SIMP - The Self-Indulgent Musical Podcast

Today we have a part two where we talk about the five most essential musicals. And you played along!! Thank you! Check out the results as gathered by Data-Brain Brodsky as well as voice notes sent in by friends of the show! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we play a new game! And we want you to play along! Tell us the five essential musicals you would recommend to an alien! And yes, unfortunately, we do mention 9/11 again. And yes, fortunately, we hype up our friends. Be our friend and play along with this game! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 What started as a chat about Les Miserables concert versions swiftly turned into a lesson (for Ian) on fan fiction. Jenn Grossman joins us again to discuss it all! And wowee, did we discuss. @simpcasters @milkpizza @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our yearly Tony Nominations episode and Jenna Kate Monisoff is back to join us! We talk Producers lists and eligibility, stacked categories in a scant year, celebrations, and snubs. We also stand ten toes down for our favorites (count em), Ian may or may not watch The Gilded Age, we compare this season to last season, and so much more but most of all, vibes. @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibr...

Today, Jenn Grossman joins us to yap about the most complete encapsulation of Les Miserables we got: the 2012 movie. We talk about friendship history, what it meant to be there in 2012 in the theaters, casting choices, NEW casting choices, cinematic choices vs theatrical choices, and everything Javert would have loved today. Is Valjean hot? But also, why not? How many minutes are in a year? Questi...

Today we talk crash out show tunes. We also got a Pitch Perfect teaser, a theatre news roundup, Ian’s fanboy moments, and some great new shows! Come for the Charlie’s Angels talk, stay for the Jellicle Ball! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today? We are haters. We talk about some crowd-sourced bad episodes of musical television! Ian gets a crash course on Grey’s Anatomy, as well as a crash course on songs that already exist. There’s iconic(?) moments, cringeworthy moments, clunky and awkward lyric changes, and there were NOT a lot of other things we missed. Bottom line, we crash out a little bit; thank you for bearing with us. @simp...

Today, we start our mini-series on Musical TV Episodes, as sourced by the comments. And boy do we start on a high note! We shout out some honorable mentions in HIMYM, Daria, The Magicians, That 70's Show, Skins. We spotlight Scrubs and Buffy The Vampire Slayer and dive into why they are just so dang good! Stay tuned for our next episode in the series where we cover the ones we... didn't celebrate...

It’s Grease Live Time! Corrina and Ian are recording late at night and it probably shows! Did this episode really even happen? Ian has a strange axe to grind, new sequels are created, and Keke Palmer is an American Treasure. @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we talk about COMPANY (2011)! You can watch it on YouTube, it's there! We got a STACKED cast! Ariana De Bose is here (yay)! Dudes hate their wives (boo)! Ian nerds out again! And so much more! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Corrina and Ian are healing. But they’re also talking about what’s going on in the theatrescape as of late. They talk the Lukes and Wilsons, audition season, new music (get it because RAGTIME), and casting news. We talk the use and affect of lingo, CHESS, and SO MUCH MORE. @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Today we talk about a crowd-sourced flop, GREASE 2! We rate the songs, we got loads of fun facts, and we talk about bowling a lot. Michelle Pfeiffer does as good job, there’s REPRODUCTION, reheated nachos, fugue state ballads, and so much more!  @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Muppets Christmas Carol Season! So today, we dive into one of our favorites, a classic, and discuss the commitment of Sir Michael Caine. We discuss the beautiful, practical world built with our muppets, some bops, and some lore we love. There’s also personal history with the IP, a Menken detour, and more! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Happy Anniversary, SIMPS! Here we are a year later to bring us back to the beginning with WICKED: FOR GOOD. Join us for a discussion of new songs, old stories, similarities, and differences between the musical and the movie. We also talk WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST, doors, plot holes and justifications, clock ticks, and SO MUCH MORE! Needless to say, SPOILERS ABOUND. Let us know your thoughts and fee...

Today, we discuss the intersection where social media meets Broadway. We go back to the beginning with forums and BTS and how that evolved to today’s TheatreTok. We talk about the morality of casting based on follower count, the teenification of Broadway, slime tutorials, and more!  Also, we shout out our TikTok commenters! If you have thoughts, Send them our way! @simpcasters @epicadventureo...

Friend of our podcast cinematic universe, Rascal, joins us for what is most certainly the first in a series we may call Musicalize This! We go beat by beat, proposed song by proposed song to dive into Rascal's version of a Pride and Prejudice musical. And, it's incredibly funny! Got a musical to pitch? Let us know! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See a...

We finally watched INTO THE WOODS 2014! And we have thoughts on the adaptation, everyone is acting so good, we were robbed of some impeccable casting, and Ian has a new office! Write in with your thoughts and feelings about all the into INTO THE WOODSes! GET. JANEANE GAROFOLO. ON BOARD. @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Life has been lifing so we will be back soon with INTO THE WOODS part 2 - a compare and contrast with the 2014 movie. In the meanwhile, here is our deep dive into RENT from the GLEE 👏 AGGRESSIVE days. "Welcome to the BONUS EPISODE! Today, instead of talking GLEE, Corrina and Ian discuss RENT the musical/the movie! There's a lot of ACTING FACES OFF! A lot of ambiguity around 90's East Village cult...

Today we talk about INTO THE WOODS (1991), a masterpiece in Ian’s eyes. And trust us, we could talk about it forever, but we'll leave you with this. Ian has one problem with it. Listen to find out what it is!  @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Beda Spindola of the upcoming Hell’s Kitchen tour joins us to talk about going viral, showing up, and joining Equity. We dive into dream roles, cruise work, vocal health, and doing it scared. And so much more because we love to yap! @bedaspindola @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we rank a select number of jukebox musicals. How did we do? Write in and tell us what we got right! Tell us what we got wrong, what we missed, or what we need to add next time! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's unhinged plot synopsis is brought to you by Oliver! Corrina tries to recap the plot, Ian has wild ideas, and together, they encourage Oliver for a... new audience? @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we talk FROZEN PROSHOT. A FROSHOT. Tell us your thoughts on the new songs, old lore, the oddly sexual Anna storyline, and the oddly dark Elsa story line (and sorry about all the battered women talk?). Also, WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT!? @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back with Act 2 Openers and 11 O’Clock Numbers! We add some Act 1 things while we’re at it. An we dive into the debated, complex definition of the 11 O’Clock number itself. Did we get them right? Did we miss any? Let us know your thoughts and favorites!  @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we are talking about Act 1 Openers! Overtures! Act 1 Closers! And we included your contributions from the TikTok comments section! And, we talk about Ian’s new album so check out ‘Friendly Neighborhood Something or Other’ wherever you get music! @simpcasters @epicadventureof @ibroski simpcasters@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.