Musicals with Cheese

The Wedding Singer (feat. Brent Black)

We're welcoming back a Musicals with Cheese favorite, our first guest EVER joins yet again to talk about the comedy musical of the mid oughts -- it's BRENT BLACK -- and w

BONUS: Alien (1979)

Welcome back to the Cheese Wheel Podcast! This time, the wheel landed on Liz's pick: Ridley Scott's iconic sci-fi horror Alien. Often hailed as one of the most flawless f

Michael (2026)

Michael Jackson is a complicated figure in culture -- which means that Jess/Andrew are truly the only podcasters with enough tact to even touch this figure right. This we

BONUS: Citizen Kane

Get ready for an artsy and pretentious episode—it’s Jess’s turn on the Cheese Wheel! This week, we're tackling what many critics hail as the greatest film of all time: Or

Coco (2017)

We're taking a deep dive into the land of the dead to discover our lost loved ones, and perhaps maybe, cancel a famous singer longer after his very violent death. Yes, we

Bonus: Spy Kids (2001)

We're back with another one of Andrew's picks! This week, we're diving into Robert Rodriguez's classic children's spy adventure, Spy Kids. Join us as we explore the quirk

Moana 2 (feat. Big Beak Entertainment)

Oh lord they made a sequel. Not just a Sequel. A TV show hastily made into a film after a CEO mandate. Yes, we're diving into the critically maligned and financially rewa

BONUS: Pride & Prejudice (2005)

We’re thrilled to kick off our first Patreon Request episode, brought to you by our longtime supporter, Toryana Frazier! This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the 2005

Next to Normal (feat. Erin Cholakian)

"Walk with me, walk with me..." This week we're revisiting one of our earliest episodes, where I'd say this adaptation addresses many of Andrew DeWolf's original critique

BONUS: Waitress (2007)

In our third episode, we spin 'The Cheese Wheel' for a second time, with Elizabeth Esten leading the way as she selects the 2007 indie gem 'Waitress,' directed by Adrienn

Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Can it be? Is it so?? A production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's "Cats" that is remarkable, and dare I say it RELEVANT? Finally there's a production of Cats that has SOMETHING

Schmigadoon

How to get to Scmigadoon? You go to take the long way through. Through Apple TV, then cancellation. Then to the lights of Broadway in a truncated version of the story tha

BONUS: Kickassia

Welcome to the very first episode of The Cheese Wheel! Your hosts, Andrew DeWolf, Jess McAnally, and Liz Esten, are kicking things off with a deep dive into a true cult c

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (2025 Remount)

Speaking of reviving something from years ago, this week we're diving back into the world of Hatchetfield to talk about StarKid's new revival of "The Guy Who Didn't Like

BONUS: Interview with Lulu Fall

Jess was given the opportunity to talk to the incredibly talented and incredibly kind Lulu Fall-- known for her performances in Broadway's "Hair," "Natasha Pierre and the

The Hamilton Mixtape

We're back baby! How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and... Y'know what, forget that. Let's call in Jimmy Fallon the ground to get him to sing a song. Yes we're ba

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BONUS: ATG Detroit 2026-2027 Season (feat. Amber Rasho)

We have an extra special bonus episode where we're joined by Public Relations specialist Amber Rasho to talk about the upcoming 2026-27 season of ATG Detroit's Broadway s

BONUS: Interview with Andrew Lippa

Check out this BONUS episode where Jess talks to the incredible Andrew Lippa, the Composer lyricist of The Adams Family Musical, Big Fish the Musical, You're A Good Man C

BONUS: Hamilton | Theatre in the D

Join us to wrap up ATG in Detroit's season with Lin Manuel Miranda's masterpiece Hamilton. Come listen as we compare to history, the shows role in theater canon, and more