Episodes

  • BroadwayHD
    Dec 6 2024

    chat with Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley, co-founders of the on-demand digital streaming service BroadwayHD. The company records and distributes live theater performances and previously recorded theatrical productions through its platform.

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    32 mins
  • Interview with Ellis Nassour
    Nov 15 2024

    My guest on this week's episode of 'On Broadway' is Ellis Nassour. He is the author of the new book, Jesus Christ Superstar: Behind the Scenes of the Worldwide Musical Phenomenon.

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    37 mins
  • Episode 20 - The Complete Stephen Sondheim
    Oct 25 2024

    The 20th, and final, episode in a series on the complete works of Stephen Sondheim. Rick Pender, the author of the The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, is our musical guide.

    For this episode, Rick and I discuss our Top 8 Stephen Sondheim musicals.

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    40 mins
  • Evil Dead - The Interview
    Oct 18 2024

    Just in time for Halloween, I chat with George Reinblatt, playwright, television and comedy writer and lyricist and co-composer to Evil Dead - The Musical.

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    27 mins
  • Interview with Joshua Rosenblum
    Oct 4 2024

    I chat with with Joshua Rosenblum on his book, Closer than Ever: The Unique Six-Decade Songwriting Partnership of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire.

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    42 mins
  • Interview with Laura Frankos
    Sep 13 2024

    I chat with Laura Frankos, author of the book, Broadway Revival, a historical, fictional work that has an actor, David W. Greenbaum, go back in time to save George Gershwin from his early, untimely death.

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    36 mins
  • Interview with Kate Navin
    Jul 19 2024

    I speak with Kate Navin, Head of Audible Theater. They just celebrated their 5th year anniversary producing works at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village.

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    25 mins
  • Interview with Michael John LaChiusa
    Jul 5 2024

    I chat with Michael John LaChiusa, the American musical theatre and opera composer, lyricist, and librettist. He is best known for musically esoteric shows such as Hello Again, Marie Christine, and The Wild Party.

    We talk, primarily, about The Gardens of Anuncia, where he wrote music, lyrics, and book. The show is based on the life of Graciela Daniele, a prolific figure in modern musical theatre.

    The musical was performed Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E, Newhouse Theatre within Lincoln Center, running from October 19, 2023 until December 31, 2023. The cast included Priscilla Lopez, Eden Espinosa, Mary Testa, and Andréa Burns.

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    28 mins