I Need You To Like Musicals
Chris Kerrigan
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Hairspray & Bye Bye Birdie: Timeless to Me
There's a pod just ripe for some listenin'! If you're a sadistic fan who likes it when I yell about bad musicals, this will disappoint you. All positive energy, baby!
Next to Normal & Jagged Little Pill: Father Mother Sister Brother
Chris is finally on the cutting edge of something as he covers the brand new PBS "pro cut" of Next to Normal and then contrasts it with a fresh piece of karaoke hell called Jagged Little Pill.
Bat Boy & Reefer Madness: Los Angeles Y2Ks Itself
Naughty fun at the turn of the century.
The Wiz (w/special guest: Kyrsten Williams)
The great Kyrsten Williams (from Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Shrinking, host of Black Facts 101) stops by to add some much needed diversity, equity, and inclusion to INYTLM. We discuss The…
Emilia Pérez (w/special guest: Sam Payes)
Chris has the controversial take that Emilia Pérez is a very good movie musical and his friend Sam Payes (Super Glass Houses) drops by to set him straight and tell him to do better.
Wicked: Part 1 (w/special guest: Jenna)
The wickedly overdue Wicked episode. Full of spoilers for the second movie, fair warning. Recorded over a month ago. I'm sorry and I'll do better.
One Short Pod: News Flash!
I have two very important things to tell you! Seriously!
The Greatest Showman & 1776: America Decides!
Before we stumble to the polls on this surreal, demoralizing Election Day of 2024 and then strap in for a long, grating night (or several nights) of cable news speculation, touchscreen charts, and…
Heathers & Hedwig: Part II (w/special guest: Jenna)
Remember last week when we had our first guest ever? And her name was Jenna? This is Part II of that. It's in two parts because we talked for over four hours! And when we were done all of the nearby…
Heathers & Hedwig: Part 1 (w/special guest: Jenna)
INYLM welcomes its FIRST GUEST EVER. Jenna stops by and tells us how much she needs you to like Heathers The Musical! This is the first installment in a FOUR HOUR marathon two-parter. Tune in next…
Best of INYTLM: Chris Gets Worked Up
Ranting and raving. Sampler platter edition. 00:25 - (Intro) 04:08 - (The Lyrics Police Files) 09:45 - Rent 16:24 - Carousel 23:49 - Jesus Christ Superstar 28:03 - Ragtime 33:25 - My Fair…
Disney Musicals 1989-1994: Rotten Renaissance Rising
Here are the timestamps I promised I'd give you, you're welcome. 00:30 - Aimless Solipsistic Preamble 02:45 - Extensive Slander of Michael Eisner, Disney, and Disneyland. 34:17 - The Little Mermaid…
All That Jazz & Yankee Doodle Dandy: The Dreadful Fear That You're Ordinary
If you'd have asked me years ago which of the protagonists of these two movie musicals was sympathetic and which was unredeemably evil, I'd have had a very different answer than the one I have…
Newsies & South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut: Revolting Children
Open your phone and seize the pod.
Moulin Rouge & Everyone Says I Love You: Love Stripped of Meaning (Karaoke Hell II)
And I can't remember if I cried cuz Moulin Rouge felt so contrived But I got bored and mortified the day movie musicals died.
Best of INYTLM: Sondheim on Adderall
It's come to this. Special thanks to listener Gene Bonner* for putting this all together. Here is our first best-of episode, full of highlights and clips from the first ten episodes of this podcast…
La La Land & A Star is Born (2018): Please Get Off My Freeway
The episode accidentally becomes iconic as Chris has an energy drink, screams about his least favorite movie, takes a short break to watch a disastrous presidential debate, eats too much fast food,…
Avenue Q & The Sound of Music: You Idiot Kid, You Don't Have a Clue
I talk about The Sound of Music, which I just saw for the first time ever (dead serious). I reflect on a show I did a regional production of once called Avenue Q, during which the other characters…
Fiddler on the Roof & Cabaret: Goy Interrupted
There may be some good in sitting alone in your room after all. Come hear the podcast play!
Annie & Peter Pan: With All the Nuts and the Squirrels
'Steada kisses, you get a new podcast! To the ship to the ship to the ship! Follow us on instagram @compassionfatiguemusic
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I Need You To Like Musicals has published 47 episodes since March 2023, covering topics in Arts, Performing Arts.
I Need You To Like Musicals is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 48m.
