CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy

The award-winning UK-based musical writing team of Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie joined the CONVERSATION in London to discuss their new project, HI, MY NAME IS BEN, an international collaboration with Dundee Repertory Theatre and Goodspeed Musicals, and the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where MY LEFT/RIGHT FOOT-THE MUSICAL, produced by Birds of Paradise Theatre Company and the National Theatre of Scotland, received the Fringe First Award and the Herald Angel Award. Season 3 Episode 18 Originally posted November 7, 2018 Recorded in London.

Award-winning actor Larry Yando joins the conversation to discuss the American premiere of "Nell Gwynn" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and his 25 year association with the company. Yando, who played Scar in the national tour of "The Lion King" for three years and recently toured Europe in Peter Brooks' "Battlefield," returns as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Goodman Theatre Holiday Classic "A Christmas Carol" in November 2018.

Season 3 Episode 17 Originally posted October 25, 2018

Greg Cameron, President and CEO of The Joffrey Ballet, joined the conversation on October 5th to discuss Christopher Wheeldon's Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, developing colaborative partnerships, and what's ahead for the 2018-2019 season and beyond.

Posted October 10, 2018 Season 3 Episode 16

Michael Weber, Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director, joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the new production of GYPSY starring E. Faye Butler and what's ahead in the 2018-2019 season for one of Chicago's most innovative and successful musical theatre companies.

Season 3 Episode 15 Originally published October 4, 2018

Lili-Anne Brown, the accomplished actor, director, educator and Northwestern alum joins the conversation to talk about the Firebrand Theatre/TimeLine Theatre partnership for the upcoming Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical "Caroline, or Change","BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story" at Stage 773, and in 2019, "The Total Bent" at Haven and "Lottery Day" at Goodman. (NOTE: Multiple Jeff nominations to American Blues Theater's "Buddy" including Best Director of a Musical for Lili-Anne Brown were announced on 8/28/2018.)

Season 3 Episode 14 Originally posted August 28, 2018

Award-winning actor, vocalist and director Rob Lindley talks about performing in Fun Home at Victory Gardens, Dark Café Days: Foiled Again Sings Joni Mitchell with his long-time musical partners Anne Sheridan Smith and Allison Bazarko Kirk at Steppenwolf's 1700 Theatre and joining the 2018-19 US tour of Phantom of the Opera.

Season 3 Episode 13 Originally posted July 9, 2018

Director Kimberly Senior, whose credits include the 2012 Broadway production of Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced, joins the conversation to discuss developing new works for the theatre and the world premiere of Ellen Fairey's Support Group For Men at Goodman Theatre. Season 3 Episode 12 Originally posted June 28, 2018

Actors Leah Morrow and Jackson Evans join the conversation to talk about their return to the roles of Kate Monster and Princeton in the 2018 revival of the 2014 Mercury Theater Chicago smash hit production of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q that played for 169 performances.

Season 3 Episode 11 Originally posted June 18, 2018

Award-winning actor Edward Gero joins the conversation to discuss his portrayal of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in John Strand's The Originalist during the Chicago run at Court Theatre. The compelling and provocative Asolo Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Pasadena Playhouse production is directed by Molly Smith with Associate Director Seema Sueko.

Season 3 Episode 10 Originally Posted May 31, 2018

Producer|writer|lyricist June Finfer and composer|lyricist Elizabeth Doyle joined the conversation to talk about the development process and debut of their new musical, Burnham's Dream: The White City.

Season 3 Episode 9 Originally posted May 29, 2018