Broadway Breakdown
Hosted by Matt · Matt Koplik
4.8from 574 ratings
- 351
- Episodes
- 138
- Transcribed
- 574
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Broadway Breakdown
Matt Koplik is the most opinionated, foul-mouthed, and passionate theatre geek with access to a mic. Every week, Matt and a guest explore Broadway history by diving into the careers of the artists who shaped it. Whether discussing Sondheim and Sweeney or Herman and Dolly, Matt is sure to give you fun facts, deep analysis, and lots of four letter words. Tune in!! bwaybreakdown.substack.com (https://bwaybreakdown.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- Matt Koplik
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 15 Jul 2017
- Latest episode
- 6 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
138 of 351 episodes have a transcript.
6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Patreon Preview: FANTASY DRAFT (Best Actress in a Musical Tony Winners)
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Matt Reviews: Summer Drama Desk Shows & theater.games w/ Matt Rodin!
30 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
BONUS: Matt on Behind the Awards
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Patreon Preview: FANTASY DRAFT (Best Actress in a Musical Tony Winners)
Published 6 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Tony winners that had one nomination. They won for that one nomination and never had another ever since. Not even a win. Not just a no win, but no nomination since then. Or before then. Just the one. Our second category, of course, is second wins. These are Tony winning Best Actress in a Musical for the second time. This does not include people like Bebe Neuwirth, who won her second Tony, but she won her first Refeatured Actress. And so on and so forth. Our third category is singular anointment. These are women who are the only ones to win a Tony Award for playing this role. This means the role has to have been eligible for a Tony Award in other Broadway productions. […]
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- Adam Elsberry
- Margaret Hall
- Rob W Schneider
- Steve Tipton
- Matt Rodin
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- 396 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 178 ratings
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