Ben Brantley, Chief Drama Critic of the New York Times, has been a staff critic since 1996, filing reviews regularly from London as well as New York. Subjects of his profiles include the underground Belarus Free Theater in Minsk, and Barbra Streisand in Malibu.
Thanks to his willingness to jump on my podcast, you’re going to get a chance to know the guy behind the “Ben.” In this enlightening podcast with the Chief Drama Critic of the New York Times, you’ll hear . . .
- His favorite theater-going experiences during his reign as a critic
- How often he tears up at the theater
- Why he has no friends in the theater
- Why he prefers Off Broadway to Broadway
- The show he just saw that he loved, and what he’s looking forward to next season
There’s a lot to learn on this podcast, including how to get the attention of a NY Times critic and how best to write a review . . . but the most important thing to learn is that is everyone in this business, including the people you disagree with, got into it in the first place because they love it.
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