Podcasts by How To Be More Chill

How To Be More Chill explores how the extraordinary musical Be More Chill arrived on Broadway in Spring 2019 with unprecedented momentum and then onwards towards a London production in 2020. Hosted by Ilana Levine of Little Known Facts and Sam Maher of YesBroadway, the podcast centers around deep-dive interviews with the show’s creators, cast members, and others involved in the show as they give us all the behind-the-scenes scoop on how the show entered the international pop culture zeitgeist on such a massive scale and how the impact of the show’s fandom brought the show to Broadway and beyond. Good luck being chill about this podcast - Sam and Ilana definitely aren’t!

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Episode 15: Jason SweetTooth Williams from 2021-02-04T16:13

In the first episode of what we're calling How To Be More Chill "4.0", Sam and Ilana interview someone who could not be a more integral part of the Be More Chill story: Jason SweetTooth Williams. J...

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Episode 14: Miracle Chance LIVE from 2020-05-19T18:52

When Miracle Change got the call that she had an audition for the London production of Be More Chill, she was performing as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Edinburgh. In order to make ...

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Episode 13: Scott Folan LIVE from 2020-05-04T16:12

In the first ever live episode (video on Broadway Podcast Network's YouTube channel!) of How To Be More Chill, Sam and Ilana talk to Scott Folan. Scott is a child actor-turned-adult actor and singe...

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Episode 11: Stephen Brackett from 2019-12-12T00:25

Oh, this is a GOOD one that we've been waiting a long time for. Besides being the director of so many of your favorite musicals fo the past decade, Stephen Brackett is the Godfather of the Be More ...

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Episode 10: Mike Rosengarten from 2019-11-14T16:44

Mike Rosengarten was the guitarist for the viral smash hit musical Be More Chill all the way from the world premiere production at Two River Theater through the show's Broadway run, so you can imag...

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Episode 9: Morgan Siobhan Green from 2019-10-28T13:15

Broadway swing Morgan Siobhan Green sat down with Sam and Ilana and shares stories from her Be More Chill journey and gives a thrilling and fascinating description of what it’s like being a cover f...

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Episode 8: Stephanie Hsu from 2019-07-31T20:04

Stephanie Hsu studied experimental theater in college and always thought she would create non-commercial work that expressed her point of view and helped to shine a light on the issues and ideas sh...

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Episode 7: Jason Tam from 2019-06-27T16:28

Ilana and Sam sit down with Broadway’s SQUIP himself, Jason Tam! Fun fact: Jason was the very first actor to ever record the song "Michael In The Bathroom." Find out why and how in this episode alo...

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Episode 6: Lauren Marcus from 2019-06-16T21:43

Lauren Marcus shines as Brooke in Be More Chill. She also happens to be married to Joe Iconis and she also happened to go to the 2019 Tony Awards. In this episode, Lauren takes us behind the scenes...

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Episode 5: Joe Tracz from 2019-05-28T00:35

In this very special episode, Sam and Ilana sit down with Be More Chill book writer Joe Tracz. From growing up in Detroit and seeing Broadway national tours to working in a Borders bookstore and ge...

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Episode 4: Will Roland from 2019-04-28T17:06

Sam and Ilana sit down with Broadway leading man Will Roland and were mesmerized as he shared his history as a member of the Joe Iconis Family and how the role of Jeremy in Be More Chill came his w...

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Episode 3: Jennifer Ashley Tepper from 2019-04-04T00:15

Be More Chill producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper takes Sam and Ilana on a journey that starts with how she met Joe Iconis through all the behind-the-scenes schemes and plans to share this brilliant mu...

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Episode 2: George Salazar from 2019-03-25T22:40

Be More Chill star George Salazar walks Sam and Ilana through the experience of coming on board for the original workshop presentation of Be More Chill and then the world premiere production at Two...

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Episode 1: Joe Iconis from 2019-03-09T21:23

In this inaugural episode, Sam and Ilana interview composer/lyricist Joe Iconis as he walks us through the origins of the Be More Chill journey - all the way from the nexus of the idea of writing t...

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Episode 1: Joe Iconis from 2019-03-09T21:23

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Episode 1: Joe Iconis from 2019-03-09T21:23

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