Breaking the Curtain

It’s another update episode!

We’re chatting about the Swept Away cast recording, the opening number preview from SMASH, the full cast announcement for John Proctor Is the Villain, and we head back to fifth grade with a Valentine’s Day-inspired game of “The Ultimate Broadway Boyf” March Madness style!

It's another theatre updates episode, y'all!

This week, we're diving into The Last Five Years studio recording teaser, Joshua Boone leaving The Outsiders, all of the recent stage door drama, the countdown to the Swept Away album and so much more!

In this episode, we're joined by the incredibly talented Stephanie Styles!

Stephanie is currently preparing to star as Hope in Encores! production of Urinetown! We chat all things musical theatre, her time in Newsies, and preparing for Urinetown. Plus, we dive into our shared love for Taylor Swift, Disney, and even create our own dream productions!

We're thrilled to be joined by Alaina Anderson to chat all about Mystic Pizza! Alaina talks with us about the iconic movie, her favorite song from the '80s/'90s music catalog featured in the show, Hot Take Pizza questions, and more!

You can catch her starring as Katherine 'Kat' Arujo in Mystic Pizza, currently playing at Riverside Theatre and coming soon to Paper Mill Playhouse.

What a dream come true! We're joined by the incredible producer, author, and theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper to chat about the upcoming off-Broadway premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project!

We sit down with Jennifer to discuss her years of researching Jonathan Larson's work, curating a show featuring songs from Larson's never-produced archived works like 1984 and Superbia, cut songs from RENT and tick, tick... BOOM, including some never-before-heard tracks. We also discuss her latest book: Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out

Listen, Nessa... We've got one heck of a fun episode for you!

We're joined by Hunter Brown from Broadway's Swept Away to chat all about this incredible musical on its final weekend of performances. We also discuss his viral TikTok moment ("Um, Nessa"), growing up in Florida, the tale of Lon Crisp, and more. Plus, we’ve got two special guests dropping by to say hi!

The Astroband

Shall we go for it, girlfriend? We’re thrilled to welcome Constant Bernard on deck to chat all about Titanique, now playing in Toronto at Mirvish Productions!

In our conversation, Constant shares his journey on the ship of dreams, the kookiest craziest parts of this show, and of course the woman behind it all: Celine Dion.

You can catch Titanique docking in Toronto through January 19th before sailing to Montreal in February!

*Spoilers ahead!*

It's another theatre updates episode, y'all! Crissy just returned from a week in New York City, so you're in for a treat.

We’re diving into Swept Away (we circle back to talk about the show throughout the entire episode because we’re OBSESSED), a recap of The Notebook’s closing night, another return to The Outsiders (and hitting PB Bingo), the Bat Out of Hell sitzprobe, Andy Karl joining the cast of Moulin Rouge, and so much more!

We're honoured to be joined by Orville Mendoza to chat all about Broadway's Swept Away!

In our conversation, Orville shares insights on the whirlwind closing announcement, followed by the two-week extension due to popular demand. We also talk about recording the cast album ('Ain't No Man' is available now!) and what Orville hopes audiences will take away from experiencing Swept Away.

It’s been a long time coming, and we’re SO excited to finally be joined by Dan Berry to talk all about The Outsiders on Broadway!

In this episode, we chat with Dan about his role as Paul, understudying the roles of Sodapop and Darrel, and his personal favorite magnet from the 'Dan Berry on a magnet' collection. We also dive into the Macy’s Day Parade performance, on-stage mishaps and so much more!