West of Broadway Podcast
Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff discuss the vibrant musical theater scene on the West Coast.
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Discussing PASSDOOR w/ Megan Sikora & James Tabeek
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will & Wendy are shifting focus slightly away from celebrating Musical Theater in Los Angeles and on the West Coast to celebrating Musical Theater FROM Los Angeles.
Musical Theater and America with Adam Epstein
Will & Wendy get a chance to talk to the captivating and brilliant Adam Epstein about his upcoming 11-week online course presented by the Pasadena Playhouse. 11-week Webinar. 60-minute virtual lectures every Tuesday at 5:00PM PST. May 12–Jul 21, 2020.
Getting to know Laura Bell Bundy
On this episode of West of Broadway Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff talk with Broadway star Laura Bell Bundy about absolutely everything! First, Laura Bell shares how her family are navigating the Covid-19 epidemic and her recent personal bout with the disease.
Rock of Ages Origin Story with Matt Weaver
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff connect via ZOOM with Producer and Creator of Rock of Ages Musical to find out how he and the cast are doing and to learn about how this unexpected musical hit found it's way all the way to Broadway and back home to Hollywood.
Sheltering in Place with Kathryn (KAT) Burns
On our very first video version of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff catch up with 2 time Emmy Award-winning choreographer Kathryn (Kat) Burns while she is Sheltering in Place during the coronavirus pandemic.
Book of Mormon's Liam Tobin
With the COVID 19 Pandemic bringing shows and businesses to a stand still, there isn't much theater news to report but Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff wanted to share their conversation with Book of Mormon star Liam Tobin from their Los Angeles run at the Ahmanson Theater.
COVID 19 Response
On this very special episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff are discussing the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and what we might do during this time of widespread shutdowns, work stoppages, and self-isolations.
Talking Assassins with Gedde Watanabe & George Xavier of East West Players
On this episode of West of Broadway Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff speak with Gedde Watanabe and George Xavier, two cast members of East West Players’ Spring 2020 production of the award-winning Broadway musical Assassins.
Glass Ceilings -A New Musical
Will Armstrong & Wendy Rosoff stopped into the rehearsal of Glass Ceilings, a new musical directed by Jessica Gardner and created by the musical writing team of Laura Watkins and Nicholas David Brandt (Comic-Con the Musical.) Glass Ceilings is a new musical about women throughout history whose stories you don’t know, but should.
Meet the cast of IAMA Theater's Found
Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff met up Downtown LA to see the new musical Found Starring Jonah Platt and Jordan Kai Burnett. This IAMA Theater production is playing at the Los Angeles Theater Center until March 23!
Will & Wendy Escape to Margaritaville
Will and Wendy officially set their clocks to island time as the L.A. Premiere of Jimmy Buffett’s ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE weighed anchor at the Dolby Theatre for a three week L.A. premiere! You guessed it!
Welcome Wendy Rosoff & Rock of Ages Hollywood
It’s curtains up on a very special episode of West of Broadway, a celebration of musical theatre on the West Coast! with theatre veteran Will Armstrong and introducing West of Broadway’s new co-host Broadway Veteran and all around wonderful human Wendy Rosoff.
Pasadena Playhouse's The Father w/ Alfred Molina
It’s curtains up on a special episode of West Broadway! I’m Los Angeles publicist and Broadway veteran Will Armstrong. This episode is a bit of a departure from our normal shows at west of Broadway, but as I think of it, maybe it’s less of a departure and more of an evolution.
Young Actor, Jacob Laval and Alan Seales from Broadway Podcast Network
It’s curtains up on another episode of West of Broadway. I’m Broadway Veteran Will Armstrong and this is a continuation of our Broadway Con Series. That’s right, the West of Broadway crew went all the way to NYC for the 5th annual Broadway Con.
Michael Milton - Shadow Star App
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong interviews Michael (Mike) Milton at the 2020 Broadway Con where he was debuting his new mentoring App Shadow Star! Mike took time off from his national tour of Jersey Boys to personally reveal his anxiously awaited app to the convention-goers in New York City.
Laurie Wells - Broadway Con - Shadow Star App
On this special 50th episode of West of Broadway, we head east to the 5th annual Broadway Con in New York City to celebrate musical theater with thousands of super fans!
Joshua Holden - The Joshua Show EP2
Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ in Costa Mesa, California continues it's 2019 – 2020 Family Series with The Joshua Show: Episode 2 This family-friendly production plays February 1 and 2 in Samueli Theater. Will caught up with Joshua himself.
Laura Benanti - Tales from Soprano Isle
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will talks with Tony Award-winner and five-time Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti who is bringing her one-woman act to Walnut Creek, California's Lesher Center for the Arts on Friday, January 31st.
Evan Strand - Disney's Frozen 1st National Tour
Welcome to part 2 of our series on Disney's Frozen 1st National Tour. Today we are connecting with Evan Strand one of the actors who plays the impressive and loveable Sven the Reindeer. Listen in as we learn about Evans path from Ballet, to firefighter training, to acting to dawning the intricate mantle of Sven.
Mason Reeves - Disney's Frozen 1st National Tour
Thank you for joining us on our first episode of 2020! Listen in as we speak with Mason Reeves, the exceptionally talented young man who has stepped away from his senior year at the University of Michigan to originate the role of Kristoff in Disney's Frozen National Tour.
Becky Lythgoe - Lythgoe Family Panto
It's a special day in studio at West of Broadway! We are joined by the amazing Becky Lythgoe to discuss the 10th anniversary of Lythgoe Family Panto! Listen in as we discuss the upcoming presentation of A Snow White Christmas.
Danielle Trzcinski - Little Black Dress
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara Scott talks with Danielle Trzcinski, co-writer and star of Little Black Dress, the fearlessly funny ladies’ night out musical.
Dan'yelle Williamson - SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL
In this episode of West of Broadway, Lara Scott talks with the Diva Donna herself, DAN’YELLE WILLIAMSON Currently starring in the national tour of Summer, The Donna Summer Musical. Now playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre til November 24th.
Michael A. Shepperd - Matilda, The Musical
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara speak with Michael A. Shepperd who is currently starring as “Miss Trunchbull,” in the La Mirada production of Matilda the Musical.
Adam Pascal - The Music Man
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara and Will get to talk to the amazing Adam Pascal who is currently appearing as Harold Hill in the beloved classic The Music Man.
The Verdi Chorus - Shana Blake Hill
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara Scott gets to speak with acclaimed soprano Shana Blake Hill, who will be one of the Guest Soloists for the upcoming Verdi Chorus Fall Concert Sound and Fury being presented November 16 and 17 in Santa Monica.
Betty Buckley
Will and Lara are honored to have an opportunity to speak with the ICONIC Betty Buckley about life, pets and her upcoming performances at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and LA's Saban Theater. The Tony winner will be at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts October 17 – 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Little Shop Review with Nikki Diaz
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara talk with Mom Blogger and Lifestyle Expert Nikki Diaz of @NikkiDiazWorld about her experience at Opening Night of Pasadena Playhouse's production of Little Shop of Horrors starring George Salazar, MJ Rodrigues, and Amber Riely.
Miss Saigon - Emily Bautista
THE NEW NATIONAL TOUR OF CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S DYNAMITE BROADWAY REVIVAL OF LEGENDARY MUSICAL MISS SAIGON is on it's way to Segerstrom Hall on October 1 – 13, 2019 and we got to talk with Emily Bautista who is starring as Kim!
Grumpy Old Men - Ken Page
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will talks about his experience at La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts seeing the West Coast premiere of "Grumpy Old Men the Musical." Spoiler alert, he loved it!
Little Shop - George Salazar
Will is FREAKING out over today's guest! George Salazar is coming off his iconic run in the hit Be More Chill to mount a reinterpretation of the classic Little Shop of Horrors starring alongside Mj Rodriguez (Pose) As “Audrey,” and Amber Riley (Glee) as “Audrey II” in a classic boy meets girl, power-hungry, R&B Singing, carnivorous plant strives for world domination.
The Chinese Lady -TRIEU TRAN
Will and Lara are talking Artists at Play and Greenway Arts Alliance's LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OFThe Chinese Lady with one of the stars Trieu Tran.
Into The Woods At Hollywood Bowl And GMCLA
Super excited about this episode!
Miss Saigon and Ashley Argota Spitfire Grill
On This special episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara talk with Radio Host Maggie Mckay about opening night at The Pantages for Miss Saigon and then screen and stage star Ashley Argota talks about her very special production of Spitfire Grill at the Garry Marshal Theater.
The Play That Goes Wrong And More
On todays episode of West of Broadway, Lara talks about her experience at The Play that Goes Wrong. We talk with Mark Saltzman about his new show with a Guys and Dolls connection and we catch up with one of the creators of the Friends Musical Parody.
Phantom Tour and 567Broadway
On this episode of West of Broadway, we discuss Lara's trip to the Pantages to see The Phantom of the Opera tour now playing til July 7th and then we touch on the Geffen Playhouse's production of Mysterious Circumstances.
Noah Weisberg - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Tour)
On this special mini episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara talk with Noah Weisberg who is currently staring as Willy Wonka in the National Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts til Sunday June 9th.
Falsettos
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara are joined by friend of the pod Wendy Rosoff to talk about the National Tour Production of Falsettos currently playing at the Ahmanson Theater and then, Lara and Will talk to Ariana Stultz of the Verdi Chorus who is performing in their one night only production "Love is Timeless." on May 4th!
Verdi Chorus and Ragtime
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara get to speak with 2 of the stars of the 36 th Season of The Verdi Chorus Spring 2019 Concert L’Amore e la Vita (Love and Life) Two performances only April 6-7, 2019 First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica Two of our guest soloists, Los Angeles Opera favorite Jamie Chamberlin and acclaimed tenor Nathan Granner, who are actually married in real life!
Cats National Tour
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Lara Scottsit down inside the Hollywood Pantages Theatre before the curtain rises on the National tour of #Cats.
Hello Dolly With FOX 11's Amanda Salas
In this episode of West of Broadway Will and Lara talk with FOX 11 Entertainment Reporter Amanda Salas about the opening night of Hello Dolly at the Pantages Theater now playing until Feb 17th. The three rave about Betty Buckley's performance along with the entire fantastic production.
Ragtime The Musical's - Bryce Charles
In this special "Mini Episode" of West of Broadway, Lara Scott talks with Bryce Charles who is starring as Sarah in Pasadena Playhouse's production of Ragtime. Bryce is ecstatic to be making her Pasadena Playhouse debut with Ragtime!
Wicked Tour & Upcoming season at Pantages and Ahmanson
It’s our first show of 2019, an this is going to be another incredible year of musical theatre here in Southern California….We love that there are so many CLASSIC shows this season that a lot of us will get to see for the first time… Lara talks about her experience at Wicked with her children and we also look back at the fantastic performance in Pasadena from the Lythgoe Family Panto's 'Wonderful Winter of OZ.) Then we discuss the amazing season to come at Pantages and Ahmanson!
A Bronx Tale and More!
In this episode of West of Broadway, Will heads to the red carpet at the Pantages Theater for Opening Night of A Bronx Tale where he gets to talk one on one with the stars!
The Color Purple And Guys And Dolls
Join us for a conversation with Greenway Arts Alliance's Production of The Color Purple's very own April Nixon and Gabrielle Jackson. On stage here in LA until December 9th.
BroadwayLA Unplugged And In A Booth At Chasen's
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara gets to hear about Will’s experience at the El Capitan Theater seeing the premier of the Disney film Nutcracker and the Four Realms. And then, they talk to Amanda Rafkin a Los Angeles-based composer, musical director, and pianist.
Disney Cruise Line And Lythgoe Family Panto
In this episode of West of Broadway Podcast we sit down with host Lara Scott to hear all about her exciting voyage aboard the Disney Dream. And then we catch up with Becky Baeling Lythgoe out of Lythgoe Family Panto to talk about her exciting new production The Wonderful Winter of OZ.
Todd Murray Christmas Crooning
Today we have not 1 not 2 but 3 guests on West of Broadway! Lara and Will start things off with the founding artistic director of the Verdi Chorus Anne Marie Ketchum , We hop on the phone with Cabaret Legend Todd Murray to talk about his 2 new Christmas songs available on itunes and Sharon who is manager of ticket sales for the El Capitan Theater shares some valuable insider information about the legendary theater!
Love Never Dies, Karen Mason
In this episode of West of Broadway Lara and Will's Husband Bill discuss opening night of Beautiful the Carole King Story and we get a call from the DIVA Karen Mason while she's mid show of her production of Love Never Dies.
Beautiful's Sarah Bockel & Tenor By Night
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara get to talk with the star of the national tour of Beautiful the Carole King Musical, Sarah Bockel about how excited she is to be coming to Los Angeles.
Laurie Wells & Jennifer Lynn O'Hara
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara catch up with our very first guest Laurie Wells and we introduce our listeners to our new correspondent Jennifer Lynn O'Hara.
The World Goes Round / Valerie Perri
Valerie Perri stars in Reprise 2.0's production of THE WORLD GOES ROUND featuring songs from the Tony-award-winning team of John Kander and Fred Ebb. THE WORLD GOES ROUND is at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse September 5th through the 16th, and tickets and more info are available at Reprise2.org.
Waitress / Tamlyn Brooke Shusterman
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara talks about her “Date Night” with her husband at the Pantages Theater seeing the National Tour of Waitress. Playing in LA until August 26th, it’ll be back this way on November 13th at the Segerstrom Center.
Most Happy Fella / Jeffrey Landman
In this short and sweet episode of West of Broadway, Will sits down with Jeffrey Landman to discuss Musical Theater West's production of Most Happy Fella From the composer of Guys & Dolls, Frank Loesser’s most ambitious and romantic musical tells the heart-stopping story of unlikely love that blossoms in Napa Valley.
On Your Feet! / Rick Miller
In this episode of West of Broadway Will and Lara are at the Pantages theater celebrating the opening night of the ON YOUR FEET! National Tour. https://onyourfeetmusical.com Will and Lara meet in the lobby of the Pantages Theater for a "Lobby Talk" about this exciting and groundbreaking production.
The Color Purple / Gabrielle Reid and Clyde Voce
In this episode of West of Broadway will and Lara are at the Pantages theater celebrating the opening night of the Color Purple National Tour. Listen to Will and Lara discuss their excitement before they enter the theater and their recaps of the first and second acts.
School of Rock
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara and Will sit down to discuss the national tour of School of Rock on stage now at the Pantages Theater. Lara raves about her opening night experience and Will shares his one on one interviews with the cast along with a very special audio clip of an acoustic performance from the ensemble.
Musical Theatre Guild / Will Collyer & Wendy Rosoff
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara Scott and Will Armstrong are back from break and sitting down with Musical Theatre Guild members Will Collyer & Wendy Rosoff to discuss this remarkable organization and the work that goes behind producing their one night only musicals.
Shoshana Bean
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Lara Scott speak with the amazing Shoshana Bean. Shoshana shares what is it like to walk the line between musical theater and being a recording artist.
Jersey Boys/ Mark Ballas
On this episode of West of Broadway, Lara Scott and Will Armstrong sit down to discuss their very busy theater schedule before Will takes off to the Ahmanson Theater to sit down with the current Frankie Valli, Mark Ballas.
The Bodyguard / Judson Mills & Jasmin Richardson
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara swoon over their recent trip to the Pantages Theater to see the National Tour of The Bodyguard starring Deborah Cox.
Broadway Arts Camp / Alexis Carra
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong sits down with Broadway Veteran and Co-founder of Broadway Arts Camp, Alexis Carra to discuss her journey from Broadway to Hollywood.
Into the Woods / Charles Chatelain
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Lara Scott sit down with the Charles Chatelain, President of the Center Theater Group’s Young Producers Circle to discuss the Fiasco Theater’s production of Into the Woods, performing at the Ahmanson Theater from now until May 14th.
Laurie Wells , An American in Paris
On the first episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara sit down with An American in Paris Ensemble Member Laurie Wells playing at the Pantages Theater. Laurie talks about tour life, performing in LA, and shares some old stories from cruise ship life!
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