Chewing Scenery

Chewing Scenery

The podcast where two professional stage managers ruin all your favourite movies about theatre by picking apart their inaccuracies.

Episodes

  1. 07/18/2022

    Opening Night (2016)

    Finally, a movie that's ALL about a stage manager, and he's opening a Broadway show.  Or is he the production manager?  The writers of Opening Night don't seem too clear on the difference!  We discuss giving calls before a show, swings, inappropriate backstage behaviour, and why Topher Grace's main character is the least likeable onscreen stage manager yet.

  2. 12/24/2021 ·  Bonus

    Holiday Bonus Mini-Episode

    We're finishing 2021 with a holiday bonus mini-episode, telling stories of things that have gone wrong in shows from our pasts.  Stay tuned in 2022 for more new episodes!

  3. 12/21/2021

    What the heck is a stage manager?

    A very non-systematic conversation about our job: what does a stage manager actually do day-to-day?  Are stage managers artists?  And how does being a stage manager help us talk about movies about theatre?  We may not be able to fully describe all we do (even in 40 minutes), but we find time for digressions about spying and whether actors are the best lovers.

  4. 12/01/2021

    Stage Fright (2014)

    Back for a second season, we delve into the horror-comedy-musical Stage Fright (2014) with special guest Em Aubin.  We talk about theatre summer camp, sweaty costumes, cultural appropriation, and what items around a theatre you could turn into murder weapons.  Is Stage Fright least successful as a horror movie, comedy, or musical?  Listen to find out. Many thanks to Em for being our first guest, and a special shout-out to friend-of-the-podcast Melanie McNeill, who attended the summer camp where this movie was filmed!

  5. 05/29/2021

    Stage Fright (1950)

    Our third episode is about a (justifiably-obscure) Alfred Hitchcock movie, Stage Fright.  We talk about bad police work, stereotypes about actresses, and whether you would stop a show.... FOR MURDER.

  6. 05/06/2021

    42nd Street

    Our second episode is about the classic backstage musical 42nd Street (1933). Will the new, fresh-faced chorus girl save the show?  Will the director have a nervous breakdown before opening?  Why did they bring the mob into this?  And can we make this episode shorter than the movie is?* *Yes, by 6 minutes

  7. 04/07/2021

    Center Stage

    Our first episode is on Center Stage (2000), a ballet movie we love and love picking apart.

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About

The podcast where two professional stage managers ruin all your favourite movies about theatre by picking apart their inaccuracies.

Information

  • Creator
    Chewing Scenery
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Chewing Scenery
  • Show Website
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