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The Relationship Between Theatre and Film, with Paul Felten

August 24, 2023

Katie checks in with screenwriter and film director (Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I know Where the Baby Is, Burn Country, and Slow Machine), Paul Felten.

[more] The Relationship Between Theatre and Film, with Paul Felten

Talking High Art and Late-Stage Capitalism with Jacob Kerzner

August 17, 2023

Katie checks in with music director, orchestrator, and pianist (Berkshire Theatre Group, Opera Memphis, University of Michigan), Jacob Kerzner, about the musical theatre as a genre, higher ed, and more.

[more] Talking High Art and Late-Stage Capitalism with Jacob Kerzner

The Musical Theatre “Character Actor,” With Edward Juvier

August 10, 2023

Katie checks in with musical theatre actor (Les Miz, Phantom of the Opera, countless regional theatre gigs), Edward Juvier, about what makes a character actor.

[more] The Musical Theatre “Character Actor,” With Edward Juvier

Little Girl Wanted: Acting, Directing, and Details With Jenn Thompson

July 7, 2023

Katie checks in with former actor (Annie, Little Darlings) and current acclaimed director (Annie National Tour, Drama Desk and Lortel nominations, Mint Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, Pioneer Theatre Company), Jenn Thompson.

[more] Little Girl Wanted: Acting, Directing, and Details With Jenn Thompson

A Tribute to Sheldon Harnick

June 29, 2023

In this week’s podcast episode, I experimented with returning to a format I’ve used on previous iterations of the show in order to honor the late, great Sheldon Harnick. Mr. Harnick passed away on Friday, June 23 at his home on the Upper West Side. He was 99 years old, and over the course of…

[more] A Tribute to Sheldon Harnick

“I’m Just a Broadway Baby,” With Valerie Wright

June 22, 2023

This week, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Broadway legend and triple — nay, quadruple — threat performer, Valerie Wright, for an in-depth conversation on the podcast. As I say at the start of our discussion, they don’t make ’em quite like Valerie (or “Val” as many of her friends call her)…

[more] “I’m Just a Broadway Baby,” With Valerie Wright

Tony Week: Favorite Tony Performances, Then and Now

June 15, 2023

The 76th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the United Palace theater (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP). In honor of the Tony awards this past Sunday (which, incidentally, I thought were some of the best in years…the theatre itself looked great, and I was pleased with the time given to showcase all the…

[more] Tony Week: Favorite Tony Performances, Then and Now

Talia Suskauer & the Contemporary “Leading Lady”

June 8, 2023

I absolutely loved interviewing my guest this week, the amazing former star of Wicked on Broadway (Elphaba) and current star of Gypsy at Goodspeed Opera House (Louise), Talia Suskauer. I think you’ll be able to tell even from the first few minutes of the podcast that Talia and I were fast friends: within minutes we’re…

[more] Talia Suskauer & the Contemporary “Leading Lady”

A Theatrical “State of the Union” with Timothy J. McClimon

June 1, 2023

I am so glad to be back with Call Time and with Arts Journal. As I say at the beginning of the podcast — and as I mentioned in my last episode back in March — I had to take some time off while I was assistant directing Gypsy at Goodspeed Opera House and finishing…

[more] A Theatrical “State of the Union” with Timothy J. McClimon

Self-Knowledge, Purpose, and Chipotle with Cameron Terry

March 8, 2023

For my last podcast episode for a bit (don’t worry — it will be back soon enough!), I decided to focus on another one of my classmates in my NYU graduate program. Cameron Terry has many of the markers of a typical NYU student: he was super successful in his undergraduate institution — University of…

[more] Self-Knowledge, Purpose, and Chipotle with Cameron Terry

“Confessing” With Sophie Weisskoff

March 2, 2023

Katie explores taboo, shame, embarrassment, and confessional playwriting with playwright and writer Sophie Weisskoff, whose play, Brainsmash, premieres this week at 59E59.

[more] “Confessing” With Sophie Weisskoff

“So Much of My Power Lies In What I Can Do Myself”: Exploring the Catch-22s of Freelancing With Runako Campbell

February 23, 2023

Katie explores the Catch-22 of being a freelance artist and the desire for personal agency with dancer and performing artist, Runako Campbell (Jagged Little Pill on Broadway, The Hours and Lohengrin at the Met, Vogue World for NYFW).

[more] “So Much of My Power Lies In What I Can Do Myself”: Exploring the Catch-22s of Freelancing With Runako Campbell

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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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