Musicals with Cheese Podcast Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf

I love how Musicals with Cheese disects every show they talk about. You have to wait until the end, because their rating system is hilarious! That reminds me, where are my Cheetos?

I've been listening to this podcast for a while but finally decided to review!

While I definitly do not agree with Jess and Andrew on all of their opinions (Hedwig is perfect, excuse you) I still really enjoy hearing their thoughts. I love musicals but I do admit that theater people can be... pretentious. Musicals with Cheese does not particiopate in the same type of gatekeeping that can come up in other musical theater circles. (You don't need to know the entire history of every broadway composer, every rivialry between producers, or the outcome of every Tony Awards season to enjoy this podcast.) That is not to say that the hosts are unintelligent-- just that the discussion is interesting and sometimes even very deep while remaining accessable to newer or casual theater fans.

If you're looking for a podcast that studies music theory or deep metophorical symbolism then this show probably isn't for you, but if you're looking for a fun chat about your favorite shows (or even shows you've never heard of) then this is a great fit :)

Except I haven’t been able to finish an entire episode before I’m switching apps to iMusic so I can listen to musical numbers that I haven’t listened to in forever! I think I got about 2 minutes into the Miss Saigon episode before needing to hear the rest of The Heat is On (in Saigon)! Even when they hate the musical, I find that I’m still enjoying their commentary. For example, I was quite surprised by how much they dislike Rent, I think their main issue is that the plot is completely unrealistic. Since when is that a requirement for a musical? Lol. I think the lack of a realistic, coherent narrative is one of the reasons people like musicals, it’s escapism at its finest! But everyone had a right to their own opinion, and I kinda have to agree with them about Over the Moon being ridiculously long and not very good. One of these days I’ll make it through an entire episode without spending the next hour listening to the soundtrack. But that’s definitely one of the reasons I like the show; thanks for reminding me of all the good music I haven’t been listening to in quite some time!