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This Is the Place...to hear about our thoughts on Two Strangers! Alas this season has been a bit of a mess for us, so this will also be the season finale of our very short season, though keep an eye on our socials for other content!--Thanks to Simone who posted this very informative and in-depth guide to the show that helped jog our memory!Funnily enough, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend also has a song called What'll It Be that serves a very similar purpose to Robin's song in this show.For whatever reason, the song What Did You Say? was left off of the Broadway cast album, so the snippet you hear in this episode comes from the London cast album--Music featured in this episode:Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) [Original Broadway Cast Recording]Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music—Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway, our blog at https://bottomlessbway.home.blog, or email us at [email protected]! You can also leave feedback in this 30-second survey.

Sorry for the delay, but we are back to recap the thrilling conclusion of this Cold War musical!*Note that this was recorded quite some time ago so you'll hear us debating Tony categories for nominations when the actual nominations have already been announced! -- To read up more about the specifics of this production (and to check out how other productions differed, check out this website: https://chessthemusical.weebly.com/chess---broadway-2025.htmlIf you haven't heard the "Hal, it's about cats" clip, do yourself a favor and check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doFcWmt7-J0The Royal Albert Hall concert production is the classic go-to for a more "traditional take" on the script that Cindy references (you can stream the album as well): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL71B335941EB1F97CBut Christine's favorite Chess album is the Danish tour cast, which unfortunately isn't on streaming but can also be found on YouTube (you'll also hear snippets of it in this episode for The Deal/No Deal, Talking Chess, and Finale): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnWa8YfbsKk39t6jMotioyWxjbZaRz9D2--Music featured in this episode:CHESS the Musical (2025 Broadway Cast Recording)⁠Apple Music⁠ / ⁠Spotify⁠ / ⁠Amazon Music⁠—Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ @BottomlessBway, our blog at ⁠https://bottomlessbway.home.blog⁠, or email us at [email protected]! You can also leave feedback in this ⁠30-second survey⁠.

What a Scene, What a Joy that we're back for a new season, starting off with some Difficult and Dangerous Times as we talk through our feelings on the new Chess revival! As usual, spoilers ahead...--You can find a note from Tim Rice in the 1993 published version of the script, where he seems to have taken a pretty hands-off approach to future versions of the show: https://imgur.com/a/9MpRYxTFor the uninitiated, in the original concept album of Evita, there was a whole side plot about Che developing and selling insecticide. You can hear us talking a bit more about it in our Evita episode!For a full synopsis of this version of Chess and some choice excerpts from the script, check out this site (which also contains all the key details from just about every major version): https://chessthemusical.weebly.com/chess---broadway-2025.htmlAnd if you don't know the original London version at all and want an approximation of what it was like, check out the video of the Royal Albert Hall concert (and you can also stream the live album made from it): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL71B335941EB1F97C--Music featured in this episode:CHESS the Musical (2025 Broadway Cast Recording)Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon MusicThe Lady's Got Potential - Evita (1976 Concept Album)—Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway, our blog at https://bottomlessbway.home.blog, or email us at [email protected]! You can also leave feedback in this 30-second survey.

It's our last episode coming in hot right before the Tonys and we have a lot to talk about as we wrap up our last two shows we're covering as well as some quick takes about shows we didn't get to! Timestamps included if you're only interested in specific shows, and as usual beware of spoilers.Note that this was recorded before both cast albums were released so apologies for the inconsistencies where our memories failed us!Real Women Have Curves: 1:29Buena Vista Social Club: 51:38Just in Time: 1:15:26Boop: 1:22:17Smash: 1:25:26--The show Cindy mentions in the intro, which played in Portland and is also available as a comedy special on Dropout TV.An interesting essay from the out of town run of Real Women that touches on some of the issues we had with the show.Cindy's senior year yearbook quoteAn interview where the creators of Buena Vista Social Club talk about bringing it to Broadway and what the album means to them.Jonathan Groff's Actors on Actors conversation with Nicole Scherzinger where he talks extensively about loving Bobby Darin (the rest of the series is well worth a watch too!)--Music featured in this episode:Real Women Have Curves: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Apple Music / SpotifyBuena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Apple Music / SpotifyJust in Time - Jonathan GroffWhere I Wanna Be - Jasmine Amy RogersLet Me Be Your Star - Bella Coppola—Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway, our blog at https://bottomlessbway.home.blog, or email us at [email protected]! You can also leave feedback in this 30-second survey.

There’s been a trend emerging in this year’s Broadway musicals, which begs the question: will they be “Alive Forever” or only be around “’Til Death”?  In this episode we discuss two shows both involving death and decide whether they make “Something from Nothing” so you can be the judge!As usual, spoilers ahead!Death Becomes Her: 1:00Dead Outlaw: 57:54—We definitely weren’t the only ones to notice the “dead body character” trend, and there’s a whole award from MemesOnBway about it.A lot of Christine’s impression of what Death Becomes Her would be like came from Sabrina Carpenter’s Taste music video, which also pays homage to the movie.The infamous staircase fall is accomplished by former gymnast Warren Yang, and you can also watch more about how it was put together with all the design elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Vxm_x2_Qo Despite being on Broadway, Dead Outlaw is still set to release on Audible on October 2, so you can take a listen to it then! Elmer did indeed travel further as a dead body than he did alive, as Wikipedia helpfully shows.--Music featured in this episode:Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Dead Outlaw (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Part 1]The Whole Being Dead Thing - Beetlejuice—Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway, our blog at https://bottomlessbway.home.blog, or email us at [email protected]! You can also leave feedback in this 30-second survey.