This Week: Celebrating the release of Robbie Rozelle's SONGS FROM INSIDE MY LOCKER which we are calling "The Gold Standard Of Cabaret Recordings."

Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business.

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SHOWS: The Color Purple, Sweeney Todd, Company

Tony Award winning director John Doyle, artistic director of New York's acclaimed Classic Stage Company, joins Rob and Kevin to look back on his career which includes the Broadway revivals of Sweeney Todd, Company, and The Color Purple, as well as The Visit, A Catered Affair, and many more.

John pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he creates his actor/musician productions, what it was like collaborating with Stephen Sondheim, and why your career should always be based on pushing artistic boundaries.

Also, John shines the spotlight on Cynthia Errivo, Harvey Fierstein, and Patti LuPone!

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This Week: Going back to 1980s public access with Stairway to Stardom and celebrating the brilliant first grade teacher Bryan Andes.

Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business.

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SHOWS: Best Foot Forward, Greenwillow, The Fig Leaves Are Falling

Actor/Producer Edmund Gaynes has racked up sixty plus years in show business. From Off-Broadway to Broadway, small screen to big screen, East Coast to West Coast, he has had a front row seat to the evolution of the American Theatre in the later half of the 20th Century.

Edmund pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he danced with Liza Minelli, what it was like being a child actor in the era of live television, and why sharing a backstage with Judy Garland and Veronica Lake might be a bit more trouble than its worth.

Also, Edmund shines the spotlight on George Abbott, Madeline Kahn, and Christopher Walken!

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This Week: Celebrating Micki Grant, rediscovering Something's Afoot, and the most bizarre college Scene Studies.

Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business.

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The need to capture a show’s energy and impact is a major responsibility for the person tasked with preserving that show on record. As the founder of Ghostlight Records, Kurt Deutsch has done just that for the past twenty years, having produced the original cast recordings of The Book of Mormon, In the Heights, Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Prince of Egypt, Next to Normal, Legally Blonde, and dozens more!

Kurt pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he transitioned from being onstage to being behind the scenes, what it was like navigating social media in the early 2000s recording industry, and why cast recordings are so important to the development of the American Musical.

Also, Kurt shines the spotlight on Stephen Schwartz, Joe Iconis, and Lin Manuel Miranda!

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While America knows her as Mrs. Moskowitz, Joel's secretary in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cynthia Darlow has long been one of this country's most accomplished actresses having appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, movies, and television. Her credits include Grease, Rumors, Prelude to a Kiss, Taller Than A Dwarf, Death Defying Acts, and more!

Cynthia pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how Neil Simon invented a role for her, what it was like collecting pounds of gum in Grease, and why The Rehearsal Club needs a second chance.

Also, Cynthia shines the spotlight on Woody Allen, Cherry Jones, and Gene Saks!

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This Week: Celebrating Jennifer Ashley Tepper's love of under-appreciated musicals and the definitive book on the American Musical.

Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business.

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Bonnie Comley and Stewart Lane, the co-founders of BroadwayHD, sit down with Rob and Kevin to look back on the platform's incredible history and how it might develop in the future.

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This Week: A fascinating one man show with Charles Nelson Reilly and the most bizarre musical ever put on celluloid!

Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business.

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