STAGES Episode 567: CHARLES KIRSCH

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Charles Kirsch is the producer and host of the Broadway focused podcast, Broadway Babble. The show has seen Charles conduct in-depth interviews with some of Broadway’s best, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Carol Burnett, Harvey Fierstein, Chita Rivera, and Kelli O’Hara. Broadway Babble is now entering its sixth year, and most impressive is that the show’s 18 year old host commenced the venture when he was 12.

An accomplished and avid reader by the age of 3, Charles’ parents and grandparents provided access to music and theatre, with early productions of Annie and On the Town leaving a major impression and beginning a passion for musical theatre.

Charles has extended his celebration of the Broadway theatre with a series of concerts at the iconic New York cabaret venue, 54 Below. Gathering an ensemble of Broadway luminaries and established performers in the presentation of lost musicals and celebrations of legendary theatre-makers. Last month featured a visit to the musical Coco; the Katherine Hepburn lead musical about Coco Chanel, and next month he hosts a tribute to composer Charles Strouse.

He is a regular contributor to Cast Album Reviews, and has also written articles for Encore Magazine and a chapter on the musical Annie for the book 50 Key Stage Musicals (Routledge Press, 2022). He is also a contributor to BroadwayWorld's Teen Critics series.

Charles has produced a series of virtual game night benefits for the non-profit organization Dancers Over 40, and his Zoom reunions of Follies, Applause, On the Twentieth Century, and Titanic have gained thousands of viewers.

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