Good night, good luck, and we’ll see you next year! This week, Alex and Danielle shout out their favorite shows of 2023 and review some of the major theatre industry news stories of the year. From The Light in the Piazza to Patti LuPone’s new roommate, there was no shortage of hot topics to cover! • Find us: Danielle: Twitter | Instagram Alex: Twit…

If you were on the internet at all in the second half of 2020, you probably heard about the Ratatouille musical on TikTok. Before that was the Grocery Store Musical, and after came the Bridgerton musical, but TikTok and musical theatre were entwined well before the pandemic! We talked to Dr. Trevor Boffone, whose research, writing, and of course Ti…

Today, actress and activist James Rose joins the pod to talk about undergraduate college theatre programs! Inspired by their video responding to Playbill's Top 10 list of the most represented colleges on Broadway, Alex, Danielle, and James dig into what these programs actually teach, the ways that BFA programs and the actual industry mirror and inf…

Happy 20th Birthday to Wicked! On this Wonderful episode, Alex and Danielle have a Swankified time chatting with playwright Alexis Scheer (it's good to see her, isn't it?) about how this ever-Popular musical has changed theatre For Good. They get into topics like female-female friendships in media, the political and witchy themes of the show, its i…

We're thrilled to welcome the incredible Michael Kushner to the podcast to dive deep into being a theatre multihyphenate! They talk about the history of multi-hyphenating, the four questions to ask yourself to determine if your side hustle is actually a hyphen, and why everything you do needs to cross-pollinate. • Michael Kushner Michael Kushner is…

Partial View goes international with discussion of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and its relationship to American theatre! Guest Rho Chung joins us to talk about their experiences working on the festival and as an arts critic for The Skinny, while Danielle shares her preconceived notions about the festival and how they stack up to the actual experi…

From The New York Times to Playbill to Vulture, the media has been sounding the alarm for months about the theatre industry being in crisis. But Alex, Danielle, and their guest Lauren Halvorsen think the systemic issues that led us here were problems long before anyone was publishing articles about it. Listen in as they break down and respond to Th…

Alex and Danielle went to BroadwayCon, and they have things to say! Hear about the programming, the theatre community, and how BroadwayCon compares to other cons Alex has attended. In short, they had a great time! Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au • Find us: Danielle: Twitter | Instagram Alex: Twitter | Instagram • Find Partial View:…

The first of a new episode series where Alex and Danielle share highlights from the shows they saw in the last 3 months! This installment features some of the shows they saw leading up to the Tony Awards: Endgame (Irish Rep), Bad Cinderella (Broadway), Regretfully, So the Birds Are (Playwrights Horizons), Oliver! (NY City Center Encores), & Juliet …

Why don't we see more horror, sci-fi, or fantasy theatre? We talked to dramaturg, theatrical experience designer, and all-around cool person Andrew Agress about the perceived and real challenges of producing genre works on stage. We also get into it about the new horror play Grey House on Broadway! Don't worry though—there won't be any jump scares …

With the ongoing WGA strike and the possibility of a SAG-AFTRA strike looming, we thought now would be a great moment to discuss entertainment industry unions! Victoria Pollack and C. Quintana join Alex and Danielle to discuss their experiences as members of the WGA, AEA, the Dramatists Guild (*not* a union!), how big a threat AI really is, and so …

In today's episode, Alex and Danielle get to gush to guest Zach Raffio about how much they love his satire website, The Broadway Beat! They discuss Zach's philosophy and ethical considerations in satire, share some of their favorite past Broadway Beat headlines, and answer the following questions: What makes actor Brian D'Arcy James the perfect unc…

Tune in to Alex and Danielle reacting to The New York Times' Jesse Green and Maya Phillips article breaking down who they think should win vs. will win in each Tony Awards category! Support us on Patreon to access the full hour-long bonus episode about the Tonys, as well as other awards season bonus content and future Patreon exclusives! Music by S…

Gender is a social construct, and so are awards categories! We talked to non-binary actor Ezra Tozian about their advocacy work to make the Helen Hayes Awards gender-inclusive, why changing gender-segregated acting categories is important, and why we even care about awards in the first place. Ezra, Alex, and Danielle also talk about what else they'…

It's awards szn, y'all! Enjoy Alex and Danielle getting into it about the Drama Desk Awards in this teaser of our latest Patreon-exclusive bonus episode! Remember: Now through JUNE 11 ONLY, join our Patreon at any tier (starting at $5/month) to access ALL of our awards season bonus content. After the Tonys, bonus content access will start at $8. Mu…

*Content Warning: This episode contains references to physical and sexual assault.* We welcomed intimacy and fight director Cha Ramos onto the pod to talk about the growing discipline and how the theatre industry has been adapting to it! Our discussion includes potential union membership for intimacy professionals, how all rehearsal rooms are just …

It's been a few months, but... we're back! Join our Patreon at any level before June 11 and access our bonus awards season episodes! • Find us: Danielle: Twitter, Instagram Alex: Twitter, Instagram • Find Partial View: Instagram: @partialviewpod Twitter: @partialviewpod Facebook: @partialviewpod And, if you love what you're hearing and want to supp…

It's time for a holiday-themed episode! Alex and Danielle welcomed father-son acting duo Bruce and Charlie Cromer to the pod to talk about their decades-long history of performing in A Christmas Carol together. They share different perspectives on why theatres continue to stage this story year after year, whether "The American Theatre" even exists,…

Bootlegs. Slime tutorials. Illegal recordings. Whatever you call them, they're everywhere, and the discourse is toxic. In this episode, Alex and Danielle welcome friends Dara Epstein and Leah Holstein to try to bring some nuance back into the conversation. Find show notes and episode transcript at www.partialviewpod.com. Music by Scott Buckley – ww…

We're back for round two! Danielle and Alex welcome director, dramaturg, and producer Kate Moore Heaney to the pod to chat about the changing relationship between New York theatre and regional theatre. They consider the realities of new play development, whether theatres have a responsibility to serve their communities, and (unfortunately) the mone…

It’s the first episode! Danielle and Alex talk to Todd Brian Backus and Percival Hornak about their experience with exploitative and toxic work cultures in theatre. They cover things like so-called “quiet quitting,” salary transparency, and mentorship—and whether the theatre industry is delivering on its COVID-era promises of change. • View show no…

Welcome to Partial View, where Danielle and Alex will do deep dives on the issues impacting the theatre industry in NYC and across the country. Be part of the conversation as we discuss our questions, frustrations, and ideas for how we can all leave The American Theatre better than we found it. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Patreon…