Stage Appropriate (A Musical Theatre Podcast) Podcast
Katy and Juno (a mother and daughter double act) dive into the world of musicals (and the occasional straight play) to explore the plot, cast, songs, merch, random celebrity sightings, snacks and any other random theatre-adjacent thought that pops into their heads. Their passion for musical theatre is infectious (in a good way).
Episode 140: Pride x High School Musical
Oh my god, we're back again! With an episode we recorded in August and then never got round to posting! And a load of nonsense about Needohs, Camp Rock 3 and ice hocky chants! You're welcome, especially if you are the incredibly cool listener who somehow listens to us while sleeping.
Episode 139: Durham Fringe + Juno's Guest Speller Debut!
Guys, it finally happened; Juno got picked as a guest speller for 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,' on the fourth attempt. You'll have to listen to hear how it went. We also talk about our first trip to Durham Fringe, Brassed Off, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Fun Home, because we contain multitudes. Juno also divulges a few too many embarrassing details of Katy's life, but you can skip those bits.
Episode 138: Beetlejuice x The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind x Cabaret
In case you were worried we'd been kidnapped/fallen out with each other/given up theatre, worry not: we are back! (With an episode that should have been posted two months ago: whoops.) Join us for tales of pearl clutching at rowdy ghosts and the shame of dozing off in the theatre. It was REALLY hot, okay?
Episode 137: Spring Awakening x The Boy at the Back of the Class x Sunday in the Park with George
One of our weirdest show combinations in this episode, as we cover a mid-2010s modern classic about German teenagers in desperate need of PSHE lessons, a cute play about children who are okay for PSHE but perhaps should put Newsround on, and a show which we were, frankly, baffled by and which no amount of PSHE would fix.
Episode 136: Mexodus x Schmigadoon!
Since we recorded this, Schmigadoon! has been nominated for a million Tonys, and Mexodus has won a load of off-Broadway awards, but really the validation they've both been waiting for is a rave from us, so everyone can stop holding their breath now. Bonus non-musical content includes a heart-wrenching tale of feline rescue.
Episode 135: & Juliet x The Lost Boys x The Last Five Years
More Broadway excitement this week, as we cover Catherine of Aragon's swamp accent, the rules of vampires and Ben Platt's vibrato.
Episode 134: Little Shop of Horrors x Spelling Bee x Heathers
3 more shows from our New York trip: all off-Broadway and some old favourites included. South American rodents, killer plants and top level parenting decisions await you.
Episode 133: Buena Vista Social Club x Maybe Happy Ending x Ragtime
We went back to Broadway, baby! And here is the first of our round-ups of the shows we saw when we were there, covering two shows that were new to us and one previous favourite, along with understudy slip-related misunderstandings, dopplegangers and Katy finally snapping and shh-ing people (not Juno, on this occasion).
Episode 132: The Secret Garden
Today's musical theatre nonsense comes via a trip to York for the new production of 'The Secret Garden,' based on a book which Katy definitely read as a child but, of which, apparently has no recollection whatsoever.
Episode 131: Tina
In this episode, we ask the really big questions that other podcasts are too scared to discuss. Does all great art come from suffering? Should we cling onto childhood for longer? And, most crucially, do we all have an LNER puppet in the back of our head? Oh, and we also talk about 'Tina', the Tina Turner bio-musical a little bit. If you have a dog called Otis/are a person called Otis, this one's for you.
Episode 130: Drama Club
So, the chances that anyone at all knows what we're on about in this episode are tiny but as that's probably the case half the time anyway, we'll carry on. If you don't know, Drama Club was an iconic Nickelodeon show, cut off in its prime, never to be seen again, featuring the funniest writing kids' TV has ever seen (probably). If you aren't desperately searching the dark web for it by the end of this episode, we've failed.
Episode 129: Sunny Afternoon
We're back after a little break in posting/forgetting that this episode hadn't already been posted. If you've listened before you'll be shocked to learn this episode features as much discussion of snacks, Finn Wolfhard and Punch the monkey as The Kinks. If you haven't listened before, maybe start with one of our more professional efforts...
Episode 128: The Producers x Beautiful Little Fool
Get ready for some incisive debate about today's shows, as well as some nonsense about pigeons and characters from Young Sheldon. Thanks for listening to our silly podcast!
Episode 127: Ballad Lines
Childbirth might be a nightmare but Southwark Playhouse never is; in this episode, we discuss the wonderful Ballad Lines, a mildly traumatic but beautifully sung new musical, playing at one of our favourite theatres.
Episode 126: Schmigadoon!
Here's another episode about something musical theatre-adjacent which we've enjoyed at home (repeatedly) - the pure joy and genius that is Apple TV's Schmigadoon! Let the campaign for season 3 start here. Justice for Les Schmis!
Episode 125: Camp Rock
Not only did it rain for the whole of January, but we also had weeks without a theatre trip so the whole thing was very sad. Not to worry though, because there's always made-for-TV Disney movies with the Jonas Brothers, dodgy sound levels and questionable dance moves.
Episode 124: The Hunger Games x Into the Woods x Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Our first shows of 2026 take us to Panem (or, as Juno seems to think it is called, the E-Planet), Hawkins and, erm, some woods. It was like being on a gap year except it meant going to London for two days and noone got a henna tattoo or food poisoning.
Episode 123: The Stagies 2025!
It's time for our annual awards, when we celebrate the very best of the shows we saw in 2025. Do you like our new theme music? Juno remixed it because apparently she's a DJ now. Also, if Jamie Muscato does happen to be listening, nobody thinks you're a loser; it was just the competitive spirit getting to one of the presenters. Let us know which shows you'd award in the comments!
Episode 122: Singin' in the Rain x Freaky Friday x Elf
Three shows to discuss today and yet somehow the most iconic bits are Juno having oddly specific wedding cake ideas and a guest appearance from a member of our household making their Stage Appropriate debut.
Episode 121: Paddington
One of our (and everyone's) most anticipated shows of 2025 is today's topic; will we buck the trend and be the one dissenting voice, claiming Paddington is not good?No. Of course we won't. Don't be silly.
