When Lightning Strikes! podcast

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When Lightning Strikes!

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Broadway’s top talents reveal their lightning bolt moments that set them on the course of their dreams. When Lightning Strikes! Is hosted by Forbes.com and Parade.com contributor Jeryl Brunner. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” - Mark Twain We’ve all had it. Eureka! Your proverbial lightbulb goes off. The heavens open. The seas part. That wondrous, heart thumping, tingly, glorious mic drop moment when you realized what you were meant to do. No matter what it took. Lightning has struck! And from then on nothing is ever, ever the same. Host Jeryl Brunner presents candid, sometimes soul-baring, often funny chats with actors, writers, producers, directors and creatives as they lay down their THIS IS IT! discoveries about why they do what they do and what led them into theater. Learn more about Jeryl at @jeryl_brunner or www.jerylbrunner.com." When Lightning Strikes" theme song by Tom McGovern. Producer and talent booker: Anna Strout. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.

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When Lightning Strikes!

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#Theater #Fine Arts #Arts #Broadway Podcast Network # Jeryl Brunner

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#81 - Jesse Eisenberg 33:19

6 дней назад33:19

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Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed and co-stars in A Real Pain . In the film two mismatched cousins embark on a Holocaust tour through Poland to understand the history of their late grandmother who is a Holocaust survivor. It's a beautiful, honest, poetic and hilarious film that is listed as one of the ten best movies of 2024 by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times , and the National Board of Review . As Owen Gleiberman wrote in Variety "Eisenberg has scripted with an ear for the music of ideas and for contrasting voices, he presents the story of these two cousins — how they interact, what they mean to each other, how their past intersects with the present — in a way that’s so supple you can touch their reality." I sat down with Jesse at the Ram's Head Inn , a seaside hideaway in Shelter Island. The historic property was the site of several famous physics conferences that hosted J. Robert Oppenheimer and Stephen Hawking over the years. The Ram's Head continues the tradition of being an incubator for great talents. Jesse took part in a new film series there called, The Ram Film Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#80 - Susan Jaffe 33:19

25 дней назад33:19

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Susan Jaffe is the artistic director of American Ballet Theater. Called “America’s quintessential American ballerina," and “born to dance,” by the New York Times , Susan was a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre. She performed on stages around the world for 22 years. This summer American Ballet Theatre celebrates its 85th anniversary at the Metropolitan Opera House. Their anniversary season also marks 30 years of ABT Studio Company and two decades of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#79 - Jenny Lyn Bader 35:45

8 weeks назад35:45

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Jenny Lyn Bader is a prolific playwright whose stage plays include None of the Above, Equally Divine: The Real Story of the Mona Lisa, In Flight , and The Whole Megillah . She also wrote the audio works Tree Confessions and Communal Table . Jenny Lyn's play, Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library , produced by Luna Stage, is currently presented off-Broadway at the WP Theater . This episode was recorded December 23, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#78 - Daniel Roy 35:32

10 weeks назад35:32

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Daniel Roy is a magician and mentalist who has headlined at the Hollywood Magic Castle , appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and performed throughout the country. In his latest show, T he Parlour of Deceptions , he intertwines sleight-of-hand, misdirection, and storytelling before an intimate crowd of 50 guests. Using his neuroscience degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Roy provides a peek behind the curtain into how magic tricks the brain. The Parlour of Deceptions is currently playing at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. This episode was recorded December 16, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#77 - Shanda Sawyer 24:36

12 weeks назад24:36

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Shanda Sawyer is a prolific director, choreographer and executive producer. She has directed shows for Marvel, FOX, ABC, Disney, and Comedy Central. Her work has garnered many awards, including two Emmys, a Gracie and a Peabody. Most recently she has been the creative director of the 2024 Big Apple Circus show, Hometown Playground , now playing through January 5, 2025. This episode was recorded December 6, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#76 - Rachel Routh and Andrew Lippa 31:29

21 weeks назад31:29

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The Dramatists Guild Foundation or DGF is a nonprofit devoted to American theater. For more than six decades they have supported writers at all stages of their careers. DGF offers grants, free spaces to create new works and emergency aid for immediate support. On the show is Rachel Routh is DGF's executive director and DGF's president, writer/composer Andrew Lippa. In 2024, DGF received a 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the theater. On October 28 DFG will have its gala , hosted by Amber Ruffin. The gala will honor Pulitzer Prize winning composer Tom Kitt and producer Mindy Rich. This episode was recorded October 8, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#75 - April Ortiz 32:53

28 weeks назад32:53

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April Ortiz is a prolific actress who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway in film and television. She currently stars in the musical Empire at New World Stages. Just a few of April’s other credits include In the Heights, Cats, Between 2 Knees, Uncoupled, Fosse/Verdon, The Golden Girls, Elementary, Everybody Loves Raymond, Mad About You and on and on. This episode was recorded on August 8, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#74 - Matthew August Jeffers 39:23

43 weeks назад39:23

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Matthew August Jeffers currently stars in An Enemy of the People now playing at Circle In the Square Theatre. A prolific actor, some of his other credits include Richard III at the Delacorte Theater, the film Unidentified Objects and the TV shows New Amsterdam, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Walking Dead . This episode was recorded on April 5, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#73 - Bobby Conte 39:48

45 weeks назад39:48

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Bobby Conte currently plays Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy on Broadway. Some of his other theater credits include Company, A Bronx Tale, My Fair Lady, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Starting Here, Starting Now and A Comedy of Tenors . This episode was recorded on April 9, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#72 - Lee Sunday Evans 27:11

46 weeks назад27:11

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A two-time Obie Award-winning director and choreographer, Lee Sunday Evans is the Artistic Director of Waterwell. She recently directed The Poisoner , currently playing at La MaMa. Some of Lee's other credits include Oratorio for Living Things, Dance Nation, the Courtroom, Sunday, In the Green, Miller, Mississippi, Home and Porto . Lee is also directing the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time . This episode was recorded April 12, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#71 - Brian d'Arcy James 43:49

52 weeks назад43:49

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In this episode When Lightning Strikes! goes on location to the theater at Studio 54. Jeryl Brunner talks to Brian d’Arcy James who currently stars in Days of Wine and Roses with Kelli O'Hara. Adapted from the 1962 film and original 1958 teleplay by J.P. Miller, this new musical features a book by Craig Lucas, Adam Guettel's music and lyrics and direction by Michael Greif. In this extensive conversation Brian talks about the epic journey to bring Days of Wine and Roses to the stage and why the show is so important to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#70 - Patrick Page 28:44

1 year назад28:44

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A Broadway and off-Broadway veteran who has starred in dozens of productions, Patrick Page is currently performing in the hit play All the Devils Are Here at the DR2 Theatre. Directed by Simon Godwin, this riveting show explores Shakespeare's most fascinating villains. A Tony nominee for his portrayal of Hades in Hadestown , some of Patrick's other credits include Saint Joan, Casa Valentina, A Time to Kill, Spring Awakening, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, A Man for All Seasons, Julius Caesar, The Lion King and on and on. This Grammy-winning gifted actor has also appeared on TV and film in The Gilded Age, Elementary, Spirited, In the Heights, Estella Scrooge , and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#69 - Sheryl Kaller and Sean Daniels 35:32

1 year назад35:32

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Sean Daniels and Sheryl Kaller are some of the forces behind The White Chip , the hit autobiographical comedy currently playing at MCC Theater . Daniels, who wrote the White Chip, is a prolific theatermaker who leads The Recovery Project for Florida Studio Theatre. The Recovery Project commissions new works that destigmatizes recovery. The White Chip's director, Sheryl Kaller, has directed on and off Broadway. Some of her credits include Next Fall , for which she was nominated for a Tony and Mothers and Sons by Terrence McNally. The White Chip's production team includes Jason Biggs, John Larroquett, Hank Azaria, Annaleigh Ashford, recovery activist and author Ryan Hampton and the The Recovery Project. The production stars Joe Tapper, Crystal Dickinson and Jason Tam. This episode was recorded on February 20, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#68 - Warren Carlyle 32:43

1 year назад32:43

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Warren Carlyle is a Tony winning and Emmy nominated Director and Choreographer. Most recently he directed and choreographed the musical Harmony, now playing on Broadway. Just a few of his other credits include After Midnight, Chaplin, Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway, Finian’s Rainbow, A Tale of Two Cities, Kiss Me Kate, The Music Man, Hello, Dolly!, She Loves Me, On The 20th Century, The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, A Christmas Story, Stephen Sondheim’s Follies and more! This episode was recorded on December 7, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#67 - Marty LaSalle 38:00

1 year назад38:00

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Marty LaSalle is the CEO of the Big Apple Circus . Their latest show, Journey to the Rainbow , created in collaboration with Circus-Theater Roncalli, is now playing at Lincoln Center through January 1. This episode was recorded on November 21, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#66 - Zalmen Mlotek & Avram Mlotek 30:34

1 year назад30:34

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Zalmen Mlotek is the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. He and his son, Avram Mlotek are the forces behind Amid Falling Walls: Unveiling Resilience and Hope During the Holocaust . Arranged by Zalmen with a libretto by Avram Mlotek, this Off-Broadway production presents songs created and performed in ghettos, cabarets, concentration camps, and theaters. The musical is currently playing at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at The Museum of Jewish Heritage. This episode was recorded November 27, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#65 - Sade Lythcott 47:33

1 year назад47:33

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Sade Lythcott is a Tony and Emmy-nominated producer and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Black Theatre. Founded in 1968, by her mother Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, National Black Theatre is the nation’s first revenue-generating Black arts complex. National Black Theatre, also called NBT, is one of the longest-running theaters by a woman of color. Most recently, National Black Theatre co-produced Fat Ham and Purlie Victorious on Broadway and (Pray) off-Broadway. All three shows have been New York Times Critic’s picks. This episode was recorded on November 1, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#64 - Leigh Silverman 31:14

1 year назад31:14

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A prolific director on Broadway and off, some of Leigh Silverman's credits include Violet, Grand Horizons, The Lifespan of a Fact, Chinglish, Well, SUFFS, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Soft Power, Sandra, Hurricane Diane,The Wild Party and Really Rosie . A Tony award nominee, Leigh has directed over 60 world premieres and musicals. Her latest show, Merry Me , is now playing at New York Theatre Workshop. Leigh will soon be reuniting with Billy Crudup directing him in the Berkeley Rep production of Harry Clarke . He performed the show at the Vineyard and Audible theaters. This episode was recorded on October 26, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#63 - Alex Michaels 44:56

1 year назад44:56

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Fresh off of their appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars Season 8 , Alex Michaels, also known as Alexis Michelle, has had a hit cabaret show at Joe’s Pub and appeared at Disney’s Gay Days in Anaheim . An accomplished theater performer, Alex appeared off-Broadway and in tours of Big Apple Circus, Field of Mars, Chapter One, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors and Oklahoma! In addition to their album "Lovefool" on Broadway records, Alex also has a series of music releases including, "If You Want My Apples" and "Lulu's Shoes." Look out for Alex's upcoming Witch Perfect tour with fellow drag stars, Scarlet Envy and Tina Burner. This episode was recorded September 15, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#62 - Andrea Syglowski 36:23

1 year назад36:23

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Andrea Syglowski is a riveting actress who has thrived on stage in film and TV. Just a few of Andrea's credits include Pass Over, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, Queens. Lost in Yonkers. Venus in Fur, A Doll’s House and Dear Elizabeth . Andrea currently stars in the hit play Dig by Theresa Rebeck. Presented by Primary Stages, Dig is playing at 59e59 Theaters. This episode was recorded on October 3, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#61 - Brendan George 41:43

1 year назад41:43

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Brendan George wrote and starred in A Eulogy for Roman . The riveting immersive show had a successful run at 59 E 59 Theaters. Directed and conceived by Peter Charney, A Eulogy for Roman was also a hit at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Brendan is a New York City-based actor-writer-improviser and singer. This episode was recorded on September 12th, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#60 - Marcia Cross 36:06

1 year назад36:06

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Marcia Cross stars with Ron Canada and Bryan Batt in Pay the Writer . Written Tawni O’Dell and directed by Karen Carpenter, Pay the Writer is now playing at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Cross, who starred as Bree Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives and was on the series Everwood and Monarch , is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She has performed at Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Hardford Stage Company and the Old Globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#59 - Valisia LeKae 40:54

2 years назад40:54

40:54

Valisia LeKae stars as LaVern Baker in Rock & Roll Man. The hit musical is playing at New World Stages. Valisia was nominated for Tony and Grammy Awards playing Diana Ross in Motown: The Musical. Some of her other Broadway and off-Broadway credits include Three Penny Opera, 110 in the Shade, Ragtime, Book of Mormon, Superhero and Almost Heaven: The John Denver Musical. On TV Valisia has been seen in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, FBI: Most Wanted, The Blacklist, and Blue Bloods. On March 15 Valisia will be making her Carnegie Hall debut in the show Hittsville: Celebrating Motown with the New York Pops. This episode was recorded August 10, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#58 - Marilee Talkington 48:44

2 years назад48:44

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Marilee Talkington stars as Morgan Le Fey in the musical Camelot now playing at Lincoln Center Theater. A prolific actress on stage and screen, some of her other theater credits include A Nervous Smile, The Middle Ages, The Last Day and her solo show, Truce. She has acted in film and on TV in The Home, Extrapolations, SEE, FBI: Most Wanted, NCIS, New Amsterdam and Law & Order SVU. Marilee, who is legally blind, founded Access Acting Academy which offers actor training for blind and low vision adults and children. On July 26 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law to commemorate that date, July is Disability Pride Month. In the court of Camelot at Lincoln Center Theater Marilee is one of two disabled actors in the company. Anthony Michael Lopez, a congenital above-knee amputee, plays one of the main knights, Sir Dinidan. Both these roles were not written to be played by disabled actors. They are non-disability specific. In this episode Marilee reflects on her struggles and triumphs. This episode was recorded on July 17, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#57 - From the Vault: Alex Edelman 45:42

2 years назад45:42

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Alex Edelman is a comedian and writer whose Orthodox Jewish upbringing has informed his critically and commercially acclaimed work for the stage and screen. He is known for both his TV writing and his solo stage shows, all three of which have been award-winning, sell-out hits in London’s West End and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His current solo show, Just For Us , is now playing at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway through August 19, 2023. Visit https://www.justforusshow.com/ . This episode was recorded on December 21, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#56 - Joel Thurm 44:57

2 years назад44:57

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Joel Thurm is known as one of Hollywood's most accomplished casting directors. He played a key role casting some of the most important shows and films including Cheers, Hill Street Blues, Taxi, Grease, Airplane!, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He has worked with celebrities ranging from Judy Garland, Pearl Bailey, and Ethel Merman to Ted Danson and John Travolta. His new book is Sex, Drugs And Pilot Season: Confessions Of A Casting Director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#55 - Arian Moayed 39:20

2 years назад39:20

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Arian Moayed was nominated for a Tony Award for his dazzling performance playing Torvald in A Doll's House opposite Jessica Chastain. An Emmy and Tony nominated actor, writer and director, in 2002, he co-founded Waterwell, ( www.waterwell.org ) a risk-taking and civic-minded non-profit theater company. Some of Arian's other theater credits include The Humans, Guards at the Taj and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. His TV and film credits include playing Stewy in the HBO hit Succession, Love Life, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Inventing Anna, Ms. Marvel and most recently, A24's You Hurt My Feelings. This episode was recorded June 15, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#54 - Martyna Majok 29:04

2 years назад29:04

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Martyna Majok was recently nominated for a Tony award for her riveting, profound and funny play "Cost of Living." The play delves into the lengths we go to care for others and what it means to fight for ourselves. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, "Cost of Living" was nominated for five Tony Awards and has already won a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Martyna's work, which also includes the plays "Sanctuary City," "Queens" and "Ironbound," has been performed in theaters around the world. Martyna is currently writing a musical adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," with music by Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#53 - NaTasha Yvette Williams 37:24

2 years назад37:24

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NaTasha Yvette Williams was just nominated for a Tony Award originating the role of band leader Sweet Sue in the new Broadway musical Some Like it Hot. She is also featured in the musical's original cast recording. NaTasha's other Broadway credits include Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicken and Biscuits, Waitress, Chicago, A Night with Janis Joplin, The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and The Color Purple. You can see NaTasha in the historical thriller Alice, the Disney+ movie Better Nate Than Never and Partner Track on Netflix. NaTasha is also a founding member of Black Theatre United. This episode was recorded on May 23, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#52 - Stephen McKinley Henderson 53:21

2 years назад53:21