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Diane Paulus joins the show for a deep dive into her remarkably storied career, starting with the serendipitous discovery of her father's history as a director for the Army Entertainment Corps in post-war Tokyo. She shares how growing up at the doorstep of Lincoln Center and performing as a child at the New York City Ballet shaped her rhythmic, music-first approach to storytelling. Diane also pulls back the curtain on the "NASA mission" level of complexity required to mount her latest production, Masquerade, explaining the mathematical precision needed to move audiences through six floors of a converted art supply store. The conversation explores Diane's obsession with the audience's role as the "final character" and her mission to move theater beyond the traditional proscenium. From the disco-fueled origins of The Donkey Show to the egoless, collaborative rehearsal process of rotating six different Phantoms, Diane reveals how she manages to make the impossible possible. It is an inspiring look at the future of immersive experiences and the enduring power of human-centered, visceral ritual. Diane Paulus is a Tony Award-winning director and the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Her celebrated Broadway credits include the high-octane revivals of Hair, Pippin, 1776, and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, as well as the hit musicals Waitress, Finding Neverland, and Jagged Little Pill. She is currently the visionary behind Masquerade, a brand-new immersive reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Isaac takes us through their inspiring journey from growing up in Oklahoma with an early love for performance to making their Broadway debut in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. They open up about discovering theatre after starting in ballet, the lessons they learned at Boston Conservatory about resilience and standing out, and the balance between pursuing roles out of passion and taking ones for practical reasons. We also dive into standout experiences like performing in Allegiance, a powerful story centered on the Japanese internment with a predominantly AAPI cast, and the disco-fueled creativity of The Donkey Show. Most importantly, Isaac shares the pride and responsibility of being a non-binary performer on Broadway, the importance of visibility and representation, and why the magic of Cursed Child resonates universally.
This week, Hank Shaw comes to New Jersey for a taste of snake venom and leaves with a subpar turkey hoagie, we travel to Mexico for the freshest nematode ceviche, throw frogs at bluefish and leave our sacks in the El Camino, and lose focus on ducks because someone passed us some ass cheese.
In this Chevy powered Nissan episode 381 Mental sits in his Volkswagen, Chrissy jumps on a trampoline, Tim refuses to pay a tradesman, Chris is huffing paint, and Jeff is avoiding gonorrhea of the nose. Really we talk with Jeff Stobbs about unhoused donkeys in the trunk and sex workers, clown noses in the Lemons Rally Las Vegas, as we get ready to go. Why Do OEMs Kill Their Performance Brand (Sajeev Maheta @ Hagerty)https://www.hagerty.com/media/hagerty-community/our-two-cents-why-automakers-kill-their-performance-brands/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_NA_EML_UN_UN_DailyDriver_Monday&hashed_email=e4fd4118e692c840b7b7fd4c6c1a483a675dacf567f2c2c330f95454f35059f8&dtm_em=e4fd4118e692c840b7b7fd4c6c1a483a675dacf567f2c2c330f95454f35059f8 C8 Corvette Loses the Button Butress (Micheal Gautheir @ CarScoops)https://www.carscoops.com/2025/03/2026-corvette-facelift-goodbye-wall-of-buttons-hello-new-interior/ RIP Gene Winfield - (Cameron Van Der Horst @ Racing Junk)Gene Winfield, Hot Rod Pioneer, 1927-2025 – RacingJunk NewsJoining the E1R F1 Fantasy League! It's Free!https://fantasygp.com, Build your own team, then join league 74259541Mental's Porsche 912 - https://youtu.be/_AEg7U4mWgI?feature=shared Our Website - https://everyoneracers.com/ Download or stream here - https://open.spotify.com/show/5NsFZDTcaFlu4IhjbG6fV9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrTs8wdzydOqbpWZ_y-xEA - Our YouTube
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The Chapo 2024 Elections team returns to the pod to look at the state of the presidential race post-Democratic National Convention. Kamala's positioning in the election remains strong, but what does her convention performance tell us about a potential Harris administration? Is the Trump GOP really bungling this? Exactly how shitty is JD Vance as a VP pick, and is Tim Walz committing Dog Fraud? And just how much can the Democrats cover their ears and pretend Gaza doesn't exist after the convention? All this and more discussed in today's ‘sode. Find Dave's reporting at Semafor here: https://www.semafor.com/author/david-weigel Find the Ettingermentum newsletter here: https://www.ettingermentum.news/