
This Might Be Niche
Join Scott and Alana, two best friends who met getting their big bad theater BFAs as they deep dive into the moments of stage, screen, and culture they live for. Spiral down the Youtube rabbit hole with This Might Be Niche. Let’s get into it.
Episodes
55 episodes
A tour through the old red hills of home: Parade
This week on This Might Be Niche, we’re marching straight into the history of Jason Robert Brown’s Parade — from its original Broadway run and the cult fandom that kept it alive, through it's Broadway revival starring Ben Plat...
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Broadway gets into drag with Jinkx Monsoon
This week, This Might Be Niche sets sail with the one and only Jinkx Monsoon! From her legendary run on Drag Race to her originating Broadway role in Pirates! The Penzance Musical (opening late April), ...
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Scott & Alana review THAT Snow White
Mirror, Mirror on the wall… what is this movie? This week on This Might Be Niche, we dive into the discourse around Disney's recently released 2025 Snow White. From Rachel Zegler’s chaot...
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A journey through The Last 5 Years
Just in time for The Last 5 Years opening (for the first time!) on Broadway, Scott & Alana take a journey through this cult favorite's history in this episode ofThis Might Be Niche. They talk about the 2002 Off-Broadway re...
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Better Man? We have better biopic ideas
Listener, are you familiar with the musical stylings of Robbie Williams? Yea, neither are most Americans, despite him being one of the UK's most all-time famous and decorated pop stars. When the musical biopic about his life, Better Man
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Let me be your star: Smash Season 1
Calling all Ivys and Karens—it’s Smash time, baby! In honor of the new Smash musical beginning previews on Broadway, This Might Be Niche is diving headfirst into the famously chaotic first season of the TV show that s...
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Offer's Out: TV/Film Stars we want on Broadway
Some crossovers are just meant to be. On this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana wax poetic about the stars from TV and film they want to see on a Broadway stage. They argue about the criteria (does it count if we have a...
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Oscars Ep: The movie musicals (and movie musicals only) that we live for
A day after the big day, this new episode of This Might Be Niche features Scott & Alana talking all things Oscars and movie musicals. They talk some of their highs (can we all agree that Chicago is one of the best movie mu...
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Bring Back Our Girls: Favorite Underrated Broadway Ladies
"Bring back our girls!" we say with love. In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana deep dive on their favorite underrated Broadway girlies. And by underrated, we mean we want to see more! This episode covers a lot of g...
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Everybody Say Yeah for the Kinky Boots pro shot
Ladies, gentlemen, and those who have yet to make up their minds, grab your highest heel for this one. In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana sit down to watch the Kinky Boots pro shot, filmed in the West En...
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We gotta talk about the Dear Evan Hansen movie
Listeners, it's time. In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana deep dive on one of the most polarizing movie musicals of the last 10 years, the Dear Evan Hansen movie. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, starring Ben...
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Our local community theater cast lists: Grammys Edition
In further Grammy celebrations, Scott & Alana are trying something new on this week's episode of the pod: We are using the pool of Grammy nominees to dream cast some of our favorite shows. Ever thought of how Bruno Mars might fit into Sween...
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Two grammies getting ready for the Grammys
Next in the awards season lineup is the Grammys, airing Feb 2nd on CBS. In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana run through the nominees for the Grammy award for Best Musical Theater Album, and they are:Su...
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Lin-Manuel's next big thing is here: Warriors
Hello, listener! If you are anything like us, you have been waiting impatiently for Lin-Manuel Miranda to drop his next project. Well, good news for us all: our time has finally come. In this episode This Might Be Niche, Scott & Al...
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One for the grandMOTHER: Jackie Hoffman
Time for an education, children! In this episode, Scott & Alana deep dive on the life and work of icon, Jewess diva, comedian extraordinaire, Jackie Hoffman. Coming up in the world of sketch comedy and one woman acts, Jackie Hoffman was a f...
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Award Season Homework: Emilia Pérez
Are y'all ready for awards season? Babe, not if you haven't watched Emilia Pérez. In this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana sit down to debrief what Wikipedia most accurately describes as the "2024 Spanish-language Fren...
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2024 Wrap Up: Best and worst of the culture and musicals we live for
And that's a wrap, folks! In the last episode of the year of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana look back on all the moments in theater and culture that made 2024 a wild ride. The compare the highs and lows, give out some superlati...
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"A Christmas Story Live" does not live
In this episode of This Might Be Niche, our hosts are deep in the holiday spirit. Scott & Alana sit down to to watch A Christmas Story Live! , the live version of A Christmas Story: The Musical that aired on Fox i...
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A few of our favorite Broadway Christmas Albums
"Do you hear what I hear?" is the question Idina Menzel poses rhetorically in her 2014 holiday album, Holiday Wishes. Queen, we sure do hear. We hear, and we are here for, this episode of This Might Be Niche, whe...
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"I'll do it again!" Shows that need a revival
And if you caught that Sunset Boulevard reference, you're in for a treat. On this episode of This Might Be Niche, Scott & Alana deep dive on the top shows (mostly musicals with a couple of plays thrown in for good measure)...
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Recapping early 00's leading ladies... just one month after the men
We're back, back again, returning to the early 2000s, where Scott & Alana give the leading ladies of their favorite era their well-deserved due. They sing the praises of the women who made such a golden era of theater so sweet, and the show...
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Many years we have waited...Wicked: Opening Day
After 20 years of waiting, the time has come to have Wickedness thrust upon us! Like good theater kids at heart, Scott & Alana rushed to see Wicked as soon as it opened to be able to share their thoughts, feelings and discussion wi...
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Another stop on the Cynthia Erivo press tour
Tis the season for the impending Wicked movie release, and our girl is making the rounds. In this episode, Scott & Alana celebrate all things Cynthia Erivo, from her ubiquitous presence on televised big sings, to what it was like to see her...
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