DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Dylan and Connor are joined by Hannah Cruz (Chess, Suffs). Game. Set. Match… made in heaven y’all! We are in love with Hannah, who’s currently starring as Svetlana in the highly-anticipated revival of Chess on Broadway. Ahead of the crazy holiday schedule, we caught up with Hannah on her Chess journey - from her early love of the show to her audition, rehearsals, and opening on Broadway. Prepare to be riveted by her incredible pre-...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Britani Bateman (The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Miss Saigon). Clink your glass! We have an announcement. Britani Bateman, breakout STAR of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, is on the pod! From “Friend Of” the Housewives to “Friend of the Pod” we could not be more gagged. Ahead of her cabaret debut at 54 Below, Britani is here to tease the musical moments, special guests, and gaggy surpris...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Lencia Kebede (Wicked, Hamilton). Closing out their 6 year podcast anniversary month, the twins are thrillified to welcome Wicked on Broadway’s reigning Elphaba to the podcast! Lencia is making HISTORY as the first full-time Black Elphaba on Broadway. Recorded during Wicked: For Good’s release week, the trio discuss their favorite moments, Ariana Grande’s POWER, and the two very special screenings Len...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Kevin Csolak (The Outsiders, Audra Gypsy). Live from the Bernard B. Jacobs… it’s Kevin! Having been introduced by beloved 2x DRAMA. guest Solea Pfeiffer, the twins are so delighted to finally chat with this star. Kevin, who’s currently starring as Bob in The Outsiders on Broadway, speaks on his journey with the Tony-winning Best Musical: from workshops to now playing a principal role full-time. You kn...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Morgan Dudley (Hadestown, Descendants: The Rise of Red). She takes us on the road that led her to this moment: starring as Eurydice in Hadestown on Broadway. We get into backstage (and onstage!) antics, Morgan’s show diary, what it’s like performing “Flowers” each night, the eight-show-a-week grind, and audience reactions. Which former Eurydices gave Morgan some advice? And what helpful direction did ...

Dylan and Connor are joined by drag superstar Plasma (RuPaul’s Drag Race). This week it’s just family. Literally, as the twins (mostly Connor) are often told they share a strong resemblance to this week’s guest! We get into it! It’s a rip roaring, hilarious time with this breakout star of Drag Race’s 16th season as they celebrate the release of her new album “Is Miss Thing On?” Plasma regales the boys with Elaine Stritch musings, m...

Connor and Dylan are joined by theatre writer, screenwriter, and songwriter Zack Zadek (Deathless, The Turning). Y’all are going to love this breezy, entertaining chat with Zack, who is celebrating the release of his musical album Deathless. This recorded version features Jeremy Jordan, Kevin Atwater, Maia Reficco, Nicolette Robinson, and more stars! Hear about the inception of the musical itself, the nearly a decade-long road that...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme (RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show). We’re kicking off the 6th year of DRAMA. with this truly iconic duo, just in time for the happiest season! This legendary pair of global drag superstars sat down with the twins to spread holiday cheer in honor of their own milestone 8th annual iteration of The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show. The queens reminisce o...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Rodd Cyrus (Ragtime, The Light in the Piazza). It was the music of a podcast beginning… wig… Rodd shares stories about starring as Harry Houdini, his favorite Ahrens & Flaherty songs to hear every night, and what it’s been like bringing Ragtime for New York City Center to Broadway. Rodd discusses being part of “the loop group” on The Gilded Age, shooting an episode of Elsbeth, his journey from the...

This week the twins are yapping their little pod mics off about all of the hottest hot button topics in pop culture and in the theatre world at large. Jane Krakowski’s starring turn in Oh, Mary, Betsy Wolfe in Death Becomes Her, Bat Boy at New York City Center, the musicians strike drama, and MORE. Listeners, friends, and lovers submitted juicy topics to get into, so we mention it all. There’s a power ranking breakdown of The Real ...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Jay Armstrong Johnson (I Put a Spell on You, Moulin Rouge the Musical). Jay is BACK on the pod. Thankfully no one had to wait 300 years for a virgin to light the Black Flame Candle… I Put a Spell on You, Jay’s Halloween extravaganza, returns to Webster Hall on October 20th for its 10th anniversary celebration benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The twins catch up with Jay on all things Winifred Sanderso...

The twins are giving you a Twin Talk AND an interview with Jasmine Forsberg (I & You, Six) all packed into one fabulous episode. First, listen to Connor and Dylan break down the juiciest hot topic on the planet: Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl album. Immediate reactions, whether or not their title predictions match the song content, and a dissection on all things Taylor. Speaking of Showgirls, we’re ALSO chatting with Jas...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Lorna Courtney (Heathers the Musical, & Juliet). It’s a beautiful freaking day on the pod, y’all! The QUEEN of Westerburg High is here to dish on all things Heathers the Musical. SO very. We discuss Veronica Sawyer, her take on the role, the gaggy cast filling out the halls of Westerburg, and her pre (and post!) show rituals. What songs does Lorna love to sing? Also, tune in to ...

Settle in for one of your favorite ways to spend an hour: a twin talk! The world may be ending, but at least the twins are on their (self-made) platform to gab their way through it. Dylan and Connor recap Dylan’s bachelor(ette) party – The Dylanette. Highlights from West Hollywood, Paramount Studios, a mimosa happy hour, and a full rundown of the reality stars they met. They also share a never-before-told story of going to SUR and ...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Hannah Solow (Oh, Mary!). Ahead of her residency as the titular First Lady (and cabaret chanteuse), Hannah arrives on the pod in a blaze of glory. She charts her entire journey with Oh, Mary!, from the first time she stepped into rehearsals for the Off-Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel all the way to over a year later at the Lyceum Theatre. Hannah shares memories from making her Broadway debut, creat...

Connor and Dylan are joined by two-time Tony-nominee Christopher Sieber (Death Becomes Her, Spamalot!). Get ready for a rip-roaring, dazzling, breezy chat with your favorite Broadway star and his new favorite twins. So much drama, so little time. Christopher currently stars as Ernest Menville in the smash hit musical version of Death Becomes Her. We dive into all things DBH, from working with his miraculous leading lady costars Jen...

Dylan and Connor are joined by the reigning winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 10, Ginger Minj! Well, we got her gal! The Glamour Toad joins the twins for an end-of-summer chat that is so queer, so draggy, and so gaggy that you’ll be begging for part two immediately. Ginger reflects on her entire ten-year journey on Drag Race: season 7 filming conditions, reactions, and castmates; how much she’s grown in that time; favorite me...

Your favorite twins are talk, talk, talking again! Y’all, the amount of theatre, pop culture, love, and life that is discussed in this episode is truly limitless. Buckle up. We fully break down Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl announcement, guess what the songs will be about, analyze her appearance on her boyfriend (fiancé by the time of release!) Travis Kelce’s podcast, and debate whether or not we’re true Swiftie stan. Spoil...

Dylan and Connor are joined by two-time Olivier Award-nominee Marisha Wallace (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Guys and Dolls). On the album release day of Marisha Wallace: Live in London, The Toast of Mayfair joined the twins for a good ol’ kiki! This incredible concert recording features all the gaggiest hits from Marisha’s career so far, including Guys & Dolls, Dreamgirls, Waitress, Hairspray, Oklahoma, and of course Cabaret. S...