Diva Worship
Diva Worship
Alanna Darby
Welcome to Diva Worship! A podcast where host, Alanna Darby and a special guest dish, debate, and always defend their favorite divas. This queer comedy podcast yearns to celebrate and deepen our understanding of the talented goddesses we worship. I know a little about a lotta divas, and I wanna know a whole lot more. Come worship with us!
Lea Michele: The Membrane is Thin (w/ Max Jenkins)
Hey Divas! It's been a minute but we're back baby! Max Jenkins (Dead to Me, High Maintenance, Special, literally what show HASN'T he been on?) joined me for a chat about Idina Menzel, as he's currently treading the boards in MCC's Which Way to the Stage? But that quickly got swept aside to chat about the one, the only, the controversial: Lea Michele! From her Broadway roots in Ragtime to her star turn in Spring Awakening to the super nova of Glee there. are. stories. We cover it all. Ma...
May 8, 2022
47 min
Bernadette: Miss Peters, if ur nasty! (w/ Daniel Rafinejad)
Divas! Welcome to the pod, the inimitable, the hilarious, and the oh so sweet: Daniel Rafinejad! And this week we're talking about the Child-like Empress herself: Bernadette Peters! We discuss her many iconic stage career, starting from when she was three years old, Then her hey day in 1970's cinema, all the way up to her current work in tv and animal activism. Also, fun fact: Danny lives across the street from Miss Peters! Also, did you know she and Steve Martin dated?!? Come worship with us...
Jul 27, 2021
1 hr 11 min
Donna Murphy: Fosca in the Strip Club (w/ Eleri Ward)
Hi Divas! This week we have the amazingly talented Eleri Ward on the pod! Be sure to give her amazing album A Perfect Little Death a listen, you MT queers won't regret it. This week we're talking about the queen of Broadway and the silver screen, two time Tony Award winner and star the cinematic event of the year 2000, Center Stage, the one, the only: Donna Murphy! We gush over her amazing performance as Fosca in Passion all the way to her turn in the Bourne Legacy. Of course we go into the R...
Jul 12, 2021
45 min
Is Beyoncé... Basic??? (w/ Shelley Regner)
Hi Bootylicious Divas! This week we welcome the one, the only, the star of the Pitch Perfect franchise, Shelley Regner! And we're discussing the Queen Bey herself: Beyonce! Shelley and I met doing a musical yeeeeeears ago, and decided we were stuck with each other. And now here we are, talking about THE diva of divas. Truly, where to begin? She is a goddess. She's a queen. She's a mononym. Constantly reinventing herself as any diva should, we get into what it would be like to meet her multipl...
Jun 28, 2021
59 min
Dolly Parton: Our Patron Saint of 2020 (w/ Martino Garavaglia)
Welcome to Season Two, Divas! We're bringing it to you every runway this season with a flamboyance of new divas, starting with the one, the only: Dolly Parton! And who better to discuss Our Patron Saint of 2020, than Diva Worship's number one fan: Martino Garavaglia (@martinomars). We bounce around a lot on this episode, both of us showing off our excitement and ADHD. We discuss Marty's shrine to Dolly all the way to his bicep tattoo of her. She just makes the world make sense! Marty then div...
Jun 21, 2021
1 hr 28 min
Mariah Carey: The Queen of Christmas (w/ Kat Vetrano)
It's the holiday season, Divas! And what better way to celebrate than with the Empress of December herself, Mariah Carey! Our certified expert on all things Lambily is the one the only Kat Vetrano. This is a doozy of an episode and I hope you enjoy!
Dec 24, 2020
1 hr 13 min
Elaine Stritch: The Janis Joplin of Musical Theater (w/ Daniel Illig)
Hi Divas! Get ready for a hilarious episode as Daniel Illig (@sf.bby) and I dive into the one, the only, Elaine Stritch. Daniel is a diva expert himself and we reminisce about running into each other waiting for Audra McDonald's autograph. And don't worry, there is a ton of diva cross talk and comparisons in this ep. According to Daniel, Elaine is 80% chainsaw, 40% whiskey, 50% white linen t-shirts, and 100% her. She kind of has "scary grandma energy" and we love it. Daniel allays his quarant...
Sep 7, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Whitney Houston's Olympian Singing (w/ Isaac Oliver)
Hi Divas! This week, Allen chats with author and screenwriter Isaac Oliver (@mrisaacoliver) to discuss possibly the greatest singer of our time: Whitney Houston. We open the interview with Allen gushing about Isaac's time writing for HBO's High Maintenance and Netflix's GLOW. Then Isaac reminisces about making carpet angels in his childhood bedroom while listening to "I Will Alway Love You" on repeat. It's the perfect pop ballad. We then get right into the meat of it all by discussing Robyn C...
Aug 25, 2020
56 min
The Legend: Judy Garland (w/ Gloria Swansong)
Welcome to LEGEND WORSHIP this week! Get ready for an exciting Queer history lesson with reigning Miss Hell's Kitchen, and NYC's premiere Judy impersonator: Gloria Swansong (@gloria_swansong)! She teaches us about Lypsinka, Jim Bailey, and the legend that is Judy Garland. Gloria's pick for peak Judy is Meet Me in St. Louis, and not Wizard of Oz, surprising us all! Where do you start with someone so mythological as her? Gloria recommends the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" from the Judy Garland ...
Aug 17, 2020
56 min
Bitch, You ARE Madonna (w/ Joe Kennedy)
Alright divas, this week Allen interviews current Las Vegas teacher and former costume designer to the stars, Joe Kennedy (@josephak13) and we talk about the Queen of Pop herself: Madonna! Get ready, because Joe is an expert, and has been since his mom played "Papa Don't Preach" on repeat while she was pregnant with him. A diva of divas, she has 300 million records sold, $1.2 billion in concert sales, and she's even banned from Hamilton. Can you even?? Joe reminds us to watch Madonna: Truth o...
Aug 11, 2020
1 hr 1 min
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