Why did the Pina Colada song man Rupert Holmes decide to write a meta-comedy musical based on the morose Charles Dickens serial The Mystery of Edwin Drood? Jonah and MJ had no idea, and this episode of Bop or Flop does not answer it. Listen in on their conversation as they discuss tongue twisters, whodunnits, and the definition of love on the show that made MJ fall in love with musical theatre.
Notes
The most recent revival’s stats
https://www.playbill.com/article/they-dunnit-tallies-are-i. n-for-most-popular-drood-killers-closing-night-surprises-too-com-203296
Taron Egerton saying his own name in Thirst Tweets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT8QS5sxONwBetty Buckley and the cast of Cats at the Tonys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mlllRdIfqwBetty Buckley Pirate Jenny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9eSMi8rjukClassic Looney Tunes clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJI_gygXsfsMe and Jonah @ Both Sides of the Coin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwIFMCKlVK8Cocktail Counterpoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV2-KZ8hllMDrood reimagined as symphonic metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBFdN1v2YEEDangerous Game - Jekyll and Hyde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfmsMRwx6XsThe Tik Tok Ratatouille Musical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92brcqRINdw
