BEHIND THE CURTAIN: BROADWAY'S LIVING LEGENDS » Podcast

Robert W. Schneider reviews monologuist Colin Quinn's new show, Small Talk, at the Lucille Lortel and gives it 4/5 stars! Tickets: https://www.colinquinnshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sheldon Epps was artistic director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse for two decades, and still acts as artistic director emeritus for the playhouse. Previously, he was associate artistic director of the Old Globe Theatre. Sheldon directed numerous plays and musicals at many of the country’s major theatres, including the Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Guthrie, Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre and the Goodman Theatre. He conceived and directed the highly acclaimed Broadway musicals “Play On!” and “Blues In the Night,” which both received Tony Award nominations. “Blues in the Night” also was nominated as Best Musical for the prestigious Olivier Award in London. He co-directed the Tony-nominated production of “Baby It's You!” Sheldon has had a busy career as a television director, helming episodes of shows such as “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Girlfriends” and many others. He is a longtime board member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers and is the chair of the SDC Foundation Board of Trustees. BUY SHELDON'S BOOK HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arnold J. Mungioli is a Casting Director, Audition Coach, Career Coach, Writer, and Teacher who has worked in the professional theater, film, television, and entertainment industries for over thirty years. Arnold has served as Executive Director of Casting for DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS and Senior Vice President of Casting and Creative Development for LIVENT, INC, for which he cast the Broadway and international premieres of four companies of Ragtime, two companies of the Tony Award winning Best Musical Fosse, five companies of the Hal Prince/Susan Stroman Tony Award Winning Best Musical Revival of Show Boat, Phantom of the Opera, Candide, Music of the Night, Sunset Boulevard, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond, Seussical, Sweet Smell of Success, Parade, the Hal Prince/Rob Marshall production of the Tony Award Winning Best Musical Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera and with Vanessa Williams, as well as many other productions. Arnold has received two Artios Awards from the CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA for outstanding achievement, as well as the Governor's Committee on Equal Opportunity Employment Media Access Award for "casting based on ability rather than disability." He currently serves on the faculty of the NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, and has worked internationally, teaching master classes and seminars across the United States and Canada, and casting throughout the five continents of North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob and Kevin try to move away from the theatrical negativity of the past few weeks and celebrate bootlegs and the joys of musical theatre! Plus Madeline Kahn as Dolly Levi, a naughty story from Lee Roy Reams (can you guess who he is talking about?), Kevin's new journey, and The Institute of the American Musical! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shows: Very Good Eddie, My Fair Lady, Network Born in Portland, Maine, Nick Wyman has had a 45-year career of film, television, Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.  After serving on Actors' Equity's governing council for twenty years, Nick was elected National President of the union and served for five years. He has served on the board of trustees of the Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and has been a trustee for twenty years of the Equity-League Pension & Health Funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOWS: Merrily We Roll Along, She Loves Me, Curtains David Loud occupies a unique place in Broadway history: in addition to his distinguished body of work as a music director and vocal arranger, he has also originated three roles as an actor. He most recently served as Music Director for the Broadway premiere of The Visit, starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees. Other credits include the original Broadway productions of The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on Sondheim, Curtains, Ragtime, A Class Act, Steel Pier, and revivals of Porgy and Bess, She Loves Me, Company, and Sweeney Todd. He originated the role of Manny in Terrence McNally’s Master Class (starring Zoe Caldwell), played Sasha (the conductor) in Curtains, and made his Broadway debut in Harold Prince’s original 1981 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. Off-Broadway, David created the vocal and dance arrangements for Kander & Ebb’s And the World Goes ‘Round. He has created arrangements for Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley, Audra MacDonald, Victoria Clark, Paulo Szot, Liz Callaway, Betty Buckley, and Barbara Cook. He conducted the incidental music for Mike Nichols’s revival of Death of a Salesman and collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and John Doyle on A Bed and a Chair, a jazz interpretation of Sondheim’s music. Other recent projects include The Land Where the Good Songs Go, a concert of Jerome Kern songs at Merkin Concert Hall; First You Dream, a concert of Kander & Ebb songs that was broadcast on PBS; and three programs in the 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists series: On A Clear Day: The Musical Vision of Burton Lane, Taking a Chance on Love: The Music of Vernon Duke, and A Good Thing Going: The Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince Collaboration. He is a graduate of Yale University and has been on the faculty of the Yale School of Drama and Fordham University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shows: Pippin, Fools, Getting Away With Murder Celebrated actor John Rubinstein is back to talk about Fosse, Pippin, Mike Nichols, Neil Simon, Stephen Sondheim, and so much more in the conclusion of our interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The delightful and darling Virginia Seidel looks back on her career which includes sharing the stage with Dorothy Lamour, Ethel Merman, Ray Milland, Leland Palmer, Douglas Fairbanks, John Raitt, and Sylvia Sims! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The “Crown Prince of New York Cabaret” is what Steve Ross was dubbed many years ago. He hasn’t lost his title. In fact, the only change today would be dropping “New York.” In the past decade alone Steve has performed around the country and around the world in every kind of venue – from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney, from Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center and from cabarets to theaters. An articulate man with a keen knowledge of the Great American Songbook’s music and history, Steve has hosted radio series and outdoor concerts. This week Steve talks to Rob and Kevin about Porter, Gershwin, Berlin, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shows: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Curtains, The Nutty Professor Tony Award winning composer, lyricist, librettist Rupert Holmes drops in to discuss his incredible career as well as his new musical, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, which is about to open at The Ogunquit Playhouse.....and a sneak peek at a new Broadway bound musical. Rupert pulls back the curtain to reveal why Gilbert and Sullivan are at the foundation of his creations, how Joe Papp lured him to the world of musical theatre, and who might be the murderer in the infamous The Mystery of Edwin Drood Music Video. Plus: Marvin Hamlisch, John Kander, Cleo Laine, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shows: A Chorus Line, Seesaw, Promises, Promises The one and only 4'10 bundle of dynamite, Baayork Lee, joins Kevin for a look back on her incredible career which includes appearances in The King and I, Flower Drum Song, Bravo Giovanni, Mr. President, Here's Love, Golden Boy, Promises, Promises, Seesaw, and A Chorus Line! Baayork pulls back the curtain to discuss what it was like working with Michael Bennett, how she created the role of Connie in A Chorus Line, and why she still continues carrying on the legacy today! Plus: Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr, and Tommy Tune! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOWS: Violet, The Wild Party, Big River One of Broadway's most beloved artists, Michael McElroy joins Rob and Kevin to look back on his acting career, discuss the process of creating Flick in Violet, and to walk listeners through his teaching methodology as the Head of MT at The University of Michigan. Michael pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he handled obstacles in his undergraduate studies, what it was like working with George C. Wolfe, and why he became one of Eartha Kitt's bestie. Also, Michael shines the spotlight on Mandy Patinkin, Nathan Lee Graham, and Jeanine Tesori. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanced knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the life and legacy of Tony Award Winning Music Director Don Pippin, we are re-airing our interview with Don from 2016. May his memory be a blessing. Don Pippin, the music director of such hit musicals as Mame, A Chorus Line, and La Cage Aux Folles, invites Rob & Kevin to his favorite restaurant for club sandwiches, iced tea, and a look into a sixty year career that changed the world of musicals. Also, Don conducts Lauren Bacall, watches Angela Lansbury become a star, and reveals what happens at the ballet! Plus: Jerry Herman, Robert Preston, and Michael Bennett! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob and Kevin look back on the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021). The boys discuss their favorite Sondheim songs, moments, lyrics, mentorship, and their own interactions with the man himself. Instagram: @BroadwayCurtainPodcast Twitter: @BroadwayCurtain Facebook: @Broadwaycurtainpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The leaves are changing, there is a nip in the air, and your hosts are settling down by the fire to dish all about the past two months. Its time to look at the Tony Awards, Wicked casting, the Dear Evan Hansen film, some Goulet stories, Kevin's love of Dorothy Fields, and Rob's obsession with public access. Plus, they discuss Yeah, But Not Right Now, Six, Dana H, The Lehman Trilogy, Lackawana Blues, Chicken and Biscuits, and reveal some exciting things coming down the line for these two lovely musical theatre nerds: I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby Every Show Running: 1997 with Charles and Jeff Into the Woods Tickets J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company Tickets Fifty Key Stage Musicals Todd Buonopane Tickets Robbie Rozelle Tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kevin and Rob look back at their summer activities and all the things that have kept the theatrical news cycle running like The Bridge Production Group's visceral production of Title Of Show, the passing of Micki Grant and Jackie Mason, the new rules that have been implemented by Actor's Equity, the wonderful world of Jerome Kern and the Princess Musicals, the new season at Spotlight and Encores, an incredible Instagram celebrating black music, and why it is important to spread positivity in the world of musical theatre. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revisit our episode with Broadway legend Lee Roy Reams Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanced knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOWS: How to Succeed (1995), The Life Fela! One of Broadway's most beloved artists, Tony Award winner Ms. Lillias White joins Rob and Kevin to look back on her acting career, discuss the process of creating Sonja in The Life, and to walk listeners through the process behind her new album, Get Yourself Some Happy. Lillias pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how she handled sexism, what it was like collaborating with Cy Coleman, and why Tony Orlando was one of her favorite co-stars Also, Lillias shines the spotlight on Jim Dale, Pamela Isaacs, and LaChanze! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanced knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revisit our episode with the legendary Tony Award winner Andre DeShields. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanced knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revisit our episode with the original funny girl herself, Mimi Hines! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advanced knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices