A Musical Theatre Podcast

Conversations revealing the cultural and emotional impact of our favorite musicals in theatre history.

On each episode of “A Musical Theatre Podcast,” Jeff welcomes a special guest to explore one musical from theatre history. Together they get to the heart of the show’s cultural and emotional impact by looking at its creators, context, and storytelling. Always fun and heartfelt, this is the podcast to celebrate the humanity of our musical theatre art form.

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76
CHICAGO with Corey Wright
Jeff and guest Corey Wright discuss CHICAGO (music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse)
79 min
77
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE with Ken Werther
Jeff and guest Ken Werther discuss the musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (music & lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar)
70 min
78
PLAY ON! with Yvette Cason
Jeff and guest Yvette Cason discuss the musical PLAY ON! (book by Cheryl L. West and featuring the music of Duke Ellington)
57 min
79
BIG FISH with Jeff Whiting
Jeff and guest Jeff Whiting discuss the musical BIG FISH (music & lyrics by Andrew Lippa, book by John August)
72 min
80
WEST SIDE STORY with Hector Guerrero
Jeff and guest Hector Guerrero discuss the musical WEST SIDE STORY (music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents)
89 min
81
SPECIAL 50TH EPISODE!
Jeff reveals some previously unreleased conversations from our first 50 episodes of "A Musical Theatre Podcast."
34 min
82
THE WILD PARTY & THE WILD PARTY with Julia Murney
Jeff and guest Julia Murney discuss the musicals THE WILD PARTY (music, lyrics, & book by Michael John LaChiusa, music, lyrics, & book by Andrew Lippa)
53 min
83
THE FANTASTICKS with Madison Claire Parks
Jeff and guest Madison Claire Parks discuss the musical THE FANTASTICKS (music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics & book by Tom Jones)
73 min
84
CINDERELLA with Sadie Bowman
Jeff and guest Sadie Bowman discuss the musical CINDERELLA (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, revised book by Douglas Carter Beane)
74 min
85
SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK with Andrew Madsen
Jeff and guest Andrew Madsen discuss the musical SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK (music & lyrics by Bono and the Edge, book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)
67 min
86
THE LION KING with Terron Brooks
Jeff and guest Terron Brooks discuss the musical THE LION KING (music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi, additional material by many more)
69 min
87
HAIRSPRAY with Sabrina Sloan
Jeff and guest Sabrina Sloan discuss the musical HAIRSPRAY (music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan)
62 min
88
CHESS with Michael Gordon Shapiro
Jeff and guest Michael Gordon Shapiro discuss the musical CHESS (music by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, lyrics by Ulvaeus & Tim Rice, book by Rice)
63 min
89
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN with Julie Coh...
Jeff and guest Julie Cohen Theobald discuss the musical YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (music & lyrics by Clark Gesner, book by John Gordon)
56 min
90
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES with My Little Tonys P...
Jeff and guests Tim & Anna from My Little Tonys Podcast discuss the musical GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Leo Rubin, book by Joseph Fields & Anita Loos)
60 min
91
MATILDA with Cassie Silva
Jeff and guest Cassie Silva discuss the musical MATILDA (music & lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Dennis Kelly)
80 min
92
CONTACT with Karen Ziemba
Jeff and guest Karen Ziemba discuss the musical CONTACT (score by various, book by John Weidman)
55 min
93
MY FAIR LADY with Bottomless Broadway
Jeff and guests Cindy & Christine discuss the musical MY FAIR LADY (music by Frederick Lowe, lyrics & book by Alan Jay Lerner)
77 min
94
SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE with Travis Leland & Micha...
Jeff and guests Travis Leland & Michael John LaChiusa discuss the musical SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE (music, lyrics, & book by Michael John LaChiusa)
61 min
95
CABARET with Richard Israel
Jeff and guest Richard Israel discuss the musical CABARET (music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff)
72 min
96
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG with Jennifer Shelton
Jeff and guest Jennifer Shelton discuss the musical MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (music & lyrics by Jennifer Shelton, book by George Furth)
73 min
97
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE with...
Jeff and guest Jennifer Lin discuss the musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (music & lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin)
70 min
98
ANYTHING GOES with Barbara Dixon
Jeff and guest Broadway Barbara Dixon discuss the musical ANYTHING GOES (music & lyrics by Cole Porter, book by MANY)
55 min
99
THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES with Jeff Rizzo
Jeff and guest Jeff Rizzo discuss the musical THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, book by Peter Stone)
56 min
100
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS with Rena Strober
Jeff and guest Rena Strober discuss the musical ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Dean Fuller)
59 min