The Broadway Beat Podcast

Hello to all the beauties of Suffolk County! This week we’re talking to LBJ: The Play’s Caitlan Moore and Sunny Zimmerman about their new off-Broadway show, the fact that LA has a river (???) and their favorite crazy LBJ facts. Then, the former President himself stops by for a candid talk about the New York theatre scene. Plus, another round of Lyndon B. Johnson or Laura Bell Bundy?   Follow LBJ:...

Tell ‘em Julian sent you ;) This week, we chat with Julian Manjerico (Oh, Mary!; Adults) about stagedooring, playing old men, and crafting the role of demon twink Zack-Carlos. Then, Patti LuPone’s Equity Card stops by to let us know what they’ve been up to the last few years. And we play a round of the exciting new game: Adult or Child?   00:00:00 - Eat your veggies, kids 00:02:08 - 1,2,3, it's Ju...

May the odds be ever in your favor! Andrew Barth Feldman (co-director of LBJ: The Play, Nero) joins this week’s ep to discuss his brand new play, method acting as Linguini the Ratatouille musical, and which class Dear Evan Hansen helped him skip. Then, dialect coach Arabella Fruck shares some tips on perfecting your early 2000s’ pop punk/emo voice. Plus, a rousing round of the game Lyndon B. Johns...

Broadway is back! The Broadway Beat editors discuss all of the new shows arriving this fall, get a lot of details wrong about The Band’s Visit, and then reality-stars-turned-Broadway-starlets Ariana Madix and Whitney Leavitt join to discuss their performances in the musical Just in Time!    HaleyJane Rose: @haleyisfamous Edward Precht: @pertoltprecht Zach Raffio: @zachraffio   Follow the Broadway...

The fun… starts… NOW! Tony Macht (Oh, Mary!; The Comeback) joins us to discuss Broadway’s funniest play, pranks, and the one celebrity he really wishes would come to see the show. Then, aspiring understudy Jake Alexander stops by to try and book his next gig. Plus, we play a rousing round of Understudy Buddy!    00:00:00 - Hello, headlines 00:03:00 - Tony Macht is here! 00:18:45 - Jake is being we...

I’m coming to the cottage - AND listening to the podcast! Season four of The Broadway Beat Podcast breaks the ice with Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody writer Dylan MarcAurele and cast member Ryan Duncan. Then, local food delivery person Wanda stops by to drop a bombshell about the hit parody. Plus, we play a Canadian weather-based trivia game! You’ll learn what a Jet Stream is.   0...

Say cheese! Theatre photographer Rebecca Michelson joins us to discuss photographing your favorite Broadway stars, Beaches the Musical, and how photos actually steal part of your soul. Then, Zach’s Dad’s New Wife stops by to chat about Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which she got us tickets for I guess?   00:00:00 - LIVE SHOW ALERT: The Broadway BeaTonys 00:01:38 - Rebecca Michelson 00:22:50 - Zach's Da...

Put some flour in your cake, because we’ve got Sir Brock Warren (Death Becomes Her) on the pod! We’re talking dessert, fashion, stubbing your toe as performance art, and what actors really say to each other when they fake talk on stage. Then, notorious Broadway Bootlegger Salvatore Lime stops by for an inside look at the world of filming live theatre. Plus, our shortest segment of all time!   00:0...

Oh you dog! Troy Iwata (The Daily Show, Be More Chill) joins us to chat about sleep, drugs, jokes that don’t land, his Wikipedia’s “personal life” section & more. Then, dog actor Oliver Starlight (Allison Mintz) joins us to talk about being a career Sandy in Annie. Plus, we bring back everybody's favorite game, Be More Chill or Be Less Chill!   00:00 - Hello (ft. an Understudy) 02:11 - Troy Iw...

It’s The Broadway Beat’s 2026 Spring Preview! Editors Zach Raffio, HaleyJane Rose and Edward Precht walk you through all of the season’s new plays and musicals, which are all 100% real. Plus some surprise special guests drop by to talk about THEIR real musicals!    00:00 - Hellooooo 02:24 - What's coming to Broadway? 13:29 - These upcoming shows are NOT fake! 27:20 - Shaggy and Baggy, surprise gue...

Hey baby! Eleri Ward (Internal Rituals, Gatsby: An American Myth) joins this week’s eppy to discuss recording music in a closet, what if Gatsby took place in Boston, and how a wake is really a rehearsal for a funeral. Then, The Broadway Ghostwriter stops by to discuss helping theatre performers transition into the world of pop music. Plus a round of The Broadway Beat’s Jimmy Fallon Wheel of Impres...

Intermission is over and new episodes have ARRIVED! Season three kicks off with special guest Emma Pittman (Broadway’s The Outsiders) as we discuss winning The Search for Roxie, student audiences, and box office grosses are looking at the Jacobs these days. Then, raccoon Tyler joins us to discuss being evicted from the Delacorte Theatre. And finally, we play a game of Outsider or Insider!  00:00:0...

It’s our season two finale! We made it. Louis Peitzman (Vulture) joins us to gab and gab about armpit acting, immersive theatre, and selling the food a character makes on stage. Then, Patti LuPone’s life standby Lorna Portillo gives us an inside look at one of Broadway’s most coveted gigs. Plus, one of our famous “games”!  See you in a few weeks for season three!   00:00:00 - Hiiii, Headlines, Thi...

Get in your time machines! Theatre historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper (The Jonathan Larson Project, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out) stops by the pod to discuss some of her favorite Broadway history, exactly where she was when multiple famous people died, a forbidden hard drive, and much more. Then, "investor" Terrance Rozier teaches us all about Broad...

We got booped! Ricky Schroeder (BOOP! The Musical) stops by to discuss his Broadway debut, pitch some merch, and finally reveal whether or not the Pudgy puppet is sentient. Then, legendary Broadway agent Gloria Burbank joins us and tells it how to make it in this biz (hint: don't be an uggo). Plus, a game!   00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:56 - Ricky Schroeder gets Booped 00:19:52 - Gloria Bu...

It’s just family this week, as Zach and his fellow Broadway Beat editors HaleyJane Rose and Edward Precht talk all the brand new shows hitting Broadway this spring, and EVERY SHOW they mention is REAL. Don’t you take that tone with us!   HaleyJane Rose: @haleyisfamous Edward Precht: @pertoltprecht Zach Raffio: @zachraffio   Follow the Broadway Beat on: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @bwaybeatnews T...

Listen up! Max Mendoza Crumm (High, Sweetie!; Grease) stops by to chat about their role in Easy A, their experience as a reality TV show winner, not being afraid of Jason Robert Brown and more. Then, Amber pops in to discuss her Broadway-related fursona. Plus, a game! 00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:01:52 - Max Mendoza Crumm, everybody! 00:20:46 - A booking error? Amber is here. 00:36:32 - Broad...

Oh Hannah! Hannah Solow (Oh Mary!) joins us to talk pranks, only seeing half of Hamilton, and which musicals need to do a sexy version. Then, beloved starlet Ivory Gams walks all the way from 147th street to chat about her storied career on Broadway, her time in the circus, and her current lawsuit from the MTA. Plus, a game!  00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:26 - Hannah Solow 00:20:46 - Ivory...

Ok! Callum Francis (Titanique, Kinky Boots) joins us to discuss Celine Dion, Ask Jeeves, dropping an elephant in the audience during The Lion King, and so much more. Then, The Gum Under Seat D3 at the St. James stops by to chat about a life in the theater. Plus, a game! Lucky you.   00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:33 - Callum Francis 00:19:02 - The Gum Under Seat D3 at the St. James stops by!...

Season two has arrived! New guests, new goofs, same old drama 💅  This week’s episode features the lovely PJ Adzima (Book of Mormon, Stage Time). We chat gambling debts, why Broadway isn’t cool anymore, and staple guns. Then, orphan Duffy joins us to talk about singing while cleaning the orphanage and her quest to finally get adopted.   00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:39 - PJ Adzima 00:19:32...

It’s our season one finale! Elsie Fisher ("Eighth Grade," "Barry") joins us to discuss craft services, why there should be a Disneyland in Queens, and what a stage is. Then, two exciting new composers pitch their sequel to "Sweeney Todd." Plus, our guests help record some ad reads! Season two of The Broadway Beat Podcast premiere February 26th! Catch up on season one whenever you get your podcasts...

Theater loving creators The Theater Lovers (Will Anderson and Rachael Joyce-Anderson) join us to talk bringing drinks into theaters, when movies come out, and that time a dog was in "Pretty Woman: The Musical." Then, heiress Violet Memorial stops by to discuss her family’s dust mine fortune. Plus we play "Could This Thing Catch Kristin Chenoweth?"   00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:00 - The Th...

Friends don’t lie, and neither do we when we say: this is a great episode. Jonathan Hogue ("Stranger Sings") stops by to talk about the suspicious Netflix series “Stranger Things,” what it takes to write a parody musical, and puppet sentience. Then, Josh Groban’s Greying Beard joins us to discuss all it brings to the famous performer’s plate.    00:00:00 - Hellos and Headlines 00:02:21 - Jonathan...

The wonderful Patti Murin (many, many princesses) joins the pod to talk daytime TV drink choices, showtime rituals, and to teach us a little something about laughter. Then, "The Search for Elle Woods" contestant Bekka stops by to discuss her time on the hit MTV competition. Plus, a round of the fan favorite game Ain’t Nothin’ Satiric About These Lyrics.   00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:01:56 -...

Fun! The extraordinary Dylan MarcAurele ("Pop Off, Michelangelo!") and Olivia Miller ("Bloody Mary LIVE!") join us to chat Real Housewives, parody musicals, wigs and more. Then, the one an only Bloody Mary stops by to discuss her triumphant live show, history’s untold tales, and peasants.    00:00:00 - Hello and headlines 00:02:36 - Dylan and Olivia 00:22:35 - Bloody Mary joins us! 00:36:22 - We p...