Musicals with Cheese Podcast

Jess was given the opportunity to talk to the incredibly talented and incredibly kind Lulu Fall-- known for her performances in Broadway's "Hair," "Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," and "Hadestown." In this interview Lulu talks about her incredible journey to the stage, her creative drive, and many more wonderful things. So please, give it a listen!

This week Jess & Andrew head WAY DOWN to CHEESEYTOWN with the incredible returning guest CHRISTI ESTERLE of MUSICAL HELL. They talk about the numerous Tony Awards the show is nominated for, the bombastic energetic music, the wonderful performance by Amber Gray, Patrick Page, and Eva Noblezada, and how the show has changed from its original 2016 New York Theatre Workshop performance.

This week Jess & Andrew inflict themselves with the WORST Muppet film ever made-- the "Muppet Wizard of Oz." They talk about how every aspect of this film is painful, ill-fitting, and completely inappropriate for families. They get shockingly angry about

This week Jess & Andrew talk about the classically controversial musical by Rogers & Hammerstein-- Carousel. They discuss the value of Billy Bigelow as a character, which romance is more relatable, whether or not the incredible music makes up for the prob

Check out this BONUS episode where Jess talks to the incredible Andrew Lippa, the Composer lyricist of The Adams Family Musical, Big Fish the Musical, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Wild Party, and many many more. It's a great interview and definit

You better save up, or else it's a trip to URINETOWN. This week Jess & Andrew are joined by the incomparable Joey Richter of Starkid fame to talk about Urinetown. They chat about Joey's history with musical theatre, his past involvement in this show, why the show stands the test of time. Also, lots of talk about Pee...

I had a dream! A dream of the incredible Christina Bianco joining Jess & Andrew to talk about Gypsy! They chat about the show's misnomer of a title, whether Mama Rose is a monster, and who played the best Mama Rose-- it's a show worthy of vaudeville so do

Institutions and Grilled Cheese! If that's not enough to get you interested, we also somehow got Gelsey Bell to join us to talk about one of the weirdest experimental musicals ever-- "The Transformational Grammar of the Institutional Glorybowl Part III: I

It's Eggs! This week Jess & Andrew are joined by the endlessly charming Katie Lynch from Backstage Bite to talk about "Something Rotten." In this episode they talk about the lyrics, how the jokes are constructed, why high schoolers hate Shakespeare, and w

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