Best Broadway Podcast Network & Playbill Podcasts (2025)

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#23 - How to Dance in Ohio: From Documentary to Broadway Musical 44:24

1+ y ago44:24

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This episode features some of the key creative team behind the Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio, a heartwarming musical based on a true story that follows a group of young adults on the autism spectrum preparing for a spring formal dance. The show is praised for its uplifting message, its celebration of neurodiversity, and its talented cast, w…

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#22 - BroadwayCon: Making Magic Happen 39:19

2y ago39:19

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BroadwayCon 2023 is here!!! This thrilling, not-to-be-missed, immersive Broadway experience is jam-packed with Broadway Stars, Panel Discussions, Cosplay, Games, Performances and so much more. No surprise that it takes a year to organize!! How do they do it?? Join us for a fascinating discussion with BroadwayCon Founder Melissa Anelli, Creative Dir…

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#21 - Alex Edelman: Award-Winning Comic Genius 51:59

3y ago51:59

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Comic genius, Alex Edelman, star of the hysterical one-man show JUST FOR US, joins Deep Dive Broadway for a fascinating look inside the world of a creative mastermind. Alex is an award-winning stand-up comedian, a television writer and an accomplished writer for magazines and documentaries. He worked as a speechwriter for the Los Angeles Dodgers an…

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#20 - Alex Birsh: Playbill VP & COO spills the tea about CURTAIN UP 38:39

3+ y ago38:39

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Bonus EP: "In the Heights" Exclusive Interviews! 58:14

4y ago58:14

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Our BPN Podcasters bring you exclusive interviews with cast and creatives from In the Heights, in theaters on June 11 2021. Watch the video version of this event here: https://youtu.be/py3YLSt8MSo. Interview 1: Daphne Rubin-Vega, interviewed by Salisha Thomas http://bpn.fm/bhbl Interview 2: Olga Merediz and Jimmy Smitts, interviewed by Dori Berinst…

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#19 - Diane Warren, songwriter, musician, record producer and hitmaker 28:41

4y ago28:41

28:41

12 Oscar Nominations!! Songwriting legend Diane Warren's stunning and profound song "Io Si (Seen) from "The Life Ahead" won this year's Golden Globe and is now Diane's 12th Oscar contender. Join us as Diane shares the stories behind the making of this magnificent song and about her remarkable career. Diane Eve Warren is a songwriter, musician and r…

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#18 - As The Curtain Rises: Alex Brightman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Lesli Margherita, Sarah Stiles, Michael Urie, Lillias White, James Monroe Iglehart, Ramin Karimloo and surprise guests 59:02

4+ y ago59:02

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Originally streamed live on Jan 14th, 2021, cast members Alex Brightman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Lesli Margherita, Michael Urie, Lillias White, James Monroe Iglehart, Ramin Karimloo and a few surprise guests joined us for a fun chat about episodes 1 through 8. Watch the original video here: https://youtu.be/hbnguUYIHnM The Broadway Podcast Network is…

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#17 - Robert Viagas, Theatre Magazine Encore Monthly 40:19

4+ y ago40:19

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Editor-In-Chief Robert Viagas, the visionary behind the new Theatre Magazine Encore Monthly, is a legendary theatre author, educator, critic and journalist. From founding Playbill.com and Playbill Radio to writing and editing the Playbill Broadway Yearbook Series, Robert has kept us all informed, enlightened and engaged. We’ll hear all about Robert…

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October 26–November 1, 2020: Life is a banquet as Rosalind Russell opens in Auntie Mame, Idina Menzel gets Wicked, and Patrick Wilson strips in The Full Monty, and more theatrical doings this week in history ... 10:11

4+ y ago10:11

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October 26–November 1, 2020: Life is a banquet as Rosalind Russell opens in Auntie Mame, Idina Menzel gets Wicked, and Patrick Wilson strips in The Full Monty, and more theatrical doings this week in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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October 19–25, 2020: Julie Andrews returns to Broadway in Victor/Victoria, Patti LuPone returns to Broadway in Anything Goes, and Pippin and A Chorus Line both premiere on Broadway, and more in this week ... 12:41

4+ y ago12:41

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October 19–25, 2020: Julie Andrews returns to Broadway in Victor/Victoria, Patti LuPone returns to Broadway in Anything Goes, and Pippin and A Chorus Line both premiere on Broadway, and more in this week’s theatre history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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October 12–18, 2020: In 1965, Barbara Harris opens in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and one year and a day later she opens in The Apple Tree, for which she wins a Tony, and more in this weeks’ theatre ... 9:38

4+ y ago9:38

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October 12–18, 2020: In 1965, Barbara Harris opens in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and one year and a day later she opens in The Apple Tree, for which she wins a Tony. Plus Hugh Jackman steals audiences hearts (and other organs) in The Boy From Oz, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner become overnight stars in Side Show, and more in this weeks’ the…

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October 5–11, 2020: Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig get sweaty in A Steady Rain, Deborah Kerr requests that when you speak of her, you’ll be kind in Tea and Sympathy, Elaine Stritch ponders—raucously—why ... 10:45

4+ y ago10:45

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October 5–11, 2020: Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig get sweaty in A Steady Rain, Deborah Kerr requests that when you speak of her, you’ll be kind in Tea and Sympathy, Elaine Stritch ponders—raucously—why the wrong people travel in Sail Away, and more from this week in theatre history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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September 28–October 4, 2020: Cats, Big Fish, Swan Lake, and non-animale titled shows opened this week in theatre history—plus premieres of musicals as varied as Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Rosencrantz and ... 10:21

4+ y ago10:21

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September 28–October 4, 2020: Cats, Big Fish, Swan Lake, and non-animale titled shows opened this week in theatre history—plus premieres of musicals as varied as Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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September 14–20, 2020: Happy birthday, Bacall! Also, Song & Dance opens, eventually winning Bernadette Peters her first Tony, and The Threepenny Opera becomes an Off-Broadway hit. 6:59

4+ y ago6:59

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September 14–20, 2020: Happy birthday, Bacall! Also, Song & Dance opens, eventually winning Bernadette Peters her first Tony, and The Threepenny Opera becomes an Off-Broadway hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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September 21-27, 2020: 20 years later, Merman returns in a revival of Annie Get Your Gun, Angela Lansbury opens in Gypsy, and Elizabeth Ashley becomes an icon in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 9:02

4+ y ago9:02

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September 21-27, 2020: 20 years later, Merman returns in a revival of Annie Get Your Gun, Angela Lansbury opens in Gypsy, and Elizabeth Ashley becomes an icon in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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September 7–13, 2020: Rob McClure is Chaplin, Rent comes to an end, and Carnival in Flanders and The Man Who Reclaimed His Head both begin short Broadway runs. 10:26

4+ y ago10:26

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September 7–13, 2020: Rob McClure is Chaplin, Rent comes to an end, and Carnival in Flanders and The Man Who Reclaimed His Head both begin short Broadway runs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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August 31–September 6, 2020: Sophie Tucker gets a black eye, Nathan Lane gets blacklisted, and Follies comes to concert this week in theatre history! 6:14

4+ y ago6:14

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August 31–September 6, 2020: Sophie Tucker gets a black eye, Nathan Lane gets blacklisted, and Follies comes to concert this week in theatre history! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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August 24–30, 2020: Largely forgotten today but the longest-running Broadway play for two decades at one time, Lightin’ opens in 1918, while 42nd Street opens in 1980. 6:27

5y ago6:27

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August 24–30, 2020: Largely forgotten today but the longest-running Broadway play for two decades at one time, Lightin’ opens in 1918, while 42nd Street opens in 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#16 - Sir Tim Rice, EGOT winner & lyricist for some of your most favorite shows 31:46

5y ago31:46

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DEEP DIVE BROADWAY is DEEPLY honored to welcome legend, Sir Tim Rice, lyricist of enumerable beloved smash hit shows and unforgettable songs. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jesus Christ Superstar Evita Chess Lion King Beauty and the Beast Aladdin King David Aida . ...to name a few. As the Winner of 3 Oscars, 4 Grammy’s, 3 Golden Globe…

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August 17–23, 2020: Broadway audiences hear “I Am What I Am” for the first time when La Cage Aux Folles opens at the Palace. 6:55

5y ago6:55

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August 17–23, 2020: Broadway audiences hear “I Am What I Am” for the first time when La Cage Aux Folles opens at the Palace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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August 10–16, 2020: Hairspray and Pretty Woman both opened on Broadway this week. 7:44

5y ago7:44

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August 10–16, 2020: Hairspray and Pretty Woman both opened on Broadway this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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August 3–9, 2020: Liza to the rescue, Hamilton settles in to the Richard Rodgers, and more in theatre history this week! 6:20

5y ago6:20

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August 3–9, 2020: Liza to the rescue, Hamilton settles in to the Richard Rodgers, and more in theatre history this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#15 - Joe Benincasa, President and CEO of The Actor’s Fund 40:28

5y ago40:28

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Joe Benincasa is President and CEO of The Actor’s Fund. His tireless work on behalf of the entire entertainment and performing arts community nationwide began in 1989. Joe took an organization mired in debt and transformed it into a formidable human service institution that offers emergency financial assistance and help with housing, health care an…

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July 27–August 2, 2020: Little Shop of Horrors begins Off-Broadway, Elaine Stritch joins A Little Night Music, and Avenue Q opens on Broadway. 8:30

5y ago8:30

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July 27–August 2, 2020: Little Shop of Horrors begins Off-Broadway, Elaine Stritch joins A Little Night Music, and Avenue Q opens on Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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July 20–26, 2020: A Chorus Line moves to Broadway, an all-Black revival of Guys & Dolls opens, and Moulin Rouge and Head Over Heels both celebrate their opening nights. 8:30

5y ago8:30

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July 20–26, 2020: A Chorus Line moves to Broadway, an all-Black revival of Guys & Dolls opens, and Moulin Rouge and Head Over Heels both celebrate their opening nights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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July 13–19, 2020: [Title of Show] premieres on Broadway, and Dogfight makes its Off-Broadway debut this week in theatre history. 7:44

5y ago7:44

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July 13–19, 2020: [Title of Show] premieres on Broadway, and Dogfight makes its Off-Broadway debut this week in theatre history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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July 6–12, 2020: Two campy musicals based on two very different movies opened this week: Xanadu and Silence! The Musical. 7:12

5y ago7:12

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July 6–12, 2020: Two campy musicals based on two very different movies opened this week: Xanadu and Silence! The Musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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June 29–July 5, 2020: The Alvin Theatre gets a new name, Marvin’s Room debuts on Broadway, and God is a steam bath attendant played by Hector Elizondo in Off-Broadway’s Steam Bath. 8:12

5y ago8:12

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June 29–July 5, 2020: The Alvin Theatre gets a new name, Marvin’s Room debuts on Broadway, and God is a steam bath attendant played by Hector Elizondo in Off-Broadway’s Steam Bath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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June 22–28, 2020: Carmen Jones and Dreamgirls both return to New York, plus the IMperial Theatre gets an onstage pool for Wish You Were Here. 10:36

5y ago10:36

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June 22–28, 2020: Carmen Jones and Dreamgirls both return to New York, plus the IMperial Theatre gets an onstage pool for Wish You Were Here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#14 - Pride Plays: Doug Nevin, Michael Urie & Nick Mayo 42:08

5y ago42:08

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Today and always we celebrate PRIDE. Our guests are the creators of the PRIDE PLAYS – Producers Doug Nevin and Michael Urie and Festival Director Nick Mayo. Now in it’s second year, the Pride Plays – in association this year with Playbill and Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre – are once again celebrating spectacular queer-themed works from renoun ar…

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June 15-21, 2020: Pulitzer Prize winners Fairview and A Strange Loop premiere, and more in theatre history this week! 8:50

5y ago8:50

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June 15-21, 2020: Pulitzer Prize winners Fairview and A Strange Loop premiere, and more in theatre history this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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June 8–14, 2020: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark finally opens on Broadway; The Odd Couple gets a revised production; Broadway discovers Shangri-La for however briefly; and more! 7:57

5y ago7:57

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June 8–14, 2020: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark finally opens on Broadway; The Odd Couple gets a revised production; Broadway discovers Shangri-La for however briefly; and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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June 1–7, 2020: Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and Chita Rivera gave ‘em the old razzle dazzle when Chicago debuted on Broadway in 1975. 7:02

5y ago7:02

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June 1–7, 2020: Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and Chita Rivera gave ‘em the old razzle dazzle when Chicago debuted on Broadway in 1975. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 31, 2020: The Boys came to town in 2018, when The Boys in the Band made its long-awaited Broadway debut. 3:09

5y ago3:09

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May 31, 2020: The Boys came to town in 2018, when The Boys in the Band made its long-awaited Broadway debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 30, 2020: Happy birthday to Tony winner Idina Menzel! 2:39

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May 30, 2020: Happy birthday to Tony winner Idina Menzel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 29, 2020: Bob Fosse played the part he had always coveted when he starred in the title role of Pal Joey at City Center in 1963. 2:36

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May 29, 2020: Bob Fosse played the part he had always coveted when he starred in the title role of Pal Joey at City Center in 1963. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 28, 2020: Broadway had Magic to do when Stephen Schartz contributed the score to The Magic Show, starring Doug Henning. 3:22

5y ago3:22

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May 28, 2020: Broadway had Magic to do when Stephen Schartz contributed the score to The Magic Show, starring Doug Henning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 27, 2020: After regional productions, I Am My Own Wife made its Off-Broadway debut in 2003 at Playwrights Horizons. 2:27

5y ago2:27

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May 27, 2020: After regional productions, I Am My Own Wife made its Off-Broadway debut in 2003 at Playwrights Horizons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 26, 2020: Carol Burnett came to Broadway in her second musical, Fade Out - Fade In, which has one of the best scores you’ve probably never heard. 4:08

5y ago4:08

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May 26, 2020: Carol Burnett came to Broadway in her second musical, Fade Out - Fade In, which has one of the best scores you’ve probably never heard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#13 - Legally Blonde cast reunion (Live: BPN Town Hall) 1:46:28

5y ago1:46:28

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Join us for the first-ever LEGALLY BLONDE MUSICAL REUNION. 20 members of the original Broadway company along with the show's creators, director/choreography and producers come together to share crazy behind-the-curtain memories and to celebrate and raise money for BC/EFA's COVID-19 Emergency Fund. DEEP DIVE BROADWAY welcomes Laura Bell Bundy, Annal…

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May 25, 2020: Happy birthday to Ian McKellan and Leslie Uggams! 2:40

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May 25, 2020: Happy birthday to Ian McKellan and Leslie Uggams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 24, 2020: It’s Today! Mame, starring Angela Lansbury, opened in 1966. 2:33

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May 24, 2020: It’s Today! Mame, starring Angela Lansbury, opened in 1966. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 23, 2020: Hadestown began its road to Tony Awards glory when it opened Off-Broadway in 2016. 3:00

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May 23, 2020: Hadestown began its road to Tony Awards glory when it opened Off-Broadway in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 22, 2020: Laurence Olivier, whose name became synonymous with the British theatre, was born in 1907. 3:31

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May 22, 2020: Laurence Olivier, whose name became synonymous with the British theatre, was born in 1907. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 21, 2020: Light the lights, because Gypsy made its Broadway debut in 1959! 3:25

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May 21, 2020: Light the lights, because Gypsy made its Broadway debut in 1959! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 20, 2020: Forever Plaid materialized Off-Broadway in 1990. 2:55

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May 20, 2020: Forever Plaid materialized Off-Broadway in 1990. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#12 - Sweet Magnolias (Netflix Original) with Dan Paulson, Norman Buckley & Sherryl Anderson 42:39

5y ago42:39

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I can’t imagine a more perfect show for the world we’re living in right now. The new Netflix TV Series, SWEET MAGNOLIAS, is all about renewal, joy, love and perseverance. Based on the novels by Sherryl Woods, the show about three women who lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small, Southern town of Serenity. S…

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May 19, 2020: Bravo Giovanni, about a restaurateur’s inventive efforts to beat his competition, opened in 1962. 2:51

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May 19, 2020: Bravo Giovanni, about a restaurateur’s inventive efforts to beat his competition, opened in 1962. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 18, 2020: Broadway said goodbye (for a very short time) to Les Miserables in 2003 3:40

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May 18, 2020: Broadway said goodbye (for a very short time) to Les Miserables in 2003 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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May 17, 2020: Godspell took it “Day by Day” Off-Broadway in 1971 2:42

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May 17, 2020: Godspell took it “Day by Day” Off-Broadway in 1971 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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