Way Off Broadway

I have no idea what Behr had me watching this week...Sweeney Todd!Tune in for the first-ever non-Broadway 10 out of 10 ratings I've ever given.We reviewed a September 2015 performance of Sweeney Todd by the JJ Pearce High School Theater in Richardson, Texas and we were blown away.We also failed miserably on a 5 question Sweeney Todd quiz and played "Which Sweeney Todd Character Are You?" As always, we catch you up on all the latest Broadway musical news and happenings.Stay to the end to hear Eden's hot pick of the week and some exciting news she was proud to announce!!!

We open season 3 with The Rocky Horror Picture Show in our new studio in the heart of downtown Manhattan.We cover the latest news.  Super excited things are starting to open back up!!!Our review this week was from a 2016 Academy of Art University's School of Acting's Production. They are an acting school out of San Francisco. Eden originally gave it 9 Tonys but I talked her down to a 6.Dave drops knowledge with little-known RHPS facts.Dave & Eden nail the trivia and of course, find out which Rocky Horror Picture Show characters match their personality.And we end as always with Eden's hot pick of the week!

This week is all about West Side Story. We review JBHS's 2019 performance of West Side Story. Eden and I both give it 7 Tonys.We let you in on some little known West Side Story facts and we kill the West Side Story trivia.As always, we update you on all the musical news from Broadway and around the world!P.S. This is one of my strongest singing performances of all the episodes. I can't imagine you want to miss it!!!

Oh my Babs!!! The G.O.A.T. This week is all about Funny Girl.We review the American Musical Theatre of San Jose's 2003 production of Funny Girl.This was a pretty impressive performance especially since my bar is very high.We also go over some fun Funny Girl facts and take a Funny Girl quiz (spoiler alert-it's our worst quiz result to date).And as always, we catch you up on all the Broadway and musical news and happenings from around the world.

So much excitement for my all-time fav, A Chorus Line!We review the Garnet Valley High School's 2018 production which I gave 8 Tony's and Eden gives 9!!!I also debut "SIZZLE HANDS" and sing almost all the songs.We get to fun facts, trivia, and which A Chorus Line character are you?As always, we update you on all the Broadway and musical news from around the world.Don't miss this ONE (see what I did there???).

We are back from summer break with season 2, episode 1 which is the classic, iconic...42nd Street.We review a 2013 performance from the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts.Behr gives it a 7-8 Tony's and I give it a 6.5. It was definitely good for an amateur production.We also did some 42nd Street trivia and update you on all the latest Broadway and musical theater news! And I display a little of my tap skillzzz.Also, big news!!! Season 2 of Way Off Broadway kicks off live from our new studio in NYC.

Our 5th and final episode of Lin-Manuel Miranda month of July features "In the Heights".We reviewed a bootlegged copy from the original cast's broadway production.Of course, we hit you with little known facts and played "Which In the Heights Character Are You?"And as always, we update you on all of Broadway and international musical news and happenings!!!

This a bit different for us, we reviewed the documentary "We Are Freestyle Love Supreme" to continue with Lin-Manuel Miranda month of July!You can watch the documentary on Hulu.I may have spit some freestyle rhymes.As always, we keep you up to date on all things Broadway and musicals from around the world.

Continuing with our Lin-Manual Miranda month of July, we do Bring It On!We review Tom's River High School's performance of Bring It On: The Musical from March of 2017. We had a hard time finding musical specific facts so we dipped into the movie.And we find out which Bring It On characters Behr and I are.As always, we update you on all the Broadway and musical news and happenings.

This week we continue our Lin-Manuel Miranda month of July with 21 Chump Street which is a 14 minute, one-act musical written in between "In the Heights" and "Hamilton".We do some trivia, some little known Lin-Manuel Miranda facts and we find out which Lin-Manuel Miranda musical we are!And as always, we update you on all the Broadway news and happenings.

This week is all about Behr's most favorite of all time...Hamilton!We just came off watching the Disney Plus broadcast of Hamilton from 2016You will learn all the little known facts of Hamilton plus we score high on the Hamilton quiz.And you find out that Behr and I are both the stars of the show in "Which Hamilton Character Are You?"I think Eden talked more during this episode than all the others combined.Of course, we also get you updated on all the Broadway news and happenings.

This week is all about Hairspray!We review the TCHS performance of Hairspray which was actually pretty impressive.You get all the little known Hairspray facts. We play Hairspray trivia and of course, we find out which Hairspray characters we are.And, as always we update you on all the latest Broadway news & happenings!!!

This week is another of Eden's favorites...Be More Chill!We look into how much it would cost to purchase the license so we can do our own performance of Be More Chill.We hit you with the facts and review another high school performance (spoiler alert-IT'S NOT GOOD).And you'll find which Be More Chill characters we are.Of course, you'll get all the news and happenings from Broadway!!!

This week we review CGH school's closing performance of Heathers from March of 2020. It was a rough one! Behr gave it 5 stars which is really like a 1 or 2.We drop some facts about the musical and took a quiz which we did not do well on despite it supposedly being Beh'rs favorite.Of course, we found out which Heathers character we are and update you on all of the current Broadway news & happenings from around the world.

This week is all about Mamma Mia!Behr and I review the high school performance of Mamma Mia! from Kings School.We also drop some facts about the musical and play which Mamma Mia! character are we.And as always, you get up to date Broadway and musical news and happenings from around the world!

We review the original Broadway production of Dear Evan Hansen.We could not find a community or school theater production, probably because it's a newer musical. This was a bootleg filmed by an audience member.You will learn little known facts about Dear Evan Hansen and you'll find out which DEH character myself and Behr are!!!And, as always, you get your latest Broadway news and happenings!

Grease is the word...is the word...Eden found a cruise ship performance of Grease for us to review! Harmony of the Seas rendition of the classic musical.Also, little known facts about Grease the musical and movie.And, we find out which Grease characters we are.As always, we catch you up on all the Broadway news.

And all that JAZZ!!! All about Chicago this episode.We review the Strath Haven High School's 2020 performance of Chicago.We give you all the little known facts about Chicago plus we take the quiz and find out which Chicago characters we are!!!Of course, we have all the latest Broadway news and Eden's hot pick of the week which you never want to miss!

We reviewed a 2008 San Jose community theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors. This is our new twist! We are only reviewing community and school productions that we can find online. We spit knowledge with some little known facts about LSOH (that's Little Shop of Horrors for those that don't know). And we play "are you Audrey or Audrey II?"We also catch you up on all the latest Broadway news and events!

All about Matilda the Musical!Eden found a jacked-up British community theater version of Matilda on Youtube for us to review.I give this specific version 3 Tonys and Eden gives it a 5.We drop some little known Matilda facts on you and play which Matilda character are you? Eden and I got the same character so not sure how legit this quiz was.And as always, we end with Eden's hot pick of the week!

We continue watching and reviewing Andrew Lloyd Weber's classics being streamed live every Friday on The Show Must Go On's YouTube channel. This week is The Phantom of the Opera which Behr nor I had seen before. I give it a 6 out of 10 Tony's and Eden rates it a 9.We also play which Phantom character are you?We surprise you with some little known Phantom facts.And, as always, all your Broadway news & happenings!!!

A special Easter episode all about Jesus Christ Superstar!We watched Andrew Lloyd Weber's 2012 live arena performance of Jesus Christ Superstar which was broadcast on the Show Must Go On YouTube channel. This starred Tim Minchin as Judas, Ben Forster as Jesus and Mel C from the Spice Girls as Mary Magdalane. I shared a good story about when I went to the Spice Girls concert all by myself.We do some JCS little known facts and trivia where we scored a whopping 3 out of 10. And we find out which of Jesus's disciples Eden and I are.

This episode is all about Newsies!Which Newsies character are you? Which Newsies song are you?We find out.Eden and Dave give a synopsis and review of the 2017 Disney Broadway recording of Newsies.And little known Newsies facts.

This episode is all about the Broadway musical Rent!Make sure you listen to get some little known facts about one of the most popular Broadway musicals of all time, Rent!We play which Rent character are you and Eden gives her review of Rent filmed live on Broadway in 2008.

The big news because of Covid-19 was Broadway went dark which of course made it difficult for us to find any interesting happenings other than everything was shutdown. Perfect timing to start a podcast about Broadway musicals.We did play some games including matching songs to the musical and I gave Eden actors names and she had to tell me a role they played.We also went over some Broadway terms and their origins which was very interesting.Eden gave a review of Mean Girls and her hot pick to go see once everyone is allowed back out in public again.