Podcast appearances and mentions of Joanna Gleason

“It's the witch from next door!” We take a trip to the theater to discuss the iconic filmed production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, which was recorded for PBS American Playhouse in 1989. In one of our first opportunities to discuss Sondheim and Broadway on the podcast, we are joined by Andrew Rimby from the Ivory Tower Boiler Room. Many people hold the music from Into the Woods dear, and we are fortunate that its original cast was recorded in the spring of 1989. This Fractured Fairy Tales narrative revolves around a childless baker and his wife, who embark on a quest to start a family after a witch places a curse on them. Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and a Rapunzel origin story are interwoven throughout the story. Bernadette Peters embodies the Witch with unparalleled talent, delivering a captivating performance in every moment. Joanna Gleason, in her Tony Award-winning role portrays the Baker's Wife with incredible grace and depth. Topics discussed include the 1988 Tony Awards, Rob Marshell's 2014 adaptation, and what Bravo Housewife would make the perfect witch.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Trip Cullman, the director of “We Had A World” Presented by Manhattan Theater Club at City Center in Stage II. “Class Notes” actively covers New York's current theater season on, off, and off-offBroadway. Andrew Barth Feldman, Jeanine Serralles and Joanna Gleason in Manhattan Theatre read more The post Class Notes: Trip Cullman “We Had A World” appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Joanna Gleason's career has been nothing short of legendary. Best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, she's graced Broadway in I Love My Wife, The Real Thing, Social Security, Nick & Nora, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Sons of the Prophet. Beyond the stage, her work spans film and television, with memorable roles in Boogie Nights, The Wedding Planner, Friends, The West Wing, and The Good Wife. But Joanna's artistry doesn't stop at performing—she's also a writer and director, drawn to storytelling in all its forms. In this episode, Joanna shares what brought her back to the stage in We Had a World, a deeply personal new play. She reflects on how her career has evolved, from shifting between stage and screen to stepping behind the camera as a director. We discuss the challenges of the industry, the changing role of social media, and why she believes in letting go of expectations. With humor and honesty, Joanna offers invaluable advice for artists at every stage of their journey, and we even play a fun round of "Plot in 60 Seconds" to wrap it all up. Joanna Gleason is a Tony Award-winning actress known for her iconic portrayal of the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, which also earned her Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. She has received multiple Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations throughout her career, with Broadway credits including I Love My Wife, The Real Thing, Social Security, Nick & Nora, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Sons of the Prophet. Her film and television work includes Boogie Nights, The Wedding Planner, The West Wing, Friends, and The Good Wife. In addition to acting, Joanna has expanded her creative career into writing and directing, with her feature film The Grotto winning awards on the festival circuit. She now returns to the stage in We Had a World, an intimate new play at Manhattan Theatre Club. Connect with Joanna: Instagram: @therealjoannagleason Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The unique, unquenchable writer and activist Grace Paley would have turned 100 in 2022. On this Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer shares our tribute to the influential and outspoken New Yorker who was a great friend of the series. Paley's emphasis on friends, family, and doing the right thing are evident in the three stories on this show. In “Wants,” a woman has a chance encounter while returning a lot of overdue library books. It's read by Adina Verson. Two old friends work their way from childhood to middle age in “Ruthy and Edie,” read by Rita Wolf. And we meet a woman with a wonderfully checkered past in “Goodbye and Good Luck,” read by Joanna Gleason. Featuring commentary from novelist Lauren Groff.

Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason visits the show to talk about some of her past roles and to share her latest projects. 

Tune in as Vanessa Ondi (Best Week Ever Podcast) jumps back into her guest seat for a discussion on The Wedding Planner, the 2001 rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez as a diligent wedding planner whose latest gig sees her contending with a cheater, a stalker, a statue's broken schlong, and other sorts of shenanigans. Steve being a douchebag (albeit one who's relatively more bearable compared to the absolute vat of toxic sludge that Matthew McConaughey plays in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days), a jarring usage of the R-slur in this fluffy rom-com, and the truth of those brown M&Ms comprise a few of the talking points for this episode. Directed by Adam Shankman, The Wedding Planner stars Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Justin Chambers, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco, Frances Bay, Lou Myers, Joanna Gleason, Charles Kimbrough, Kathy Najimy, Kevin Pollak, Fred Willard, and Bree Turner. Spoilers start at 21:50 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here's how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Vanessa: Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna • Arthur: Revenge Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about the tricky subject of envy that question whether the grass is in fact always greener somewhere else.In Alexandra Petri's “Seneca Falls for You,” feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton almost gets trapped in a romance novel.The reader is Ophira Eisenberg.  Ben Phillipe's sly fairy tale, “The Luck of Others,” read by Joanna Gleason, reminds us to beware of what we wish for.  And a small town charity auction surfaces envy and confusion in George Saunders' “Al Roosten,” read by Tony Hale.

Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason (Into the Woods, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and actor and fellow podcaster Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright Night, The Nightmare Before Christmas) join us for our Season 4 return! They discuss their favorite dinner conversations on Chris' "Cooking By Heart" podcast, growing into multi-hyphenate performers as a married couple and individual artists, and building family on-set in Joanna's newest venture as the writer and director of her new film, The Grotto. Cooking By Heart The Grotto The Stay Gold Project Stephanie in concert Stories From The Stage PBS

Meg Wolitzer presents three stories in that explore the idea of “fitting in,” and whether it's worth the effort.  In “Reality,” by Diana Spechler, a woman longs for the ephemeral glory of a reality show. It's read by Kirsten Vangsness. “Long Hair,” by Uche Okonkwo, performed by Karen Pittman, explores hair as a form of power.  And “A Sacrifice,” by Simon Van Booy, performed by Joanna Gleason, explores social dynamics and family secrets in a small Irish village. A brief interview with Van Booy is included. 

The movie version of Into the Woods came out in 2014. While it did well financially, and even picked up a couple of Oscar nominations, fans of the stage musical felt cheated. Luke Crichton returns to the podcast to discuss whether that's justified.Visit Luke Crichton's website here: https://www.crichtonmusic.co.ukYou can also follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MusicCrichtonOr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crichtonmusic/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

There's been quite a few cast recordings of Into the Woods. Chris Brown (not that one) joins Kyle to discuss the ones that most people could listen to right now.We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

While "Children Will Listen" has been used as a standalone song since the original production premiered, it's part of the entire finale of Into the Woods. Ben Malone joins Kyle to discuss how the musical concludes.You can follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/benmmaloneOr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benmmaloneWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How can a song whose message is "no one is alone" feel so lonely? Charlotte LeMay returns to dig into the complicated emotions that run through this song. You can contact Charlotte here: charlottelemay1@icloud.comWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Is the Baker going to run away from his problems or stay and face them? Ryan Mardesich returns to discuss how this song contains some good fatherly advice from an unlikely source.Find out more about Ryan Mardesich on his website: https://www.ryanmardesich.com/welcomeAnd follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmarrrr/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Witch is very upset and expresses her raw nerves through song. Shoshana Greenberg returns to discuss how this song is a prelude to "Children Will Listen" and the interesting acting choices you can make while performing it. Listen and subscribe to the musical theater podcast Scene to Song here: https://scenetosong.podbean.com/Visit Shoshana's website here: shoshanagreenberg.comYou can follow her on Twitter at @vmarshmellowOr on Instagram at @shoshanacreatesWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

So whose fault is it? Matt Koplik returns to discuss how the idea of blame is explored in the two songs "Your Fault" and "Last Midnight." Plus they get into detail about what makes a good witch. You can listen to Broadway Breakdown here: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/broadway-breakdown-1/And you can follow Matt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mattkoplik/Get tickets for My First Sondheim here: https://54below.org/events/my-first-sondheim/#:~:text=In%20honor%20of%20the%20late,impactful%20catalogue%20of%20Stephen%20Sondheim.We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Wouldn't it be good if life were only moments? Well, Jim Cullen discusses with Kyle if it would be or not and how Sondheim uses lyrics and musical themes to communicate complicated ideas into an easily understood feeling.Find Jim on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimcullen18/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're back after our intermission! Act 2 of Into the Woods makes us believe that our characters are living their happily ever afters. But lyrically and musically we discover that isn't quite true. Tommy Iafrate joins Kyle to discuss audience expectations and how the book helps support the music in the second half. You can follow Tommy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tommyiafOr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommyiafWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tread Perilously's Ampersand Month continues with an episode of the obscure sitcom Love & War called "I Love a Parade." The gang manages to get a fairly decent spot for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, even if they all forgot to buy coffee with their donuts. The festivities take a turn when a random woman asks Jack to hoist her son up on his shoulders so he can see the floats. She soon disappears, leaving the others to search for her. Meanwhile, Dana and Jack discuss the best course action. Will they end up raising the child as their own or will a Thanksgiving miracle save the day? Erik and Justin get lost in the woods right quick. The show's supporting cast, which includes Joanna Gleason, Charles Robinson, and Suzie Plakson, gets high marks. Leads Annie Potts and Jay Thomas end up not as lauded, although both get discussed a great deal. Potts proves to be a Tread Perilously sweetheart while Thomas ... well, Thomas is another matter all together. Justin eulogizes the sitcom as a format while Erik suggests Love & War represents its lowest ebb. They try to re-conceive the show for Plakson and Michael Nouri (who also appears in the episode) and find a better use for the rest of the cast.

At the end of Act 1 the characters believe they will be living happily ever after. As upbeat as this song is, does it have some foreshadowing about the darkness that's about to come? Durra Leung returns to talk about fairy tales and Act 1 endings. Check out Durra's website here: https://www.durraleung.com/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Here we are stuck in the goo. Tara Hutchison returns to discuss Cinderella and how she might be the most important character from the show.We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

With a shriek we're brought into a mournful song where a mother pleads with their daughter not to leave them. Lucas Rougeux returns to discuss the need to break free from your parents. princes who await you, and not knowing what's out there in the world.You can see more of Lucas' work on his website: https://ljrart.squarespace.comYou can also follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucas.j.rougeux/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We thought one was enough, but it's not true! Will White returns to discuss Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, and the wonderful moment they share in the woods. William's website: http://www.willcwhite.comWilliam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/willcwhiteWilliam's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/willcwhiteWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Agony! Misery! Woe! All words that DON'T describe this week's guest Tyler Joseph Ellis. He joins Kyle to discuss princes, comedy songs, and (perhaps) the best punchline in the show.You can follow Tyler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerjosephellis/?hl=enOr on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tylerjosephellisWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

There's a lot of interpretations on what this song means. Maybe they're all correct? Erik Stadnik returns to discuss the metaphor and the legacy of "Giants in the Sky."Erik's podcast So Much Stuff to Sing: https://somuchstufftosing.libsyn.comErik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sjcAusteniteErik's Prague Blog: http://erikspragueblog.blogspot.comWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Joanna Gleason plays a supporting role in the 2004 Broadway production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Jonathan Chisolm returns to discuss how she uses her comedy skills to elevate her role, and why this show works as well as it does. Jonathan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Grune123Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jschisolm22/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jschisolm22Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jschisolm22Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

One midnight gone! Sam Herriman returns to discuss why it's so important to have "First Midnight" in the show. Kyle describes the way the song "Second Midnight" was once much longer.Follow Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samherrimanOr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samherriman/The company mentioned at the end of the episode is Lights on Theatre: https://www.lightsontheatre.com/You can find them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightsontheatreco/?hl=enWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

More of a conversation than a song. In this we see the different between a character who makes decisions fast and one who has a hard time making a single choice. Christine Chen returns to offer her insight into why this song is essential to the show.Christine's Blog: https://acrossthearch.wordpress.comChristine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcrossTheArchChristine's podcast, Bottomless Broadway: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bottomless-broadway/id1457465060Its Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottomlessbwayAnd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bottomlessbway/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It is good to know things, right? Shannon Dohar returns to offer her insight into Little Red's realization that she's been forced to grow up quicker than she would have liked. You can listen to Shannon's podcast, So Much Stuff to Sing, here: https://somuchstufftosing.libsyn.comAnd you can follow Shannon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdohar/And you can also follow the podcast there: https://www.instagram.com/somuchstufftosing/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our Little World is a song written for the original London cast of Into the Woods. Matt Steele joins Kyle to talk about Rapunzel, mothers, and hair.You can learn more about Divos! here: https://www.divosthemovie.comYou can follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsMattSteeleAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmattsteele/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I Guess This is Goodbye is a short song about saying goodbye to your best cow. Maybe They're Magic explicitly shows the difference in worldview between the Baker and his wife. Nathan Beary Blustein returns to dig into how these songs fit musically into the score and what they say about the characters.You can find out more about Nathan, by going to his website: https://www.nathanbearyblustein.com/Or follow him on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rhapsodyinbluWe are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The subtext might not be that hard to pick up on. Isy returns to offer her thoughts on the metaphor of violence and sex when it comes to wolves preying on little girls. Find out more about the podcast What is Sex? here: https://whatissex.buzzsprout.com/894604Discover more about YES! here: https://yourempoweredsexuality.org/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It might be a short song but that doesn't mean there isn't stuff to talk about. James Pinneri joins Kyle to discuss the character of Cinderella, the dramatic reason for this song, and talking with birds. Follow James' personal page on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j_pinnizle/Or his work as a singer: https://www.instagram.com/james_pinneri_baritone/Listen to Kyle's appearance on the The Art of Crime podcast here: https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/post/stephen-sondheim-and-even-more-assassins-s2be3We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The musical Into the Woods opens with an intense 14 minute long song that introduces all the characters and details what each of their wishes are. Kevin Quillinan joins Kyle to discuss how that song works and also why the junior version of the show is still a quality piece of work. You can follow Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinquillinan/You can also follow Riverside Theatre on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversidetheatrefl/Or check out their website: https://www.riversidetheatre.com/We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Before we get into the individual songs of Into the Woods, Kyle takes you through a quick history of fairy tales and then reads four of the stories featured in the musical.We are using four productions to frame our discussion of Into the Woods.The Original Broadway Cast (1987) starring Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/46hBVdXOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48HHfsEOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ZEDtMFThe Broadway Revival (2002) starring Vanessa Williams, Kerry O'Malley, and Stephen DeRosa.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3RL3rwbOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3rISQHdOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3rzQg6zThe film adaptation (2014) starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and James Corden.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3PPFPE6Or listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/48C44y2Or buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/46hu14rThe Broadway Revival (2022) starring Patina Miller, Sara Bareilles, and Brian d'Arcy James.You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://bit.ly/3F13gVZOr listen to it on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3ZKqd9uOr buy it on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3LMvs2wSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In 1991, Broadway witnessed one of its most spectacular falls from grace with Nick & Nora, a musical adaptation of the beloved The Thin Man novel and film series. With a dream team that included Arthur Laurents, the creative force behind classics like West Side Story and Gypsy, Charles Strouse, the prolific composer of Bye Bye Birdie and Annie, and Richard Maltby Jr., known for Ain't Misbehavin', this show had all the makings of a hit. The star-studded cast featured Barry Bostwick and Joanna Gleason, among others. However, despite the promise on paper, Nick & Nora faced an unprecedented series of delays, setbacks, and ultimately, a one-week run. This episode sheds light on why the show faced so many challenges, from those who were there every step of the way. We explore the explosive clashes, financial woes, and behind-the-scenes drama that led to Nick & Nora's abrupt closure, serving as a cautionary tale that even Broadway's brightest stars can find themselves lost in the shadows. Follow on Instagram and listen to Closing Night on your favorite podcast app. --- Closing Night is a production of WINMI Media with Patrick Oliver Jones as host and executive producer. Dan Delgado is the editor and co-producer, not only for this podcast but also for his own movie podcast called The Industry. Maria Clara Ribeiro is co-producer, and a big thank you goes to Richard Maltby, Jr and Mark Hoebee for their candor and openness in sharing their stories from this tumultuous musical.  Click here to find the transcript for this episode and a full list of links and resources used. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Gordon Murray muses on the challenges of following in Joanna Gleason's footsteps and offers some insight into how the failure to move to Broadway by James Lapine's 1985 La Jolla Playhouse Merrily We Roll Along led to the birth of Into the Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip Hoffman gives the inside scoop on Joanna Gleason's Baker's Wife backstory and what Betty Buckley was like as the Witch. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new project will convert a former illegal dumpsite in Bridgeport into a garden. Almost 30% of New York's electricity now comes from renewable energy sources. Connecticut calls on ISO New England to focus more on environmental justice. And a conversation with actress and now director, Joanna Gleason.

Joanna Gleason opens up about her star-making role, discussing her legendary audition when she didn't have an uptempo ("I said no, I don't, but I can sing this one really, really fast.") and the good luck omen that blew into her car window during the pre-Broadway run in San Diego. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Meg Wolitzer shares our tribute to the influential and outspoken New Yorker Grace Paley, who would have turned 100 in 2022.  Her emphasis on friends, family, and doing the right thing are evident in the three stories on this show. In “Wants,” a woman has a chance encounter while returning a lot of overdue library books. It's read by Adina Verson. Two old friends work their way from childhood to middle age in “Ruthy and Edie,” read by Rita Wolf.  And we meet a woman with a wonderfully checkered past in “Goodbye and Good Luck,” read by Joanna Gleason.  Backstage interviews with Wolf and Gleason are featured. 

The Annapolis Film Festival opens on Thursday, March 23rd, and will run through March 26th, featuring more than 70 films, panels, coffee chats, and parties throughout Annapolis. We had the opportunity to hop on the phone with Joanna Gleason, the director of her film that will be screening at the festival--The Grotto! The Grotto | March 24, 2023 | 7pm | Maryland Hall (Main) The Grotto | March 25, 2023 | 7 pm | Maryland Hall (Bowen) When her fiance dies unexpectedly, Alice Kendall inherits half ownership of The Grotto, a struggling desert nightclub where she discovers eccentric performers and a heartbreaking secret. As Christmas approaches, Alice is on the brink of a leap of faith as forces, both seen and unseen, beckon her toward her future. This heartwarming film is the directorial debut of Joanna Gleason, the acclaimed stage and screen actress who won the Tony Award for her role as “The Baker's Wife” in the original Broadway production of Into the Woods. Gleason wrote this story in remembrance of the friends she lost and wanted to tell the stories of women who feel they're only a small part of someone else's bigger story. Betsy Brandt (award-winning actress from Breaking Bad) will steal your heart as the aimless “Alice” who stumbles into this unexpected wonderland that becomes a healing sanctuary for lost souls. Tickets and passes are on sale now for the 11th Annual Annapolis Film Festival.

In this special Valentine's Day episode, Chris's Valentine, the multi-talented actress/writer/director Joanna Gleason, chats about her childhood food strike, and her culinary awakening when her family moved from Canada to the U.S., especially the thrilling assault on her senses when discovering Mexican food and culture after moving to LA.  She also talks about her adult transition to French cuisine and its production and performance. AND…she improvises a surprise interview with Chris!  Don't forget to follow all of the social media!   @Sarandon_Chris on Twitter  @TheOfficialChrisSarandon on Instagram  Chris Sarandon on Facebook   www.chrissarandon.com  linktr.ee/theofficialchrissarandon  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cookingbyheartpodcast/support

We're revisiting the 70's by way of the 90's in Paul Thomas Anderson's “Boogie Nights”! Mark Wahlberg shines as porn star on the rise Dirk Diggler surrounded by an ensemble of Hollywood somebodies, including Oscar nominated Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, Heather Graham, William H. Macy, and QUEEN Philip Seymour Hoffman. To say nothing of Joanna Gleason going full Medea, Ana's mom on PEN15, Lisa Todd Wexley, some porn star cameos, a wonderfully unhinged last act Alfred Molina and that infamous prosthetic dong at the end. Join us for The Best Supporting Aftershow, the complete season 1 recap of "SMASH" and early access to main episodes on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bsapod Email: thebsapod@gmail.com Instagram: @bsapod Colin Drucker - Instagram: @colindrucker_ Nick Kochanov - Instagram: @nickkochanov

Follow our Patreon at patreon.com/andalmoststarring   On this week's listener request episode, we're looking at who almost starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights! Which movie superhero was considered for Dirk Diggler? Which Oscar-winning director turned down Jack? And did anyone else forget how funny the first half of this film is? Also – we pitch the high-concept rom-com I Love the 90s starring Drew Barrymore as – The 90s!   Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Luis Guzmán, Nicole Ari Parker, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, William H. Macy, Joanna Gleason, Robert Ridgely, Philip Baker Hall, Ricky Jay, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, and Alfred Molina; directed by Paul Thomas Anderson         Follow the Podcast: On Instagram: @andalmoststarring  Have a film you'd love for us to cover? E-mail us at andalmoststarring@gmail.com   www.andalmoststarring.com   

Rusty and Mike (and Mason the producer) talk about their love of King of the Hill with a special Friday edition of their episode-by-episode podcast. Other Hill, Platter, and Kleinschmidt relatives Ladybird Hill is the Hills' 13-year-old[8] purebred Georgia Bloodhound named after Lady Bird Johnson. It's said that her mother helped track down James Earl Ray, as revealed by Hank in episode 7 of season 1 titled "Westie Side Story". Colonel Cotton Lyndal Hill (voiced by Toby Huss) is Hank's cantankerous father, Peggy's father-in-law, and Bobby's grandfather. He has a hair-trigger temper. Despite his many shortcomings, he occasionally showed a softer side, for example, in the episode "Cotton's Plot" where he helped Peggy learn to walk again after her parachuting accident. Didi Hill (voiced by Ashley Gardner) is Cotton's second wife, Hank's stepmother, Peggy's stepmother-in-law and Bobby's stepgrandmother. She's a 28-year-old candy striper after she retired from being an exotic dancer. Good Hank Jeffrey "G.H." Hill is Cotton's and Didi's infant son, and the younger of Hank's two half-brothers. G.H. is an abbreviation for "Good Hank," implying that the original Hank was unsatisfactory to his father. Matilda "Tilly" Mae Garrison (formerly Hill) (voiced by Tammy Wynette in 1997–1998, Beth Grant in 1999, and K Callan in 2000–2009) is Cotton's first wife, Hank's mother, Peggy's mother-in-law and Bobby's grandmother, and is 69 years old. Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt (voiced by Tom Petty) is Luanne's husband, a 36-year-old hillbilly. It's often hard for Lucky to hold down a job (he has no credit or Social Security number). He lives on the remainder of the $53,000 "settlement monies" he received after "slipping on pee-pee at the Costco" having had a portion of his spine fused. Gracie Margaret Kleinschmidt is the daughter of Lucky and Luanne. She was born in the season 13 episode "Lucky See, Monkey Do". Luanne originally wanted to name her Lasagna (stating that lasagna was their favorite food) while under the influence of hospital analgesics, but choosing a more conventional name after she had recovered. Myrna Kleinschmidt (voiced by Paget Brewster) is Lucky's sister, Luanne's sister-in-law, Gracie's aunt and the main antagonist in "Lucky See, Monkey Do". She is an intelligent, modern mother who only appears in the episode "Lucky See, Monkey Do". She has two children, one son and one daughter (Gracie's paternal first cousins) and raises them in strict accordance with contemporary parenting practices, something which leads her into a rivalry with Peggy, whose parenting skills are from older schools of thought, over how to assist Luanne as her pregnancy due date approaches. Leanne Platter (voiced by Pamela Adlon) is Luanne's violent alcoholic mother, Gracie's grandmother, Bobby's aunt and Lucky's mother-in-law, and is 42 years old. Hoyt Platter (voiced by Johnny Knoxville) is Luanne's father, Peggy's older brother, Hank's brother-in-law, Bobby's uncle, Lucky's father-in-law, Gracie's grandfather and Leanne's ex-husband, and is 50 years old. Despite Luanne's beliefs, he never worked on an oil rig, but was in jail for most of Luanne's life, with the oil rig story acting as a cover so Luanne wouldn't know her father was a convict. Maddy Platter (voiced by Joanna Gleason) is Peggy's and Hoyt's mother, Hank's mother-in-law and Bobby's and Luanne's grandmother. Mother Platter lives in Montana with her husband Doc. She's an old-fashioned, tough-as-nails rancher type and loathes Peggy for deserting the family ranch and not marrying a local neighbor boy. Doc Platter (voiced by Stephen Root) is Peggy's and Hoyt's father, Hank's father-in-law and Bobby's and Luanne's grandfather. Junichiro (voiced by David Carradine) is Hank's older half-brother, Peggy's half-brother-in-law and Bobby's half-uncle who has lived in Japan all his life. Dusty Hill (Himself) is the bassist/vocalist for the band ZZ Top and Hank's cousin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rusty and Mike talk about their love of King of the Hill and what you can expect from this episode-by-episode podcast. Season 3 Episode 01: Propane Boom II - Death of a Propane Salesman. Buckley is killed in an explosion at Mega Lo Mart. Directors - Lauren MacMullan Wesley Archer (supervising director) Writers - Mike Judge Greg Daniels Alan R. Cohen Alan Freedland Stars - Mike Judge (voice) Kathy Najimy (voice) Pamela Adlon (voice) Brittany Murphy (voice) Johnny Hardwick (voice) Jim Cummings (voice) David Herman (voice) Toby Huss (voice) Jennifer Coolidge (voice) Joanna Gleason (voice) Chuck Mangione (voice) Stephen Root (voice) Dan Butler (voice) Eloy Casados (voice) Bertila Damas (voice) Alan Freedland (voice) Maurice LaMarche (voice) Lauren Tom (voice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rusty and Mike talk about their love of King of the Hill and what you can expect from this episode-by-episode podcast. Season 2 Episode 23: Propane Boom (May 17, 1998). Buck Strickland is forced to close the Arlen branch of Strickland Propane after the local Mega Lo Mart begins selling propane at a lower price. As a result, Hank has to take a job at Mega Lo- working under Buckley. Directors - Gary McCarverWesley Archer (supervising director) Writers - Mike Judge Greg Daniels Norm Hiscock Stars - Mike Judge (voice) Kathy Najimy (voice) Pamela Adlon (voice) Brittany Murphy (voice) Johnny Hardwick (voice) Jim Cummings (voice) David Herman (voice) Toby Huss (voice) Jennifer Coolidge (voice) Joanna Gleason (voice) Chuck Mangione (voice) Stephen Root (voice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three works that explore the many-layered lives of women.  Edwidge Danticat's essay “Women Like Us” honors the long line of strong women in her family, but also recognizes her need to distance herself in order to become a writer.  The reader is the late Lynne Thigpen. In an excerpt from Nora Ephron's Heartburn, performed by Joan Allen, a philandering husband gets just what he deserves.  And an order of nuns has hidden strengths—and comic timing—in Claire Luchette's “New Bees,” performed by Joanna Gleason. 

Rusty and Mike talk about their love of King of the Hill and what you can expect from this episode-by-episode podcast. Season 2 Episode 19: Leanne's Saga (April 19, 1998). Luanne's mother, Leanne, is released from prison and takes up residence with the Hill family. Trouble begins to brew, however, when she starts dating Bill and falls into some old habits. Directors Tricia Garcia Wesley Archer (supervising director) Writers Mike Judge Greg Daniels David Zuckerman Stars Mike Judge (voice) Kathy Najimy (voice) Pamela Adlon (voice) Brittany Murphy (voice) Johnny Hardwick (voice) Ashley Gardner (voice) David Herman (voice) Toby Huss (voice)Lauren Tom (voice) Erica Clare (voice) Stephen Root (voice) Joanna Gleason (voice) Jonathan Joss (voice) Jennifer Coolidge (voice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a musical theatre kid classic, the 1991 PBS American Playhouse recording of the original 1987 Broadway cast of "Into the Woods"! Featuring TONY winner Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife, Bernadette Peters as the Witch, Kim Crosby as Cinderella, and little Chip Zien as the Baker, this Sondheim staple is a fairy tale of nuanced, quirky and surprising performances, and we're counting down our Top 5 this week! Plus: Nick's own experience playing the Baker, our dream casting for the role of the Giant, thoughts on the movie version and that Meryl singing voice, a threat of "Mamma Mia" and a surprise Snooki. Join us for the Best Supporting Aftershow AND get early access to main episodes on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bsapod Email: thebsapod@gmail.com Instagram: @bsapod Colin Drucker Instagram: @colindrucker_ Nick Kochanov Twitter: @nickkochanov Instagram: @nickkochanov

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/6vcHvOUB5Tc It was in Michael Stewart and Cy Coleman's musical I Love My Wife (1977) – a satire on wife-swapping – that Gleason made her Broadway debut, playing Monica, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She returned to Broadway in a 1985 revival of Peter Nichols's play Joe Egg. Along with Marlo Thomas and Olympia Dukakis, Gleason was a member of the opening-night cast of Andrew Bergman's comedy Social Security (1986), for which Gleason won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. Although she had already gained attention and honors for her stage work, her performance as the Baker's Wife in Stephen Sondheim's wry fairy-tale musical Into the Woods (1987) made her a Broadway leading lady. The musical itself won Tonys® for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, and Gleason earned a Tony® for Best Actress in a Musical. Her singing is preserved on the original Broadway cast recording. In the Thin Man-inspired musical Nick and Nora (1991) by Arthur Laurents, Charles Strouse, and Richard Maltby Jr., Gleason played the leading lady, and in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005). A familiar presence in movies and on television, Gleason appeared in two of Woody Allen's films – as Tony Roberts's embarrassed wife in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and as Allen's spouse in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). In Boogie Nights, she played Mark Wahlberg's abusive mother. On television, she was a regular on the CBS sitcom Love & War as the restaurant waitress Nadine Berkus. Other series in which Gleason appeared regularly are Hello, Larry; Temporarily Yours; Oh Baby; and Bette. She is married to the actor Chris Sarandon.

Peter & Nathan welcome a very special guest: the Rev'd Ed Bacon: legendary leader of progressive Christian causes, retired rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, and inveterate Sondheim fan. With Ed's help, we pull apart the spirituality, theology (and the trichology!) of what is probably Stephen Sondheim's best-known (and arguably best-loved) musical, the 1987 masterpiece Into the Woods.   We talk about: - The subversive nature of fairy tales, and what we think we're doing when we tell these stories to children - What it means to go “into the woods” – and how can we befriend it? - Being nice, being good, losing our innocence – and what it means to be "white" - The complicated nature of community, and the promise and threat of the idea that "no one is alone" - The Gospel as Fairy Tale (with apologies and gratitude for Frederick Buechner's Telling the Truth, the book that caused at least one of us to become a priest!)   You'll hear: - Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason and the cast of the Original Broadway Cast Recording (1987) singing “Prologue,” “Giants in the Sky,” “Hello, Little Girl,” “I Know Things Now,” “No One Is Alone”, “Last Midnight,” and “Children Will Listen”   Continue the conversation with Peter (@pgeinvan) and Nathan (@nathan_lerud) on Twitter, and follow the Gospel of Musical Theatre on Instagram or Twitter @gospelofmt.

We conclude our journey through Into the Woods with The Baker's Wife's moving and profound exploration of the meaning of life, "Moments in the Woods." All clips are from the 1987 original cast recording of Into the Woods featuring Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Listen to and buy the album on Amazon! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Follow SMSTS on Instagram: @somuchstufftosing Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

SELECTED SHORTS host Meg Wolitzer presents three works that explore the complicated lives of women.  Edwidge Danticat's essay “Women Like Us” honors the long line of strong women in her family, but also recognizes her need to distance herself in order to become a writer.  The reader is the late Lynne Thigpen.  In an excerpt from Nora Ephron's Heartburn, performed by Joan Allen, a philandering husband gets just what he deserves.  And an order of nuns has hidden strengths—and comic timing—in Claire Luchette's “New Bees,” performed by Joanna Gleason. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a world where the strongest forces on earth are love triangles and manipulation an OCD wedding planner enters who falls in love with Sonya Blade's fiance. Will horseback riding and drunken adventures be enough to teach The Wedding Planner not to plan? The guys tackle Rom-Coms with their daughters (Ben (Mia), Bracken (Chloe), Brant (Maddie), Nate (Addie) and producer, Danny (Lucy)) Does the Wedding Planner deserve the categorization of being Exceptionally Bad? This movie stars Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco, Joanna Gleason, Charles Kimbrough, Kevin Pollak and Fred Willard, Lou Myers, Frances Bay and Kathy Najimy. Follow us on Instagram @ExceptionallyBad and Twitter @XceptionallyBad or email us at theguys@exceptionallybad.com or check out our website at exceptionallybad.com The Wedding Planner (2001) was Directed by Adam Shankman, Produced by Peter Abrams, Moritz Borman, Deborah Del Prete, Guy East, Anne Fletcher, Jennifer Gibgot, Robert L. Levy, Mark Morgan, Carrie Morrow, Gigi Pritzker, Meg Ryan, Nina R. Sadowsky, Chris Sievernich, Nigel Sinclair, and Sabrina Sipantzi Ballard, Written by Pamela Falk and Michael Ellis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ilene Graff joined me to discuss going to grade school and high school with my parents and Lowell Ganz; Queens; Mays Department Store; getting a job on Broadway right after college graduation; Promises, Promises; Jill & Jenny O'Hara; Grease with co-stars Jeff Conaway, Barry Bostwick and occasionally John Travolta; not getting to audition for the movie because she was thought of as too old and then have an older actress get the job; working on I Love My Wife with Joanna Gleason and Lenny Baker; moving to Hollywood; guest starring on Brothers & Sisters; getting cast in the ill-fated Supertrain; there is many Supertrain podcasts but not one Mr. Belvedere; Mr. Belvedere's fans; Lewis & Clark; Wendy Holcombe; 13 13th Avenue; Bob Uecker makes Belvedere a go; Ilene's favorite episodes - singing with Robert Goulet; Belvedere's Very Special Episode; libraries; ratings; disastrous move to Saturdays; Rodney Dangerfield; her and her husbands class Making the Song Your Own; her annual holiday concert; watching Mr. Belvedere with my daughter; Brice Beckham's comic timing; adults on Belvedere creating a family atmosphere; what her TV kids are doing now; performing with her grandniece and Lora Tu-Chan from Awkwafina is Nora from Queens. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Guest host David Sedaris presents three stories about love and constraints. Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" conjures up a tough but loving mother in a humorous laundry list of dos and don'ts. She's brought to life by Hattie Winston. George Saunders' story title says it all: "Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Husband and Father" takes protectiveness to hilarious extremes. The reader is James Naughton. And in Carson McCullers' "A Domestic Dilemma," read by Joanna Gleason, a Southern family has a secret. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Into the woods, it's time to go, with Episode 108 of Adapt or Perish! In this episode, these two theater kids will be celebrating the late Stephen Sondheim with a look at one of his greatest works, Into the Woods. In this episode we discuss: The original 1986 stage musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine The filmed performance released in 1991, directed by Lapine, and starring Bernadette Peters, Kim Crosby, Joanna Gleason, and Chip Zien The 2010 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production, released in 2011, directed by Timothy Sheader, and starring Hannah Waddingham, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, and Judi Dench The 2014 theatrical movie musical, directed by Rob Marshall, written by Lapine, and starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, and James Corden Footnotes: Stephen Sondheim's Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981) (2010) and Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981–2011) (2011) "Lily's Eyes" from The Secret Garden Sir Antony Sher "The Musical Moral of Into The Woods" by Sideways on YouTube You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

This week we remember the unparalleled genius of Stephen Sondheim and chat with Joanna Gleason and Andrew Lippa about their memories of him. In our second hour, we go full out Christmas and catch up with Lucie Jones to find out more about her concerts in London and Cardiff.

We are joined this week by actress and author Elisa Donovan. You Might Know Her From Clueless, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, A Night at the Roxbury, The Dog Who Saved Christmas films, and her memoir, Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement via Dreams from the Other Side. We had a total ball with Elisa chatting about her beginnings on the sets of both the Clueless film and TV show, joining Sabrina right as they approached 100 episodes, and trying not to break while dancing alongside Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan. We also got to discuss her new book, a really honest portrayal of grief, family, and picking up the pieces. All that plus Judging Amy, 90210, and Matthew Lawrence talk. This one was anything but whatever. Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Annie Live! Starring Nicole Scherzinger and Megan Hilty (Krakowski's replacement) Harry Connick Jr.'s bald cap was ROUGH on the Macy;s Day Parade Andrea McArdle original Annie on Broadway (was cast as Eleanor Roosevelt in this live production but has to drop out) Will they replace her with Aileen Quinn or SJP (movie Annie or Annie #3?) Laurie Beechman was the original “Star to Be” in Annie. Here's every part she sang in the show. Seth Rudetsky's breakdown of Laurie Beechman's insane talent (cabaret under the West Bank Cafe is named after her) Tick Tick Boom! Was wow very very good Company Cast Recording Documentary (D.A. Pennebaker) Some of our Fave Sondheim Clips Madeline Kahn doing “Not Getting Married Today” (and former guest Veanne Cox doing the same song on Broadway) Company “Not a Day Goes By” Merrily We Roll Along Donna Murphy doing “Could I Leave You” Follies Ruthie Henshall “More” “Worst Pies in London” Sweeney Todd Former guest, Joanna Gleason's “A Moment in the Woods” Into the Woods Bernadette Peters doing “Greens Greens” Into the Woods “Everybody's Got the Right” Assassins “The Little Things You Do Together” (clip from aforementioned Company doc) =========== Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles Elisa's book about her father's death: Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement via Dreams from the Other Side Plays Amber, Cher's frenemy in the American classic, Clueless (1995) Costumes of Clueless are iconic thanks to designer, Mona May Had read Emma before Clueless  A Night at the Roxbury opposite Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell Clueless was supposed to be the hit, but it ended up being Sabrina the Teenage Witch Typed with a pencil as Sharona on Sonny with a Chance Dropped out of a play at LaMama to move to Los Angeles Tested for Tiffani Amber-Thiessen's role of Valerie Malonel on the original 90210 Sings “Rose Tint My World” in A Rocky Horror 25th Anniversary Special Played Shelby, a jam band singer on Judging Amy who hires Amy's brother to play bass in her band The Dog Who Saved Christmas (dog voiced by Joey Lawrence and Mario Lopez) Loves Gary Valentine who played her husband on the movies Played Ginger LaMont/LaMonica on 90210 (Val's bff) Would save Melissa Joan Hart over Joey Lawrence, and David Lascher over Joey Lawrence Play Joey Fatone's girlfriend in the “Drive Myself Crazy” music video and gets to slap him  Matthew Lawrence is married to Cheryl Burke from Dancing with the Stars JoJo Siwa lost Dancing with the Stars (Iman won and we both loved him)

Guest host LeVar Burton presents three stories in which fantasies and memories are both near and far.  In “The Elevator Dancer,” by N.K. Jemisin, a guard is obsessed by a woman who spins when no one is looking.  Laura Gomez is the reader.  A woman remembers a transforming moment in her Depression-era childhood in “Marigolds,” by Eugenia W. Collier.  The story is performed by Sharon Washington. Ursula K. Le Guin moves and surprises us in “The Wife's Story,” performed by Joanna Gleason. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Once upon a time... later..."This week, Drew and Cassie are joined by Cassie's brother, Matthew, to explore the deconstruction of fairy tales in Act II of Into the Woods. In Act I, the Baker and his Wife collected the cow as white as milk, the cape as red blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold. They successfully lifted the curse on their house and now they have a baby, as they've wished for so long. Now, they are living "happily ever after," as are Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, and our other characters... or are they? Act II explores the consequences of the characters' actions in Act I in a fresh, new way. We dig in deep, discussing the complexity of Stephen Sondheim's score, the "bean theme," the many parallels between Act I and Act II, the Baker/Cinderella ship, the Jack/Little Red ship, the word "nice," some of the changes made before the show opened on Broadway, more "realization songs," dwarfs vs. dwarves, and much more that we can't reveal without getting too spoilery! What is Cassie's mysterious childhood memory of Act II? Which role was Matthew going to play in Drew's dream childhood backyard production of Into the Woods? What fascinating insights will Matthew offer regarding the Granny/Giant double casting? You'll have to listen to find out!Throughout the episode, we reference the following productions of Into the Woods. As always, we recommend watching before listening to the episode, but you definitely don't need to watch all of these! The original Broadway production is the one to watch for sure!- The 1987 original Broadway production, professionally filmed in 1989 (available on Broadway HD), starring Bernadette Peters as the Witch, Chip Zien as the Baker, Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife, Tom Aldredge as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and Kim Crosby as Cinderella- The 2002 Broadway Revival production, starring Vanessa Williams as the Witch, Stephen DeRosa as the Baker, Kerry O'Malley as the Baker's Wife, John McMartin as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and Laura Benanti as Cinderella- The 2010 West End Regent's Park production (available on Broadway HD), starring Hannah Waddingham as the Witch, Mark Hadfield as the Baker, Jenna Russell as the Baker's Wife, Billy Boyle as the Mysterious Man, and Helen Dallimore as Cinderella- The 2012 Central Park production, an American recreation of the West End Regent's Park production, starring Donna Murphy as the Witch, Denis O'Hare as the Baker, Amy Adams as Cinderella, Chip Zien as the Mysterious Man, and Jessie Mueller as Cinderella- The 2019 Hollywood Bowl production, starring Patina Miller as the Witch, Skyler Astin as the Baker, Sutton Foster as the Baker's Wife, Anthony Crivello as the Mysterious Man, and Sierra Boggess as CinderellaMusic: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

"Do you know what you wish? Are you certain what you wish it what you want?"Have we said "we're excited" enough yet? Probably, but we're going to say it approximately fifty more times. Drew and Cassie are joined by Drew's sister, Daurie, to work our way through the complexities of Act I of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods. This 1987 musical tells the tale of a Baker and his Wife who learn that their next-door neighbor, a Witch, was once wronged by the Baker's father and so she placed a spell on them so they could never have a child. In order to break this spell, the Witch sends them "into the woods" to collect various iconic fairy tale objects. Act I of this musical weaves together the plots of four fairy tales: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel. Along the way, we talk about the show's themes, the double-cast roles, Jack and Little Red's ages, sibling rivalry, the varied portrayals of the Baker and his relationship with the Baker's Wife, Milky White, Cassie's cues from the production she assistant stage managed, the Baker's Wife's "celebrity list," the show's choreography, Daurie's experience playing Rapunzel, the brilliance of this interpretation of Cinderella, and much more, including a plethora of our favorite quotes!Throughout the episode, we reference the following productions of Into the Woods. As always, we recommend watching before listening to the episode, but you definitely don't need to watch all of these! The original Broadway production is the one to watch for sure!- The 1987 original Broadway production, professionally filmed in 1989 (available on Broadway HD), starring Bernadette Peters as the Witch, Chip Zien as the Baker, Joanna Gleason as the Baker's Wife, Tom Aldredge as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and Kim Crosby as Cinderella- The 2002 Broadway Revival production, starring Vanessa Williams as the Witch, Stephen DeRosa as the Baker, Kerry O'Malley as the Baker's Wife, John McMartin as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, and Laura Benanti as Cinderella- The 2010 West End Regent's Park production (available on Broadway HD), starring Hannah Waddingham as the Witch, Mark Hadfield as the Baker, Jenna Russell as the Baker's Wife, Billy Boyle as the Mysterious Man, and Helen Dallimore as Cinderella- The 2012 Central Park production, an American recreation of the West End Regent's Park production, starring Donna Murphy as the Witch, Denis O'Hare as the Baker, Amy Adams as Cinderella, Chip Zien as the Mysterious Man, and Jessie Mueller as Cinderella- The 2019 Hollywood Bowl production, starring Patina Miller as the Witch, Skyler Astin as the Baker, Sutton Foster as the Baker's Wife, Anthony Crivello as the Mysterious Man, and Sierra Boggess as CinderellaMusic: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

We're back to discuss one of Jane's favorite things: a staged musical production. We're talking about 'American Playhouse: Into the Woods' which stars a goddess of stage and screen - Bernadette Peters as The Witch; the extremely delightful and talented Joanna Gleason; and Howard the Duck, himself - Chip Zien! Jane fan girls over Soundheim, Linda somehow finds a way to link the story to Nicolas Cage, and they both discuss the agony of dwarves being very upsetting. Featuring a promo for our SewerBro4Life, Chris, and his show, I Saw it on Linden Street. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

There are giants in the sky! This week, we're are going back along our sacred timeline and exploring a variant branch of one of our beloved musicals - that's right; it's the 1989 Broadway cast of Into The Woods! With Bernadette Peters and Joanna Gleason, we're excited for this Second Midnight! Will our latest foray into Sondheim's woods be Agony for Danny? Or will the pursuit of our 4 Grimm-finity Stones leave Danny So Happy he'll long for more Moments In The Woods? It's time to join us as we go Into The Woods… again!   Music: purple-planet.com

Kevin Connors has been a professional musical theatre composer and director for more than 40 years. Off-Broadway: PLAY LIKE A WINNER (NYMF award-winner 2016 and 2017), PRIME TIME PROPHET, JUKEBOX SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ABANDONED LOVES OF FREDERICK R., LIFE ANONYMOUS, LOVER: THE VALENTINO MUSICAL, BABES OFF BROADWAY, SALOON AND SUZY Q. Selected regional productions: THE FANTASTICKS, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, BABES IN TOYLAND, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BABY; with such stars as Joan Rivers, Joanna Gleason, James Naughton, Skitch Henderson, and Johnny Mathis. Co-founder Music Theatre of Connecticut in 1987 where he still serves as Executive Artistic Director. He has directed over 100 MTC Equity MainStage productions including NEXT TO NORMAL, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, JEKYLL & HYDE, CABARET, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, EVITA, DOUBT, MASTER CLASS, GYPSY, (all Connecticut Critics' Circle Award Nominations/Winners), and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (Moss Hart Award Winner). 2019 BroadwayWorld Award Winner as Best Director for MTC's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and 2020 Connecticut Critics' Circle Award Winner Best Director for MTC's RAGTIME. As a composer he has penned the score for numerous musicals including IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY and A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (both published by Playscripts, Inc.). He is a ten-time Connecticut Critics' Circle Best Director nominee/winner, the recipient of the Tom Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Professional Theatre, and served on the faculties of The Hartt School of Music/University of Hartford, Sacred Heart University, the University of Bridgeport and Musical Theatre Works in NYC.

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This week we chat with Joanna Gleason. Joanna has had a glittering career on stage and screen. She won a Tony award for creating the iconic role of the Baker’s Wife in the original Broadway Production of Into The Woods. We also catch up with Scott Alan to talk about his song cycle. The Distance You Have Come follows the lives of six individuals who juggle the constant challenges of life, depression, heartache and love. Having had a successful run in October 2018, the show is making its West End debut.

This week, I speak with the wonderful Joanna Gleason about her role as Jordyn Kendall in The West Wing, along with others.

My guest is actress/singer Joanna Gleason, a Tony Award winner with numerous movie and television roles as well. We discuss her relationship with her father, Let’s Make A Deal’s Monty Hall, how acting has always been so important to her, and how a good attitude can help you cope with anything!

SHOWS: Grease, The Robber Bridegroom, Nick & Nora Dammit, Janet, it's The Rocky Horror Picture Show's very own Tony/Golden Globe Award winner Barry Bostwick on today's episode. Barry walks the boys through his beginnings which include the original Broadway companies of Soon, Grease, The Robber Bridegroom, Nick and Nora, and more, as well as his appearances on the large and small screen. Barry pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he started his career as a circus performer/folk singer, what it was like being the first person on Broadway to play Danny Zuko in Grease, and why Arthur Laurents should've hired Joe Mantegna for Nick & Nora. Also, Barry shines the spotlight on Joanna Gleason, Peter Allen, and Patty Duke! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host David Sedaris presents three stories about love and constraints.  Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” conjures up a tough but loving mother in a humorous laundry list of dos and don’ts.  She’s brought to life by Hattie Winston.  George Saunders’ story title says it all:  “Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Husband and Father” takes protectiveness to hilarious extremes.  The reader is James Naughton.  And in Carson McCullers’ “A Domestic Dilemma,” read by Joanna Gleason, a Southern family has a secret.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from "Little Red Riding Hood", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Rapunzel", and "Cinderella", as well as several others. Original Cast Recording - Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, etc. Hunter Sigona, Your Co-Host, will be discussing his favorite musical and discuss the messages that are conveyed in this show. Here is the link to the album: https://open.spotify.com/album/728ZIip1mzws5PJrxbQo4T?si=OP_7WqYlSIiSrv1gx9hvwg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musicspeaks-podcast/support

Presented by the Westport Library and The Quick Center for the Arts, Actress Joanna Gleason discusses her life and career, from being game show host Monty Hall's daughter, to winning a Tony for her performance in "Into the Woods" on Broadway. She also played Mark Wahlberg's intense mother in "Boogie Nights", among hundreds of other stage, screen and TV roles.

SHOWS: Grease, Truckload, I Love My Wife   Ilene Graff is one of television's most recognizable faces having appeared on ABC's hit comedy, Mr. Belevedere, for six seasons. But, before she staked a claim in television immortality, she was one of New York's most popular actresses having spent most of the 1970s on a stage in some of the most iconic musicals of the era.   Ilene pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how doing the Hand Jive with John Travola, what it was like working with Gene Saks, and why her family are considered The Barrymores of Musical Theatre!   Also, Ilene shines the spotlight on Joanna Gleason, Barry Bostwick, and Christopher Hewett.   Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4   To book a room at Shetler Studios, head on over to: https://www.shetlerstudios.com

Wesley and I discuss and/or mention in passing: Asaad Kelada, Who’s The Boss?, Jerry Mayer, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Thornton Wilder, Our Town, Heather McAdam, Sisters, Sela Ward, Thin Is In, Wellesley, Smith, The Bronx, Bowser, Sha Na Na, The Chicken Lady, Mark McKinney, The Kids In The Hall, the CBC, HBO, Justin Schneyer, Pac-Man, The Godfather, Noises Off, Julie Hagerty, Claire Malis, Alex Rocco, Mitzi Hoag, Mary Steenburgen, Toni Collette, Joanna Gleason, Marsha Mason, Gary Indiana, The Music Man, John Tartaglia, Rhoda Gemignani, Ellen Travolta, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, John Waters, The Division, Can’t Hurry Love, Avon, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Rose Marie, Wait For Your Laugh, The Gong Show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Madam Trash Heap, Fraggle Rock, Shake & Bake, My Buddy.Connect with Let’s Face The Facts!Website • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • Patreonhttps://www.facethefactspod.comhttps://www.twitter.com/facethefactspodhttps://www.instagram.com/facethefactspodhttps://www.facebook.com/facethefactspodhttps://www.patreon.com/facethefactspodPlease SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW!

In our continuation of ”The Ladies of ‘Love & War’,” the pod welcomes Murphy Brown Season 1 guest star (I Would Have Danced All Night) and Diane English series regular: Suzie Plakson! We chat with Suzie about highlights from her sitcom career (Family Ties, Mad About You, How I Met Your Mother), her origins, and being directed by fellow actors. Plus: inspirations in the creative progress and the art of waiting. We recommend you listen to our interview with Joanna Gleason. ”The Return of King Lillian” - ww.kinglillian.com

In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony-winning actor Santino Fontana about Stevie Wonder's 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. They also discuss Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Ragtime, Anthony Newley, Joanna Gleason, Julie Halston, Anyone Can Whistle, Yul Brynner's dressing room decor, and Ben's love for Dickinson's Witch Hazel Cleansing Wipes. Santino shares stories about high school musicals, onstage mishaps, and audition nightmares, and talks about his roles on TV shows such as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Mozart in the Jungle. Santino can be seen on Broadway as Michael/Dorothy in the smash hit musical Tootsie, currently running at the Marquis Theatre.

October, 2019: JOANNA GLEASON This month’s episode features the multitalented, always brilliant Joanna Gleason.  Perhaps best known for her Tony-Award winning performance as The Baker’s Wife in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical Into the … Read More

The gals are lucky and beyond thrilled to have Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason on the pod for a discussion on art, television, musical theater and of course Diane English. Maybe you know Joanna from her season ten appearance on Murphy Brown (10.7: “Petty Women”) or her three seasons as a series regular on the Diane English series “Love and War” (streaming currently) or her infamous guest appearances on The West Wing, Friends, & as the mother in “Boogie Nights.” The pod talks to Joanna about her place in television history, from her own childhood as the daughter of a game show pioneer to working with Aaron Sorkin. Not to mention, award-winning work with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine (“Into The Woods”), working with theater giants and her infamous production of “Nick & Nora." We believe you will learn and laugh with a great artist. Join us!

We are back after a few weeks of r&r with Tony winner Joanna Gleason. The brilliant actor and singer invited Anne and Damian to the Connecticut farm she shares with her Oscar nominated hubby, Chris Sarandon where we noshed on panzanella salad and on Joanna’s meaty oeuvre. You Might Know Her From Into The Woods, I Love My Wife, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Wedding Planner, Boogie Nights, Friends, Hannah and Her Sisters, Bette, Nick & Nora, The West Wing, and her cabaret show Out of the Eclipse. Joanna opens up about working with Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, loathing LA and finding her own path on the East Coast, and her foray into directing. Happy Pride, chicken tikkas! Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week  SATC “Hot Child in the City” (Nick Gilder) is used on Season 3 ep 15, not the Fleet Week ep as Anne erroneously stated. WHOOPS!  NYC Dyke March  Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson getting monuments in NYC Julius’ Bar Cubbyhole Cara Delevingne & Ashley Benson carrying their sex bench  Nancy Meyers’ kitchens Chris Sarandon  Panzanella salad Joanna’s IMDB || IBDB Chip Zien & Joanna as the Baker & Baker’s Wife Filmed broadway production of Into the Woods  Joanna’s upcoming 54 below show Out of the Eclipse (July 2, 5, 6) Joanna w/ The Moontones I Love My Wife (Jim Naughton, Lenny Baker) Into the Woods (dir: Rob Marshall)  Joanna wins a Tony Love and War (1992-95) Diane English  Louie Anderson  Temporarily Yours (1997) w/ Debi  Mazar, Seth Green, Michael Patrick King Oh, Baby (1998-2000) w/ Cynthia Stevenson, Jessica Walter Bette (2000) w/ Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Dunn “Metabolically didn’t like California” The Normal Heart (The Public)  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Broadway) The Royal Family (Ahmanson) Nick and Nora the famous flop Arthur Laurents (librettist: West Side Story, Gypsy; screenwriter: Rope, The Way We Were, Turning Point) Boogie Nights (dir: Paul Thomas Anderson) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)  & Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989) Last Vegas, Poms, Book Club, First Wives Club Joanna’s posse: Judith Light, Tina Fey, Jessica Walter, Candice Bergen, Stockard Channing, Bette Midler Ocean’s 8 Joanna’s father, Monty Hall hosted Let’s Make a Deal  Joanna in Password James Holzhauer on Jeopardy A Day in the Death of Joe Egg with Stockard Channing 

Tony winner Joanna Gleason is here to talk all about her upcoming concerts. She will be joining award-winning actress Joan Ryan at Birdland Jazz on May 16 and will appear at Feinstein's/54 Below on July 2, 5 and 6. Earning a Tony for Into the Woods, Gleason also was nominated for her work in Joe Egg and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Her other Broadway credits include Nick & Nora, Social Security and more. Be sure to follow her on twitter at @therealjgleason.Hosted by Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens and Caitlin Moynihan

Straight from Broadway's Imperial Theatre and Ain't Too Proud it's Joshua Morgan, Patrick's newest brother from another mother, here to talk about the Shakespeare of musical theatre and his classic work. Topics include: Bombay Dreams, Sondheim Divas, 3rd weddings, the incomparable Joanna Gleason, and stage dooring John McMartin. Featured recordings: Into the Woods - Original Cast Recording (1987) • Bombay Dreams - Original London Cast Recording (2002) • Pacific Overtures - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1976) LIVE SHOW! Sunday, April 14, 12:00pm at the Flying V Awesome-a-Thon in Bethesda, MD! Our theme this time out is "Musicals Based on Comics!" Go to UnknownPenguin.com/Live for more information. This episode was recorded at Broadway Records. Go to BroadwayRecords.com to view and shop from their extensive catalog of cast albums, solo albums, and live recordings. Have you checked out our PATREON? You haven't? Then how are you going to listen to our patrons-only podcast The Original Cast at the Movies? March's episode has Logan Culwell-Block (Little Shop of Horrors 1982) and Kimberly Cooper Schmidt (The Light in the Piazza) talking about The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953), Dr. Suess's movie for everyone who hated piano lessons. Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Email

Tony Award©, Drama Desk Outer Critics Circle Award winner, Joanna Gleason (INTO THE WOODS, NICK AND NORA), makes time for me to talk about her upcoming show at Feinstein's 54 Below entitled, OUT OF THE ECLIPSE. During the conversation, I never thought that I would relate to someone within 3 minutes of being with them. Please enjoy my conversation with the legend. More on Ms. Joanna Gleason: http://www.joannagleason.com/ Ms. Gleason at Feinstein's 54 below: https://54below.com/events/joanna-gleason-2/ More about the podcast: http://keithpricecurtaincall.com

Steve Day started his company ideaMachine Studio in the back of a New York church in 2010, within the first year, he considered cutting his losses and most of his team quit. Fast forward to present day, ideaMachine Studio now has a client list including Xbox, ESPN, and Dove. ideaMachine Studio offers motion capture and graphics, mixed media, 2D and 3D animation and live draw, it truly specializes in the service that began it all – whiteboard animation. Thriving on culture, imagination, and technology, ideaMACHINE Studio has helped clients grow from zero customers to a million in just a few years. Today ideaMachine Studio is a leader in the animation industry and pursued by many businesses for creative, technology-based marketing. Steve has directed for Verizon, the United Nations, Sesame Street, the ESPN ESPY awards, Bud Light Superbowl ads, and the Elmo Xbox game. While Steve’s drawings and animations brought the company into existence, he actually began his career directing for the theater, where his productions won an NYIT award and nomination, a Drama League fellowship, and a membership with the Lincoln Center directing lab. He also directed and developed Son of a Gun a National Music Theatre Conference Winner. ideaMachine has won 21 Telly Awards in 4 years and it has animated for numerous Fortune 500 companies. Besides dreaming up stories and metaphors, Steve also loves working with artists like Uzo Aduba (Emmy Award winner), Joanna Gleason (3x Tony nom.), Elizabeth Davis (Tony nom.), Tom Green, and Keir Dullea (Golden Globe winner, 2001: Space Od.). But what Steve loves most about ideaMACHINE is “using art to help companies serve others." I invited him on this tech podcast to find out more about his fascinating story.

This week Julie, Miranda and Zane will chat with Malcolm Hume about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Into the Woods!- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, MovieIMDBRotten TomatoesDisney Movies ArchiveNew Yorker 'Why Ínto the Woods Matters'- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, Rob Marshall, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp, George Coe, Tom Aldredge, Bernadette Peters, Danielle Ferland, Ellen Foley, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Chuck Wagner, Merle Louise, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg,

It Takes Two...well, almost two...... glorious hours to look back on the career of Broadway's favorite neurotic, Chip Zien. One of entertainment's most recognizable character actors sits down with Rob and Kevin to discuss his collaborations with Stephen Sondheim, Bill Finn, James Lapine, and what it was like to create such roles as Falsetto's Marvin AND Dr. Mendel, and Into The Woods' The Baker. Chip pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how a lunch break from a shoe store led to his big break, what it was like meeting Bill Finn for the first time, and why he really wants to go to ComicCon! Also, Chip shines the spotlight on Dustin Hoffman, Joanna Gleason, Mike Nichols, and Howard the Duck! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4

Come spend a moment in the woods with one of Broadway's finest artists, Joanna Gleason, who not only won a Tony Award for her magnificent portrayal of The Baker's Wife in Into The Woods, but also starred in such Broadway hits as I Love My Wife, Social Security, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Joanna's career is not just limited to the theatre as she has appeared in dozens and dozens of film and television works including Boogie Nights, The West Wing, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Hello, Larry, and more! Joanna pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how every night she paid tribute to her I Love My Wife costar Lenny Baker in Into the Woods, what it was like being in a rehearsal room with Mike Nichols , and why Joanna returned to the well-known disaster Nick and Nora after twenty years! Also, Joanna shines the spotlight on Arthur Laurents, John Spencer, and Stephen Sondheim Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4

Stock up on Cheetos, because Joanna Gleason (@TheRealJGleason) is our guest and she’s got a drinking game - sorry, an eating game - for anyone who loves to pick apart Bradley Whitford’s acting technique. Needless to say, Josh is on board. It’s a probable impossibility that by the end of this episode we’ll all understand what an improbable possibility is, and why Sam is so down on it. For more, visit thewestwingweekly.com/408

Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ Happy 50th Annibirthary to Jim and Tomic’s Musical Theatre Happy Hour! In honour of this monumentous occasion, the gang have chosen to discuss one of musical theatre’s most beloved shows - ‘Into the Woods.’ The lads discuss what makes this some of Sondheim’s best writing, muse on low-budget Milky Whites and ponder what makes Sondheim shows just so bloody good. They also tease a brand new segment kicking off in honour of the 50th celebrations! Wish no more, it’s here! Into the Woods (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES Fancy some Musical Mash nostalgia? Check out Tommy’s first ever video - all about Into the Woods! Fancy some (less nostalgic) asinhendrix nostalgia? Have a swatch at Jimi’s first YouTube video! We’re best friends with her now, but he’s the source of our quiz question! Joanna Gleason trimming the tree with Susan Blackwell. Bliss. If you’re a writer, reading ‘Into the Woods’ by John Yorke is a vital step in your development. Are you obsessed with what happened After Ever After too? Let Jon Cozart spell it out for you! If you want to know Tommy’s opinions on which Witch is which, have a look at his Miscast Witches video! If you want to know Jimi’s opinions, tweet him! If you’ve never seen the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Into the Woods, check it out now! In the meantime you can watch Hannah Waddingham’s stunning rendition of Children Will Listen here. Is this the best Witch transformation ever? We’ll invite you to show us a better one! If you want to see something cute as heck, check out Tommy in the biggest hat ever as Jack in Into the Woods!  No one can explain this one man rendition of Your Fault. AN ALL-STAR QUIZ QUESTION One of the co-collaborators on this musical has worked with a laundry list of famous musical theatre names: Lin Manuel Miranda, Jeremy Jordan, Ramín Karimloo, Betsy Wolfe, Annaleigh Ashford, and Sierra Boggess…but not in the way you think. What show? 

Longtime friends and fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson's performances (and completely untrue, rumored offscreen affair) in Mike Nichols' 1986 co

Longtime friends and fans Zachary Scot Johnson (www.zacharyscotjohnson.com) and Maryl McNally (www.neverlandtheatre.org) discuss Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson's performances (and completely untrue, rumored offscreen affair) in Mike Nichols' 1986 comedy? "Heartburn". This film co-stars Jeff Daniels, Stockard Channing, Joanna Gleason, Kevin Spacey, Catherine O'Hara, Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Masur and more. This week's 6 degrees of Meryl features Emma Watson. Next episode will feature veteran character actor Stacy Keach, whom Zach is interviewing for his other podcast, The Joni Mitchell Podcast. Send us your answers at MerylStreepPodcast@gmail.com and please remember to rate, review and subscribe to this podcast. Next episode will feature a discussion of "Before and After", one of Meryl's mid-90's projects, with Liam Neeson.

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Well-Strung, a New York City based string quartet, derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today. Members Edmund Bagnell (1st violin), Chris Marchant (2nd violin), Daniel Shevlin (cello), and Trevor Wadleigh (viola) spend their time making new music and touring internationally. The group was conceived by producer Mark Cortale and Chris Marchant.Daniel Shevlin is originally from South Jersey and has been playing cello since he was ten years old and continued to use this skill when he moved to NYC at 18 to pursue a career in musical theatre. Since then he has appeared off-Broadway in The Sandbox (written and directed by Edward Albee), has toured the U.S. and Asia in productions of Rent and Cabaret, and has worked regionally as both an actor and cellist in many theaters including the Arvada Center, The Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Mason Street Warehouse to name a few. He studied musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has been a member of Actors Equity since 2006.Edmund Bagnell comes from South Carolina where he attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and  went on to attend New York University as music major. His senior year, he was cast as Tobias in the first national tour of Sweeney Todd directed by John Doyle. He has performed as a violinist, actor, and singer in New York and around the country. Credits include Rich in The Last Cyclist and Toby in Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium (both Off-Broadway), Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Tom Sawyer in Big River (Summer Theater of New Canaan), Charlie in Joanna Gleason’s The Big Holiday Broadcast of 1959 (Fairfield Theater Company), Oramel Howland in The Great Unknown (NYMF), Enoch Snow Jr. in Carousel (Barrington Stage Company), Stewart Smalls in Band Geeks (Ars Nova), Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Dennis in Smoke on the Mountain (Cotton Hall Theater).Chris Marchant grew up in Akron, OH where he began playing violin thanks to his mother’s urging. Throughout high school Chris was involved in school and regional orchestras and choirs. He  received a B.A. in Music Ministry from Malone College, where he discovered a love of musical theatre.  Credits include Tobias in Sweeney Todd and Spring Awakening (both national tours).  Follow on Instagram and Twitter @chrisjmarchant.Trevor Wadleigh is a native of Kent, WA and began studying the viola at age 17 under the tutelage of Joyce Ramée.  He earned a Bachelor of Art from the University of Puget Sound with major concentrations in Business and Music Performance as well as a minor in Comparative Sociology. While completing undergraduate coursework, Mr. Wadleigh studied concurrently with Burton Kaplan of NYC under whose direction he completed an Artist’s Certificate program at the Aaron Copland School of Music. He has served as principal and section violist of the Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Yakima Symphony, Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and the Nova Philharmonic.Storyteller/monologist Miss Coco Peru aka Clinton Leupp got his/her start as a downtown favorite in the cabaret world of NY after he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his first show “Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret” over 20 years ago.On screen, Miss Coco is best known for her roles in Jim Fall’s feature film, trick (Sundance 1999) and Richard Day’s Girls Will Be Girls. (Sundance 2002) For this film Coco shared the Best Actress Award with his two co-stars at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen as well as the Best Actor Award at LA’s Outfest Film Festival. Other film appearances include To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Nick and Jane, and Straight-Jacket. Coco can be heard in the Disney animated feature, The Wild as Mamma Hippo! She also appears in the highly-ish anticipated sequel of Girls Will Be Girls which will be released some day, hopefully.Coco has appeared on TV in two stand-up comedy specials on LOGO: Wisecrack and Dragtastic, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Twins, Will and Grace, New York Undercover, Detroit 187, several Bravo reality and clip shows, and in an Orbitz commercial that was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.Coco’s live one-person shows include: “Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret”, “Miss Coco Peru: A Legend in Progress” (’92 MAC and Bistro Award), “Miss Coco Peru at the Westbeth Theatre” (’95 MAC Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru’s Liquid Universe”(‘98 GLAAD Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru’s Universe” (’99 LA GLAAD Nomination), “Miss Coco Peru’s Glorious Wounds…She’s Damaged” (’01 LA GLAAD Nomination) “Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted” (’04 GLAAD Award Winner, Ovation Nomination), and the hugely successful “UGLY COCO” and “THERE COMES A TIME” and most recently “SHE’S GOT BALLS”. These shows have been performed to sold out audiences in Theatres, Clubs, Restaurants, Ballrooms and Cabarets throughout the US and abroad. She currently has dates scheduled nationwide through 2014.Coco hosts an on-going live series of shows at the Renberg Theater in Los Angeles called Conversations With Coco in which Coco interviews and celebrates the lives and careers of the GLBT community’s favorite icons. Miss Peru’s guests include Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Bea Arthur, Lily Tomlin, Karen Black, Lainie Kazan, Lesley Ann Warren, and drag legend Mr. Charles Busch.Coco’s recent online Youtube videos have been seen by over 2 million viewers. Her video “Coco Goes to KMART,” in which she searches for Celestial Seasoning Tension Tamer tea, has more than over 700,000 views. For this reason, Coco has had to ask her fans to stop sending her the tea. She has received close to 100 boxes!Considered The Hostess with that something extra… Coco has hosted dozens of events including: The GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, Night of a Thousand Gowns in NYC, Chicago Takes Off, Hot and Dry in Palm Springs, Gay Days Anaheim, The Black and White Ball in Reno, LA’s OUTFEST Legacy Awards, the BALIF (Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom) Dinner in San Francisco, Project Inform’s 25th Annual Fundraiser (SF) and Charity Bingo at Harrah’s Atlantic City. She has been honored to be involved with countless Gay and AIDS related charities over the years including The Trevor Project, Aids for Aids, and Lifeworks Mentoring. In fact, the list is so long, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center honored Coco with the Board of Director’s Award. The award was presented to Coco by Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Heroes, So NoTorious).She is also available for children’s parties.Photo Credits: Steven C De La CruzCOCO QUOTESOne of the last great storytellers.Lily TomlinMiss Coco is a heavenly hoot… Wry and uncensored, the show is a hilarious exorcism, with music, no less. Hey, that’s entertainment.Los Angeles TimesCoco, a self-described “effeminate, damaged boy from the Bronx,” was the real goods, a dragster with real talent and heart.San Francisco Bay Area ReporterHilarious, inebriating and elegant all at the same time… If there were an award for most girlish and glamorous, funniest, mouthiest diva/icon/trannie/comedian, the inimitable Miss Coco Peru would win hands down.L.A. WeeklyIt’s not often a drag queen scares you with her intellect, but Miss Coco Peru isn’t just any drag queen. Hers is a deep, dark drag performance designed for people who are sick of drag. Don’t miss it.The Stranger, SeattleCOCO AWARDSNot that I’m bragging…2004 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award Winner, Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted2004 Los Angeles Ovation Award nomination for Best Solo Performance, Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted2003 Outfest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film, Girls Will Be Girls2003 US Comedy Arts Festival Best Actress Award, Girls Will Be Girls2001 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru’s Glorious Wounds… She’s Damaged1999 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru’s Universe1998 New York GLAAD Media Award nomination, Miss Coco Peru’s Universe1997 Los Angeles Backstage Bistro Award Winner, Miss Coco Peru’s Universe1993 New York Backstage Bistro Award Winner, A Legend in Progress.1992 Manhattan Legend in Progress.