vocals, lip-syncing, tacky shoes, and high budget dance numbers. You've never seen fi...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Polish your tap shoes, call your co-respondent, and join us for the 1934 The Gay Divorcee! Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Betty Grable (for exactly one scene), and that butler from The Aristocats. Brace your self for sweeping dance numbers, questionable flirting, one stereotypical Italian, and a woman with the memory of a goldfish. So set up elabora...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Don your tuxes and cut your hair for the 1982 musical sex farce comedy Victor/Victoria! Starring Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner, and one very adorable goon. Get ready for sparkly headdresses, sex jokes, British humor, and one very abused private investigator. You've never had a wilder ride! So grab a cockroach and watch a story about a wa...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get your basketballs and nostalgia and join us for the 2006 classic High School Musical! Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale, and a baby Zefron. Get ready for frog singing, incomprehensible plots, wild fashion, and possibly many Russian spies. You've never seen so many clubs in a high school before! So get your clique, head up to the...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Brace yourselves for the 1936 version of Show Boat! Starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, and... Abraham Lincoln? Get ready for savage one-liners, ominous tuba music, and two goons who don't understand the concept of theater! So grab your cast mates, hop in your rowboat, and join us for a movie that takes place only 30% on a boat. Follow us on Facebook ,...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Oh boy! Get your cheesecake statistics ready and join us for the 1955 masterpiece Guys and Dolls! Starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, and exactly one gangster. Be prepared for cigarette choreography, a gambler ballet, and an incredibly niche Holes reference. You've never seen Times Square like this! So grab your dice (dots are optional) and look up...

Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide, crucifixion, and disturbing imagery. Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Break out your bell-bottoms and join us this week for the 1973 movie Jesus Christ Superstar! Starring Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, and strangely enough Jonah Hill. Gear up for 70's outfits, some genuinely talented screlters, and almost no acting to speak of....

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get out your wigs and get ready for the 2006 glitter bomb that is Dreamgirls! Starring SO MANY PEOPLE: Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Anika Noni Rose, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, and more. Gear up for beautiful outfits, incredible songs, and braggadocios men speaking in third person . It'll make you want to yell, scream, and shout! So grab two...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! In our 5th episode, we tackle the truly boggling 1934 Laurel and Hardy film: Babes in Toyland AKA March of the Wooden Soldiers. Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Santa Claus? Prepare for creepy men of an indeterminant age, a monkey in a mouse suit, ghosts(?), and a deeply flawed Trojan horse plot. It's a spoiler proof film, so sharpen your Pee-...

Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! In our angriest episode to date, join us for the classic based on a classic: Kiss Me Kate: The Patriarchy. Starring: Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, and Cole Porter?! Brace for tap dancing, gaslighting, silky baritones, and two more goons than we expected. It's a film about a stage production that makes no physical sense, so buff your tap shoes and brea...