Diva Worship

Alanna Darby
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Welcome to Diva Worship! A podcast where host, Alanna Darby and a special guest dish, debate, and always defend their favorite divas. This queer comedy podcast yearns to celebrate and deepen our understanding of the talented goddesses we worship. I know a little about a lotta divas, and I wanna know a whole lot more. Come worship with us!

  1. Lea Michele: The Membrane is Thin (w/ Max Jenkins)

    05/08/2022

    Lea Michele: The Membrane is Thin (w/ Max Jenkins)

    Hey Divas! It's been a minute but we're back baby! Max Jenkins (Dead to Me, High Maintenance, Special, literally what show HASN'T he been on?) joined me for a chat about Idina Menzel, as he's currently treading the boards in MCC's Which Way to the Stage? But that quickly got swept aside to chat about the one, the only, the controversial: Lea Michele! From her Broadway roots in Ragtime to her star turn in Spring Awakening to the super nova of Glee there. are. stories.  We cover it all. Max is a mensch and I'm so grateful to have him on the pod! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Theme Music by Tom McGovern Cover Art by José C. Hernandez-Ruíz Reminder Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, Trans Lives Matter, Ableism is Bulls***, drink water and stay safe!

    48 min

  2. 07/27/2021

    Bernadette: Miss Peters, if ur nasty! (w/ Daniel Rafinejad)

    Divas! Welcome to the pod, the inimitable, the hilarious, and the oh so sweet: Daniel Rafinejad! And this week we're talking about the Child-like Empress herself: Bernadette Peters! We discuss her many iconic stage career, starting from when she was three years old, Then her hey day in 1970's cinema, all the way up to her current work in tv and animal activism. Also, fun fact: Danny lives across the street from Miss Peters! Also, did you know she and Steve Martin dated?!? Come worship with us!

    1h 12m

  3. 07/12/2021

    Donna Murphy: Fosca in the Strip Club (w/ Eleri Ward)

    Hi Divas! This week we have the amazingly talented Eleri Ward on the pod! Be sure to give her amazing album A Perfect Little Death a listen, you MT queers won't regret it. This week we're talking about the queen of Broadway and the silver screen, two time Tony Award winner and star the cinematic event of the year 2000, Center Stage, the one, the only: Donna Murphy! We gush over her amazing performance as Fosca in Passion all the way to her turn in the Bourne Legacy. Of course we go into the Red Dress Sondheim Concert of it all. She has this amazing grace, beauty, and strength in everything she does. Dare we say, goddess like poise, a la the Greek deity, Athena????? Also, Eleri is the first guest who has a tried and true "follow for follow" with their diva! Donna, if you're listening, we'd love to have you on! Come worship with us!

    46 min

  4. 06/28/2021

    Is Beyoncé... Basic??? (w/ Shelley Regner)

    Hi Bootylicious Divas! This week we welcome the one, the only, the star of the Pitch Perfect franchise, Shelley Regner! And we're discussing the Queen Bey herself: Beyonce! Shelley and I met doing a musical yeeeeeears ago, and decided we were stuck with each other. And now here we are, talking about THE diva of divas. Truly, where to begin? She is a goddess. She's a queen. She's a mononym. Constantly reinventing herself as any diva should, we get into what it would be like to meet her multiple times in this ep. And question, is there anything to fault her on? I have something, but don't fact check me, listeners! We dissect her Super Bowl performances, Coachella, the genre defying and defining Lemonade.  And only after we stopped recording did I realize we didn't even get into Ivy Park! Come worship with us! . Also, our new music was composed by the wicked-ly talented Tom McGovern (@tommcgovern27) Our cover art by the same terrific Jose C. Hernandez-Ruíz (@j.c.art) . Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, Pride is a year round revolution, and Ableism is bull$hit. Wash your hands and stay safe!

    59 min

  5. 06/21/2021

    Dolly Parton: Our Patron Saint of 2020 (w/ Martino Garavaglia)

    Welcome to Season Two, Divas! We're bringing it to you every runway this season with a flamboyance of new divas, starting with the one, the only: Dolly Parton! And who better to discuss Our Patron Saint of 2020, than Diva Worship's number one fan: Martino Garavaglia (@martinomars). We bounce around a lot on this episode, both of us showing off our excitement and ADHD. We discuss Marty's shrine to Dolly all the way to his bicep tattoo of her. She just makes the world make sense! Marty then dives into some tricky territory with the Mother of Moderna and one of her restaurants, but rest assured, she's a Saint for a reason. You know her, you love her, get into this amazing episode. Come worship with us! . Also, our new music was composed by the wicked-ly talented Tom McGovern (@tommcgovern27) Our cover art by the same terrific Jose C. Hernandez-Ruíz (@j.c.art) . Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, Pride is a year round revolution, and Ableism is bull$hit. Wash your hands and stay safe!

    1h 29m

  6. 12/24/2020

    Mariah Carey: The Queen of Christmas (w/ Kat Vetrano)

    It's the holiday season, Divas! And what better way to celebrate than with the Empress of December herself, Mariah Carey! Our certified expert on all things Lambily is the one the only Kat Vetrano. This is a doozy of an episode and I hope you enjoy!

    1h 13m

  7. 09/07/2020

    Elaine Stritch: The Janis Joplin of Musical Theater (w/ Daniel Illig)

    Hi Divas! Get ready for a hilarious episode as Daniel Illig (@sf.bby) and I dive into the one, the only, Elaine Stritch. Daniel is a diva expert himself and we reminisce about running into each other waiting for Audra McDonald's autograph. And don't worry, there is a ton of diva cross talk and comparisons in this ep. According to Daniel, Elaine is 80% chainsaw, 40% whiskey, 50% white linen t-shirts, and 100% her. She kind of has "scary grandma energy" and we love it. Daniel allays his quarantine blues by listening to her album, ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY. And her stories on that album? Come on! She spans mythology with her memories of Brando, Ethel Merman, and Sondheim. Though her vocal chops are not the nicest to listen to she has an immense gift for story telling, as heard in her multiple iconic recordings: "Ladies Who Lunch" and the aforementioned "At Liberty" to name a couple. We round the bend discussing questionable artistic choices. And finish up by dishing on her GOLDEN GIRLS audition flub and her onstage orgasm in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF. You read that right, folks: ELAINE STRITCH HAD AN ORGASM ONSTAGE. Come worship with us! . Be sure to follow me! . Instagram/Twitter/Venmo: @allenstarby Instagram: @divaworship

    1h 2m

  8. 08/25/2020

    Whitney Houston's Olympian Singing (w/ Isaac Oliver)

    Hi Divas! This week, Allen chats with author and screenwriter Isaac Oliver (@mrisaacoliver) to discuss possibly the greatest singer of our time: Whitney Houston. We open the interview with Allen gushing about Isaac's time writing for HBO's High Maintenance and Netflix's GLOW. Then Isaac reminisces about making carpet angels in his childhood bedroom while listening to "I Will Alway Love You" on repeat. It's the perfect pop ballad. We then get right into the meat of it all by discussing Robyn Crawford erasure and Whitney's probably fluid sexuality. Isaac then shares Whitney's most divatastic performances: "Why Does It Hurt So Bad?" at the MTV Movie awards, "IWALY" at Divas Live, and her mash up of "I Loves You Porgy/ And I am Telling You/ I Have Nothing." Not to mention her iconic Star Spangled Banner. We also discuss the dichotomy of The Bodyguard: terrible movie, but incredible soundtrack... well, Side A, at least. We will never have another like her. The conversation then dives into her relationship with Bobby Brown, and her complicated monetary relationships with her family. She had everyone on payroll! Isaac believes she was a divine being who should have been protected, and let's face it, we all agree. Finally we close out the interview with Isaac professing his care and thanking Whitney for all she did. He'd also love to give her some Brené Brown books. Come worship with us!

    57 min
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Welcome to Diva Worship! A podcast where host, Alanna Darby and a special guest dish, debate, and always defend their favorite divas. This queer comedy podcast yearns to celebrate and deepen our understanding of the talented goddesses we worship. I know a little about a lotta divas, and I wanna know a whole lot more. Come worship with us!

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  • Creator
    Alanna Darby
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Diva Worship
  • Show Website
    Diva Worship