Writing Funny Songs is a Career! with AVERY PEARSON
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This week we have comedian Avery Pearson on the pod!!!! Avery started in downtown theatre, then discovered he could write funny songs as a career so decided to switch gears. He has written songs for the Espy's, SNL, and is currently writing a musical called Space Cowgirl. And you can watch his brand new comedy special called GIVE IT UP AVERY PEASON right now on Veeps! We dish about picking a writing partner, the process of writing it (pomodoro anyone?) and Avery tells us about how Paul McCartney and him ended up taking pictures in the bathroom together. We play a musical game at the end...
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BRING IT ON! - with RYANN REDMOND
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Had the best time with this weeks guest Ryann Redmond! She has been in so many fun things including Bring It On, Margaritaville, Once Upon a One More Time, and was Olaf in Frozen. I mean, if that's not a party resume I don't know what is! She most recently was hanging in San Diego doing Regency Girls a show about a reproductive roadtrip that hopefully (fingers crossed) can be seen on Broadway soon. We dish about being a Georgia peach and moving to the Big Apple, getting plucked from a workshop to audition for Lin Manuel Miranda and having no idea who he is, making your Broadway debut...
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Leave Audra Alone! With JESSIE HOOKER BAILEY
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In this house, we adore Jessie Hooker Bailey! Most recently she was in Wonderful Town at City Center but has also been in Waitress, The Jonathan Larson Project, Company, Devil Wears Prada and Beautiful. We dish in this ep but we also ask questions - Are old musicals boring??? Are we ready for a Katy Perry Musical??? Does Elton John hate us??? Find out the answer to all these questions and more as well as what being an understudy is like, why she got into teaching, and why she aint doing karaoke! And of course, why we need to leave Audra ALONE. HOT SCENE/COLD READ - the gals live in man...
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From Disney Princess to Nerd with PATTI MURIN
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This weeks episode has my new best friend Patti Murin, and we could not have had more fun! You've either experienced Patti as Anna on Broadway, heard her narrating your favorite rom-com book, or watched her in a Hallmark channel movie - bottom line is you know her. Sadly, the only thing you don't know her from is the musical Nerds that was scraped right before previews which we talk all about. We also dish about parenting girls, the good and bad Broadway fans, and Glinda's bubble trouble. Patti will also be reprising her role as Anna in July at The Muny and has a solo show at 54 Below...
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Mean Girls Memoirs with RICK YOUNGER
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Mr. Duvall has entered the chat!! Fellow comedian Rick Younger, the original Mr. Duvall in Mean Girls on Broadway dazzles us talking about the Tina Fey production and his audition to get there. He also toured with RENT (and made up an amazing backstory for his character), was the last person ever cast on the show Girls, and dabbled in all of the Law and Orders. We dish about anxiety on stage and forgetting lines, terrible roommates, bringing his kids to the theater, and how you can't tell a Broadway audience when they suck. HOT SCENE/COLD READ - when a very important person needs a...
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Making Broadway Happen with Producer JULIE BOARDMAN
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Fresh off her Tony win for Sunset Blvd, producer and Museum of Broadway Co-Founder Julie Boardman is on the pod!!! She adds this new Tony to her growing collection as she has been a producer on more shows in the past few years than I can even count. We dish all about the money honey! How much do you need to become a co-producer, how much do you recoup, and can there be a real life Producers situation where even a flop can make money?? Julie also walks us through how the amazing Museum of Broadway came to be, and we play a game about what shows in history she would have signed a...
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Being Ok With Where You're At with CHRISTIANE NOLL
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I was humbled to have this weeks guest Christiane Noll on the pod! She originated the role of Emma Carew in Jekyll and Hyde, was Tony nominated for Ragtime, and has a list of credits a mile long. If you are a creative it's a must listen!! After so many years in the arts, she discusses recognizing all you've done, being open to what's to come, and being totally ok with exactly where you are at. We also dish about the emotional toll Dear Evan Hansen took on her, being Tony nominated while still breast feeding, how collaborative originating a role is and what she yells during traffic. ...
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Why I Quit Broadway with DAVID F. M. VAUGHN
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An onion has layers and so does this weeks episode of It's Broadway Bitch! You may know our lovely guest David F. M. Vaughn from his role as Lord Farquad in the stacked cast of Shrek on Broadway. He spills on the original dark version of the show that we never got to see, and how wild it is to see an ogre make a call about insurance. We continue to dish about European tours, scaling down sets, Tommy Tune and flushing cocaine, and most importantly - why he decided to hang it up and quit Broadway. To end, I ask David the hard hiting question of what show has a good book and bad...
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"You Can't Freak Out" - Getting Your Broadway Call with RUSSELL DANIELS
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It's Monday and today we have something kooky crazy for you...Russell Daniels the absolute scene stealer from Titanique is on the pod! Russell was also Josh Gads standby in Gutenburg!, is part of the improv group Uncle Function and is the co-host of the wildly popular podcast, The Downside. ANNNND since recording this ep it has been announced he will star in the off Broadway Parent Trap spoof, Ginger Twinsies! We dish about all things Titanique, getting the call to go on for Josh Gad less than two hours before show time, and the problem with contemporary musicals. HOT SCENE/COLD READ -...
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Patti, Jennifer and Moira OH MY! with SEAN MCMANUS
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If you like fruit wine as much as I do you'll love this episode! Sean McManus impressionist extraordinaire and all around lovely human joins us in the studio to talk about his viral success from doing Patti Lupone, Jennifer Coolidge and Moira Rose impressions. But that's not all! We also dish about him getting a call to make is Broadway debut in Beetlejuice on his birthday, the pluses and minuses of going to a performing arts college, his go to Raising Caines order, and what his three leading ladies would never leave home without. HOT SCENE/COLD READ - we put Sean up to the test with...
info_outlineEpisode three is a full bitch sesh with the Elf himself Grey Henson! From Shucked, Mean Girls, Book of Mormon, Elf and Girls 5 Eva he's done it all! Including getting a crazy injury mid show.
We also dish about kissing backstage, if kid actors are creepy, and working with Tina Fey.
HOT SCENE/COLD READ is all about a hard working man and his simple pleasures! What are they? You'll have to listen.
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