This Might Be Niche

After 20 years of waiting, the time has come to have Wickedness thrust upon us ! Like good theater kids at heart, Scott & Alana rushed to see Wicked as soon as it opened to be able to share their thoughts, feelings and discussion with the pod. And oh boy, are there feelings. Tune in to hear them discuss all things Wicked movie - what made them gush, takes on the cast, changes from the stage ve...

Tis the season for the impending Wicked movie release, and our girl is making the rounds. In this episode, Scott & Alana celebrate all things Cynthia Erivo, from her ubiquitous presence on televised big sings, to what it was like to see her on Broadway as Celie in The Color Purple (spoiler alert: absolutely iconic). They also dip their toes into some of social media controversy that have been...

Enter the swamp with us in this episode of This Might Be Niche , where Scott and Alana review the pro-shot of Shrek the Musical, starring Brian d'Arcy James, Daniel Breaker and Sutton Foster. They deep dive into the music of Jeanine Tesori and the book by David Lindsay-Abaire, celebrating the surprisingly good, and analyzing the things they didn't love. The campaign has started: hear our...

Hello Darling! In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott and Alana dive into the whimsical world of Kimberly Akimbo, comparing notes on the Broadway vs the first national tour. Scott gives his take on the original Broadway cast starring Victoria Clark, and Alana reviews the recently opened national tour starring Carolee Carmello. They dive in on all things Jeanine Tesori, David Lindsay-Abaire,...

Just in time for spooky season, this episode is all about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Scott and Alana discuss the many iterations of this cult musical from the 1975 film starring Tim Curry, to the iconic 2001 Broadway revival, to the very descriptively titled  "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" that aired on Fox in 2016. Our hosts hit on best performanc...

Omigod you guys , in this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott and Alana cover one of the greatest pro-shots of all time, the Legally Blonde: The Musical event that aired on MTV in 2007. Speaking of Laura Bell Bundy, they gush over one of their favorite Broadway icons and relive the best, most clear mix belts that late 2000s MTV audiences have ever seen. Buckle up listener, because as Warner Hunt...

In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott and Alana take a nostalgic journey back to the early 2000s to celebrate leading men who graced our Broadway stages. Join as they reminisce about of Norbert Leo Butz, Adam Pascal, and Raúl Esparza, whose powerful vocals (A+ singing = sa gang- ing) defined an era. They also discuss the magical Gavin Creel (who unfortunately passed away soon after the rec...

Scott and Alana are back, back, back again. This week, after years of negotiation, Scott has finally convinced Alana to watch Season 1 of his all time favorite TV show: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a musical comedy that ran for several years on the CW and is now available on Netflix. They deep dive on the ups and downs of Season 1, their enduring crush on Gabrielle Ruiz, many fun Broadway cameos, and the...

One thing about Scott and Alana... they are Prince of Egypt fans. After a recent episode where Alana lamented the lack of a Broadway or US presence for a stage version, our two hosts spent an afternoon watching the proshot of the Prince of Egypt Musical filmed in 2021 in London's West End. Based on the Book of Exodus with songs from the DreamWorks Animation 1998 film, this adaptation of the m...

In this episode, Scott and Alana review Aaron Lazar's recently released album, Impossible Dream , a Broadway star-studded LP that aims to raise awareness and education about ALS. Having been diagnosed with ALS in 2022, Aaron has become an advocate for research and education about the disease, touring around the country and connecting with patients while sharing a message of hope. He brought t...

In this episode of TMBN, Scott and Alana go off on the musicals that juuust get under their skin for some reason. Between people acting like animals, animated characters IRL that give them the ick and plots too convoluted to follow…there’s a lot to get bent out of shape about. Additionally, our hosts debate the merits of SpongeBob SquarePants the musical and Scott prepares to hate watch Les Mis. J...

Climb into this elevator folks, because we are taking a trip way down, under the ground, to Hadestown. Scott and Alana share thoughts on their experience seeing various iterations of this musical, which cast members blew their wigs off, and how the show is doing on Broadway 5 years after winning Best Musical at the Tony Awards.  Additionally, Scott shares his review of (and subsequent indignation...

In this episode, Scott and Alana dive into their experiences seeing this season's recently crowned Best Musical at the Tony Awards, The Outsiders. This Broadway adaptation, directed by Danya Taymor, with music by the band Jamestown Revival, has gotten the people all abuzz (not to mention the teenage girls of TikTok). They discuss Scott's aversion to straight men leads, the understudies w...

No dialogue? No characters expressing themselves through song? No problem! In this episode, Scott and Alana talk about Illinoise, the dance review musical currently playing on Broadway. Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, with a book written by Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury, Illinoise is adapted from the Sufjan Stevens album, Illinois. What exactly is a “dance review musical” you ask? Let’...

For this week’s episode, Scott and Alana took a field trip to Boston to see the Pre-Broadway World Premiere of Queen of Versailles, starring icon Kristin Chenoweth and the great F. Murray Abraham. With music by Stephen Schwartz and a production directed by Michael Arden, this was a Superbowl-event level of hype for your hosts. And now they’re ready to give you the full download, including the good...

We’re reaching into the vault to release this previously re-recorded but never released episode. Scott and Alana take on the first season of Girls5Eva, the latest series in the Tina Fey canon, recently transferred to Netflix. They talk about Jeff Richmond’s ability to write an earworm theme song, their favorite Sara Bareilles lyrics, and Andrew Rannells’ wig from hell. They also get into a debate...

Turn up the street lights / we’re takin' a flight / to a couple of days / in the life of what it's like / en Washington Heights. In this episode, Scott and Alana compare notes on the 2008 original Broadway stage version of In The Heights and the 2021 movie directed by Jon Chu. They talk about what it was like to see this iconic show live, and revisit the Original Broadway Cast recording...

In this episode, Scott and Alana talk all things Broadway stunt casting, including their favorite casting stunts, and the ones that flopped. They ask existential questions such as: How many times does a movie actor have to appear on Broadway to be considered a Broadway actor? What’s the difference between a stunt cast and a notable replacement? Does anyone actually want to see a Real Housewife try...

The voice, the legend, the Mom Pop sensation… it’s all coming back to us now, honey. In this episode, Scott and Alana sing the praises of one of the all time greatest pop divas, Celine Dion. From her humble beginnings winning Eurovision in 1988, to global stardom and her Vegas residency, our Queen of the Power Ballad never misses. They discuss her new documentary I Am: Celine Dion, recently releas...

 In this episode, Scott and Alana compare notes on two current Gatsby productions: “Gatsby: An American Myth” currently playing at A.R.T. in Boston (music by Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett, book by Martyna Majok) and “The Great Gatsby” currently playing on Broadway (music and lyrics by Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen, book by Kait Kerrigan). They talk about the secrecy surrounding Welch’s versi...

In this special quickie BONUS episode, Scott and Alana recap the 2024 Tony Awards. They talk about 3-time host Ariana DeBose, which Best Musical performance made them sweat, and cross their fingers for fewer movie adaptations in the next season. Cheers to watching dreams come true! 

BRACE FOR IMPACT, because Carolee Carmello is about to run you over. Vocally, of course. In this episode, Scott and Alana talk about one of the very best to ever do it on Broadway, including her greatest performances and an analysis of what makes her technique so damn good (the word “billow” is used quite a bit). They also dive into late show start times, musical theater greats with no formal voca...

Listen up, babes - Scott and Alana are discussing the newly released movie, Babes: written by Ilana Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz, starring Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. Fond memories are shared of Broad City, Michelle Buteau’s beauty is appreciated and much discussion is had about all of the baby having going on around us now that we’re in our *cough* mid thirties. And now we need a glass of win...

Category is: Best Performance. In advance of the Tony Awards premiering on June 16, Scott and Alana share their all time favorite Tony performances. In a period spanning 1980 to 2018, they debate which award show moments gave you voCALS, gave you technical excellence, and which were just were a plain ol good time. They also share some hopes and wish-to-sees for this year’s nominees. In the immorta...

Indulge us a moment as we take a walk through the garden of Eden Espinosa. Hear that? That's the dulcet tones of power belting. In this episode, Scott and Alana share some of their favorite moments from this icon, including when she wrote the book on Wicked riffs, opted up the already impossible ending of BKLYN’s Once Upon a Time, and her celebrated return to Broadway. Cheers to taking big sw...