Jul 1, 2025
What if a brilliant comic duet was also incredibly vulgar? Yes, we're talking "Class" from Kander & Ebb's Chicago, and we get into both why it was almost cut from the original production and why it was cut from the 2002 Oscar-winning film.
All clips are from 2002's Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture...
Jun 24, 2025
We're back again, and just in time for Pride Month (Happy Pride!), we're talking about one of the queerest songs ever to appear in a totally "straight" musical: "Bosom Buddies" from 1966's Mame, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Join us as we talk about Broadway, bitchiness, and Bea.
All clips are from 1966's Mame:...
Jun 4, 2025
A few days late, but we hope it's worth the wait: it's new miniseries time! This time, we're looking at comedic duets, and we start with one of the most iconic examples of the genre: "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" by Irving Berling from 1946's Annie Get Your Gun. We talk a lot about the show, the song, and why...
May 15, 2025
One final SondheimB-side before we depart. This time, we're
looking at a show that's gone by many names, but has failed to make
a huge impression under any of them. We're discussing at "Talent"
from Road Show, aka Bounce
aka Wise Guys. Never heard of it? You're not
alone.
N.B.: There is a very light swear in the song,...
May 1, 2025
We're talking The Frogs, perhaps the ultimate curio in the Sondheim canon. Originally staged at Yale as a side project during Sondheim's golden 70s, the show was eventually brought to Broadway in 2004 -- still the most recent Broadway debut for Sondheim -- by Nathan Lane, who expanded the original version and got Steve...