Easy & The Critic

In this episode, we explore the Broadway revival of Rogers & Hammerstein's classic, "Carousel". Easy invents a word, The Critic exposes her unambiguous girl-crush on Jessie Mueller and we achieve some of our finest mispronouncing. Also, sorry for the background noise...forgot to turn the fan off. Enjoy!

In this edition, we add another show to our Did You Make The Right Call series with "Farinelli & The King" the story of a Monarch who did indeed lead as two kings in more ways than one (Tenacious D reference there). Easy encourages you to never not miss a chance to not not-see Mark Rylance while doing a great job of insulting his wife, playwright Claire van Kampen. The Critic makes it out fairly unscathed in this one. Enjoy!

London Edition! - In this special double episode, we give you our thoughts on another Mischief Theatre production and a new musical about a teenaged drag queen. Easy invents the phrase "dialogue funniness", The Critic falls in love with all the tongs, and we spend way too much time talking about (and poorly performing) London accents. Cheerio!

In this episode, we do a bang up job of insulting young people and get real James Lipton on your ass in our exploration of Roundabout Theater's "John Lithgow: Stories By Heart". We also missed the chance to make the deep-cut musical theater lyric reference 'Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite"... embarrassing. Enjoy.

We uploaded this one twice (in true Steve Martin fashion). This time with the description, so you can delete the first version of #22. Ah, podcast trials and tribulations.In this episode, we explore Steve Martin's "Meteor Shower" in our 2nd 'Did you make the right call?' episode (as it's closed). The Critic both compliments and insults Jenna Fischer, Easy gets outed as an erstwhile actor, and we do a bang-up job of explaining absurdist theater...this is some 'The Great Courses' stuff. Enjoy!

In this episode, we explore Steve Martin's "Meteor Shower" in our 2nd 'Did you make the right call?' episode (as it's closed). The Critic both compliments and insults Jenna Fischer, Easy gets outed as an erstwhile actor, and we do a bang-up job of explaining absurdist theater...this is some 'The Great Courses' stuff. Enjoy!

In this episode, we explore Uma Thurman's Broadway debut in "The Parisian Woman" at The Hudson. Inside you'll find that Easy is currently current with current events, The Critic helps shed light on the definition of a Broadway house, and we shout out to Macon Little Theatre (please let them take it as a compliment). Enjoy!

In our first 'Did You Make The Right Call?' episode, we explore the effanineffable mashup of Andrew Lloyd Webber music and TS Eliot poetry, "Cats". The reason it's our first DYMTRC is that we saw it on its last performance sooo you can't see it anymore. However, you can determine if we thought you 'made the right call' in seeing it or not...a decision you'll get to live with now and forever!

In this episode about the revival of "Once On This Island", we spend too much time talking about "Spring Awakening", The Critic coins the phrase "ethnically fluid", and if you want your opinion to be taken seriously, we reassure you that all you need is a black turtle neck. Enjoy!

First, this show is closing 25 Feb 2018, so take that in to consideration as you determine our level of expertise or horse shit. Second, we apologize sincerely to Tony Taccone, who directed this play, for both mispronouncing his name, and neglecting to reflect on the impact he's had on American theater. Owe you a cocktail, Tony. Clearly, we're the Morons to whom Mr. Lequizamo is referring. Enjoy!

In this episode we explore the great David Yazbek's "The Band's Visit". We can't quite decide if it's a true story, Easy quietly makes his thoughts known about a certain porifera coming to Broadway, and The Critic can't speak (maybe she should change her mind from her opinion in the opening). Enjoy!

In this episode we look at The Roundabout Theater's production of "Time and the Conways". Easy & The Critic admit to something heinous but we hope you'll agree that the end justifies the beans! (musical theater joke there...)

In this episode, everybody wins a Tony award, The Critic remembers studying "M. Butterfly" while at University, and Easy is talked out of taking Aunt Susie to the show. Enjoy.

In this episode, Easy is trying desperately to prove that he has a reason to (academically) be part of this podcast, which of course starts with an obtuse allusion to Tenacious D (see if you can catch it), the Critic points out that "Easy the Youngest" pronounces a certain website with flair, and there is a lot of distracting coughing (apologies). And, oh yeah, we discuss Bedlam's "Peter Pan" a bit.

In this episode, we examine "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" a new musical version of the Roald Dahl classic. We discuss dancing Oompa Loompas, the indefatigable Christian Borle, and both Easy and The Critic are going to blow your minds with what they thought of it all. Well done, Basil.

In this episode, we discuss the Off-Broadway play "In & Of Itself" which is produced by Neil Patrick Harris. Further, Easy uses remarkable diction, The Critic makes the word "nice" sound like it's done something to her in a past life, and we explore that subject of subjects...what to do with out of town guests. Enjoy.

This episode is short, in fact we didn't even do bloopers at the end so that you could run out and immediately see "The Play That Goes Wr

In this episode, The Critic gets real excited about her point of view, Easy takes the word "hankerin'" to a new level, and we make an inside joke about "the message kids" (see Sunset Blvd.). The critic makes reference to some homework on your part and here's a start https://youtu.be/virv-1o2KjE. Enjoy our take on "Prince of Broadway".

In this episode, we bring you our take on Barrow Street Theatre's "Sweeney Todd" or at least the version that Easy came around to eventually. While we saw understudies for the man who was Broadway's first black Phantom (Norm Lewis) and the man who played the oxymoronically hilarious Nostradamus (Brad Oscar) we still thought...well, you'll just have to listen. Also, we make a reference to "having a little priest." This is a show joke, mom.

In this episode, The Critic (in what will surely be the start of a running joke) bestows her intellectual opinion on the rest of us while Easy forces a correction in this paragraph to note that "The Powder & the Glory" is the documentary on which this musical is based, while the source material book is called War Paint; quelle surprise. Wow,... our most boring show notes yet! Enjoy.