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Obsessed: The Podcast

How Céline Dion Inspired This Bonkers Comedy Masterpiece

Obsessed: The Podcast

The Daily Beast

Tv & Film

4.5686 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Fallon dives headfirst into Broadway’s most gloriously unhinged sensation, Titanique, with the freshly Tony-nominated masterminds behind the hit musical: Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and director Tye Blue. From drunken dinner-theater beginnings and rat-infested basement performances to Broadway triumph and global acclaim, the trio shares the outrageous true story behind the campy, queer, Céline Dion-fueled phenomenon that became an unlikely theatrical sensation. They reveal what it’s really like building a cult hit, the celebrities who became obsessed with the show—including RuPaul, Margot Robbie, and Amy Poehler—and whether the real Céline Dion has finally seen the musical inspired by her legendary ballads. Plus, Daily Beast chief film critic Nick Schager joins Kevin for a spirited debate over The Devil Wears Prada 2, unpacking the sequel’s nostalgia, fashion, and surprisingly sharp commentary on journalism, culture, and power. Follow Kevin Fallon on Instagram ⁠@kpfallon⁠ Follow Matt Wilstein on Instagram ⁠@mattjwilstein⁠ New episodes every Thursday, and Saturday; ⁠early drops on YouTube⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Rachel and I have a new show Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch.

0:05.0

It's an otherworldly comedy podcast where I, along with my co-host Irene Bremis,

0:09.8

talk to my funny friends about their own experiences with the eerie and the unknown.

0:14.3

Psychics, spirits, astro projection, check, check, and check.

0:18.5

You may think we live in a world where there's a logical explanation for anything out of the ordinary.

0:22.7

But after you spend some time with me and my pals, you might have your doubts and find that you too are woo-woo.

0:29.2

So when the lobsters come for us, when our lobster overlords come, you heard it here first.

0:36.1

Join me for a podcast that turns the mysterious tales of my funny friends into a spirited

0:40.6

conversation.

0:42.3

Search for Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch, wherever you're listening now.

0:50.7

Well, if Celine Dion was on the Titanic, and if she's narrating the story and she really believes that she was there, where does the story go? And it goes all over the place. It is a wild, gay, queer, campy roller coaster. That is in no way, shape or form like the story of the Titanic, but I think that's what makes it so funny and special. It's her version of the story. And what I love about her so much in real life is that everything that she does is based out of complete truth.

1:14.6

So like even if you're like, well, Celine Dion, I don't really think you are on the Titanic.

1:18.1

She's like, no, no, no, go with me, girlfriend.

1:19.6

Quite literally off the rails.

1:21.6

Hello, girlfriend.

1:24.6

It is me, Kevin Salon, doing the world's worst Slein Dion impression.

1:31.6

But I don't care because I'm so happy.

1:33.9

This is my best day of work ever because I get to talk all about Celine Dion.

1:39.8

And that is because our guest today is the team behind Titanic,

1:45.2

the most bonkers, kukiest, craziest thing you will ever watch.

1:51.1

It's a now Tony nominated musical on Broadway.

1:55.0

And we have the three lunatics behind it as our guests.

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