Breaking the Curtain
The musical theatre podcast where two best friends interview their theatre idols and break down the history behind all of your favourite musicals! Breaking the Curtain is a podcast that features everything from Musical Theatre Show History episodes, Interviews with Broadway and West End creatives and the latest theatre news around the globe!
Episodes
We're so happy to be joined by Cade Ostermeyer for this interview that is soooo very!
We talk with Cade about playing Kurt Kelly in the off-Broadway return of Heathers: The Musical, how Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus launched his passion for singing, the sweet gifts from the 'Corn Nuts', on stage mishaps and so much more!
We're beyond thrilled to be joined by Emma Pittman on the podcast!
We talk with Emma about playing Cherry Valance in Broadway's The Outsiders, choosing grace and the importance of girlhood, Cherry's Dunkin' order, her fantastic vlog: Call Her Emma, connecting with fans and being "Broadway's Big Sister" + so much more!
It's the world premiere of Max & Aaron Write a Musical and we sit down with Trevor Barrette & Patrick Park to talk all about the production!
Trevor and Partick chat with us about the journey this musical has been on from the writing process to its current stage, the challenges of putting together a new musical and what they hope audiences take away from seeing the show.
About Max and Aaron Write a Musical: Set in present-...
We're so excited to have Aubrey Matalon join us on the podcast to chat all about playing Flounder in the upcoming production of The Little Mermaid at Paper Mill Playhouse!
The Little Mermaid runs from May 29th until June 29th, 2025!
It’s our first theatre news updates of Season 7!
We have so much to discuss today from the theatreverse: TJR and The Chicks are teaming up for a new jukebox musical, we finally know the full cast for the Heathers revival, the three Dolly’s are announced for DOLLY: An Original Musical, the Ragtime revival, the online audition open call controversy, and so much more!
It's officially Tony Season and we're bringing you our early morning unfiltered and (sometimes) chaotic reaction following the 2025 Tony Award Nominations!
We are so excited to be joined by David Thaxton who plays Max Von Mayerling the highly-acclaimed revival of Sunset Boulevard.
David shares his experience bringing the revival from the West End to Broadway, the show’s technical elements, and a few hidden Easter eggs in the new production!
Shannon Lewis is the Choreographer of the new Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff.
We were thrilled to sit down with Shannon to discuss her role as a choreographer, the influence of the 1950s/60s era, working with Jonathan Groff, and, of course, bringing Bobby Darin's story to the Broadway stage.
We are thrilled to be joined by the incredible Hannah Kevitt to talk all about Maybe Happy Ending!
Hannah chats with us about being a standby for Claire in Maybe Happy Ending, her recent debut in the role, the haunted Belasco theatre, and more!
It’s another updates episode!
The sun is shining and the days are getting warmer as we approach Tony Season! We're chatting all about the latest theatre news including the Maybe Happy Ending cast album, Mamma Mia! back on Broadway, the Swept Away reunion concert announcement, SMASH first preview chatter (including our vision of a Choose Your Adventure style adaptation), The Great Gatsby online drama, and so much more!
We are delighted to be joined by the incredible Claire Kwon ahead of her debut as Claire in Maybe Happy Ending!
Claire chats with us about being a standby for Claire in Maybe Happy Ending, her upcoming debut in the role, memories from her time in Almost Famous, and much more!
Draaaaamaaaaa! In this episode, we are joined by two of our favourite humans and podcasters: Connor & Dylan MacDowell from the hit theatre podcast Drama!
We chat with Connor and Dylan all about their podcast journey, special guest moments, the 2024/2025 Broadway season, Tony nomination predictions, and a transparent conversation about podcasting.
March 24th, 2025, marks 15 years since Green Day's American Idiot began previews on Broadway. To celebrate, we’re joined by cast members: Stark Sands, Tony Vincent, Brian Charles Johnson, and Mary Faber for a special reunion episode.
From performing with Green Day at the Grammys to Billie Joe Armstrong surprising folks on Chat Roulette and dressing room tattoos, settle in for a fun trip down memory lane and relive the moment...
In this episode, we're joined by Katie Tonkinson, currently touring the UK & Ireland as Raven Falco in Bat Out of Hell: The Musical!
We dive into an exciting conversation with Katie about this electrifying musical, life on the road, funny on-stage mishaps, her favourite costumes from the show, and so much more
Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re covering one of the most romantic stories of all-time: The Notebook.
We dive into the history behind the original Nicholas Sparks novel, beloved film, the Galeotti & Aniello early 2010s stage adaptation, the road to Broadway and more!
It’s another update episode!
We’re chatting about the Swept Away cast recording, the opening number preview from SMASH, the full cast announcement for John Proctor Is the Villain, and we head back to fifth grade with a Valentine’s Day-inspired game of “The Ultimate Broadway Boyf” March Madness style!
It's another theatre updates episode, y'all!
This week, we're diving into The Last Five Years studio recording teaser, Joshua Boone leaving The Outsiders, all of the recent stage door drama, the countdown to the Swept Away album and so much more!
In this episode, we're joined by the incredibly talented Stephanie Styles!
Stephanie is currently preparing to star as Hope in Encores! production of Urinetown! We chat all things musical theatre, her time in Newsies, and preparing for Urinetown. Plus, we dive into our shared love for Taylor Swift, Disney, and even create our own dream productions!
We're thrilled to be joined by Alaina Anderson to chat all about Mystic Pizza! Alaina talks with us about the iconic movie, her favorite song from the '80s/'90s music catalog featured in the show, Hot Take Pizza questions, and more!
You can catch her starring as Katherine 'Kat' Arujo in Mystic Pizza, currently playing at Riverside Theatre and coming soon to Paper Mill Playhouse.
What a dream come true! We're joined by the incredible producer, author, and theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper to chat about the upcoming off-Broadway premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project!
We sit down with Jennifer to discuss her years of researching Jonathan Larson's work, curating a show featuring songs from Larson's never-produced archived works like 1984 and Superbia, cut songs from RENT and tick, tick... BOOM, includ...
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