Broadway Breakdown

Full Episode Here: The Broadway Breakdown Green RoomINTRODUCING! The debut of the Broadway Breakdown FANTASY DRAFT! It’s like Fantasy Football. Except without the pesky football. And without a cash prize. Just all of your opinions on what we picked. Breakdown regulars Adam Elsberry (@adamels), Margaret Hall (@itsmargarethall), Rob W. Schneider (@robwschneider) and newcomer Steve Tipton (@stevetiptonnyc) all stop by the Green Room for a new Round Table. Drafting the Tony winners for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical!!! Who gets Patti in Gypsy? Did someone choose Mary Martin in South Pacific? And what of Diahann Carroll in No Strings or Barbara Harris in The Apple Tree? FIND OUT!!! . Let us know YOUR Fantasy Draft Picks as well!Categories: One and Done (One nomination/One win. Nothing else)Second Wins (Second win in THIS category, not overall)Singularly Anointed (Only actress out of many to win for this role)ContentiousUntouched/IconicSoap BoxFinal Girl (The performance you just can’t NOT pick) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bwaybreakdown.substack.com

Matt is a fancy Drama Desk voter now, which means he has to see a LOT more shows! It’s quiet on Broadway right now, so Matt’s been seeing a whole bunch of Off-Broadway productions and he’s coming back early on the Breakdown to do a Summer Review Wrap Up! Followed up by a talk with Matt Rodin (@whoismattrodin) about his new site theater.games and how it’s combining fun and education for theater lovers everywhere!!!Broadway Breakdown Links:* The Broadway Breakdown Green Room (Patreon!)* Broadway Breakdown: Discord* Broadway Breakdown: Substack* Broadway Breakdown: Youtube02:32 - A Walk on the Moon08:40 -An American Daughter14:36 - Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo22:47 - The Winter’s Tale26:58 - The Circuit28:28 - The Pass32:55 - Disruption36:06 - Are You Mad at Me?38:53 - The Maids42:05- The Saviors46:24 - Birthright52:50 - Talk w/ Matt Rodin This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bwaybreakdown.substack.com

While you’re waiting for Broadway Breakdown to come back in full, enjoy this crossover bonus episode of Matt on the podcast Behind the Awards. Once again talking all things Fall Broadway!!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bwaybreakdown.substack.com

New episodes will be coming again before you know it, but until that happens check into the Broadway Breakdown Green Room and submit your question’s for our first exclusive Q&A! Plus some other updates about how Matt’s Drama Desk voter-ship will effect the podcast.Join the Green Room and Submit Your Questions Here!Broadway Breakdown: Discord This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bwaybreakdown.substack.com

It’s our first Patreon exclusive!!!! Take a listen and decide if you want to get inside the Broadway Breakdown Green Room:Join Us Here!Friends of the pod Robbie Rozelle (@divarobbie), Rachael Anderson and Will Anderson (@the_theater_lovers) have come along to compile a list (with some help of other Breakdown friends) of the top 50 opening numbers in musical theater history and rank them! It’s messy. It’s analytical. In short: what you’ve come to expect from Broadway Breakdown.Welcome to the Green Room, kidz ;) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bwaybreakdown.substack.com