Sunday, October 20, 2019
Anyone who has beat out Heart and Soul on the piano, fell in love with the soundtrack to “Sleepless in Seattle” or can remember Ray Charles singing Georgia on My Mind is familiar wit…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSaturday, October 12, 2019
The unlikely friendship of black community activist Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis, the Exalted Grand Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, brought together to co-chair a series of meetings about the des…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, October 6, 2019
It’s always so much fun to sit down with Ira David Wood III (David) and Ira David Wood IV (Ira), mostly because the father-son pair have such good stories to tell. I’m also never quite s…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, September 29, 2019
There have been many studies on the links between creative people and drug and alcohol abuse. And while many of these studies are somewhat outdated or inconclusive, the fact is that in the s…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMMonday, September 23, 2019
A year ago, I interviewed Kristin Chenoweth in advance of her concert in Boone, North Carolina. So, with the release of her seventh album https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VRFYDQV?pf_rd…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, September 15, 2019
Last week, Bill Maher made a comment, “Fat-shaming needs to make a comeback.” As an actor, educator, and combat artist, Tara Nicole Williams, has experienced fat-shaming and bullying and…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, September 8, 2019
Ethel Waters was a pioneer who broke down barriers on Broadway, in films, and on television. She was the first to sing the song “Stormy Weather” at the famed Cotton Club in 1933. In fact…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, September 1, 2019
The story of The Scottsboro Boys, which began in 1931 and evolved over the course of 80 plus years, has inspired books, documentaries, songs, movies, and even a Broadway musical. But the sig…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, August 25, 2019
Erin Sullivan’s admiration for Marilyn Monroe began five years ago when she was chosen by Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff to originate the role of Marilyn in his last play MARILE…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, August 18, 2019
Recording artist and actor http://www.yolandarabun.com/ (Yolanda Rabun) considers Nina Simone, a mentor of sorts. Last summer she had the opportunity to sing at the icon’s childhood home…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, August 11, 2019
Hear what North Carolina Theatre's Elizabeth Doran (President/CEO) and Eric Woodall, Producing Artistic Director, have to say about NC Theatre’s the decision-making process, as it pertains…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, August 4, 2019
Hear what Jason Robert Brown has to say to about his music, shows, and Hal Prince, the man he called a role model and friend.
About the Guest
The New York Times refers to Jason as “a leadi…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, July 28, 2019
According to The New York Times, the https://ncblackrep.org/nbtf-info/ (National Black Theatre Festival) is one of the most historic and culturally significant events in the history of black…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, July 21, 2019
Puppetry is one of the oldest types of performance art in the United States. Within the last five years, there has been a renaissance of puppetry happening across the world. Puppets are appe…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, July 14, 2019
When you look at the scope of Vivienne Benesch’s career thus far, she certainly has an impressive resume, from actress to director to the Producing Artistic Director of http://playmakersr…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, July 7, 2019
Hear what Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba (CONTACT) has to say about music, dance, her first Broadway show, A CHORUS LINE, and of course, the North Carolina Theatre production of ANNIE.
Abo…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, June 30, 2019
Today’s podcast is divided into two parts, two conversations with two theater-makers who couldn’t be more different. But the commonality that ties these two together is the subject of re…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, June 23, 2019
The 1930s and 1940s were the Golden Age of Radio. Today’s watch parties were yesterday’s listening parties, as families would gather around the radio to hear their favorite serial, varie…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMTuesday, June 18, 2019
Hear what Noah Putterman (Theatre Raleigh's WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE) has to say about theater for young audiences in the United States and abroad.
About the Guest
As the Director of Theatre fo…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, June 9, 2019
Hear what six-time Tony Award-winner Costume Designer William Ivey Long, has to say about his North Carolina beginnings, TOOTSIE, BEETLEJUICE, DIANA: THE MUSICAL, and the Pulitzer Prize-win…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, June 2, 2019
Hear what Carol de Giere, the author of DEFYING GRAVITY, Stephen Schwartz's biography, has to say about the evolution of PIPPIN, Schwartz's experience working with Bob Fosse which was recent…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, May 26, 2019
Hear what Jonathan Keebler and Ryan Korell have to say about the world premiere of their new musical GAY CARD and more.
About the Guests
RYAN KORELL is a musical theatre composer based in N…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, May 19, 2019
For the Honest Pint production of Matthew Lopez's THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE, Director Susannah Hough enlisted the help of Vivica C. Coxx, Durham’s Drag Diva, to coach the cast (Matthew…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, May 12, 2019
When we talk about Latinx theater in the United States, we are not talking about a trend that started with In the Heights or Hamilton. We are talking about a movement that effectively beg…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, May 5, 2019
Bring It On, Hamilton, the most recent revival of CATS, the revival of Falsettos, and this season’s Head Over Heels are just a few of the credits my guests today have on their impress…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, April 28, 2019
Today we are taking a field trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. This place, this shrine of music, is so much more than cowboy boots and Cadillacs. It’s a tribut…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, April 21, 2019
Hear what Eric Woodall, the Producing Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre, Betsy Ludwig, Executive Director of Arts Access, and Doug Kapp, a local actor who also happens to be legall…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, April 14, 2019
Hear what Playwright Jason Odell Williams has to say about faith, gun control, and his play CHURCH AND STATE.
About the Guest
Jason Odell Williams is an award-winning playwright and Emmy-nom…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, April 7, 2019
Hear what Carol de Giere, author of The Godspell Experience, has to say about the evolution of the show, the music, and Stephen Schwartz.
About the Guest
Carol de Giere is the author of two …
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, March 31, 2019
https://rduonstage.com/transcript-of-ep-14-kahei-shum-mcrae-on-art-costume-design-and-the-chaos-where-all-beautiful-work-is-birthed/ (To read a transcript of this episode, click here.)
As Wa…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMSunday, March 24, 2019
https://rduonstage.com/2019/03/24/transcript-lauren-gunderson-on-science-and-storytelling/ (To read a transcript of the RDU on Stage interview with Lauren Gunderson, click here.)
Note: The m…
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