Josh Swallows Broadway
A subversive comedy podcast with Broadway’s biggest names, hosted by Josh Lamon, one of Broadway’s most sought out comedic performers (and it’s not just his mom who thinks so!).
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Ep60 - Allison Estrin: Casting Agent To the Stars
She got into casting... because she needed a job! Now she's got casting credits to her name such as Patti LuPone's Gypsy, Billions, Inside Amy Schumer, Dallas Buyers Club, Captain America: Civl War, Pitch Perfect, and literally like 60 zillion more.
Ep59 - Leslie Kritzer: She's Back, She's Back, She's Back!
In their respective panic rooms (aka voiceover studios), they go through talk therapy (aka voice over auditions) and this podcast episode! Also BREAKING NEWS, Leslie is going back into Beetlejuice, the Musical! Oh em gee, we are so f'in excited!!
Ep58 - Getting WILD with Javier Muñoz & Deborah S. Craig
Sexy Hamilton (Javier Muñoz) and Deborah S. Craig (best known for originating the role of Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) are two of the funniest people we know. Combined with Josh in a quarantined environment, they are definitely shaken, not stirred.
Ep57 - Quarantining with YDE, Paravi Das, Luke Ferrari & Michael Williams
Josh's Cambridge production of WILD with Idina Menzel and Javier Muñoz might have been shut down due to COVID, but that doesn't stop Josh from recording these episodes.
Ep56 - Charlie Gilbert: 10 Minute Interview
This dude came up with the idea for Assassins! He's also Josh's teacher from college. Oh, and don't forget to Venmo Josh $50k so he can get his cats a new set of boots. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep55 - Astrid Van Wieren, De'Lon Grant and Petrina Bromley all COME FROM AWAY!
Josh opens up super wide for this episode, swallowing Come From Away Broadway cast members Astrid Van Wieren, De'Lon Grant and Petrina Bromley. Did you know that being a phone sex operator is an Equity gig? Not really, but that's the title of Josh's forthcoming memoirs.
Ep54 - Debra Sperling: The Meryl Streep of Voice Over
You've heard her voice. You really have. She's been the voice of Cascade, Pampers, Johnson & Johnston, Kelloggs, Weight Watchers, the Oxygen Network, Discovery, VH1, bla bla bla I can't type as fast as Josh is rattling this off so just listen to the episode.
Ep53 - Barry Sonnenfeld: Call Your Mother!!
He began his career working as a cinematographer alongside the Coen Brothers, made a name for himself as a director, and now reflects on much of the journey which brought him to Schmigadoon, and a new memoir: Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother.
Ep52 - Todd Buonopane: 10 Minute Interview
Your favorite character actor (remember him as Jeffrey Weinerslav from 30 Rock?) joins Josh in the first of a series of 10 minute interviews that we'll be releasing in between the normal. long-form episodes! Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless.
Ep51 - Rory O'Malley: Better Than a Kick in the Balls
One of Josh's oldest friends, Rory O'Malley (Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Spelling Bee), joins baby Joshy-poo to discuss his latest project, Chicago Party Aunt, now available on Netflix!
Ep50 - Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser, Bryonha Marie Parham (A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet)
Coming at you live from the board room above the Daryl Roth Theater, we're back for season 3, baby! Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser, Bryonha Marie Parham (aka Bree Marie) chat all things "A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet", currently running now at the Daryl Roth.
Ep49 - Craig Carnelia (featuring Sutton Foster): The 👏Greatest 👏Teacher 👏Ever
Also a friend and mentor to Josh, Craig Carnelia is one of the greatest acting teachers of all time. He's an author, composter, lyricist, has received the Johnny Mercer Award, "Emerging American Songwriter", the first annual Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award, and the Kleban Award.
Ep48 - Patti Murin: It All Started with a Mouse Named Tina
Patti Murin is best known for originating the role of Princess Anna in Disney's "Frozen" on Broadway. Other Broadway/National Tour credits include: Lysistrata Jones (Lysistrata), Wicked (Glinda), Xanadu (Euterpe).
Ep47 - Lee Wilkof: It's Like Meeting Meryl Streep
Lee Wilkof originated the roles of Samuel Byck in Assassins and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, later earning a Tony Award nomination for the 2000 revival of Kiss Me, Kate. His film, "No Pay, Nudity" (starring his buddy Nathan Lane) is available now everywhere you stream movies.
Ep46 - Farah Alvin: She Exited the Womb with Perfect Pitch
Farah has appeared on Broadway most recently in the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You, directed by David Hyde Pierce. She's also been on Broadway in Grease!, Saturday Night Fever, The Look of Love: The Music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the Tony Award wining revival of Nine, and Madison Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol.
Ep45 - LIVE: Mary Poppins (Gavin Lee, Vasthy Mompoint, Ashley Brown & Tony Mansker)
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on May 2020. Watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKc9Nuzh1g. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep44 - Bonnie Milligan: Come On Up and Sing for Jesus!
Bonnie Milligan is a Broadway and TV actress best known for her award-winning debut in Head Over Heels. She began her Broadway career as Pamela after originating the role at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015.
Ep43 - LIVE: A STRANGE LOOP (Michael R Jackson, Stephen Brackett, Raja Feather Kelly)
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on May 2020. Watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKc9Nuzh1g. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep42 - Tonya Pinkins: "Whitney Stole My Spot!"
Tonya Pinkins is a filmmaker, writer, producer, and director. Her award-winning debut feature film RED PILL was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature and Best First Feature at The Mykonos International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Luléa Film Festival, and is nominated for awards in numerous festivals around the globe.
Ep41 - LIVE: BLOODY BLOODY JESSICA FLETCHER: Kevin Zak, Phillip Taratula & Tony Award Nominee Pam Goldberg
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on April 2020. Watch the original video here: https://youtu.be/UqeGzMnQ-eM. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep40 - Drew Gasparini: The Husky Kid
Drew Gasparini is writing the scores for a number of new stage musicals including the Broadway-bound adaptation of The Karate Kid, an adaptation of Night Shift for Warner Bros.
Ep39 - LIVE: INDOOR BOYS - Alex Wyse, Wesley Taylor, Carolee Carmello, & Veanne Cox
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on April 2020. Watch the original video here https://youtu.be/_cHc447RxMk. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep38 - Andrew Polec: The Miracle of Hanukkah
Andrew Polec recently played Matt in The Fantasticks (off-Broadway) and won the "Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award" for his role as Strat in Bat Out Of Hell, at The Stage Debut Awards. Albums include Ben Fold’s Presents: University A Capella and Welcome to Khat House.
Ep37 - LIVE: WICKED with Shoshana Bean & Megan Hilty
BPN Town Hall: Josh Swallows WICKED: Shoshana Bean & Megan Hilty, originally aired March 28th, 2020: https://youtu.be/A8InNUpEOFU. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep36 - Michael Potts: The Devil Took A Dookie with a Green Dress On
After sharing a dressing room with Josh during his time in The Prom on Broadway, he's never been the same. Michael Potts is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Brother Mouzone in The Wire and Mafala Hatimbi in the musical The Book of Mormon.
Ep35 - LIVE: Class of 2020 #TheNextBroadwayGeneration
BPN Town Hall: Josh Swallows 2020 Graduates Ana Yi Puig, Evan Parker Shan Taylor Pretty, Michael Hassel, and Rebecah Boesch, including a surprise appearance from Kristin Chenoweth! This episode originally streamed June 17th, 2020: https://youtu.be/afPgoraem6c.
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Ep34 - Finding [the] Neverland [boys]: Ryan Worsing, Jonathan Ritter, Colin Cunliffe, Ron Todorowski & Chris Dwan
Grown man plays in the park with children, act 1 -- aka, FINDING NEVERLAND! Listen in as Josh reunites with his super duper fun time boys Ryan Worsing, Jonathan Ritter, Colin Cunliffe, Ron Todorowski & Chris Dwan. Hush Meadows is for puzzles, ya'all.
Ep33 - LIVE: HAIR - Caissie Levy, Gavin Creel, Will Swenson & Darius Nichols
After a smash-hit run at Central Park‘s Delacorte Theater in summer of 2008, HAIR returned to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years in March 2009. The story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era, HAIR is a timeless portrait of a movement that changed the world.
Ep32 - Andrew Barth Feldman: He's Actually Rob McClure Jr.
After winning the award for best actor at the National High School Musical Theater Awards (the Jimmy Awards), he joined the cast of Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway in the title role before he could legally vote.
Ep31 - LIVE: SHE IS RISEN - Morgan James, Orfeh, Meg Toohey & Richard Amelius
She Is Risen - selections from Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring Morgan James, Orfeh, and producers Meg Toohey and Richard Amelius. Find out more info, visit https://www.she-is-risen.net/ Listen via https://stem.ffm.to/sheisrisenvol1.
Ep30 - Wesley Taylor & Isaac Powell: Broadway's Darlings
Originally recorded on Sept 19th, 2020, Josh swallows Wesley Taylor & Isaac Powell. From Indoor Boys to Broadway to Josh also somehow wriggling his way into a 3-way with these two, a safe word is definitely needed.
Ep29 - LIVE: COMPANY - Christopher Sieber, Jen Simard and Claybourne Elder
Originally streamed on April 1st, 2020 as BPN LIVE event, I join former Broadway cast mates from COMPANY for a virtual slumber party. These people are not funny, so don't get your hopes up. Nope, not funny at all. Support me via Patreon! Twitter: @JoshLamon.
Ep28 - Christiane Noll, stumbling home after Ragtime
This New York born, New Jersey raised actress received TONY and Drama Desk Award nominations and won a Helen Hayes Award for her portrayal of Mother in the Kennedy Center Revival of RAGTIME on Broadway. She starred in the record-breaking First National Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN.
Ep27 - LIVE: THE PROM Slumber Party, with Caitlin Kinnunen, Izzy McCalla, Courtenay Collins & Anthony Norman
Originally streamed on April 8th as BPN LIVE event, I join former Broadway cast mates from THE PROM for a virtual slumber party. We make out, have pillow fights, sip mimosas, and other slumber party-y things. Virtually, of course. Support me via Patreon!
Ep26 - Michael Riedel, "the enfant terrible of the New York press"
Michael Riedel is an American theatre critic, broadcaster, and columnist. He is the co-host of "Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning" on 710 WOR in New York City, weekdays 6-10am. Riedel has been a controversial and influential Broadway columnist of the New York Post for over 20 years.
Ep25 - Matthew Leisy, From Baby Chickens to Old Roosters
Welcome back to Season 2 of Josh Swallows Broadway! Our first episode back features Matt Leisy, who at the time of recording the episode was literally one of the only working actors in the world!
Ep24 - Beth Leavel, it's roaches! Welcome to New York!
Beth Leavel is a Tony Award-winning actress and singer who was most recently seen on stage with Josh in The Prom. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Leavel studied social work at local Meredith College before earning a graduate degree in theater at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (M.F.A., 1980).
Ep23 - Caitlin Kinnunen & Izzy McCalla, he's got to pitch in and put on his royal nappies!
Sometimes you just have to sit back, relax, and listen to 3 good friends do their thing. Tony nominee Caitlin Kinnunen made her Broadway debut in 2008 at the age of 16 in Spring Awakening. She went on to star in The Bridges of Madison County.
Ep22 - Annaleigh Ashford, don't get your Woody dirty
Annaleigh Ashford won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Essie in You Can't Take It With You on Broadway. She starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as Dot in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George, and played Betty on Showtime's critically acclaimed Masters of Sex.
Ep21 - Groundhog Day reunion with Taylor Iman Jones, Joseph Medeiros, Tari Kelly, and Travis Waldschmidt
Join Josh and follow Groundhog Day cast mates Taylor Iman Jones, Joseph Medeiros, Tari Kelly, and Travis Waldschmidt as they discuss the ups, downs, turns, turntables, and all other directions that was the wild ride of this show.
Ep20 - Taylor Iman Jones, I don't know why air is here
Taylor Iman Jones is about to drop into Emojiland, starring opposite Josh, this week before moving on to the upcoming original cast of The Devil Wears Prada! After being in New York for only two months, Taylor made her Broadway debut in Groundhog Day, which is where she and Josh became besties.
Ep19 - Willam Belli, I'm gassy like a star
Willam became emancipated at age 16, almost became Mark in Rent, and then instead decided to be on TV. Part of the original cast of Rock of Ages in LA, he is an American actor, drag queen, and recording artist.
Ep18 - Ali Stroker, will you Fedex me a grilled cheese, please?
Ali Stroker just made history as the first person in a wheelchair to win a Tony Award, and is currently starring in the Broadway production of Oklahoma! as Ado Annie. She first broke onto the scene in the Glee Project in 2012 which got her a guest starring role on Glee itself.
Ep17 - "The Prom" reunion: Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle (Izzy) McCalla, Angie Schworer and Michael Potts
Back together for the first time since The Prom closed, this episode features Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, and Isabelle (Izzy) McCalla... with special guest appearances by Angie Schworer and Michael Potts.
Happy holidays, everyone!
2019 has been a great year! Or has it? Who are we to judge? Turn to that person next to you, give them a great big hug (but only if you're both consenting adults), and give them the gift of making sure they're also subscribed to Josh Swallows Broadway!
Ep16 - Lesli Margherita, the grand-poobah of all theatre
Recorded the day after Josh received the news that his beloved show, The Prom, was closing, Leslie and Josh lament over why show business is one of the worst to work in.
Ep15 - Jonathan Groff, if you love her, we support you
Groff grew up Mennonite (aka diet-Amish) and rose to prominence in 2006 for his performance in the lead role of Melchior Gabor in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Ep14 - Morgan James, tears before bedtime
Morgan James is both an amazing recording artist, being one of the Postmodern Jukebox OG's, and a phenomenal Broadway actor. She made her Broadway debut in The Addams Family, followed by Wonderland, Godspell, Motown The Musical, and most recently in Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls.
Ep13 - Jessica Vosk, back to the NJ balloon festival
In partnership with TodayTix, Jessica Vosk was part of our first-ever live event held at WeWork in the Flatiron district held on Nov 14, 2019. According to Josh, she's the second coming.
Ep12 - NY City Center's EVITA creative team: Sammi Cannold, Emily Maltby, Valeria Solomonoff, and Rebecca Aparicio
Getting the history lesson he never bargained for, Josh sits down with the creative team from NY City Center's upcoming production of EVITA, running Nov 13-24, 2019. This exquisite rock opera expands perceptions of icon Argentinian icon Eva Perón.
Ep11 - Andy Karl and Barrett Doss, feel the intensity
As a mini Groundhog Day reunion of sorts, Josh swallows Andy Karl and Barrett Doss whole.
Ep10 - Alex Wyse, it's not my fault you look like a pillow
Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he made his way to Broadway to do many things, most of which include joking about Beth Leavel and co-creating, writing, directing, and starring in the web series Indoor Boys with Wesley Taylor.
Ep9 - Lisa Lampanelli, I'm into bi-conversion therapy
Lisa Lampanelli is a former stand-up comedian, actress and insult comic. Much of her material is racy... and this episode with Josh is no different. With a career that spanned more than 30 years, Lisa Lampanelli was a constant on the comedy scene.
Ep8 - Carolee Carmello, Mr. Stone to see you now
Taking the title role in Hello Dolly! in the national tour, this 3-time Tony nominated actress made her Broadway debut in City of Angels, before moving on to roles in Falsettos, 1776, Parade, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Parade, Kiss Me, Kate, Unrinetown, Mamma Mia!, Lestat, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Scandalous, Finding Neverland, and Tuck Everlasting.
Ep7 - Jay Armstrong Johnson, the little bouncing gay ball
Josh has known Jay Armstrong Johnson since they were in high school -- Jay is currently starring Raoul in as in Phantom. In 2001, he made his debut at the theater in a production of the musical Peter Pan.
Ep6 - Rachel Bay Jones, all I do is laugh at you
Apparently New York smells like tears before bedtime. At least that's what Josh thinks with this episode's guest, Rachel Bay Jones. She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin and Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in Dear Evan Hansen.
Ep5 - "Into the Woods" in Central Park: Reunion with Jessie Mueller, Chip Zien, Sarah Stiles, and Gideon Glick
The hot, nasty, sweaty production that was 2012's Into the Woods in Central Park made way for this special Josh Swallows Broadway reunion episode as Josh hosts his former cast mates Jessie Mueller, Chip Zien, Sarah Stiles, and Gideon Glick.
Ep4 - Christian Borle, you'll be amazed just how far he'll go
Christian Borle is a two-time Tony Award winner for his roles as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher and as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten!.
Ep3 - George Salazar, Feed me (tots), Seymour
Could ya be more chill with the tater tots, George? In 2011, George made his Broadway debut singing "Light of the World" in the revival of Stephen Schwartz's first musical, Godspell. He most recently appeared in the off-Broadway and then on-Broadway production of Be More Chill, written by Joe Iconis.
Ep2 - Matthew Morrison, the diaper monster
Matthew Morrison an actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. Morrison is known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015).
Ep1 - Stephanie J Block, do you believe in life after tasers?
Stephanie Janette Block won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for The Cher Show.
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