Breaking the fourth wall to give you an inside look at the plays and the players. Hosted by: Darnelle Radford
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Broad Street Review Podcast - Broad Street Review, Philly's home for arts, culture, and conversation, is an online arts and culture journal covering the greater Philadelphia area.
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Today on the podcast, we chat with the collaborators of the World Premiere production, The Tattooed lady, A New Musical on stage at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Here is my interview with Max Vernon and Erin Courtney for The Tattooed Lady, A New Musical. The story of The Tattooed Lady highlights one of sideshow’s biggest stars, Ida Gibson, in a mov…
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A Leg Up By Ken Kaissar Director Amy Kaissar September 20, 2022 – October 9, 2022 A world premiere comedy for the 21st century! Initially slated for its world premiere in the 2019/20 season, this witty and outlandish story is a new comedy for the 21st century written as a traditional farce. In A Leg Up, Charles Griffin III (O’Neil) has staked what’…
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This September, Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series will present the first career retrospective of theater artist Annie Dorsen titled Algorithmic Theater. The retrospective is part of a residency advancing Dorsen’s work and examining the consequences of digital communications through theater. Algorithmic Theater brings Dorsen’s work to Philade…
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Today on the podcast, GUNNAR MONTANA returns to talk about the latest FringeArts offering, BATHHOUSE. Here is my interview with Gunnar Montana. Designed as a temple to the fluid nature of sexuality, BATH HOUSE is a deeply sensory immersive theatrical experience dripping with erotic energy from start to finish. BATH HOUSE fuses dance and movement to…
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$30,000 Fundraising initiative. The funds raised will allow JUNK to provide equitable access for the community by providing free and discounted ticketing for artists and LGBTQIA and HIV+ communities. The SEASON: Luster Thu, Sep 8, 2022 Sat, Sep 17, 2022 Concourse Dance Bar (map) Lust for exposure and success turns… TRAGIC. Set in an underground sho…
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"rADicAl ImAgInAtIoN" (and other sorted pandemic musings) Theatre Exile presents rADicAl ImAgInAtIoN (and other sorted pandemic musings); a Paper Wings event featuring original works written by students from Fanny Jackson Coppin and Franklin Learning Center! For this event, 30 students wrote original works using World Building prompts created by ou…
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Today on the podcast, Director, Jerrell L. Henderson drops in to talk about Azuka Theatre’s 50th production, “Reverie” by newly minted Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, James Ijames. Here is my interview with Jerrell L. Henderson. Reverie By James Ijames - 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama (FAT HAM) Directed by Jerrell L. Henderson When Jordan …
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Today is My Birthday is about life with a thousand friends on Facebook and no one to have dinner with on Saturday night. This quirky comedy by award-winning screenwriter and playwright Susan Soon He Stanton tells the story of would-be writer Emily, who moves back home to Hawaii after her bubble life in New York pops. As she trades one island for an…
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Mitch Weiss along with Perri Gaffney, wrote a book, The Business of Broadway and since 2015, we have updated the book’s chapters monthly. Those updates can be found on Em3ry.com in the same feed as this new podcast. So, give it a listen wherever you currently listen to podcasts and let us know what you think. That’s “The Business of Theater, A Work…
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The 5th Annual Philly Theatre Week April 1-10, 2022 85 EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION EXCLUSIVE FREE, $15, OR $30 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! WWW.PHILLYTHEATREWEEK.COM Theatre Philadelphia presents Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation…
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ABOUT GOLDEN GIRLS MURDER MYSTERY Thank you for being a friend! Especially a Golden Girl friend! Your favorite ladies from the ‘80’s are throwing a party, and you’re invited! Sophia, Blanche, Rose and Dorothy have worked long and hard to throw the perfect celebration, but will they still be celebrating when they discover that their party guest, Art…
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When Eve gets a promotion, she moves to London in the hopes of having the perfect big city life. But soon she discovers that being one in 9 million can be pretty lonely. Feeling at her lowest, a lifeline comes to Eve in the form of a letter for her apartment’s former tenant – Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender. Now all Eve has to do is return this …
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A protest brought Jesse, an introspective Black playwright, together with his white boyfriend Neil, a Black Lives Matter activist. But as Neil immerses himself deeper in the movement, Jesse finds his choices challenged and their love on the line. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Speaker Sundays Following our Sunday matinees, join Producing Artistic Director …
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GUNNAR MONTANA - “Motel Montana is designed to celebrate everything my grandfather couldn’t express in his life, and in turn, everything I am so unapologetically eager to express now. There’s something incredibly conflicting about celebrating the idea of my grandfather living out his truths, knowing I wouldn’t have been born had he done so.” FOR TI…
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ABOUT A HOLY SHOW (a holy show: Irish phrase meaning to make a spectacle of oneself) It’s 1981 and Aer Lingus flight 164 to London is about to board. Tina and Joe are on their honeymoon, Bun is off to meet her new granddaughter, Mary is nervously flying for the first time, and Downey is on a mission to learn the Third Secret of Fatima at any cost! …
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Margaret’s chance encounter with a wounded fawn in the wild leads her on a dark, magical journey where she’ll learn “The Hazards of Love” firsthand. Join us as we weave this tragic folk-rock opera featuring Yali Puello, Julianne Schaub, Alyssa Al-Dooki, Wyatt Flynn, Jenn Adams, and Linden Curhart. The Hazards of Love will be available to watch both…
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Everyone has a story to tell...... This piece offers ten confession-like monologues delivered by a group of individuals who talk to us about love, disappointment, and transgression. They yearn to make sense of the circumstances that life is tossing their way. Journey with us through these darkly comedic, unusual and alluring tales about the absurdi…
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Ruth & Estelle: On a winter night in 2014, while rehearsing for a holiday cabaret, Amanda Jill Robinson and Jenna Pinchbeck started playing around as two spunky, big-hearted, open-minded broads with a love of cocktails, bagels, and rock n’ roll. They never could have imagined that six years later, these women would not only teach and entertain, but…
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Theatre Philadelphia presents Philly Theatre Week: a celebration of artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation. Audiences will have an opportunity to try unique events from our theatre community through a series of virtual and non-traditional productions, readings,…
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This adorable real-life couple will serenade audiences with moving duets, unique interpretations of classical musical theatre pieces, and more. Enjoy a virtual cabaret curated by this adorably talented couple. We loved having them in our Spotlight Series so much that we brought them back to brighten your living room. Featuring jazz, love songs, sur…
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Hear ye, hear ye! #KnightlifeRenFaire returns to the digital realm! Join in the spring-time merriment from the comfort of your home as entertainers dazzle with music, art, dance, combat, and beyond streaming from The Hum'n'bards Theater Troupe Facebook page. Beginning at 5pm, we will feature artisans to demonstrate their craft. You will have the ch…
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ABOUT ZOO MOTEL How many secrets can one room hold? Step into this virtual odyssey that combines interactive live theater, gripping storytelling, cinematic illusions, and magic all in one creative hour of surprises. Theatre Exile invites you to check into ZOO MOTEL, devised by director, designer, and performer Thaddeus Phillips in 2020 as a quarant…
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ABOUT SPEAKING OF FAMILY… A web series about a modern American family. Julia and Dick are married, for now. Julia takes care of her Dad, Kent. Greta helps her son, Troy navigate a sometimes treacherous world. They all want the best for each other, but sometimes, that's hard. Starring: Carol Ann Graham, Val Uff, Trent Rozycki, and Michelle Pauls. Ed…
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ROB TUCKER & BILLY BUSTAMANTE These longtime friends and University of the Arts graduates will present a beautifully curated night of musical theater pieces paying homage to Broadway greats. Rob Tucker (he/him) is an actor, musician and educator. Regional Theatre: …Deaths of Queens (EgoPo); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in Clark Park); Big Red Sun, Fi…
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ABOUT BRIYANA D. CLAREL Briyana D. Clarel – is a Black queer theatre artist, writer, and educator passionate about musical theatre, mangoes, and memoirs. Briyana is the host of A Very Virgo Virtual Show and the founder of The Starfruit Project, a platform supporting radical healing and brilliant growth through creativity. Briyana’s poetry and prose…
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Toeing the lines between satire and harsh reality, Sin Eaters is a hilarious, poignant, and brutal examination of the human experience and the extremity of what the social media industry puts people through in order for the rest of us to have a positive and sustained online life. The main character Mary works in the tech sector as a “content modera…
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About The Artists Schulman and Behrend have been collaborating on bold new theater works since 2017, responding to and reflecting on questions of faith, loss, and the pep-zing-zap of life in between. For Tickets and Information: https://fringearts.com/event/welcome-to-the-shiva-house/By Broad Street Review - Host: Darnelle Radford
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ABOUT JAMES JACKSON Independent theatre producer: Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, James Jackson is a freelance artist of theatre direction, design, and production; as well as still & motion picture production. http://raveneyes.com ABOUT LIGHT THIEF PRODUCTIONS Light Thief LLC is a production company serving the technical, creative, and equipme…
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ABOUT Brie Knight Brie is an emerging Playwright based in Philadelphia and a member of the Philadelphia Playwright’s Lab, The Foundry. Brie earned her M.A in Theater from Villanova University, where she also served as a Graduate Assistant in the Theater Department. Her play PANCAKE QUEEN received the 2015 Sue Winge Playwriting Award from Villanova …
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ABOUT ARGENT COMBAT Argent Combat is a Philadelphia-based organization of students, performers, choreographers, and instructors of Theatrical Violence and Stage Combat. We are dedicated to promoting safety and fostering the excellence and proficiency of action-oriented entertainment. Mission Statement Our objectives are 1.) to uphold these values, …
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When corona began to hit, Eleanor Safer and Paige Zubel didn’t want to stop making art. Turns out, a lot of people didn’t want to stop making art. So we created a five day short play festival on Facebook Live. And we were shocked by the response! People were so excited to see it and we received lots of emails from folks asking to be a part of it. N…
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Imagine Apocalypse Now performed by one actor in 60 minutes, recreating some of the most famous scenes from cinema history through Chris Davis' unique theatrical lens. Backed by the soundtrack of the movie, Davis explores the heart of darkness through movement, sound, dance, comedy, drama, lunacy, philosophy and more in this high-octane 60 minute t…
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ABOUT SHIP Fresh out of rehab, Nell returns to her hometown of Mystic, CT with two goals: track down her former classmate who tried and failed to grow the longest fingernails in the world, and be promoted to the most high profile job in town: tour guide at the Seaport. With the help and hindrance of her older sister, Nell grabs at her chance for ho…
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ABOUT A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW When 15-year-old Rory’s geography teacher father dies suddenly, she decides to pursue his lifelong dream and journey to the North Pole. Following the route he planned and the advice of the great explorers before her, Rory packs a rucksack and her father’s ashes for a journey of love, loss, and endless snow. A solo sho…
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Meet Thurgood Marshall: Lawyer. Civil Rights Activist. The first African American Supreme Court Justice. In the acclaimed Broadway play Thurgood, you have a seat at a fictional lecture on his life given by Marshall at his alma mater, and experience his transformation from a young and spirited dissenter to a pensive Justice full of wisdom. From his …
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ABOUT SHREK: THE MUSICAL The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life as never before in Shrek The Musical, the award-winning Broadway musical based on the Oscar-winning movie. A reclusive ogre finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess. Throw in a short-tempered wannabe king, a cookie with an…
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A celebrated part of the Philadelphia theatre season for the past 14 years, This Is The Week That Is delivers hilarious political satire and content that changes with the headlines! This season’s production features new and returning cast members Justin Jain, Sean Close, Tanaquil Márquez, Dave Jadico, Pax Ressler and Brett Robinson! FOR TICKETS AND…
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ABOUT ON THE EXHALE A liberal college professor searches for meaning after a terrible act of violence. She finds herself drawn to the power and control of the weapon that forever changed her life. Challenged by the inaction and corruption of the legislature she is faced with the opportunity to teach a lesson but she may have to learn one first. FOR…
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#SuiteReality, by TS Hawkins, is a choreopoem experience that touches upon Women's Rights, Black Lives Matter, and #SayHerName; a campaign that highlights womyn who have been killed by the fragility of masculinity and police brutality. Cast: Betsy Vivar, Katrina Hall, Maria Genao Beltre, Cynda Purnell FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: www.tspoetics.com …
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ABOUT THE BRIDGE PHL Fostering healing connections between our rich and diverse communities by encouraging openness and dialogue about perspectives on racial prejudice, privilege, inclusion, intersectionality, and bias.By Broad Street Review - Host: Darnelle Radford
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Today on the podcast, 1812 Productions presents, The Roommate by Jen Silverman. On the first day of tech, I sit down with Director Harriet Power and actors Artistic Director, Jenn Childs and Grace Gonglewski. Here’s my interview with 1812 Productions, The Roommate. ABOUT THE ROOMMATE Sharon and Robyn share a house in Iowa City. Sharon is recently d…
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After their father’s death, Lee and Joey road-trip from Dayton to Philadelphia to scatter his ashes in a meaningful place: the Wawa parking lot. Features Dungeons & Dragons, sibling rivalry, rest stops, tunnel wizards, soda cave wisdom, and a disgusting hoagie legacy that must be upheld.By Rep Radio - Host: Darnelle Radford
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This original solo performance seeks the deep dark and exalted in human ingenuity through a queered historical sci-fi epic. From the first test of an atomic bomb to the spread of white nationalism and our race to the stars, Churn reveals: You are every age you have ever been, and every age you will ever be.…
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Featured in NYTimes and Time Out, Sam Morrison's a master at finding hilarity in the awkward adventures of being a closeted gay man… who wants to have sex with your dad. 'Endlessly charming' (Time Out NY). ‘Raw, unashamed, and very funny’ (BroadwayKingdom.com). 'Beautiful and heartbreaking' (BearWorld Magazine). Built off decades of journal entries…
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On today’s podcast, here at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we meet the creative team of Hitler’s Tasters. This ticket is highly shut after and I managed to get them along with the opportunity to chat. Here’s my interview for Hitler’s Tasters. A dark comedy about the young women who had the “honour” of being Adolf Hitler’s food tasters. Based on true ev…
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On today’s podcast, Amanda Nicastro talks about “I’m Just Kidneying”, making its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut by way of NYC. Focusing on the process of donating a kidney to her sister. Here is my interview with Amanda Nicastro. Amanda donated her kidney for her sister. But she wasn’t a match. Yet, she saved two lives. What?! Sounds like an incre…
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On today’s podcast, at the nerve center of The 213 Collective, Steve Pacek talks about “The Untitled Project #213”, making its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut. Here is my interview with Steve Pacek.By Rep Radio - Host: Darnelle Radford
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On today’s podcast, Nina Chhibber Williams talks about the production, Om Shaadi Om, an unfinished journey to matrimony, with a little help from Mom. Part of a collection of artists from New York City. Here’s my interview with Nina Chhibber Williams.By Rep Radio - Host: Darnelle Radford
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On today’s podcast, Jenna Kuerzi talks about creating a through line between Johnny Depp and Late-Stage Capitalism. Featured as part of Philly Theatre Week. Now, making its International debut! Here’s my interview with Jenna Kuerzi.By Broad Street Review - Host: Darnelle Radford
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By Broad Street Review - Host: Darnelle Radford
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