In a conversation recorded before the announcement of the Tony nominations, actors Espinosa and Iman talk criticism discourse, the irresistible allure of Lempicka, and the Broadway community that’s rallied around their show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Now starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed "Water for Elephants," Gustin shares what's most challenging — and most rewarding — about his first return to musical theater after nine years as the star of the long-running CW series "The Flash." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Recorded live on the Broadway Cruise, musical theater icon Peters recalls the moment she fell in love with Sondheim's work, shares the biggest lessons she's learned in her career, and reveals the one Sondheim role she'd still love to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Soon to make her Broadway debut in the buzzy play “Stereophonic,” Canfield talks learning all those overlapping lines, telling an accidental lie on the way to winning her part in the show, the “Succession” diaspora on stage, and that one time the “Stereophonic” cast became a real band in Brooklyn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

How the creators of the new Broadway musical adaptation of "The Notebook," Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter, aim to both satisfy and surprise—and why the show's theatricality makes the popular story even more universal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Two theater influencers, Kristin Hopkins and Ashley Hufford, reveal the secrets of becoming a theater influencer. The first thing to know: There's not much money in it, but there's a lot of free theater. "If I wanted this to be my day job, I should have done beauty influencing," Hufford jokes. Kristin Hopkins: @kristin_bria on Instagram, @kristinbh…

Director-choreographer Justin Peck and Pulitzer winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury talk about making a nontraditional dance musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ “genre-defying” album “Illinoise.” The show is now having its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and will run at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan in March. Learn more about …

Just as the acclaimed FX series "Reservation Dogs" was being developed, five of the writers involved in the show were premiering their first play. "Reservation Dogs" co-creator Sterlin Harjo and series writer Bobby Wilson, both members of the sketch comedy troupe The 1491s, reveal the backstory of their play "Between Two Knees" as the show makes it…

Stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian D'Arcy James on the joyous challenges of Adam Guettel's new Broadway musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The storied Broadway composer shares his latest updates on the "Wicked" movie, the VOD release of "The Prince of Egypt," and the songs he's writing for Kristin Chenoweth in "Queen of Versailles." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

With a filmed version of the Broadway production of "Waitress" hitting theatres, the singer-songwriter-actor reveals all the ways that her involvement in the musical changed her work — and her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Actors James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Michael Urie detail the onstage (and backstage!) shenanigans in "Spamalot." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The actress and the director-choreographer talk working with Barry Manilow, the cast addition that changed the whole show, and how rare it is to hear a duet for a soprano and a belter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The "Hadestown" Tony nominee on his new solo show "All the Devils Are Here," working with hearing loss, and when he grew into that deep, deep voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Presenting two lively discussions from Variety's 2023 Business of Broadway breakfast: In the keynote conversation, Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez reveal the reasons they work so well together in the buzzy revival of "Merrily We Roll Along"—and give each other a healthy dose of ribbing along the way. Before that, five producers …

Generous comedy, divine inspiration and life lessons with the "Hamilton" Tony winner who is now the star and producer of "Purlie Victorious." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Bloom talks trunk songs, cut jokes, demo derbies and wrestling with mortality in "Death, Let Me Do My Show." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Finn Ross and Nina Dunn, two designers responsible for the most striking video work now on Broadway, take us behind the scenes -- and behind the screens -- of "Back to the Future" and "The Shark is Broken." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

And now for something completely different: I talk with three of the creators behind Stray Gods, the new videogame that describes itself as a "Roleplaying Musical." Taking us behind the scenes (behind the code?) of this unusual genre mashup are Summerfall Studios creative director David Gaider, composer Austin Wintory and actor Anjali Bhimani. Lear…

In the trenches with three theater leaders from organizations around the US and in the UK as they battle the economic crisis facing theaters everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Alexander, the “Seinfeld” star who directed the new Broadway comedy “The Cottage,” talks the choreography of comedy and spills details on all the theater projects he’s developing for Broadway and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

"Theater Camp" co-creator and star Molly Gordon talks kissing gay boys at camp, improv comedy with kids, and crushing on Ben Platt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The "Here Lies Love" actor on queer characters, Filipino pride and the cognitive dissonance of singing about the Marcos regime in a karaoke dance party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Writer Tori Sampson, whose play “This Land Was Made” is now running off Broadway, shares her POV as one of the many writers who love the theater but make most of their living in TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The Tony-nominated actress offers a deep-dive into her performance's signature moments – and why one of them made her think of “Evil Dead.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The Tony-nominated duo on the urgency of "Parade," owning their Jewish identities and living in the awards-season moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The actor talks Tony nominations, “Topdog/Underdog,” a surprise dinner with Patti LuPone and an inspiration from Mark Rylance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

It's the year of Larissa FastHorse, Broadway’s first known Native American female playwright, with six(!) plays coming up in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Three of the Olivier Award-winning play's creators reveal the techniques, the illusions and the cheats that make a puppet feel alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The celebrated playwright talks the Broadway success of "Leopoldstadt," plays vs. politics, and how you too can drink the "wine of life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The Tony-winning actor, now starring in “Pictures From Home,” reveals how he crafted performances in “Angels in America” and “The Iceman Cometh.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Original “Rent” cast member and current “Star Trek” trailblazer Anthony Rapp talks bringing his stage memoir “Without You” to New York, and along the way pinpoints what “Rent” and “Star Trek” have in common and shares the reasons behind his ongoing advocacy for survivors of Hollywood abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…

Leaders of the 55-year-old Harlem institution on stepping up to Broadway for the first time with "Fat Ham," community, care and creating a home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The celebrated actor and August Wilson regular on finding the rhythms of "Between Riverside and Crazy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The six-time Tony winner on Adrienne Kennedy, Black Theatre United and her fancy new dressing rooms at the James Earl Jones Theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The actor ("Dana H."), now starring in "Becky Nurse of Salem," on making a career off Broadway and her search for un-self-consciousness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The host and star of 'Blue's Big City Adventure' on Broadway role models, backstage 'Aladdin' antics, and Times Square dance numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The co-founders of the new museum on the story it's telling, the philosophy behind it, and why it's like Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Director Julie Taymor celebrates the Disney musical’s Broadway birthday, revealing how she did it, what she learned and what’s next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

In this supersized episode, we present three of the panels and keynote conversations from Variety's 2022 Business of Broadway breakfast: 3:25: A conversation with producers LaChanze ("Topdog/Underdog," "Kimberly Akimbo"), Lee Daniels ("Ain't No' Mo'"), Cindy Tolan ("Death of a Salesman") and Ken Davenport ("A Beautiful Noise"), moderated by Eric Pi…

Writer Suzan-Lori Parks and director Kenny Leon on spiritual inspiration, making work that matters and why this Pulitzer-winning play is like 'Doctor Strange.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Actors Gregg Mozgala and Kara Young talk care and connection in the award-winning Broadway play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The Tony winner and star of TV’s “Raising Kanan” talks Sondheim, motherhood and getting the Witch’s Rap right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

How writer Jesse Green worked with Mary Rodgers to make her memoir "Shy" as lively, candid and cutting as she wanted it to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The “Scandal” actor on “American Prophet,” Douglass and the often-overlooked woman behind the man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

“The Black List” actor on living in the moment, exiting a successful TV show and how his life was changed by "My Robot Buddy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Jodi Picoult on her full-steam-ahead theater career with "Between the Lines," "The Book Thief" and "Austenland." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The "Fat Ham" playwright on queering "Hamlet," decentralizing artistic leadership and writing prolifically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

The "Paradise Square" actor explains how her role in the Broadway musical came along at exactly the moment she needed it most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network

Actor David Morse and playwright Paula Vogel on what they’ve learned revisiting the Pulitzer-winning, Tony-nominated play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBroadway Podcast Network