Buzzed Broadway

Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely this week with special guest John-Michael Breen! Buzzed Broadway goes back in time to the 1980s in the City of Angels to all about the jukebox smash, Rock of Ages! You might recognize JM from leading the 10th Anniversary tour of Rock of Ages around North America as “self-proclaimed sound god,” Lonny Barnett. Our hosts chat all things rock, share wild backstage stories from John-Michael’s time on tour, and what makes jukebox musicals work. Remember: Don’t stop believin’!

Based in New York City and raised in New England, John-Michael Breen is an award-winning actor, director, and collaborator passionate about creating work that is dynamic, inclusive and energetic. ww.johnmichaelbreen.com // @whoismrbreen

From now until November 3, Sam and Amanda are pleased to highlight the work of VOTE411.org The one-stop shop for all voting and election resources. On the VOTE411 website, just plug in your address and you’ll unlock all the information you need on how to vote in your city. Helpful details like absentee ballot materials, early voting options, ID requirements, and voter qualifications can be found. Visit their website at www.vote411.org or on Instagram @vote411

“Buzzed Broadway” is Broadway’s drunkest podcast. Conceived and hosted by Amanda Harrington and Sam St. Jean, the two attempt to out-drink each other each week while discussing one of Broadway’s best musicals. Amanda and Sam are lifelong best friends so once the liquor gets flowing, the jokes get going! Drink along from the comfort of your own home or laugh at the absurdity on your way to work. Buzzed Broadway is packed with comedy, trivia, showtunes, and of course: booze! @buzzedbroadwaypodcast [A Broadway Podcast Network production]. @broadwaypodcastnetwork www.bpn.fm/buzzedbroadway

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"Close your eyes, make a wish, count to three..." and take a shot! Amanda and Sam discuss "Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," the 2017 show based on the classic 1971 movie musical. Sam opened the 2nd nat'l tour in January 2020 as Augustus Gloop (the production is currently on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic). Your hosts discuss how this classic story came to the Great Bright Way and what it was like to play a fat German boy eight times a week.

From now until November 3, Sam and Amanda are pleased to highlight the work of VOTE411.org, the one-stop shop for all voting and election resources. On the VOTE411 website, just plug in your address and you'll unlock all the information you need on how to vote in your city. Helpful detail like absentee ballot materials, early voting options, ID requirements, and voter qualification can be found. Visit their website at vote411.org or on Instagram at @vote11.

"Buzzed Broadway" is Broadway's drunkest podcast. Conceived and hosted by Amanda Harrington and Sam St. Jean, the two attempt to out-drink each other each week while discussing one of Broadway's best musicals. Amanda and Sam are lifelong best friends, so once the liquor gets flowing, the jokes get going! Drink along from the comfort of your own home or laugh at the absurdity on your way to work. Buzzed Broadway is packed with comedy, trivia, showtunes, and of course: booze!

@buzzedbroadwaypodcast [A Broadway Podcast Network production]

@broadwaypodcastnetwork

bpn.fm/buzzedbroadway

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Buzzed Broadway is BACK with more booze, more bust-ups, and more BROADWAY. To kick off this momentous premiere, Sam and Amanda opted to choose Broadway's biggest hit: HAMILTON! The two discuss the global phenomenon that would become Lin-Manuel Miranda' theatrical legacy. Buckle up, because Season 2 is bringing you all of your favorite musicals laced with lots of libations.

From now until November 3, Sam and Amanda are pleased to highlight the work of VOTE411.org, the one-stop shop for all voting and election resources. On the VOTE411 website, just plug in your address and you'll unlock all the information you need on how to vote in your city. Helpful details like absentee ballot materials, early voting options, ID requirements, and voter qualifications can be found. Visit their website at vote411.org, or on Instagram at @vote411.

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Our Season 1 Finale! Sam and Amanda spell their way through our very first season finale: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Our hosts have performed in this show together not once, but TWICE in 2011 and again professionally in 2015. The the two discuss William Finn’s contributions to musical theatre, the hilarious development of how to turn a spelling bee into a Broadway musical, and Sam’s ridiculous antics as he dived into the deep character analysis of Barfée. This week, we are pleased to highlight The Conscious Kid. As an education, research, and policy-based organization The Conscious Kid is dedicated to establishing equity and promoting positive racial identity development in youth. To donate and help send anti-racism materials to even more schools across the US, visit theconsciouskid.org/donate or find their link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

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“Phone rings, door chimes in comes... [BUZZED BROADWAY]!” Sam and Amanda dissect Sondheim’s classic relationship comedy, “Company.” With special guest and lifelong friend Nina Weinstein, the three talk gender, revamping shows for a modern audience, and a particularly inappropriately cast community theatre production of the show. Be sure to follow Nina’s business page @ninaweinsteinphotography or visit her website at www.ninaweinsteinphotography.com // Our social justice organization this week is the Women’s Refugee Commission. Visit them at www.womensrefugeecommission.org or thru the link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

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"2460-Hold please..." Sam and Amanda chat all things Les Miserables! One of the early British invasion musicals of the 80s, Les Miz has become one of the most classic and beloved musicals of all time. Our hosts chat through the countless global productions, landmark concerts, and even their own collegiate production. A show that feels oddly familiar in 2020 means the story must continue to be told. "Dream the dream!"

This week we are pleased to highlight the Coalition for the Homeless. As the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization, the Coalition for the Homeless has helped homeless men, women, and children for almost 40 years. The Coalition has worked though litigation, public education, and direct services to ensure that affordable housing, sufficient food, and the chance for a living wage are fundamental rights for our civilized society. Black Americans count for 13% of the population but account for over 40% of homeless people. By stabilizing people through shelter, moving them into permanent housing, and implementing assistance programs to keep them in their housing, we can not only reduce, but eliminate homelessness. The Coalition's How to Help page outlines resources, volunteer opportunities, and specific action plans to help those in need. Visit coalitionforthehomeless.org for more information or follow the link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

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Your Buzzed Broadway hosts chat the Golden Age not-so-classic, Once Upon a Mattress! After launching the career of Carol Burnett, this comedy quickly became an audience favorite and has now garnered laughs from audiences for over 60 years. Listen to Sam and Amanda talk made-for-TV adaptations, the healing power of a good joke, and what happens when 11-year old Amanda is only given one speaking line. 

Buzzed Broadway continues to advocate for social justice. This week, we're pleased to highlight the Ali Forney Center. LGBTQ+ Youth comprise a disproportionate number of the homeless population and are 8 times more likely to experience homelessness. The Ali Forney Center provides LGBTQ+ young people housing and a continuum of supportive services (including food and hygiene services and free healthcare) to help them thrive and prepare them for independent living. To find out more about this organization, please visit https://www.aliforneycenter.org or visit our Instagram page: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

To donate to the family of the late Nick Cordero: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amanda-kloots-nick-cordero-amp-elvis

To sign the petition to rename Broadway's Longacre Theater in Nick Cordero's honor: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/broadway-s-nick-codero-theater

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Buzzed Broadway is pleased to welcome our very first guests: College classmates, best friends, and co-hosts of "What's Your Backup Plan?" Fiona McIntyre and Olivia Valli! "Curtain up! Light the lights!" because this is a long episode, people... Sam, Amanda, Fiona, and Olivia discuss Arthur Laurents' musical theatre masterpiece Gypsy. We cover LuPone, Merman, and of course, Olivia's high school production where she played Mama Rose herself.

On What's Your Backup Plan, Olivia and Fiona aim to help artists find ways to stay creative, connected and fulfilled through the ups and downs of a career. Each week, they interview actors, musicians, writers, photographers and directors who are creating their own businesses, overcoming obstacles and finding inspiration in the world around them. Available where podcasts are streamed. @backupplanpodcast

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our listeners ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the revitalization of the Black Lives Matter movement. This week, we are pleased to highlight the Broadway Advocacy Coalition. Founded by a team of Black Broadway alumni in 2016, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition/ Broadway for Black Lives Matter builds the capacity of advocates, students, artists, organizations, and communities to use the arts as an integral part of their social change work. You can donate to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition at bwayadvocacycoalition.org/donate and visit Broadway For Black Lives Matter at bwayforblm.org Or visit the link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

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"Something for everyone!" Our hosts discuss Sondheim's first solo Broadway creation "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," based on Plautus' Pseudolus. Sam was featured in the ensemble of this show during his high school days and later finished out his college performing career as Pseudolus. Amanda was the assistant music director! The two chat about Nathan Lane, Sam's vocal snafu during his closing weekend, and the future of musical comedy in an uncertain world.

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our listeners ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. Each week, Amanda and Sam will highlight an organization committed to closing the gap of racial inequality in America. This week, Buzzed Broadway is pleased to highlight the Black Voters Matter Fund. As a social welfare organization, Black Voters Matter is dedicated to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power. Their goals range from increasing voter registration and turnout, advocating to expand voter rights and accessibility, and developing organizational infrastructure in communities where little to none exists. At blackvotersmatterfund.org, you can join the project to become an advocate for civic engagement. You’ll support organizing work and electoral campaigns related to upsetting the systemic racism in our nation’s government. You can also donate monetarily at blackvotersmatterfund.org/donate or visit the link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

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"Think, and wonder, and dream- Far and wide as you dare!" Amanda and Sam are back to talk all things Who. That's right: Seussical is up on the Buzzed Broadway docket. Our hosts discuss casting lore, Amanda's many different roles in the world of Seussical, and what exactly happens when a should-be smash hit doesn't quite nail it. 

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our listeners ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. Each week, Amanda and Sam will highlight an organization committed to closing the gap of racial inequality in America. This week, we're pleased to share Broadway for Racial Justice, founded by actor Brandon Michael Nase. Broadway for Racial Justice provides immediate resources, assistance, and amplification to BIPOC artists in the Broadway and theatrical community-at-large, and aims to create safe spaces in the industry for creativity and artistry to thrive. When you donate to BFRJ, your funds pool directly into their Emergency Assistance Fund, which aids BIPOC artists, regardless of union affiliation. Please donate today. You can visit their website at bfrj.org or through our Instagram: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

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