Category Archives: musica theatre

Silver Linings Playback 235 – Rent (ft. Shawn M. Smith)

Chris Columbus, Featured, Jonathan Larson, musica theatre, musicals, Podcasts, Rent, Silver Linings Playback, Taye Diggs

AUDIO VERSION:

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For November, they are watching maligned musicals.

This week, Joel and Andy are joined by Rent superfan Shawn M. Smith to discuss the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical that was inexplicably directed by the guy who did Home Alone and two Harry Potter movies.

  • Rent (2005)
  • Directed by: Chris Columbus
  • Written by: Jonathan Larson (book), Stephen Chbosky (screenplay by)
  • Starring: Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Tracie Thoms, Taye Diggs

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Silver Linings Playback 234 – Pennies From Heaven

Bernadette Peters, Featured, musica theatre, musicals, Podcasts, Silver Linings Playback, Steve Martin

AUDIO VERSION:

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For November, they are watching maligned musicals.

This week, Joel and Andy discuss the odd and incredibly dark Steve Martin musical Pennies From Heaven, which they both found utterly delightful.

  • Pennies From Heaven (1981)
  • Directed by: Herbert Ross
  • Written by: Dennis Potter
  • Starring: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Vernel Bagneris, John McMartin, Christopher Walken

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

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Hobo Radio Interview – Imperfect directors Regan Linton and Brian Malone

Audio Interviews, Celebrity Interviews, Chicago, Featured, Hobo Radio, musica theatre, Podcasts

With the Oscars right around the corner and CODA nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, it’s the perfect time to think about representation and inclusion in Hollywood.

That’s why we’re excited to bring you our recent conversation with Regan Linton and Brian Malone about their documentary Imperfect. The film follows the Phamaly Theatre Company, which is comprised of actors with all nature of disabilities – including spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy, autism, low vision/blind, and multiple sclerosis – as they rehearse and perform the musical Chicago.

This week’s music:

  • Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
  • Interstitial – “Vishnu Meets Funk” and “Ancient Ritual” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar
  • End – “Roxie” by Emily Robinson

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