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Monday, April 13, 2020

Ep. 66: The Odd Couple, Funny Ladies of the Eighties, Amanda Bearse and Teresa Ganzel by Lauren Van Hemert

Amanda Bearse and Teresa Ganzel, TV royalty, were just beginning rehearsals for The https://judsontheatre.com/ (Judson Theatre Company )production of THE ODD COUPLE when COVID-19 shut everyt…

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Ep. 65: All Passes, Art Endures by Lauren Van Hemert

About the Guest A Raleigh native, Charles Phaneuf has over 15 years of experience in arts management. His career began in management at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. before ser…

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Friday, April 3, 2020

Ep. 64: The High Cost of a Pandemic by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what North Carolina Theatre's Producing Artistic Director Eric Woodall has to say about the short and long term effects of this pandemic on theater companies big and small. NC Theatre r…

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Ep. 63: Can the Gig Economy Survive a Pandemic? by Lauren Van Hemert

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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Ep. 62: Debunking the Myth of ‘Little Women’ with Playwright June Guralnick by Lauren Van Hemert

June Guralnick spent the last two years working on her 15th play LITTLE WOMEN. However, her premiere staged reading was thwarted by COVID-19. Hear what she has to say about the play, the sta…

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Ep. 61: COVID-19, When the Show Can’t Go On by Lauren Van Hemert

A candid conversation with local theater producers on how COVID-19 is affecting their bottom line. About the Guests Timothy E. Locklear, Managing Artistic Director, http://www.nract.org/ (NR…

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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Ep. 60: The Wonder of Bringing the Musical ‘Wonderland’ Home by Lauren Van Hemert

Enloe Magnet High School is the first school (and regional/community theater) to produce Jack Murphy and Frank Wildhorn's musical WONDERLAND anywhere. The Enloe Magnet High School production…

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

Ep. 59: Highlights from the Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention by Lauren Van Hemert

The Southeastern Theatre Conference's annual convention was in February in Louisville, Kentucky. Lauren Van Hemert reports live from the convention floor. https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.co…

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Ep. 58: A Candid Conversation with Broadway Girl NYC, Laura Heywood by Lauren Van Hemert

https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.com/2020-Best-of-the-Triangle-Nominations/gallery/217735061 (Click here to nominate the RDU on Stage podcast for Indy Week's Best of the Triangle Podcast.) A…

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Ep. 57: Talking Arts Education, Alien, and More with Ian Finley by Lauren Van Hemert

https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.com/2020-Best-of-the-Triangle-Nominations/gallery/217735061 (Click here to nominate the RDU on Stage podcast for Indy Week's Best of the Triangle Podcast.) A…

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Sunday, February 9, 2020

Ep. 56: Joseph Anthony Byrd Talks ‘Kinky Boots’ by Lauren Van Hemert

When the North Carolina Theatre production of KINKY BOOTS opens this week, it won’t be the first time that Joseph Anthony Byrd puts on the red high-heeled boots as Lola. In fact, Byrd made…

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Monday, February 3, 2020

Ep. 55: A Chat with the Beautiful Minds Behind RLT’s Production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what Michael Larson, star of the https://raleighlittletheatre.org/shows/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/ (Raleigh Little Theatre) production of The Curious Incident of…

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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Ep. 54: School Shootings, Columbinus, and the Role of Theater to Affect Change by Lauren Van Hemert

In 1999, two high school seniors went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 13 people and wounding 20 others before turning their guns on themselves.…

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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Ep. 53: High School Theater Program Sets Sights on Southeastern Theatre Conference by Lauren Van Hemert

Students from the Sanderson High School Theatre Ensemble in Raleigh are on their way to Louisville to represent the Triangle at the https://www.setc.org/ (Southeastern Theater Conference). T…

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Ep. 52: Sensory-Friendly Performances and A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Lauren Van Hemert

Raleigh Little Theatre's Executive Director Charles Phaneuf, Education Director Meredyth Pederson Cooper, and Women's Theatre Festival Executive Director Johannah Maynard Edwards talk about …

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Sunday, January 5, 2020

Ep. 51: RDU on Stage Year-End Review by Lauren Van Hemert

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a year since we launched RDU on Stage. Between us, we have reviewed over 90 shows in the Triangle (and beyond). Hear which shows and performances stoo…

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Monday, December 2, 2019

Ep. 49: Talking Princess Holiday Traditions New and Old with Garrett Clayton (A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS) and Joanna Li (CINDERELLA) by Lauren Van Hemert

On this episode, I'm doing something a bit different. I am chatting with two different artists about two different princess stories, one steeped in Raleigh theater history, and one working i…

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Ep. 48. LGBTQ Theater in the U.S. From ‘The Drag’ to ‘The Inheritance’ with Timothy E. Locklear by Lauren Van Hemert

Why is representation on stage so important? If you’ve followed this podcast, you know that is a question I frequently ask. And perhaps nobody has given me a more insightful, personal answ…

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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Ep. 47: Candid Conversation with Broadway’s Record-Breaking Lion King Alton Fitzgerald White by Lauren Van Hemert

Alton Fitzgerald White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in MISS SAIGON; Ken in SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE (he originated the role in London's …

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Ep. 46: Tony Nominee Alan Campbell Talks John Ritter, ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ by Lauren Van Hemert

Alan Campbell has had anything but a predictable career. He’s done everything from television to film to Broadway, including starring opposite Glenn Close in the musical Sunset Boulevard,…

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Ep. 45: A Podcaster on Podcasting (ATCA Presentation) by Lauren Van Hemert

Did you know, that the RDU on Stage podcast is nominated for a https://wral5.secondstreetapp.com/2019-WRAL-Voters-Choice-Awards/gallery/193006845?fbclid=IwAR3CA1XhvDrv6e9NmEXKtVQn5fHwnM82s1…

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Sunday, November 3, 2019

Ep. 44: Disability Representation On Stage with National Disability Theatre Co-Founders Talleri McRae and Mickey Rowe by Lauren Van Hemert

Mickey Rowe was the first autistic actor to play Christopher Boone in the Tony Award-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Talleri McRae is a theatre artist, educa…

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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Ep. 43: Stage Veteran Gayle Turner Talks HAVING OUR SAY, THE WIZ, and So Much More by Lauren Van Hemert

Broadway stage veteran Gayle Turner says she’s proud to bring HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, a tale of divine sisterhood to the https://nctheatre.com/ (North Car…

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Sunday, October 20, 2019

Ep. 42: The Birth of the New Musical ‘Stardust Road’ with Hoagy Bix Carmichael, Tony Nominee Susan H. Schulman, and Michael Lichtefeld by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Ep. 41. Osha Gray Davidson on The Best of Enemies, the Story of Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Ep. 40: Father-Son Duo Ira David Wood III and Ira David Wood IV Talk DRACULA by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Ep. 39: Abuse, Addiction, and the Other Side with Beau Clark by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Ep. 38: Kristin Chenoweth ‘For the Girls’ by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

Ep. 37: Tara Nicole Williams on Body Image, Fat-Shaming, and Typecasting in the Theater by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Sunday, September 8, 2019

Ep. 36: Sweet Mama Stringbean, The Life and Times of Ethel Waters with Phyllis Morrison and Kenneth Hinton by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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Sunday, September 1, 2019

Ep. 35: Moses T. Alexander Greene on the Significance and Real Story Behind Theatre Raleigh’s ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ by Lauren Van Hemert

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…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic