Latest Benitazahn Podcast Episodes
Backstage Episode 16 - Jukebox Musicals
Everything Theater Podcast - October 13, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAll 3 musicals nominated for a Tony this year were Jukebox musicals. What do you think of Jukebox musicals? Which ones work the best and why? Ellen and Benita read our listeners' comments!
Backstage Episode 15 - Moving Indoors
Everything Theater Podcast - September 22, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWith outdoor theatre stopping for the season as the weather gets colder and the delta variant potentially escalating COVID cases going into the fall and winter, where do you personally stand with attending theatre or being part of a production this fall/winter? Are you comfortable being in doors...
Tony Awards 2021
Everything Theater Podcast - September 16, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Tony Awards are finally here! After a quiet 2020, the 74th Annual Tony Awards are quickly approaching. Our special guest and self-proclaimed "Broadway Nerd," Adam Deremer, joins us to discuss our favorite Tony moments from the past while sharing thoughts on this year's very unique award nomi...
Backstage Episode 14 - Outdoor Theatre
Everything Theater Podcast - August 26, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat do you love and hate about outdoor theatre? Benita and Ellen share listener's stories about working in the great outdoors, with all the bugs, rain, noise, and magic that ensues.
White Heron Theatre Company in Nantucket
Everything Theater Podcast - August 12, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLynne Bolton, Artistic Director of the White Heron Theatre Company, joins us to talk about the professional theatre in Nantucket. Join us as we discuss navigating the COVID waters as theaters plan their upcoming seasons, thoughts about Equity's Open Access Policy, and all the other opportunities...
Backstage Episode 13 - If I'm Paid, I'll Run a Show Into the Ground!
Everything Theater Podcast - August 05, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow long do you like your productions to run? Do you like one-week only performances? 3 weeks? 6 week? A year? We read our listeners' comments to find that sweet spot of how many performances make the work worthwhile without making the show stale. But if you're getting paid? Whole new situation!
Actors' Equity
Everything Theater Podcast - July 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsActors’ Equity Association just announced their new Open Access Policy, allowing anyone who has worked in professional theatre to join the Union immediately. We have brought together a fantastic panel of Union and Non-Union artists to discuss the Open Access Policy and the benefits and drawbacks...
Opening Your Own Door
Everything Theater Podcast - July 13, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsActress Kelly Glyptis joins us to talk about Opera, Musicals, and creating your own opportunities as a storyteller and performer. Don't miss her beautiful performance of "Hope" by Jason Robert Brown.
Mastering the One Actor Show
Everything Theater Podcast - July 05, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsVictoria Montalbano, a Chicago based actress/storyteller, joins us to talk about her experience developing her one-woman show, "The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of her Dreams", which will be performed live AND live streamed this July.
Backstage Episode 12 - Listen!
Everything Theater Podcast - June 30, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBenita and Ellen read audience's responses to the question: "When you're onstage and something takes you out of the play (something goes wrong onstage or your mind starts wondering, thinking about what you're going to have for dinner that night).... what do you do to snap yourself back into the ...
Voiceovers and the West Coast
Everything Theater Podcast - June 24, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLaurie O'Brien joins us from the West Coast to chat about theater on the other side of the country while also giving us a crash course in voiceovers as she discusses her work playing Baby Piggy on Muppet Babies.
Backstage Episode 11 - What Is Your Theater Company Saying?
Everything Theater Podcast - June 19, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBenita and Ellen discuss working on set for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", the joy of nose swabs, and the statements theater companies make with their shows.
Dorset Theatre Festival
Everything Theater Podcast - June 09, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDina Janis, Artistic Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival, joins us to discuss this exciting time for theatre as companies are announcing seasons and restructuring their programming to reach new audiences.
Backstage Episode 10 - Are You Ready to Go Back?
Everything Theater Podcast - June 02, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs an audience member, are you ready to go back to the theater after a year and a half of the theaters being closed for the pandemic? Would you sit in an audience filled to 100% capacity? Benita and Ellen read responses from our listeners.
Broadway is Coming Back!
Everything Theater Podcast - May 26, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBroadway is ready to reopen in September after over a year and a half of being dark! Producer Elliott Masie (The Prom, Allegiance, Kinky Boots, etc) joins us to talk about the future of Broadway and how this pause will bring about many exciting changes. And then we speak to Broadway actress Ali ...
Backstage Episode 9 - Returning to Stage in a Pandemic
Everything Theater Podcast - May 13, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEllen and Benita read listener's comments about what comfort level everyone has returning to the stage. Would you only work with a fully vaccinated cast? Do you need masks on during rehearsals? Are you willing to kiss anyone onstage this season? There's lots to unpack here.
Burlesque and Drag
Everything Theater Podcast - May 06, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAnd now for something completely different! We talk to Susan Preiss from Trojan Womyn Productions about their upcoming show "Burlesque Gothique" while delving into the world of burlesque and drag.
Backstage Episode 8 - Don't Touch Me
Everything Theater Podcast - May 04, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHave you ever had to act in an intimate scene with someone you couldn't stand? Ellen and Benita share our audience's responses to that question and discuss the importance of appropriate behavior onstage.
The Oscars 2021
Everything Theater Podcast - April 20, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIt’s Oscars Time! We take a little break from the stage to sit down with movie critic Jay Bobbin to discuss the nominees during this odd season for film. Who will take home the statue - The Father? Judas and the Black Messiah? Mank? Minari? Nomadland? Promising Young Woman? Sound of Metal? The T...
Backstage Episode 7 - The Audition
Everything Theater Podcast - April 14, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEllen and Benita chat about upcoming shows as theaters start to open, what set-up people have at home for virtual performances, and how to master the audition process.
Costumes!
Everything Theater Podcast - April 07, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe're behind the curtain today with Kitty Macey, a professor of costume design at SUNY Oswego. Hear about what goes into a costume design, how costumes have changed over the years, how the pandemic has affected the work of the costumer, and a few fun backstage stories from a costumer's perspecti...
Backstage Episode 6 - It's All About The Undergarments
Everything Theater Podcast - April 01, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEllen and Benita are chatting about costumes! Our listeners have sent in stories about their favorite and least favorite costumes, any costumes actors have bought or stolen, and all the hilarity of the dreaded costume malfunction. Join us for a laugh as we read these great responses!
Stage Fights and Wheelhouse Theater Company
Everything Theater Podcast - March 23, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDavid Kenner, founding company member of Wheelhouse Theater Company, joins us for a chat about being an actor during "the great pause," working as a fight coordinator, and plans for Wheelhouse Theater Company as theaters look at reopening.
Backstage Episode 5 - Superstitions and Shakespeare
Everything Theater Podcast - March 18, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhatever you do... don't say "Macbeth" in a theatre! Benita and Ellen are reading your responses to our questions about stage superstitions and favorite Shakespeare plays/performances.
The Mac-Haydn Theatre - 7 Musicals in 4 Months
Everything Theater Podcast - March 09, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe’re talking to John Saunders, Artistic Director of the Mac-Haydn Theatre! This theatre has been running for 52 seasons and produces 7 musicals within 4 months every summer. Hear about how this company manages such a feat and what they’re hoping to work on this summer!
Backstage Episode 4 - The Moment Before Entering
Everything Theater Podcast - March 02, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEllen and Benita have a chat about the moment before entering the stage - whether it's taking your mind off performing or honing in on the character in those precious moments before the curtain rises. We also talk about what projects people want to work on as soon as the pandemic is over, and so...
The Reduced Shakespeare Company
Everything Theater Podcast - February 23, 2021 13:44 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAustin Tichenor, the Artistic Director of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, joins us for a chat and a laugh as we discuss the beginnings of the RSC and what the company is up to today. From Shakespeare, to the History of America, to the Bible... the Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles huge topics...
Backstage Episode 3 - My First Time
Everything Theater Podcast - February 19, 2021 13:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEllen and Benita read your responses to the questions: 1) What gifts has this pause given you? 2) What unexpected friendships have you made through the theatre? 3) What was your first performance on stage? We also talk about some upcoming virtual productions you won't want to miss!
Broadway's Kevin McGuire
Everything Theater Podcast - February 10, 2021 13:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBroadway's Kevin McGuire is here with us! Kevin talks about life as an actor in NYC at the moment and what theaters should be looking at as they plan to reopen after such a long break.
Backstage Episode 2 - Hello!
Everything Theater Podcast - February 03, 2021 13:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBenita and Ellen read responses about how the pandemic has been for theatre artists, and also reminisce about their first performances as kids.
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