Podcasts by Everything Is Rent

tick, tick...BOOM! with Lisa Gilroy from 2022-02-16T15:06:36

The fans have spoken, and Beth and Sarah have answered several months later. The incredibly funny Lisa Gilroy (Fairview on Comedy Central, size 8 feet) joins Sarah and Beth to talk about Lin Man...

25 Years of Rent with Lauren Ashley Smith and Mariah Smith from 2021-03-15T17:13:32

Sarah and Beth measure (approximately) a year since their last episode with Lauren Ashley Smith and Mariah Smith (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Smith Sisters Live), who have both seen Rent upwards o...

Rent 2008 Broadway Performance with Caitlin Bitzegaio from 2020-04-13T07:00

Grab some WINE AND BEER (but only if you already have it at home), watch the Rent 2008 Broadway live recording on Youtube, and then listen to Sarah and Beth break it down with their hilarious fr...

Bonus Episode: Listener Message Round-Up + Rent 20th Anniversary Tour with Matt Mayer from 2019-12-25T08:00

Turn on your podcast player! Beth and Sarah have been in space for 6 months, but now they’re BACK with a special holiday episode featuring the hilarious and talented sensitive poet Matt Mayer (M...

Original Broadway Cast Recording Listening Party from 2019-06-25T19:41:17

A bunch of new and old guests (Corey Johnson, Santina Muha, Zeke Nicholson, Dan Black, Andrew Hansen, Jake Regal, Cedric Yarbrough, Kat Palardy, and Lauren Holt) join Beth, Sarah, and honorary c...

The Future of Everything Is Rent from 2019-06-18T07:00

Beth and Sarah apologize for the grave error in last week's episode, go over the results of the #orthewaythatshedied challenge, and reveal what's next for Everything is Rent...maybe!

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Seasons of Love (feat. Stevie Wonder) + Listener Email Round-Up from 2019-06-11T07:00

Sarah and Beth are joined by the two most special guests yet, Sarah Claspell (The Boyfriend) and Beth Appel (Another Bystander in My Fair Lady) to respond to a bunch of new emails, DMs, etc. fro...

Rent: The Movie with Doug Benson from 2019-06-04T07:00

The time has come: Sarah and Beth got together to watch the 2005 film adaptation of Rent. And who better to talk about it with than the ultimate movie fan and comedy hero, Doug Benson (Doug Love...

Finale B with Anthony Rapp from 2019-05-28T07:00

At long last, Beth and Sarah have the extreme privilege of talking to the very thoughtful and inspirational Anthony Rapp (the original Mark in Rent) via the world's shoddiest phone connection. A...

Your Eyes with Carl Tart from 2019-05-21T18:21:24

The hilarious Carl Tart (Queen George, White Women, "The Boy is Mine" on Glee) has never seen Rent, but he did play "Seasons of Love" at a piano recital as a child. Carl talks about studying ele...

Finale A with Paul Welsh and Madeline Walter from 2019-05-14T07:00

Sarah and Beth are joined by their dear friends, Paul Welsh and Madeline Walter (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Madeline, who is convinced Jonathan Larson didn't write all the songs in Rent, talks about o...

Voicemail #5 with Paul Rust and Michael Cassady from 2019-05-07T07:00

The hilarious and talented Paul Rust and Michael Cassady (Don’t Stop or We’ll Die) talk about the 1999 Rent tour, the Iowa theater scene, non-traditional audition monologues, and the hit musical...

What You Own with Adam Pascal from 2019-04-30T07:00

Beth and Sarah are joined by the incredible Adam Pascal who originated the role of Roger in Rent on Broadway and does a great Gollum! They hit all the hot topics: Adam being told to open his eye...

Goodbye Love with Lennon Parham from 2019-04-23T07:00

The incredible Lennon Parham (WOMP It Up!, Playing House), the third guest so far who played Grace in Annie, does NOT like Rent. But, like many others, she was once involved in an earnest rendit...

Bonus Episode: Listener Email and Tweet Round Up + Team America: World Police from 2019-04-16T07:00

Resident movie expert/engineer, Mark David Christenson (Aw...Crap, a Hellboy Podcast) once again joins Beth and Sarah...

Halloween with Gilli Nissim from 2019-04-09T07:00

Untrained alto, Gilli Nissim (We're Gross with Gilli Nissim, The Other Two), joins Sarah and Beth to reminisce about being "hot for musicals" after seeing Rent twice in LA and once in San Diego ...

I’ll Cover You (Reprise) with Eugene Cordero from 2019-04-02T07:00

Get ready to cry. On this ep, Eugene Cordero (The Dumbbells, Tacoma FD, Kong: Skull Island) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about one of the best and saddest songs in the... WORLD??? Eugene tells h...

Contact with Nicci Claspell from 2019-03-26T15:59

Nicci Claspell (Two-time Mimi in Rent, First National Tour of American Idiot) loves Rent! And she's joining Beth and Sarah for yet another discussion of the groundbreaking Rent song, Contact! Al...

Contact with Drew Spears and Jamie Gaul from 2019-03-19T07:00

Sarah and Beth are joined by two more of their besties, Drew Spears (Star of Stage & Screen, Cardinal Redbird) and Jamie "Jaw Bone" Gaul (Famous on Instagram, Maureen in Rent at UCB) to cont...

Contact with Nicole Byer from 2019-03-12T07:00

Nicole Byer (Nailed It!, Comedians of the World, Why Won't You Date Me?) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about (and rewrite the lyrics to) the song "Contact." She also shares a controversial theory...

Voicemail #4 with Jordan Morris from 2019-03-05T08:00

Jordan Morris (Jordan, Jesse, Go!, Unikitty!), a real slogan guy, joins Beth and Sarah to discuss THE iconic voicemail from Rent. He describes being such a "drama dorkus" that his high school dr...

Without You with John Gallagher Jr. from 2019-02-26T08:00

Tony Award winner, John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening, American Idiot) joins Beth and Sarah remotely from the frigid tundra of Br...

Seasons of Love B with Matt Besser from 2019-02-19T08:00

Mumbo jumbo! This week, Beth and Sarah finally get back to the original Rent album with special guest Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, improv4humans). In addition to doing a lot of surpris...

Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day with Jesse David Fox from 2019-02-12T08:00

Happy Valentine's Day! Jesse David Fox (Vulture, Good One Podcast) joins Beth and Sarah for what is basically another episode about Rent: Live, but is also about the cut song "Valentine's Day," ...

Bonus Episode: Rent: Live on FOX (Part 2) with Zeke Nicholson from 2019-02-05T08:00

Zeke Nicholson (A.P. Bio, Ironic Chronic) makes history as the pod's first ever repeat guest in this second special episode discussing Rent: Live on FOX. Now that Beth and Sarah have watched the...

Bonus Episode: Rent: Live on FOX (Part 1) from 2019-01-29T08:00

The first in a special two-part series about the television event of the century -- Rent: Not-So-Live on FOX. Sarah and Beth were lucky enough to be in the studio audience Sunday night, and they...

Take Me or Leave Me with Fredi Walker-Browne from 2019-01-22T08:00

All the "easy hankies" out there better get ready for this emotional episode with incredibly special guest, Fredi Walker-Browne (Maggie's Plan, The Big C) who originated the role of Joanne in Re...

Happy New Year B with Natasha Rothwell from 2019-01-15T08:00

Natasha Rothwell (Insecure, The Hasseltones Live!) joins Beth and Sarah as they "tap into their feels" about Happy New Year B, including speculation about what exactly the "B" stands for. Natash...

Voice Mail #3 with Cedric Yarbrough from 2019-01-08T08:00

The McDuckster himself, Cedric Yarbrough (Speechless, Reno 911) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about auditioning for the role of Collins in Rent, the various demon roles he has played in musicals,...

Happy New Year with Jon Gabrus from 2019-01-01T08:00

The hilarious Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty) is the latest Long Island native to join Sarah and Beth on the pod! He talks about seeing Grease TWICE on Broadway, brags about being offered the role ...

Seasons of Love with Joel Kim Booster and Brendan Scannell from 2018-12-25T08:00

Christmas bells are ringing as Sarah and Beth are joined by fellow Rent super fans, Joel Kim Booster and Brendan Scannell (The Cure, Vulture's Comedians You Should and Will Know) to talk about S...

La Vie Boheme B with Andrew Hansen and Jake Regal from 2018-12-18T08:00

Sarah and Beth are joined by two of their besties, Jake Regal (Scorpion, Angel in Rent at UCB) and Andrew Hansen (A.P. Bio, Joanne in Rent at UCB) to delve deep into the 25 minute version of Ren...

I Should Tell You with Guy Montgomery from 2018-12-11T08:00

Guy Montgomery (The Worst Idea of All Time) joins Sarah and Beth in their high tech podcast studio after listening to "I Should Tell You" many, many times, despite actively disliking it. Earning...

La Vie Boheme with Paul F. Tompkins from 2018-12-04T08:00

Paul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Superego, Spontaneanation) joins Sarah and Beth to share his "thumbnail Wikipedia knowledge" of Rent and his controversial opinions about the Pope. They break ...

Over The Moon with Dan Black from 2018-11-27T08:00

Sarah and Beth are joined by their old pal, Dan Black (Comedians of Wrestling) who uses his real New York accent to talk about the "jump over the moon" song, melting pots vs. salad bowls vs. fru...

Bonus Episode: Listener Email and Tweet Round-Up + The Greatest Showman from 2018-11-20T08:00

First, Beth and Sarah go through some of their favorite (and least favorite, Malala) listener emails and tweets and realize that everyone saw Rent in 1997. Then, Mark David Christenson (Aw...Cra...

Christmas Bells with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino from 2018-11-13T08:00

Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna (Off Book) kick things off by talking about some of the similarities between La Boheme and Rent (aka La Boheme 2: More La, More Boheme), Zach invents the name "Mim...

We’re Okay with Mike Scollins from 2018-11-06T08:00

You may know him as Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and he's here to break down the mysteries of the song "We're Okay" -- What's "the Murget case"? Where is "Penthouse A"? Who is "Ne...

Bonus Episode: Rent on FOX Cast Announcement from 2018-10-30T07:00

The main cast for RENT on FOX was announced yesterday, so you know Sarah and Beth had to drop everything (dogs) to record this emergency episode with their very important thoughts on the casting...

I’ll Cover You with Eliot Glazer from 2018-10-23T07:00

Eliot Glazer (Haunting Renditions, You’re Making It Worse, Broad City) is a quote unquote “perfect guest” on this week’s episode of Everything is Gwen. He talks about being a Rent kid on the ear...

Santa Fe with Matt Bennett from 2018-10-16T07:00

Matt Bennett (Victorious, The Big Bang Theory) joins our hosts to brush the sauce onto the meat and explain the choice every Long Island child must make: sports or musical theater. Other topics ...

On the Street with Carrie Poppy from 2018-10-09T07:00

Carrie Poppy (Oh No Ross and Carrie, Hidden Mickeys) traces music all the way back to the first instrument (rocks) and the first musical (wind). She talks to fellow millennials, Sarah and Beth, ...

Will I? with Philip Labes from 2018-10-02T07:00

Philip Labes (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., K.C. Undercover, MORE GUNS!) talks to Beth and Sarah about Rent as well as pretty much every other musical ever. Philip describes working with Anthony Rapp ...

Another Day with Oscar Montoya from 2018-09-25T07:00

Oscar Montoya (Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, Inside the Disney Vault) is scarf. In addition to being scarf, he tells Sarah and Beth about an all-girls, elementary school production of Rent h...

Out Tonight with Rachel Bloom from 2018-09-18T07:00

Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, an old Harry Potter Musical) joins Sarah and Beth to record many episodes of a new podcast, "Late-2000s Improv Talk." They also talk about Rent, including Rach...

Life Support with Lindsey Kraft and Jamie-Lynn Sigler from 2018-09-11T07:00

Lindsey Kraft (Grace and Frankie, dELiA*s catalog) and Jamie Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos), who grew up together on Long Island, stop by to talk about the simple, catchy harmonies in “Life Support....

Tango: Maureen with John Flynn from 2018-09-04T07:00

John Flynn (Oh, Hey Guys) wanted to talk about any song EXCEPT “Tango: Maureen,” so Beth and (former swing dance champion) Sarah invited him to talk about “Tango: Maureen.” John talks about seeing ...

You’ll See with Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe from 2018-08-28T07:00

Demi Adejuyigbe and Kevin T. Porter (Gilmore Guys, Punch Up the Jam, Good Christian Fun) help Beth and Sarah settle an age-old, Laurel-and-Yanni-esque Rent lyric debate. They also improve upon s...

Today 4 U with Renee Colvert and Allegra Ringo from 2018-08-21T07:00

Allegra Ringo and Renee Colvert (Can I Pet Your Dog) join Beth and Sarah to unpack one of the catchiest, but also most problematic Rent songs. Renee, who spent high school with a blown-up pictur...

Voice Mail #2 with Kate Spencer from 2018-08-14T07:00

Well, Joanne, we’re off! You’ll most definitely get “‘90s chills” listening to Kate Spencer (Forever35, The Dead Moms Club) talk about seeing Rent multiple times with ex-boyfriends, performing i...

Light My Candle with Daphne Rubin-Vega from 2018-08-07T07:00

The hilarious and talented Daphne Rubin-Vega originated the role of Mimi in Rent on Broadway! She joins Sarah and Beth to talk about her experience auditioning for and performing in Rent, includ...

One Song Glory with Will Hines from 2018-07-31T07:00

Will Hines (Wrecked, Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About Spider-Man) comes in HOT in this episode, with questions like “Who cares about Rent?” “Why are we talking about Rent?” “Why do you guys...

Tune Up #3 with Grant O’Brien from 2018-07-24T07:00

Grant O’Brien (CollegeHumor) hates Rent and was NOT looking forward to listening to Tune Up #3, a song he describes as the “most bananas 24 seconds of a show ever.” Beth and Sarah try their darn...

You Okay Honey? with Nicole Byer from 2018-07-17T07:00

Nicole Byer (Loosely Exactly Nicole, Nailed It, Why Won’t You Date Me) joins Beth and Sarah to talk about her love of Rent, show off her beautiful singing voice many times, and change her name t...

Rent with Anthony King from 2018-07-10T07:00

Anthony King (Silicon Valley, Beetlejuice the Musical) has seen every musical except Rent, which was the most rebellious thing to do in the 90s. He’s worked with Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs and Ant...

Tune Up #2 with Deborah Baker Jr. from 2018-07-03T07:00

You may know Deborah Baker Jr. (Stan Against Evil) from being the best around town. She's also a real-life Collins, always preordaining a wild night and recommending cheesecloth as a scarf for a...

Voice Mail #1 with Lauren Adams from 2018-06-26T07:00

The delightful Lauren Adams (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Masking for Trouble) stops by to talk about the great lengths she went to to force her mom to take her to Rent as a child, explain her con...

Tune Up #1 with Zeke Nicholson from 2018-06-19T07:00

Sarah and Beth are up bright and early talking to their good pal Zeke Nicholson (A.P. Bio) about the magical day when he first saw the Rent movie with his mom, before a basketball game, but afte...

Everything Is Rent - Trailer from 2018-05-20T22:31

Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical Rent premiered on Broadway in 1996. Over the years, musical theater fans all over the world have become Rent-heads, Rent-haters, and Rent-indifferent-ist...