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DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Drama! Sit down with resident dramatics, Connor MacDowell & Dylan MacDowell, as they explore theatre, entertainment, pop culture, and the vibrance of love and life in New York City. Joined weekly by thrilling special guests, they have intimately casual conversations about the dramatic journey that brought them here. Oh that’s a gag, honey! Say no more… it’s DRAMA.

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1:02:32

"Bobby, Baby" with Bobby Conte

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/08/10

Connor and Dylan are joined by Bobby Conte (Company, A Bronx Tale). Days after the hit revival of Company closed, the twins meet Bobby for a chat about all things Sondheim, singing “Another Hundred People” as PJ, his long hair and new short cut, backstage antics with Claybourne Elder, Manu Narayan, and Patti LuPone, going to Michigan, his 30th birthday, wisdom from Rob McClure and Jen Colella, the new Maggie Rogers album, book recommendations, stories from A Bronx Tale, working with the late, great

48:43

"I Was Waiting for Boots" with Julia Lester

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/08/03

Dylan and Connor are joined by Julia Lester (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Into the Woods). The twins are joined by the fabulous Julia Lester for a rip-roaring chat about life, the woods, and East High. Listen in as they discuss Julia’s Broadway debut as Little Red Ridinghood, POTUS on Broadway, if siblings hug, seeing Something Rotten! at the St. James, working with her idol Sara Bareilles, growing up in a show business family, the absolute TEA about HSM:TM:TS season 3, dreams for

54:31

“A New Leading Man” with Jason Forbach

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/07/27

Dylan and Connor are joined by Jason Forbach (Into the Woods, Les Miserables). Take a midsummer day’s journey into the woods as we discuss Jason being the opening night Baker in the revival of Into the Woods, covering multiple tracks, being featured in People, meeting his husband in the callbacks of Les Mis, being raised by awards shows, performing at the Tonys, the magic of working with Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel, the profound, timeless work of Sondheim and Lapine, final thoughts and

42:35

“Kiss the Cod” with Second Act Snacks (Matthew...

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/07/20

Dylan and Connor are joined by Matthew “Mooch” Mucha and Taylor Okey from Second Act Snacks (Broadstream). Hot off the Funny Girl presses, the twins are still reeling from the DRAMA of the Broadway community. Listen in as they learn about the origins of Second Act Snacks, touring the country with Bandstand, the best Upper West Side Bars, turning a backstage IG live into a hustle, Selling Sunset tea, the book/Apple TV+ series Defending Jacob, dreams of international seasons of their show, Where the

“Here Comes Falling Slowly” with Elizabeth A. Davis

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/07/13

Connor and Dylan are joined by the fabulous Tony nominee Elizabeth A. Davis (1776, Once). This trio settles in for an intellectual, calming, and inspiring chat - and nothing is off the table! Join us for a fab conversation about the beauty of Cleveland, the nuance of Blanche and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, growing up in Texas, the goddess Al Silber, visiting Rikers Island with John Weidman, theatre as service, her musical My Name’s Not Indian Joe, the shock of a lifetime getting a Tony

1:04:02

"The Essence" with Alex Boniello

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/07/06

Dylan and Connor are joined by Alex Boniello (Spring Awakening, Dear Evan Hansen). Listen in as the boys discuss the end of Pride month (a whole month?), Alex’s upcoming wedding, his debut children's book "A Case of the Zaps,", the epic invisible string style story of getting cast in Spring Awakening, advice for aspiring performers, winning a Tony Award for producing Hadestown, Johnny Gallagher Jr., playing Connor in Dear Evan Hansen, Muna’s new album, Conversations with Friends, a plethora of doses

“The Titular Role” with Chilina Kennedy

DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell ·

2022/06/29

Dylan and Connor are joined by Chilina Kennedy (Paradise Square, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). As Pride month comes to a close, the twins learn about Chilina’s Toronto roots, touring the US as Sophie in Mamma Mia, her original musical Without Her (formerly Call It Love), playing Carole in Beautiful on Broadway and in Canada, being a working mother, performing at the Tony Awards, the legendary queen Joaquina Kalukango, Rough Trade and Carole Pope, This Ain’t No Disco, Harry’s House, two new