Who Was This For?

Tanner Mastaw

Film, TV, and theater pull wildly different reactions from each person. The box office and critics often move in polar opposite directions. Join us biweekly as we stick around after the credits roll or the curtains close and ponder the question "Wait...who was this for?"

Episodes

  1. 2d ago ·  Bonus

    Places! Places! "Anastasia: The Musical" at Sterling Playmakers

    Tickets Available Now at: https://www.sterlingplaymakers.org/ Join the Sterling Playmakers for a thrilling production of "Anastasia: The Musical" Performance Dates: July 24-26, July 31-Aug 2, & Aug 7-9, 2026 Friday & Saturdays at 7:30 pm Sundays at 2 pm ​​ *Special Matinee August 1st at 2 pm ​ Performance Location:  Loudoun County High School 415 Dry Mill Rd SW Leesburg, VA 20175 Today we discuss Elyse's role producing this musical and the state of community theater in Northern Virginia. Show Notes: Anastasia (1997 film); Washington Area Theater Community Honors; Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia; The Russian Revolution

  2. Jul 16

    Ep. 4 One Night in Miami (How to Use Your Power?)

    Regina KingMalcolm XMuhammed AliJim BrownSam CookeThe Nation of IslamKemp Powers 12 Angry MenFolger Shakespeare LibraryJulius X Julius CaesarKing LearMacbeth in StrideKunene and the KingApartheidGiuliani comments around Patrick Dorismond Regina King on One Night in MiamiKemp Powers InterviewBeau Bridges The Boondocks Instagram Letterboxd YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts Facebook whowasthisforpod@gmail.com

  3. Jul 3

    Ep. 3 The Leftovers (Apocalypse When?)

    Show Notes: Tom PerrottaDamon LindelofLostStephen King Book ReviewThe Book of JobDamon Lindelof on the ApocalypseAmy BrennemanMatthew 24:36-51Left Behind: The KidsI Wish We’d All Been ReadyDark Night of the SoulThe Psychology of Kevin GarveyMichael SchurDoes the Bible Predict the End of the World?How "Left Behind" Haunted a Generation of EvangelicalsDevil and the Deep Blue Sea podcast Follow us: Instagram Letterboxd YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts Facebook whowasthisforpod@gmail.com

  4. Jun 18

    Ep. 2 Blue Moon (Linklater for Snobs?)

    Blue Moon, a 2025 film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott, follows Lorenz, or Larry Hart, on the night of his writing partner's greatest triumph. You've heard of "Rodgers and Hammerstein." Well, before Richard Rodgers changed musical theater in the 20th century with his infamous partner Oscar Hammerstein II, he actually had a prolific career writing 28 stage musicals and over 500 songs with lyricist Larry Hart. Blue Moon is a fictional account of what Larry might have been doing on the night that Oklahoma! opened on Broadway. With such a niche premise that needs historical context to even understand, today we ask: who was this for? Referenced: Blue Moon (2025) As of recording, streaming on Netflix Primer from Ethan Hawk on Lorenz Hart Before Trilogy Blue Moon (1934 Song) Letters of Elizbeth Weiland: https://time.com/7325788/blue-moon-true-story-lorenz-hart/ Richard Rodgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers George Roy Hill: https://boxd.it/15Ef  Oscar Hammerstein II: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II Stephen Sondheim Casablanca Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’: https://youtu.be/O5APc0z49wg?si=x5aW7pf7uWs5XyKE  Oklahoma!: E.B. White: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._B._White Roshan Sethi: https://boxd.it/NwRh A Nice Indian Boy: https://boxd.it/GG6o What is a Snob? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snob George M. Cohan “Over There”: https://open.spotify.com/track/6XHjtVlSB0X073M80nabrs?si=fe2aa04aa91f43b7 Yankee Doodle Dandy: https://boxd.it/25LO Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRi Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/kWtTV Or email us at whowasthisforpod@gmail.com

  5. Jun 4

    Ep. 1 Wicked: For Good (Creative Shoehorning?)

    Episode 1: Wicked: For Good is the much anticipated second installment of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Wicked. Released in 2025, with a book by Winnie Holzman and music by Stephen Schwartz, the musical is itself an adaptation of Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. But wait, Maguire's novel is a twist on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its subsequent 1939 film called The Wizard of Oz. Each of these properties are beloved in their own right and after a wildly successful first installment, Wicked: For Good had a lot of pressure to deliver. Did it? Today we ask: who was this for?  Show Notes and projects referenced: Wicked: For Good https://boxd.it/AyfK (As of recording, streaming on Peacock)Stephen SchwartzJonathan BaileyReprises https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repriseScript Notes Interview with Dana Fox “Something Wicked This Way Comes” https://johnaugust.com/2025/something-wicked-this-way-comesRodgers and HammersteinEntr'acte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entr%27acte“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory MaguireEthan SlaterSpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical John M. ChuIdina MinzelHamiltonHadestownAriana GrandeKristen ChenowethGame of ThronesFrozenCynthia ErivoShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMap of Oz on Broadway (Elyse meant to say Winkie Country, not Winkie Land. Clearly, she stared at the map but didn’t internalize the map) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wicked_Map_%2821745639%29.jpegSaltburnFrankenstein https://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htmSongs called out: https://open.spotify.com/album/3JUrJP460nFIqwjxM19slT?si=g1TghnrHQA2oMxv96bg9vQ Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRi Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/kWtTV Or email us at whowasthisforpod@gmail.com

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Film, TV, and theater pull wildly different reactions from each person. The box office and critics often move in polar opposite directions. Join us biweekly as we stick around after the credits roll or the curtains close and ponder the question "Wait...who was this for?"

Information

  • Creator
    Tanner Mastaw
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Tanner Mastaw
  • Show Website
    Who Was This For?