The Cheese Wheel Podcast is a weekly comedy show where we spin a wheel to determine our media obsessions. Join Jesse McAnally, Andrew DeWolf, and Liz Esten as they dive into whatever the wheel chooses next!
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Brace yourself as we dissect the rules governing Brigadoon, the peculiar village that has been Fiona's home since the 1700s. We discuss the mind-boggling concept of Brigadoon appearing only once every hundred years and its ability to be accessed by outsiders only when they're in love. Are you ready to learn more about the 1966 movie version of Brigadoon or the unpredictable trials and tribulations of Tommy and Jeff in Shmigadoon, Brigadoon's counterpart? We've got all that and more, including an intriguing look at a possible alternate universe fanfic. The episode concludes with a harmonious exploration of Brigadoon's impressive musical score. We unpack the charm of unforgettable tracks like Fiona's 'I Want a Laddie', Charlie's 'Go Home With Bonnie Jean', and the heart-rending 'There But For You Go I'. Finally, we rank Lerner and Lowe musicals and share our mixed feelings about Brigadoon. Oh, and did we mention an unexpected detour through the Columbo episode Agenda for Murder? All this packed into one episode! So, come along and join us on this magical musical journey. (0:00:06) - Intro (0:11:16) - Understanding the Concept of Brigadoon (0:19:59) - Shmigadoon, Brigadoon, Failed Couples and Patrick Wilson (0:33:21) - Musical Score in Brigadoon (0:44:20) - Brigadoon and Musical Tier List Discussion (0:49:33) - Discussion on Brigadoon and Colombo (0:59:50) - The Impact of Columbo on Viewers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prepare to be transported to the hilarious and entertaining world of musical theatre as we, Jesse, Andrew, and Liz, share our admiration for Star Kid's Trail to Oregon. We dissect the charming eccentricities of this unique musical, from the bite-sized cast and condensed runtime to the flawless comedic performances. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jess and Andrew dove into the non musical TV sequel of the musical Annie starring Ellie from "The Last of Us" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us, Jesse and Andrew, on a fascinating tour of the iconic musical, Bye Bye Birdie. We guarantee you an enlightening journey as we trace the musical's journey from stage to screen, highlighting the original concept and its transformation to include the Elvis Presley draft plot. We'll discuss the Broadway production that ran for over 600 shows and the subsequent changes made to accommodate the movie's star, Anne Margaret. Penetrating the surface, we'll uncover the more subtle aspects including the whitewashing of characters and the shift in focus on the musical's storyline. As we dissect the film adaptation, you'll gain an understanding of the various alterations that occurred, such as the introduction of the now iconic song 'Bye Bye Birdie'. We'll evaluate the restructuring of the narrative to focus more on Ed Sullivan and critique the 1960s reviews and critical response. Together, we'll lay bare the impact of these changes on the overall structure and reception of the musical. Moving to the musical numbers, we'll dissect the lyrics of songs like "How Lovely to Be a Woman", examining the questionable message it sends across in the movie. We'll ponder over the darker implications behind the musical number 'Kids' and question the decision to omit certain plot lines from the film. Finally, we'll wrap up with our personal rating of the movie, and what we think about it. So sit back, relax, and let's explore Bye Bye Birdie together. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gather and hear the tale of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the attempts to translate his stage work to film. We talk the good, the bad, the very bad on this adventure through cinematic musicals. Guest ALW Voices: Brent Black: https://www.youtube.com/user/brentalfloss Schaffrillas Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchaffrillasProductions Marc Bonanni: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7d1YnPq5Wk3J9T6Rmo05jQ Allison Pregler: https://www.youtube.com/c/MovieNightstheSeries Sideways: https://www.youtube.com/c/Sideways440 LadyKnightTheBrave: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ladyknightthebrave Emily Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/Divinemissem82 Musical Hell: https://www.youtube.com/c/MusicalHell Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 8:20 - Evita (1996) 16:36 - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) 19:58 - Jesus Christ Superstar (2000) 25:48 - Phantom of the Opera 36:05 - Cats (2019) 42:24 - Tik Tok 47:26 - Conclusion 49:08 - Credits Special Thanks: Gracei Aki Joel Arnold Kate Robinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jess & Andrew take a look at the strange world of Broadway Commercials! Join us for the insanity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"On your mark, get ready, get set now go go go go! It's time for the Pee Wee Herman Show!" Grab your gray suit and red bow tie because this week we're diving into the stage work of Pee Wee Herman! Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Just Ride! Leave the Past behind you..." Grab your bicycle and tragic backstory because this week we're talking about the West End sensation "Ride: A New Musical" about cyclist Annie Londonderry. Jess does a bit for this episode that doesn't 100% work. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Wise men say Only fools, only fools rush in..." Grab your pink suit and whacky haircut because this week we're talking about Baz Luhrmann's 2022 box office smash "Elvis." Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Mamma mia, here I go again..." Join us this week to take a look at one of the most popular musicals to ever exist, and one we have a deep history with. This week we're joined by our former producer/editor Brianna Jones to talk about the Abba Jukebox musical "Mamma Mia!" Come join the fun! Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Mornin' sun kisses the windows, kisses the walls Of the little white house..." Grab your marital strife and movie tickets because this week we're talking about the Bernstein opera "Trouble in Tahiti" Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Love if you can And be loved May it last forever..." This week we're joined by an all time favorite guest Grace Aki to talk about Adam Guettel's musical The Light in the Piazza. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Try to remember the kind of September..." This week one of our own Patrons Monica Theroux joins us to talk about one of the most popular and longest running musicals of all time "The Fantasticks" Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Check out this Etsy Shop Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"I like the way you see the world I like your point of view..." Grab your skates and candy necklace because this week we're talking about the Tony darling about age and time "Kimberly Akimbo." Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Want us to dive into the wildest Music Man adaptation there is, join us to talk about Disney's 2003 adaptation starring Matthew Broderick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Now is the time to Seize the day..." for our 250th episode spectacular -- we're talking about our most requested Musical of all time Newsies. Come listen and have fun! Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're going to a POWERLINE CONCERT and a FATHER SON ROAD TRIP. Today we're lucky to be joined by Ethan from Sideways to watch along and make goofy comments with us. Come join the fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"I want my sweet true vengeance!" Join us as we dive into SPACE the FINAL FRONTIER to talk with Brent Black about his new Off-Broadway musical "Khan!!! The Musical! A Parody Trek-Tacular" We talk about developing the show, how it came to be, and the trials and tribulations of creating a musical. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"While floating high above, I hear, you speak my name." We end Phantom May not with a bang but with a whimper. We are talking about the musical that inspired Andrew Lloyd-Webber to write his show -- Ken Hill's very weird Phantom musical! Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Your female smell flows through my veins like the melody of the rolling ocean." Yeah this one... I don't think it needs introduction. At long last we're talking about the most INFAMOUS adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, directed by one Dario Argento. This is a ride, so hang on tight. CW for Sexual Assault, Beastality, Animal Abuse, Child endangerment, physical assault, and likely much more. Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"insert title card here" join us this week to talk about what can barely be considered a musical in the 1925 silent film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney! We're joined by one of our favorite human beings Christi Esterle to talk all things Phantom! Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Your eyes see but my shadow My heart is overflowing..." Grab your Freddy Kruger gloves and your skinned victims because this week we're talking about the campy 80's horror adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera starring Robert Englund! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Is there a Phantom in the Mall? Folks are bound to ask!" Grab your face mask and cheesy horror tropes because this week we're joined by the incredible Amanda Hunt to talk about "The Phantom of the Mall" Support Amanda's project here: Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"All my dreams are lost and I can't sleep..." Grab your bird imagery and plunger because this week Jess and Andrew are talking about Brian DePalma's incredible film "The Phantom of the Paradise" Credits: Hosts: Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf Podcast Edited By: Andrew DeWolf Theme Songs: Robyn Nash of IOU Music UK Keeper of the Cheese: Juliet Antonio This show is a part of the Broadway Podcast Network Social Media: Our WEBSITE Musicals with Cheese on Twitter Musicals W/ Cheese on Instagram Email us at musicaltheatrelives@gmail.com Merch!! Jess Socials Jesse McAnally on Twitter Jess McAnally on Instagram Andrew Socials Andrew DeWolf on Instagram Andrew DeWolf on Twitter Use our Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this extra special bonus episode, Jess posits a conspiracy theory about the upcoming Wicked Movie, and what the recent announcements could mean as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices