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) anymore: she's a consummate Broadway performer who's appeared in … [Read more...] about “I’m Just a Broadway Baby,” With Valerie Wright
Tony Week: Favorite Tony Performances, Then and Now
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 shows, specifically plays), I thought I might go through my favorite Tony performances of all time. Keep in mind I am in no way saying these are "the best;" they are merely … [Read more...] about Tony Week: Favorite Tony Performances, Then and Now
Talia Suskauer & the Contemporary “Leading Lady”
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 giggling, revealing the secrets behind one of our inside … [Read more...] about Talia Suskauer & the Contemporary “Leading Lady”
A Theatrical “State of the Union” with Timothy J. McClimon
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 my graduate degree at NYU. I imagine this time away from the show will only prove useful -- I learned so many … [Read more...] about A Theatrical “State of the Union” with Timothy J. McClimon
Self-Knowledge, Purpose, and Chipotle with Cameron Terry
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 Oklahoma -- and he was a performer in his own right. But while most of us … [Read more...] about Self-Knowledge, Purpose, and Chipotle with Cameron Terry
“Confessing” With Sophie Weisskoff
This week on the podcast, I left the "dance world" and had the pleasure of interviewing playwright (Great Plains Theatre Conference Selection, Edward F. Albee Fellow, Rona Jaffe Foundation Graduate Fellow) and writer (NY Mag, The Virginia Quarterly), Sophie Weisskoff, who is making her NYC, Off-Broadway debut today with Brainsmash. Produced by The Hearth -- about which I did … [Read more...] about “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
This week, Call Time stayed in "dance world" by interviewing dancer, and multi-faceted performing artist, Runako Campbell. I call her multi-faceted because, much like last week's guests, in addition to being a dancer trained in multiple styles and techniques she's also cut her teeth in the theatre -- on a Broadway show to be exact, the Alanis Morissette/Diablo Cody/Diane … [Read more...] about “So Much of My Power Lies In What I Can Do Myself”: Exploring the Catch-22s of Freelancing With Runako Campbell
Two Is Better Than One: Exploring Partnering, “It” Factor, and Passion with Ryan Steele & Gaby Diaz
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing not one, but TWO incredible dancers at the same time -- a first for this iteration of Call Time. It helped that the aforementioned dancers are also recent co-stars and real-life best friends: Ryan Steele, whom you may have seen in Broadway's Newsies (where he was also the original dance captain), West Side Story, … [Read more...] about Two Is Better Than One: Exploring Partnering, “It” Factor, and Passion with Ryan Steele & Gaby Diaz
“Making the Impossible Possible” with Skylar Fox
One of the first questions I asked Skylar Fox in our podcast interview was whether he considers himself a "magician." Given that he's the "Illusions and Magic Associate" at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, US, responsible for the tricks of the eye and effects seen at many of Harry Potter's NINE global companies, like the pollyjuice transformation, the phone booth, or really … [Read more...] about “Making the Impossible Possible” with Skylar Fox
A Theatre Love Letter: Tracy Turnblad’s Vertical Bed in the Opening Number of Hairspray…On Doubleness, Performance, and Lacan
Based on last week's discussion of Hairspray on the podcast and on Arts Journal, and looking forward to the string of really exciting podcast guests I have coming up (!!), I realized I had a very specific thing I had been wanting to write about for months -- or rather for years, since I first saw the show on Broadway in 2002. In fact, though this thing is so small and so … [Read more...] about A Theatre Love Letter: Tracy Turnblad’s Vertical Bed in the Opening Number of Hairspray…On Doubleness, Performance, and Lacan