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Episode 37: 100 Years of SHUFFLE ALONG!, Part 1
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Shuffle Along! The groundbreaking musical that kicked ...

S2 EP20 Of Blood and The Boogie: The Story of Albert Ammons featuring Oscar Brown Jr.
Albert Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were pianists, and he had learned to ...

#6 – Josh Breckenridge: He Is Anything But Monotonous
When chance met the thirst trap that is Josh Breckenridge the angels began to ...

Ep84 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Nik Walker & Paul Oakley (Part 1)
Nik Walker and Paul Oakley Stovall are both Hamilton Musical Company members. They join ...

Episode 38: 100 Years of Shuffle Along, Part 2
This week I continue my conversation with author Cassen Gaines whose fascinating new book ...

S2 Ep13: Britton Smith
Britton Smith is a founding member and the President of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, ...

S2 #5 Nikkole and Bianca talk about Alternate Access
The entire theater industry has found itself confronting a very specific access challenge this ...

#76 – Khori Petinaud, I Am Enough
About a month ago, Khori Petinaud joined us again as part of our 'Returning ...

32 – Cody Renard Richard, Production Stage Manager
Cody Renard Richard most recently finished working on the extended Broadway run of Freestyle ...

S3 Ep4: Peppermint
On making history as the first trans woman to create a principal role on ...

What DOESN’T Ari Got to Do, Got to Do With It? (feat. Ari Groover)
We are IN THE ROOM with Broadway darling & DJ - Ari Groover! (Tina: ...

THE COLOR PURPLE meets Prayer for the French Republic
Continuing our discussion about the musical The Color Purple (which is also about to ...

Episode 4: Eubie Blake & The African-Americans That Invented Broadway
The 1920's brought the second great era of musicals that were written by, staged ...

Episode 15 – David Dabbon, Gabriel Jason Dean, Jessie Dean, Emerson Mae Smith & Murphy Taylor Smith: Our New Town & Elektric
This episode features discussions about David Dabbon, Gabriel Jason Dean and Jessie Dean's Our ...

Episode 14 – Jessy Tomsko, Eric Holmes & Nat Zegree: In Emily’s Words & Fly More Than You Fall
This episode features discussions about Jessy Tomsko’s In Emily’s Words and Eric Holmes and ...

#17 – Dimitri Moise: Discovering Your Call To Action
Beautiful and The Book of Mormon’s Dimitri Moise is a queer, HIV+ activist, now ...

Ep167 – Tarik Davis: Freestyle Love Supreme & 20 year improv actor
Tarik Davis is an actor and writer based in New York City with a ...

Season 2: Episode 21: Debra Ann Byrd: Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey, Actress, Writer, Mother
Debra Ann Byrd is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about how she ...

66 – Chicken & Biscuits: Toni R. Isreal, BIPOC Marketing (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Toni R. Isreal, BIPOC Marketing for ...

Ep112 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with with Maria Judice (Part 1)
Filmmaker, Impact producer, Activist Maria Judice on Spotlight: The Redpilling of America ...

EP 28- Dear Evan Hansen Star: Sammie Williams
Follow Salisha Thomas: @salishathomas ...

Podcast Trailer – ICONS: Harlem Renaissance in Motion
Travel back in time and be enthralled by unheard, unseen voices of The Harlem ...

Season 2: Episode 31: Tonya Pinkins Returns: Lessons Learned, Backstage Broadway Stories, Horror Films, Red Pill Movie, Filmmaker
I am so excited to welcome Tonya Pinkins back to the show! She's an ...

#90 – Devin Trey Campbell
Devin and Eli talking points include: MJ: The Musical Opening Night Rehearsals Kinky Boots ...

S2 Ep16: Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis is a talented singer, actor, and performer and possesses one of Broadway’s ...

109. Marathon
A runner reflects on life and love, one borough at a time, as part ...

Episode #29: Ayanna Prescod 💪🏻
BROADWAY NEEDS TO CHANGE! And more if we're coming back this September. 💪🏻 Through ...

Ep148 – Derrick Baskin: Ain’t Too Proud, 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 54/Below
A Broadway veteran, who finished a Tony and Grammy nominated run in Ain’t Too ...

Ep5 – Nikki M. James (Book of Mormon – 2011)
When Nikki M. James was in kindergarten her teacher invited her to sing in ...

Nina Mae McKinney
During a March thunderstorm in 1949, old Hollywood actress Nina Mae McKinney visits her ...

58 – Chicken & Biscuits: Douglas Lyons, Playwright (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Douglas Lyons, playwright of Chicken & ...

Ep118 – Ifeanyi Osili (Part 1)
African, American, Politician, Optimist Ifeanyichukwu 'Vop" Osili on being all of the above as ...

THE BREAKTHROUGH INTERVIEW SERIES | EP. 6 – Part Two
In our new interview series, entitled “The Breakthrough: from vision to fruition”. we are ...

May Miller
In the afterlife, May Miller reflects on her life as a Black woman and ...

Episode 99: Sheryl Lee Ralph: Home Is Center Stage
On this week’s penultimate episode, Jamie and Rob are joined by stage and screen legend Sheryl ...

253 – Places, Please Series: Part 3 with Stephanie Klemons and Amber Iman
One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was ...

#6 – Angela Grovey: Does It Make Me Happy?
Michael speaks with Angela Grovey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Joyful Noise, Newsies, Escape to Margaritaville) ...

Ep132 – Robert Hartwell: 5x Broadway Triple Threat Turned Education Leader
From Broadway performer to Broadway educator, this performer opens up about the teachers that ...

Ep119 – Ifeanyi Osili (Part 2)
African, American, Politician, Optimist Ifeanyichukwu 'Vop" Osili on being all of the above as ...

Episode #64: Marishka S. Phillips Interview: Actress, Acting Coach, The Marishka Method of Acting, Director, Eartha Kitt, Kerry Washington
Actress, Director, and Acting Coach Marishka S. Phillips answered my call to bare it ...

186 – Dominique Morisseau
Check out this episode of the podcast featuring Playwright, Dominique Morisseau. Listen to her ...

22 – Stevie Coleman, Account Executive (SpotCo)
A note about this week's episode: We sat down with Stevie before the CoronaVirus ...

Season 2: Episode 29: Mark McKinnon Returns: Love, Lessons Learned, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Acting Lessons, Marriage, Blue Bloods
With the announcement that Season 12 of Blue Bloods will be premiering on CBS on October 1, ...

S2 EP15 Give Me Liberty: A Freeman’s Story part 3
Give Me Liberty: A Free Man's Story, part 3 of 3, is the second ...

Ep71 – Marcia Pendleton (Part 2)
Part 2 - Marcia Pendleton is the CEO of Walking Tall Girl Productions, broadways ...

18 – Kathryn Allison: Beyond Broadway to Something Real
On this episode of Conversations with Changemakers, we speak with Kathryn Allison. Broadway performer, ...

44 – Micayla Brewster, Digital Marketer & Social Media Manager
Micayla is a creative, detail-oriented, driven person who loves to share stories and cultivate ...

S2 Ep13 Give Me Liberty A Freeman’s Story part 1
Give Me Liberty: A Free Man's Story part 1 of 3 is the first chapter of ...

64 – Chicken & Biscuits: Zhailon Levingston, Director (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Zhailon Levingston, Director of Chicken & ...

S2 #6 Robert and Charles talk about Radical Hospitality
In our final episode of Season 2, Christine gets to chat with two longtime friends, ...

Br’er Peach Episode 2
Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, ...

Gladys Bentley
It's the morning that Gladys Bentley will introduce her new self to the world, ...

EP 81: Tony Nominated Actress for Paradise Square: Joaquina Kalukango
Powerhouse Joaquina Kalukango joins Black Hair in the Big Leagues with host Salisha Thomas ...

Ep. 19 (AE): Allison Blackwell (Broadway’s Pretty Woman) on the Journey from a BA to a MM
In this Artist Exploration, Allison and Charlie discuss the decision to make performing a ...

Season 2: Episode 27: Debra Ann Byrd Returns: Lessons Learned, Actress, Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey
Debra Ann Byrd is back on Baring It All with Call Me Adam! Today ...

Ep93 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Rashad Robinson (Part 2)
Part 2 - The director of Color of Change talks with me about what ...

Bonus EP: Natasha Frater
Currently starring in Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse Letrec in Greenwich Village, Natasha Frater ...

Ep110 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Michael James Scott (Part 1)
Aladdin & White Supremacy, what do they have in common? Michael James Scott has ...

52 – SIX The Musical: Brittney Mack, “Anna of Cleves”
We get down with Broadway's Anna of Cleves, Brittney Mack to find out what ...

73 – Michelle West, Actor & Fitness/Nutrition Coach
Currently swinging in Tina on Broadway, Michelle has kept up her Fitness/Nutrition Coaching business ...

Ep76 – Dennis Leroy Kangalee & Christopher Everett (Part 1)
Dennis Leroy Kangalee is the writer director, star of As as Act of Protest ...

Episode 1: LaChanze & Celia Rose Gooding
“My First Show” is back for a very special second season, a “mini-season,” celebrating ...

Episode 6: Jocelyn Bioh: Truth Is In The Humor
On this episode, we chat with actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh, whose play, “School ...

Ep77 – Dennis Leroy Kangalee & Christopher Everett (Part 2)
Part 2 - Dennis Leroy Kangalee is the writer director, star of As as ...

Episode 9 – Aryanna Garber, Benjamin Velez & Kirsten Childs: Borderline & The Lucky Boy
This episode features discussions about Aryanna Garber & Benjamin Velez’s Borderline and Kirsten Childs’ ...

#7 Being Asked to Dance: A Career in Inclusion and The Arts
A conversation with Donna Walker-Kuhne, an award-winning thought leader and owner of a boutique marketing firm. The ...

Ep1 – Slave Play with Jeremy O. Harris & Joaquina Kalukango (Part 1)
Part 1 of YOU CAN’T SAY THAT! Host Tonya Pinkins welcomes magnetic playwright of ...

Episode 70: The Actors Fund
On a special episode, Jamie, Rob, and Jennifer salute the Actors Fund with Seth ...

62 – Chicken & Biscuits: Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer ...

Archibald Motley
1978. Harlem Renaissance, 1920s; Années folles, Jazz Age Paris, 1920s; Chicago Black Renaissance, 1930s ...

Episode 49: 100 YEARS OF SHUFFLE ALONG!, part 3
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Shuffle Along!, the groundbreaking musical that kicked ...

43 – Justin Guarini, Actor & Artrepreneur
You know Justin Guarini as the runner-up to Kelly Clarkson in American Idol's first ...

Ep81 – Cynthia Bond (Part 2)
NY Times Best Selling author of RUBY Oprah Winfrey Book Club Choice shares an ...

Ep47 – Jawan Jackson
This Detroit native had no idea that one day he would get to play ...

THE KILLING OF KINGS meets The Prison Within
Building on our episodes about Nadira Simone’s The Killing of Kings, in this mini-episode, ...

Episode #56: Ryan Shaw Interview: Three-time Grammy Nominee, Motown the Musical, Imagining Marvin, Marvin Gaye
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway ...

Ep113 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with with Maria Judice (Part 2)
Filmmaker, Impact producer, Activist Maria Judice on Spotlight: The Redpilling of America ...

#4 – Activism Through Music and Poetry with Anika Noni Rose (Part 2)
Black History Month: Black Women Whose Artistry Made Change. This episode shines a light on ...

WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston & The Power of Positivity – A Halloween Treat!
WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston is a champion both in the ring and in the ...

Ep137 – Khalia Davis (Part 2)
TYA, Theater, Anti-racism training, Khalia Davis is a bright star who is building a ...

#11 Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth
Black to Broadway commemorates Juneteenth with the 2nd annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth on June 19th, 2022, ...

Ep65 – Moikgantsi Kgama (Part 2)
Part 2 - Moikgantsi’s accolades include being named one of 25 Women Who Are ...

Br’er Peach Episode 3
Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, ...

S2 Ep3 – A New Lens, with Schele Williams
In this episode we're joined by Schele Williams, director of the upcoming revival of AIDA. We ...

Ep100 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Stuart K Robinson (Part 1)
Stuart and I are the best of friends and colleagues, Yin and Yang helping ...

101 – Kenny Leon
Kenny Leon, Broadway Director, discusses why all Directors should try their hand at acting, ...

Ep15 – Kathryn Allison
This week's episode is with Kathryn Allison. In 2014 she was chosen out of ...

63 – Chicken & Biscuits: Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer of ...

#13 The Divine Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi
In our season one penultimate episode, hosts Meghan and Holly talk with Lady Dane ...

Ep70 – Marcia Pendleton (Part 1)
Marcia Pendleton is the CEO of Walking Tall Girl Productions, broadways premiere group sales ...

Ep64 – Cody Renard Richard
From a horse ranch in Texas to the Great White Way, this Broadway production ...

Season 2: Episode 3: Dr. Sherrill Williams Interview: Legacy, Lessons Learned, Dancer, Physical Therapist, Tips for Keeping Active/Moving while at home, Leg Up Fitness and Wellness
Dancer & Physical Therapist, Dr. Sherrill Williams gives tips on how to stay active ...

Broadway Star & Former Rockette Afra Hines (Hadestown, Annie Live!)
Broadway performer Afra Hines joins host Robert Peterpaul to talk being a Rockette in ...

Ep183 – Glynn Turman: ‘Women of the Movement’ and 50+ Years of Acting Excellence
Glynn Turman is an Emmy Award winning actor, writer, director and producer, who made ...

15 – Nathan Lee Graham: How to Be a Working Actor + Stay Well
Nathan Lee Graham is a Grammy award-winning artist spanning film, television, theatre, music, and ...

#38 – Tsilala Brock: Standards of Excellence
Tsilala Brock is letting life thrill her, though she originally had trouble with coming ...

Ep14 – Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam – 1992)
Tonya Pinkins had a very complicated journey with the musical Jelly's Last Jam. From the ...

Episode 10 – Dante Green & Masi Asare: An Incomplete List of All the Things I’m Going to Miss When the World is No Longer & Garden Of Starflowers
This episode features discussions about Dante Green’s An Incomplete List of All the Things ...

Ep194 – Kay Trinidad and Malcolm Armwood: The Fate of Swings in Hadestown
Malcolm Armwood made his Broadway debut as a swing in Hadestown, and can currently ...

#55 – Peppermint: Different Hands on Different Balls
“You run the high risk of something suffering,” says Peppermint about multi-hyphenating on an ...

Ep52 – S Epatha Merkerson (Part 2)
Part 2 - S. Epatha Merkerson of Law and Order, Chicago Med et al ...

THE BREAKTHROUGH INTERVIEW SERIES | EP. 5 – Part One
In our new interview series, entitled “The Breakthrough: from vision to fruition”. we are ...

#8 We Are Ready
A talk with Black Theater Coalition’s Program Director, Nik Whitcomb and Jourdan Miller, Fellow, ...

Episode #44: Aaliytha Stevens Interview: COO of Spotco, Broadway’s #1 Ad Agency
In this special Pride episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on ...

Season 2 Finale (Episode #35): Douglas Lyons: Playwright, Chicken and Biscuits, Broadway, Actor, Singer, The Book of Mormon, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
I can't think of a better way to end my second season than by ...

Ep106 – Montego Glover: The Color Purple, Memphis, Les Miserables & Netflix’s Inventing Anna
Montego Glover is an actor, singer and voiceover artist who made her Broadway debut ...

Ep85 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Nik Walker & Paul Oakley (Part 2)
Part 2 - Nik Walker and Paul Oakley Stovall are both Hamilton Musical Company ...

Ep125 – Keith Powell: 30 Rock, This is Us, Connecting
Keith Powell is best known as series regular James “Toofer” Spurlock on NBC’s Emmy-winning ...

#40 – Q. Smith, The Importance of Qmunity
Helen Hayes Award Nominee for her role in Broadway's Come From Away, Q. Smith ...

07 – L Morgan Lee & Jason Veasey
L Morgan Lee is quickly establishing herself as an actress to keep an eye ...

#1 Cast Ianne Fields Stewart
For Thesis on Joan’s inaugural episode for Pride, hosts Meghan and Holly talk to ...

#44 – Adrienne Walker
Broadway's Lion Queen, Adrienne Walker, joins "E-Ticket to Broadway" to share her love of ...

Ep146 – Trevor Dion Nicholas: Hamilton, Aladdin, The Shows Must Go On!
He didn't smash watermelons, he smashed cups of yogurt. After memorizing entire Gallagher comedy ...

#6 There is Glass on the Floor: Shattering Glass Ceilings
A discussion about navigating the CEO role of a performing arts center as Black ...

#34 – Tonya Pinkins, Living in Power
Tony Award Winner, Tonya Pinkins joins us to share her profound wisdom gleaned from ...

#33 – Michael McElroy: It’s Too Easy To Go Back to the Way Things Were
Journeys are filled with lots of hills and valleys, or valleys of preparation. In ...

#54 – Beverly Jenkins, Managing It All: Where Motherhood and Theatre Meet
Mother of 7, yes you read that right, 7, Beverly Jenkins has been managing ...

Ep101 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Stuart K Robinson (Part 2)
Part 2 - Stuart and I are the best of friends and colleagues, Yin ...

EP 47- Ciara Alyse Harris: Queen Made of Light
Dear Evan Hansen's Ciara Alyse Harris joins Black Hair in the Big Leagues. Ciara ...

Ep75 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Chuck & Lilli Cooper (Part 2)
Chuck and Lili Cooper are father and daughter Broadway Icons. Here they join Ciara ...

59 – Chicken & Biscuits: Opening Night Red Carpet
In this episode, you are attending the opening night of Chicken & Biscuits on ...

S3 Ep10: L Morgan Lee
Meet the award-winning Obie star developing The Danish Girl for the stage, making history ...

Ep92 – Brittney Mack, Anna of Cleves in SIX the Musical (Broadway cast)
Brittney Mack is a performer from Chicago, Illinois, who was most recently seen as ...

Ep55 – April Reign (Part 2)
Part 2 - April Reign is an attorney and public speaker. She coined #OscarsSoWhite ...

Ep141 – RED PILL UNMASKED Excerpt
Memoir, Book, Movie, How-to, Advice. An excerpt of my memoir of making my first ...

Ep102 – James Harkness: Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful, The Color Purple, and Navy veteran!
James Harkness is a Broadway veteran, as well as a best director nominee, and ...

Ep51 – S Epatha Merkerson (Part 1)
S. Epatha Merkerson of Law and Order, Chicago Med et al changed my life ...

#2 Finding Mentors and Making Dreams Come True
ASU Gammage Executive Director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, one of the Touring Broadway community’s brightest stars, ...

Ep75 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Chuck & Lilli Cooper (Part 2)
Chuck and Lili Cooper are father and daughter Broadway Icons. Here they join Ciara ...

#3 – Adam Hyndman: Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Michael talks with Adam Hyndman, a multi-hyphenate whose work as a performer can be ...

#27 – The ‘Beautiful’ intuition of Salisha Thomas
Happy Thanksgiving from Take A Bow ! For this week's episode, Salisha Thomas joins ...

#10 A Peek Behind the Purple Curtain
Justin Payne and James Jones, the creators behind the music and art of the ...

Ep88 – Adrianna Hicks, Catherine of Aragon in SIX the Musical (Broadway cast)
Adrianna Hicks is no stranger to the Great White Way, as she returns to ...

L Morgan Lee
This week’s guest is L Morgan Lee! L Morgan is an Obie Award winner, ...

213 – Irene Gandy
IRENE GANDY is the only Black female member of ATPAM (Association of Theatrical Press ...

EP 54- DIAMOND ESSENCE WHITE
From the Broadway company of Dear Evan Hansen, Diamond Essence White joins the Black ...

Ep2 – Ariana DeBose: The Prom, Donna Summer, Hamilton, SYTYCD
This week we speak with 2018 Tony nominee Ariana DeDose. She discusses how her ...

Episode 25: The Black Musical Returns! – The Modern Era of Broadway, part 4.
Over the last three episodes I charted the rise of the Rock Musical – ...

Season 2: Episode 16: Tonya Pinkins: Tony Award Winner, Red Pill Movie, All My Children, Actress, Podcaster, Filmmaker, Activist, Mother
I may have jumped out of my seat four times watching Tonya Pinkins' new ...

Ep92 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Rashad Robinson (Part 1)
The director of Color of Change talks with me about what we need to ...

Episode #26: Laiona Michelle Interview
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway ...

EP 56- Founder of INAHSI NATURALS: RHONDA MARSHALL
Rhonda Marshall, the CEO, and founder of Inahsi Naturals, Chemist, Educator, and overall QUEEN of ...

‘A’ (What The Black Girl Found While Searching For God) by Taji Senior
Directed by Matrex Kilgore, with musical guest Alwyn Robinson
"16-year-old ‘A’ is at war, ...

S1 Ep19: The Actors Fund
Talk to anybody in the entertainment industry—not just Broadway!—and they’ll sing the praises of ...

Live From The Pandemic #5: JORDAN FISHER
In this episode, super star JORDAN FISHER ended his 8-hour day of streaming on ...

#10 – How Does Theatre Connect Communities? with Colleen Jennings-Roggensack
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, arts leader and visionary, is Vice President for Cultural Affairs for Arizona ...

#44 – Vasthy Mompoint: Find Your Treehouse
Vasthy Mompoint has frequented Broadway in shows such as The Prom, Spongebob, Mary Poppins, ...

S2 EP18 – The Eclectic – Interview with Colorado 2021 Teacher of The Year Gerardo Munzo
Gerardo Muñoz, 2021 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Gerardo A. Muñoz of Denver, Colorado, is ...

Ep111 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Michael James Scott (Part 2)
Aladdin & White Supremacy, what do they have in common? Michael James Scott has ...

Ep13 – Katori Hall (Part 1)
Part 1: I envy Katori Hall. She gets to call a spade a spade ...

Season 3: Episode 1: Major Attaway: Longest running Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, The Importance of Understudies on Broadway, The Genie’s Jukebox, Feinstein’s/54 Below
Major Attaway is Broadway's longest-running Genie in Disney's hit musical Aladdin. From granting wishes ...

EP 44- Textured Hair in Politics & Pageants w/ Cierra Jackson
Cierra Jackson is a political and Pageant Queen POWERHOUSE. When we recorded this episode ...

Ep138 – UPROOTED: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Andy Blankenbuehler, Susan Stroman, Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, Graciela Daniele and more in Khadifa ...

#3 Making Art and Making Change Backstage and Beyond
Cody Renard Richard and Nzinga Williams are young backstage Broadway professionals who are shaking ...

EP 33- Beautiful on Tour: ALEXIS TIDWELL
Black Hair in the Big Leagues features Alexis Tidwell this week from the National ...

#53 – Schele Williams, The Theatre Mandate
Kicking off our Black History Month celebration, actress turned director, writer, (and mother), Schele ...

Ep104 – Jeannette Bayardelle: Girl from the North Country, HAIR, The Color Purple
A go-getter spirit at heart, a spirit which has taken her from singing in ...

#2.12 Decentering Broadway with Miss Hazel Jade
Hosts chat with Miss Hazel Jade, director, dramaturg, playwright, librettist, literary consultant, a ...

EP 37-Vanguard Theater Company: JANEECE FREEMAN CLARK
Janeece Freeman Clark is an actor, director, producer, and the founder of Vanguard Theater ...

#2 – James Harkness: Navy Vet turned Broadway Actor
Actor James Harkness made his Broadway debut in Aida back in 2001 before moving ...

60 – Chicken & Biscuits: Twi McCallum, Sound Designer (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Twi McCollum, Sound Designer of Chicken ...

Ep190 – Lynn Nottage: Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright
Lynn Nottage is a two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, and the first and ...

2 – Drew Shade: Authentic, Successful, and Black AF
Award-winning journalist and industry trailblazer, Drew Shade shares how to do what you love ...

Episode 36: André De Shields: Lessons From A Master
On this week’s episode, Mr. Wiz himself, André De Shields, joins Jamie and Rob ...

24 – Marc J. Franklin, Photographer
Marc J. Franklin is a New York City-based photographer specializing in portrait, theatre, and ...

61 – Chicken & Biscuits: Twi McCallum, Sound Designer (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Twi McCallum, Sound Designer of Chicken ...

Ep161 – Susan Kelechi Watson: This Is Us, Merry Wives, A Naked Girl on the Appian Way
Opening up about her first live performance since the COVID pandemic began, this performer ...

Live From The Pandemic #7: KENNY LEON
In this episode, I catch up with Tony Award-winning Director KENNY LEON. We chat ...

Mattie Mae
Newly arrived in Harlem in the spring of 1920, Mattie Mae is one of ...

Ep61 – Daniel J. Watts: Tina the Musical, Hamilton, In the Heights
Daniel J, Watts made his Broadway debut in The Color Purple in 2006. He ...

#2.14 Decolonizing the Process with the New Visions Fellowship
This week’s guests, ayla xuân chi sullivan, Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, and Roger Q. Mason ...

Episode 85: Vanessa Williams: Where You Are
Jamie and Rob kick off season three with 11-time Grammy Award nominated recording artist ...

Ep28 – Loren Lott (aka Loren Sharice)
Loren Lott is the brilliant Broadway belter, turned TV star. She has appeared on ...

Jacob Lawrence
After much success as a working artist, Jacob Lawrence is admitted to a mental ...

Season 2: Episode 19: T. Oliver Reid: Hadestown, Broadway, Black Theatre Coalition, Black Voices Amplified, Actor, Broadway Re-Opening
Before the pandemic, T. Oliver Reid was in the Tony Award winning musical Hadestown ...

Season 2: Episode 4: Mark Mckinnon: Acting Coach, Blue Bloods, McKinnon Acting Studio, BET Her’s The Waiting Room, FBI, Actor
From Sports to Theatre! Growing up, Mark McKinnon thought he was going to be ...

#2.5 The Genre Fluid Dionne McClain-Freeney
The multi-talented Dionne McClain-Freeney is a musical theatre septuple threat - pianist, composer, lyricist, ...

School Girls… and Colorism, Beauty, and Self-Esteem in Women, Girls, and Femmes
What is colorism, and how do we combat it? Who decides what is beautiful? ...

Ep122 – Krystal Joy Brown: Hamilton, Motown The Musical & VoteRiders activist
Krystal Joy Brown is a singer, dancer and actor who made her Broadway debut ...

Ep74 – Karen Olivo, Satine (the Sparking Diamond!) in Moulin Rouge the Musical
Karen Olivo is a Tony-Award winner who made her Broadway debut in Rent before ...

Episode 2 – Joriah Kwamé, Lauren M. Gunderson, Kate Leonard, Daniel Merzlufft: Little Miss Perfect & House Rules
Welcome to The Musicals of Tomorrow! This episode is part of the premiere group ...

20 – Jelani Alladin: The Hero’s Journey
On this episode of Conversations with Changemakers, we speak with Jelani Alladin. In this ...

34: Briga Heelan on Her Journey Back To The Musical Stage
Briga Heelan is an actress and comedian. She is known for her work on ...

#2.10 Mixing It Up with Twi McCallum
Hosts Meghan & Holly chat with Twi McCallum (she/they/he), the first woman of color ...

EP 80: Tony Nominated Director of Skin Of Our Teeth: Lileana Blain Cruz
A graduate from Princeton AND Yale, Lileana Blain Cruz joins Black Hair in the ...

#8 – DeAnne Stewart and Ryan Mac: That’s supposed to mean Support
Michael talks with DeAnne Stewart (Jagged Little Pill) and Ryan Mac (Anastasia National Tour) ...

Ep100 – Rebuilding Broadway: With Erika Alexander, Karen Olivo, James Monroe Iglehart, Nik Walker, Adrianna Hicks & Brittney Mack
In a special LIVE panel discussion, moderator Erika Alexander (Living Single, The Cosby Show, ...

“Baring It Slightly” Episode #5: Norm Lewis Interview at Feinstein’s/54 Below
In this mini episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, entitled Baring ...

Ep97 – Rebecca Naomi Jones: Bleeding Love, Oklahoma!, American Idiot, Hedwig
Rebecca Naomi Jones is an actress and a singer who made her Broadway debut ...

Ep24 – Noah J. Ricketts
After starting as an ensemble member and understudy, Noah J. Ricketts has taken over ...

#38 – Audra McDonald, Then and Now – Part 1
Kicking off season 2 of Mamas Talkin Loud we were honored to speak with ...

#36 – Kaisha Huguley: Creating On Tik Tok
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. And now Tik Tok? After changing her major seven times, Kaisha ...

EP 22-Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud Nasia Thomas
Salisha Thomas sits down with Nasia Thomas (no relation, by the way), where Nasia ...

Ep121 – Michael James Scott: A Fierce Christmas, Aladdin, Something Rotten!, Book of Mormon
Michael James Scott is an actor and singer who originated the role of Genie ...

#91 – Gennean Scott
As the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Broadway League, Gennean Scott ...

Ep48 – Justin Guarini
Justin Guarini’s robust performance career launched with the first season of American Idol in ...

Live From The Pandemic #10: ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL
Inspired by my podcast and check-ins with friends, I started The Producer’s Perspective LIVE! ...

#10 The Frontrunner, Azure D. Osborne-Lee
On our most bookish episode yet Holly and Meghan sit down with award-winning Black ...

#9 And yet WE THRIVE
An episode with 2022 Tony-nominated Director Lileana Blain-Cruz on her latest work, "The Skin ...

#96 – Britt Mack
Brittney Mack, Curtain Up! Britt and Eli talk about: Journey to Broadway Starting a ...

Angelina Weld Grimké
After isolating herself from the world and her pen, Angelina Weld Grimké has nothing ...

16 – Douglas Lyons: The Business of New Works
On this episode of Conversations with Changemakers, we speak with Douglas Lyons: award-winning writer, ...

Ep2 – Slave Play with Jeremy O. Harris & Joaquina Kalukango (Part 2)
Part 2 of YOU CAN’T SAY THAT! Host Tonya Pinkins welcomes magnetic playwright of ...

Ep162 – Ciara Renée: Frozen, Legends of Tomorrow (The Flash), Pippin
“I feel like, as an artist, and doing my art, that is how I ...

77 – Stephen Byrd
Tony-nominated Producer Stephen Byrd discusses diversifying Broadway, Tony campaigning, and more ...

#101 – Salisha Thomas – BEAUTIFUL
Salisha Thomas / @salishathomas Have you ever met someone whose mere presence becomes the ...

#46 – L Morgan Lee: The Perception of the Multi-Hyphenate
Happy Pride! “The type of multi-hyphenate I am is I need to really clearly ...

#42 – Nicolette Robinson, Looking for the Joy
As the first BIPOC (and mother!) to play Jenna in Waitress, this weeks guest, ...

EP 68-Co-Hair Designers from COMING 2 AMERICA
Stacey Morris (@staceykutz) and Carla Farmer join Black Hair in the Big Leagues. Both ...

#2.1 Please Do Cast L Morgan Lee
Welcome back, queers! The incomparable L Morgan Lee is our first guest of Season ...

Episode 33: Equity, Justice & Inclusion: The Major Themes of the Broadway Musical, part 2
At the beginning of each episode of this podcast I state that the Broadway ...

Episode 3 – Bob Cole & The African-Americans That Invented Broadway
African-American theater artists played a much larger role in the creation of the Broadway ...

EP 58: How to get the most defined curls with Bisserat Tseggai
Bisserat Tseggai is my ultimate Curl Crush. Listen to this powerful woman break it ...

Ep120 – Nik Walker: Hamilton, Ain’t Too Proud, NYU Professor(!)
Nik Walker is an artist, educator, and activist who made his Broadway debut in ...

Ep54 – April Reign (Part 1)
April Reign is an attorney and public speaker. She coined #OscarsSoWhite in 2015. April ...

#5 It’s About Relationships
Legendary press agent and Tony Award®-winning producer Irene Gandy and theatrical producer/marketing guru Toni ...

S1 Ep9: Michael McElroy
For over 25 years, Michael McElroy has used his voice to spark positive change ...

EP 46- Khalia Davis talks Black Hair and Taking Action
Artistic Director of Bay Area Children's Theater Khalia Davis joins this week's episode of ...

Ep14 – Katori Hall (Part 2)
Part 2: I envy Katori Hall. She gets to call a spade a spade ...

No Glass Cliffs feat, Gennean Scott (The Broadway League Dir. of DEI)
This week we're joined by theatre critic and What's Up Broadway co-host, Ayanna Prescod, ...

Episode 45: Norm Lewis: Put Me In The Room
On this week’s episode, Jennifer, Jamie, and Rob sit down with one of the ...

57 – Chicken & Biscuits: Douglas Lyons, Playwright Part 1
In the first part of our conversation with Douglas Lyons, playwright of Chicken & ...

EP 45- The Original Ladies of Beautiful on Bway Weigh In
Four of the Original gangstas from Beautiful The Carole King Musical on Broadway come ...

Episode 20 – Christine Toy Johnson, Jason Ma, Bobby Daye & Monica L. Patton: Broken Ground & Love & Southern D!scomfort
This episode features discussions about Christine Toy Johnson and Jason Ma’s Broken Ground and ...

#70 – Renee Elise Goldsberry, Keeping the Faith
Renee Elise Goldsberry earned a Tony Award for her performance as Angelica Schuyler in ...

67 – Chicken & Biscuits: Toni R. Isreal, BIPOC Marketing (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Toni, welcoming theatregoers back to Broadway, ...

EP 48- TAYLOR IMAN JONES talks about Wigs
SHOW NOTES: Taylor Iman Jones is a gorgeous actress, singer, dancer, and guitarist from ...

Ep25 – Charlayne Woodard (Part 1)
A friend of mine once bought about 75 acres of land and her sister, ...

EP 49- KRYSTAL JOY BROWN
SHOW NOTES: Krystal is a singer, dancer, and actress taking leads left and right ...

#28 – Tia Altinay: Building A Plane As You’re Flying It
When is it time to explore something knew? There is no letter that falls ...

Pipeline and Education Inequity and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Tony nominee Dominique Morisseau (TV’s SHAMELESS, AIN’T TOO PROUD) discusses her groundbreaking play PIPELINE, ...

Ep136 – Khalia Davis (Part 1)
TYA, Theater, Anti-racism training, Khalia Davis is a bright star who is building a ...

Ep2 – James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin – 2014)
James Monroe Iglehart grew up obsessed with Disney and Robin Williams ( the Genie ...

Sis
This week’s guest is Sis. She is currently on season 3 of POSE on ...

Episode #47: Chippendales Las Vegas MC Jayson Michael Interview
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway ...

#39 – Audra McDonald, Then and Now – Part 2
Kicking off season 2 of Mamas Talkin Loud we were honored to speak with ...

Episode 71: Camille A. Brown: Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Stuff
On this week’s show, Jamie and Rob bring you an interview with the extraordinary ...

Episode #48: Faith Maria Porter 🤩
The beautiful Faith Maria Porter joined me to chat about what a Company Manager ...

Ep26 – Charlayne Woodard (Part 2)
Part 2 - A friend of mine once bought about 75 acres of land ...

#3 – Activism Through Music and Poetry with Anika Noni Rose (Part 1)
Black History Month: Black Women Whose Artistry Made Change. This episode shines a light on ...

S1 Ep11: Tonya Pinkins
From her Tony Award-winning turn in JELLY’S LAST JAM to her immortal performance in ...

Ep44 – Blaine Teamer (Part 2)
Part 2 - Blaine Teamer is a brilliant playwright. You can listen to his DEAD ...

Ep158 – Toneisha Harris: The Voice #TeamBlake, Hairspray North American Tour
“Music is so beautiful, because it is the tapestry of our lives. There is ...

Ep. 58 (AE): Samantha Williams (Broadway’s Caroline or Change) on Navigating Booking while in School
In this episode, Samantha and Charlie discuss: Learning Grace and Authenticity at Pace Navigating ...

Ep64 – Moikgantsi Kgama (Part 1)
Moikgantsi’s accolades include being named one of 25 Women Who Are Shaping the World ...

EP 63- Afrotastic Dreams w/Miss Teen USA: KALIEGH GARRIS
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...

#11 – Cynthia Henderson: The Why Of It All (Or A Masterclass in Acting)
Cynthia Henderson is one of the original multi-hyphenates still leading by example. Not only ...

Ep185 – Major Attaway: The Longest Running Genie of All-Time
Major Attaway has over 20 years of experience as an entertainer, actor, singer, and ...

#1 We Are Not New to the Theatre
Hear from producer Brian Moreland and Broadway ad exec Aaliytha Stevens about how they ...

Ep80 – Cynthia Bond (Part 1)
NY Times Best Selling author of RUBY Oprah Winfrey Book Club Choice shares an ...

EP 20- Wicked on Broadway’s First Black Glinda-Brittney Johnson
Broadway's Brittney Johnson is no stranger to making History. She first made history in ...

Episode 7 – Timothy Huang & Jaime Cepero: American Morning & Francois & The Rebels
This episode features discussions about Timothy Huang’s American Morning and Jaime Cepero’s Fran ...

#3 – If We Don’t Ask, They Don’t Give – On Collaborating with a Marketing Department
No marketing means no audience… but how *do* you talk to the Marketing Department? ...

Ep43 – Blaine Teamer (Part 1)
Blaine Teamer is a brilliant playwright. You can listen to his DEAD WAIT podcast. He ...

EP 16-Hailing from SIX the Musical: Britt Mack and Adrianna Hicks
From the hit musical, SIX we got Brittney Mack and Adrianna Hicks. Truly, two ...

Episode 54 Michael R. Jackson: A Strange Loop
On this week’s show, Rob and Jamie are back at Orso Restaurant. They sit ...

18 – Douglas Lyons, Actor/Writer/Composer
Douglas Lyons is an actor, writer, director, composer and playwright. Broadway: Beautiful (Original Cast) and The Book of ...

Ep154 – Lilli Cooper – Tootsie, Spongebob Squarepants, Spring Awaking … and motherhood!
A witch, a squirrel, and soon a mom, this actress opens up about climbing ...

165 – Kirsten Childs
Kirsten Childs, writer of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, shares how ...

#16 – Tonya Pinkins: Career, Clairvoyance & Country
Tony Winner and legend Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam, Play On!, and Caroline, or ...

Ep83 – Franki Cox & Tchaiko Omawale (Part 2)
Tchaiko Omawale, writer director of SOLACE available on Amazon Prime Video, and Franki Cox, ...

#56 – LaChanze, How Theatre Heals
Tony and Emmy Award winner, currently appearing on The Blacklist, the one and only LaChanze joins ...

Br’er Peach Episode 1
Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, ...

65 – Chicken & Biscuits: Zhailon Levingston, Director (Part 2)
In the first part of our conversation with Zhailon Levingston, Director of Chicken & ...

Ep84 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Nik Walker & Paul Oakley (Part 1)
Nik Walker and Paul Oakley Stovall are both Hamilton Musical Company members. They join ...

Episode #64: Marishka S. Phillips Interview: Actress, Acting Coach, The Marishka Method of Acting, Director, Eartha Kitt, Kerry Washington
Actress, Director, and Acting Coach Marishka S. Phillips answered my call to bare it ...

#11 Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth
Black to Broadway commemorates Juneteenth with the 2nd annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth on June 19th, 2022, ...

#76 – Khori Petinaud, I Am Enough
About a month ago, Khori Petinaud joined us again as part of our 'Returning ...

#38 – Audra McDonald, Then and Now – Part 1
Kicking off season 2 of Mamas Talkin Loud we were honored to speak with ...

#5 It’s About Relationships
Legendary press agent and Tony Award®-winning producer Irene Gandy and theatrical producer/marketing guru Toni ...

EP 16-Hailing from SIX the Musical: Britt Mack and Adrianna Hicks
From the hit musical, SIX we got Brittney Mack and Adrianna Hicks. Truly, two ...

Season 2: Episode 31: Tonya Pinkins Returns: Lessons Learned, Backstage Broadway Stories, Horror Films, Red Pill Movie, Filmmaker
I am so excited to welcome Tonya Pinkins back to the show! She's an ...

44 – Micayla Brewster, Digital Marketer & Social Media Manager
Micayla is a creative, detail-oriented, driven person who loves to share stories and cultivate ...

Episode 2 – Joriah Kwamé, Lauren M. Gunderson, Kate Leonard, Daniel Merzlufft: Little Miss Perfect & House Rules
Welcome to The Musicals of Tomorrow! This episode is part of the premiere group ...

Ep100 – Rebuilding Broadway: With Erika Alexander, Karen Olivo, James Monroe Iglehart, Nik Walker, Adrianna Hicks & Brittney Mack
In a special LIVE panel discussion, moderator Erika Alexander (Living Single, The Cosby Show, ...

“Baring It Slightly” Episode #5: Norm Lewis Interview at Feinstein’s/54 Below
In this mini episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, entitled Baring ...

#10 – How Does Theatre Connect Communities? with Colleen Jennings-Roggensack
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, arts leader and visionary, is Vice President for Cultural Affairs for Arizona ...

#54 – Beverly Jenkins, Managing It All: Where Motherhood and Theatre Meet
Mother of 7, yes you read that right, 7, Beverly Jenkins has been managing ...

S2 Ep16: Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis is a talented singer, actor, and performer and possesses one of Broadway’s ...

Ep51 – S Epatha Merkerson (Part 1)
S. Epatha Merkerson of Law and Order, Chicago Med et al changed my life ...

Br’er Peach Episode 3
Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, ...

#10 A Peek Behind the Purple Curtain
Justin Payne and James Jones, the creators behind the music and art of the ...

15 – Nathan Lee Graham: How to Be a Working Actor + Stay Well
Nathan Lee Graham is a Grammy award-winning artist spanning film, television, theatre, music, and ...

Pipeline and Education Inequity and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Tony nominee Dominique Morisseau (TV’s SHAMELESS, AIN’T TOO PROUD) discusses her groundbreaking play PIPELINE, ...

#6 – Josh Breckenridge: He Is Anything But Monotonous
When chance met the thirst trap that is Josh Breckenridge the angels began to ...

EP 44- Textured Hair in Politics & Pageants w/ Cierra Jackson
Cierra Jackson is a political and Pageant Queen POWERHOUSE. When we recorded this episode ...

Episode 99: Sheryl Lee Ralph: Home Is Center Stage
On this week’s penultimate episode, Jamie and Rob are joined by stage and screen legend Sheryl ...

Ep93 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Rashad Robinson (Part 2)
Part 2 - The director of Color of Change talks with me about what ...

Sis
This week’s guest is Sis. She is currently on season 3 of POSE on ...

#34 – Tonya Pinkins, Living in Power
Tony Award Winner, Tonya Pinkins joins us to share her profound wisdom gleaned from ...

S3 Ep4: Peppermint
On making history as the first trans woman to create a principal role on ...

22 – Stevie Coleman, Account Executive (SpotCo)
A note about this week's episode: We sat down with Stevie before the CoronaVirus ...

Ep13 – Katori Hall (Part 1)
Part 1: I envy Katori Hall. She gets to call a spade a spade ...

Episode #48: Faith Maria Porter 🤩
The beautiful Faith Maria Porter joined me to chat about what a Company Manager ...

Episode 36: André De Shields: Lessons From A Master
On this week’s episode, Mr. Wiz himself, André De Shields, joins Jamie and Rob ...

186 – Dominique Morisseau
Check out this episode of the podcast featuring Playwright, Dominique Morisseau. Listen to her ...

#8 We Are Ready
A talk with Black Theater Coalition’s Program Director, Nik Whitcomb and Jourdan Miller, Fellow, ...

65 – Chicken & Biscuits: Zhailon Levingston, Director (Part 2)
In the first part of our conversation with Zhailon Levingston, Director of Chicken & ...

#3 Making Art and Making Change Backstage and Beyond
Cody Renard Richard and Nzinga Williams are young backstage Broadway professionals who are shaking ...

#27 – The ‘Beautiful’ intuition of Salisha Thomas
Happy Thanksgiving from Take A Bow ! For this week's episode, Salisha Thomas joins ...

Ep2 – Slave Play with Jeremy O. Harris & Joaquina Kalukango (Part 2)
Part 2 of YOU CAN’T SAY THAT! Host Tonya Pinkins welcomes magnetic playwright of ...

Season 2: Episode 21: Debra Ann Byrd: Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey, Actress, Writer, Mother
Debra Ann Byrd is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about how she ...

16 – Douglas Lyons: The Business of New Works
On this episode of Conversations with Changemakers, we speak with Douglas Lyons: award-winning writer, ...

#2.10 Mixing It Up with Twi McCallum
Hosts Meghan & Holly chat with Twi McCallum (she/they/he), the first woman of color ...

Ep125 – Keith Powell: 30 Rock, This is Us, Connecting
Keith Powell is best known as series regular James “Toofer” Spurlock on NBC’s Emmy-winning ...

34: Briga Heelan on Her Journey Back To The Musical Stage
Briga Heelan is an actress and comedian. She is known for her work on ...

Season 2: Episode 29: Mark McKinnon Returns: Love, Lessons Learned, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Acting Lessons, Marriage, Blue Bloods
With the announcement that Season 12 of Blue Bloods will be premiering on CBS on October 1, ...

#55 – Peppermint: Different Hands on Different Balls
“You run the high risk of something suffering,” says Peppermint about multi-hyphenating on an ...

EP 81: Tony Nominated Actress for Paradise Square: Joaquina Kalukango
Powerhouse Joaquina Kalukango joins Black Hair in the Big Leagues with host Salisha Thomas ...

Angelina Weld Grimké
After isolating herself from the world and her pen, Angelina Weld Grimké has nothing ...

Br’er Peach Episode 1
Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, ...

Ep120 – Nik Walker: Hamilton, Ain’t Too Proud, NYU Professor(!)
Nik Walker is an artist, educator, and activist who made his Broadway debut in ...

EP 63- Afrotastic Dreams w/Miss Teen USA: KALIEGH GARRIS
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...

101 – Kenny Leon
Kenny Leon, Broadway Director, discusses why all Directors should try their hand at acting, ...

#1 We Are Not New to the Theatre
Hear from producer Brian Moreland and Broadway ad exec Aaliytha Stevens about how they ...

253 – Places, Please Series: Part 3 with Stephanie Klemons and Amber Iman
One of the most fun and most productive events we had this year was ...

Live From The Pandemic #7: KENNY LEON
In this episode, I catch up with Tony Award-winning Director KENNY LEON. We chat ...

#42 – Nicolette Robinson, Looking for the Joy
As the first BIPOC (and mother!) to play Jenna in Waitress, this weeks guest, ...

Ep52 – S Epatha Merkerson (Part 2)
Part 2 - S. Epatha Merkerson of Law and Order, Chicago Med et al ...

Broadway Star & Former Rockette Afra Hines (Hadestown, Annie Live!)
Broadway performer Afra Hines joins host Robert Peterpaul to talk being a Rockette in ...

Episode 38: 100 Years of Shuffle Along, Part 2
This week I continue my conversation with author Cassen Gaines whose fascinating new book ...

Ep54 – April Reign (Part 1)
April Reign is an attorney and public speaker. She coined #OscarsSoWhite in 2015. April ...

Ep71 – Marcia Pendleton (Part 2)
Part 2 - Marcia Pendleton is the CEO of Walking Tall Girl Productions, broadways ...

Ep106 – Montego Glover: The Color Purple, Memphis, Les Miserables & Netflix’s Inventing Anna
Montego Glover is an actor, singer and voiceover artist who made her Broadway debut ...

#33 – Michael McElroy: It’s Too Easy To Go Back to the Way Things Were
Journeys are filled with lots of hills and valleys, or valleys of preparation. In ...

THE KILLING OF KINGS meets The Prison Within
Building on our episodes about Nadira Simone’s The Killing of Kings, in this mini-episode, ...

EP 20- Wicked on Broadway’s First Black Glinda-Brittney Johnson
Broadway's Brittney Johnson is no stranger to making History. She first made history in ...

Episode 6: Jocelyn Bioh: Truth Is In The Humor
On this episode, we chat with actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh, whose play, “School ...

#44 – Vasthy Mompoint: Find Your Treehouse
Vasthy Mompoint has frequented Broadway in shows such as The Prom, Spongebob, Mary Poppins, ...

57 – Chicken & Biscuits: Douglas Lyons, Playwright Part 1
In the first part of our conversation with Douglas Lyons, playwright of Chicken & ...

#3 – If We Don’t Ask, They Don’t Give – On Collaborating with a Marketing Department
No marketing means no audience… but how *do* you talk to the Marketing Department? ...

#10 The Frontrunner, Azure D. Osborne-Lee
On our most bookish episode yet Holly and Meghan sit down with award-winning Black ...

Ep167 – Tarik Davis: Freestyle Love Supreme & 20 year improv actor
Tarik Davis is an actor and writer based in New York City with a ...

#70 – Renee Elise Goldsberry, Keeping the Faith
Renee Elise Goldsberry earned a Tony Award for her performance as Angelica Schuyler in ...

73 – Michelle West, Actor & Fitness/Nutrition Coach
Currently swinging in Tina on Broadway, Michelle has kept up her Fitness/Nutrition Coaching business ...

#46 – L Morgan Lee: The Perception of the Multi-Hyphenate
Happy Pride! “The type of multi-hyphenate I am is I need to really clearly ...

43 – Justin Guarini, Actor & Artrepreneur
You know Justin Guarini as the runner-up to Kelly Clarkson in American Idol's first ...

20 – Jelani Alladin: The Hero’s Journey
On this episode of Conversations with Changemakers, we speak with Jelani Alladin. In this ...

THE BREAKTHROUGH INTERVIEW SERIES | EP. 6 – Part Two
In our new interview series, entitled “The Breakthrough: from vision to fruition”. we are ...

Ep136 – Khalia Davis (Part 1)
TYA, Theater, Anti-racism training, Khalia Davis is a bright star who is building a ...

77 – Stephen Byrd
Tony-nominated Producer Stephen Byrd discusses diversifying Broadway, Tony campaigning, and more ...

S2 EP18 – The Eclectic – Interview with Colorado 2021 Teacher of The Year Gerardo Munzo
Gerardo Muñoz, 2021 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Gerardo A. Muñoz of Denver, Colorado, is ...

63 – Chicken & Biscuits: Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer of ...

Ep148 – Derrick Baskin: Ain’t Too Proud, 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 54/Below
A Broadway veteran, who finished a Tony and Grammy nominated run in Ain’t Too ...

S2 EP20 Of Blood and The Boogie: The Story of Albert Ammons featuring Oscar Brown Jr.
Albert Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were pianists, and he had learned to ...

Archibald Motley
1978. Harlem Renaissance, 1920s; Années folles, Jazz Age Paris, 1920s; Chicago Black Renaissance, 1930s ...

Ep24 – Noah J. Ricketts
After starting as an ensemble member and understudy, Noah J. Ricketts has taken over ...

Ep2 – James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin – 2014)
James Monroe Iglehart grew up obsessed with Disney and Robin Williams ( the Genie ...

Ep65 – Moikgantsi Kgama (Part 2)
Part 2 - Moikgantsi’s accolades include being named one of 25 Women Who Are ...

#28 – Tia Altinay: Building A Plane As You’re Flying It
When is it time to explore something knew? There is no letter that falls ...

Episode 37: 100 Years of SHUFFLE ALONG!, Part 1
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Shuffle Along! The groundbreaking musical that kicked ...

Episode #26: Laiona Michelle Interview
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway ...

Episode #47: Chippendales Las Vegas MC Jayson Michael Interview
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway ...

Ep83 – Franki Cox & Tchaiko Omawale (Part 2)
Tchaiko Omawale, writer director of SOLACE available on Amazon Prime Video, and Franki Cox, ...

64 – Chicken & Biscuits: Zhailon Levingston, Director (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Zhailon Levingston, Director of Chicken & ...

Ep111 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Michael James Scott (Part 2)
Aladdin & White Supremacy, what do they have in common? Michael James Scott has ...

Season 2: Episode 3: Dr. Sherrill Williams Interview: Legacy, Lessons Learned, Dancer, Physical Therapist, Tips for Keeping Active/Moving while at home, Leg Up Fitness and Wellness
Dancer & Physical Therapist, Dr. Sherrill Williams gives tips on how to stay active ...

#39 – Audra McDonald, Then and Now – Part 2
Kicking off season 2 of Mamas Talkin Loud we were honored to speak with ...

Ep121 – Michael James Scott: A Fierce Christmas, Aladdin, Something Rotten!, Book of Mormon
Michael James Scott is an actor and singer who originated the role of Genie ...

Ep161 – Susan Kelechi Watson: This Is Us, Merry Wives, A Naked Girl on the Appian Way
Opening up about her first live performance since the COVID pandemic began, this performer ...

Ep76 – Dennis Leroy Kangalee & Christopher Everett (Part 1)
Dennis Leroy Kangalee is the writer director, star of As as Act of Protest ...

#2 Finding Mentors and Making Dreams Come True
ASU Gammage Executive Director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, one of the Touring Broadway community’s brightest stars, ...

18 – Douglas Lyons, Actor/Writer/Composer
Douglas Lyons is an actor, writer, director, composer and playwright. Broadway: Beautiful (Original Cast) and The Book of ...

EP 54- DIAMOND ESSENCE WHITE
From the Broadway company of Dear Evan Hansen, Diamond Essence White joins the Black ...

Br’er Peach Episode 2
Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, ...

Ep101 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Stuart K Robinson (Part 2)
Part 2 - Stuart and I are the best of friends and colleagues, Yin ...

Ep64 – Cody Renard Richard
From a horse ranch in Texas to the Great White Way, this Broadway production ...

Episode 14 – Jessy Tomsko, Eric Holmes & Nat Zegree: In Emily’s Words & Fly More Than You Fall
This episode features discussions about Jessy Tomsko’s In Emily’s Words and Eric Holmes and ...

62 – Chicken & Biscuits: Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Lawrence E. Moten III, Scenic Designer ...

Ep44 – Blaine Teamer (Part 2)
Part 2 - Blaine Teamer is a brilliant playwright. You can listen to his DEAD ...

Ep75 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Chuck & Lilli Cooper (Part 2)
Chuck and Lili Cooper are father and daughter Broadway Icons. Here they join Ciara ...

Ep119 – Ifeanyi Osili (Part 2)
African, American, Politician, Optimist Ifeanyichukwu 'Vop" Osili on being all of the above as ...

School Girls… and Colorism, Beauty, and Self-Esteem in Women, Girls, and Femmes
What is colorism, and how do we combat it? Who decides what is beautiful? ...

Ep118 – Ifeanyi Osili (Part 1)
African, American, Politician, Optimist Ifeanyichukwu 'Vop" Osili on being all of the above as ...

Ep1 – Slave Play with Jeremy O. Harris & Joaquina Kalukango (Part 1)
Part 1 of YOU CAN’T SAY THAT! Host Tonya Pinkins welcomes magnetic playwright of ...

66 – Chicken & Biscuits: Toni R. Isreal, BIPOC Marketing (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Toni R. Isreal, BIPOC Marketing for ...

#36 – Kaisha Huguley: Creating On Tik Tok
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. And now Tik Tok? After changing her major seven times, Kaisha ...

Jacob Lawrence
After much success as a working artist, Jacob Lawrence is admitted to a mental ...

Ep2 – Ariana DeBose: The Prom, Donna Summer, Hamilton, SYTYCD
This week we speak with 2018 Tony nominee Ariana DeDose. She discusses how her ...

S2 #6 Robert and Charles talk about Radical Hospitality
In our final episode of Season 2, Christine gets to chat with two longtime friends, ...

EP 22-Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud Nasia Thomas
Salisha Thomas sits down with Nasia Thomas (no relation, by the way), where Nasia ...

213 – Irene Gandy
IRENE GANDY is the only Black female member of ATPAM (Association of Theatrical Press ...

Ep5 – Nikki M. James (Book of Mormon – 2011)
When Nikki M. James was in kindergarten her teacher invited her to sing in ...

Ep81 – Cynthia Bond (Part 2)
NY Times Best Selling author of RUBY Oprah Winfrey Book Club Choice shares an ...

Ep48 – Justin Guarini
Justin Guarini’s robust performance career launched with the first season of American Idol in ...

Episode 49: 100 YEARS OF SHUFFLE ALONG!, part 3
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Shuffle Along!, the groundbreaking musical that kicked ...

#17 – Dimitri Moise: Discovering Your Call To Action
Beautiful and The Book of Mormon’s Dimitri Moise is a queer, HIV+ activist, now ...

EP 68-Co-Hair Designers from COMING 2 AMERICA
Stacey Morris (@staceykutz) and Carla Farmer join Black Hair in the Big Leagues. Both ...

Episode 15 – David Dabbon, Gabriel Jason Dean, Jessie Dean, Emerson Mae Smith & Murphy Taylor Smith: Our New Town & Elektric
This episode features discussions about David Dabbon, Gabriel Jason Dean and Jessie Dean's Our ...

Ep162 – Ciara Renée: Frozen, Legends of Tomorrow (The Flash), Pippin
“I feel like, as an artist, and doing my art, that is how I ...

Ep28 – Loren Lott (aka Loren Sharice)
Loren Lott is the brilliant Broadway belter, turned TV star. She has appeared on ...

24 – Marc J. Franklin, Photographer
Marc J. Franklin is a New York City-based photographer specializing in portrait, theatre, and ...

#2.12 Decentering Broadway with Miss Hazel Jade
Hosts chat with Miss Hazel Jade, director, dramaturg, playwright, librettist, literary consultant, a ...

Live From The Pandemic #10: ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL
Inspired by my podcast and check-ins with friends, I started The Producer’s Perspective LIVE! ...

Ep84 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Nik Walker & Paul Oakley (Part 1)
Nik Walker and Paul Oakley Stovall are both Hamilton Musical Company members. They join ...

#3 – Adam Hyndman: Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Michael talks with Adam Hyndman, a multi-hyphenate whose work as a performer can be ...

Episode 33: Equity, Justice & Inclusion: The Major Themes of the Broadway Musical, part 2
At the beginning of each episode of this podcast I state that the Broadway ...

EP 33- Beautiful on Tour: ALEXIS TIDWELL
Black Hair in the Big Leagues features Alexis Tidwell this week from the National ...

07 – L Morgan Lee & Jason Veasey
L Morgan Lee is quickly establishing herself as an actress to keep an eye ...

Ep. 58 (AE): Samantha Williams (Broadway’s Caroline or Change) on Navigating Booking while in School
In this episode, Samantha and Charlie discuss: Learning Grace and Authenticity at Pace Navigating ...

WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston & The Power of Positivity – A Halloween Treat!
WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston is a champion both in the ring and in the ...

EP 37-Vanguard Theater Company: JANEECE FREEMAN CLARK
Janeece Freeman Clark is an actor, director, producer, and the founder of Vanguard Theater ...

S2 Ep13 Give Me Liberty A Freeman’s Story part 1
Give Me Liberty: A Free Man's Story part 1 of 3 is the first chapter of ...

Ep25 – Charlayne Woodard (Part 1)
A friend of mine once bought about 75 acres of land and her sister, ...

Ep88 – Adrianna Hicks, Catherine of Aragon in SIX the Musical (Broadway cast)
Adrianna Hicks is no stranger to the Great White Way, as she returns to ...

Episode 25: The Black Musical Returns! – The Modern Era of Broadway, part 4.
Over the last three episodes I charted the rise of the Rock Musical – ...

Episode 7 – Timothy Huang & Jaime Cepero: American Morning & Francois & The Rebels
This episode features discussions about Timothy Huang’s American Morning and Jaime Cepero’s Fran ...

Ep100 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Stuart K Robinson (Part 1)
Stuart and I are the best of friends and colleagues, Yin and Yang helping ...

Ep75 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Chuck & Lilli Cooper (Part 2)
Chuck and Lili Cooper are father and daughter Broadway Icons. Here they join Ciara ...

What DOESN’T Ari Got to Do, Got to Do With It? (feat. Ari Groover)
We are IN THE ROOM with Broadway darling & DJ - Ari Groover! (Tina: ...

EP 46- Khalia Davis talks Black Hair and Taking Action
Artistic Director of Bay Area Children's Theater Khalia Davis joins this week's episode of ...

Ep194 – Kay Trinidad and Malcolm Armwood: The Fate of Swings in Hadestown
Malcolm Armwood made his Broadway debut as a swing in Hadestown, and can currently ...

#16 – Tonya Pinkins: Career, Clairvoyance & Country
Tony Winner and legend Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam, Play On!, and Caroline, or ...

Ep138 – UPROOTED: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Andy Blankenbuehler, Susan Stroman, Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, Graciela Daniele and more in Khadifa ...

32 – Cody Renard Richard, Production Stage Manager
Cody Renard Richard most recently finished working on the extended Broadway run of Freestyle ...

‘A’ (What The Black Girl Found While Searching For God) by Taji Senior
Directed by Matrex Kilgore, with musical guest Alwyn Robinson
"16-year-old ‘A’ is at war, ...

S2 Ep13: Britton Smith
Britton Smith is a founding member and the President of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, ...

Ep104 – Jeannette Bayardelle: Girl from the North Country, HAIR, The Color Purple
A go-getter spirit at heart, a spirit which has taken her from singing in ...

Ep183 – Glynn Turman: ‘Women of the Movement’ and 50+ Years of Acting Excellence
Glynn Turman is an Emmy Award winning actor, writer, director and producer, who made ...

S3 Ep10: L Morgan Lee
Meet the award-winning Obie star developing The Danish Girl for the stage, making history ...

#11 – Cynthia Henderson: The Why Of It All (Or A Masterclass in Acting)
Cynthia Henderson is one of the original multi-hyphenates still leading by example. Not only ...

Ep190 – Lynn Nottage: Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright
Lynn Nottage is a two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, and the first and ...

Ep26 – Charlayne Woodard (Part 2)
Part 2 - A friend of mine once bought about 75 acres of land ...

Ep85 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Nik Walker & Paul Oakley (Part 2)
Part 2 - Nik Walker and Paul Oakley Stovall are both Hamilton Musical Company ...

Season 3: Episode 1: Major Attaway: Longest running Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, The Importance of Understudies on Broadway, The Genie’s Jukebox, Feinstein’s/54 Below
Major Attaway is Broadway's longest-running Genie in Disney's hit musical Aladdin. From granting wishes ...

61 – Chicken & Biscuits: Twi McCallum, Sound Designer (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Twi McCallum, Sound Designer of Chicken ...

#38 – Tsilala Brock: Standards of Excellence
Tsilala Brock is letting life thrill her, though she originally had trouble with coming ...

Ep146 – Trevor Dion Nicholas: Hamilton, Aladdin, The Shows Must Go On!
He didn't smash watermelons, he smashed cups of yogurt. After memorizing entire Gallagher comedy ...

58 – Chicken & Biscuits: Douglas Lyons, Playwright (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Douglas Lyons, playwright of Chicken & ...

18 – Kathryn Allison: Beyond Broadway to Something Real
On this episode of Conversations with Changemakers, we speak with Kathryn Allison. Broadway performer, ...

Podcast Trailer – ICONS: Harlem Renaissance in Motion
Travel back in time and be enthralled by unheard, unseen voices of The Harlem ...

Ep14 – Katori Hall (Part 2)
Part 2: I envy Katori Hall. She gets to call a spade a spade ...

Ep92 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Rashad Robinson (Part 1)
The director of Color of Change talks with me about what we need to ...

Season 2: Episode 19: T. Oliver Reid: Hadestown, Broadway, Black Theatre Coalition, Black Voices Amplified, Actor, Broadway Re-Opening
Before the pandemic, T. Oliver Reid was in the Tony Award winning musical Hadestown ...

S1 Ep19: The Actors Fund
Talk to anybody in the entertainment industry—not just Broadway!—and they’ll sing the praises of ...

67 – Chicken & Biscuits: Toni R. Isreal, BIPOC Marketing (Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation with Toni, welcoming theatregoers back to Broadway, ...

#7 Being Asked to Dance: A Career in Inclusion and The Arts
A conversation with Donna Walker-Kuhne, an award-winning thought leader and owner of a boutique marketing firm. The ...

Episode #56: Ryan Shaw Interview: Three-time Grammy Nominee, Motown the Musical, Imagining Marvin, Marvin Gaye
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway ...

Ep122 – Krystal Joy Brown: Hamilton, Motown The Musical & VoteRiders activist
Krystal Joy Brown is a singer, dancer and actor who made her Broadway debut ...

Season 2: Episode 4: Mark Mckinnon: Acting Coach, Blue Bloods, McKinnon Acting Studio, BET Her’s The Waiting Room, FBI, Actor
From Sports to Theatre! Growing up, Mark McKinnon thought he was going to be ...

Ep70 – Marcia Pendleton (Part 1)
Marcia Pendleton is the CEO of Walking Tall Girl Productions, broadways premiere group sales ...

Gladys Bentley
It's the morning that Gladys Bentley will introduce her new self to the world, ...

EP 45- The Original Ladies of Beautiful on Bway Weigh In
Four of the Original gangstas from Beautiful The Carole King Musical on Broadway come ...

Ep61 – Daniel J. Watts: Tina the Musical, Hamilton, In the Heights
Daniel J, Watts made his Broadway debut in The Color Purple in 2006. He ...

L Morgan Lee
This week’s guest is L Morgan Lee! L Morgan is an Obie Award winner, ...

Episode 1: LaChanze & Celia Rose Gooding
“My First Show” is back for a very special second season, a “mini-season,” celebrating ...

Ep110 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Michael James Scott (Part 1)
Aladdin & White Supremacy, what do they have in common? Michael James Scott has ...

Episode 71: Camille A. Brown: Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Stuff
On this week’s show, Jamie and Rob bring you an interview with the extraordinary ...

S2 #5 Nikkole and Bianca talk about Alternate Access
The entire theater industry has found itself confronting a very specific access challenge this ...

Episode 4: Eubie Blake & The African-Americans That Invented Broadway
The 1920's brought the second great era of musicals that were written by, staged ...

#6 – Angela Grovey: Does It Make Me Happy?
Michael speaks with Angela Grovey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Joyful Noise, Newsies, Escape to Margaritaville) ...

#101 – Salisha Thomas – BEAUTIFUL
Salisha Thomas / @salishathomas Have you ever met someone whose mere presence becomes the ...

EP 28- Dear Evan Hansen Star: Sammie Williams
Follow Salisha Thomas: @salishathomas ...

Ep113 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with with Maria Judice (Part 2)
Filmmaker, Impact producer, Activist Maria Judice on Spotlight: The Redpilling of America ...

#6 There is Glass on the Floor: Shattering Glass Ceilings
A discussion about navigating the CEO role of a performing arts center as Black ...

Nina Mae McKinney
During a March thunderstorm in 1949, old Hollywood actress Nina Mae McKinney visits her ...

#44 – Adrienne Walker
Broadway's Lion Queen, Adrienne Walker, joins "E-Ticket to Broadway" to share her love of ...

Bonus EP: Natasha Frater
Currently starring in Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse Letrec in Greenwich Village, Natasha Frater ...

Ep97 – Rebecca Naomi Jones: Bleeding Love, Oklahoma!, American Idiot, Hedwig
Rebecca Naomi Jones is an actress and a singer who made her Broadway debut ...

#1 Cast Ianne Fields Stewart
For Thesis on Joan’s inaugural episode for Pride, hosts Meghan and Holly talk to ...

EP 48- TAYLOR IMAN JONES talks about Wigs
SHOW NOTES: Taylor Iman Jones is a gorgeous actress, singer, dancer, and guitarist from ...

Episode #29: Ayanna Prescod 💪🏻
BROADWAY NEEDS TO CHANGE! And more if we're coming back this September. 💪🏻 Through ...

Episode 45: Norm Lewis: Put Me In The Room
On this week’s episode, Jennifer, Jamie, and Rob sit down with one of the ...

Ep158 – Toneisha Harris: The Voice #TeamBlake, Hairspray North American Tour
“Music is so beautiful, because it is the tapestry of our lives. There is ...

Ep74 – Karen Olivo, Satine (the Sparking Diamond!) in Moulin Rouge the Musical
Karen Olivo is a Tony-Award winner who made her Broadway debut in Rent before ...

Episode 85: Vanessa Williams: Where You Are
Jamie and Rob kick off season three with 11-time Grammy Award nominated recording artist ...

EP 58: How to get the most defined curls with Bisserat Tseggai
Bisserat Tseggai is my ultimate Curl Crush. Listen to this powerful woman break it ...

#4 – Activism Through Music and Poetry with Anika Noni Rose (Part 2)
Black History Month: Black Women Whose Artistry Made Change. This episode shines a light on ...

#13 The Divine Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi
In our season one penultimate episode, hosts Meghan and Holly talk with Lady Dane ...

#9 And yet WE THRIVE
An episode with 2022 Tony-nominated Director Lileana Blain-Cruz on her latest work, "The Skin ...

Episode #44: Aaliytha Stevens Interview: COO of Spotco, Broadway’s #1 Ad Agency
In this special Pride episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on ...

109. Marathon
A runner reflects on life and love, one borough at a time, as part ...

Ep137 – Khalia Davis (Part 2)
TYA, Theater, Anti-racism training, Khalia Davis is a bright star who is building a ...

Ep154 – Lilli Cooper – Tootsie, Spongebob Squarepants, Spring Awaking … and motherhood!
A witch, a squirrel, and soon a mom, this actress opens up about climbing ...

Ep102 – James Harkness: Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful, The Color Purple, and Navy veteran!
James Harkness is a Broadway veteran, as well as a best director nominee, and ...

Ep64 – Moikgantsi Kgama (Part 1)
Moikgantsi’s accolades include being named one of 25 Women Who Are Shaping the World ...

Ep14 – Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam – 1992)
Tonya Pinkins had a very complicated journey with the musical Jelly's Last Jam. From the ...

Ep141 – RED PILL UNMASKED Excerpt
Memoir, Book, Movie, How-to, Advice. An excerpt of my memoir of making my first ...

#90 – Devin Trey Campbell
Devin and Eli talking points include: MJ: The Musical Opening Night Rehearsals Kinky Boots ...

Ep132 – Robert Hartwell: 5x Broadway Triple Threat Turned Education Leader
From Broadway performer to Broadway educator, this performer opens up about the teachers that ...

Ep185 – Major Attaway: The Longest Running Genie of All-Time
Major Attaway has over 20 years of experience as an entertainer, actor, singer, and ...

Episode 10 – Dante Green & Masi Asare: An Incomplete List of All the Things I’m Going to Miss When the World is No Longer & Garden Of Starflowers
This episode features discussions about Dante Green’s An Incomplete List of All the Things ...

#8 – DeAnne Stewart and Ryan Mac: That’s supposed to mean Support
Michael talks with DeAnne Stewart (Jagged Little Pill) and Ryan Mac (Anastasia National Tour) ...

S2 EP15 Give Me Liberty: A Freeman’s Story part 3
Give Me Liberty: A Free Man's Story, part 3 of 3, is the second ...

#53 – Schele Williams, The Theatre Mandate
Kicking off our Black History Month celebration, actress turned director, writer, (and mother), Schele ...

Ep43 – Blaine Teamer (Part 1)
Blaine Teamer is a brilliant playwright. You can listen to his DEAD WAIT podcast. He ...

EP 49- KRYSTAL JOY BROWN
SHOW NOTES: Krystal is a singer, dancer, and actress taking leads left and right ...

Season 2: Episode 16: Tonya Pinkins: Tony Award Winner, Red Pill Movie, All My Children, Actress, Podcaster, Filmmaker, Activist, Mother
I may have jumped out of my seat four times watching Tonya Pinkins' new ...

Episode 20 – Christine Toy Johnson, Jason Ma, Bobby Daye & Monica L. Patton: Broken Ground & Love & Southern D!scomfort
This episode features discussions about Christine Toy Johnson and Jason Ma’s Broken Ground and ...

59 – Chicken & Biscuits: Opening Night Red Carpet
In this episode, you are attending the opening night of Chicken & Biscuits on ...

THE BREAKTHROUGH INTERVIEW SERIES | EP. 5 – Part One
In our new interview series, entitled “The Breakthrough: from vision to fruition”. we are ...

Mattie Mae
Newly arrived in Harlem in the spring of 1920, Mattie Mae is one of ...

#91 – Gennean Scott
As the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Broadway League, Gennean Scott ...

52 – SIX The Musical: Brittney Mack, “Anna of Cleves”
We get down with Broadway's Anna of Cleves, Brittney Mack to find out what ...

#96 – Britt Mack
Brittney Mack, Curtain Up! Britt and Eli talk about: Journey to Broadway Starting a ...

No Glass Cliffs feat, Gennean Scott (The Broadway League Dir. of DEI)
This week we're joined by theatre critic and What's Up Broadway co-host, Ayanna Prescod, ...

Ep112 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with with Maria Judice (Part 1)
Filmmaker, Impact producer, Activist Maria Judice on Spotlight: The Redpilling of America ...

Episode 9 – Aryanna Garber, Benjamin Velez & Kirsten Childs: Borderline & The Lucky Boy
This episode features discussions about Aryanna Garber & Benjamin Velez’s Borderline and Kirsten Childs’ ...

S1 Ep11: Tonya Pinkins
From her Tony Award-winning turn in JELLY’S LAST JAM to her immortal performance in ...

Ep47 – Jawan Jackson
This Detroit native had no idea that one day he would get to play ...

Ep80 – Cynthia Bond (Part 1)
NY Times Best Selling author of RUBY Oprah Winfrey Book Club Choice shares an ...

Ep55 – April Reign (Part 2)
Part 2 - April Reign is an attorney and public speaker. She coined #OscarsSoWhite ...

Season 2: Episode 27: Debra Ann Byrd Returns: Lessons Learned, Actress, Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey
Debra Ann Byrd is back on Baring It All with Call Me Adam! Today ...

#2.14 Decolonizing the Process with the New Visions Fellowship
This week’s guests, ayla xuân chi sullivan, Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, and Roger Q. Mason ...

Episode 54 Michael R. Jackson: A Strange Loop
On this week’s show, Rob and Jamie are back at Orso Restaurant. They sit ...

Ep92 – Brittney Mack, Anna of Cleves in SIX the Musical (Broadway cast)
Brittney Mack is a performer from Chicago, Illinois, who was most recently seen as ...

Ep15 – Kathryn Allison
This week's episode is with Kathryn Allison. In 2014 she was chosen out of ...

EP 56- Founder of INAHSI NATURALS: RHONDA MARSHALL
Rhonda Marshall, the CEO, and founder of Inahsi Naturals, Chemist, Educator, and overall QUEEN of ...

#2.5 The Genre Fluid Dionne McClain-Freeney
The multi-talented Dionne McClain-Freeney is a musical theatre septuple threat - pianist, composer, lyricist, ...

Live From The Pandemic #5: JORDAN FISHER
In this episode, super star JORDAN FISHER ended his 8-hour day of streaming on ...

EP 80: Tony Nominated Director of Skin Of Our Teeth: Lileana Blain Cruz
A graduate from Princeton AND Yale, Lileana Blain Cruz joins Black Hair in the ...

Episode 3 – Bob Cole & The African-Americans That Invented Broadway
African-American theater artists played a much larger role in the creation of the Broadway ...

#2.1 Please Do Cast L Morgan Lee
Welcome back, queers! The incomparable L Morgan Lee is our first guest of Season ...

Ep. 19 (AE): Allison Blackwell (Broadway’s Pretty Woman) on the Journey from a BA to a MM
In this Artist Exploration, Allison and Charlie discuss the decision to make performing a ...

2 – Drew Shade: Authentic, Successful, and Black AF
Award-winning journalist and industry trailblazer, Drew Shade shares how to do what you love ...

#3 – Activism Through Music and Poetry with Anika Noni Rose (Part 1)
Black History Month: Black Women Whose Artistry Made Change. This episode shines a light on ...

THE COLOR PURPLE meets Prayer for the French Republic
Continuing our discussion about the musical The Color Purple (which is also about to ...

Ep77 – Dennis Leroy Kangalee & Christopher Everett (Part 2)
Part 2 - Dennis Leroy Kangalee is the writer director, star of As as ...

Episode 70: The Actors Fund
On a special episode, Jamie, Rob, and Jennifer salute the Actors Fund with Seth ...

165 – Kirsten Childs
Kirsten Childs, writer of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, shares how ...

EP 47- Ciara Alyse Harris: Queen Made of Light
Dear Evan Hansen's Ciara Alyse Harris joins Black Hair in the Big Leagues. Ciara ...

#56 – LaChanze, How Theatre Heals
Tony and Emmy Award winner, currently appearing on The Blacklist, the one and only LaChanze joins ...

S2 Ep3 – A New Lens, with Schele Williams
In this episode we're joined by Schele Williams, director of the upcoming revival of AIDA. We ...

Season 2 Finale (Episode #35): Douglas Lyons: Playwright, Chicken and Biscuits, Broadway, Actor, Singer, The Book of Mormon, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
I can't think of a better way to end my second season than by ...

#2 – James Harkness: Navy Vet turned Broadway Actor
Actor James Harkness made his Broadway debut in Aida back in 2001 before moving ...

S1 Ep9: Michael McElroy
For over 25 years, Michael McElroy has used his voice to spark positive change ...

#40 – Q. Smith, The Importance of Qmunity
Helen Hayes Award Nominee for her role in Broadway's Come From Away, Q. Smith ...

Ep84 – SPOTLIGHT: Red Pilling America with Nik Walker & Paul Oakley (Part 1)
Nik Walker and Paul Oakley Stovall are both Hamilton Musical Company members. They join ...

May Miller
In the afterlife, May Miller reflects on her life as a Black woman and ...

60 – Chicken & Biscuits: Twi McCallum, Sound Designer (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation with Twi McCollum, Sound Designer of Chicken ...