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Billboard senior editor Rebecca Milzoff chats with Broadway's current stars, discussing today's most exciting musical theater and its overlap with pop music.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The very busy music director/supervisor/orchestrator/arranger just won an Emmy for Fosse/Verdon; Rebecca revisits their deep conversation about his many roles and high-profile theater projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

2019-08-3038:231

The explosive new musical's stars — Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo and Sahr Ngaujah — talk to Rebecca about how their show is changing the way pop music is used on Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tootsie

Tootsie

2019-08-0637:19

Composer David Yazbek returns to the podcast, along with Tony-nominated actors Lilli Cooper and Andy Grotelueschen, to chat about adapting the beloved comedy for Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After a nearly four year run, the singer-songwriter's acclaimed first musical will close in early 2020; a throwback to Bareilles' chat with Rebecca, along with actors Will Swenson and Betsy Wolfe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Composer Duncan Sheik reflects on his musical theater career and his latest project, along with lyricist Susan Birkenhead and actor Eisa Davis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alex Timbers

Alex Timbers

2019-07-1234:25

The Tony-nominated director of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Rocky, Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge (among others) reflects on his career in theater. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The "Last Five Years" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" co-stars and Broadway vets chat about their longtime creative partnership and their upcoming 54Below show "Twohander." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After a long journey from Vermont to downtown New York to London and back, Anais Mitchell's musical is now an eight-time Tony winner, including for best musical. A look back at Rebecca's engaging conversation with Mitchell, best director winner Rachel Chavkin, and stars Amber Grey and Patrick Page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's it like to actually go to the Tonys? And what did this year's show get right and wrong? Rebecca is joined by The Ensemblist's Mo Brady for a special post-Tony episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
She'll be back on Broadway in 2020 and in the meantime has a series of Cafe Carlyle concerts and the sixth season of Younger coming up: a throwback to Rebecca's conversation with one of musical theater's favorite performers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

2019-05-2841:51

Composer/lyricist Eddie Perfect joins stars Kerry Butler and Sophia-Anne Caruso to tell Rebecca all about creating the massively entertaining, Tony-nominated new musical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ain't Too Proud

Ain't Too Proud

2019-05-1752:06

The five men of the Temptations — well, the Broadway version of them — chat with Rebecca about their electrifying new show and the groundbreaking group that inspired it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

2019-05-1059:48

What makes the new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! so groundbreaking? Actor Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry) and orchestrator/arranger/music supervisor Daniel Kluger join Rebecca to chat about the show's evolution; actor Rebecca Naomi Jones (Laurey Williams) joins later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

2019-05-0343:41

Stars Will Chase, Kelli O'Hara and Corbin Bleu chat with host Rebecca Milzoff about their Tony-nominated musical comedy and its modern update currently on Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'Be More Chill' on Broadway

'Be More Chill' on Broadway

2019-04-2601:06:54

First it was a viral sensation off-Broadway; now, Joe Iconis' musical Be More Chill has hit its biggest stage yet. Stars Gerard Canonico, Stephanie Hsu and George Salazar reflect on their show's crazy journey with host Rebecca Milzoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hadestown

Hadestown

2019-04-1950:36

Composer Anais Mitchell, director Rachel Chaikin, and actors Patrick Page and Amber Grey chat with Rebecca about their buzzy new musical's journey to Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The CW musical show's four-season run just ended, but the music lives on — as does this podcast favorite. Rebecca chats with creator/star Rachel Bloom, executive music producer Adam Schlesinger, and supervising producer/writer/music consultant Jack Dolgen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Broadway legend Joel Grey is directing a new kind of Fiddler on the Roof -- and it's become an off-Broadway hit. He joins stars Steven Skybell, Rachel Zatcoff and Ben Liebert to explain just how that happened on this week's episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Prom

The Prom

2019-03-0133:00

Book writer and lyricist Chad Beguelin, composer Matthew Sklar, and (hilarious!) stars Beth Leavel and Christopher Sieber chat about their musical comedy winning rave reviews on Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This year, Tony-winner The Band's Visit took home the Grammy award for best musical theater album. Composer David Yazbek, co-producer/music supervisor Dean Sharenow, and star Katrina Lenk talk to Rebecca about how they made it -- and why (maybe) it won. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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