Hi Broadway Besties - Guess what!! I finally saw Heathers at New World Stages and have SO much to report! In this episode, we are doing a full review of Heathers, including thoughts on the all-star casting, changes from the previous off-Broadway version, new songs, and so much more. ALSO - we sit down with the incredible Elizabeth Teeter, who plays Heather McNamera, to chat about joining the cast of Heathers, tell us some fun behind-the-scenes stories, and, of course, play FTM games! Website: ww...
Jul 11, 2025•33 min•Ep. 105
We're halfway through 2025, so let's rate every show Lindsey has seen this year from Broadway and Off-Broadway, including some favorites (and not so favorites) BOOP, Maybe Happy Ending, Smash, Death Becomes Her, Operation Mincemeat, and so many more! Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey: Website: https://www.shakespearenj.org/events/detail/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-abridged-revised-again Purchase Tickets: https://ticketing.shakespearenj.org/EventAvailability?EventId=602&ref=book...
Jul 08, 2025•50 min
Why does this keep happening?! We have more Broadway closings this week which hurts my heart - but first!!! Let's celebrate 3 YEARS OF FROM THE MEZZANINE!!! Thank you to the Broadway Besties for your endless support! In Broadway News: 💔 Boop to close on Broadway 🎭 Phantom Revival - What is it?! 🎠 Broadway in Bryant Park Lineup ♟️ Chess Announcements and Tickets Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromT...
Jul 01, 2025•40 min
It's that awkward (and very dramatic) time on Broadway where post-Tony Awards things start to change in major ways! But some things never change - and that is Lindsey bringing you honest reviews of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. This week, she tells us about Angry Alan staring John Krasinski at Studio Seaview and seeing Boop! for a second time, front and center! In Broadway News: 😭 Broadway's Latest Closing Announcements: Real Women Have Curves, Dead Outlaw, and Cabaret 🎩 Broadway's Latest C...
Jun 24, 2025•42 min
It's time, Broadway Besties! TONY TIME! Let's recap the snubs, surprises, favorite performances, and special moments. We have SO much to discuss from the Tony Awards and the latest Broadway News, so let's draw the curtain! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t55fULcCqN0NMmK4OnfOA?si=89...
Jun 17, 2025•55 min
SO MUCH TO DISCUSS THIS WEEK! With the Tony Awards season underway, we have been getting some SERIOUS Broadway News! We'll break it all down, but first I have a little BONUS for you guys, the Drama Desk Awards Red Carpet! Hear from many of Broadway's Brightest: Nicole Scherzinger, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Jak Malone, Debra Messing, Grey Henson & more! 💚 Wicked For Good Trailer Dropped ♟️ Chess starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michelle, and Nicholas Christopher ⚡️ Tom Felton, the OG Draco Malfoy, joins ...
Jun 10, 2025•55 min
Broadway Besties, get ready for the annual Lindsey sTONY AWARDS! Please enjoy my unhinged and VERY hot takes on my nominee and award winners for From the Mezzanine's special award categories, such as Broadway Boyfriend of the Year, Trending Sound of the Year, and FTM's Person of the Year! Let me know your Lindsey sTONY winners! In Broadway News for the week, we uncover the DRAMA with Patti Lupone X Kecia Lewis X Audra McDonald. Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Br...
Jun 03, 2025•43 min
Hi Broadway Besties! I can't wait to share the Chita Rivera Red Carpet Interviews with y'all, from Stephen Schwartz and Ben Vereen to Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy Lindsey chatted with Broadway's Greatest! 🐢 Recap of Balls: The Monster-Catchin' Musical Comedy BALLSmusical.com | @ballsmusical Next confirmed shows are June 21 and July 18 & 19. Use promo code: BATTLE Weekly Broadway News: 🫧 Derek Klena rejoins Wicked after 12 years 🎨 James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris on Broadway in Ar...
May 27, 2025•47 min
Hi, Broadway Besties! Lindsey's back from London, and it's time to catch you all up! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t55fULcCqN0NMmK4OnfOA?si=89c08b1a8bb34d95...
May 20, 2025•50 min
Ready for a deep dive on Tony Award nominations? Lindsey is joined by Veronica Stern from Unlearning with Veronica Stern | Broadway Podcast to discuss our MANY thoughts on the latest Tony Awards nominations and News! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t55fULcCqN0NMmK4OnfOA?si=89c08b1a...
May 13, 2025•59 min
Hi Broadway Besties! I recommend watching this episode on YouTube (@fromthemezzaninebroadway) or Spotify. Live reaction to Tony Award Nominations with Broadway Bestie Bryn!!!! WOW, we have been waiting for this, and we are SO excited to finally have the Tony Noms for 2025! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: https://ope...
May 03, 2025•40 min
Something wild is going on on Broadway and we're....not mad about it?! Join Lindsey for this week's surprising Broadway news and latest reviews! 🌟 Major Broadway Mishaps: Maybe Happy Ending and Sunset Boulevard 🏆 Outer Critics Circle Nominations 🎭 10 Things I Hate About You Musical in Production Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spo...
Apr 29, 2025•41 min
You are overdue for your weekly Broadway yap sesh!!!! Broadway Bestie Bryn joins Lindsey Stone to review the latest Broadway shows they've seen: Dead Outlaw, Floyd Collins (starring Jeremy Jordan), and Just in Time (starring Jonathan Groff). Broadway News: 🌟 Leslie Odom Jr. (the original Aaron Burr) rejoins the cast of Hamilton 👯♀️ Ginger Twinsies (the Parent Trap parody) heads to Off-Broadway 🍊 AnnaSophia Robb and Isa Briones join the cast of All-Nighter Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Pa...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr
BUCKLE UP BROADWAY BESTIES!!!! We have sooo much to cover: Lindsey is bringing you with her to the Miscast Red Carpet where she interviews our FAVES: Cole Escola, Tom Francis, Jordan Tyson, & more! In Broadway Reviews, Lindsey recently saw Boop, Smash, The Last 5 Years, and Take the Lead! Broadway News: 🚢 Titanique Announces Closing 🌱 Milo Manheim and Liz Gillies extend run at Little Shop of Horrors 🕸️ JLO is starring in new movie musical, Kiss of the Spiderwoman Website: www.fromthemezza...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr
IT'S TIME TO CHAT! There has been A LOT happening in the Broadway stratosphere and we are covering it all on From the Mezzanine. First Lindsey catches you up on her latest Off-Broadway adventure, seeing All Nighter at MCC Theatre. Next, it's time to address the drama in The Outsiders fanbase. Broadway News: 🎭 Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited to sing For Good at Redwood 💖 John Krasinksi is returning to Off-Broadway in Angry Alan 🌟 The Lucille Lortel nominations have been announced! ...
Apr 08, 2025•45 min
Hi, Broadway Besties! Lindsey saw SO much Broadway this week and needs to catch you all up! We are recapping seeing Nick Jonas in The Last Five Years, Death Becomes Her, and Operation Mincemeat! We are switching it up this week and Lindsey is casting her EARLY Tony Award Predictions. Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: ...
Apr 01, 2025•39 min
Broadway Besties, please welcome & Juliet's Ava Noble to From the Mezzanine! Lindsey Stone chats with Ava Noble about her journey as a performer and making her Broadway Debut in & Juliet. Ava Noble tells behind-the-scenes stories from hilarious prank wars between cast members to graduating college at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (and Stark Sands handing her the diploma!). Ava Noble shines onstage and off, and we are so excited to have her on the pod this week! Ava Noble's TikTok: https:/...
Mar 25, 2025•57 min
Hi, Broadway Besties! Lindsey saw SO much Broadway this week and needs to catch you all up! We are recapping seeing Milo Manheim and Liz Gillies in Little Shop of Horrors, & Juliet, and Maybe Happy Ending (including their cast album party!!). Broadway News: 💖 Queen of Versailles, starring Kristen Chenoweth, @ the St James Theatre 🌟 Rachel Zegler is leading Evita on West End….directed by Jamie Lloyd 🎭 Jean Smart returns to Broadway in Call Me Izzy Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon:...
Mar 18, 2025•45 min
Hi, Broadway Besties! Lindsey is bringing you a review for the latest Off-Broadway hit, The Jonathan Larson Project, as well as the current top Broadway Shows and the latest in Broadway news! 💖 Wicked at The Oscars: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, & the winners! 🪩 Mamma Mia Musical Revival 🎭 The Greatest Showman Musical Development 🌟 Hamilton Cancels Kennedy Center Run JOIN THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/FromTheMezzanine?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creato...
Mar 11, 2025•41 min
Seeing John Cardoza and Solea Pfeiffer in Moulin Rouge was life-changing and I'm bringing you the breakdown! This week we are doing a round of 'Broadway News Rapid Fire' and chatting in depth about: 🌟 Heathers coming to Broadway (and who I think should play the lead roles) 🏹 The Hunger Games in development for a stage adaptation 🎭 SIA writing a new musical, Saturday Church ✨ The Kennedy Center situation and Finn canceling their production 🎥 Sunset Boulevard Closing Website: www.fromthemezzan...
Mar 04, 2025•54 min
I finally saw REDWOOD, the new musical starring Idina Menzel and we have sooo much to unpack. In Broadway news, we are discussing the Tony Awards announcing Cynthia Erivo as our next host, Jordan Fisher joining the cast of Moulin Rouge, and the Maybe Happy Ending cast album release! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: h...
Feb 25, 2025•55 min
Major slay this week in the Broadway casting department including The Great Gatsby at the West End casting Corbin Bleu, The Outsiders casts their next Dallas Winston, and Hannah Cruz joins the upcoming Merrily We Roll Along Movie! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t55fULcCqN0NMmK4Onf...
Feb 18, 2025•41 min
Seeing Brent Comer perform at 54 Below was a life-changing experience and we need to discuss! In Broadway news, we are chatting about Titus Burgess cast in "Oh, Mary!" (iconic), Hells Kitchen taking home The Grammy for Best Musical album (questionable), and the latest Wicked musical casting (historic)! JOIN THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/FromTheMezzanine?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@fr...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min
MAJOR casting news this week including the latest Little Shop casting (which I CANNOT wait for) Milo Manheim and Elizabeth Gillies! A new musical debuting at Papermill Playhouse, Take the Lead, will be led by Adrienne Bailon-Houghton. In other news, The Louis Armstrong Musical: A Wonderful World has announced its closing, and Hadestown with the OBC will record a proshot! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram:...
Feb 04, 2025•37 min
I have NO WORDS... okay just kidding I have A LOT! Joshua Boone is leaving The Outsiders and we quite literally will never recover. What does this mean for the future of The Outsiders? Why did he leave? Who do we think should replace him? All these questions will be discussed! In other Broadway news, Lindsey and Bryn chat about the casting news for Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream (Ben Platt, Sutton Foster, Rachel Ziegler), Wicked's Oscar nominations, and more. It was a BIG week in Broadway new...
Jan 28, 2025•57 min
Broadway is keeping us on our toes this week as Josh Rosen (IG/TikTok: @joshrosen_) joins Lindsey and they YAP about the latest in Broadway tea. First up, the casting news at Cabaret with Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada joining the cast (and also who is rumored to be the NEXT Sally Bowles). We play detective guessing what is next for theatre Tik Tokers JJ Niemann and Amber Ardolino and to round out the week, it's the Just In Time casting news that Gracie Lawrence (from the band Lawrence & Sex...
Jan 21, 2025•44 min
Hi Broadway Besties! As we all apparently knew, Sutton Foster & Hugh Jackman making their relationship OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL! Wicked gets totally snubbed at the Golden Globes (Amelia Perez WHO?!) & a new show, The Jonathan Larson project is headed our way! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadway Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.c...
Jan 14, 2025•33 min
Hi Broadway Besties! Let's start with the thrillifying news that Wicked has broken major box office records - YAY! Now for not-so-thrillifying news, The Outsiders' cast contract will be up soon, so let's chat about who is staying and who is going. We are also saying some hard Broadway goodbyes to Suffs, Back to the Future, Stereophonic, and more. To wrap up the week, many are questioning if All In: A Comedy About Love is a scam after their poor reviews. What do you think? Website: www.fromthemez...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min
ARE Y'ALL READY FOR THE BIGGEST EPISODE OF THE YEAR?! It is FINALLY time to break down 2024 on Broadway including a full ranking of the 57 shows I saw, the most memorable moments (how about The Outsiders winning the Tony Awards?!) and FTM's biggest moments of the past year. Thank you to my BROADWAY BESTIES who are the most wonderful listeners and made 2024 so memorable! To become a Broadway Bestie, join the Patreon: www.patreon.com/fromthemezzanine.com follow on Instagram & TikTok @fromtheme...
Dec 31, 2024•51 min
REVIEWS ARE OUT FOR GYPSY and AUDRA SLAYED!!! This is the season of Broadway Femininomenons: Audra McDonald receiving rave reviews for Gypsy, Eva Noblezada leaving The Great Gatsby and stepping back into her role at Hadestown, and Sarah Hyland taking Eva's place as Daisy Buchanan! BIG THINGS HAPPENING!!! Website: www.fromthemezzanine.com Patreon: Click HERE to become a Broadway Bestie TikTok: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Instagram: @FromTheMezzanineBroadway Youtube: @FromtheMezzanineBroadway Broadw...
Dec 24, 2024•37 min
