The Broadway Beat Podcast
Real Broadway Interviews by Real Broadway Idiots
Episodes
It’s our season two finale! We made it. Louis Peitzman (Vulture) joins us to gab and gab about armpit acting, immersive theatre, and selling the food a character makes on stage. Then, Patti LuPone’s life standby Lorna Portillo gives us an inside look at one of Broadway’s most coveted gigs. Plus, one of our famous “games”!
See you in a few weeks for season three!
00:00:00 - Hiiii, Headlines, Third H Thing 00:03:08 - Louis Peitzma...
Get in your time machines! Theatre historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper (The Jonathan Larson Project, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out) stops by the pod to discuss some of her favorite Broadway history, exactly where she was when multiple famous people died, a forbidden hard drive, and much more. Then, "investor" Terrance Rozier teaches us all about Broadway show betting.
00:00:00 - Hell...
We got booped! Ricky Schroeder (BOOP! The Musical) stops by to discuss his Broadway debut, pitch some merch, and finally reveal whether or not the Pudgy puppet is sentient. Then, legendary Broadway agent Gloria Burbank joins us and tells it how to make it in this biz (hint: don't be an uggo). Plus, a game!
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:56 - Ricky Schroeder gets Booped 00:19:52 - Gloria Burbank, talent agent to the stars 00...
It’s just family this week, as Zach and his fellow Broadway Beat editors HaleyJane Rose and Edward Precht talk all the brand new shows hitting Broadway this spring, and EVERY SHOW they mention is REAL. Don’t you take that tone with us!
HaleyJane Rose: @haleyisfamous
Edward Precht: @pertoltprecht
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Listen up! Max Mendoza Crumm (High, Sweetie!; Grease) stops by to chat about their role in Easy A, their experience as a reality TV show winner, not being afraid of Jason Robert Brown and more. Then, Amber pops in to discuss her Broadway-related fursona. Plus, a game!
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:01:52 - Max Mendoza Crumm, everybody! 00:20:46 - A booking error? Amber is here. 00:36:32 - BroadwayCONnections
Oh Hannah! Hannah Solow (Oh Mary!) joins us to talk pranks, only seeing half of Hamilton, and which musicals need to do a sexy version. Then, beloved starlet Ivory Gams walks all the way from 147th street to chat about her storied career on Broadway, her time in the circus, and her current lawsuit from the MTA. Plus, a game!
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:26 - Hannah Solow 00:20:46 - Ivory Gams 00:36:32 - Understudy Over-pre...
Ok! Callum Francis (Titanique, Kinky Boots) joins us to discuss Celine Dion, Ask Jeeves, dropping an elephant in the audience during The Lion King, and so much more. Then, The Gum Under Seat D3 at the St. James stops by to chat about a life in the theater. Plus, a game! Lucky you.
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:33 - Callum Francis 00:19:02 - The Gum Under Seat D3 at the St. James stops by! 00:33:18 - We play "Would It Survi...
Season two has arrived! New guests, new goofs, same old drama 💅 This week’s episode features the lovely PJ Adzima (Book of Mormon, Stage Time). We chat gambling debts, why Broadway isn’t cool anymore, and staple guns. Then, orphan Duffy joins us to talk about singing while cleaning the orphanage and her quest to finally get adopted.
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines
00:02:39 - PJ Adzima
00:19:32 - The orphan, Duffy, joins the pod!
...It’s our season one finale! Elsie Fisher ("Eighth Grade," "Barry") joins us to discuss craft services, why there should be a Disneyland in Queens, and what a stage is. Then, two exciting new composers pitch their sequel to "Sweeney Todd." Plus, our guests help record some ad reads!
Season two of The Broadway Beat Podcast premiere February 26th! Catch up on season one whenever you get your podcasts.
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines
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Theater loving creators The Theater Lovers (Will Anderson and Rachael Joyce-Anderson) join us to talk bringing drinks into theaters, when movies come out, and that time a dog was in "Pretty Woman: The Musical." Then, heiress Violet Memorial stops by to discuss her family’s dust mine fortune. Plus we play "Could This Thing Catch Kristin Chenoweth?"
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines
00:02:00 - The Theater L...
Friends don’t lie, and neither do we when we say: this is a great episode. Jonathan Hogue ("Stranger Sings") stops by to talk about the suspicious Netflix series “Stranger Things,” what it takes to write a parody musical, and puppet sentience. Then, Josh Groban’s Greying Beard joins us to discuss all it brings to the famous performer’s plate.
00:00:00 - Hellos and Headlines
00:02:21 - Jonathan Hogue
00:21:16 - Josh Groban's Grey...
The wonderful Patti Murin (many, many princesses) joins the pod to talk daytime TV drink choices, showtime rituals, and to teach us a little something about laughter. Then, "The Search for Elle Woods" contestant Bekka stops by to discuss her time on the hit MTV competition. Plus, a round of the fan favorite game Ain’t Nothin’ Satiric About These Lyrics.
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines
00:01:56 - Patti M...
Fun! The extraordinary Dylan MarcAurele ("Pop Off, Michelangelo!") and Olivia Miller ("Bloody Mary LIVE!") join us to chat Real Housewives, parody musicals, wigs and more. Then, the one an only Bloody Mary stops by to discuss her triumphant live show, history’s untold tales, and peasants.
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines
00:02:36 - Dylan and Olivia
00:22:35 - Bloody Mary joins us!
00:36:22 - We play "'Real Housewives' Quote or Rej...
Andrew Kober ("Audra Gypsy," "The Queen of Versailles") joins this week’s ep (short for episode) to talk "Beetlejuice," his annual income, French hairstyles and more. Then, The Guy Who Didn’t Quite Get “Suffs” joins to discuss what he learned at the Tony-winning musical “Suffs."
00:00:00 - Hello and Headlines
00:02:41 - Andrew Kober
00:23:37 - The Guy Who Didn't Quite Get "Suffs"
00:38:02 - Can We Count to 20 Please!?
GOOGELLL ME! Steven Boyer ("Kimberly Akimbo," "Hand to God") joins us to discuss standup catchphrases, the NBC sitcom "Trial & Error," and the brand new Kimberly Akimbo video game. Then, Elphaba joins us to reveal a juicy detail omitted from "Wicked."
00:00:00 Hello and headlines
00:34:53 The Government Issued Kimberly Akimbo Anagram Slam
Steven Boyer: @steveboyer5000
...It’s opening night! The wonderful Joe Iconis ("Be More Chill," "The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical") joins our very first episode to discuss haunted scripts, Joe’s death in “Waitress,” and Hunter S. Thompson blowin’ things up. Then, lounge singer Analise Ivories stops by to discuss music, martinis, and being trapped on top of a piano. Finally, porn playwright Neil Semen lifts the curtain behind such master(batory)...
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