The Roundtable with Robert Bannon

A new chapter. A powerful voice. A story worth hearing! Singer, songwriter, and producer Merce joins Robert Bannon at The Roundtable to talk about her single “My Guy” and her deeply personal solo project, ALIVE. As a founding member of The Jazzyfatnastees, Merce helped shape the neo-soul movement—and now she is bringing her own story front and center. We talk about the meaning behind “My Guy,” tru...

The saxophone legend is at The Roundtable! Four-time Grammy nominee Boney James joins Robert Bannon to celebrate his brand-new album, A Simple Man. With 20 studio albums and more than three decades of making music, Boney continues to bring the soul, the groove, and that unmistakable sound we love! We talk about the inspiration behind this deeply personal new chapter, finding joy in the simple thin...

The one and only Leon is at The Roundtable! From The Five Heartbeats and The Temptations to Cool Runnings, his performances have given us characters and moments we continue to love. Now, he joins Robert Bannon for a conversation about his latest film, Wildcards! Written and directed by Wes Miller, Wildcards brings questions of truth, bias, and justice into the courtroom. Leon stars as Greg Sims, a...

We’re turning down the lights and turning up the chills on The Roundtable! Robert Bannon welcomes Matthew Lillard, Amber Midthunder, Alison Thornton, Josie Totah, Joel Oulette, and Arthur Conti for a special featuring the cast of Carrie, Mike Flanagan’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic for Prime Video. First up, Matthew Lillard and Amber Midthunder join Robert! From Matthew’s unforgettable...

Helloooooo, Detroit! 👵🔥 Mrs. Doubtfire is coming to the Motor City — and Craig Allen Smith is stepping into one of musical theatre’s most beloved (and demanding!) transformations! Craig Allen Smith joins The Roundtable with Robert Bannon to talk about taking on Daniel Hillard AND his unforgettable alter ego, Mrs. Doubtfire, in the touring production of the hit Broadway musical. We talk about the...

Meet MR. ANTHONY! ❤️ Anthony is the co-creator and host of the brand-new musical children’s series Mr. Anthony & Friends, bringing music, imagination and some pretty incredible friends along for the ride — including legendary composer Stephen Schwartz, Tony and Emmy Award winner Lillias White, Janine LaManna, Ali Ewoldt and more! We talk about why Anthony wanted to create something for kids and fa...

Shawn Andrews is here! For generations of movie fans, Andrews will forever be part of one of the most beloved coming-of-age films ever made. He starred as Kevin Pickford in Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, joining an unforgettable ensemble in the 1993 cult classic that continues to find new audiences more than three decades later. Now, Shawn is stepping into another massive pop-culture univ...

Country music with a little rock 'n' roll, a whole lot of attitude, and a heart as big as Nashville! 🤠🎶 Country-rock sensation Laura Bryna joins Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to talk about her latest music, including her new single “Drinkin’ Town,” a rowdy, feel-good anthem celebrating hometown roots, lifelong friendships, and the places that always bring us back together. We're also diving in...

What if the future of birth control wasn't just a woman's responsibility? 👀 Award-winning filmmaker Vaishali Sinha joins Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to discuss her fascinating new documentary, GIVE IT A SHOT! Following the global race to develop reversible male contraception, the film takes us inside the world of groundbreaking science, reproductive freedom, and the decades-long fight to give...

ERSEY, BABY! We're heading home! 🎤❤️ The Roundtable with Robert Bannon is rolling out the red carpet for the New Jersey Hall of Fame, celebrating the legends, icons, and unforgettable personalities who make the Garden State so extraordinary! Our fabulous red carpet correspondents Adrienne and John are bringing you all the action, excitement, and exclusive conversations from this star-studded cele...

Broadway favorite Bobby Conte joins Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to talk about his starring role in COPPERFIELD! The New Musical, a brand-new Off-Broadway adaptation of Charles Dickens’ beloved novel! From originating the role of Calogero in A Bronx Tale to appearing in Company and The Who’s Tommy, Bobby has built an incredible Broadway career. Now, he takes on the iconic role of David Copperfi...

What happens when a lifetime of music, memories, and a few stories that probably should have stayed at the bar become a musical? You get After All These Years: The Musicals of Al Tapper! Composer, lyricist, and producer Al Tapper joins Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to celebrate his new Off-Broadway production, now playing at AMT Theater in New York City. Part concert, part comedy, and part affec...

Palm Springs is about to get a whole lot more fabulous! Reality television favorite, entrepreneur, and LGBTQ+ advocate Rose Garcia joins Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to celebrate the next chapter of The Dinah, the legendary music festival and celebration of queer women that has been bringing people together for 35 years. Best known to audiences from Showtime's The Real L Word, Rose has been par...

SHOWBIZ, BABY! 🎤 The one, the only, the hardest-working middle-aged man in show business, MURRAY HILL, joins Robert Bannon for an unforgettable conversation on The Roundtable! The legendary comedian, actor, entertainer, and star of HBO's Somebody Somewhere is pulling back the curtain with his highly anticipated debut memoir, Showbiz! My Life as a Middle-Aged Man, arriving October 6 from Gallery B...

Music, theater, and a little bit of magic come together on an all-new episode of The Roundtable with Robert Bannon! This week, Robert welcomes the incomparable Rufus Wainwright and seven-time GRAMMY-nominated composer, arranger, and conductor Chris Walden for a special conversation celebrating their album, I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill. Known for his unmistakable voice, theatr...

What happens when a fifth-grade history presentation goes completely off the rails? You get LBJ: The Play — a wildly campy, queer, and wonderfully unhinged theatrical adventure! Broadway favorite Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, No Hard Feelings), comedian and producer Jo Firestone, and creator and star Sunny Zimmerman join Robert Bannon on The Roundtable for a hilarious conversation about...

Lauren Ambrose is back on the New York stage — and we’re talking all about it on The Roundtable! Tony Award winner Lauren Ambrose leads the cast of THE UNBELIEVERS, a poignant, funny, and deeply human new play from Tony and Olivier Award-nominated playwright Nick Payne, directed by Tony nominee Knud Adams. Ambrose stars as Miriam, a mother living with the unimaginable: the unexplained disappearanc...

What happens when the deeply personal journey to become a parent collides with bureaucracy, money, body image, race, ethics—and an adoption system that can feel almost impossible to navigate? On this episode of The Roundtable with Robert Bannon, acclaimed comic storyteller, cartoonist, writer and performer Phoebe Potts joins us to talk about her award-winning one-woman show, Too Fat for China. Wri...

Things are getting SCARY at The Roundtable! Actor, rocker and producer Kurt Deimer joins Robert Bannon to talk all things HELLBILLY HOLLOW, the new horror film hitting theaters September 25! Deimer stars as Bull and also serves as a producer on the film, which follows a team of paranormal YouTubers who head deep into the Alabama backwoods to investigate a haunted attraction — only to discover that...

We’re heading to the Dominican Republic on this episode of The Roundtable with Robert Bannon as director Frank Pavich and Bachata musician, producer and mentor Mártires de León join us to talk about the powerful new documentary AGRIDULCE. From Pavich, the director behind Jodorowsky’s Dune, AGRIDULCE follows a group of aspiring young Bachata artists searching for answers about love, life and their...

It’s a family affair at The Roundtable! 🎭 Rebeca Robles joins us to talk all about the new Off-Broadway play HUMAN THINGS — and playwright (and husband!) Joshua Owen joins the conversation too! We get into the journey of bringing this new work to the stage, where the story came from, what Rebeca saw in the piece as both an artist and producer, and what it’s really like creating something this per...

Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris joins Robert Bannon for a special conversation about his new film Sunny Dancer — and we’re sitting down with the film’s writer/director George Jaques too! Neil talks about stepping into the world of Sunny Dancer, what drew him to the film and his character Patrick, while George reveals what Neil brought to the role that wasn’t necessarily on the page....

Claybourne Elder is having one busy theatrical season! The Broadway favorite joins Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to talk about heading to The Cape Playhouse to direct the 25th anniversary production of the Tony Award-winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Claybourne opens up about taking on the beloved musical from the director’s chair, what makes Spelling Bee continue to co...

Daniel and Patrick Lazour — the award-winning brother songwriting team known as The Lazours — join Robert Bannon on The Roundtable to talk about their moving new musical, Night Side Songs. Inspired by Susan Sontag’s idea of illness as “the night side of life,” the folk-infused theatrical work brings together the perspectives of patients, caregivers, doctors and researchers, exploring what happens...

What happens when modern dating becomes completely unhinged? Jon Rudnitsky, Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers join me at The Roundtable to talk about FLOATING CAROUSEL, the award-winning dark comedy taking on love, sex and the absolute insanity of dating in modern-day New York City. Inspired by real-life dating disasters — including the incredible discovery that Delilah and Lucy had BOTH gone on a fi...