17 APR 2021 · What hiatus? What are you talking about? Jonah and MJ are back with Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812! Find out when Jonah realizes Natalie and Natasha are the same person, if MJ will ever admit that sometimes Jonah is right, and see whether or not the show can make them forget that Josh Groban is actually a very attractive man. Notes Epic (Brechtian) Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_theatre An Epilogue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0P2EFjtfE Onceler Deleted Song - Biggering https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=biggering

28 FEB 2021 · An off Broadway show? A show that didn't even play in New York? That's a twist. Join Jonah and MJ as they discuss the 2013 Starkid Production, Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier. Will MJ enjoy the raunchy Disney critique? Will Jonah ever defeat Michael Eisner in a duel to the death over his crimes against the Disney parks? Only one of these questions will be answered on this episode of Bop or Flop. I guess you'll have to listen in to find out.

21 FEB 2021 · We are who we are, and we are talking about the second Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles. Jonah and MJ break down the music and cultural significance of this much loved, many times adapted show, and discuss the power and joy in standing up for others and embracing your own truth. Kelsey Grammer falls off a stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-BqOsvj00 Harvey Fierstein and Barbara Walters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wffy5QC40io Inception kick sync https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A1pIRXPCL8 Je Ne regrette rien https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88 Drew Gooden - Money Plane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDLUEZX4v8A&t=735s I Am What I Am Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lupNzpcpDRk&list=PLk8SavR3SVNKeY0Y0J_qovQr9p12m6iXP Fierstein Interview on many things, including drag https://www.timeout.com/chicago/theater/harvey-fierstein-interview La Cage Tony Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLw19vv4tUU Matthew Morrison’s Nightmare Grinch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlDesT6UDmA&t=74s How the Grinch should be with Stefan Karl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGLpOFvlgyY

12 FEB 2021 · In part two of the episode, Jonah and MJ continue to dive deeper into the discomforts and complexities of Alvin and Thomas' strained relationship. They wonder how much we can/should sacrifice of ourselves for others, what counts as catharsis, and wether or not the statement "this is it" is encouraging or terrifying.

5 FEB 2021 · In the first part of an unexpected two-part episode, Jonah and MJ are prompted to ask tough questions about friendship by the short-lived Broadway musical The Story of My Life. Join the hosts as they uncover the anger, pain, insecurity, and confusion inherent in their own, and all, friendships that are wonderfully represented by the relationship between Tom and Alvin. Stay tuned for next week’s equally tense and enlightening part two! Notes Banned Tom Sawyer https://www.cynthiavarady.net/blog/adventures-of-tom-sawyer/ The History of Indoor Plumbing https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/very-not-boring-history-plumbing https://www.johncflood.com/blog/general/history-of-plumbing-timeline Never Getting Rid of Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQvqDYrCi_k

29 JAN 2021 · Descend into madness with Jonah and MJ as they flail their way through the feline fever dream that is Cats! There's simply nothing more to say about this very chaotic episode of Bop or Flop. Notes This is what MJ thinks Old Deuteronomy looks Like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JADpVbYy9Yc Lindsey Ellis - Why Is Cats? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6iqAip-ZNo Sideways - Musical Analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3aK-EK5V2k Memory at the Tonys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mlllRdIfqw

25 JAN 2021 · It’s The Two Idiot’s Guide to Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder! Join Jonah and MJ as they dissect this fourth wall breaking tony nominated musical and lose their minds a little bit over Bryce Pinkham, patter verses, and just so many quick changes. Notes Sky-Pony: Rapture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TWGt-NLp0c Over The Garden Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBh7kcSwxbg NOT THE BEES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEPDg_osR0Y Backstage look at costume changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_l75kLxBWI How TB influenced victorian fashion https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/#:~:text=Before%20the%20advent%20of%20antibiotics,emulated%20or%20highlighted%20these%20effects. Gentleman’s Guide Tony Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtlcEvPDkfM Belladonna and your eyes https://www.healthline.com/health/belladonna-dark-past

15 JAN 2021 · We're finally back! We have a new years resolution for the pod, but what is it? Will we stick to it? I guess you'll have to see in this episode where Jonah and MJ discuss Dreamgirls. Between arguing wether or not CC is a coward, if artistic integrity really is everything, if this could have just been the Jennifer Holiday show, and why Jonah brought JFK up for no apparent reason, Dreamgirls made the perfect vehicle to ring in the new year. Notes Dreamgirls at the Tonys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUIPKdcKKVI More Cowbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVsQLlk-T0s Here’s a paper regarding cultural appropriation and music https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/91803/original/Hall%252B-%252BAfrican-American%252BMusic%252B-%252BDynamics%252Bof%252BAppropria tion%252Band%252BInnovation.pdf Here’s some that are easier to read but still relevant https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-whitewashing-of-black-music-on-tiktok https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/20097 A brief history of payola https://www.vice.com/en/article/64y8y9/a-brief-history-of-american-payola Musical Diegesis https://www.masterclass.com/articles/diegetic-sound-and-non-diegetic-sound-whats-the-difference#3-examples-of-diegetic-sound\ Somewhere That’s Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIvpOIUqKKA The Devil You know from Sideshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP68t7uZXN4 Muppets Pictures in My Head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkHajMn8Yo PRODUCTION VALUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQa0_YhmPp0

14 DEC 2020 · Ep. 17 - How Do Elves Reproduce? Ft. Isa Jackowich - Elf (2010) MJ cackles maniacally at Jonah and Isa as they face unpleasant memories of their time working on Elf, the adaptation of the Will Ferrell hit. Join them as they discuss the merits and disappointments in the deviations from the original film plot, relive their rollercoaster of a time directing and choreographing a high school production, and hypothesize as to whether or not the concept of “the sins of the father” apply to receiving gifts from Santa Claus. Also, MJ has a specific point to illustrate. Note Here's the lyrics MJ made up for Buddy's part in the hypothetical "I'll Believe Reprise" within "There is a Santa Claus". Show him you're fact He's the greatest dad of all, at least he was If you can do that Santa, he'll believe If you do that Santa, I believe If you do that Santa, he'll believe There is a Santa Claus

4 DEC 2020 · Jonah and MJ are dreaming of a white Christmas and hoping they don't get cancelled for this surprisingly politically charged episode. Who would have thought that Irving Berlin's White Christmas would have sparked a conversation on the military, voting rights, wether or not Wonderful Chirstmastime is a good song, and if Die hard is really a Christmas movie? Notes Why Christmas Music is Nostalgic https://www.wired.co.uk/article/christmas-music-nostalgia https://www.futurity.org/christmas-songs-nostalgia-1636882/ Sisters Reprise from the movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyybi7t634 David Bowie and Bing Crosby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kfdEyV3RQ Art Garfunkel - Grateful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLN4fBXZa2Y Fake Swedish Cover of Wonderful Christmastime https://youtu.be/5IYO7GbnJq0?t=3450 I Yield My Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZMsUjanegQ I Yield My Time Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b5E0SnLMq0 Choreography - Original White Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-cXP1uDFpA When Words Fail - Shrek The Musical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdFs2pmXUjQ Holiday Inn - White Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ36gbGlm8Y