Broadway Breakdown Podcast
1) Deep Dive: THE GLASS MENAGERIE w/ Amy Jo Jackson
Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie is one of the most produced and most analyzed plays in the American canon…and now it’s our turn! Matt and guest Amy Jo Jackson explore the play’s autobiographi...Show More
2) Deep Dive: THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? w/ Robert W. Schneider
Edward Albee’s final play to open on Broadway remains one of the most controversial: The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? In this Deep Dive, Matt and guest Robert W. Schneider unpack its infamous premise and e...Show More
3) Deep Dive: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Part 2) w/ Natalie Walker
Our Deep Dive of Great Comet comes to its conclusion. Actor/singer/diva/Great Comet superfan Natalie Walker remains to dig into the show’s electrifying soundscape, its roots in War and Peace, and how ...Show More
4) Matt Reviews: The Queen of Versailles (both of ‘em), Ragtime & A Conversation with Teale Dvornik
Episode SummaryMatt dives into two major musical events: Broadway’s divisive, new bio-musical The Queen of Versailles and its two different leading ladies, as well as the long-awaited revival of Ragti...Show More
5) Matt Reviews: WICKED: FOR GOOD w/ Andrew Chappelle
Matt Reviews: Wicked: For Good with Andrew ChappelleMatt is joined by Broadway actor and podcast host Andrew Chappelle for a theater-nerdy breakdown of the hotly anticipated Wicked: For Good. Together...Show More
6) Matt Reviews: Oedipus, The Baker’s Wife, Prince F*ggot & Two Strangers Carry A Cake…
Episode SummaryIn this bonus review episode, Matt tackles four very different productions—Oedipus, The Baker’s Wife, Prince F*ggot, and Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York. From classics, reviv...Show More
7) Deep Dive: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Part 1)
Matt and guest Natalie Walker (The Big Gay Jamboree, Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse) blast off into the glittering, vodka-drenched universe of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812—Dave Malloy and R...Show More
8) Matt Reviews: Punch, Waiting for Godot, ART, Bat Boy & More
Matt returns with a packed roundup of New York’s latest plays and musicals — from existential despair to gay country catharsis. In this marathon of opinions, he weighs in on everything from Keanu Reev...Show More
9) Matt Reviews: KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN (2025) w/ Ali Gordon
Cinema in the Cell BlockIn this episode, Matt and returning Pod Mother Ali Gordon dive into the latest movie musical: Kiss of the Spider Woman. Adapted from the Tony-winning musical, Spiderwoman follo...Show More
10) Deep Dive: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Part 2) w/ Preston Max Allen
Deep Dive: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Part 2)The Gospel of Glam RockIn Part 2 of this Deep Dive, Matt continues to unpack the gender-bending punk musical confessional that is Hedwig and the Angry Inch...Show More