The Dr. Broadway Podcast Podcast

Welcome to the Dr. Broadway Podcast!  The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway!  Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on insta, TikTok, and YouTube.

Season 3, Episode 2: "Crazy for You"

Welcome to Season 3 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 3, Episode 2 is our first episode in our series covering musicals from Dr. Broadway’s new book “Essential Musicals: Jukebox Musicals.”  This week we cover “Crazy for You” (with another sidetrack about Delaney Benson’s mom, Jodi Benson).  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 3, Episode 1: We've been Doctoring, not Podcasting.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 3, Episode 1 is just checking in to say ‘hello!’ and thank y’all for making us the #24 Musical Theatre podcast in 2026!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 34: BONUS EPISODE - Medea with Joy Whitt & Michelle Huguley

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 34 is a special summer bonus episode on a unique community theatre production in Alabama. We are joined by Joy Whitt (playwright & actor) and Michelle Huguley (director) to discuss their recent adaptation of Euripides’s great tragedy, ‘Medea!’  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 33: Buena Vista Social Club

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 33 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at ‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ which is based on an album of the same name from the late 90s, and is due to start its national tour in September 2026.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 32: "The Who's Tommy"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 32 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at the 1990s concept musical, ‘The Who’s Tommy,’ which was based on The Who’s 1969 rock album of the same name.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 31: "Legally Blonde"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 31 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at the film musical, ‘Legally Blonde,’ which is setting out on tour again in 2026 and is one of the most beloved film musicals of the last 20 years.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 30: "Death Becomes Her"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 30 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at the film musical, ‘Death Becomes Her,’ which is setting out on tour even though it is still a major hit on the Great White Way!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 29: "Mrs. Doubtfire"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing!  Season 2, Episode 29 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at the film musical, ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ which had the unfortunate luck to start previews about 3 days before pandemic lockdowns began!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 28: "Just in Time"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 28 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at 2025’s “Just in Time,” the bio-musical for entertainer Bobby Darin.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 27: Boop! the Musical

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 27 continues our ‘addendum’ to this season’s look at current shows on tour; circling back and picking up shows that have begun touring since our podcast season started.  This episode looks at 2025’s “Boop! the Musical,” which tells the story of the iconic cartoon character Betty Boop transported to modern NYC.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 26: "Beetlejuice"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 26 takes a look at another Gen-X favorite, ‘Beetlejuice’ – proving, again, that nostalgia is a powerful hook in musical theatre!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 25: Jersey Boys

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 25 takes us back on the road!  Several musicals have started touring since we started the season, so we’re circling back and picking up the newbies!  This episode discusses the beloved ‘Jersey Boys!’  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 24: 'Urinetown' with Sav Debaylo

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 24 is the bridge that returns us to musical theatre dramaturgy! After spending a few months chasing down questions on Broadway finance, we start our journey back to the musicals themselves by welcoming Sav Debaylo, a Theatre Studies graduate student at UCF.  This episode will discuss her dramaturgy on the 2001 classic ‘Urinetown.’  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. 

Season 2, Episode 23: Seminar Series, "Broadway Nation" with author David Armstrong

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 23 is our fifth seminar episode of the season!  In this seminar, we interview author David Armstrong about his new book, and popular podcast, “Broadway Nation: How Immigrant, Jewish, Queer and Black Artists Invented the Broadway Musical.”  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.

Season 2, Episode 22: Seminar 4, The Producer Speaks with Sean Nyberg

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 22 is our fourth seminar episode of the season!  In this seminar, the Producer gives his side of the Broadway financial equation.  We welcome Broadway & West End producer Sean Nyberg to the show to share his knowledge of musical theatre funding and costs!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.

Season 2, Episode 21: Seminar 3 - "Matching Minds with Sondheim" with Barry Josephs

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 21 is our third seminar episode of the season!  In this seminar, we interview author Barry Josephs about his new book, “Matching Minds with Sondheim.”  If you’ve ever thought of Sondheim’s music as a puzzle – this episode is for you!  Josephs reveals a new side of Sondheim for musical theatre enthusiasts by introducing Sondheim’s interest in game design and play.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.

Season 2, Episode 20: Seminar 2 with Michael Jablonski & Kim Sava

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 20 is our second seminar episode of the season!  This seminar continues our focus on the funding of Broadway – specifically, the payment of acting talent.  We are excited to welcome Michael Jablonski & Kim Sava (with a couple of guest appearances by Peanut the Cat) to the show to share their knowledge on the ins and outs of Equity/non-equity actor contracts…and where all that money goes!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.

Season 2, Episode 19: Seminar 1 with Dr. Michael DeWhatley & Dr. Emily Green

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 19 is our first Seminar episode of the season!  This seminar focuses on the funding of Broadway – specifically, why so many musicals are debuting in the West End before they come to Broadway.  We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael DeWhatley & Dr. Emily Green (with a couple of guest appearances by Benedict CumberCat) to the show to share their knowledge of the British Arts funding scheme called the Theatre Tax Relief Act.  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.

Season 2, Episode 18: All Original, "Six"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 18 completes our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals. This episode ends our journey with the “All Original” Six!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.

Season 2, Episode 17: All Original, "Shucked!"

Welcome to Season 2 of the Dr. Broadway Podcast! The Musical Theatre History podcast where a couple of doctors sit around and talk about Broadway! Your hosts, Dr. Kristin Stultz Pressley & Dr. Tracey Brent-Chessum, provide episodes on Broadway shows that are currently touring in the United States, and provide context episodes on the broad history of musical theatre and its development. Episodes are designed to give you the information you need to enhance your theatre going experience! We are Educating Theatregoers & Enhancing Theatregoing! Season 2, Episode 17 continues our look at Broadway shows currently on tour in 4 ‘micromesters,’ each one with a different focus: Turn Up the Jukebox - Jukebox Musicals, Bookish - musicals based on books, Hooray for Hollywood - musicals that were first films, and All Original - shows that haven’t existed in any other form before they were made into musicals.  This episode begins our “All Original” micromester, focusing on Shucked!  Get in touch at hello@drbroadway.com; and @drbwaypodcast on Insta, TikTok, and YouTube. A license to use this royalty-free music by S-Audio was purchased from AudioJungle.net.