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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
Matt Koplik hosts Broadway Breakdown, a arts show with 333 episodes published.
It’s finally…almost over. The 79th Annual Tony Awards are in a few days, which means we gotta hunker down and make our FINAL predictions on this year’s winners. Coming back full circle with us is friends of the Breakdown
Pudding season is almost over. But before we can do final predictions, we need to look back at Tony Awards of the past to make sense of our Tony Awards future. Friend of the pod Robbie Rozelle (@divarobbie) returns to dr
Matt is joined by longtime theater podcaster Alan Seales for a wide-ranging conversation attempting to make sense of one of the messiest and most unpredictable Tony seasons in recent memory. Together, they unpack how nar
After a full Broadway season of transfers, star vehicles, ambitious new musicals, baffling misfires, and surprise favorites, Matt finally attempts the impossible: ranking (almost) every show from the 2025/2026 season. Fr
Matt is joined by passionate theater voices Rachael Anderson and Will Anderson for an immediate, no-filter reaction to the 2026 Tony Award nominations. From expected frontrunners to shocking omissions, the trio breaks do
Matt gathers a panel of trusted Tony obsessives for one last, no-holds-barred conversation before nominations: big swings, chaotic predictions, and the kinds of industry narratives that can quietly shape outcomes. Togeth
Matt dives into The Lost Boys, the musical adaptation of the cult-favorite film. Matt unpacks its dark, teen-vampire energy and how (or if) it succeeds on stage. He explores the show’s tonal balancing act—camp vs. sincer
Matt takes on two plays operating at very different registers: a revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and the sharp, contemporary satire The Balusters. One is a richly layered American classic exploring
Matt dives into two wildly different theatrical experiences: The Rocky Horror Show and The Fear of 13. One leans into camp and audience participation, the other a stark, psychological portrait rooted in real-life events.
Matt tackles a trio of plays that each grapple—very differently—with intellect, identity, and emotional survival: the revival of Proof, the biting dark comedy Becky Shaw, and the intimate, audience-driven Every Brilliant
Matt takes on a double bill of female friendship on Broadway: the champagne-fueled revival of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels and the long-gestating new musical Beaches. Matt digs into performance highlights, structural issu
Matt takes on the Broadway transfer of Schmigadoon!, unpacking why the stage adaptation works better for him than the original series—while still falling short of greatness. He dives into the show’s Golden Age inspiratio
Matt dives into three very different theatrical experiences: the provocative West End transfer Giant, the uneven stage adaptation of Dog Day Afternoon, and a bold new revival of Death of a Salesman. From thorny questions
After a beloved and successful Off-Broadway run, Titanique has finally arrived on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. And Matt is here to review it! Exploring whether the delirious parody of Titanic can scale up to a 1,00
Matt delivers a full-throated review of his most anticipated musical production this season: Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Not just a revival of the world-infamous musical Cats, but a ballroom-inspired queer explosion, transf
As the 2025/2026 barrels towards the finish line, Matt is joined by Breakdown fave Sam Eckmann (Gold Derby) to discuss how this year’s Tony race has changed. From a surprisingly thin Best Musical field to a hyper-competi
Few films blur the line between autobiography and spectacle quite like All That Jazz. In this Deep Dive, Matt is joined by Podmother Ali Gordon to unpack this fever dream of a film that acts as both a harsh backstage loo
It’s Matt’s birthday (almost), which means it’s time for the annual tradition: handing the mic (metaphorically) over to the listeners. In this wide-ranging, unfiltered Q&A, Matt tackles everything from dream casting do-o
In this episode, Matt takes on The Wild Party at City Center Encores!, digging into its place in the musical theater canon, how this production stacks up, and whether the piece’s notorious decadence still hits—or just li
Backstage Pass is a special Broadway Breakdown mini-series taking listeners behind the curtain of the Off-Broadway production Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company. Across the season, we’ve explored every layer of
Alan Seales
Broadway Podcast Network
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Will Anderson
jazz saxophonist & clarinetist · RPM
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Ali Gordon
Author
1 appearance on this show
Matt Koplik
host of the Broadway Breakdown Podcast
1 appearance on this show
Ethan Slater
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Casey Balsham
comedian, performer, and longtime Chicago obsessive
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