American Theatre Artists Online

05/04/2022

A year ago, I got to interview one of my Musical Theatre Goddesses, whose voice led me through my teenage years into adulthood in the theatre! Check out my fun interview with Tony Award winning legend of stage and screen Betty Buckley! https://americantheatreartistsonline.podbean.com/e/betty-buckley-part-1/

In an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, Betty Buckley is probably best known as the quintessential musical theatre actress having won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in Cats (singing...

08/01/2022

Ann Harada

08/01/2022

Suli Holum

08/01/2022

Ryan Duncan

08/01/2022

Marcia Milgrom Dodge

08/01/2022

Rashad V. Chambers

08/01/2022

Kate Reinders

08/01/2022

James Seol

08/01/2022

Kathy Voytko

08/01/2022

Eric Jordan Young

08/01/2022

Geno Carr

08/01/2022

Priyanka Shetty

08/01/2022

Matthew Gardiner

27/12/2021

Welcome to our Season 4 finale!

The wonderfully talented Ann Harada shares stories about Avenue Q, her other multiple appearances on Broadway and her work on Schmigadoon! the hit musical spoof now streaming on Apple TV+!

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Ann Harada is an actor and singer, probably best known for originating the role of Christmas Eve, in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Avenue Q. In a career spanning more than three decades, Harada has also appeared on Broadway in M. Butterfly, Seuss...

20/12/2021

Award-winning theatre maker Suli Holum talks about her multifaceted career encompassing acting, directing, choreography and devising new works Off-Broadway, and regionally in DC and Philadelphia.

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Suli Holum is a theatre artist whose work has been supported by the Orchard Project, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Playwrights Horizons, New Dramatists, the Playwright’s Center, The Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep, and HERE, and presented by FringeArts, The P...

13/12/2021

Broadway actor and writer Ryan Duncan shares his experiences performing in Shrek and Getting’ the Band Back Together with Marilu Henner, as well as his experience writing for and developing new musicals for the stage. He also talks about his non-profit work with Only Make Believe and Mursion, fostering social skills, diversity, equity and inclusion and empathy through online virtual reality.

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Ryan Duncan has performed on Broadway in Shrek and Gettin' the Band Back Together (for which he wrote additional material) with Marilu Henner. He has also performed in many Off-Broadway productions including Liberty, The Yellow Brick Road, Nassim, Soul Doc...

06/12/2021

Tony nominated Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge shares her experiences working on the revival of Ragtime on Broadway, various shows Off-Broadway and at many regional theatres across the country. As one of the few prominent female director/choreographers in the country, Dodge has been consistently working to re-invent the American Musical, and make it more accessible to all, including with her latest venture, a new revival of Beauty and the Beast that the Washington Post says “exudes complexity and realness, without sacrificing comic pizazz.”

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Marcia Milgrom Dodge is a Tony Award nominated Director, Choreographer and Writer, whose work has been seen throughout the US, in Canada, England, Asia, Denmark and the Middle East, on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at acclaimed regional theatres such as the ...

29/11/2021

Award winning producer Rashad V. Chambers discusses the challenges of producing for the theatre including for the Broadway shows American Son, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Betrayal, The Inheritance and Caroline, or Change, his work Off-Broadway and regionally, as well as the influence his college education at Morehouse College has had on the types of properties he chooses to produce.

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Rashad V. Chambers is an award winning producer, talent manager and lawyer. His Broadway producing credits include American Son, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Betrayal, The Inheritance and Caroline, or Change.A licensed attorney ...

22/11/2021

Broadway actor and singer Kate Reinders joins me live from the Virginia Theatre Association conference where we chat about her experience in multiple Broadway shows, including Something Rotten!, Beautiful and Wicked, as well as her much loved portrayal of Miss Jenn in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series now streaming on Disney+.

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Kate Reinders is an actor and singer who has appeared in multiple stage and screen projects. On Broadway she originated the role of Portia in Something Rotten!, played Cynthia Weil in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and appeared in Meteor Shower, The A...

15/11/2021

James Seol talks about being part of the re-opening cast of Come From Away on Broadway and what it was like working at some of the most prestigious regional theatres across the country, as well as on HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant. He also discusses the need for more Asian-American representation on stage and screen.

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James Seol is currently appearing in Come From Away on Broadway where he last appeared in A Naked Girl on the Appian Way at Roundabout Theatre Company. He has appeared Off-Broadway in KPOP receiving a Lucille Lortel nomination as Outstanding Lead Actor, an...

08/11/2021

Kathy Voytko shares her experiences performing in various shows on Broadway, what it was like working with Hal Prince on Phantom of the Opera and Evita, and her extensive regional theatre work, particularly in Chicago, where she has won two Joseph Jefferson Awards. She also reveals she will be understudying Sutton Foster in the upcoming revival of The Music Man on Broadway!

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Kathy Voytko made her Broadway debut in the original cast of the 2002 revival of Oklahoma! directed by Trevor Nunn and she was in the Tony Award-winning Nine starring Antonio Banderas and Chita Rivera. She originated the role of Ariadne in Stephen Sondheim...

01/11/2021

Multitalented Eric Jordan Young is an accomplished producer, director, choreographer, entertainer, playwright, and songwriter. He recalls his experiences appearing in various Broadway shows including Ragtime (in the original 1998 production and the 2009 revival), Chicago, Seussical and The Look of Love, and shares his love of directing and producing for his company EnJoy! Productions in Las Vegas, and beyond.

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Eric Jordan Young is an accomplished Producer, Director, Choreographer, Entertainer, Playwright and Songwriter. He has appeared on Broadway in Ragtime (’98 and ’09 revival), Chicago, Seussical, and The Look of Love, as well as Off-Broadway, in national tou...

25/10/2021

Actor, singer and educator Geno Carr shares his experiences starring on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical Come From Away and appearing Off-Broadway and at various regional theatres across the country as well as his fruitful career teaching at the college level.

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Geno Carr is a professional actor, singer, director and educator who starred in the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away on Broadway. He starred Off-Broadway in the musical satire Bush Wars and has been seen in the national tours of Grease, Phantom an...

18/10/2021

Award winning actor, director and playwright Priyanka Shetty who was heralded by the New York Times as someone to watch, discusses her tryptic of plays The Elephant in the Room, and The Wall, that deal with themes of race, white supremacy, and the immigrant experience.

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Priyanka Shetty is an award-winning actor, director, and playwright heralded by the New York Times as someone to watch. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show The Elephant in the Room has been performed at numerous venues across the country including The ...

11/10/2021

Welcome to Season 4!

Matthew Gardiner, the newly appointed Artistic Director of the Tony Award winning Signature Theatre, shares how he is engaging audiences both in person and online, keeping theatre afloat during the pandemic, and nurturing his vision for Signature moving forward.

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Matthew Gardiner is the newly appointed Artistic Director of the Tony Award winning Signature Theatre. The Washington Post has called him “One of the top young musical-theater directors in the land.” At Signature, Gardiner has directed or choregraphed over...

04/10/2021

Season 4 premiere is ONE WEEK away!! Are you ready?

We have some really exciting guests lined up and can’t wait to share with you all! Make sure to download the podcast on iTunes or podbean if you haven’t yet!

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03/10/2021

Join us for Season 4!! Some amazing guests lined up! Follow us on Facebook and Insta for latest info:

27/09/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this October. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

In celebration of his receiving his (2nd!) Tony Award this past Sunday, we are re-airing scenic designer extraordinaire Derek McLane’s episode this week!

Derek talks about the challenges and rewards of designing and some of his most memorable projects for Broadway and beyond, including Moulin Rouge!, Beautiful, 33 Variations and more!

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Derek McLane is a Tony Award winning set designer who has designed over 350 productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, internationally, regionally, and for television. A few of his award-winning designs for Broadway include: Moulin Rouge!, American Son, Parisi...

20/09/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

Multiple Award-winning actor Natascia Diaz is such a gem! I had a blast chatting with her and listening as she shared her experiences appearing in various Broadway shows including The Capeman and Man of La Mancha as well as memories of performing the role of Anita in both the National and International tours of West Side Story and appearing in the documentary film, Every Little Step, about the auditions for the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line.

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Multiple Award-winning Broadway actor Natascia Diaz has performed professionally since the age of nine. Growing up in New York City, she began her training at The School of American Ballet where she was hand-picked by Jerome Robbins and librettist Arthur L...

13/09/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

Tony Award winner Michael Rupert talked with me about his experiences working on Broadway since the age of 15, what he learned from famed director/choreographer Bob Fosse, and his work writing/composing and directing. Don’t miss this one!

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Michael Rupert is a Tony award winning actor, writer and director. His Broadway credits include On The Town, Legally Blonde The Musical, Ragtime, Falsettos, City of Angels, Mail, Sweet Charity, Shakespeare’s Cabaret, Pippin and The Happy Time. Off-Broadway...

07/09/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

In an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, Tony Award winner Betty Buckley is probably best known as the quintessential musical theatre actress. In Part 1 of a two part interview, she shares stories of growing up in Texas, how she got hooked on musical theatre, her lifetime love of horses, and the years of hard work that got her to her Broadway debut in the musical 1776.

https://americantheatreartistsonline.podbean.com/e/betty-buckley-part-1/

In an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, Betty Buckley is probably best known as the quintessential musical theatre actress having won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in Cats (singing...

30/08/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway is truly one of the most genuine and kind performers I have interviewed. She shares her experiences on Broadway in Merrily We Roll Along and Baby, what it’s like working with her sister Ann Hampton Callaway, and the latest about recordings and concert work in 2021!

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Tony award nominee and Emmy award winner Liz Callaway is an internationally acclaimed actress, singer, and recording artist whose Broadway credits include starring roles in Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon, Baby, Cats and The Look of Love. She can be hea...

23/08/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

It was so exciting to talk with Valarie Pettiford, an award-winning actor, dancer and singer who earned a Tony and Grammy nomination for Fosse and was one of the principal dancers in the first national tour of Bob Fosse’s Dancin and his last original musical Big Deal. I had a blast! Check it out!

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Valarie Pettiford is an award-winning actor, dancer and singer. She earned a Tony and Grammy nomination for Fosse and was one of the principal dancers in the first national tour of Bob Fosse’s Dancin and his last original musical Big Deal. She was part of ...

16/08/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner shares her experiences performing on Broadway, including in the hit The Cher Show, her memories of playing Daisy Hilton in the now legendary original production of Side Show, and what she learned working with famed director Hal Prince on his last show Prince of Broadway.

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Emily Skinner has unequivocally established herself as one of Broadway’s most engaging and versatile performers. She was last seen on Broadway in The Cher Show. Her other Broadway credits include Prince of Broadway (directed by Hal Prince in his final show...

09/08/2021

The ATA Podcast is on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

Julio Agustin is an accomplished director/choreographer, audition coach, author, and educator. He is a Broadway veteran, having appeared in Kiss of the Spider Woman (starring Chita Rivera), Fosse (with Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen), Steel Pier, Never Gonna Dance, Chicago, Bells are Ringing and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (with Patti Lupone).

I loved talking to him about everything from our love of musicals to the importance of Latinx representation on stage!

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Julio Agustin is an accomplished director/choreographer, audition coach, author, and educator. He is a Broadway veteran, having appeared in Kiss of the Spider Woman (starring Chita Rivera), Fosse (with Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen), Steel Pier, Never Gonna ...

02/08/2021

The ATA Online Podcast is currently on hiatus and will be back for Season 4 this Fall. In the meantime, we will be highlighting some of our favorite interviews from previous seasons.

I had such a wonderful time talking with Ken Page, a true Theatre legend who has been gracing our stages for nearly 50 years with show-stopping performances in Ain’t Misbehavin, The Wiz, Cats, Guys and Dolls and so much more! Listen in to one of my favorite interviews!

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Ken Page is a legendary theatre performer beloved by many longtime musical theatre fans. Most will remember him as Old Deuteronomy in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award winning musical Cats, or for his Drama Desk Award winning performance in Ain’...

02/08/2021

Florence Lacey

02/08/2021

Pomme Koch

02/08/2021

Thom Sesma

26/07/2021

We’ve saved a very special guest for our Season 3 finale!

Award winning Broadway veteran Florence Lacey holds the world record for the most performances of Eva Peron in Evita, having played the role on Broadway, national tour & several international tours. She shares her experiences in the iconic role, as well as what it’s been like performing alongside some of the greatest theatre stars like Carol Channing, Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters in Broadway productions of The Grand Tour, Hello Dolly and the most recent Tony nominated revival of Follies.

https://AmericanTheatreArtistsOnline.podbean.com/e/florence-lacey/

Award winning Broadway veteran Florence Lacey holds the world record for the most performances of Eva Peron in Evita, having played the role on Broadway, national tours & several international tours. She has also starred in Broadway productions of The ...