DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Connor and Dylan are joined by Zachary Noah Piser (KPOP, Dear Evan Hansen). You’re about to be obsessed with this week’s guest. Listen in for a fabulous conversation about KPOP’s early closing, being Mr. January in The Broadway Asian Men Calendar, M3GAN vs Meghan Markle (& Harry), Zach’s Broadway debut in Wicked, gagging over Tatiana Lofton, representation, the cultural and social reactions to Dea...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Gideon Glick (To Kill a Mockingbird, Significant Other). Recorded on the eve of the twins’ visit to London, they get some tips from Gideon, who recently spent time across the pond. Our guest beats the “shy” allegations by discussing his new mustache and twunk status, as well as his upcoming job in a comedy series’ writers room. The guys dissect Ber...

Dylan and Connor are joined by dear friends Oscar Wild Podcast co-hosts Sophia Ciminello and Nick Ruhrkraut. It’s a podcasting family reunion to celebrate awards season! Listen in as longtime friends Nick and Sophia FINALLY guest on DRAMA. They discuss Oscar Wild, their top-notch film podcast, the aftershocks of the Golden Globes ceremony, and being “well” in January. Hear about Sophia & Nick’s fr...

Dylan and Connor cover three bases with our three favorite Empires from the hit 2022 Tony Award winning Best Revival Take Me Out: Eduardo Ramos (2:28), Julian Cihi (24:58), and Tony nominee Michael Oberholtzer (43:03).The twins hilariously attempt baseball puns throughout this “stand up triple,” meeting three of the breakout stars of Richard Greenberg’s award-winning play.  Eduardo chats with...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Fernell Hogan (Kimberly Akimbo, The Prom). For the final episode of 2022, the twins are joined by a rising star from their favorite new musical of the year: Kimberly Akimbo! They chat all things Kimberly Akimbo – what it’s like moving the show from off-Broadway to the Booth Theatre, taking ice skating lessons (yes… they’re really skating onstage), Dylan sobbing while...

Dylan and Connor are back again with another installment of TWIN TALKS. Our cup runneth over with theatre, pop culture, love, and life! We chat all about our thrilling upcoming trip to London, Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, Dylan identifying as one of Lizzo’s Big Girls, while also critiquing her vocals, RuPaul’s hysterical press tour behavior, Only Murders in the Building and its Broadwa...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award Winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge the Musical, Next to Normal). It finally happened, y’all. Aaron Tveit is on the podcast. Listen in as the guys meet and discuss EVERYTHING. They do a deep dive into Aaron’s career – starting with Rent on tour, Hairspray, Wicked, and Next to Normal. Aaron shares memories from guest starring as Tripp Van der Bilt on Gossip Gi...

Dylan and Connor are joined by 2022 Tony Award Winner Joaquina Kalukango (Paradise Square, Slave Play). This week, the twins are giving thanks for this queen’s visit to DRAMA. On the heels of her upcoming starring turn as The Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway, they discuss Joaquina’s relationship to the piece, her recent Tony Award win for Paradise Square, and “Let It Burn” already appearing in...

Connor and Dylan have a delightful chat with Patti Murin (Frozen, Lysistrata Jones). It’s the “most dramatic episode ever” as they dig into Bachelor Nation teas, Patti’s pregnancy with her second daughter, and her Broadway career, all on the eve of buying tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras concert. This trio giggles about reality television, swoons over Colton Underwood, and covers The Secret Garden...

Connor and Dylan sit down for the first episode of our now-monthly TWIN TALKS. This dynamic chat between the brothers hits on alllll the theatre, pop culture, love, and life, honey! They gag over the latest casting news about Jinkx Monsoon, Joaquina Kalukango, and Jason Forbach, as well as the power of Shangela on Dancing with the Stars this season. Of course, the tragic hate and mass shooting in...

To celebrate 3 years of DRAMA., we’ve welcomed back the OG, our first ever special guest Krysta Rodriguez (Into the Woods, “Smash”). This true star once again delivered a fabulous chat, as we caught up on her turn as Liza Minnelli in “Halston,” her experience working alongside drag queen superstars in “The Bitch Who Stole Christmas” (including RuPaul), and her latest Broadway appearance as Cindere...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Casey Garvin (Some Like It Hot, Mrs. Doubtfire). The boys mention it ALL. Currently performing his heart out in Some Like It Hot at the Shubert Theatre, this trio chat all about the new musical, “Let’s Be Bad” from Smash, and the incredible original score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. They learn about Casey’s coming out journey, getting REAL about relationships,...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Sierra Boggess (The Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid). Listen in as the three redheads come together in the days following the release of Taylor Swift’s Midnights to grapple with new music, a new RHONY reboot cast, and marathon training. It’s DRAMA. We dive deep into Sierra’s life and career – from being cannonballed into the starring role of Ariel in The Lit...

Dylan and Connor sat down with Broadway star Jewelle Blackman (Hadestown, The Lion King). As the spooky season reaches its peak, the twins kick off the chat with a post mortem (literally) on Halloween Ends and scary movies in general. Jewelle, the resident Lady of the Underground at Hadestown, joins in to get to know the guys, covering topics such as her Canadian roots, being an instrumentalist, t...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award winner Gavin Creel (Into the Woods, Hello, Dolly!). Ah… that’s history. A dream come true, even. Gagged. Listen in as the boys discuss Jay Armstrong Johnson’s I Put A Spell On You: Alive, Gavin having the time of his life in Into the Woods on Broadway, the impact of BCEFA, working with the collaborator of his dreams: Sara Bareilles, Gavin’s original work:...

Connor and Dylan have a fabulous chat with Natalie Lander (Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods, The Middle). Listen in as the boys stroll down memory lane with Natalie to learn about the ICONIC MTV reality competition series: Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods. In this very special episode, they discuss Natalie’s legendary Hollywood legacy family, her relationship to her reality cast...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Broadway’s newest leading man, Casey Likes (Almost Famous). It’s all happening, y’all! On the day of Casey’s literal Broadway debut, he joins the twins to discuss stan culture, mutual love for John Gallagher Jr., the Jimmy Awards, the pivotal role that Les Mis has played in his life, getting to work with Solea Pfeiffer, Chris Wood, Anika Larsen, and MORE, having a mo...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Q. Smith (Come From Away, Mary Poppins). Emotions are running high as the twins share how verklempt they are about Come From Away closing. Who better to commiserate with than long-standing original cast member Q. Smith? Listen in as they discuss all things Come From Away, meeting Whoopi Goldberg and Lin Manuel-Miranda (amongst others), all eleven tours that Q. has be...

Connor and Dylan are joined by the fabulous Kate Reinders (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Something Rotten!). Fast friendship is forged as this trio dives right in from a pre-pod kiki, covering Kate's return to Utah to film season 4 of HSMTMTS, if she’d consider becoming a cast member on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and being a real life Miss Jenn to the superstar breakout cas...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods). Milky White is in the house, y’all! The twins meet Kennedy, the breakout star of Into the Woods on Broadway. He’s not just a simple puppet… Listen in as the guys discuss Virgo season, the drama of Twitter Circles, dream casting Into the Woods, Theatre TikTok troubles, Gold Mountain by Jason Ma, Falsettoland with Ann Harada, growing...

Dylan and Connor are joined by David Gow (The Lip Sync Fables). A special Friday episode brings our new bestie obsession David Gow to the pod. Listen in as we discuss why redheads need more Novocaine, summers in the Berkshires, the everlasting grip of Beyonce’s Renaissance, David’s web series The Lip Sync Fables, the alumni of Pepperdine University, Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, the plo...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Samantha Pauly (Six the Musical). Listen up, let us tell you a story… settle in for a lovely conversation between the twins and Katherine Howard herself (kind of). The trio bond over their love for Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, and Ariana Grande, Sam’s journey to Broadway with Six the Musical, starring as Eva Peron in Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, working with...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Nina West/Andrew Levitt (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Hairspray). An elevengendary conversation years in the making. Listen in as the twins meet the first drag performer they ever saw live, the pride of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11: Nina West. They talk all things Hairspray on tour, falling in love with Edna Turnblad, Jerry Mitchell’s post Snatch Game dreams, the Columbus dra...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Shop of Horrors). Mere hours after Connor’s trip to Chromatica (MetLife Stadium), the twins meet Lena Hall for some DRAMA. They dip right into the highwire chat, hearing stories from the set of “Snowpiercer,” the online fanfare over Lena’s upcoming return to theatre, and why being on stage is being home....

Dylan and Connor are joined by Drama Desk nominee Paul Alexander Nolan (Slave Play, Bright Star). The twins live a dream come true by chatting with Canadian native Paul about his storied career as a leading man, from playing the titular role in Jesus Christ Superstar to the recent musical Life After by Britta Johnson. No stone is left unturned as they discuss tattoos, summer nearing its end, A Str...