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Actors Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy host a candid, weekly interview podcast giving you a lighthearted, no bull sh*t look at the Great White Way.

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We love the Tony's

We love the Tony's

TONY AWARDS ARE BACK!!! #1 Robyn Hurder was robbed. #2 Danny Burstein is perfect. #3 Leslie Odem Jr has a perfect singing voice. #4 we still can’t get over that Wheels Of A Dream … Joe and Dan ARE Jesse Tyler Ferguson clutching his pearls and Kerry Butler sobbing while watching Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra.

44 mins
10/1/21
We Love Ali Luff

We Love Ali Luff

One of the coolest people on the planet is here. Our friend Ali Luff is hanging with us this week!! She’s most famous for being Alex Finke’s dressing roommate in Les Mis. She’s done a few shows… Waitress, Wicked,, a little ditty on Starz right now called HEELZ ..

1 h 13 mins
9/3/21
We Love Beth Leavel

We Love Beth Leavel

MAMA JUNE IS HERE!! Joe and Beth spend plenty of time walking down memory lane this week. What is the backstory of those deviled eggs? IYKYK. Bandstand star and Broadway LEGEND of 13 Broadway Shows Beth Leavel is with us!

57 mins
8/27/21
We love Adam Pascal

We love Adam Pascal

We have got a story for you that you've NEVER heard this week. I mean COME ON!! Adam Freaking Pascal. Yes, RENT. Yes, AIDA. Yes, he gives us 16 bars of Pity The Child. (this may be an exaggeration) Yes. It was just announced that he's taking PRETTY WOMAN on the road!!

58 mins
8/20/21
So You Wanna Join Actors Equity?

So You Wanna Join Actors Equity?

This week Dan and Joe chat about the new Open Access policy just announced by Actor's Equity. The guys take questions, respond to social media comments, and talk about their experience as union and non-union actors.

48 mins
7/23/21
We Love Norbert Leo Butz

We Love Norbert Leo Butz

NORBERT LEO FREAKING BUTZ IS HERE!!!! 11 Broadway shows. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, Wicked, My Fair Lady... Have you seen Bloodline? Just stop what you're doing and watch the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Tony performance and then binge Bloodline.

1 h 16 mins
7/16/21
We love Ann Harada

We love Ann Harada

Ann Harada is filming a very fancy movie in Ireland!! A Disney movie! A BROADWAY DISNEY MOVIE!!! .. I mean.. Kind of. Broadway vet (and Joe's Cinderella co-star) Ann Harada is with us today to celebrate her 1000th podcast appearance!

1 h 8 mins
6/25/21
We love De'Lon Grant

We love De'Lon Grant

This week we’re talking to Come From Away and Jersey Boys star De’Lon Grant!! Did you know they're making of movie of Come From Away and the whole cast had to quarantine together in a Times Square? Did you know that even Broadway stars deal with the fear of 'not being enough' and imposter syndrome?

55 mins
6/18/21
Mike Ruckles Preps Us for a Broadway Return

Mike Ruckles Preps Us for a Broadway Return

HE'S BACK BABY!! Is your voice ready for Broadway to return? Are you ready for 8 shows a week of Charlie Price or Prince Topher? Well if you're anything like Dan and Joe you've done basically ZERO singing for the past year.

1 h 1 min
6/11/21
We Love Maurice Jones

We Love Maurice Jones

The Professor is in! NYU's newest Shakespeare professor joins us this week. Maurice andJoe did Romeo and Juliet together back in 2013 where they bonded over margaritas and The Lord of the Rings.

1 h 3 mins
5/28/21
We love Derrick Baskin

We love Derrick Baskin

Tony Nominee Derrick Baskin showed up in NYC and had literally nowhere to stay. He did, however, have a job at TGI Friday's which is sometimes all you need. Spelling Bee, Memphis, Difficult People, Aint Too Proud, Marshall... COME ON!!

1 h 7 mins
5/21/21
We Love Ben Sands

We Love Ben Sands

JOE IS GOING TO BE A MARVEL SUPERHERO!!! Now, that is what they call "click bait". Joe isn't going to be a superhero, but it's hard not to feel that way every time the name BEN SANDS pops up on Joe's phone.

1 h 3 mins
5/14/21
We Love Ricky Rojas

We Love Ricky Rojas

If Broadway had a Most Interesting Man in the World ... it might be Moulin Rouge's Ricky Rojas. Born in Chile, raised in Australia and the UK, currently living in France because why not. He's restoring a house from the 1800s, plays and builds guitars, and rocks the greatest mustache Broadway has ever seen.

52 mins
5/7/21
We Love Telly Leung

We Love Telly Leung

We're back with PROFESSOR Telly Leung! Godspell, Aladdin, Rent, Glee, Allegiance, In Transit ... the guy has had an incredible career and he's just getting started. Telly just returned from Godspell at The University of Michigan and Dan and Joe are ready to go back to college so they can be directed by Telly.

58 mins
4/30/21
This week in the News.

This week in the News.

We got some stuff to talk about this week. First: We address the bombshell article in the Hollywood Reporter. We need to talk about Scott Rudin. It's a difficult conversation, but we tried our best. Second: There is a growing conversation over casting in Jagged Little Pill.

39 mins
4/16/21
March Madness Final - Rent vs West Side

March Madness Final - Rent vs West Side

WE GOING TO THE SHIP.. WHAT?! WE GOING TO THE SHIP.. WHAT?! Name that movie :) Dan and Joe read off the tally for the BEST MUSICAL OF ALL TIME 2021 edition. Rent vs West Side Story. The final show down.

18 mins
4/9/21
March Madness - The Final Four

March Madness - The Final Four

ITS THE FINAL FOUR FINAL COUNTDOWN!!! Nearly ONE THOUSAND people voted on social media this week…. Hamilton vs Rent in the East and Fiddler on the Roof vs West Story in the West. Tune in for the penultimate battle for the title of Best Musical of All Time ...

51 mins
4/2/21
March Madness Part Two - The Sweet Sweet 16

March Madness Part Two - The Sweet Sweet 16

WE'RE BACK with our dear friend Carson Higgins. Dan and Carson met on the National Tour of American Idiot and Carson has stepped into the octagon to argue through the greatest musicals of all time. This week we get to the FINAL FOUR!!!

1 h 8 mins
3/26/21
March Madness Musical Throw Down Spectacular Spectacular

March Madness Musical Throw Down Spectacular Spectacular

RENT vs AMERICAN IDIOT, WICKED vs HAMILTON, NEXT TO NORMAL vs SPRING AWAKENING, HAIR vs JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, OKLAHOMA vs HELLO DOLLY. This week is a March Madness Musical Theater THROWDOWN. Dan and Joe argue about the greatest musicals of time.

52 mins
3/19/21
One Year Since the Lockdown

One Year Since the Lockdown

Hey. We love you all. This week Dan and Joe a minute to reflect on the past year. From the last shows we saw (Unknown Solider and To Kill a Mockingbird), to Dan’s move across the country, to happy hour with Robyn Hurder, to complete despair and grief, you have all stuck with us during the worst year of our lives and certainly the worst in theatrical history.

18 mins
3/12/21
We Love...Eachother with Alan Seales

We Love...Eachother with Alan Seales

Dan and Joe share host duties this week with Podcast host and BPN co-founder Alan Seales of The Theater Podcast. Alan wears about as many hats as a milliner and his show is one of the OG Broadway podcasts.

1 h 14 mins
3/5/21
We Love Carrie St. Louis

We Love Carrie St. Louis

Hey old friend!! Carrie St Louis is a rockstar AND an classically trained soprano. Carris is best known for her portrayal of ‘Glinda' in the Broadway and national touring company of Wicked, for her portrayal of ‘Sherrie' in the Broadway and Las Vegas companies of Rock of Ages, and as the closing Lauren in the Tony Award winning Best Musical, Kinky Boots.

1 h 12 mins
2/26/21
We Love Michael Arden

We Love Michael Arden

As Michael Arden says this week, "There is not nation without culture." The Guys couldn't agree more. WELL here is another episode where Joe can't keep his cool. Spring Awakening and Once On This Island director Michael Arden IS HERE. Talk about a multi-hyphenate.

53 mins
2/19/21
We Love Leslie Kritzer

We Love Leslie Kritzer

Beetlejuice star Leslie Kritzer has done a few shows... Something Rotten, Elf, Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, BUT MOST importantly... She is a student of the Dan Tracy school of video production.

50 mins
2/12/21
We Love Nick Blaemire

We Love Nick Blaemire

Dogfight, Falsettos, a new EP out this week, movies, plays, musicals, Godspell... THE MAN IS NON STOP. Broadway multi-hyphenate Nick Blaemire is HERE!!! So you know that one friend you always ask for help? That one friend you constantly lean on who asks nothing in return?

1 h 11 mins
2/5/21
We Love Jessica Vosk

We Love Jessica Vosk

From Wall Street to Wicked. Broadway star Jessica Vosk has one of the craziest stories out there, showing the world that it's never too late to follow your dream. Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof, The Bridges of Madison County, and Finding Neverland to name a few.

1 h 4 mins
1/29/21
We Love Kerstin Anderson

We Love Kerstin Anderson

"No one is worse off for hard work". The week's conversation with the lovely Kerstin Anderson is chock full of pull-quotes. Joe is Kerstin Anderson's stalker. He's been following her around New York for 6 years, lurking in audiences, admiring her performance.

1 h 13 mins
1/22/21
We love Patrick Goodwin

We love Patrick Goodwin

The definition of an enzyme is "a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction." This is the closest metaphor Joe could come up with to describe role of Casting Director.

1 h 4 mins
1/15/21
We Love Caissie Levy

We Love Caissie Levy

Caissie Levy will always be Elsa to us. Caissie's son Izaiah still watches the Frozen films and points to Elsa and says, "That's you Mommy!!"... BE STILL MY HEART!! Just to be clear, we don't sleep with the Elsa doll like Caissie son (well Dan probably does).

1 h 1 min
1/8/21
We Love Brian Usifer

We Love Brian Usifer

KINKY BOOTS, FROZEN, THE BOOK OF MORMON.. Ever heard of it?!?! If it weren't for Brian Usifer, Elder Price, Elsa, and Charlie Price wouldn't know how to sing. Music director, pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer and composer Brian Usifer was the man behind the batton for Joe in FROZEN and Dan in KINKY BOOTS.

1 h 4 mins
1/1/21
We Love James Monroe Iglehart

We Love James Monroe Iglehart

THE Genie, Tony WINNER James Monroe Iglehart is here!!! Oh, man. You know him from ALADDIN, MEMPHIS, and HAMILTON, but what you need is his Sweeney, his Porgy, his Freestyle, and his deep love of comic books. We talk about it ALL this week.

54 mins
12/18/20
We Love Taylor Iman Jones

We Love Taylor Iman Jones

Have you heard of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA? Joe wants 2020 to be over for Taylor Iman Jones' sake. Broadway's newest IT girl was having the best year ever until COVID screwed everything up. HAMILTON and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA were about to happen at the same time!!

60 mins
12/11/20
We Love Jason Gotay

We Love Jason Gotay

XOXO TV STAR!! Do you have any advice for Dan? It's gonna be alright Dan... Take a deep breath and listen to Jason. Smooth singing, handsome as hell, SUPER SWEET Jason Gotay sits down with us this and YES Joe and Dan hate auditioning after this guy.

58 mins
12/4/20
We Love Courtney Reed

We Love Courtney Reed

We are so grateful that the OG Jasmine is with us this week!! Kirsten Dunst had done a million movies and Courtney Reed felt like she was behind. ALADDIN star Courtney Reed is truly a jack of all trades.

50 mins
11/20/20
JINGLE JANGLE writer Davy Nathan

JINGLE JANGLE writer Davy Nathan

The Guys are back with Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey writer Davy Nathan! We owe this interview to our good friend Shoshana Bean. Davy and Shoshana have been collaborators for years and we're so grateful she connected us with Davy. Ok...

54 mins
11/13/20
We Love Ragtime and Christiane Noll

We Love Ragtime and Christiane Noll

“A day of peace.A day of pride.A day of justice. We have been denied. Let the new day dawn, Oh, Lord, I pray... We'll never get to heaven. Till we reach that day.” If you don’t know RAGTIME, get in the car, drive three hours and listen to every word.

1 h 21 mins
10/2/20
We Love Chicago and Tyler Hanes

We Love Chicago and Tyler Hanes

Have you seen cell block tango recently?!?!? POP, SQUISH, CICERO... Let's GO CHICAGO!! Arguably the best movie musical of all time (feel free to fight us).. We love Chicago. Dan and Joe danced in the ensemble of CHICAGO in college and they were BAD.

2 h 9 mins
9/25/20
Into the Woods with Benton Whitley

Into the Woods with Benton Whitley

Hey friends, no one is alone.... I WISH .. there wasn't a pandemic. But that's not what we're talking about this week. This week we're talking about INTO THE WOODS!! We're so grateful that our friend and casting director extraordinaire, Benton Whitley is with us to talk about his favorite show, INTO THE WOODS.

1 h 15 mins
9/18/20
We Love ONCE

We Love ONCE

"And I love her so." We REALLY love the show this week. Joe's Broadway debut and favorite show ever, ONCE: THE MUSICAL. If you need a good cry you can check out the John Carney film on Amazon and iTunes. We relive Joe's glory days in the 2012 Tony Award-winning Best Musical.

1 h 11 mins
9/11/20
DAN Loves Music Man, Joe says NOPE

DAN Loves Music Man, Joe says NOPE

YE GODS Dan and Joe are FIGHTING. Dan loves THE MUSIC MAN, Joe can’t stand it. Tune in this week sports fans, we're fighting. We break down all the wonderful things in THE MUSIC MAN.

1 h 13 mins
9/3/20
We Love Hello Dolly and Will Burton

We Love Hello Dolly and Will Burton

WILL BURTON IS BACK!! Friend of the pod and all around winner, Will Burton, has returned to nerd-out with us about HELLO, DOLLY! That's Hello Comma Dolly Exclamation Point. DON'T YOU FORGET IT. In case you're wondering, HELLO, DOLLY!

1 h 22 mins
8/28/20
We Love Howard Ashman and Disney Musicals

We Love Howard Ashman and Disney Musicals

He gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul. Joe sings backup as Dan belts out "Kiss The Girl". This week we love Howard, a new documentary now on Disney+.

55 mins
8/21/20
We Love Phantom of the Opera and Jim Hogan

We Love Phantom of the Opera and Jim Hogan

This week we're chatting with stage and small screen star Jim Hogan, founding member and arranger for the viral Tiktok group t.3 (tik tok tenors), and we're nerding out over another Musical We Love.....The Phantom of the Opera.

1 h 11 mins
8/14/20
We Love Company, Matt Doyle and Another Vodka Stinger

We Love Company, Matt Doyle and Another Vodka Stinger

This week we're talking Dan's favorite musical, COMPANY, with one of Joe's best friends, Matt Doyle. Matt is currently playing the gender-swapped role of "Jamie," in the revival of COMPANY on Broadway.

1 h 18 mins
8/7/20
We Love Passing Strange, Only Love Is Real

We Love Passing Strange, Only Love Is Real

This week we start a brand new format...MUSICALS WE LOVE… We love Musicals, we miss musicals… Starting this week we’re going to explore some shows you might not know and get a closer look at the shows you love. This week… Joe’s favorite musical of all time.

56 mins
7/31/20
What A Year It's Been Finale

What A Year It's Been Finale

Max and Robyn, Robyn and Max. Max Clayton and Robyn Hurder are the best of friends, the best of people, the most hilarious and most insightful. This week we're bringing you the highlights of each interview brought together through the glorious technology of ...

38 mins
7/24/20
What a Year It's Been Part 4

What a Year It's Been Part 4

Joe is off vacationing this week, and Dan has settled into his new home in beautiful Colorado, and he's bringing you back to one of our favorites - our interview with Gavin Creel. Gavin has won a Tony Award, and an Olivier, but what we know him as the most-played singer on our car radios.

39 mins
7/10/20
What A Year It's Been Part 3

What A Year It's Been Part 3

Is everyone watching Hamilton? This was the interview that really put Guys Who Like Musicals on the map this past year... and Joe was NOWHERE to be seen. Shoshana Bean puts her heart into her voice.

40 mins
7/3/20
What a Year It's Been Part 2

What a Year It's Been Part 2

Let the celebration continue!! More highlights from year one, Hamilton is coming to Disney plus, and Guys Who Like Musicals has a new look for year 2... What does that mean? Stay tuned. We really REALLY want to hear from you. How are you? Whatcha thinkin about??

36 mins
6/26/20
What A Year It's Been Part 1

What A Year It's Been Part 1

Happy Anniversary Darling. For the next few weeks we will be recapping some of our favorite memories from the past year, as well as bringing you some things we should've paid more attention to... like the way our black colleagues deal with racism in the theater every single day.

26 mins
6/12/20
Tyrone Davis Jr. Will Never Miss A March

Tyrone Davis Jr. Will Never Miss A March

The generous Tyrone Davis Jr talks with us this week. Tyrone takes a second to talk us through his experience protesting over the weekend. He's a remarkable, lifelong activist and the last thing in the world he needed to do was talk with us.

41 mins
6/5/20
Ashley Park: Hey Old Friend, Here's To Us

Ashley Park: Hey Old Friend, Here's To Us

Mean Girls, Sunday in the Park with George, The King and I...We met at 18, and now one of us is a TV star, a Tony Nominee, and has Tina Fey's cell phone number. ASHLEY PARK IS HERE!! We love this girl and we're so grateful she took an afternoon to talk to us.

1 h 13 mins
5/29/20
Izzy McCalla: There is Room For All of Us

Izzy McCalla: There is Room For All of Us

She's Jasmine, she's Alyssa, she's the dance captain of the 2012 University of Michigan production of Chicago where Dan and Joe wore mesh shirts and pretended they were Fosse dancers. LOOK IT UP. Actually ... please don't.

1 h 1 min
5/22/20
"House lights to half" Stage Manager, Matt Lutz (FROZEN)

"House lights to half" Stage Manager, Matt Lutz (FROZEN)

This is horrible timing, but we just found out this afternoon that Frozen will no longer be a Broadway show. We talked to Matt last week before we knew any of this and had a wonderful conversation about life as a stage manager.

1 h 1 min
5/15/20
Caitlin Houlahan, Working Your Quirks

Caitlin Houlahan, Working Your Quirks

Girl From The North Country and Waitress star Caitlin Houlahan is with us this week!! This was such a fun conversation. Dan and Caitlin worked together at Waitress for over a year. Caitlin graduated from the prestigious Baldwin Wallace University and quickly took NYC by storm.

1 h 14 mins
5/5/20
Andrew Kober is Blue Collar Broadway

Andrew Kober is Blue Collar Broadway

Hows this for a resume? Sunday in the Park with George, Beautiful, She Loves Me, Les Mis, School of Rock, and a little tribal musical called Hair. Andrew Kober has carved a career for himself in shows every theater kid would kill for.

1 h 13 mins
5/1/20
Ben Thompson, "Wait, No Callback?"

Ben Thompson, "Wait, No Callback?"

HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN IDIOT!!! Because we're a super topical news podcast we thought we'd bring you an interview with one of the OG cast members of American Idiot, Ben Thompson. OBVIOUSLY we asked him months ago and this week worked out...

1 h 13 mins
4/24/20
A Drink With Robyn Hurder

A Drink With Robyn Hurder

This week we're having happy hour Moulin Rouge star ROBYN HURDER!! Joe and Robyn worked on the developmental workshop and Boston productions of Moulin Rouge. Robyn has been seen on Broadway in Chicago, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Grease, and The Wedding Singer...

1 h 11 mins
4/17/20
Corey Cott Explains The Plot of Bandstand

Corey Cott Explains The Plot of Bandstand

COREY COTT IS HERE AND IT'S BANDSTAND WEEK!!! If you haven't already heard.. the Bandstand film will stream on Playbill.com all weekend. Check it out! A portion of the proceeds are being donated to The Actor's Fund. A little light in the darkness or all of us.

1 h 10 mins
4/10/20
Rachel Sussman is a RAD Woman

Rachel Sussman is a RAD Woman

We are so excited to have our first Producer on Guys Who Like Musicals. Joe met Rachel working on The Woodsman at New World Stages back in 2015. (If you can't tell by how many times Joe geeks out about it over the course of this hour).

1 h 1 min
4/3/20
Alex Boniello Is Telling You to Take Voice Lessons

Alex Boniello Is Telling You to Take Voice Lessons

Rockstar Alex Boniello talks with us on the BEST SOUNDING PODCAST YET!! The Dear Evan Hansen star joins us via Zoom with his badass microphone from his home recording studio so, FEAR NOT, the tech on this week's episode is 100.

1 h 6 mins
3/27/20
Ryann Redmond and Broadway is Cancelled

Ryann Redmond and Broadway is Cancelled

THIS WEEK OLAF IS HERE!! Yes, Broadway is cancelled, BUT Ryann Redmond is here and it's the perfect musical theater escape from the corona virus. Ryann is one of the voices of our generation. She is hilarious, smart, and belts for the heavens.

1 h 1 min
3/13/20
Donald Webber Jr. knew Broadway was Calling

Donald Webber Jr. knew Broadway was Calling

Always pick up a 212 area code because it’s always Broadway calling. In Donald Webber Jr’s case it was Jersey Boys. Dan sits down with Hamilton and Gun and Powder star Donald Webber Jr! Dan flies solo again this week in the final weeks of the run of Gun and Powder in DC.

1 h 1 min
3/6/20
Emmy Raver-Lampman Only in Flops Until...

Emmy Raver-Lampman Only in Flops Until...

"Time is the only thing we don't get more of." BOOM PUT IT ON A SHIRT. We are so thrilled this week that Emmy Raver-Lampman was willing to sit down with Dan while in the middle of Gun and Powder performances in DC.

1 h 21 mins
2/28/20
Bobby Creighton and Kevin Del Aguila are Multi-Hyphenates

Bobby Creighton and Kevin Del Aguila are Multi-Hyphenates

Broadway Dads Bobby Creighton and Kevin Del Aguila sit down with Joe for a post show bourbon. Bobby and Kevin shared a dressing room with Joe for the past year at Frozen and are two of the most inspiring guys you'll ever meet.

1 h 15 mins
2/21/20
SEXY KRISTOFF NOAH RICKETTS

SEXY KRISTOFF NOAH RICKETTS

Noah Ricketts once got apprehended at a Russian airport in the name of musical theater. TRUE STORY. Frozen's smooth singing Kristoff is with us this week!! Joe has three more days with the good people at Frozen on Broadway and Dan heads into the final stretch of the SOLD OUT run of Gun and Powder in DC.

52 mins
2/14/20
Patti FREAKING Murin

Patti FREAKING Murin

ANA IS HERE!!! Joe sits down with Broadway's goofiest Princess to talk about The Bachelor, Nerds The Musical, wine, and all things Frozen. This one was REALLY cool as it was our first truly backstage interview bringing backstage at the St.

57 mins
2/7/20
Kate Lumpkin Challenges the System

Kate Lumpkin Challenges the System

We're All At the Same Table. STOP SAYING "THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE". This is one for the quote board. Kate Lumpkin is FULL of amazing one-liners, life advice, and helpful tips to stop you from going crazy.

53 mins
2/2/20
Reed Campbell Turns The Mics on Joe and Dan

Reed Campbell Turns The Mics on Joe and Dan

Well.. if you ever wanted to go drinking with Dan and Joe, this is about as close as it gets. Our dear friend Reed Campbell is here to ask US questions.

1 h 38 mins
1/31/20
Ross Baum and Angelica Cheri Talk Gun And Powder!!

Ross Baum and Angelica Cheri Talk Gun And Powder!!

Gun and Powder COMING AT YOU! This week we are so excited to talk to the two people who gave Dan a job when no-one else would.. just kidding. BUT, seriously, Angelica Cheri and Ross Baum the writers of Gun and Powder are here!! Angelica calls Ross "The Jewish John Legend".

59 mins
1/24/20
Bryan Langlitz: Actor Whisperer

Bryan Langlitz: Actor Whisperer

THIS WEEK!! An actor therapy session with our friend Bryan Langlitz. Bryan was a senior at Michigan when Joe was a freshman Bryan is a full fledged WORKING actor. He made his Broadway debut in Memphis and recently relocated to LA to pursue more of a path in TV and Film.

1 h 7 mins
1/17/20
But Max Clayton Was Seeing Celine Dion

But Max Clayton Was Seeing Celine Dion

Max was in Vegas seeing Celine Dion when Broadway called. The hilarious, handsome, crazy talented, huge hearted, huge appetited MAX CLAYTON IS HERE!! His biggest advice? Don't be an asshole. This is another one of our favorite conversations.

55 mins
1/10/20
GAVIN CREEL GAVIN CREEL GAVIN CREEL!!

GAVIN CREEL GAVIN CREEL GAVIN CREEL!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM US TO YOU!!! THE LEGEND IS HERE!! We can't believe that Tony Award and Olivier WINNER Gavin Creel agreed to sit down with us. He is one of the biggest stars on Broadway and, for some reason, he agreed to spend an hour with us.

1 h 17 mins
12/20/19
John Riddle in "Hans on Hans"

John Riddle in "Hans on Hans"

THE OG HANS IS HERE!! We bring you... Hans on Hans. We make a lot of promises that we don't keep at GWLM, but we came through on this one. YES!! We were so excited to have Broadway's Raoul in the house.

59 mins
12/13/19
Stephanie Styles is a FAN FIRST

Stephanie Styles is a FAN FIRST

Kiss Me Kate and Newsies star Stephanie Styles is HANGING WITH US!! We spend a solid chunk nerding about Jagged Little Pill that opens TONIGHT!! Our friend Steph has blown up the past few years. She's a Disney superfan who made her professional debut in the First National Tour of Newsies!

1 h 14 mins
12/6/19
Colton Ryan from Broadway to TV before 24

Colton Ryan from Broadway to TV before 24

Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners!! Guys Who Like Musicals is still sponsored by NO ONE!! Colton Ryan is HERE. From making his Broadway debut in Dear Evan Hansen, to his new tv show, Little Voice, Colton has hit almost every major mark in the entertainment industry...

1 h 17 mins
11/29/19
WRONG MAN, HAMILTON, Ryan Vasquez!!

WRONG MAN, HAMILTON, Ryan Vasquez!!

OUR FRIEND RYAN VASQUEZ IS HERE! The Man In Black (and Duran alternate) of The Wrong Man is here. We went to college with Ryan and he has BLOWN UP in the past few years. The people you go on spring break with could end up SUPER FAMOUS.

1 h 2 mins
11/22/19
Aisha Jackson Leads With Love and Light

Aisha Jackson Leads With Love and Light

"Your gifts will make space for you." Joe loves a quote and Aisha Jackson is FULL of them. Ok. So Dan is in Waitress, Joe is Frozen, Aisha has done both. So we obviously had to call her! We pose the tough questions like ...

59 mins
11/15/19
Mike Ruckles Fixes Your Dead Eyes

Mike Ruckles Fixes Your Dead Eyes

DON'T PAINT WITH A SMALL PALETTE!! Wanna learn how to sing? ALL you have to do is subscribe to Guys Who Like Musicals and listen in. Not really. Singing takes a ton of work, but, Mike Ruckles can help. Also - It's Dan's BIRTHDAY AND JOE ALMOST FORGOT.

1 h 9 mins
11/8/19
Ellyn Marie Marsh is a GHLM Superfan?!

Ellyn Marie Marsh is a GHLM Superfan?!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! This week we are talking with Broadway favorite and Guys Who Like Musicals SUPERFAN ELLYN MARSH!! Dan and Joe have had WAY too much candy. We recorded the intro LIVE from Joe's apartment where Alex and Joe had just made dinner for Dan and Julie.

60 mins
11/1/19
SLAVE PLAY'S Paul Nolan on Listening

SLAVE PLAY'S Paul Nolan on Listening

Paul Alexander Nolan's resume would make any musical theater geek swoon. Tony in West Side, Jesus in Superstar, Guy in Once. He has run the gamut of some of the great musical theater leading roles of all time. This season on Broadway he takes on his biggest challenge yet; Jim in Jermey O.

1 min
10/25/19
THE BOYS ARE BACK!! WITH ANNE L NATHAN!

THE BOYS ARE BACK!! WITH ANNE L NATHAN!

SEASON 2!! WE ARE BACK! Joe got fired, Dan is not a doctor, but he plays one on Broadway, shows are opening, Fosse/Verdon won Emmys. We are talking with Anne L Nathan (22:00) this week. She has been in every musical you've ever seen.

1 h 15 mins
10/18/19
Alex Brightman and Jenny Ravitz Applaud Each Other

Alex Brightman and Jenny Ravitz Applaud Each Other

END OF SEASON ONE!! This week is our last episode for a couple weeks as we get some more interviews from people we love. We’re so excited to talk with the casting genius behind Chicago Fire/Med/ PD and her husband Beetlejuice.

1 h 13 mins
9/6/19
Erich Bergen Wasn't Right For Bob Gaudio, Clint Eastwood Disagreed

Erich Bergen Wasn't Right For Bob Gaudio, Clint Eastwood Disagreed

This week we're talking to 'Madam Secretary' star and Waitress alum Erich Bergen!! (00:26:00) Erich just finished up his second run as Dr. Pommatter in Waitress on Broadway before filming the 6th season of Madam Secretary.

1 h 28 mins
8/30/19
WE LOVE YOUR QUESTIONS!

WE LOVE YOUR QUESTIONS!

Thank you so much for your questions!! We’re still figuring out what will be in your care package. Joe is in love with Reeve Carney and SHOWMANCE the podcast with Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz. Dan loves non-equity tours and naked pictures of himself.

39 mins
8/23/19
 NEIL HASKELL is HAMILTON's newest King George

NEIL HASKELL is HAMILTON's newest King George

Have you heard of a show called Hamilton? This is a podcast about Hamilton. NEIL HASKELL IS HERE! And he is THE WORST. Just kidding we love him. The Phillip Tour's King George joins Dan and Joe this week to talk about all things Hamilton, the life of a swing, and growing up in Buffalo New York doing backflips so he didn't get beat up.

1 h 6 mins
8/16/19
Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) Cries TWICE.

Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) Cries TWICE.

Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy are talking about MUSICALS!!! Shoshana Bean joins us to talk about musical theater education, doing a million artistic things, from Waitress to Wicked, to singing back up for Michael Jackson?!

1 h 7 mins
8/9/19
We Owe Everything to Hal Prince, Joe Is a Noodle, and Dan is On TV

We Owe Everything to Hal Prince, Joe Is a Noodle, and Dan is On TV

This week Dan Tracy and Joe Carroll break down the remarkable career of Hal Prince. Where do you even start? From Pajama Game to West Side Story to Cabaret... the man leaves behind the greatest musical theater legacy of all time. Dan missed Joe so much.

29 mins
8/2/19
Veteran Agent Charles Bodner

Veteran Agent Charles Bodner

This week Joe is on vacation so Dan has the reigns, but not before we got his thoughts on the CATS Trailer...yikes. We also take a peak at the LITTLE SHOP OF HORROR's casting, and Dan is dead over Cynthia Erivo.

46 mins
7/26/19
RJ Brown (13 Reason’s Why) Gushes About Gavin Creel, Fairview, and We Hate Twitter

RJ Brown (13 Reason’s Why) Gushes About Gavin Creel, Fairview, and We Hate Twitter

RJ Brown (13 Reason's Why, The Carrie Diaries, Girls) stops by to talk about going from growing up as a song and dance man in Norfolk Virginia, to being a TV heart throb... well he doesn't say that, Joe says that... BUT!! We're so thrilled he's here.

1 h 11 mins
7/12/19
Joe is Mad About The Prom, Dan Is Back From Italy and He Lost 15 Instagram Followers

Joe is Mad About The Prom, Dan Is Back From Italy and He Lost 15 Instagram Followers

This week Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy rekindle their love as Dan returns from his Italian adventure. We break down the news, Joe's thoughts on The Prom movie casting, Ali Luff in Waitress, A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons all while Dan's Super tries to fix the sink in his bathroom.

24 mins
7/4/19
Gina Rattan Can't Hang Out... She Has Play Practice.

Gina Rattan Can't Hang Out... She Has Play Practice.

This week Cynthia Erivo sings Whitney Houston and we interview director Gina Rattan!! Gina has been the associate director on such shows as Angels in America, Cinderella, and Billy Elliot on Broadway.

1 h 3 mins
6/29/19
Celebrating Will Burton

Celebrating Will Burton

This week Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy sit down with Kiss Me Kate stand-out and award winning Home Brewer Will Burton!! He's hilarious and insightful and has one of the best stories about getting the call from Broadway I've ever heard. Hint?

55 mins
6/28/19
THE TONY AWARDS and Alex Finke

THE TONY AWARDS and Alex Finke

WELCOME TO EPISODE 1. Dan Tracy and Joe Carroll are guys who like musicals. So we started a podcast called... Guys Who Like Musicals!! How original. A slightly hilarious, long form conversation about Broadway news, interviews with your favorite Broadway stars, creators, and people behind the scenes.

56 mins
6/15/19

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