Fourth Row Center Podcast
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFourth Row Center is the best seat in the house for all things theater.
Join hosts Keith Shannon and his daughter Kara as they share news and information from the theater world, all the way from the biggest Broadway hits the to the latest happenings in community theater across the country. Along the way, they’ll interview the people that make theater happen, both onstage and behind the scenes. Plus, you’ll get a glimpse of Kara’s journey as a newly-minted professional actress, complete with college degree in theater performance.
So take your seat and settle in for a great performance. It’s curtain time, and you are Fourth Row Center!
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Episodes
Episode Nine - The 2023 Year-End Theatre Roundup
January 04, 2024 03:14 - 23 minutes - 19.8 MBJoin Keith and Kara as they give a quick summary of the shows they've seen over the past year, including "Six," "Come From Away," "Into The Woods," "To Kill A Mockingbird," "Shucked," "Once Upon A One More Time," "A Doll's House" and "Company."
Episode Eight - "Rate, Debate, Recreate" Podcasters Sammie Purcell & Logan Keller
September 30, 2023 12:10 - 55 minutes - 36.2 MBIs a middle school production of "Shrek" really better than the movie version of "Into The Woods"? Are Patty LaPone's tantrums real, or is she just a salty dame giving the public what it wants? We tackle these issues - and, of course, more serious ones - as we welcome fellow podcasters and theater afionados Logan Keller and Sammie Purcell, hosts of the immensely successful theater podcast "Rate, Debate, Recreate." In this episode, Sammie and Logan nerd out with us about all things theat...
Episode Seven: Special Guest - Broadway, Television & Cabaret Star Eileen Barnett/Latest Info On National Tours With Keith & Kara
May 29, 2023 02:42 - 1 hour - 53 MBIn this episode, we provide the latest info on major national tours of Broadway shows, and Kara takes Keith to task for not being more excited about Gavin Creel and Stephanie J. Block coming to Charlotte in "Into The Woods." Our special guest is Broadway and television star Eileen Barnett, who tells us about getting her start in summer stock at the age of 15 in Chicago and eventually making it to Broadway in "Company" and "Nine." She also tells us about her successful television career a...
Episode Six: Catching Up With Keith & Kara/Special Guest - Sam Bittman, Producer of the Third Act Project Website
September 23, 2022 12:36 - 54 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode, we update you on Kara's latest adventures in New York, and we dissect the gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Our special guest is writer, director and producer Sam Bittman, who tells us about the Third Act Project website - a collection of writing, music and musings on what it's like to realize your in the third act of life. He also lets us in on the origins of the "Five Wise Guys," video series, featuring wisdom and fun from five guys who are in thei...
Episode Five - Special Guest Amanda McDonough
March 09, 2022 15:26 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBJoin Keith and Kara as they catch you up on the up's and down's of her move to New York City and as they welcome special guest Amanda McDonough. Amanda McDonough is an experienced SAG/AFTRA actress, published author, and inspirational speaker who communicates fluently in English and American Sign Language. Amanda began acting professionally at the age of 4. Amanda’s recent acting credits include: Netflix's "Sweet Magnolia's," ABC's "Speechless," NBC’s “Bad Judge,” Freeform’s “Switched ...
Episode Four - Special Guest - Broadway's Sara Jean Ford
May 20, 2021 16:03 - 46 minutes - 44.1 MBBroadway is coming back! In this episode, we review some of the scheduled Broadway re-openings set for the fall and winter. We also chat with Broadway's Sara Jean Ford, who has starred as Christine in "Phantom of the Opera" and has had featured roles in "Finian's Rainbow," "How To Succeed In Business" and "Cats." You can follow Sara on Instagram at @sweetford. Please like, rate and review the podcast, and feel free to follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @fourthrowcenter. If you have a...
Episode 3 - Getting Your Theatre Fix When There's No Theatre
September 05, 2020 16:23 - 55 minutes - 57.5 MBHelp! We need theatre - any theatre! Fear not: Keith and Kara give you valuable tips on where to find Broadway and theatre-related content from your computer, t.v. or your bookshelf. Lots of laughter in this episode along with some discussion about whether the Disney+ broadcast of "Hamilton" is life-changing.
Fourth Row Center Podcast - Episode Two
June 14, 2019 14:32 - 1 hour - 68 MBWe’ll talk with Mitch Douglas about his experience as a literary agent for over thirty years, representing some of the world’s major writers, including Tennessee Williams, Graham Greene, and Arthur Miller. Also in this episode, you’ll hear about a writing team, known collectively as Jones Hope Wooten, who have collaborated to produce a catalog of 19 plays with over 5,700 productions and more than 40,000 performances worldwide.
Episode 1 – Intros & Tony Talk
June 06, 2019 14:48 - 28 minutes - 31.6 MBIn the premiere episode of Fourth Row Center, your hosts, attorney/educator/theater geek Keith Shannon and his actress daughter Kara, will introduce themselves and give you a cook’s tour of the podcast. They’ll also be talking 2019 Tony Awards – nominations, surprises and snubs.