Pull your tickets out and silence your cell phones as we dive into another episode in our For the Love of Broadway series! As live theater comes back into all of our lives, we’re going straight to the heart and soul behind it. The actors, the writers, the composers—all work together to put these fantastic and magical shows out day in and day out, and we want ... Show More
Sep 4
Adrienne Brodeur on Family Myths, Wounded People, and Honest Fiction
Description:Some families run on rules nobody ever wrote down. Here is your role. Here is what we talk about. Here is who gets forgiven and who gets blamed. We accept those terms as children, and then one day we look up and wonder who exactly signed us up for the job.August’s Jen ... Show More
48m 57s
Sep 2
Your Life Is the Assignment: Jen Hatmaker Solo Episode
Description:For twenty years, one question has followed Jen everywhere she goes: what am I supposed to be doing with my life? It comes in the comments, the voicemails, the line after every event. And for a long time, Jen answered it like a career question, as if somewhere out the ... Show More
56m 31s
Aug 28
Jodi Picoult on Banned Books, Buried Truths, and the Story Behind Hollow Bones
Description:Jodi Picoult is back, and she brought her thirtieth novel with her.If you have been in a book club at any point in the last thirty years, you know the name. Forty million copies in print. Thirty four languages. And, as of this year, the fourth most banned author in Am ... Show More
51m 19s
Sep 2022
tick, tick...BOOM!: Embracing Our Inner Theater Nerd
Are your vocal chords warmed up yet? This week, Tessa and Princess discuss their love of the business that we call show -- show business, baby! They get into their respective theater backgrounds, their mutual love of tick, tick...BOOM! and Bo Burnham's Inside, and what hit songs ... Show More
37m 18s
Dec 2024
Re-Air - Cheyenne Jackson: Depression, Identity, & Broadway
Let's revisit one of our most popular and beloved episodes of MBB to keep you inspired as we head into the New Year! Cheyenne Jackson (CALL ME KAT, 30 ROCK, AMERICAN HORROR STORY) opens up about his incredible journey from a closeted, musical-loving kid in a tiny town in Idaho to ... Show More
1h 27m
May 2021
“Dreaming of Broadway” with Robert Hartwell
This week we’re joined by the lovely Robert Hartwell, a Broadway performer, to talk about his journey to Broadway, his company The Broadway Collective, and his experience becoming a homeowner.Find Robert:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirroberttakespics/Find The Broadway Co ... Show More
59m 30s
May 2017
"I Put One Finger Up and said YES!" (w/ Michael Hartney)
Broadway’s Michael Hartney SWINGS into studio (and our hearts) for an episode that’s both classy as hell and dishy as fuck! Get the T on Andrew Lloyd Webber, Spiderman, and what it’s like to be the leading role on the Great White Way! Also, let me tell you, there are some THOUGHT ... Show More
1h 28m
Oct 2022
75: $1,700/week on Broadway? Broadway Star of Hamilton, Miguel Cervantes on the ever changing world of Broadway, using your platform for good, and not throwing away your shot
This week, Jason is joined by actor, singer, activist and Broadway superstar, Miguel Cervantes! Miguel took on the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago production Hamilton from 2016 to January 2020 where he then went on to play that same leading role on Broadway at the ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2022
A Theater Director and a Dramaturg on Reviving Black Plays
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to theater director Awoye Timpo and dramaturg Arminda Thomas. In the interview, Awoye and Arminda start by defining the roles of director and dramaturg and explaining why they work so well together. They also discuss their group CLASSIX, which a ... Show More
52m 54s