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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Episode 16: Robin de Jesus by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The two time Tony nominated star of "In the Heights" and "La Cage Aux Folles" talks making his film debut in "Camp", and making it on Broadway. And you MUST hear his great story about friend…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Episode 15: Tonya Pinkins by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Tony Award winner talks making her Broadway debut in the infamous Stephen Sondheim musical flop "Merrily We Roll Along," creating the role of Caroline in the Tony-nominated and Olivier A…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Episode 14: Lesli Margherita by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

All Hail The Queen! The fabulous "Matilda" star talks growing up on a cattle ranch, winning the role of Inez in London's "Zorro The Musical" and how that led to an Olivier award for her perf…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Episode 13: Anthony Rapp by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The "If/Then" and "Rent" (and, um "Adventures in Babysitting") star talks returning to Broadway in one of this seasons hottest new shows, reuniting on stage with friend and co-star Idina Men…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Episode 12: Eden Espinosa by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Broadway beltress discusses her humble beginnings as a Disney theme park performer, her breakthrough performance in the Title role of the 2004 musical "Brooklyn", being Idina Menzel's st…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 29, 2014

All summer long: actors on a season of rep at Theatre by the Lake by Peter Rylands, Rebecca Todd and Alan Suri

In these diary extracts, actors Peter Rylands, Rebecca Todd and Alan Suri record what it's like to switch from Dracula to Jez Butterworth at Keswick's Theatre by the LakeEvery year after Eas…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:11PM
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Episode 11: Katie Finneran by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The hilarious (and blindingly gorgeous) two-time Tony winner talks about dropping out of Carnegie Mellon to study in NYC with Uta Hagen, balancing career and motherhood, how to win a Tony wi…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Episode 10: Theater People Goes Cabaret! Featuring Bridget Everett & Maude Maggart by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

This week we welcome two women with vastly different styles who dominate NYC's cabaret scene, downtown and up. First up, Bridget Everett, who packs 'em in at downtown hot spots Joe's Pub and…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, April 28, 2014

Sacramento performing arts center could be next big-ticket item for city by Hudson Sangree and Edward Ortiz

Nearing completion on plans for a new Kings arena, city leaders are starting to look at whether it makes sense to also build a new performing arts center in downtown Sacramento. The Mo…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:29PM
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Episode 9: Michael Mayer by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Tony nominated director of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" talks casting Neil Patrick Harris, the show's long traipse to Broadway, his other hit shows including "Spring Awakening," (Tony Aw…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

An Intervention, Palace Theatre, Watford by With The Simplest Of Designs By Lucy Osborne, and Great Music From Tom Gibbons (i Particularly Liked The Use Of Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends), This Engrossing and Entertaining Piece Ends On A Powerful Visual Image Of A Suicidal Mutual D

Palace Theatre, Watford: A smart two-hander, An Intervention begins with a drink-fuelled confrontation between A, a young woman who has just been on an anti-war protest, and her best friend,…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Episode 8: Anika Larsen by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Tony nominated "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" co-star discusses growing up as 1 of 10 kids, the highs and lows of her career, quitting the business the day before being cast in "Be…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, March 31, 2014

Episode 7: Andrew Keenan Bolger by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The "Submissions Only" co-creator stops by to talk about season 3 of the popular web series and the many (stylish) hats he wears in bringing the show to life, his Broadway work, and how Sutt…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Who Knew? Arts Education Fuels the Economy - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education by Sunil Iyengar and Ayanna Hudson

In public-policy battles over arts education, you might hear that it is closely linked to greater academic achievement, social and civic engagement, and even job success later in life. But w…

SOURCE: chronicle.com at 09:11PM
Sunday, March 9, 2014

Episode 6: Michael Urie by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The "Ugly Betty" star sits down to discuss his (fictional) year working in Barbra Streisand's basement in the hit play "Buyer and Cellar," making his Broadway debut, and how that sneaky Van…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Episode 5: Daisy Eagan by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The hilarious and sardonic actress reflects on child stardom, winning a Tony Award at age eleven, how motherhood has changed her, and still trying to "make it" in the business.

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 9, 2014

Episode 4: Laura Osnes by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The Tony nominated star of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" and Frank Wildhorn's "Bonnie and Clyde" (among many others) sits down with us to discuss married life, new projects, and, of…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Episode 3: Annaleigh Ashford by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Everybody say Yeah! The Tony nominated Kinky Boots star drops by to discuss her career, go-go dancing with Lady Gaga, and why she loves playing hookers. OMG, OMG You Guys, this episode is aw…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Episode 2: Ben Rimalower by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

The playbill.com columnist discusses his hit play "Patti Issues" about his obsession - turned - (tumultuous) friendship with Broadway legend Patti LuPone.

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Episode 1: Cady Huffman by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony Award winner Cady Huffman kicks off our podcast with hilarious and moving stories from her career--and a killer Ethel Merman impression.

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, January 6, 2014

Theater People Teaser by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Introducing your new favorite theater podcast, bringing you interviews with theater stars, up-and-comers, and the creative people who make the magic happen.

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Drunk on Shakespeare – Three Day Hangover Company Takes the Bard to Bars by Jonathan Mandell, The Three Day Hangover Founders: David Hudson, Lori Wolter Hudson and Beth Gardiner

Lori Wolter Hudson remembers having a nervous breakdown in middle school in Indiana when her teacher assigned her to recite … Read More →

SOURCE: nytheatremag.com at 04:14PM
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Tartuffe, The Rep Theatre, Birmingham by The Production Sends Up All The Conventions Of Theatre, Embraces Elements From Farce To Panto and Engages and Interacts With The Audience In A Natural and Delightful Way. There's Not A Weak Link In The Cast, Several Of Whom Have Close Links With Birmingha

The Rep Theatre, Birmingham: The unwritten rule of translating comedy, according to Chris Campbell, is that if you lose a laugh here and there, you are allowed to add one elsewhere. His witt…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AM
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Losses in the limelight: the education of Aubrey Dan by Michael Posner and James Bradshaw

Aubrey Dan’s plan to shake up Toronto’s theatre scene appears dashed by his inability to see the big picture

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:55PM
Sunday, April 29, 2012

The music stops for Dancap dream by Michael Posner and James Bradshaw

Aubrey Dan’s retreat from Toronto theatre scene leaves rival impresario David Mirvish in complete control of high-end market

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:29PM
Friday, February 3, 2012

Zach Braff on All New People: 'It's Breakfast Club for adults' - video by Kate Abbott, Lindsay Poulton, Mary Douglas-Home and Cameron Robertson

Zach Braff might be best-known for playing the nervy, nerdy doctor JD in hit US show Scrubs, but he's also trying his hand at writing drama. Braff tells Kate Abbott about his play All New Pe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:39AM
Sunday, January 22, 2012

It Ain't Necessarily... by Justin Davidson and Scott Brown

Musical? Opera? Rapture? Travesty? Two critics on the remade Porgy and Bess.

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 09:41PM
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Green raised for ‘Green’ by Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff

The Museum of Fine Arts announced yesterday that it has raised the more than $1 million needed to buy the piece, which will remain in the MFA’s Shapiro Family Courtyard. In July, the M…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:17AM
Friday, June 10, 2011

Arnold Wesker: 'It does feel as though the wilderness may be receding' - video by Andrew Dickson, Lindsay Poulton and Alex Healey

Playwright Arnold Wesker speaks to Andrew Dickson about his life and work including the new revival of his landmark play, Chicken Soup with Barley, as it returns to London's Royal Court afte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:35AM
Friday, December 24, 2010

A Divine Christmas message by Lindsay Poulton and Michael Tait

Performance artist David Hoyle, aka Divine David, delivers his Christmas message and extends his season's greetings to one and all from Manchester's Lowry theatre Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AM

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