This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing music director, music supervisor, conductor, and pianist extraordinaire, fresh off a run as Associate Conductor/Keys 2 for Gutenberg! the Musical! and currently performing each night as Assistant Conductor/Keys 3 for The Who's Tommy on Broadway, Amanda Morton. Amanda and I met doing the Broadway-aimed workshop of … [Read more...] about How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mentorship on Broadway? with Amanda Morton
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On Bravery, with Stefanie Londino
I had an absolute blast chatting with actor (My Name is Asher Lev; the National Tours of A Bronx Tale, Fiddler on the Roof, and Annie) and musician (West Side Waltz; the Voxies) Stefanie Londino a few weeks ago for the podcast. As noted, Stefanie is currently touring the country, and likely coming to a city near you, as Miss Hannigan in the National Tour of Annie on which I … [Read more...] about On Bravery, with Stefanie Londino
What Kind of Room Do I Want to Lead? with Ellenore Scott
How amazing to return to the podcast, and to Arts Journal, this week after a Sunday in the Park with George-related hiatus, by interviewing someone who is, in my opinion, part of the next generation of great Broadway storytellers, the kind that we will be talking about in twenty-thirty years saying "remember when I saw her first show," the talented and lovely: Ellenore … [Read more...] about What Kind of Room Do I Want to Lead? with Ellenore Scott
A Round-Table Discussion on Sunday in the Park with George, with Eamon Foley and Talia Suskauer
This week, I had the absolute pleasure of getting back to the podcast -- and to Arts Journal! -- by hosting a special, roundtable discussion with some of my colleagues working on the upcoming Sunday in the Park with George at Axelrod Performing Arts Center. The discussion included director/choreographer (and former guest of the pod), Eamon Foley, star (and former guest of the … [Read more...] about A Round-Table Discussion on Sunday in the Park with George, with Eamon Foley and Talia Suskauer
From Backgrounds to Foregrounds with Wilson Chin
For my last podcast of 2023 (!!), I had the absolute pleasure of chatting in-person with renowned set designer Wilson Chin (Cost of Living, Next Fall, and Pass Over on Broadway; Lincoln Center Theater, Roundabout, the Public, Second Stage, and more; Lortel and Drama Desk nominations). Early in the podcast we mention that Wilson and I "kind of" worked together/kind of didn't: … [Read more...] about From Backgrounds to Foregrounds with Wilson Chin