Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia
Katie discusses body politics, authentic casting, identity, and insider/outsider status through the framework of Ryan Donovan’s forthcoming book, Broadway Bodies.
A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step
Katie writes a love letter to one of her favorite theatre things, the 2008 documentary Every Little Step.
What Can American Theatrical Markets Learn from Those in China, and Vice-Versa? A Discussion with Bella Wang
Katie explores the booming musical theatre industry in China, along with her NYU classmate, Bella Wang.
“Staying True to Yourself and Your Interests”: Talking Hobbies, Jobs, and Passions with Alexis Kleinman
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.
Getting on My Soapbox, with the Help of Dancer Alexander Quetell
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.
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The Changing of the (Arts) Guard, with Sophie Blue
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.
“It Won’t Get Better Than This”: On the Front Lines of Theatre Journalism with Cody Williams
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.
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In and Out of the Weeds of Arts Marketing with Jane Whitty
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.
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“You Have to Just Run”: Peterson Townsend on Pressure, Variety, and Achievement in the Theatre
I discuss the pressures of performance, the connection between running and theatre, community and fellowship, mysticism and superstition, and more with actor Peterson Townsend.
“There Was No One Who Looked Like Me”: Lisa Gold, A4, and the Link Between Art and Politics
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…
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On Music Man’s Closing, and the Business of Theatre
Katie Birenboim explores the closing of The Music Man on Broadway through the lens of Golden Age musical revivals and the business of theatre.
Where Are the Women?!: My Interview with Julia Greer, Co-Founder of The Hearth
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