38 episodes
AfterSmash Louis Peitzman & Matt Piwowarczyk
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- TV & Film
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5.0 • 71 Ratings
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Fade in on two guys with a hunger for Smash... Louis Peitzman and Matt Piwowarczyk discuss NBC's best/worst musical drama: Smash.
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Hear the Angels Shout "Encore" - Interview With Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty (@meganhilty) stops by to help AfterSmash Beyoncé. Louis casts Liza as Madame Morrible, Matt craves birthday wishes, and Ivy keeps her baby, probably.
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Don't Dream It's Over - Mailbag
Before taking a final bow, AfterSmash answers listener questions. Louis predicts Jimmy's death in prison, Matt finally confesses his love for Phantom of the Opera, and the podcast comes to an end, for now.
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Wiz or Wiz-out You - Deleted Scenes
After the series finale, AfterSmash takes a look at Smash's deleted scenes. Louis wants Linda's groan to be the new Wilhelm scream, Matt covets a grotesque caricature of Marilyn's decapitated head, and Jerry wants to be your star.
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217 - This Is Our Last Dance - "The Tonys" (w/ Alex Wyse)
Alex Wyse (@alexwyse) stops by to suggest using Sia for the final montage. Louis calls Sutton Foster the Anthony Hopkins of the Tonys, Matt thinks "people on streets" predicted the Hamilton lottery, and Leigh Conroy thanks Tom Wopat.
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216 - Old Doody-ronomy - "The Nominations" (w/ Lesli Margherita)
Lesli Margherita (@QueenLesli) stops by to announce her casting in the revival of Cats. Louis throws old people under the bus, Matt wants to sabotage the Tony voters with hoverboards, and Tom plays tug of war with a bottle of wine.
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215 - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Wins a Tony - "The Transfer" (w/ Robbie Rozelle)
Robbie Rozelle (@divarobbie) stops by to credit Smash with Hamilton's success. Louis shouts out Fiddler on the Roof's Grindr tie-in, Matt outs Kyle as the father of Ivy's baby, and Tom gets into a shade-off with Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Customer Reviews
Always great to revisit
On my third relisten during my third rewatch of the show. A great companion piece to NBC’s Smash if you’ve had the misfortune of not being able to convince anyone to watch it with you. Louis and Matt are fantastic hosts and the journey they take with their multiple guests brings back a lot of great memories of watching the show as it aired.
Season 1 was educational, but they lose focus in season 2
Matt and Louis bring a lot of musical theatre info into their dialogue, which makes sense, since it proves that they know what they're talking about and they're passionate about the subject. For most of season one, I enjoyed their commentary, since it was relevant.
However, as the show progressed, they started losing more focus on the show. The topic at hand would be related to show business, but I'd just get so bored. It was frustrating because the whole time, I'm thinking, "Just get back to talking about ‘SMASH’! You have the ability to cut the fat in editing, and when you say you will, you obviously didn’t!” At this point, I'm not interested in what they have to say for the rest of the show, if they keep digressing from “SMASH”.
I love Church.
This podcast is everything that I’ve been searching for in my quest for fellow Smash aficionados. Thank you for all of your hard work!