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Showgays: A Movie Musical Podcast

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A podcast that deep dives into the world of movie musicals! Whether you love the movie adaptation of a beloved stage musical, or can't believe a film was made, Showgays will discuss, analyse, and poke fun at movie musicals, from the most infamous to the most beloved. A podcast on The Ampliverse

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) dir. Robert Stevenson 01.07.2023 1:48:31

A cozy witch adventure References: 1993 Article about the rise of witchcraft Gene Kelly on roller skates in It’s Always Fair Weather "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Disc...

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) dir. Stephan Elliott 15.06.2023 2:55:39

Ok, Felicia, we are finally covering Priscilla References Le Guellec-Minel, Anne. “Camping it out in the Never Never” Contrapoint’s (latest) video about JK Rowling and Anita Bryant "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our li...

Summer Stock Pro Shot Presents - Legally Blonde: The Musical 31.05.2023 1:51:43

Molly gets so tired of feminism she leaves the pod. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Amplive...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) dir. Ol Parker 15.05.2023 1:49:59

Pappa Pia! "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading!

BONUS: Momisode! 14.05.2023 1:02:08

We deliver two exclusive interviews with the women who made us. Literally. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget t...

Mame (1974) dir. Gene Saks 30.04.2023 1:49:33

Open a new window, door, cabinet, bank account… "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse...

Xanadu (1980) dir. Robert Greenwald 15.04.2023 2:07:24

Xanadu or do not there is no try "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for fu...

Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021) dir. Lin-Manuel Miranda 15.03.2023 1:50:53

How do you measure, measure a boom? "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further readin...

Newsies (1992) dir. Kenny Ortega 01.03.2023 2:02:44

Support the labor movement. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! Refer...

REVIVAL: The Phantom of the Opera (2004) dir. Joel Schumacher 15.02.2023 2:27:11

What was Mme Giry thinking?!?! "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! Re...

The King and I (1956) dir. Walter Lang 31.01.2023 2:22:19

Run, Eliza! Run from Simon! "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! Refer...

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022) dir. Paul Hoen 15.01.2023 2:12:13

One part zombies, one part werewolves, one part aliens. Full parts awesome. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU Don’t forget to check out th...

Top Hat (1935) dir. Mark Sandrich 31.12.2022 2:27:09

Come dance with us, Cheek to Cheek. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Adam's pick for couple - Kim Ji Woong...

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) dir. David E. Talbert 15.12.2022 2:23:48

Join the jang as we jolly journey with Jeronicus and the jest! "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References The Bigges...

Nine (2009) dir. Rob Marshall 30.11.2022 2:15:40

Women. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse. Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Saraghina in Otto e Mezzo Cantore, Francesca, and Giulia Muggeo. “F...

2022 Showie Awards 15.11.2022 1:28:52

Welcome to the first annual Showies! We award the movies of the past year, honoring the good, the bad, and the in-between. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Am...

Mailbag #1 - The Pirates of Penzance 07.11.2022 17:47

Listener Martin wrote in to school us on D'Oyly Carte and Gilbert & Sullivan. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) dir. Jim Sharman 31.10.2022 2:06:23

Warp yourself over to 1975 as we discuss this queer classic. Happy Halloween! "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! Refere...

La La Land (2016) dir. Damien Chazelle 15.10.2022 2:25:48

"Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Rodríguez Arnáiz, Laura. “‘Here’s to the Fools who Dream’: Hollywood’s Il...

The Pirates of Penzance (1983) dir. Wilford Leach 30.09.2022 2:12:24

Often, Adam can't define the term "orphan". "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading!

Across the Universe (2007) dir. Julie Taymor 15.09.2022 2:20:26

A dissection of a Beatles juke-box musical from 3 people with only the most tangential relationship to The Beatles. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Amplivers...

Cabaret (1972) dir. Bob Fosse 01.09.2022 2:18:16

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Block, Geoffrey. “Is Life a Cabaret? Cabar...

Grease 2 (1982) dir. Patricia Birch 31.07.2022 2:12:30

An unsustainable level of chuckability. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Fashion Photo Ruview Trend Alert...

Funny Girl (1968) dir. William Wyler 15.07.2022 2:22:17

Streisand’s debut in which she absolutely guilds the broccoli. "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Schrank, B...

Carousel (1956) dir. Henry King 30.06.2022 2:06:21

#cancelCarousel "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse . Instagram / Twitter and share your thoughts with us about the movie! Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com Don’t forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Winer, Laurie. “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, After...