Season 5 Episode 10! It's Broadway, Baby!: Discussing Favorite Broadway Hits and Classics from American Psycho, Phantom of The Opera, Hadestown and More!

There’s no business like show business! This week, Adrienne and Katarina take on the bright lights of Broadway, discussing everything from old standards to modern classics. So what makes a musical good? What makes a stand-out Broadway hit? Will Katarina be able to stay focused long enough for Adrienne to make sense of her rants? There’s only one way to find out. Let’s go on with the show! 

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Show Notes

0:00 - Intro 

2:31 - Secret Theater People

9:56 - The Common Denominator (Once, Twice, Three Times a Playlist)

18:32 - Standing Alone

21:44 - Of Hardbodies and La-Di-Da-Dies

27:01 - Love This Dead Girl Walking

33:29 - How to Cope When a Girl from Kansas Drops a House on Your Sister

37:05 - All I Ask Of You (Is That You Stop)

45:02 - Real Friends Bond Over The Tony Awards

53:30 - Dave Malloy Really Did That

1:00:22 - Top 5

1:26:46 - Outro

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Songs Mentioned in This Episode 

22:09 - “Not A Common Man” - Matt Smith, from American Psycho 

27:09 - “Dead Girl Walking” - Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ryan McCartan, from Heathers

33:37 - “Defying Gravity” - Idina Menzel, Kristen Chenoweth, from Wicked

40:37 - “All I Ask Of You” - Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, from The Phantom of the Opera

45:06 - “I’ve Decided to Marry You” - Bryce Pinkham, Lauren Worsham, Lisa O’Hare, from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder 

51:17 - “The Bitch of Living” - Brian Johnson, Gideon Glick, John Gallagher Jr., Jonathan B. Wright, Jonathan Groff, Skylar Astin, from Spring Awakening

53:30 - “Prologue” - Josh Groban, Denée Benton, Brittain Ashford, Lucas Steele, Amber Gray, Grace McLean, Nick Choksi, Nicholas Belton, Gelsey Bell, Paul Pinto, from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

1:02:56 - “Another Room in Your Head” - Molly Gordon, Colton Ryan, from Alice By Heart

1:06:03 - “December 1963 (Oh What A Night)” - Daniel Reichard, Ensemble feat. Tituss Burgess, from Jersey Boys 

1:09:42 - “Way Down Hadestown” - Amber Gray, André De Shields, Ensemble, from Hadestown

1:12:01 - “On My Own” - Frances Ruffelle, from Les Misérables

1:19:22 - “Move On” - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, from Sunday in the Park with George

1:19:27 - “Heart and Music” - Jonathan Groff, Ensemble, from A New Brain

1:21:54 - “I Can’t Recall” - James Barbour, from A Tale of Two Cities

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