Filmed Live Musicals
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago -Did you watch the original Broadway production of INTO THE WOODS on VHS until the tape broke? Have you been watching HAMILTON on repeat for over a year? This podcast is for you!
Nominated for Best Podcast at the 2021 Sydney Web Fest!
Filmed Live Musicals features info on 150+ stage musicals that have been legally filmed and publicly shared (no boots!). The podcast features candid chats with the creators of those shows. Get up close and personal with directors, writers, producers, actors, and the people who make filmed musicals happen.
Want to support the preservation of the history of filmed stage musicals and the curation of one easy place to find them all? Become a patron or make a tax-deductible donation!
Learn more at www.filmedlivemusicals.com
REVIEWS
Always High Caliber Guests ★★★★★
Luisa interviews high caliber guests who have very interesting insights and views regarding musical theatre and filmed live musicals. Highly recommend.
~ ManilaSydneyLanzarote, Apple Podcasts
LOVE THIS PODCAST ★★★★★
I LOVE this podcast! Listening to the journeys of the creatives for all the shows that have gone on to being filmed is extremely insightful. Luisa also is wonderful to listen to. A smart and interesting Host that strikes up excellent conversations that keeps me listening a subject I love… musical theatre.
~ Broadway Expert, Apple Podcasts
Amazingly-Thorough ★★★★★
Filmed Live Musicals: The Podcast is, like the website that it accompanies, amazingly-thorough, packed with info, insights, and creative inquiry, owing to the voluminous knowledge of the host, Luisa Lyons, and that of her fabulous guests. With the advent of the pandemic, the world of filmed live musicals has taken on a major role, as the theatre world explores alternatives to in-person attendance. As a result, the already-exciting landscape of great musical theatre to be found online (which Lyons’ database website can clue you into) is now even more-vital and important. All that aside, Luisa is a smart, clever, and charming host and her magnetic personality and love of the material bring out the best from her guests. If you love musical theatre, this podcast can’t be beat!
~ Beat Warrior, Apple Podcasts
Fun and informative ★★★★★
For fans or people curious about the world of musical theatre Broadway and beyond, this podcast is truly insightful and complements the Filmed Live Musicals online database well. Entertaining and inspiring!
~ Galileo Marsh
Everything You Need! ★★★★★
This podcast gives you everything you need to know about the world of Filmed Live Theater! It gives an interesting, behind the scenes look into this unique world. Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe!
~ Al Monaco, Apple Podcasts
Great and interesting content for any musical theatre fan ★★★★★
Host Luisa Lyons creates really interesting content for all musical and theatre lovers. I have spent most of my time working in the Australian and UK theatre scenes, so it is refreshing to hear a North American perspective. If you love theatre and hearing “behind the scenes” interesting facts, then do not miss this podcast.
~ Dame Diva Dan, Apple Podcasts
Amazing✨ ★★★★★
This podcast is fantastic! I love listening to it especially rn knowing theater won’t reopen until next year. 🎭🎟💛
~ OhSoDanni, Apple Podcasts
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Episodes
Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal
June 12, 2024 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with actor and filmmaker Melissa Center all about her one woman musical Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal. Go behind the scenes and discover how the musical came to life, how Melissa navigated the global theatre shutdown, filming during COVID, and how the new production differs from previous incarnations of the show. Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal will be livestreamed from Caveat in NYC on June 12, 2024 and available on demand until June 19, 2024. Melissa Center is an actress, aw...
Art Seen Films
May 30, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Eddie Aronoff, the founder of Stage Russia and Art Seen Films, companies which specialize in distributing plays and musicals filmed live in Russia and South Korea to cinemas and homes around the world. Discover how Eddie is supporting artists who have had to flee Russia, the world of K-musicals, how Kanopy is making theatre available to anyone with a library card, untapped markets for filmed theatre, and how filmed theatre can be a much needed olive branch in th...
Nicole Holst: The Ziegfeld Girls Revue
March 28, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Nicole Holst, producer of The Zeigfeld Girls Revue, a new cabaret celebrating the stories of the original Follies girls including Mae Murray, Olive Thomas, Louise Brooks, Julie Newmar, and Fanny Brice. Which Follies girl still haunts the New Amsterdam Theatre? Are any of the Follies girls still alive? What cultural trends did they start? In this delightful chat, dive into the making of the show, and hear some of the stories behind the featured women, and the per...
My Sunday Clothes: A New Cabaret
March 14, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with David Nando Rodgers, an actor/singer/writer whose new cabaret My Sunday Clothes will be livestreamed from NYC’s The Green Room 42. In this thoughtful and enlightening conversation, David shares his journey into the world of musical theatre which began with sitting in the second row of a matinee of the Phantom of the Opera. Dive into the practice of theatre from the perspectives of drama school, performance, being a repeat viewer, and creating a new cabaret from ...
Ursa: A Folk Musical
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Sam Boer, co-founder of The Uncommon Folk Collective and one of the composers behind Ursa: A Folk Musical, a theatre-concert hybrid that received its world premier in 2022 as part of the Toronto Fringe NextStage Festival. In this episode, learn about learn about the Uncommon Folk Collective, and delve into the process of developing Ursa: A Folk Musical. Hear about the daunting process of filming the musical for the Toronto Fringe NextStage Festival, and the impo...
Doug Reside and Fixing the Musical
December 21, 2023 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Doug Reside, curator of the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library and author of Fixing the Musical: How Technology Shaped the Broadway Repertory, which looks at how the musicals that we remember, and the ones that are the most performed, are the musicals that were able to use the technologies of their time such as cast recordings, sheet music, and video, to document and share the work with those who would never see the original production on ...
Castle Gillian with Kevin Purcell
December 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Kevin Purcell, the multi-award winning Australian conductor, musical director, composer, and arranger whose work spans across the worlds opera, classical, and musical theatre. Go behind the scenes of Kevin’s latest work, Castle Gillian: An Irish Tale, a full-length virtual reality musical. Discover how the musical came to be, how it was made, and the exciting new model behind its release. Castle Gillian was an official selection of the Festival of International ...
The League of Live Stream Theater
November 16, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Jim Augustine and Oren Michaels, the founders of the League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST). We talk about how the League of Live Stream Theater came into existence, its purpose, the challenges of filming non-profit theatre, the process of filming, the challenges of archiving, LOLST’s Revenue Generating Grant Program and the upcoming stream of Jocelyn Bioh’s Broadway play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Jim Augustine is a media and tech entrepreneur. Formerly COO ...
Rare Broadway Musicals
November 02, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBIn this special crossover episode, host Luisa Lyons chats with Ebony Vines and Pamela Shandrow of the Theatre Geeks Anonymous podcast. Join us as we nerd out about musical theatre and take a look at three short-running Broadway musicals that were all filmed live: At the Drop of a Hat (1962) starring British comedy duo Flanders and Swann, Show Girl (1961) starring Carol Channing, and Allegiance (2017) starring George Takei, Telly Leung, and Lea Salonga. Guest Bios Ebony Vines is a writer, ...
Ellen M. Krass: A Lifetime of Film & TV
October 20, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with the person who inspired the entire Filmed Live Musicals project, Ellen M. Krass! Ellen M. Krass is the Emmy award winning producer behind the live captures of The Robber Bridegroom, Little Johnny Jones, Follies in Concert, Sweeney Todd with Angela Lansbury and George Hearn, Sweeney Todd with the San Francisco Philharmonic, Candide with the New York Philharmonic, the Broadway revival of Company starring Raul Esparza, Sondheim The Birthday Concert, Company with th...
Diving into Virtual Theatre
September 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Brendan Bradley, actor, director, producer, “scrappy story-teller,” and pioneer in VR theatre. In this episode, we explore the world of making digital theatre — seeing technology as an aid storytelling instead of a threat, doing theatre as an “elder millennial”, thinking of digital theatre as puppetry, diving into the extraordinary theatre/lecture piece Future Stages, how TikTok is changing how we view the process of creating theatre, and more! Brendan Andolsek...
Broadway Producer Jim Kierstead
September 07, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with the Grammy nominated, and Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and Emmy Award winning Broadway producer Jim Kierstead. Jim’s extensive producing credits include Kinky Boots, Pippin, Hadestown, The Inheritance, The Lehman Trilogy and The Inheritance. He is also the co-founder of Broadway Virtual, a new company that aims to help artists develop work for stage and screen. Jim shares how his background in computer science, and clinical and counseling psychology helps him be a ...
Alexandra Palting and "0874: A Filipino-American Love Story"
August 24, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with performer and writer Alexandra Palting whose new solo musical 0874 A Filipino American Love Story recently played the She NYC Arts Summer Theater Festival, where the show won Best Score. The musical tells the story of when Alex’s college boyfriend moved across the country and her Lola (grandmother) showed her a grocery bag filled with hundreds of love letters from Alex’s grandfather. Alex shares how her Lola inspired not only the show but Alex’s love of musical t...
Director Brett Sullivan
July 27, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with the London based Australian director Brett Sullivan - the director behind the captures of Love Never Dies, Billy Elliot, Miss Saigon, Newsies, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables for BBC’s The One Show, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Waitress, and the upcoming Prince of Egypt, and Aladdin. Topics include the impact of AI in filming live theatre, filming for live broadcast, working with stage directors who are also film directors, the process behind setting up for a live...
All Wigged Out
July 13, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, folk musicians, cancer survivors, and the creators and stars of the award-winning short musical All Wigged Out. Go behind the scenes with Cathy and Marcy as they share the story behind creating their original musical which tells the story of Marcy’s journey through breast cancer. The duo talk about why they chose to film the musical, the filming process, and the inspiring story behind sharing it with the world. All Wigged Out is av...
Jennifer Ashley Tepper and 54 Below
June 29, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Jennifer Ashley Tepper, theatre historian, curator, producer, and Creative and Programming Director of 54 Below in NYC. Topics include the joy that is Florida Thespians, the importance of theatre on TV, New York City as a musical theatre campus, and going behind the scenes of 54 Below, one NYC’s hottest cabaret venues. Jennifer Ashley Tepper is the Creative and Programming Director of 54 Below, a position she has held for over a decade. At 54 Below, Tepper ha...
Welcome to Tourettaville
June 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with playwright, lyricist, book writer and producer June Rachelson-Ospa and actor-director-choreographer and publisher C. Michael Perry about the musical Welcome to Tourettaville which tells the story of a young boy who is diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. Topics include the challenges of creating work based on real people, the power of theatre to inspire and heal, and the world of theatre publishing and licensing. June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden have collabor...
The Golden Cage with Deborah Henson-Conant
June 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Deborah Henson-Conant, a truly gifted musician, artist, composer, and storyteller. Deborah shares the extraordinary story behind the intensely personal and beautiful new two-hander musical The Golden Cage. The musical was filmed live at the 2022 Off-Broadway “CreateTheater New Works Series” and is now available on demand on Streaming Musicals. Deborah Henson-Conant is a Grammy-Nominated composer & performer who combines stories and music in multiple genres from...
Kisses on a Postcard
May 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Dominic Frisby about the history and the creation of audio musical Kisses on a Postcard, based on Terence Frisby’s musical and radio play Just Remember Two Things… It’s Not Fair and Don’t Be Late. Described as “Oliver for vacee kids,” Kisses on a Postcard tells the story of brothers Terence and Jack Frisby who were evacuated from London to Cornwall during World War II. Dominic Frisby — comedian, composer, financial writer, and son of Dominic Frisby — adapted Ki...
Christian Cieri and The Humoral Funeral Parlor
May 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Christian Cieri about his new musical The Humoral Funeral Parlor on the Corner of the Street. Christian shares his journey to writing his first full-length musical inspired by The Little Shop of Horrors and Rocky Horror, the challenges of creating an original work from scratch, staging a reading, what it’s like to be an actor on the other side of the casting table, and why he chose to film the reading. The 2022 staged reading of The Humoral Funeral Parlor was f...
IFT Network with Jay Cruz
April 20, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Jay Cruz, entrepreneur, marketing executive, and CEO and founder of the Indie Film Theater Network, or IFT Network. Jay shares his journey to working in the world of theatre, IFT’s three pronged approach to streaming theatre - including a writing room, production and marketing, and streaming, and insights into the making of filmed theatre. Jay Cruz is an Award Winning Advertising Marketing Executive (ADWEEK: HBO 2010), and Customer Service Expert. He has produce...
RIDE: A New Musical
April 06, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams, composers of RIDE: A New Musical which was filmed live during its run at the Charing Cross Theatre in 2022 and is now available to stream on Broadway on Demand. Hear about the show’s journey from workshop to fully staged production, how professionally filming the workshop helped in re-writes, the casting process, and what’s next for the two-hander musical! Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams are award-winning composers an...
Mula sa Buwan
March 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Pat Valera, director and writer of the Filipino musical Mula sa Buwan (From the Moon). The original musical is a re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac set in 1940s Manila. Pat shares his insights into the history of musical theatre in the Philippines, his journey to becoming a director, and the story behind the creation of Mula Sa Buwan! Mula Sa Buwan will be available to stream on demand with English subtitles March 24-26, 2023. For more info and tickets, visit www...
New Normal Rep with Jack Canfora
March 09, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with playwright, actor, musician, and teacher Jack Canfora all about the creation of the virtual New Normal Rep, making online theatre, the importance of democratizing theatre, and more! John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as...
Brandon Powers
February 23, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with choreographer, director, producer, and digital theatre artist Brandon Powers. Brandon shares his journey to becoming a choreographer/director, along with his fascinating insights into the integration of VR and live theatre, Musical Theatre Factory’s XR initiative, TikTok, and the future of filmed theatre. Brandon Powers is a creative director + choreographer who creates experiences across physical and virtual space. His work focuses on capturing liveness in the ...
Spells of the Sea
February 09, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBIn part two of our special on Metro Theater Company, host Luisa Lyons chats about the brand new musical Spells of the Sea with director Julia Flood and composer Guinevere Govea. Discover how the magical new musical transformed from a dorm room quarantine project to a podcast and then became a fully fledged state musical! Hear how the University of Texas facilitated the project, the challenges of creating new work in the age of covid, and how actor-musos helped to solve a tricky problem! Th...
Joe Gfaller & Metro Theater Company
January 26, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBIn the first of two episodes featuring Metro Theater Company in St Louis, host Luisa Lyons chats with Joe Gfaller, MTC's Managing Director. Tune in to this fun and informative chat to discover: Joe’s fascinating journey from high school theatre to working for theatre and opera companies across the United States, How MTC fast forwarded their plans for streaming during the pandemic, Why and how MTC have worked to make productions more accessible to young audiences, and, MTC’s upcoming w...
Nick Corston & STEAM Co.
January 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Nick Corston, founder of STEAM Co., a British non-profit that aims to connect kids with their art, and communities with their schools. In this inspiring and energetic chat, Nick shares what sparked his journey, creating the first online videos, and how he kept creativity alive during the lockdown. Nick Corston was recently chosen as one of the BBC's #100Londoners in their 100th year, for his work with children, creativity and community. Inspired by Sir Ken Rob...
Sheldon Epps
December 15, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with artistic director, writer, and director Sheldon Epps. Mr. Epps shares what it took to film his musicals Play On! and Blues in the Night, how theatre on television influenced his own career, and why we must continue to film live theatre for television. Sheldon Epps has directed major productions on and off Broadway, in London and at many theatres across America. In addition, he has had an active television career helming some of the classic shows of recent years....
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant LIVE! with Sean Pollock
December 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Sean Pollock, director, executive producer, and designer of the upcoming production of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant LIVE! Sean shares what it was like being a child actor, working with ego driven directors, and the challenges of working with children. He also speaks candidly about prohibitive union rules, as well as the the difficulties of self-producing a TV LIVE production. A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant ...
ProEnglish Theatre with Alex Borovenskiy
November 17, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Alex Borovenskiy, the founder and executive director of the ProEnglish Theatre and Drama School in Kyiv, the only English-language theatre in the Ukraine. Alex shares his experience of creating theatre in the middle of a war, how ProEnglish Theatre has adapted and continued to make new work, as well as collaborate with artists and theatres from around the world. ProEnglish Theatre is an independent theatre based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion...
Velvet Determination with Cynthia Shaw
November 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Cynthia Shaw, an actor, singer, and classical pianist whose one woman show Velvet Determination is currently available to stream on demand. Tune in to hear about how Cynthia came to play the piano, music practice, the inspiration behind her one woman show, folding pianos, and the importance of making art. Cynthia grew up playing classical piano in a tiny Colorado town, but she was determined to achieve the keys to success by attending a prestigious New York Ci...
of a Lifetime with James Jefferies
October 20, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with James Jefferies, the writer and composer of the new electro-rock sci-fi musical of a Lifetime. Topics include James’ unusual path to staging a musical in New York all the way from Brisbane, Australia; how the show came to be filmed, and the myriad of influences that led James to writing an original musical. James Jefferies is an Australian composer and writer based in Brisbane. His original musical of a Lifetime has been performed in New York at Don’t Tell Mama,...
Beyond the Back Row with Jim McCarthy
October 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Jim McCarthy, CEO of Stellar and author of the new book Beyond the Back Row: The Breakthrough Potential of Digital Live Entertainment and Arts, which explains the why, how, and what of online events. In this lively conversation, McCarthy shares the value of an English degree, how working in e-commerce led him to the creation of Goldstar, how the company changed course in March 2020, the creation of theatre streaming platform Stellar, how the NBA can be a model f...
Ateneo Blue Rep
July 18, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Christian Tiu and Bianca Lao all about the student theatre group Ateneo Blue Repertory in Manila, and how they managed to make theatre through COVID, political upheaval, and whilst getting a college education. Topics include the challenges and joys of creating student theatre, and how Blue Ateneo Rep created a hybrid in-person/filmed version of the musical First Date. Follow Ateneo Blue Rep on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Follow Christian Tiu on Twitter. Ch...
Micro-Face
July 04, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Planet Money host Kenny Malone and composer Kit Goldstein Grant all about the creation of the new superhero musical Micro-Face! Learn about the inspiration behind the musical, the workshop process, and the special one-night-only staged reading! With guest appearance by actor Sebastian Treviño. Visit the official Micro-Face website. Kit Goldstein Grant is a composer, lyricist, librettist based in NYC. She likes to write musicals about topics ranging from the s...
Allegiance with Jay Kuo
June 20, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with composer, producer, and lawyer Jay Kuo all about the Broadway musical Allegiance. Topics include how Sunday in the Park with George inspired the filming of Allegiance, the amazing happenstance of meeting George Takei and how Jay came to write George’s story, why producers should get behind filming their shows, and more! *Editor's Note* We had some difficulties with the audio, but we hope the quality of the content will make this episode a worthwhile listen! Lea...
Gus Gowland and Pieces of String
June 06, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with writer, composer, and lyricist Gus Gowland about his award winning musical Pieces of String, which was inspired by the hidden story of gay men in the military during WWII. Other topics include the 10th anniversary concert of Les Mis, why we need the arts in schools, and Gus’s PhD thesis about the representation of gay men in musical theatre. Gus is an award-winning writer/composer. His first musical Pieces of String was The Stage’s Best Regional Musical of the y...
Bartek Podkowa
May 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with writer, director, and filmmaker Bartek Podkowa. Topics include how Bartek started out in maths and science and became a filmmaker, the difference between filming a short film and filming live theatre, and some of the technical aspects of filming live theatre including lighting, sound, and filming with an audience! Bartek Podkowa almost became a scientist but ended up making film things instead. He’s the managing director of Seven Hills Films and works as a video...
Ben Rimalower & Sweeney Todd
May 09, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with author, director, actor, and producer Ben Rimalower. Topics include the importance of cast recordings, working with Patti LuPone, creating the one-person show Patti Issues, and how Ben came to work with Lonny Price. We also take a deep dive into the 2001 Sweeney Todd with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra starring Patti LuPone and George Hearn, for which Ben was the assistant director! BEN RIMALOWER is the author and star of the long-running solo plays Bad with M...
Kayla Capone Kasper & Becoming Benanti
April 25, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with actor, voice teacher, and creator Kayla Capone Kasper. Topics include The Sound of Music, how being a voice teacher led Kayla to becoming a viral sensation on TikTok and Instagram, moving from classical singing to musical theatre, how Laura Benanti came into Kayla’s life and the creation of the one woman show Becoming Benanti, and the story behind Laura Benanti announcing Kayla’s pregnancy! Check out the clip of Laura announcing Kayla’s pregnancy on Instagram: ...
Bonus Sondheim
April 13, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBOn this bonus Sondheim episode, hear extra content from previous chats with historian Margaret Hall about Stephen Sondheim's early life and career. You'll also hear from playwright Caridad Svich, composer Matt Board, and actor John Patrick Sabatos, who shared their memories of watching filmed live Sondheim musicals and why pro-shots are important for musical theatre today. Margaret Hall is one of the foremost emerging theatre historians of her generation. She received her Bachelor of Fine A...
Company with the New York Philharmonic
March 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBIt’s part three of our three-part Sondheim special! Host Luisa Lyons chats with musical theatre historian Margaret Hall all about the 2011 filmed live musical Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY with the New York Philharmonic. Margaret Hall is one of the foremost emerging theatre historians of her generation. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama (Musical Theatre) from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, and is currently obtaining her Masters in Musical Theatre History from New...
Pacific Overtures
March 14, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with musical theatre historian Margaret Hall all about the filmed live musical Pacific Overtures. Topics include how the original Broadway production came to be filmed, and why we have the proshot, appreciation for Alvin Ing, appreciation for the brilliant women in Hal Prince’s office (and our pitch for a new play, “Lesbians in the Prince Office”), and a breakdown of the proshot song by song. Watch Pacific Overtures Buy Sondheim’s Finishing the Hat (as an Amazon Ass...
Sondheim & Margaret Hall
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBJoin host Luisa Lyons for a chat with musical theatre historian Margaret Hall and take a fun tour through the catalog of filmed live Sondheim musicals. You can also learn about Margaret’s journey from Bones to Wicked, how she started teaching and writing about musical theatre history, and how advice from Michael Cerveris compelled her to take on the project of writing Paul Gemignani’s memoir. Margaret Hall is one of the foremost emerging theatre historians of her generation. She received he...
Tralen Doler
February 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Tralen Doler, the Vice President of Partnerships & Brand Engagement at Broadway Licensing. We chat about how the pandemic has changed the game for theatre streaming, the importance of teachers in the early days of the pandemic, ShowShare, Tralen’s “yes and!” approach to digital theatre content and his genius idea for for filming Wicked live, how streaming sports can provide a model for theatre, the case for an abundance of theatre streaming and more! Tralen Do...
Jean-Paul Yovanoff
January 31, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Jean-Paul Yovanoff, the artistic director of Musical Theatre Radio and co-founder of the virtual theatre, The Jill Edmund Theatre. Learn about how Jean-Paul got a very early start in show business, career pivots and the creation of Musical Theatre Radio (currently available to stream across North America and the UK), being a musical recording collector in the digital age, and the development of the Jill Edmund Virtual Theatre. Jean-Paul Yovanoff is the founde...
Petunia's Playhouse with Laura Kay Clark
January 17, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with actress, singer, writer, content creator, and puppeteer Laura Kay Clark all about her new family-friendly musical Petunia’s Playhouse. Topics include the influence of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, choosing a different path than going through a traditional musical theatre program, what drew Laura to puppetry, the inspiration behind Petunia and how she helped Laura, and many others, navigate mental health through lockdown, the challenges of puttin...
Ricky and Dana Young-Howze
November 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Ricky and Dana Young-Howze, also known as RnD, theatre critics who throughout the pandemic have reviewed over 200 digital theatre productions. In this deeply informative discussion, RnD share wisdom about digital theatre, being critics, theatre and accessibility, and the impact of disability on audiences both in person and online. We chat about how chronic illnesses affected Ricky and Dana’s careers, how the pair became theatre critics, how a series of unfortun...
Bottle Cap Theatre Company
November 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBHost Luisa Lyons chats with Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams, founders of new musical theatre company Bottle Cap Theatre, and creators of recently streamed musicals The Limit, about mathematician Sophie Germain, and RIDE, about Annie Londonderry, the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle. Topics include how song cycles and the Edinburgh Fringe inspired Freya and Jack to start writing musical theatre, deadlines and creativity, the development of The Limit, and RIDE, how the ...