Jim And Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour

Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ We’re hanging by a thread and dangling over the madness that is David Yazbek’s ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.’ Based on the Spanish cult film by Almódovar, the boys traverse the winding plotlines to get to the root of what the musical is trying to say. They discuss its limited critical success, whether or not it’s a good representation of women and try to dissect David Yazbek’s ‘sound.’ Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES What do you think about Anaïs Mitchell’s quote: “Wordplay is not the same thing as poetry?” Do you agree with Jimi’s estimation that good musical theatre writing lies somewhere in between the two? Let us know what you think on Twitter! If you’re fascinated by lyric writing then Mr Stephen Sondheim has some of the best analyses of what makes a good musical theatre lyric in his books: Finishing The… and Look I Made A… Whether you’re a fan of the musical or not, Almódovar’s film is definitely one to b