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Is Heathers The Musical Worth the Hype? Full Review & Interview with Heathers' star, Elizabeth Teeter
11 Jul 2025
00:33:10
Hi Broadway Besties - Guess what!! I finally saw Heathers at New World Stages and have SO much to report! In this episode, we are doing a full review of Heathers, including thoughts on the all-star casting, changes from the previous off-Broadway version, new songs, and so much more. ALSO - we sit down with the incredible Elizabeth Teeter, who plays Heather McNamera, to chat about joining the cast of Heathers, tell us some fun behind-the-scenes stories, and, of course, play FTM games!
Rating Broadway Shows Halfway Through 2025: Maybe Happy Ending, Boop, Death Becomes Her, & More!
08 Jul 2025
00:50:22
We're halfway through 2025, so let's rate every show Lindsey has seen this year from Broadway and Off-Broadway, including some favorites (and not so favorites) BOOP, Maybe Happy Ending, Smash, Death Becomes Her, Operation Mincemeat, and so many more!
Hi Broadway Besties! I recommend watching this episode on YouTube (@fromthemezzaninebroadway) or Spotify. Live reaction to Tony Award Nominations with Broadway Bestie Bryn!!!! WOW, we have been waiting for this, and we are SO excited to finally have the Tony Noms for 2025!
Lea Michele/Funny Girl is not a FLOP | SPAMalot Casting | Book of Mormon Broadway
15 Aug 2023
00:29:45
After years of singing along to "I Believe," I finally saw Book of Mormon so let's discuss this WILD show! In Broadway news, we celebrate the beginning of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Funny Girl recouping their investment, and the SPAMalot casting news!
Ariana/Ethan Showmance | The Notebook Musical | Back to the Future Reviews | SPAMalot Returns
08 Aug 2023
00:32:50
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! Lindsey gives an update on the real-life romance in OZ between Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater. We discuss the incredibly exciting news about The Notebook musical coming to Broadway! Then, we do a quick run-through of the Back to the Future reviews following its opening. Lastly, the cherry on top of the Broadway news is SPAMalot's rapid arrival on Broadway.
Ep51. Once Upon a One More Time & Gutenberg, The Musical
27 Jun 2023
00:44:06
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived!
In this episode, we recap my experience at MJ the Musical (which I surprisingly LOVED!!) and then we head into Broadway News featuring the return of Andrew Ranells and Josh Gad in Gutenberg the Musical! Next, we dive into the tragic reviews (and moreso my personal feelings) for Once Upon a One More Time, the Britney X Storybook character musical that just opened on Broadway.
Review & Share this episode with your theatre-loving friends, but most importantly - Happy Listening!!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! Let's recap the Tony Awards: my experience "at" the Tonys, the Broadway-celebrities I saw with my own two eyes, and all the thoughts on the big winners!
Enjoy & share with you musical theatre loving friends!!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! Lets recap the new Broadway shows I've seen on this trip to NYC, including New York, New York, Sweeney Todd, and Moulin Rouge!
IS BROADWAY BROKEN?! On-Stage Mishaps, New Musicals in Development, & Latest Nominations
29 Apr 2025
00:41:05
Something wild is going on on Broadway and we're....not mad about it?! Join Lindsey for this week's surprising Broadway news and latest reviews!
🌟 Major Broadway Mishaps: Maybe Happy Ending and Sunset Boulevard 🏆 Outer Critics Circle Nominations 🎭 10 Things I Hate About You Musical in Production
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! We dive into all the happenings of our recent cruise what we LOVED and...didn't love. Next, we break down the Broadway News of the week - Sweeney Todd National Tour. Our Story from the Stage is all about the brand-new, Live Action Little Mermaid. Spoiler Alert - I'M OBSSESSED!
Let me know how you enjoyed the episode by leaving a review!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! This week, we are breaking down the brand new musical trailer for The Color Purple and show our excitement for Myles Frost joining MJ on the West End!
For our Story From the Stage, Alex and I are ranking our favorite Disney Movie Musicals! Enjoy!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! We talk about the amazing Ham4Ham surprises, the update on the Tony Awards, and New York, New York is hitting the road on a national tour! For our Story from the Stage, we are talking all things PARADE - the 1998 version. Don't get it twisted. Enjoy!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! I HAVE BIG NEWS, HUGE!!! Listen to find out what the future holds for FTM! Then we cover news stories relating to the TONY's vs. Writer's Strike. Lindsey gets on her soap box to rant about Bad Cinderella closing. ENJOY!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! Alex joins me for this episode and we recap the nostalgia trip of the Ham4Ham/Sweeney Todd crossover! Then in anticipation of the biggest night in Broadway, we place our predictions for the 2023 Tony Awards! Thank you for listening to FTM!
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! This week in Broadway News, we talk leaked Wicked Movie Videos and Waitress coming to the silver screen (finally).
THANK YOU for listening to FTM! Please leave a review if you enjoyed it and share it with your theatre-loving friends.
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! It's the end of an era on Broadway with the closing of Phantom of the Opera, but not all hope is lost as Andrew Lloyd Webber eludes to a comeback. JoJo has arrived at the Moulin Rouge as Satine along with Derek Klena back as Christian. The Tony Awards host has been announced: Ariana DeBose is back for another year! She did the thing!
THANK YOU for listening to FTM! Please leave a review if you enjoyed it and share it with your theatre-loving friends.
Story from the Stage: Broadway This or That/Would You Rather
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! It's time to talk MOULIN ROUGE NATIONAL TOUR!!! And the new season of Schmigadoon Season 2, "Schmicago," Broadway Grosses, and a big celebration over at Wicked! We draw the curtain on our Story from the Stage, Hadestown!
THANK YOU for listening to FTM! Please leave a review if you enjoyed it and share it with your theatre-loving friends.
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! First, we gush about the Aaron Tveit X Jamie Moscato Instagram Live. Then announce the latest news with Back to the Future coming to Broadway and a new Brokeback Mountain Play on the West End. Our Story from the Stage is all about WAITRESS the musical! THANK YOU for listening to FTM! Please leave a review if you enjoyed it and share it with your theatre-loving friends. Broadway Grosses
BROADWAY IS BACK: Leslie rejoins Hamilton | Dead Outlaw & Floyd Collins Reviews
22 Apr 2025
01:00:28
You are overdue for your weekly Broadway yap sesh!!!! Broadway Bestie Bryn joins Lindsey Stone to review the latest Broadway shows they've seen: Dead Outlaw, Floyd Collins (starring Jeremy Jordan), and Just in Time (starring Jonathan Groff).
Broadway News: 🌟 Leslie Odom Jr. (the original Aaron Burr) rejoins the cast of Hamilton 👯♀️ Ginger Twinsies (the Parent Trap parody) heads to Off-Broadway 🍊 AnnaSophia Robb and Isa Briones join the cast of All-Nighter
Musical Theatre & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! We recap the reviews from Parade's opening night and Bad Cinderella, and dish on our excitement for the upcoming SMASH musical headed to Broadway! Then we head in to our Story from the Stage covering Legally Blonde, The Musical.
Musical & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! We pick up right where we left off last week for our recap of our New York City trip! In this episode, we talk about our amazing experience at Moulin Rouge that almost didn't happen and then dish on the incredible Museum of Broadway! We are obsessed!
Musical & Broadway lovers, your new From the Mezzanine episode has arrived! Alex and Lindsey just returned after a weekend in New York City and have so much to tell you about our trip! We saw Ben Platt in Parade and even made it to the Sweeney Todd stage door and saw Gaten Matarazoo, Jordan Fisher, Annaleigh Ashford, and Josh Groban. Join us as we recant our stories from Broadway!
Hey Musical Theatre & Broadway fans! Alex and I are headed to NYC, so this week From the Mezzanine is bringing you a FUN story from the stage where we are Dream casting our favorite TV Show Characters into our favorite musical! Alex dream casts Stranger Things into Heathers and Lindsey does Office Characters into Hamilton. Before that though, we cover some Broadway breaking news such as Funny Girl has announced their closing and the new Mean Girls Movie Musical Casting! This is a wild ride so enjoy!
Hi FTM Listeners! The Broadway News this week was POPPING! There were a million things to cover. We started with the protests at the first preview of Parade, then we talk about the most viral moment of 2023 - Ariana De Bose BAFTA performance! We got some new that is So! Exciting! JoJo will be replacing Ashley Loren as Satine in Moulin Rouge. Lastly, the Jonas Brothers are headed to Broadway for a concert series! https://tinyurl.com/2p9h9aub
Our Story From the Stage is all about the EPIC FLOP of a musical, Diana: The Musical which - guess what - I didn't hate!! Listen to find out all about the wild rollercoaster this show took to get to Broadway and then their rapid depart.
Hi FTM Listeners! In this episode we break down the response from the first preview of Bad Cinderella. Our Story from the Stage is so FETCH! We are talking about Mean Girls, the musical!
Hi FTM Listeners! You will find the #TimesUpTonyAwards Petition at the top of the above links. In Broadway news, we talk about LaLa Land coming to Broadway and Into The Woods taking home the Grammy for Musical Theatre Album. Our Story from the Stage is about Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street!
Welcome to this episode of From the Mezzanine where we recap Lindsey's first Broadway show of 2023, Pretty Woman with Adam Pascal, and talk about the premiere dates for the Wicked Movie, all the Sunset Boulevard hype, and the Thelma and Louise show that is headed to Broadway featuring Amanda Seyfried. Then, we break down EVERYTHING you need to know about the development of the cultural reset that was SMASH, the musical TV drama,
Welcome to another episode of From The Mezzanine, a Broadway podcast, featuring our good friend, Alex! We are excited to have her back as we cover this week's news, including our favorite Broadway man's return to Moulin Rouge, Aaron Tveit (!!!) We also discuss Funny Girl's "big announcement" and the new queen at Chicago, Jinx Monsoon.
For our Story from the Stage, we have a little bit of fun and dreamcast Wicked and Les Mis. There were LOTS of laughs and LOTS of excellent castings- if we do say so ourselves. Please enjoy and find us on social media at the links above.
@cararosedipietro - I deff pronounced her name wrong! Sorry, Cara!!
Broadway Review MEGAMIX (smash, boop, last 5 years, & take the lead) & Miscast25 Red Carpet
15 Apr 2025
00:59:52
BUCKLE UP BROADWAY BESTIES!!!! We have sooo much to cover: Lindsey is bringing you with her to the Miscast Red Carpet where she interviews our FAVES: Cole Escola, Tom Francis, Jordan Tyson, & more! In Broadway Reviews, Lindsey recently saw Boop, Smash, The Last 5 Years, and Take the Lead!
Broadway News:
🚢 Titanique Announces Closing
🌱 Milo Manheim and Liz Gillies extend run at Little Shop of Horrors
🕸️ JLO is starring in new movie musical, Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Welcome to From the mezzanine, where we talk about theatre news and stories from the stage! This week we cover Patrick Page leaving Hadestown, an unfortunate incident at Death of a Salesman including an unruly audience member, and Alex Brightman is out of Beetlejuice due to a concussion right before its closing. Then we dive into the stories behind the rise of a modern Broadway classic and the ultimate fan favorite - Hamilton!
Join FTM for a year in review of all shows Lindsey saw in 2022 including Moulin Rouge, Hadestown, Paradise Square, Six, and many more. Happy Holidays and thank you for listening to From The Mezzanine.
The Holiday themed episodes continue this week when we dive into a classic holiday musical, White Christmas. Not before we dish the latest Broadway news of the week including the new Sweeney Todd casting announcement, Ain't No Mo's closing extension, and Some Like It Hot's opening night stars and reviews! I also fangirl about recently seeing SIX the musical! Enjoy & Happy Holidays!
In this episode of FTM, we fangirl and dissect the new Mean Girls movie musical casting and dig deeper into the closings of Aint No Mo and KPOP. Then in keeping with our Holiday theme, our story from the stage is about Annie, the musical. Do you think this is a Christmas movie?? Let me know your thoughts on social media. Click the links above to find my pages!
AARON TVEIT IS COMING BACK TO THE MOULIN ROUGE PEOPLE!!!! Our second story covers the situation unfolding at KPOP the musical after Jesse Green with the New York Times critic. Lastly, we discuss Phantom of The Opera's 2-month extension of their final run. Our Story from the Stage is about the holiday classic, Elf, the musical!
In this episode, we discuss the engagement of Ben Platt and Noah Galvin!!! Next, we recap the Broadway performances at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, including Funny Girl, Some Like it Hot, A Beautiful Noise, and Lion King.
In this episode, we discuss the NEW CAST ALBUM (!!!) from Funny Girl featuring Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh. We run through the reviews for '& Juliet's opening night. Lastly, former Mean Girl, Renee Rapp released her new album, Everything to Everyone. Our Story From The Stage is all about Broadway's impact on the "longest running show on Broadway," The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
In this episode of From the Mezzanine, we break down the trailer for Idina Menzel's new documentary (!!!), Which Way To The Stage. We learn all about the new SIX Queens that will be hitting the stage following the OG's departure. We also talk about the NEW Museum of Broadway opening this week! Our Story From The Stage is all about the Disney Channel Original Movie that shaped a generation, High School Musical!
Broadway Drama: Outsiders Fans, John Krasinski Off-Bway, Wicked Reunion
08 Apr 2025
00:45:15
IT'S TIME TO CHAT! There has been A LOT happening in the Broadway stratosphere and we are covering it all on From the Mezzanine. First Lindsey catches you up on her latest Off-Broadway adventure, seeing All Nighter at MCC Theatre. Next, it's time to address the drama in The Outsiders fanbase.
Broadway News:
🎭 Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited to sing For Good at Redwood 💖 John Krasinksi is returning to Off-Broadway in Angry Alan 🌟 The Lucille Lortel nominations have been announced!
In this episode of From the Mezzanine, we break the tragic news that our Six original Queens are leaving the show we all love so dearly. Next week we will talk about the ladies taking their place. Then, we take a slight turn and discuss another paragon of Broadway, Patrick Page, who will be leaving Hadestown. Tom Hewitt will be taking his place. Our Story From The Stage - GREASE is the word! We will learn how this 'little show that could' turned into the longest-running broadway show of its time.
We are gushing about our Broadway Favorites in this episode of From The Mezzanine! Alex joins in as we talk favorite shows, characters, actors, belts, and ballads. Not before we cover a few news updates, such as a new concept album dropping this week featuring Jeremy Jordan, Santino Fontana, Erika Henningsen, and more, "The Violet Hour"! Then, we update y'all on the new show coming in Spring 2023 with writing from Lin Manuel Miranda, "New York, New York".
In this episode of From the Mezzanine, we cover the latest Broadway news including the drama behind the scenes at '1776' and the musicals and plays that are heading to Broadway.
To finish out our month of Halloween-themed episodes, we end with a bang - The Rocky Horror Show!
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