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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Rory O'Malley (Episode 99) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

You guys, we've been working on locking down an interview with today's guest Rory O'Malley for YEARS! He was originally scheduled to be the THIRD ever guest of Theater People! For this episo…

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Monday, February 27, 2017

Shoshana Bean (Episode 98) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We are SOOOOO excited to finally welcome everyone's favorite Screltress, Shoshana Bean to the show! As if I need to tell you guys, Shoshana made her Broadway debut in 2002 in the original ca…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Dear Evan Hansen's Rachel Bay Jones (Episode 97) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS!! today is the day that we get to bring you our interview with the one and only Rachel Bay Jones. You all helped us book her when you all responded to my call via twitter to let he…

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Monday, February 13, 2017

LaChanze is Back! by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We are SO SO SO excited to welcome Tony-winning actress LaChanze back to the podcast! For this return visit, we get to talk about her life and career in a way that we didn't the first time. …

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Monday, February 6, 2017

Orfeh (Episode 95) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony nominee--and just fabulous human--Orfeh has an incredible story of growing up in NYC, going to high school at the famed La Guardia High School (the "FAME" school), starting a pop band a…

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Monday, January 16, 2017

Dear Evan Hansen's Michael Park (Episode 94) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The handsome and charming Michael Park is currently co-starring in this season's hottest new musical, "Dear Evan Hansen." Michael has been a working NYC-based actor for almost 25 years. He g…

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Friday, December 30, 2016

Beyoncé to Black Mirror; the culture that defines 2016 by Archie Bland, Michael Billington, Peter Bradshaw, Daphne A Brooks, Tom Holland, Jonathan Jones, Justine Jordan, Brian Logan, Sean O'Hagan and Simon Parkin

How better to make sense of this turbulent year than through the art and literature it has produced? Our critics choose the works that sum up the last 12 monthsIf there is one film that hold…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Monday, December 19, 2016

Alex Lacamoire (Episode 93) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The genius Orchestrator / Arranger / Musical Director tells all about his experiences working on Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, In the Heights, and more! We go deep and get great stories of wor…

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Monday, December 5, 2016

Emily Skinner (Episode 92) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We're OBSESSED with Emily Skinner and we FINALLY get to meet her!! Emily made her Broadway debut in 1997 in the original Broadway cast of "Jeckyll & Hyde." Less than a year later she ori…

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Found The Musical by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

For today's show, we're doing something a little different! We're traveling to Philadelphia, PA to spend the afternoon with the creative team behind the fabulous new musical "Found," which i…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Broadway Backstory Episode 1: In the Heights by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Today's the day, Theater People! Our brand new podcast," Broadway Backstory", premieres today! Episodes 1 and 2 tell the incredible true backstory of the Tony Award winning "In The Heights".…

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Monday, November 14, 2016

"Falsettos'" Brandon Uranowitz by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We loved chatting with this guy!! He's funny, charming, has a GREAT head of hair, and really knows how to tell a story! Brandon made his Broadway debut in 2011's "Baby It's You." He receive…

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Mandy Gonzalez (Episode 88) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

WE"RE OBSESSED! We had the MOST fun hanging out with Mandy Gonzalez in her dressing room backstage at the Richard Rodgers Theater before a performance of "Hamilton." It had been less than tw…

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Introducing Our Newest Podcast: "Broadway Backstory" by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

I am so excited to announce that Theater People has partnered with the fab folks at TodayTix to create a brand new podcast called Broadway Backstory. Each episode tells the story of how a sh…

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Monday, October 17, 2016

Jay Armstrong Johnson (Episode 87) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

I"m a little obsessed with today's guest, Jay Armstrong Johnson. I loved him in "Hands on a Hardbody" and "On the Town" and I think I've listened to his new album "Jay Armstrong Johnson Live…

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Monday, October 3, 2016

Rebecca Luker by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Legendary three-time Tony nominee talks "Fun Home," The secrets to having a long career, and we even talk politics! Rebecca made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway cast of …

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Monday, September 19, 2016

"Hamilton" Director Thomas Kail by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

It was such a thrill to chat with the Tony winning "Hamilton" director all about the magic of that show! We also go all the way back to the beginning and talk "In the Heights," "Lombardi," a…

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Jose Llana (Episode 84) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The handsome, charming, and SMART Jose Llana talks lying his way into his first NYC audition (the most adorable story every), starring in two productions of "The King and I" on Broadway, the…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2016

Pub Landlord Al Murray on his election strategy: ‘I could drink Nigel Farage and William Hague under the table’ by Jonathan Freedland, Peter Bradshaw, Ian Cobain, Imogen Fox, Richard Adams, Alexis Petridis, Amelia Gentleman, Susan Smillie, Jonathan Jones, Hugh Muir, Jay Rayner, Heather Stewart and John Crace

The comedian is to stand against Farage for South Thanet in the 2015 general election. But what are his guvnorment’s policies? Guardian experts question him on welfare, freedom, immigratio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AM

Catching Up With The Ensemblist's Mo Brady & Nikka Graff Lanzarone by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Happy Friday, Theater People!. As many of you know, the fabulous "The Ensemblist" podcast has recently launched their new season. Hosts Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone tell us all about i…

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Monday, August 29, 2016

Will Chase & Rob McClure Talk "Something Rotten" by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS! I’m still hyperventilating over the fact that I got to sit in a room with Will Chase and Rob McClure. These two gorgeous and hilarious men are currently starring in the absol…

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Paramour's Jeremy Kushnier (Episode 81) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

You guys, I’m gonna use a word that I don’t think I’ve ever used before to describe a guest. Are you ready? Debonair. That’s right, today’s guest, Jeremy Kushnier, is best describe…

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Monday, August 15, 2016

Producer Kevin McCollum by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

It is such a pleasure to welcome three-time Tony winning Producer Kevin McCollum to our show! Kevin is well known in the industry for being the kind of producer that can spot something speci…

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Friday, August 5, 2016

Catching Up with Carmen Cusack (Episode 79) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

We are SO excited to welcome Carmen Cusack back to the podcast! Since we last spoke with her, Carmen received her first Tony nomination for her work in the FABULOUS "Bright Star." For this e…

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Monday, August 1, 2016

Allison Semmes (Episode 78) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Hello Theater People! So, the plan was for us to take two weeks off and have a little bit of a summer break. But then we did this great interview with this young actress named Allison Se…

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Friday, July 22, 2016

Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley (Episode 77) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

SURPRISE EPISODE! Happy Friday, Theater People! We're so excited to bring you this mini bonus episode featuring Broadway powerhouses Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley! Alice and Emily first met…

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Christopher Fitzgerald (Episode 76) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

You guys, I just have to go ahead and admit it, I have a full on Broadway crush on today’s guest, THREE time Tony nominee, Christopher Fitzgerald. I know, I know, I know, it’s probably i…

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Monday, July 11, 2016

James Monroe Iglehart (Episode 75) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

You guys, I’m SO excited to share our interview with Tony winner James Monroe Igleheart with you today. This guy is so smart and warm and funny, I could have talked to him for hours. He ma…

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Betsy Wolfe (Episode 74) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS!! The day has finally arrived! We are SO thrilled to share this hilarious and heart warming interview with Betsy Wolfe with all of you! Betsy made her Broadway debut in the 2007 …

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Monday, June 20, 2016

Alice Ripley (Episode 73) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Theater People! I'm STILL in a state of shock that the Tony winning powerhouse that is Alice Ripley agreed to sit down for an interview with me! I was SO nervous--I stammered like a fool and…

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Jennifer Damiano (Episode 72) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

You Guys! Jenn Damiano (she told me to call her Jenn, so.....) has to be one of the kindest, funniest, most humble humans I've ever met. Most recently Jenn starred in the fabulous, hilar…

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