Charm Scene: Improvised Musicals

A Look Back at 100 Episodes of Charm Scene! (Chat Scene #6)

It's a "Chat Scene" bonus surprise! In celebration of our award-winning 100th episode, we look back at the past two years of Charm Scene, discuss the show's creation, ans

#100: "Charm Scene 100" - LIVE at iO Theater!

Our LIVE 100th episode, and we're celebrating with a classic Charm Scene road trip - complete with NINE surprise guests - all at Chicago's own iO Theater. Old orphans, ha

#99: "A New Day for Babies" with Ashley Ward and Adrien Pellerin!

It's a new day for podcasts as Charm Scene is visited by two LEGENDARY music improvisers - Ashley Ward and Adrien Pellerin! We combine their stories in this newborn impro

#98: "The MILF Who Saved My Life" with Brandon Michael Thomas!

A tale as old as time. Boy jumps in water. Boy drowns in water. Boy gets saved by a hot mom. It's our take on this classic story, told by 5 time charming guest Brandon Mi

#97: "2828 N Pine Grove Ave" with Megan Ramsey!

Stunning one and two bedroom units available in this classic Chicago improvised musical. An easy walk to charming guest Megan Ramsey, with ample space for chore charts, i

#96: "Duck Ex Machina" with Tess Abedon!

Duck quack! It's a ducking duckprovised ducksical with charming duck Tess Abeduck (Holy Fuck Comedy Hour, Tuesday Musical Improv, Pigskin). Melodious mallards, aquatic ac

#95: "All The World's an Audience" with Delaney Sterling!

Welcome to Door County Summer Stock! We're sat as charming guest Delaney Sterling (Tuesday Musical Improv, Marquee) manages the house in this week's fully improvised musi

#94: "Bi-Curious George: Origins" with Katie Terres!

A crossover episode?? We've got the incredible Katie Terres in this week with her own special blend of multiverse. It's an improvised musical of sexual celebrities, cigar

#93: Charm Scene LIVE - "I Harley Know Her: A Motorcycle Romance" at 2nd Best Fest 2026!

LIVE from Coalition Theater's 2nd Best Fest in Richmond, Virginia! We looked to the crowd for a quintessential Richmond story, and boy did we find one. Inspired by audien

#92: "Deathprov" with Alex Garday!

Welcome to a show about death. We've got some unfinished business as Alex Garday returns (from the dead?) for an all new fully improvised musical. Crashing cars, mystical

#91: "Who Killed Santa Claus" with Rob Grabowski!

It's Christmas in June as charming guest Rob Grabowski (Clued In, Hitch*Cocktails) joins us for a merry murder mystery. Was it the sinister son? The revengeful rabbit? Th

#90: "Undercat" with Amber Linde!

Cat's out of the bag - and we're breaking out of the pound with the very beautiful Amber Linde! It's an all new improvised musical, this time inspired by Amber's real lif

#89: "Frog Gigging" with Ben Auxier!

Get ready to work as FIVE TIME charming guest Ben Auxier returns! It's another fully improvised musical, inspired by Ben's real life experience gig working in comedy. A f

#88: "Red Eyes" with Max Lazerine!

Who's that ominous figure in the back of your childhood pics? It's charming guest Max Lazerine in a fully improvised musical! Flip through for fateful photos, prescient p

#87: "The Untaming of the Shrew" with Landree Fleming!

Welcome to the wild! Charming guest Landree Fleming joins us for an all natural improvised musical much better than Shakespeare's original, complete with shrewd shrews, s

#86: "More Like Maura" with Maura Chappelle!

No, you're not dreaming. It's charming guest Maura Chappelle in a fully improvised musical straight from the subconscious. Concocted coffees, made up mariachis, pictured

#85: "Brian Hebeaux" with Ben Hebert!

Gather round, Charm Family, as we welcome back charming guest Ben Hebert! We look back at one fascinating, fictional life in this fully improvised musical, complete with

#84: "Mime Your Business" with Annie Farwell!

Tired of words in your podcast? Not enough mimes? Have we got the episode for you. Charming guest Annie Farwell joins us for our most descriptive improvised musical yet,

#83: "Frenfield" with Brady Barrow!

Things get 'familiar' as we welcome charming guest Brady Barrow! Inspired by Brady's haunting experience playing Dracula's #1 sidekick Renfield, we travel to the monstrou

#82: Challenge Episode with just us! (April Fools Edition)

April Fools! Oh you thought we'd only have one episode this week, didn't you? Got your ass. It's a twofer Charm Scene April Fools extravaganza, and what better way to co