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Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia

January 26, 2023

Katie discusses body politics, authentic casting, identity, and insider/outsider status through the framework of Ryan Donovan’s forthcoming book, Broadway Bodies.

[more] Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia

A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step

January 19, 2023

Katie writes a love letter to one of her favorite theatre things, the 2008 documentary Every Little Step.

[more] A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step

What Can American Theatrical Markets Learn from Those in China, and Vice-Versa? A Discussion with Bella Wang

January 5, 2023

Katie explores the booming musical theatre industry in China, along with her NYU classmate, Bella Wang.

[more] What Can American Theatrical Markets Learn from Those in China, and Vice-Versa? A Discussion with Bella Wang

“Staying True to Yourself and Your Interests”: Talking Hobbies, Jobs, and Passions with Alexis Kleinman

December 22, 2022

Katie discusses hobbies, jobs, and passions — and the differences between the three — with accomplished journalist (Huffington Post, Mic, The New York Times, Axios) and comedian Alexis Kleinman.

[more] “Staying True to Yourself and Your Interests”: Talking Hobbies, Jobs, and Passions with Alexis Kleinman

Getting on My Soapbox, with the Help of Dancer Alexander Quetell

December 8, 2022

Katie uses her discussion with dancer Alexander Quetell, who moved from the United States to Germany to dance with Gartnerplatz in Munich, to explore the ways that the arts are supported, or not, by the government.

[more] Getting on My Soapbox, with the Help of Dancer Alexander Quetell

The Changing of the (Arts) Guard, with Sophie Blue

December 1, 2022

Katie checks in on the thesis of her show, that the multi-hyphenate artist represents the future of the industry, by interviewing a “Gen Z” dancer, choreographer, arts administrator, and graduate school classmate.

[more] The Changing of the (Arts) Guard, with Sophie Blue

“It Won’t Get Better Than This”: On the Front Lines of Theatre Journalism with Cody Williams

November 17, 2022

Katie explores what it means to be in “theatre journalism” with former Broadway dancer and NY1 “On Stage” producer, executive producer and director of Reopening: the Broadway Revival, and owner of production company, Ordinary Sunday, Cody Williams.

[more] “It Won’t Get Better Than This”: On the Front Lines of Theatre Journalism with Cody Williams

In and Out of the Weeds of Arts Marketing with Jane Whitty

November 10, 2022

Katie and Jane Whitty, senior consultant for the premier digital arts marketing consulting firm, Capacity Interactive, get granular and big picture about arts marketing, segmentation, reaching a broader audience, “churn rate,” and how all of these themes surprisingly interact with politics and Big Tech.

[more] In and Out of the Weeds of Arts Marketing with Jane Whitty

“You Have to Just Run”: Peterson Townsend on Pressure, Variety, and Achievement in the Theatre

November 3, 2022

I discuss the pressures of performance, the connection between running and theatre, community and fellowship, mysticism and superstition, and more with actor Peterson Townsend.

[more] “You Have to Just Run”: Peterson Townsend on Pressure, Variety, and Achievement in the Theatre

“There Was No One Who Looked Like Me”: Lisa Gold, A4, and the Link Between Art and Politics

October 27, 2022

After a brief hiatus, I was so happy to get back to the interview format with my guest this week on the podcast, Lisa Gold, Executive Director of the Asian American Arts Alliance, otherwise known as “A4.” I became eager to interview Lisa when she spoke in my “Audience Development and Community Engagement” class at…

[more] “There Was No One Who Looked Like Me”: Lisa Gold, A4, and the Link Between Art and Politics

On Music Man’s Closing, and the Business of Theatre

October 13, 2022

Katie Birenboim explores the closing of The Music Man on Broadway through the lens of Golden Age musical revivals and the business of theatre.

[more] On Music Man’s Closing, and the Business of Theatre

Where Are the Women?!: My Interview with Julia Greer, Co-Founder of The Hearth

September 29, 2022

I chat with Julia Greer, co-founder and co-Artistic Director of the Hearth, a theatre company which attempts to fill the gender gap in professional theatre by producing work by, for and about complicated women and other under-represented genders.

[more] Where Are the Women?!: My Interview with Julia Greer, Co-Founder of The Hearth

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About Call Time

I have adored musical theatre since my grandparents took me to a regional production of Peter Pan at the wee age of three: I loved it so much, I cried at intermission, thinking the experience was over. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to ensure that the “show [would] go on,” for lack of a better … [more] about About Call Time

About Katie

Katie Birenboim is an actor, director, writer, commentator, and theatre administrator.  Her acting credits include Fiorello! at Classic Stage Company, Arsenic and Old Lace, Hair, Working, and Mary Poppins at Berkshire Theatre Group, The Snow Queen at Ancram Opera House, and various … [more] about About Katie Birenboim

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A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step

January 19, 2023 By Katie Birenboim

What Can American Theatrical Markets Learn from Those in China, and Vice-Versa? A Discussion with Bella Wang

January 5, 2023 By Katie Birenboim

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