Hairspray

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

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!

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 

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

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

In this episode, Clare and Ellen unpack The King & I, in all it's complicated glory! Tune in to hear all the hot takes, and to learn (maybe too much?) about the British monarchy. Also to learn about about another one of Clare's pet peeves/this week's sponsor.  Show notes: Meet Molly Lewis, professional whistler, from NPR, March 4, 2024

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Clare and Ellen chat about the 2007 movie musical Hairspray (and a bit about the 1988 version which, turns out, is NOT a musical). Come along for the ride as they talk big, blonde, and Baltimore!  Episodes notes/reads: 14 Fun Facts About Hairspray, from Mental Floss, June 2016 John Travolta in Hairspray: Keeping his rhythm, even in drag, from the New York Times, July 2007 How to pronounce "homage" - from YouTube (turns out, you can't be wrong!) Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney - from SNL, via YouTube Did You Know Dermot Mulroney Plays Cello for Blockbuster Scores Like Spider-Man: Far From Home?, Slashfilm.com, July 2023  

In this episode of Sing it, Sister! Clare and Ellen discuss the 1954 film "There's No Business Like Show Business" starring Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, and some other folks! Come along for the ride as they chat about vocal work, off screen beefs, and all things show - plus the music of Irving Berlin.  Notes for this ep: On Being a Woman Artist & Further Notes on Blonde (2022) by Angelica Jade Bastién, Oct 1, 2022 Marilyn Monroe as Vicki in her Heat Wave outfit 

In this episode of Sing It, Sister(s)! Clare and Ellen discuss 2007's Across the Universe, and embarrass themselves with their lack of Beatles knowledge. Apologies for the lack of soundtrack tunes, Apple changed how things work :(  Follow us on Instagram @singitsisterpod

In this episode of Sing It, Sister! Ellen and Clare are back at it, this time talking about 2017's The Greatest Showman. Listen to them unpack the problematic character of P.T. Barnum before getting into all the fun stuff like the music, the dancing, and Zac Efron's face.  Show Notes:  P.T. Barnum Isn't the Hero the 'Greatest Showman' Wants You to Think - Smithsonian Magazine, December 22, 2017 Graham Norton Show S22E13 - Hugh Jackman, Zendaya, Zac Efron - YouTube, December 31, 2017 The Greatest Showman | "From Now On" with Hugh Jackman | 20th Century FOX - YouTube, December 19, 2017