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NYC-based podcast that brings you cocktail conversation with gorgeous entertainment folk who are wonderfully verbal. Hosted by Steven Ferezy & Dana Craig.

Steven Ferezy & Dana Craig


    • Jun 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
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    Golden Handcuffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 51:28


    A little Summer Solstice action today with a delightful catch up between your hosts. Topics include: the closings of Steven's shows: Tina and Come From Away, and of course… a gentle recap of the 2022 Tony Awards with our theatre professional in residence: Steven Ferezy. @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Broadway's Jessica Rush (feat. Jessica Rush)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 59:59


    We are IN THE ROOM with Jessica Rush (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Jersey Boys, Gypsy!) Happy Mother's Day Month ya'll! To celebrate, we are doing a BPN crossover episode with Jessica Rush, co-host of Mamas Talkin' Loud podcast (@mamastalkinloud)! We talk manifesting things you want, an actor's motivation, taking big swings, huggin' stage right, working with Patti & Benanti, put-ins, werk ethique, amplifying voices, raw carrot juice, and more!  @jessisarush @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    You Better Work (feat. Jennifer Elise Cox)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 62:01


    We are IN THE ROOM with Jennifer Elise Cox (The Brady Bunch Movies, Web Therapy, Will & Grace, Idiotsitter, Hype)! OMG Jennifer Elise Cox you guys. Every interview from here on out is trash! TRASH! You know her from everything you've ever watched. She hits ALL your buttons. If she's in it, it's gold. We could have danced all night with this one. Please enjoy our delightful chat with our comedy queen JEC!! We talk growing up on the Lower East Side, silly dads, Broadway advertising, going to the “Fame” high school, theatre geekery, The Method, filming the Brady movies, Shelley Long, theatre queenery, poker excellence, RuPaul, Jean Smart, Broadway dream roles, Shakespeare, dance, Lily Tomlin, and more! Find Jennifer on Cameo here: https://www.cameo.com/jenniferelisecox @jenniferelisecox @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Vibe of Everything (feat. Samantha Williams)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 53:00


    We are IN THE ROOM with Samantha Williams (Caroline, or Change, Dear Evan Hansen)! The effervescently sweet Samantha Williams won all of our hearts as Caroline's free-spirited daughter Emmie Thibodeaux in the recent revival of Caroline, or Change at Studio 54. She won rave reviews for her portrayal and we cannot wait to see what she does next! Actually, we know what she's doing next - originating a role in a new musical at the Goodman Theatre this summer called “Life After.” Casual. We talk Quisisana Resort (is it a cult?), Broadway shut down (the day of their invited dress! The nerve!), starring in Dear Evan Hansen whilst still in college (fierce!), finishing college (yay!), recording the Caroline cast album (bucket list!), working with Sharon D. Clarke (QUEEN!), working with Tony Kushner (normal genius!), dream roles, and more!  @sawmie @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What DOESN'T Ari Got to Do, Got to Do With It? (feat. Ari Groover)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 55:05


    We are IN THE ROOM with Broadway darling & DJ - Ari Groover! (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Head Over Heels, Holler If Ya Hear Me). Look who's back…. back again. We have returned from hibernation with the one, the only - Ari Groover! Steven is now working at TINA on Broadway as a dresser, and brought his fabulous colleague Ari into our virtual room. Ari has been a fixture of NYC theatre for awhile, and is currently starring in TINA as Tina's sister Alline and also understudies the role of Tina. But Ari made waves the night she went on as Tina in March ‘22. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Ari was not just any Tina, she was the Tina. She didn't lose just a wig, that wig was on fire. And when that wig flew into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any wig has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened theatre with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, Ari threw that tousled wig into the wings, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie – just so you will know and your children will someday know – is the night that the wig flew OFF at TINA! @ari_grooves @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    End of Year Cheer: 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 31:32


    We made it to the end of 2021, babes!! We can't wait to roll up our proverbial sleeves and start another year. Steven started a new career path and tells us all about his wild nights on Broadway (during Covid!) as a dresser! Dana is speaking quietly as to not wake up her new baby nephew. Steven has a long lost family member? Dana loves her Buy Nothing Astoria group. We play our end-of-year game called “What Were You Doing On?” where we choose random dates from 2021 and recount said days. It's thrilling. If you made it to the end of the episode, you A) are our moms, B) are our best friends, or C) forgot the episode was playing. WE LOVE OUR LISTENERS and we hope you have a grand end of 2021, and a fabulous new year. We will see you in February with fresh eps! @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    We Must Have Loved Him So Much

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 40:39


    Steven and Dana check in on each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Happy Thanksgiving Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 32:46


    Just us today, folks! We do a much needed culture catch up, and dole out our end-of-year thanks. Topics covered: brisket, babies, SNL, Meg Stalter, Hannah Einbinder, Thanksgiving traditions, Girl From the North Country, Caroline, or Change, Tick, Tick Boom!, Jonathan Larson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Buy Nothing groups, and more! Have a great Thanksgiving, listeners! Gobble up your goodies, and don't you dare wear anything but soft clothes. @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    HAPPY HALLOWQUEEN (feat. Natalie Joy Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 56:27


    We are IN THE ROOM with best harlot of the pod - Natalie Joy Johnson - for a very HallowQueeny ep! Topics covered: Dialects, Siri's terrible multiple personalities, favorite Halloween costumes from years past, masonry, seeing shows on Broadway again, spooky ghosty stories, fantasy ghost brunch… The convo gets particularly heated when the ghouls dish on best & worst of Halloween candy. Why in the hell are Circus Peanuts still being produced? Who is buying bags of Circus Peanuts? Can anyone explain Circus Peanuts? #candycorn4evah See Natalie Joy Johnson every Saturday night @7:30pm in NYC at Q! It's free, it's extra, and it's a “guaranteed good time” - NY (Good) Times.  @njjisrelentless @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Deep Butter (feat. Lance Horne & Kurt Phelan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 56:34


    We are IN THE ROOM with Lance Horne & Kurt Phelan! Thrilled to get to talk to these two creative powerhouses who are also husbands as well as business partners as well as cuties as well as expert conversationalists. Lance is an Emmy award-winning composer, pianist, singer, and music director who has arranged for/performed with: Alan Cumming, Kylie Minogue, Liza Minnelli, Kristin Chenoweth and Ben Folds, just to name a mere modest handful. He is also a Steinway Artist which is a BFD (big forking deal.) You can catch him (& Kurt!) at his Monday night piano parties at Club Cumming (Monday's In The Club With Lance) and Tuesdays at The Q NYC Nightclub. Kurt is an award winning Aussie actor, theatre maker, and sommelier. Together, they make….. CANDLES that support artists!  WE LIGHT HOME  Now through October 11th, 2021, you can get $5 off with the code: BROADWAYSBACK at: www.welighthome.com (@welighthome). PLUS - any order over $50 gets a $20 cash back! @lance_horne @kurtphelan.au @welighthome @mondaysintheclub @spidermanhamlet @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    This Beat Cannot Be Stopped (feat. Niki Metcalf & Toneisha Harris)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 62:12


    We are IN THE ROOM with the stars of the upcoming “Hairspray” National Tour - Niki Metcalf and Toneisha Harris! Niki Metcalf (Tracy Turnblad) and Toneisha Harris (Motormouth Maybelle) will be lighting up the country in the new National Tour of Hairspray, starting November 12th! You may know Toneisha Harris as the Season 18 runner-up on NBC's “The Voice” (famously half-filmed during quarantine) or from Season 4 of BET's gospel competition show “Sunday Best.” During the finale of “The Voice,” Toneisha was able to share an original song, “My Superhero,” written for her youngest son during his battle with leukemia, which reached #8 on iTunes. And we are so excited for America to get to know the dazzling Niki Metcalf! This tour is in great hands. We LOVED our conversation with these two! They are thrilled to be spreading the message of love, hope and inclusion across the country and their generosity of spirit is infectious! Topics covered: showing your range, taking on new adventures and experiences, finding “your shine,” ASL SURPRISE!, leaving folks better than you found them, reading, cooking, tour hobbies, and more! HAIRSPRAY TOUR TICKETS: https://hairspraytour.com/ www.toneishaharrismusic.com www.nikimetcalf.com @iamtoneishaharris @nikimetcalf @hairsprayontour @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Smart TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 65:16


    We love TV. STEVEN'S COUPON CORNER ALERT! WE LIGHT is offering listeners of IN THE ROOM $5 off their order through AUGUST 10, 2020!! Use code INTHEROOM at checkout! www.welighthome.com | @welighthome | @lance_horne | @kurtphelan.au @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    You Just Did That (feat. Eleri Ward | SUF/SOND)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 59:59


    We are IN THE ROOM with singer-songwriter Eleri Ward! (New album: “A Perfect Little Death” by her - let's say… alter ego - SUF/SOND is now on Spotify and Apple Music). www.eleriward.com NEW BEST FRIEND ALERT: Our first podcast of 2021 with a guest couldn't have been more delightful! Eleri Ward is a musical theatre-lovin' Chicago native who went viral on TikTok due to the fact that she's undeniably great at mashing up her indie rock influences (most notably, Sufjan Stevens) with Mr. Stephen Sondheim. Hence, her SUF/SOND brainchild. We chat about Boston, the actual horror of moving, our shared love of “Documentary Now: Original Cast Album: Co-Op,” pop music influences, high school, exorcising demons, social media hacks, creative output (yay!) and so much more. PS. Eleri's second EP "Friction" JUST came out and is available on all platforms! June truly is busting out all over and we are into it. @eleriward @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork @ghostlightrecords We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BROADWAY BLINDSPOT: Pippin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 40:28


    Steven and Dana brush up on Pippin! We were able to watch it via Amazon Prime at time of recording. ALSO! BIG NEWS! The Broadway Podcast Network has a new iOS App! Check it out in the App Store or by visiting bpn.fm/app! (Pro Tip: You can add your non-BPN podcasts to the BPN app and make it your new favorite podcast app!) @sferezy @danakellycraig @intheroompod @broadwaypodcastnetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BROADWAY BLINDSPOT: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 39:09


    Steven & Dana watch the movie musical version of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) and discuss. This episode is dedicated to character actors everywhere and to Mary Blair - color designer and animator. @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    EMERGENCY PODCAST: Barb & Star Go to Vista del Mar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 42:33


    *CONTAINS SPOILERS!* We were supposed to see Barb & Star together last summer. We all know how that ended. *CONTAINS SPOILERS!* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BROADWAY BLINDSPOT: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 34:42


    Dana finally saw “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street!” Other topics covered: WW, egg cookers, greek wings, Jeffrey Epstein, pedicures, and Tim Conway! @sferezy @danakellycraig @intheroompod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BROADWAY BLINDSPOT: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 31:22


    Happy 2021, listeners! We took January to refuel (also Dana moved to Wisconsin for a couple months) but we are BACK with a new series: Broadway Blindspot! We all have one so once a month Steven and/or Dana will watch a piece of theatre they've never seen and report back. We invite you to watch with us! *Normally these episodes will be released in their entirety, but due to a very, very sad technical oopsie-doopsie-whoopsie this first one will be released as a two-parter so come back next week for Dana's reactions! As a HUGE Sondheim nut, Steven couldn't live with the fact that Dana had never seen Sweeney Todd. Thankfully, the original tour was filmed in 1982 and Dana didn't have to watch the film. Come listen to what Dana thinks she knows about Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lovett and join us next week for Part 2!! We'd love to hear what's in your Broadway Blindspot! Let us know! Please rate us. Please review us. Please enjoy us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    End of Year Cheer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 19:11


    Just us today, kids! We’re going to keep this one short and sweet. We play our favorite end of the year calendar game - “What Were You Doing On…” and well, not much on the calendar this year for obvious reasons, but we play anyway because the show must go on! Thank you so much for listening, we’re so glad you’ve joined us this year. We very much look forward to 2021, and the return of live theatre. Stay healthy, safe, and we’ll see you on the other side! @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Gettin’ Cozy With Castmates: ADVENTCAROLNDAR (feat. Joel Waggoner & Julia Mattison)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 59:27


    If you don’t follow @adventcarolndar on Instagram & TikTok yet, this is your 10 minute warning to do so immediately. Joel & Julia have been dropping some serious Holiday HEAT with their one minute Christmas Caroling DOOZIES. 25 new holiday carols for 25 days, starting on December 1st! They are hilarious, catchy, highly creative, epically stupid, and have become essential holiday viewing. We talk origin stories of them meeting each other, becoming comedy partners, starting the advent calendar songs and sharing them with the world, singing back up for Ben Platt on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and how they collaborate on writing these tiny-silly-dumb-and-executed-perfectly miracles. In the middle of the episode, Dana falls over her box of Playbills and onto her face. She is ok… just FYI. And no podcast featuring Joel & Julia would be complete without an original tune made up on the spot - we leave you with “Pigeon the Teacup Reindeer."   As we head into cooler weather, we will be getting cozy with some of our favorite cast mates from various shows and “things.” We are calling this mini-series “GETTIN’ COZY WITH CASTMATES,” natch. So put on your sweaters, pour yourself a hot chai, and join us for some little mini-reunions! Double the pleasure, double the fun! @adventcarolndar @joelwaggoner @juliamat @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Gettin’ Cozy With Castmates: THE SKIVVIES (feat. Lauren Molina & Nick Cearley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 55:37


    We are IN THE ROOM with our favorite “undie rock” duo - The Skivvies!  The Skivvies bare it all on this episode of “Gettin’ Cozy With Castmates!” You’ll get answers to questions such as - what was Lauren Molina buying at Rite Aid when she heard Joe Biden was elected? Lauren & Nick clench their butt cheeks during what song during their shows? How did Nick’s actor/musician version of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” come to fruition? What vehicle did they bond in on their first day of meeting each other? What song did they BOTH happen to sing at their respective senior showcases in college? What is Lauren’s best advice for creatives?  The Rocky Horror Skivvies Album is out now on iTunes and Spotify! And everywhere you can buy music!   As we head into cooler weather, we will be getting cozy with some of our favorite cast mates from various shows. We are calling this mini-series “GETTIN’ COZY WITH CASTMATES,” natch. So put on your sweaters, pour yourself a hot chai, and join us for some little mini-reunions! Double the pleasure, double the fun! @theskivviesnyc @clearlycearley @lomo212 @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The One With the Ghost Stories (feat. Jacob James)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 62:13


    We are IN THE ROOM with our new favorite ghost enthusiast, Jacob James! Today we welcome our first Canadian - coming to us straight from Stratford, Ontario! Jacob James is a professional actor, Professor at Queen’s University, Artistic Director of the Theatre Curation Project (subscribe to the channel on YouTube - link below!) and most fittingly for this Halloween season - a casual ghost hunter who may have “the talent.” He definitely has the stories to back it up! Jacob shares many real life spooky tales with us and he also brought a couple audio clips of what he picked up on his EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) reader. We’re buying one immediately. Ever since Jacob was little, he has been able to intuit spirits and unexplainable vibrations surrounding him. As he has gotten older, he has defined himself as a skeptical believer, while at the same time - has leaned in to learning more about the things that have happened to him in his life. We have to agree - some of the things we hear in today’s episode are completely chill inducing! Happy Halloween everyone! Theatre Curation Project -  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhEdMQ-NVs_WC61tHYw7yQ @jacoboneilljames @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Gettin’ Cozy With Castmates: KINKY BOOTS (feat. Jen Perry & Blair Goldberg)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 58:39


    We are IN THE ROOM with two of our favorite cast members from Kinky Boots: Jen Perry & Blair Goldberg!  You know Jen Perry as Trish from Kinky Boots - but did you know she is an OG cast member??? She was also in Mamma Mia on Broadway and we are unhealthily obsessed with her. Blair has the unique perspective of being both in the National tour of Kinky Boots and in the Broadway company. She has been on Broadway since she was little - her first show was starring in Annie Get Your Gun with our queen Bernadette Peters. Also fully obsessed. Jen & Blair share the backstage juice with us: they cover tricks to being cool moms on Broadway, filthy hardcore rapping, backstage naked dance parties, mice, the final performance, cut moments from the show,   and how to give your nearest and dearest an enema in their time of need! Also… ghosts. It gets a little spooky, ya’ll. As we head into cooler weather, we will be getting cozy with some of our favorite cast mates from various shows. We are calling this mini-series “GETTIN’ COZY WITH CASTMATES,” natch. So put on your sweaters, pour yourself a hot chai, and join us for some little mini-reunions and ghost stories! @funnijen @blairgoldberg44 @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ye Grande Ole Debrief

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 49:14


    It’s just us today, ya’ll! You know we love to debrief at the end of every season. We saw each other for the first time since March, got chicken, took a stroll through Shubert Alley, and had a picnic by the Hudson River. We announce a new IN THE ROOM mini-series for the fall! Steven has a new artistic business venture! Follow his fabulous new drawings (@illinktothat) and associated blog at www.illinktothat.com! And if you’d like to support Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids, please head on over to www.broadwaypins.com and get yourself the new Broadway Ghostlight Pin! @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @illinktothat @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Broadway Fanatic (feat. Laura Heywood)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 59:56


    We are IN THE ROOM with media personality and Broadway’s original online super fan LAURA HEYWOOD!  You know how Dana missed co-hosting an episode of ITR? Well that’s because she has been doing double duty - directing/editing/producing a new show called “Broadway Fanatic With Laura Heywood” for the new streaming service Broadway on Demand! Dana & Laura created a joyful series which celebrates Broadway fans who are creating their own theatre-related content! Each episode features a handful of creative and inspired “Broadway Fanatics” and Laura reacts to them right along with the audience. We chat with Laura about how she has created her own space in the world by doing what she loves and following her joy. Laura created the anonymous Twitter account @BroadwayGirlNYC in 2009 and in the years since, has become a critical tastemaker and important advocate for all things New York Theatre. This is seriously a masterclass in unapologetically being true to who you are and letting your fan flag fly! Also check out her new charitable endeavor: www.applauseshop.com! @BroadwayGirlNYC @BwayOnDemand @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Queerdos (feat. Jamie Babbit)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 76:13


    We are IN THE ROOM with film & tv director Jamie Babbit (But I’m a Cheerleader, Russian Doll, Silicon Valley, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gilmore Girls, upcoming: A League of Their Own & Only Murders in the Building)! Steven & Dana go to LA for an hour to hang out virtually with the incredibly cool and accomplished film & tv director Jamie Babbit. We are oozing with excitement about her upcoming projects: the new take on “A League of Their Own” and “Only Murders in the Building” starring Steve Martin, Martin Short (Dana’s boyfriend), and Selena Gomez where they… wait for it… start a podcast together. Her resume is the longest - having directed *almost* every tv show in the land, but her real bread & buttah is indie filmmaking. This queen got her chops from working with Martin Scorsese in film in the early days of her career and Ryan Murphy in tv. We get a really candid look at just how difficult/exhilarating it is to be a director - putting massive puzzles together and flying by the seat of your pants whilst holding a hastily crafted pb&j. Also, lesbians are great. @jamiebabbit @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    There I Was Unpackin' Marie Osmond's Costume Trunk (feat. Julien Havard and Natalie Joy Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 58:38


    QUICK NOTE: Dana is the busiest person of 2020 and was unable to join us! She's listening to this AFTER you. No spoilers! Also -- Steven edited this one. LOLZ. Julien Havard has been dressing (and undressing) your favorite Broadway stars for over 25 years. Perhaps most notably, he was Sutton Foster's dresser from Thoroughly Modern Millie to Violet. Check out Sutton's 2011 Tony speech!! We cozy up while Julien talks about how he found his way to wardrobe and when he realized that to be a good star dresser you also need to be a skilled therapist, assistant, confidant, support system, and security guard all wrapped into one. Julien also talks us through the three shows (of his staggering 27) he loved working on the most and reminds us that not every actor/dresser relationship is a good fit. Julien is also a BRILLIANT visual artist! Check out his instagram! We had a ball laughing with our friend and hope you will too! @intheroompod @wantsomejulien @njjisrelentless @sferezy @danakellycraig @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Yes, and… (feat. Asmeret Ghebremichael)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 52:00


    We are IN THE ROOM with Asmeret Ghebremichael (Book of Mormon! Dreamgirls! The Wiz: Live! Legally Blonde! Wicked! Spamelot! Get Even on BBC!) Asmeret is a first generation American - her parents emigrated from North East Africa (Eritrea) - and she studied communications at NYU. Little did she know that the universe had her in the palm of its hand from day one. Asmeret has really done it all when it comes to theatre - growing up doing dance competitions with Abby Lee Miller (ommmmmg can’t wait for the memoir!), starring in multiple hit Broadway shows, taking bows in the West End, and doing The Wiz: Live! on NBC. She’s got a few more tricks up her sleeve, so follow her closely - this girl is on fire. Thoughtful and hilarious, Asmeret gives us a candid look into what her experience has been thus far in her career. Bonus feature: Lauren Molina chimes in! Check out her incredible piece entitled “I’m tired of being the token Black friend.” https://broadwaynews.com/author/asmeret-ghebremichael/ @asmeretghebremichael  @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    My Existence is a Statement (feat. J. Harrison Ghee)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 50:35


    We are IN THE ROOM with J. Harrison Ghee (Kinky Boots! Mrs. Doubtfire! High Maintenance on HBO! Raising Dion on Netflix!) We chat with the divine J. Harrison Ghee who was about to open Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway when the quarantine went into effect and he tells us what it was like to make his debut on Broadway in the role Lola in Kinky Boots as well as touring with the show internationally. He is the first established drag queen to take on the role. Growing up in North Carolina as the son of a pastor, J had music in his bones and took a leap of faith by choosing the career of a professional entertainer. You’ll never guess what his mom wanted him to be! Drag is his ministry and we are here for it, J! @jharrisonghee @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    This Is All Pretend (feat. Nadia Quinn)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 65:06


    *Please note this episode was pre-recorded. --- #BLACKLIVESMATTER --- We are IN THE ROOM with Nadia Quinn (Theatre: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson! Robber Bridegroom! TV: Black-ish! This Is Us! Succession! Film: Brittany Runs a Marathon! Music: Summer & Eve! The Quinns!) Dana is producing a new show called “Broadway Fanatic with Laura Heywood” on Broadway on Demand – the new streaming service for theatre lovers! Tune in!! Steven scalded himself and also did a foot exfoliation. We talk variety shows, burning projects to the ground and rebuilding them, growing up with many sisters, writing to tv shows as a kid, Nadia reads our Human Design and Energy Types, Dana was gifted the Rosie O’Donnell Barbie, bi-coastal living. @nadiaquinn @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    We Got Annie (feat. Annie Golden)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 71:11


    We are IN THE ROOM with the Queen of all mediums - Annie Golden (Orange is the New Black! Bleeding Love musical podcast! High Maintenance! Assassins! Hair! Voilet! The Fully Monty! Broadway Bounty Hunter!) Annie Golden currently stars as Madame Floy in the new world premiere podcast production of “Bleeding Love,” directed and edited by Harris Doran. The podcast also stars Rebecca Naomi Jones, Marc Kudisch, Sarah Stiles, Taylor Trensch, and Tony Vincent. The piece takes place in a world that is too dangerous to go outside, where a starry-eyed teen cellist risks leaving her apartment to win the love of the rebel punk next door. A demented and heart-sitrring musical fairytale, made for the times we live in.  Bleeding Love: https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/bleeding-love-a-post-apocalyptic-new-musical-podcast/ Annie talks about becoming fluent in technology, the making of Bleeding Love, her musical influences (David Bowie, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra), making the music video for her hit song “Hang Up the Phone” and performing on Letterman, having parts & songs written for her like Broadway Bounty Hunter, her upcoming series called “Filthy Rich” which premieres this fall on FOX, playing a traumatic mute on OITNB, #imisshugs, making quirkiness a career, working with OITNB creator Jenji Kohan, her road from playing Jeannie in Hair to playing Squeaky Fromme in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (and how Kate Bush was a key ingredient), watching movies with her dad, CBGB’s, being open to the universe. Annie Golden is the coolest chic in the room. Always.  @theanniegolden @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Nothing Feels Better Than One Solo Clap (feat. Carly Jibson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 65:38


    We are IN THE ROOM with Carly Jibson (One Mississippi on Amazon Prime! The Guest Book on TBS! Atypical on Netflix! Broadway: Hairspray! Cry Baby!) Carly is joining us from her home in Burbank, CA! Steven is famously still in Washington Heights, NY. Dana is hunkered down in Astoria, NY! Grab someone you love and dive into this highly inspiring chat with the immensely talented and REAL AF Carly Jibson! Topics we cover: being attracted to telling stories that have heightened sensibilities, quarantine therapy, seeking answers from leaders, Brené Brown, the sexiness of the stock market – (yes, you read that correctly), addiction, being plucked from high school to be a Broadway STAR from her hometown in Michigan, her laser-sharp focused adventure that started with leaving high school and lead to starring in Hairspray, losing her dear mother, the definition of success, chasing the dragon, artistic freedom, giving yourself permission to change course, working with Greg Garcia, Tig Notaro, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Stephnie Weir, and more! Special audible appearance by Carly’s dog Brooklyn Lucille and Steven’s radiator/window hooplah. @carlyjibson @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    My Hard Out Was an Hour Ago (feat. John Hill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 53:02


    We are IN THE ROOM with an absolute ray of sunshine - John Hill! (Co-host of “Andy Cohen Live” & host of The Feels on SiriusXM.)  We talk body hair, the essentiality of ring lights, quarantine catch-up, how the kitchen is the office now, Bruce Vilanch-ishness, living in Marc Shaiman’s LA guest house, creating his own work, and being a reality tv producer/show-runner. There are also utterly bizarre stories about Linda Hart showing up at Gelson’s after having just been robbed, driving (& getting diarrhea in) Kristen Bell’s Jetta, and his inspired choice of stepping away from reality tv shows – and moving into scripted and late night. We also dip into his alter ego Helvetica, and certainly get into his past life as a Broadway performer (Hairspray, The Boy From Oz), and the cult hit “Bare: A Pop Opera.” John Hill is nothing if not the ultimate multi-hyphenate prince of showbiz. PS – yes, Dana told him the story.  @johnarthurhill @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Props is Tops (feat. Austin Rodriguez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 66:53


    We are IN THE ROOM with Austin Rodriguez (Head of Props – Beetlejuice! Company! War Paint! Phantom of the Opera tour!) This is our first chat using a new quarantine set up – so audio might feel a bit raw but it’s still gorge! Our guest this week - Austin Rodriguez – is really is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to “making things.” He is a master on Broadway AND in the kitchen. From being the giant finale sandworm in Beetlejuice, to whipping up homemade bacon fat tortillas, & limoncello, we get our creative juices flowing and mouths watering in this episode. This is our first podcast post-Broadway pausing, so we get an insider’s experience of closing up shop (temporarily!) Austin was about to open COMPANY as Head of Props and tells us about how the production had to change course immediately. Also - Austin’s baby just turned 1, and has the same birthday as Dana’s nephew, so we talk about the wonder of babes. @austinprops @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Jaunty Knit Cap (feat. Natalie Joy Johnson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 62:33


    We are back IN THE ROOM with the Queeniest of Queens – Natalie Joy Johnson (Kinky Boots! Legally Blonde! High Maintenance on HBO! Bare: A Pop Opera! Lempicka!)  ***COVID-19 MEMO*** Roomers! We hope you are home and safe and healthy! These are truly bizarre times. We are committed to bringing you episodes during this time, but bear with us as we figure out what that looks like. This was recorded JUST before Broadway closed its doors. Leaving you with some Broadway inspiration. "We're neither pure nor wise nor good We'll do the best we know We'll build our house and chop our wood And make our garden grow And make our garden grow" -Candide ***END MEMO*** We talk early Broadway fandom, closing a Broadway show (RIP Kinky Boots!) after five and a half years, the year since, backstage antics, NJJ threatens Steven’s life multiple times, the creation of the song & music video of “Get Into It, Queen,” Lempicka, swinging, Phylicia Rashad, Puke de’Provincetown, and more! Stay safe and healthy!  @njjisrelentless @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Ketchup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 35:27


    We are IN THE ROOM with… our bodies, ourselves. Riveting topics include: Malls, LA, California Pizza Kitchen, toot toots, olive oil martinis, stalking Madonna’s aunt at The Getty, Thousand Oaks, Disneyland, iconic opening credits, Dana’s nephew turned 1, New Hampshire, pet gadgets, vertigo, Love Is Blind, Drag Race, and… you guessed it… more! @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Son of a Glugger (feat. Joel Grey)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 57:29


    We are IN THE ROOM with a true icon – Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe Award winner Joel Grey! (Cabaret! Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish! Wicked! Chicago! Anything Goes!) Where to even begin? If you grew up obsessed with theatre, Joel Grey is part of the fabric of your life. We were so honored to share a Saturday afternoon with him in his beautiful West Village apartment overlooking the Hudson, although Steven sees it multiple times a week, having worked with Joel for a number of years. Joel shares what it was like directing the must-see Yiddish Fiddler as if it was a Chekov play, anti-semitism, and starting acting at the age of 9. We talk about identity as well as who we are at the core, Hal Prince, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, The Spike Jones Orchestra & his father – Mickey Katz, his love of photography, and new upcoming series with John Lithgow & Jeff Bridges.  @joelgnyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    LIVE at BroadwayCon! (feat. Nancy Opel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 34:26


    Well, now that you’ve listened to last week’s full length episode with NANCY OPEL (Wicked! Sunday in the Park with George! Urinetown! Toxic Avenger! Triumph of Love! Honeymoon in Vegas!) – you are now primed and ready for our SUPES SPESH BONUS OPEL EPISODE – LIVE from BroadwayCon in NYC! We are SO very much in the room with a beautiful bunch of theatre/Opel lovers and the queen herself. What a lively group – (Thank you all for coming and playing with us! We loved meeting you!!) We spin the “Wheel of Opeltunity” for 30 glorious minutes and….. well… enjoy. Nancy swoons over Frank Langella, belts Hello Dolly, reenacts her famous hoop skirt death drop Evita story, and much more. Opel is firing on ALL cylinders, ya’ll. @opelnyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork @bwaycon We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Found Under a Planter in Queens (feat. Nancy Opel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 71:07


    We are finally IN THE ROOM with our dream guest Nancy Opel! (Wicked! Sunday in the Park with George! Urinetown! Toxic Avenger! Triumph of Love! Honeymoon in Vegas!) Nancy Opel just finished up a 14 month run as Madame Morrible in a little show called Wicked. This queen is also learning Mandarin. You know, in her free time. There’s a bunch of kitty talk. The musical Urinetown (that Nancy was starring in) opened the same week that 9/11 happened. We talk about how that impacted the Broadway community and NYC. Nancy doles out gorgeous advice about putting in the work, not giving yourself an “out,” and saying yes. Steven & I talk about our first Opel moments. We also hear about some magical musical moments including the time Nancy was in the room listening to Mandy Patinkin sing Finishing The Hat for the very first time. We love you Nancy!! ***** Next week we will drop a special BONUS episode with Nancy Opel, who we did a fun live podcast with at BroadwayCon! It was so silly and fun and you don’t want to miss it!!***** @opelnyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    If These Walls Could Talk They Would Scream (feat. Brian Nash)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 90:04


    We are IN THE ROOM with musical impresario Brian Nash! We talk Chicago deep dish pizza, what he won at Neil Patrick Harris’ Christmas party, our CATS review, music directing on big gay boats, working with Jennifer Holliday, Ana Gasteyer, Kathy Najimy, and Erasure. We also get into his rock band aspirations, being the piano bar prince, learning how to play piano by watching Tori Amos, and being @evianwater’s unofficial spokesperson. Get your tickets to BroadwayCon! Steven & Dana will be hosting a moment with Nancy Opel on Sunday, January 26th at 1pm! @brianjnash @evianwater @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe)  We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    Encore! (feat. Adam Wachter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 59:51


    We are IN THE ROOM with musical director and composer Adam Wachter, who is starring in our new favorite show on Disney+: Encore! Happy New Year’s Eve! We get REAL musical theatre nerdy here with our friend Adam – who is not only on the best new reality show of 2019, he is also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. If you haven’t seen Encore! yet – it’s about people all over country going back to their high school to put on their high school musical again for an encore performance. Most of them haven’t performed since high school. It’s a beautifully touching, hilarious, real and inspiring show that we simply can’t get enough of! Adam gives us the scoop on how they pull off rehearsing for (and putting on a show) in only 5 days, working with the cast as well as the local musicians and pros, and what it’s like to be on an original series for Disney+! We also talk about living in London, taking scary but necessary risks, dating abroad, his Broadway career, leaving NYC, his show “Tarrytown,” and much more! And as always, we play our favorite year-end game: ‘What Were You Doing October 22nd?” Get your tickets to BroadwayCon! We will be hosting a fun moment with Nancy Opel on Sunday, January 26th. @zebraadam @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

    Gay Magic (feat. Annaleigh Ashford)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 84:14


    We are IN THE ROOM with Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford! (Masters of Sex! Kinky Boots! Second Act! You Can’t Take It With You! Legally Blonde! Wicked! Sylvia!) We talk iconic eyebrows, Splash Mountain, Barbra Streisand, beta blockers, mental health, RENT, Sunday in the Park, the art of cabaret, early inspirations, RuPaul, growing up in the 90s, energy spreading, Hal Prince & Stephen Sondheim, diversity in the theatre, playing Paula Jones in the upcoming American Crime Story: Impeachment, appearing in John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch on Netflix, playing a dog via chakra work in Sylvia, and the art of the perfect wink. We also play our favorite end of year calendar game. Enjoy our chat with this very special unicorn person, and have a fabulous holiday season! Cheers! Get your tickets to BroadwayCon! We will be hosting a fun moment with Nancy Opel on Sunday, January 26th. @annaleigh_ashford @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

    Everyone’s a Critic (feat. Adam Feldman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 68:16


    We are IN THE ROOM with Time Out New York theatre editor and critic Adam Feldman! We talk about our love for Encore! on Disney+, Ken Davenport’s Super Conference, the state of criticism, Adam’s obsession with the show Caroline or Change, being Canadian, downtown & uptown cabaret, Club Cumming on Mondays, John Simon’s complicated critical legacy (RIP), singing again, and we get the scoop on how freelance writers can submit their writing to Adam! @adfeldman @timeoutnewyork @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy  @broadwaypodcastnetwork IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe)  We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm

    The Whole Being On A Podcast Thing (feat. Will Blum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 84:44


    We are IN THE ROOM with theatre renaissance man Will Blum (Beetlejuice! School of Rock! Book of Mormon!) We talk the best BBQ in NYC, understudying for Alex Brightman in two Broadway shows, their working relationship, his early years at Boston Conservatory, the realities of “Broadway dreams,” an audible Elaine Stritch-is-in-the-audience moment, assisting Lonny Price, how to sustain energy for high octane roles, directing, the realness of reviews, and more! Beetlejuice is playing NOW at the Winter Garden Theare. @willblum @beetlejuicebway @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

    Sister Princess Queen (feat. Katrina Newman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 65:53


    We are IN THE ROOM with the sparkly Katrina Newman (Broadway dresser for Disney’s Frozen!) We are super jazzed to get the chance to talk to our first guest who works in the wardrobe department on Broadway! Halloween just happened, so we delve into our love of creative costumes this time of year and favorite Halloween traditions! Dressing the characters in Disney’s Frozen on Broadway is so interesting and we learned so much about how everything is intricately choreographed, what her work actually entails, her background as an actor & dancer, how she transitioned into another job within the theatre world, how she got the job, and we even get some tricks of the trade! We love you Katrina!! The first National Tour of Disney’s Frozen just began, so be sure to go see it if it hits your neck of the woods! And if you are in NYC, come see the magic of Frozen on Broadway! @katrinaknew @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

    The Fabulous Invalid (feat. Jamie DuMont and Rob Russo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 63:23


    We are IN THE ROOM with Jamie DuMont and Rob Russo from THE FABULOUS INVALID theatre podcast! (Missed you Jennifer Simard!) We recorded this episode at the Broadway press company DKC O&M on National Coming Out Day, naturally. Rob worked in politics as a close aide to Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and is also a writer and theatre critic. Subscribe to his theatre blog: Stage Left (www.stageleft.nyc)! We talk about the time Secretary Clinton was a guest on their podcast as “theatre’s biggest fan” – it’s a fabulous episode if you haven’t listened yet. Jamie is an event planner extraordinaire, chef, and has also enjoyed a career in the theatre. We’re obsessed with them. Please rate and review! @fabulousinvalid @troutinnyc @stageleft_nyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) and Broadway Crew (broadwaycrew)! We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

    Historical News is Being Made

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 7:38


    You think we'd spoil the announcement in the description?!   As if.

    B-I-G-N-E-W-S

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 3:34


    Completely unnecessary mini episode alerting you all that we have some news a brewin’ in our cauldrons which we will disclose on next week’s episode! Happy October, Roomers! Please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review if you haven't already! Now would be an EXCELLENT time to do so.   xoxo, Gossip Girl (jk. Just us. Steven and Dana.)

    Wanna Bette (feat. Courter Simmons aka Cacophony Daniels)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 85:24


    We are IN THE ROOM with the fabulous Courter Simmons! (aka drag queen Cacophony Daniels! Jersey Boys!) We talk about our love for Bette Midler because why would this episode be different than all the rest? Ever the inspiration, Courter began his career by taking a literal page out of Carol Burnett’s book and moved to NYC to pursue his dream. His drag queen persona – Cacophony Daniels - was born while he was on tour with Jersey Boys and she’s made quite a name for herself in NYC. Courter and his husband Jason also adopted an awesome kid and we get ALL the deets on how that happened! You can find Courter in Jersey Boys (sometimes!) and you can find Cacophony around town hosting things like the Drag Debutant Ball at Albatross in Astoria and Broadway Monday’s at Hardware Bar every Monday! @cacophonydaniels @courtersimmons @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) and Broadway Crew (broadwaycrew)! We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

    You Get the Tickets, I'll Hold the Plane

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 48:06


    We are IN THE ROOM with ourselves for a cute debrief of our busy AF summers! We did some traveling (LA, Maine, Chicago, New Hampshire), did some eating (mostly tacos & lobster), got our NYC Pride on, Dana threw an epic bachelor party and officiated a big gay wedding, is appalled by the LA scooter situation, shouts out her fave podcasts of the summer, Steven discovers big gay fans for the first time and we update ya’ll on some past guest news. “Thrilling episode” –Vulture We are back to our regularly scheduled programming. @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) and Broadway Crew (broadwaycrew)! We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

    Morning Muhommad (feat. Hilary Leavitt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 92:34


    We are IN THE ROOM with TV producer Hilary Leavitt (Hulu! Cher lover! Lesbian!) who also happens to be one of Dana’s dearest friends! Hilary was in NYC from LA to celebrate Pride and see a few shows, so we sat down to pick her brain about the state of world. We broke down why What the Constitution Means to Me should have won the Tony for Best Play, what a tv producer actually does, Quisisana “where the pines are,” living in NY and LA, her philosophy on how to spend time, and hot tips on starting out in the business. She’s the coolest person we know. @hilaryleavitt @danakellycraig @sferezy IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) and Broadway Crew (broadwaycrew)! We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO

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