Way Off Broadway

Mar 01 2024 42 ep. 87 mins 5

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In a world where Christian loves Musicals, and Daniel like them, but has only heard a few. Two Friends begin a journey through the world of broadway Each Week Christian will select a cast recording from a musical that l have never heard. He will act as the Virgil to my Dante as I try to piece together the story from the music.

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S4|E4 - Is There Life After High School?

Feb 18 2024 96 mins

Is There Life After High School? is a musical with a book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia. It is loosely inspired by Ralph Keyes' best-selling book of the same name. The show uses songs and monologues to recall the joys, terrors, envies, hates, and loves that most teenagers experience throughout their four years of high school. The world premiere was

S4|E3 - Shrek the Musical

Feb 05 2024 95 mins

Shrek the Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, along with elements of its sequels: Shrek 2, Shrek Forever After and William Steig's 1990 book Shrek!. After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 1

S4|E2 - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Jan 21 2024 104 mins

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and (in a 1999 revision) Andrew Lippa. It is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. The musical has been a popular choice for amateur theatre productions because of its small cast and simple staging John Gordon was credited with the book

S4|E1 - Waitress

Jan 08 2024 125 mins

Waitress is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name, written by Adrienne Shelly. It tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a baker and waitress in an abusive relationship with her husband, Earl. After Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she begins an affair with her doctor, Dr. James (Jim) P

WOB Update - Holidays, Infants, and Bears! Oh My!

Nov 19 2023 3 mins

Way Off Broadway Family, I wanted to drop in an give everyone an update. As many of you know, my wife and I are expecting our first child (any day/week now). As a result Christian and I have decided to take the remainder of 2023 off to focus on family and the holidays. We will be back and better than ever in 2024 and can’t wait to continue our musical journey. Thank you all fo

S3|E11 - Mean Girls

Nov 05 2023 106 mins

Mean Girls is a musical with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name written by Fey, which in turn is based on the 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. The musical premiered at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., in October 2017 and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wil

S3|E10 - Kimberly Akimbo

Oct 23 2023 113 mins

Kimberly Akimbo is a 2021 musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, and lyrics and book by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on Lindsay-Abaire's 2001 comedy of the same name. The show tells the story of a lonely teenage girl, Kimberly Levaco, who suffers from a condition similar to progeria that causes her to age rapidly, thereby giving her the appearance of an elderly woman, and how,

S3|E9 - Escape to Margaritaville

Oct 08 2023 115 mins

Escape to Margaritaville is a 2017 American jukebox musical by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley, based on the songs of Jimmy Buffett. The plot revolves around a part-time bartender and singer who falls for a career-minded tourist. The show's music consists of songs previously recorded by Buffett, and written by him and various other songwriters, with one exception, the origina

S3|E8 - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Act Two

Sep 23 2023 120 mins

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a Victorian penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls. Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 197