Last Thursday's episode of Call Time with Katie Birenboim, featuring actor and choreographer Aigner Mizzelle, marked the 100th episode of the show -- in some form or another. Longtime listeners, friends, or fans might remember that a different version of Call Time, then known as "Theatre Book Club," started under the auspices of Berkshire Theatre Group in 2020. We were in the … [Read more...] about Celebrating 100 Episodes of Call Time
Broadway Melody: Jack Viertel’s Love Letter to Broadway, New York, and the Great, American Epic
I was so pleased to get back to Call Time after some time off (for both work and pleasure) and to get to come back to it with the amazing Jack Viertel. As some of you might know, Jack was one of my original guests on Call Time when it was in its infancy as a YouTube show. Some of you might also know that Jack is one of the greatest theatre minds we have these days, as … [Read more...] about Broadway Melody: Jack Viertel’s Love Letter to Broadway, New York, and the Great, American Epic
Eric Cornell, and a New Generation of Commercial Producers
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of sitting down with commercial producer Eric Cornell (Co-Producer: Oklahoma!, To Kill a Mockingbird, What the Constitution Means to Me, Head Over Heels, Hello Dolly! First National Tour; Executive Producer: Anastasia, Rocky; Upcoming: Anne of Green Gables) for a conversation about producing, company management, international theatre, … [Read more...] about Eric Cornell, and a New Generation of Commercial Producers
A New “Golden Age” Off-Broadway: Where Less Is More
About a month ago, Michael Paulson wrote an article for The Times about an unexpected "bright spot" in the American theatre landscape. "Broadway is struggling through a postpandemic funk, squeezed between higher production costs and lower audience numbers just as a bevy of new shows set sail into those fierce headwinds," Paulson began. "At the same time," he wrote, … [Read more...] about A New “Golden Age” Off-Broadway: Where Less Is More
Let’s Dance, with Ixchel Cuellar
This week on the podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down (in person) with Broadway dancer extraordinaire (Mean Girls and Finding Neverland on Broadway; Mean Girls First National Tour; Hamilton ("and Peggy") National Tour), Ixchel Cuellar. I have wanted to interview Ixchel since I worked with her back in January (on the Anne of Green Gables workshop). I couldn't … [Read more...] about Let’s Dance, with Ixchel Cuellar