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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Steven Spielberg taking ‘Smash’ musical, based on NBC series, to Broadway by Variety

The Broadway musical-within-a-musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe will deviate from the series, though.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:48AM
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Lockdown Theater’s Most In-Demand Director by Variety

Broadway’s go-to livestream director Paul Wontorek on what works, what doesn’t, and what’s next.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Friday, May 15, 2020

‘Some Like It Hot’ musical coming to Broadway by Variety

A new musical based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot” will premiere on Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:48PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Brian Stokes Mitchell's Fight to Help the Whole Industry Get Better by Variety

The Tony-winning Broadway favorite on his coronavirus recovery, the Actors Fund, and why “Impossible Dream” is the perfect song for right now.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Broadway insiders say 2020 Tony Awards could be canceled by Variety

For the past seven decades, the show has always gone on for the Tony Awards, which honor the best Broadway performances and productions. But with the 74th edition being postponed from its pl…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:11PM
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

'Moulin Rouge!,' 'King Kong' and the View from Down Under by Variety

Global Creatures CEO Carmen Pavlovic on what it's like producing theater around the world right now, and what comes next.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Alex Newell is Destined for Effie by Variety

The Broadway alum, now on “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist," talks genderfluidity, Barbara Streisand and his “Dreamgirls” goals.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

What Pandemic Theater Can Sound Like by Variety

Audible's Kate Navin on the Williamstown Theater Festival and one way to sustain theater in the coming months.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Binge-Watching Broadway by Variety

How fans are devouring theater in the time of social distancing, with the co-founders of BroadwayHD.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Broadway's Always Been Edgy by Variety

Set during the Golden Age of Broadway, Emily Neuberger's new novel "A Tender Thing" reminds us musicals were made to push boundaries.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

How Off Broadway Copes With the Coronavirus Shutdown by Variety

Playwright Martyna Majok and theater executive Jeremy Blocker on "Sanctuary City" and surviving the shutdown.

SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 04:00AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Karen Olivo on 'Moulin Rouge!' and Life in the Broadway Shutdown by Variety

The "Moulin Rouge!" star talks shaping Satine, 'In the Heights' anticipation and the felting on her to-do list.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

What Lois Smith Learned From the Greats by Variety

The actress, now in "The Inheritance," on the lessons of Elia Kazan, Lee Strasberg, and more.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

How 'Six' Conquered the World by Variety

"Six" creators Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage on Tudor queens, pop icons and conference rooms in Edinburgh.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Katori Hall's 'Quiet Revolution' by Variety

The playwright talks hot wings, Tina Turner, and Lil Bad Cousin, her rapping alter ego.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 12:53PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

How 'Cambodian Rock Band' Became One of the Most Produced Plays in the U.S. by Variety

Bending genres, confronting history and rocking out, with playwright Lauren Yee and director Chay Yew.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 02:32PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Duncan Sheik Created a Monster by Variety

The Tony-winning composer, whose latest musical "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" is now playing Off Broadway, talks the Buddhist mafia, his controversial thoughts about songs forwardi…

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Vampires, Cowboys and Stealth Diversity by Variety

Writer Qui Nguyen, the co-founder of Vampire Cowboys Theater Company, talks stage superheroes, Comic-Con and his new play "Revenge Song," about historical badass Julie d'Aubigny.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

"Mrs. Doubtfire," Live From BroadwayCon by Variety

Gender politics, quick changes and honoring Robin Williams: a live conversation with Rob McClure, Jerry Zaks and more, recorded at BroadwayCon 2020.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Why Not Do The Crazy Thing? by Variety

Why playwright Bess Wohl, now making her Broadway debut with “Grand Horizons,” keeps asking for the impossible.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

What Laura Linney Learns From Bad Shows by Variety

The "Ozark" actress, now on Broadway in "My Name is Lucy Barton," on the lessons of failure, her favorite costars and why solo shows are "bonkers."

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Sometimes Theater Is Just Like Football by Variety

Actor-producer Nnamdi Asomugha traded in pro football for Broadway, where he’s now starring in “A Soldier’s Play.”

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Thursday, December 19, 2019

The Surreal Spectacle of ‘Cats,’ Explained by Variety

Director Tom Hooper talks digital fur, trailer reactions and the reason that only some cats wear shoes.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Lucas Hnath's Own Play Gave Him Nightmares by Variety

The playwright behind "The Thin Place" and "Dana H." talks mental remapping, performing trauma and why in ghost stories, less is more.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Let's Talk About Sex Onstage by Variety

How Broadway's first intimacy director, Claire Warden, is helping to revolutionize how actors get intimate.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

How To Be The Most-Produced Playwright in America by Variety

Writer Lauren Gunderson reveals the secrets to her success. Step 1: Write. A lot.

SOURCE: traffic.megaphone.fm at 04:00AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Jonathan Groff Knows He’s a Spitter by Variety

The star of "Mindhunter" and "Frozen 2" gets wet for his current gig in "Little Shop of Horrors."

SOURCE: stagecraft.libsyn.com at 04:00AM
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Brian Cox on Shakespeare, 'Succession' and the Crisis We're In by Variety

Why the actor, now on Broadway in 'The Great Society,' chases 'scripts of the now.' 

SOURCE: bpn.fm at 07:00AM

Brian Cox on Shakespeare, 'Succession' and the Crisis We're In by Variety

  Why the actor, now on Broadway in 'The Great Society,' chases 'scripts of the now.' 

SOURCE: stagecraft.libsyn.com at 04:00AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

How 'The Lightning Thief' Hopes to Open Up Broadway by Variety

  The musical's creative team talks pushing boundaries and sea changes.

SOURCE: stagecraft.libsyn.com at 02:18PM

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