KMUZ Theatre Talk

On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview show director Stephen Munshaw and music director John Radosta about Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,” in concert April 29 at the Elsinore Theatre. This special performance features the mid-valley’s best vocalists backed by the Salem Orchestra.

Ed and Ann also talk with Patricia Wiley and Tom Hewitt, the co-directors of “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” opening May 5 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. It’s a contemporary update of Ibsen’s 19th century classic and we’ll learn why.

Later, director Debbie Neel joins Ann and Ed to talk about open auditions on May 6 for 10 roles in the Tony Award winning play, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” at Pentacle Theatre. Join us!

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KMUZ Theatre Talk airs live at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on your favorite radio app.

On this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, it’s a three-fer! Ann and Ed talk with Susan Coromel, who’s directing the Noël Coward classic comedy Blithe Spirit, opening April 13 at Willamette University’s Pelton Theatre. And theatre manager Stephen Alexander joins in to reveal Willamette’s 2023-24 season.

Then Ed and Ann talk with assistant director Becky Roth and actor Melissa Gutierrez about the hilarious Shakespearian musical comedy, Something Rotten! opening April 7 at Albany Civic Theatre.

And finally, Ann and Ed interview director Jo Dodge, assistant director Jennifer Gimzewski and actors Heather Toller and David Ballantyne from Rabbit Hole, a moving contemporary drama opening April 21 at Pentacle Theatre. Join us!

Listen to KMUZ Theatre Talk anytime wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss an episode — and share KMUZ Theater Talk podcasts with your friends.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs live at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on your favorite radio app.

On this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed talk with actors Koli Cutler and Zach DuFault, who are in Neil Simon’s classic 60s comedy, “The Odd Couple,” running March 17-26 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. Ed and Ann also talk with Pentacle Theatre board member Bryan Toller about a change in Pentacle’s show lineup, and director Karen McCarty about upcoming auditions for the new comedy, “Exit Laughing,” happening on March 25. Join us!

Listen to KMUZ Theatre Talk anytime wherever you get your podcasts. Remember to subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss an episode — and share KMUZ Theater Talk podcasts with your friends.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs live at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on your favorite radio app.

On this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview Jerimiah Price, director of The Phantom Tollbooth, running March 17-26 at Corban University. Then director Robert Salberg and actors Brett Hochstetler and Corey Jenkins join Ed and Ann to talk about the big, green, grumpy ogre who squares off against the diminutive despot of Duloc in Shrek The Musical, onstage March 3-25 at Pentacle Theatre. Join us!

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KMUZ Theatre Talk airs live at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley, and on your favorite radio app.

In this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview Enlightened Theatrics executive director Jessica Peterson and actors from Dear Elizabeth, by Sarah Ruhl, running March 10-19 at the Historic Grand Theatre. Then Western Oregon University director Michael Phillips and actors from The Laramie Project join Ed and Ann to talk about how their show, running March 2-10 at Western’s Rice Auditorium, comprises part the university’s 25th anniversary tribute to Matthew Shepard.

In this edition of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ed and Ann consulted their Wayback Machine to bring you an extended interview with Scott Ramp, the director of the award-winning play Terra Nova, which returns to the Pentacle Theatre stage for three special performances Feb. 9 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. 

Pentacle first staged Terra Nova last July, but the production was cut short when lead actor Chris Benham had emergency eye surgery. Benham has recovered and he and the other members of Pentacle’s original cast will return to play the final three performances as a special fundraiser for Pentacle Theatre.

Join us to hear Scott's deep insights to this thrilling and historically accurate adventure about the ill-fated British expedition effort to be the first to reach the South Pole.

No matter where you’ve worked, at some point it crossed your mind — c’mon, admit it — that the coworker or boss you hate so much would be better off gone, as in dead. 

On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Willamette University Theatre manager Stephen Alexander and guest director Stephanie Mulligan join Ann and Ed to talk about The Secretaries, a whacky cult horror-comedy set in the timber town of Big Bone, Oregon. The Secretaries, written by The Five Lesbian Brothers, features five actors playing numerous roles — from a cult leader to followers to unwary victims of feminine mayhem. It’s about office politics and back-stabbing coworkers taken to the max, all in the name of camp comedy and . . . chainsaws???

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On this edition of Theater Talk, Ann and Ed interview theatre arts director Tiffany Carstensen and actors from the Oregon premiere of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, opening Jan. 20 at McKay High School. Then later in our program, director Rus Roberts and actor Gina Eslinger of Albany Civic Theater’s production Silent Sky join Ann and Ed to discuss this true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. Silent Sky explores a woman’s place in society in a time of great scientific discovery, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.

KMUZ Theatre Talk brings you news and interviews about live theatre performing throughout the mid-Willamette Valley. Hosts Ann McBride and Ed Schoaps talk about shows that are opening, playing and auditioning in the area and interview directors, actors, production designers and more.

The 2023 theatre season is under way! On this episode of Theater Talk, Ann and Ed interview director Isaac Joyce-Shaw and three cast members of An Inspector Calls, opening Jan. 13 at the Pentacle Theatre. Then director Loriann Schmidt, playwright Laramie Dean and actor Rain Holland join Ann and Ed to talk about the world premiere of Finding Jo March, a modern adaptation of “Little Women,” also opening Jan. 13 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. All that and more theatre news from throughout the mid-Willamette Valley comes your way at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ, 100.7 and 88.5 FM and on our KMUZ Theatre Talk podcast page at anchor.fm and on Spotify. Join us!