My Favorite Flop

My Favorite Flop

"My Favorite Flop" celebrates the fabulous failures that furnish Broadway's fathomless files. Come geek out with hosts Bobby Traversa and Kristina Miller-Weston as they discuss their favorite musical misses and misfits on this new Broadway podcast.

Episodes

June 15, 2022 27 mins

Because we all used CliffsNotes more often than we're comfortable to admit.

On Part II of The Books You Claim To Have Read, "nothing has changed" as Bobby and Kristina discuss 1992's Anna Karenina on Season Two, Episode 6 of My Favorite Flop.

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Because we all used CliffsNotes more often than we're comfortable to admit.

On Part I of The Books You Claim To Have Read, "the road goes on" as Bobby and Kristina discuss 2007's Lord of the Rings on Season Two, Episode 5 of My Favorite Flop.

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April 24, 2022 39 mins

While most Broadway shows make it to opening night - sometimes, a preview is enough.

On Part II of A Preview Was Enough, "a day will never be the same" as Bobby and Kristina discuss 1981's The Little Prince and the Aviator on Season Two, Episode 4 of My Favorite Flop.

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April 7, 2022 53 mins

While most Broadway shows make it to opening night - sometimes, a preview is enough.

On Part I of A Preview Was Enough, "Hollywood is dying" as Bobby and Kristina discuss 1973's Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It!) on Season Two, Episode 3 of My Favorite Flop.

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March 22, 2022 31 mins

It's time to break some legs and keep that "M" word out of your mouths, kids, because Bobby and Kristina are back with Part II of The Curse of the Longacre (dunn, dunn, dunn!!!) to discuss 2013's First Date on Season Two, Episode Two of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT THE CURSE OF THE LONGACRE

In theatrical history, baseball and Broadway have not been very ...

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March 8, 2022 59 mins

It's time to grab your cleats and jockstraps, kids, because we're back with a brand new season and this time our episodes are themed and paired! To kick things off, Bobby and Kristina will be exploring whether or not baseball and Broadway can actually coexist as they cover The Curse of the Longacre (dunn, dunn, dunn!!!) and then learn more about "the worst job in the world" as they discuss 2021's Diana...

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January 1, 2022 62 mins

Sorry, Mother, but apparently you can go "back to before" as hosts Bobby and Kristina look back on our entire first season and share cut soundbites and bloopers on My Favorite Flop's second super special, limited-edition Christmas Special!

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December 21, 2021 86 mins

"Are you ready for tonight?" "Simple ain't easy" and this isn't "just another song" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss a whole bunch of Clopenings (shows that closed on opening night) on the season one finale of My Favorite Flop.

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November 24, 2021 61 mins

We're all just "children of the wind" in this "brave new world" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1986's Rags on episode twenty one of My Favorite Flop.

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November 10, 2021 64 mins

"Tomorrow is now" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1989's Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge and 1993's Annie Warbucks on episode twenty of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT ANNIE 2: MISS HANNIGAN'S REVENGE

The first official attempt at a sequel to the hit Broadway musical Annie, Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge follows the continued story of villainous Miss...

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October 27, 2021 67 mins

Get ready to "say a prayer" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 2002's Dance of the Vampires on episode nineteen of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES

Based on the Roman Polanski film The Fearless Vampire Killers, Dance of the Vampires follows Professor Abronsius as he attempts to prove the existence of vampires in Transylvania while his ...

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October 12, 2021 75 mins

"Embrace it", "there's always a tomorrow" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 2004's Dracula, The Musical and 2006's Lestat on episode eighteen of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT DRACULA, THE MUSICAL

Based on the Victorian novel by Bram Stoker, Dracula, The Musical tells the story of the famed vampire as he lusts for new blood. Jonathan Harker and Mina Murr...

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October 5, 2021 74 mins

It's time to finish that "book report" on "Edgar Allan Poe" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1971's You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and 1982's Snoopy! The Musical on episode seventeen of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

Based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts, You're A Go...

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September 14, 2021 63 mins

You're gonna have "the time of your life" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1996's Big The Musical on episode sixteen of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT BIG THE MUSICAL

Based on the 1988 film of the same name starring Tom Hanks, Big The Musical tells the story Josh Baskin, a 12-year-old boy who grows up overnight after being granted a wish by a Zoltar Spe...

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August 31, 2021 79 mins

"So here we are again", "talkin' in tongues" and proving "one man is not enough" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss ALL THREE musicals based on the literary work of Truman Capote on episode fifteen of My Favorite Flop: 1954's House of Flowers, 1966's Breakfast at Tiffany's, AND 1971's The Grass Harp.

 

ABOUT HOUSE OF FLOWERS

Based on the original sho...

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August 17, 2021 65 mins

It's time to grab a "window seat" and be on your best "model behavior" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 2017's Amélie and 2010's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown on episode fourteen of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT AMÉLIE

Based on the 2001 French film of the same name, Amélie tells the story of a shy waitress who decides to change the lives of...

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August 3, 2021 48 mins

"It's time for a cheer-up song" because hosts Bobby and Kristina are finally back after an extended intermission to discuss 1978's A Broadway Musical on the act two opener of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT A BROADWAY MUSICAL

Based on the real-life experiences of the creative teams' journeys working on the original Broadway productions of The Wiz and the mu...

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June 8, 2021 64 mins

It's time for "a seventeen gun salute" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1953's Carnival In Flanders on the act one finale of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS

Based on the 1934 French comedy film La Kermesse Héroïque, Carnival In Flanders is set in 1616 in the small Flemish village of Flackenburg, where a Spanish duke and his entourage...

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May 25, 2021 72 mins

"Nobody's on nobody's side" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 1988's Chess on episode eleven of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT CHESS

Set against the Cold War tensions present in the 1980s, Chess tells the story of a politically-driven chess tournament between two grandmasters, one American and the other Soviet Russian, and their fight over a woman who ma...

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May 11, 2021 61 mins

Get ready to get "in the ring" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 2014's Rocky The Musical on episode ten of My Favorite Flop.

 

ABOUT ROCKY THE MUSICAL

Based on the Academy Award-winning 1976 film, Rocky The Musical tells the story of Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, who is chosen to take on the reigning world heavyw...

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