Bros Before Shows

The 1960s, an era where strong alpha men held power in the office, and scrappy young lads fought each other to climb the ladder to the top, all the while curbing their sexual deviancies! No, we're not reviewing Mad Men. Join the Tiemstra Bros. as they wade through this sea of pure uncut 60s-ness, sexism, slapstick, sight gags, and a surprising lack of cocaine. Does this musical stand the test of time, or does it take on a darker tone with hindsight? Co-hosted and Edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and Produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

After some technical difficulties, we're going to talk extensively about Peter Shaffer's Amadeus and the film adaptation directed by Milos Forman! So if you wanted to hear us geek out about Opera, this is the place to be. Our next episode will be Friday September 21, with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay)

Due to technical errors, our Amadeus episode will be postponed. Watch our twitter spaces for more as this story develops! Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com  

This episode, we're diving into a Shakespearean tale from a land down under! This is a 2006 Independent Australian version of MacBeth (starring Sam Worthington of Avatar fame). Don't worry, we keep the awful Australian accents to a minimum. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@clockworkplay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Next week, we're diving into the history (and drama) of Wolfgang AMADEUS Mozart! Stay Tuned!

WHAT TIME IS IT? WALTZ TIME!! Smiles of a Summer Night was a Swedish comedy/drama/satire by Ingmar Bergman. It became A Little Night Music, an American comedy/drama/satire/musical by Stephen Sondheim, and then became a film. Matt and Rob talk all three in this episode, as they attempt to sort out which is the best version of the story, how have the sexual politics evolved from '55 to '72 to '77, and why on earth did the party guests drink that wine??? Co-hosted and Edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and Produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

Our second Jukebox Musical with a pretentious exclamation point at the end of the title. Unlike Moulin Rouge, this movie isn't quite as camp as the material wants to be... But listen to this episode to find out more of our opinions! We go in depth discussing the flipper dance. Listen to the very end to hear our wild predictions for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Next Week: SMILES OF  A SUMMER NIGHT/A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

In the heat of summer, we take you to the dead of Winter in this second part in the Angevin Empire Extended Universe (AEEU). If none of that made sense, it's Beckett 2 - this time with extra Peter O'Toole, with the addition of the unbeatable Katherine Hepburn! If you think reality stars are petty, wait 'till you see the reality stars of 1183! Email the show at BrosBeforeShows@aol.com Co-hosted and edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

Today we're talking about the gender-bending genre-defying Broadway-challenging barrier-breaking musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch!! (with special emphasis on its 2001 Film Version). NEXT EPISODE: A Lion in Winter (1968) CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay)

CW: Opinions about Phantom of the Opera that aren't all negative, and references to Batman and Robin This time, the Tiemstra Bros. finally roll up their sleeves and get into the muck with this titan of Broadway and its confusing adaptation by Joel Schumacher: The Phantom of the Highlands (I know, Gerard Butler is from the Lowlands, but Phantom of the Lowlands Sounds like a porno name). Is it an underrated classic, or a lumbering mess? Is giving a massively-ego'd man with questionable sense in quality full creative control ever a good idea? Laboriously edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Surgically produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Hosted by both of them. Bibliography: Lindsay Ellis' video essay on the Phantom of the Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m5I_5Vnh6A

This week, the Tiemstra Bros are talking about one of the most produced High School plays of all time, and its Oscar-Winning film adaptation! Next episode, things are going to get a bit... Operatic. And... Phantomish. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay)

It's an adaptation with something for EVERYONE... well, by 1966 standards. This early Sondheim musical has everything - jump cuts! Cut jumps! Cross dressing! Kind of weird objectification! Boring love story! Are the Tiemstra Bros. pleased by this diversion? Or would we rather just stay home and order a sit down orgy for 14? Only listening can tell you the answer... Edited and co-hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

So exciting the audience is close to tears... so delighting it will run for 50 years! Well, so far it has been running for 17 years, and it's quite the film. Yes, this week is Moulin Rouge week on Bros Before Shows! Listen as Matt & Rob parse their mixed feelings on this delightful mess of a movie! Next week: We're going to Rome. Something funny might happen on the way there... CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

Wilkomen, Bienvenue, Welkom, to Bros. Before Shows! This week we dive into one of the most successful and dramatically adapted film musicals of all time! It's a twisted, sexy, lurid, tale told in the heart of 30s Germany... I do nazi what could go wrong! Next week we head a bit to the west to see what's going on in... lets say a...Red Mill? Edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Tickets for Twisted: Twistednyc.com

Today the Tiemstra Brothers discuss their favorite fictionalized version of Shakespeare in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE! How many different ways can we imply we simply want to be Joseph Fiennes' version of Will Shakespeare? Listen to the episode and find out! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next week, we're going to visit a Cabaret somewhere...

Play it, Marilyn. Play "Bros Before Shows". Round up the usual suspects, for it's classic hollywood time! In this episode, we'll always have (to) par(i)se out our opinions on one of the greatest movies ever made? Or is it? You'll see- this could be a start of a beautiful viewership. Here's listening to you, kid. Edited and co-hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Credit taken by Jack Warner (@wbpictures) Matt's upcoming projects: Tickets for Enoptromancy: https://theatre80.wordpress.com/evening-crane-theatre-presents-enoptromancy-or-when-we-meet-as-one/ Info for Twisted: http://twistednyc.com

This week, the Tiemstra Brothers dive into some Arthurian Legend with Camelot, the corniest 1967 musical film you may or may not have heard of! This episode features a lot of digressions about when its okay for actors to be dubbed in musicals. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

HAPPY EASTER! Here's the drugged-up version of 70s Sunday School you (maybe) wish you (maybe) never had! Is this as interesting as its contemporary Superstar? Or is it something completely different? Edited and co-hosted by (Not Saint) Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Produced and co-hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

CW: Talk of and reference to a very specific hate crime. But other than that it's more interesting theater-talk with the Brothers Tiemstra! Will they make too much fun of Wyoming?! Does Wyoming deserve it?!? Email the show at Brosbeforeshows@aol.com Edited and co-hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

Content Warning: Extensive Swearing and Kevin Spacey. This week, the Tiemstra Brothers discuss a play that could well be known as SALESMEN BANTER: THE MOTION PICTURE. Spoiler alert: We never quite figure out what the title means. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthewe Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)

Welcome to 21st Century Broadway! Here it's all glitz and glamour and... Hitler?! The Tiemstra Bros. talk Mel Brooks savage and oddly controversial take on fascism, as well as the subsequent musical adaptation and its film xerox copy. Of these three classics, which will come out on top as the *definitive* version of this screwball story? Co-hosted and Edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted and Produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)