Nods & Pops

This week, the buzz is all about Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez, the full Wicked movie trailer, the Six Australian cast announcement, the new production of Frankenstein and our night at That Other Art Fair & Lola's Piano Bar . At the theatre, we watched Parade at the Seymour Centre. On the small screen we’ve been watching A Friend Of The Family on 7 Plus & Abducted In Plain Sight on...

This week, the buzz is all about the Met Gala , Audra McDonald in Concert, the trailers for new movies Twisters & Trap and a heap of upcoming TV release dates. At the theatre, we watched Tell Me On A Sunday at the Hayes. On the small screen we’ve been watching Baby Reindeer on Netflix. On the big screen we saw Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire & The Fall Guy . And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we...

This week, the buzz is all about Bridgerton in Bowral , Saturday Night Live , Bethenny Frankel's Just B Divorced pod & the launch of the Pyrmont Festival . At the theatre, we watched Outhouse Theatre Company's A Case For The Existence Of God & Sydney Theatre Company's The President . On the small screen we’ve been watching Boy Swallows Universe & My Big Fat Greek Wedding...

This week, the buzz is all about Ricky Martin enjoying Madonna's concert, Wicked at CinemaCon, the trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux & ABBA's 50th anniversary celebration. At the theatre, we watched two Sydney Theatre Company productions: Into The Shimmering World & No Pay? No Way! On the small screen we’ve been watching Population 11 on Stan plus Last Stop Larrimah & Scoop on...

This week, the buzz is all about Rebel Wilson 's new autobiography Rebel Rising , Brooke Shields ' doco Pretty Baby &  stars at the theatre supporting Sarah Snook in The Picture of Dorian Gray & Sarah Paulson in Appropriate . At the theatre, we watched two of the biggest shows in town: & Juliet and Grease .  On the small screen we’ve been watching The Walking Dead: The Ones W...

This week, the buzz is all about Gypsy Rose Blanchard's marriage split, Rent headed back to Broadway, Challengers world premiere in Sydney, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album drop & the trailer for the new flick Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story. At the theatre, we watched Frame Narrative at the Old Fitz Theatre & The Lehman Trilogy at the Theatre Royal.  On the small screen we’ve been wa...

This week, the buzz is all about the Hamilton cast announcement, Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 (who knew!) & the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice teaser trailer. At the theatre, we watched Zombie! The Musical at the Hayes Theatre & Rent in Newcastle.  On the small screen we’ve been watching Apples Never Fall on Binge & Upgraded on Prime Video. In Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we hear about the Do...

This week, the buzz is all about the winners, the presenters & the peformances at The Academy Awards . At the theatre, we watched a reading of the new Australian musical Mary Mary .  On the small screen we’ve been watching All The Light We Cannot See on Netflix and The Price Of Glee & No Hard Feelings on Binge. In Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we check in on the trial of high school shooter da...

This week, the buzz is all about hot new couple Lupita Nyong'o & Joshua Jackson , the steamy trailer for Zendaya's new movie Challengers & Andrew Scott's new Netflix series Ripley . At the theatre, we watched Alone It Stands at Ensemble Theatre.  It's cult week on the small screen, and we’ve been watching Escaping Twin Flames & Keep Sweet: Prey and Obey plus Mea Cul...

This week, the buzz is all about the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Netflix and the new Bridget Jones movie. At the theatre, we watched The Swell at the Old Fitz Theatre.  On the small screen, we’ve been watching Mr & Mrs Smith . On the big screen, we watched Wicked Little Letters & Wonka . And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on the Rust movie trial and the Bryan Kohberger cas...

This week, the buzz is all about Taylor Swift mass hysteria in Sydney, the BAFTA Film Awards & JLo's This Is Me...Now . At the theatre, we watched They're Playing Our Song at the Hayes Theatre.  On the small screen, we’ve been watching One Day on Netflix. On the big screen, we watched All Of Us Strangers & Drive-Away Dolls . And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we hear about Day 1 of...

This week, the buzz is all about The Taylor Swift Show (aka the Superbowl) & the Wicked trailer. At the theatre, we watched A Fool In Love & RGB: Of Many, One both at Sydney Theatre Company.  On the small screen, we’ve been watching Colin From Accounts on Binge. On the big screen, we watched buzzy award-darling Poor Things . And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we hear about the manslaughter t...

This week, the buzz is all about the Grammy Awards featuring Taylor Swift & Celine Dion & the trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One . At the theatre, we watched Tiny Beautiful Things at Belvoir St Theatre. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Griselda on Netflix & And Just Like That on Binge. On the big screen, we watched Mean Girls: The Movie Musical & back on the small screen, w...

This week, the buzz is all about the Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears feud, the new season of The White Lotus & the passing of Chita Rivera plus we check in on the Groundhog Day opening, Margot Robbie, Hijack , Squid Game: The Challenge & Expats . At the theatre, we watched The Hello Girls at the Hayes Theatre and attended the Sydney Theatre Awards at the Seymour Centre. On the small...

This week, the buzz is all about the Academy Awards noms & snubs and the latest on Sophia & Joe and Ariana & Boq. At the theatre, we watched Jailbaby at Griffin Theatre and Beauty & The Beast at the Capitol Theatre. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Wolf Like Me on Stan & American Nightmare on Netflix. On the big screen, we watched The Color Purple & Force of Nature:...

This week, the buzz is all about awards season & the piping hot tea from the Golden Globes plus the untimely passing of musical director trailblazer Kellie Dickerson. At the theatre, we watched Bananaland at Riverside Theatre & Tiddas at Belvoir St. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Squid Game: The Challenge & Fool Me Once , both on Netflix, plus the super buzzy film Saltburn on...

This week we have a very special guest: Emmy-Award winning editor JJ Jamieson ! The buzz is all about MJ The Musical coming to Australia & the Nicole Kidman’s new limited series, Expats , coming to Prime Video. At the theatre, we watched Murder For Two: Christmas Edition at the Hayes, Sydney Theatre Company’s The Dictionary Of Lost Words & Ensemble Theatre’s Midnight Murder At Hamlington H...

This week, the buzz is all about Wicked The Musical’s 20th anniversary on Broadway, Opera Australia’s Sunset Boulevard announcement & Hamilton’s return to Australia. At the theatre, we watched The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Hayes, An Evening(ish) in Oz with Gary Janetti & a little show called Wicked . On the small screen, we’ve been watching Beckham on Netflix. And in Li...

This week, the buzz is all about Groundhog Day The Musical   coming to Australia, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce and the untimely passing of Cal Wilson & Jacqui Dark . At the theatre, we watched Packemin Productions’   Les Misérables and Hayes Theatre’s Murder For Two plus we preview Ensemble Theatre & Sydney Theatre Company’s 2024 seasons. On the small screen, we’ve been watching The New...

In the very first episode of Nods & Pops, hosts Sarah & Lisa recall how they became pop culture junkies, how they met and how the pod got its name. This week, the buzz is all about Wicked Australia rehearsals, the Wonka trailer and the demise of Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello’s marriage. At the theatre, we watched Darlinghurst Theatre’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 an...

This week, the buzz is all about Ariana Grande & Boq on the Wicked movie set, the Jonas Brothers touring Australia & NZ for the first time and the trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes . At the theatre, we watched Tooth & Sinew’s The Turn of the Screw and new Australian play Tim , based on Colleen McCullough’s novel. On the small screen, we’ve been watching...

This week, the buzz is all about a rumour Dear Evan Hansen is (finally) coming to Australia and the unexpected split of Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner. At the theatre, we watched Sydney Theatre Company’s Constellations and went to Opening Night of Elvis: A Musical Revolution . On the small screen, we’ve been watching Highjack on Apple TV+ and the M. Night Shyamalan’s Old . And in Lisa’s True Crime...