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The very busy music director/supervisor/orchestrator/arranger just won an Emmy for Fosse/Verdon; Rebecca revisits their deep conversation about his many roles and high-profile theater projects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The explosive new musical's stars — Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo and Sahr Ngaujah — talk to Rebecca about how their show is changing the way pop music is used on Broadway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Composer David Yazbek returns to the podcast, along with Tony-nominated actors Lilli Cooper and Andy Grotelueschen, to chat about adapting the beloved comedy for Broadway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a nearly four year run, the singer-songwriter's acclaimed first musical will close in early 2020; a throwback to Bareilles' chat with Rebecca, along with actors Will Swenson and Betsy Wolfe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Composer Duncan Sheik reflects on his musical theater career and his latest project, along with lyricist Susan Birkenhead and actor Eisa Davis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Tony-nominated director of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Rocky, Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge (among others) reflects on his career in theater. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The "Last Five Years" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" co-stars and Broadway vets chat about their longtime creative partnership and their upcoming 54Below show "Twohander." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a long journey from Vermont to downtown New York to London and back, Anais Mitchell's musical is now an eight-time Tony winner, including for best musical. A look back at Rebecca's engaging conversation with Mitchell, best director winner Rachel Chavkin, and stars Amber Grey and Patrick Page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's it like to actually go to the Tonys? And what did this year's show get right and wrong? Rebecca is joined by The Ensemblist's Mo Brady for a special post-Tony episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

She'll be back on Broadway in 2020 and in the meantime has a series of Cafe Carlyle concerts and the sixth season of Younger coming up: a throwback to Rebecca's conversation with one of musical theater's favorite performers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Composer/lyricist Eddie Perfect joins stars Kerry Butler and Sophia-Anne Caruso to tell Rebecca all about creating the massively entertaining, Tony-nominated new musical. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The five men of the Temptations — well, the Broadway version of them — chat with Rebecca about their electrifying new show and the groundbreaking group that inspired it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What makes the new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! so groundbreaking? Actor Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry) and orchestrator/arranger/music supervisor Daniel Kluger join Rebecca to chat about the show's evolution; actor Rebecca Naomi Jones (Laurey Williams) joins later. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stars Will Chase, Kelli O'Hara and Corbin Bleu chat with host Rebecca Milzoff about their Tony-nominated musical comedy and its modern update currently on Broadway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First it was a viral sensation off-Broadway; now, Joe Iconis' musical Be More Chill has hit its biggest stage yet. Stars Gerard Canonico, Stephanie Hsu and George Salazar reflect on their show's crazy journey with host Rebecca Milzoff. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Composer Anais Mitchell, director Rachel Chaikin, and actors Patrick Page and Amber Grey chat with Rebecca about their buzzy new musical's journey to Broadway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The CW musical show's four-season run just ended, but the music lives on — as does this podcast favorite. Rebecca chats with creator/star Rachel Bloom, executive music producer Adam Schlesinger, and supervising producer/writer/music consultant Jack Dolgen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The 54Below concert dedicated to Rent composer Larson's lesser-known music is officially a cast album; as it's released, revisit a particularly great episode with guests George Salazar, Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus and Daphne Rubin-Vega. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Broadway legend Joel Grey is directing a new kind of Fiddler on the Roof -- and it's become an off-Broadway hit. He joins stars Steven Skybell, Rachel Zatcoff and Ben Liebert to explain just how that happened on this week's episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Book writer and lyricist Chad Beguelin, composer Matthew Sklar, and (hilarious!) stars Beth Leavel and Christopher Sieber chat about their musical comedy winning rave reviews on Broadway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This year, Tony-winner The Band's Visit took home the Grammy award for best musical theater album. Composer David Yazbek, co-producer/music supervisor Dean Sharenow, and star Katrina Lenk talk to Rebecca about how they made it -- and why (maybe) it won. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What happens when Bryan Adams comes to Broadway? Stars Samantha Barks, Andy Karl and Orfeh chat with Rebecca about getting cast in the mega-pop musical. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff joins Rebecca to delve into Fox's live (or semi-live?) broadcast of Jonathan Larson's hit musical; cast member Mario calls in to reflect on the experience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The New Kids on the Block star calls into the podcast to discuss his love of musical theater and his upcoming role in Waitress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The three Chers of The Cher Show —Stephanie J. Block, Micaela Diamond and Teal Wicks —along with their Sonny, Jarrod Spector, join Rebecca for a lively chat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Tony-winning composer and lyricist opens up about his creative process and his newest solo album, How We React and How We Recover. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The longtime Broadway star chats about her new album, Sondheim Sublime, how roles for women are evolving on Broadway, and much more in her chat with Rebecca. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NBC honored the 15th anniversary of Wicked on Broadway with a star-studded musical special this week. Rebecca and guests Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson of Billboard's Pop Shop podcast talk all about it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of Broadway's favorite performers chats with Rebecca about her upcoming role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, her richly varied career, and her activism as an artist today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stars Andrew Durand, Bonnie Milligan and Alexandra Socha chat with Rebecca about their new musical driven by the songs of the Go-Go's. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A group of young Broadway stars plus a few special guests are banding together to bring wider attention to Jonathan Larson's music beyond Rent. The Jonathan Larson Project's George Salazar, Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus and Daphne Rubin-Vega chat with Rebecca about Larson's life and legacy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The stars and director of the acclaimed current off-Broadway production chat with Rebecca about Leiber and Stoller's pop catalog and the joys of musical revues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The viral sensation musical is now bound for Broadway; stars Will Roland, Stephanie Hsu and Jason Tam, along with composer Joe Iconis stop by. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

They're in the band: the cast's Justin Collette and Levi Buksbazen plus music supervisor Ethan Popp educate Rebecca on the world of School of Rock. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Broadway fan favorite and Younger star chats about her evolving career and her new album Take Me To The World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new musical from Hedwig and the Angry Inch scribe Stephen Trask and Wallflowers drummer Peter Yanowitz delves into the heyday of Studio 54 and Mudd Club. Along with stars Samantha Marie Ware and Peter LaPrade, Trask and Yanowitz chat about their rock-inspired new show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic is one of the most acclaimed revivals on Broadway now; stars Joshua Henry, Jessie Mueller and Renee Fleming chat with Rebecca about why it's still so relevant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, a.k.a. the Tonys for teens, have become one of the musical theater community's most-anticipated annual events. Coaches Adam Kantor and Scheme Williams and judge Montego Glover talk to Rebecca about what it's like inside the intensive Jimmys world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last fall, the cast and composer of 'The Band's Visit' stopped by the podcast; revisit that episode in the wake of the show's ten Tony wins! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stars Erika Henningsen and Kate Rockwell chat about their experiences working on Tina Fey's musical juggernaut. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Composer-lyricists Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez join their onstage heroines, Patti Murin (Anna) and Caissie Levy (Elsa), to chat about their new Broadway musical adaptation of the Disney film. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director Tina Landau, musical supervisor Tom Kitt, and star Ethan Slater chat with Rebecca about their hyper-energized, uniquely conceived new musical. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.