Bop or Flop?

Jonah Wilkinson

Ever wondered if a musical was actually good? Join hosts MJ and Jonah as they debate the performances, plots, and puns of a variety of broadway hits to determine if the show is a bop or a flop.

  1. 01/15/2021

    Ep. 18 - How Could You, Curtis? - Dreamgirls (1981)

    We're finally back! We have a new years resolution for the pod, but what is it? Will we stick to it? I guess you'll have to see in this episode where Jonah and MJ discuss Dreamgirls. Between arguing wether or not CC is a coward, if artistic integrity really is everything, if this could have just been the Jennifer Holiday show, and why Jonah brought JFK up for no apparent reason, Dreamgirls made the perfect vehicle to ring in the new year. Notes Dreamgirls at the Tonys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUIPKdcKKVI More Cowbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsQLlk-T0s Here’s a paper regarding cultural appropriation and music https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/91803/original/Hall%252B-%252BAfrican-American%252BMusic%252B-%252BDynamics%252Bof%252BAppropria tion%252Band%252BInnovation.pdf Here’s some that are easier to read but still relevant https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-whitewashing-of-black-music-on-tiktok https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/20097 A brief history of payola https://www.vice.com/en/article/64y8y9/a-brief-history-of-american-payola Musical Diegesis https://www.masterclass.com/articles/diegetic-sound-and-non-diegetic-sound-whats-the-difference#3-examples-of-diegetic-sound\ Somewhere That’s Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvpOIUqKKA The Devil You know from Sideshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP68t7uZXN4 Muppets Pictures in My Head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkHajMn8Yo PRODUCTION VALUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQa0_YhmPp0

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Ever wondered if a musical was actually good? Join hosts MJ and Jonah as they debate the performances, plots, and puns of a variety of broadway hits to determine if the show is a bop or a flop.