Mamas Talkin’ Loud
ABOUT
In year four of sharing a dressing room at Broadway’s Jersey Boys, hosts Cara Cooper and Jessica Rush found themselves in uncharted territory, juggling motherhood and eight shows a week. Knowing they weren’t alone in the struggle, they founded a support group for mothers in the business of show, called Broadway Baby Mamas. Join Cara and Jessica as they discuss in depth the usually funny, always emotional and very frank comedy and tragedy of motherhood with today’s great mamas of Broadway and beyond. Make sure to find out more information about them and the podcast via mamastalkinloud.com.
Produced by Alan Seales and Dori Berinstein and Broadway Podcast Network.
Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Bobby Lopez and Justin Ward Weber.
Graphic by Rachel Spencer Hewitt.
WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE
Episodes
BONUS-Cara Cooper & Jessica Rush, Pivot Step: One Year Later
It's been one year since Broadway went dark and life moved into lockdown, and co-hosts Cara and Jessica are checking in on this bonus #minisode. A lot has changed in some ways since they initially recorded for the first time remotely - kids are in school, homeschool, Jess ...
#61 – Rachel Spencer Hewitt, Making Caregiver Support the Norm, Not the Exception
Wrapping up our celebration of Women’s History Month, advocate and change maker extraordinaire, Rachel Spencer Hewitt, joins us this week. Through her own experiences as a mother, she immediately recognized how little caregiver support exists in our industry and she did something about it. She is the founder ...
#60 – Marielle Heller, Paving the Way
From playing Alma Wheatley in the Netflix hit, The Queen’s Gambit to directing the Oscar nominated films A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Marielle Heller is paving the way for more women to be in positions of power everywhere. Knowing first hand how the punitive hours of ...
#59 – Women of Broadway, Broadway Moms: How Life Goes on When the Show Doesn’t
Last week Cara and Jessica had the honor of moderating a panel for Women’s Day on Broadway a celebration of female identifying people, who are working in - or are fans of - the Broadway, Off-Broadway and professional theater industry. Each event Women of Broadway hosts is meant ...
#58 – Linda Cho, Reflection and Influence
The first ever Asian Tony Award Winner for Costume Designer, Linda Cho joins us to share her experiences as a woman of color and accomplishment in a male dominated industry. As our first guest who is a designer, she shares the ins and outs of costuming a show, ...
#57 – Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Step Into Your Power
Oscar and Grammy Winner, currently featured on WandaVision, Kristen Anderson Lopez, shares what being a woman songwriter really means and the impact it can have. From the writing of Frozen, and how being a mother facing the “princess question” was essential to creating the story we all know ...
