From the Mezzanine | A Broadway Podcast

From the Mezzanine | A Broadway Podcast

From The Mezzanine is THE podcast for fans of Broadway! We gush and gossip about the latest breaking news in the theatre community each week as well as track the top shows on Broadway week to week. The host, Lindsey, always keeps you updated on her New York City lifestyle including the latest shows and events in the Broadway world she's attended. Get ready to spill the Broadway tea with your musical theatre-obsessed bestie every Tuesday on From the Mezzanine!

Episodes

January 20, 2026 56 mins

Declaring this week as the BIGGEST week in Broadway news - EVER! Bryn joins us to break it all down. Before we get into the major Broadway News, Lindsey and Bryn recap seeing Betsy Wolfe's debut in Death Becomes Her! Lindsey also provides a full review of BUG, the play starring Carrie Coon at MTC's Friedman Theatre.

Broadway News:

🎉 Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to Star in West End Sunday in the Park with George Revival

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Is Broadway entering a new era? All signs point towards YES! In this episode, Lindsey recaps her FIRST show of the new year, Frozen at Paper Mill Playhouse!

Broadway News:

🎉 Titaníque's Buzzy Casting (Jim Parsons & Frankie Grande?!)

🌟 Milo Manheim IS our Flynn Rider in Tangled's Live-Action Remake

🎭 Our current Glinda & Elphaba (Lencia Kebede & Allie Trimm) Announce Their Final Wicked Performance

🎟️ OBC of Operat...

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It's our first episode of 2026! Thanks for joining me in the new year, Broadway Besties! Let's catch up on all of the major Broadway news stories and top weekly shows!


Broadway News:

🎉 Titaníque Will Sail Onto Broadway in 2026

🌟 Jessica Vosk, Kelli Barrett Will Star in Beaches On Broadway This Spring🎭 Broadway News Rapid Fire: Ragtime breaking Lincoln Center's record, Peyton List is our next Heather Chandler, New Wi...

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The most anticipated episode of the year is here - ranking our favorite Broadway and Off-Broadway shows of 2025! Lindsey and Bryn sit down to review the WILD year Broadway has had, from the biggest news stories (Tony Awards drama with Audra vs. Nicole) to the top-grossing shows! Comment below your top shows for the year and what major Broadway news stories had you SHOOK!


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Hey Broadway Besties! Lindsey brings you an A+ review for Spelling Bee and also has to tell the Broadway Besties about going backstage at The Great Gatsby!!

In Broadway News:

🌟 New BIGFOOT musical with Grey Henson!

🎭 Shoshana Bean to Star in The Lost Boys on Broadway

🫧 Wicked: For Good has received 5 Golden Globe Award nominations!

🪴 Joy Woods and Emmy winner Joshua Bassett will lead the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horr...

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Hey Broadway Besties! Lindsey brings you two reviews for Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York and Gruesome Playground Injuries, starring Nicholas Braun and Kara Young!

In Broadway News:

🌟 Whitney Leavitt from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives makes Broadway debut in Chicago as Roxie Hart

👑 Queen of Versailles is Closing on Broadway

🎭 Death of a Salesman is Back with Nathan Lane!

💋 Ryan Vasquez is our next Christian in the Moulin R...

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Let's throw it back this week and revisit Lindsey's first-ever episode of From the Mezzanine, where she did a major deep dive into the history of WICKED on Broadway!


In this episode, we break down the inspiration behind Wicked, how Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth were cast in the roles of Elphaba and Glinda, and the ongoing success of the Broadway blockbuster musical!

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Wicked For Good is officially released in theatres, and we are going to break every gorgeous morsel of this movie down, song by song, from start to finish! In this full Wicked movie breakdown, we review every musical number, analyze key scenes, and dig deeper into the performances and changes from the Broadway show. Whether you’re a longtime Wicked fan or discovering Oz for the first time, this in-depth review covers everything you...

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I met Andrew Rannells and live to tell the story! WOW, what a week, Broadway Besties!In Broadway News: 🌟 Rob Lake Magic Closing on Broadway👑 Queen of Versailles Review Roundup🎭 Sabrina Carpenter's movie musical with Universal Pictures, Alice in Wonderland Musical

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What a momentous occasion, Broadway Besties - our Broadway Boyfriend is the SEXIEST MAN ALIVE!!! But before we get to that, Lindsey brings you two riveting reviews: Bat Boy and Queens, both at New York City Center. In Broadway News: 🔥 Jonathan Bailey is the 2025's Sexiest Man Alive🎭 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Lineup🌟 Grammy Nominated Musical Theatre & Wicked Albums♥️ Boop is going on a National Tour🗽 Ragtim...

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BROADWAY (& off-Broadway) REVIEW ROUNDUP!!!! I saw three amazing shows: Liberation, Romy & Michele, and Beau The Musical and I NEED to tell the Broadway Besties everything!In Broadway News: 🎭 New Last Five Years With Ben Platt & Rachel Zegler🪴 Andrew Durand is cast in Little Shop of Horrors🌟 Daniel Radcliffe returns to Broadway in Every Brilliant Thing👄 Luke Evans is our Frank N Furter in Rocky Horror Revival

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WE SAW CHESS!!!! Broadway Besties - we have SO much to discuss from our newfound obsession with Chess and breaking down each performance in Chess: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, & Nicholas Christopher - WE LOVE YOU!!In Broadway News: 👑 Betsy Wolfe is our next Madelyn Ashton in Death Becomes Her🎭 Wicked New Casting News! Colma Domingo is our Cowardly Lion🌟 Heathers Switachroo & Switch Out

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows!

In Broadway News:

👑 SIX on Broadway Review

🎭 Potential Broadway Strike??

🌟 WE HAVE OUR GREATEST SHOWMAN (UK) CAST!!!!

🗽 Ragtime Review Roundup

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows!In Broadway News: 🎭 Jeremy Jordan returns to The Great Gatsby💚 Trisha Paytas returns to Broadway in Beetlejuice🪄 Miss Piggy is coming to Broadway in Rob Lake Magic🌟 The Lost Boys Casting: Caissie Levy, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Benjamin Pajak

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! First up, Lindsey reviews Renee Elise Goldsberry's new documentary, Satisfied!In Broadway News: 🎭 Schmigadoon is coming to BROADWAYYY✨ New secret Disney project with McKenzie Kurtz, Jessica Vosk, & Ryan McCarten??📝 3 for 1 Review Roundup: Masquerade, Punch, Waiting for Godot

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows! First up, Lindsey reviews the latest Broadway show she saw, PUNCH! (spoiler alert: it was AMAZING)In Broadway News: 🛍️ Broadway Flea Recap🫧 WICKED TRAILER RECAP!!!!💄Meg Donnally (Addison in Zombies) is coming to the Moulin Rouge🎭 We’re getting a Ragtime Cast Album!!

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News & Top Selling Shows!In Broadway News: 🪴 Little Shop of Horrors Opening Night Behind-the-Scenes💭 Dreamgirls Broadway Revival DREAMCAST💄BOB the Drag Queen is our next Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge💪 Working Girl @ La Jolla starring Joanna “JoJo” Levesque & Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News, Top Selling Shows, and this week, it's all about the upcoming season on Broadway! Bryn is on FTM this week!!! GUESS WHAT!!! Lindsey saw Leslie Odom Jr in Hamilton and can't wait to share all the deets with the Broadway Besties!In Broadway News: 🙅🏼‍♀️ Cabaret is CANCELLED (in more ways than one)🍾 Ryan McCarten is leaving The Great Gatsby, sooo Jeremy...

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News, Top Selling Shows, and this week, it's all about the upcoming season on Broadway! Bryn is on FTM this week!!! We recap Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and Amaze at New World Stages.Follow Bryn's on Insta & TikTok: @brynharveyraymond In Broadway News: 🛍️ Broadway Flea is coming up🍦 Jane Krakowski is our next Mary Todd🎤 Sarah Hyland and Sadie Dickerson To Joi...

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Hey Broadway Besties! Time for our weekly check-in on the Broadway News, Top Selling Shows, and this week it's all about the upcoming season on Broadway!

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In Broadway News:

🪩 Chess releases snippet of Aaron Tveit sings One Night in Bangkok

🧹 Harry Potter will be the 3rd longest running play in history on Broadway

🎤 Trolls & How to Train Your Dragon are being developed into mus...

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