Episodes

  • Ep 15 Annaleigh Ashford

    Ep 15 Annaleigh Ashford
    Sep 24 2024
    Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford joins us for a warm and wonderful conversation about her training, career and process in becoming Mrs. Lovett opposite Josh Groban in Sweeney Todd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Ep14 - Danny Burstein

    Ep14 - Danny Burstein
    Sep 17 2024
    With roles as diverse as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! and Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, Danny Burstein is the epitome of a journeyman actor. In this interview he charmed the crowd with backstage stories and a powerful message about how what happens inside a Broadway Theatre can help heal us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep13 - Donna McKechnie

    Ep13 - Donna McKechnie
    Sep 11 2024
    Legendary dancer Donna McKechnie joined us at the Broadway Teachers Workshop where she regaled the audience with stories about everything from the development of A Chorus Line, to her work with such acclaimed choreographers as Bob Fosse and Michael Bennett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep12 - Jerry Zaks

    Ep12 - Jerry Zaks
    Sep 4 2024
    Broadway legend Jerry Zaks (Tony Award winning director of Hello Dolly starring Bette Midler, The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman, the original production of Lend Me A Tenor and Guys and Dolls starring Nathan Lane) boldly talks about his life in the theatre – and what makes a good director on stage and off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep11 - Jessica Stone

    Ep11 - Jessica Stone
    Aug 28 2024
    Tony nominated director of Kimberly Akimbo and Water for Elephants, Jessica Stone, engages in a frank discussion about a director’s process and her transition from performing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep10 - Lynn Ahrens

    Ep10 - Lynn Ahrens
    Aug 21 2024
    The team of Ahrens and Flaherty have created some of Broadway’s most beautiful scores. In this interview we learn about Lynn’s early days working at an ad agency and the fateful meeting of her writing partner Stephen Flaherty at the BMI workshop. She also shared behind-the-scenes stories about some of their greatest shows: Ragtime, Curtains, Anastasia, Once on This Island and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Ep9 - Patti Murin

    Ep9 - Patti Murin
    Aug 14 2024
    Star of Broadway’s Frozen, Patti Murin, speaks openly about the importance of mental health, coping with anxiety, and finding balance in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Ep8 - Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez

    Ep8 - Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
    Jun 15 2021
    Imagine writing the most popular song in the world. With your spouse. Bobby and Kristen are the composer/lyricists behind Frozen, Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and more! And yet they have a tight knit family life. They joined us for journey through their childhoods, teen years, training - and changing diapers at the Oscars. They are wonderful people and artists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins