BEHIND THE CURTAIN: BROADWAY'S LIVING LEGENDS » Podcast
629 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsBehind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends collects the wit, wisdom, and anecdotes of musical theatre's greatest artists from the Golden Age to Now. From actors to directors, designers to playwrights, press agents to general managers, this podcast is a celebration of the giants who helped shape the American Musical Theatre. Hosts: Robert W. Schneider & Kevin David Thomas
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#235 JOE MANTELLO, Director
September 28, 2020 07:33 - 1 hourSHOWS: Wicked, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Boys in the Band One of Broadway's busiest directors, Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, joins Rob and Kevin to look back on his acting career, discuss the process of creating the shuttered Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, and to walk listeners through the process of creating Netflix's The Boys in The Band, starring Jim Parsons, which drops on September 30th. Joe pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he discovered the staging of Defyin...
Our Favorite Things #234: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas & A New Brain
September 24, 2020 20:08 - 27 minutesThis Week: Why the Whorehouse movie is better than the stage show & why we'd all rather be sailing. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the...
Our Favorite Things: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas & A New Brain
September 24, 2020 20:08 - 28 minutesThis Week: Why the Whorehouse movie is better than the stage show & why we'd all rather be sailing. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the...
#234 MATTHEW BRODERICK, Actor
September 21, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: The Producers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying One of Broadway's most iconic players, Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick, takes a look back on the beginnings of his career as a stage actor and his appearances in Torch Song Trilogy, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Producers, The Odd Couple, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and the upcoming Plaza Suite with his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker. ...
Our Favorite Things #233: Susan Johnson & Mario Cantone
September 17, 2020 15:16 - 31 minutesThis Week: The Best Belter in Show Business & Mario Cantone vs. Grand Hotel lady Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own q...
Our Favorite Things: Susan Johnson & Mario Cantone
September 17, 2020 15:16 - 32 minutesThis Week: The Best Belter in Show Business & Mario Cantone vs. Grand Hotel lady Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own q...
#233 ALMA CUERVO, Actress
September 14, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: Titanic, On Your Feet, Uncommon Women and Others Get on your feet because we have one of Broadway's most beloved actresses, Alma Cuervo, who joins us to discuss her career which include appearances in Once In A Lifetime, Bedroom Farce, Censored Scenes From King Kong, Is There Life After High School, Quilters, The Heidi Chronicles, Titanic, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, and On Your Feet to name just a few. Alma pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how she got i...
Our Favorite Things #232: Sounds of Broadway
September 10, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutesThis Week: An interview with Sounds Of Broadway's Stuart Brown Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: h...
Our Favorite Things: Sounds of Broadway
September 10, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutesThis Week: An interview with Sounds Of Broadway's Stuart Brown Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: h...
#232 DAVID YAZBEK, Composer
September 07, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: The Band's Visit, Tootsie, The Full Monty One of Broadway's greatest songwriters, Tony Award winning composer David Yazbek, hops on podcast to tickle your funny bone. David's incredible career includes writing the scores to The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Band's Visit, and Tootsie, as well as having been one of the industry's most successful songwriters in just about every medium imaginable. David pulls back the curtain on his c...
Our Favorite Things: OnStage Blog & Casting By....
September 03, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutesThis Week: Exploring a new way to get your theatre news and celebrating an unsung icon Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your...
Our Favorite Things #231: OnStage Blog & Casting By....
September 03, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutesThis Week: Exploring a new way to get your theatre news and celebrating an unsung icon Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your...
#231 KEN LUDWIG, Playwright
August 31, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: Lend Me A Tenor, Crazy for You, Moon Over Buffalo One of the most celebrated comic playwrights of this era, Ken Ludwig, joins Rob and Kevin for an in-depth look at the craft of playwrighting, structuring farce, and the essential comedies any aspiring playwright must read before they begin their journey into the theatre. Ken pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber paved his way to Broadway , what it was like having all of Moon Over Buffalo documented...
Our Favorite Things #230: The Anxiety Project
August 27, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutesThis Week: Discussing the new musical THE ANXIETY PROJECT with its creators, Rachel Dean and David Brush Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can as...
Our Favorite Things: The Anxiety Project
August 27, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutesThis Week: Discussing the new musical THE ANXIETY PROJECT with its creators, Rachel Dean and David Brush Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can as...
#230 MALCOLM GETS, Actor
August 24, 2020 16:45 - 1 hourSHOWS: A New Brain, Merrily We Roll Along, Amour One of Broadway's most charming leading men, Malcolm Gets, joins Rob and Kevin for a look back on his incredible career as an actor whose works include The Moliere Comedies, Amour, The Story of My Life, MacBeth, Two Gentlemen of Verona, A New Brain, Merrily We Roll Along, and for us 90s TV fans, his hilarious stint on Caroline In The City. Malcolm pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he transitioned from acting into academia, w...
Our Favorite Things: Dick Tracy & My Dinner With Andre
August 20, 2020 21:57 - 37 minutesThis Week: Stephen Sondheim wins an Oscar and the T-Rex from Toy Story discovers Sartre Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends you...
Our Favorite Things #229: Dick Tracy & My Dinner With Andre
August 20, 2020 21:57 - 37 minutesThis Week: Stephen Sondheim wins an Oscar and the T-Rex from Toy Story discovers Sartre Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends you...
#229 ANN HOULD-WARD, Costume Designer
August 17, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast She has made teapots dance, witches turn from grunge to glam in seconds, and has used a garage door opener to free Bernadette Peters. Yes, Tony Award winning costume designer Ann Hould-Ward has done all of that, and much more, in such shows as Sunday in the Park with George, Falsettos, Into the Woods, Beauty and the Beast, Dream, Little Me, Dance of the Vampires, The Visit, and countless plays, operas, and ballets! ...
Our Favorite Things #228: Lady In The Dark & No Pickle, No Performance
August 13, 2020 15:57 - 39 minutesThis Week: Psycho analysis sings a song & why you must always have Kosher Dill in your stage manager's kit. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can...
Our Favorite Things: Lady In The Dark & No Pickle, No Performance
August 13, 2020 15:57 - 40 minutesThis Week: Psycho analysis sings a song & why you must always have Kosher Dill in your stage manager's kit. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can...
#228 BARTLETT SHER, Director
August 10, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: South Pacific, The Light In The Piazza, To Kill A Mockingbird There is not a genre that Tony Award winning director Bartlett Sher has not explored in his varied, celebrated career. His directorial credits include the original productions of The Light In The Piazza, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Bridges of Madison County, Oslo, and To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as acclaimed revivals of Awake and Sing, South Pacific, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Golden Boy, The King and...
Our Favorite Things #227: The Heat Is On (The Making of Miss Saigon) & Mayor: The Musical
August 06, 2020 15:50 - 33 minutesThis Week: The Making of Miss Saigon and The Ed Koch Musical! Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: ht...
Our Favorite Things: The Heat Is On (The Making of Miss Saigon) & Mayor: The Musical
August 06, 2020 15:50 - 34 minutesThis Week: The Making of Miss Saigon and The Ed Koch Musical! Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: ht...
#227 HINTON BATTLE, Actor
August 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: The Wiz, The Tap Dance Kid, Miss Saigon Three time Tony Award winning actor Hinton Battle joins us from Japan to look back on his illustrious career in such shows as The Wiz, Dancin, Sophisticated Ladies, Dreamgirls, The Tap Dance Kid, Miss Saigon, Chicago, and of course, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, where he played Sweet in their iconic musical episode. Hinton pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he created The Scarecrow, what it was like having a bittersweet Tony nomina...
Our Favorite Things #226: Repeat Attenders & The Tap Dance Kid
July 30, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesThis Week: A new documentary explores standom in the musical theatre & revisiting a classic musical from the 1980s! Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so...
Our Favorite Things: Repeat Attenders & The Tap Dance Kid
July 30, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesThis Week: A new documentary explores standom in the musical theatre & revisiting a classic musical from the 1980s! Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so...
#226 AMONGST THE STARS WITH JOSHUA ELLIS & PETER FILICHIA
July 27, 2020 14:53 - 1 hourTwo of the Behind The Curtain's favorite guests, press agent Joshua Ellis and critic Peter Filichia, join Rob and Kevin to look back on their interactions with some of Broadway's most famous, infamous, and truly bizarre legends of the theatre. Peter and Josh look back on the true world of Sir Laurence Olivier, the terror of a certain Broadway diva, the kindness of Yul Brenner, and the humility of Diana Rigg. Warning: There are some naughty words in this one so you might want to make sure the ...
Our Favorite Things #225: The Cinematic Works of Kevin David Thomas & Jacques Brel
July 23, 2020 15:08 - 35 minutesThis Week: Exploring Kevin David Thomas' cinematic endeavors in the post millennial era of film and Jacques Brel's legacy of music. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of ...
Our Favorite Things: The Cinematic Works of Kevin David Thomas & Jacques Brel
July 23, 2020 15:08 - 36 minutesThis Week: Exploring Kevin David Thomas' cinematic endeavors in the post millennial era of film and Jacques Brel's legacy of music. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of ...
#225 JACK O'BRIEN, Director
July 20, 2020 15:57 - 1 hourSHOWS: The Full Monty, Hairspray, The Coast of Utopia Note: This interview was recorded via phone with Mr. O'Brien and may not have as clear of a sound as our other episodes. Trust us when we say the brilliance of Mr. O'Brien's wisdom outweighs any technical issues. The Tony Award winning Jack O'Brien is one of the industry's most versatile directors, one who easily goes from Shakespeare to Shaiman to Stoppard, all without missing a beat. In addition to his many years as the Artistic Direct...
Our Favorite Things #224: A is for Audra & The Story of Musicals
July 16, 2020 19:45 - 23 minutesThis Week: A delightful children's book and a thorough exploration of Britain's greatest musicals. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the ...
Our Favorite Things: A is for Audra & The Story of Musicals
July 16, 2020 19:45 - 23 minutesThis Week: A delightful children's book and a thorough exploration of Britain's greatest musicals. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the ...
#224 SCOTT ELLIS, Director
July 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: She Loves Me (1993), Curtains, Tootsie One of Broadway's busiest directors, Roundabout's Adams' Deputy Artistic Director Scott Ellis, joins Rob and Kevin for an exploration of acting, directing techniques, and the joys of being a Dad. Scott's incredibly versatile directing career includes the revivals of She Loves Me, Company, 1776, Harvey, Drood, On the 20th Century, You Can't Take It With You, Kiss Me Kate, and the upcoming Take Me Out. Scott pulls back the curtain on his career to...
Our Favorite Things #223: Nick Cordero
July 09, 2020 15:11 - 32 minutesThis Week: Discussing Hamilton on the TV and Nick Cordero Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http:/...
Our Favorite Things: Nick Cordero
July 09, 2020 15:11 - 33 minutesThis Week: Discussing Hamilton on the TV and Nick Cordero Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http:/...
#223 ANN REINKING, Director/Choreographer
July 06, 2020 04:45 - 1 hourSHOWS: Pippin, Dancin, Chicago We've got Annie! The one and only Ann Reinking joins Rob and Kevin to look back on her career which includes appearing in Cabaret, Coco, Pippin, Over Here, Goodtime Charley, Dancin, and Chicago, as well as choreographing the revival of Chicago and co-directing the Tony Award winning Fosse. Ann pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how she first met Bob Fosse and Michael Bennett, what it was like being in the room when Chicago was created, and why she...
Our Favorite Things #222: The Liz Swados Project
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutesThis Week: Music Director Kris Kukul swings by to discuss Ghostlight Records' new album The Liz Swados Project which features Michael Jackson, Sophia Anne Caruso, Taylor Mac, and many more! Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access t...
Our Favorite Things: The Liz Swados Project
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesThis Week: Music Director Kris Kukul swings by to discuss Ghostlight Records' new album The Liz Swados Project which features Michael Jackson, Sophia Anne Caruso, Taylor Mac, and many more! Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access t...
#222 STUART HOWARD, Casting Director
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: Moose Murders, La Cage Aux Folles, Falsettos He was there when Eve Arden was hired then fired/left Moose Murders. He watched the unsolved mystery unfold that was Robert Stack in La Cage Aux Folles. He worked with Neil Simon, Nathan Lane, Doug Henning, Tyne Daly, Arthur Laurents, Linda Lavin, Arthur Penn, and so many more. He is casting director Stuart Howard and he has over thirty Broadway credits! Stuart pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he became one of the most s...
Our Favorite Things #221: Songs From Inside My Locker
June 26, 2020 00:43 - 29 minutesThis Week: Celebrating the release of Robbie Rozelle's SONGS FROM INSIDE MY LOCKER which we are calling "The Gold Standard Of Cabaret Recordings." Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanc...
Our Favorite Things: Songs From Inside My Locker
June 26, 2020 00:43 - 29 minutesThis Week: Celebrating the release of Robbie Rozelle's SONGS FROM INSIDE MY LOCKER which we are calling "The Gold Standard Of Cabaret Recordings." Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanc...
#221 JOHN DOYLE, Director
June 22, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: The Color Purple, Sweeney Todd, Company Tony Award winning director John Doyle, artistic director of New York's acclaimed Classic Stage Company, joins Rob and Kevin to look back on his career which includes the Broadway revivals of Sweeney Todd, Company, and The Color Purple, as well as The Visit, A Catered Affair, and many more. John pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he creates his actor/musician productions, what it was like collaborating with Stephen Sondheim, an...
Our Favorite Things: Stairway to Stardom Pt. 2 & Bryan Andes
June 18, 2020 16:34 - 30 minutesThis Week: Going back to 1980s public access with Stairway to Stardom and celebrating the brilliant first grade teacher Bryan Andes. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge ...
Our Favorite Things #220: Stairway to Stardom Pt. 2 & Bryan Andes
June 18, 2020 16:34 - 30 minutesThis Week: Going back to 1980s public access with Stairway to Stardom and celebrating the brilliant first grade teacher Bryan Andes. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge ...
#220 EDMUND GAYNES, Actor/Producer
June 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourSHOWS: Best Foot Forward, Greenwillow, The Fig Leaves Are Falling Actor/Producer Edmund Gaynes has racked up sixty plus years in show business. From Off-Broadway to Broadway, small screen to big screen, East Coast to West Coast, he has had a front row seat to the evolution of the American Theatre in the later half of the 20th Century. Edmund pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he danced with Liza Minelli, what it was like being a child actor in the era of live televis...
Our Favorite Things #219: Micki Grant & Something's Afoot
June 11, 2020 10:04 - 1 hourThis Week: Celebrating Micki Grant, rediscovering Something's Afoot, and the most bizarre college Scene Studies. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so ...
Our Favorite Things: Micki Grant & Something's Afoot
June 11, 2020 10:04 - 1 hourThis Week: Celebrating Micki Grant, rediscovering Something's Afoot, and the most bizarre college Scene Studies. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so ...
#219 KURT DEUTSCH, Founder of Ghostlight Records
June 08, 2020 14:53 - 54 minutesThe need to capture a show’s energy and impact is a major responsibility for the person tasked with preserving that show on record. As the founder of Ghostlight Records, Kurt Deutsch has done just that for the past twenty years, having produced the original cast recordings of The Book of Mormon, In the Heights, Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Prince of Egypt, Next to Normal, Legally Blonde, and dozens more! Kurt pulls back the curtain on his career to disc...
#218 CYNTHIA DARLOW, Actress
June 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hourWhile America knows her as Mrs. Moskowitz, Joel's secretary in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cynthia Darlow has long been one of this country's most accomplished actresses having appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, movies, and television. Her credits include Grease, Rumors, Prelude to a Kiss, Taller Than A Dwarf, Death Defying Acts, and more! Cynthia pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how Neil Simon invented a role for her, what it was like collecting pounds of gum in Grease, and ...