From The Top! A Musical Theatre Podcast

From The Top! A Musical Theatre Podcast

Listen in to the "cool mom" of musical theatre podcasts and raucous musical banter. From The Top!, hosted by your two favorite thespians Mary and Steven, breaks down a musical's origin, its themes, plot, characters, and relevancy in the world today. Each show is put through a series of tests. Where does your favorite stack up? Happy Listening! Follow, Rate, and Break A Leg where you listen to your podcasts!

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May 15, 2025 66 mins

Stranger things are happening here at From The Top! and Steven and Mary are still dismayed and delighted about it, Demogorgon be damned, because at least Barb got her justice in this week's Show Notes! covering Stranger Sings: A Musical Parody.

Notes From A Director finds a few facts gone upside down of the DnD variety. 

Actors Nightmare spooks our duo with a few nosebleed worthy missed items and a few clips from another dimension at...

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Steven and Mary return from the Upside Down to give you this raucous, irreverent take on the raucous and irreverent off-Broadway sensation, Stranger Sings: A Parody Musical, in this week's installment of From The Top!

Spotify - Stranger Sings: A Parody Musical

Spotify - Stranger Things Official Playlist

Apple Music - Stranger Sings: A Parody Musical

Apple Music - Stranger Things Netflix Soundtrack: Season 1

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Life Is But A Song Podcast - Stranger Sings Episode with Jon!

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The pilgrimage through the desert continues. Will Steven and MAry find a well made of people and drink from? Will they encounter a burning bush and talk to it? Or will they be “thirsty” and “burn up” because they cast too sexy again in this week's Quick Cast? Happy Listening to this week's From the Top Show Notes episode for the Prince of Egypt!

The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast Recording) - Spotify

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This week, Mary and Steven try to part the Red Sea that is this grand biblical tale of two brothers and some bloody tricks, but the real miracle is if they don’t offend anyone. Join in for From The Top’s fun and raucous coverage of The Prince of Egypt: The Musical!

The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast Recording) - Spotify

The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast Recording) - Apple Music

The Prince of Egypt (Music from the Original Motion P...

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September 2, 2024 95 mins

Join Mary and Steven's Encore of Outcasts in this week's From The Top! episode where they revisit previous episode's themes and characters and take a look at them from an Outcast's lens. Plus, Steven gives Mary the ultimate test... Hugh Jackman.

⁠Oklahoma! (1998 Royal National Theatre Company)⁠

⁠Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording)⁠

⁠Violet (Original Broadway Cast Recording)⁠

⁠A Gentleman's Guide to Love...

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Join Mary and Steven as they continue on their pink adventure to prove in the court of law that Legally Blonde is the perfect musical (or close to it) in this weeks Show Notes episode of From The Top!

Listen in to LIFE IS BUT A SONG Podcast with Jon Reilly, to hear other talking points with our longtime friend of the Pod. Go show some support! Spotify EPISODE LINK HERE

Legally Blonde The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording...

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    Y'all better Bend and Snap for this latest addition to From The Top!, cause it takes a lot of blonde ambition to dive into Legally Blonde: The Musical, and Mary and Steven have the peroxide and toner ready.

    Listen in to LIFE IS BUT A SONG Podcast with Jon Reilly, to hear other talking points with our longtime friend of the Pod. Go show some support! Spotify EPISODE LINK HERE

    Legally Blonde The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Re...

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    Some of y'all being singin' "For Forever" like the lyrics be "I see wrinkle lines, for forever," and Mary and Steven get into it and so much more, covering the missed, forgotten, and incorrect whoopsie daisies. We were just lying on the ground waiting to see if anyone would say something. Happy Listening!

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    Dear FTT Fam,

    Today is gonna be a good day. Do you know why?! Mary and Steven are back to kick off season three of From The Top! covering Dear Evan Hansen.

    The struggle is real on if intentions justify means when good comes from being deplorable, if parents are insane or just clueless, and who's to blame in this rollercoaster of a show that hit the scene in 2016. Elevate that casted arm, wave through that window, or create a br...

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    Your favorite Musical Theatre Podcast and Review returns with a season 2 wrap-up with lots of fun and news to be had. Learn about what has taken so long to return for your listening pleasure, see Mary and Steven's favorite Season 2 moments, lessons learned, and what's to come in the future. Happy Listening!

    Two Strangers - Spotify Album Link

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    Mary and Steven return to give you a show notes episode of epic proportion with all 5 shows in their season ending gauntlet run extravaganza. Happy Listening!

    From The Top is a musical theater review podcast that breaks down the origins of a show, its content, and its relevancy in the world today.

    If you like what you hear give us a thumbs up, follow, and rating. :)  It really does help out the podcast, so thank you! Share with you...

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    Hello FTT Fam!

    It's been a minute since we've been able to connect, but never fear! We are still around, and still stirring up some wonderful things for our third season of From the Top! Unfortunately, as we know, life can sometimes be nothing but chaos, and FTT host Steven has needed to take some much needed R&R after being in two shows back to back.


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    They, like, never do this, but Mary and Steven are giving you the most fetch bonus episode, sexier than Aaron Samuels' hair when it's, well... you know. From The Top! takes on Mean Girls: The Musical.

    Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Spotify

    Mean Girls (Music From The Motion Picture) Musical - Spotify

    Mean Girls Broadway - Apple Music

    Mean Girls Musical Film - Apple Music

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    A larger-than-life Bard said to his wife, "That's the way it is," about an overprotected girl, not yet a woman, setting off a domino effect that's about to blow... Steven and Mary cover & Juliet in the Season 2 Finale episode of From The Top!

    & Juliet (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 2022 Spotify

    & Juliet (Original London Cast Recording) - 2019 Spotify

    & Juliet (Original Broadcast Recording) -...

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    Prom night is the least of Mary and Steven's problems in this week's episode of From The Top! covering a blood-covered Carrie: The Musical. Is it In? Does it shine? Or Should it have done everyone a favor and stayed with mom instead?

    Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording)

    Riverdale: Special Episode - Carrie The Musical (Original Television Soundtrack)

    ⁠Original 1988 - Carrie The Musical Supercut⁠

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    Come to the Bechdel Funeral Home Baby!!! in this week's episode of From The Top! where Mary and Steven tackle a ring of keys, a three-in-one lesbian, and a life surrounding death in the funnest of homes and musicals, Fun Home!

    Fun Home (A New Broadway Musical) - 2015 Broadway Cast Album

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    Don't turn around is the name of the game this week as Mary and Steven begin their decent "way down under the ground" to a little place called Hadestown in this week's episode of From The Top!

    Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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    [Lights up center stage. Steven walks out, nervous. He taps the microphone to uproarious static. Flinching, he begins...]

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    Mary and Steven dive deep into the recesses of their manic brains to deliver personal and gutting takes on this week's From The Top! episode covering a show so powerful, it might just have you wondering if it was even real with Next To Normal.

    Next To Normal (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 2009

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