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Big White Elephants

Big White Elephants

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Director and Choreographer Rob Marshall once said, ”The thing about movie musicals is that there have been some brilliant ones, but when they’re bad, they’re really bad - big white elephants.” On this podcast, Grace and Scott discuss a range of Movie Musicals, from classics to DCOMs and everything in between to analyze what makes them work or why they’re Big White Elephants!Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art
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  • 32. Mary Poppins (1964) with Emma J
    Feb 19 2026

    Grace and Scott are joined by Emma J to jump into a sidewalk chalk painting, take a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down, and fight for women's suffrage while talking about Disney's Mary Poppins (1964) which won 5 Oscars at the 37th Academy Awards

    Plus we talk about the new Louis Tomlinson Album 'How Did I Get Here' because it's our podcast and we can do what we want!

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    Connect with us on Instagram @bigwhiteelephantspod and send emails or voicemails to bigwhiteelephantspod@gmail.com so we can share them on future episodes!

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • 31. Fame (1980)
    Feb 12 2026

    Grab your leg warmers and get ready to dance on a car, Grace and Scott continue the Big Gold Elephants series by heading to New York's High School of Performing Arts to study drama, music, and dance with the teens of Fame (1980), which won the Academy Award for Best Score and Best Song.

    Connect with us on Instagram @bigwhiteelephantspod and send emails or voicemails to bigwhiteelephantspod@gmail.com so we can share them on future episodes!

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 30. West Side Story (1961)
    Feb 5 2026

    Welcome to the first episode of our Big Gold Elephants series, celebrating movie musicals that have won Academy Awards! Grace and Scott kick things off by snapping their fingers, dance fighting under the highway, and sleeping with someone who just murdered their brothers while discussing Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins's West Side Story (1961). The film won ten Oscars, including Best Picture at the 34th Academy Awards.

    Connect with us on Instagram @bigwhiteelephantspod and send emails or voicemails to bigwhiteelephantspod@gmail.com so we can share them on future episodes!

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    1 hr and 15 mins
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