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Rachel Bloom’s Death-Defying Act
Bloom talks trunk songs, cut jokes, demo derbies and wrestling with mortality in "Death, Let Me Do My Show." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...

The Hidden Art and Craft of Broadway Video Design
Finn Ross and Nina Dunn, two designers responsible for the most striking video work now on Broadway, take us behind the scenes -- and behind the screens -- of "Back to the Future" and "The Shark is Broken." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...

This Musical is a Videogame
And now for something completely different: I talk with three of the creators behind Stray Gods, the new videogame that describes itself as a "Roleplaying Musical." Taking us behind the scenes (behind the code?) of this unusual genre mashup are Summerfall Studios creative director David Gaider, composer Austin Wintory and actor Anjali Bhimani. Learn ...

Theater Is (Not) Doomed
In the trenches with three theater leaders from organizations around the US and in the UK as they battle the economic crisis facing theaters everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...

Jason Alexander Has So Much Theater in the Works
Alexander, the “Seinfeld” star who directed the new Broadway comedy “The Cottage,” talks the choreography of comedy and spills details on all the theater projects he’s developing for Broadway and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...

How Theater Kids Improvised an Entire Movie
"Theater Camp" co-creator and star Molly Gordon talks kissing gay boys at camp, improv comedy with kids, and crushing on Ben Platt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...