Slumber Party

The incredibly funny, musical theatre & reality TV savant, Lauren Ashley Smith stops by to discuss her work as Head Writer and Co-Exec Producer of A Black Lady Sketch Show, what reality shows to watch, seeing Bailey Hanks on Broadway, taking a digital camera to the stage door, and of course... Wicked! Lauren also shares with us that when she went to slumber parties as a kid her cat was removed from her house! @msLAS@TMurray06To support this podcast and see bonus interviews www.patreon.com/tmurray06

The one and only Trixie Mattel stops by to talk about her first kiss, becoming a make-up mogul/stand-up comedian/musician/drag legend, and how having confidence is the key to, well... everything! We also dive into our sleepover movies: Scream, Jawbreaker, Drop, Dead Gorgeous, and a marathon of 90 Day Fiancé. We also play some very fun games including a special Trixie future fortune teller! @TrixieMattel@TMurray06To support this podcast & watch bonus content: http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

Izzy McCalla stops by for a slumber party to talk about her time in the Prom on Broadway playing a queer, POC, female leading role, working with theatre comedic powerhouses, the mess that happened at the Capitol Building, memorizing every step of Cats at age 7 and gay characters getting to have FUN!

This is a BONUS episode of Slumber Party where I dive deep into my love of movie musicals and rank my top ten favorites. There will be a regular interview episode of Slumber Party this Wednesday with Izzy McCalla (The Prom) and all-new episodes will debut on Wednesdays from now on, but I wanted to bring you a Bonus ep while you wait! I also recap Drag Race and Drag Race UK! @TMurray06 For bonus interviews and to support this podcast: http://www.Patreon.com/TMurray06

Tim throws a slumber party with the hysterical Drew Droege who has more film knowledge than maybe anyone on Earth! They talk sleepover movies, guess each other's favorite musicals based on emojis, discuss the problem with straight actors playing gay and dive deep into Drew's Freddy Kruger themed slumber party at age 10! To support this podcast & hear bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/TMurray06

I assembled some of my favorite guests for an "Elpha-besties" episode. Ben Fankhauser & Alex Wyse talk about growing up together doing theatre in Ohio & the old man characters they played at 15. Olivia Puckett & Melanie Brook talk about their fave slumber party movies & Brita Filter & Tammy Spanx tell us about the slumber party they were having when they found out about the Sherry Pie scandal before it made headlines!For Bonus interviews or to support this podcast: www.patreon.com/TMurray06

The hilarious Dumpster Queens (as they are called in Michael Henry's viral videos) stop by to talk about what they look forward to post-quarantine, their recent Showgirls video, secret tea about Drew Barrymore at gay bars, what 90's stars they want to see make a comeback and the movies they would want to pop in for a slumber party! @TMurray06, @MichaelHenry915, @PeteZias, @DamianaGarciaTo get bonus interviews & support this podcast: http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 queen Nicole Paige Brooks from At-LANT-A, Georgia stops by to talk about her favorite slumber party movie (Grease!), she spills tea about her time on Drag Race, the campaign to get her on All-Stars, and the upcoming season of Drag Race. Nicole gives us the goods on the two Atlanta queens who are on the show this year and how much they are going to let us HAVE IT, honey! @NicolePaigeBrooks@TMurray06To hear the bonus interview with Nicole: http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

Legendary drag queen Meatball of Dragula and Sloppy Seconds Podcast stops by for a hilarious Slumber Party! We talk about our mutual love of Wicked, movie musicals that worked and ones that... needed work, who we want to star in the WIcked movie, what music Meatball listened to as a kid and we play the Guess That Elphaba game! @TMurray06@spiciestmeatball To support this podcast and hear bonus interviews: http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

Andrew Keenan-Bolger of Newsies on Broadway and in Tim's opinion the inventor of YouTube who started the musical theatre craze at the University of Michigan stops by for a Slumber Party! We talk about what to watch (Queen's Gambit) and what to read (Jessica Simpson's audiobook) and Andrew gives advice to performers on how to figure out your own creative space in this world.@TMurray06 @KeenanBlogger To hear Bonus interviews and support this podcast: http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

Youtube sensation, master impressionist, and world-renowned actress Christina Bianco stops by for a Slumber Party! We talk about her first crushes, acting like a parent at sleepovers even as a kid, voicing so many iconic RuPaul's Drag Race songs, performing her impressions on talk shows and the movie she would pop in for our slumber party... Waiting for Guffman. @xtinaBianco1@TMurray06For Bonus interviews or to support this podcast:http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

Singing sensation, YouTube star and true musical theatre icon Natalie Weiss stops by for a Slumber Party! We talk about our favorite board games: Chutes & Ladders, Pretty, Pretty Princess, Mall Phone, advice for making your own path in show business, Shark Tank, Natalie's all-time favorite Youtube video and we even play... GUESS THAT ELPHABA! @TheNatalieWeiss@TMurray06 To support Tim making this podcast & listen to bonus content: http://www.patreon.com/TMurray06

John Arthur Hill from Andy Cohen's radio network where he hosts The Feels on SiriusXM and also original cast member of Bare the Pop Opera stops by for a Slumber Party! We talk Glenn Close, our favorite Lillith Fair singers, his days in Miss Saigon and Boy From Oz on Broadway, and the coming of age movies (Showgirls, Basic Instinct) that shaped him growing up!@TMurray06@johnarthurhillTo support this podcast & hear bonus interviews: www.patreon.com/TMurray06 

Just minutes after Kamala Harris and Joe Biden spoke to the nation about winning the election, Broadway star (Newsies, Spring Awakening, Beautiful) and my dear friend/theme park costar joined me for a slumber party! Ben and I discuss our magical summer doing 6 shows a day, our all-time favorite youtube videos, what shows he did in high school, magic(!), his time in Newsies and of course the election results and the speeches that followed!@TMurray06@PlzNFankuBonus interview: www.patreon.com/Tmurray06

Bonnie Milligan, star of Head Over Heels on Broadway and one of my favorite singers of all time stops by to talk about what she's watching to pass the time, what WITCHES she would invite to a party, her performance in Joseph with some unbelievable Broadway legends, the transphobic and fatphobic comments in the NYTimes review of Head Over Heels and carving out your own path in this life.To hear bonus interview with Bonnie: www.patreon.com/TMurray06@BeltingBonnie @TMurray06

You know her from the top two of American Idol season 3, Hair and Hairspray on Broadway, and our favorite subject on this podcast “Brooklyn the Musical”! We talk about Diana having such huge notoriety on American Idol at such a young age, touring with her husband, Ace Young, getting thrown into the music industry at 16, what scary movies to watch & coming to Broadway at the same time as American Idol Co-finalist, Fantasia Barrino! For Bonus interview: www.patreon.com/TMurray06@DianaDegarmo @TMur

Alex Wyse of Deaf West's Production of Spring Awakening on Broadway, The Bold and The Beautiful, Iron Fist, and the award-winning series The Indoor Boys stops by for a slumber party! This one is a doozy of laughs. We get into the spooky scary movies to watch this Halloween season, our all-time favorite award show speeches, our incredible drama club performances in high school, and how to create your own work. http://www.patreon.com/Tmurray06@AlexWyse @TMurray06 

My buddy André Jordan tells us about booking Diana on Broadway and filming it for Netflix. We discuss his former day job in NYC, our Napster/Limewire days, Seeing Brooklyn the Musical on the final night, touring with Diana Degarmo, working on The Queens Project together, and of course… a Search for Elle Woods deep dive.Support this podcast and enjoy bonus content: www.patreon.com/TMurray06@manchair5@TMurray06

Nick Adams (The Other Two, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Falsettos) stops by for a slumber party! He talks about his relationship with Bette Midler(!), chatting with Joan Rivers, doing three different Broadway shows in drag, going to Bianca Del Rio shows pre Drag Race, having the hots for Mark Whalberg, and of course he and Tim deep dive into their love of Britney Spears! @TheNickAdams @TMurray06 

Tom Lenk from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cabin in the Woods, Rock of Ages on Bway and so much more stops by! We talk about his time on Buffy, asking Jenna Leigh green to a school dance, taking over the theatre department in his town, the Ryan Murphy show Popular, why Buffy resonates with gay people, what is camp? And of course a deep dive about Liza Minelli and Julie Andrews. @TMurray06@Tommylenkhttp://www.patreon.com/tmurray06