Homosexuals... women with children... short insomniacs... and a teeny tiny band. No, that's not the description of my recent sex life – The Unauthorized Critics Circle is covering Falsettos! Tune in to this week's episode as we cover James Lapine's hugely popular revival of the work he himself directed a quarter century earlier, and listen to our anecdotes of Joshua's bar mitzvah, Daniel's deepest crushes, and the Lapine idea that Stephanie J. Block outright refused. Tune in next time when we discuss Sweet Charity; specifically, the National Tour's performance from October 21st 1987! Contact ..read more

How it’s taken us this long to get to this we’ll never know. Joshua and Dan have FINALLY donned their Sunday clothes (Dan naturally in full headdress) to talk about none other than Donna Murphy in the most recent Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! Tune in next time when we discuss Falsettos; specifically, the pro-shot recording of the Broadway revival from January 2017! Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast ..read more

Coming live from the Big Apple, hosts Joshua and Dan.... you know how some days are hard and you don't always think you can come up with terrific pithy descriptions? today is one of those days. we discuss the new Broadway musical New York, New York. John Kander wrote it. the man is a level above National Treasure and attention must be paid, if one has to quote Arthur Miller. Fred Ebb, as ever, is present. Lin Manuel Miranda contributed too. production by Susan Stroman. i think the episode is funny. it's also elegiac and celebratory and somber and excited. it's a series of contradictions, which ..read more

Toot toot! Hop on the rag ship with Joshua and Daniel and make your way over to the five-star resort of Ellis Island, as we all explore the magical world of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s Ragtime together! Basking in the beautiful glow and optimism of turn-of-the-century America, our hosts relish in the warmth and social harmony of this world as they touch upon the idea of a musical theatre epic, the infinite failings of Livent, and Joshua’s unabashed Toronto theatre bullshit. Tune in to the next episode when we discuss the premiere of New York, New York on Broadway as part of our Critics ..read more

Asserting their relevance like never before, Dan and Joshua are FINALLY getting to the hottest ticket in modern musical theatre - the 1928 Kern and Hammerstein musical Show Boat! Now that the embargo has finally dropped, our hosts are free to talk about this groundbreaking new work in a production recorded at the San Francisco Opera. Even if you haven't had the chance to check it out yet (we'll give you some more time), you should join our discussion on such topics as man of the year Garth Drabinsky, the moment musical theatre became serious, and Dan's business plan for a musical theatre opera ..read more

Hosts Josh and Dan offer their appraisal on the current running Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Will Josh Groban raise the material up, or will this be another chapter in the history of wrong guys? Did the production cut the song Johanna as Anthony is literally Waving Through a Window during the number and the latter better plays to Jordan Fisher's strengths? What really is the Stranger Things kid's name? Did the Kail salad keep everyone in line and the trains running smoothly on time? All this and more will be revealed on our review of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt Fontanne. Contact us: unccpod ..read more

Hosts Josh and Dan offer their appraisal on the current running Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Will Josh Groban raise the material up, or will this be another chapter in the history of wrong guys? Did the production cut the song Johanna as Anthony is literally Waving Through a Window during the number and the latter better plays to Jordan Fisher's strengths? What really is the Stranger Things kid's name? Did the Kail salad keep everyone in line and the trains running smoothly on time? All this and more will be revealed on our review of Sweeney Todd at the Lunt Fontanne. Contact us: unccpod ..read more

In this episode hosts Joshua and Dan cover the Plays from the Fall season on Broadway in 2022. Topics include: Arthur Miller aging, Audra McDonald's virtuosity, and which Dog was really on Top. PLUS: A report from the front (Toronto) regarding whether the upcoming Room is a musical or a play. Tune in to next week's episode when the Cavalcade continues and we cover Merrily We Roll Along from the New York Theatre Workshop. Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast ..read more

Welcome back to the latest iteration of The Unauthorized Critics Circle's end-of-season celebration: the Second Annual Critter Awards! Yes, the annual Bertram C. Critter Awards for Excellence in Broadway Adjacent Podcasting, more commonly known as the Critters, are back and they're bigger than ever! This ceremony promises fireworks, dancing chorines, free loot bags, and every celebrity name dropped in the Fire Island movie!  The Unauthorized Critics Circle once again unites to celebrate excellence in once-live recorded theatre, and with your UNCC head co-hosts Joshua and Daniel we whisk y ..read more

Fasten your seatbelts - it's going to be a bumpy episode. Tonight's viewing party of the Encores! mounting of Applause, the musical adaptation of All About Eve, is already off the rails. Co-hosts Dan and Joshua have each had too much sherry to drink and they're throwing catty (and deeply clever) insults faster than the human eye can see. In one of their more chaotic episodes, sit for a quiet chat on the staircase as our hosts regale you by recounting one of the best Ethel Merman stories, highlighting one of the greatest ending lines ever, and explaining how a gay character made Broadway histor ..read more