Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

For Grant Gustin, The Hard Parts Are His Favorite Parts

April 16, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes

Now starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed "Water for Elephants," Gustin shares what's most challenging — and most rewarding — about his first return to musical theater after nine years as the star of the long-running CW series "The Flash." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bernadette Peters Wants to Play Sweeney Todd

April 02, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes

Recorded live on the Broadway Cruise, musical theater icon Peters recalls the moment she fell in love with Sondheim's work, shares the biggest lessons she's learned in her career, and reveals the one Sondheim role she'd still love to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From 'Succession' to 'Stereophonic' With Juliana Canfield

March 19, 2024 18:56 - 40 minutes

Soon to make her Broadway debut in the buzzy play “Stereophonic,” Canfield talks learning all those overlapping lines, telling an accidental lie on the way to winning her part in the show, the “Succession” diaspora on stage, and that one time the “Stereophonic” cast became a real band in Brooklyn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love, Loss, Time, and Lots of Onstage Rain

March 05, 2024 12:00 - 42 minutes

How the creators of the new Broadway musical adaptation of "The Notebook," Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter, aim to both satisfy and surprise—and why the show's theatricality makes the popular story even more universal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How To Be A Theater Influencer

February 20, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes

Two theater influencers, Kristin Hopkins and Ashley Hufford, reveal the secrets of becoming a theater influencer. The first thing to know: There's not much money in it, but there's a lot of free theater. "If I wanted this to be my day job, I should have done beauty influencing," Hufford jokes. Kristin Hopkins: @kristin_bria on Instagram, @kristinbhopkins on TikTok Ashely Hufford: @ashley_hufford on Instagram, @ashleyhufford on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

How 'Ilinoise' Takes a Page From 'A Chorus Line'

February 06, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes

Director-choreographer Justin Peck and Pulitzer winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury talk about making a nontraditional dance musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ “genre-defying” album “Illinois.” The show is now having its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and will run at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ‘Reservation Dogs’ Creators Wrote a Play

January 23, 2024 12:00 - 30 minutes

Just as the acclaimed FX series "Reservation Dogs" was being developed, five of the writers involved in the show were premiering their first play. "Reservation Dogs" co-creator Sterlin Harjo and series writer Bobby Wilson, both members of the sketch comedy troupe The 1491s, reveal the backstory of their play "Between Two Knees" as the show makes its New York premiere in Feb. 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 21 Year Backstory of 'Days of Wine and Roses'

January 09, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes

Stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian D'Arcy James on the joyous challenges of Adam Guettel's new Broadway musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Schwartz is a Busy Guy

December 12, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes

The storied Broadway composer shares his latest updates on the "Wicked" movie, the VOD release of "The Prince of Egypt," and the songs he's writing for Kristin Chenoweth in "Queen of Versailles." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Waitress' Changed How Sara Bareilles Writes Songs

December 05, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes

With a filmed version of the Broadway production of "Waitress" hitting theatres, the singer-songwriter-actor reveals all the ways that her involvement in the musical changed her work — and her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 'Spamalot' Cast Can't Keep a Straight Face

November 28, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes

Actors James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Michael Urie detail the onstage (and backstage!) shenanigans in "Spamalot." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sierra Boggess and Warren Carlyle Make 'Harmony'

November 14, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes

The actress and the director-choreographer talk working with Barry Manilow, the cast addition that changed the whole show, and how rare it is to hear a duet for a soprano and a belter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Patrick Page Summons Shakespeare's Devils

October 31, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

The "Hadestown" Tony nominee on his new solo show "All the Devils Are Here," working with hearing loss, and when he grew into that deep, deep voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stars Come Out for Variety's Business of Broadway

October 17, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes

Presenting two lively discussions from Variety's 2023 Business of Broadway breakfast: In the keynote conversation, Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez reveal the reasons they work so well together in the buzzy revival of "Merrily We Roll Along"—and give each other a healthy dose of ribbing along the way. Before that, five producers behind some of this season's biggest shows share timely insights into the state of business. Sponsored by City National Bank, Variety's 2023 Busine...

Leslie Odom, Jr. is the Happiest He's Ever Been

October 03, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

Generous comedy, divine inspiration and life lessons with the "Hamilton" Tony winner who is now the star and producer of "Purlie Victorious." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Bloom's Death-Defying Act

September 19, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes

Bloom talks trunk songs, cut jokes, demo derbies and wrestling with mortality in "Death, Let Me Do My Show." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hidden Art and Craft of Broadway Video Design

September 05, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes

Finn Ross and Nina Dunn, two designers responsible for the most striking video work now on Broadway, take us behind the scenes -- and behind the screens -- of "Back to the Future" and "The Shark is Broken." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Musical is a Videogame

August 22, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes

And now for something completely different: I talk with three of the creators behind Stray Gods, the new videogame that describes itself as a "Roleplaying Musical." Taking us behind the scenes (behind the code?) of this unusual genre mashup are Summerfall Studios creative director David Gaider, composer Austin Wintory and actor Anjali Bhimani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theater Is (Not) Doomed

August 08, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes

In the trenches with three theater leaders from organizations around the US and in the UK as they battle the economic crisis facing theaters everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Alexander Has So Much Theater in the Works

July 25, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes

Alexander, the “Seinfeld” star who directed the new Broadway comedy “The Cottage,” talks the choreography of comedy and spills details on all the theater projects he’s developing for Broadway and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Theater Kids Improvised an Entire Movie

July 11, 2023 15:41 - 34 minutes

"Theater Camp" co-creator and star Molly Gordon talks kissing gay boys at camp, improv comedy with kids, and crushing on Ben Platt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conrad Ricamora Hates to Break Up the Party

June 27, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes

The "Here Lies Love" actor on queer characters, Filipino pride and the cognitive dissonance of singing about the Marcos regime in a karaoke dance party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Busy in Theater, On Strike in TV

June 13, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

Writer Tori Sampson, whose play “This Land Was Made” is now running off Broadway, shares her POV as one of the many writers who love the theater but make most of their living in TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Chastain is Trapped in 'A Doll's House'

May 30, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

The Tony-nominated actress offers a deep-dive into her performance's signature moments – and why one of them made her think of “Evil Dead.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Platt Had Tony Advice for Micaela Diamond

May 23, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

The Tony-nominated duo on the urgency of "Parade," owning their Jewish identities and living in the awards-season moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Hawkins Chose Fearlessness

May 15, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes

The actor talks Tony nominations, “Topdog/Underdog,” a surprise dinner with Patti LuPone and an inspiration from Mark Rylance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Thanksgiving Play” is Just the Beginning

April 18, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

It's the year of Larissa FastHorse, Broadway’s first known Native American female playwright, with six(!) plays coming up in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secrets and Tricks of Broadway's 'Life of Pi'

April 04, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Three of the Olivier Award-winning play's creators reveal the techniques, the illusions and the cheats that make a puppet feel alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Stoppard's Wine of Life

March 21, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

The celebrated playwright talks the Broadway success of "Leopoldstadt," plays vs. politics, and how you too can drink the "wine of life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Lane Shares His Acting Secrets

March 07, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes

The Tony-winning actor, now starring in “Pictures From Home,” reveals how he crafted performances in “Angels in America” and “The Iceman Cometh.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Rent,’ ‘Star Trek’ and the Art of Reliving Loss

February 21, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes

Original “Rent” cast member and current “Star Trek” trailblazer Anthony Rapp talks bringing his stage memoir “Without You” to New York, and along the way pinpoints what “Rent” and “Star Trek” have in common and shares the reasons behind his ongoing advocacy for survivors of Hollywood abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Black Theater and the Antidote We All Needed

February 07, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes

Leaders of the 55-year-old Harlem institution on stepping up to Broadway for the first time with "Fat Ham," community, care and creating a home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Stephen McKinley Henderson Hears the Music in a Playwright

January 24, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes

The celebrated actor and August Wilson regular on finding the rhythms of "Between Riverside and Crazy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Audra McDonald's Art and Activism Came Together for 'Ohio State Murders'

January 10, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes

The six-time Tony winner on Adrienne Kennedy, Black Theatre United and her fancy new dressing rooms at the James Earl Jones Theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Deirdre O'Connell's Tony Award Hasn't Changed Her Life

December 13, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes

The actor ("Dana H."), now starring in "Becky Nurse of Salem," on making a career off Broadway and her search for un-self-consciousness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Joshua Dela Cruz Brought Broadway to 'Blue's Clues'

December 06, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes

The host and star of 'Blue's Big City Adventure' on Broadway role models, backstage 'Aladdin' antics, and Times Square dance numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Produce a Museum of Broadway

November 22, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes

The co-founders of the new museum on the story it's telling, the philosophy behind it, and why it's like Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘The Lion King’ Turns 25

November 08, 2022 16:19 - 38 minutes

Director Julie Taymor celebrates the Disney musical’s Broadway birthday, revealing how she did it, what she learned and what’s next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Business of Broadway with Samuel L. Jackson, LaChanze, Lee Daniels and Many More

October 25, 2022 16:42 - 1 hour

In this supersized episode, we present three of the panels and keynote conversations from Variety's 2022 Business of Broadway breakfast: 3:25: A conversation with producers LaChanze ("Topdog/Underdog," "Kimberly Akimbo"), Lee Daniels ("Ain't No' Mo'"), Cindy Tolan ("Death of a Salesman") and Ken Davenport ("A Beautiful Noise"), moderated by Eric Piecuch of City National Bank. 29:00: A panel discussion with three Broadway creatives, featuring Jordan E. Cooper ("Ain't No' Mo'"), Crystal Lucas-P...

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