Welcome to the Playbills and Popcorn Podcast where we pick apart pieces from stage and screen and everything in between. Join hosts Adam, Alyssa, Hope and Garett to discuss the hard-hitting and hilarious questions like: "Can a Musical be Scary?", "Best Musical Episode of a TV Show", "Who is the Best Musical Couple?"- and so much more.
Episode 16: Our Favorite Holiday Musical (White Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Spirited) Classics vs. Contemporary
White Christmas (1954) · Dec 29, 2025
Episode 16: Our Favorite Holiday Musical (White Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Spirited) Classics vs. Contemporary
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) · Dec 29, 2025
Episode 16: Our Favorite Holiday Musical (White Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Spirited) Classics vs. Contemporary
Spirited (2022) · Dec 29, 2025
Episode 15: Best Oz Adaptation (The WIz, Tin Man, Oz the Great and Powerful, Toddrick Hall's Straight Outta Oz...Shrek?)
The Wiz (1978) · Nov 17, 2025
Episode 15: Best Oz Adaptation (The WIz, Tin Man, Oz the Great and Powerful, Toddrick Hall's Straight Outta Oz...Shrek?)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) · Nov 17, 2025
Episode 15: Best Oz Adaptation (The WIz, Tin Man, Oz the Great and Powerful, Toddrick Hall's Straight Outta Oz...Shrek?)
Straight Outta OZ (2016) · Nov 17, 2025
Episode 14: Can a Musical be Scary? ('Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory','Sinners', 'Smile 2', 'Sweeney Todd', more...)
Smile 2 (2024) · Oct 20, 2025
RENT | "No Day but Today" BIRTHDAY SPECIAL
Rent (2005) · Oct 19, 2021
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | Episode 12 ”A Mean Green Mother from Outer Space”
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) · Oct 12, 2021
BEETLEJUICE | Episode 11 ”The Whole Being Dead Thing”
Beetlejuice (1988) · Oct 5, 2021
THE LION KING | Episode 10 ”Long Live the King”
The Lion King (1994) · Sep 28, 2021
OF MICE AND MEN | “The Best Laid Plans” BIRTHDAY SPECIAL w/ Special Guest Amanda Hurst
Of Mice and Men (1992) · Sep 21, 2021
CARRIE |. Episode 9: "They're All Gonna Laugh at You"
Carrie (1976) · Aug 10, 2021
SCHOOL OF ROCK | Episode 8: “The Legend of the Rent”
The School of Rock (2003) · Jul 27, 2021
MATILDA | Episode 7: “This Little Girl”
Matilda (1996) · Jul 20, 2021
1776 | EpIsode 6: “Cool,Cool, Considerate Men”
1776 (1972) · Jul 13, 2021
EVITA | Episode 5: “Don't Cry for Me”
Evita (1996) · Jul 6, 2021
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK | Birthday Special w/ Guest Dr. Julie Forbes Resh
Barefoot in the Park (1967) · Jun 29, 2021
HEATHERS | Episode 4: "Our Love is God"
Heathers (1989) · Jun 22, 2021
ROCK OF AGES | Episode 3: “I Wanna Rock”
Rock of Ages (2012) · Jun 16, 2021
THE TOXIC AVENGER | Episode 2: "Toxic Love"
The Toxic Avenger (1984) · Jun 8, 2021
THE WEDDING SINGER | Episode 1: "Church Tongue"
The Wedding Singer (1998) · Jun 1, 2021