
5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
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Welcome to 5678, a movie musical podcast where two best friends, separated by geography but united in their love for musical theater, review and breakdown movie-musicals. Each episode we dissect a new movie musical, ranging from the 1930's all the way up to today, all the while giggling, snorting, and generally being absolute dunces. So powder those noses and tape down those boobs, we're about to..
5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
5d ago
Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your papes and your strike signs and join us for Disney's 1992 Newsies! Starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, and America's favorite president. Prepare yourself for a good male chorus, some acrobatic (but questionable) dance solos, and the most aggressive accents you have ever heard. You've never seen so many children smoking! So steal a horse, shout BROOKLYN, and declare yourself a union.
Homework: 1899 Newsboys' Strike
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
2w ago
Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on your horse and gallop towards the 1967 Camelot! Starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Doug Dimmadome (Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome). Get ready for the Rex Harrison School of Singing, miraculous healings, and a very Italian Frenchman. You've never seen a May-Day quite like this! So fall out of a tree in front of your betrothed, pretend you are an animal, and join us at the round table!
Homework:
If you can, go see the new Camelot at Lincoln Center in NYC.
If you can't, watch Merlin.
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
1M ago
Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Jump in your golf cart and meet us at Lava Springs for the 2007 High School Musical 2! Starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and our forever waiter Fulton. Settle in for over the top songs, a plot with no stakes, and an atrociously choreographed final number. You've never seen a talent show quite like this! So have a picnic on a golf course, join the staff baseball game, and jump into a pool with jeans on!
Homework:
Bet It Go
I Don't Dance
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
1M ago
Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Lose that long face and settle in for the 1954 A Star Is Born! Starring Judy Garland, James Mason, and a pianist who deserves more. Buckle up for pointless songs, heartfelt ballads, and a whole section that doesn't have video. You've never seen an awards speech quite like this! So miss the bus to Fresno, swindle a studio head, and make it big in Hollywood!
Homework:
The Man That Got Away
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
2M ago
Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train to Buenos Aires and join us for the 1996 Evita! Starring Madonna, Antonio Banderas, and a delightfully good Johnathan Pryce. Settle in for political machinations, questionable lyrics, and not a single goon in sight. You've never seen a funeral quite like this! So overthrow the oligarchy, waltz your way through your grief, and inspire the working class!
Homework:
Overview of Peron's political platform
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
2M ago
Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pack your bags and ride side-saddle for the 1974 Mame! Starring Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, and a criminally underused Robert Preston. Prepare for a woman just living her best life, average singing voices, and all the plot in the last 30 minutes. You've never seen a hunt quite like this! So loose all your money in the Great Depression, open a home for unwed mothers, and fly into the sunset (but to Siberia)!
Homework:
Watch a few episodes of I Love Lucy
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
3M ago
Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your engraved cigarette case and settle in for the 1946 Night and Day! Starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, and a lot of people just playing themselves. Buckle up for sweeping golden age music, less plot than you might think, and so many altos. You've never seen an outdoor rehearsal quite like this! So get on your grandfather's horse, turn down a house in the Riviera, and hire a taxi to drive behind you as you walk!
Homework:
Sinking of the Lusitania
Mary Martin
And watch a different Cary Grant movie
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
4M ago
Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Jump into a strangers car and head to the premiere of the classic 1952 Singin' in the Rain! Starring Gene Kelley, Donald O'Connor, and a 19 year old Debbie Reynolds. Get ready for chaotic movie making, several songs that have absolutely no point, and dance that is so amazing it's hard to describe. You've never heard a leading lady quite like this! So be your own stunt team, break into a studio lot, and invent dubbing!
Homework:
Watch this movie
And maybe go to a dance class for fun!
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
4M ago
Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your tights and join the Merry Men for the 1993 Mel Brooks comedy Robin Hood: Men in Tights! Starring Cary Elwys, Richard Lewis, and a baby Dave Chapelle. Brace for spectacular physical comedy, a few jokes that don't land, and the best King Richard cameo of all time. You've never seen an archery contest quite like this! So swim from Jerusalem to England, repossess a castle, and sing loudly into your true love's face!
Homework:
Watch this movie! (Or at least this song)
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5678: A Movie Musical Podcast
5M ago
Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Buy a broken down car and join us at the drive-in for the classic 1978 Grease! Starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, and a lot of grown ass adults pretending to be teenagers. Prepare for inappropriate behavior, wildly fun music numbers, and a very supportive auto shop teacher. You've never seen a guardian angel quite like this! So win a dance contest, lie to your friends, and leave your high school graduation by flying car!
Homework:
Olivia Newton John Music
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