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Listen to the Derek DelGaudio Mini Episode:

On the most recent episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt Tamanini spoke to stars of three very different Off-Broadway shows; Rebecca Naomi Jones of The Public’s “Fire in Dreamland,” Derek DelGaudio the star and creator of one-man show “In & Of Itself,” and Conor Ryan from the return engagement of “Desperate Measures.”

This is a special mini episode with the interview with Derek DelGaudio.

Despite being incredibly disparate pieces, all three of these shows find a way to feel both intimate and all-encompassing, while combining to have only 10 cast members amongst them.

As we get into the specifics of each of these shows, it draws into focus how remarkably wide the breadth of work being done Off-Broadway is.

Derek DelGaudio:

http://inandofitselfshow.com/

Twitter: @derek_del

Instagram: @derekdel

Contact Matt:

Twitter: @BWWMatt

Instagram: @BWWMatt

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Listen to the Rebecca Naomi Jones Mini Episode:

On the most recent episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt Tamanini spoke to stars of three very different Off-Broadway shows; Rebecca Naomi Jones of The Public’s “Fire in Dreamland,” Derek DelGaudio the star and creator of one-man show “In & Of Itself,” and Conor Ryan from the return engagement of “Desperate Measures.”

This is a special mini episode with the interview with Rebecca Naomi Jones.

Despite being incredibly disparate pieces, all three of these shows find a way to feel both intimate and all-encompassing, while combining to have only 10 cast members amongst them.

As we get into the specifics of each of these shows, it draws into focus how remarkably wide the breadth of work being done Off-Broadway is.

Rebecca Naomi Jones:

https://www.publictheater.org/Public-Theater-Season/Fire-in-Dreamland/

Twitter: @rebeccasername

Instagram: @onerebeccajones

Contact Matt:

Twitter: @BWWMatt

Instagram: @BWWMatt

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In the Season 2 finale of “On My Way to a B.F.A.” Natalie catches up with her very first gues “Annoying Actor Friend,” Andrew Briedis. The two Hartt School vets discuss what they’ve been up to in the past year and a half.

Get in touch with Andrew Briedis:

Twitter: @Actor_Friend

Twitter: @AndrewBriedis

AnnoyingActorFriend.com

Natalie Noack: @Natalie_Noack

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“On My Way to a B.F.A.” is hosted by Natalie Noack, a freshman in the Musical Theatre B.F.A. program at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford.

Listen: THIS IS NOT A DRILL- Glenda Jackson to Play King Lear on Broadway in 2019! Also, Will Chase to Star in “Kiss Me, Kate,” and Matt Shares Thoughts on “Bandstand” on Screen.

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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1) Glenda Jackson to Return to Broadway in the Title Role of “King Lear”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Glenda-Jackson-Will-Play-Title-Role-in-KING-LEAR-on-Broadway-20180628

2) Will Chase Returns to Roundabout for “Kiss Me, Kate”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Wunderbar-Will-Chase-Will-Join-Kelli-OHara-in-Broadway-Bound-KISS-ME-KATE-20180628

3) Recent Reviews of New York Shows

Review Roundup: “Carmen Jones”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-the-Critics-Think-of-CARMEN-JONES-20180628

Classic Stage Company Extends “Carmen Jones”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/CARMEN-JONES-Extends-Through-August-At-Classic-Stage-Company-20180628

Review Roundup: “Girls & Boys”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Critics-Weigh-In-On-Carey-Mulligan-in-GIRLS-BOYS-20180627

Review Roundup: Off-Center’s “Songs for a New World”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-the-Critics-Think-of-SONGS-FOR-A-NEW-WORLD-at-City-Center-20180628

4) In Other News

Second Stage Postpones “Straight White Men” Following Casting Change

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Second-Stage-Theater-Postpones-Start-Of-Previews-For-STRAIGHT-WHITE-MEN-20180628

Lily James and Gillian Anderson Join “All About Eve” Adaptation

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Gillian-Anderson-Confirmed-for-Ivo-van-Hove-ALL-ABOUT-EVE-Stage-Adaptation-20180628

“Cursed Child” to Make West Coast Debut Next Fall

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HARRY-POTTER-AND-THE-CURSED-CHILD-Will-Make-West-Coast-Debut-in-San-Francisco-in-2019-20180628

5) Matt’s Review of “Bandstand” on the Big Screen

Episode Music: Laura Osnes, “Welcome Home” from the “Bandstand” Original Broadway Cast Recording

Listen:

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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1) “A Bronx Tale” is Set to Close on Broadway in August

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/A-BRONX-TALE-to-Close-on-Broadway-This-August-20180627

2) More Wednesday Breaking News

Rachel Bay Jones to Depart “Dear Evan Hansen” on August 5th

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel-Bay-Jones-Will-Play-Final-Performance-in-DEAR-EVEN-HANSEN-August-5-20180627

Manhattan Concert Productions to Present “Scarlet Pimpernel” Concert

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Manhattan-Concert-Productions-Brings-THE-SCARLET-PIMPERNEL-To-Lincoln-Center-20180627

3) Recommendations

TimeOut Published Modern Guide to Theater Etiquette

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/a-guide-to-theater-etiquette

Stage and Screen Anastasias Duet at Broadway Princess Party

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Must-Watch-Screen-and-Stage-Anyas-Liz-Callaway-and-Christy-Altomare-Perform-Journey-to-the-Past-20180627

Highlights for Off-Center’s “Songs for a New World”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Get-a-First-Look-at-Encores-SONG-FOR-A-NEW-WORLD-20180627

Broadway Stars Unite for “We are the World”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Broadway-Stars-from-HAMILTON-MEAN-GIRLS-FUN-HOME-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-and-More-Sing-We-Are-the-World-20180627

4) In Other News

Christine Lahti to Lead Gloria Steinem Off-Broadway Play

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Oscar-Emmy-Golden-Globe-Winner-Christine-Lahti-To-Star-in-Diane-Paulus-Directed-GLORIA-A-LIFE-20180627

Stars Join MCC’s “Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lea-Delaria-Dana-Delany-Ana-Villafane-and-More-Complete-Cast-of-COLLECTIVE-RAGE-A-PLAY-IN-5-BETTIES-20180626

More Stars Join Vassar’s Powerhouse Season

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Kate-Shindle-Barbara-Walsh-Alex-Brightman-and-More-Added-to-Vassars-Powerhouse-Season-20180626

“Glee” Star Joins Goodspeed Musicals’ CYRANO

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CYRANO-Starring-Peter-Dinklage-Finds-Full-Cast-20180627

5) Interview with New York New Work Theatre Festival’s Gene Fisch

https://www.nynwtheatrefestival.com/submit

Listen: NYMF kicks off July 9, Michael Jackson’s Lab, All-Female Glengarry, Lohan Plows into West End

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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1) http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/police-arrest-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-3-teenagers-outside-broadway-show/

Police Arrest Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 3 Teenagers Outside Broadway Show

 

2) http://www.nymf.org/

We are just a few weeks away from the start of The New York Musical Festival, or NYMF as it is otherwise known. For four weeks, beginning July 9, audiences will get a chance to see 12 new musicals and a host of readings, concerts and other events.

 

3) http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-aimed-michael-jackson-musical-sets-fall-developmental-lab

Broadway-Aimed Michael Jackson Musical Sets Fall Developmental Lab BY RYAN MCPHEE

4) https://people.com/theater/glengarry-glen-ross-all-female-production-broadway/

All-Female Production of Glengarry Glen Ross Coming to Broadway: Source

 

5) https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/oct/03/lindsay-lohan-in-speed-the-plow-what-the-critics-said-theatre-reviews

Lindsay Lohan in Speed-the-Plow: what the critics said

According to the reviews, the ‘arrestingly husky’ Lohan has ‘genuine if unstable star presence’ and ‘breathless naivety’ in her West End debut

 

6) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/theater/frozen-sven-reindeer-broadway.html

 

The Secret Life of Sven

How a onetime acrobat and a “Lion King” puppet designer brought a speechless reindeer to life in Disney’s stage adaptation of “Frozen” on Broadway.

By Michael Paulson

Photographs by Karsten Moran

 

 

7) https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192666/phylicia-rashad-cast-in-tarell-alvin-mccraneys-own-series-david-makes-man/

Phylicia Rashad Cast in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s OWN Series David Makes Man

 

8) http://www.playbill.com/article/40th-anniversary-screening-of-grease-set-for-nyc-with-choreographer-patricia-birch

40th Anniversary Screening of Grease Set for NYC, With Choreographer Patricia Birch BY SHOSHY CIMENT

 

9) https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Judith-Light-and-Idina-Menzel-Among-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fames-Class-of-2019-20180626

Judith Light and Idina Menzel Among Hollywood Walk of Fame’s Class of 2019

10) http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3119987/harry-potters-play-secrets-revealed-by-steven-hoggett

Harry Potter’s Play Secrets Revealed by Steven Hoggett: Interview BY PATRICK PACHECO

11) https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jun/26/disabled-actors-elephant-man-richard-iii

From The Elephant Man to Richard III, disabled actors are reclaiming roles

It’s time to stop ‘cripping up’ – it turns disability into a defining feature, disrupts the story and makes the audience become voyeurs of difference

12) https://nitelifeexchange.com/keeping-the-music-playing-how-four-major-nonprofits-are-protecting-americas-musical-legacy/

Keeping the Music Playing—How Four Major Nonprofits Are Protecting America’s Musical Legacy By Marilyn Lester

Listen: Feldman and Rapp Win Jimmy’s, Cher Shares, Lilli Cooper and Sarah Stiles Tootsie, Arndt Replaces Skerritt, Concert for America coming.

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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1) http://www.playbill.com/article/10th-annual-jimmy-awards-presented-june-25

10th Annual Jimmy Awards Winners

— Andrew Barth Feldman

— Renee Rapp

2) natalienoack [9:49 PM] Sunday night (On My Way to a B.F.A.)

I’m at the Cher Show. Guess who’s sitting across the isle from me?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-cher-interview-0626-story.html

Cher sneaks into Chicago. And what does she think of ‘The Cher Show’? by Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

3) https://broadway.news/2018/06/25/lilli-cooper-sarah-stiles-join-cast-of-tootsie/

Lilli Cooper, Sarah Stiles and more join cast of ‘Tootsie’ By Caitlin Huston

4) Top Gun Cmdr. Mike ‘Viper’ Metcalf goes Joker

http://www.playbill.com/article/denis-arndt-replaces-tom-skerritt-in-straight-white-men-on-broadway

Denis Arndt Replaces Tom Skerritt in Straight White Men on Broadway BY OLIVIA CLEMENT

5) http://www.playbill.com/article/grosses-analysis-tony-winning-angels-in-america-ascends-in-final-weeks

Grosses Analysis: Tony-Winning Angels in America Ascends in Final Weeks BY RYAN MCPHEE

6) https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192652/idina-menzel-audra-mcdonald-tina-fey-more-to-raise-funds-for-families-at-the-border-in-concert-for-america/

Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald, Tina Fey & More to Raise Funds for Families at the Border in Concert for America by Andy Lefkowitz

7) https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/06/25/dramatists-guild-announces-2018-award-winners/

Dramatists Guild Announces 2018 Award Winners

8) http://artsreview.com.au/peter-pan-goes-wrong-to-tour-australia/

Peter Pan Goes Wrong to tour Australia

9) http://www.theintervalny.com/interviews/2018/06/an-interview-with-lena-hall/

An Interview with Lena HallWritten by Sarah Rebell, Photography by Miranda Barnes

10) http://www.playbill.com/article/watch-nathan-lee-graham-rock-out-with-yall-got-it-in-munys-the-wiz

Watch Nathan Lee Graham Rock Out With ‘Y’all Got It’ in Muny’s The Wiz BY ANDREW GANS

 

11) https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-Cast-of-PUMP-BOYS-AND-DINETTES-Reunite-at-Feinsteins54-Below-20180625

Original Cast of PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Reunite at Feinstein’s/54 Below

 

Music:

2018 Jimmy Award Winners

Andrew Barth Feldman: I Love Betsy from “Honeymoon in Vegas”

Renee Rapp: When It All Falls Down from “Chaplin”

Listen: Catching up with Matt’s week in New York and looking forward to what’s happening in the theatre this week.

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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1) Catching Up with Matt’s New York Trip

https://www.twitter.com/BWWMatt

2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

3) In Other News

MTC Extends “Sugar in our Wounds”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MTC-Extends-SUGAR-IN-OUR-WOUNDS-20180622

Man Accused of Groping Girls at “Anastasia” Stage Door

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Man-Accused-of-Groping-Teens-at-ANASTASIA-Stage-Door-20180623

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Vivian Reed about her show coming at The Green Room 42.

We review Skintight @ Roundabout, Mint’s Conflict, Sugar in Our Wounds @ MTC, Richard H. Blake @ 54 Below, and Carole Cook @ 54 Below, and Peter sees five shows in London

 

This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since March 16, 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more than 400 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews.

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Panel:

Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook

PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, “The Great Parade”, available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.

 

Notes and links for the podcast.

Guest: Vivian Reed

On Saturday, June 30 at 7:00 PM, Vivian will be performing at The Green Room 42 performing her show celebrating Broadway and Hollywood icon Lena Horne, who would have been 101 on that exact date. Horne was very influential to Vivian and very generous to her when she was starting out in the business.

VIVIAN REED is a passionate multi-faceted entertainer who has earned two Tony Award nominations, the Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, the NAACP Award and several others. When Vivian originally took New York by storm in the original Broadway production of Bubbling Brown Sugar, she was hailed for her “magnificent voice” by The Hollywood Reporter and her “fine dancing talent and stage electricity” by The New York Post. People heralded her one of their “25 Most Intriguing People of the Year.” In the show she introduced her fiery rendition of “God Bless the Child,” which has since become her signature show-stopper. Vivian subsequently starred in the show in Los Angeles and then led the world tour through England, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, France and beyond.

Her national TV appearances include “The Tonight Show,” “The Today Show” and the ABC daytime drama “One Life to Live.” She has shared the bill with notable performers such as Patti Labelle, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Elaine Stritch, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson and Charles Aznavour. Her film credits include Heading for Broadway, L’Africain with Catherine Deneuve and La Rumba, in which she portrayed Josephine Baker. Recently she produced and starred in the short film What Goes Around, written by Straight Outta Compton star Angela Gibbs. She captured the attention of Pierre Cardin, who booked Vivian into his theater which led to her first European TV special. She was invited by the Prince and Princess of Monaco to sing in Monte Carlo and later performed at the Top Fashion Designers Gala at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and the American Film Festival in Deauville. She has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Time, Paris Match, People, Ebony and a cover profile in Jet.

Vivian’s most recent Broadway appearance was opposite Audra McDonald in Michael John LaChiusa’s Marie Christine at Lincoln Center Theatre, which was nominated for six Tony Awards. She received critical acclaim in major productions of Sophisticated Ladies, Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd, Blues in the Night, High Rollers, Show Boat and Tintypes. Her recent[...]

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