Podcasts about Lysistrata Jones

Broadway, television, and movie star, Patti Murin, stops by The Mouse and Me to share some incredible stories about what it was like originating the role of Princess Anna in Frozen on Broadway. Patti also talks about her Festival of the Arts performances at EPCOT, and so much more!Not many actresses get to say that they played a Disney Princess one time in their career. Well…Patti is extra extra extra extra special. That's 4 “extra's” because she's played four Disney Princesses!Patti made her Broadway debut in the musical Xanadu, where she played the leading role of Clio / Kira. In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones and was nominated for a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show. For her performance in Frozen, she was nominated for a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance and an Outer Circle Critics Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.Patti was incredibly popular when she played Glinda in the first national tour of Wicked. She was also in Lady Be Good at New York City Center Encores, she played Belle in the American Tour of Beauty and the Beast, and Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Paulette in Legally Blonde, and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, all at The Muny in St. Louis, which is America's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre!Patti is also known in the television world for playing Dr. Nina Shore on NBC's Chicago Med, Ava on Royal Pains, and starred in the Hallmark Channel movies Holiday For Heroes and Love on Iceland.Scott and Patti became fast friends and we know you're just going to just love hearing her stories!Email: TheMouseAndMePodcast@gmail.comSupport: www.patreon.com/themouseandmeFB and Instagram: “The Mouse and Me”Music by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io

Today Kikau talks to Kelly Todd from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. We have a fantastic conversation about her program, how her and her students survived two fires in the past few months, and hard work! Her recommendation is Brené Brown's podcast Dare to Lead. Kelly Todd received her MEd in mathematics education from UCLA in 1999 and her BA in theater arts also from UCLA in 1997. She has taught as a professor in the theater department at Pepperdine University for four years and has choreographed their recent musicals Big Fish, Crazy for You, and South Pacific. She is the 2014 Ovation Award Winner for Best Choreography for her work on Lysistrata Jones at the Chance Theater, where she is a resident artist. Some of her favorite credits there have been West Side Story, for which she received the LA Drama Critics Circle 2012 Special Award for Fight Choreography, and Triassic Parq, in 2013 and Jerry Springer: The Opera, in 2011 which both won the Ovation Award for Best Musical in an Intimate Theater and garnered her Ovation Award Nominations for Best Choreography. She was named Southern California's Choreographer of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by Stage Scene LA. Other credits include Once (Regional Premiere after Broadway), Light in the Piazza, Ivy and Bean, The Musical, Peter Pan and Seussical at South Coast Repertory, and The Who's Tommy at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

In this episode, host Casey Miko and special guest Marika Brownlee discuss the 2011 original Broadway production of "Lysistrata Jones"! Marika is the co-host of The Headgum Podcast and The Pit Wall, which can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts! If you would like to request that the podcast cover a certain production, please email flopfanpodcast@gmail.com or comment at @flopfanpodcast on Instagram. The data mentioned in this episode can be found at: https://playbill.com/production/lysistrata-jones-walter-kerr-theatre-vault-0000013755

This episode we are joined by performer Lindsay Nicole Chambers!  Lindsay is currently in the cast of the new Stephen Sondheim musical, Here We Are.  Lindsay has also appeared on Broadway in Lysistrata Jones, Legally Blonde and Hairspray.  She toured with Kinky Boots, Elf and Hairspray and has a number of regional credits.  You can also get her album, This is the Chord, This is the Note, on bandcamp.com.   We chat with Lindsay about working on the new/last Sondheim musical (which we came up with a fun "take a shot or do a crunch" game while you listen to this episode), the importance to talking about fellow peers and their work, her audition experiences, the importance of theater, and much more! 

"It's a matter of staying true to yourself while putting up healthy boundaries for yourself. Especially in our business, we don't want to dissapoint anybody. But at the end of the day if you stay true to yourself, if you stay authentic, then the right jobs will actually come to you. Then you won't have to be chasing things and you won't need to worry because you're remaining true to yourself." Devon Hadsell is a Broadway dancer, singer, and actress who is currently in the original Broadway cast of Some Like It Hot which opened at the Shubert Theater in December of 2022. She made her Broadway debut in 2018 as part of the original Broadway cast of Mean Girls. Devon is a California native and former employee in Entertainment at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA and Universal Studios, Hollywood. She graduated from Cal State University, Fullerton with a BFA in Musical Theater which led her to performing in many regional shows all over the state after graduation. Her favorite roles were Lysistrata in Lysistrata Jones, Velma in West Side Story, Florika in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ensemble in Something Rotten, and Alice in The Secret Garden. A year after graduating, she booked the tour of The Little Mermaid and was able to save enough money to make the big move to New York City in 2016. Since being on Broadway, Devon has been able to perform on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and twice on The Tony Awards. She has also found a huge love for teaching these past few years and enjoys inspiring people of all ages and abilities to have fun while expressing themselves through the performing arts! You can find her on Instagram and TikTok as @devonhadsell and through her website at www.devonhadsell.com. https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"It's a matter of staying true to yourself while putting up healthy boundaries for yourself. Especially in our business, we don't want to dissapoint anybody. But at the end of the day if you stay true to yourself, if you stay authentic, then the right jobs will actually come to you. Then you won't have to be chasing things and you won't need to worry because you're remaining true to yourself." Devon Hadsell is a Broadway dancer, singer, and actress who is currently in the original Broadway cast of Some Like It Hot which opened at the Shubert Theater in December of 2022. She made her Broadway debut in 2018 as part of the original Broadway cast of Mean Girls. Devon is a California native and former employee in Entertainment at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA and Universal Studios, Hollywood. She graduated from Cal State University, Fullerton with a BFA in Musical Theater which led her to performing in many regional shows all over the state after graduation. Her favorite roles were Lysistrata in Lysistrata Jones, Velma in West Side Story, Florika in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ensemble in Something Rotten, and Alice in The Secret Garden. A year after graduating, she booked the tour of The Little Mermaid and was able to save enough money to make the big move to New York City in 2016. Since being on Broadway, Devon has been able to perform on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and twice on The Tony Awards. She has also found a huge love for teaching these past few years and enjoys inspiring people of all ages and abilities to have fun while expressing themselves through the performing arts! You can find her on Instagram and TikTok as @devonhadsell and through her website at www.devonhadsell.com. https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Wyse is an actor, writer, director & producer who is currently starring on Broadway alongside Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes in the new play Good Night, Oscar. In this exclusive interview, Alex & I discuss: What it is like to work with Sean Hayes Believing in Yourself Mental Health Stage Mishaps Collaboration Working with Broadway's Wesley Taylor Working with Ted Danson Pre-Show Rituals Post-Show Decompression Good Night, Oscar is currently playing on Broadway in NYC at the Belasco Theatre. Like What You Hear? Follow me on social media @CallMeAdamNYC Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell  More on Alex Wyse: Alex Wyse has appeared on Broadway in Waitress, Deaf West's Spring Awakening, and Lysistrata Jones, on tour in Wicked, and off-Broadway in Ride the Cyclone, Bare, and Triassic Parq. Regionally he has worked at Hartford Stage, The Wallis Annenberg, Paper Mill Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Maltz Jupiter, Huntington, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, and more. TV credits include "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Other Two," “Iron Fist,” “Masters of Sex,” “NCIS: LA,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Switched at Birth,” “Modern Family,” “Agent X,” “A to Z,” “Bad Judge,” and “Bored to Death.” As a creator, he was co-writer/star of off-Broadway's A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet, co-creator/star of the Emmy-nominated “Indoor Boys,” and co-director/writer of the upcoming feature film, Summoning Sylvia. BFA: Boston University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Performance Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5rdc9RtosE - "Hold On" performed by the Original Broadway Cast of Lysistrata Joneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0i7IbiR7bw "You Go Your Way" performed by the Original Broadway Cast of Lysistrata Joneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiEGxzBQgb0"Change the World" performed by the Original Broadway Cast of Lysistrata Joneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QHREbMjYDw"Where Am I Now?" performed by Patti Murin and the Original Broadway Cast of Lysistrata JonesFollow us on Social Media!!@thispodwontrunaweek on instagram@thispodwontrun on twitterhttps://www.patreon.com/thispodcastwontrunaweekGet Your Tickets to Stranger Sings Here  Hosts: Kat Shaw, @katlynwithak on all platforms SLee, @justcallmeslee on all platforms Theme Song written and performed by: Rachel Lind @rachellindnyc on instagram and @rachelglind on twitterArtwork by: Adele Simms, @artsyadele on instagramSupport the show

Colin Donnell is an actor and musician who will next be seen as the lead in Peacock's “Irreverent,” which premieres November 30, 2022. He is well known to television audiences for his roles on NBC's hugely popular franchise “Chicago Med,” the CW series “Arrow,” and as Scotty Lockhart on the Showtime “The Affair.” He is also known for his Broadway performances in Violet, Anything Goes, and Jersey Boys, as well as the Regional and Off-Broadway productions of Wicked, Mamma Mia!, Merrily We Roll Along, Love's Labours Lost, among many others. In 2020, Donnell and his band The Nineteen Twenty released their debut album Chaos + Cocktails.  Patti Murin is an accomplished stage and television actress who will next be seen in the upcoming Hallmark film In Merry Measure which will be released on November 11, 2022. Murin is well known for her critically acclaimed Broadway performances, which include originating the role of ‘Princess Anna' in Disney's Frozen, the titular role in Lysistrata Jones, her Broadway debut in Xanadu, as well as Glinda in the national tour of Broadway's renowned show Wicked. She previously appeared in Hallmark's Holiday for Heroes, as well as alongside her real-life husband Colin Donnell in Love on Iceland. On television, Murin has starred as recurring character ‘Dr. Nina Shore' in NBC's “Chicago Med,” as well as ‘Ana' in USA's “Royal Pains.” Murin has narrated a variety of audiobooks written by the likes of authors Jodi Picoult, Christina Lauren, Katherine Center, and more.  In the fall of 2022 the married duo released an album together - “Something Stupid” The album was produced by Robbie Rozelle for Broadway Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Connor and Dylan have a delightful chat with Patti Murin (Frozen, Lysistrata Jones). It's the “most dramatic episode ever” as they dig into Bachelor Nation teas, Patti's pregnancy with her second daughter, and her Broadway career, all on the eve of buying tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras concert. This trio giggles about reality television, swoons over Colton Underwood, and covers The Secret Garden, living in a real life Hallmark town, and destigmatizing anxiety. Of course we revel in the brilliance of Patti's performance as Anna in Frozen, the heartbreak of Lysistrata Jones, and the need for Christine Baranski back on Broadway. They also discuss Nina West in Hairspray, The White Lotus season 2, and Patti's newly recorded duo album with her hunky husband Colin Donnell entitled Something Stupid available now.Subscribe to DRAMA+ for bonus episodes, Instagram Close Friends content, and more!Follow Patti on Twitter & InstagramGet her new album Something Stupid!Follow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by Dylan

Lysistrata Jones- Walter Kerr- 2011Music and Lyrics- Lewis FlinnBook- Douglas Carter Beane

Michael Bua is a highly experienced union stagehand; “Carp-trician,” having over “25 years of stage experience” with wide ranging equipment expertise!  He is a member of International Alliance of Theatrical Stagehand Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) LOCAL ONE - Member #3050.  Michael's talents include construct, install, maintain and operate the lighting and sound equipment, the scenery, props and special effects which thrill and delight audiences attending Broadway Shows, Concerts at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, the magnificent and spectacular productions at The Metropolitan Opera and throughout Lincoln Center, and the many entertaining broadcasts from NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, CNN and PBS.  Plus numerous cable TV studios, major corporate industrials, galas, fashion shows, fundraisers and special events for a multitude of Entertainment Productions in New York City.He has been a Production Carpenter, Staging Assistant, Electrician and Studio Mechanic, Set-Dresser, Prop-maker, “MacGyver”, Light Board Operator, Moving Light Programmer, Follow Spot Operator, as well as Grip, FX, handled Live Props, Set-Dressing, and Property Assistant.His amazing resume includes these works: “The Book of Mormon” (2009-2015), “Lysistrata Jones”, “The House of Blue Leaves”“HAIR”,  “Elf”,  “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, “The Bronx Bombers” , “Annie”,  “Holler If Ya Hear Me”,  “RENT”, “The Addams Family”, “Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway”,  “700 Sundays”,  “Rebecca”, “End of the Rainbow”, “Golden Boy”, “The Lion King” And more! The Metropolitan Opera – Lincoln Center, New York  -  (2004 – 2011)Night Gang, Service Crew, Property Department, Lighting Crew and Electrics Shop.Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Outdoor and Red Carpets.Theatrical Resources  (2007 – present) The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,  NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly,  ABC's Dick Clark's Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest,  Radio City's Christmas Spectacular Rehearsals at St. Paul's Cathedral,  Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting, NBC & CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade,  America's Got Talent NYC and Las Vegas,  “Women in the World” at The Koch Theatre,  VH1-You Oughta Know Live in Concert,  The Million Second Quiz,  Time Warner Cable Studios Gala,  Hulu,  The US Open, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week,  American Comedy Awards NYC,  Versus Versace Fashion Show, Giorgio Armani Fashion,  TBS/TNT Upfronts,  G-Shock Production Gala,  JC Penny Jingle Mingle LIVE, Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows,  USA Upfronts,  Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Show,  Chanel Gala,Marc Jacobs Fashion Show,  LOGO TV Trailblazers – St. John's Cathedral,  Black Girls Rock – BET Network, VH1 – Storytellers – Jason Mraz,  LEGO,  Minds and Machines,  NIKE GALA; NIKE PHENOM, NIKE COURT,  Nokia Project Blue Box Times Square – Nicki Minaj,  Robinhood Foundation Galas; Javitz Center and Central Park – Black Eyed Peas,  The Bloomberg Party and The Governor's Ball – Randall's Island,  Bon Jovi Live at The Best Buy Theatre, The Grammy's at Madison Square Garden, The Little Shubert Theatre: Tommy Tunes, Hank Williams.NBC Universal – 30 Rockefeller Center Plaza, New York – (1999 - 2009)The Today Show, Weekend Today, The Toyota Concert Series-Dynamic, demanding, high-pressured, 4 hour constrained live television production.-Construction of different stagings and lighting truss configurations.-Installed, operated and maintained a wide variety of electronic peripherals during training, rehearsal and performance concerts.Saturday Night Live, Conan O'Brien, The Carson Daly Show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Dateline, NBC Sports, MSNBC and Nightly News.- SNL, The Today Show and Conan O'Brien Prop Department experience.- Obsession Operator, Remote Electrician, Spot Operator and Assistant Lighting DesignerABC Disney – Times Square Studios & 77 West 66th Street, New York – (2006 – present) Regis and Kelly, The View, Eyewitness News, All My Children, One Life to Live, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.- Carpenter, Prop-man, Electrician, Stagehand.CBS Viacom – 524 West 57th Street, New York – (2006 – present)Evening News with Katie Couric, BET, Guiding Light, Nate Berkus, The Marriage Ref.- Carpenter, Prop-man, Electrician, Stagehand. AMV – All-Mobile-Video – Chelsea Studios - (2006 – present)Martha Stewart, The Whatever Show, Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, Tyra Banks, Project Runway, The Talk, The Iron Chef, The Food Network, HBO, MTV, VH1, The Discovery Channel, Bravo, A&E, and SciFi…Citi-View Productions – The Rainbow Room – Cipriani's  - (2000 – 2006)- Lighting Designer and technician for multiple galas.IATSE Local 340 – Long Island, New York – (1998 – present)Nassau Coliseum, Jones Beach Theatre, Grumman Studios, CW Post Tilles Center, Hofstra U.Gateway Playhouse, GSD Productions, Bestek Lighting,  Electrician, Ground Rigger, Backline and Technician in a multitude of large-scale theatrical, concert event and touring productions.IATSE Local 4 – Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York Stiegelbauer Carpentry Shop – (1998 – 2004)- Learned valuable carpentry skills building sets for SNL, Guiding Light, and As the World Turns.LOCAL 52 – Experience – Motion Picture Studio Mechanics – (1998 – present)Silvercup Studios, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Paramount Studios and Steiner Studios.Boardwalk Empire, Gossip Girl, Law & Order SVU, Salt, Sex and the City I & II, A Couple of Dicks (Copout), Project Runway, Spiderman, The Sopranos, Non-Stop, The Following.Performance Environment Design Group (PEDG) – David Stark Design - (2006- 2012)Robinhood Foundation Gala – The Jacob Javitz Center, New York- Project Manager, Production Assistant, Lighting Coordinator, Stagehand.Oceanside Public School District – Oceanside, New York – (1998 – 2009)Drama Director and teacher for the Drama Department producing a musical every year with a cast of over 60 children.  Auditioned, cast, and directed children, blocked and facilitated rehearsals, choreographed, taught songs, Designed and constructed scenery, costumes, props and special effects for Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella, Aladdin, Annie, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.The Stage – Long Island Live Theatre – Merrick, New York – (1994 – 2000)Producer, Box Office Manager, Actor, Director, Designer, Stagehand, Scenic Artist.- Supervised and Managed all ticket sales, advertisements, and bookkeeping.  Produced and performed in The 30th Anniversary of the production HAIR.  Responsibilities also included Technical Direction and Set Design, along with Directing Children's Theatre and performing with them on main stage productions.

Starring Role: So we had these Broadway stars on our podcast. No biggie…. We lie Big Biggie! Maumee High School grad., Libby Servais went from playing a Peter Pan lost boy at The Toledo Rep., to one of the most iconic roles on Broadway, and falling in love with fellow Broadway Star Stephan Stubbins Libby Servais Libby was recently seen flying in a bubble as Glinda in the hit musical Wicked on Broadway. She was also in the original cast of the musical comedy, Lysistrata Jones on Broadway. Libby has also had the great honor of performing on stages all across America. Some favorite productions include Wicked (San Francisco Company and original 2nd National Tour), A Taste of Things to Come (Broadway in Chicago), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods, Broadway World Award Winner), Chicago (Roxie), How To Succeed (Rosemary), 1776 (Martha), Elf (Jovie), Gypsy (Dainty June). On TV Libby performed in NBC's A Very Wicked Halloween Special and MTV's Search For the Next Elle Woods. She is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace University Conservatory of Music. This summer Libby will be performing in a new musical, The Magnificent Seven in NYC. She can also be seen performing across the country, alongside her husband, Stephan Stubbins in their two person show, Broadway in Love. Along with performing Libby has a great passion for teaching private voice lessons and musical theatre workshops. She is forever grateful to her family, friends, mentors and her sweet puppy Princeton. Follow along at @LibbyServais Stephan Stubbins Stephan's career as a performer has been highlighted by his time on Broadway in "Mary Poppins," in the pre-Broadway world premiere of the musical "Memphis," singing an opening act solo for Frank Sinatra, headlining an opening act for Rita Moreno, and working with Broadway, Music, TV and Film legends on and offstage including Dick Van Dyke, Kristin Chenoweth, Barry Manilow, Ben Vereen, Martin Short, Jason Alexander, Sutton Foster and Conan O'Brien. Stephan was the co-founder of Broadway Under the Stars in Wine Country and Transcendence Theatre Company, the co-founder of The Theatre Mafia, the co-creator and co-designer of the popular NYC acting industry webpage UltimateTheatreHomepage.com (in operation until 2010), and has appeared as a guest teacher for NYU, the University of Michigan, Webster University and the Educational Theatre Association (EDTA). In addition to performing, Stephan is a leadership coach and speaker, working with mission-driven leaders that span from the west coast of Australia to the east coast of the United States. Broadway in Love "Broadway in Love" is a musical celebration of Broadway's most touching, hilarious, and captivating love songs. With their unique talent for enchanting audiences, Broadway married couple, Libby Servais & Stephan Stubbins, bring lightness and depth to your favorite songs from Broadway and beyond. Contact Info www.BroadwayInLove.com @BroadwayInLove Show details Clara J's Tea Room on May 26 @ 7pm in Maumee, OH Stage Door on Facebook www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071808249771 Stage Door on Instagram www.instagram.com/stagedoorpodcast/?hl=en

We are excited to bring you a new podcast series, Choreographers in Conversation. This series will allow choreographers to interview other choreographers whose work excites them as a way to learn more about their craft and preserve the stories of these exciting artists in our industry. In this episode to kick off the series, Dan Knechtges interviews Twyla Tharp. The two cover everything from Twyla's legendary work including MOVIN' OUT to her book THE CREATIVE HABIT and discuss how the legacy of her craft lives on. Learn more about Twyla Tharp at the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation website.   Twyla Tharp: Since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, Ms. Tharp has choreographed more than one hundred sixty works: one hundred twenty-nine dances, twelve television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows and two figure skating routines, she has also written 4 books. She received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, 20 honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President's Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor. Her many grants include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Learn more about Twyla Tharp and her legacy through her foundation website.   Dan Knechtges: Broadway – Lysistrata Jones (Direction & Choreography), Xanadu (directed by Chris Ashley, Tony nomination, Drama Desk nomination), Sondheim on Sondheim (directed by James Lapine), 110 in The Shade (starring Audra McDonald) and The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee (directed by James Lapine.) Off-Broadway – TAIL! SPIN! (starring Rachel Dratch), The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee at Second Stage, which earned him a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, Merrily We Roll Along for Encores! at City Center (directed by James Lapine), Vanities at Second Stage and Lysistrata Jones for the Transport Group, My Favorite Year (York Theater). International credits include Der Schuh Das Manitu (Berlin, Germany). Regional theatres include – The MUNY, Goodspeed, Dallas Theatre Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Papermill Playhouse, Trinity Rep,  Pioneer Theatre, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Baltimore Centerstage, Theatreworks Palo Alto, Hangar Theatre. Indianapolis Opera, Opera Illinois, Surflight Theatre.  TV/Film credits include Palindromes, Dark Horse and White Collar, and the 2011 TV Land Awards with Liza Minnelli. Dan also choreographed FatboySlim's #1 music video “It's a Wonderful Night.” Dan is a member of the Lincoln Center Director's Lab and holds a BFA in theatre from Otterbein College.

Katie checks in with actor (Lysistrata Jones and Spring Awakening on Broadway, Marvel's Iron Fist and The Bold and The Beautiful), composer/writer (A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet), producer (What the Constitution Means to Me and How I Learned to Drive - upcoming- on Broadway), and co-creator, director, and star of Indoor Boys, Alex Wyse.

Shawn W. Smith(IG:@shawnwsmith)(TW:@straysoundtrack)(@StrayAndTheSoundtrack) is a veteran of the stage and recording booth. In theatre he has been seen in “For the Record: The Brat Pack”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Lysistrata Jones”, “Godspell”, and the national touring company of “Waitress” where you can currently see him in the role of Earl. In 2019 he released an album of original music entitled “That's What You Get for Doing the Wrong Thing” and this past summer released a new original album with his music partner Michael Herlihy under the band name and album title “Stray and the Soundtrack”. 

Shawn W. Smith(IG:@shawnwsmith)(TW:@straysoundtrack)(@StrayAndTheSoundtrack) is a veteran of the stage and recording booth. In theatre he has been seen in “For the Record: The Brat Pack”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Lysistrata Jones”, “Godspell”, and the national touring company of “Waitress” where you can currently see him in the role of Earl. In 2019 he released an album of original music entitled “That's What You Get for Doing the Wrong Thing” and this past summer released a new original album with his music partner Michael Herlihy under the band name and album title “Stray and the Soundtrack”. 

Cody Renard Richard is an advocate, educator and professional Stage Manager with a career that spans many genres including Broadway, Television, Cirque Du Soleil and Opera. On Broadway, he has worked as a full time and substitute Stage Manager on 12 productions, most recently serving as the Production Stage Manager for Freestyle Love Supreme. Other Broadway: Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, The Lion King, Cirque du Soleil's Paramour, Kinky Boots, If/Then, After Midnight, Motown the Musical, Ghost the Musical, Cyrano de Bergerac and Lysistrata Jones. TV: 2019 Tony Awards, 2020 & 2019 MTV VMAs, Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Hairspray Live!, The Wiz Live!. Cirque du Soleil: OVO, Wintuk. Off Broadway/NY: Porgy and Bess (Metropolitan Opera – Assistant Stage Director), Candide at Carnegie Hall, 5 productions with NY City Center Encores!, The Public Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, Transport Group, Pearl Theatre Company. Selected Regional: Lempicka at Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Muny, TUTS, Stages STL, Kansas City Rep, Alley Theatre, Repertory Theatre of STL. In addition to his production credits, he has served as adjunct faculty at New York University, Columbia University and Fordham University. As an advocate for change and equity, Cody has appeared live on CNN and has been interviewed on WNBC. Cody has been featured by Variety Magazine as one of their 2020 Broadway Players to Watch, Out Magazine as a 2020 OUT100 honoree and in Forbes. He launched The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program in partnership with Broadway Advocacy Coalition in Sept of 2020 and holds a BFA in Stage Management from Webster Conservatory. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association and the Directors Guild of America. www.codyrenard.com @codyrenard

LOOKOUT! A much-anticipated day has finally arrived, as Patti Murin joins us for Episode 87! Murin made her Broadway debut in one of our favorite shows of all time in Xanadu, and then went on to star in Lysistrata Jones, as well as the touring production of Wicked. She's also done a great deal of work on-screen including a recurring role on Chicago Med, and had starring roles in the Hallmark classics Holiday for Heroes and Love on Iceland. Of course, she's best known to the Broadway world for her most recent performance in Frozen when she starred as Anna, earning both Drama League and Outer Critic Circle Award nominations in the process. A proud New Yorker, Murin steps into The Batter's Box to discuss her long-time love of the New York Yankees. Whether it was their triumphs in the 2000 World Series against the Mets or the heartbreak endured during the 2004 ALCS against the Red Sox, Murin's relationship with the Pinstripes is marked by tremendous passion and spans all the peaks and valleys. She even has a specific code of ethics when it comes to following the team, and reveals some little-known facts about her sports fandom in general. In a conversation that truly covered all bases, we also discussed her biggest grand slams here on Broadway, the John Stamos-Beach Boys connection, and even played a fun round of Baseball meets Broadway trivia in this week's edition of The 7th Inning Stretch! Connect with Patti Murin on Instagram: @pattimurin Connect with Break a Bat! on Instagram: @break_a_bat_podcast Hosted by Al Malafronte Produced by the Broadway Podcast Network  Edited by Matthew Hendershot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One could tell that Sharon is incredibly passionate about her work as a theatre producer and general manager. She has been helping producers and artists bring their shows to life in theaters across the country for several years now. In this episode of Actorcast, we chat about how Sharon got into the theatre producing industry, what the role of a producer actually entails, what it's like to develop a show, and how to find the perfect balance between artistry and finances.Sharon Fallon, (Sharon Fallon Productions) is an independent Theatre Producer, General Manager, and Theatrical Consultant. She brings a unique perspective to her work, having worked in both the commercial and non-profit theatre industry for over 20 years.  In 2015 she created a boutique theatrical production/general management company with a mission to bridge the gap between art and business, allowing productions to be financially viable and artistically satisfying, and successful. Taking a holistic approach – from page to stage and everything in between, she specializes in one-on-one work with early-career producers and artist-driven niche projects (showcases, readings, early development workshops, etc.)  as well as larger (big budget) union and non-union projects. In addition to producing commercially, Sharon served as the Associate General Manager of both the Helen Hayes Theatre and Lyric Theatre in New York. She is currently the Executive Producer of MotherFreakingHood and has a number of new works that are in development.  Broadway credits include Indecent, Beautiful (Broadway, London & National Tour), Matilda The Musical, and Lysistrata Jones. Sharon is a member of the NAMT, the National Association of Musical Theatres, and serves on the New Work Festival Committee.To learn more about Sharon, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-fallon/Sign up for the Actorcast Newsletter at Actorcast and join our membership to gain access to exclusive content at Become an Actorcast Premium Member | Actorcast. 

Dan drinks Stellum bourbon and rye whiskey with Patti Murin, star of stage and screen whose Broadway credits include Lysistrata Jones (2011) and Princess Anna in Frozen (2018). On the TV, Patti had a recurring role on the NBC medical drama Chicago Med, and starred in the Hallmark Channel film Love on Iceland, alongside her husband, Colin Donnell, who happens to be this program’s Official East Coast Co-Host... also, Dan gets all riled up about a parking ticket, but calms himself down recounting a delightful wine and caviar tasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My heart filled up like a pinata when I sat down for this chat. Alex Wyse is a good friend, and sure, we love him for his theatre performances in shows such as off-Broadway's "Triassic Parq" and Broadway shows such as "Lysistrata Jones" and Deaf West's revival of "Spring Awakening" but I bet you'd never guess that his grandmother was responsible for some of today's most popular advertising slogans? We are all hip to the fact that Alex and Wes Taylor co-created and star in the ground-breaking, Emmy nominated comedy called "The Indoor Boys" but did you know that Andrew Kober was the Mr. Bumble to his Oliver back in Ohio??? How hilarious is that?!?! Not only is he an amazing writer, actor, and Tony nominated producer, he is a tremendous musician and singer and you can even here Alex sing my song "Right Here" from my album I COULD USE A DRINK! One thing I know for sure is that Alex is a multi-hyphenate bad ass who never stops! So tune in and turn it the hell up, Alex Wyse is in the house! Keep up with everything he has going on by following him on Twitter @alexwyse and Instagram @alexjwyse HEY, while you’re at it, don't be afraid to RATE AND SUBSCRIBE! Follow Drew Gasparini: Twitter @DrewGasparini Instagram @DrewGasparini TikTok @theDrewGasparini For more info on this podcast, visit bpn.fm/NWT A Proud Member of Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's March Madness time!! On the field we've got two touchdowns and a goalie up to bat.... Well what do we know about sports - we're theatre kids! Listen as Josh and Kate explore the quirky musical Lysistrata Jones!

Welcome Back to the Cookout!!!On this weeks episode of Free Black Millennials: The Podcast broadway's own LaQuet Sharnell Pringle; Sweet Charity, The Lion King, Bring It On, Memphis The Musical, Lysistrata Jones, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, (currently in the company of) Mrs. Doubtfire AND faculty member at AMDA College and Conservatory and New York Film Academy, and I discuss August Wilson's 1996 speech, "The Ground on which I Stand". Follow up with LaQuet after the episode:IG: @mrslaquete-mail: laquetsharnellpringle@gmail.comAs always follow FBM ig:@freeblackmillennials or email us atfreeblackmillennials@gmail.com#FBMThePodcast*** Read August Wilson's "The Ground on which I Stand"https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/06/20/the-ground-on-which-i-stand/

Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Cody! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! Cody Renard Richard most recently finished working on the extended Broadway run of Freestyle Love Supreme, serving as the Production Stage Manager. Other Broadway credits include Hamilton, Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, Kinky Boots, Motown the Musical, After Midnight, Ghost the Musical, Cyrano de Bergerac, Lysistrata Jones, Dear Evan Hansen, If/Then, The Lion King. TV: 2019 Tony Awards, 2019 MTV VMAs, Jesus Christ Superstar Live! (DGA Nom), Hairspray Live! (DGA Nom), The Wiz Live! (DGA Nom). Cirque du Soleil: OVO (North American Tour), Wintuk (Madison Square Garden). Off Broadway/NY: Porgy and Bess (Metropolitan Opera – Assistant Stage Director), Freestyle Love Supreme, Candide at Carnegie Hall, 5 productions with NY City Center Encores!, The Public Theatre, Atlantic Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, Transport Group, Pearl Theatre Company. Selected Regional: Lempicka at Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Muny, TUTS, Stages STL, Kansas City Rep, Alley Theatre, Repertory Theatre of STL. Cody also currently serves as the Adjunct Professor of Stage Management for Fordham University and has been a guest lecturer at Yale School of Drama, NYU, Ithaca College, Hofstra University and SUNY Purchase. Proud AEA and DGA member. He earned a BFA in Stage Management from Webster Conservatory in St. Louis, MO under the guidance of Peter Sargent.  @codyrenard + www.codyrenard.com --- @pagetostagepodcast on Instagram + @pagetostagepodcast on Facebook @themarydina on Instagram + @themarydina on Twitter @briansedita on Instagram + www.briansedita.com @broadwaypodcastnetwork on Instagram + @bwaypodnetwork on Twitter #PageToStagePodcast

Alan Stevens Hewitt | Musician, Composer, Orchestrator, ProducerAlan Stevens Hewitt (aka ASH) is a NYC-based musician, composer, orchestrator, and producer.Originally from Philly, the son of a professional oboist, ASH cut his teenage teeth recording for Ruffhouse/Columbia Records at Studio 4, and in his 20’s as member of alt-folk band The Low Road (Passenger/Caroline Records), touring with Los Lobos, Barenaked Ladies, and label-mates Ben Folds Five.He moved to NYC in the late 90’s to study with Robert Cuckson and Carl Schachter at Mannes College of Music/The New School, where he received his BM in composition.He is the co-creator (along with Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner) of the rock opera LIZZIE, and is the recipient of three 2014 Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards (PAMTA) for his work on LIZZIE—Outstanding Score, Outstanding Song (“House of Borden”), and Outstanding Orchestrations. ASH also played on and served as recording producer of the LIZZIE studio album (Broadway Records).As a performing musician (Bass, electric, upright, keyboard), credits include Broadway’s FUN HOME (also 1st Natl. Tour), MATILDA, FINDING NEVERLAND, Sting’s THE LAST SHIP, ROCKY, LYSISTRATA JONES, Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT, SPRING AWAKENING (also 1st Natl. Tour), Off-Bway’s BROOKLYNITE, CLOSER THAN EVER, RENT, tours in the U.S. and abroad, numerous cabarets, concerts, readings and workshops, and recordings as player, composer, arranger, and producer.His first score for theatre was for a production of Bertolt Brecht’s Baal that the NYTimes thought was awful. He lives in the Hudson Valley and likes to ride his motorcycle and longboard.

Hi, Jans! Welcome to part one of Jess and Dan discussing Acts I and II of Lysistrata Jones!

Hi, Jans! Welcome to part two of Jess and Dan discussing Lysistrata Jones! In this episode, we interview original cast member LaQuet Sharnell Pringle and discuss our final thoughts of the show!

I met Alex Wyse 3 or 4 years ago after an event and we became quick friends. Aside from being hilarious, he has such a wealth of experience and the perspective he's gained from all the work he's done is so informative and, I think, helpful for anyone who's trying to figure out how to navigate a career in entertainment. He's worked on and off-broadway, in television, film, as a producer and most recently he and his writing partner, Wesley Taylor, released the third season of their award winning web series INDOOR BOYS. I thought this would be a perfect time to sit down and reflect with Alex on where he's at. He was pretty insistent with me that this not be a rundown of his resume, which I was thrilled to hear. I wasn't quite sure where the conversation would take us, but we found ourselves talking about self-worth, the definition of success, creating your own path, mothers and sons, and much much more. Wether you know Alex or not, I think you're really going to come to appreciate what's he's got to share. On television, Wyse has appeared in multiple roles since 2010 including Bored to Death, Switched at Birth, The Bold and the Beautiful, Marvel's Iron Fist, and Masters of Sex. On film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in X/Y. With Wesley Taylor, he co-created, wrote, directed, and starred in the web series Indoor Boys. To date, it has been nominated for eighteen Indie Series Awards and won six, including Best Web Series – Comedy, Best Writing – Comedy, and Best Lead Actor – Comedy for Wyse. In theater, he performed in various regional productions before making his Broadway debut in Lysistrata Jones, which ran at the Walter Kerr Theatre from 2011 to 2012. Also on Broadway, he played schoolboy Georg Zirschnitz in the Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening, and in 2018, he joined the musical Waitress, as Ogie. Off-Broadway, he has been seen in Lysistrata Jones, Triassic Parq, Bare, and Ride the Cyclone. In 2013–2014, he toured with the national company of Wicked, playing the role of Boq. And in 2015, he appeared opposite Evan Rachel Wood and Rumer Willis in For the Record: Dear John Hughes in Los Angeles. He also co-produced the Broadway transfer of Heidi Schreck's play What the Constitution Means to Me, which opened at the Helen Hayes Theater on March 31, 2019. The Come Up is a podcast that holds space for honest conversations about the reality of being a growing artist in the entertainment industry today. The myth of "making it" tells us that our happiness and fulfillment is dependent on a specific outcome when the truth is that there is no moment of arrival - the journey is never ending. This podcast will serve as an archive of individual perspectives and a source of inspiration for anyone navigating their own creative path. It's an opportunity to reflect on where we've been, where we're at, and where we're going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway actors Wesley Taylor (Spongebob Squarepants, The Addams Family, Rock of Ages) and Alex Wyse (Waitress, Spring Awakening, Lysistrata Jones) have teamed up on the short-form fictional series "Indoor Boys," an award-winning web-based sitcom that follows two homebody roommates as they try to figure out the boundaries of their no-boundaries friendship. Three seasons are available (and highly bingeable!) at www.indoorboys.tv.

Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he made his way to Broadway to do many things, most of which include joking about Beth Leavel and co-creating, writing, directing, and starring in the web series Indoor Boys with Wesley Taylor. His Broadway credits include Lysistrata Jones, Spring Awakening, Waitress, and What the Constitution Means to Me (of which he also co-produced). On television, Wyse has appeared in multiple roles since 2010 including Bored to Death, Switched at Birth, The Bold and the Beautiful, Marvel's Iron Fist, and Masters of Sex. On film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in X/Y. Connect with Alex: twitter: @alexwyse Instagram: @alexjwyse IndoorBoys.tv Produced by Alan Seales and Dori Berinstein. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

Alex Wyse and Wesley Taylor are here to talk all about the third season of their acclaimed webseries Indoor Boys, which is full of all our broadway favorites. Alex was most recently seen in Broadways Waitress and was also in Spring Awakening and Lysistrata Jones. Wesley is known for his turns in Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants, The Addams Family and Rock of Ages - we’ll also see him in Classic Stage Company's upcoming revival of Assassins. Follow them at @alexjwyse and @sirwestaytay. Hosted by Ryan Lee Gilbert, Andy Lefkowitz and Caitlin Moynihan

Ato Blankson-Wood is currently starring in THE ROLLING STONE at Lincoln Center Theater. He was seen on Broadway in Hair and Lysistrata Jones and recently appeared in the now Broadway-bound Slave Play.Hosted by Beth Stevens, Paul Wontorek and Caitlin Moynihan

Lewis Flinn is the composer and lyricist of the Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones (with a book by Douglas Carter Beane). Other current projects with Beane include the Broadway bound Hood which debuted at the Dallas Theater Center and won Best Musical 0f Dallas 2017, and a musical version of Beane’s hit film, To Wong Foo. Flinn has composed scores and songs for over 50 Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional productions including TONY nominated The Little Dog Laughed, Charles Busch’s Off-Broadway Die Mommie Die, The Divine Sister, The Tribute Artist (Drama Desk nom for Best Music) and The Third Story. Other theaters where he has worked included Playwright’s Horizons, Manhattan Class Company, South Coast Rep, The Geffen Playhouse, The Cleveland Play House, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Lincoln Center Theater, 2nd Stage Theater, and the Drama Dept.  He has been a guest artist at Cornell, Dartmouth, The Boston Conservatory, The Royal Academy of Arts - London, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Patti Murin made her Broadway debut in 2007 in Xanadu. She went on to originate the title character of Lysistrata Jones in 2011. Following that, she played Glinda in the first national tour of Wicked in 2012. Patti is pathologist Nina Shore on the NBC medical drama television series Chicago Med. She can currently be seen as Princess Anna in Frozen the Musical on Broadway. In this episode, we discussPatti’s first show, Cinderella, included the Shoop Shoop songIntentional parentingUploading our consciousness into The CloudWhy The Bachelor’s Colton and Cassie made their first, public date a trip to see Patti in Frozen on BroadwayBeing a Disney princess now for a second timeDealing with severe anxiety and depressionWhy she still cries every time she calls out of a showThe best parts of bringing Anna to lifeTo read the Refinery29 article referenced in the podcast, click here. Interview content begins at 2:34. Closing standards begin at 1:02:23. Connected and support Patti online:IG/Twitter: @pattimurinMuddypawsrescue.orgConnect with The Theatre Podcast:Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcastFacebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcastTheTheatrePodcast.comAlan’s personal Instagram: @alansealesJillian’s personal Instagram: @jillianhochmanEmail us at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. We want to know what you think.Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

Patti Murin is an accomplished stage and television actress. Known for her acclaimed Broadway performances, Murin currently stars as ‘Anna’ in the Broadway production of Disney’s "Frozen." With lyrics written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen is the timeless tale of a fearless princess who sets off on a journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal pet reindeer, and a naive snowman to find her estranged sister. Murin made her Broadway debut in 2007’s "Xanadu," in which she played the roles of Euterpe, Siren, and Thetis. Based on the film of the same name, "Xanadu" centers on a Greek muse who is sent to Earth to inspire Californians during the 1980s. Four years later, Murin played the lead of ‘Lysistrata Jones’ in 2011’s "Lysistrata Jones," a modern day adaptation of Aristophanes’ "Lysistrata." Soon after, Patti starred as ‘Glinda’ in the national tour of Broadway’s renowned play "Wicked." In addition to her performances on Broadway, Patti Murin has also starred in a wide range of off-Broadway theatrical productions. Most recently, Murin starred as ‘Linda Mason’ in "The Muny’s Holiday Inn" and Susie in "Lady, Be Good." At The Muny, she has also starred as ‘Roxie Hart’ in "Chicago" and ‘Ariel’ in "The Little Mermaid." In New York, Murin starred as ‘Princess’ in The Public Theater’s production of "Love’s Labour’s Lost." She also played the role of ‘Amber’ in The Cape Playhouse’s production of "Hairspray" and ‘Sharpay Evans’ in The Atlanta Theater of the Stars’ production of "High School Musical." Other theater credits include "Fly By Night," Jane Austen’s "Emma," "Band Geeks," "Give It Up!," "White Noise," "Princesses," "Glimpses of the Moon," "Beauty and the Beast," "Annie Get Your Gun," and "Crazy for You." On the small screen, Murin has starred as recurring character ‘Dr. Nina Shore’ in NBC’s “Chicago Med,” a medical drama set in the ER department of Chicago’s Gaffney Medical Center. She has also starred as ‘Ana’ in USA’s “Royal Pains.” Additionally, Patti Murin played the recurring role of ‘Ellen’ on ABC’s “All My Children.” Murin has also sung the national anthem at numerous sporting events, including a New York Mets game, Philadelphia Soul Football, and an event at Syracuse University. Patti Murin currently resides in New York City. 

Douglas Carter Beane is an American playwright and screenwriter who trained as an actor, graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts' New York campus in 1980. His works include the screenplay of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and several plays including The Country Club,  As Bees in Honey Drown, The Nance, starring Nathan Lane, and The Little Dog Laughed. Beane wrote the book for Xanadu, a stage musical adaptation of the 1980 film of the same name, He worked with Bill and Cheri Steinkellner on the book for Sister Act in 2011. Beane wrote the book for the musical Lysistrata Jones and rewrote the book for a new adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella which opened on Broadway in 2013. Douglas and his husband Lewis Flinn are frequent collaborators. Two upcoming shows with lots of excitement attached are their theatre adaptation of Doug’s screenplay To Wong Foo and Hood The Robin Hood Musical Adventure which won outstanding new play or musical from the Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum. Douglas Carter Beane has received several nominations and wins from the Drama Desk awards, The Outer Critics Circle, and has received four Tony nominations for best book of a musical and a Tony nomination for his play The Little Dog Laughed.

Literally, PATTI MURIN is Broadway royalty. She is playing the princess Anna in Disney's Frozen. Prior to that, she appeared on Broadway in Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu as well as the tour of Wicked. She won praise and the heart of now-husband Colin Donnell in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Love's Labour's Lost. The acting couple have adorable pups Petey and Milo, who are the stars of popular Instagram account. Despite her handsome partner, perfect pets and dream job, Murin has been candid about the parts of her life that are less than ideal. What makes this Great White Way favorite truly admirable is her breezy honesty which tends to make others less alone. Murin stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to discuss her frankness on social media, the developing musical she and Donnell want to star in and much more.

Josh graduated from Tisch is 2008 (Stella Adler and Stonestreet). He was an RA at Third North for two years. Josh is an actor who has the following television credits: police officer Billy Cepeda on Sirens (2014–2015), Hector Ruiz on The Electric Company (2009–2011), Justin Voight on Chicago P.D. (2014–2016) and Adrian Chase on Arrow (2016–2017). He has also appeared on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black as CO D. Stefanovic. His Broadway credits include: the original musical casts of Lysistrata Jones as Mick, Pasek and Paul's 2012 musical Dogfight based on the 1991 film of the same name, and the Gloria Estefan life story On Your Feet! in which he originated the role of Emilio Estefan. His favorite dining halls were the Third North dining hall and Palladium. His favorite movie is Heavyweights. His favorite ice cream is the “Birthday Cake Remix” from Coldstone.

Patti Murin (FROZEN, LYSISTRATA JONES) talks with Rory about what if feels like to lead a big juggernaut blockbuster show. She is incredibly open about her struggles with anxiety and depression and has changed the way the Broadway community talks about dealing with mental illness. This episode is sponsored by Goldstar! If you are one of the first 200 listeners who use the promo code RORY, you'll get $10 off your purchase of tickets to live events in your area! Use promo code RORY here: www.goldstar.com/rory

Barrett Wilbert Weed made her Broadway debut in Lysistrata Jones, understudying some of the female characters. She appeared off Broadway in BARE: the musical, she originated the lead role of Veronica in HEATHERS, she performed in FOUND: the musical off-Broadway, and played Sally Bowles in the Signature Theater production of Cabaret in DC. Now, she’s back on Broadway starring as Janis Sarkisian in the new musical MEAN GIRLS and that is what she’s here to talk about today.Hosted by: Paul Wontorek, Ryan Lee Gilbert, Matt Rodin

It's our final episode on Lysistrata Jones! Say goodbye before our final weekend of performances with Zach and guest Mike Tubman (The Ref), as they discuss the ancient art of gift giving, how to use full names on podcasts, and an extremely sultry performance of "Happy Birthday to You" that Marilyn Monroe would call "excessive".Lysistrata Jones is now playing at the Ophelia Theatre through April 8th. Tickets for the show can be found at our website at opheliatheatre.com.Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com

Kevin Ruiter (Harold) joins Zach on the 'pod this week! The pair discuss their upcoming soup-slurping podcast, Kevin's life as a Scientist (did you know that Kevin is a scientist?), and where Kevin learned how to do his signature Body Rolls. His majestic Body Rolls. His scene-stealing Body Rolls. Body Rolls that are worth the price of admission to Lysistrata Jones, alone. I cannot oversell you on these Body Rolls.Lysistrata Jones is now playing at the Ophelia Theatre through April 8th. Tickets for the show can be found at our website at opheliatheatre.com. There will be Body Rolls.Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com

LYSISTRATA JONES is now playing at the Ophelia Theatre! We had an amazing opening weekend and are looking forward to three more weekends of bedazzlement! OPHELIA TALKS isn't letting up on the LJ train though - this week, Zach sits down with our Cleonice, Jianzi Colon. The pair chat about the staggering amount of research Jianzi brought to the role, her fascination with language and geography, and how Survival Jobs are the worst, but also kinda the best sometimes?Lysistrata Jones is now playing at the Ophelia Theatre through April 8th. Tickets for the show can be found at our website at opheliatheatre.com.Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com

Lawryn LaCroix (Heteria) joins Zach on the podcast this week! The pair of them discuss the events that lead Lawryn to form her own production company, Pink House, how she came out of her comfort zone to join the cast of a musical, and they take a deep dive into their emoji-using habits.Lysistrata Jones runs at the Ophelia Theatre March 16th through April 8th. Tickets for the show can be found at our website at opheliatheatre.com.Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com

This week, listen in on a fun little coffee date between Ophelia's Artistic Director and Lysistrata Jones director Billie Aken-Tyers and Zach as they have a heart-to-heart about what it means to create work, how to connect with their collaborators and friends, and why it is that we're even doing what we do in the first place. Actually, that sounds a little heavy. They talk about how Billie is secretly stealing everyone's heart to keep her young forever. There - that's a way more interesting description. Lysistrata Jones runs at the Ophelia Theatre March 16th through April 8th. Tickets for the show can be found at our website at opheliatheatre.com. Your Alice runs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music May 23rd through the 27th. Tickets will be available soon. Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com

Joining Zach on the podcast this week is Lysistrata Jones actor Jason Hurtado ('Uardo). The pair talk about their time working together in the service industry, the musicals, video games and cartoons that shaped their lives, and gush just a little bit too long about director Billie Aken-Tyers for it to seem like she is not paying them to say nice things about her. Lysistrata Jones opens March 16th, 2018. Tickets for the show can be found at our website at opheliatheatre.com. Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com

This week, Zach sits down with Matt Summers (Xander). The pair of them talk about the music that inspired them (don't judge their answers this is a judgement-free podcast), their lost high school loves, and the joys of the mascot costume life. Lysistrata Jones runs March 16th through April 8th. Tickets will be on sale soon. Intro / Outro Music - "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" by Freen in Green - freeningreen.bandcamp.com For all things Ophelia Theatre Group, go to opheliatheatre.org.

This week, Zach gets to sit down with long time friend and collaborator Shawn Smith on how he's approaching his upcoming role as Mick in Lysistrata Jones! They discuss the long transition from college life to adulthood (and back again), their views on how sex and relationships change with time, and pitch their dream sequel to Space Jam, all within an hour's time! Intro / Outro Music: "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental) by Freen in Green (freeningreen.bandcamp.com) For all things Ophelia, visit opheliatheatre.org.

It's our first episode on Lysistrata Jones! This week, Billie-Aken Tyers joins Zach in interviewing the show's Composer and Lyricist Lewis Flinn. We discuss the show's long production history, it's origins as a screenplay for a Movie Musical, and what inspired the show's diverse and frantic score (slam poetry, anyone?). Thank you to Freen in Green for the use of our theme song "Welcome to Enjoy (Instrumental)" off their album Green Planet Adventures. Keep up with their amazing music at freeningreen.bandcamp.com. All things Ophelia Theatre Group can be found at Opheliatheatre.org.

Pamela delights with a retelling of the short lived Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones. Spoiler: It may have closed already:-)

The very funny Alex Wyse (Spring Awakening, Lysistrata Jones, Masters of Sex) talks to Rory about his beautiful experience in Spring Awakening from LA to Broadway. He didn't expect to be on Broadway when he was in high school. He had such low expectations for himself, his college application essay was entitled "Preparing to be Homeless!" Alex, a self described "neurotic jew", shares his survival guide for auditioning and avoiding self sabotage with humor and gratitude.

On this week’s installment of Arts Magazine, Michael Hogge has Kevin Eubank, the Artistic Director of Egads! Theatre Company, in the studio to tell us about the next Egads production, […] The post “Lysistrata Jones” and Author Kevin Kling appeared first on KKFI.

Directing and Choreographing New Musicals: Dan Knechtges: At its 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals, SDCF hosted Tony nominated Dan Knechtges (Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu, Spelling Bee) in conversation with Producing Director Ellen Rusconi on his experiences directing and choreographing musicals from the classics to more contemporary works. From his theatre experiences while growing up in Cleveland to his transition from performer to the other side of the table, this discussion - peppered with a dash of humor, sentiment, and survival jobs - examines Dan's process of learning to create musical theatre and launching a career. Listen in as he shares his techniques of choreographic patterning and sustaining creativity and control in the rehearsal room and provides sound advice on ways to feed and enrich craft. The conversation explores key tactics in working with stage managers and writers, time management when developing a new work, and elevating taste in the most unlikely, yet scrumptious of ways. Originally recorded - June 1, 2013 Running Time - 59:19 © 2013 SDCF

- An interview with the hilarious Alex Wyse (Boq - 2nd Ntl. Tour), most well-known for performing as Boq in WICKED, but also in BARE Off-Broadway and in LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway & Off-Broadway. Listen to the interview to hear about his exciting career, his passion for cheese, why Boq (and therefore he) is the most beautiful character in the show, and of course, on a more serious note, some great advice for aspiring performers! - A new "Bloopers" section at the very end of the podcast, in which recording glitches make it sound like Patricia is having a stroke or a seizure or some other unpleasant happening! - A fabulous theatre news section with Ryan, Christina, and Jonathan, in which they discuss several recent theatre happenings, and of course, the idea of FROZEN being made into a movie. - Our usual WICKED News, Cast Update, and Media sections, all of which are packed with happenings this week.

Writer Douglas Carter Beane and composer Lewis Flinn discuss their new musical “Lysistrata Jones.” Also, critic Jason Zinoman of “The New York Times” talks about ‘new horror’ films, the subject of his book “Shock Value.”