call and response podcast

We talk with Morgan Siobhan Green about making your voice heard in the rehearsal room, liberating yourself from the black monolithic acting algorithm, and stretching to make room for the next generation.

Prepare for plenty of praise breaks as we talk with Kinky Boots star J. Harrison Ghee about the accessibility of and his strong connection to the Tony-winning musical, his discovery of drag performance as his personal ministry, and The Gospel according to J!

We talk with Lortel nominee and Audelco winner Sharon Washington about her recent writing debut of her autobiographical solo show, originating a role in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, and finding your truth-tellers.

In the premiere episode of season 2, we chat with A Bronx Tale’s leading lady, Christiani Pitts about the assumptions of playing “black” versus “white” characters, her Broadway debut, and the importance of period pieces.

For a special Black History Month episode, we celebrate the legacy of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Two of the esteemed company members, Glenn Allen Sims and Hope Boykin, reflect on what it's like to be a part of the world-renowned dance company.

LIVE from BroadwayCon, it's Call and Response! We chat with Hello Dolly's Christian Dante White, Frozen's Jelani Alladin, Aladdin's Major Attaway, and Great Comet Tony nominee Denée Benton about artistic journeys, industry trends, and what it means to be a black performing artist.

In the season 1 finale, we talk with Tony nominee Denée Benton about her epic Broadway debut turned Tony nomination as Natasha in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, her dramaturgical Black Princess Project, and her commitment to continuing the momentum of representation.

We head out of the studio this week to the opening night party of School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play at MCC Theater. We talk with cast members MaameYaa Boafo, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Nabiiyah Be, Zainab Jah, Tony-winning director Rebecca Taichman, and playwright Jocelyn Bioh about working with an all-black female cast, the universal reach of discrimination, and fragmenting the idea of a monolithic black experience.

In this episode, life is beautiful! We talk with AUDELCO nominee Larry Owens about the need for multi-dimensional characters, the freedom (and restrictions) that comes with creating work, and the new universality he created when he played Cabaret’s Emcee.

We talk with Felicia Boswell to talk about how she relates to all of the fierce, passionate characters she plays, why we should tell our stories in absolute truth, and how stories set in the past aren’t all that different from today’s reality.