Podcast appearances and mentions of kelli o'hara

Did you know that many celebrities have frozen their eggs for fertility reasons -- people like Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, and Emma Roberts, just to name a few. Well, on this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we have a fascinating show all about women freezing their eggs and embryos to preserve their fertility. And joining us is Fertility specialist Dr. Prati Sharma at the CReATe Fertility Centre to tell us all about it. Dr. Sharma has worked with the CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto for the last 13 years. In addition, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and teaches medical students, residents and clinical fellows, as well as participates in various research studies. She is on the Board of Directors at the CFAS (Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society) and she is the Medical Advisor to Lilia, a FemTech company that supports women and couples looking to pursue Elective Egg and Embryo Freezing. Her fertility blog, the Conception Diaries, is a website with information dedicated to the education of Reproductive aged women and men, so that they can be empowered and learn about their fertility and fertility options. She is also an Out of Hospital premises Assessor for the CPSO (College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario). In her spare time, she loves to work out, cook, and spend time with her husband and three beautiful children! Founded in 1981, Marion Layland and Linda Kuerble celebrate the Little Party Shoppe

On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Judy Librach is joined by Stewart F. Lane, who is also known as Mr. Broadway. Stewart Lane is a six- time Tony Award winning producer for

Stage and screen star KELLI O’HARA has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King and I garnered her the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Grammy, Drama League, Outer Critics, and Oliver nominations. Kelli has received an additional 6 Tony nominations for her work on Broadway in the productions The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game, South Pacific, Nice Work if You Can Get It, The Bridges of Madison County, and and Kiss Me Kate.  Kelli was awarded the prestigious Drama League’s Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019. Kelli also received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner in the hit web series The Accidental Wolf. Other film and television credits include the second season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, All The Bright Places, Peter Pan Live!, Sex & The City 2, Martin Scorsese’s The Key to Reserva, Showtime’s Masters of Sex, CBS All Access’ The Good Fight, Blue Bloods, N3mbers, and the animated series Car Talk.  She is currently shooting HBO’s The Gilded Age. Kelli sits on the boards of New York City Center and The NY Pops for which she Co-Chairs their PopsEd initiative.She also serves on the Lincoln Center Artist Committee and the advisory board of Broadway for Racial Justice. Kelli is a wife and a mother of 2 children.  Weekly Round-Up:Read Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann FriedmanRead the Vanity Fair piece, “Roxanne Gay on How to Write About Trauma" by Monica LewinskyRead the Bon Appétit article, “How Writing a Cookbook Helped Me Break Free From Diet Culture” by Julia TurshenListen to the On Being podcast episode, “The Soul in Depression” with Andrew Solomon

For the video version, click here: https://youtu.be/g5jPUIkZnf4 Michael Lavine (Music Director) has worked as a musical director, pianist, vocal coach and singer all over the world. He musically directed a concert of the works of Stephen Schwartz, featuring Stephen himself, Ben Vereen, Paul Shaffer, Alice Ripley, Daisy Eagan, Constantine Maroulis, and more, and produced and musically directed REDISCOVERED HAMLISCH, a CD of previously unrecorded songs by Marvin Hamlisch, featuring Kelli O’Hara and other Broadway stars. Michael conducted THE LITTLE MERMAID at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, starring Emily Skinner, musical directed Comden & Green’s BILLION DOLLAR BABY at Off-Broadway’s York Theatre, starring Kristin Chenoweth, Marc Kudisch and Debbie Gravitte, as well as Burton Lane’s CARMELINA (also at the York). He has shared the stage with Mimi Hines and Peter Howard (his mentor) in THIS FUNNY WORLD (a Rodgers and Hart revue) at the Kennedy Center. Michael also regularly plays for the Outer Critic's Circle Awards in New York, and has conducted orchestras in a number of cities around the country. A graduate of Columbia University, Michael owns one of the larger privately held sheet music collections in the world. In addition, Michael gives master classes on the performance of songs and auditioning in New York, Los Angeles, Moscow, Switzerland, Bangkok, Australia, Singapore, Manila, Martha's Vineyard and other locations. More details can be found at Michael's website, www.michaellavine.net. He can be reached at Broadwaymhl@aol.com.

Together with American Songwriter, we had the pleasure of interviewing Alexandra Eckhardt over Zoom video! Music Supervisor and bassist Alexandra Eckhardt has worked across the entertainment industry contributing skills to feature films, award-winning Broadway shows, and live performances.She most recently supervised the music for the upcoming feature film, Passing, written and directed by Rebecca Hall, starring Tessa Thompson, Alexander Skarsgard, Ruth Negga and André Holland. Passing will premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.As an electric/acoustic bassist covering multiple genres, Alexandra has worked with a variety of artists including Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire, Ross Golan, Cynthia Erivo, Billy Porter, Patti LuPone, Jordin Sparks, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy Jordan, Our Lady J, Duncan Sheik, Here We Go Magic, Ledisi, Meatloaf, Jordan Fischer, Titus Burgess, Evelyn Champagne King, Patrick Wilson, Kelli O-Hara, Martha Wash, and Kate Nash. She also frequently doubles on cello and vocals.Additionally, she has performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Today Show, NPR Tiny Desk Concert, NY Stage and Film Gala and the Drama Desk Awards. She played on two consecutive national tours for In the Heights and The Book of Mormon. She also held the bass chair on the Tony Award-winning show, The Band's Visit, and played on the show’s Grammy Award-winning original cast recording. She has also subbed in numerous Broadway pit orchestras including Hamilton, Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Color Purple.Coming from a multi-generational musical family, music has always played an enormous role in Alexandra’s life. At the age of 8, she picked up the electric bass and became hooked. She then attended the University of Connecticut, where she received degrees in jazz performance and music education was mentored by Kenny DavisWe want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetworkListen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

Broadway veteran, Tony Award winner, and The Actors Fund Chairman of the Board Brian Stokes Mitchell joins Nancy to discuss Broadway, the power of the arts during the pandemic, his recovery from COVID-19 and the popular window concerts that earned him a viral audience, his creative career, including the early days of Trapper John, M.D., and the new PBS series In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl. Plus, Brian shares background details on The Actors Fund as well as information on the important and increasing emergency needs of entertainment professionals being addressed by the organization (1:32). In the second segment, Nancy talks playwriting, short play popularity, and exploring the process with arts content creator, theater insider, and playwright Robin Rothstein (35:50). Like and follow Entertaining Insights Facebook Page. Learn more about The Actors Fund. Find out more about In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl. Music by Brian Stokes Mitchell. Listen to Nancy’s episodes with Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster. Learn more about Robin Rothstein. Find out more about Playwrights’ Center and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Visit Nancy’s website. Learn about segment sponsor the Finding Brave podcast with host Kathy Caprino (1:12, 35:40). Check out Kathy Caprino’s latest book The Most Powerful You.

Tony Award winner, Kelli O’Hara joins us to kick off 2021 with a healthy dose of positivity and purpose. Now a mother of two, she faced her onstage pregnancies, performing postpartum and being a working artist mother with the same joy and passion she brings to all her roles. From her work on the advisory board of Say.org to using her platform to #sharethemic, Kelli is also keenly aware that it is privilege to even have a voice and therefore it is imperative to use it. Find more info about the podcast via BPN.fm/mamas.  Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales. Edited by Derek Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Jennifer Williams interviews composer Ricky Ian Gordon. A leading writer of vocal music that spans art song, opera and musical theater, the GRAMMY-nominated and OBIE Award-winning composer’s work has been performed and recorded by such internationally renowned singers as Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Nathan Gunn, Stephanie Blythe, Denyce Graves, Judy Collins, Kelli O’Hara, Audra MacDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, and the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, among many others. We discuss the role art plays in healing a community, composing authentic voices, and the relationship between musical theater and opera. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Early Christmas present? We think so! Today, Kelli O'Hara takes a bow and gives listeners in inside scoop on her 7 tony award nominations, what the recording process is like to record two solo albums and many cast albums, on set filming for TV/Film, vocal tips, and more. Merry Christmas to our favorite audience members!!! See you New Years Eve!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Ridgely has led the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival since 2018. A Drama Desk-nominated director, he has developed or presented work at the Public Theater, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Society, Red Bull and more. He’s worked with Tony nominees Sting, Sherie Rene Scott, Laura Osnes, Will Swenson, Kelli O’Hara, Bill Irwin and others, and his productions have won DFW Theater Critics Forum and ECNY Awards and been nominated for CT Critics Circle and BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards. He also co-founded Waterwell in New York and served as its Artistic Director from 2002-2018. There he created and produced more than a dozen world-premieres and adaptations of classics that were nominated for three IT awards, a Drama Desk, a New York Magazine Culture Award and a Village Voice “Best of NYC”. Known for building innovative community partnerships, he most recently resurrected the lost WWII-era Frank Loesser musicals, Blueprint Specials, featuring Broadway and military veterans and presented on board the former USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, as well as adapting and directing Waterwell’s dual-language (English/Farsi) version of Hamlet, designed and performed by a company of predominantly Middle Eastern and South Asian artists. As Artistic Director of Waterwell, he also oversaw the Waterwell Drama Program at the Professional Performing Arts School, one of the preeminent training grounds for young artists and innovators in the country, which offers daily, year-round, conservatory-style classes to more than 200 New York City public school students absolutely free of charge.

John Pankow has been a familiar face to television, film and theater audiences for almost four decades. Although he has been a frequent guest on dozens of hit television series, he is probably best known for his roles on two highly regarded, long running sitcoms- as the loveable Ira Buchman on the iconic Mad About You, and as the ruthless & clueless Merc Lapidus on the Showtime hit, Episodes. He has appeared in numerous films including William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in LA, Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio, and the George Romero directed cult classic, Monkey Shines. His extensive credits on the New York stage include the title role in Amadeus, The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards, The Tempest with Patrick Stewart and Bill Irwin, the acclaimed Roundabout revival of Twelve Angry Men, and, most recently, Kiss Me, Kate with Kelli O’ Hara and Will Chase.  Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Tony Award winner and Emmy and Grammy nominee Kelli O'Hara joins Nancy to discuss her career journey, Broadway, creative decision-making, Christmas traditions, and the upcoming special Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas that channels the beauty of the holiday season (1:21). Plus, Kelli and Nancy discuss routine shifts and changes during these isolating times, and ways to lend support to those in the arts impacted by the pandemic. In the second segment, Nancy shares some livestream holiday entertainment ideas for December and a gift suggestion for the rock and roll fan on your gift list (24:03). Like and follow Entertaining Insights Facebook Page. Find out more about Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas:  Premiering December 14th at 9 pm ET on PBS (check local listings) and premiering December 17th at 8 pm ET on BYUtv.org Watch Kelli O’Hara in The Accidental Wolf. Kelli O’Hara’s music. Find out more about The Actors Fund and Say.org. Livestream Events Multiple December dates: Jim Brickman’s Comfort & Joy At Home Virtual Holiday Tour 2020. December 12:  Andrea Boccelli performs from Italy’s Royal Theater. December 12: Englebert Humperdinck hosts his Christmas Special from his home. December 18: Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas Eve and Other Stories Livestream Event. Get more information about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Rock Hall Virtual Membership. Visit Nancy’s website. Learn about segment sponsor the Finding Brave podcast with host Kathy Caprino (1:00, 23:52). Find out more about Kathy Caprino’s latest book The Most Powerful You.

John Pankow has been a familiar face to television, film and theater audiences for almost four decades. Although he has been a frequent guest on dozens of hit television series, he is probably best known for his roles on two highly regarded, long running sitcoms-as the loveable Ira Buchman on the iconic Mad About You, and as the ruthless & clueless Merc Lapidus on the Showtime hit, Episodes. He has appeared in numerous films including William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in LA, Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio, and the George Romero directed cult classic, Monkey Shines. His extensive credits on the New York stage include the title role in Amadeus, The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards, The Tempest with Patrick Stewart and Bill Irwin, the acclaimed Roundabout revival of Twelve Angry Men, and, most recently, Kiss Me, Kate with Kelli O’ Hara and Will Chase.Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actor Richard Thomas joins Nancy to discuss acting and career balance, his creative journey from his role as the beloved John-Boy Walton on The Waltons to more recent roles in hit series like The Americans and Billions, and the upcoming holiday special and PBS tradition Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas. Plus, Richard and Nancy talk about the comfort in celebrating the season with music and traditions, his latest project, filming changes during the pandemic, and why he loved playing The Americans’ FBI Special Agent Frank Gaad (1:44). In the second segment, Nancy offers a few simple tips to help make the holidays and Thanksgiving a bit brighter (39:46). Like and follow Entertaining Insights Facebook Page. Find out more about Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas:  Premiering December 14th at 9 pm ET on PBS (check local listings) Premiering December 17th at 8 pm ET on BYUtv.org Watch Richard Thomas in The Waltons and The Americans. Visit Nancy’s website. Learn about segment sponsor the Finding Brave podcast with host Kathy Caprino (1:24, 39:30). Find out more about Kathy Caprino’s latest book The Most Powerful You.

Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Kelli O’Hara and Emmy winning television, film, and stage actor Richard Thomas join us to discuss the 17th annual “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir" special, airing on PBS on December 14.

Ep. 221: This week Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Tony award-winning actress Kelli O'Hara. They reminisce about the "girlfriend chats" that changed their lives and how they learned to make more room in the world for people who are different than them. Follow Kelli at @kelliohara on Twitter and Instagram. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Charity Promotion: Democracy Works: This advertisement is part of a charitable initiative in partnership with Democracy Works. howto.vote --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatarefriendsfor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatarefriendsfor/support

KRIS KUKUL is a New York City Based Orchestrator, Arranger, Music Director and Composer. Currently he is Music Supervisor, Conductor and Orchestrator for Broadway’s Tony nominated Beetlejuice The Musical! Other recent projects include, In The Green at Lincoln Center, David Byrne’s Joan of Arc at The Public Theatre, a remounting of Elizabeth Swados' Runaways at New York’s City Center, The Aenied with music by Duncan Sheik, and many other works at Playwrights Horizons, The Vineyard, New York Theatre Workshop, The Atlantic, The Flea, LaMama, Joe’s Pub, 54 Below, Birdland, the Cherry Lane and the Lucille Lortel.  His work has also been featured at various regional theatres across the country and for 10 seasons, he served as the resident music director for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where among other things he directed the legendary Late-Night Cabarets, featuring iconic performers including Renee Fleming, Kathleen Turner, Allison Janey, Tyne Daly, David Hyde Pierce, Judy Kuhn, Kelli O’Hara, Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and many others. He began his career working for musical theatre icon, Elizabeth Swados, and has committed to keeping her legacy alive and he recently arranged, orchestrated and conducted Lincoln Center’s American Songbook: The Music of Elizabeth Swados. Kris is a Graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and he has taught at Tisch/Playwrights Horizons Theatre School, The New School, Duke University, Columbia University, and Queens College.

Abbey and Cassidy dive into how "The King and I" holds up in 2020 (spoiler:it doesn’t). Listen as they contemplate how this show got revived in 2015 and marvel at the light purple on Kelli O’Hara. https://linktr.ee/BroadwayBullshitPod

Maybe you’ve seen today’s guest, Arian Moayed, on HBO’s Emmy-Award winning show, Succession, where he played Stewy. Or, in movies where h worked with legends like Bill Murray, Spike Lee. Or, on stage, where he was nominated for a TONY. Or, you might’ve caught his groundbreaking thriller, The Accidental Wolf (http://theaccidentalwolf.com/), which he wrote and directed, starring Kelli O’Hara, Laurie Metcalf, Denis O’Hare, and a cast of 36 Tony nominations. Stumbling into a love of acting, Moayed began to pursue it as a career early in life. He was met, as most actors are, with an unending parade of "you can't do that's." But, to him that just meant, make it happen on your own. "Do" your way through it. And, so he did. Which has been an enduring theme in his life.Arian's family fled Iran when he was just a little kid, taking a years-long journey that split the family between different countries, and eventually landed them just outside Chicago, where they set about building a new life in a radically different world. Acting became a fast passion and he began to develop a genuine love for theater and set about crafting a career. But along the way, he also realized that acting, for him, was also a pathway to writing, advocacy, and education. He became an award-winning writer/director and co-founded the theater/film production and arts education venture, Waterwell (http://www.waterwell.org/), where his heart is most boldly on display in the guiding the growth of teachers and 6-12th graders in New York City’s free theater training program, and exploring not just performance, but citizenship, service, equality, advocacy, justice, and what it means to be human. We all need more of that these days.We're so excited to share this Best Of conversation with you today.You can find Arian Moayed at: Website : http://waterwell.org/personnel/arian-moayed/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/arianmoayed/Check out our offerings & partners: Calm: Calm is offering a special limited-time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/goodlife. That’s 40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library, and new content is added every week.Factor 75: Factor is offering listeners of Good Life Project $60 off over their first two weeks. Just go to factor75.com, pick your meals and use code GOODLIFE at checkout to claim this limited-time offer.

Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents two stories in which people go overboard to demonstrate their devotion.  In Robin Hemley’s “A Printer’s Tale,” a poet’s boyfriend hijacks a national magazine for her love--and one reader isn’t pleased.  Reader Robert Sean Leonard brings an eccentric trio to life.  In “Oh Shenandoah,” by Maura Stanton, a determined young woman wants to call it quits with her overzealous fiancé.   But they’re in Venice—and there’s this toilet seat problem.  Broadway powerhouse Kelli O’Hara reads—and sings—“Oh Shenandoah.”

Mothers have always needed to excel at dozens of roles at a moment's notice. And these days, their responsibilities have somehow grown greater. In New York Times bestselling author Tawni O'Dell's emotionally charged story, a woman needs to navigate between working from home, educating her child, and creating a soft landing for her daughter's missed birthday party. Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara transports us to the heart of this story.

This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Josh Thia about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the ice-cream loving musical She Loves Me!- FURTHER READING -WikiIMDbiTunesSpotify- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Barbara Cook, Daniel Massey, Barbara Baxley, Jack Cassidy, Ludwig Donath, Rita Moreno, Madeline Kahn, Kelli O'Hara, Josh Radnor, Jane Krakowski, Gavin Creel, Victor Garber, Rory O'Malley, Peter Bartlett, Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi, Michael McGrath, Ruthie Henshall, John Gordon SinclairLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk about Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration. The online broadcast featured Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Baranski, Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, Aaron Tveit, Maria Friedman, Iain Armitage, Katrina Lenk, Michael Cerveris, Brandon Uranowitz, Stephen Schwartz, Elizabeth Stanley, Chip Zien, Alexander Gemignani, Ann Harada, Austin Ku, Kelvin Moon Loh, Thom Sesma, and Raul Esparza. Drama Desk Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell was the evening’s music director, with Paul Wontorek serving as director.

We like to start the program each day with a positive story or something that can make you laugh. Today we highlighted what the Quincy Police are doing for local Brigham and Women's ER nurse, Debbie Buonopane, who is a breast cancer survivor, Navy vet, single mom, and Boston Marathon volunteer who has been battling COVID-19 this past week and half and finally was released from the hospital today. The QPD gave her a Homecoming parade to welcome her home and we talk to our friend and Debbie's cousin Kelli O'Hara who is reporting on the story. Take a listen to this feel good story!

April 16, 2020: Jesus Christ Superstar and Of Mice and Men return to Broadway, and Kelli O’Hara celebrated her birthday in style with Lincoln Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony winner Kelli O'Hara is a guest on Broadway.com's #LiveatFive HOME EDITION to talk all about how she's staying sane inside and what hidden talents she's discovering with Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens and Caitlin Moynihan. O'Hara has 7 Tony nominations and won in 2015 for her leading turn in THE KING AND I. Follow her on social media at @kelliohara.

Good morning theater fans! This is Caryn Robbins with The Broadway Scoop for Thursday, March 12th. Broadway star Kelli O'Hara will take on the role of 'Mother' in The Actors Fund's upcoming benefit concert of RAGTIME. The Tony Award winner joins previously announced cast members Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Peter Friedman. Taking place on April 27th at the Minskoff Theatre, the event will be dedicated to late Broadway star Marin Mazzie.BEETLEJUICE stars Alex Brightman and Leslie Kritzer will announce the nominations for the 2020 Drama League Awards, in a live broadcast from Sardi’s on April 16th. The duo will reveal the nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the coveted Distinguished Performance Award. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held on May 15 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.And a happy opening to the new musical SIX, officially opening tonight at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre following a preview period which began on February 13. Showcasing the six wives of Henry VIII, the show originated at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival before going on to a West End run, and earning five Olivier Award nominations. SIX made its critically-acclaimed U.S. premiere last July in Chicago.And that's The Broadway Scoop for Thursday, March 12th

For more than a decade, Kelli O'Hara has been at the very top of the Broadway heap.  She gets called "luminous" so often that it must get really very, very tiring.  It's been a remarkable journey for a kid who grew up on a farm in western Oklahoma and cut her teeth doing repertory theater in Wichita.  She tells Alec her story, with a fascinating, surprising twist: she deeply loves Broadway but wants to branch out, and says she's struggled to do so.

Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara (The King and I; Kiss Me, Kate) stars opposite real-life husband, director/musician Greg Naughton (The Independents, The Sweet Remains), in this Korean and Japanese tale about eternal love, kindness and youth.

Kelli O'Hara is filling in for VB and she talks to Marc Lotter, the Strategic Communications Director for Trump's 2020 Campaign. He discusses this week's Democratic Debate, whether there is any particular candidate POTUS Trump would like to debate against, and what the Trump 2020 campaign is going from state to state. Hear the full interview, here!

Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites talks to Kelli O'Hara about some Speak Easy restaurants in and around the NH area! Additionally he talks great burgers! Hear more about some cool restaurants to check out, here!

Kelli O'Hara fills in for VB and talks to guest Sabrina Singh, a National Spokesperson for the Mike Bloomberg Campaign. This week we saw and heard from Bloomberg for the first time on the debate stage and he under-performed. Kelli asks Sabrina to pitch us on Bloomberg, address his debate performance, and spending campaign habits. Hear this interview that riled callers up, here!

Elizabeth Warren started out her campaign being against Super PACS and now she has one. Is she a hypocrite? She claims she tried to advocate for all the Democrats to not engage in Super PACS but all the "men" ended up having them and it was "not fair" to the women so she had to have one...Kelli O'Hara is filling in for VB and discusses Warren's take on the PACS as well as her performance in this past week's debate.

Kelli O'Hara fills in for VB today and has a nice line up for you! She talks about Elizabeth Warren changing her tune on Super Pacs. Then she talks to National Spokesperson for the Bloomberg Campaign, Sabrina Singh about Mike Bloomberg's performance this week at the Democratic debate and why he is a candidate to back. Kelli also talks to a member of the Trump campaign, Marc Lotter, who is the Strategic Communications Director. He discusses the Nevada caucus coming up and what the Trump campaign is doing to prepare for November. Additionally Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites stops by to chat about some Speak Easy restaurants in the NH area. Hear all of this from today's show, here!

For the last show of this decade for "VB in the Middle", Kelli O'Hara takes the reins and talks about these topics: The longtime "No Name" restaurant in Boston has closed its doors after 102 years. Kelli talks to Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites about this establishment. Elizabeth Warren delivered a New Years Eve speech in Boston about optimism and heading into 2020; Kelli asks you the listeners what some politicians like Warren, should have as their New Years Resolutions. Take a listen to our end of the year show with Kelli O'Hara, here!

Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered a New Years Eve Speech in Boston that centered around optimism and change in 2020. Additionally, Rhode Island leaders put out what their New Years Resolutions are for 2020. We ask you, the listening audience what you think various politicians New Years Resolutions should be! Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) takes your calls!

The Boston legendary restaurant the "No Name" restaurant has announced it will be closing its doors after 102 years. Guest Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites talks to Kelli O'Hara about this institution closing it's doors. They remember what the establishment had to offer over the years.

Kelli O'Hara fills in for VB while he's on vacation until the new year and talks about these topics: Joe Biden held a town hall event up in NH this past weekend where he said fossil fuel executives need to be held accountable and even jailed if necessary...did he forget what his son Hunter's previous job was...? NYC Mayor DeBlasio blames POTUS Trump & the atmosphere down in D.C. for the antisemitic attacks happening in NYC over the course of Hanukkah. A Virginia school system will start offering students an excused absent day to partake in civil activities such as protests. Then another day, another issue at the MBTA...this time over not enough parking spaces at some station garages. Kelli discusses all these topics including today's "Stories We Love"!

Another day, another "issue" at the MBTA, it seems like. This time, the latest is that at some of the stations, there is not enough parking spaces for cars thus adding to the list of constraints at the MBTA. Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) asks you the listeners, how management there can fix the problems of the T and if it's possible.

Joe Biden held a town hall event up in Peterborough, NH over this past weekend. He spoke on numerous topics, including that of climate change. Biden went on to say that we need to stop using fossil fuels to the extent that we are and that fossil fuel executives need to be jailed if they do not cooperate with the government cracking down on fossil fuel usage! Does Joe remember what his son Hunter used to do...? Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) discusses!

Mayor Bill DeBlasio was speaking on Fox News about the series of antisemitic attacks happening around NYC in the days of Hanukkah. He blames Washington, D.C. and President Trump for the negativity and hate that sparked these attacks. Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) talks to listeners about DeBlasio and these antisemitic attacks.

Kelli O'Hara fills in for VB and talks about these topics: Attorneys for the state of Florida turning up the heat against Robert Kraft as they try to overturn the judge's ruling last May. Politico says Bernie Sanders might win the Democratic nomination as he is quickly becoming a favorite in the party; what's his appeal? Then one woman in Illinois was charged for "revenge porn" but is fighting the charge saying it infringes on her "freedom of speech". Does it? We discuss these topics, talk to Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites about food and cover today's "Stories We Love"!

Scott Whitley of Wicked Bites talks to Kelli O'Hara about his experience at the Envoy Hotel in Boston and with New Years Eve fast approaching, what the best Chinese food restaurants are in the area to suite your needs for the holiday!

A woman out of Illinois was charged after sending nude pictures of her ex-fiance's mistress around to family and friends as a way to shame him after she caught him cheating. She claims it's her "freedom of speech" to do so despite the Illinois revenge porn law that prohibits her from doing so. Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) asks you who is in the right in this and what your thoughts on revenge porn is.

According to Politico, Bernie Sanders might very well win the Democratic nomination. Warren has been slipping and Bernie has proven himself resilient after suffering a heart attack and then bouncing back like nothing happened. Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) discusses Bernie's appeal (to some) and why he is leading in the latest polls.

The state of Florida is turning up the heat on Robert Kraft after the judge in a court case down there, tossed out the evidence last May due to a possible "unlawful" way the police obtained the surveillance that is the evidence. The state attorneys are fighting back against the judge and are seeking to overturn the judge's ruling. Kelli O'Hara (filling in for VB) discusses the latest on this topic.

President Trump's campaign creates the website snowflakevictory.com for people who have "snowflake" relatives. It's a website to help Trump supporters navigate and win an argument over politics with their liberal relatives. This is a legit website that gives you facts and info about President Trump's presidency. Did you get into any political arguments with your liberal family at the Christmas dinner table this year? Kelli O'Hara (whose filling in for VB) discusses with the listeners.

Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn proposed to her boyfriend P.K. Subban and used it as a way to teach about women's equality. Kelli O'Hara (who is filling in for VB) discusses this topic of women proposing to men, with Lightning. Is it emasculating to men when women propose? Some listeners think it is! We discuss!

Kelli O'Hara fills in for VB while he is off for the Christmas/New Year holiday. She talks to Lightning and the listeners about her Christmas holiday, President Trump's latest website for winning an argument with your snowflake relatives this holiday season, and Olympic Skier Lindsay Vonn proposing to her boyfriend; is that emasculating to men when women propose and take it away from them? We discuss all that including today's "Stories We Love" and a Flash of Lightning!

VB is out this week for the holidays, so Kelli O'Hara stepped up to fill in. She kicked off the show with a bang, interviewing Everett Chief of Police Steve Mazzie about his recent Ice Bucket Challenge video.Impeachment getting you down? You aren't alone as callers share how they feel about the whole process and the likelihood of a Trump re-election. Is there going to be a last minute entrance to derail Trump and all of the Dems?