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Finally, a musical with the right amount of blood. This week Raven and Campbell are joined by returning guest, Dan, and together they discuss polka music, reverse parodies, and drug lord, Madonna, in the 2022 musical biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Rocky Road Old Fashion Recipe: 1 Sugar cube 2 dashes Cherry Bitters 2 dashes Orange Bitters ¼ oz Water 3/4 oz Dark Chocolate Liqueur ½ oz amaretto 1 ½ oz Bourbon ½-1 tsp Chocolate syrup for drizzling Marshmallows for garnish Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a rocks and add a few dashes of each of the bitters on top of the sugar cube. Add water and muddle until sugar is mostly dissolved. Squeeze the chocolate syrup bottle around the inside rim of the glass, pausing at certain points to create larger "drips" down the side. Add one large ice cube. Add in the dark chocolate liqueur, bourbon, and amaretto and stir until combined. Garnish with marshmallows on a skewer and enjoy.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Everyone stop what you’re doing and go listen to Linda Eder’s cover of “Man of la Mancha.” This week Raven and Campbell are joined once again by arch enemy of the podcast, Jonathan, and together they argue about themes and compete to identify dragons while discussing the 1972 musical film Man of la Mancha. There be Dragons Recipe: - 3 oz cava - 1 oz dragonfruit simple syrup - splash of cranberry juice Combine ingredients in a chilled champagne flute   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win! For this Happy Hour special, Raven and Campbell hit the mainstage and Ruview “Moulin Ru: The Rusical,” “The Wicked Wiz of Oz!: The Rusical,” and “Lairy Poppins: The Rusical” from RuPaul’s Drag Race seasons 14, 17, and UK series 4.   Drink of the week: Canned cocktail of choice   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Hot take. All movies should have musical sequels just for the bit. This week Raven and Campbell discuss diegetic musical sequences and what in the hell they were going for in Raven’s new favorite legal drama, Joker: Folie à Deux.   The Last Laugh Recipe: -1.5 oz Midori -2 oz sour mix* -1.5 oz lime juice -dash of lemon lime soda -red sugar to rim glass    Wet the rim of a glass with a lime then coat with red sugar. Fill glass with ice, pour in Midori, sour mix, and lime juice, top with soda *Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of water over heat on the stove. Once dissolved, stir in 1 cup lemon juice and 1.5 cups lime juice. Remove from heat and let cool. Store in the fridge.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

La la la la la. This week Raven and Campbell take a million Youtube breaks while discussing variations in Greek Mythology and subtlety in musicals in the 2026 released proshot of Hadestown.   Spring Elixir Recipe: Combine equal parts gin, Campari, and syrup* in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lavender stem.   Syrup* Bring 1c water to a simmer in a saucepan. Add 12-20 lavender stems. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and add 1c sugar, stirring until fully dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in 1/4-1/3c (to taste) grenadine.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Apparently, Campbell has the skillset to be a fascist according to Raven. This week Raven and Campbell discuss gore in musicals, ensuring your own happiness, and the absolute powerhouse that is Ben Vereen in the 1981 stage performance of Pippin: His Life and Times.   Drink Recipe: Mead of your choice   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

There is a lot you can do with puppets. This week Raven and Campbell discuss redoing college life, communication in situationships, and puppet bigotry in the 2022 Happily Ever After Productions performance of Avenue Q at Het Amsterdams Theaterhuis Not Your Mama’s Shirley Temple Recipe: 1 oz grenadine 0.75 oz vodka 0.25 oz aperol 4 oz sprite Combine grenadine, vodka, and aperol in a glass with ice and stir. Top with sprite and garnish with lime slices if you feel like it.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Misogyny aside, pretty fun musical. This week Raven and Campbell discuss Crayola Crowns, seasoning mac and cheese, and naming children in the 1954 musical film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. June Jam Recipe: -2 oz gin -½ oz fresh lemon juice -1 tbsp jam Place all ingredients in a shaker. Shake well with ice to break up the jam then pour into a glass.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

You didn’t have to draw Ms. Toad like that…This week Raven and Campbell discuss crying Tik Tok dances, cartoon animal feminization, and the ugliest dog in movie history in the 1994 animated film, Thumbelina. The Nymph Recipe: -0.75 oz creme de violette -0.5 oz lime juice -1 oz vodka Seltzer to top Combine ingredients in a glass with ice and stir. Top with seltzer of your choosing.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

15 year engagement is actually criminal. This week Raven and Campbell discuss fight scenes, mobster names, and eggs for some reason in the 1955 musical film Guys and Dolls. The Thousandaire Recipe: 2 ounces bourbon 3/4 ounce Grand Marnier 1/4 ounce absinthe 1/2 ounce grenadine 1/2 ounce egg white (or 2 tbsp aquafaba) 1/2 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed Garnish: nutmeg, freshly grated Add alcohol, grenadine, lemon juice, and egg white to a shaker without ice and shake for at least 30 seconds. Add ice and shake, strain, and garnish with nutmeg.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Ok so there isn’t an evil wizard in this one. This week Raven and Campbell return to a classic and discuss costume design, favorite maps, and again just how awful the 1999 version is in the 1956 musical film, The King and I. Young Lovers Recipe: -Thai basil leaves -1 oz coconut simple syrup -2 oz spiced rum In a rocks glass, lightly muddle basil leaves in the simple syrup. Add rum and fill the glass with crushed ice. Stir to combine.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

“Sam the Eagle is lowkey daddy to me” - Raven 2026. This week Raven and Campbell watch something actually good and discuss Raven’s coworkers as Muppets, Spongebob finding buried treasure, and Miss Piggy's exploits in the 1996 musical film, Muppet Treasure Island. 2 Gold Doubloons Recipe: -2 oz spiced rum -¾ oz fresh lemon juice -1 oz rosemary simple syrup -2 tbsp aquafaba Shake ingredients with NO ice in a shaker for at least 30 seconds. Add ice, shake, and strain over ice.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Happy Arbor Day!! Go plant a tree and DON’T watch this horrible movie. In this environmental special, Raven and Campbell discuss environmental racism, a mismatched soundtrack, and the Parent Trap for some reason in the 2012 animated musical film, The Lorax. The Wood Sprite Recipe: - 1.5 oz rye - 0.75 oz green chartreuse  - 0.5 oz ginger simple syrup - A few dashes of Angostura bitters - squeeze of lemon, to taste - seltzer water Combine all ingredients except seltzer in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a Tom collins or wine glass with ice. Add seltzer water to taste, at least 2 oz.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Spoiler, we hate The Greatest Showman. This week Raven and Campbell make a Letterboxd account and review over 100 musicals discussed on the podcast and revisit past cocktails.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals and Letterboxd for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Redemption time. This week Raven and Campbell actually enjoy their time together while discussing background art, Spongebob guess who, and villain design in the 1950 animated musical film, Cinderella. Sweet Dream Recipe: 1.25 oz vodka 1.25 oz blue curacao 0.5 oz campari 0.5 oz lime juice  Soda water of choice White granulated sugar Use the sugar to rim a flute or tumbler. Combine all ingredients in a Shaker with ice and strain into sugared glass. Top with soda water.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at [email protected] or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.