548 stories by "Elizabeth Wheless"
Ryan Scott Oliver is one of the most prolific musical theatre writers of our generation! He and I go back a long time and I didn't think I could respect the man more until we had this conver…
Ari is an environmentalist, water resource engineer and a supporter of defending BLM activists.
Ok, let's be real - The two main reasons we want Broadway to come back ASAP are to see Max Clayton's thighs grace a Broadway stage again, and more "Chubby Chubby Chipmunk" videos with Max an…
"At last I see the light!" Whip out your frying pans and magic hair because this week we're joined by the amazing Joel Arnold to talk about the Disney Cruise Line Musical "Tangled: The Music…
The seasoned vet of NINE BROADWAY SHOWS, John Bolton, joins Take A Bow. Bolton walks audiences through his favorite stories of shows such as Anastasia, A Christmas Story, Titanic, Hello Doll…
So where do we go from here? When host Mo Brady started this mini-series eight episodes ago, he was positive that there was a way to recognize theatre ensembles. He was so sure of it that he…
Steven and Dana brush up on Pippin! We were able to watch it via Amazon Prime at time of recording.
Black Hair in the Big Leagues features Alexis Tidwell this week from the National Tour of Beautiful the Carole King Musical. Y'all, she is a real one. Her self worth, self confidence, grace,…
Broadway's original Aladdin, Adam Jacobs showed us "A Whole New World" eight times a week, he stormed the Barricades as "Marius" in Les Miserables and roared as "Simba" in The Lion King. Now…
On April 18, 2021 we celebrated ten years of wedded bliss! That's right- one decade ago, we said "I do!" And what better opportunity than an anniversary to pause for some reflection on the p…
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on May 2020. Watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKc9Nuzh1g
Ryan Dempster steps into The Batter's Box for Episode 81 to help wrap the first month of the baseball season! Dempster was a 2-time All-Star during his pitching days, and currently serves as…
Broadway superstar Kerry Butler ("Hairspray," "Beetlejuice," "Mean Girls," "Catch Me if You Can," "Xanadu") joins David for an ultimate Disney-fan conversation. This Brooklyn girl has loved …
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on him not understanding it."
If we looked at the industry like a cell, Jen Waldman would be the mitochondr…
In Thesis on Joan's first duo interview, musical theatre writing team Melissa Li (she/her) and Kit Yan (they/she/he) check in with hosts about the recent rise in anti-Asian violence, how the…
In 2005, John Lloyd Young took Broadway by storm with his portrayal of Frankie Valli in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS. He won the Tony Award, a Drama Desk, a Theatre World …
What a full, and at times bittersweet, conversation with Jenny Steingart today about her life in the arts. Jenny spoke about how her mentor, the late Margo Lion, paved the way for her in pro…
Disney Darling and Drama Desk nominee Ashley Brown, joins us this week to share everything from playing the Mother Abbess until she was 8 months pregnant to struggling with postpartum depres…
Ari is an environmentalist, water resource engineer and a supporter of defending BLM activists.
A Tony and Grammy nominated actor, this actor and new dad dishes on what it takes to keep himself going, and his latest sources of inspiration(s). Originally preformed live in the "before ti…
"Everyone needs a good mole joke" is how five time nominee and two time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy made the audience howl with laughter during her acceptance speech for her stun…
Dear Faithful Listeners, this is going to be a good podcast, and here's why: we're having an open and honest discussion about the smash hit contemporary musical, 'Dear Evan Hansen.' This sho…
Director Lileana Blain-Cruz and producer Jim Glaub on "The Baltimore Waltz" and why virtual theater is a lot more complicated than it looks.
"I think Grizz and Mistoffelees are close." This episode features Randy Slovacek who played the magical Mr. Mistoffelees in the 1987 US National Tour 3. Hear Randy share how he knew he was g…
Serena. Fucking. Kerrigan. I mean with a middle name that is Fucking she does NOT disappoint. Serena Fucking Kerrigan joins The Take on and I'm gagged! We have a ball! She has built an empir…