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Ep 15 Annaleigh Ashford

Ep 15 Annaleigh Ashford

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford joins us for a warm and wonderful conversation about her training, career and process in becoming Mrs. Lovett opposite Josh Groban in Sweeney Todd.

45 mins
Sep 24
Ep14 - Danny Burstein

Ep14 - Danny Burstein

With roles as diverse as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! and Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, Danny Burstein is the epitome of a journeyman actor.

58 mins
Sep 17
Ep13 - Donna McKechnie

Ep13 - Donna McKechnie

Legendary dancer Donna McKechnie joined us at the Broadway Teachers Workshop where she regaled the audience with stories about everything from the development of A Chorus Line, to her work with such acclaimed choreographers as Bob Fosse and Michael Bennett.

58 mins
Sep 11
Ep12 - Jerry Zaks

Ep12 - Jerry Zaks

Broadway legend Jerry Zaks (Tony Award winning director of Hello Dolly starring Bette Midler, The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman, the original production of Lend Me A Tenor and Guys and Dolls starring Nathan Lane) boldly talks about his life in the theatre – and what makes a good director on stage and off.

1 h 1 min
Sep 4
Ep11 - Jessica Stone

Ep11 - Jessica Stone

Tony nominated director of Kimberly Akimbo and Water for Elephants, Jessica Stone, engages in a frank discussion about a director’s process and her transition from performing.

59 mins
Aug 28
Ep10 - Lynn Ahrens

Ep10 - Lynn Ahrens

The team of Ahrens and Flaherty have created some of Broadway’s most beautiful scores. In this interview we learn about Lynn’s early days working at an ad agency and the fateful meeting of her writing partner Stephen Flaherty at the BMI workshop.

48 mins
Aug 21
Ep9 - Patti Murin

Ep9 - Patti Murin

Star of Broadway’s Frozen, Patti Murin, speaks openly about the importance of mental health, coping with anxiety, and finding balance in life.

55 mins
Aug 14
Ep8 - Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Ep8 - Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Imagine writing the most popular song in the world. With your spouse. Bobby and Kristen are the composer/lyricists behind Frozen, Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and more! And yet they have a tight knit family life.

44 mins
6/15/21
Ep7 - Billy Porter

Ep7 - Billy Porter

The outspoken and outrageous Tony Award winning star of Kinky Boots and Emmy Award winning star of television's Pose, Billy is an old friend of ours, having appeared as Jesus in Gordon's production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Helen Hayes in 1999.

58 mins
6/8/21
Ep6 - Chita Rivera

Ep6 - Chita Rivera

West Side Story, The Rink, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman. Need we say more? Chita Rivera was an inspiration in this 2020 interview where she shared many backstage stories along with words of wisdom to anyone looking to make a life in the theatre.

47 mins
6/1/21
Ep5 - Diana Rigg

Ep5 - Diana Rigg

British stage royalty and known to audiences around the world for her tv work from The Avengers to Game of Thrones, Diana Rigg visited with us while she was appearing as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center.

43 mins
5/25/21
Ep4 - Andrew Rannells

Ep4 - Andrew Rannells

Andrew Rannells took Broadway by storm when he starred as Elder Price in Book of Mormon and transitioned to television stardom in Girls, The New Normal, and Netflix's The Prom.

41 mins
5/18/21
Ep3 - Terrance McNally

Ep3 - Terrance McNally

Our far-ranging conversation with one of America’s most important playwrights, Terrance McNally, was the highlight of our 2017 Broadway Teachers Workshop event.

41 mins
5/11/21
Ep2 - Patti LuPone

Ep2 - Patti LuPone

We caught up with Patti LuPone at her Connecticut home in the middle of the pandemic last summer, and she shared her unflinchingly honest thoughts on the state of the world, her career, and how her education prepared her for the obstacles that life puts in your path.

34 mins
5/4/21
Ep1 - Pasek & Paul

Ep1 - Pasek & Paul

The year 2017 was a very good one for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. After winning the Academy Award for their work in “La La Land” (in one of the most surprising Oscar nights ever), the duo’s musical Dear Evan Hansen took home six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score.

43 mins
5/3/21

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