Ep. 36: "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" pilot, 2015

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

Welcome to West Covina — only two hours from the beach! With brand new pals and new career, unhappy lawyer Rebecca Bunch makes the biggest move of her life to follow the boy she definitely doesn't love...all with musical numbers! We sit down this week to talk all things crazy on the CW musical-comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's" first episode, "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"

Trigger warning: There is some talk in the beginning about suicide and depression, so please skip ahead to the first musical break if this conversation is too sensitive a topic.

Also, audio warning: Yes, there's some faint music playing in the background of Alex's audio — his headphones were picking up the local Christian music station (perfect timing) because technology is weird, but it's being Olivia Pope-handled!

TV show: Netflix | CW.com | Amazon | iTunes

Season 1, vol. 1 soundtrack: iTunes | Spotify | Amazon

Music:

• "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Theme," performed by Rachel Bloom
• "West Covina," by Rachel Bloom (written by Bloom and Jerome Kurtenbach)
• "The Sexy Getting Ready Song," by Rachel Bloom feat. Nipsey Hussle (written by Bloom, Jack Dolgen and Mike Geier)
• "West Covina (reprise)," by Rachel Bloom and Donna Lynne Champlin (written by Bloom and Jerome Kurtenbach)

Music and Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen and Adam Schlesinger

Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Show Notes:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 and Lifeline chat
• Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh-McKenna, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen also recorded a commentary album discussing the writing and filming of each and all the songs of season 1.
• The show's creators (Rachel and Aline) talk about working with the late Nipsey Hussle on filming the "Sexy Getting Ready Song."
• She's more known for "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury," but this song is basically Rachel Bloom's chaotic musical energy in a nutshell.
• Actually, here’s just her entire YouTube channel, with most of her old stuff at the bottom

Podcast cover art: David Taylor

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