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Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb

Broadway Podcast Network

Celebrating extreme excellence in theater, film and tv, this podcast takes listeners all over the world on a journey behind the scenes featuring never-before-heard stories from Academy Award winners, Tony Award winners, Golden Globe Award winners, and so much more. Co-Hosts Eila Mell, bestselling author (The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre) and renowned podcast host, and Bruce Gotleib, who has never met an Awards show he doesn’t like, take guests through their experience of being

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#12 - Shana Carroll & Jesse Robb: Joining the W4E Circus

Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb ·

2024/05/22

Water for Elephants swings into Tony season!Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb discuss combining dance and circus choreography to thrill Broadway audiences. We learn how learn how Grant Guston jumps from a train, Isabelle McCalla flies from a trapeze and performers give life to horses and elephants that steal our hearts. Listen to find out how this show operates differently than any other show on Broadway. Eila & Bruce also discuss Eddie Redmayne’s Oliver win for Best Actor in a Musical for Cabaret. Not

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47:40

#11 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #3

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2024/05/20

Will Lindsay Mendez Merrily Roll Along to her second Tony win? Magnificent Monday! Eila & Bruce bring you the third installment of their Tony deep dive. They are joined by expert Matt Stashin and share who will win and who they want to win in the following categories. Featured Actress in a Musical, Book of a Musical, Scenic Design of a Play, Best Revival of a Play. Shoshana Bean, Amber Iman, Nikki M James, Leslie Rodroguez Kritzer, Kecia Lewis, Lindsay Mendez, Bebe Neuwirth, Hells Kitchen,

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46:01

#10 - Tom Kitt: Cooking in Hell's Kitchen (with...

Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb ·

2024/05/15

Tom Kitt’s got something cooking in Hell's Kitchen with Alicia Keys. The Pulitzer Prize winning composer of Next to Normal discusses working with everyone from Alanis Morrissette (Jagged Little Pill), The Go Go’s (Head Over Heel), Green Day (American Idiot), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Bigger). Tom shares the journey of Next to Normal from its infancy as a 10 minute musical class assignment with Brian Yorkey. Tom Kitt recounts working with an array of recording artists to bring Spong Bob Square Pants to

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50:10

#9 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #2

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2024/05/13

Is there a clear winner this Tony Season…Doubt it? Magnificent Monday! Eila & Bruce bring you the second installment of their Tony deep dive. They are joined by expert Matt Stashin and share who will win and who they want to win in the following categories. Featured Actress in a Play, Lighting Design of a Musical, Costume Design of a Play and Best Original Score.. Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Juliana Canfield, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Sarah Pidgeon, Kara Young, Appropriate, Stereophonic, Jaja’s African Hair

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52:56

#8 - John Lloyd Young: A Jersey Boy With a Great...

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2024/05/08

How do you get Clint Eastwood’s attention…Ask a Jersey Boy with a great falsetto John Lloyd Young told us how to succeed in show business. From seeing Big River as a kid- produced by Dodger Theatricals and directed by Des McAnuff to interning with the production firm and later making his Broadway debut in Jersey Boys helmed by the same director and producers. John Lloyd Young shared what it took to land the role of Frankie Valli in the file version, directed by Clint Eastwood. What does Barbara

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#7 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #1

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2024/05/06

Will Harry Potter cast a spell on Tony voters? Magnificent Monday! Eila & Bruce bring you the first installment of their Tony deep dive. They are joined by expert Matt Stashin and share who will win and who they want to win in the following categories. Featured Actor in a Play, Featured Actor in a Musical, Sound Design of a Play, Choreography and Orchestrations. Daniel Radcliff, Roger Bart, Brandon Victor Dixon, Steven Skybell, Joshua Boonem Sky Lakota-Lynch, Jim Parsons, Corey Stoll, Will Brill,

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56:26

#6 - Chip Zien: The Origin of 'The Witch Next Door'

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2024/05/01

Who’s The Witch next door…The Baker gives us the scoop on who he thinks it might be.In this special live episode from The Museum of Broadway, Chip Zien talks about 50 years on Broadway and his Sardi’s caricature as well as Harmony, Into The Woods, Falsettos, Stephen Sondheim and a film her won’t name with Katharine Hepburn. Also in this episode - Amber Riley wins Best Actress in a Musical at the 2023 Olivier Awards. Eila & Bruce discuss the Drama League and Outer Critic Circle Award

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#5 - Tony Awards Nominations 2024 (Reactions and Snubs!)

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2024/04/30

It’s nomination day!! Eila and Bruce dissect the 2024 Tony Award nominations. Everything from who they’re happy about, who was snubbed! Back to the Future. Cabaret. Days of Wine and Roses. The Great Gatsby. Gutenberg. Harmony. Heart of Rock and Roll. Hell’s Kitchen. Here Lies Love. How to Dance in Ohio. Illinoise. Lempicka. Merrily We Roll Along. Spamalot. The Notebook. Once Upin a One More Time. The Outsiders. Suffs. Water for Elephants. The Who’s Tommy. The Wiz. Appropriate. The Cottage. Doubt. An

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60:09

#4 - Duncan Sheik: Are You Barely Breathing or Has...

Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb ·

2024/04/24

Spring Awakening and American Psycho composer and rock star Duncan Sheik recounts how it feels to win two Tony Awards in one night. Ducan give us the scoop on all things Spring Awakening including some advise from Liev Schreiber and the healing effect of the reunion concert. Duncan describes what it’s like to embody American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman while composing the score and future projects. Also in this episode - John Travola introduces the world to Adele Dazeem…Idina Menzel as we all know

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66:25

#3 - Wilson Jermaine Heredia: It Was His Lucky Day...

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2024/04/17

A pair of high heels and jumping over Jesse L. Martin’s head helped win Wilson Jermaine Heredia the Tony for playing Angel in Rent. His journey with the show started Off-Broadway and led him to eventually starring in the film version. He gives Behind the Awards a deep dive into the creation of this iconic show. Who would have thought this Tony winner would have to be convinced to even audition for this show?! We also discuss a medical emergency at a performance of The Outsiders, as well as the

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56:29

#2 - Robyn Hurder: SMASH'ing Blue Jeans and Corsets

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2024/04/17

From Blue Jeans to corsets to Smash…and is there really a Cassie curse. Robyn Hurder opens her heart and gives us the scoop on career highs such as sharing the stage Donna McKechnie to recreate The Music and the Mirror from A Chorus Line, being nominated for a Tony, and the dancer’s dream of winning the Chita Rivera Award. Robyn discusses the joy and demands of stepping into the role of Velma in Chicago and a very special full circle moment with Bebe Neuwirth. Eila and Bruce also discuss Billy

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#1 - Meet Your Hosts, Eila and Bruce!

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2024/04/15

What’s your diner order? Ours is a full dish of awards! Hosts Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb bring you behind the scene stories with guests who have won; Tony Awards, Oscars, Emmys, Grammy Awards, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and more. Listen to this first episode to learn how they met and why we're even here today! Eila Mell is the author of Designing Broadway, as well as the official guide to the hit television series Project Runway, titled Project Runway: The Show That Changed Fashion. She has been

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