Podcasts about American Theatre Wing

PIPPIN Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Book by Roger O. Hirson | Originally Produced on Broadway by Stuart Ostrow | Directed on the Broadway Stage by Bob Fosse Works Consulted & Reference :Pippin (Original Libretto) by Roger O. Hirson & Stephen SchwartzMagic to Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway by Elyssa Gardner Music Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Corner of the Sky" from  Pippin (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by John Rubinstein"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

In this episode, we sit down with Heather Hitchens, the President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, to explore her journey into the theater world. Heather shares insights on the crucial role of arts education in nurturing young talent and the delicate balance between tradition and innovation in arts organizations. We dive into the American Theatre Wing's commitment to diversity and inclusion, highlighting initiatives like the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative. Heather also provides an inside look at the Tony Awards nominating process, the role of the Tony Administration Committee, and strategies to attract a broader audience. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, and YouTube. Share your thoughts with us on JOB on our podcast cover post on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 13, David and Mark-Eugene take center stage with a special guest: their multi-talented theater artist and colleague, Dylan Glick. Together, they reminisce about their most memorable Tony Awards moments. David then sits down for a captivating interview with Eila Mell, author of The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre, and is joined by Heather A. Hitchens, the President & CEO of the American Theatre Wing. The trio explores the rich history of the Tonys, highlights favorite moments, discusses unexpected upsets, and looks ahead to the future of Broadway's greatest night. Afterward, we dive into some sizzling hot takes from this past season and uncover a few more intriguing details about Dylan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carol Ziske is an accomplished theatre director, choreographer, and actor with over five decades of professional experience in the industry. They have numerous acting credits on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre and national tours. She has starred alongside the likes of John Lithgow, Jerry Zaks, Bob Gunton, Beth Fowler, Robert Morse, Rudy Valee, Rita Rudner, Chip Zien, Ron Holgate, and F. Murray Abraham. Additionally, I have worked with notable directors including Jerome Robbins, Joseph Hardy, Patricia Birch, and John Bowab. Carol is a recipient of the Colgate Palmolive Achievement Award and the New Jersey Drama Critics Award. They are directing a production of One Touch of Ava this summer at Ivoryton Playhouse as well as a series of workshops for the musical, Hurricane Jimmy later in 2023. William Linster is a Connecticut native and New York-based pianist, composer, music director, and arranger. Having been playing since the age of two and performing professionally since the age of seven, William has an extensive background in classical training, as well as in jazz and other contemporary styles. A graduate of the world-renowned New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music, William has studied and worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world, including Grammy® nominees Bobby Sanabria, Dave Douglas, Charles Tolliver, Cecil Bridgewater, and Andy Mckee, as well as Grammy® winners Bill Kirchner, Robert Sadin, and Hank Schocklee (Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee, Public Enemy). As an accompanist and session musician, he has worked with artists such as Katie Stevens (American Idol, The Bold Type), Coyle Girelli (Your Vegas, The Chevin), Ron McClure (Blood, Sweat & Tears), R&B hitmaker James "D-Train" Williams, and numerous other Broadway stars and opera singers. Upon first working with William, the late acclaimed librettist Roger O. Hirson (Tony Award®-nominee, Pippin) simply said, "He's a genius." He made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 16, and was featured on NBC Nightly News at 17 while at the Havana International Jazz Festival in Cuba. William is also a trained vocalist, in addition to having received training on violin, trumpet, clarinet, mallet percussion, concert percussion, drums and handbells. He recently served as the Music Director for the Off-Broadway production of Fringe Deaths (2019). William is currently in the process of developing four full-length musicals he wrote with late Hollywood screenwriter, Lawrence Alexander (Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, Barnaby Jones). He was recently named a 2022 Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist by American Theatre Wing. The musical centers around Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt, who embarks on a forbidden romance with Flora Payne Whitney, a wealthy heiress from a different social sphere. The Roosevelts, renowned for their political activism and their role in trust-busting (which significantly impacted the Whitney family's wealth), stand in stark contrast to the reserved Whitneys, who are determined to avoid scandal of any kind. The story follows Quentin as he navigates the pressures of familial expectations, personal ambition, and the looming shadow of war. Through a mix of historical events and artistic interpretation, the musical delves into themes of heroism, love, and the impact of war on individuals and their families. Quentin weaves together dramatic scenes, emotional soliloquies, and powerful musical numbers to create a moving portrait of a young man caught between personal desire and duty, love and loss, and the enduring question of how to make one's mark in the shadow of a powerful legacy.

Once a year, we share a PATREON! preview on our main feed to showcase the amazing bonus content you might be missing by not being a subscriber! It may only be April, but today's episode was too good not to share. In celebration of over 75 years of Tony Awards excellence, the American Theatre Wing recently commissioned the creation of a new book about the biggest awards ceremony in theatre. Here to discuss the book as well as the history of the Tony Awards is the book's writer, Eila Mell, and the CEO of the American Theatre Wing, Heather Hitchens. These two powerhouse women shed light on the award's history, their favorite Tony Awards memories, and the amazing stories found in the pages of this beautiful, must have book. To listen to the full, 40-minute conversation, visit PATREON! at patreon.com/amusicalpodcast The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre is available now! Buy it anywhere you order good books. Follow Eila Mell on Instagram @eilamell Follow "A Musical Theatre Podcast" on Instagram, X, and TikTok and thank you for being part of this wonderful podcasting community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE WIZ  Book by William F. Brown | Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls | From the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumWorks Consulted & Reference :The Wiz (Original Libretto)Oz and the Musical by Ryan BunchBlack Broadway by  Stewart F. Lane"Easin' on Down the Yellow Brick Road: A Black Man's Journey to Oz" by Andre De Shields Music Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Home" from  The Wiz (Original  Cast Recording (1987))  | Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls | Performed by Stephanie Mills"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

Tonight's special guest is Victoria Valentino from California. Ms. Valentino was an acting student in New York's American Theatre Wing. Born in Hollywood during WWII, she was raised in Connecticut. When she became Playboy's Miss September 1963, it radically redirected her life and career. She was a multi-rape, child, and domestic abuse and sex trafficking survivor by the age of 21. As a struggling single mother to a racially mixed son, she became an actress, a Go-Go dancer, folksinger- songwriter to make ends meet. She opened the first Playboy Club on the Sunset Strip on New Year's Eve 1964. In 1969 on the day she was celebrating her recording contract with Capitol Records, her six-year-old son drowned in her music attorney's swimming pool in the Hollywood Hills. Several weeks later, she was drugged, kidnapped, and raped by Bill Cosby. Victoria became a Registered Nurse and specialized in Home Hospice; Ms. Valentino has been in many magazines and news articles. Today she lives in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains with her dogs and a big orange cat. She's a keynote speaker, sexual assault activist, and mentor to survivors of rape and sexual assault. Accepting many awards. She looks forward to more crocheting, gardening, cooking gumbo, spending time with her six grandchildren, and just maybe, writing her next book. Ms. Valentino is quoted as saying, “I feel as though I'm just beginning to live my real life.” Everyone is invited to engage in tonight's show. Please visit the NAASCA.org website or call 646-595-2118 to be a part of our live panel. 

My guest this week is Ted Chapin whose captivating 2003 book Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical “Follies,” has recently been reissued in a revised and updated edition.  As you may know, this book is based on Ted's first-hand experience as the production assistant on the original Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, & James Goldman landmark musical Follies. Of course, the expression, “I just couldn't put that book down” is a cliché – but in this case, it has been absolutely true – twice! -- both when I read this book when it was originally released, and again just a few weeks ago when I had the great pleasure of diving into it all over again. On last week's episode, Peter Filichia, talked about wanting to be able to go back in time and be a “fly on the wall” to witness the inner workings of legendary musicals as they were being put together. Ted's book allows all of us to do exactly that. This book makes you feel as it you are right there in the thick of it during Follies' rehearsal period in New York, and in Boston during its out-of-town tryout's many trials and tribulations. For 40 years Ted served as the President of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization a role that he was personally chosen by the Rodgers and Hammerstein families to take on. On his watch, there were eight Tony Award-winning Best Revivals of musicals in the R&H catalog -- On Your Toes, Carousel, Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific, The King And I – twice! – and Oklahoma! He also supervised major R&H productions In London, on television, and around the world. And Ted is the co-founder of the acclaimed City Center Encores! series, and he currently serves on the boards of City Center, The Kurt Weil Foundation, and the American Theatre Wing. It is always a delight to speak with him – especially regarding his one-of-a-kind experience of being in the rooms where Follies happened.  Become a PATRON of Broadway Nation! I want to thank our Broadway Nation Patron Club members, such as John Schroeder and Alan Brodie whose generous support helps to make it possible for me to bring this podcast to you each week. If you would like to support the creation of Broadway Nation, here is the information about how you too can become a patron. For a just $7.00 a month you will receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast.  All patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast. And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Binta Brown is a woman of letters. Two of those letters are "J.D." and they have undergirded her career, first at top Wall Street firm Cravath, Swaine and Moore and then as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis advising global entertainment and media companies, as well as in her leadership roles at iconic American institutions like the American Theatre Wing, Barnard College, Columbia University, and the New York Philharmonic (this is very partial list). Binta is also a lifelong musician (she plays 13 instruments), and took the leap into the music industry and artist management, including at Keep Cool/RCA Records and then with her own omalilly projects, a full-service talent management, media and entertainment company. Binta was quickly recognized as a force, and was named to Billboard's 2020 Hip-Hop & R&B Power Players list, 2020 Women in Music List and 2021 Change Agents List, among numerous other honors, and she worked with critically-acclaimed artists including Chance The Rapper. Binta has also had a number of challenging health issues and between shifts in her professional life, her health, her family and the pandemic, she has a lot to say about how to live life with intention. Binta talks about all of this and more with host Shoshanna Hecht on this episode of "Your New Life Blend," including how to see our own humanity in each others' stories (but maybe to consume a few less of each others' IG stories).Show Notes omalilly projects:https://linktr.ee/omalillySocial Media:https://www.instagram.com/batnibhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/binta-niambi-brown-07a303/

Tune in to a Broadway Spotlight edition of the STAGES podcast. A Spotlight replay brought to you by Academy Travel - a leading specialist in small-group cultural tours.In January 2024, Academy Travel will be leading a 10 day tour to sample the best of Broadway and New York - alongside a host of cultural experiences at museums and galleries populating The Big Apple.Find further information at the Academy Travel website … academytravel.com.au and search Theatre in New York - Best of Broadway tour.To whet the appetite, STAGES will be revisiting conversations with Australian artists who have conquered The Great White Way in a series of Broadway SPOTLIGHT episodes - brought to you by Academy Travel.Howard Sherman, though not Australian, is a guest we've featured on the STAGES podcast due to his extensive relationship with the theatre of Broadway and New York. Howard was executive director of the American Theatre Wing from 2003 to 2011. During that time, he served on the Tony Awards Management and Administration Committees. Howard was the first General Manager of Goodspeed Musicals, working on 24 new and classic musicals, including the U.S. Premiere of Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves.  He has moderated artist conversations for public audiences for more than 30 years, and when STAGES spoke with him he had just released a book on the eternal fascination and magic of Thornton Wilder's Our Town - a classic of the American Theatre cannon. Howard Sherman was a guest on the STAGES podcast in December 2020

On this week's episode of TECHnically Speaking: USITT23 Series, we are joined by 2023 Rising Star Award winner and video designer Adam J. Thompson! We chatted about digital design, his passion for interactive and responsive design environments, and his work with The Deconstructive Theatre Project.Adam J. Thompson is a video and graphic designer working in in film, television, theatre, and digital narratives. He has worked previously as a creative director and a producer and is the Founding Artistic Director of The Deconstructive Theatre Project, a non-profit multimedia storytelling laboratory which he founded and led from 2006 - 2016.His work as a multimedia performance director and as a video and projection designer has been produced and presented off-Broadway, off off-Broadway, regionally, and on tour with companies and at venues that include New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater, Atlantic Theatre Company, Theatre for a New Audience, La Mama, Ars Nova, HERE, The Flea, American Theatre Wing, Terminal 5, Beth Morrison Projects, National Sawdust, Boston Lyric Opera, City Theatre, and Diversionary Theatre. He is an alumni of The Public Theater's Devised Theatre Working Group and the HERE Artist Residency Program and is has collaborated with the multimedia performance collectives Big Art Group and The Builders Association. Adam is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, and The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation among others and he was an invited exhibitor and ambassador to the 2018 Beijing International Design Biennial. He is a member of IATSE USA Local 829. Read full bio here. Click here to nominate someone deserving for our 2024 Rising Star Award sponsored by LDI/Live Design!All episodes of our USITT23 series were recorded over the span of four days at USITT23 in St. Louis, March 15-18, 2023, in our Studio USITT booth on the Stage Expo floor.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY  Book by Marsha Norman | Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown  |  Based on the novel by Robert James WallerWorks Consulted & Reference :The Bridges of Madison County (Licensing Script) by  Marsha Norman & Jason Robert Brown"Tony Award Winning Duo Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown Discuss ‘Bridges of Madison County'" in American Theatre by Suzy Evans"Opening the Bridges Vault, Vol. 1" by Jason Robert BrownMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Wondering" from The Bridges of Madison County (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown | Performed by  Steven Pasquale"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

The American Theatre Wing's 76th Annual Tony Awards will be presented this Sunday, June 11 and choreographer Jennifer Weber is nominated for twice nominated for her work on the musicals “& Juliet” and “KPOP.”

Zurin Villanueva talks "Murder Mystery 2", playing Tina Turner in "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical", and the time she auditioned in front of Lin Manuel Miranda! About Zurin: On Broadway, television, and film Zurin Villanueva has been performing professionally from the age of 15. Her first professional role was reenacting the narratives of enslaved children for Nickelodeon's program Nick News. At 16, she won Amatuer Night at the Apollo with her tap group, Loud and Clear. She trained in ballet, jazz, tap and modern in New York City but most notably at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. At 17, she was awarded the American Theatre Wing scholarship for most promising students at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts as a Drama Major.  Zurin debuted on the professional stage at Arena Stage prior to graduating from the now Chadwick Boseman School Of Fine Arts at Howard University earning a BFA in Musical Theatre. Zurin made her Broadway debut amongst the living legends, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, Brian Stokes Mitchell, choreographer Savion Glover and director George C. Wolfe in Shuffle Along.  Zurin's most cherished roles were Charlayne in Ain't Misbehavin', hand picked and directed by Andre DeShields. Whom recently received a Tony and Emmy for his role in the original Broadway Cast. Then went on to star as Josephine Baker in a new self-titled musical, directed and choreographed Maurice Hines, "the" rap dance icon of Hines, Hines and Dad. Since going to Broadway Zurin has continued non-stop. She performed as an original cast member in Mean Girls, The Musical, becoming the first Black Plastic "#blastic" when she debuted as Gretchen Wieners. In her New York principal debut Zurin starred as Dionne Davenport in Clueless The Musical opposite Dove Cameron. Ben Brantley of the New York Times deemed her performance “appealing”. Zurin's tv/film credits include Detroit where she played Martha of the Vandellas. She has guest starred in Insatiable on Netflix, and has a recurring role on Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Pre pandemic Zurin recently played Nala and Shenzi in The Lion King on Broadway. She also starred in Teenage Dick, a high school adaptation of Richard the Third at Pasadena Playhouse as Lady Anne. The LA Times called her portrayal “searingly honest”. Although Zurin has many talents she will always be an actor first. She is also a writer, having written poems since she was a child. Zurin is currently working on her first feature film. Last but never least she has started a coaching business built to teach actors new to Broadway how to successfully navigate the business without burn out. A native of Brooklyn, Zurin Villanueva calls NYC home when she is not working. Check out "The Case Within" on Seed&Spark: https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-case-within  Follow the show on social media!          Instagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/          Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast          Facebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/           Patreon: patreon.com/thanksforcomingin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXj8Rb1bEmhufSBFSCyp4JQ Theme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas Producers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt Channel: Realm For more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's February 4, 2023. Precious teaches us about Award Shows!  Emma Donoghue's 'Room,' Angela Bassett wins at the Golden Globes, Peter Pan and Wendy with Alexander Molony and Yara Shahidi. We also learn about the history of The Golden Globes, The Oscars, and The Tonys.

My guest this week is Ted Chapin who's captivating 2003 book Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical “Follies,” has recently been reissued in a revised and updated edition.  As you may know, this book is based on Ted's first-hand experience as the production assistant on the original Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, & James Goldman landmark musical Follies. Of course, the expression, “I just couldn't put that book down” is a cliché – but in this case, it has been absolutely true – twice! -- both when I read this book when it was originally released, and again just a few weeks ago when I had the great pleasure of diving into it all over again. On last week's episode, Peter Filichia, talked about wanting to be able to go back in time and be a “fly on the wall” to witness the inner workings of legendary musicals as they were being put together. Ted's book allows all of us to do exactly that. This book makes you feel as it you are right there in the thick of it during Follies rehearsal period in New York, and in Boston during its out-of-town tryout's many trials and tribulations. For 40 years Ted served as the President of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization a role that he was personally chosen by the Rodgers and Hammerstein families to take on. On his watch there were eight Tony Award winning Best Revivals of musicals in the R&H catalogue -- On Your Toes, Carousel, Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific, The King And I – twice! – and Oklahoma! He also supervised major R&H productions In London, on television, and around the world. And Ted is the co-founder of the acclaimed City Center Encores! series, and he currently serves on the boards of City Center, The Kurt Weil Foundation, and the American Theatre Wing. It is always a delight to speak with him – especially in regard to his one-of-a-kind experience of being in the rooms where Follies happened.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 75th celebration recognized all of the award categories and honored the incredible artistry of the 2021-2022 season. The Tony Awards, which honor theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing and have been broadcast on CBS since 1978.  And what happens when you let critics review the biggest award show in theater? Chaos or constructive debates. Find out when Juan Michael Porter II and Christian Lewis of The Critics' Table evaluate the 75th Annual TONY Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hadestown's new Hermes, T. Oliver Reid, drops by the podcast to talk about representation on Broadway, co-founding the Black Theatre Coalition, and teaching the next generation of artists. Director of Marketing Nella Vera hosts. T. Oliver Reid has spent the past 20 years working on Broadway shows, (Hadestown, Once On This Island, Sunset Boulevard, After Midnight, Sister Act, Mary Poppins, The Wedding Singer, Chicago, La Cage Aux Folles, Never Gonna Dance, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Follies, Kiss Me, Kate), which have amassed more than 20 Tony Awards from the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards. He is also an accomplished cabaret artist and multiple award winner for his solo show, “Drop Me Off In Harlem” which he directed, wrote, and starred in. He has produced and directed concerts for Feinstein's 54 Below and continues to work in film and television (“Inventing Anna,” “GIRLS,” “Ray Donovan,” “The Blacklist”). He has been an adjunct professor at NYU-Tisch's Grad Acting Program and Columbia University School of the Arts Grad Acting program. He sits on the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He is also co-founder of Black Theatre Coalition (www.blacktheatrecoalition.org). He's currently in the critically acclaimed, Hadestown on Broadway. For more info about T. Oliver Reid's upcoming show, visit 54Below.com/TOliverReid The Feinstein's/54 Below podcast is hosted by Nella Vera and Kevin Ferguson, and produced by Michael Allan Galvez, with support from the Feinstein's/54 Below marketing staff. Original artwork design by Philip Romano. Follow Nella on Twitter and Instagram at @spinstripes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Pepe is an acclaimed director and has been the Artistic Director of Atlantic Theater Company since 1992. Neil has been a master teacher at the Atlantic Acting School at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and an associate adjunct professor of directing at Columbia University Graduate Film Division. He has been a guest at The O'Neill Playwrights Conference as well as the American Theatre Wing. Neil holds an Honorary Doctorate as well as a BA from Kenyon College in Ohio. He has served on the Board of ART/NY as well as the Selection Committee for Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Award as well as the Pew Charitable Trust in Philadelphia.  As a director, Neil's Broadway credits include David Mamet;s American Buffalo, Doug Wright, Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green's musical Hands on a Hardbody, the acclaimed revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, as well as Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. At the Atlantic, Neil has most recently directed John Guare's 3 Kinds of Exile, Moira Buffini's Dying For It, Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song, Mojo and The Night Heron. Other Off-Broadway and Regional credits include: Ethan Coen's Happy Hour, Offices and Almost an Evening; Harold Pinter's Celebration and The Room; Adam Rapp's Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling; David Mamet's American Buffalo (Donmar Warehouse, Atlantic); Romance, Keep Your Pantheon/School (Center Theatre Group, Atlantic); Zinnie Harris' Further than the Furthest Thing (Manhattan Theater Club); Jessica Goldberg's Refuge (Playwrights Horizons); Frank Gilroy's The Subject Was Roses with Martin Sheen (CTG) and Eric Bogosian's Red Angel (Williamstown Theater Festival). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heather Hitchens is the President & CEO of the American Theatre Wing. As CEO, she is charged with co-presenting and maintaining the Wing's brand of excellence in the Tony Awards as well as the Wing's other vital grant-making and professional development, educational, and media programs. Join Heather as she takes us backstage at the Wing, supporting artists and arts education. Learn more about about the worthy causes discussed in this episodes and how you can donate and/or help: American Theatre Wing The Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative Jonathan Larson Grants Working in the Theatre The Actors Fund Connect with The Broadway Gives Back Podcast: Facebook: @broadwaygivesbackpodcast Instagram: @broadwaygivesbackpodcast Twitter: @broadwaygives Hosted & Executive Produced by Jan Svendsen and co-produced & edited by Jim Lochner. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Special thanks to Dori Berinstein, Alan Seales, and Kimberlee Garris from BPN; Julian Hills from The Bulldog Agency; and Eric Becker from Broderick Street Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Narelle Sissons (she/her) is an award winning scene and costume designer whose designs have appeared on Broadway and at major theatres and opera companies across the U.S. and internationally. She has been nominated for Drama Desk, American Theatre Wing, Helen Hayes and Kevin Kline Awards and is a winner of a Back Stage West Award and a Leon Rabin Award. Her design work includes Mabou Mines Dollhouse, directed by Lee Breuer, and many productions with Labyrinth, an intersectional theatre company. A native of the UK, Sissons graduated from the Central St. Martins School of Art and Design in London and earned her master's degree at the Royal College of Art. She has lived in the United States for 28 years and currently is a professor of scene and costume design at Carnegie Mellon University.

Heather Hitchens is the CEO and President of the American Theatre Wing which hosts the Annual Tony Awards, Obie Awards, and has so many great educational and empowering programs to get people involved with the arts. Before becoming the CEO of The Wing, she worked in Arts Management through New York for decades with jobs through the New York State Council on the Arts, Meet the Composer, and several other amazing organizations! In this episode, we discuss her pathway to the American Theatre Wing, what drives her to keep up these amazing campaigns, The Tony Awards, her daily duties as a CEO/President, and (as always) her views on education or experience. There is so much more on top of all of this, that I am so excited for you to hear! Connect with the American Theatre Wing! Instagram - @TheWing Facebook - American Theatre Wing Twitter - @TheWing Website - americantheatrewing.org This season I want to highlight the people that can and should be the mentors for people of all ages wanting to get into the industry! Join me in connecting to Broadway and figuring our way into the industry!  Instagram - @_RealTalk_Pod Twitter - @_RealTalk_Pod TikTok - @RealTalkPodcast Website - realtalkmasonbray.com Facebook - Real Talk with Mason Bray Thank you so much for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 The recent Tony Award broadcast signaled to the world that Broadway is back and was an important element in the journey of re-establishing the theatre industry. In this episode, The Drama League's Associate Artistic Director Nilan talks with Heather A. Hitchens, the President and CEO and Emilio Sosa, the recently named chair of the American Theatre Wing. They discuss lessons learned during the shutdown, the Wing's Counting Together project, the difficulty the industry is having facing its failures, and more.  Editing Services: Catalin Media, @catalinmedia  

Bryan Halperin is a co-founder and Producer of Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative, a new program of The Belknap Mill in Laconia, NH and the resident theatre company of the Colonial Theatre in Laconia.  Previously he was co-founder of The Winnipesaukee Playhouse.  From 2004 through 2014 Bryan was Executive Director of the Playhouse and besides his managerial duties was involved with the Artistic Director in the selection of all plays performed in the professional summer stock and winter community and youth theatre productions.  Bryan directed productions at all levels, acted in several community theatre productions, and wrote several youth theatre productions.  Bryan has written several plays and musicals, some to be performed for or with children and others for adults.  His play The Hairy Man won the Pestalozzi Prize in 2019 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, was a semi-finalist for the Premiere Play Festival in 2019, and in 2020 was a finalist and received a reading at the JetFest in 2020.  For three years he was the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Theatre Awards, and for the past eight years he has directed the local Middle/High School drama program.  As a director Bryan has won 6 NH Theatre Awards and been runner up numerous other times.  Howard Sherman is the author of “Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century,” published by Methuen Drama. He has been executive director of the American Theatre Wing and the O'Neill Theatre Center, managing director of Geva Theatre, general manager of Goodspeed Musicals, and public relations director of Hartford Stage. He is the US columnist for The Stage newspaper in London and his writing has appeared in The Guardian, American Theatre magazine, Encore Monthly and LitHub, among many others. @hesherman on Twitter, Facebook and Insta. www.hesherman.comElizabeth Howard is the host and the producer of the Short Fuse Podcast. She has never had barriers between her life, work, art and writing. Experience, sense of place and exploration define the choices she makes, seeking collaboration, flexibility, spontaneity and responsiveness in the projects she designs and engages with.  As the host of the Short Fuse she engages individuals in lively and provocative conversations around the arts: dance, theater, literature, music and film. The Arts Fuse was established in June, 2007 as a curated, independent online arts magazine dedicated to publishing in-depth criticism, along with high quality previews, interviews, and commentaries. The publication's over 60 freelance critics (many of them with decades of experience) cover dance, film, food, literature, music, television, theater, video games, and visual arts.Alex Waters is a media producer and editor for the Short Fuse Podcast, a music producer, and Berklee College of Music student. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts such as The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. He produces his own, as well as writes music and records for independent artists such as The Living. Alex lives in Brooklyn.  You can reach him with inquiries by emailing alexwatersmusic12@gmail.com.

Welcome to Simply Talk, a show brought to you by Simply Creative.On today's episode we are joined by Alex Lugo is a second generation actor, musician, and film producer from Miami, FL. He was raised in a family of artists and is the son of Daniel Lugo, a prominent Puerto Rican film and television actor. He has trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC and is an alumni of the American Theatre Wing's SpringboardNYC program. He most recently finished playing the roles of twin brothers Guy and Dre in the short film he co-wrote/produced called They Prefer Richards. Aside from his creative pursuits, Alex also graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from Florida International University and is a full-time Software Engineer at Square.Now, grab a drink and your favorite snack as we test our comfort levels pursuing the things we want to achieve.Stay Creative

Broadway Publicist and Tony Award Honoree Irene Gandy Takes Us Behind the Curtains of The Great White Way, along with Emilio Sosa, the newly appointed Chair of the American Theater Wing. Emilio is also a tony-nominated costume and fashion designer. The recent Tony Awards gave us all hope and a strong signal that Broadway is coming back after taking a hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. And we will see more diversity as actors and producers gave speeches about their yearning for more inclusive stories on Broadway stages. In this interview, these two Broadway leadership stars share a behind the scenes look at one of the best places on earth! Start buying tickets and support the theater now! Irene Gandy is the only Black female press agent member of ATPAM (Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers) for over 50 years. Working with Producer Jeffrey Richards for over three decades, she is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, and was a producer for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill starring Audra MacDonald. She was also co-producer with Voza Rivers of the National tour of South African musical Sarafina. In 2008, she became the first female press agent to be immortalized with a Sardi's caricature. A fashionista known for her furs, in 2015 she launched a signature collection featured in Vogue magazine and will debut a Lady Irene Fur line in 2022.  Gandy's recent productions include The Great Society, American Son, China Doll, Fiddler on the Roof, and You Can't Take It With You. She began her career in 1968 as a publicist with Douglas Turner Ward and Robert Hooks' Negro Ensemble Company. Since then, she has worked on over 100 Broadway shows including August: Osage County, Glengarry Glen Ross, Radio Golf, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music, and The Wiz. About Emilio Sosa: Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City, Emilio is one of Broadway's most unique talents. He began his theatre career at Grace Costumes, starting as a shopper, and eventually becoming its Creative Director. He credits this time as the foundation for his career. Emilio went on to tour the world with Celine Dion, The Alvin Ailey Dance Company, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Emilio made a name for himself styling music videos for Hip Hop pioneers, Salt-N- Pepa, MC Lyte, and Kid & Play to name a few. He has also designed for music icons Diana Ross, Mariah Carey and Gloria Estefan. Catching the eye of director Spike Lee, Emilio became his in-house stylist, working on national and international ad campaigns, before setting his sight on Broadway, where he was mentored by director George C. Wolfe, for whom he designed his first Broadway show, TOPDOG / UNDERDOG. His other Broadway credits include, ON YOUR FEET! The Emilio and Gloria Estefan Story, MOTOWN: The Musical, PORGY AND BESS (TONY Award nom) and LADY DAY at EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL. He shares the unique distinction of being the first designer of color to design The Radio City Music Hall Spring Spectacular and a new permanent number for the legendary Christmas Show, both starring The Rockettes. He has received both Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations and has been the recipient a Lucille Lortell Award, NAACP Theatre Awards, and LA Ovation Award. Emilio's talent was also evident on season seven of Project Runway and Project Runway All Stars, where he showed his final collection on all models of color, a first for the popular franchise. A proud Trustee of the American Theatre Wing, Emilio shares his vast theatre knowledge with communities rarely represented, by sponsoring theatre trips, workshops and talk backs. “I believe theatre has the ability to build the bridges needed for all of us to better understand ourselves and the world we live in.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S2 Ep. 22 @OneMicNite Podcast w/ @MarcosLuis 74th Annual Tony Award Recap Winners with Award winning Actor/Filmmaker Host Marcos Luis recaps some of the highlights of the Tony Award Show .... CBS and the Tony Awards have announced the hosts for the 74th Annual Tony Awards/“The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway's Back!,” a four-hour event across multiple platforms that will celebrate the return to live theatre and commemorate the Tony Awards® for the 2019–2020 Broadway season. The event takes place live from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on Sunday, September 26 on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on the CBS app and Paramount+. Tony and Grammy® Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated singer and actor Leslie Odom, Jr. will host “The Tony Awards® Present Broadway's Back!,” the live concert event celebrating the return of Broadway at 9:00pm ET/PT on CBS. The evening will begin with Tony, Grammy® and Emmy® Award-winning singer and actor Audra McDonald hosting the live presentation of the American Theatre Wing's 74th Annual Tony Awards® at 7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT on Paramount+. The Tony Awards http://www.tonyawards.com/ ***The Show: Follow/Contact IG/Fb/Twitter/Tumbler @OneMicNite or www.OneMicNite.com Host: ***Follow/Contact Ig/Fb/Twitter @MarcosLuis www.MarcosLuis.com `` You can support this podcast by Donating at our page: www.Anchor.Fm/onemicnite Discount Broadway Tickets: IG/Twitter @TKTS --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onemicnite/support

Dominican-born Emilio Sosa, the new Chair of the American Theatre Wing, is the first Latino to chair the prestigious organization. He is a Tony-nominated costume designer whose Broadway career includes, ON YOUR FEET!, MOTOWN: The Musical, and his Tony nomination for Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS. We discuss his humble beginnings as a young Dominican living in the South Bronx, how his ambitions and dreams led him to work with the likes of Spike Lee, Celine Dion, and Wynton Marsalis, and what his vision for America's stages will look like in the next four years. Will it become more multicultural under his tenure?  Highly Relevant Music Playlist Funk Aspirin - Cimafunk y George Clinton Gemini Amor - Yoandri Psicodelico - sete y Giorgio Siladi Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Emilio Sosa Named New Chair of American Theatre Wing. “Everybody's Talking About Jamie” Will Open At Outfest, Maestra And More Launch Get To Work Initiative Plus, Grace sits down with Ethan Slate and Nick Blaemire to discuss their new concept album, “Edge of the World,” available on Friday, August 6 read more

Pamela Bell is an entrepreneur, founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade, founder of Prinkshop, and co-founder, creative partner and board member in Kenneth Cole's Mental Health Coalition. Listen to Dr. Allie and Bridget Malcolm in conversation with Pamela Bell as they speak about her earlier family life and mental health, her partnership with Kate Spade who tragically died by suicide, and her work with the Mental Health Coalition. Pamela Bell founded Prinkshop to prove a model she calls “creative capitalism”, which creates advocacy graphics for our most pressing social issues and then translates them on to products that allow customers to wear what they care about. An entrepreneur from the start of her career, Pamela was a founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade. Pamela, Kate, Elyce Arons and Andy Spade started the business from her jeep and their loft in Tribeca. Her role there included leading and following, depending on the year, and spanned the scope of production management, retail store development, e-commerce, merchandising, multiple product global licensing, and retail design & roll-out, product development and merchandising. She co-founded the Bowery Arts Project and also sits on the Board of The American Theatre Wing, and is a Tony Voter. She is also a Disruptor Fellow at The Disruptor Awards, a member of the CFDA, served a 5 year term as a board member of Parsons and is a newly appointed Lang Center Innovation Fellow at The Columbia University School of Business. As a passionate supporter of Mental Health care for all, Pamela Joined Kenneth as a co-founder, creative partner and board member in the movement to destigmatize Mental Health Issues July, 2019 to form The Mental Health Coalition which was announced in October 2019 and officially launched May 15th, 2020. Please note that the contents of Model Mentality are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on Model Mentality. As always, if you are in crisis or you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. If you're having suicidal thoughts, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to talk to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area at any time (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). If you are located outside the United States, call your local emergency line immediately. The views and opinions expressed by guests of the podcast are those of each individual guest and do not reflect the views and opinions of Mind Studios or Dr. Allie Sharma and do not constitute an endorsement of such views and opinions. Thank you for listening to Model Mentality. Model Mentality is brought to you by Mind Studios. Links: Mental Health Coalition: IG @mentalhealthcoalition; website: https://thementalhealthcoalition.org/; Resources: https://thementalhealthcoalition.org/resources/ References for the 'Let's Get Clinical' segment: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): https://afsp.org/ Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html; National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ (NIMH) Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/modelmentality/support

Before the pandemic, T. Oliver Reid was in the Tony Award winning musical Hadestown. Now, this powerhouse performer joins me for a great conversation about Broadway re-opening, being a black performer on Broadway, Black Theatre Coalition & his latest project Black Writers Amplified.  Black Writers Amplified is an album that will be released by Broadway Records featuring all black musical theatre writers. If you want to be featured on this album, submissions are due by Monday, May 17. Visit Black Theatre Coalition for more information. Connect with T. Oliver Reid: Facebook Twitter Instagram Spotify Connect with Black Theatre Coalition: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for more my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on T. Oliver Reid: T. Oliver Reid has spent the past 20 years working on Broadway (Hadestown; Once On This Island; Sunset Boulevard; After Midnight; Sister Act; Mary Poppins; The Wedding Singer; Chicago; La Cage Aux Folles; Never Gonna Dance; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Follies; Kiss Me, Kate), which have amassed more than 20 Tony Awards from the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards. He is also an accomplished cabaret artist and multiple award winner for his solo show, Drop Me Off In Harlem which he directed, wrote and starred in. He has produced and directed concerts for Feinstein’s 54 Below and continues to work in film and television. He is on faculty at NYU-Tisch’s Grad Acting Program and Columbia University School of the Arts’ Grad Acting program. He sits on the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He’s currently in the critically acclaimed, Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Internationally renowned theater choreographer and director, SERGIO TRUJILLO is the first ever Latinx recipient of the Tony Award for Best Choreography. He was honored with the Tony in 2019 for AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS. Additionally, he won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer for MEMPHIS. Sergio was previously nominated for several awards including a Tony Award for ON YOUR FEET!, Drama Desk Awards for HANDS ON A HARDBODY, LEAP OF FAITH, MEMPHIS, and JERSEY BOYS, a Lucille Lortel Award for SAVED, and received an Ovation Award for EMPIRE. He made his Broadway debut in 1999, dancing in JEROME ROBBINS’ BROADWAY. As a dancer, he has performed on Broadway in GUYS AND DOLLS, VICTOR/VICTORIA, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, and FOSSE. Sergio made his choreographic debut in 2005 with Broadway’s ALL SHOOK UP. His success expanded from there with JERSEY BOYS — which continues to grow in popularity worldwide. In 2011, four of his productions ran simultaneously on Broadway: NEXT TO NORMAL (2010 Pulitzer Prize), THE ADDAMS FAMILY, MEMPHIS (Olivier Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, NAACP Award, Drama Desk Award nomination, Astaire Award nomination), and JERSEY BOYS (Greenroom Award, Olivier Award nomination, Drama Desk Award nomination, Dora Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination). Adding to his list of Broadway choreography credits are SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL (Chita Rivera Award, NAACP Award nomination), A BRONX TALE (Chita Rivera Award nomination), and GUYS AND DOLLS (Astaire Award nomination). Recent directing credits include Cirque Du Soleil’s PARAMOUR currently playing in Germany, ARRABAL for American Repertory Theater (Elliot Norton Award for best direction), the North American tour of FLASH DANCE THE MUSICAL, and the Broadway concert of GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE. Sergio is bringing a number of Latinx musicals aimed at bringing forth the stories of the Hispanic Culture in America. Some of his favorite future productions include: WAITING FOR SNOW IN HAVANA based on the book of the same title by Carlos Eire, LIVES IN LIMBO based on the book by Roberto Gonzales, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES based on the play by Josefina Lopez, and CASA DE LAS FLORES inspired the Netflix Series by Manolo Caro. He has introduced audiences to his choreography in many noteworthy Off-Broadway shows including INVISIBLE THREAD for Second Stage, ROMEO & JULIET for The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN and KISMET for New York City Center Encores!, THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK for Dodger Stages, and BARE: A POP OPERA for the American Theatre for Actors. Sergio works and resides in New York City. He is proud to be the first choreographer ever invited to serve as a voting member of the American Theatre Wing’s Advisory Committee for the Tony Awards, is an avid supporter of and serves on the advisory boards of R.Evolution Latina and New York Theatre Barn, and is an active member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Sergio is Colombian born, and was raised in Toronto. He studied science at the University of Toronto, and later pursued further education by attending chiropractic school. Recently he was distinguished as one of the Top 100 Colombians in the world by President Juan Manuel Santos and was voted as one of the top 50 Creative Colombian Artists in the world by Forbes Magazine. Since 1990, he has been in a loving and inspiring relationship with actor Jack Noseworthy. They married in 2011 and were ecstatic to welcome their baby boy, Lucas Alejandro Truworthy, in March 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Howard Sherman is a theatre administrator, writer, and advocate. He has been executive director of the American Theatre Wing and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, managing director of Geva Theatre, general manager of Goodspeed Musicals, and public relations director of Hartford Stage, as well as interim director of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. He has also held administrative positions at the Westport Country Playhouse, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays.  Since 2012, he has been the US columnist and a feature writer for The Stage newspaper in London, and in 2018 was named Contributing Editor of Stage Directions magazine. His writing has appeared in a number of other publications including Slate, The New York Times, The Guardian, and American Theatre magazine.  Howard frequently consults, writes and speaks on issues of censorship and artists’ rights in both academic and professional theatre and he created the Arts Integrity Initiative in 2015 to focus on those efforts. He has delivered keynote addresses for, among others, the Educational Theatre Association, KCACTF, Florida Association for Theatre Education, and the Texas Educational Theatre Association’s Arts Program Administrators Conference. He was cited as one of the Top 40 Free Speech Defenders in 2014 by the National Coalition Against Censorship and received the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund’s “Defender” Award in 2015.  A native of New Haven, Connecticut and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Howard resides in New York with his wife, producer Lauren Doll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stu Levitan welcomes Howard Sherman, author of Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century as we add a new category – books about plays by Madison playwrights. That's right, Thornton Wilder – the only person to receive Pulitzer Prizes for both Drama and the Novel – was born right here in Madison in 1897, when his father Amos was the progressive editor/publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal for 12 years before moving to Hong Kong as US Consul General in 1906. Our Town is an odd play, with neither conventional plot nor even linear narrative, just snapshots of some of the 2,642 residents of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, especially Emily Webb, George Gibbs, and their families. Their growing up, their marrying, their living, their dying. By Wilder's stage direction, the play is to be performed with no curtain, no scenery, and no props, save for a table, some chairs, and two ladders. The lead character doesn't even have a name, but is just called the Stage Manager, speaking directly to the audience and rarely interacting with the rest of the cast. It was a piece of meta-theatre 25 years before that term even existed. Despite what he had the Stage Manager say, it was not, Wilder later wrote, meant to be understood as a picture of life in a New Hampshire village; or as an updated interpretation of Dante's Purgatory. Rather, he explained, it was “an attempt to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life.” This seemingly small play has found great and lasting value ever since it opened on Broadway on February 4, 1938 and won that year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama – the first of two such awards Wilder would win, along with an earlier Pulitzer for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Decade after decade, it has been the most-produced play in America, from high schools to major professional productions on both stage and screen, featuring some of the biggest stars of their day. It's been translated into 80 languages, and produced around the world; just this month, it became the first production when the Queensland Theatre of Australia reopened after the pandemic. But what is it like to live in Grover's Corners eight times a week? What happens when you think about the Mind of God every night, and bid farewell to the living at Wednesday and weekend matinees? How do you step back in time while keeping the play relevant to the audiences of today? These are the questions which occupy Howard Sherman in Another Day's Begun, questions he sought to answer by talking to more than 100 actors and directors responsible for 13 of the most interesting and innovative productions of the past 21 years. Some are award-winning household names, like Helen Hunt and Jane Kaczmarek; others are maximum-security inmates of Sing Sing prison. And he has done the seemingly impossible – written a book about Our Town that is almost as emotionally powerful and multi-faceted as the play itself. Howard Sherman comes well-equipped to this assignment. He grew up in New Haven not far from Wilder's long-time home in Hamden, CT and has held a series of executive, managerial and public relations positions with several theatres, including the Eugene O'Neill Theater, Hartford Stage, and Westport Playhouse. From 2003 to 2011 he was Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing, the folks who bring us the Tony Awards. A frequent presenter at national conferences, he also writes a weekly column for the British magazine The Stage and is contributing editor of Stage Directions magazine. In 2014, he was cited as one of the Top 40 Free Speech Defenders by the National Coalition Against Censorship the following year received the Defender Award from Dramatists Legal Defense Fund. And this month he celebrates his sixth anniversary as director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at The New School for Drama. It is a pleasure to welcome to Madison Bookbeat, Howard Sherman.

SHOW BOAT Music by Jerome Kern | Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on the novel SHOW BOAT by Edna FerberEpisode Segments:1:58 - Speed Test4:24 - Why God Why8:27 - Back to Before28:08 - What's Inside54:27 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:13:33 - Our Favorite Things1:19:05 - Corner of the Sky1:20:27 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Show Boat (Original Libretto) by Oscar Hammerstein IIShow Boat (Harold Prince Version) by Oscar Hammerstein IIShow Boat (Goodspeed Version) by Oscar Hammerstein II | Adapted by Rob RuggieroShow Boat: The Story of a Classic American Musical by Miles Krueger Broadway: The American Musical by Michael Kantor & Laurence MaslonMusical! A Grand Tour by Denny Martin FlinnB'WAY: The American Musical (2004 PBS Documentary)Showing Grit: Showboating North of the 44th Parallel by M. Nourbese PhilipShow Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical by Todd DeckerThe Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical by Warren HoffmanMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Bill” from Oh, Lady, Lady | Music by Jerome Kern & Lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse | Performed by Kate Baldwin"Bill" from Show Boat (1993 Toronto Revival Cast) | Music by Jerome Kern | Words by P.G. Wodehouse & Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Lonnette McKee"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

A work of startling originality when it debuted in 1938, Thornton Wilder's Our Town evolved to be seen by some as a vintage slice of early 20th Century Americana, rather than being fully appreciated for its complex and eternal themes and its deceptively simple form. Another day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the Twentieth Century is a new book that shines a light on the play's continued impact in the 21st century and makes a case for the healing powers of Wilder's text to a world confronting multiple crises. In this episode I am joined by the author, Howard Sherman.Howard is an arts administrator, advocate and writer based in New York City. He was executive director of the American Theatre Wing from 2003 to 2011 and during that time, his varied responsibilities included incorporating SpringboardNYC, the Theatre Intern Group and The Jonathan Larson Grants into ATW’s programming. Howard also conceived the book The Play That Changed My Life; and served on the Tony Awards Management and Administration Committees.During his tenure at the American Theatre Wing, he was executive producer of the company’s long running television program Working in the Theatre, hosting 30 panel conversations among the more than 80 shows he produced, and as creator of the audio program Downstage Centre, he interviewed 325 theatre luminaries in a seven-year span.Howard was the first General Manager of Goodspeed Musicals, working on 24 new and classic musicals, including the U.S. premieres of Alan Ayckbourn's work and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves. He has moderated artist conversations for public audiences for more than 30 years, having begun by leading post-performance discussions with such noted figures as Athol Fugard and JoAnne Akalaitis at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia.He currently writes a weekly column on U.S. theatre for The Stage in London and writes monthly for Stage Directions magazine. In January 2021 he releases the book in which he appraises and celebrates Thornton Wilder’s classic of American drama; Our Town, through the eyes of the folk 'who have spent time in Grover's Corners'.Howard joined Stages from Manhattan in a fascinating conversation about this classic play, and to ponder the future challenge for the Broadway theatre and stages beyond.The Stages podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, Whooshkaa and where all good podcasts are found.

Charlotte St. Martin is President of The Broadway League, having joined the organization in 2006. The Broadway League is the trade association representing commercial theatre in the United States and around the world. The 700+ member national trade association for the Broadway industry includes producers, theatre owners, and presenters of Broadway across the country. During her tenure at The Broadway League, Ms. St. Martin has successfully managed various challenges affecting the industry including labor strikes, economic downturns, and government issues. Under her tenure, the League has created numerous new development and educational programs. In addition to her role in presenting the annual Tony Awards with the American Theatre Wing, the League manages the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. Ms. St. Martin’s expertise as one of the highest-ranking women in the hospitality industry serves her well. She spent nearly three decades with Loews Hotels, where she held a variety of positions including Executive Vice President of Operations and Marketing, and President and CEO of Loews Anatole Hotel. She served as Chair of the New York Society of Association Executives and also served as Chair of both Meeting Planners International and the Professional Convention Management Association Foundations. Ms. St. Martin currently serves on the Executive Committees of several nonprofit organizations including NYC and Co. and the Times Square Alliance. She also serves on the Boards of The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. https://www.broadwayleague.com/ https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/charlotte-st-martin-hall-fame-2019

In the Music Real Episode 160 I chat with theatre administrator, writer, and arts advocate, Howard Sherman who has worked with American Theatre Wing, O'Neill Theatre Center, Geva Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals and Hartford Stage. And as the US columnist for The Stage newspaper in London, with his writing appearing in Slate, The New York Times, the Guardian, and American Theatre Magazine, Howard talks all things Broadway. Howard introduces us to his book scheduled for release in Jan 2021 – Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century. When it comes to being a passionate supportive Arts advocate, Howard's voice is being heard across the globe as he shares his thoughts. https://themusicreal.com.au/2020/11/08/howard-sherman-another-days-begun/

This week on the podcast I take a stroll through the labyrinth with Thomas Mizer. Tom is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared on stages and screens, of various sizes and shapes, around the world.   As a songwriter, he co-wrote five original songs for the hit Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — the first time the series has ever used original music — including the Emmy-nominated “One Less Angel.”    As a lyricist and librettist, he was awarded the Fred Ebb Award, one of the highest honors for excellence in theater songwriting, and was the recipient of a Jonathan Larson Grant from the American Theatre Wing — both for his musical theater collaborations with his writing partner Curtis Moore. Their credits together include commissions from Lincoln Center and the Williamstown Theater Festival as well as up-coming musicals for Universal Theatrical Group and Grove/Whitman Commissions (producers of Fun Home & The Band’s Visit). Mizer and Moore’s romantic mystery Triangle premiered at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to rave reviews and went on to receive six Theatre Bay Area Awards including “Outstanding World Premiere Musical” as well as being named a Richard Rodgers Award Finalist by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.    In addition to his songwriting, Tom is an acclaimed copywriter for national media brands including Comedy Central, Amazon Studios, and Food Network.   Links: Thomas Mizer:  www.thomasmizer.com   Application to work with me: https://forms.gle/7FcFxCFBQE6cpDVg8 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beckybrett.live LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckybrett3/ Music: iScream by Brendan Caldwell

Jodi Collins | Manager, Casting Director, Consultant, Coachhttps://jodicollins.wordpress.com/JODI COLLINS founded the JLC Entertainment Group, a hyphenate boutique producing and management company in 2014 after her careers as; a casting director, ad agency creative, talent scout, booker, talent coach, and sometimes dramaturg made it apparent that it was time to merge those abilities into one singular entity.Jodi cast network shows in the soft scripted, sketch and dramedy spaces for networks ABC, CBS, FX, Showtime, HBO, Adult Swim, and Viacom’s many networks including Comedy Central, etc. Within this, Collins has cast prominent tv shows with favorites including Strangers With Candy, The Big Gay Sketch Show, Emmy award winning Chris Rock Show and Viva Variety with ongoing casting for Patriot Acts With Hassan Minaj. She continues developing comedy and hyphenate talent successfully with clients working in network, cable, digital tv and live performances.Throughout her career Jodi was particularly drawn to storytelling, improv, dramedy and stand up comedy and was sought after by the big 4 talent agencies for the dl on these up and comers still under the radar. Jodi's studies as an NYU/BFA Tisch graduate trained a keen eye that she then took left of center. That has and continues to be her signature having championed talent Kirsten Schall, Zack Galafanakis, Michelle Buteau, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, etc. and discovering Kate McKinnon in their beginnings. Jodi Collins was profiled in the New York Times, on Access Hollywood, was featured as a panelist for Nick At Nite’s America’s Funniest Moms and served as a Just For Laughs comedy festival judge for 2 years and as an HBO US Comedy Arts Festival judge for 4 years. She continues to be an invited industry guest for the American Theatre Wing’s (Tony Awards) elite yearly program, on the board of Tepper’s professional semester in NYC and is a regular speaker and guest at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

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“The Fallout” premiered on February 5th, 2013, immediately after the premiere episode. (Aww, remember those two-hour premieres that networks used to do back in the day, Mo?) It was written by Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky, whose previous work we saw in the season 1 episodes “Let’s Be Bad” and “The Movie Star,” and was directed by Craig Zisk. Now, here’s a weird thing: viewership for this episode was 4.45 million, down from 4.48 in the previous episode WHICH WAS AN HOUR AGO. I guess 30,000 people collectively turned off their TVs after hour 1? We had three featured songs in this episode: one cover of the Eurythmics’ “Would I Lie To You?” And two original songs by two different musical theatre composers: the first by then-up-and-comer duo team Pasek & Paul called “Caught in the Storm” sung by Katherine McPhee, and the second by our home team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman called “They Just Keep Moving the Line” sung by Megan Hilty. Eileen summons her bruised songwriting team to attend the American Theatre Wing gala, but Julia can barely get out the door let alone put on cocktail attire. But Julia heard from Mary Testa who heard from Jackie Hoffman who heard from Cheyenne Jackson who heard from Harvey Fierstein that she and Julia would be presenting at the gala (a lie that Tom made you on the street).  In addition to Bombshell being put on ice, Derek gets fired from The Wiz - not only because he shagged a couple of actresses but the five dancers are accusing him of sexual harassment. One of them, Daisy, serves Derek the T in front of Schnippers, saying “You don’t get it. You’re a big shot Director. You’re in a position of power from the mind you wake up in the morning and you don’t treat that power with respect.” Derek second guesses his serial seducing in a dream sequence set to the Eurythmics' “Would I Lie To You?” Ivy is considering leaving the business, as she’s going in for parts that she would have passed on two years ago. But running into a drunken Derek on a stoop, he leaves her with one nugget of wisdom: “You weren’t my Marilyn, but what do I know?” Karen Cartwright hunts down the young and unknown composing team. Half of the team, a twink named Kyle, is eager to collab with Karen. But while his songwriting partner Jimmy is cute enough to go to Greenpoint for, he is anything but agreeable. Even her attempts to wow Jimmy with an impromptu performance of one of his songs drives him away. Jimmy retorts that he doesn’t need help to make it big, but decides the next day that he’ll give it a go with Karen for Kyle’s sake.  The American Theatre Wing gala becomes an embarrassment for the Bombshell crew, when Tom gets caught in his lie about presenting and Eileen is asked to leave by the League president. But she decides to leave the industry with a parting shot to remember: an announcement that Bombshell is coming to Broadway this season followed by Ivy Lynn giving a stunning rendition of a never-before-heard tune called “They Just Keep Moving The Line.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Jamie and Rob talk about the current state of Broadway amid the Covid-19 pandemic, what's ahead, and what the road back to “normal” looks like with Dori Berinstein, a four-time Tony Award winning Broadway producer and founder of the Broadway Podcast Network, and Lee Seymour, a Senior Contributor on Arts and Hollywood at Forbes Magazine. At the top of the show, Jamie and Rob get an exclusive look into what the American Theatre Wing has planned with its President and CEO, Heather Hitchens. This week's music: “Changing Lives” and “The Lady's Improving” both from “The Prom”. DONATE: The Actor's Fund Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid Facebook: www.facebook.com/fabulousinvalid Rob's reviews: www.stageleft.nyc Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com    Jamie Du Mont Twitter: @jamiedumont  Instagram: @troutinnyc  Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC  Jennifer Simard Twitter: @SimardJennifer  Instagram: @thejennifersimard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WILLIAM IVEY LONG designs for opera, ballet, modern dance, theatre, television, and film. He has 76 Broadway credits - including the new musical DIANA, CHICAGO, BEETLEJUICE, TOOTSIE, CINDERELLA, GREY GARDENS, HAIRSPRAY, PRODUCERS, CRAZY FOR YOU, NINE. He has been nominated for 17 Tony Awards, winning 6 times. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006, and recently completed a 4 year term as Chairman of the American Theatre Wing. To keep up with William . . . go check him out on instagram @williamiveylong.   This week’s #SongwriterOfTheWeek is Nicholas Kaminski! If you enjoyed the outro song in this episode, check him out here: www.facebook.com/kaminskicomposer. Enjoy and thank you for coming back to our new season! Keep up with me @KenDavenportBway on Instagram. Check out my blog for daily content: www.theproducersperspective.com This episode was produced by Mary Dina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Schumacher is here to talk all about the newest edition of his book HOW DOES THE SHOW GO ON? He is a theatrical producer and currently president of Disney Theatrical Group. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Tony Administration Committee and the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing. This year, he finishes his three year term as Chair Elect of the Board of the Broadway League. Follow @disneyonbroadwayHosted by Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens and Caitlin Moynihan

Happy Hour #79: Only In The Podcasts - ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ This time around we are stepping into the fantastical mind of Luis Molina as we explore Kander and Ebb’s gem ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman.’ Jimi and Tommy discuss the horrific events of the ‘Dirty War’ which acts as the backdrop to the musical, evaluate the merits of workshopping musicals and taking your time to get to Broadway, and deep dive into the world of abstract thought and ‘metaphoralising’ while they work out what the musical’s thematic intentions are. WE’RE GOING TO BROADWAYCON! Where can theatre lovers, Broadway Stars, and industry professionals come together to celebrate Broadway? BroadwayCon! As part of the three-day event in New York City from January 24 - 26, Broadway Podcast Network is producing over 20 live events, which of course include us! We’ll hosting a live show on Friday, January 24th at 5:30pm, and we need to see you there! Day passes and weekend passes are still available on BroadwayCon.com, so get your tickets today. Tweet us to let us know you’re coming! Kiss of the Spider Woman (Original Cast Recording) Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES To get a good idea of how the original production handled the dichotomy of the horrors of torture and the escapism of Molina’s mind have a look at their presentation at the Tony’s!  Let’s get the incredible musical ‘These Trees Are Made of Blood’ back up and running again! Go give it a listen, create a storm on Twitter and let’s see it happen!  If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth having a look at the movie adaptation of Puig’s novel! If you’re interested in the history of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ or just want to expand your knowledge of high-end musical theatre production in general then this American Theatre Wing interview is well worth a watch!  We talked a lot about seeing shows as the finished product and seeing them as they are evolving. What are your thoughts on this? Hop on over to Reddit and let us know! As Jimi says, there’s nothing wrong with pretty things. Let’s listen to Rufus Wainwright tell us why that’s so! If you’ve had your fill of Chita, Brent and the gang then try out the New Broadway Cast Recording! A Glaswegian Quiz Question The “definitive version” of this infinitely revised operetta premiered in Glasgow in 1988. It has since been revised multiple times. What show?

Joel B. New is the winner of the American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant and MAC's John Wallowitch Award. His musicals include "To Hell and Back,” performed at the New York Musical Festival in 2015; "McKenzie and the Missing Boy," developed by the Musical Theatre Factory; and the EP “Cabot Cove,” which is inspired by Murder She Wrote. His shows have been workshopped or performed at many of the best incubators in the country, including Ars Nova, New York Theatre Barn, Prospect Theater Company, and overseas at Broadway au Carré in Paris! Joel describes his newest work, “Monkey Trouble: Unleashed,” as “a violent musical comedy,” inspired by two critically obscure films. It will debut October 6 at The Duplex in New York City!

This 5-part mini series brings you exclusive, behind-the-scenes content from the 2019 awards season, ranging from the Tony Nominations themselves to red carpets to press rooms and conversations with this year’s biggest winners. Part 5 – The Tony Awards: The Press Room The 73rd Annual Tony Awards Awards took place on June 9th 2019, at the Radio City Musical Hall, hosted by James Corden. The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. Time Jumps:7:07-- Rob Howell, The Ferryman7:55-- Bradley King, Hadestown9:37-- Bertie Carvel, Ink10:52-- Rachel Hauck, Hadestown12:14-- Bob Mackie, The Cher Show12:48-- Fitz Patton, Choir Boy14:05-- Robert Horn, Tootsie14:38-- Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown18:08-- Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud19:25-- Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!21:31-- Ryan Murphy & David Stone, The Boys in the Band22:49-- Rosemary Harris, lifetime achievement award24:51-- Anais Mitchell, Hadestown25:24-- André De Shields, Hadestown26:38-- Bryan Cranston, Network28:36-- Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show30:43-- Hadestown wins Best Musical33:20-- The Ferryman wins Best PlayConnect with The Theatre Podcast:Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcastTwitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcastFacebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcastTheTheatrePodcast.comAlan’s personal Instagram: @alansealesJillian’s personal Instagram: @jillianhochmanEmail us at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. We want to know what you think.

This 5-part mini series brings you exclusive, behind-the-scenes content from the 2019 awards season, ranging from the Tony Nominations themselves to red carpets to press rooms and conversations with this year’s biggest winners. Part 4 – The Tony Awards: The Red Carpet The 73rd Annual Tony Awards Awards took place on June 9th 2019, at the Radio City Musical Hall, hosted by James Corden. The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. Time Jumps:1:16-- The red carpet banter begins4:12-- Guests start to arrive4:51-- Malcom and Margaret Corden, James Corden's parents7:51-- Mark Kaufman, Tootsie8:38-- Chris Clarke and Ashlee Clarke, Tootsie 9:57-- Robert Horn, Tootsie10:53-- Dominique Morisseau, Ain't Too Proud11:26-- James Harkness, Ain't Too Proud12:25-- Bradley King, Hadestown13:33-- Anais Mitchell, Hadestown15:53-- Clint Ramos, Torch Song (and closing standard)Connect with The Theatre Podcast:Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcastTwitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcastFacebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcastTheTheatrePodcast.comAlan’s personal Instagram: @alansealesJillian’s personal Instagram: @jillianhochmanEmail us at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. We want to know what you think.

Jacklyn Thrapp and Morgan DeTogne preview what you can expect at the American Theatre Wing's 73rd Annual Tony Awards. We're LIVE at the 2019 Tony Honors talking about what being on a red carpet is like ... then we meet the Broadway stars ahead of the big broadcast on CBS Sunday night. Special Tony-Nominated Guests: Stephane J. Block (The Cher Show) Robert horn (Tootsie), Mary Testa (Oklahoma revival), Heidi Schrek (What The Constitution Means To Me), Jawan M Jackson (Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations) & Dominique Morisseau (Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations). PODCAST SPONSORED BY: 260 Sample Sale, Mara Hoffman & Original Sin Cider Watch the IGTV special here For more information about our musical visit GoodMorningNewYorkMusical.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

William Spencer Reilly, award-winning theater and television producer, discusses his work with The American Theatre Wing, The TriBeCa Center, programing for interfaith media and his role as executive director of The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture.

In this week’s podcast, Rep Stage in Maryland has a video series hosted by the producing artistic director called A Conversation With…, there’s a new podcast I found called The Fabulous Invalid and I saw Detroit ‘67 by Dominique Morisseau last night at the Carousel Theatre venue which is part of Clarence Brown Theatre on the campus of University of Tennessee. To join the mailing list text TREADINGTHEBOARD to 22828. ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS Joseph Ritsch, producing artistic director of Rep Stage (MD), hosts a video series called A Conversation With... & interviews director Paige Hernandez. The Fabulous Invalid podcast, episode 23 - The American Theatre Wing, an Oral History, the book. SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU... Had a really nice night at the theatre yesterday seeing Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67 at Clarence Brown Theatre To buy your issue of Treading The Boards click here. THANKS FOR LISTENING &  HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!

This week's show features our sit down with Heather Hitchens, President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, and Patrick Pacheco, a journalist and award-winning commentator who served as editor of American Theatre Wing, an Oral History, a beautiful book published last year to celebrate 100 years of The Wing—an organization dedicated to supporting excellence and education in theater. We discuss the mission of the Wing over the last one hundred years, diversity, inclusion, education, and what the future looks like. But before that, Jennifer, Jamie, and Rob each share the show that “did it” for them.  This week's music: Irene Ryan singing “No Time At All” from “Pippin”, “Charming” from “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812”, and “Far From the Home I Love” from the Original Cast Recording of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pamela Bell founded prinkshop using a model she calls “creative capitalism” which proves a business can be both profitable and philanthropic. With the launch of prinkshop’s wear what you care about apparel and accessories, Pamela hoped to turn bystanders into activists and bring together art and commerce. Today, she is proud to tout prinkshop partnerships with global advocacy organizations like Girl Up, the NIRH, the Special Olympics, and Lady Parts Justice and to collaborate with brands like J Crew and West Elm. Prior to prinkshop Pamela was a founding partner of the global, iconic brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade. Pamela’s passion for philanthropy and the arts runs deep. She currently sits on the board of Project Renewal in NYC, a 50 million dollar homeless agency where she co-founded the Bowery Arts Project. The Project's volunteers teach art classes to homeless addicts. Pamela also sits on the Board of The American Theatre Wing, is a Tony voter, and is a new member of the 3Generations board, a non-profit dedicated to helping survivors tell their stories to the world using film. Recently, Pamela became a member of the 2018 Council of Fashion Designers of America and is a fellow at the Eugene Lang Entrepreneur Center at The Columbia Business School as well as a Fellow at The Disruptor Foundation.  Above all Pamela is a mother, wife and step-mother. Listen in to Lou Diamond's visit with Pamela at prinkshop's headquarters.   *** Connect to Lou Diamond: www.loudiamond.net Subscribe to Thrive LOUD: www.thriveloud.com/podcast    

On today’s podcast, I return to Plays and Players Theatre for another helping of 1812’s This Is The Week That Is! Celebrating the 13th production of this Philadelphia staple, I sit down with Justin Jain and Sean Close to talk about this year’s crazy and what to expect from the production and the recognition from The American Theatre Wing. We even weigh in on the Turkey Pardon. Stay Tuned!

David Henry Hwang is a playwright, screenwriter, television writer, and librettist, whose stage works include the plays M. Butterfly, Chinglish, Yellow Face, Kung Fu, Golden Child, The Dance and the Railroad, and FOB, as well as the Broadway musicals Aida (co-author), Flower Drum Song (2002 revival) and Disney's Tarzan. Hwang is a Tony Award winner and three-time nominee, a three-time OBIE Award winner, and a two-time Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is also America's most-produced living opera librettist, whose works have been honored with two Grammy Awards. Additionally, he co-wrote the Gold Record Solo with the late pop star, Prince. He is currently a Writer/Consulting Producer for the Golden Globe-winning television series The Affair. His screenplays include: Possession, M. Butterfly, and Golden Gate. Hwang was a Residency One Playwright at Signature Theatre, which produced a season of his plays. M. Butterfly was recently revived on Broadway. Hwang's opera An American Soldier, with composer Huang Ruo, premiered in June 2018 at Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Recent honors include 2011 PEN/Laura Pels Award for a Master American Dramatist, the 2012 Inge Award, the 2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright “Mimi” Award, a 2014 Doris Duke Artist Award, and a 2015 Ford Foundation “Art of Change” Award. He serves on the Board of the Lark Play Development Center, as Head of Playwriting at Columbia University School of the Arts, and as Chair of the American Theatre Wing. In this episode David talks about multicultural representation in the arts, the future of theatre, and his one way ticket to post-Majoritarian America circa 2040. David is just one of the superb guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President Jose Ramos-Horta; Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, chefs, writers, intellectuals and more.

Drama Book Shop is relocating in early 2019. Summer is 7 months away but summer theatres are announcing 2019 shows. American Theatre Wing grants ten theatres $10,000 each. Signature Theatre in VA & Yale University are forging a new partnership to bolster musical theatre talent. Playbill.com has a bi-weekly job listings email AND Terrence McNally gets the documentary treatment with Every Act of Life. JOIN THE MAILING LIST BIG NEWS OF THE WEEK Drama Book Shop in NYC is relocating not closing for good. Due to a rent hike they will end their lease at the end of January 2019 but are looking for a new place hopefully in the Theater District.  You can help by buying or donating to the Go-Fund-Me Page. SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PA) Barrington Stage Company (MA) Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (NY) ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS American Theatre Wing announces the ten theatres receiving the 2018 National Theatre Company grants of $10,000 each. Signature Theatre in VA & Yale University forge a pioneering partnership to bolster musical-theater writing talent at the college level. Playbill.com starts a bi-weekly email with the latest job listings.   SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU... Four time Tony Award winning playwright Terrence McNally is getting the documentary treatment with Every Act of Life. It will be available on digital & VOD platforms on Nov. 6th. Don't forget to PRE-ORDER your own issue of Treading the Boards today at ACLTheatreResources.com. It will be available on Nov. 15th. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!  

Live stream news and live video platform updates for week commencing 27 May 2018We share the latest live stream news you can use if you are a marketing, PR or business executive who wants to integrate live streaming into your communication plans for brand awareness, marketing, social selling, lead generation, customer support, employee engagement or crisis management.IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER:- The use of YouTube live streaming for the official Royal Wedding stream- We cover the innovative approach to monetisation that is being introduced by Caffeine.tv- We look at the use of Facebook Live powered by Live U by the Society of London Theater and American Theatre Wing for behind the scenes live streams- We discuss how Sky News Royal Wedding live stream was powered by AI to create a personalised experience for viewers.- Book your ticket for MoJoFest in Galway - Krishna will be moderating the session on the future of live streamingIf you find the show of interest please consider sharing it to your networks. If you like the show remember to subscribe to live notifications from our Live Stream Insiders Facebook Page http://www.Facebook.com/LiveStreamInsidersIf you prefer to subscribe to get replays on YouTube go here https://thisis.fyi/videotutorialsIf you have questions about using live video following the show, you can schedule a conversation with Krishna at http://www.Krishna.me/meetingMore live stream tutorials can be found at http://www.Krishna.me

Bret Baier and Randi Zuckerberg…boy oh boy does Halli Casser-Jayne have a show for you! Bret Baier needs no introductions. He is the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the Anchor and Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier. He has previously served Fox News as Chief White House Correspondent, and as National Security Correspondent based at the Pentagon. He has reported from seventy-four countries, and has reported from Iraq twelve times and Afghanistan thirteen times. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers THREE DAYS IN JANUARY: DWIGHT EISENHOWER'S FINAL MISSION—a #1 Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller—and SPECIAL HEART: A JOURNEY OF FAITH, HOPE, COURAGE, AND LOVE. He received the National Press Foundation's 2017 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. His new book THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW: RONALD REAGAN AND THE FALL OF THE SOVIET EMPIRE could not be more timely as tensions between the U.S. and Russia flare up…it's insightful to revisit the historic role Ronald Reagan contributed to his country – ending the Cold War without the firing of a single shot. The end of the Cold War is perhaps the defining historical moment of the past half century, and it must be understood if we are to make sense of America's place in the world today. Baier convincingly argues that Reagan's essential role in ending the Cold War is too little appreciated. RANDI ZUCKERBERG is a force to be reckoned with. She is a New York Times bestselling author, the founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and host of “Dot Complicated” on SiriusXM, inspired by her book of the same name. Randi also served as mentor on Oxygen's show “Quit Your Day Job,” as well as executive producer of “Dot.” based on Randi's recent children's book, which premiered on CBC and Universal Kids Fall 2016. Randi appears regularly on NBC the TODAY show and CNBC, and has also been seen on CNN, Good Morning America, Fox Business, Bloomberg News, and ABC's World News. She is a Tony Voter and was also a correspondent for the 2016 Tony Awards and the World Economic Forum in Davos. Randi was recently appointed as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum and is part of the Tech Committee for the American Theatre Wing. Add wife and mom to her resume and you see why her new book PICK 3 is for you but about her, a motivational handbook - both a business how-to and self-help guide takes on the fallacy of the “well-balanced” life, arguing that the key to success is learning to be well-lopsided. “We simply can't do it all every day,” she contends, “and trying to do so only leaves us frustrated and feeling inadequate.” Her solution? Just PICK THREE!Bret Baier, Randi Zuckerberg, Russia, Putin, Trump, you can have it all, two intriguing conversations on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show the podcast posted at Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.

Sunny Bates is a legend and one of the master connectors of the 21st century. She is one of my heroes and it was really a privilege to have the chance to meet with her at her offices in Midtown Manhattan. Sunny is on the Board of Directors of Kickstarter, an Advisory Board Member at the MIT Media Lab, a Brain Trust Member for the TED Conferences, and an Advisory Board Member for the American Theatre Wing, which means she gets to vote for the winners of the Tony Awards. Sunny operates wherever executives, thinkers, artists, creators, innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, philanthropists connect and collide around the globe. Her genius is developing networks of extraordinary people and connecting their ideas in surprising ways toward concrete outcomes. In our discussion, Sunny shared insights on what makes a great connection and how to nourish relationships.  We also discussed her idea of an ideal day, routines, habits, books, and theater. You can learn more about her work on her firm’s website, which is sunnybates.com

“People are going to say no to you more than they say yes, and that’s hard. It takes strength.” - Torange Yeghiazarian. Today on our Masters of the Stage - Regional Originals podcast, M Graham Smith is with Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director of Golden Thread Productions. They discuss empowering playwrights to tell the stories that they want to tell, how working at Golden Thread can be a unique and often life-changing experience, and the biggest challenges of her ‘not-so-hidden-agenda'. Golden Thread, founded in 1996, produces passionate and provocative plays from or about the Middle East that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities. The company was awarded the American Theatre Wing’s National Theatre Company Grant in 2013 and 2016.  You can have a listen to this episode on iTunes at SDCF Masters of the Stage. #SDCFaccess #SDCFconnectivity

Holy production budget, Batman! Get ready to hear that new music as Alex and Daisha chat about the original Broadway production of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s musical "Ragtime," starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, and Audra McDonald! Join us as we discuss life at the turn of the 20th century, the thematic representations presented by each of the characters, and how the music and over-the-top staging helped highlight the social and cultural divide of Americans, but also the internal pulse that unites us. Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Cast recording: iTunes | Spotify | Amazon Songs "Prologue" (performed by Ragtime company) "New Music" (by Mark Jacobi, Marin Mazzie, Steven Sutcliffe, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and company) "Your Daddy's Son" (by Audra McDonald) "He Wanted to Say" (by Steven Sutcliffe and company) "Goodbye, My Love" and "Back to Before" (by Marin Mazzie) "Wheels of a Dream (reprise)" (by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald and company) Music composed by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Show Notes A video of what is assumed to be the real Evelyn Nesbitt singing in the 1930s An edited documentary about the revival and the history of the musical Another video from the American Theatre Wing of a panel with the creative team, including troubled producer Garth Strabinsky — all white people — discussing the history of the production. Here’s a brief video history of ragtime, the musical genre itself. Police Violence Report’s 2017 report, with the findings summarized into graphics. Basically the CliffNotes of the "Ragtime" novel explaining most of the name characters.

This week Sound Designer and Travel Aficionado Lindsay Jones is back for another installment of his guide to traveling and working on the road. This go round, Cory and Lindsay tackle the moral and practical realities of boycotting travel companies who's politics you disagree with by discussing recent incidences with Delta and Uber. Other hot topics includes the best way to rent a car, why you should sign up for every car rental and hotel loyalty program, the best way to pack a suitcase, what to do if your suitcase doesn't arrive when you do, how to get a hotel room upgrade like a total baller and Lindsay tries to convince Cory to never ever check a bag. As a founder of The Collaborator Party, Lindsay also discusses the American Theatre Wing's decision to re-instate the Sound Design Tony and what that means for the party going forward. AND Lindsay claims once and for all that he is in fact not John Malkovich, though in1 can neither confirm nor deny that claim.

Neil Pepe is an acclaimed director. His Broadway credits include Hands on a Hardbody, the acclaimed revival of Speed-the-Plow, and A Life in the Theatre. Off-Broadway and Regional credits include: Ethan Coen’s Happy Hour, Harold Pinter’s Celebration, David Mamet’s American Buffalo, Romance, Further than the Furthest Thing, Jessica Goldberg’s Refuge, The Subject Was Roses, and Eric Bogosian’s Red Angel. He has been a guest at The O’Neill Playwrights Conference as well as the American Theatre Wing. He has served on the Board of ART/NY as well as the Selection Committee for Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Award as well as the Pew Charitable Trust in Philadelphia.  I grabbed Neil after a rehearsal for The Penitent, the latest Mamet play, which is premiering at The Atlantic in just a few days, and we chatted about what it’s like to run a major non-profit in the city, and . . . The definition of a Director’s job . . . and an Artistic Director’s job. Why he doesn’t fill one of his season’s slots on purpose. The test he uses to determine if he should book a show or not. How he finds new and emerging writing talent. What he worries about with our current political administration. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Hitchens is a nationally recognized arts leader with nearly 30 years of performing arts administration, policy, and program development experience. She currently serves as President & CEO of the American Theatre Wing (ATW).  As CEO, she is charged with maintaining its brand of excellence in the Tony Awards as well as overseeing and shaping the ATW’s other vital grant making, professional development, educational, and media programs. Since starting her work at ATW in 2011, she has tripled the Organization’s budget, and overseen an expansion of its programs that has resulted in a more than triple increase in the Organization’s investment in programs. Tune into this week’s episode with this super-power of an Arts Administrator (wait until you hear all the companies she worked for prior to The Wing), and hear us chat about . . . How she transitioned from behind a drum set to behind the American Theatre Wing. What keeps her going to the office every day, regardless of how tough it gets. The brand new program at The Wing that she’s most excited about. The three things she looks for when deciding whether or not to give an organization money. Why commercial and non-profit theaters are more similar than you think. Have you played the Be A Broadway Star board game? Be A Broadway Star the popular Broadway board game that puts YOU in the spotlight! Pick up yours at: www.beabroadwaystar.com.   Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Howard Sherman is an arts administrator, advocate and writer.He was the executive director of the American Theatre Wing from 2003 to 2011. In addition, he was instrumental in the development of ATW’s National Theatre Company Grants program, and secured the organization’s first-ever funding from The Shubert Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Since 2011, he has become an influential advocate for high school theatre, notably taking an active role in content challenges by school administrations in numerous communities nationally, and he writes extensively about intellectual and creative freedom in academic, community and professional theatre. Immediately prior to joining ATW, he spent three years as Executive Director of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford CT, overseeing the Center’s educational and developmental programs. In February 2015, he was named director of the new Arts Integrity Initiative at the New School for Drama, focused on creative and academic freedom in the arts. Howard doesn’t hold his opinions back, and he even took me to task in this podcast (I’ll let you listen to hear just how), as we discussed . . . What NY Producers can learn from Regional Theaters (I loved this answer) Why Movie Studios coming to Broadway may very well be a good, good thing. He takes Broadway’s temperature on Diversity – and says how we’re doing.  And what we can do better. Why social media isn’t for everyone . . . but why it is for him. How he became the archivist for Hamilton’s “Ham-For-Ham” performances. Have you played the Be A Broadway Star board game? Be A Broadway Star the popular Broadway board game that puts YOU in the spotlight! Pick up yours at: www.beabroadwaystar.com.   Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AFTERBUZZ TV -- 2016 Tonys edition, is a weekly "after show" for fans of 2016 Tonys. In this show, hosts Briana Phipps, Angela Struck, Drexel Heard, and Jacque Borowski discuss the 2016 Tonys. ABOUT 2016 TONYS: The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre. Named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and the dynamic wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who had recently passed away, the Tony Awards made their official debut at a dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947. Vera Allen, Perry's successor as chairwoman of the Wing, presided over an evening that included dining, dancing, and a program of entertainment. The dress code was black tie optional, and the performers who took to the stage included Mickey Rooney, Herb Shriner, Ethel Waters, and David Wayne. Eleve

AFTERBUZZ TV -- 2016 Tonys edition, is a weekly "after show" for fans of 2016 Tonys. In this show, hosts Briana Phipps, Angela Struck, Drexel Heard, and Jacque Borowski discuss the 2016 Tonys. ABOUT 2016 TONYS: The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre. Named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and the dynamic wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who had recently passed away, the Tony Awards made their official debut at a dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947. Vera Allen, Perry's successor as chairwoman of the Wing, presided over an evening that included dining, dancing, and a program of entertainment. The dress code was black tie optional, and the performers who took to the stage included Mickey Rooney, Herb Shriner, Ethel Waters, and David Wayne. Eleve --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Frank DiLella's celebrity interviews, along with his in-depth reporting of the theatrical scene for NY1, have helped make him a trusted friend and confidant within the theater and entertainment communities, as well as one of the most popular personalities in entertainment journalism in New York City.  He joined NY1 in 2004 and now produces and reports for "On Stage," the news channel's weekly half-hour theater program. Working the entertainment beat, DiLella has interviewed many legendary artists including Edward Albee, Tom Hanks, Vanessa Redgrave, Bono, August Wilson, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Bette Midler, Hugh Jackman, Tom Stoppard, Carol Channing, James Earl Jones, Chita Rivera, Jane Fonda, Elaine Stritch, Angela Lansbury, Lady Gaga, Tony Kushner, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.  In the fall of 2009, DiLella and the "On Stage" team were honored by the New York Musical Theater Festival for their weekly coverage of NYC theater. In addition to filing reports on the Broadway and off-Broadway scenes, DiLella has traveled internationally to cover theater in Japan, Hong Kong, England, Scotland, Germany, and Canada.  In May 2013, Time Warner Cable launched a spin-off of "On Stage" entitled "On Stage Across America." The monthly program, which is produced and co-hosted by DiLella, shines a spotlight on Broadway theater, national tours, regional theater, and high school plays.  In addition to his work at NY1, DiLella is a contributing correspondent for Playbill and MANHATTAN Magazine and has given lectures on theater and journalism at Hofstra University and The American Theatre Wing. He has also appeared as a theater correspondent for the BBC, Sirius XM, "The Early Show" on CBS, CTV, The American Theatre Wing, and Al Jazeera TV – as well as in the 2010 documentary, "Pitmen Painters – A Brush with Broadway." In 2013, he appeared on NBC's "Smash," portraying himself.  DiLella serves on the board of The Gershwin Awards and is a part of the selection committee for the annual Clive Barnes Awards and Foundation.  He received a B.A in communications/journalism with a minor in theater from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. DiLella has since returned to his alma mater as an adjunct professor teaching theater journalism.  

BlazinRy Radio host Ryan Holmes chats with Time Out NY's Theatre & Cabaret critic Adam Feldman about The 2016 Tony Awards. Adam reveals his predictions for who will go home with The American Theatre Wing's most-coveted prize. The Tonys air Sunday June 12th on CBS.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, are an American songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films, and television. Their works include A Christmas Story, Dogfight, Edges, and James and the Giant Peach. Their original songs have been featured on NBC's Smash. Most recently, they have created and written the score for the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen which premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2015. Both artists are winners of the American Theatre Wing's 2007 Jonathan Larson Award, which honors achievement by composers, lyricists and librettists. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are not fresh off the boat by any means.  They’re Tony nominated and have a Broadway show to their credit, and a couple of high profile Off Broadway showings as well, including the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen.  But as Broadway’s next gen of musical theater composers, they’ve got a unique perspective on all things, including . . . How they got their music to the world through YouTube. What went wrong with the first musical they wrote after getting to New York and how they used that to their advantage. 20 years from now, how they’d know if they “made it.” Why all artists in the 21st century have to be great marketers. How they used the “Michigan Mafia” to their advantage (it’s real, it really is). Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The theatrical design community has spent the past two weeks all abuzz over the recently announced decision by the American Theatre Wing to eliminate the TONY awards for Sound Design. On this week's show we discuss that decision as well as the art and craft of Sound Design with the very first recipient of the TONY award for Sound Design of a Musical, Scott Lehrer. Scott discusses the importance and impact of being bestowed that honor and his reaction to the Wing's recent announcement. Cory and Scott chat about creating intimate moments in "South Pacific" at the cavernous Vivian Beaumont theatre, and the role of sound in theatre from amplification, to aural landscapes, to musical mixing and the paradoxical nature of trying to recognize an art form that by it's very nature, often strives for transparency. The podcast is back with a timely and opinionated episode. Enjoy!

A REBROADCAST:LUCIE ARNAZ has had an extremely diversified career spanning over forty years in show business.  She has starred on the Broadway stage in THEY'RE PLAYING OUR, LOST IN YONKERS, GRACE AND GLORIE and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS; in First National companies of SEESAW, WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?, SOCIAL SECURITY, and MY ONE AND ONLY; and in regional theatres in WONDERFUL TOWN, MASTER CLASS, CABARET, THE GUARDSMAN, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, I DO! I DO!, EDUCATING RITA, VANITIES, L'IL ABNER, BYE BYE BIRDIE, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, MACK AND MABLE, as well as in the London premiere of WITCHES OF EASTWICK, and at Florida's Coconut Grove Playhouse in ONCE REMOVED, A PICASSO, ANN AND DEBBIE, and SONIA FLEW. She has appeared on television in THE LUCIE ARNAZ SHOW, ABDUCTION OF INNOCENCE, SONS AND DAUGHTERS, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE MATING SEASON, WHO GETS THE FRIENDS?, WASHINGTON MISTRESS, DEATH SCREAM and HERE'S LUCY; on the big screen in THE JAZZ SINGER, DOWN TO YOU, SECOND THOUGHTS, BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON, WILD SEVEN and THE PACK. Lucie has performed on the ACADEMY AWARDS, at THE WHITE HOUSE, and internationally in concert.  She was Executive Producer of the I LOVE LUCY 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and LUCY & DESI: A HOME MOVIE.  She produced two CD-ROMS, and two albums, JUST IN TIME and LATIN ROOTS.  She also travels the lecture circuit (SURVIVING SUCCESS). Lucie currently serves on the Board of Directors of The American Theatre Wing. With her brother, Desi, she manages Desilu, too, LLC.  With her husband, actor-writer Laurence Luckinbill, she manages five children.  Lucie invites you to visit her online at WWW.LUCIEARNAZ.COM.

The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds welcomes two legends of stage and screen, Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna as well as one of the most influential men in the New York theatre, Theodore “Ted” Chapin. Early in their 47-year marriage, Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna had a huge fight — a fight that ultimately led to a highly autobiographical, two-person show. “I told him to get out,” Taylor recently said in an interview. “So he started packing. But then I started packing, too. He asked me why and I said, ‘If you ever leave me, I'm going with you.'” Forty-seven years later Taylor and Bologna have established themselves as one of the major power marriages in entertainment. They both have distinguished careers as actors. Bologna has starred in movies such as “My Favorite Year and is probably best known for TV's “Married With Children.” Taylor has appeared in “The Producers” and “Alfie.” She is probably best known as Fran Drescher's mother, Sylvia Fine, on “The Nanny.” They have written and directed for the theater. Their first play together, “Lovers and Other Strangers,” was a Broadway hit that became a film, earning them an Oscar nomination. Their relationship is always at the heart of their creativity. THEODORE S. CHAPIN is President and Executive Director of Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company. He is past-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the American Theatre Wing. He served as a Tony Awards nominator for two seasons, and is currently a member of the Tony Administration Committee.

The American Theatre Wing gave out its Tony Awards this past Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall and the big winner of the night was Best Musical Kinky Boots, which also brought home statuettes for Billy Porter as Best Performer by a Leading Actor in a Musical and Cyndi Lauper for Best Original Score.  Forty New York City theaters are considered Broadway houses and productions featured there are eligible to win Tonys. The 868-member electorate gave at least one award to 10 plays and musicals out of 38 that were nominated. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood tells us what the Tonys got right this year, both onstage and onscreen, and why there were a few surprises among the awards, too.

The eminent costume designer William Ivey Long visits Theater Talk for a conversation about his prestigious career and his new responsibilities as the Chair of the American Theatre Wing. Ivey Long shares sketches for some of his most celebrated designs.

In this special Downstage Center, we celebrate the legendary Stage Door Canteen (a war relief effort founded by early members of the American Theatre Wing). Opened on March 2, 1942 in the 44th Street Theatre, the New York Stage Door Canteen serviced an average of 3,000 servicemen a night as a recreation center before many of the soldiers went off to war. In all, eight Stage Door Canteens throughout the United States as well as in London and Paris served soldiers. Theatrical luminaries gave of their time (as volunteers) and talents (singing, dancing) in the Canteens. Listen now as Pia Lindstrom talks with one of the original Canteen volunteers, Phyllis Jeanne Creore.

In this special Downstage Center, we celebrate the legendary Stage Door Canteen (a war relief effort founded by early members of the American Theatre Wing). Opened on March 2, 1942 in the 44th Street Theatre, the New York Stage Door Canteen serviced an average of 3,000 servicemen a night as a recreation center before many of the soldiers went off to war. In all, eight Stage Door Canteens throughout the United States as well as in London and Paris served soldiers. Theatrical luminaries gave of their time (as volunteers) and talents (singing, dancing) in the Canteens. Listen now as Pia Lindstrom talks with one of the original Canteen volunteers, Phyllis Jeanne Creore.

On a special Tony Awards edition of "Working in the Theatre" host Ted Chapin, Chairman of the American Theatre Wing, takes viewers behind the scenes with Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, Executive Producers of the Tony Awards, talks with past Tony winners Joel Grey and Jefferson Mays who share their feelings about winning and the TONY history-making achievement attached to each of their awards, and we'll hear from many of this year's nominees including Audra McDonald, John Lithgow, Cynthia Nixon, Linda Lavin, Nina Arianda, Harvey Fierstein and Christian Borle to name just a few!

LUCIE ARNAZ has had an extremely diversified career spanning over forty years in show business.  She has starred on the Broadway stage in THEY'RE PLAYING OUR, LOST IN YONKERS, GRACE AND GLORIE and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS; in First National companies of SEESAW, WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?, SOCIAL SECURITY, and MY ONE AND ONLY; and in regional theatres in WONDERFUL TOWN, MASTER CLASS, CABARET, THE GUARDSMAN, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, I DO! I DO!, EDUCATING RITA, VANITIES, L'IL ABNER, BYE BYE BIRDIE, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, MACK AND MABLE, as well as in the London premiere of WITCHES OF EASTWICK, and at Florida's Coconut Grove Playhouse in ONCE REMOVED, A PICASSO, ANN AND DEBBIE, and SONIA FLEW. She has appeared on television in THE LUCIE ARNAZ SHOW, ABDUCTION OF INNOCENCE, SONS AND DAUGHTERS, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE MATING SEASON, WHO GETS THE FRIENDS?, WASHINGTON MISTRESS, DEATH SCREAM and HERE'S LUCY; on the big screen in THE JAZZ SINGER, DOWN TO YOU, SECOND THOUGHTS, BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON, WILD SEVEN and THE PACK. Lucie has performed on the ACADEMY AWARDS, at THE WHITE HOUSE, and internationally in concert.  She was Executive Producer of the I LOVE LUCY 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and LUCY & DESI: A HOME MOVIE.  She produced two CD-ROMS, and two albums, JUST IN TIME and LATIN ROOTS.  She also travels the lecture circuit (SURVIVING SUCCESS). Lucie currently serves on the Board of Directors of The American Theatre Wing. With her brother, Desi, she manages Desilu, too, LLC.  With her husband, actor-writer Laurence Luckinbill, she manages five children.  Lucie invites you to visit her online at WWW.LUCIEARNAZ.COM.  

Our guests -- representatives from theatres receiving the American Theatre Wing 2011 National Theatre Company Grants: Buntport Theater Company, FUSION, Mo´olelo Performing Arts Company, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Rude Mechanicals, Synchronicity Theatre, TheatreSquared, TimeLine Theatre, Transport Group and Watts Village Theater Company -- discuss the challenges they face in tough economic times; their community outreach; and the creativity and diversity in the works they present.

Theodore S. Chapin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the American Theatre Wing, talks about the unique nature of theatre and how each moment can never be truly recreated.

The panel of performers -- Vondie Curtis-Hall (Raisin In The Sun), Ossie Davis (I'm Not Rappaport), Swoosie Kurtz (1981 Featured Actress Tony for Fifth of July and 1986 Featured Actress Tony for the original production of The House of Blue Leaves), Jean Stapleton (Arsenic and Old Lace, and Loretta Swit (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) -- discuss how they got started in the business, Stapleton's experience working at the Stage Door Canteen and attending the American Theatre Wing school, how dance training contributes to overall performance, working with agents and experiences with typecasting, and balancing a film and television career with stage work.

The panel of performers - Vondie Curtis-Hall ("Raisin In The Sun"), Ossie Davis ("I'm Not Rappaport"), Swoosie Kurtz ("The House of Blue Leaves"), Jean Stapleton ("Arsenic and Old Lace", and Loretta Swit ("The Mystery of Edwin Drood") - discuss how they got started in the business, Stapleton's experience working at the Stage Door Canteen and attending the American Theatre Wing school, how dance training contributes to overall performance, working with agents and experiences with typecasting, and balancing a film and television career with stage work.