Podcast appearances and mentions of Steven Levenson

Em dezembro de 2016 estreou na Broadway “Dear Evan Hansen”, um musical de Steven Levenson, com música de Benji Pasek e Justin Paul. Evan Hansen é um adolescente com ansiedade social, depressão e um recente braço partido, que se vê envolvido numa mentira que cresce até não poder mais. Eleito o “Melhor Musical” nos Tony Awards, em 2017, surge agora uma adaptação portuguesa. “Querido Evan Hansen” está no Teatro Maria Matos, em Lisboa, de quinta a domingo, até ao final do ano. Sandra Faria, produtora e sócia-gerente da Força de Produção; Rui Melo, responsável pela encenação e adaptação; e Artur Guimarães, diretor musical, explicam o que está por detrás da adaptação para Portugal de um premiado sucesso da Broadway. Da difícil negociação para obter os direitos de adaptar o musical às reações do público português, da loucura necessária para fazer teatro musical à “importância vital” de abordar temas como a ansiedade, a depressão e o isolamento. No Humor À Primeira Vista, com Gustavo Carvalho, revela-se até qual o próximo musical a ser adaptado e apresentado ao público já em março.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The very first Australian production of the smash-hit coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen has just opened in Sydney. The Broadway production won six Tony Awards, including one for the show's book writer, Steven Levenson. Steven also wrote the screenplay for Tick, Tick… Boom! — a musical film inspired by the life of Jonathan Larson (Rent). Also, Mary Coustas is the creator of the big-haired, outspoken Greek Australian Effie who first took on the world in a stage show called Wogs Out of Work in 1987. She recently revealed a new persona on stage: her own, in her one-woman show This Is Personal. Her new show as Effie, now on tour, is called Upyourselfness.

Episode: March 2024 Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD Guest(s): Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP (editor-in-chief) In This Episode: In this episode, host Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, editor-in-chief Dr. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, discuss our March issue of Caring for the Ages. This month, our cover features the last editorial from long-time member of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and Caring's regular columnist, Dr. Steven Levenson, who sadly passed away in January. Drs. Galik and Steinberg also discuss a workforce initiative known as the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative, the importance of engaging caregivers in transitions, and Dr. Galik's own recent experience as a caregiver for her aging parents. Featured Articles: Medical Aid in Dying Laws: The Hidden Conflicts and Controversies Remembering Steven Levenson, MD, CMD How Nursing Home Leadership Strengthens the Workforce Pipeline Through the Teaching Nursing Home Collaborative In the Thick of It: How to Survive as a Caregiver of an Aging Relative  Caregivers, the Secret Sauce in Care Transitions  Date Recorded: February 29, 2024 Available Credit: The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) issues CMD credits for AMDA On-The-Go and affiliate podcast episodes as follows: Claim CMD Credit

In this episode, composer, lyricist, and playwright Jamie Cowperthwait discusses Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul's 2016 musical Dear Evan Hansen and why we love and don't love this musical. We also talk about the song "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen. You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the new Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "To Break In a Glove" from Dear Evan Hansen "For Forever" from Dear Evan Hansen "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen

On this episode, Julian and Maddy speak with Steven Levenson, writer, showrunner, and executive producer on Up Here. You probably know him from Tick Tick Boom, Fosse/Verdon, Masters of Sex, or Dear Evan Hansen, which he won a Tony for.They talk with him about watching the original stage production of Up Here back in 2015, how his own struggles with writer's block compare with Lindsay's in episode 3, and how a bicoastal writers room created a wacky world of comedy, romance, song, and dance.They also check in with Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes who play Lindsay and Miguel to talk about signs, the astrological kind. And of course, they talk about the music in episode three with Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez in the song segment.From Straw Hut Media

Dear Evan Hansen writer Steven Levenson, whose new show is Up Here on Hulu, discusses the building blocks of musicals, finding an angle on existing material, his previous work on Masters of Sex and Fosse/Verdon, collaboration, and more.THE WRITERS PANEL IS NOW A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS:https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second episode of a special 4-part takeover with cast & creatives from Hulu's new musical series UP HERE. Make sure to stream the entire 21 song UP HERE soundtrack everywhere you find your music. Tony-award-winning playwright and screenwriter Steven Levenson is back to let us in on his current project with Hulu, “Up Here”. He recalls how it all started and why it was a terrifying moment for him at the time to turn it into a TV show, why they decided to find an additional executive producer for the show and their deliberate choice to set the show in 1999. Coming from theatre and having written for both movie musicals and TV musicals, Steven discusses the misconceptions and challenging aspects of TV and musicals, and why it is rarely undertaken. He also shares some of his learnings such as finding locations and having a solid plan during production to keep the ground running—a challenging but fun puzzle he likes to solve. While he can't share the projects he's currently working on, Steven is excited to get back to stage writing and continue to create something joyful and also have fun while doing so. Steven Levenson is a playwright and screenwriter who won a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for “Dear Evan Hansen”. He has written for “Masters of Sex”, “Fosse/Verdon”, “Dear Evan Hansen”, the movie and the musical, ”Tick, Tick... Boom!”. He has recently adapted Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez' stage musical “Up Here” for the screen which is currently streaming on Hulu. Songs used in this episode: Can I Ever Know You Please Like Me Can I Ever Know You (Finale) Connect with Steven: Watch UP HERE Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Q&A on the Hulu series Up Here with writers and executive producers Steven Levenson and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, songwriters and executive producers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, director Thomas Kail, and actors Mae Whitman & Carlos Valdes. Set in New York City in 1999, Lindsay and Miguel fall in love and discover that the single greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be themselves -- and the memories, obsessions, fears, and fantasies that lives inside their heads.

This might be our most important, most helpful podcast yet. Blake, Kofi & Rich are joined by Eric Windeler, co-founder of the Canadian youth mental health initiative Jack.org, to discuss our first musical, Dear Evan Hansen. The movie follows an anxious, isolated high-school student (Ben Platt) through an increasingly complex web of deception when a letter he writes to himself is misinterpreted as the suicide note of a fellow schoolmate (Colton Ryan).  Directed by Stephen Chbosky, with a screenplay by Steven Levenson and songs by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen is a film that ought to provoke crucial conversations between parents and kids about their struggles. After all, one in seven Canadian youth reports having suicidal thoughts. It's the leading cause of death for young people in Canada.  Eric shares his experience as the father of a son lost to suicide, as well as some well-researched advice and resources dedicated to empowering youth and parents to address concerns about mental health. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call:Talk Suicide Canada 1.833.456.4566Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868  Resources from Jack.org:Be There resource: www.BeThere.org Be There Certificate online course: www.BeThereCertificate.orgBook a Jack Talk: www.jack.org/TalksStart a Jack Chapter: www.jack.org/ChaptersAttend a Jack Summit: www.jack.org/SummitsClips in this podcast are ©Universal Pictures

DEAR EVAN HANSEN COMPOSER: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul LYRICIST: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul BOOK: Steven Levenson DIRECTOR: Michael Greif CHOREOGRAPHER: Danny Mefford PRINCIPLE CAST: Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi), Laura Dreyfuss (Zoe), Ben Platt (Evan),  OPENING DATE: Nov 14, 2016 CLOSING DATE: Still running as of publication PERFORMANCES: Still running as of publication SYNOPSIS: Evan Hansen is a high schooler struggling with both peer and self-acceptance. When a fellow student takes his own life, Evan begins to create a fictional friendship with the dead student, tricking not only the student's family but the whole world.  Producer Stacey Mindich revolutionized the relationship between Broadway musicals and their young fans, making recordings available to the public alongside the announcement of the show's first tryout, attempting to reflect their experiences on stage without parodying or satirizing them, and even leading a video campaign which includes fan videos in the show's projection design. Frederick D. Miller explores the ways Dear Evan Hansen comments on a societal reliance on social media while existing in an industry increasingly dependent upon social media to profit and survive. Young writers Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson provided nuanced observations on the budding culture around social media without moralizing or criticizing. It was this musical that then fostered the growth of such musicals as Joe Iconis' Be More Chill. Frederick D. Miller is an undergraduate theatre major at the Pennsylvania State University. A dramaturg, Miller's work focuses on twentieth- and twenty-first-century American theatre. His work has informed productions of Angels in America, A Little Night Music, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Caroline, or Change. He is the regional recipient and national semi-finalist for the 2020 KC/ACTF Award for Outstanding Dramaturgy, and a project associate for the #HereToo Project, which amplifies youth activists' voices through performance. An advocate for theatre education, Miller is a frequent teaching artist with high schools and theaters in the Central Pennsylvania region. SOURCES Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Benj Paek, Justin Paul, published by Theatre Communications Group (2017) Dear Evan Hansen, Original Broadway Cast Recording. Atlantic Records (2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing DEAR EVAN HANSEN (2021). The film, directed by Stephen Chbosky and screenplay credit to Steven Levenson, is based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, follows the story of Evan Hansen (Ben Platt), a young man with deep social anxiety and possible other issues, who is trying to navigate his senior year and keep his head above water. One day, a letter assignment from his therapist winds up in someone else's hands and this begins a chain of events that seem to snowball out of Evan's control and an initial act of compassion spins into something that he eventually has to decide to face up to. A strong ensemble that includes Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Danny Pino, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan and Nik Dodani make this a MUST WATCH. The film has a run time of 2 h 17 m, is rated PG-13 and is currently streaming on HBO Max . Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jokagoge/support

It's time for a visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom each week with her reviews of the regional stage. This week, Judy spotlights the new touring company production of Dear Evan Hansen, the multiple Tony- and Grammy Award- winning Broadway musical that Judy first reviewed when it premiered at Washington's Arena Stage in July, 2015. Dear Evan Hansen features a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson, a score by Grammy, Tony, Olivier and Academy Award-winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman), and direction by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal). Stephen Christopher Anthony stars in the title role. The musical's new North American touring company production is now on stage at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre through Sunday, March 20. For ticket info, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the recent controversy surrounding Whoopi Goldberg and her remarks about the Holocaust, with the recent hostage situation at a Texas synagogue, with generational trauma and anti-Semitism on the brain, Why We Theater re-releases this episode from Season 1 with a new intro and new context. Dig into Tony Award winner Steven Levenson's play IF I FORGET with Steven himself and experts Rabbi Shuli Passow (B'nai Jeshurun in New York City) and scholar Judah Isseroff. Watch IF I FORGET on BroadwayHD. Michael's monologue, as performed by Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, appears with the permission of Roundabout Theatre Company, which premiered IF I FORGET Off-Broadway in 2017, and Steven Levenson. Referred to in this new intro Watch: Whoopi Goldberg shares thoughts on the Holocaust on The View Debra Messing tweets a helpful response to Goldberg Banning of "Maus" in schools.... and the subsequent nationwide results Hostage situation at Texas synagogue Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA What is Zionism? Referred to in this episode “The Rise of Social Orthodoxy: A Personal Account” by Jay P. Lefkowitz “The Problem with ‘Social Orthodoxy'” by Joshua R. Fattal, a critical response to Lefkowitz “What is the Talmud? Definition and Comprehensive Guide”, Yehuda Shurpin Who is Theodore Herzl? Who is David Ben-Gurion? Who is Sheldon Adelson? Who is “Adolf Eichmann”? Who is Hannah Arendt Neveragain.com Anti-Defamation League: Fighting Hate for Good What is Jerusalem Syndrome”?   Create the change Learn more about Judaism — knowledge facilitates compassion with “Introduction to Judaism” OR “The Basics of Judaism” Name anti-Semitic incidents as such, report them, and speak out against them Use Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide Learn about The New Israel Fund, which envisions a Jewish and democratic state Fight for justice guided by Jewish values with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) Be aware of your own bias — it's evolutionarily built in us to be tribal and we need to self-examine our thoughts and introduce dissenting viewpoints If you are Jewish and looking for ways to become involved: Choose a small tradition and incorporate that into your home, like lighting candles on Friday night for Shabat or saying the “Shema” before bed each night Take inspiration from B'nai Jeshurun's The Jewish Home Project In COVID, many synagogues have moved services online; explore to find a place that feels right to you   Why We Theater is a product of part of the Broadway Podcast Network, edited by Derek Gunther, and produced by Alan Seales. Follow us @whywetheater on Instagram & Twitter. Our theme music is by Benjamin Velez. Hear more at BenjaminVelez.com. Our logo is by Christina Minopoli. See more at MinopoliDesign.com. Special thanks to Genesis Johnson, Dori Berinstein, Leigh Silverman, Patrick Taylor, Tony Montenieri, Elena Mayer, Wesley Birdsall, and Suzanne Chipkin.   Connect with Ruthie! RuthieFierberg.com Instagram: @ruthiefierceberg / @whywetheater Twitter: @RuthiesATrain / @whywetheater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musical, ik vind hier iets van wordt gemaakt door: Benno Hoogveld & Annemiek LelyDe hosting is in handen van popuppodcast.studioSpeciaal voor jou maken we een Spotify playlist met de muziek die we bespreken!Als regisseur/ex-musicalacteur en theaterwetenschapper delen wij - Benno Hoogveld en Annemiek Lely - onze liefde voor musicals met als doel een audio musicalencyclopedie met een kritische noot te maken. Luister je graag naar onze podcast? Heb je iets opgestoken van onze visie(s) op een musical? Of wil je ons naar West End sturen om nieuwe input voor een aflevering op te doen? Kies dan voor een applaus of staande ovatie: https://petje.af/musicalikvindhierietsvan 

Follow us everywhere @asscenein for daily content and tune in for new full episodes every Monday!  Hey guys, welcome back to another episode!! In this movie review, we talk about Tick Tick Boom, the 2021 American biographical musical drama film directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda in his feature directorial debut. Written by Steven Levenson, it is based on the stage musical of the same name by Jonathan Larson, a semi-autobiographical story about Larson's writing a musical to enter the industry. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesús, Alexandra Shipp, Joshua Henry, Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens. Social Media - Follow Us For Daily Content! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu_zudxdR-I TikTok - ​​https://www.tiktok.com/@asscenein Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/asscenein/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/asscenein Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.co.uk/asscenein/_saved/ Let us know what we should review next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington Post columnist Michele Norris speaks with multi-award-winning playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tony winner Steven Levenson about their new film “tick…tick…BOOM!” and bringing the origin story of the musical “Rent” to the big screen.

Host Jeff Goldsmith interviews screenwriter Steven Levenson about tick, tick...BOOM!. Download my podcast here Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2022. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory Magazine @ www.backstory.net

"Tick, Tick...Boom!" had its world premiere at this year's AFI Film Festival and was shortly available to stream on Netflix afterward. It has since gone on to receive Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. We compiled a few interviews together, taking you deep into Lin-Manuel Miranda's feature directorial debut about the life of Jonathan Larson. First up is my interview with the film's star, Andrew Garfield, followed by Nicole Ackman's interview with the film's editors, Myron Kerstein & Andrew Weisblum, and then we end things with my interview with the film's screenwriter, Steven Levenson. We hope you enjoy each of these conversations about one of the year's best films. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

Dirigida por Lin-Manuel Miranda, debutante en esa silla, y guionada por Steven Levenson, “Tick, tick… boom” es una película de Netflix.

tick, tick… Boom! – Movie Review 115 Minutes, Rated PG-13 Written by Steven Levenson, based on the musical by Jonathan Larson Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda   Synopsis: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.   […]

Stephen Levenson is a Tony award winning playwright and screenwriter who famously won his Best Book of a Musical Tony for Dear Evan Hansen. He later adapted the script for the film adaptation. Stephen has numerous Off-Broadway credits, as well as a resume boasting TV and film. He was a writer for the Showtime series Masters of Sex, and served as show runner for the miniseries Fosse/Verdon. Most recently Stephen penned the screenplay for Lin-Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's biographical musical tick, tick… Boom!, starring Andrew Garfield and available now on Netflix.  Stephen shares an inside look to all aspects of his newest project, from the research, to the writing, to casting, through production. He recalls acting in a production of tick, tick… Boom! in college, already having reverence for Jonathon Larson, and how desperately he wanted to be involved in 2017 when he heard Lin-Manuel would be directing a film adaptation. Stephen talks about the impact of COVID on filming, which shut down the production after only 10 days in March 2020, and how the pandemic gave the film a new urgency once shooting resumed. He also opens up about the weight and responsibility he felt telling someone else's story in tick,tick… Boom!, versus writing a script with his own original thoughts and ideas in Dear Evan Hansen.  In this episode, we talk about:  The extensive research and process behind the script for tick, tick… Boom!  Having Julie Larson on board and in the room Andrew Garfield's progression from non-singer, to musical theater performer Workshopping the film as if it were a stage production Working with Netflix versus a traditional big studio Watch the Tick... Tick... Boom! trailer: https://youtu.be/YJserno8tyU Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony winner Steven Levenson joins Mase & Sue to talk about his new film "Tick,Tick Boom," which he adapted for the screen from Jonathan Larson's stage musical. He won the Tony for writing the book for "Dear Evan Hanson," and they talk about the process of creating the show, the nervousness that went along with showing it to an audience for the first time and why it has been such a phenomenon.

tick, tick...BOOM! was directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and written by Steven Levenson. The movie stars Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Joshua Henry, and Vanessa Hudgens.Told through the lens of the tick, tick...BOOM! play, the film follows struggling theatre composer Jonathon Larson. While navigating love, friendship, and the pressures of being an up and coming artist in New York City, Jonathon must write the key song to his make-or-break performance.Links Instagram Twitter Facebook Our Website

You hear it? That mysterious ticking noise? No, that's not your upstairs neighbour learning a time step - Dan and Joshua have cued up Netflix's adaptation of tick, tick... BOOM! As Joshua rocks out to Larson's tunes and Dan buries himself deeper into existential dread, our hosts discuss our director's prodigal status, how Steven Levenson got his groove back, and what makes Jonathan Larson such a captivating figure in the musical theatre world. Tune in to next week's episode when we discuss Monty Python's Spamalot; specifically, the Broadway production's performance from March 12th 2005! Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

When the writer of Rent died on the day of the show's first preview, he also left behind a little-known autobiographical musical called Tick, Tick… Boom! Now Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) and Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen) have brought it to the screen. Also, voice and text coach at the Sydney Theatre Company, Leith McPherson, shares more of her insights into the power of voice and Circa's visionary artistic director Yaron Lifschitz shares what's on his Top Shelf.

When the writer of Rent died on the day of the show's first preview, he also left behind a little-known autobiographical musical called Tick, Tick… Boom! Now Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) and Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen) have brought it to the screen.Also, voice and text coach at the Sydney Theatre Company, Leith McPherson, shares more of her insights into the power of voice and Circa's visionary artistic director Yaron Lifschitz shares what's on his Top Shelf.

When the writer of Rent died on the day of the show's first preview, he also left behind a little-known autobiographical musical called Tick, Tick… Boom! Now Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) and Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen) have brought it to the screen. Also, voice and text coach at the Sydney Theatre Company, Leith McPherson, shares more of her insights into the power of voice and Circa's visionary artistic director Yaron Lifschitz shares what's on his Top Shelf.

Join Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning actor Ben Platt, actress Amandla Stenberg, director Stephen Chbosky, and Tony Award-winning writer Steven Levenson for a special advanced screening of one of the most highly anticipated new films of the fall, Dear Evan Hansen — followed by a conversation. Based on Levenson's era-defining Broadway musical (also starring Platt), Dear Evan Hansen tells the story of a high school senior searching for acceptance and belonging amidst the cruelty of the social media age. Hear the stars and creators discuss bringing the Broadway megahit to the screen, why its story and music continues to resonate so deeply with people of all ages, stories from behind the screen, and much more.

Dear Evan Hansen – Movie Review 147 Minutes, Rated PG-13 Written by Steven Levenson, Justin Paul, and Benj Pasek Directed by Stephen Chbosky     Synopsis: Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the […]

**Please see disclaimer before listening** This week on the pod Dave, John and Jeff engage in a civil discussion about the polarizing new film Dear Evan Hansen, which was released theatrically 9/24/2021. We are a positive criticism podcast where each host has to drink anytime we say anything negative about a film. The critics said so many negative things and we hate those kind of critics. They were probably right about this film but f them anyway. We got to work in an attempt to find the good in this movie musical starring Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams and Kaitlyn Dever. The movie was directed by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being A Wallflower), written by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. **disclaimer- This conversation covers topics such as teenage suicide as two different characters in the film struggled with this issue. We also discuss how it was used in the plot, which can be a difficult conversation to hear. If you are struggling or know anybody struggling with harmful thoughts, call 1-800-273-8255 and skip this episode.** Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green. Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Twitch/Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod, YouTube: The Love of Cinema Podcast.

En este episodio de Primera Tanda, una sección de Entucineastas en la que reseñamos los más recientes estrenos de Hollywood, Isa y Cervoni se tomaron la tarea de ver Dear Evan Hansen, una de las películas más controversiales recientemente por las críticas que ha recibido a través de las redes sociales. Dear Evan Hansen, dirigida por Stephen Chbosky, es una adaptación del famoso musical, bajo el mismo nombre, que estrenó en el 2015. El guión de adaptación estuvo a cargo del dramaturgo del musical, Steven Levenson. En el episodio, Isa y Cervoni toman posturas un poco diferentes, a pesar de que si están de acuerdo con ciertas posturas y críticas. ¿A quién crees que le gustó menos la película, a Isa o a Cervoni?

Many are shocked to learn that Evan Hansen is not in fact a 'gay kid' but a monster human. In this weird bonus episode, Jess and Andrew try their best to explain in detail the entire plot of #DearEvanHansen. ABOUT DEH: The musical and film stars Broadway's #BenPlatt and will premiere September 24th, 2021 from Universal Pictures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, the film is written for the screen by the show's Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show's Oscar, Grammy and Tony-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman). Featuring Grammy winning songs, including the iconic anthem “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through a Window,” “For Forever” and “Words Fail,” Dear Evan Hansen stars six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, Oscar winner Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Colton Ryan (Apple TV+'s Little Voice), Nik Dodani (Netflix's Atypical), DeMarius Copes (Broadway's Mean Girls) and Danny Pino (NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). Dear Evan Hansen is produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, and is executive produced by Michael Bederman, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Dr. Beth Galik, Editor-in-Chief, "Caring for the Ages". Elizabeth Galik is a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She received a BSN from the University of Pennsylvania, an MSN from Villanova University, a post-master's Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD from the University of Maryland. Her research interest is in developing and testing interventions to improve functional performance, physical activity, and quality of life among older adults with dementia. References: Christine Kilgore, "Doctors Without Borders Lends a Gloved Hand to U.S. Nursing Homes", CARING, 1/2021. Steven Levenson, MD, CMD, "Clarifying and Improving the Role of the Psychiatric Consultant", CARING, 1/2021. Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals With Dementia", CARING, 1/2021. Recorded on 1/20/2021 Available Credit: 0.25 CMD-Clinical

Le podcast d'impro bruxellois ! On n'a rien préparé vous propose 30 minutes d'improvisation théâtrale radiophonique chaque semaine.Dans cet épisode, on parle de films de zombies... par des zombies (03:35), on montre ce qui s'est vraiment passé pendant le Conseil d'Elrond (11:05) et on tente de sauver des preuves en devinant des mots (19:10) avant de vous livrer nos coups de cœur du jour (27:05) !Le site web sur laquelle se base la "trouvaille du web" est https://zombiepassions.com/La séquence de "Dans la pièce à côté" est tirée de "La Communauté de l'Anneau", film réalisé par Peter Jackson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z2lj200PFQ).Le coup de cœur d'Iseult est pour "Dans la tête de Sherlock Holmes", une bande-dessinée réalisée par Cyril Lieron et Benoit Dahan (https://www.babelio.com/livres/Dahan-Dans-la-tete-de-Sherlock-Holmes-tome-1--Laffaire/1143316).Le coup de cœur de Manu est pour "Dear Evan Hansen", une comédie musicale réalisée par Benj Pasek, Justin Paul et Steven Levenson (https://dearevanhansen.com/).Le coup de coeur d'Hicham est pour "Glü", un groupe de musique belge mélangeant électro, trans, drum'n bass et haute qualité (https://www.leglu.com/). N'hésitez pas à partager cet épisode, à vous abonner au podcast et, si vous le pouvez et voulez, à nous faire un don via Tipeee : https://fr.tipeee.com/on-na-rien-prepare !Prenez bien soin de vous et à la semaine prochaine !

The Fosse/Verdon finale, “Providence,” premiered on May 28th, 2019. Just like the pilot, its writing credit was separated into two: the story of the episode by Joel Fields & Steven Levenson, while the teleplay itself was written just by Steven Levenson. The episode was directed by Tommy Kail. We saw three pieces of choreography in this finale: two were performances of “Big Spender” and “If They Could See Me Now” in this episode, both originally choreographed by Bob Fosse and reconstructed by Mimi Quillin. The third was the father-daughter sequence to Mr. Bojangles between Bob and Nicole, as well as its subsequent plagiarism later in the episode, both choreographed by Nicole Fosse herself. We had four featured songs in this finale. The two songs from Sweet Charity, written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, were “Big Spender,” performed by the show’s fictional tour cast, and “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” performed by both Kelcy Griffin and Michelle Williams. The other two songs are not from musicals: All That Jazz’s finale “Bye Bye Life,” which exists as a play on the Everly Brothers’s “Bye Bye Love,” written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, and performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Also performed by Lin is a version of “Mr. Bojangles” written by Jerry Jeff Walker. The finale viewership came in at a high of 992,000 total viewers, third only to the series’s first two episodes, with both live and DVR viewership rising from last week. What’s nice is, the finale’s live viewership was the highest it had been since the pilot, so luckily the show went out on a live high!! Bob is in pre-production for his semi-autobiographical movie All That Jazz, but the script still has a satisfying ending. Paddy hits the nail on the head when he tells Bob, “the problem with your movie is that your hero doesn’t change.” In his search for a realistic, if unsatisfying ending, part of the pre-production includes interviewing Gwen about her feelings about putting Bob’s next wife, Ann, into roles that she created. Her response? “It’s pretty familiar.” Part of the casting process is Bob auditioning Ann for the role of Katie - a role is obviously based on herself. Bob grills her, making Annie run the scene over and over pleading “why can’t you do the scene like it means something to you?” Her response: “Because this isn’t a scene. This is my life. These are my words. You took our life and you put it into a fucking scene in a movie.” Nicole is also watching her life being put into a fucking scene in a movie when she visits the All That Jazz set and watches the conversation she had with her dad being rehearsed by another actress playing her.  After creating Roxie in Chicago, Gwen is back where she was just a few years ago: at dinner with her manager, discussing dead ends of career opportunities. She really wants to act, but isn’t interested in following the work to LA. When Nicole’s interest in extracurricular drugs increases, Gwen considers moving her, Ron and Nicole out of the city. But dangled with another challenge to the way he sees the world, Bob gives Gwen the role of Roxie on tour, telling her, “It’s your show. It’s always been your show.” Her husband Ron forces Gwen to make a decision: staying with him vs. being puppeted by Bob. And so, she watches him pack up his life and leave.  Post-production, everyone is back on their shit: Gwen performing and hosting a medical auction on Staten Island, and Bob recreating conversations he had with Ann (both in real life and in the movie) with his latest girlfriend. Gwen takes on the task of shadow choreographing the pre-Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, but with the direction missing the heart of the show completely the only way for the show to work is for them to work as they always have been meant to: side by side, as partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ann Reinking, Broadway titan. Her memory lives in the souls of so many dancers. The Ensemblist dedicates this episode to her memory. Ann will be deeply missed by our community. Fosse/Verdon’s penultimate episode “Nowadays” premiered on May 21, 2019. It was written by Joel Fields & Steven Levenson, and was directed by Tommy Kail. In this episode we saw the old Fosse standards of “All that Jazz” and “Nowadays” from the musical Chicago, reconstructed by Valarie Pettiford. Here again we see the company of Chicago, featuring Bianca Marroquin as Chita Rivera, and including Broadway stalwarts Tyler Hanes as Jerry Orbach, Sean Patrick Doyle as Michael O’Haughey, Bahiyah Hibah as Candy Brown and Peter Chursin as Christopher Chadman. We even get to see a Ballet Mistress played by Pamela Sousa, who was played by Nina Lafarga in the last episode.  “Nowadays” was jam-packed with music -- the most we’ve seen in any given episode this entire series -- and it was all from, you guessed it, the musical Chicago, written by Kander & Ebb.. These four songs included the titular song “Nowadays” featuring our own Velma and Roxie, Bianca Marroquin and Michelle Williams; rehearsals of “All That Jazz” and “We Both Reached For the Gun” featuring Tyler Hanes and Sean Patrick Doyle as Billy Flynn and Mary Sunshine, respectively; and a non-diegetic rendition of “Razzle Dazzle” performed by Michelle Williams. The total viewership for this episode rose by 53000 viewers to a total of 859,000. The main rise came from a growth of DVR numbers to a whopping 492000, with live numbers inflating a tiny bit to 367000. It’s 1975, and Chicago is back in the rehearsal room following Bob’s triumphant return from a heart attack. But Bob feels fucked without his pills - he can’t eat, he can’t sleep and he definitely can’t direct. He’s pushing for Paddy, musicians, dancers - literally anyone he can to get him the dexedrine he can imagine.  Gwen is pushing herself to become the ingenue she no longer is, arriving at the rehearsal room hours early to stretch, jump rope and perform vocal trills. But even still Gwen is having trouble keeping up with Bob’s uptempo choreography, leading Bob to change the choreography for “We Both Reached For The Gun” for Gwen to sit instead of dance. Meanwhile, she’s working every angle she knows to get a new, more satisfying ending written for her. But when Kander and Ebb pen the perfect finale to showcase Gwen, Bob flexes his power and makes it a duet between Gwen and Chita. When the reviews come out, they are positive to Gwen and Chita but less so for Bob. His failure reminds him of yet another low point in his personal life: when he was just a failed dancer and unknown choreographer who couldn’t get his famous wife pregnant due to his low sperm motility. Just as Gwen can’t get Bob to sign onto Chicago until she dangles him being replaced by Hal Prince, she can’t get pregnant until they’re scheduled to adopt a child. But even Gwen’s triumphant return to the Broadway stage seems short-lived, when the pregnancy combined with blisters on her vocal chords make her time off of the show - literally without a voice. And even though Bob promises Gwen that there will be no publicity for her temporary replacement, word of mouth for the shortly available Liza Minnelli brings in lines of ticket buyers and a more positive review than the aging Verdon received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Who’s Got the Pain” premiered on April 16th, 2019. Like the pilot, it was written by Steven Levenson, and directed by Tommy Kail. As always, the numbers featured in the episodes were choreographed by Bob Fosse himself, but were reconstructed by members of his artistic progeny: Dana Moore recreated the choreography to “Who’s Got the Pain” and “Whatever Lola Wants,” and Lloyd Culbreath recreated the choreo and rehearsal staging for “Two Lost Souls.” All the featured songs in the episode, including “Heart” in addition to those previously mentioned, are all from the musical “Damn Yankees,” with music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Featured in the rehearsing cast of Damn Yankees are a legion of Broadway vets, including Ryan Vandenboom, Kyle Brown, Darien Crago, Haley Fish, Shonica Gooden, Afra Hines, Evan Kasprzak and Adrian Lee. Rounding out the cast performing “Heart” are also Broadway’s PJ Benjamin, Brain Cali, Nick Blaemire, and Aaron Kaburick. The viewership for this episode was down from last week all across the board, with a live viewership at 425,000, and a DVR viewership of 597,000. The total viewership was 1.023 million, down 321,000 from the premiere. At least its still in the millions though! During production of the film of Cabaret, Joan Simon is so glad that Gwen and Bobby have escaped to Majorca with them for some time away together. But Gwen has been burned by Bob one too many times - cheated on so often that she practically has a script in place for how he will apologize. He doesn’t see why he shouldn’t be able to see his German translator on set and then come home to Gwen, and offers that she should be able to do the same. But Gwen isn’t the cheating type. Or at least, she isn’t now. We flash back to 1955, when Gwen learns that her new Broadway musical, a baseball-themed show called Damn Yankees will be choreographed by a young talent named Bobby Fosse. She’s concerned that he won’t be dark enough for this modern-day Faust, but the producer promises her there is a real sense of humor in his work. Gwen swallows her pride and agrees to a work session with the young upstart. After making small talk about each other’s significant others, Bob begins to teach Gwen the seductive steps to “Whatever Lola Wants.” They bond over witty banter and their childhoods working in burlesque houses and Gwen - obviously - lands the job. The new team quickly begins seducing each other in the rehearsal room as well as in the bedroom, until it becomes too complicated for Gwen to be fooling around with her choreographer behind the back of his ailing wife. Things get more complicated when the Damn Yankees producers threaten to cut Bob’s Act I finale because it isn’t landing with audiences. Knowing he has to prove himself to both the creatives and the critics, he wakes up Gwen in the middle of the night and takes them both away from their respective spouses to get to work on a new number. Working through the night, Bob and Gwen are out of ideas. That is, until the pianist suggests a silly mambo and Bob realizes that the lighthearted number can be a cover for characters in agony. And with that, “Who’s Got the Pain?” is born. But while Bob is solving problems onstage and making a name for himself with Gwen as his new muse, Bob’s current wife Joan McCracken lets Gwen know that this scene has been played out before - when Bob left his first wife for Joan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Patten originated the role of Jo in the new Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill both on Broadway (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards) and in the American Repertory Theater’s world premiere. Other theatre credits include: the Broadway production of Fun Home, The Wolves (Obie and Drama Desk winner), and Steven Levenson’s Days of Rage (Second Stage). Film and television credits include: “Blue Bloods,” “The Good Fight,” “Succession,” The Big Sick. www.laurenpatten.com @pattenlauren

“Life is a Cabaret” premiered on April 9th, 2019. It was written by Steven Levenson, and directed by Thomas Kail; uniquely for this episode, the show credited Both Mssrs. Levenson and Kail with creating the story, but only one of them for writing the actual teleplay. The two group numbers we saw, “Mein Herr” and “Big Spender,” were both originally choreographed by Bob Fosse, but were reconstructed by Valarie Pettiford and Dana Moore, respectively. Something fun for these modern TV shows: the viewership is now able to be tracked separately between live viewers and viewers who watch on DVR. For this pilot episode, the live viewership was .614 million and the DVR viewership was .729 million, bringing the total viewership to 1.344 million. We heard five featured songs in this premiere. The two songs from Sweet Charity, “Big Spender” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” were both written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields. While the latter was an excerpt from the original recording, “Big Spender” was performed and sung by Bianca Marroquin and the Fandango girls. Also included in this episode were songs from Cabaret, all written by John Kander and Fred Ebb: “Wilkommen” which was a recording, as well as “Mein Herr” and the title song “Cabaret,” both performed by Kelli Barrett. The limited series begins in Hollywood, with 19 years left in the illustrious life and career of Bob Fosse. With his wife and muse Gwen Verdon at his side, he is setting up shots for the song “Big Spender” in his directorial debut: a feature film version of his hit Broadway musical Sweet Charity, which had opened on Broadway with Verdon as the lead less than three years early. While Bob is the director, it is clear that Verdon is just as much a creative force as he is, deconstructing the movement for the dancers and even recommending one of them should be cut when the frame needs to be tightened. At a party to celebrate the film’s opening the following year, Verdon and Fosse host a party for friends and colleagues at their New York City apartment. While the energy is positive with the attendees entertained by a performance from their young daughter Nicole, the reviews for the film are notably less enthusiastic. Of particular note in the New York Times review, which says “Sweet Charity is a movie haunted by the presence of an unseen star, Gwen Verdon. Although Mrs. McClaine often looks like Miss Verdon, she never succeeds at recreating the eccentric line that gave cohesion to the original.”  The box office bust of Sweet Charity makes Bob have to work hard to line up his next film directorial job, which he hopes to be a film adaptation of the 1966 Broadway musical Cabaret. While the film’s producer Cy Feuer is skeptical that Bob’s aesthetic is appropriate for the material, Fosse convinces him by leaning on his experience performing in the USO during World War II. Well, that and going behind Feuer’s back by speaking to his boss. Fosse lands the job and flies to Munich, Germany to direct the film two years later. But while he seems in his element visiting a brothel to cast extras and sleeping with his translator, Feuer is concerned that Fosse’s demand for specificity is going to cost the production millions like the financial flop Sweet Charity. Bob asks Gwen to join him in Munich, where she again saves the show by applying dancers make up and even making a 72 hour trip to New York and back to pick up the perfect gorilla costume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Award-winning playwright Steven Levenson joins Why We Theater to talk about his play If I Forget. Set in 2000, the play focuses on a Jewish family as three adult children (Holly, Michael, and Sharon) return to their parents’ house in Maryland for their father Lou’s 75th birthday. Michael is a Jewish Studies professor who recently wrote a book called "Forgetting the Holocaust" about how Judaism has become a religion haunted by death and ghosts - unified by fear and the phrase "never forget" rather than religious ideals or customs. With experts Rabbi Shuli Passow and scholar Judah Isseroff, we discuss American Jewish identity, the rise of anti-Semitism and how to combat it, Israel and Zionism, and trends of tribalism. You can watch If I Forget on BroadwayHD. Michael’s monologue, as performed by Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, appears with the permission of Roundabout Theatre Company, which premiered If I Forget Off-Broadway in 2017, and Steven Levenson. Referred to in this episode “The Rise of Social Orthodoxy: A Personal Account” by Jay P. Lefkowitz “The Problem with ‘Social Orthodoxy’” by Joshua R. Fattal, a critical response to Lefkowitz “What is the Talmud? Definition and Comprehensive Guide”, Yehuda Shurpin Who is Theodore Herzl?  Who is David Ben-Gurion? Who is Sheldon Adelson? Who is “Adolf Eichmann”? Who is Hannah Arendt Neveragain.com Anti-Defamation League: Fighting Hate for Good What is Jerusalem Syndrome”? Create the change Learn more about Judaism — knowledge facilitates compassion with “Introduction to Judaism” OR “The Basics of Judaism” Name anti-Semitic incidents as such, report them, and speak out against them Use Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide Learn about The New Israel Fund, which envisions a Jewish and democratic state Fight for justice guided by Jewish values with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) Be aware of your own bias — it’s evolutionarily built in us to be tribal and we need to self-examine our thoughts and introduce dissenting viewpoints If you are Jewish and looking for ways to become involved: Choose a small tradition and incorporate that into your home, like lighting candles on Friday night for Shabat or saying the “Shema” before bed each night Take inspiration from B’nai Jeshurun’s The Jewish Home Project In COVID, many synagogues have moved services online; explore to find a place that feels right to you Why We Theater is a product of part of the Broadway Podcast Network, edited by Derek Gunther, and produced by Alan Seales.  Follow us @whywetheater on Instagram & Twitter. Our theme music is by Benjamin Velez. Hear more at BenjaminVelez.com. Our logo is by Christina Minopoli. See more at MinopoliDesign.com. Special thanks to Genesis Johnson, Dori Berinstein, Leigh Silverman, Patrick Taylor, Tony Montenieri, Elena Mayer, Wesley Birdsall, and Suzanne Chipkin. Connect with Ruthie! RuthieFierberg.com Instagram: @ruthiefierceberg Twitter: @RuthiesATrain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Del teatro al papel, hoy les hablo de un libro que sin duda merece más reconocimiento y mejor recepción por parte de los lectores pues habla sobre las enfermedades mentales de una forma irónicamente bella y cruel: Querido Evan Hansen de Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek y Justin Paul (Planeta, 2019). Una historia hermosa con un musical aún más hermoso. ¡Espero les guste!

It's time for another Strong Songs listener Q&A, as Kirk goes into the mailbag to answer your most burning musical questions. How does Devo make 11/8 time sound so smooth? What makes one song sound like a train, while another one sounds like a pack of horses? Why does the turnaround of Janelle Monáe's "Make Me Feel" sound so odd? What kinds of effects did Michael Brecker use on his saxophone? How does AC/DC's Angus Young rock the intro to "Thunderstruck" so hard? Those questions and many more... on this ep. FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: "Me, Myself, I" by Joan Armatrading from Joan Armatrading, 1980 “Blockhead” by Devo from Dusty Now for the Future, 1979 “Funky Sea, Funky Dew” by Michael and Randy Brecker from Heavy Metal Be-Bop, 1978 “We Built This City” by Starship from Knee Deep in the Hoopla, 1985 “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, 1978 “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC from The Razors Edge, 1990 “Where The Streets Have No Name” by U2 from The Joshua Tree, 1987 “Make Me Feel” by Janelle Monáe from Dirty Computer, 2018 “Wheel In The Sky” by Journey from Infinity, 1978 “Last Train Home” by Pat Metheney from Still Life (Talking), 1987 “Graceland” by Paul Simon from Graceland, 1086 “Cissy Strut” by The Meters from The Meters, 1960 “In Case You Don’t Live Forever” by Ben Platt from Sing To Me Instead, 2019 “Joy Spring” by Clifford Brown from Clifford Brown & Max Roach, 1954 “Ghost Catching” and “Professor Elvin Gadd” by Chad York and Darren Radtke from Luigi’s Mansion 3, 2019 Reference to Ezra Klein's recent podcast episode about "Social Solidarity" Reference to the incredible Reply/All episode "The Case of the Missing Hit" Note: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly stated that Ben Platt wrote Dear Evan Hansen, which was in fact written by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, with book by Steven Levenson. Platt starred as Evan Hansen in the original cast. OUTRO SOLOIST: Kyle Molitor Kyle is a Portland-based trombonist who plays in all sorts of bands, and the dude can really get it done. Find him on Instagram @tbonemolitor and find his upcoming shows on his website: https://klmolitor.wixsite.com/tbone 'GRAM BY 'GRAM If you're interested in occasional music and Portland-related photos and videos, as well as listening recommendations and teases for upcoming Strong Songs episodes, follow Kirk on Instagram @kirk_hamilton. https://www.instagram.com/kirk_hamilton/ NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton STRONG PLAYLISTS You can find playlists containing every Strong Song as well as all of Kirk's weekly music picks from his other podcast, Kotaku Splitscreen, on both Spotify and Apple Music. You can also find a new playlist Kirk specifically designed for listening while staying home and not spreading viruses on Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play (thanks Thomas for making that last one) SUPPORT STRONG SONGS ON PATREON! Thank you to all of Strong Songs's Patreon patrons; you rule. If you want to support Kirk making this show, do so here: https://Patreon.com/StrongSongs APRIL 2020 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation andrew walters CALEB ROTACH Chad Barnard Clint Johnson Craig J Covell Dan Apczynski Dave Florey Glenn Jared Norris Mark Schechter Merlin Mann R Watson Ryan Torvik Viki Dun APRIL 2020 HALF-NOTE PATRONS AJ Schuster Albukitty Alex Singer Alexander Polson Amanda Furlotti Andre Bremer Andrew Baker Andrew Lee Arjun Sharma Bill Thornton brant Phillip Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Brooke Wilford Chas Lednicky Chris Brown Christer Lindqvist Cyrus N. White Darryl Stewart Dave King David Stroud DuncannLL Earl Lozada Eero Wahlstedt Elliot Jay O'Neill Emily Williams FlSHBONES Forrest Chang Gavin Doig Gerry Nelson Jacob Dye Jaehoon Jeong James Johnson Jeffrey Olson Jenifer Carr Jennifer Bush Jeremy Dawson John and Sharon Stenglein Jon O’Keefe joujou Juan Carlos Montemayor Elosua Judith Stansfield Jules Bailey Justin Liew Justin McElroy Kate Albury Kevin Morrell Kevin Pennyfeather Leigh Sales Mark Steen Markus Koester Matt Betzel Matt Gaskell Max Schechter Melanie Stivers Michael Blackwell michael bochner Miriam Juskowicz Mueller Nate from Kalamazoo Nicholas Schechter Richard Toller Robbie Ferrero Robert Paul Sam Fenn samuel gardner Shane DeLeon SP Tanner Morton Tom Clewer Tom Lauer Toni Isaacson Wayne Marsh

This week we're talking to Edward Willett, author of WORLDSHAPERS, MASTER OF THE WORLD, and THE MOONLIT WORLD. Find out more at https://edwardwillett.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ewillett and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/edward.willett. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our Patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Don't forget to go pick up awesome Beyond The Trope merch over at https://redbubble.com/people/beyondthetrope. Mentioned in this episode: Saturday Night Live DAW Books Doctor Who Jules Vern Star Wars Star Trek The Matrix Robert Heinlein Isaac Asimov Andre Norton REVOLT ON ALPHA C by Robert Silverberg THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare Fiddler on the Roof (play) Joseph Stein The Most Happy Fella (play) by Frank Loesser Hamilton (play) by Lin-Manuel Miranda Into the Woods (play) by James Lapine Dear Evan Hansen (play) by Justin Paul, Steven Levenson, and Val Emmich Saskatoon Public Library Regina Public Library The Worldshapers (podcast) Shadowpaw Press Lynda.com LinkdIn Shards of Excalibur (Book Series) by Edward Willett Dallas (TV Show) Chuck Norris ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mindy today in a three-host show full of bookish delights. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. A book club win for kids, a book train with friends, and strong opinions about a bookish movie. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There’s some serious gushing over books in this week’s titles, plus a couple “I didn’t like this” strong opinions. Hold onto your earbuds. We are doing a brief Slow But Steady check-in this week to let you know what we’re choosing for our next reads for this challenge. For our deep dive this week, we are playing around with book pairings for TV shows that we’ve enjoyed in the past. We each chose two shows to dive deep into and then find ways to replicate some of those same feelings in our reading. What fun! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a “very favorite” read-aloud book, one that will work, even if you’re down to the wire on a challenge category, and a book that is perfect for gift-giving. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Announcements: 1:19 - Episode 32 of Season 1 1:45 - 2020 Reading Challenge Printable 2:38 - 2020 Reading Journal for purchase (free for Patrons!) Bookish Moments: 4:57 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 6:38 - Eye of the Elephant by Delia and Mark Owens 6:42 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 7:43 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 8:13 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Current Reads: 10:34 - Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beales 13:55 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 14:42 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 18:17 - Wild Robot by Peter Brown 21:41 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 22:00 - Episode 38 of Season 1 22:16 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 23:04 - Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 26:42 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 28:10 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 31:24 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 31:57 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Slow But Steady: 36:22 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 36:40 - Gone with The Wind by Margaret Mitchell 37:10 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile 37:29 - The Art of Typing by Ginger Lapig-Bogda 38:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling 38:20 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling 38:24 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 38:30 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 38:40 - Persuasion by Jane Austen 38:48 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Deep Dive: Pairings with Grey’s Anatomy: 40:22 - Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult 40:49 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 41:19 - The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin Pairings with Parenthood: 42:09 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 42:24 - The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Pairings with West Wing: 43:43 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonico 44:28 - The Gatekeepers by Chris Whipple 45:03 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 45:19 - The Brethren by John Grisham 45:22 - Term Limits by Vince Flynn Pairings with Dr. Quinn or When Calls the Heart: 46:37 - Christy by Catherine Marshall 47:15 - Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht Pairings with Elementary: 49:06 - Sherlock Holmes canon by Arthur Conan Doyle 49:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 49:54 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 50:11 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 50:38 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George Pairings with Dexter: 51:17 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey 51:25 - You by Caroline Kepnes 51:45 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing 52:11 - The One by John Marrs Presses: 52:58 - Episode 32 of Season 1 53:07 - I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borden de Trevino 54:18 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson 56:03 - The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini 56:11 - Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

Dear Evan Hansen is the new red-hot US smash-hit musical to come to Britain - which is why some are dubbing it "the new Hamilton". We sat down with playwright Steven Levenson to talk about the phenomenal success he's enjoyed - and the bumps and bruises he's picked up along the way. What a treat to sit down with such a creative mind. It is on now at the Noel Coward Theatre in London and you can buy tickets here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dear Evan Hansen is the Tony award winning musical about a socially anxious teenager who, via a web of lies, gets caught up in social media adulation following a classmate’s suicide. As the musical opens in London’s West End amidst much anticipation, co-creator Steven Levenson talks about turning such a sensitive story into a life affirming show. We speak to former child soldier, Sudanese hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal, about his fifth album, Naath, a collaboration with his sister who lives in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Emmanuel performs a track from the album which combines afrobeats with folklore offering an alternative perception of life in South Sudan. As the busiest month of the publishing calendar begins, two seasoned insiders will be giving us their perspective on the state of the book world every day this week, from the arrival of Amazon in 1995 to the continuing popularity of the printed page in the digital age. Today, agent and former publisher Clare Alexander, and John Mitchinson, co-founder of the crowdfunding publisher Unbound, consider how feasible it is to make a living as a writer today. And we pay tribute to Terry O'Neill, the photographer whose iconic images documented the fashions, styles, and celebrities of the 1960s, hearing from O'Neill himself in an interview with John Wilson from Front Row in 2010. If you've been affected by any issue raised in this programme, information and support can be found on this website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4WLs5NlwrySXJR2n8Snszdg/emotional-distress-information-and-support Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Simon Richardson

"What a Circus" is a monthly podcast that invites you to join in on our high school book club. Listen to teens as they read and discuss literature and the connections to their own lives. We read one book each month and come together to talk about what it all means. In this episode, we discuss the novel Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Moon Zappa interviews Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex) & Joel Fields (The Americans) about their Emmy nominated FX series Fosse/Verdon.

This week in a very special Behind the Curtain Paul talks with Tony Award Winning playwright Steven Levenson about the creation of the incredible show “Dear Evan Hansen,” TV’s Fosse/Verdon Mini-series ,  and “IF I Forget” currently playing at Victory Gardens Theater thru July 7th. Steven is  candid as he shares the true events behind […]

Joel Fields and Steven Levenson to discuss their show Fosse/Verdon, as well as geek out on musical theater and share their Pippin stories.

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When the movie HEATHERS was shown at the 1989 US Film Festival, now known as Sundance, the Los Angeles Times film critic Sheila Benson wrote: “No amount of production sheen or acting skill seems excuse enough for the film's scabrous morality or its unprincipled viciousness.” In The New Yorker, Pauline Kael wrote the script for the black comedy “promises that the picture will lift off into the junior division of Blue Velvetland. But layers of didacticism weigh it down.” But HEATHERS has survived the test of time to become a cult sensation, and is now being celebrated on the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release. With its big hair and big shoulder pads, the film took on the nasty high school caste system in a way that was ahead of its time. HEATHERS turned the common cruelty of most teen films of that era on its head. In a conversation with LA Times film writer Mark Olsen, (@IndieFocus ) the movie's writer, director and one of its Heathers explain that the film was designed as an antidote to John Hughes movies.And later, Fosse/Verdon fans don't want to miss Olsen's talk with Steven Levenson, the Tony-winning writer of Dear Evan Hanson, and a writer and executive producer of the miniseries on FX.

‘Killing Eve’ is back and has become one of AMC’s premier shows (0:00); what does this mean for the series going forward (0:33)? ‘Fosse/Verdon’ feels full of creative energy (15:49). We talk with the minds behind the show about bringing Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon to life (29:06). Host: Chris Ryan Guests: Juliet Litman, Steven Levenson, and Thomas Kail

Dear Evan Hansen, I attended the opening night performance of the San Francisco run of your national tour at the Curran Theatre. I’ve heard a lot about your show - the six Tonys (including Best Musical) and the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. I’ve seen the songs performed on various television shows and many of my friends own the album. I know this show has touched a nerve with a lot of people and, after seeing it, I understand why. Yet, I left the theatre feeling a bit uncomfortable. Your story of a friendless high school student (played by Ben Levi Ross) with an unspecified behavioral condition who finds himself trapped in a lie of his own creation about a fellow student’s death has a lot to say. It speaks to the lonely, the different, and the heartbroken via some beautiful songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, like “You Will Be Found” and “Waving Through a Window”. Your tale of the desperate need for human connections in a technologically oppressive world is filled with terrific performances, especially Jessica Philips as your mother, Jared Kleinman as your “family friend” Jared, and Maggie McKenna as Zoe, the object of your affection. Steven Levenson’s book speaks many truths as well. I have experienced first-hand the phenomenon of what happens at a public school when students are faced with the unexpected death of a classmate; how some latch on to a person they never knew and create a relationship that never existed. Where I find the story less than truthful, however, is in dealing with the issue of your condition and the underlying message of the myth of a “good lie”. What is it that led you to seek therapeutic help? Is your awkwardness a manifestation of that condition? If it is, why is the audience amused by it? Do they find your behavior cute? Funny? Is your pain being played for laughs? Is that why your lying is excused? The more I thought about these things, the more troubled I became. And what of your lie? Is the fact that everyone seems to come out of the situation unscathed, or even better off, a classic case of the ends justifying the means? Is that the message with which the playwright really wants to leave us? We live in perilous times, Evan. Truth is a precious commodity that is in too short supply these days. Let’s not lose sight of that via eye-popping stagecraft and soaring ballads. Sincerely, Me ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ runs through December 30th at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. Dates and times vary. For more information, go to sfcurran.com

Brea and Mallory talk about getting gifts for readers and interview bookseller Amber Brown! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch  Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group   Amazon Wish List   BookRiot TBR   All the Creatures Were Stirring or here     Amber Brown Quail Ridge Books   Their Twitter Bookin'   Books Mentioned - Hate To Want You by Alisha Rai This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero My Life as a Goddess by Guy Branum Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Becoming by Michelle Obama Girl Squads by Sam Maggs Little by Edward Carey Circe by Madeline Millar Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Walk Through Walls by Marina Abramovic Educated by Tara Westover Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Frederick Douglass - Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Steven Levenson is the Tony Award-winning book writer of Dear Evan Hansen. His plays include If I Forget, The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, Days of Rage, and The Language of Trees. Honors include the Obie Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award, and the Helen Hayes Award. He worked for three seasons as a writer and producer on Showtime’s Masters of Sex and is a founding member of Colt Coeur and an alumnus of MCC’s Playwrights Coalition and Ars Nova’s Play Group. His work has been published by Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts. A graduate of Brown University, he is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. and the WGA. Upcoming projects include the limited series Fosse/Verdon (FX) and the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick…boom!

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The creative team of the 2017 Tony Award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN, composer/lyricists Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and librettist Steven Levenson discuss their collaboration process; plus song performances from DEAR EVAN HANSEN and LA LA LAND.

"Oslo" playwright J.T. Rogers, director Bartlett Sher, and actors Jennifer Ehle and Jefferson Mays; and "Dear Evan Hansen" librettist Steven Levenson, composer/lyricists Benj Pasek & Justin Paul return to our piano to perform more songs from their career.

“Dear Evan Hansen” composer-lyricists Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and librettist Steven Levenson join co-host Susan Haskins and guest co-host Jesse Green of The New York Times around the grand piano to discuss and perform key songs from their hit musical.

Stacey Mindich and Steven Levenson, the producer and book writer of "Dear Evan Hansen," talk with Recode's Kara Swisher about how the hit Broadway musical depicts the current state of social media and isolation. The show centers on a socially anxious teenager who tells a big lie about a dead classmate, and Levenson says it asks a question that's just as potent in the real world: Through the internet, can something fake turn into something real? Mindich talks about how the story of "Dear Evan Hansen" evolved to speak to multiple generations and how its creators have reached an ardent base of fans online, some of whose faces are now a literal part of the show. They also discuss the post-"Hamilton" era on Broadway, where technologically-minded events like "The Encounter" are rubbing shoulders with old-school live theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steven Levenson, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD As healthcare reform evolves, so too do the public policies governing long-term care facilities. How can healthcare professionals stay up-to-date with the latest changes in federal and state regulations? What are the differences between regulations governing assisted living versus skilled care environments? How successful have regulations been at facilitating better quality of care in skilled care and assisted living? Dr. Steven Levenson, medical director of six long-term care facilities in Maryland and past-president of AMDA, says that having a "watchful eye" over long-term care facilities is generally useful in promoting quality of care, but laments the fact that there are some inconsistencies in the ways regulations are applied and implemented. How can healthcare providers aim towards regulatory compliance and better patient care, without getting bogged down with seemingly overwhelming details? Dr. Eric Tangalos hosts.