She grew up bouncing on her mom's lap at Mizz Magazine. Now, Bess Wohl has a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony nomination, and a Broadway play asking the question she spent her whole life afraid to answer.
In this episode of Gamechangers, playwright Bess Wohl sits down with Katharine Quinn for a conversation that covers everything from the future of AI in theater, the stat about Broadway history that will genuinely make your jaw drop, and how she found out she won the Pulitzer... playing catch at the park.
Liberation changed something in audiences. Bess tells us exactly what, and why she's not done asking the hard questions.
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Director and Executive Producer
Katharine Quinn

Assistant Director
Eli Tokash

Editor
Brian Truong

Photographer
Olivia Kuan Romano

Post Production Supervisor
Jake Ropka

0:00 Intro
1:20 AI Hot Take
2:29 Funeral Attire
9:10 Pulitzer Moment
10:27 Review Horror
14:10 The Big Question
15:51 Mom Regrets
20:14 Seeing the Show
24:34 Transubstantiation
30:00 40-Year Stat

What happens when two legends of the ballroom scene are handed the keys to one of Broadway's most iconic shows? Choreographers Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons sit down with host Katharine Quinn to talk about Cats: The Jellicle Ball. tThe Tony-nominated production that turned a junkyard full of cats into a ball, and a classic into something completely electric. From competing on the same floors two decades ago to redefining what Broadway movement can look like, this conversation goes deep on craft, culture, and what it really means to bring ballroom to the Great White Way.

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🎟️ Cats: The Jellicle Ball is playing now at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Christopher Gattelli has 120+ Broadway credits in his ensemble alone!
The director and choreographer of Schmigadoon! sits down with Katharine Quinn to talk about the show that was always destined for Broadway. It just had to take the long way. From a cold Instagram DM with the creator of Despicable Me, to working alongside Julie Andrews, to reconstructing a Golden Age musical from scratch in two weeks flat.
If you've ever felt the tap break in Corn Puddin' in your bones, this conversation is for you.
Schmigadoon! is now on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Executive Producer
Katharine Quinn

Editor
Brian Truong

Associate Producer
Eli Tokash

Photographer
Olivia Kuan-Romano

Post Production Supervisor
Jake Ropka

0:00 Intro
0:51 The Instagram DM
1:40 Dream Job Origin
3:22 Love Letter Defined
5:36 Homage vs. Spoof
9:26 TV to Broadway
13:53 DC to Broadway Changes
16:23 Tap's Big Comeback
17:44 The Magic of Transitions
26:18 The Broadway Avengers