Podcast appearances and mentions of Sherie Rene Scott

When Mickey-Jo was last in New York he saw more than 20 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including a handful of plays. In this roundup of reviews of off-Broadway musicals, he'll be sharing my thoughts on: - TEETH at New World Stages, having transferred from a hugely successful run at Playwright's Horizons - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Westside Theatre, which recently welcomed Sherie Rene Scott and Nicholas Christopher to the cast - WE LIVE IN CAIRO at the New York Theatre Workshop which tells the story of the Arab spring - DRAG THE MUSICAL at New World Stages featuring Rupaul's Drag Race alumni Alaska, Jan Sport, Jujubee, Luxx Noir London and more - THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE at the Orpheum Theatre from the award-winning writer and star of Titanique Marla Mindelle - MAMA I'M A BIG GIRL NOW at New World Stages which reunites Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Kerry Butler from Hairspray's original Broadway cast. Stay tuned for Mcikey-Jo's thoughts on each of these shows and don't forget to share your own perspective on them in the comments! • 00:00 | introduction 02:17 | Teeth 11:28 | Little Shop of Horrors 20:10 | We Live in Cairo 29:31 | Drag the Musical 38:03 | The Big Gay Jamboree 49:13 | Mama I'm a Big Girl Now • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre

In this episode, we sink our teeth into the off-Broadway revival of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Westside Theatre. We explore how this cult classic continues to captivate audiences with its unique blend of camp, comedy, and carnivorous plants. Our discussion delves into the standout performances of Sherie Rene Scott as Audrey and Nicholas Christopher as Seymour, examining how they bring fresh life to these iconic roles. We also dissect the production's design choices, puppetry, and direction that contribute to its enduring appeal. Is this Little Shop still feeding the need of Broadway fans, or has it wilted? Tune in for our take on this beloved musical and what it reveals about the current state of off-Broadway. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, and YouTube. Share your thoughts with us on LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS on our podcast cover post on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I am thrilled to announce the release of my interview with Broadway legend Sherie Rene Scott, who is currently starring as Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her career, including how she discovered theater growing up, the process of training for THE LAST FIVE YEARS, transferring EVERYDAY RAPTURE to Broadway in twelve days, the challenges she faced as a replacement in RENT, deciding between two roles in GREASE, the joys of working with Disney on AIDA, learning from her Broadway debut in TOMMY, the roles she almost played in CABARET and NEXT TO NORMAL, a last-minute audition for OVER AND OVER, how an opening night gift for WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN led to her show WHORL INSIDE A LOOP, learning to fall out of a window in THE FRONT PAGE, and so much more. You won't want to miss this in-depth conversation with one of Broadway's best.

Helen Eisenbach is a novelist, satirist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, journalist and editor. Her books include the novel Loonglow and the how-to/cry for help Lesbianism Made Easy, both published shamelessly ahead of their time and now available as ebooks with Open Road Media. Her plays have been produced in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As a book editor, she founded the Plume line of LGBTQ fiction and nonfiction, where she published the subject of today's podcast, Larry Kramer, among others (mostly now dead!); she was also Editorial Director at Arbor House, where she founded a line of trade paperbacks, and Editor in Chief of Alyson Publications on its transition to a mainstream publisher under the Advocate magazine's rule. She was Executive Editor of the late beloved queer weekly magazine QW (where she published Rosanne's first ever queer interview); literary editor of the L.A. magazine Dot 429; an editor at the copy desk of Entertainment Weekly and Time Magazine. In theatre, she assisted writer/director Dick Scanlan, director Michael Mayer and Sherie Rene Scott on the play Whorl Inside a Loop as script editorial supervisor, seeing it from workshop to Off Broadway production for 2ND Stage Theatre; she was also researcher for Scanlan and composer Carmel Dean on their Edna St. Vincent Millay musical Renascence. Helen's reviews, profiles and interviews have appeared in New York magazine, LitHub, the Village Voice, Time Out NY, Newsday, Writer's Digest, The New York Times, Interview, the Daily News, HuffPost, Salon and other tasteful publications. Larry Kramer was a playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. In 1978, Kramer introduced a controversial and confrontational style in his novel FAGGOTS, which earned mixed reviews and emphatic denunciations from elements within the gay community for Kramer's portrayal of what he characterized as shallow, promiscuous gay relationships in the 1970s. Kramer witnessed the spread of the disease known as  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among his friends in 1980. He co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis  (GMHC), which has become the world's largest private organization assisting people living with AIDS. His political activism continued with the founding of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power   (ACT UP) in 1987, an influential direct action protest organization with the aim of gaining more public action to fight the AIDS crisis. ACT UP has been widely credited with changing public health policy and the perception of people living with AIDS , and with raising awareness of HIV and AIDS-related diseases.His play The Normal Heart was produced by Joseph Papp at The Public Theater in New York City in 1985. He died from pneumonia on May 27,2020  

Dylan and Connor are joined by Sierra Boggess (The Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid). Listen in as the three redheads come together in the days following the release of Taylor Swift's Midnights to grapple with new music, a new RHONY reboot cast, and marathon training. It's DRAMA. We dive deep into Sierra's life and career – from being cannonballed into the starring role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid on Broadway, becoming iconic for her portrayal of Christine in Phantom of the Opera, and teasers and bits you won't believe. Wedding gown shopping with Sherie Rene Scott, casual phone calls with Norm Lewis, her friendship with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ramin Karimloo, stories of shows to come (The Secret Garden), and beyond are PACKED into this new episode. You're going to love it.Follow Sierra on Twitter & Instagram, and check out her website!Support Sierra & Allegra's run in the New York City Marathon in honor of the Cancer Support Community!Follow DRAMA. on Twitter & InstagramFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by DylanGet your DRAMA merch (t-shirts, stickers, and more) HERE!SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON HERE! Bonus episodes, Instagram Close Friends content, and more!

In the SEASON FINALE of the seventh season of the show (the seventh episode of this season and the 43rd overall) Kevin welcomes O.G. palington Eric Buegler AKA Buegs onto the show. Buegs is the co-host of the movie podcast "The Avid Indoorsmen," and the two catch up over their love of girl pop, Buegs' time on a cruise ship, his love of romantic comedies, and his complicated relationship with music. For more information about the "award winning" music criticism site, Anhedonic Headphones, click here! To learn more about "The Avid Indoorsmen," head to their website.   Episode Musical Credits Intro Music: "Brooklyn Zoo (instrumental)," written by Russell Jones, Dennis Coles, and Robert Diggs; originally performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard. Taken from the Get On Down reissue of Return to The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, 2011.  Outro Music: "What Does Your Soul Looks Like (Part 4)," performed by DJ Shadow. Endtroducing..., Mo Wax, 1996. Incidental Music: "It Never Entered My Mind," written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rogers; performed by Miles Davis. Workin', Prestige, 1954. "Home," written by Marc Broussard, Shannon Sanders, Marshall Altan, Ted Broussard, and Andrew Ramsey; performed by Marc Broussard. Carencro, Island, 2004. "Stand by Me," written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike stoller; performed by Ben E. King. Don't Play That Song!, ATCO, 1961. "Respect" written by Otis Redding; performed by Aretha Franklin. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You, Atlantic, 1967. "Superstition," written and performed by Stevie Wonder. Talking Book, Motown/Tamla, 1972. "Adagio for Strings, Op. 11," written by Samuel Barber; conducted by Leonard Bernstein and performed by the New York Philharmonic. Barber: Adagio for Strings & Violin Concerto - Schuman: In Praise of Shahn & To Thee Old Cause, Sony, 1971. "Stop This Train," written and performed by John Mayer. Continuum, Aware/Columbia, 2006. "Fields of Gold," written by Gordon Sumner; performed by Eva Cassidy. Songbird, Blix Street, 1998. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World," written by Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Bob Thiele, and George David Weiss; performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Facing Future, Big Boy, 1993. "Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Save You," written by Jason Robert Brown; performed by Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz. The Last Five Years, Sh-K Boom, 2002. "Cut to The Feeling," written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Simon Wilcox, and Nolan Lambroza; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. School Boy/Interscope, 2017.

Broadway child superstar - Eamon Foley breaks down his early career and his quest for a Broadway "Show Jacket" in this weeks LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway. Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli sits down with Broadway's Eamon Foley who tells his unbelievable backstage story of working on Broadway starting at nine years old, performing in the original casts of Gypsy, directed by Sam Mendes, Assassins, directed by Joe Mantello, 13! The Musical, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and stopping the show opposite Sherie Rene Scott in Everyday Rapture, directed by Micheal Meyer. Eamon shares what he is working on now, reads a letter from Stephen Sondheim, talks about working with Michael Arden, his time and Princeton and what it's like to be outed in the New York Times at age 11. Produced by The Broadway Podcast Network and Marc Tumminelli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TODD ALMOND is known for his singular songwriting in addition to his work as an accomplished performer. He recently toured the U.S. in his original musical Kansas City Choir Boy starring alongside rock icon Courtney Love, and starred in three of his original musicals at the famed Delacorte Theater in Central Park (The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, and The Odyssey). His musical Girlfriend – based on the Matthew Sweet album of the same title – is a perennial favorite for theater companies around the country, and he is currently collaborating with producer David Foster on a new, original musical. He has previously collaborated with Sarah Ruhl (Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical), Jenny Schwartz (Iowa), Laura Benanti (In Constant Search for the Right Kind of Attention), Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz (“Twohander”), Kelli O'Hara (“Live at Carnegie Hall”), and Andrew Rannells (“Live from Lincoln Center”). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

. . . I mean, not really but I like lists. Featured Songs: “The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square” performed by Steven Sutcliffe & Judy Kaye from Ragtime - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1998) • “Rich and Happy” from Merrily We Roll Along - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1981) • “Another Hundred People” performed by Pamela Myers from Company - Original Broadway Cast (1970) • “We Do Not Belong Together” performed by Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin from Sunday in the Park with George - Original Cast Recording (1984) • “Javert's Soliloquy” performed by Terrence Mann from Les Misérables - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1987) • “Still Hurting” performed by Sherie Rene Scott from The Last Five Years - Original Cast (2002) • “Raincoat of Love” from Fun Home - A New Broadway Musical (2015) • “Buenos Aires” performed by Julie Covington from Evita - An Opera Based on the Life Story of Eva Peron: 1919-1952 (1976) • “Didn't Want Nothin'” from A Strange Loop - Original Cast Recording (2019) • “Feelings” performed by Barbara Harris and “Eve” performed by Alan Alda from The Apple Tree - Original Broadway Cast (1966) DO YOU LIKE MOVIE MUSICALS? DO YOU LIKE SONDHEIM? Then you will love our PATREON podcast The Original Cast at the Movies because 2021 is all about Sondheim Movie Musicals!! This month it's the film version of A Little Night Music (1977), a film that proves good movies are hard to make. Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Email

Paul and Jill travel to Topeka, Kansas for this half-Mennonite, all-Sherie Rene Scott musical: Everyday Rapture! This self-described semi-star takes the stage directed by Michael Mayer with music arrangements by Tom Kitt and book co-written with Dick Scanlan.Paul and Jill find themselves perplexed, asking such questions as: Is Mr. Rogers sexy? Is it a bad idea to cast young upstarts to might upstage you in your own show? And if this is the middle, Ms. Scott, what on earth do you consider the top?Twitter: @monkeyplaybillsInstagram: @monkeysandplaybillspodEmail: monkeysandplaybillspod@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/monkeysandplaybills

Mike Ruckles / @rucklesvoice Within the theatre industry, there are several components that are an absolute must that we focus on. One of those components is the training and care of our voice. But how do we do so correctly? What techniques should we use? How often should we train? Some of the same questions that we ask ourselves about fitness and weight training. An interesting correlation, we think! We were lucky enough to have the incredible Mike Ruckers, Vocal Technician and Singing Voice Specialist, join us and share some of his insight in how the voice and the body as a whole should be treated and trained.   Mike maintains one of the city's premier voice studios specializing in healthy and transformative technique for Musical Theatre and contemporary commercial singing. His students comprise Tony and Grammy award winners, with clients appearing in leading roles on and off-Broadway, the West End, in national tours, and on concert stages across the world. As a pianist, Mike has worked with such luminaries as Hugh Jackman, Patrick Wilson, Tyne Daly, Rachel Bay Jones, Raúl Esparza, Ben Vereen, and Sherie Rene Scott. He shares several basic tips and insights with us that anyone who is training vocally and physically should adhere to and will benefit from! www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Ruckles / @rucklesvoice Within the theatre industry, there are several components that are an absolute must that we focus on. One of those components is the training and care of our voice. But how do we do so correctly? What techniques should we use? How often should we train? Some of the same questions that we ask ourselves about fitness and weight training. An interesting correlation, we think! We were lucky enough to have the incredible Mike Ruckers, Vocal Technician and Singing Voice Specialist, join us and share some of his insight in how the voice and the body as a whole should be treated and trained.   Mike maintains one of the city's premier voice studios specializing in healthy and transformative technique for Musical Theatre and contemporary commercial singing. His students comprise Tony and Grammy award winners, with clients appearing in leading roles on and off-Broadway, the West End, in national tours, and on concert stages across the world. As a pianist, Mike has worked with such luminaries as Hugh Jackman, Patrick Wilson, Tyne Daly, Rachel Bay Jones, Raúl Esparza, Ben Vereen, and Sherie Rene Scott. He shares several basic tips and insights with us that anyone who is training vocally and physically should adhere to and will benefit from! www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your one week trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway’s Ariel, Sierra Boggess (“The Little Mermaid,” “School of Rock,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “It Shoulda Been You”), is the guest on this episode of “E-Ticket to Broadway” and shares just how much she’s always loved Disney, especially the sidekicks. As a kid Sierra never wanted to be Cinderella—she wanted to be Gus Gus, and has always loved “The Sword in the Stone” and Madam Mim and is ready to bring her to Broadway. Listen as she recalls going to Walt Disney World for the first time when she was six years old and loving the Haunted Mansion and taking a photo with Goofy—to then going to Toyko Disney Sea and Disneyland Paris as an adult. Sierra beautifully explains what makes a Disney Park so magical and “how they do everything they can to keep you invested in the magic," and shares a really wonderful observation that the Parks may be more deeply appreciated by the "young at heart." Sierra has a lot of love--from her must-do attractions including the Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones, The Matterhorn and/or Expedition Everest; to her memories of her Broadway debut in "The Little Mermaid"; to "Brave" and learning about never giving up from watching Disney movies." She recounts stories with Jodi Benson, Jonathan Freeman, and Sherie Rene Scott, and shares her dream of performing in "Disney on Ice." This episode features a very intense conversation on Mouse Ears, and a very strong opinion of "It's a Small World," and the sounds of Britney Spears singing classic Disney tunes as only Sierra Boggess can do. Follow on Instagram: @etickettobroadway Sierra's Instagram: @officialsierraboggess David's Instagram: @directedbydavidalpert Learn more at www.eticketpodcast.com Part of the Broadway Podcast Network 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.

Broadway Divas have always been our strongest suit, so hop into your open grave and dream of 1999 when our returning guest and best friend of the podcast, Nick Mayo, first saw AIDA! That's right we are worshipping at the feet of Heather Headley and Sherie Rene Scott this week, queens, so you better star cross that love, brush off your original Broadway Cast double CD cases and get ready for some belting down in Egypt! The Gods love Di-i-vas, and so do we! So come for the Nubian Queens, Caucasian Pharohesses and Egyptian Eye tattoos! These Should Have Been Our Times - but it's not, so at least we have a podcast.

In response to staggering, well encouraging, interest in Get Onto My Cloud episode eight, about Tim's musical with Sir Elton John, Aida, episode nine features three more songs from the show sung by the Broadway stars Heather Headley, Adam Pascal and Sherie Rene Scott, and some more background about the show's creation - including the composer and and lyricist’s failure to turn up and collect their Tonys.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning theater fans! This is Caryn Robbins with The Broadway Scoop for Wednesday, February 26th. Actor Greg Kinnear will make his Broadway debut as Atticus Finch in the hit Broadway production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. The Oscar nominee will take over the role from Ed Harris, who takes his final bow at the Shubert Theatre on April 19. Kinnear earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in the 1997 romantic comedy, As Good As It Gets. In other TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD news, the current Broadway cast of the production will take the stage of Madison Square Garden tonight, for a free, one-night-only performance of the show before a crowd of 18,000 New York City public school students. The event marks the first time a Broadway play will be performed at the Manhattan arena. And a host of Broadway favorites are among the nominees for the 34th Annual MAC Awards, honoring achievement in cabaret, comedy and jazz in New York City. This year's nominees include Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz for their duo act entitled, Twohander ,and Donna McKechnie and Andrea McArdle, for their tribute to Marvin Hamlisch and Stephen Sondheim. Others receiving nods include playwright and cabaret entertainer Charles Busch, Tony winner Joanna Gleeson and Tony nominee Max von Essen. Winners will be announced on March 30 at New York City's Sony Hall. And that's The Broadway Scoop for Wednesday, February 26th.

Amy can be found on Twitter @theames, Instagram @thatames, and her website is theamyspalding.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The Last Five Years (musical)The Last Five Years (movie) streaming on Amazon PrimeLoveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing WenAbigail Hing WenOur episode with Abigail Hing WenKnow My Name by Chanel MillerAgnès Varda: A RetrospectiveJacques DemyJacquot de NantesThe Umbrellas of CherbourgSchitt’s CreekIn the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried by Amy HempelAmanda (A.M.) JenkinsJason Robert BrownMerrily We Roll AlongHairspray (movie)Hairspray (musical)Hairspray (movie musical)Christie BaugherThe Fitzgeralds of Saint PaulNorbert Leo ButzSherie Rene ScottLauren Kennedy“They Didn’t Speak for a Decade. Then They Made a Show About it.” - article about Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott in the NY TimesThe Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by AmySweet Valley HighDumplin’ by Julie MurphyUCBMad MenWatchman on HBOTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia TolentinoRebecca TraisterFull Disclosure by Camryn GarrettOklahoma!Our episode with Ally HordAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Betsy Wolfe has established herself as one of the most versatile and keenly intelligent Broadway performers of her generation. She recently starred as Jenna Hunterson, the title role in the Tony nominated musical Waitress. Prior to that, she played Cordelia, one of the one of the lovable “lesbians from next door,” in the Broadway revival of Falsettos directed by James Lapine, which recently aired on PBS. She is perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Cathy in the off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years.  In TV, she was most recently seen in a guest star role on season 2 of the CBS series INSTINCT. She also just wrapped the indie feature FIRST ONE IN with Georgia King.   Originally from California, Betsy received her BFA in musical theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. At age twenty—prior to graduation and prior being able to legally drink or get a British pilot’s license—she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under Maestro Erich Kunzel. After receiving her BFA, Betsy quickly starred in the San Francisco and Boston companies of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Soon after, she made her Broadway debut in the revival of 110 in the Shade. Betsy started to gain attention for her next role in both the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Sherie Rene Scott’s Everyday Rapture, where she played one of the two Mennonettes.   Only a few years later, Betsy would be Scott’s successor in one of contemporary musical theatre’s most challenging and well-known roles: Cathy in Second Stage Theatre’s revival of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years.  Her complex performance as Cathy was lauded by critics and audiences alike.   Betsy’s other Broadway credits include Ellen in the 2014 production of Bullets Over Broadwaydirected by Susan Stroman and Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. She also appeared as Beth in the Encores! production of Merrily We Roll Along. She starred in the La Jolla Playhouse world premiere production of Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez’s new musical Up Here, and created the role of Mary Ann Singleton in ACT's world premiere of Tales of the City, a musical based on the Armistead Maupin novels.  Betsy made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Douglas Carter Beane’s adaptation of Die Fledermaus. She has been a guest artist for over 50 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras across the U.S. and internationally including the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She collaborated with The New York Pops and played to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center with their Broadway Today and Women of Notesconcerts. Her recent collaboration with the BBC Orchestra and Jason Robert Brown ended up being recorded for Friday Music Nights for the BBC and can be heard on their channel.   She can be heard on the recordings of Falsettos, Bullets over Broadway, The Last Five Years,The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture, Stage Door Canteen, 35MM, and Merrily We Roll Along. She can also be seen in the film adaptation of The Last Five Years. Betsy is currently mini- touring with her one woman show ALL BETS ARE OFF and primarily lives in New York with her husband.  She is so very proud to have created and co-founded the program Broadway Evolved, which has revolutionized the summer camp for both theatre students and educators alike.

The greatest jazz pianist of our time joins us to take a tour of wonderful tunes--by Bernstein, Loesser, Kern and others--played by Bill and his trio, joined by Tony Bennett, Sherie Rene Scott and more.

The "Last Five Years" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" co-stars and Broadway vets chat about their longtime creative partnership and their upcoming 54Below show "Twohander." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode, we’re serving you two Hulkowers for the price of one. Anna's sister Isabel stops by to reminisce about the time they made their dad drive them to New Jersey to see Elaine Stritch. We also compare everything to The Producers, confess how much we like (Norbert Leo) Butz and we CANNOT lie, and wish Spamalot would spam a little less. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Works referenced/cited: Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008. Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010. Patinkin, Sheldon. "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance": a History of the American Musical Theater. Northwestern University Press, 2008. Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010. Anderson, Sam. “Why Spamalot Should Never Have Won a Tony.” Slate Magazine, 21 June 2005. “Best Replacement Tony Award Is No More.” Broadway.com. Brantley, Ben. “A 'Menagerie' Full of Stars, Silhouettes and Weird Sounds.” The New York Times, 23 Mar. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “A Quest Beyond the Grail.” The New York Times, 18 Mar. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “A Weak Erotic Charge Flickers in the New Orleans Heat.” The New York Times, 27 Apr. 2005. Brantley, Ben. “Family Guys Who Are What They Are.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Dec. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “Here, Honor Is Profane and Words Do Hurt.” The New York Times, 2 May 2005. Brantley, Ben. “Repatriating the Japanese Sondheim.” The New York Times, 3 Dec. 2004. Brantley, Ben. “'Sweet Charity,' After a Rocky Road, Finally Reaches Broadway.” The New York Times, 5 May 2005. Brantley, Ben. “The Art of the Con, Reprised.” The New York Times, 4 Mar. 2005. “Did Broadway Critics Find Fun, Laughs, Good Times at Sweet Charity?” Broadway.com. Gans, Andrew. “2004-2005 Tony Nominations Announced; Spamalot Garners 14 Nominations.” Playbill, 10 May 2005. Jones, Chris. “Sweet Charity.” Variety, 6 Mar. 2005. Kachka, Boris. “'Noooooooooooo!' - Christina Applegate.” New York Magazine,. McKINLEY, JESSE. “'Spamalot' Discovers the Straight White Way.” The New York Times, 10 Apr. 2005. Riedel, Michael. “BRITNEY MAY BE B'WAY BABE – 'CHARITY' TEAM SWEET ON HOT POP TART.” New York Post, 23 Nov. 2005. Rooney, David. “La Cage Aux Folles.” Variety, 10 Dec. 2004. Rooney, David. “Monty Python's Spamalot.” Variety, 18 Mar. 2005. Rooney, David. “Pacific Overtures.” Variety, 3 Dec. 2004. Rooney, David. “'Spamalot' Closes on Broadway.” Variety, 18 Oct. 2008. Shirley, Don. “'Scoundrels' Opens on Broadway.” Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2005. Simon, John. “Exquisite Corpses.” New York Magazine. Simon, John. “Medieval Times.” New York Magazine, 28 Mar. 2005. Simon, John. “Pros and Cons.” New York Magazine. Simon, John. “The Caged Bird Sings.” New York Magazine, Intelligencer. “'Spamalot' and 'Doubt' Win Tony Awards.” The New York Times, 5 June 2005. Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2005. BroadwayWorld.com. “Were New York Critics Taken with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?” Broadway.com. Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017. Zehme, Bill. “King Mike and The Quest for the Broadway Grail.” New York Magazine, 2005. Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow & Sherie Rene Scott in Rehearsal for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" Production: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (Working In The Theatre #332) Theater Talk - Remembering Mel Gussow & Spamalot (Full Episode) A conversation with Eric Idle Tim Curry - Spamalot REHEARSALS !! - Original London Cast Eric Idle Spamalot documentary 2005 Mike Nichols on Directing, "Spamalot" and Being Funny (April 26, 2005) | Charlie Rose

Did we just hear an alarm start ringing? No, it’s just our first episode, you guys! And it’s a doozy of a show that we Broadway Babies decided to talk about: the original off-Broadway 2002 production of Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last Five Years.” We'll go down the track list rabbit hole of this cast recording, song by song, talk about its insightful score, how much Alex adores Sherie Rene Scott, Daisha definitely not being Team Jamie, and then give our totally unqualified critiques of the show. Grab your corned beef sandwich, put on your Daisy Mae sweater, and take your time! Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast iTunes / Spotify / Amazon Songs: “I’m Still Hurting” by Sherie Rene Scott “The Next Ten Minutes” by Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott “Climbing Uphill” by Sherie Rene Scott Show Notes: This Google Plus blog has an amazing musical/lyrical/dramatic analysis of almost every song in the show’s original cast recording. Like, he goes into such detail about one word or lyric line and it’s just fantastic to give a read. There’s a Last Five Years medley; it’s kind of weird mostly because it was too short and not enough Cathy songs. Miscast Raul Esparza and guest star NLB do Next Ten Minutes omg. Someone also proposed to his wife with Next Ten Minutes, which is sweet, until you remember what happens in the show.

YOU GUYS!! The day has finally arrived! We are SO thrilled to share this hilarious and heart warming interview with Betsy Wolfe with all of you!Betsy made her Broadway debut in the 2007 production of "110 In The Shade" (which she got through an OPEN CALL! Open calls really work sometimes, you guys!). Her next Broadway gig was alongside our pal Lindsay Mendez backing up Sherie Rene Scott in one of my all time favorite shows, "Everyday Rapture" in 2010. In 2012 she starred as Rosa Bud in Roundabout Theater Company production of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" before going on to win the coveted role of Cathy in the Second Stage production of Jason Robert Brown's "The Last Five" Years in 2013. She was last seen on Broadway in the 2014 production of "Bullets Over Broadway." Of course, she recently starred as Elsa in the lab production of the Broadway bound "Frozen." That all happened after this interview was recorded, so we don't get into that here....it just means that she'll hopefully come back to talk about it!She was such a great interview. Enjoy!

Co-Directors Michael Mayer and Dick Scanlan tell all about their new hit play "Whorl Inside A Loop." Co-written by Scanlan and Sheire Rene Scott, the play is loosely based on Scanlan and Scott's experience working with prison inmates on writing and performing monologues about the circumstances that landed the inmates in jail. Currently playing at Second Stage Theater, the new work is a New York Times Critic's pick.

A new Off Broadway play by Sherie Rene Scott and Dick Scanlan tells the semi-autobiographical account of their experiences working with prison inmates. The play's unusual title — "Whorl Inside a Loop" — refers to a particular fingerprint pattern. Scott also stars in the play as a well-regarded actress who agrees to teach six inmates how to tell their stories behind the bars of a men's maximum security prison. Sharing intimate and sometimes hilarious details of their former lives, this unlikely group forms a bond. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood offers his review.

Kurt Deutsch is an actor, director, record producer, and film producer. He is the Senior Vice President for Theatrical & Catalog Development for Warner/Chappell Music, and President of Sh-K-Boom Records, a division of Warner Arts Music. The past 20 years have wreaked havoc on the music industry, and cast albums have become an endangered species as a result. Luckily, one guy saw this change coming. And back in the early part of the millennium, Kurt struck out on his own, and with Broadway actress Sherie Rene Scott he founded the independent label Sh-K-Boom Records. Its mission? Save Broadway music, one cast album at a time. Since then, Sh-K-Boom and its upstart sister label Ghostlight Records have grabbed the lion’s share of the cast album biz away from the big “studio” companies, recording big hits like The Book of Mormon, In the Heights, Next to Normal and many more. And Kurt sat down with me for this week’s episode to talk about . . . The state of the cast album and why every show needs one. Why albums should be part of a show’s capitalization, not an afterthought (he changed my mind on this one). What we will sell at the merch stands when CDs are no longer made. How to get an album for sale by opening night. Why if you’re writing a show, you have to have a demo. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Sherie Rene Scott became one of Broadway's favorite leading ladies, she sang with four giant turtles on stage at Radio City Music Hall, worked as a backup singer, and sold shoes on Park Avenue (and loved it).   Known for her work in numerous theatrical productions including  EVERYDAY RAPTURE, WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ,  THE  LITTLE MERMAID, TOMMY, RENT, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, and DEBBIE DOES DALLAS,  Sherie Rene Scott premiers her new work, Piece of Meat, in collaboration with Todd Almond at 54Below Oct. 16-27.   For more information and tickets visit 54Below.com

Some of Broadway's most impressive (and implacable) moms, with knock-out performances by, among others, Laura Benanti, Sherie Rene Scott, Bobby Short, Lea Michele, Audra McDonald, Robert Weede, and Liz Callaway.

Summer Season at the Disneyland Resort has officially begun with the Soundsational Summer promotion.  Of course this means the opening of Star Tours: The Adventure Continues, The Little Mermaid: Arial's Undersea Adventure, Goofy's Sky School, and Mickey's Soundsational parade.  While Goofy's is not quite ready for prime time yet, everything else is and we have seen it all.  So keep on listening and hear what we think of these new attractions. News Disneyland's Wally Boag Dies at Age 90 Disneyland's Betty Taylor at Age 91 Special Discounts for Southerns California Residents at Disneyland this Summer New Updates Make Disneyland Hotel Better than Ever E3 Microsoft Press Conference they announced “Disneyland Adventures” for Kinect Mission Tortilla is Officially Closed.  Rumour has it that Ghirardelli's (The Chocolate Company) will replace it.  And of Course Star Tours, Little Mermaid, and Mickey Soundsational Parade now officially open. Star Tours On opening morning, the queue for the attraction stretched from the entrance of Tomorrowland, filled the central plaza and stretched down Main Street, U.S.A. Following the attraction's opening around noon, the line moved off Main Street, but still ranged between two to four hours throughout the day. Little Mermaid Also on Thursday, Disney officially opened the new Little Mermaid attraction in California Adventure. The event included a live performance by the voice of Ariel herself, Jodi Benson along with Sherie Rene Scott who portrays Ursula in Broadway's "The Little Mermaid" show. Also in attendance was the original voice of Ursula, actress Pat Carroll. Following Thursday's grand opening, the rush to experience the new attraction was felt Friday morning as eager guests filled a massive extended queue that wound its way throughout Paradise Park, along Grizzly Trail and into the park's entryway, Sunshine Plaza. Feature Soundsational Summer is officially underway with Star Tours, Little Mermaid, and Mickey's Soundsational parade now open.  We've seen it all and we will share our thoughts. Paul Rode Star Tours again and Daniel got to ride 4 times.  Does the whole Multiple Destinations hold up? Daniel and Paul's review of Little Mermaid - Arials Undersea Adventure. Daniel and Pail's review of Mickey Soundsational Parade. Tip of the week with TommyPix.  Places at the DL Resort to cool off Twitter Daniel - @disgeekpodcast Paul - @disgeekpaul Tommy - @tommypix "Like" us on Facebook! Listen to us on Stitcher!

"The Little Mermaid"'s Sherie Rene Scott talks about creating the role of Ursula in the stage version of the beloved animated film, including what she believes the character thinks of herself. She also talks about her earliest dreams of being on stage while still a child in Kansas, her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse when she came to New York, her particular affection for Randy Newman's "Faust" and why it never made it to New York, working amidst the turmoil of the changing creative team of Disney's "Aida", how her family reacted when she got the title role in the stage version of "Debbie Does Dallas", creating the role of Christine Colgate in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and the future of her one-woman show "You May Now Worship Me". Original air date - May 16, 2008.

"The Little Mermaid"'s Sherie Rene Scott talks about creating the role of Ursula in the stage version of the beloved animated film, including what she believes the character thinks of herself. She also talks about her earliest dreams of being on stage while still a child in Kansas, her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse when she came to New York, her particular affection for Randy Newman's "Faust" and why it never made it to New York, working amidst the turmoil of the changing creative team of Disney's "Aida", how her family reacted when she got the title role in the stage version of "Debbie Does Dallas", creating the role of Christine Colgate in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and the future of her one-woman show "You May Now Worship Me". Original air date - May 16, 2008.

Actors Roger Bart ("Young Frankenstein"), Brian d'Arcy James ("Next To Normal"), Priscilla Lopez ("In The Heights") and Sherie Rene Scott ("The Little Mermaid") -- collectively veterans of more than 30 Broadway and off-Broadway musicals -- talk about the differences between performing in musicals and straight plays; acting techniques and voice training; how they prepare for a performance; dealing with the "triple threat" of acting, singing and dancing; balancing their lives on and off stage and their opinions on today's new composers.

Actors Roger Bart (Young Frankenstein and Tony winner for the 1999 revival of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown), Brian d'Arcy James (Next To Normal), Priscilla Lopez (In The Heights and Tony winner for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine) and Sherie Rene Scott (The Little Mermaid) -- collectively veterans of more than 30 Broadway and off-Broadway musicals -- talk about the differences between performing in musicals and straight plays; acting techniques and voice training; how they prepare for a performance; dealing with the ""triple threat"" of acting, singing and dancing; balancing their lives on and off stage and their opinions on today's new composers.

An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with actors Norbert Leo Butz (winner of a Tony Award for his role in the show) and Sherie Rene Scott, authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien (Tony Winner for Hairspray, Henry IV in 2004 and The Coast of Utopia), and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Tony winner for the 2005 revival of La Cage aux Folles).

An in-depth look at the creation of the Broadway musical comedy with authors Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek, director Jack O'Brien, choreographer Jerry Mitchell and actors Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott.