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
Business of Theatre
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
Taking Big Swings, with Alan Harrison and His New Book, Scene Change
This week marks a very special episode of the podcast, not only because it focuses on a forthcoming book (like the episode on Shy with Jesse Green and that on Broadway Bodies with Ryan Donovan), but also because I got connected with the guest (the author of said book) through Arts Journal! So if you're an avid reader of the Arts Journal blogs, you might already be familiar … [Read more...] about Taking Big Swings, with Alan Harrison and His New Book, Scene Change
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
Little Girl Wanted: Acting, Directing, and Details With Jenn Thompson
On this week's episode of the Call Time podcast, I had the pleasure to chat with the great Jenn Thompson. I call it a pleasure not only because Jenn was a beloved actor and is now one of the most in-demand and accomplished directors in the industry, but also because Jenn is/was my boss, and we worked on two shows together (technically three if you count my foray into … [Read more...] about Little Girl Wanted: Acting, Directing, and Details With Jenn Thompson