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After having done two List-O-Palooza episodes around theatre themes andtwo on movies themes, this week Jenn and I finally got around to our sweet spot, and dove into a television theme. In o…
In THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL, Jack Viertel takes about musicals, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despa…
On Monday, April 18, the Theater People podcast welcomes Five-time Tony Award-nominee, Danny Burstein. Burstein, currently staring as Tevye in the Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, be…
Hello Pop Culture Obsessives On this episode of BroadwayWorld's Some Like It Pop Podcast we get a little bit dark as we review some of TV's darkest thrillers. We also discuss the recent true…
On Monday, April 4, the Theater People podcast welcomes ON YOUR FEET star Andrea Burns. Burns made her professional New York debut in Jason Robert Brown's groundbreaking 1995 musical SONGS F…
With the NCAA Final Four just recently passed, and Major League Baseball's Opening Week underway, Jennifer McHugh and I counted down our Top-10 Favorite Sports Movies for this week's Some Li…
Aaron Loeb brings a dark comic edge to this psychological suspensethriller, in which a group of corporate consultants work together on amysterious and ethically ambiguous project. As the lin…
On Monday, April 4th, the Theater People podcast welcomes Emmy nominated choreographer Spencer Liff. As a performer, Liff made his Broadway debut at age 11 in the musical BIG. He went on to …
Hello Pop Culture Bon Vivants On this episode of BroadwayWorld's Some Like It Pop Podcast we take a deep dive into what we are currently watching on TV and what we are looking forward to wat…
On Monday, March 28th, the Theater People podcast welcome's Broadway favorite and Fiddler on the Roof's Motel, Adam Kantor. The actor made his Broadway debut in 2008 as Mark in the closing c…
In our first two List-O-Palooza episodes, we counted down our Top-10 Favorite Plays listen here and Top-10 Favorite Musicals listen here. In this episode, which you can listen to below, we a…
Happy St. Patrick's Day Pop Culture Enthusiasts While we know that most of our listeners aren't huge sports fans, we are. So, we wanted to find a way to blend our love of sports and pop cult…
On Monday, March 14 the Theater People podcast welcomes HAMILTON star Phillipa Soo. Soo mader her New York stage debut in the title role of Natasha in the critically acclaimed 2013 Off-Broad…
On the latest episode of BroadwayRadio's 'This Week on Broadway,' James Marino, Michel Portantiere, and Matt Tamanini chat with Broadway's Patti Murin about her recent efforts to reform thea…
Few actors have had a career to rival that of Brian Dennehy, either in terms of success or longevity. With over 150 on-screen credits, the 77-year-old actor has earned a Golden Globe Award a…
There is an undeniable electricity that the world's greatest bring to everything that they do. There is something nearly tangible, yet dizzyingly elusive about watching legends at their best…
Enter for a chance to win an autographed poster from six- time Tony Award winner, Audra McDonald from her starring role in 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill.'
Hello Pop Culture Wunderkinds On this episode of BroadwayWorld's Some Like it Pop Podcast we look back at the best and worst of the 2016 Oscars, discuss what might be the best show on TV, an…
In our first List-O-Palooza episode, we counted down our Top 10 Favorite Plays listen here. In this new episode, which you can listen to below, we reveal our Top-10 Favorite Musicals of All-…
A play that imagines Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Sen. Joe McCarthy meeting in a luxury hotel room in 1953. This Olivier Award winning play is intimately staged in a roo…
While they're no Tonys, THE ACADEMY AWARDS are kind of a big deal for showbiz folks. So, throughout the week, BroadwayWorld has been covering the 2016 Oscars from a decidedly theatre perspec…
Tonight, the 88th annualAcademy Awards will be broadcast on ABC at830 p.m.ET530 p.m.PT live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Beginning at 700pm, BroadwayWorld will haveall of yourlive,…
Throughout the week, we've been highlighting some of our favorite nominees with theatre backgrounds, and on Sunday, star of the upcoming Broadway musical NERDS, Patti Murin, will have her ow…
Hello Pop Culture Prognosticators, it is time to turn your Office Oscar Pool in to Gary in Accounting. If you still haven't finished filling out your sheet, don't worry, 'Some Like It Pop' h…
Hello Pop Culture Savants In this episode of BroadwayWorld's Some Like it Pop Podcast, we delve into the worlds of Pop Music, Pop Movies, Pop TV, and Pop Comedy.