Clare and Ellen discuss Dicks: The Musical with friend, repeat guest, and supporter of the show Tim! The experience of Dicks is best described by star Nathan Lane: "It is a deeply silly, satirical, absurdist, R-rated, queer musical based on The Parent Trap...It's not for everybody. It's for the gay and the open-minded. It's for the demented and depraved." Show Notes: Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp discussing Dicks with Seth Meyers, October 2023 Glen Weldon's review on NPR, October 2023 Link to Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness
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Celebrating Clare!
For her 40th Birthday friends and family from all around shared some beautiful thoughts for and about our wonderful Clare. Enjoy...and HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLARE!
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1776
Ahead of the July 4 holiday Clare and Ellen discuss the 1972 musical 1776. Listen in as they discuss the room where it happened. Show notes: Presenting the Facts: 1776, a Harvard University Declaration Resources Project webpage from 2017 Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents, a timeline from the Library of Congress
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The Pajama Game
Get comfy and listen to Clare and Ellen discuss the 1957 classic The Pajama Game. This was a first-time watch all around so tune in to hear the takeaways. Show notes: Hollywood is Hiding Its Musicals, The Ringer, Dec 15, 2023
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Tick, Tick...Boom!
In this episode of Sing It, Sister! (which is definitely NOT one of the shortest) Clare and Ellen discuss the movie about a play about a play, 2021's Tick, Tick...Boom! Show notes: Pete Holmes' bit: Your Brain is an Asshole on YouTube No Day But Today: The Story of Rent, documentary on YouTube An Exhaustive List of Every Broadway Cameo in Tick, Tick..Boom! Slate article, November 19, 2021
This podcast is hosted and created by Clare Brooks and Ellen Brooks. We chat about movie musicals: favorite songs, favorite characters, fun facts, occasionally some historical or social commentary. Generally we just amuse ourselves and hope to amuse those listening.