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
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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
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mentorship on Broadway? with Amanda Morton
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
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