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Backstage Babble

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A new podcast interviewing professionals in the theater industry about themselves, their careers, and the people they’ve worked with along the way.

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Casey Nicholaw

Backstage Babble ·

2023/11/05

Today, I’m so excited to announce my interview with 2023 Tony winner Casey Nicholaw, whose show Some Like it Hot runs through December 30th. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including the stroke of good luck that led to his Broadway debut, returning to performing recently for one week, why Encores reminds him of summer stock, collaborating with Mike Nichols, the changes made to Aladdin out of town, why tap is his favorite style of dance, the process of restaging

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57:14

Schele Williams

Backstage Babble ·

2023/10/31

Today, I’m so excited to announce my episode with Broadway director Schele Williams, who is helming the upcoming Broadway productions of The Wiz and The Notebook. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her long career, including what her new vision is for The Wiz, the International power of Rent, the process of revising Aida, the joys of telling the story of Ethel Waters, switching career paths, collaborating with Ben Vereen, her thoughts on leading a rehearsal room, and so much more. You won’t want

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01:03:27

Carolee Carmello

Backstage Babble ·

2023/10/21

Today, I’m so excited to announce my episode with 3-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including how she first got involved in Parade, her insights into the all-female 1776, being directed by Hal Prince, why Scandalous was the most vocally challenging role she’s had (hint: it wasn’t the singing), the joys of starring on TV in Remember WENN, the role she’d like to approach again, what City of Angels taught her about herself, performing

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38:33

Peter Friedman

Backstage Babble ·

2023/10/13

Today, I’m thrilled to announce my episode with Peter Friedman, who is currently starring in the sold-out hit play Job off-Broadway. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including a visit with E. L. Doctorow, working with older vaudevillians on The Tenth Man, coming into Twelve Angry Men late in the process, experiencing a career renaissance with Annie Baker and Sam Gold, why Susan Stroman is a great director, bonding with cast members of Ragtime, and so much more.

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01:22:12

Mary Beth Peil

Backstage Babble ·

2023/10/09

Today, I’m so happy to announce my episode with Tony nominee Mary Beth Peil. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including the challenges of her opera background, falling in love with Yul Brynner, the type of feedback Stephen Sondheim always gave her, the show that came to Broadway too quickly, why she had been practicing for many years for Anastasia, being directed by Edward Albee, working with Roger Rees on The Visit, how she ended up in a starring role on Dawson’s

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59:32

Lar Lubovitch

Backstage Babble ·

2023/10/06

Today, I’m so excited to announce my episode with legendary Broadway and ballet choreographer Lar Lubovitch. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including how he got involved in the musical theater world, founding his own dance company, Stephen Sondheim’s resistance to too much movement in Into the Woods, why Stanley Donen’s vision for The Red Shoes was unsuccessful, how standards of behavior have changed in the dance world, the story behind his dance piece Men’s Stories,

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01:10:21

Terrence Mann

Backstage Babble ·

2023/09/27

Today, I’m so excited to announce my interview with three-time Tony nominee Terrence Mann. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including a private notes session with Jerome Robbins, where he drew inspiration from for the Rum Tum Tugger, the audience response at The Rocky Horror Picture Show, making his Broadway debut two weeks after moving to New York, the challenges of filming A Chorus Line, the subtext Stephen Sondheim gave him about Assassins, the biblical connotations of

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01:14:16

Douglas J. Cohen

Backstage Babble ·

2023/09/17

I’m so happy to announce the release of my episode with theater writer Douglas J. Cohen, whose book How to Survive a Killer Musical just came out, and can be purchased at this link: Buy Here A studio recording of his musical The Big Time, starring Jackie Hoffman and Santino Fontana, is also out now. Tune in today to hear him tell the stories of his life and career, including his friendship with Frank Gilroy, adapting No Way to Treat a Lady for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the directors he’d like

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40:52

Kenny Leon

Backstage Babble ·

2023/09/10

Today, I’m thriilled to announce my episode with one of Broadway’s best directors, Kenny Leon, who’s producttion of Purlie Victorious began previews this week. Tune in today to hear him discuss his process and career, including his collaboration with Adrienne Kennedy in Ohio State Murders, his upcoming projects Our Town and The Help, the project he feels should’ve transferred to Broadway, what he learned about visual storytelling during Children of a Lesser God, why he felt it was important to join

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01:09:48

Josie de Guzman

Backstage Babble ·

2023/09/06

Today, I’m so happy to announce my interview with Tony nominee Josie De Guzman, whose solo show Back Where I Started will be playing at The Green Room 42 on September 8th and 10th. Tickets are available here: Buy Now! Tune in today to hear the stories of her legendary career, including getting shot out of a cannon into Guys and Dolls, the show that Elizabeth Swados wrote for her, her experiences at The Alley Theater, rehearsing with Leonard Bernstein, working with Arthur Laurents on Nick &

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01:38:42

Paul Rudnick

Backstage Babble ·

2023/09/01

Today, I’m so honored to announce the release of my interview with the brilliant author and playwright Paul Rudnick, writer of the newly released novel Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of his career, including what it was like experiencing a seance with Celeste Holm, working with Bette Midler on Sister Act, the advice he got from William Finn, turning Coastal Elites from a play into a TV special, taking risks with Rude Entertainment, his thoughts

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01:04:18

Stephen Schwartz

Backstage Babble ·

2023/08/22

Today, I’m so excited to announce the release of my episode with Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz. Tune in to hear fascinating stories from his life and career, including how he came to make his Broadway debut with Butterflies are Free, drawing inspiration from politics in writing Wicked, the songwriter he wishes had been included in Working, the genesis of his new show The Queen of Versailles, facing resentment for the amount of success he had early on, the challenge of writing for Doug Henning,

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01:03:02

Leland Palmer

Backstage Babble ·

2023/08/13

Today, I’m so excited to announce the release of an exclusive, in-depth career interview with two-time Tony nominee Leland Palmer. Tune in today to hear the fascinating stories of Leland’s career, including why Bob Fosse dubbed her his “Yellow Towel Lady,” participating in the recent Pippin concert at 54 Below, the gift she got from Lauren Bacall, two hilarious onstage mishaps, her unique audition for Bajour, the actress she emulated in All That Jazz, the challenge of playing Minnie Fay, the

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58:43

David Henry Hwang

Backstage Babble ·

2023/08/07

Today, I’m so excited to announce my episode with distinguished playwright and libretttist David Henry Hwang. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including being discovered by Joseph Papp, training with Sam Shepard, reading M. Butterfly with John Dexter, collaborating with Philip Glass, revising the book for Aida, why Face Value couldn’t achieve success on Broadway, the advice he got on what makes a Broadway play, and so much more. You won’t want to miss this in-depth

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01:24:19

David Lindsay-Abaire

Backstage Babble ·

2023/07/29

Today, I’m so honored to announce the release of my interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, winner of two Tonys for his book and lyrics for Kimberly Akimbo. He joins me to talk all about Kimberly Akimbo, including the changes that were made between Broadway and off-Broadway, as well as telling other stories including why Marylouise Burke is his muse, the process of getting Fuddy Meers produced, challenging himself with Rabbit Hole, working with Dreamworks on Shrek, the

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47:52

Sandy Rustin

Backstage Babble ·

2023/07/25

On the opening night of The Cottage, I’m excited to announce the release of my episode with its playwright Sandy Rustin. Tune in today to hear about the play’s long path to Broadway, and other stories of her career including rewriting I Married an Angel for Encores!, her extensive research process, her useful advice for young writers, being directed by James Lapine, where her sense of humor comes from, her extensive work on audiobooks and ADR, the real-life basis for her show Comedy Is Out, working

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01:09:14

D’Jamin Bartlett

Backstage Babble ·

2023/07/14

Today, I’m so honored to announce my episode with Broadway actress D’Jamin Bartlett, who will be performing “The Miller’s Son” at Backstage Babble Live on July 17. Tune in today to this interview from July 2022 to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including coming in out of town on A Little Night Music, auditioning for Stephen Sondheim, raising children as an actress, being upstaged by Liza Minelli, how she settled on her stage name, the role she regrets turning down, almost

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45:11

Leslie Uggams

Backstage Babble ·

2023/07/07

Today, I’m so excited to announce my episode with star of stage and screen Leslie Uggams. Leslie’s new movie Dotty & Soul is now out on all streaming platforms. Tune in today to hear her talk about how meaningful the part of Dotty is to, as well as tell stories about her Broadway career, including taking acting lessons with Stella Adler and Sal Mineo, her early friendship with Ethel Waters, talking to Arthur Laurents about the role of Madame Rose, why Her First Roman wasn’t successful, dealing

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01:14:33

Michael Urie

Backstage Babble ·

2023/07/02

Today, I am so happy to announce my interview with star of stage and screen Michael Urie. Tune in for a funny, fascinating conversation about his varied career, including the type of work he wanted to do coming out of college, being on stage when Patti LuPone took an audience member’s cellphone, the genius of Jane Alexander and Mercedes Ruehl, how he won, lost, and won the role of Bud Frump, reading a gay Company for Stephen Sondheim, auditioning for Harvey Fierstein, coming back from Covid with

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01:11:22

Janine LaManna

Backstage Babble ·

2023/06/25

Today, I’m so happy to annoounce my episode with Broadway star Janine LaManna. Janine’s solo show Black and Gold plays tomorrow night, June 26 at the Green Room 42, and tickets are available here. Tune in today to hear some of the stories of her incredible career, including her appearances in Seussical, Sweet Charity, and Kiss Me, Kate. You won’t want to miss this in-depth conversation.

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