Baring It All with Call Me Adam

Baring It All with Call Me Adam

As a kid with starry ambitions of working in the entertainment industry, Adam Rothenberg found a way to go behind-the-scenes with celebrities from the worlds of Film, Television, Theatre & Music for the past 15 years. Adam is the creator of the entertainment platform Call Me Adam and host of the podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam. His unique style of interviewing has given him the opportunity to conduct more than 1,500 interviews. Adam makes his guests feel comfortable and at ease, which allows them to talk about life behind-the-curtain, sometimes revealing things they have never talked about before.

Episodes

May 8, 2025 28 mins

This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today I am speaking with Tony, Emmy & SAG Nominated Actor Norm Lewis whom I last interviewed in 2019 when he was getting ready to perform at 54 Below.

Now, Norm is once again lighting up the New York Stage, in the Off-Broadway production of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, which has not had a NYC production in almo...

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This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today I got to speak with Actress Nancy McKeon whom I grew up watching on the hit TV series The Facts of Life, and also enjoyed watching her on Lifetime TV's The Division and CBS Style & Substance (co-starring Jean Smart). 

Now, Nancy is making her Off-Broadway debut in the new play Pe...

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This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today, I am going back in time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2013 interview with Nicki French, award-winning international recording artist, known for her smash hit dance version of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart."

In this interview, Nick...

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This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

A few weeks ago, I conducted an e-mail interview with Alt/Pop Singer-Songwriter Rachael Sage about her new reimagined album Another Side.

Today, I am so excited to dive even deeper into the release of this album.

In this interview, Rachael Sage is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about:

  • Running her...
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This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today, I am going back in time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2010 interview with Jo Dee Messina, 2-time Grammy Award nominee, and Country Music Superstar.

In this interview, Jo Dee is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about:

  • Whom she ...
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This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today, I am going back in time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2010 interview with then 3-time Tony nominated Broadway Actress Kelli O'Hara.

Now, here’s a little Behind-The-Curtain Story….

In 2010, I got to attend the opening night of Kelli O’Hara’s one-woma...

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This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today, I am going back in time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2019 interview with Olivia Newton-John, 4-time Grammy award winner and Sandy from the mega hit movie musical Grease.

This was my third, and what turned out to be my final time intervie...

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This season on Baring It All with Call Me Adam I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today, I am going back in time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2017 interview with then Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb.

At that time, Lisa was getting ready to release her new family album Lullaby Girl, and celebrating the 23rd Ann...

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This season on Baring It All with Call Me Adam I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

Today, I am going back In time and Behind-The-Curtain to bring you this blast from the past, my 2016 interview with Mel B, who you know as Scary Spice from the Spice Girls.

In 2016, Mel B was getting ready to star in Chicago the Musical on Broadway in the role of Roxie Hart.

I had the opportunity to speak with Mel B during Chicago the Musical's ...

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After seeing Marc Summers' new Off-Broadway show, The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, I am so honored to have been granted the opportunity to speak with him for My Entertainment Idols, a special series on my podcast Baring It All with Call Me Adam.

In this interview, Marc is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about:

  • What he learned about himself from performing The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers
  • How Marc allows himself to get messy...
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So excited to begin Season 5 of my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam!

This season I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

I am thrilled to kick off this season with Singer, Songwriter & Actor Brentley Gore, who you know from NBC's '90s television series California Dreams.

Last year, I got to interview Brentley who played Matt Garrison on California Dreams, along with Jennie Kwan who played Samantha 'Sam' Woo when they cam...

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What a great way to end the 4th Season of my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam!

I have been fortunate to interview Del Shores (Sordid Lives Creator) multiple times throughout the years.

After working in the entertainment industry for more than three decades as a Director, Producer, and Writer, Del is finally making his NYC theatrical directorial debut with Jiggs Burgess' play Wounded.

I am so excited to catc...

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I am so excited to catch up with actress Marilu Henner, whom I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing in 2021.

When I heard she was returning to the New York stage, in Sandra Tsing Loh's Madwomen of the West, I wasted no time in trying to get a new interview. I am so grateful she agreed to talk with me a second time.

Marilu is known for starring in the classic TV sitcoms Taxi & ...

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Romeo is one of literature's most famous characters and now he is being embodied by Ben Jackson Walker who is making his Broadway debut in the new hit musical & Juliet.

After seeing the show a few weeks ago, I was so excited to have the opportunity to speak with him.

In this interview Ben is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about:

  • Making his Broadway debut in & Juliet
  • The challenges of performing on Broadway
  • Stage M...
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Ann Harada is a brilliant actress who knows how to get the laugh by using the inflection of both her speaking & singing voice. Ann's comedic timing is on point each and every time. She brings new depth to such familiar characters as Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables & sets the bar for the roles she creates such as Pile of Poo in Emojiland.

Now Ann is bringing her comedy chops to the recently released st...

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Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an actor, author, director & producer who is known for his starring roles on Broadway in Disney's Newsies, Mary Poppins & Tuck Everlasting. After a little bit of time away, Andrew is back on the New York stage sinking his teeth into the Off-Broadway comedy, Dracula A Comedy Of Terrors.

In this interview, Andrew is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about:

  • Auditioning for Dracula A Comedy Of Terrors
  • Sta...
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Tony Award Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, who won the coveted award for her starring turn in Broadway's Hairspray is Baring It All with Call Me Adam.

Marissa is coming back to NYC as a guest star in HRS Productions and Orgasmico Theatre's production of Michael Shaw's Exorcistic: The Rock Musical, an unauthorized parody of The Exorcist.

In this interview, Marissa is baring it all about:

  • What made h...
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Payson Lewis is an indie-pop singer/songwriter who is once again Baring It All with Call Me Adam. After conducting about half a dozen interviews with him, it's great to catch up with him on the heels of his new single "Blurrier" being released.

In this interview, Payson is baring it all about:

  • Making Music
  • His new single Blurrier
  • His writing process
  • Self-Care
  • What he would tell is younger self
  • Something he has not previously shared
  • So ...
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Toronto based Film, TV, and Theatre actor, George Krissa is Baring It All with Call Me Adam. He most recently starred in Hallmark's The Holiday Sitter alongside Jonathan Bennett, making history as the network's first ever LGBTQ+ lead romcom.

Now George is coming to New York City to make his cabaret debut at Chelsea Table & Stage on September 23, 2023.

In this interview, George is baring it all about:

  • Creating his upc...
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Esta TerBlanche is a South African actress best known for her role on ABC's All My Children, playing Gillian Andrassy, the love interest to Ryan Lavery (played by Cameron Mathison).

In this interview, Esta is Baring It All with Call Me Adam to reveal:

  • Inadvertently helping the writers on All My Children write some of her lines
  • Working with Cameron Mathison on All My Children
  • Life Lessons from Michael J. Fox on ABC's Spin City
  • Best a...
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