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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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 27, 2016

Fall arts preview: Rise of Japan, shroud symbolism and more on view by Sarah Bryan Miller and Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the change in seasons come new and notable exhibitions for St. Louis museums and galleries.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:30PM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Friday, August 19, 2016

Review: ‘Carousel’ at The Theatre Lab of the Dramatic Arts by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Carousel is a bittersweet tale of romance and redemption set against the backdrop of a town on the Maine coastline at the turn of the 20th century. With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:25AM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Muny actor Ken Page steps out of character to address protesters at Tuesday's 'Aida' show by Kevin C. Johnson and Beth O’malley St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Veteran theater actor Ken Page, who plays the regal African king Amonarso in the Muny’s current production of “Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida,” stepped out of character at Tuesday ni…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:37PM

Impressions masterclass with Alistair McGowan and Rory Bremner – video by Stephen Moss, Jess Gormley, Tom Silverstone, Noah Payne-Frank and Kara Fox

Stephen Moss learns the art of impersonation from two masters: Alistair McGowan and Rory Bremner. Will Moss impress his tutors with his Boris Johnson? Can he manage to stretch his words and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14AM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Unconventional Summer Stars, Including a Helicopter by Michael Paulson, Steven McElroy, Erik Piepenburg and Laura Collins-Hughes

This summer, these four performers will play roles they might not get a chance to tackle otherwise.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:20AM
Sunday, July 24, 2016

‘West Side Story’ at The Little Theatre of Alexandria by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Poverty, street violence, guns, drugs, working-class whites blaming Hispanic immigrants for their financial woes, mistrust of the police—is this an article in last week’s newspaper? It c…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:04PM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 9, 2016

2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Let Trump Be Trump’ by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Imagine, if you can, that it is July 2017 and Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 45th President of the United States. While some of you might find that prospect wonderful and others ho…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AM
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 …

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Friday, June 24, 2016

Review: The District of Comedy Roast of James Carville at The Kennedy Center by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

How do you make fun of someone who always makes fun of himself? Well, last night, Roastmaster Bob Saget and The Kennedy Center’s District of Comedy Festival managed to do just that, roasti…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:39PM
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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Review: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ at Signature Theatre by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

What is a family? Is it all about biology or does it have much more to do with love? Surely, it’s the latter, and this lesson has never been more sensitively, humorously, and colorfully pr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:59PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

‘Hamilton’ Inc.: The Path to a Billion-Dollar Show by Michael Paulson and David Gelles

A breakdown of how much this Broadway blockbuster earns and stands to earn, and a tally of who will benefit most.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:44AM
Monday, June 6, 2016

Let It Go Go Go! Three Stage Versions of ‘Frozen’ Are on the Way by Michael Paulson and Brooks Barnes

Here’s what we know about the three live-performance versions of “Frozen” underway — including one by sea.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PM

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…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, May 23, 2016

Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus, & Alex Boniello: A "Spring Awakening" Reunion (Episode 71) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

THEATER PEOPLE!!! We are SO excited to bring you this first-ever cast reunion episode! We are thrilled to welcome Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus, and Alex Boniello to the podcast to discuss …

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, May 16, 2016

Bright Star's Carmen Cusack (Episode 70) by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

It's no secret that 'Bright Star,' the new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, is one of my favorites of the season. And there is no question that the show's leading lady, today's gue…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Zawe Ashton as Jaques in As You Like It: ‘All the world’s a stage’ – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Emma John and Chris Wiegand

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Zawe Ashton speaks Jaques’s lines on the seven ages of man fro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM
Sunday, May 8, 2016

Laura Benanti And Her Mom Linda: A Special Mother's Day Episode by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! Remember last summer when The Heavens opened up and sent Tony winner and (now) five-time Tony nominee Laura Benanti to our show? Remember when I, sort of jokingly, s…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

‘Hamilton’ Aside, Where the Real Tony Competition Lies by Michael Paulson, Scott Heller and Charles Isherwood

A New York Times theater critic, the theater reporter and the theater editor discuss how the awards derby shapes up from here.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:52PM

Paterson Joseph as Shylock: 'You call me misbeliever' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Emma John and Chris Wiegand

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Paterson Joseph speaks Shylock’s lines from The Merchant of Ve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AM

Zawe Ashton as Jacques in As You Like It: ‘All the world’s a stage’ – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Emma John and Chris Wiegand

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Zawe Ashton speaks Jacques’s lines on the seven ages of man fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AM

Damian Lewis as Antony in Julius Caesar: 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Emma John and Chris Wiegand

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Damian Lewis performs Antony’s lines from act III, scene 2 of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AM

Laura Carmichael as Portia: 'The quality of mercy' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Emma John and Chris Wiegand

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Laura Carmichael speaks Portia’s lines from The Merchant of Ve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AM

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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 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic