Boozicals
One part musical, one part booze, two parts drunken fools. Join Raven and Campbell as they explore the good, bad, and ugly in the musical world while trying to remain coherent.
Episodes
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
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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 gla...
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 sim...
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
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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
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.
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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.
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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 oun...
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 ...
“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 ...
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
- seltz...
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.
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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
- Read more
People should be arrested for this movie. This week Raven and Campbell are joined by F-tier musical enjoyer, Shannon, and together they stomach through horrible fashion designs, mismatched song choices, and James Corden in the 2021 jukebox musical film, Cinderella.
The Massacre Recipe:
-1 oz brandy
-1 oz campari
-1.25 oz sweet vermouth
-0.5 oz black cherry juice
-dash of angostura bitters
Combine ingredients into a shaker with ice....
What is literally everyone’s problem in this movie? This week Raven and Campbell discuss plot holes, bad educators, and possibly the worst dialogue known to humankind in the 2022 musical film, The Magic Flute.
Queen of the Night aria used for the playtime segment was performed by Rainelle Krause with the English National Opera for a 2023 run of The Magic Flute. Listen on your own at Queen of the Night | The Magic Flute ǀ Engl...
“Women be shopping” - Raven 2026. This week Raven and Campbell return to the Barbie Cinematic Universe and discuss classical music, reused character models, and feudal Barbieland in the 2006 animated film, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. Rest in Peace Catherine O’Hara.
Pink Dream Recipe:
-1.5 oz Empress 1908 Gin
-0.5 oz elderflower liqueur
-0.75 oz blueberry and bay leaf syrup
-0.5 oz lime juice
-Soda water o...
Again, listeners….leave him. This week Raven and Campbell discuss performance disasters, duetting your own record, and no good men in the 1975 musical film, Funny Lady.
Laugh and a Half Recipe:
-0.5 oz creme de violette
-0.75 oz lemon juice
-0.75 oz vodka
-Soda water
Combine liquors and juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini or coup glass and top with soda water.
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2022, the year of Pinocchio. This week, Raven watched the wrong movie (hahaha). With Campbell, they discuss personhood, Italian music, and the million iterations of this story in the 2022 animated film, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio.
Wood and Whiskey Recipe:
-2-3 oz whiskey
-Smoking wood chips of choice
Smoke your glass with whatever wood chips of choice and pour in whiskey. Enjoy!
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The most polarizing episode yet. This week, Raven loses her mind and Campbell deeply worries about her taste. Together they discuss animal companions, “comic” relief, and an unbelievable cast in the 1998 animated musical film, Quest for Camelot.
The Adventurer Recipe:
- 1 oz herb-infused whisky
- 0.25 oz lavender syrup
- 8 oz brown ale ...
There’s snow business like snow business (derogatory). For this festive episode, Raven and Campbell share presents and cookie boxes, gush over Rosemary Clooney, and try to make sense of the writing choices in the 1954 Holiday Musical Film, White Christmas.
The Snow Cap Recipe:
- 4 to 5 cups ice
- 4 ounces ginger simple syrup
- 4 ounces white...
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