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[0:06] Robert Peterpaul: Hello, beautiful people. Welcome to the Art of Kindness, where we have compassionate conversations with artists from all areas of the entertainment industry who are using their voice to spread joy and make this big spinning planet in the sky a better place to be. I'm Robert Peterpaul, and I'm so glad you're here.

[0:36] Robert Peterpaul: Hello, friends. Welcome to another bonus episode of the Art of Kindness Podcast with me, Robert Peterpaul. This isn't your traditional AOK episode, as I had the lovely opportunity to attend and be weird at and mostly be in the way at Fat Ham on Broadway opening night. I was on the red carpet with our mothership, the Broadway Podcast Network. What what? And got to speak with so many amazing attendees. Now I didn't have much time to ask questions. The red carpet is very fast-paced. They were trying to get people in to see the show, and we were focused on keeping everything pretty light. So these aren't your typical A-OK discussions. But you bet I did squeeze in a few questions about kindness and positivity, okay?

I want to give a quick shout-out to my friend Alan who ran audio for me that night. He also happens to be the co-founder of BPN, okay? You might know him as well from his own amazing podcast, The Theater Podcast, which, if you're not listening to, go check it out. Not right now. I mean, definitely still listen to this episode and then go check it out. But you know, we gotta support our BPN family. And while I'm here speaking of BPN family members, I don't believe I ever shouted out Bia, who usually has been my red carpet audio wizard for these past special bonus episodes. So thank you both for being stars. Anyhoosel. I hope you enjoy this special episode. It will make you feel like you're right on the Fat Ham red carpet with me.

You can peep some photos and videos from our time there on social media at Art of Kindness Pod and at Robert Peterpaul. I'm also making an effort to upload more to our YouTube page. Yes, we got a YouTube page. Ha ha! We are on the tube. So please go check that out as well. We will be back soon with your regularly scheduled programming. But for now, please enjoy without further ado, some magical chats from the opening night of Fat Ham on Broadway.

[2:38] Tra’Lynn Husbands: You look amazing.

[2:39] Robert Peterpaul: Well, thank you very much. We are the Broadway Podcast Network, as you can see. Unfortunately, people cannot see you, but they can hear you. So would you mind just starting out by introducing yourself and maybe sharing a fun fact?

[2:49] Tra’Lynn Husbands: Well, my name is Tra’Lynn Husbands. I actually played Young Nollin in The Lion King on Broadway. And um, yeah, you said just like a fun fact about me. Um, well, I love to travel. I've almost hit every continent. So I'm just oh wow, I love meeting people and stuff like that.

[3:05] Robert Peterpaul: What do you take from your travels? Like, what's your momentum, your go-to thing?

[3:07] Tra’Lynn Husbands: I'm a magnet dude.

[3:09] Robert Peterpaul: You said what? I'm sorry?

[3:09] Tra’Lynn Husbands: I'm a magnet dude. So, like, what's your thing that you take from every place you go? Obviously, when you interact with different people and learn about different cultures, I find a way to bring it into my art. Like, I just love that. So, like, with I do a lot of voiceovers, I do a lot of like films and stuff like that. So it's like I try to incorporate that as much as possible.

[3:25] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. That's more important than magnets. I'm just like, I put a magnet on my fridge. I love the connections I make and the experiences I have. So I love meeting people and trying to do like I hang glide, I skydive all that stuff.

[3:35] Tra’Lynn Husbands: I wish you hung glide on down onto this carpet.

[3:38] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, thank you. Well, listen, a great place to connect with people and meet people is a barbecue. And obviously, tonight's show, Santa's around a barbecue. We're asking people sort of a silly fun question. What's like your go-to barbecue condiment or sauce?

[3:52] Tra’Lynn Husbands: I love spicy food. So I love spicy sauces. Anything that is spicy and flavorful. So that's anything. Every time I go out, I'm like, what's the spiciest thing you have?

[4:01] Robert Peterpaul: That's a great answer. My mouth is watering now. I'm like, oh. Well, also, obviously, tonight's show, we got a ghost, we got a haunting. I would love to know for you if you threw a barbecue or a party, who would your ideal ghost be to haunt it?

[4:14] Tra’Lynn Husbands: My ideal. Or just someone to haunt it. Like who would you want to haunt your barbecue?

[4:17] Tra’Lynn Husbands: Oh, wow, that's interesting. Hmm. Honestly, the first thing that comes to mind, I would love Whitney Houston to show up and just haunt and sing and make it fabulous. Can you imagine you're like going here putting ketchup on? You're like, that would be awesome.

[4:32] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. That would be amazing. And then lastly, since we are the Broadway Podcast Network, I would love to know for you if you had a new podcast coming out, what would it be called? What would it be about, and who would your favorite ideal co-host be?

[4:45] Tra’Lynn Husbands: Hmm. I wasn't a podcast briefly. Um, but let's see, what would it be about? Honestly, I feel like the relationships between people. Um, how like we should understand each other, be able to talk to each other, learn about each other's differences, and be able to like connect. I think that's really important. I think men and women sometimes we don't see eye to eye, but we want the same thing. So sometimes I would love to talk about all those different things. And my ideal co-host, hmm. I would love, I don't know, but I would love for it to be like a man that I can like we can go back and forth and have like good conversation to understand each other.

[5:15] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, I love that. Thank you. We'll have so much fun tonight. It's great to meet you.

[5:18] Tra’Lynn Husbands: Nice to meet you as well. Bye. I'll let you scoop by.

[5:21] Robert Peterpaul: Hello, how are you?

[5:23] Gia Love: You look great.

[5:24] Robert Peterpaul: I'm Robert, nice to meet you.

[5:25] Gia Love: I'm Gia Love. How are you?

[5:26] Robert Peterpaul: Great, so excited to talk to you. We are the Broadway Podcast Network, so people at home cannot see you, but they can hear you. So would you mind just introducing yourself and maybe sharing a fun fact?

[5:35] Gia Love: Okay, I'm Gia Love, and I just came back from Houston, and I'm very critical about the place I go, but I have no negative feedback about that city. I truly recommend everyone goes to the south and experience Houston.

[5:47] Robert Peterpaul: What was your favorite part? What was the most positive part?

[5:57] Gia Love: So I really enjoyed just meeting new friends and connecting with people that I follow their work and that follow me as well and support me.

[6:04] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, I love that. That's so sweet. So we gave connecting with people and finding people a great place to do that is a barbecue. Yeah. And tonight's show obviously takes place at a barbecue. We're asking people, what is your go-to barbecue condiment or sauce?

[6:19] Gia Love: Male male nays. I love mayonnaise.

[6:25] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, okay. Okay, I love that. I love to dip my fries in it. So, you know, you need some good mayo.

[6:31] Gia Love: Yeah.

[6:32] Robert Peterpaul: Now speaking of barbecues, if you were throwing one or just a party in general, who would you want to haunt it? You could pick like any person in the world to just haunt it and keep popping around.

[6:40] Gia Love: Okay. So I actually throw a barbecue. I think one of the reasons I'm probably here is because I do that. It's like a New York staple event called the Celebration of Black Trans Women Cookout, and it happens every summer in Herbert Von King Park. And we have to have Beyonce. Last year when Renaissance came out, I had the DJs having the Renaissance album on a loop. So, you know, I would love for Beyonce to haunt anything I do, actually.

[7:02] Robert Peterpaul: Well, yes, wouldn't we all? Well, I love that. Have so much fun tonight. It was great to meet you.

[7:05] Gia Love: Thank you.

[7:07] Robert Peterpaul: Here, I don't want you to trip. All right, I'm gonna throw you in a Broadway podcast store.

[7:11] Robert Peterpaul: Hello!

[7:12] Javier Muñoz: How are you?

[7:13] Robert Peterpaul: I need to be able to get my podcast.

[7:15] Javier Muñoz: Oh, sure. Totally got you. I'm Robert. Nice to meet you.

[7:16] Javier Muñoz: Lovely to meet you.

[7:19] Robert Peterpaul: Well, we are a podcast network, so unfortunately everyone can't see that you look great. So if you wouldn't mind just starting out by introducing yourself and maybe sharing a fun fact for listeners.

[7:27] Javier Muñoz: Oh my gosh. Uh well I'm Javier Muñoz. Uh, and I am trying to think of a fun fact. Uh you could chase me down the street with an onion in your hand and I would run for my life. I absolutely loathe onions.

[7:40] Robert Peterpaul: Okay, so at the barbecue, you're running out of barbecue, basically.

[7:45] Javier Muñoz: You don't attend barbecues because it's just too much. I'll bring dessert. That's it. There's no onions in dessert.

[7:50] Robert Peterpaul: The truth, you don't like crying? Like, should we get into the emotion?

[7:52] Javier Muñoz: No, I'm just kidding. So tonight's show does take place at a barbecue. So we're kind of asking everybody what's your ideal condiment or sauce?

[7:59] Javier Muñoz: Ooh, condiment or sauce. Sauce verde.

[8:05] Robert Peterpaul: Ooh, good choice. Yeah. Yeah, that goes on everything.

[8:08] Javier Muñoz: It goes on everything for sure. Now, with tonight's show, I don't know what you've heard, but obviously there is a ghost involved coming coming through. If you threw a party or a barbecue, who would you want to haunt it? If you could pick anybody in the world, alive or dead.

[8:21] Javier Muñoz: Oh, that's a really good question. Who would I want to haunt?

[8:26] Javier Muñoz: I would want. Oh my god, I have to just pick one person. Or it's fine. Uh oh my god, you're really catching me. Madeline Kahn.

[8:39] Robert Peterpaul: Madeline Kahn! Yes. Yes. That's a great one. Hilarious. She was amazing. I love her so much.

[8:44] Robert Peterpaul: Lastly, since this is the Broadway Podcast Network, I would love to know if you had a podcast, what would it be called? And who would your dream co-host be? I know we're throwing all the dream scenarios at you tonight. I promise. This is the last one.

[8:56] Javier Muñoz: Okay, okay. It would be called No Onions.

[9:00] Robert Peterpaul: Just to come full circle.

[9:01] Javier Muñoz: Yes. And my dream co-host would be. That's a really good question. It would be not before. Mandy Gonzalez.

[9:14] Robert Peterpaul: Ooh, she's a dream. She's a dearest friend, and we would have a good time.

[9:17] Robert Peterpaul: Such a great choice. Well, I'm such a fan of you, and I would just love to end if you could eat this onion. No, I'm just kidding. Thank you so much. Enjoy the show tonight. It's great to meet you.

[9:24] Javier Muñoz: Likewise, thank you so much.

[9:25] Jonathan McCory: Hi, my name is Jonathan McCory, and I am the executive artistic director of the National Black Theater.

[9:32] Karen McCroy: And I'm Karen McCroy, Jonathan's mother.

[9:34] Robert Peterpaul: How proud are you of him?

[9:36] Karen McCroy: I'm extremely proud. That's just amazing. It's just extraordinary. I just, I'm just, I'm just amazed and just uh starry-eyed.

[9:44] Robert Peterpaul: That's so sweet. That's making me emotional. Wait, how excited are you both to see tonight's show?

[9:49] Jonathan McCory: Fat Ham. I've heard so many wonderful things. I'm so excited to see the show, and I'm ready to laugh and have some fun.

[9:54] Karen McCroy: I love that. I mean, the amazing part about what tonight will be and what it is already is the culmination of what joy can look like manifested in theater. Um so what I'm really excited about is actually allowing the thousand stars, a thousand audience members, a thousand of people who will come and sit and watch, ready to be transformed with laughter through laughter to find out what it means to love themselves again.

[10:17] Robert Peterpaul: That's so sweet and important. That is the power of theater. And I love that. My podcast is the Art of Kindness, so that's what we focus on here at the Broadway Podcast Network, is all that love. Obviously, tonight's show takes place at a barbecue. When you're going to a barbecue, what is that condiment that you put on everything? What is your favorite sauce? I need to know.

[10:33] Jonathan McCory: Oh, barbecue sauce uh has to be barbecue sauce. Of course, if it's a hot dog, it's a ketchup and mustard uh and relish. But uh, I like the potato salad, homemade potato salad.

[10:44] Karen McCroy: Ooh, I like let you just give me a whole meal and I love it. I love it.

[10:48] Jonathan McCory: What about you, friend?

[10:50] Karen McCroy: Um, I would say I would say a good sauce, uh homemade sauce is always great to have. Um, and I think also what's really great to have uh when you think about a barbecue is um some great homemade macaroni and cheese.

[11:00] Jonathan McCory: Ooh, I love that. Put tons of cheese on it. And then at tonight's barbecue, we have a ghost kind of haunting and popping in, stealing the show. If you threw a party or a barbecue, who would you want to haunt it? You could pick anybody alive or dead. Who would you want to be popping up, haunting that, maybe singing a song?

[11:17] Jonathan McCory: Oh my goodness, singing a song, um Luther Vandross.

[11:20] Karen McCroy: I was about to say Luther Vandross, too. I mean hey, he's the black he's part of the black family barbecue tradition. So, Luther, if he's in the room, we're having a good time.

[11:29] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, I love that. Well, everyone's gonna have a great time tonight. It was lovely to meet you both. Thank you so much for stopping. Have fun.

[11:34] Jonathan McCory: Yes, thank you.

[11:35] Karen McCroy: Thank you.

[11:36] Robert Peterpaul: Hello. I'm Robert, it's lovely to meet you both. I'm such a huge fan. I'm so excited to talk to you today. This is the Broadway Podcast Network, so unfortunately, people cannot see how wonderful you both look. So if you wouldn't mind just first introducing yourselves and maybe sharing a fun fact or whatever you want to say is fine, really.

[11:55] Will Swenson: A fun fact. My name is Will Swenson.

[11:59] Audra McDonald: And uh My name is Audra McDonald Swenson, and we're married, that's the fun fact.

[12:04] Robert Peterpaul: And they are legends, honestly. I know I love CNN when we did this, the quarantine performances from your home. Mom is like, that's where the icons live, not to be weird. How excited are you to see the show tonight?

[12:15] Will Swenson: Super excited. Mainly we never get a date, but so that's lovely. But also we hear that the play is incredible and yeah, so happy that it made the transfer. It's wonderful to see the representation on Broadway, so I'm thrilled that it made the transfer and just want to be here to support.

[12:28] Audra McDonald: Me too. And of course, a fun, silly social media question to distill it down to. Tonight takes place at a barbecue, the show. If you two were throwing a barbecue, what's your ideal sauce or condiment to have to put on everything? What do you gotta throw on things?

[12:40] Will Swenson: Oh, spicy barbecue sauce for me. Um there just needs to be pickles. I love pickles.

[12:46] Audra McDonald: Fried or just plain?

[12:48] Will Swenson: Uh they don't need to be oh, they could be fried too, but pickles.

[12:50] Robert Peterpaul: Okay. I like that, I'll take that. And then I just wanted to know too, since tonight involves a haunting. If you guys are throwing a party, who would you want to haunt it? You could pick anybody a dead or alive that just kind of is popping up and surprising people and singing or dan, whatever it is.

[13:04] Audra McDonald: I don't know, that's a great question.

[13:07] Will Swenson: That's a good question.

[13:09] Robert Peterpaul: I know, right?

[13:11] Audra McDonald: Yeah, but you got her.

[13:12] Will Swenson: Well, so called well, that'd be fun to have her swap out.

[13:15] Audra McDonald: Revisit.

[13:16] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah. So sweet. So since we are podcast network, if you two graced us all, all of our ears by hosting a show together, what would it be called? And what would it be about if you two were podcast co-hosts?

[13:28] Will Swenson: It'd be called Carbohydrates the Podcast.

[13:33] Audra McDonald: What carbs?

[13:34] Will Swenson: Come on.

[13:35] Audra McDonald: Or it would be either that or We're So Sleepy, the Podcast.

[13:39] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. Well, I know you're sleepy, so my last question I'll let you go is my podcast is the Art of Kindness. I would just love to know if you had a kindness tip you could share that you think listeners should incorporate into their day. Something people can do more of.

[13:53] Audra McDonald: Um listen.

[13:57] Will Swenson: People people could listen more.

[13:59] Audra McDonald: Yeah, and and check somebody else's perspective before you kind of act on your own. Put yourself in their shoes before you talk.

[14:08] Robert Peterpaul: Thank you both. This was so lovely to meet you. Have fun tonight.

[14:11] Will Swenson: Thank you.

[14:14] Robert Peterpaul: Good to see you.

[14:15] Eric Bergen: So this is the Broadway Podcast Network, so unfortunately everyone cannot see you. Would you mind just introducing yourself and maybe sharing a fun fact?

[14:22] Eric Bergen: Sure. Um, I'm Eric Bergen. I'm currently on Broadway in Chicago, playing Billy Flynn.

[14:27] Robert Peterpaul: Oh! How has it been to get our new girl in there?

[14:30] Eric Bergen: Everybody's talking about Roxy, the name on everybody's lips. Olivia Holt, she's incredible. I mean, she's new to Broadway. Um, and I I I mean she's truly, truly incredible. I had no clue. I wasn't familiar with her work. I knew the name. Um, and I saw a little bit of her work and it was so not Roxy, and I I thought, how is she gonna I mean this is you know, I didn't know what to expect. And I got into the rehearsal room with her and she worked her face off. I mean she's incredible. And um her her fans have been showing up left and right, and you know, there's a lot of energy in Chicago right now, especially coming off of Jinx Bonsoon's run. Um and the audiences are just sold out every night. It's just wild. I I'm very grateful.

[15:10] Robert Peterpaul: Happy for you all, and I loved Cruel Summer, so Olivia in there, if you haven't watched it, it's a very bingeable show.

[15:15] Eric Bergen: That's what I hear. Cruel Summer, my friend uh Brooklyn Sedano was on that show with her, and um so I'm I just started the binging process.

[15:21] Robert Peterpaul: Okay, good. I'm glad you're getting in there. Well, we're here to binge a Broadway show and maybe some food at a barbecue.

[15:26] Eric Bergen: Yes.

[15:33] Robert Peterpaul: My go-to condiment barbecue condiment sauce?

[15:37] Eric Bergen: Yeah. Oh, well, uh uh I you know I live in Harlem and I I'm obsessed with Melba's. Do you know Melba's?

[15:44] Robert Peterpaul: Oh it is the one of the best restaurants in New York City, the true definition of soul food.

[15:50] Eric Bergen: Um and she is incredible. So uh if if Melba, if Melba is catering, I'm there. Um I I'm Jewish. We didn't do the food thing right. Um Yeah, we didn't we m like my grandmother, she like mixed ketchup and mayo to make like Russian dressing, so it was not don't look to me to cook.

[16:10] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, no, I I feel that. Alan's this is Alan, by the way, he's nodding his head.

[16:14] Eric Bergen: Yeah, he's great.

[16:15] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah. Wait, don't have the Jews cater anything.

[16:18] Eric Bergen: And I say that as one.

[16:19] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, I got that too in me. I'm like, the crispy bread, okay.

[16:22] Eric Bergen: Right, exactly.

[16:23] Robert Peterpaul: A little too crispy.

[16:24] Eric Bergen: Yeah.

[16:24] Robert Peterpaul: My last question for you would be if you threw a party or a barbecue and you could pick anybody in the world to haunt it, who would it be?

[16:30] Eric Bergen: To haunt the barbecue?

[16:32] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah.

[16:33] Eric Bergen: Oh, um, oh gosh. I do oh God, um, this is a hard question. Well, for music, Aretha Franklin.

[16:40] Robert Peterpaul: Yes.

[16:40] Eric Bergen: Um, and for party throwing, uh, Truman Capote.

[16:43] Robert Peterpaul: Oh amazing answers. Thank you so much. Have so much fun tonight. It was great to meet you. Good to see you.

[16:47] Eric Bergen: Thank you.

[16:47] Robert Peterpaul: I don't want to keep everybody clogged.

[16:50] Eric Bergen: Okay.

[16:51] Robert Peterpaul: This is the Broadway Podcast Network, so nobody can see you unfortunately. Would you mind just introducing yourself and maybe sharing a fun fact?

[16:57] Kadeem Ali Harris: All right, listeners. Uh, how are you doing? My name is Kadeem Ali Harris. Uh, a fun fact about me, I've seen this show, Fat Ham, probably about seven or eight times now.

[17:06] Robert Peterpaul: Super fan.

[17:07] Kadeem Ali Harris: Yeah, yeah, I'm a super fan. I love this show. What's your favorite part about this show?

[17:11] Kadeem Ali Harris: Um, well, I just love just the conversation about you know, black masculinity, about men and masculinity and what it means to be soft for a man, and I think that's beautiful. Um I also love just the surprises in the show. You know, there are so many surprises, and since it transferred over to uh from the public, I've just I'm always looking for like what new that they have like brought to the show. So, yeah, it's great. And everybody's great. So I love that.

[17:35] Robert Peterpaul: Well, it takes place at a barbecue. And so we're asking people just a fun, weird question. What would what is your favorite barbecue sauce or condiment? What what do you put on everything?

[17:43] Kadeem Ali Harris: Ooh, favorite. I mean, for me, I'm definitely gonna have to have some like I like a Nashville barbecue sauce. You know what I mean? Like, I'm always gonna do that. Um, and what's another? I mean, and I'm from the Carolinas too, so a Carolina Gold barbecue sauce is where it's at too, you know.

[18:02] Robert Peterpaul: So you're listening to me. I almost like whacked it with the mic because I was like, what?

[18:05] Kadeem Ali Harris: Oh yeah, yeah. Like that's uh I I'm so hungry now. I'm I keep asking this question.

[18:09] Robert Peterpaul: That's popping. And I I love a good beef brisket too. A nice tender brisket is where it's at, you know. Lots of fat, at least on my end. Speaking of fat ham, there's a ghost that haunts the show, we'll say. If you had someone haunting your party or your barbecue, who would you pick?

[18:27] Kadeem Ali Harris: You know, if you could pick like your dream haunt, anybody alive or dead.

[18:30] Kadeem Ali Harris: Ooh, my dream haunt. Who would I love to haunt me? You know, that's a that's a great question. I don't you know, you try not to go too deep on this, you know, but I'm so we can go there. I would want one of my ancestors to haunt me, you know, somebody who like knows me, somebody who I can ask some questions to, like where we came from, how we got here, you know that I think that would be really cool. Or somebody like, I don't know, like Jesus or somebody, you know, so yeah, like when do you ever get a chance to have a conversation with Jesus? Like what happened on that cross? That's what I want to know. And meanwhile, I'm like, Meryl Streep, come on down.

[19:06] Robert Peterpaul: I mean, she's alive. I thought we were talking about people who are dead.

[19:08] Kadeem Ali Harris: Anybody, but I uh your answers were perfect, so don't change them. Don't change a thing. Since we are a podcast network, I would love to know for you if you had your own podcast coming out. What would you call it? And who would your dream co-host be? It can also be Jesus, I guess, you know.

[19:21] Kadeem Ali Harris: My my uh my favorite podcast would be, oh, that's my mama.

[19:25] Robert Peterpaul: Come on in. His mom's here.

[19:28] Kadeem Ali Harris: Hi.

[19:28] Kadeem Ali Harris: Actually, he has a podcast. Speaking of podcasts, no way, tell us about it.

[19:31] Kadeem Ali Harris: Tell me your podcast, mom.

[19:33] Kadeem Ali Harris: Didn't know one ought to want to have already. I have one show that's called Ladies and Lyrics. It's about music. And it's me and two other ladies, and it's on YouTube and Facebook. So it's Facebook Live, and we dissect music.

[19:46] Kadeem Ali Harris: I love that. That's a great title, ladies and lyrics. Is it is the acronym Little? Can I make that up?

[19:50] Kadeem Ali Harris: I can't even think right now, but it's Little L-I-L, right?

[19:53] Kadeem Ali Harris: L-I. Yes. Get that on merch. I love that. Everybody go listen.

[20:01] Kadeem Ali Harris: Oh, I can't wait to see about that. I also have to ask you, I'm sure you're unbothered by your amazing son here. How proud are you of everything?

[20:10] Kadeem Ali Harris: I actually got the title from him because I love his um the way his paws and he doesn't not let anything bother him, but he walks in a room and he takes command. And he knew this moment that he wanted to do what he's doing right now. At first, I was like, the no. And then I had to come to grips with it and said it's his dream. And I'm super proud.

[20:35] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. Well, may more moms out there listening take that wonderful advice from you. I hope you both have so much fun tonight. It was so great to meet you. I won't keep you anymore. Thank you. I can't wait to tune in.

[20:45] Kadeem Ali Harris: Yes, please.

[20:47] Robert Peterpaul: Hello, literally bumping shoulders with the writer. How are you?

[20:49] Jamies IJames: I don't know if you remember me. We met at Batsonarella. Congratulations, I'm so excited for you tonight. Would you just mind introducing yourself again since we're a podcast network? And then I'll ask you two really quick questions and let you go.

[21:01] Jamies IJames: I'm Jamies IJames. I am the playwright of Fat Ham.

[21:04] Robert Peterpaul: I'm so excited for you. This show is amazing, and I'm gonna just still it down to two really silly questions. The first of which is it takes place at a barbecue, so we're asking people what is your favorite condiment or sauce to bring?

[21:16] Jamies IJames: I like spicy mustard on everything.

[21:19] Robert Peterpaul: So good. I love that. I'm getting hungry. Now, in your personal life, if you threw a party or a barbecue, who would your ideal haunt be? If you could pick anybody alive or dead, who would you want to haunt your party?

[21:30] Jamies IJames: Oh my gosh. Um, Rick James.

[21:34] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, I love that. A good time is gonna be had.

[21:37] Jamies IJames: Yes. I love that. Well, a good time is going to be happened tonight. Enjoy yourself. It was so great to see you. Bye.

[21:43] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, I love that. Hello!

[21:45] Jay Armstrong Johnson: Oh my god. How are you?

[21:48] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, I'm so good. How are you? You're a dream in tangerine.

[21:50] Jay Armstrong Johnson: Oh, get out of here. That's very nice of you.

[21:53] Robert Peterpaul: Shit. Bye. We gotta go. Please just introduce yourself, my friend, since nobody can see you. This is a podcast network and they're missing out on the beauty.

[22:00] Jay Armstrong Johnson: Hi, this is Jay Armstrong Johnson, currently in Parade on Broadway.

[22:03] Robert Peterpaul: Got the Josh!

[22:05] Jay Armstrong Johnson: Ah! First of all, this show takes place at a barbecue, so we're just asking people two really silly questions. The first of which is what's your ideal condiment or sauce to put on things?

[22:14] Jay Armstrong Johnson: It's like that Texas barbecue. My dad actually catered barbecue for like 15 years of my life, and so my dad's steaks and ribs are the best thing in the world, and it's his specific barbecue sauce that I need.

[22:26] Robert Peterpaul: We need to get that out worldwide. I'm getting hungry now. I think I maybe know the answer to this next question, but if you could pick anybody, alive or dead, or just a character to haunt your party or your barbecue, who would you pick and why?

[22:39] Jay Armstrong Johnson: What if it's Anderson?

[22:40] Robert Peterpaul: Yeah, come on. You knew.

[22:41] Jay Armstrong Johnson: I did, I set you up for that. I was like, if he doesn't say Winnie, I'm literally just gonna do a split, and I can't do a split.

[22:47] Robert Peterpaul: Well, I can't wait to see Parade. I'm so happy for you, I'm gonna let you go. I can't ask any more questions, but it was great to see you. I love you.

[22:52] Jay Armstrong Johnson: Can I ask you one quick question?

[22:55] Robert Peterpaul: Yes, sir, sir. Hi, I'm Robert, nice to meet you.

[22:57] Sahim Ali: Hey, nice to meet you. This is the Broadway Podcast Network, so unfortunately nobody can see you, so would you mind just introducing yourself?

[23:01] Sahim Ali: Hi, I am Sahim Ali, I'm the director of Fat Ham.

[23:03] Robert Peterpaul: Woo! So if you were throwing a barbecue or a party, what would your ideal haunt be? What person would you want alive or dead to haunt the party?

[23:13] Sahim Ali: Oh, to haunt the party. Oh, to haunt the party. I would want Bill Withers to haunt the party.

[23:18] Robert Peterpaul: Why?

[23:19] Sahim Ali: I'm missing some lovely day. Okay. Like it'd be haunting and beautiful and unexpected. And I know you gotta go, but I would just love to know what is your go-to condiment or sauce at a barbecue? What are you putting on everything?

[23:27] Sahim Ali: Hot sauce.

[23:29] Robert Peterpaul: Hot sauce, swag, hot sauce, everything. Love it. Well, congratulations. Have so much fun today.

[23:33] Sahim Ali: Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

[23:34] Robert Peterpaul: You both look great, first of all. I'm Robert, nice to meet you.

[23:47] Amber Iman: My name is Amber Iman, and I'm really excited to be here.

[23:50] Phoenix Best: That's my fun fact.

[23:51] Amber Iman: Oh, I love that. I'm Phoenix Best, and I'm Amber's date, and I love to be here.

[23:55] Robert Peterpaul: Okay, this show takes place at a barbecue. So at a barbecue, what's your go-to condiment? This is a very important question. What do you put on everything? What sauce or condiment?

[24:07] Amber Iman: They make ketchup chips too. And I'm gonna say hot sauce.

[24:10] Robert Peterpaul: Okay. Well, enjoy the show. I love the Broadway Podcast Network.

[24:16] Phoenix Best: Love it!

[24:17] Robert Peterpaul: Well, unfortunately, nobody can see how wonderful you look tonight. Would you mind just introducing yourself since they can only hear you?

[24:22] Antoine Hopper: Yes, hi, I'm Antoine Hopper of A Strange Loop and the movie A Thousand and One that's out right now. Congratulations on everything. I know you gotta get in there, so I just want to ask you two silly questions. The show takes place at a barbecue. Yes. What's your go-to condiment or sauce? Like, what do you put on everything?

[24:37] Antoine Hopper: Um, barbecue sauce.

[24:42] Robert Peterpaul: And then behind that, I don't want to be a stereotype, but hot sauce.

[24:46] Antoine Hopper: No, that's a layering that I've actually never tried. There's a there's a yeah, there's a level to this. You know, it takes time.

[24:52] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. The last question since this show has a haunting at the barbecue. If you threw a party or a barbecue, who would your ideal haunt be? If you could pick anybody alive or dead to come haunt your party, who would you want there?

[25:04] Antoine Hopper: Patty motherfucking Lupone.

[25:06] Robert Peterpaul: Oh. Patty Lupone. I will make it like a watch what happens next, live, Twitter, everything. I just want all of her little ad libs. Yeah, get Andy Cohen in there and you can get some really great snippets.

[25:19] Antoine Hopper: And SWV and Xscape.

[25:21] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, yes. These are great answers. Well, you know what? Go enjoy yourself. I don't want to keep you. It's great to meet you. Thank you.

[25:26] Antoine Hopper: Thank you.

[25:27] Robert Peterpaul: Hello. How are you? Could I ask you a quick question? So we're the Broadway Podcast Network, so unfortunately nobody can see you but they can hear you. Would you mind just introducing yourself really quickly and maybe sharing a fun fact or whatever you want to say?

[25:38] Kenny Leon: Honestly, it's fine. Hey, I'm Kenny Leon. Uh uh, I'm a Broadway director, and it's good to be here at the opening of Fat Ham. That's it. And I'm doing Hamlet, Shakespeare's Hamlet in the park this summer.

[25:50] Robert Peterpaul: Oh, so you're gonna be taking notes.

[25:51] Kenny Leon: No, no notes.

[25:53] Robert Peterpaul: No, no. I'm such a big fan of your work, and I could go on about that, but I'm gonna ask you two questions and then get you inside because I know we're rushing. The first is since it takes place at a barbecue, what's your go-to condiment or sauce that you're putting on everything when you're at a barbecue?

[26:07] Kenny Leon: I like some baked beans. Give me baked beans. I got baked beans. I know that's not a condiment, but baked beans, a barbecue without baked beans is not a barbecue.

[26:14] Robert Peterpaul: No, I love that. You can put that on anything. And the last question would be since we have a haunting, obviously in Hamlet and Fat Ham. If you threw a party, who would you want to haunt it? Who would your ideal haunt be, dead or alive?

[26:25] Kenny Leon: I always wanna I want Samuel L. Jackson to be wherever I am.

[26:28] Robert Peterpaul: Ooh, I love that. Thank you so much. It was great to meet you. Have fun.

[26:30] Kenny Leon: Thank you.

[26:34] Robert Peterpaul: First of all, you both look great. I'm Robert. Nice to meet you.

[26:36] Jasmine Batchelor: I'm Jasmine.

[26:38] Molly Burnett: Oh, great to meet you.

[26:50] Danielle Moné Truitt: Hi, Danielle Moné Truitt.

[26:50] Molly Burnett: Yes. Uh hi, my name is Molly Burnett.

[26:50] Danielle Moné Truitt: Hi, Danielle Moné Truitt.

[26:52] Robert Peterpaul: Well, I'm gonna have you repeat your names in just a moment, because we are a podcast network. So if you wouldn't mind just introducing yourselves and maybe sharing a fun fact for listeners.

[26:52] Jasmine Batchelor: Hey. And I'm Jasmine. Um, we're all currently on a Law and Order show, so.

[26:57] Robert Peterpaul: That's that's so exciting. I'm so pumped to talk to you. I know you're trying to get inside and see the show. So I just want to ask you two really silly quick questions. Tonight's show takes place at a barbecue. What's your go-to barbecue condiment or sauce?

[27:09] Molly Burnett: It's a hard-hitting question. Um, it's gonna be either jerk sauce or hot sauce.

[27:14] Danielle Moné Truitt: We're going full out Caribbean.

[27:16] Jasmine Batchelor: Like a hundred.

[27:17] Molly Burnett: No one said jerk, and I feel like they're jerks for not saying that, because that's a fabulous answer. Gotta have barbecue sauce, but also the meat has to be seasoned.

[27:25] Danielle Moné Truitt: The ribs gotta be seasoned without the barbecue sauce before you put it on there. Smoked and everything.

[27:30] Jasmine Batchelor: I'm so hungry now.

[27:31] Robert Peterpaul: Okay. I know. I like um that truffle hot sauce, but like the extra hot one.

[27:35] Danielle Moné Truitt: The trump.

[27:36] Jasmine Batchelor: Yeah, yes. Trump is so good.

[27:37] Robert Peterpaul: I love that. And then lastly, I'll let you guys get inside. There's a haunting in tonight's show. So I would love to know if you threw a party or a barbecue, who would you want to haunt it? Your ideal person, dead or alive, that would just be haunting your party, popping up everywhere.

[27:49] Molly Burnett: Haunt the party. Lorraine Hansberry.

[27:52] Danielle Moné Truitt: Lorraine Hansberry.

[27:54] Jasmine Batchelor: Yes. Uh uh. Maybe Marilyn Monroe.

[27:59] Molly Burnett: That's a great answer.

[28:01] Jasmine Batchelor: I'm gonna have to go with Whitney Houston.

[28:03] Robert Peterpaul: You're the second person to say that, and I know why. All right, you guys go enjoy the show. Great to meet you.