BGR's Backstage Buzz

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast! Our featured guests are Jonathan Grunert who plays Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady and Sandra Gaddy, Executive Director of Women's Resource Center. Jonathan shares his journey in musical theater, talks about his experiences so far during his national touring debut and plays along in our our BGR's Broadway Buzz Lightning Round! Sandra...

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast! Our featured guests are Pattijean McCahill, Development and Marketing Director for Feeding America West Michigan and Monica Steimle-App, Senior Vice President at Rockford Construction. Pattijean shares details of our peanut butter drive and online collection to help Feeding America West Michigan . Monica talks about why Rockford Construction decided to...

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast! Our featured guests are Meghan Distel, President and CEO of Broadway Grand Rapids and Jacob Dickey, Broadway star of Disney's Aladdin.  Meghan shares the 2023-2024 season lineup and explains the process of bringing the best of Broadway to West Michigan. Then, we'll chat with Jacob about how his mom helped to pave his way to Broadway and he&ap...

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast. Our guest is Scott Stenstrom, VP, Regional Marketing & Communications from Fifth Third Bank . Fifth Third Bank is our series sponsor.  We are thankful for all our show sponsors including Autocam Medical; Crowe; Fox Motors; Lacks Enterprises, Inc.; Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital; MillerKnoll; Miller Johnson, Trinity Health and Absolute BS wit...

Welcome BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast. Our first guest is Phyre Hawkins, a Flint native who is in a standby role for Come From Away . We continue a conversation with Tom Ammerman, a Midland, MI man who was on one of the planes diverted to Gander following the 9/11 attacks. Plus, we'll get to know our community partners, Red Cross of Western Michigan and the Jason Kinzler Family First Foun...

Welcome BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast. Our first guest is Dr. Peter Hahn, President and CEO of University of Michigan-Health West (Sponsor of the comedy-musical Tootsie ). We'll get to what this community leader thinks is funny, how humor can be good for your health, and why the performing arts is something he appreciates. Plus, we'll get to know our podcast partners, Absolute BS wit...