From the Mezzanine | A Broadway Podcast

Hey Broadway Besties! Lindsey brings you two reviews for Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York and Gruesome Playground Injuries, starring Nicholas Braun and Kara Young! In Broadway News: 🌟 Whitney Leavitt from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives makes Broadway debut in Chicago as Roxie Hart 👑 Queen of Versailles is Closing on Broadway 🎭 Death of a Salesman is Back with Nathan Lane! 💋 Ryan Vasque...

Let's throw it back this week and revisit Lindsey's first-ever episode of From the Mezzanine, where she did a major deep dive into the history of WICKED on Broadway! In this episode, we break down the inspiration behind Wicked, how Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth were cast in the roles of Elphaba and Glinda, and the ongoing success of the Broadway blockbuster musical!

Wicked For Good is officially released in theatres, and we are going to break every gorgeous morsel of this movie down, song by song, from start to finish! In this full Wicked movie breakdown, we review every musical number, analyze key scenes, and dig deeper into the performances and changes from the Broadway show. Whether you’re a longtime Wicked fan or discovering Oz for the first time, this in...

I met Andrew Rannells and live to tell the story! WOW, what a week, Broadway Besties! In Broadway News: 🌟 Rob Lake Magic Closing on Broadway👑 Queen of Versailles Review Roundup🎭 Sabrina Carpenter's movie musical with Universal Pictures, Alice in Wonderland Musical

What a momentous occasion, Broadway Besties - our Broadway Boyfriend is the SEXIEST MAN ALIVE!!! But before we get to that, Lindsey brings you two riveting reviews: Bat Boy and Queens, both at New York City Center. In Broadway News: 🔥 Jonathan Bailey is the 2025's Sexiest Man Alive🎭 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Lineup🌟 Grammy Nominated Musical Theatre & Wicked Albums♥️ Boop i...

BROADWAY (& off-Broadway) REVIEW ROUNDUP!!!! I saw three amazing shows: Liberation, Romy & Michele, and Beau The Musical and I NEED to tell the Broadway Besties everything! In Broadway News: 🎭 New Last Five Years With Ben Platt & Rachel Zegler🪴 Andrew Durand is cast in Little Shop of Horrors🌟 Daniel Radcliffe returns to Broadway in Every Brilliant Thing👄 Luke Evans is our Frank N F...

WE SAW CHESS!!!! Broadway Besties - we have SO much to discuss from our newfound obsession with Chess and breaking down each performance in Chess: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, & Nicholas Christopher - WE LOVE YOU!!In Broadway News: 👑 Betsy Wolfe is our next Madelyn Ashton in Death Becomes Her🎭 Wicked New Casting News! Colma Domingo is our Cowardly Lion🌟 Heathers Switachroo & Switch Out

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! In Broadway News: 👑 SIX on Broadway Review 🎭 Potential Broadway Strike?? 🌟 WE HAVE OUR GREATEST SHOWMAN (UK) CAST!!!! 🗽 Ragtime Review Roundup

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! In Broadway News: 🎭 Jeremy Jordan returns to The Great Gatsby💚 Trisha Paytas returns to Broadway in Beetlejuice🪄 Miss Piggy is coming to Broadway in Rob Lake Magic🌟 The Lost Boys Casting: Caissie Levy, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Benjamin Pajak

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! First up, Lindsey reviews Renee Elise Goldsberry's new documentary, Satisfied! In Broadway News: 🎭 Schmigadoon is coming to BROADWAYYY✨ New secret Disney project with McKenzie Kurtz, Jessica Vosk, & Ryan McCarten??📝 3 for 1 Review Roundup: Masquerade, Punch, Waiting for Godot

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! First up, Lindsey reviews the latest Broadway show she saw, PUNCH! (spoiler alert: it was AMAZING)In Broadway News: 🛍️ Broadway Flea Recap🫧 WICKED TRAILER RECAP!!!!💄Meg Donnally (Addison in Zombies) is coming to the Moulin Rouge🎭 We’re getting a Ragtime Cast Album!!

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! In Broadway News: 🪴 Little Shop of Horrors Opening Night Behind-the-Scenes💭 Dreamgirls Broadway Revival DREAMCAST💄BOB the Drag Queen is our next Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge💪 Working Girl @ La Jolla starring Joanna “JoJo” Levesque & Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News, Top Selling Shows, and this week, it's all about the upcoming season on Broadway! Bryn is on FTM this week!!! GUESS WHAT!!! Lindsey saw Leslie Odom Jr in Hamilton and can't wait to share all the deets with the Broadway Besties! In Broadway News: 🙅🏼‍♀️ Cabaret is CANCELLED (in more ways than one)🍾 Ryan McCarten is l...

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News, Top Selling Shows, and this week, it's all about the upcoming season on Broadway! Bryn is on FTM this week!!! We recap Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and Amaze at New World Stages. Follow Bryn's on Insta & TikTok: @brynharveyraymond In Broadway News: 🛍️ Broadway Flea is coming up🍦 Jane Krakowski is our next Mary Todd🎤 Sara...

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News, Top Selling Shows, and this week it's all about the upcoming season on Broadway! Follow Josh on Insta & TikTok: @joshrosen_ In Broadway News: 🪩 Chess releases snippet of Aaron Tveit sings One Night in Bangkok 🧹 Harry Potter will be the 3rd longest running play in history on Broadway 🎤 Trolls & How to Train Your...

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! In Broadway News: 🎭 Marjorie Prime casting with June Squibb, Danny Burstein, Cynthia Nixon, and Christopher Lowell💟 Darren Criss is OFFICIALLY returning to MHE🌟 Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle To Star in Broadway Revival of Proof🐸 Muppets are back on Broadway with Rob Lake 🐝 Rounding out the Spelling Bee...

Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! Broadway Stacks Website: https://broadwaystacks.com/ Promo Code: BESTIES15 & receive 15% off your Entire Order! In Broadway News: 🪩 Reviews for Mamma Mia are IN! 👁️ Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney join Cabaret on the West End🎂 Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is heading to Broadway!!...

HOW has it been 10 years since Hamilton first took the Richard Rogers stage? We are chatting about the Hamilton anniversary and so much more Broadway News of the week (plus some shocking grosses!!)In Broadway News: 🌟 HamilTEN Anniversary👁️ Will Eva Noblezada return to Cabaret?🦇 BatBoy Casting Surprises! JOIN THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/FromTheMezzanine?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join...

Broadway Besties, please welcome GREY HENSON to From the Mezzanine! Lindsey Stone chats with Grey about his journey as a performer from making his Broadway Debut in Book of Mormon to originating the role of Damion in Mean Girls. Grey Henson tells us behind-the-scenes stories from Shucked and Elf on Broadway, and of course, we have to play some classic FTM musical-theatre games! It was a dream come...

I've missed you, Broadway Besties! FTM is back, and we have LOTS to discuss in Broadway news, weekly grosses, and I'm bringing you a classic review roundup for some massively exciting shows: Hell's Kitchen, Dilaria, Ginger Twinsies, JOY, & Rolling Thunder! In Broadway News: 💟 Andrew Barth Feldman to replace Darren Criss for limited time in Maybe Happy Ending🛞 Trevor Wayne to repl...

Hi Broadway Besties - Guess what!! I finally saw Heathers at New World Stages and have SO much to report! In this episode, we are doing a full review of Heathers, including thoughts on the all-star casting, changes from the previous off-Broadway version, new songs, and so much more. ALSO - we sit down with the incredible Elizabeth Teeter, who plays Heather McNamera, to chat about joining the cast...

We're halfway through 2025, so let's rate every show Lindsey has seen this year from Broadway and Off-Broadway, including some favorites (and not so favorites) BOOP, Maybe Happy Ending, Smash, Death Becomes Her, Operation Mincemeat, and so many more!  Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey: Website: https://www.shakespearenj.org/events/detail/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-abridged...

Why does this keep happening?! We have more Broadway closings this week which hurts my heart - but first!!! Let's celebrate 3 YEARS OF FROM THE MEZZANINE!!! Thank you to the Broadway Besties for your endless support!  In Broadway News:  💔 Boop to close on Broadway 🎭 Phantom Revival - What is it?! 🎠 Broadway in Bryant Park Lineup ♟️ Chess Announcements and Tickets Website: www.fromthemezzan...

It's that awkward (and very dramatic) time on Broadway where post-Tony Awards things start to change in major ways! But some things never change - and that is Lindsey bringing you honest reviews of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. This week, she tells us about Angry Alan staring John Krasinski at Studio Seaview and seeing Boop! for a second time, front and center! In Broadway News:  😭 Broadw...

It's time, Broadway Besties! TONY TIME! Let's recap the snubs, surprises, favorite performances, and special moments. We have SO much to discuss from the Tony Awards and the latest Broadway News, so let's draw the curtain!  Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube:...