Alternate Stages

Send us Fan Mail Paula Baksa Stein shares with us her life in theatre, from being choreographed in Junior high by fellow legend David Chavez (before his Juliet Prowse phase), to her co-starring friendship with Donna Reed's leading man Carl Betz, her 30 years as a high school theatre teacher in Albuquerque, a 50 year involvement with Albuquerque Little Theatre, and the bucket list of shows she...

Send us Fan Mail Broadway recently dusted off Stephen Sondheim’s musical “ Company ”. As one of the earliest musicals of the 20th century that featured a large group of main characters with intertwining stories, Company has been called Shakespearean yet truly modern in its New York storytelling.  This June, Albuquerque Little Theatre debuts Company to close out its 96th consecutive season. Cast me...

Send us Fan Mail F or the second season of the Alternate Stages podcast, we'll be talking to some influential theater leaders at the national level, including Broadway, academic theater, creative writers, and many others. Don't worry, we'll still continue to bring local theater artists from the Albuquerque area in future episodes and continue to promote Albuquerque and New Mexico-ba...

Send us Fan Mail Jessica Osbourne chats with us about playing Shirley Valentine this month for West End Productions at North Fourth Arts Center video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/tHua9cEB26s Aaand We’re Back! (Post hiatus announcements and upcoming special episodes). Buy Theatre Tickets at: https://www.westendproductions.org/buytickets/ Contact the podcast team by messaging us above o...

Send us Fan Mail This week, everybody’s favorite stage dad and “Quintuple Threat” Zane Barker stops by Alternate Stages podcast to share his thoughts on City of Angels, performing with immediate family members and raising kids backstage, coaching stage combat safely, and creating a positive theatre environment for the next generation of theatre-makers via his important leadership work with the New...

Send us Fan Mail This Week on Alternate Stages, Ron Gallegos and Michael Finnegan, the two  leading men of Albuquerque Little Theatre’s jazz musical City of Angels   stop by to talk about the art of singing a male duet while fighting, how to deliver iconic film noir acting on a live stage, the pressures of Hollywood, how to enact stunt violence live onstage without getting injured, their origin st...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 26: City of Angels first-ever opening in Albuquerque. The show’s director (and cinephile/historian) Art Tedesco dishes on must-see film noir classics and their heritage in inspiring the authors of City of Angels. Plus behind-the-scenes interviews with selected stars from the cast of CoA. Tickets on sale now:  AlbuquerqueLittleTheatre.org  Say you heard about it on Alternat...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 25 The Six: "Beautiful" stars stop by to chat Costume Envy,  Cross-dressing, Civil Rights, and How to Play a real-life person without Stress.  Will they cat-fight over who gets the Dress, and who wore it best? Naaah, when "You've Got A Friend", it's all good! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ep.24 CArole King and the Myth of Trauma as being necessary to Art. Consider instead the Art of Healing and the Healing of Art, says Celena Cox, director of Beautiful. Celena Cox, Certified Intimacy Specialist defines Chemistry on stage: Overwhelming Safety, and wanting to know the other actor in their actual self. Tickets for Beautiful the Carole King Musical, June 6-22. https://...

Send us Fan Mail Who needs fantasy football when you got the real-live dream team? Giving a love-letter to New Mexico: The Bawdy Politic at TheBox theatre. Featuring Angie Alley, Wendy Barker, Elora Daniels, Deb Flores, Jillian Foster, Kir Kipness, Stevie Nichols, Megan McCormick, Erin Moody, Adrienne Valdez & Kari Reese Every-Bawdy Wants to Rule the World! Get Tickets at: https://www.theboxab...

Send us Fan Mail  In this double episode about the Stephen Kings inspired play Misery: Daniel Paul Anaya who plays the bedridden author Paul Sheldon in Misery, talks to us about playing a character who never leaves the stage, and his secret use of horses to gain that stamina, and Lando Ruiz director of misery, talks to us about the Art of Suspense onstage; Wanna be an actor? Auditions coming Augus...

Send us Fan Mail This week on ALTernate Stages Podcast Stephanie Jones, who currently plays Annie Wilkes in Stephen King’s thriller MISERY talks Horses, Horoscopes, and Horrifying House Hosts. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Depending on the Kindness of Strangers: Ambition, Risk and Social Mobility in 1947 America. Season 96: lineup details Madison Dodd and Timothy Dougherty and Baby Genevieve on riding a Streetcar Named Desire Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 19: Our American Shakespeare IMHO: Christy Burbank is Stella(r) in A Streetcar Named Desire March is an exciting month at Albuquerque Little Theatre: On Sunday March 2, we announced our 96th Season lineup of 10 shows, that’s 5 plays and 5 musicals! March 1-13: We’re now accepting job applications for Directors, and other paid creative contractors,  March 7-23,  we’re presentin...

Send us Fan Mail Devon Frieder and Jacob talk about "The Prom" and how one can direct, choreograph, and star in a musical! They also fangirl about the incredibly talented cast. The Prom opens TODAY and runs until February 9th! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Arwyn Vernold talks with Jacob about playing the iconic teenager with secrets. Plus a sneak peek into WinterFest! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Tiana Youtzy on playing roles ranging from Sondheim survivors to Bible villains to Disney heroines in the same season; Tiana and Jacob talk about the Acting Singer and the Singing Actor; their formative influences on stage, film, TV and video games, and share the surprising and secret superpower of finding Joy and Nobility in Barista work. Who doesn’t love a Disney heroine who is...

Send us Fan Mail Mark  Pino, after playing the Disney Beast in 2020 at ALT returns this December as The Beast in this beloved holiday classic playing December 6 to 24. Mark, or the Double Beast as we sometimes call him, shares his origin story as a shy child who broke out of his shell, grabbed all the school play leads, and worked for Oprah Winfrey as a TV producer in Chicago for several years. Li...

Send us Fan Mail Megan McCormick, (Two-time Mrs. Potts in Beauty and The Beast ) Spills the Tea with Jacob; The Matriarch of the Kitchen dishes out celebrity encounters, acting training, and tells you how to empower your local theatre using Phone-A-Friend! Jacob and Megan wonder, What will the Disney licensing embargo mean for future generations of BATB superfans? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Tables Turned! Jacob undergoes his own actor’s grillin’ as Dracula, interviewed in Journey To the Stars segment by Pocket Theatre Producer Christy Burbank. We’ll get a sneak peak into Laura Cummins-Wright’s Director’s notebook for Beauty and the Beast, and The Reign in Spain falls mainly on the Plane: Traveling Europe to find Shylock’s Origin Story, part 1, In which local playwrig...

Send us Fan Mail Kristen and Isaac speak to Jacob about their comic role models and influencers. Kristen goes from Class Valedictorian to “Pinky and the Brain” to nationally known Cos-player: How does a (self-described) All-Encompassing Nerd play both patriarch Dr. Westfeld and bug-eating Renfield? Issac as A Man who Couldn’t Get Cast suddenly becoming The Man who is Cast in Everything! Give us th...

Send us Fan Mail Journey to the Stars, Dracula A Comedy of Terrors Edition: DACOT's Devoney and Jacob dish on horror books, horror movies, and propose a Mt. Rushmore of the Slashers! Then they serve you a few bits of scholarly history of pop culture, just to keep ya’ trippin! Dracula Tickets: https://albuquerquelittletheatre.org/ Signup for alerts on November's Indigenous Storytellers’ F...

Send us Fan Mail Actor as Thinker: Meow Wolf’s Brent Whitted on making comic and demonic choices for Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors Brent as Meow Wolf’ Mindsplitter Oleander: https://meow-wolf.fandom.com/wiki/Superconductor_General_Oleander Pocket Theatre’s Exit Pursued By A Bear coming November 15-Dec 1 Tickets at: https://albuquerquelittletheatre.thundertix.com/events/235518 The Prom coming in Jan...

Send us Fan Mail Dracula A Comedy of Terrors Director Robb Sisneros on why every actor matters; True West directed by Jacquline Reid sweeps the Fusion Theatre Company with true Sam Shepard grit. And listen for a special flash-sale code given in this episode that will unlock a deep ticket discount on a special musical coming soon. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 5 Sept 5, 2024: Kale Brown (Caiaphas in JC Superstar) dishes brains, brawn and Basso profundo with Jacob Chavez: their Favorite Reads, High School Sports, Singin’ in the Range, and first steps in Dance. And listen carefully, they might be Cereal Killers! Support the show