Podcasts by Stagecraft with Gordon Cox
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'Waitress' Changed How Sara Bareilles Writes Songs from 2023-12-05T12:00
With a filmed version of the Broadway production of "Waitress" hitting theatres, the singer-songwriter-actor reveals all the ways that her involvement in the musical changed her work — and her life...
ListenThe 'Spamalot' Cast Can't Keep a Straight Face from 2023-11-28T12:00
Actors James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Michael Urie detail the onstage (and backstage!) shenanigans in "Spamalot." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLynn Nottage Wants to Replace Judgment With Curiosity from 2022-02-08T12:00
The "MJ" and "Intimate Apparel" writer talks operas vs. musicals, artistic legacy vs. personal legacy, and why she's not reading reviews right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
ListenDominique Morisseau Always Has Nine Irons in the Fire from 2022-01-25T16:41
The “Skeleton Crew” writer on lifting up Detroit, the influence of August Wilson, the closing of “Ain’t Too Proud” and the advice she got from Chadwick Boseman. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
ListenRobin de Jesús Was Always Playing The Long Game from 2022-01-11T12:00
The Tony-nominated actor, now in “Tick, Tick… Boom!,” talks honoring his ancestors and shares the setbacks that kept him humble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhy Peter Dinklage Didn’t Want a Fake Nose for ‘Cyrano’ from 2021-12-21T15:34
The “Game of Thrones” actor talks singing, Cyrano, great theater roles and filming on the side of an active volcano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow The Cast of 'Company' Learned of Stephen Sondheim's Death from 2021-12-07T12:00
Director Marianne Elliott and actor Matt Doyle on hearing the news backstage, paying tribute to the composer's talent, and singing "Getting Married Today." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
ListenUzo Aduba's New Broadway Role Reminds Her of Jaws from 2021-11-23T12:00
The star of Lynn Nottage's 'Clyde's' talks second chances, sandwich nirvana, and why Clyde is like Jaws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow Edie Falco's Handprint Inspired Her New Play from 2021-11-09T12:00
Falco, Blair Brown and Marin Ireland reveal the Easter eggs and secrets behind the new play "Morning Sun." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen'Caroline, or Change,' Then and Now, with Anika Noni Rose and Samantha Williams from 2021-10-26T11:00
Two actors with a shared connection to the Broadway musical discuss the timely return of the show.
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Norm Lewis' New Rhythms from 2021-10-12T11:00
The Broadway fan favorite on "Phantom of the Opera," the freedom of starring in a play, and... mushroom coffee?
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The 'Playwriting Sisters' Bringing Shows Back After the Shutdown from 2021-09-28T11:00
Playwrights Jocelyn Bioh ("Nollywood Dreams") and Martyna Majok ("Sanctuary City") discuss returning, 18 months later, to plays the pandemic had paused.
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'Broadway Will Not Look The Same' from 2021-09-14T11:00
Gennean Scott, the Broadway League's first Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, on the initiatives she's leading to ensure the industry's evolution.
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Inside Disney Theatrical’s Global Restart from 2021-08-31T11:00
Producer Thomas Schumacher and Anne Quart on opening 23 shows in 7 months, from Broadway to London to Mexico City to Tokyo.
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Broadway's COVID Expert on Returning to Theater Safely from 2021-08-17T11:00
Broadway's leading COVID advisor, Dr. Blythe Adamson, talks epidemiology, economics, safety and the delta variant.
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What Theater Needs Now from 2021-08-04T16:00
Jesse Cameron Alick’s new Sundance Institute study reveals how influential artists and leaders imagine the future of theater and live performance.
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How 'Pass Over' is Making 'Precedent-Level Changes' to Broadway from 2021-07-20T11:00
Playwright-producer Antoinette Nwandu and director Danya Taymor on how they're doing things differently -- both onstage and behind the scenes.
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Blurring the Lines Between Theater and Ritual from 2021-07-06T11:00
How playwright Aleshea Harris and director Whitney White conduct an orchestra of Black experience in "What to Send Up When It Goes Down."
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Why 'Rent' is Still a Revolution from 2021-06-22T11:00
Talking with Andy Señor Jr., the former Angel behind the new documentary "Revolution Rent."
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'In the Heights': The Cuts, The Changes, The Ropa Vieja from 2021-06-08T11:00
Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes on going big, and getting intimate, with the movie version of 'In the Heights.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLaunching Broadway's Future Black Leaders from 2021-05-25T17:22:52
How the new Theatre Leadership Project aims to welcome emerging Black professionals to the theater industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Theater Tour That Became a Movie from 2021-05-11T08:00
Behind the transformation of Heather Christian's 'Animal Wisdom' into a boundary-blurring new film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMaking Digital Theater is Like Shooting 'Star Wars' from 2021-04-27T08:00
Director Lileana Blain-Cruz and producer Jim Glaub on “The Baltimore Waltz” and why virtual theater is a lot more complicated than it looks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
ListenHow Theater Makers Have Mobilized to Stop Asian Hate from 2021-04-13T08:00
Artist-activists Christine Toy Johnson and Leslie Ishii on how theater can be an important part of the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBONUS: Meet the Squabbling Producers of 'Avvatar: The Musical' from 2021-04-06T20:44
Lillias White and James Monroe Iglehart play the bickering backers of a massive, controversial, and entirely fictional Broadway musical version of "Avatar." Recorded in collaboration with the audio...
ListenHow Blair Underwood Found New Colors in ‘Paradise Blue’ from 2021-03-16T19:23
Behind the scenes of the new audio adaptation of Dominique Morisseau’s play, with Underwood and Mandy Greenfield, the artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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The Case for a New Federal Theater Project from 2021-03-02T09:00
Nataki Garrett, the artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, on getting the theater industry the support it deserves during the pandemic.
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Broadway Gave Mike Nichols His Juiciest Backstage Stories from 2021-02-16T18:49
The author of "Mike Nichols: A Life," Mark Harris, on the director's life and influential work -- and the dramas behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBroadway Gave Mike Nichols His Juiciest Backstage Stories from 2021-02-16T18:49
The author of "Mike Nichols: A Life," Mark Harris, on the director's life and influential work -- and the dramas behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Oscar Winner Helping Off Broadway Find Life on Screen from 2021-02-02T20:29:45
How John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave," "American Crime") and theater veteran Scott Elliott got together for the starry "grand experiment" of The New Group Off Stage. Learn more about your ad choices....
ListenFrom 'Slave Play' to Marvel Superhero from 2021-01-19T18:14
"WandaVision" actor Teyonah Parris on moving from an Off Broadway buzzmagnet into one of the biggest franchises in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe New York Native Who Found Playwriting Success in L.A. from 2021-01-07T17:14:07
Writer Kemp Powers on adapting his play "One Night in Miami" into a buzzy new film, and why L.A. was more welcoming to his work than New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
ListenThe August Wilson Expert Who Brought 'Ma Rainey' to the Screen from 2020-12-22T09:00
One of the foremost interpreters of Wilson's work, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, on how he crafted his screenplay for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
ListenAriana DeBose Has a Date With "The Prom" from 2020-12-08T18:58
The Tony-nominated actor ("Hamilton," "West Side Story") is having a screen moment with stage musicals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Legacy Black Theater Transforming to Meet the Times from 2020-11-24T09:00
Sarah Bellamy, the artistic director of Penumbra in St. Paul, Minn., on making theater the centerpiece of a new center for racial healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
ListenThis Dramatic Thriller Stars Half of Broadway from 2020-11-10T09:00
Writer-director-actor Arian Moayed on how the theater community turned out for his starry screen thriller, “The Accidental Wolf.” "The Accidental Wolf” on Topic: http://go.topic.com/varietytawLear...
ListenBaz Luhrmann&His Broadway Team on Making 'Moulin Rouge' from 2020-10-27T08:00
Luhrmann and the creators of the stage musical talk putting the show together, shutting it all down, and why its message feels more relevant than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
ListenWhy Ashley Park Calls Darren Star the Sondheim of TV from 2020-10-13T08:00
The "Mean Girls" Tony nominee talks "Emily in Paris" and how she'll help make "Thoroughly Modern Millie" a musical for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe New Voices of Broadway from 2020-09-29T08:00
How playwrights Katori Hall, Jeremy O. Harris and Matthew López think about shaping the future of Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow One Entrepreneur is Making the Change She Wants to See from 2020-09-15T08:00
ChiChi Anyanwu braved the pandemic to launch a management company focused on diverse talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTheater Laid the Foundation for Kenny Ortega’s Hollywood Success from 2020-09-01T08:00
How to craft dances for screens, with the director of “High School Musical” and Netflix’s upcoming “Julie and the Phantoms.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow One London Theater is Thriving During the Pandemic from 2020-08-18T08:00
Lynette Linton, artistic director of the Bush Theatre, on reopening, responding and why now is the time for new work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHarvey Fierstein on the Timely Lessons of AIDS, Gay Rights and Bella Abzug from 2020-08-04T08:00
The Broadway favorite reveals how his work, including new Audible release “Bella Bella,” speaks to the current moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow Theater Meets Activism With the Broadway Advocacy Coalition from 2020-07-21T08:00
Co-founders Adrienne Warren and Zhailon Levingston on BAC's work at the intersection of arts and activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSarah Jones' New Theater is Instagram from 2020-07-14T08:00
The writer-performer gets both personal and political on her new Instagram Live show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow One Theater Leader Practices Anti-Racism from 2020-06-30T08:00
Baltimore Center Stage artistic director Stephanie Ybarra on her ongoing anti-racism work, at her own theater and in the industry at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
ListenThe Overlooked Composer Who Inspired Broadway's Rising Stars from 2020-06-16T08:00
Shaina Taub and Kris Kukul on "The Liz Swados Project," the starry new album celebrating Swados' work and influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhat Does Anti-Racist Theater Look Like? from 2020-06-09T08:00
What Broadway and the theater industry can do to work toward anti-racism, with artist, educator and activist Nicole Brewer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSwerving to Serve a Theater Community in Lockdown from 2020-06-02T08:00
Playwright Sarah Ruhl on how the new theater site 3Views changed its mission after the pandemic hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMichael R. Jackson Has Finally Accepted He’s a Composer from 2020-05-26T17:59:34
The Pulitzer-winning creator of “A Strange Loop” on how he celebrated in lockdown, why he used to balk at being called a composer, and how “A Chorus Line” made him cry at his office temp job. Learn...
ListenLockdown Theater’s Most In-Demand Director from 2020-05-19T08:00
Broadway’s go-to livestream director Paul Wontorek on what works, what doesn’t, and what’s next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBrian Stokes Mitchell's Fight to Help the Whole Industry Get Better from 2020-05-12T08:00
The Tony-winning Broadway favorite on his coronavirus recovery, the Actors Fund, and why “Impossible Dream” is the perfect song for right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Listen'Moulin Rouge!,' 'King Kong' and the View from Down Under from 2020-05-05T08:00
Global Creatures CEO Carmen Pavlovic on what it's like producing theater around the world right now, and what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhat Pandemic Theater Can Sound Like from 2020-04-21T08:00
Audible's Kate Navin on the Williamstown Theater Festival and one way to sustain theater in the coming months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBinge-Watching Broadway from 2020-04-14T08:00
How fans are devouring theater in the time of social distancing, with the co-founders of BroadwayHD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBroadway's Always Been Edgy from 2020-04-07T08:00
Set during the Golden Age of Broadway, Emily Neuberger's new novel "A Tender Thing" reminds us musicals were made to push boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKaren Olivo on 'Moulin Rouge!' and Life in the Broadway Shutdown from 2020-03-24T08:00
The "Moulin Rouge!" star talks shaping Satine, 'In the Heights' anticipation and the felting on her to-do list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKaren Olivo on 'Moulin Rouge!' and Life in the Broadway Shutdown from 2020-03-24T08:00
The "Moulin Rouge!" star talks shaping Satine, 'In the Heights' anticipation and the felting on her to-do list.
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Karen Olivo on 'Moulin Rouge!' and Life in the Broadway Shutdown from 2020-03-24T08:00
The "Moulin Rouge!" star talks shaping Satine, 'In the Heights' anticipation and the felting on her to-do list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhat Lois Smith Learned From the Greats from 2020-03-10T08:00
The actress, now in "The Inheritance," on the lessons of Elia Kazan, Lee Strasberg, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow 'Six' Conquered the World from 2020-03-03T09:00
"Six" creators Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage on Tudor queens, pop icons and conference rooms in Edinburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKatori Hall's 'Quiet Revolution' from 2020-02-25T17:53
The playwright talks hot wings, Tina Turner, and Lil Bad Cousin, her rapping alter ego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow 'Cambodian Rock Band' Became One of the Most Produced Plays in the U.S. from 2020-02-18T19:32:35
Bending genres, confronting history and rocking out, with playwright Lauren Yee and director Chay Yew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenDuncan Sheik Created a Monster from 2020-02-11T09:00
The Tony-winning composer, whose latest musical "Bob&Carol&Ted&Alice" is now playing Off Broadway, talks the Buddhist mafia, his controversial thoughts about songs forwarding plot, and the trend he...
ListenVampires, Cowboys and Stealth Diversity from 2020-02-04T09:00
Writer Qui Nguyen, the co-founder of Vampire Cowboys Theater Company, talks stage superheroes, Comic-Con and his new play "Revenge Song," about historical badass Julie d'Aubigny. Learn more about y...
Listen"Mrs. Doubtfire," Live From BroadwayCon from 2020-01-28T09:00
Gender politics, quick changes and honoring Robin Williams: a live conversation with Rob McClure, Jerry Zaks and more, recorded at BroadwayCon 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
ListenWhy Not Do The Crazy Thing? from 2020-01-21T09:00
Why playwright Bess Wohl, now making her Broadway debut with “Grand Horizons,” keeps asking for the impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhat Laura Linney Learns From Bad Shows from 2020-01-14T09:00
The "Ozark" actress, now on Broadway in "My Name is Lucy Barton," on the lessons of failure, her favorite costars and why solo shows are "bonkers." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
ListenSometimes Theater Is Just Like Football from 2020-01-07T09:00
Actor-producer Nnamdi Asomugha traded in pro football for Broadway, where he’s now starring in “A Soldier’s Play.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Surreal Spectacle of ‘Cats,’ Explained from 2019-12-19T09:00
Director Tom Hooper talks digital fur, trailer reactions and the reason that only some cats wear shoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLucas Hnath's Own Play Gave Him Nightmares from 2019-12-10T09:00
The playwright behind "The Thin Place" and "Dana H." talks mental remapping, performing trauma and why in ghost stories, less is more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLet's Talk About Sex Onstage from 2019-12-03T09:00
How Broadway's first intimacy director, Claire Warden, is helping to revolutionize how actors get intimate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow To Be The Most-Produced Playwright in America from 2019-11-26T09:00
Writer Lauren Gunderson reveals the secrets to her success. Step 1: Write. A lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow To Be The Most-Produced Playwright in America from 2019-11-26T09:00
Writer Lauren Gunderson reveals the secrets to her success. Step 1: Write. A lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow To Be The Most-Produced Playwright in America from 2019-11-26T09:00
Writer Lauren Gunderson reveals the secrets to her success. Step 1: Write. A lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow 'The Lightning Thief' Hopes to Open Up Broadway from 2019-11-05T12:00
The musical's creative team talks pushing boundaries and sea changes.
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The Impact of 'For Colored Girls,' Then and Now from 2019-10-29T18:15
Actress Adrienne C. Moore on Ntozake Shange, "Wonder Woman" and life after "Orange is the New Black." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe 'Soft Power' of Musicals to Change Minds from 2019-10-22T19:54
Composer Jeanine Tesori on how musicals can spur change, and how her latest changed her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow 'Jagged Little Pill' Will Rock Broadway from 2019-10-15T08:00
Meet the creators and producers bringing Alanis to Broadway. Recorded at Variety's Business of Broadway breakfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKristin Chenoweth Wants to Write a Broadway Musical from 2019-10-08T23:00
The Broadway favorite dishes on her new album, her worst flub, and the bucket-list musical she wants to write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Broadway Controversies and Coups of Two Acting Greats from 2019-10-01T20:20
Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce, now in “The Height of the Storm,” reveal favorite roles, Broadway memories and the “Phantom” casting that never was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
ListenWhy Tom Hiddleston Thinks Everyone Should Play Hamlet from 2019-09-24T08:00
Hiddleston and his co-stars in "Betrayal," Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox, talk Pinter, dick-swinging and superheroes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenDerren Brown Spills His Broadway 'Secret' from 2019-09-10T08:00
The mentalist and illusionist on the magic of theater, the theatrics of magic, and why he's banned from casinos all across the U.K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow Joel Grey Made 'Fiddler' New Again from 2019-08-27T21:41
The actor, director and photographer talks directing in a language he doesn't know, memories of Hal Prince, and sexy flowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenJake Gyllenhaal is his 'Best Self' in the Theater from 2019-08-13T08:00
Behind the scenes at Broadway's "Sea Wall/A Life,' with Gyllenhaal and director Carrie Cracknell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhat Rita Rudner Learned From Broadway Greats from 2019-07-30T08:00
The comic, now starring in musical "Two's a Crowd," started out in some legendary Broadway shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Special Sauce in Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!' from 2019-07-16T08:00
Writer John Logan and director Alex Timbers bring elephants, windmills, Baz and Beyoncé to Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenPlays for Your Ears from 2019-07-02T08:00
How Jeremy McCarter acts locally but thinks globally with podcast series Make-Believe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenNew List, New Leaders for The Kilroys from 2019-06-25T08:00
Playwrights Hilary Bettis and Caroline V. McGraw on how the collective will expand its push for parity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenAudra McDonald Faces Her Fear in 'Frankie and Johnny' from 2019-06-18T08:00
The Tony-winning actress talks intimacy onstage, Broadway diversity and why she calls Michael Shannon "The Rev." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow Disney Taught a Generation to Love Musicals from 2019-06-11T08:00
From early Broadway days to Marvel and Star Wars, with Disney Theatrical president Thomas Schumacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhy Tony Rehearsals Make James Corden Cry from 2019-06-07T08:00
Get a backstage glimpse at the Tony Awards from this year's host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRosemary Harris' Tony Has a Typo from 2019-05-28T08:00
Tales from the actress’ storied career, including that time she got discovered walking a gay dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBryan Cranston on the Exhausting Joys of Broadway from 2019-05-21T08:00
The award-winning actor spills backstage secrets behind his Tony-nominated turn in “Network.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSantino Fontana's 'Tootsie' For Our Time from 2019-05-14T08:00
The Tony-nominated actor on fighting the good fight, and why it’s “like a war movie” backstage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWhy Aaron Sorkin Cut His Favorite Scene From 'To Kill A Mockingbird' from 2019-05-07T08:00
The "West Wing" writer killed his darlings to make his Broadway "Mockingbird" work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow John Cameron Mitchell's 'Anthem' Fits Into the Mitchellverse from 2019-04-30T08:00
The 'Hedwig' creator explains how his new musical podcast series nods to his previous work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKelli O'Hara Brings #MeToo to 'Kiss Me, Kate' from 2019-04-23T08:00
The Broadway favorite talks vocal honesty and what her Tony win means to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe 'Dumb Joke' Hidden in 'White Noise' from 2019-04-16T17:41
Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and director Oskar Eustis talk race, art, slavery and... bowling? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen'Beetlejuice' and the Biggest Taboo from 2019-04-09T08:00
The new musical's creators reveal how the show has changed since its DC tryout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKidding Around in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' from 2019-04-02T08:00
How not to act your age, with Broadway favorites Celia Keenan-Bolger and Gideon Glick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHow Phoebe Waller-Bridge Shocked Herself from 2019-03-26T08:00
The "Fleabag" and "Killing Eve" creator revisits her breakout stage role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Balls-Out Theatricality of Sam Mendes from 2019-03-19T08:00
The Oscar winner on “The Ferryman” and how James Bond made him a writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSecrets of Sound Design from 2019-03-12T08:00
Sound designer Gareth Owen gives theatergoers a few pointers on understanding an esoteric art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBringing 'Oklahoma!' and Alanis to Broadway from 2019-03-05T09:00
Producer Eva Price talks taking risks with her two big Broadway projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenBuilding 'Hadestown' from 2019-02-26T09:00
How Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin created their buzzy, Broadway-bound musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenLaura Benanti from 2019-02-19T18:54
The Tony winner reveals her most challenging role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenAdam Shankman from 2019-02-12T19:15
A top director of Hollywood musicals spills his secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenJeremy Pope from 2019-02-05T09:00
The fast-rising Broadway star on what he wishes he knew as a young actor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMaking 'The Prom' from 2019-01-29T09:00
Bob Martin and Beth Leavel get political with their critically acclaimed new musical comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEthan Hawke from 2019-01-22T20:14
The actor talks 'True West' and the ghost of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenHeidi Schreck from 2019-01-15T09:00
The writer-performer on her scary-topical hit "What The Constitution Means To Me." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenJason Robert Brown from 2019-01-08T09:00
The Broadway composer on writing for Ariana Grande -- and for himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTyne Daly&Tim Daly from 2018-12-18T09:00
The real-life siblings on playing brother and sister onstage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenDaniel Radcliffe from 2018-12-11T09:00
The former Harry Potter on how Broadway made him a better actor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenThe Cher Show from 2018-12-04T09:00
Creators take you backstage with 635 costumes, 6 million feathers and one pioneering superstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEp53 - Joan Allen from 2018-11-27T09:00
The Tony winner talks Broadway, her favorite film and women's roles in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMichael C. Hall from 2018-11-20T09:00
The actor talks "Thom Pain," queer roles and more "Dexter." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenGlenn Close from 2018-11-13T09:00
Her new play, her recent movie and what "Fatal Attraction" means in the #MeToo era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSasson Gabay from 2018-11-06T18:06
How "the DeNiro of Israel" stole tricks from a Tony winner in "The Band's Visit." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The veteran stage and screen actress doesn't love "Grease" as much as you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A YA adaptation reveals new secrets of the fan-favorite Tony winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Mandvi's 20-year-old play "Sakina's Restaurant" is suddenly a political statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Top execs talk the business of Broadway at Variety's power breakfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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He wrote a play with Bob Dylan tunes -- but don't call it a jukebox musica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How to make your musical go viral, according to the fan-fave composer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why the Go-Go's and 16th century literature make a perfect match in "Head Over Heels." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The "Star Trek" actor talks Broadway, gay rights and his dream role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Emmy winner on an “Orphan Black” reunion and her timely new stage role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen'Once On This Island' Producer on His Surprising Tony Win from 2018-06-26T08:00
Producer Ken Davenport dissects his unexpected Tony triumph and blurs the lines with "Gettin' The Band Back Together." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEp36 - Matt Bomer and Andrew Rannells / The Boys in the Band from 2018-06-12T16:00
Two stars of the big-name revival of the landmark gay drama "The Boys in the Band" talk Broadway debuts, Tony parties, Rannells' new book and why Bomer's next Broadway show should be a musical. Lea...
ListenEp35 - Basil Twist from 2018-06-05T08:00
The puppeteer, a MacArthur genius grant winner, explains the difference between working downtown and working on Broadway, and spills the secrets behind the new revival of his 20-year-old breakout s...
ListenEp34 - Andrew Garfield from 2018-05-30T00:44
The actor, nominated for a Tony Award for his leading role in "Angels in America," compares the Tonys and the Oscars, talks up the timeliness of "Angels" and reveals what is, for him, "the greatest...
ListenEp33 - Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond&Nell Benjamin from 2018-05-23T17:38
The writers of the Tony-nominated "Mean Girls" -- book writer Tina Fey, composer Jeff Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin -- take us behind the scenes of their fetch new musical. Learn more about y...
ListenEp32 - LaChanze from 2018-05-15T16:47
Tony Award winner and current nominee LaChanze dishes on the Tonys, shares what it means to her to play Donna Summer in the bio-musical "Summer," and reveals why she started going by just one name....
ListenEp31 - Lauren Ambrose&Harry Hadden-Paton from 2018-05-08T08:00
The Tony-nominated stars of Lincoln Center Theater's "My Fair Lady" talk about performing the classic musical in the era of Time's Up and reveal how Adele helped Ambrose pick up Eliza Doolittle's a...
ListenEp30 - Lynn Nottage from 2018-05-01T08:00
The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner of "Ruined" and "Sweat" reveals the secret origins of her new play "Mlima's Tale" -- including its surprising link to Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. Lea...
ListenEp29 - Tom Hiddleston&William Shakespeare from 2018-04-25T21:21
The "Avengers: Infinity War" star reveals how he first got hooked on The Bard and details his recent production of "Hamlet." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEp28 - Chris Evans from 2018-04-24T08:00
Evans, now on Broadway in "Lobby Hero" and soon to reprise his signature role as Captain America in "Avengers: Infinity War," reveals his theater-kid roots, details the difficulties of spit managem...
ListenEp27 - Jamie Parker from 2018-04-17T08:00
The Olivier-winning star of Broadway's "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" reveals how he got cast as the boy wizard, why he's re-read the books five or six times, and what it's like interacting wi...
ListenEp26 - Joshua Jackson&Lauren Ridloff from 2018-04-10T08:00
Joshua Jackson ("Dawson's Creek," "Fringe") and newcomer Lauren Ridloff, the stars of the new Broadway revival of "Children of a Lesser God," sound off on accessibility, representation, communicati...
ListenEp25 - Billie Piper from 2018-04-03T08:00
The "Doctor Who" star talks about reprising her Olivier Award-winning role in "Yerma," along the way touching on her pop-star past, the film she's directing and the musical that might be in her fut...
ListenEp24 - Billy Crudup from 2018-03-27T08:00
There are several characters in the Off Broadway thriller "Harry Clarke." But they're all played by Billy Crudup -- who sure does get lonely up there sometimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
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The chairman of NBC Entertainment is the man responsible for the network's embrace of theater, performance and live programming, from the new "Rise" to the upcoming "Jesus Christ Superstar" to "Sma...
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Pace, the "Halt and Catch Fire" star who's now appearing on Broadway in "Angels in America," takes listeners behind the scenes of the "massive" Tony Kushner play -- and explains why he'd love it if...
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Director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, Broadway's go-to guy for musical comedy, gives the scoop on his buzzy upcoming production of "Mean Girls," and along the way talks getting "Aladdin" right, wh...
ListenEp20 - Gillian Jacobs&Thomas Kail from 2018-02-27T09:00
The star of "Love" and "Community," Gillian Jacobs, and "Hamilton" director Thomas Kail talk politics, margaritas and their new Off Broadway show, "Kings." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
ListenEp19 - The Stars and Creators of Broadway's "Frozen" from 2018-02-20T09:00
Actresses Caissie Levy and Patti Murin, director Michael Grandage and designer Christopher Oram, four of the leading players behind Disney's Broadway adaptation of "Frozen," talk deeper characters,...
ListenEp18 - Jake Shears&Kirstin Maldonado from 2018-02-13T09:00
Two pop musicans, Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters and Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix, talk about their starring roles in Broadway's "Kinky Boots" -- and why doing theater is like "slamming hero...
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Lea Salonga, the fan favorite who was the original star of "Miss Saigon" and is currently in "Once On This Island," talks Broadway diversity, her new album and finding musicals that "rock me to my ...
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Garber, back on Broadway opposite Bernadette Peters in "Hello, Dolly!," shares his thoughts on the theater, the Arrowverse and the idea of an "Alias" reunion -- and reveals the "weird thing" he use...
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The film, TV and stage veteran talks about his new Broadway show, "Stories By Heart" -- and reveals that even he feels like a fraud sometimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
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The former "Key and Peele" star talks about his stage gigs in Broadway's "Meteor Shower" (opposite Amy Schumer), Off Broadways' "Hamlet" (opposite Oscar Isaac), his theater background, his "19-year...
ListenEp13 - Stephen Adly Guirgis from 2018-01-09T09:00
The Pulitzer-winning playwright ("Jesus Hopped the A Train," "Between Riverside and Crazy") talks about writing (and not writing), his recent forays into acting and why his current retrospective an...
ListenEp12 - Rachel Bloom / Crazy Ex-Girlfriend from 2017-12-19T09:00
The creator of the CW musical comedy series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," Rachel Bloom is a theater geek at heart. She spills on her favorite musicals, the stage roles she'd like to play and recent events...
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The writer-performer learned a lot in preparation for his new Broadway solo outing -- but his biggest takeaway is that he's "a true ghetto nerd." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
ListenEp10 - Julie Taymor&David Henry Hwang / M. Butterfly from 2017-12-05T09:00
The director and playwright behind the Broadway revival of "M. Butterfly," starring Clive Owen, talk casting, stage pictures, gender in 2017, and why you can't have Borscht belt humor show up in Sh...
ListenEp9 - Creators and Stars of "SpongeBob Squarepants" from 2017-11-28T09:00
Director Tina Landau and writer Kyle Jarrow peel back the curtain to explain how they took "SpongeBob Squarepants" from screen to stage, and actors Ethan Slater and Lilli Cooper reveal how they bri...
ListenEp8 - Beau Willimon from 2017-11-21T09:00
The playwright and creator of TV shows "House of Cards" and the upcoming "The First" talks about his new Broadway play, "The Parisian Woman," starring Uma Thurman, and reveals why he's drawn to wri...
ListenEp7 - Ayad Akhtar from 2017-11-14T09:00
The Pulitzer-winning playwright of "Disgraced" talks about his new Broadway show "Junk," revealing how his father taught him about the stock market, the ways his experience with faith has affected ...
ListenEp6 - Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty from 2017-11-07T09:00
The songwriters behind "Ragtime" and "Anastasia" talk about the new revival of their 1990 musical "Once On This Island," its found-object orchestra, diversity and authenticity on Broadway, and thei...
ListenEp5 - Jonathan Groff from 2017-10-31T08:00
The Broadway favorite ("Hamilton," "Spring Awakening") talks about working with the famously meticulous director David Fincher in Netflix series "Mindhunter" -- and also spills the truth about the ...
ListenEp4 - Harvey Fierstein&Michael Urie of "Torch Song" from 2017-10-24T08:00
Playwright Harvey Fierstein and actor Michael Urie discuss "Torch Song," their newly revised version of Fierstein's breakout work "Torch Song Trilogy." Along the way they talk auditions, bus and tr...
ListenEp3 - Tracy Letts from 2017-10-17T08:00
Pulitzer and Tony-winning writer and actor Tracy Letts talks about his new, politically charged play "The Minutes," as well as his latest film, buzzmagnet November release "Lady Bird." He reveals w...
ListenEp3 - Tracy Letts from 2017-10-17T08:00
Pulitzer and Tony-winning writer and actor Tracy Letts talks about his new, politically charged play "The Minutes," as well as his latest film, buzzmagnet November release "Lady Bird." He reveals w...
ListenEp3 - Tracy Letts from 2017-10-17T08:00
Pulitzer and Tony-winning writer and actor Tracy Letts talks about his new, politically charged play "The Minutes," as well as his latest film, buzzmagnet November release "Lady Bird." He reveals w...
ListenEp2 - Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk&the Creators of "The Band's Visit" from 2017-10-10T08:00
Stars and creators of the buzzy, award-winning musical talk about bringing the Off Broadway hit to Broadway. Actress Katrina Lenk looks back on a breakout year, writer Itamar Moses explains adaptin...
ListenEp1 - Harold Prince / "Prince of Broadway"&"Sense of Occasion" from 2017-10-03T08:00
Legendary Broadway producer-director Harold Prince, recipient of 21 Tony Awards, talks turkey about his storied career, his current projects, the recent revivals of his work -- and why he never wan...
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