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
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“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
Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia
In a first for this iteration of Call Time with Katie Birenboim, I was so excited to welcome a theatre academic -- assistant professor of Theatre Studies at Duke University, Ryan Donovan -- to the show this week. As we discuss on the podcast, Ryan initially came from the performance world: he was a dancer for many years, performing in shows like the 50th anniversary tour of … [Read more...] about Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia
A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step
Thanks to Call Time listeners and Arts Journal readers for bearing with me as I took a little bit of time off last week. Unfortunately, Call Time listeners are going to have to wait for a new podcast episode, but because it will partially focus on A Chorus Line (stay tuned!), I decided to devote the Arts Journal platform this week to my favorite Chorus Line-adjacent thing, … [Read more...] about A Theatre Love Letter: Re-Watching Every Little Step