KMUZ Theatre Talk

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(15:12) Director Robert Salberg and actors Paige Caballero and Jessica Peterson talk with host Ed Schoaps about the cult musical HAIRSPRAY, coming to Pentacle Theatre Aug. 15–Sept. 6. Learn why this story set in the 60s still resonates strongly today.

(39:21) Wrap-up.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Wil...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(16:42) Host Ed Schoaps interviews choreographer Christopher Dean and actors Megan Smith and Benji Burgess from Disney's and Cameron Macintosh's MARY POPPINS, playing under the stars July 29-Aug. 7 at the Gerry Frank Amphitheater in Salem's Riverfront Park.

(41:06) Wrap-up.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 ...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(14:55) Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIAWOOLF? runs for two weekends only, July 18–26, at Albany Civic Theater. Director Sara Roth and actors Diane Cooper and Robert Henry talk about Fun and Games with George and Martha in this searing drama.

(30:07) THE CURIOUS SAVAGE comes to Gallery Theater's intimate Arena stage July 18–Aug. 3. Ed talks with director Tonya Nich...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(15:36) BLACK COMEDY will light up the Pentacle Theatre stage June 27 – July 19. Join the conversation with director Debbie Neel and actors Emily Sass and Antonio Schoaps about this delirious British comedy that’s set in an apartment-wide blackout.

(36:53) The 12th annual Theatre 33 New Play Festival at Willamette University is going regional. The festival features new works in dev...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(13:43) Director Linda Baker and actors Tom Hewitt and Jeremy Clifton talk with Ed about the backstage comedy, WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT, running June 13-29 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre.

(35:39) Co-director Dan Bushong and actor John Michael Murphey join Ed to talk about the psychological thriller DIAL “M” FOR MURDER, playing at Albany Civic Theater June 13-28.

(44:00) Wrap-up.

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(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(12:20) There’s still time to audition for the musical XANADU at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville on Sunday, May 18 and Monday, May 19, with callbacks on May 20. Co-director Marla Nuttman talks about why more time slots were added on the signup page and how XANADU perfectly and lovingly parodies the 80s original film.

(26:44) Pentacle Theatre legend Jo Dodge has been teaching her popu...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(14:27) The Tennessee Williams classic, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, comes to the Pentacle Theatre stage May 9-31. Director Jeff Sanders and actors Christopher Schoaps and Quaye Dydasco talk about the “memory play” that catapulted Williams from obscurity to playwriting fame.

(37:37) The Agatha Christie classic murder mystery, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, runs May 9-24 at Albany Civic Theater....

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(12:46) Director Jeremy Clubb, actor Jacob Fitts and stage manager Mariam Anderson-Taha from Mid-Valley Productions talk about the energy, the excess and the expertise needed by a cast of three to present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE — a hilarious adaptation of The Bard’s works — in 97 minutes. It runs May 1–11 at the Russel Trip Performance Center on the campus of Linn...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(17:05) Today’s guests play a pair convent Nuns challengedfor their DRINKING HABITS in this comedy at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. Guest actors Laura Davis and Cathy Willoughby talk about their punny and physical farce playing April 11–27 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre.

(36:54) Wrap-up.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠i...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(18:00) BIG FISH, a beautiful musical based on the celebrated novel and film. tells the heartwarming story of a traveling salesman who lives life to the fullest — and has larger-than-life stories to prove it — and his son, who’s determined to uncover the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Director Jill Sorensen and actors Natalie Pate Gwin and Noah Miller talk with Ed about this ...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(18:07) AMADEUS, Peter Shaffer’s masterwork, runs March 7-16 at The Majestic Theatre in downtown Corvallis. Director Riley Lucas and the two lead actors from the show talk about the clash of envy versus genius between court composer Antonio Salieri and a talented young musical genius named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Riley shares their unique concept and vision for AMADEUS, from casting...

(00:00) Intro.

(01:13) The KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(18:21)GOOD WIVES, Peter Clapham’s stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s follow-up novel to Little Women, runs March 6–15 at Corban University Theater. Director Tamara McGinnis talks about the show’s importance, why it’s more relevant than ever in today’s world, and how Corban’s theatre students learn to work on the art of conversation that was so important to daily life in the...

(00:00) Intro and theKMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.

(15:06)NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE, a modern reframing of the classic drama, “A Doll’s House,” by Henrik Ibsen, is set in three different time periods — the fight for women’s suffrage, the swinging 60s and modern day. Director Kindra Steenerson and the actors playing all three “Noras” talk with Ed about this update of Ibsen’s classic, opening Feb. 26 at Western Oregon University’s Rice ...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar:

 (11:43) Director Shaleen Reid Holbrook and actors Nathalie Reid Holbrook and TJ Lake talk with host Ed Schoaps about SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, a song-cycle musical coming to the Keizer Homegrown Theatre stage.

 (32:34) Stephanie Violet Schwarz is co-directing Albany Civic Theater’s production of the classic British comedy CHARLIE’S AUNT. Stephanie brings actors Kiera Dodge and Rober...

(00:00) Intro with Ed behind the mic as host of KMUZ Theatre Talk.

(01:13) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar: A look-ahead to the 2025 theatre season of auditions and plays happening in the mid-Willamette Valley.

(11:34) Wrap-up.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley and on the KMUZ app for Apple and Android.

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(00:00) Ann McBride takes a final bow as co-host of KMUZ Theatre Talk after a 12-year run.

(10:13) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.

 (10:18) A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A 1940s RADIO SHOW returns to Theatre 33 at Willamette University by popular demand. Ed and Ann interview artistic director Susan Coromel about this original comedy by Theatre 33’s Thomas Nabhan, based on the famous Dickens short story. Coromel also tells Ann and Ed about what’s...

(00:00) — Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar. 

(10:18) — CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is a musical adaptation of a children’s book written by Ian Fleming, with surprising parallels to his James Bond stories, including a villain on the path to steal a flying car, a heroic inventor and a “Truly Scrumptious” leading lady. Hosts Ann McBride and Ed Schoaps talk with director Katrina Godderz and actors Carolyn Aicher and Joseph Cannon a...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.

(10:26) Hosts Ann McBride and Ed Schoaps talk with director Scott Ramp about auditions happening Nov. 9 at Pentacle Theatre for the first show of its 2025 season. It’s the classic comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.

(21:25) — Director Joellen Sweeney, choreographer Megan Swanson and lead actor Nick Zimmerman from Willamette University join Ed and Ann to talk about URINETOWN: THE MUSIC...