This week on the podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with one of the stars of Annie as she travels North America on Tour! It was a great interview for me because I of course worked on the tour, and got to check in with one of my besties and see how the show, company, and morale were doing, but also because Julia, as you'll see and hear in the episode, plays one of … [Read more...] about “Will the Sun Come Out Tomorrow?” with Julia Nicole Hunter
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Jesse Green on His Book, Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
I was so thrilled to be able to bring Jesse Green, Chief Theatre Critic for The New York Times, on the podcast this week to discuss his book Shy: the Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers. I had Jesse on the previous iteration of the show (when it was called "Theatre Book Club" and done through Berkshire Theatre Group) to discuss his own career, the nature of theatre … [Read more...] about Jesse Green on His Book, Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
Narrative, Choreography, and “Finishing the Hat,” With Patti Wilcox
I had the pleasure of returning to the podcast in a pre-recorded segment I filmed with NAACP and Fred Astaire award winning Broadway choreographer, Patti Wilcox. The episode was taped in advance because, for only the second instance in Call Time history, we did the show live and in-person, as Patti and I were staying catty-corner (or perhaps "citty-corner," as we explore at … [Read more...] about Narrative, Choreography, and “Finishing the Hat,” With Patti Wilcox
Talking High Art and Late-Stage Capitalism with Jacob Kerzner
This week on the podcast I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with music director, orchestrator, pianist, educator, scholar, and my music director for the show I just directed, The Secret Garden, Jacob Kerzner. As I say at the top of the episode, it was a somewhat unique moment for the podcast because it was my first time interviewing a music director about his life and … [Read more...] about Talking High Art and Late-Stage Capitalism with Jacob Kerzner
The Musical Theatre “Character Actor,” With Edward Juvier
This week on the podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with another actor in Goodspeed Opera House's production of Gypsy, and an accomplished actor in and of himself, Edward Juvier. Indeed, Edward's career has spanned nearly twenty years and all kinds of genres: he's done plays, contemporary/rock musicals, mega-musicals, directing, regional theatre, national tours, … [Read more...] about The Musical Theatre “Character Actor,” With Edward Juvier