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Sammi Cannold is a director for theatre and film! She directed the recent documentary “The Show Must Go On” about the South Korean Theatre industry during the height of the pandemic. She has also been featured on Forbes 30 under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment. You can watch her Ted-X Talk on YouTube where she discusses her research trip for the New York City Center’s production of Evita. Some other shows that she has directed include Ragtime on Ellis Island and Violet on a moving bus with the American Repertory Theatre, Sammi has also been the Associate Director for The Great Comet on Broadway! 

Join us on this episode as we discuss her research trip to Buenos Aires for her production of Evita, making a documentary during a pandemic, how they helping re-open Broadway at the Majestic Theatre, and so much more!

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After almost a year and a half of no Broadway! The Great BRIGHT Way is starting to re-open!! Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over began it’s previews a few weeks ago and is set to open before the end of the month!

On this episode we get up to date with theatre news and the progress of Broadway coming back, listen to audio from the opening of Pass Over on Broadway, discuss new casting announcements! On top of all of that, we discuss Ayanna Prescod and her HUGE theatre news as well as her new podcast on the Broadway Podcast Network!

Her show is called What’s Up Broadway and you can stay up to date with theatre news at bpn.fm/whatsupbroadway 

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Check out Cody Renard Richard (@codyrenard on Instagram) and his video from the first preview of Pass Over (@passoverbway on Instagram) on his instagram!!

Check out Hadestown casting @hadestown to see all of the national tour and Broadway casting news!

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Matt DiCarlo has been the stage manager for Broadway shows like Beetlejuice, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Color Purple, Rock Of Ages, and Honeymoon in Vegas. He has also been the Associate Director for The Play That Goes Wrong, The Color Purple, Rock Of Ages, and Moulin Rouge! He recently spent a few weeks in Seoul as the Restaging Director for the South Korean production of Beetlejuice! Matt is now working as the Resident Director for Moulin Rouge! As Broadway reopens! I have followed Matt on Instagram for a while, fascinated with his career, and I am so excited for him to be joining me on this episode!!

In the interview, we discuss his career on Broadway being a stage manager and now changing into the directing side of the field. On top of that, we discuss his time in Korea with Beetlejuice and how the entire team conquered the language barrier!!

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Courtney Kochuba is the current Director of Marketing at Concord Theatricals. Before that, Courtney was also on the team at Samuel French before it merged with Concord back in 2018.

In the interview, we discuss licensing for theatre and how the administration side of theatre works, her schedule for a day at Concord, as well as some of her favorite titles in the Concord catalog. Join us to hear about all of this AND MORE!

Broadway is slowly but surely coming back to the world, with shows starting previews and reopening within the next few weeks! Passover begins previews August 4th and the National Tour of WICKED starring Talia Suskaer and Allison Bailey reopens August 3rd! For a full reopening schedule, check out our website; realtalkmasonbray.com/episodes

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Ken Posner is a lighting designer for Broadway shows such as Wicked, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Grease, Kinky Boots, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, War Paint, Finding Neverland, Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, and several other ICONIC Broadway shows! As some might know, I am obsessed with lighting design, so I am so excited to have Ken here this week!

Join us as we discuss coming back to London theatres and getting back to work on the US National Tour of WICKED, as well as how he makes decisions in pre-production, and how he blends lighting and projections for his past shows!

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Bradley King is a Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer who has worked on amazing shows like Hadestown and The Great Comet. Bradley has also worked on several corporate events with Samsung, Microsoft, Target, and several other huge brands!

In this episode, we discuss how Bradley approaches modern set and theatre concepts, how he moves from scene to scene with light, and how he got started in lighting design! You can also hear how he got on board for shows like Hadestown and The Great Comet!

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Nick is the Senior Vice-President of Late Night Programming at CBS. If you frequent the Late Late Show with James Corden, he has been featured heavily the past few months and I think he has made an amazing show that continues to please audiences! 

Join us on this episode to hear what made Nick start in comedy and late-night television, what his schedule looks like at CBS Television City, as well as some tips for people wanting to work as an Executive at a network!

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Ken Davenport is a Tony-Award Winning Producer who has worked on shows like Once On This Island, The Play That Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day, Kinky Boots, Godspell, Macbeth, and so many other amazing works of art we have all come to know and love! Ken also hosts "The Producer's Perspective". A podcast where you get all the information about producing Broadway shows from the eyes of a Producer.

Join us for a few short minutes as Ken discusses how you can start making Theatre happen NOW no matter the circumstances! With that, we discuss marketing and handling publicity for your shows!

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Lauren Greenberg is the Head Writer at the Late Late Show with James Corden. Among other credits are; she has written several special segments for the 70 and 73rd annual Tony Awards. She also did special segments for the Grammy’s in 2017 and 2018. She is absolutely hilarious and AMAZING at her job!

In this episode, we discuss how to send good packets to get hired and how she got on the BEST late-night talk show! On top of that, we get exclusive insider info about a segment that didn't make the cut for the show.  

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The BHS Thespian Troupe #950 is in the midst of rehearsals for their annual spring musical. This year is High School Musical. This Troupe is where several people got their start in theatre, including your host, Mason Bray, in 2014! Another person I have interviewed who came from this program is Kathryn Mayer, an actress featured on this podcast and on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!

Join us in this episode as we get. a glimpse inside the world of high school theatre kids, Swifties, graduating seniors, brand new performers, and everything in between! We talk about future plans for careers, some of our favorite memories in the Thespian Troupe #950, and why this group means so much to us!

People included in this episode: Whitney Wagler, Tanner France, Kate Richardson, Sophia Chavez, Kendall, Hudson Nelson, Bella Bass, Anna, Jadie, Emily, Camille Woolston, and Jennifer Pruden!

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