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Broadway Breakdown

Matt Koplik is the most opinionated, foul-mouthed, and passionate theatre geek with access to a mic. Every week, Matt and a guest explore Broadway history by diving into the careers of the artists who shaped it. Whether discussing Sondheim and Sweeney or Herman and Dolly, Matt is sure to give you fun facts, deep analysis, and lots of four letter words. Tune in!! bwaybreakdown.substack.com

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148:56

THE GOLDEN APPLE w/ Alex Weisman

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/12/08

"Helen is always willing..."What has sex, wall to wall music, and a golden apple? Why, THE GOLDEN APPLE! Alex Weisman (HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, SESAME STREET) stops by the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the first Off-Broadway musical to transfer to the Great White Way. Alex also introduces Matt to a new Broadway game and the two talk about musical theatre tropes, Sally Murphy, and what makes something FEEL like an Off-Broadway musical. GET INTO IT!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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133:42

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS w/ Backstage Babble

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/12/01

"I've always been shy!" Broadway Breakdown goes into the 1950's with the Golden Age wunderkind Charles Kirsch (host of Backstage Babble)! Matt and Charles discuss the rowdy "not your typical fairy tale" musical ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Both wholesome and rowdy, the musical has been popular for decades but has only had one Broadway revival...and Matt thinks for a good reason! The two also discuss the importance of casting, Mary Rodgers, and why attractive people are rarely funny. NORMANDY, KIDZ! Learn

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128:12

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS w/ Backstage Babble

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/12/01

"I've always been shy!"Broadway Breakdown goes into the 1950's with the Golden Age wunderkind Charles Kirsch (host of Backstage Babble)! Matt and Charles discuss the rowdy "not your typical fairy tale" musical ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Both wholesome and rowdy, the musical has been popular for decades but has only had one Broadway revival...and Matt thinks for a good reason! The two also discuss the importance of casting, Mary Rodgers, and why attractive people are rarely funny. NORMANDY, KIDZ!Learn

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112:15

URINETOWN w/ Marc Tumminelli

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/24

"It's a privilege to pee..." What is URINETOWN? Is it the end? A lie? Or a brilliant musical that spawned a generation of meta-spoof musicals? All the above! Breakdown alum Marc Tumminelli (Little Me, Broadway Workshop) returns to the pod to discuss with Matt the power of the ingenue, the importance of timing your Broadway opening, and illegal productions. FOLLOW YOUR HEART!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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106:45

URINETOWN w/ Marc Tumminelli

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/24

"It's a privilege to pee..."What is URINETOWN? Is it the end? A lie? Or a brilliant musical that spawned a generation of meta-spoof musicals? All the above! Breakdown alum Marc Tumminelli (Little Me, Broadway Workshop) returns to the pod to discuss with Matt the power of the ingenue, the importance of timing your Broadway opening, and illegal productions. FOLLOW YOUR HEART!!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with

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130:06

PASSING STRANGE w/ Marcus Scott

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/17

"Yeah, it's alright..."It's nonstop to the REAL!! Returning guest Marcus Scott comes back to the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the unclassifiable masterpiece that is PASSING STRANGE. The two discuss Rock n Roll on Broadway, BIPOC narratives in theatre, the show's connections to a Pulitzer Prize winning musical and perhaps why 2008 audiences chose IN THE HEIGHTS over PASSING STRANGE. Can you deal with the real??Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode

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135:36

PASSING STRANGE w/ Marcus Scott

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/17

"Yeah, it's alright..." It's nonstop to the REAL!! Returning guest Marcus Scott comes back to the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the unclassifiable masterpiece that is PASSING STRANGE. The two discuss Rock n Roll on Broadway, BIPOC narratives in theatre, the show's connections to a Pulitzer Prize winning musical and perhaps why 2008 audiences chose IN THE HEIGHTS over PASSING STRANGE. Can you deal with the real?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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105:10

TORCH SONG TRILOGY w/ Mom!

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/10

"I care a great deal. But not enough..."The 4 hour epic that launched Harvey Fierstein and finally made gay men palatable to many Americans...it's Torch Song Trilogy. Matt's mom, the iconic Dani Ticktin Koplik, stops by the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the relationship between a mother and gay son, the humiliations of love...and Matt divulges some personal details that mirror some of the play's storylines. Now we're dancing!!!!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is

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110:39

TORCH SONG TRILOGY w/ Mom!

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/10

"I care a great deal. But not enough..." The 4 hour epic that launched Harvey Fierstein and finally made gay men palatable to many Americans...it's Torch Song Trilogy. Matt's mom, the iconic Dani Ticktin Koplik, stops by the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the relationship between a mother and gay son, the humiliations of love...and Matt divulges some personal details that mirror some of the play's storylines. Now we're dancing!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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206:42

RENT w/ Adam Elsberry

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/03

"Viva La Vie Boheme..." Broadway Breakdown is BACK with the new series "The Big Move," covering select Off-Broadway to Broadway transfers. First up and in no particular order...RENT! Guncle of the pod Adam Elsberry (@adamels) is back to discuss with Matt all things Bohemia. The two also discuss toxic fandoms, the power of musical theatre, and a reappraisal of the character Benny. WELCOME BACK! Got a light? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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201:13

RENT w/ Adam Elsberry

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/11/03

"Viva La Vie Boheme..."Broadway Breakdown is BACK with the new series "The Big Move," covering select Off-Broadway to Broadway transfers. First up and in no particular order...RENT!Guncle of the pod Adam Elsberry (@adamels) is back to discuss with Matt all things Bohemia. The two also discuss toxic fandoms, the power of musical theatre, and a reappraisal of the character Benny. WELCOME BACK! Got a light?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you

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149:33

DIANA w/ John Wascavage

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/08/02

"A pretty, pretty girl..." We're finishing "Underestimated" with the musical that gave the series its namesake...DIANA!!!!! A massive flop that is quickly turning around into becoming a cult classic. And Matt has brought back Breakdown's very own John Wascavage to come and discuss the brilliantly bonkers show in all of its glory! Snap, Click INDEED! PLUS! Broadway Breakdown has now launched a Patreon!!!! To help support the pod you can subscribe via the link:

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116:19

LEGALLY BLONDE w/ Abby Goldfarb

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/07/20

"What you want is ME!" Omigod you guys! We're talking LEGALLY BLONDE! The musical that was doubted, praised, maligned, then praised again! Breakdown alum Abby Goldfarb (HARMONY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) comes back to discuss with Matt all things Law school, high belting, and female power! It's fun, funny and Matt NEVER shuts up. BEND AND SNAP KIDS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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123:52

SEUSSICAL w/ Jeffrey Scott Parsons

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/07/14

"Just THINK!" Oh the thinks you can think....and the flops that can flop...and come back again and again! We're talking about SEUSSICAL! The costly Broadway embarrassment that was plagued by creative overhauls and bad press, but would go on to become one of the most produces musicals in the COUNTRY! Fellow Broadway podcaster Jeffrey Scott Parsons (A Musical Theatre Podcast) joins the Breakdown to discuss with Matt all things Seuss, bad press and childhood nightmares. YOP!!!!! Learn more about your

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126:54

PARADE w/ Jonathan Chisolm

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/07/07

"All the wasted time..." The sadness, the drama, the MUSIC! It's PARADE! Friend and listener Jonathan Chisolm stops by the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the sad, yet moving Tony-winning musical. The two also discuss the downside of grandeur, the allure of obtuseness and Carolee Carmello's belt. REAL BIG NEWS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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187:26

SIDE SHOW w/ Adam Elsberry

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/06/30

"Come look at the freaks..." The shock! The wonder! The BELTING! We're talking SIDE SHOW, kids! Guncle of the pod Adam Elsberry returns to discuss with Matt the cult classic musical about conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton on the longest episode yet. The two also discuss the importance of stagecraft, the combination of camp and greatness, and why the show's revival was bad. I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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170:34

CARRIE w/ Preston Max Allen

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/06/23

"And Eve was weak..." It was once known as the flop to end all flops...and it just won't DIE. That's right! We're heading to the prom with CARRIE! Returning guest Preston Max Allen (We Are the Tigers, The Rage: Carrie 2) is back on the Breakdown to discuss with Matt what makes a monster, camp theatre, and why the revised version of CARRIE should just be called "Sue." WE'RE OUT FOR BLOOD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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146:31

SMILE w/ Ali Gordon

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/06/16

"I will live in Disneyland..." IT'S. FINALLY. HAPPENING. We're talking about SMILE, baby!!!!!!!! Listeners rejoice!!! Godmother of the Breakdown Ali Gordon returns to discuss with Matt one of his favorite musicals. The two also discuss Drop Dead Gorgeous, Howard Ashman, and the importance of specificity. SHINE, BITCH!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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103:33

WORKING w/ Jon Reilly

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/06/09

"I hear America singing..." Critics hated it. It nearly ruined Stephen Schwartz's Broadway career. It...had a TV movie? It...gets done all the time across the country? It...is the only Broadway musical Patti Lupone ever did where she DIDN'T sing?? Crazy, we know, but that's WORKING. The Broadway musical that tried to be A CHORUS LINE for blue-collar audiences and failed miserably. Fellow podcaster Jon Reilly (Life's But a Song) stops by the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the danger of directing

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113:24

MACK AND MABEL w/ Kimberly Cooper Schmidt

Broadway Breakdown ·

2022/06/02

"Time heals everything..." Movies! Cocaine! Murder! It's MACK AND MABEL! The Jerry Herman flop that won't die, yet probably should...? Fellow podcaster Kimberly Cooper-Schmidt (Broadwaysted, Broadway Baby) comes back to the Breakdown to discuss toxic romance, Bernadette Peters, and what no one will admit about this troubled musical. TAP YOUR TROUBLES AWAY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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