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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

For Grant Gustin, The Hard Parts Are His Favorite Parts by Broadway Podcast Network

Now starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed "Water for Elephants," Gustin shares what's most challenging — and most rewarding — about his first return to musical theater after n…

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

From 'Succession' to 'Stereophonic' With Juliana Canfield by Broadway Podcast Network

Soon to make her Broadway debut in the buzzy play “Stereophonic,” Canfield talks learning all those overlapping lines, telling an accidental lie on the way to winning her part in the sho…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Love, Loss, Time, and Lots of Onstage Rain by Broadway Podcast Network

How the creators of the new Broadway musical adaptation of "The Notebook," Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter, aim to both satisfy and surprise—and why the show's theatricality makes …

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

How To Be A Theater Influencer by Broadway Podcast Network

Two theater influencers, Kristin Hopkins and Ashley Hufford, reveal the secrets of becoming a theater influencer. The first thing to know: There's not much money in it, but there's a lot of …

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

How 'Ilinoise' Takes a Page From 'A Chorus Line' by Broadway Podcast Network

Director-choreographer Justin Peck and Pulitzer winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury talk about making a nontraditional dance musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ “genre-defying” album…

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The ‘Reservation Dogs’ Creators Wrote a Play by Broadway Podcast Network

Just as the acclaimed FX series "Reservation Dogs" was being developed, five of the writers involved in the show were premiering their first play. "Reservation Dogs" co-creator Sterlin Harjo…

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The 21 Year Backstory of 'Days of Wine and Roses' by Broadway Podcast Network

Stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian D'Arcy James on the joyous challenges of Adam Guettel's new Broadway musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Stephen Schwartz is a Busy Guy by Broadway Podcast Network

The storied Broadway composer shares his latest updates on the "Wicked" movie, the VOD release of "The Prince of Egypt," and the songs he's writing for Kristin Chenoweth in "Queen of Versail…

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

'Waitress' Changed How Sara Bareilles Writes Songs by Broadway Podcast Network

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…

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The 'Spamalot' Cast Can't Keep a Straight Face by Broadway Podcast Network

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/ad…

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Sierra Boggess and Warren Carlyle Make 'Harmony' by Broadway Podcast Network

The actress and the director-choreographer talk working with Barry Manilow, the cast addition that changed the whole show, and how rare it is to hear a duet for a soprano and a belter. Learn…

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

How Patrick Page Summons Shakespeare's Devils by Broadway Podcast Network

The "Hadestown" Tony nominee on his new solo show "All the Devils Are Here," working with hearing loss, and when he grew into that deep, deep voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Stars Come Out for Variety's Business of Broadway by Broadway Podcast Network

Presenting two lively discussions from Variety's 2023 Business of Broadway breakfast: In the keynote conversation, Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez reveal the reasons they…

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Leslie Odom, Jr. is the Happiest He's Ever Been by Broadway Podcast Network

Generous comedy, divine inspiration and life lessons with the "Hamilton" Tony winner who is now the star and producer of "Purlie Victorious." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Rachel Bloom's Death-Defying Act by Broadway Podcast Network

Bloom talks trunk songs, cut jokes, demo derbies and wrestling with mortality in "Death, Let Me Do My Show." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The Hidden Art and Craft of Broadway Video Design by Broadway Podcast Network

Finn Ross and Nina Dunn, two designers responsible for the most striking video work now on Broadway, take us behind the scenes -- and behind the screens -- of "Back to the Future" and "The S…

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

This Musical is a Videogame by Broadway Podcast Network

And now for something completely different: I talk with three of the creators behind Stray Gods, the new videogame that describes itself as a "Roleplaying Musical." Taking us behind the sce…

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Theater Is (Not) Doomed by Broadway Podcast Network

In the trenches with three theater leaders from organizations around the US and in the UK as they battle the economic crisis facing theaters everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Jason Alexander Has So Much Theater in the Works by Broadway Podcast Network

Alexander, the “Seinfeld” star who directed the new Broadway comedy “The Cottage,” talks the choreography of comedy and spills details on all the theater projects he’s developing f…

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

How Theater Kids Improvised an Entire Movie by Broadway Podcast Network

"Theater Camp" co-creator and star Molly Gordon talks kissing gay boys at camp, improv comedy with kids, and crushing on Ben Platt.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Conrad Ricamora Hates to Break Up the Party by Broadway Podcast Network

The "Here Lies Love" actor on queer characters, Filipino pride and the cognitive dissonance of singing about the Marcos regime in a karaoke dance party. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Busy in Theater, On Strike in TV by Broadway Podcast Network

Writer Tori Sampson, whose play “This Land Was Made” is now running off Broadway, shares her POV as one of the many writers who love the theater but make most of their living in TV.  Le…

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Jessica Chastain is Trapped in 'A Doll's House' by Broadway Podcast Network

The Tony-nominated actress offers a deep-dive into her performance's signature moments – and why one of them made her think of “Evil Dead.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Ben Platt Had Tony Advice for Micaela Diamond by Broadway Podcast Network

The Tony-nominated duo on the urgency of "Parade," owning their Jewish identities and living in the awards-season moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Monday, May 15, 2023

Corey Hawkins Chose Fearlessness by Broadway Podcast Network

The actor talks Tony nominations, “Topdog/Underdog,” a surprise dinner with Patti LuPone and an inspiration from Mark Rylance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

“The Thanksgiving Play” is Just the Beginning by Broadway Podcast Network

It's the year of Larissa FastHorse, Broadway’s first known Native American female playwright, with six(!) plays coming up in 2023.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The Secrets and Tricks of Broadway's 'Life of Pi' by Broadway Podcast Network

Three of the Olivier Award-winning play's creators reveal the techniques, the illusions and the cheats that make a puppet feel alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Tom Stoppard's Wine of Life by Broadway Podcast Network

The celebrated playwright talks the Broadway success of "Leopoldstadt," plays vs. politics, and how you too can drink the "wine of life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Nathan Lane Shares His Acting Secrets by Broadway Podcast Network

The Tony-winning actor, now starring in “Pictures From Home,” reveals how he crafted performances in “Angels in America” and “The Iceman Cometh.”  Learn more about your ad choic…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

‘Rent,’ ‘Star Trek’ and the Art of Reliving Loss by Broadway Podcast Network

Original “Rent” cast member and current “Star Trek” trailblazer Anthony Rapp talks bringing his stage memoir “Without You” to New York, and along the way pinpoints what “Rent�…

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

National Black Theater and the Antidote We All Needed by Broadway Podcast Network

Leaders of the 55-year-old Harlem institution on stepping up to Broadway for the first time with "Fat Ham," community, care and creating a home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards