Baring It All with Call Me Adam

2021 UPDATE: DAWN LANDES’ ROW is playing at Williamstown Theatre Festival through Sunday, August 15, 2021. On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam , I chat with singer/songwriter Dawn Landes about: Her original music Composing her first musical ROW Her Kentucky roots Rowing - the sport End with Dawn "Baring It All" about something she's never talked about before Dawn is getting ready to...

With the announcement that Season 12 of Blue Bloods will be premiering on CBS on October 1, 2021, I thought this was the perfect time to welcome back recurring Blue Bloods actor Mark McKinnon (who plays Officer Miller). In this episode we talk love, lessons learned, working with the legendary Sheryl Lee Ralph, acting lessons, marriage and much more! Listen to Part 1 of our inte...

I am so excited to welcome back Adam Jacobs who originated the role of Aladdin on Broadway . Today , Adam & I are talking Lessons Learned, more backstage tales from Broadway & and a story involving a stolen car, his sister (Arielle Jacobs) & the Hawaiian Mafia. Listen to Part 1 of our interview! We discussed Adam's theatrical endeavors, his docu-concert Behind-The-Curtai...

Debra Ann Byrd is back on Baring It All with Call Me Adam! Today we are discussing the lessons Debra Ann has learned about her life and career. Debra's play, Becoming Othello: A Black Girl's Journey will perform LIVE, in-person outdoors at The Roman Garden Theatre , as part of Shakespeare and Company's 44th Season. July 16-25, 2021 . Listen to Part 1 of our interview! This is where we talked about...

Today I welcome back Broadway Vocalist Sally Wilfert . In this episode Sally is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about her theatrical legacy, including her work with the legendary composer William Finn, singing at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST), lessons learned & so much more! Listen to Part 1 of our interview! We paid tribute to Sally's best friend, Three-time Tony nominee Rebecca Luke...

I'm so excited to welcome back Broadway & Television actor Claybourne Elder. Today, Claybourne is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about family, fatherhood, gay parenting, lessons learned & living out his HGTV dreams. Listen to Part 1 of our interview! We discussed Claybourne's career on Broadway and TV. Claybourne is getting ready to return to the acclaimed Broadway revival of Company star...

He stole our hearts in Broadway's Bonnie & Clyde , melted them on the CW's The Carrie Diaries & just before the pandemic hit, Claybourne Elder was seducing us with "Barcelona" in the Broadway revival of Company . Today, Claybourne Elder is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about the ups and downs of a Broadway career including rehearsals, backstage antics & audition secrets. We also disc...

Award winning composer Michael Mott discusses the music behind the composer! Known for his theatrical pop sound, Michael's latest EP, The Only One takes the listener on a journey through love, quarrels & the ending of a relationship. I'll be talking with Michael about love, loss, & what he learned as well as his new theatrical project, In The Light: A Faustian Tale , whose highlights...

From All My Children to Mama's Family , I'm beyond excited to be catching up with two-time Emmy Award Winner Dorothy Lyman whose new virtual play, We Have To Hurry starring Alfred Molina will be streaming June 5th & 6th, 2021 on Broadway on Demand. Dorothy & I talk about her legendary career in television, including how Fran Drescher gave Dorothy a directing career, branching out from acti...

Debra Ann Byrd is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about how she defied race, gender, and a tough upbringing to achieve her dreams of performing Shakespeare Classics and becoming one of the most sought out actors to play Othello. Debra's memoir play, Becoming Othello: A Black Girl's Journey will stream via Livermore Shakespeare Festival from May 27-May 30, 2021 . Join Debra Ann Byrd on Saturday, Ma...

I'm so excited to welcome back New York Theatre Barn's Artistic Director Joe Barros & Associate Artistic Director Jen Sandler to discuss the lessons Joe & Jen have learned from running a non-profit theatre. Listen to Part 1 of our interview ! We discussed how New York Theatre Barn pivoted during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Join New York Theatre Barn on Wednesday (5/19/21) at 7pm for their first...

Before the pandemic, T. Oliver Reid was in the Tony Award winning musical Hadestown . Now, this powerhouse performer joins me for a great conversation about Broadway re-opening, being a black performer on Broadway, Black Theatre Coalition & his latest project Black Writers Amplified .  Black Writers Amplified is an album that will be released by Broadway Records featuring all black musica...

Iconic, legendary, Grammy nominee, Queen of Cabaret are just some of the terms used to describe the ever so vibrant Marilyn Maye. After a year of no live performances due to the global pandemic, at 93 years young Marilyn is back where she belongs, LIVE on stage! I talk with Marilyn about her illustrious career, upcoming Feinstein's/54 Below concert Broadway, The Maye Way, survival, &...

Broadway's original Aladdin , Adam Jacobs showed us "A Whole New World" eight times a week, he stormed the Barricades as "Marius" in Les Miserables and roared as "Simba" in The Lion King . Now, Adam Jacobs is baring it all Behind The Curtain with some great backstage stories! Listen to Part 2 of our interview! Adam's docu-concert, Behind The Curtain will be available Friday, April 30, 2021 at midn...

I may have jumped out of my seat four times watching Tonya Pinkins ' new horror film Red Pill , but I am staying seated today for this incredible conversation. Tonya Pinkins is a Tony Award Winner. Her career encompasses nine Broadway shows, 20 years on daytime television, podcasting, writing, motherhood & now you can add filmmaker to this impressive career. In the first part of our interview...

Sally Wilfert & Rebecca Luker were best friends. In celebration of what would have been Rebecca Luker's 60th Birthday (4/17), Sally & I pay tribute to their amazing friendship, their final project together, All The Girls , and much more! After listening to this episode, please consider making a donation to Target ALS , in honor of Rebecca Luker who passed away from ALS on December 23, 2020...

Actor Han Soto can currently be seen in Season 3 of Netflix's hit show Cobra Kai as "Pham Minh Thao," the soldier who kept John Kreese prisoner during his time at war (and inadvertently ended up naming Kreese's future dojo). In addition to Cobra Kai , we discuss Asian Representation in Hollywood, Han's life as a businessman, how Han pivoted into acting & so much more! More on Han Soto: Han Sot...

To celebrate Karen Mason's upcoming 70th Birthday (March 30), this acclaimed Broadway actress & Cabaret Icon returns to bare it all about lessons learned. From vocal issues to Rebecca , one of Broadway's biggest musical theatre scandals to not having a Broadway contract renewed, Karen Mason is Baring It All with Call Me Adam . Listen to Part 1 of our interview! Karen Mason is a 13-time Mac Awa...

New York Theatre Barn is an anti-racist, non-profit theatre company that has been dedicated to incubating new musicals since 2007. In the first part of my interview with Artistic Director Joe Barros & Associate Artistic Director Jen Sandler , we discuss how New York Theatre Barn's pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabled them to not only survive, but THRIVE! Listen to Part 2 of our intervie...

What do Patti LuPone & Clint Eastwood have in common with Jersey Boys star John Lloyd Young?  They both have taught him life lessons. In the second part of my interview with the Tony & Grammy Award Winner, John Lloyd Young is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about those lessons learned + some Broadway secrets he has never revealed before! Listen to Part 1 of our interview! John Lloyd Y...

What happens when you are cast in the workshop of a Broadway show, but then don't move on to Broadway? Have you ever put your foot in your mouth when meeting someone new? Orange is the New Black's Annie Golden is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about these scenarios, other lessons learned & so much more! Annie Golden is best known for playing mute inmate "Norma Romano" on Netflix's Orange is t...

Broadway's Andréa Burns is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about Bad Dates , In The Heights, On Your Feet! , working with Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda & so much more! Andréa Burns has lit up the Broadway stage for over two decades. Her credits include The Full Monty , In The Heights, On Your Feet! The Musical - The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, & Beauty and the Beast. Andréa ca...

Actress & Playwright Lois Robbins is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about her work on HBO's Sex and the City , TV Land's Younger, and ABC's All My Children and One Life To Live . Lois also discusses her legacy, lessons learned, & philanthropic work. Lois has worked with such Hollywood luminaries as Vanessa Redgrave, Jonathan Rhys, Casper Van Dien, Molly Ringwald, Kathy Najimy, Meg Ryan, a...

Everyone has made a mistake that leads them to a life lesson. On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam , Abingdon Theatre Company's Artistic Director Chad Austin returns to bare it all about the mistakes he has made and the lessons he has learned. Listen to Part 1 of our interview! Abingdon Theatre Company is getting ready to present the next installment of ATC Radio , a reading of Dan M...

Broadway Actress & Cabaret Icon, Karen Mason is "Baring It All with Call Me Adam" about starring on Broadway as well as her legendary cabaret career (she's a 13-time MAC Award winner). Karen gives the inside scoop on: Cast Pranks Sunset Boulevard (starring the legendary Glenn Close) Cabaret legacy with long-time collaborator Brian Lasser Working with Award Winning composers Alan & Marilyn...