A Musical Theatre Podcast
A Musical Theatre Podcast is hosted by Jeff Parsons, who invites a special guest each episode to dive into one show from theatre history. Together they explore the creators, context, and storytelling behind each musical to uncover its cultural and emotional impact. The conversations are warm and heartfelt, celebrating the humanity at the center of the musical theatre art form. It is aimed at fans and performers who love Broadway and stage musicals.
Episodes
HAMILTON with Mandy Gonzalez
When you explore a blockbusterlike Hamilton, you end up talking as much about the revolution behind the musical as the one inside it.
Today we welcome someone who understands both personally: actor and longtime Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborator Mandy Gonzalez (IN THE HEIGHTS, WICKED, SUNSET BOULEVARD). Not only did Mandy play Angelica Schuyler in HAMILTON over the span of six years, she often had
FREAKY FRIDAY with Emma Hunton
"Just one day is all we need, to debut a brand new podcast..." That's a lie, it always takes longer than a day, but this episode was worth the wait!
This week, we're covering one of the best musicals to never open on Broadway, FREAKY FRIDAY, and we're doing it with one of the show's original stars, the amazing Emma Hunton (NEXT TO NORMAL, WICKED, GOOD TROUBLE).
Tune in to get a front row seat to
GRAND HOTEL with Spencer Glass
Welcome to GRAND HOTEL! During your stay, we hope you'll enjoy the complimentary stories of how this musical took thirty years to premiere on Broadway. Please take advantage of our amenities, including the wonderful acting coach, performer and influencer, Spencer Glass, whose entire personality might be derived from seeing this show several times between the ages of 12 and 15.
Heaven knows how lo
MEAN GIRLS with Lizzy Tucker
"Get in losers, we're talking about MEAN GIRLS."
Never has a such a source of catty (not Cady) humor had such an intentionally wholehearted inspiration. Join the talented Lizzy Tucker (BOOP!) as she takes us into "North Shore High" as currently found at Cape Playhouse.
See Lizzy in MEAN GIRLS before it closes August 29 by getting your tickets at The Cape Playhouse. Follow Lizzy on Instagram and
BIG with Alex Asp
Today is the day! After a few attempts at the Flop Shoppe, our PATREON! subscribers voted earlier this year to give the musical BIG its own episode on "A Musical Theatre Podcast." This show is often known as one of the biggest financial flops of all time. But since we know "flop" isn't a bad word, there's definitely more to the story.
Join guest Alex Asp (THE LITTLE THINGS YOU HEAR TOGETHER) as w
DAMN YANKEES with Chryssie Whitehead
Before we're officially out of July and the 250th anniversary of the United States, we had to create an All-American episode of AMTP celebrating our national pastime, baseball. (And no, we're not covering ALL AMERICAN.)
It's DAMN YANKEES, and we're doing it with the wonderful Chryssie Whitehead (A CHORUS LINE, CHICAGO, FOSSE). Tune in to hear all things sports, Verdon, and the profound humanity f
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH with Matt Rodin
Happy Pride! It's the perfect time to discuss the listener requested HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, a loud, in-your-face musical experiment that has sparked one of the more philosophical episodes in our history.
Joining us is the talented Matt Rodin (BEAU THE MUSICAL, COMPANY) who reflects on his transformative time with the musical and, along with Jeff, uses more pronouns and pronunciations than He
MOULIN ROUGE! with Ryan W. Garcia
Truth Freedom Beauty Love, but maybe most of all... love.
Surrender to the kinetic energy and sweeping romance of La Belle Epoque, beware of the tuberculosis, as Jeff and guest Ryan Garcia (The Try Guys) discuss the Tony winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE!
Guesses only: who do you think is a fan of the film, and who isn't?
Be sure to check out Ryan's podcast Big Theatre Kid Energy and follow him
STARLIGHT EXPRESS with Sophie-Rose Middleton
There is one musical that holds the Guiness Book of World Records for "most visitors to a musical in a single theatre." Congratulations on not realizing it's STARLIGHT EXPRESS. (We didn't know it either!)
This week, we're exploring the cultural and emotional impact of Andrew Lloyd Webber's roller skating musical that is still playing to packed houses around the world. Is it a little silly? Absolu
HERE LIES LOVE with Maria-Christina Oliveras
This week we're celebrating AAPI month and the recent Drama Desk nominations with guest Maria-Christina Oliveras. "MCO" was just nominated for her current performance in the new Tony-nominated play THE BALUSTERS, but long before that, she was part of the original team that created the groundbreaking musical HERE LIES LOVE.
This listener request musical is an unusual piece created by "capital A" a
SEUSSICAL with Kevin Chamberlin
Of "all the places you'd go" see SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, producers had probably hoped it'd been during its initial Broadway outing. Well, as you'll find out in this week's episode, that hope wasn't exactly fulfilled. However, the premiere of this now incredibly popular musical did give birth to the quintessential casting of Kevin Chamberlin as Horton the Elephant and the second of his three Tony no
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING with Ryan Scott Oliver and special guest Lindsay Mendez
It's the longest episode title in the history of "A Musical Theatre Podcast," but funny enough, it's not even the longest musical title mentioned in the episode.
This week, we're covering the Pulitzer Prize winning HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, and we're doing it with award winning writer/composer Ryan Scott Oliver (35 MM, JASPER IN DEADLAND). Listening to this celebrated, mod
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME with Rodd Cyrus
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is one of the most popular musicals to never have a Broadway run, but its epic story of Quasimodo and his bell tower home had reached legend status long before the Disney produced stage musical premiered in Germany.
Here to chat about the film, the novel it's based on, and the story of how they found their way to the stage is someone who knows a thing or two about epi
Patreon! Preview: MAKING RENT with Tim Weil
It's time for another glimpse at what you're missing if you're not already a subscriber at PATREON!
For only a few dollars each month, subscribers gain access to bonus content made special for fans of "A Musical Theatre Podcast." Case in point, listen to this preview of our conversation with Tim Weil, original musical director of the musical RENT, who has written a book shedding new light on thi
THE FULL MONTY with Misha Brown
The most profound element of the musical THE FULL MONTY is that its nudity is only a symbol of the greater vulnerability the characters express throughout the story.
Here this week to dive into that vulnerability (and let's be honest, the nudity) is everyone's favorite "bestie," Misha Brown. Before becoming an influencer and author with 8 million followers, Misha performed THE FULL MONTY in the
SIX with Teale Dvornik and Gianna Yanelli
"God Save the Queen(s)!" This week we're covering not one, but six of the greatest divas currently on Broadway.
Join us as we discuss the musical SIX, and the history behind it, with two very special guests: author, tour guide, and Broadway dresser Teale Dvornik (WICKED), and the current reigning "queen of green," Gianna Yanelli (SIX, MEAN GIRLS)!
Learn more about Teale and her business through
THE SOUND OF MUSIC with Tyler Joseph Ellis
Happy New Year, listeners! We're starting off 2026 with one of the most famous musicals of all time, but while everyone has at least heard of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, most don't know its profound place in musical theatre history.
Join guest Tyler Joseph Ellis (SHUCKED) as we discuss nuns, Nazis, and of course, the sound of music. Everyone showed up to this episode wearing Rodgers & Hammerstein swag, s
WAR PAINT with Caden Zane Marshall
WAR PAINT was the Broadway follow up to the musical GREY GARDENS, so of course it's the GREY GARDENS follow up on "A Musical Theatre Podcast."
This week, actor, interpreter, and influencer Caden Zane Marshall joins us to talk about two women whose impact has changed the world forever. (And no, we don't mean Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone...this time.)
Join us for a lively conversation about
GREY GARDENS with Drew Droege
This week we're spending another winter in a summer town as we cover the terrific 2006 musical GREY GARDENS.
Here to not only have his cake but chew it and masticate it is the great Drew Droege (MESSY WHITE GAYS, TITANIQUE). Drew takes us through lesser-known accounts and perspectives on the Beale women, all while raising up the non-conformist ladies whose voices and humor give us life!
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BONNIE & CLYDE with Ivan Menchell
Today we finish up our fall American Dream Miniseries with a surprise fourth episode dedicated to the listener requested BONNIE & CLYDE.
This musical, maybe even more than the others we've covered in this miniseries, most easily represents the experience of Americans in 2025. Let that sink in for a minute!
Here to discuss it is the show's book writer, Ivan Menchell (BONNIE & CLYDE, CHITTY CHITTY
BARNUM with Ryan VanDenBoom
The third entry in our "American Dream" miniseries of listener requests is the 1980 musical BARNUM. Now, that means it is not THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, and please don't come for Jeff if he speaks too candidly about that musical!
Instead, join us for a lively discussion regarding the showmanship of P.T. Barnum and the musical that bears his name as well as the complex legacy of characters like him in
1776 with Howard Sherman
The second episode in our "American Dream miniseries" is dedicated to 1776, the listener requested, Best Musical winner of 1969. It's a surprisingly unconventional musical about the very beginnings of a government that is currently, as of this moment, shut down.
Join our special guest Howard Sherman (arts administrator, writer, and advocate) as we look at how 1776 and HAIR could have premiered on
RAGS with Samantha Massell
Today we begin a mini-series on "A Musical Theatre Podcast" that will explore "the American Dream." These are musicals you listeners have requested that all have one thing in common: "being an American is a beautifully complicated thing."
First up is the 1987 musical RAGS created originally by three titans of the art form: Charles Strouse (BYE BYE BIRDIE, ANNIE), Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, PIPPIN)
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE with Danielle Ferland
"There are worse things than listening to a podcast on a Sunday!"
Join special guest, and original cast member, Danielle Ferland ("Little Red" in Into the Woods) as we look back at her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize winning, and listener requested, Sondheim/Lapine musical Sunday in the Park with George. Listen to stories about the nontraditional way this nontraditional musical was created a
PARADE with Max Chernin
PARADE is by no means a "happy musical." But the way it has aged not only with audiences but within our culture has given it a happier ending than when it first opened in the 1999 Broadway season.
This week, actor Max Chernin (Broadway's PARADE, BRIGHT STAR, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE) takes a moment from playing "Leo Frank" in the show's current national tour to discuss how the wounds from t
THE ADDAMS FAMILY with Rachel Potter
"They're creepy and they're kooky," but they also mean a lot to so many of you! THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a musical based on the beloved characters by Charles Addams is one of the most performed musicals in the United States. Today, we look at why that might be.
Joining us is one of Broadway's "Wednesdays," the amazing Rachel Potter (EVITA, WICKED), whose new album "Stages" features one the musical's mo
SMILE with Robert W. Schneider
SMILE, a musical by Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch about a teen beauty pageant may not have won the crown when it premiered on Broadway back in 1986, but it was the winner of this year's "Flop Shop" PATREON! poll. We're hoping now a few more people will know just how important this musical is!
Director, podcaster, and educator Robert W. Schneider joins us just having finished directing a produ
DEATH BECOMES HER with Marco Pennette and Kaleigh Cronin
Just as DEATH BECOMES HER celebrates 10 Tony nominations, we're thrilled to celebrate our new episode dedicated to this brand-new Broadway hit!
Joining us is one of the nominees, the hilarious book writer himself, Marco Pennette (TV's Ugly Betty & Mom), and one of hard-working cast members keeping the show going 8 performances a week, Kaleigh Cronin (Cabaret, A Bronx Tale, Jersey Boys).
Marco is
CRAZY FOR YOU with Shannon Lewis
"Let me give you the lowdown, we're K-razy for 'Lew!'"
This week we're covering a game changing musical based on a game changing musical (get ready for Jeff's "Expired Ketchup" metaphor) featuring the Broadway debut of a performer who's now enjoying her Broadway debut as a choreographer! It's CRAZY FOR YOU with Shannon Lewis!
Shannon (JUST IN TIME, FOSSE, CURTAINS, SWEET CHARITY, and so many mor
BEETLEJUICE with Ryan Breslin
Beetlejuice...Beetlejuice...Beetle-just kidding, we're not that crazy.
Today, we're talking about "you know who," and we're doing it with original Broadway cast member and current dance captain on the BEETLEJUICE national tour, Ryan Breslin! (NEWSIES, THE BOOK OF MORMON, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) Join us as we delve into the history of this fan favorite musical, the lore of the Netherwo
FUNNY GIRL with Ruby Karp
This week we're the luckiest people in the world as "funny girl" Ruby Karp joins us to discuss the legendary musical FUNNY GIRL. Throughout the conversation there is plenty of love for Babs, plenty of "not love" for Nicky Arnstein, and even a hypothesis regarding who Fanny Brice's third husband would have been in the 2020s.
Follow Ruby on Instagram at @rubykarp and don't miss her show I DON'T TRU
A STRANGE LOOP with L Morgan Lee
Be careful when you open the loop...
A STRANGE LOOP is a musical outlier in many ways: it's one of the few Broadway shows to include book, music, and lyrics by one individual. It also won pretty much every award it could have (including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama) during its New York runs. But maybe most impressive is the sheer number of conversations one can have about it.
This week we welcom
THE OUTSIDERS with Kevin Csolak
This week we wrap our three-episode series on recent entries into musical theatre history with one of today's biggest Broadway hits!
THE OUTSIDERS became standard reading for young people in the United States following its novel debut in the 1960s, and now the story has become essential viewing for all musical theatre fans. Joining us to discuss how and why this show became a certified blockbuste
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS with Rick Elice and PigPen Theatre Co.
It's beyond privilege to record an episode about a musical with the writers of said musical, and that is exactly what we have this week!
To celebrate last season's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS debut in the licensing world, Tony-nominee Rick Elice (JERSEY BOYS, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, SMASH) as well as three members of innovative theatre team PigPen Theatre Co. (THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON) join us to
LEMPICKA with Sarah Anne Fernandez
New for 2025: new episodes of "A Musical Theatre Podcast" will drop on Saturday mornings!
Also new for 2025, we're spending the first episodes of the year discussing some of the newest entries into our musical theatre canon. First up is a "flop" from the 2024 Broadway season with a larger cultural and emotional impact than shows with three times as many performances.
LEMPICKA is a musical that i
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD with Erica Halverson and Daniel Pelzig
We're celebrating the end of the year this week with the musical A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. And just like the musical itself, this week's episode is filled with much more than you'd expect:
A salute to the Midwest musical theatre contributions that made this groundbreaking show possible? Check.
Perspectives from the show's original Broadway choreographer? Check.
Real talk on the successes and p
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE with Mike Meaney
In 1964, Carol was bringing down the house as Dolly, Barbra was blowing the roof off as Fanny, and for 9 performances only, Angela Lansbury belted out Sondheim as Cora Hoover Hooper in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE.
It's no surprise to hear that "flop" is not a curse word on "A Musical Theatre Podcast," but that goes double for a show with an incredible score and some of the biggest storytelling swings in mu
42ND STREET with Karen Prunzik
"Come and meet those dancing feet!" Why? Because those feet have been through a lot!
Karen Prunzik originated the role of "Anytime Annie" in one of Broadway's biggest hits 42ND STREET. This 1980 stage adaptation of the 1933 film gave birth to musical theatre lore we still talk about to this day, and Karen had a front row seat for it all. Join us as we discuss the plot twists both onstage and off t
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with Sandra Joseph
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA enjoyed 13,981 performances on Broadway, the most of any musical of all time, but now it finally gets its true crowning glory: its own full episode of "A Musical Theatre Podcast."
This week, Jeff is joined by actress, author, and public speaker Sandra Joseph who has a record-breaking title of her own: "the longest running leading lady in the longest running Broadway show o
THE LAST FIVE YEARS with Grace Yurchuk
Are you "Team Cathy" or "Team Jamie?"
Exploring the arc of a five-year relationship from beginning to end (or end to beginning?) is no small feat, and this week we do it thanks to Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Singer/songwriter and social media star Grace Yurchuk joins Jeff to discuss this musical that has broken hearts and devastated audition accompanists since it's off-Broadway premi
THE PROM with Chad Beguelin
THE PROM is an original musical that very much connected with audiences when it first premiered on Broadway in 2018. It features great characters, clever dialogue, and energetic songs. But those things don't write themselves, do they?!
This week we sit down with the show's lyricist, and half of its book writing team, six-time Tony nominee Chad Beguelin! (THE WEDDING SINGER, ALADDIN, ELF) Chad take
GYPSY with Alison Fraser
"Here she is boys! Here she is world! Here's... one of the best written musicals of all time!" GYPSY is part of Jeff's top three, and we have a top tier guest this week to celebrate it. Two-time Tony nominee Alison Fraser (THE SECRET GARDEN, ROMANCE/ROMANCE, IN TROUSERS) was a close friend of writer Arthur Laurents and played the role of Tessie Tura in the famous 2008 Broadway revival. Join us as
FINE AND DANDY with Jennifer Ashley Tepper
This week's episode may have one of the all-time great backstories in musical theatre history: a woman composes a new Broadway score with her husband during the Great Depression while he works with the US president, and she falls in love with one of the biggest composers of all time.
FINE AND DANDY is much more than its title implies, but it sure does have one humdinger of a "fine and dandy" score
Listen Now - The Magical Making of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway
Few musicals have captured the hearts of audiences quite like Disney's ALADDIN. But did you know the beloved stage adaptation of the classic animation almost never came to be? This podcast pulls back the curtain on the untold story of ALADDIN's journey from conception to Broadway triumph.
Join 11-time Emmy Award winning entertainment journalist for NY1 and NY1OnStage host Frank DiLella on an in-de
ANASTASIA with Damson Chola Jr.
ANASTASIA is a musical based on a rumor that has stood the test of time and is a testament to the stories we tell during our "darkest Decembers." Joining us this week to discuss it is a young man who's just beginning to tell his own story, and he's earned quite the platform to do so. Damson Chola Jr. won the Jimmy Awards earlier this year and, thanks to incredible performing arts support in his Te
LADY, BE GOOD! with William A. Everett
We've got our first "musicologist" and first Gershwin brothers musical in the same episode! This week we welcome William A. Everett to discuss George & Ira's first full collaboration LADY, BE GOOD! Not only did this musical star the Astaire siblings, but it also landed in 1924, a year you'll soon realize was one of the most important in all of Broadway history. Don't miss this jam-packed episode t
DOGFIGHT with Frankie Errington
We had "Some Kinda Time" creating an episode all about the terrific musical DOGFIGHT. This off-Broadway offering from Pasek & Paul (pre-Evan Hansen) was both critically appreciated and feared for its unusual premise when it premiered in 2012, but this week's conversation with the talented Frankie Errington (San Diego Critics nominee for DOGFIGHT) reveals how that premise allows for a deep dive int
NEWSIES with Dillon Klena
Send out the call! We're not on strike, but we are covering the biggest hit to start out as a bigger flop (not a bad word).
NEWSIES meant a lot to those of us who grew up in the 90s and, thanks to the stage adaptation that fouette'd all over Broadway in 2012, it will continue to mean a lot to future generations. The story of unity and speaking truth to power is timeless, and that's one of the reas
AVENUE Q with Sarah Hester Ross
"A spoonful of comedy helps the feminism go down," says this week's guest, the musical comedian and TikTok sensation Sarah Hester Ross. Sarah's personal blend of music and comedy makes her a perfect guest to discuss the musical AVENUE Q. Filled with puppets, paradoxes, and porn, this controversial 2004 Best Musical winner used comedy to help adults navigate life beyond Sesame Street. Enjoy this en
FALSETTOS with Michael Rupert
We're feeling a lot of pride (see what we did there?) about covering the musical FALSETTOS this month. Jeff calls this show the "M word," and our guest calls it "twelve years of his life." Tony-winner Michael Rupert (SWEET CHARITY, LEGALLY BLONDE, ON THE TOWN) began playing the role of Marvin off-off-Broadway in 1980 when MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS (or Act 1 of FALSETTOS) first premiered, and he conti
HAIR with Jordan Dobson
"The musical of a generation! The show that changed musical theatre forever! The last musical to top the pop charts!" There's always plenty of hyperbole surrounding HAIR. This week, we're getting to the heart of it, and you might be surprised by how relatable it feels.
Jordan Dobson (HADESTOWN, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, BAD CINDERELLA, WEST SIDE STORY) joins us from the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Vi
BARE with Natalie Wachen
BARE: A POP OPERA was edgy and (dare we say) groundbreaking when it took Los Angeles by storm in 2000. Twelve years following that electric debut, the show was retooled to become BARE: THE MUSICAL. Despite both versions having loyal fans, both were unable to thrive in the New York theatre scene. Still, that hasn't stopped BARE from being one of the most requested titles by our podcast listeners.
FOLLIES with Jack Viertel
FOLLIES is a Stephen Sondheim musical about looking in the mirror. What might you see? A theater? Or a parking lot?
Here to discuss this complex show is the very definition of a multi-hyphenate. Jack Viertel is a producer-writer-artistic director who was not only the force behind hit musicals like Smokey Joe's Cafe and The Prom but oversaw twenty years at New York City Center Encores! He's seen m
PATREON! Preview- The Tony Awards with Eila Mell & Heather Hitchens
Once a year, we share a PATREON! preview on our main feed to showcase the amazing bonus content you might be missing by not being a subscriber! It may only be April, but today's episode was too good not to share.
In celebration of over 75 years of Tony Awards excellence, the American Theatre Wing recently commissioned the creation of a new book about the biggest awards ceremony in theatre. Here t
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS with Sara Gettelfinger
We have a theme this month! Both of the musicals we're covering this April are powerful examples of "pastiche" in musical theatre. The way the composers of these shows reference styles and works of the past bring depth and context to their stories and characters.
First up, the 2004 musical DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, a show as raucous as it is sophisticated! Here to describe it as, "one of the great
STEEL PIER with Colden Lamb
STEEL PIER didn't win any of its eleven Tony nominations back in 1997, but it was the winner of our PATREON! poll earlier this year. That's why this week we're dedicating a full episode to this golden-aged, millennial musical. Joining us is STEEL PIER's all-time biggest fan, Colden Lamb. No matter what you might think of this show, it might be time to give it a "second chance."
If you enjoyed thi
KISS ME KATE with Lesli Margherita
In 1949, KISS ME KATE won the first ever Best Musical Tony Award. Now it's 2024... and we still love it! Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Broadway's MATILDA, DAMES AT SEA) joins us to celebrate women and Cole Porter (in that order) as we dive headfirst into this silly and often deeply romantic show. Bonus points to those who can recite "We Open in Venice" correctly.
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NINE with Kim Criswell
NINE surprised Broadway in 1982 when it opened last minute and proved to be a formidable foe to the other big hit of the season, DREAMGIRLS. It was also a musical that couldn't seem to escape drama, whether onstage at the hands of lead character Guido Contini or off. Here this week to discuss the highs and lows of this stylish and somewhat avant-garde musical is original Broadway cast member Kim C
GROUNDHOG DAY with Ste Clough
Happy Groundhog Day! We're celebrating with a special Friday release about, you guessed it, the musical GROUNDHOG DAY. It's a show you've either enjoyed seeing in the West End, on Broadway, in Melbourne, or you missed it. Well, if you think not seeing it means you're getting an early spring this year, you're wrong! Six more weeks of winter for you.
Original West End cast member Ste Clough joins u
FINIAN'S RAINBOW with Joe Aaron Reid
Today we're ushering in Black History Month with an episode dedicated to FINIAN'S RAINBOW, a 1947 musical with a pitch perfect score ("Old Devil Moon," anyone?), zany satirical book, and surprisingly groundbreaking history. Broadway cast alum from the 2009 revival Joe Aaron Reid (CHICAGO, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, IF/THEN) joins us for a magically delicious conversation you won't want to miss.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with Kim Huber
It's a tale as old as "dressing like merchandise from Bed Bath & Beyond." This week we're looking at the blockbuster musical BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a show that changed Broadway (to steal a line from another musical megahit with a strong female protagonist) "for good." Original cast member Kim Huber (SUNSET BOULEVARD, MARIE CHRISTINE) joins us to provide context, insight, and hilarious anecdotes to
THE COLOR PURPLE with Angela Robinson
It's our last episode of 2023, just in time for Christmas, just like the new film version of the stage musical THE COLOR PURPLE. It's a piece that has only deepened in our cultural psyche since it premiered on Broadway in 2005, but for those who experienced "the purple effect" from the beginning, this has always been a monumental work. Actress, teacher, and motivational speaker Angela Robinson (PL
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD with Eila Mell
And now for this year's, "Musical You Didn't Know is Actually a Christmas Musical..." THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. This 1985 crowd pleaser is maybe the first (if not only) Broadway musical who's ending depended completely on the audience (and we're not just talking about the length of the curtain call). Put on your detective caps and join author and podcaster Eila Mell (Designing Broadway, The Tony
NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 with Act of Faith
If two's company and three's a crowd, then what's four? A party? Well then that's what we've got this week, and the party's theme is the musical NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. Kyle, Jeremy, and Dana from the musical mockumentary series "Act of Faith" join us to prove just how much they love this unique, electropop opera from 2016. And whether you're already in with or late to Tolstoy (
DEAR EVAN HANSEN with Robert Bannon
Coming in at a healthy 1 hour and 40 minutes, this match, I mean episode, on DEAR EVAN HANSEN explores it all. In one corner, a podcast host fighting for empathy. In another, a podcast host fighting for justice. Who will win?!
We couldn't have asked for a better guest this week than talented performer and host of The Roundtable on the Broadway Podcast Network, Robert Bannon. Robert brings humor, h
JEKYLL & HYDE with Rebecca Spencer
Time to celebrate (and modulate) this year's spooky season with an episode on the gothic pop musical sensation JEKYLL & HYDE. Not only is this listener request's road to Broadway an epic journey, so is our guest's relationship to it. Rebecca Spencer originated the role of Lisa (Emma) Carew in the world premiere of JEKYLL & HYDE in 1990 only then to find herself coming full circle with the show on
PIPPIN with Chris Adams & John Rubinstein
PIPPIN. It's a musical with a lot to discuss which is probably why so many of you have requested it! This week, we welcome two wonderful guests with "magic to do" that will help make it happen. Podcaster and author Chris Adams (Out for Blood) joins us from the UK to talk about the hills & valleys and eagles & rivers that went into making a musical as fascinating as it is entertaining. Then, Tony-w
COME FROM AWAY (Maui Reissue) with Hōkū Pavao & Geno Carr
A great musical will often grow and change as its audience does, and as the people of Maui continue the long road of processing the recent devastation left by deadly wildfires, we realized it was time to relook at the musical COME FROM AWAY.
In this newly edited reissue from 2020, Jeff not only speaks with original Broadway cast member Geno Carr about the magic of creating COME FROM AWAY, he also
SWEET CHARITY with Dylis Croman
IMPORTANT: In the wake of the Maui fires this past month, thank you for your patience as Jeff prioritized his schedule. We hope you enjoy this new episode of "A Musical Theatre Podcast."
In the year 1966, many iconic characters arrived on Broadway, among them: Mame Dennis, Don Quixote, and the focus of today's episode, Charity Hope Valentine. Her musical SWEET CHARITY allowed both Bob Fosse to con
BE MORE CHILL with Joe Iconis
In 2017, the original cast album of BE MORE CHILL was one of the most streamed cast recordings of the year, and it had yet to premiere on Broadway. In fact, it hadn't been performed since its world premiere in New Jersey two years earlier! The epic story of how this modern Faustian musical became a fan favorite is one for the ages, and this week, we have its composer to tell us the tale. Tony-nomi
URINETOWN with Kikau Alvaro
Chances are if you're alive in 2023, you've been to Urinetown... the place not the musical. That's because despite being a hit back in 2001, the near apocalyptic state that URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL hilariously captures is somehow more relatable than ever: greedy corporate CEO's, environmental disasters, progressives with grand platitudes... sound familiar? This week professor, director, and choreogr
PASSION with Ben Rimalower
PASSION has maybe the most complex approach to exploring love in all of Musical Theatre, so of course the legends Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine were behind it. Here this week to discuss these collaborators and their evocative "passion project" is Ben Rimalower, whose latest project is a podcast spotlighting another of their collaborations, INTO THE WOODS. Warning: this episode requires you to
CARNIVAL! with Debbie Gravitte
CARNIVAL! is a 1961 musical that is simultaneously beautiful, hopeful, sad, and a great exercise for us in 2023. Set those literal minds on standby as Tony-winner Debbie Gravitte (JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY, ZORBA, CHICAGO) joins us to remember this special piece from our musical theatre history and the 2002 Encores! production in which she starred with Brian Stokes Mitchell and, fresh off "The Prin
TICK, TICK... BOOM! with Taylor J. Williams
A brand new episode mid week?? What is happening? Short answer: The Tony Awards. This Sunday we celebrate the most recent Broadway season by honoring the best of the best, and it just so happens our guest this week is one of the nominees! Taylor J. Williams has helped create more Broadway musicals than most of us have seen in person, and he also happens to be a life long "Renthead." Who better, th
WAITRESS with Jessie Mueller
The musical WAITRESS emerged from the 2016 Broadway season (supposedly dominated by HAMILTON) as something similar to its protagonist's famous pies: a hit on the outside thanks to secret ingredients on the inside. One of those ingredients happens to be this week's guest, Tony-winning actress Jessie Mueller (BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, CAROUSEL, ON A CLEAR DAY...) Listen as Jessie revisits
KIMBERLY AKIMBO with John Clancy
Today "A Musical Theatre Podcast" welcomes its first orchestrator! John Clancy (SHREK THE MUSICAL, MEAN GIRLS, THE PROM) has been a long time collaborator with composer Jeanine Tesori and was just nominated for a Tony Award for his work on their new musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO. It isn't often that we get to cover musicals from our current theatre history on the show, so don't miss this special convers
MACK & MABEL with Robert Viagas
In 1974, a teenage Robert Viagas (future founding editor of Playbill.com) entered a Broadway theatre and watched the brand new musical from the legendary team of HELLO, DOLLY! Twenty five years later, a teenage Jeffrey Scott Parsons listened to that musical's original cast recording and couldn't figure out why MACK & MABEL was a flop. In this week's episode, Robert and Jeff discuss the enigma that
THE PRODUCERS with Michael Kostroff and Julie Garnyè
Mel Brooks' valentine to musical theatre THE PRODUCERS broke all kinds of Broadway records offstage in 2001, while onstage its zany characters wrote the book on how one should not behave in professional theatre. This week we sit down with longtime "Max Bialystock" Michael Kostroff and his writing partner Julie Garnyè to discuss comedy, goose step chorus lines, and their new book "The Stage Actors'
MAN OF LA MANCHA with Kiki Ball-Change
MAN OF LA MANCHA may be almost 60 years old, but get ready to hear it in a whole new light. New York's Broadway Bimbo Kiki Ball-Change joins us to discuss the "drag" of Don Quixote, and what the hope of "The Impossible Dream" can symbolize for each new generation, including the current queer one. This is a funny and profound conversation about a musical that can stand the test of time.
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SHREK THE MUSICAL with Martín Acuña
To quote listener Casey in her request for us to cover SHREK THE MUSICAL, "This show has absolutely no right being as good as it is."
And she's right. Even with two Pulitzer Prize winning writers behind it, you might be shocked to find how deep the psychology of "the first musical with a fart song" actually goes. This week fellow podcaster Martín Acuña joins us from Bogotá, Colombia to discuss fai
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