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Far, far away from the Great White Way, Alex and Daisha are walking off their tired feet and talking about 42nd Street, with new episodes every week!

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast Alex Ewald & Daisha Togawa

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Far, far away from the Great White Way, Alex and Daisha are walking off their tired feet and talking about 42nd Street, with new episodes every week!

    Ep. 72: "Les Misérables," 2012

    Ep. 72: "Les Misérables," 2012

    The Broadway Babies are back to the dirty streets of the Paris slums, in our second take on the classic, iconic, epic musical "Les Misérables." This week, we're hot-taking the 2012 movie musical, featuring plenty of Hollywood's biggest stars, out in the darkness. So let's hear the people sing the songs of angry men — in close-up and with mostly improper vocal technique!
    Also, bonus surprise: Later this week, we'll also be posting on our Facebook page our video recording of this episode, which will be shown during a fundraising livestream by the Gaslight Theatre in Enid, Oklahoma!
     
    Where to watch: Netflix
     
    Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original lyrics by Alain Boublil, English version by Herbert Kretzmer
     
    Show Notes Behind the scenes of the movie filming, including the set design, the costuming and filming, where you see there were other cameras used in scenes besides close-ups...  
    Podcast cover art: David Taylor
    Twitter: @bwaybabies
    Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Ep. 71: "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared," 2011

    Ep. 71: "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared," 2011

    There's always time for a song for the Broadway Babies! This week, we're going to keep looking at the wild AF hellscape corner of the internet with another fever-dream musical, the British children's show-surreal-horror-satire-web series "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared." So today, let's go on a journey and talk about about the ups and downs of learning to get creative while also learning to live in a society.
     
    Where to watch: YouTube
     
    Music and lyrics by Joseph Pelling
     
    Show Notes A couple theories about children and the media (like bringing in the BBC licensing and ITV being created) Another video theory about the dreaming Red Guy refusing to grow up even though he’s tired of being a kid (and the other two are his imaginary puppet friends) Roy having some choice words for his son. An update on the DHMIS TV show — is it still happening?  
    Podcast cover art: David Taylor
    Twitter: @bwaybabies
    Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

    • 43 min
    Ep. 70: "Too Many Cooks," 2014

    Ep. 70: "Too Many Cooks," 2014

    It takes a lot to make a stew, and Alex and Daisha have had their fill in this disturbing episode. Hang on tight, y’all!
     
    Podcast cover art: David Taylor
    Twitter: @bwaybabies
     Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast
     
    Where to listen: YouTube 
     
    Music by Shawn Coleman and Michael Kohler
    Lyrics by Casper Kelly
    Distributed by Adult Swim 
     
    Show Notes An oral history of "Too Many Cooks"

    • 40 min
    Minisode #9: "The Broadway Album," 1985

    Minisode #9: "The Broadway Album," 1985

    There was a "Broadway Album"-sized hole in Alex and Daisha’s heart after ending the Barbra season last week, so they filled it. Join the Broadway Babies in a continuation of their already drawn-out season. Is this the actual conclusion to their Barbra season or will they keep making episodes about the rest of her 36 studio albums? Stay tuned and find out next week!! 
     
    Where to listen: YouTube | Spotify
     
    Music by omg Sondheim, Rogers & Hammerstein, Bernstein, Frank Loesser, The Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and  Björn Ulvaeus
    Distributed by Columbia 
     
    Show Notes:
    If you like the genre/style shifts in this, opera star Joyce DiDonato recently made an album doing this very same thing with musical theatre, opera, and art song.  Here's all the Barbra Archives stuff on the album!   
    Podcast cover art: David Taylor
    Twitter: @bwaybabies
    Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

    • 29 min
    Ep. 69: "Yentl," 1983

    Ep. 69: "Yentl," 1983

    Phewwww, after a long hiatus because of COVID and computer issues, the Broadway Babies are ready and able to finish off this season of Barbra Streisand movie musicals at the start of the new year! Alex and Daisha are taking y’all on a trip to Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century in Barbra’s final movie musical, 1983's "Yentl," as she makes her final metamorphosis into the multi-hyphenate superstar we know and love. The Bbys hope you enjoyed this season as much as they did and want to know: what’s your ranking of this season’s movies?
     
    Where to watch: YouTube | Amazon 
     
    Music by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman 
    Distributed by MGM/UA Entertainment Company
     
    Podcast cover art: David Taylor
    Twitter: @bwaybabies
    Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Ep. 68: "A Star is Born," 1976

    Ep. 68: "A Star is Born," 1976

    That's right, dearest darlingest listeners — another star is born! This week's Barbra Streisand episode tackles another long-ass movie-musical romance, this time her (let's say, controversial) iteration of the "Star Is Born" cinematic universe, with Kris Kristofferson and the awkwardly overbearing influence of Barbra's producer-boyfriend. So let's get our perms done, breakfast pizza out of the oven, and talk such amazing topics like extra backlighting, awkward racial undertones and side-boob!
     
    Music by Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams, Kenneth Asher, etc.
    Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
     
    Show Notes The YouTube channel Be Kind Rewind's overview and comparison of all the ASIB movies Podcast You Must Remember This' episode about the making of Barbra's "A Star is Born"  
    Podcast cover art: David Taylor
    Twitter: @bwaybabies
    Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast

    • 49 min

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