Sep 10, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min · 28 segments
We're welcoming back a Musicals with Cheese favorite, our first guest EVER joins yet again to talk about the comedy musical of the mid oughts -- it's BRENT BLACK -- and we're talking about THE WEDDING…
Brent BlackGuestJesse McAnallyHostAndrew DeWolfHostSo The Wedding Singer is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Begulian.
Fuck that up.
I know that.
It is based on the 1998 film The Wedding Singer, written by Tim Herlihy and starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
It premiered at Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theater on January 21st for out-of-town tryouts.
And the Broadway previews began March 30th of 2006, officially opening April 27th at the Al Hirschfeld Theater.
It closed on December 31st, 2006, after 30 previews and 284 regular performances.
It was nominated for five Tonys, Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Actor in a Musical for Stephen Lynch, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Lara Benanti.
um but yeah it is if have you not had abc family in like the early 2000s we all know the wedding singer it's about a guy that sings at weddings gets broken up life sucks for him and then you know romance yeah um now quick cue for the audience um i'm gonna ask andrew first because i know the answer what's your relationship with the wedding singer as a film oh man i've never watched this shit
i uh i don't really like adam sandler i don't seek out his stuff i've honestly just never seen this fair enough
comparison it uh exists because i've seen it um i thought it was okay honestly i really uh i didn't know what to expect and i think for the first like hour i was really enjoying myself and then after a little while i was like okay we could be done now i think but other than that i mean it's pretty good
Now, Brent, what is your history with not only The Wedding Singer as a film, but the musical? Because this is something you and I have been talking about for at least a couple of years.
So The Wedding Singer is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Begulian.
Fuck that up.
I know that.
It is based on the 1998 film The Wedding Singer, written by Tim Herlihy and starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
It premiered at Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theater on January 21st for out-of-town tryouts.
And the Broadway previews began March 30th of 2006, officially opening April 27th at the Al Hirschfeld Theater.
It closed on December 31st, 2006, after 30 previews and 284 regular performances.
It was nominated for five Tonys, Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Actor in a Musical for Stephen Lynch, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Lara Benanti.
um but yeah it is if have you not had abc family in like the early 2000s we all know the wedding singer it's about a guy that sings at weddings gets broken up life sucks for him and then you know romance yeah um now quick cue for the audience um i'm gonna ask andrew first because i know the answer what's your relationship with the wedding singer as a film oh man i've never watched this shit
i uh i don't really like adam sandler i don't seek out his stuff i've honestly just never seen this fair enough
comparison it uh exists because i've seen it um i thought it was okay honestly i really uh i didn't know what to expect and i think for the first like hour i was really enjoying myself and then after a little while i was like okay we could be done now i think but other than that i mean it's pretty good
Now, Brent, what is your history with not only The Wedding Singer as a film, but the musical? Because this is something you and I have been talking about for at least a couple of years.
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