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Send us Fan Mail Matt's kickin' off May with a Grab Bag mini-episode discussing the underrated Pirate drama Black Sails (now streaming on Netflix), the heavy musical Next to Normal, what to do with that booty, and details on our first giveaway! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:34 - You Need to Watch Black Sails 08:53 - The Offic...

Send us Fan Mail We're back for the most anticipated episode of Brad's tenure on the pod: the Spamalot episode! This week Matt & Brad are discussing Monty Python's Spamalot as a whole since there is not an official filmed stage or movie version of the musical. We're breaking down the history, our favorite songs, what worked and didn't work, and more! Don't forget...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's reviewing the US Tour of Mean Girls the Musical! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act  01:29 - Mean Girls Musical History 04:10 - Mean Girls National Tour Review 10:38 - Lyric Changes 15:14 - Curtain Call Follow us on Instagram for updates: https://www.instagram.com/downoncemorepod Links to audio versions,...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's reviewing the US Tour of The Cher Show and talking a bit on what's to come on Down Once More! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act  00:35 - The Cher Show US Tour Review 15:46 - Future Plans & Fall Out Boy 21:35 - Curtain Call Follow us on Instagram for updates: https://www.instagram.com/downoncemor...

Send us Fan Mail This week Brad joins Matt on the pod again to finally review Matilda the Musical! An episode mission is revealed about 6 minutes in and then we take you through the history of Matilda, the music of Matilda, give a call to studio execs, and more! Fair warning, the end goes off the rails maybe the most it ever has in the history of this pod, and that's saying something! Don&apo...

Send us Fan Mail To close out March Matt's giving his review of Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway Concert Tour and breaking down some of the latest musical news, from In the Light's upcoming Broadway Workroom, to our first details about the Joker sequel's musical approach! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act  00:49 - Neil Be...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's talking about how the Shrek tour review popped off and giving some backstory and insight about what this podcast is, why it exists, and the ultimate goal and plans for the future. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act - Shrek Love 01:38 - What is this Podcast?! 18:13 - Curtain Call Follow us on Instagram for...

Send us Fan Mail Brad joins Matt for our first ever guest episode of Shut the F**k Up! our finish the lyrics show! Some new wrinkles get thrown in for our first STFU! episode of 2024 and the episode is capped off with some musical theater talk, including Shrek the Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Rent, Les Mis, and more! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Ope...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's reviewing the newly launched 2024 National Tour of Shrek the Musical! Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire have revamped and streamlined their hit musical that premiered 16 years ago for this tour and Matt was there for the second week of shows! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - 2024 Tour Revamp Overview 04:53...

Send us Fan Mail Brad joins Matt again this week for a draft of Underappreciated/Underrated Musical Songs, a trial of a new segment, and some plugs from future (?) sponsors of the pod! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 03:39 - Top 5 Musicals (Blind Rankings) 13:13 - Underappreciated Musical Songs Draft - Round One 27:42 - Intermission - Futur...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's mini-episode Matt gives his initial thoughts and reactions to the Wicked Super Bowl teaser trailer, as well as his quick thoughts on the Wonka movie! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 00:41 - Wicked Trailer Thoughts/Reaction 11:17 - Wonka Quick Thoughts 13:56 - Curtain Call Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Follow us on Instagram for updat...

Send us Fan Mail On a special Valentine's Day/Single Awareness Day/Galentine's Day episode Matt & Brad are getting together for a draft of their Top 5 Musical Love Songs!  Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 03:14 - Top 5 Musical Love Songs Draft Intro 06:02 - Round 1 10:03 - Round 2 18:29 - Intermission - Grammy Talk 24:01 - Round 3 31:01 - Our First Ad Read? 32:21 - Round 4 38:28 - Rou...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's giving his review of the Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour and listing his picks for the Top 5 Original Songs from TV Shows! Stay tuned at the end for an important PSA! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:02 - Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour Review 19:06 - Top 5 Original Songs from TV Shows 27:14 - Curtain Call Don't forget to Subs...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're releasing Matt & Brad's initial podcast recording from August 2021 for a bit of a throwback episode! See some behind the scenes before the podcast name was officially finalized and prepare for Matt & Brad to update their lists in February! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act  01:34 - Intro &amp...

Send us Fan Mail This week Brad makes his second official appearance on the pod as he joins Matt in discussing the stage musical and the 2012 movie musical version of Les Misérables. The hot takes are flying in this episode!  Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act - Intro/History with Les Misérables 16:47 - Les Misérables Story Summary 19:39 - Les...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's giving his initial thoughts and review of the 2024 musical adaptation of Mean Girls starring Renee Rapp, Angourie Rice, Auli'i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, and Bebe Wood. Stay tuned at the end for an update on the future of the pod. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Mean Girls (2024) Review 18:22 - Future...

Send us Fan Mail It's another solo episode as Matt talks about The Prince of Egypt stage musical, some random musical news and updates, and goes over his top five albums from high school! Throw in some beer and you get some fun story time moments on top of it! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 04:13 - The Prince of Egypt Musical 06:38 -...

Send us Fan Mail To kick off 2024 Matt gives a preview of the upcoming movie musicals releasing this year! Let us know in the comments what movie musical you're most excited for and what movies you want to see us review this year! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - 2024 Movie Musicals Preview 11:20 - Curtain Call Follow us on Instagram for updates: h...

Send us Fan Mail On the final Down Once More episode of 2023 Matt recaps our most watched episodes and talks about his favorite episodes of the past year. Let us know in the YouTube comments or Instagram what movies, games, drafts, etc. you want to see in 2024! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 02:04 - Most Watched Episodes of 2023 05:56 - Ma...

Send us Fan Mail For our Holiday movie review episode we're talking about Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical, with a bonus mini-review of Team StarKid's A VHS Christmas Carol Live! Join us as Matt discovers his personal hell and we breakdown the wild ride these shows took us on this Holiday season. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode Matt gives his mini-review of Waitress the Musical starring Sara Bareilles which is set to end it's theatrical run on December 13th. The Opening Act features some new info on the Wicked movie and some updates to the upcoming podcast schedule! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 03:19 - Waitress...

Send us Fan Mail We're kicking off the Holiday season with just the right thing to get you in the spirit of the season: awkward tension and fighting! Some wild stories come out during Vocal Warmups and things get heated in our first ever Holiday Edition of Shut the F**k Up! Let us know in the comments what your go-to Holiday songs are and what kind of themed episodes you want us to do next! D...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's giving his review of The Marvels and giving his predictions on Season 2 of The Last of Us as he talks about his experience with the game and how he thinks HBO can handle some difficult circumstances. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Intro/Random News & Updates 03:41 - The Marvels Review 12:34 - The Last of Us S...

Send us Fan Mail It's the time of year to be thankful that Matt & Raley are back with another movie review! This month you're getting two for the price of one as we discuss both the 1992 version and the 2017 recorded Broadway version of the Disney hit, Newsies! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Intro, Hats, & DST 06:15 - Newsies Synopsi...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode Matt gives an update on the upcoming podcast plans and his mini-reviews of some recent trailers, shows, and movies, plus a couple mini-mini-reviews thrown in there too. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - December Plans 03:14 - Mean Girls Musical Trailer 07:22 - Dicks: The Musical 09:21 - Titanic t...