EPISODE 100 WOOOOOOH!!! Literally cannot believe it. This week Raven and Campbell recap their Boozicals NYC weekend trip, Pirates! A Penzance Musical on Broadway, Season 2 highs and even highers, and together they discuss plans for Season 3. We will be back sometime in the fall. Stay tuned ;)   Campbell’s Craving Recipe: - 4 oz cooled tea - 1 oz rum, spiced or gold - ¾ oz simple syrup (went with a black pepper and earl grey syrup this time) - 1 dash aromatic bitters - absinthe to coat glass, not optional - lemon slice garnish   Combine ingredients in a chilled tumbler with ice. Stir to combine. Garnish with lemon slice. Pas de Deux Recipe: - 1 oz gin - 1 oz Chambord (or black raspberry liqueur) - 0.5 oz sweet vermouth - 0.5 oz lemon juice   Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake or stir (dealer’s choice) and strain into a chilled martini glass. You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Surprise, surprise, men are terrible. In their penultimate episode of the season, Raven and Campbell discuss farmer’s markets, infectious songs, and anticlimactic endings in the second act of the 1968 musical film, Oliver! Where to watch: Hulu, YouTube, Apple TV   The Oom-Pah-Pah Recipe: - 1.5 oz gin - 0.75 oz orange liqueur - 0.5 oz aperitif - 1-2 tsp activated charcoal - orange bitters   Combine ingredients in a tumblr with ice. Stir to combine and top with bitters. You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Voice dubbing. When does it work? When does it not? This week Raven and Campbell discuss classic literature, how to make alcoholic gruel, and musical orphans in the first act of the 1968 musical film Oliver! Where to watch: Hulu, YouTube, Apple TV   Oliver’s Twist Recipe: - 2 oz gin  - 1 oz fresh lemon juice - ¾ oz earl grey, black pepper syrup* - ¾ oz orange liqueur   Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.    *Bring 1 cup sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil. Add ~8 tsp earl grey leaves and ~1 tsp ground black pepper. Steep for at least 10 minutes and let cool before storing in the fridge.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Welcome to the 2025 Steven Universe Soundtrack Draft!! This week, Raven and Campbell are joined by three-peat guest, Jonathan, and together they rank the best Steven Universe songs, explore the Mohs hardness scale, and gush over this stacked cast in the 2019 television musical film, Steven Universe: The Movie. Where to watch: Hulu, YouTube, Apple TV   The Pink Diamond Recipe: - 1 oz gin  - ½ oz fresh lemon juice - 2 ½ tsp powdered sugar (or ½ oz syrup) - Sparkling Rosé Wine   Combine gin, juice, and sugar in a shaker with ice. Strain into a highball glass with ice and top with rosé.    You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Brunch, vacations in Spain, Sewer Boys, classic gay culture. This week, Raven and Campbell discuss nightmare creatures, quodlibet, as well as wheels, gears, and teeny tiny brushes in the 2023 musical comedy film, Dicks: The Musical. Be sure to check out our mimosa induced quartet performance! Where to watch: Max, Hulu, Sling TV, The Roku Channel, Prime Video, YouTube TV, Google Play Movies & TV, Apple TV, Fandango    Sewer Mimosa Recipe: - ¾ oz absinthe  - ½ oz ginger simple syrup* - ⅛ to ¼ oz blue curacao  - 2 oz orange juice - Champagne   Combine absinthe, syrup, and blue curacao in a champagne flute. Add OJ and then top with champagne. *Combine ½ cup water and ½ cup sugar in a saucepan. Dissolve and bring to a boil. Add in however much ginger you desire and allow to cool. Strain and store in the fridge.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Fun trips but terrible friends. This week, Raven and Campbell are joined by the incredible, incomparable, joy-incarnate, Anisha!!! Together they discuss the joys of traveling, cross-cultural communication, and this banger of a drink in the 2011 Hindi-language, musical comedy film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Where to watch: Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV   The Bagwathi Recipe: - 2 oz tamarind concentrate*  - 1 ½ oz tequila - ½ oz orange liqueur - ½ oz lemon juice - ¾ oz ginger simple syrup** - Chili salt /Tajin for rim - Lime wedge Rub glass rim with lime and coat with chili salt. Combine all other ingredients into a shaker with ice. Strain into prepared glass over ice. *Dissolve 4 tablespoons of tamarind in ⅓ cup of water until combined. Store in the fridge. **Combine ½ cup water and ½ cup sugar in a saucepan. Dissolve and bring to a boil. Add in however much ginger you desire and allow to cool. Strain and store in the fridge.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Hyuck!! This week Raven and Campbell discuss animated food, road trips, and possibly the best soundtrack from the 90s in the 1995 animated film, A Goofy Movie. Where to watch: Disney+   The Goof Recipe*: - 1 3oz packet orange colored jello - 1 3oz packet yellow colored jello - 1 3oz packet red colored jello - 1.5 cups vodka - 3 cup boiling water - 1.5 cups cold water   *Each packet makes 1-2 dozen jello shots depending on container size. You will not need all of this jello to construct the pizza (wink wink).   For each jello color, pour 1 cup of boiling water and 1 jello packet into a heat-proof bowl and stir until combined. Add ½ cup cold water and ½ cup vodka. Pour into a mold or container** and allow to set in the fridge, preferably overnight. Cut and shape different jello layers (e.g., orange for the crust, yellow for the cheese, and red for the pepperonis).    **Note: thinner layers will set more firmly; recommend no more than 3/4 inch thick.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Hankering for another scrumptious bite of conversations on gender bending and the odd world of film casting? Join Campbell and Raven as we devour these delectable outtakes.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

I think it's as simple as you're one kind of man, I'm another. And what kind are you? One that doesn't have to prove it - To myself, or anyone. This week Raven and Campbell discuss queerness, gender, and slapstick comedy in the 1982 musical film, Victor/Victoria. Where to watch: YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play   Classic Absinthe Drip recipe: - 1 oz absinthe - 3 oz cold water - 1 sugar cube   Ya got options. 1) Pour 1 oz of absinthe into a glass and cover with an absinthe (slotted) spoon. Place the sugar cube and poor cold water over and let drip. 2) Place a sugar cube onto an absinthe spoon over an empty glass. Pour over the absinthe and light on fire. After a little caramelization/melting action, put it out with cold water.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Why is a raven like a writing-desk? This week Raven and Campbell descend into madness and discuss nightmare fueled costumes, favorite nonsensical poems, and orange mushroom milk in the 1983 PBS Great Performances recording of the 1982 Broadway stage performance of Alice in Wonderland. Where to watch: YouTube   The White Rabbit Recipe: - 2 oz orange liqueur - 1 oz vodka (mushroom vodka if you have it) - 1 oz heavy cream - dash of vanilla extract   Combine orange liqueur, vodka, and vanilla in a tumbler with ice. Top with heavy cream.    You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Some might say, we’re released, pushing daisies, deceased, but we all know the worms must be fed. This week Raven and Campbell discuss favorite amusement park rides, lament and ballad differences, and the unrelenting threat of mortality in the 2016 off-Broadway performance of Ride the Cyclone. Where to watch: YouTube   The Cyclone Recipe: - 2 oz light rum - 2 oz dark rum - 1 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed - 1 oz passion fruit puree - 1/2 ounce grenadine - Ginger beer - Cotton candy   Add all ingredients minus ginger beer and cotton candy into a shaker with ice. Strain into a hurricane or pint glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with cotton candy      You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Television at its finest? This week Raven and Campbell surprise each other with vampire slayers and victimized simians. Together they talk about narrative parallels, motion capture animation, and give an emotion filled rendition of the “DK Rap” while discussing Once More, With Feeling - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kong for a Day - Donkey Kong Country. Rest in Peace Michelle Trachtenberg Where to watch: YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play Devil’s Kiss Recipe: - 1.5 oz vodka - 1.5 oz Campari - 0.75 oz Grenadine - 0.75 oz fresh orange juice Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a tumbler with ice. Garnish with an orange twist.   Congo Bongo Punch Recipe: - 1 cup orange juice - 2 cups pineapple cranberry juice (or 1 cup of each) - 4 oz dark rum - 4 oz white rum - 2 oz amaretto - 1 oz banana liqueur - pineapple slices Combine all ingredients in a bowl/barrel with ice and stir to combine.    You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/  Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Hey Listeners! Here are a few outtakes from our Funny Girl episode where Campbell and Raven wax on ever-changing beauty standards, Streisand's vocal talent, and Nicky's many red flags.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Listeners, leave him. This week Raven and Campbell fawn over Barbra Streisand and discuss comfort in performance, Subway™ tuna melt sandwiches, and gambling as a “profession” in the 1968 film adaptation of Funny Girl. Where to watch: YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play   The Giggle Juice recipe: - 2 oz gin - ½ oz lemon juice - ½ oz orange liqueur - ½ a vanilla bean (or ~1 ½ tsp of vanilla extract) - Maraschino cherry for garnish   Remove seeds from vanilla bean and add to a shaker along with gin, juice, and orange liqueur. Shake with ice and strain into a martini or coupe glass. Garnish with a cherry.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

....Ok, we had a LOT of thoughts on this movie. Check out these outtakes for even more discussion on Kenny Ortega's magnum opus, including: Basketball Dad's merits as a father, HSM doesn't understand how college works, and everyone sucks except Sharpay!   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

The boys (and Raven) are back! In these outtakes we offer our thoughts on dynamic choreography,  constantly resetting character arcs, and which real musicals we'd like to see the High School Musical cast perform instead of...whatever this was.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

It’s graduation time, Wildcats!!! This week Raven and Campbell are joined once again by David and Cristian. As a team, they discuss impactful teachers and higher production value while trying to figure out why 3 movies in, there is still the same exact conflict in the 2008 musical film, High School Musical 3. Where to watch: Disney+, YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play   The Timeout recipe: - Champagne (or sparkling wine) - Sports drink of choice - 1 shot of vodka   Fill whatever glass or container you prefer halfway with champagne. Add a shot of vodka and fill the rest with your sports drink of choice. It is much better than it sounds lol   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Good thing we don’t have celebrity fanatics and stalkers in real life. This week Raven and Campbell discuss drugging turtles, the Ed Sullivan show, and the lawless town of Sweet Apple, Ohio in the 1963 musical film, Bye Bye Birdie. Where to watch: YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play   One Last Fizz recipe: - 2 oz Gin - 1 oz lemon juice - 1 egg white (or 2 tbsp aquafaba) - 1 oz simple syrup - seltzer water   Combine all ingredients except seltzer in a shaker and do a dry shake without ice. Add ice and shake to chill. Pour into a chilled tumbler or Collins glass and top with seltzer.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

We are proud fans of the Itty Bitty Ditty Committee on this podcast. This week Raven and Campbell discuss their favorite Bob’s Burgers episodes, the art of voice acting, and desire for more music in the 2022 animated musical film, The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Where to watch: Hulu, YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play   The Bloody Belcher Recipe: - 2 oz vodka (We used a mushroom vodka) - 4-5 oz tomato juice - ½ oz fresh lemon juice - ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce (or soy sauce for a vegetarian option) - A few dashes of hot sauce for taste - A dash of celery salt - Salt and pepper to taste - Preferred burger slider and fries of choice to garnish*   Add all ingredients (minus garnish) in a shaker with ice. Shake until well combined and strain in a glass with ice.  *We went with a plant based chorizo/ground beer combo with pepperjack cheese and a berry jalapeno jam with crinkle cut fries.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.

Light the lamp, not the rat!!! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, listeners!! This week Raven and Campbell first exchange gifts then recount possibly the best Christmas movie of all time? Together they discuss holiday traditions, character design, and how one should treat a puppet, with reverence and respect, in the 1992 musical classic, The Muppet Christmas Carol. Where to watch: Disney+ (extended version in extras), YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango, Apple TV, Google Play   Classic Rum Balls: - 3 ½ cups wafer cookies (or graham crackers) - 1 ¼ cup pecans or walnuts - 1 cup powdered sugar - 2 tbsp cocoa powder - ½ tsp salt - ⅓ cup dark spiced rum (or ½ cup if you want it a little boozier) - 2 tbsp corn syrup (or honey/maple syrup)   Break up wafer cookies into fine crumbs (either with a food processor or smashing them in a bag). Chop nuts finely and combine with wafer cookies. Add sugar, cocoa powder, and salt and whisk to combine. In a separate bowl, combine rum and corn syrup until combined. Add the wets to to the drys and fold until mixture is moistened evenly. Add any additional rum if there are dry spots. Take a tbsp amount of mixture and roll into a ball and coat in powdered sugar or cocoa powder. Repeat with the rest of the good stuff. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. They taste better after aging in the fridge for a bit.   You can support us by donating to: Education Through Music at https://www.classy.org/give/442371/#!/donation/checkout The D’Addario Foundation: http://www.daddariofoundation.org/about/donate  Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation: https://www.mhopus.org/donate/    Email us at boozicals@gmail.com or comment your musical requests or cocktail recommendations! Also be sure to follow us on our Instagram @boozicals for updates on your now favorite podcast.