Tone Deaf: A Theatre Nerd’s Guide for their Musically Challenged Spouse

K struts their knowledge of dinosaurs in this episode to take their mind off of the fact that they are still on the Land Before Time Gauntlet. K teaches Warren about Struthiomimus, Warren teaches K about the latest dinosaur conspiracy theory, and we learn important life lessons like "It's ok to kidnap as long as you eventually return the baby" in this week's episode of Tone Deaf! Promo: Songbirdin...

K and Warren's schedule has been changed as the Condor Council is not thrilled with K's corrupting of their minds with video games, so our Tone Deaf Duo is tasked with covering the Land Before Time franchise, beginning with the classic, first film. Learn about paleontological inaccuracies, the greatest rivalry of all time, and the long held prejudices between ornithischians and saurischians in thi...

Apologies to all of Australia for K's terrible accent. Also, no condors were harmed in the making of this podcast. K introduces Warren to Happy Feet in this episode and we learn whether or not K will be blinded by nostalgia and love of tap dancing and penguins or if they can look at this show with a critical eye. Along the way, we learn that you're not a real penguin without a heartsong, aliens ar...

Apologies to Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman for the dodgy parody of Suddenly Seymour.   This week, K reintroduces Warren to Little Shop of Horrors with American Theatre of San Jose's 2008 production. Will Warren remember this Alan Menken musical or will his brain only be able to handle retaining one at a time? Don't Feed the plants but do share, subscribe and review Tone Deaf!   Promo: Cha...

Second Act Musical Interlude is "Subscribe, Rate, Review" from The Hunted: Encore, available at https://chargingmoosemedia.bandcamp.com/  for 20% off with the promo code TONEDEAF The thrilling conclusion to this year's coverage of The Hunted: Encore! K and Warren cover Season 2 of Charging Moose Media's The Hunted: Encore! and find a surprising connection to their Capitalism Gone Wild series! Also...

Second Act Musical Interlude is "Between Two Fates" from The Hunted: Encore, available at https://chargingmoosemedia.bandcamp.com/ for 20% off with the promo code TONEDEAF K and Warren cover friend of the show, Ned Donovan's "The Hunted: Encore! Season 1. In this episode, Warren breaks K, the couple reminisces about the early 2000s, and K is face blind. Also some amazing vampire puns. Promo: Charg...

This is a little unconventional of an episode, so buckle up! K and Warren cover the one night only streaming event "Alive! The Zombie Musical". Along the way, we learn about magical Zombies, the rules of Zombie society, and K breaks Warren. Promo: Charging Moose Media. Visit their bandcamp and get 20% off of their albums with the promo code TONEDEAF! https://chargingmoosemedia.bandcamp.com/ Buy so...

This episode got a little out of hand. K and Warren watch the 2017 recording of Newsies and compare it to the 1992 film. Will this hold up to the original or is it doomed to be second best? Along the way, Warren repeats the mistakes of the Urinetown episode and jokes go unexpectedly dark in this episode of Tone Deaf. Promo: International Podcast Day Buy some merch at our TeePublic!  https://www.te...

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! K and Warren cover the 1992 flop, Newsies. Learn about the real rise of the Dark Knight from paperboy to savior of Gotham and find out just how much money Disney lost on this episode of Tone Deaf! Promo: The Dimension Door Podcast Get masks on our TeePublic!  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/tonedeafmusical?ref_id=13889 Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support...

This week, K and Warren continue their Sister Act Double Feature with Sister Act 2! Warren tricks K into singing, Steven joins the recording session, and we learn about a new porn parody in this week's Tone Deaf! Promo: Those Guys Over There Get masks on our TeePublic!  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/tonedeafmusical?ref_id=13889 Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support indie podcasts at htt...

K and Warren take a break from the bad and the ugly of Movie Musicals with one of K's favorites of all time! K introduces Warren to Sister Act and we learn that Warren still doesn't remember the name of the actress from one of his favorite movie series! We also learn that no one can replace Whoopi Goldberg and the life cycle of nuns is discussed. Promo: Those Guys Over There Get masks on our TeePu...

This one nearly broke us folks. CW: for alcohol. Do NOT try the game K suggests. Apologies for the poor audio quality about 50 Minutes in. Apparently the Episode didn't want to talk about this show either. K and Warren watch Lost Horizon (1973) and discover just why it is one of the worst Movie Musicals. Learn just how hard this flopped, how long it takes for a musical number to happen in this sho...

Put on your Wednesday clothes and listen to our show! This week, K and Warren continue their journey through the Movie Musical Apocalypse with Hello Dolly! Will they be lulled into a false sense of security or will this be one more trial and tribulation for K and Warren to face? Along the way, learn how many extras is too many, discover Warren's new least favorite character, and find out just how...

Hey folks, Episode 80 is going to be late, but we wanted to make sure there was something for your ear holes this week! Find out why our episode is late in this week's Tone Deaf! And be sure to check out the following shows whose trailers are featured this week! Book of Lies Podcast Pomegranates and Pitchforks 3 Spooked Girls. Get masks on our TeePublic!    https://www.teepublic.com/user/tonedeafm...

The Second Seal has been opened. The fate of Movie Musicals is sealed! This week, K and Warren continue to test their fortitude, running the gauntlet of musicals that led to the decline of the Big Hollywood Musical -  This week is the 1967 flop, Doctor Dolittle! Learn about the troubled production of this movie, discover that one can like animals a little TOO much, and stay tuned for the literary...

CW for discussion of animal cruelty 32:18 - 32:45 and 52:53 - 53:52 The First Seal has been opened. The fate of Movie Musicals is sealed! This week, K and Warren test their fortitude as they begin the gauntlet of musicals that led to the decline of the Big Hollywood Musical - beginning with the 1967 film, Camelot! Will K and Warren question their choice of a podcast? Will the musical live up to th...

This might be one of our raunchiest episodes yet!   K introduces Warren to 1776 this week and they discover that the film version had to have been made on copious amounts of psychedelics. Along the way, learn about Nixon's censorship of the film, discover a delightful new nickname for Ben Franklin, and learn about the true importance of saltpetre in this week's Tone Deaf - Now with even more Latte...

This week's episode took the longest amount of time to record but don't worry! We're back!   This week, K and Warren cover Hamilton. Along the way, K raps for the first time in 20 years, Warren makes K cringe with his worst character nickname yet, and we celebrate Warren's 33rd trip around the sun!    Promo: Private Island Presents: Up All Night   Get masks on our TeePublic!    https://www.teepubl...

K and Warren cover the much anticipated "Allegiance" musical and ... They have some things to say. K compares and contrasts "Allegiance" and "‘Allegiance’ uplifts by doctoring Japanese American history" by Frank Abe, Warren summons the curse of the witch, and we find out just what happens during the hot and steamy conception of a musical in this episode of Tone Deaf! Source: Abe, Frank. "‘Allegian...

K and Warren shake things up and cover a production that K was in! This week, K shows Warren the production of Ragtime that they were in in 2008. Along the way, the state of Black Theatre in Utah is discussed, K talks about Juneteenth, and Warren wishes for his screaming pillow in this episode of Tone Deaf. Friday June 19th - Friday June 26th, be sure to support black podcasters and amplify their...

NOTE: This episode was recorded over the first weekend of protests in May 2020 so our moods were a little off in this episode. K and Warren finish their sentence by watching Andrew Lloyd Webber's rarity, By Jeeves. Warren makes up for lost time with Richard Humor, K takes a lap, and we discover just how many nicknames are too many in this episode of Tone Deaf! https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Promo:...

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Hello Listeners. We are participating in the #PodcastBlackout. We are posting this episode in lieu of a normal episode in protest of the Black lives lost to police violence and hate crimes. Our By Jeeves episode will be released next week, Wednesday June 10th. This list is only a few of the black men, women, and children who we have lost in the past decade to hate and violence. Please remember the...

Note: K mispronounced Sal Mineo's name in this episode because they went with how his name looked to them. K and Warren begin their "K and Warren-tine" Series about things that bring them joy by celebrating the birthday of K's favorite actor, Keir Dullea. K talks about Keir's filmography and both K and Warren reminisce about times that they have met Keir in this special episode of Tone Deaf! Join...

It's official! K and Warren are out on parole in this episode. Can Warren make it one episode without any Richard Humor? Listen this week to find out! K and Warren cover the Victory Gardens Theatre's production of Fun Home. K mispronounces Allison Bechdel's Name, Warren writes notes in a fugue state, and we learn all about Human Taxidermy in this episode of Tone Deaf! Help out the Victory Garden's...