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Episode 397: Backstage with Eric Episode 402

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 59:51


Performer Ricki Suzanne and director Caitlin Beaudry join the show to discuss the Goshen Players Production of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER.

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Episode 396: Backstage with Eric Episode 401

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 59:56


Performer CJ Calzone, director Kate Kovacs, and performer Gianni Perugini drop by to discuss the Landmark Community Theater production of PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL.

Episode 395: Backstage with Eric Episode 400

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 59:50


THE WEDDING SINGER is coming to the Warner Theater, and I'm interviewing director Travis Kendrick-Castanho and performer Julia Nelson.

Episode 394: Backstage with Eric Episode 399

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 59:48


To celebrate its 30th anniversary, I'm playing music from the original Broadway recording of STATE FAIR.

Episode 393: Backstage with Eric Episode 398

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 59:41


To celebrate his birthday, we're featuring some of Matthew Broderick's Broadway hits!

Episode 392: Backstage with Eric Episode 397

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2026 59:45


To honor its 70th anniversary, I'm featuring the music of MY FAIR LADY.

Episode 391: Backstage with Eric Episode 396

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 59:48


It's a morning full of motivational songs to get your day started the right way.

Episode 390: Backstage with Eric Episode 395

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 59:48


The timeline might not match, but let's listen to some great 11 o'clock numbers from Broadway shows.

Episode 389: Backstage with Eric Episode 394

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 59:47


Director Gretchen Ziegler and actor Frank Beaudry drop by the show to discuss THE 39 STEPS, opening soon thanks to the Goshen Players.

Episode 388: Backstage with Eric Episode 393

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 59:41


The director and assistant director (Joe Harding and Missy Slaymaker-Hamlin) join the show to discuss THE SHARK IS BROKEN, opening soon at TheatreWorks New Milford.

Episode 387: Backstage with Eric Episode 392

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 59:48


Director Shanelle Dupre and actor Aric Martin-Calabrese drop by to discuss the upcoming Landmark Community Theater production of PUFFS.

Episode 386: Backstage with Eric Episode 391

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 59:47


It's a celebration of Norbert Leo Butz, featuring songs from some of his most-famous Broadway performances.

Episode 385: Backstage with Eric Episode 390

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 59:47


In honor of its 21st anniversary, I feature the music of LITTLE WOMEN.

Episode 384: Backstage with Eric Episode 389

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 59:47


To celebrate his upcoming birthday (January 17), it's an hour of music by Michael Crawford.

Episode 383: Backstage with Eric Episode 388

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 59:42


In my first broadcast of 2026, I celebrate some of the Broadway greats we lost in 2025.

Episode 382: Backstage with Eric Episode 387

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2025 59:43


My lovely and talented girlfriend Lyn joins me to wrap up 2025.

Episode 381: Backstage with Eric Episode 386

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 59:39


It's a morning of holiday-themed showtunes!

Episode 380: Backstage with Eric Episode 385

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 50:17


Director Chris Guertin and performers Kinsley and Dan Tortora drop by to discuss Landmark Community Theater's production of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET.Also, apologies; there was a glitch, and the first 5 or 6 minutes of the show didn't record correctly, so this episode opens in the middle of a song.

Episode 379: Backstage with Eric Episode 384

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 59:40


Writer/director/actor Matt Austin drops by to discuss WHAT THE DICKENS, opening soon at TheatreWorks New Milford.

Episode 378: Backstage with Eric Episode 383

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 59:42


Stage manager Craig Clavette stops by the show to talk all things theater.

Episode 377: Backstage with Eric Episode 382

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 59:43


Actor Darrell Cookman and director Jonathan Zalaski stop by to discuss DEATH BY DESIGN at the Warner Theater.

Episode 376: Backstage with Eric Episode 381

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2025 59:42


Ed Bassett and Tim Phillips come on to discuss the final production by Phoenix Stage Company, a cabaret night of villain songs featuring the Bright Young Things.

Episode 375: Backstage with Eric Episode 380

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 45:05


director Noel Roberge and actor Doug McCarthy drop by the show to promote LUCKY STIFF, opening soon thanks to the Goshen Players.*Note: Due to a technical issue, the first 10 minutes or so of the show were not recorded.

Episode 374: Backstage with Eric Episode 379

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 59:45


It's a reunion of sorts when I'm joined by Peter and Tyler Bard and we discuss our various theater careers!

Episode 373: Backstage with Eric Episode 378

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 59:42


In honor of its 38 anniversary, I feature the 1987 production of ANYTHING GOES.

Episode 372: Backstage with Eric Episode 377

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 59:42


It's a show intended to get you pumped up! Listen in to some rockin' showtunes!

Episode 371: Backstage with Eric Episode 376

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 59:42


My lovely and talented girlfriend, Lyn, drops by to share some of our favorite showtunes.

Episode 370: Backstage with Eric Episode 375

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 59:41


It's a special episode of Backstage, as Dale Jones checks in from the New Hartford Lions Club's Giant Flea Market!

Episode 369: Backstage with Eric Episode 374

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 60:08


Sybil Chamberlin (Golde), Lucia Dressel (director), and Chuck STango (Tevye) stop by the show to discuss FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the upcoming production from Landmark Community Theater.

Episode 368: Backstage with Eric Episode 373

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 59:43


Gillian Holt and Joe Harding visit the show to discuss A COMEDY OF TENORS, opening soon at TheatreWorks New Milford.

Episode 367: Backstage with Eric Episode 372

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 59:44


Since it's back-to-school season, here's some songs relating to school.

Episode 366: Backstage with Eric Episode 371

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 59:42


In honor of Labor Day, it's a smattering of songs relating to working.

Episode 365: Backstage with Eric Episode 370

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 59:39


Since the 24th marks its 8-year anniversary, I'm celebrating PRINCE OF BROADWAY, a revue of hits from the producing/directing career of Hal Prince.

Episode 364: Backstage with Eric Episode 369

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 59:45


It's an episode celebrating some of the amazing performers I've been privileged enough to share the stage with.

Episode 363: Backstage with Eric Episode 368

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 59:44


It's a good vibes kind of morning with some music to inspire happiness and positivity.

Episode 362: Backstage with Eric Episode 367

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 59:43


In honor of his birthday, it's a celebration of writer and lyricist Michael Stewart.

Episode 361: Backstage with Eric Episode 366

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 59:35


Has the show gone pop? Nope, it's just a jukebox musical! Listen to the music of HEAD OVER HEELS, the Broadway show featuring the music of the Go-Go's!

Episode 360: Backstage with Eric Episode 365

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 59:40


Even bad shows have good elements. Listen along to some Broadway flops for proof of that.

Episode 359: Backstage with Eric Episode 364

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 60:07


Director Gale Alexander and performer Rebecca Annalise visit the show to discuss the upcoming TheatreWorks New Milford production of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION.

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Episode 358: Backstage with Eric Episode 363

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 59:43


It's an ogre kind of morning as I speak with director Michael Calabrese and actors Steve Taliaferro and Ben Dressel about SHREK THE MUSICAL.

Episode 357: Backstage with Eric Episode 362

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2025 60:12


The always-entertaining Ed Bassett and Tim Phillips stop by to discuss Phoenix Stage Company's production of the play SEX by Mae West.

Episode 356: Backstage with Eric Episode 361

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 59:43


In honor of its 60th anniversary, it's a feature on the 1965 production of KISMET.

Episode 355: Backstage with Eric Episode 360

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 58:47


In honor of what would have been his 96th birthday, let's listen to some of the great music from Cy Coleman.

Episode 354: Backstage with Eric Episode 359

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 58:53


It's a very special episode as we feature a live broadcast from the New Hartford's Lion's Club's Annual Giant Flea Market. To coincide with the vibes, I'm featuring music that relates to shopping and money.

Episode 353: Backstage with Eric Episode 358

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 59:35


46 years after its brief run on Broadway, I'm dusting off the music of I REMEMBER MAMA.

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Episode 352: Backstage with Eric Episode 357

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 59:43


It's Memorial Day weekend, so here's a collection of Broadway songs relating to military service.

Episode 351: Backstage with Eric Episode 356

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 59:40


My lovely and talented girlfriend, Lyn Nagel, drops by to share some of her favorite Broadway shows.

Episode 350: Backstage with Eric Episode 355

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 59:40


In honor of its 19th anniversary, I feature the music of Disney's TARZAN.

Episode 349: Backstage with Eric Episode 354

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 59:39


It's a fun show which features the music of ANASTASIA!

Episode 348: Backstage with Eric Episode 353

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 59:40


Elyse Jasensky and tanner Sperry join the show to discuss URINETOWN, opening soon thanks to the Goshen Players.

Episode 347: Backstage with Eric Episode 352

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 59:40


Actors Chrissy Flynn and Carolyn Ahlman stop by to discuss BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW, opening soon at Phoenix Stage Company.

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