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Mack and Mabel- Part 1

Music and Lyrics- Jerry Herman Book- Michael Stewart

Published 02/06/23

Sherry - "A Lovely Liver's About To Die"

Published 01/16/23

Breakfast At Tiffany's - "A Bucket Of Ribs, A Bottle Of Corn"

Breakfast at Tiffany's- 1966 - Majestic Theatre Music/Lyrics- Bob Merrill Book- Edward Albee

Published 11/07/22

Lysistrata Jones- "Give Up Givin' It Up!"

Lysistrata Jones- Walter Kerr- 2011 Music and Lyrics- Lewis Flinn Book- Douglas Carter Beane

Published 10/03/22

Subways Are For Sleeping- "Wake up. Get Out. Go up. Cross over."

Published 05/23/22

Anyone Can Whistle- Part 2

Join John, Marla, and Special Guest, Connor McAndrews on our first Sondheim flop adventure. Find Connor on Insta @connormcandrews and @southphillybarefootcontessa Anyone Can Whistle- 1964- The Majestic Music and Lyrics- Stephen Sondheim Book- Arthur Laurents

Published 02/28/22

Anyone Can Whistle- Part 1

Published 02/22/22

Home Sweet Homer- Was He Guarding or Barding?

Home Sweet Homer- 1976- The Palace Theatre This one's a real Odyssey. Music- Mitch Leigh Lyrics- Charles Burr and Foreman Brown Book- Roland Kibbee and Albert Marre

Published 01/17/22

Smile - "Where the Hell is my Diaphragm?"

Join John and special guest Marc Tumminelli, as they discuss a pageant of a disaster. If Marla is your least favorite co-host of Flop of the Heap, this is the episode for you! Smile- Lunt- Fontanne- 1986 Book- Howard Ashman Music- Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics- Howard Ashman

Published 12/22/21

Dance of the Vampires- "I'll Show You Yours, If You Show Me Mine"

The Halloween Special No One Asked For. Dance of the Vampires- The Minskoff Theatre- 2002 Book- David Ives and Michael Kunze Lyrics- Jim Steinman and Don Black

Published 10/25/21

Triumph of Love- "Hey Mona Justa Say Cheesa"

How could a musical with so many great actors fail so miserably? Triumph of Love- The Royal Theatre- 1998 Book- James Magruder Composer- Jeffrey Stock Lyrics- Susan Birkenhead

Published 10/18/21

Legs Diamond- "Let Me See Your Knockers"

We're serving up a legendary flop this week! What does a flamboyant Australian pop singer have in common with a ruthless New York mobster? Aside from having a pair of legs, probably not much. Legs Diamond- 1988- The Mark Hellinger Theatre Music and Lyrics- Peter Allen Book- Harvey Fierstein

Published 08/02/21

Raggedy Ann- "You're Sick, Sick, Sick"

Join us as we explore Raggedy Ann, not the beloved children's' doll, but the brutally panned musical featuring said beloved children's' doll... and lots of death. How did a show written by the man who brought us "C is for Cookie" get so very dark? Let's find out! Raggedy Ann- 1986- Nederlander Theatre Music and Lyrics- Joe Raposo Book- William Gibson

Published 07/20/21

The Rink- “An Emancipated Pain In My Ass”

Strap on your rollerskates, as we follow Chita Rivera, Liza Minelli, and Jason Alexander on this journey that looks much more like a brutal roller derby match, than a relaxing lap around the rink. The Rink- The Martin Beck Theatre- 1984 Music- John Kander Lyrics- Fred Ebb Book- Terrence McNally

Published 07/05/21

Wildcat- “We’d Get the Spanish Flu”

John and Marla go West to search for Broadway Oil, and find only tar. Find out what made Lucille Ball’s only musical performance so “lame.” Shenanigans ensue. Wildcat- 1960 - Alvin Theatre Music- Cy Coleman Lyrics- Carolyn Leigh Book- N. Richard Nash

Published 06/21/21

Taboo- "Did You See the Size of That!?"

A very special pride episode! Heart on our sleeves, eye shadow in our creases, we take a trip to 1980s London, to meet Boy George and the Blitz Kids. Taboo- 2003- Plymouth Theatre Music and Lyrics- Boy George Book- Mark Davies Markham and Charles Busch

Published 06/07/21

Via Galactica- "Shall We Friend"

Shall we friend? Shall we, friend? Shall we friend. Shall, we friend. Shall we friend! Shall, we, friend! Fan of Sci-fi? You won't be after this episode. Via Galactica- Uris Theatre- 1972Music- Galt MacDermotLyrics- Christopher GoreBook- Christopher...

Published 04/26/21

Tenderloin- "Reverend Brock Testifies!!!"

Tenderloin is on the menu, and it is a bit tough. If you are, both, pious and kick line-adverse, this is the show for you. Tenderloin- 1960- The Richard Rodgers TheatreMusic- Jerry BrockLyrics- Sheldon HarnickBook- George Abbott and Jerome Weidman

Published 04/12/21

Dance A Little Closer- "Headin' For Armageddon"

It's the end of the world as we know it!... for the cast and crew of this 1980s flop. Nuclear war has never been less interesting, and singing about it should help, but it doesn't. Take shelter, and give this one a listen.Dance A Little Closer- 1983-...

Published 03/29/21

The Capeman- "Killer Wants To Go To College"

There's been a murder!... committed by all your favorite theatre critics. Can Paul Simon adeptly write a musical about a gang murder? Would Art have done better? Find out in this "Salsa Sunset Boulevard" of a musical.The Capeman- The Maquis- 1998Music-...

Published 03/10/21

Urban Cowboy- "Mr. Striggity-Strong"

Yee-Haw! Flop of the Heap goes Country in this newest episode, as we explore a beer-soaked musical, adapted from a beer-drenched movie, tailored out of a beer-logged Esquire article, that should have stuck to print. Urban Cowboy- 2003- The Broadhurst...

Published 02/23/21

70, Girls, 70- "Shock Her Off Her Rocker"

Old age can be fun, right? Well, if that's true, 70, Girls, 70 is going to need to make a better case for it. Come listen as John and Mark shuffle their way through this band of medicated minstrels, and emerge having learnt no new life lessons.70,...

Published 02/12/21

BONUS- Cut Out of Town- Prince of Central Park

A compilation of yuk-yuks that didn't make the final cut in our Prince of Central Park episode, along with a special "Critical Reception" that just wasn't Broadway ready.

Published 02/01/21

Prince of Central Park- "Through Cr*p-Colored Glasses" (With Guests, Richard H. Blake and Tony Galde)

A show with a mistreated orphan, drugs, violent gangs, and 80s aerobics, mixed with the pizzazz and flash of a standard, cookie cutter Broadway Musical? What could go wrong? Mark and John, navigate the podcast's first interview, with Broadway stars...

Published 01/29/21

Let 'Em Eat Cake- "Habeas Corpus Rah Rah Rah!"

This weeks episode hits way too close to home, when a fictional president, after losing reelection, uses his followers to perpetrate a fascist coup. How did the Gershwins know? Are they time travelers? Find out this week on Flop of the Heap.Let 'Em Eat...

Published 01/11/21