Josh Swallows Broadway

As a mini Groundhog Day reunion of sorts, Josh swallows Andy Karl and Barrett Doss whole.

Andy Karl has appeared on Broadway in the original productions of Groundhog Day (for which he won the Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award), Legally Blonde, 9 to 5, and Rocky the Musical, as well as appearing in Wicked, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Jersey Boys, On The Twentieth Century (for which he won the Outer Critics Circle Award) and And So It Goes.

Barrett Doss originated the role of Rita Hanson in Groundhog Day after a run in You Can't Take It With You. She stars as Megan in Iron Fist on Netflix, and is also known for TV roles on Station 19, Person of Interest, 30 Rock, and Grey's Anatomy.

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Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he made his way to Broadway to do many things, most of which include joking about Beth Leavel and co-creating, writing, directing, and starring in the web series Indoor Boys with Wesley Taylor. His Broadway credits include Lysistrata Jones, Spring Awakening, Waitress, and What the Constitution Means to Me (of which he also co-produced). On television, Wyse has appeared in multiple roles since 2010 including Bored to Death, Switched at Birth, The Bold and the Beautiful, Marvel's Iron Fist, and Masters of Sex. On film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in X/Y.

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Lisa Lampanelli is a former stand-up comedian, actress and insult comic. Much of her material is racy... and this episode with Josh is no different. With a career that spanned more than 30 years, Lisa Lampanelli was a constant on the comedy scene. With numerous tours, Grammy nominations, and national TV guest appearances and specials under her belt, Lisa made headlines in 2012 when she lost more than 100 pounds with the help of bariatric surgery. The comedian went on to speak with unflinching honesty about her lifelong food and body-image issues, and has since gone from insulter to inspirer. She announced her retirement from stand-up comedy on the Howard Stern radio program in late 2018 and is now dedicating her life to running transformational food and body-image workshops, performing in issue-oriented storytelling shows, and completing a rigorous life-coaching certification program.

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Taking the title role in Hello Dolly! in the national tour, this 3-time Tony nominated actress made her Broadway debut in City of Angels, before moving on to roles in Falsettos, 1776, Parade, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Parade, Kiss Me, Kate, Unrinetown, Mamma Mia!, Lestat, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Scandalous, Finding Neverland, and Tuck Everlasting.

She grew up in Albany, moved to New York for fun, and is still waiting fo figure out how to make money from acting on Broadway. Her favorite cereal is Grape Nuts.

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Josh has known Jay Armstrong Johnson since they were in high school -- Jay is currently starring Raoul in as in Phantom. In 2001, he made his debut at the theater in a production of the musical Peter Pan. After joining the American tour of A Chorus Line in the role of Mark, he debuted on Broadway in 2009 in the musical Hair (with Josh, duh) as a member of the ensemble and the first substitute for Gavin Creel in the role of Claude. In 2010, he played the protagonist Jack Kelly in one of the first readings of the musical Newsies.

In 2011, Johnson replaced Aaron Tveit as Frank Abagnale in the musical Catch Me If You Can. before returning to Broadway in the musical Hands on a Hard Body.

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Apparently New York smells like tears before bedtime. At least that's what Josh thinks with this episode's guest, Rachel Bay Jones. She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin and Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in Dear Evan Hansen. The latter earned her the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Other Broadway credits include Meet Me in St. Louis, Hair, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

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The hot, nasty, sweaty production that was 2012's Into the Woods in Central Park made way for this special Josh Swallows Broadway reunion episode as Josh hosts his former cast mates Jessie Mueller, Chip Zien, Sarah Stiles, and Gideon Glick.

Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical that intertwines classic fairytales, gets a playful new dramatic context from British directors Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel in Central Park. The Shakespeare in the Park production officially opened Aug 9, 2012 at the Delacorte Theater.

The cast was led by original 1987 Broadway Into the Woods cast member Chip Zien as the Mysterious Man, with Tony Award winner Donna Murphy (Passion, Wonderful Town) as the Witch, Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare (Take Me Out, Assassins) as the Baker, Academy Award nominee Amy Adams ("Enchanted," "The Fighter") as the Baker's Wife, Tony nominee Jessie Mueller (On a Clear Day...) as Cinderella and Tony Award winner Glenn Close (Sunset Boulevard, Death and the Maiden, "Damages," "Fatal Attraction") as the voice of the Giant. Completing the company were Jack Broderick (Narrator), Gideon Glick (Jack), Cooper Grodin (Rapunzel's Prince), Ivan Hernandez (Cinderella's Prince/Wolf), Tina Johnson (Granny), Josh Lamon (Steward), Laura Shoop (Cinderella's Mother), Tess Soltau (Rapunzel), Sarah Stiles (Vanities) as Little Red Ridinghood, Kristine Zbornik (A Catered Affair) as Jack's Mother, Ellen Harvey (How to Succeed...) as Cinderella’s Stepmother, and Bethany Moore (Spider-Man) and Jennifer Rias (Rock of Ages) as the Stepsisters.

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Christian Borle is a two-time Tony Award winner for his roles as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher and as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten!. Borle originated the role of Emmett in Legally Blonde on Broadway, starred as Tom Levitt on the NBC musical-drama television series Smash, and starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos.

Josh has a special surprise for him at the end of the episode... someone really important to Christian came out of the closet. Literally. twitter: @JoshLamonInstagram: @Josh.Lamon

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Could ya be more chill with the tater tots, George? 

In 2011, George made his Broadway debut singing "Light of the World" in the revival of Stephen Schwartz's first musical, Godspell. He most recently appeared in the off-Broadway and then on-Broadway production of Be More Chill, written by Joe Iconis. Further credits include The Lightning Thief, Godspell, Here Lies Love, and Tick, Tick... Boom!. twitter: @JoshLamonInstagram: @Josh.LamonProduced by Alan Seales and Dori Berinstein.

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Matthew Morrison an actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. Morrison is known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015). Morrison is signed with Adam Levine's 222 Records and received a Tony Award nomination for his featured role as Fabrizio Nacarelli in the musical The Light in the Piazza. From March 2015 to January 2016, Morrison starred in the lead role of J.M. Barrie in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland.

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