Best Marla Alpert Podcasts (2024)

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BONUS June Listener Mail Episode!!! 21:42

10h ago21:42

21:42

Marla & John read some listener mail and go off on several random tangents in this very special bonus episode!!!!By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Peg - "Look at Me, I'm Peggy Lee!" 57:40

12h ago57:40

57:40

John & Marla break down the unmitigated disaster that was the Peggy Lee musical. Music by Paul Horner Lyrics by Peggy Lee Book by Peggy Lee (originally by William Luce) Also featuring songs by Johnny Mercer, Joe McCoy, Richard Rodgers and Lieber & Stoller. Directed by Robert Drivas, replaced by Cy Coleman Starring Peggy Lee Opened on Broadway Decem…

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Sail Away - "A Cruise to Nowhere" 1:10:49

1M ago1:10:49

1:10:49

Special Guest Host Connor McAndrews joins John to discuss this titanic Broadway flop! Music by Nöel Coward Lyrics by Nöel Coward Book by Nöel Coward Direction by Nöel Coward Poster Design by Nöel Coward Casting by Nöel Coward Re-casting by Nöel Coward Starring Elaine Stritch (and some other people). Opened on Broadway October 3, 1961…

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Bring Back Birdie - "A Gloomy Middle Age" 1:07:16

2M ago1:07:16

1:07:16

John & Marla discuss the short-lived sequel to 'Bye Bye Birdie' in this tribute episode to the late Chita Rivera. Music by Charles Strouse. Lyrics by Lee Adams Book by Michael Stewart Directed, Choreographed (and Conceived!) by Joe Layton Starring Chita Rivera, Donald O'Connor, Maria Karnilova, Marcel Forestieri, Robin Morse, Evan Seplow, Jeb Brown…

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Flora, The Red Menace - "Milk & Cookies for the Kids!" 1:05:20

4M ago1:05:20

1:05:20

Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Book by George Abbott & Robert Russell Opened on Broadway May 11, 1965By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Pickwick - "What the Dickens?" 1:06:03

6M ago1:06:03

1:06:03

Music by Cyril Orandel Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse Book by Wolf Mankowitz Opened on Broadway October 4, 1965By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Bonus Bitching Episode! 1:07:15

7M ago1:07:15

1:07:15

John & Marla read listener mail, ask each other flop trivia and generally bitch about the Sweeney Todd revival stunt casting.By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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The Woman In White - "Houseguest, Mouse Guest" 1:07:43

7M ago1:07:43

1:07:43

Guest host Connor McAndrews joins Marla AND John to discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber's spooky Victorian flop: THE WOMAN IN WHITE. Spooky Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Spooky Lyrics by David Zippel Spooky Book by Charlotte Jones Spookily Directed by Trevor Nunn Starring Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Adam Brazier & Ron Bohmer. Opened on Broadwa…

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Grind - "Bomb in a Butter Churn" 1:10:34

8M ago1:10:34

1:10:34

Guest host Connor McAndrews joins John to dissect this '80s flop: GRIND. Music by Larry Grossman Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh Book by Fay Kanin Directed by Harold Prince Starring Ben Vereen, Leilani Jones, Stubby Kaye & Timothy Nolen. Opened on Broadway April 16, 1985By John Anker Bow with Connor McAndrews

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I Had A Ball - Part 2 - "You're A Fraud, Freud" 53:15

9M ago53:15

53:15

Connor & John continue their exploration of I Had A Ball. Lots of song clips and more Buddy Hackett impressions. Enchanted Blissville in Old New Kissville.By John Anker Bow with Connor McAndrews

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I Had A Ball - Part 1 - "Can It Be Possible?" 59:07

9M ago59:07

59:07

Music & Lyrics by Jack Lawrence & Stan Freeman Book by Jerome Chodorov Starring Buddy Hackett Opened on Broadway December 15, 1964By John Anker Bow with Connor McAndrews

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Listener Mail Special!!! 41:20

10M ago41:20

41:20

Marla & John read listener mail in this very special episode of FLOP OF THE HEAP!!!By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Bad Cinderella - Part 2 - "Wacko Storybook Dumpster Fire" 51:36

10M ago51:36

51:36

Part 2 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blind stab at teen pop realness.By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Bad Cinderella - Part 1 - "Bibbidi Bobbidi Basic" 1:04:13

10M ago1:04:13

1:04:13

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by David Zippel Book by Emerald Fennell & Alexis Scheer Opened on Broadway March 23, 2023By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Dear World - Part 2 - "Take the Stitches Out" 56:32

11M ago56:32

56:32

Part 2 of Dear World with guest host Connor McAndrews! Get ready forrrr..... Criticalllll..... Receptionnnnn!!!By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Dear World - Part 1 - "Get Off That Critical List" 1:10:12

12M ago1:10:12

1:10:12

Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman Book by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Opened on Broadway February 6, 1969 Guest Host: Connor McAndrewsBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Very Warm For May - "Not So Hot For November" 51:14

1y ago51:14

51:14

Music by Jerome Kern Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Opened on Broadway November 17, 1939By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Starmites - "The Cruelty, Milady; Milady, the Cruelty" 56:04

1y ago56:04

56:04

Music & Lyrics by Barry Keating Book by Stuart Ross & Barry Keating Opened on Broadway April 27, 1989By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Diana- Episode 2- "Jolly Well Done" 35:38

1y ago35:38

35:38

By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Diana- Episode 1- "Better Than A Wank" 46:42

1y ago46:42

46:42

By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Mack and Mabel - Part 2 1:00:25

1+ y ago1:00:25

1:00:25

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Book by Michael Stewart Opened on Broadway October 6, 1974 at the Majestic.By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Mack and Mabel- Part 1 41:57

1+ y ago41:57

41:57

Music and Lyrics- Jerry Herman Book- Michael StewartBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Sherry - "A Lovely Liver's About To Die" 1:05:46

1+ y ago1:05:46

1:05:46

By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Breakfast At Tiffany's - "A Bucket Of Ribs, A Bottle Of Corn" 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Breakfast at Tiffany's- 1966 - Majestic Theatre Music/Lyrics- Bob Merrill Book- Edward AlbeeBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S13E08 - The Tattooed Lady - Max Vernon and Erin Courtney

1+ y ago

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Today on the podcast, we chat with the collaborators of the World Premiere production, The Tattooed lady, A New Musical on stage at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Here is my interview with Max Vernon and Erin Courtney for The Tattooed Lady, A New Musical. The story of The Tattooed Lady highlights one of sideshow’s biggest stars, Ida Gibson, in a mov…

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Lysistrata Jones- "Give Up Givin' It Up!" 51:53

1+ y ago51:53

51:53

Lysistrata Jones- Walter Kerr- 2011 Music and Lyrics- Lewis Flinn Book- Douglas Carter BeaneBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S13E07 - A Leg Up - Marla Alpert

1+ y ago

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A Leg Up By Ken Kaissar Director Amy Kaissar September 20, 2022 – October 9, 2022 A world premiere comedy for the 21st century! Initially slated for its world premiere in the 2019/20 season, this witty and outlandish story is a new comedy for the 21st century written as a traditional farce. In A Leg Up, Charles Griffin III (O’Neil) has staked what’…

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RR_S13E06 - Algorithmic Theater - Annie Dorsen

2y ago

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This September, Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series will present the first career retrospective of theater artist Annie Dorsen titled Algorithmic Theater. The retrospective is part of a residency advancing Dorsen’s work and examining the consequences of digital communications through theater. Algorithmic Theater brings Dorsen’s work to Philade…

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RR_S13E05 - Gunnar Montana’s “BathHouse”

2y ago

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Today on the podcast, GUNNAR MONTANA returns to talk about the latest FringeArts offering, BATHHOUSE. Here is my interview with Gunnar Montana. Designed as a temple to the fluid nature of sexuality, BATH HOUSE is a deeply sensory immersive theatrical experience dripping with erotic energy from start to finish. BATH HOUSE fuses dance and movement to…

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RR_S13E04 - 30 years of Brian Sanders’ JUNK

2y ago

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$30,000 Fundraising initiative. The funds raised will allow JUNK to provide equitable access for the community by providing free and discounted ticketing for artists and LGBTQIA and HIV+ communities. The SEASON: Luster Thu, Sep 8, 2022 Sat, Sep 17, 2022 Concourse Dance Bar (map) Lust for exposure and success turns… TRAGIC. Set in an underground sho…

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RR_S01E03 - Radical Imagination - Theatre Exile

2y ago

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"rADicAl ImAgInAtIoN" (and other sorted pandemic musings) Theatre Exile presents rADicAl ImAgInAtIoN (and other sorted pandemic musings); a Paper Wings event featuring original works written by students from Fanny Jackson Coppin and Franklin Learning Center! For this event, 30 students wrote original works using World Building prompts created by ou…

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Subways Are For Sleeping- "Wake up. Get Out. Go up. Cross over." 1:08:55

2y ago1:08:55

1:08:55

By Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S13E02 - Reverie - Jerrell Henderson

2y ago

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Today on the podcast, Director, Jerrell L. Henderson drops in to talk about Azuka Theatre’s 50th production, “Reverie” by newly minted Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, James Ijames. Here is my interview with Jerrell L. Henderson. Reverie By James Ijames - 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama (FAT HAM) Directed by Jerrell L. Henderson When Jordan …

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RR_S13E01 - Today is My Birthday - Theatre Exile

2y ago

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Today is My Birthday is about life with a thousand friends on Facebook and no one to have dinner with on Saturday night. This quirky comedy by award-winning screenwriter and playwright Susan Soon He Stanton tells the story of would-be writer Emily, who moves back home to Hawaii after her bubble life in New York pops. As she trades one island for an…

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NEW PODCAST ALERT!!!

2y ago

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Mitch Weiss along with Perri Gaffney, wrote a book, The Business of Broadway and since 2015, we have updated the book’s chapters monthly. Those updates can be found on Em3ry.com in the same feed as this new podcast. So, give it a listen wherever you currently listen to podcasts and let us know what you think. That’s “The Business of Theater, A Work…

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RR_S12E10 - Philly Theatre Week - LaNeshe Miller-White

2y ago

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The 5th Annual Philly Theatre Week April 1-10, 2022 85 EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION EXCLUSIVE FREE, $15, OR $30 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! WWW.PHILLYTHEATREWEEK.COM Theatre Philadelphia presents Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation…

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RR_S12E09 - Golden Girls Murder Mystery - Without A Cue Productions

2+ y ago

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ABOUT GOLDEN GIRLS MURDER MYSTERY Thank you for being a friend! Especially a Golden Girl friend! Your favorite ladies from the ‘80’s are throwing a party, and you’re invited! Sophia, Blanche, Rose and Dorothy have worked long and hard to throw the perfect celebration, but will they still be celebrating when they discover that their party guest, Art…

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Anyone Can Whistle- Part 2 52:31

2+ y ago52:31

52:31

Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessa Anyone Can Whistle- 1964- The Majestic Music and Lyrics- Stephen Sondheim Book- Arthur LaurentsBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S12E08 - Finding Fassbender - Inis Nua

2+ y ago

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When Eve gets a promotion, she moves to London in the hopes of having the perfect big city life. But soon she discovers that being one in 9 million can be pretty lonely. Feeling at her lowest, a lifeline comes to Eve in the form of a letter for her apartment’s former tenant – Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender. Now all Eve has to do is return this …

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Anyone Can Whistle- Part 1 47:39

2+ y ago47:39

47:39

Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessa Anyone Can Whistle- 1964- The Majestic Music and Lyrics- Stephen Sondheim Book- Arthur LaurentsBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S12E07 - Tyrone L. Robinson - This Bitter Earth

2+ y ago

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A protest brought Jesse, an introspective Black playwright, together with his white boyfriend Neil, a Black Lives Matter activist. But as Neil immerses himself deeper in the movement, Jesse finds his choices challenged and their love on the line. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Speaker Sundays Following our Sunday matinees, join Producing Artistic Director …

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Home Sweet Homer- Was He Guarding or Barding? 1:04:18

2+ y ago1:04:18

1:04:18

Home Sweet Homer- 1976- The Palace Theatre This one's a real Odyssey. Music- Mitch Leigh Lyrics- Charles Burr and Foreman Brown Book- Roland Kibbee and Albert MarreBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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Smile - "Where the Hell is my Diaphragm?" 1:05:06

2+ y ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Join John and special guest Marc Tumminelli, as they discuss a pageant of a disaster. If Marla is your least favorite co-host of Flop of the Heap, this is the episode for you! Smile- Lunt- Fontanne- 1986 Book- Howard Ashman Music- Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics- Howard AshmanBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S12E06 - Motel Montana - Gunnar Montana

2+ y ago

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GUNNAR MONTANA - “Motel Montana is designed to celebrate everything my grandfather couldn’t express in his life, and in turn, everything I am so unapologetically eager to express now. There’s something incredibly conflicting about celebrating the idea of my grandfather living out his truths, knowing I wouldn’t have been born had he done so.” FOR TI…

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Dance of the Vampires- "I'll Show You Yours, If You Show Me Mine" 1:02:10

2+ y ago1:02:10

1:02:10

The Halloween Special No One Asked For. Dance of the Vampires- The Minskoff Theatre- 2002 Book- David Ives and Michael Kunze Lyrics- Jim Steinman and Don BlackBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S12E05 - Liam Mulshine in "A Holy Show" - Inis Nua

2+ y ago

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ABOUT A HOLY SHOW (a holy show: Irish phrase meaning to make a spectacle of oneself) It’s 1981 and Aer Lingus flight 164 to London is about to board. Tina and Joe are on their honeymoon, Bun is off to meet her new granddaughter, Mary is nervously flying for the first time, and Downey is on a mission to learn the Third Secret of Fatima at any cost! …

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Triumph of Love- "Hey Mona Justa Say Cheesa" 54:46

2+ y ago54:46

54:46

How could a musical with so many great actors fail so miserably? Triumph of Love- The Royal Theatre- 1998 Book- James Magruder Composer- Jeffrey Stock Lyrics- Susan BirkenheadBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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RR_S12E04 - The Hazards of Love - Hum’N’Bards

2+ y ago

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Margaret’s chance encounter with a wounded fawn in the wild leads her on a dark, magical journey where she’ll learn “The Hazards of Love” firsthand. Join us as we weave this tragic folk-rock opera featuring Yali Puello, Julianne Schaub, Alyssa Al-Dooki, Wyatt Flynn, Jenn Adams, and Linden Curhart. The Hazards of Love will be available to watch both…

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RR_S12E03 - Rogues’ Gallery - Stagecrafters Theatre

2+ y ago

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Everyone has a story to tell...... This piece offers ten confession-like monologues delivered by a group of individuals who talk to us about love, disappointment, and transgression. They yearn to make sense of the circumstances that life is tossing their way. Journey with us through these darkly comedic, unusual and alluring tales about the absurdi…

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Legs Diamond- "Let Me See Your Knockers" 1:10:30

3y ago1:10:30

1:10:30

We're serving up a legendary flop this week! What does a flamboyant Australian pop singer have in common with a ruthless New York mobster? Aside from having a pair of legs, probably not much. Legs Diamond- 1988- The Mark Hellinger Theatre Music and Lyrics- Peter Allen Book- Harvey FiersteinBy Marla Alpert and John Anker Bow

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