Stagecraft with Gordon Cox
225 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 97 ratingsBehind the scenes with the biggest stars on Broadway, Off Broadway and beyond. Hosted by Gordon Cox.
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For Grant Gustin, The Hard Parts Are His Favorite Parts
April 16, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutesNow 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 minutesRecorded 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 minutesSoon 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 minutesHow 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 minutesTwo 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 minutesDirector-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 minutesJust 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 minutesStars 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 minutesThe 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 minutesWith 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 minutesActors 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe "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 minutesPresenting 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 minutesGenerous 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 minutesBloom 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 minutesFinn 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 minutesAnd 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 minutesIn 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 minutesAlexander, 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 minutesThe "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 minutesWriter 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesIt'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 minutesThree 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesOriginal “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 minutesLeaders 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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 minutesDirector 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 hourIn 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...
'Topdog/Underdog' Has a Superpower
October 11, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutesWriter Suzan-Lori Parks and director Kenny Leon on spiritual inspiration, making work that matters and why this Pulitzer-winning play is like 'Doctor Strange.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Getting Intimate in ‘Cost of Living’
September 27, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutesActors Gregg Mozgala and Kara Young talk care and connection in the award-winning Broadway play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Patina Miller Made ‘Into the Woods’ Her Own
September 13, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutesThe Tony winner and star of TV’s “Raising Kanan” talks Sondheim, motherhood and getting the Witch’s Rap right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meaner, Funnier, Even More Revealing
August 30, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutesHow writer Jesse Green worked with Mary Rodgers to make her memoir "Shy" as lively, candid and cutting as she wanted it to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Cornelius Smith Jr. Sings Frederick Douglass to Life
August 16, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutesThe “Scandal” actor on “American Prophet,” Douglass and the often-overlooked woman behind the man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Amir Arison Learned to Love "The Kite Runner"
August 02, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes“The Black List” actor on living in the moment, exiting a successful TV show and how his life was changed by "My Robot Buddy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Bestselling Novelist Who's Now a Prolific Musical Theater Writer
July 19, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutesJodi Picoult on her full-steam-ahead theater career with "Between the Lines," "The Book Thief" and "Austenland." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Winning the Pulitzer Made James Ijames Braver
July 05, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutesThe "Fat Ham" playwright on queering "Hamlet," decentralizing artistic leadership and writing prolifically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Joaquina Kalukango Celebrated Her Tony Win
June 21, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutesThe "Paradise Square" actor explains how her role in the Broadway musical came along at exactly the moment she needed it most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘How I Learned to Drive’ in the Rearview
June 07, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutesActor David Morse and playwright Paula Vogel on what they’ve learned revisiting the Pulitzer-winning, Tony-nominated play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jesse Williams is a Theater Guy Now
May 31, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutesThe former "Grey's Anatomy" star on "Take Me Out," his Tony nomination and why theater is like baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices