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It's Broadway Bitch
Author: Casey Balsham
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It's Broadway Bitch is a place for the theatre folk to gather and dilly dally. Your host, comedian Casey Balsham, will ask the hard hitting questions like what jellicle cat are you most attracted to, and what happens if you have to use the bathroom when they call places?
It's BB's goal is to have some laughs with the Broadway community and aims to avoid questions about how you got started and why you wanted to be an actor. We're more interested in your Taco Bell order and if you find child actors as creepy as we do. The show draws inspiration from
Between Two Ferns and Chicken Shop Date with a little Watch What Happens Live mixed in so you know there's gonna be juicy gossip…but at it's heart, it's a love letter to theatre.
Follow along https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/
It's BB's goal is to have some laughs with the Broadway community and aims to avoid questions about how you got started and why you wanted to be an actor. We're more interested in your Taco Bell order and if you find child actors as creepy as we do. The show draws inspiration from
Between Two Ferns and Chicken Shop Date with a little Watch What Happens Live mixed in so you know there's gonna be juicy gossip…but at it's heart, it's a love letter to theatre.
Follow along https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/
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If you saw Shucked, Gatsby or Maybe Happy Ending it's probably because of the amazing Katharine Quinn! From posting on tik tok to becoming one of the leading marketing agencies people turn to when they need a New Money dance, Katharine says becoming the It Girl was a crazy accident! We dish about brand partnership deals with the Empire State Building, lurking on Reddit, the "Fireflies" fandom, and being pro pro shots. Katharine also reveals how much goes into market a Broadway show (posting 72 times a week!) *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Katharine - https://www.instagram.com/itskatharinequinn/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Another Monday another amazing guest here at IBB! We have the girl that doesn't miss, Linedy Genao! Luckily for us Linedy has been working steadily for the last decade. From On Your Feet, to Dear Evan Hansen, to Bad Cinderella to Gatsby with a stint in banking in between, Linedy has done it all. We dish about working with Andrew Lloyd Webber and what he's really like, how to keep your head up in the face of bad reviews, the rules about auditioning when you are in a show, and how Gloria Estefan helped her pay of her student loans. Stick around for a hot tip about a restaurant and listen as we play FMK with their pastas of the day! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Linedy - https://www.instagram.com/linedygenao/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Quite possibly the best laugh on Broadway, we have Cody Jamison Strand in the stoods! After a decade on Broadway playing Elder Cunningham in Book of Mormon, Cidy is deoarting the role but not without sharing some secrets with us first. We dish about his audition in front of Matt and Trey, the time they forgot his contract, having his lines written on props, breaking the 4th wall, and death by diarreah (according to Reddit). It's a gosh darn hoot! HOT SCENE/COLD READ we indulge Cody with a very serious scene giving him a well needed break from comedy. What bad news will he deliver? Listen to find out! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Cody - https://www.instagram.com/codycobbler/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Welcome back to It's Broadway Bitch Season 2! The hits just keep on coming as we welcome comedian Anna Roisman to the pod! You know her from her viral impressions of Steve from Sex and the City, and Hilaria Baldwin but now you'll know her as a Mamma Mia and Grease 2 superfan. We dish about living in a dead guys apartment, what it's like to audition in NYC, the reddit backlash she faced and which Broadway mega star is an excellent tipper. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Anna - https://www.instagram.com/annaroisman/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
We love this weeks guest Christopher Henry Young! From making his debut in A Bronx Tale, to covering 7 roles in Goddess of Broadway he's done it all. And the And Peggy Tour! We dish on the kindest person he's worked with, being asked to do things that weren't in the audition, the song he never wants to hear again, and if Broadway properly takes care of it's artists. There's also talk of Fro Yo. HOT SCENE/COLD READ is a dirty one this week as we have a little merman who just wants one thing... *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Christopher - https://www.instagram.com/cyoungonstage/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Episode 2 of season 2 is a gosh darn delight as we welcome L Morgan Lee to the studio. L Morgan is the first openly trans actor to be nominated for a Tony for her role in A Strange Loop, and is directing a one night only benefit concert of The Drowsy Chaperone with an all trans and non-binary cast at Carnegie Hall on Oct 20th! We dish about her inital reaction after reading A Strange Loop for the fist time, her feminine Halloween awakening, feeling at home on Broadway, and the thing she still does when ever she goes to a Gap even years after she worked there. HOT SCENE/COLD READ - Dangerous minds??????? A teacher trying to make a difference or trying to score some drugs you be the judge. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Elle - https://www.instagram.com/lmorganlee/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
WE ARE SO BACK! Season 2 is officially here and we are starting off with a bang as we welcome superstar creator ELI RALLO to the pod! A true theatre girly at heart, Eli is a monster tik tok creator known for her "rules" as well as her hot, hot Broadway takes. She tells us all about what food she survived on during the Tonys, why she doesn't like Book of Mormon and her love of Bad Cinderella. HOT SCENE/COLD READ this week is all about getting married....but to who? Listen till the end to find out. Eli's second book, Does Anyone Else Feel This Way comes out OCT 14th and I think we all need to buy it! https://www.harpercollins.com/products/does-anyone-else-feel-this-way-eli-rallo?variant=43671983816738 *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us! Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Eli - https://www.instagram.com/eli.rallo/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Absolutely chuffed to welcome this week's guest the iconic Joe Iconis!!! His musical Be More Chill found a second coming after the music went viral bringing it to Broadway and earning him a Tony nomination. But what happened at the Tonys was not chill at all! We dish about how his song being sung at the Tonys was a surprise to him, how he identifies with Kermit, his love of teen horror films, and the importance of writing for yourself. We also get into the success of Six, and if musicals are dying or if our tastes are just eroding. Keep an eye out for his Hunter S Thompson musical and go to his Christmas Extravaganza Dec 12-15th at 54 Below. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Joe - https://www.instagram.com/mrjoeiconis/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Thank you all for listening to the first season of It's Broadway Bitch! It has been so fun to make this podcast so please come back in a few weeks for season 2. We have got some amazing guests already lined up and can't wait to get back in the studio!! Producer Mike and Casey dish about their favorite guests and stories in this recap episode and what things surprised us. We also talk shows we saw and shows that we fancied and shows that weren't our type on paper. Please RATE AND REVIEW and TELL A FRIEND! That's the best way to help our little pod along. Thank you for the support! We will see you soonsies xoxoxo Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
"A joy and a delight!" That's me talking about Eleri Ward, our guest on the pod today! A musical theatre girl at heart, she blew up during the pandemic after she recorded an album of Sufjan Stevens inspired Soundheim covers in her closet. You may have also seen her performance at Miscast 23, or caught her in the Florence version of Gatsby which we discuss in this episode! We also dish about pedestrian lyrics, singing in the groove, how you don't need to know how to do something to do it, and the time she had to pee during her encore. We get into a deep discussion about getting inventive on Broadway and about staying authentic as we discuss the musical she is writing, and about how it's creating a new path in terms of what we think a musical should sound like. And I challenge Eleri to mash up different composers with different genres and it gets straight silly so make sure to stay till the end! Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Eleri - https://www.instagram.com/eleriward/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
It's Laura Benanti day!!! She's been in 11 Broadway shows and about a million TV shows and is currently selling out her solo show at The Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. Not only is she the coolest, but she also uses her platform and star power to talk about issues affecting women that are often shied away from! We dish about parenting, how making friends in her 30's saved her, perimenopause, whether or not she's done with Broadway and what's next for her show, Nobody Cares! We also play a game of favorites and find out what the perfect night out for Laura Benanti is. Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Laura - https://www.instagram.com/laurabenanti/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
She's. Not. Rude. She is pretty f**kin cool - it's the amazing composer and lyricist of Death Becomes Her, Julia Mattison!! You know the Tik Tok sound bytes, you know the songs, now get to know the woman behind them. And why she was relieved when she didn't win a Tony! We dish about DBH being a show for lovers of big Broadway, writing during the pandemic, THAT insane cast, and why musicals are the magic factory. She also spills her fave writing snacks, and she patters a song on the fly about Troop Beverly Hills. Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow Julia - https://www.instagram.com/juliamat/?hl=en Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
We have the absolutle loveliest guest this week in Al SIlber! You know her from Fiddler on the Roof, but you may also know her from Interlochen summer camp or from her West End debut when she was only 21! We dish about her famous class at Interlochen, the life saving surgery she was given by a hot surgeon, her Fiddler family, and that constant nagging feeling wondering if you've done enough. We also touch on grief and how she is adapting Brigadoon!! Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Al - https://www.instagram.com/alsilbs/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Pinch me I'm dreaming for we have Alex Brightman on the pod today! As a gigantic, huge, massive fan of his, this conversation did not disappoint. From School of Rock, to Beetlejuice, to being a voice on the wildly popular Hazbin Hotel cartoon series, to writing pilots and new musicals, Alex Brightman has been BUSY. We dish about creating a life work balance after being so busy for so long, de-raunchifying Beetlejuice, his love of comedy, why he stopped doing the stage door and of course, Jamba Juice. Alex also shares why he still loves auditioning for roles and has some advice for actors. HOT SCENE/COLD READ - being inspired by The Life and SLimes of Marc Summers, we tackle the Pat Sajak musical. Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Alex - https://www.instagram.com/brightmansomesay/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
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 where I challenge Avery to come up with titles and songs for three new musicals and spolier alert...one involves Creed! Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Avery - https://www.instagram.com/averypearsonkeys/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
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 with 25 other newbies, and our favorite Britney songs. HOT SCENE/COLD READ - You've heard of Margaritaville but have you ever taken a trip to Pinot Grigioville??? Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/ryannreds/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
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 town and are feeling a bit frustrated. Will the run away to woman town? Find out at the end of the ep! Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Jessie - https://www.instagram.com/jessiehookerbailey/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
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 that she panicked titled, "Patti Murin - Here I Go Again" that producer Mike and I will be attending! Join us? HOT SCENE/COLD READ - what happens when Patti's characters car breaks down on Christmas? Will she except the offer from a kind stranger to stay at his house? Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Patti - https://www.instagram.com/pattimurin/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
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 bodyguard, is the person they sent up for the job? Find out on this weeks episode!! Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Rick - https://www.instagram.com/rickyounger/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
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 check for. If you are interested in the business of BWAY this ep is for you!! Please RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch -https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Julie - https://www.instagram.com/msjulieboardman/?hl=en Follow The Museum of Broadway - https://www.instagram.com/museumofbroadway/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en






