Breaking the Curtain

On this episode, we discuss the stories behind two haunted theatres in North America: The Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto and the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago! We include the stories of our own personal hauntings inside the Royal Alexandra. We also discuss potential hauntings and tragic events on Broadway based on old tales told on forums. Who knows... Maybe the 'Pearl Studios Shitter&#39...

We are beyond thrilled to chat with Glinda Upland herself, Broadway's McKenzie Kurtz , who joined us to discuss the upcoming 20th Anniversary of Wicked! In this episode, McKenzie shares her story of seeing Wicked on Broadway for the first time, booking the role, which Glinda costume is her favourite, her first flight inside the bubble and more! McKenzie Kurtz made her Broadway debut as Princes...

On this episode of Breaking the Curtain, we're kicking off our two-month Stagey Spooks Series with a very special crossover episode. We were so honoured to join Kara and Stephanie of Prophecy Girls: A Buffy Rewatch Podcast to discuss the musical elements of Once More, with Feeling. " Once More, with Feeling " is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the supernatural drama televi...

Welcome to our very first edition of THEATRE HOT TAKES where we anonymously read the Theatre Hot Takes our listeners submitted and discuss the topic with our own opinions! 00:47 - The BOOH LV cast was awesome 01:45 - Stunt casting should be given a chance 06:20 - Next to Normal is better than Dear Evan Hansen 09:07 - I love Hamilton and Wicked dearly, but they’ve had their day. They should close 1...

We are beyond thrilled to be joined by Joe Iconis to chat about his upcoming new musical: The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical  opening later this month at La Jolla Playhouse, the epic fan response on social media to Be More Chill , ' Broadway Here I Come ' and much more! Joe Iconis is a musical theater writer and performer. He has been nominated for a Tony Award, two Drama...

A few months ago we had the pleasure of seeing A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical and it was SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO GOOD ! What we didn't know while in the audience is that we were witnessing Mary Page Nance's first performance in the role of Marcia Murphey. Mary Page is a New York City-based Broadway Performer, Event Producer, Director/Choreographer, and Business Owner. During COVI...

Our 2023 Tony Interview Series continues with the highly talented and kind, Taylor J. Williams , who is nominated for his work on Broadway's Ain't No Mo ! Taylor J. Williams is a musician and sound designer who has been nominated for a Tony Award for his work on Broadway’s Ain’t No Mo’ along with Jonathan Deans. He has worked as an electronic music designer on more than 30 Broadway product...

Hello Gorgeous! We're joined by our new friends, Fiona and Julianna, from the Drama Fiends podcast, to break down the history behind Funny Girl ! From Babs launching into stardom playing the iconic Fanny Brice, to the film, the Broadway revival, casting drama and everything in between - we discuss it all! Check out our episode with the Drama Fiends on their podcast! Click here to listen

We had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the incredible Tom Kitt , who is nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for Best Original Score Written for the Theatre for Broadway's Almost Famous ! As huge fans of the show and score, we were thrilled to have an in-depth conversation about Tom's work with the piece. Tom Kitt is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winne...

We're delighted to be joined by Benjamin Durham who plays the iconic role of Winnie the Pooh in the new musical adaptation now touring around the UK & Ireland! The show features many of the original songs written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, who composed most of the music for the Winnie the Pooh franchise over the years. The puppets were lovingly crafted within the walls of Rockefe...

We're so thrilled to be joined by Jonathan Cullen to discuss playing the role of rockstar Stacee Jaxx in Toronto's Rock of Ages ! Jonathan Cullen has wowed audiences on stages across North America since 2010. Most recently he played a leading role on the 1st National Tour of the Broadway Smash-hit, The Book of Mormon. Jonathan helped Grammy Nominated Steven Page, formerly of Barenaked Ladi...

We're so excited to be joined by Emily Kristen Morris! Emily is currently the Elphaba standby on the Broadway National Tour of Wicked . Some of her other favorite theatre roles include Bea in Something Rotten (Broadway National Tour), Daisy in Side Show , Nellie Forbush in South Pacific , and Sophie in Mamma Mia . Emily has performed as a solo vocalist with symphony orchestras, including the G...

EXTRA! EXTRA! Calling all Fansies! We've got an exciting interview with Bronté Barbé and Michael Ahomka-Lindsay who play the roles of Katherine Plumber and Jack Kelly in the UK production of Newsies!

We're thrilled to be joined by Louise Camilleri who is currently playing Justice Charlier in the Toronto production of Rock of Ages! Louise has been an entertainer for over 3 decades with appearances in television, film and commercials. Career highlights feature her in Musical Theatre shows throughout Canada to the Broadway stage. These include performing as a featured dancer in the U.S. national...

This is weird. It's weird. Very weird. F**king weird. When RENT opened in London’s West End in 1998, the poor reviews from the British press would eventually become the least of their issues surrounding a UK-based production of this iconic musical. In 2007, Jonathan Larson’s work would be flipped into a tragic, reworked West End production named Rent Remixed. Yup, you heard that right. We’re going...

The Bat is back in London! We're thrilled to be joined by returning guests Glenn Adamson (Strat) and Kellie Gnauck (Raven) to chat about their recent journey with the show's Arena tour in Australia and New Zealand, exciting new information about the upcoming London run, overcoming anxiety, what they think Strat and Raven would gift each other for Valentine's Day and more!  Bat Out of Hell The...

Rouge, baby! Happy Valentine's Day, chickens! Join us as we break down the history behind the real Moulin Rouge, Baz Luhrmann's iconic film and the process of adapting it for the stage, the 2020 Covid-19 Broadway Shutdown, our favourite songs in the show and more!

We're so thrilled to be joined by Rachel Webb to discuss Broadway's & Juliet , the hard work and dedication that goes into being an understudy, which pop/rock artist and Shakespeare play should get the & Juliet jukebox musical treatment and more!

On this episode of Breaking the Curtain, we're joined by the insanely talented and lovely Bradley Gibson and Isabelle McCalla who star as Hercules and Meg in the upcoming Paper Mill Playhouse production of Hercules!  The inspired Disney animated film is now a mythical new musical adventure. HERCULES is the divinely funny story of an honest-to-Zeus hero on a quest to discover who he is and whe...

It's our first messy updates episode of Season 4! Join us as we recap Crissy's birthday, Groundhog Day The Musical ft. the death of Fred la Marmotte, Aaron Tveit's return to Moulin Rouge! on Broadway (our cheeks are ROUGE with adoration, baby!), Sunset Boulevard at the Kennedy Center, the icky Glee Documentary, our upcoming guests in February and more! 

We are so thrilled to have Julie Boardman join us to chat all about the Museum of Broadway! Julie is an entrepreneur and Tony Award-winning producer. She recently conceived and produced I'm Still Here, a 90th anniversary celebration for the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts , featuring archival materials from the Theatre on Film and Tape archive, in...

In the early years of the 2000s, we began to see a rise in the modern movie musicals with film adaptations of Dreamgirls , Hairspray , RENT , The Phantom of the Opera , Chicago , Mamma Mia and more. It was the era of Myspace, fansites and forums. The trilogy release of Disney’s High School Musical , would only mark the beginning of what would spiral into 'theatre fandemonium' , with musical theatr...

In this very special BONUS episode of Breaking the Curtain , we're joined by the phenomenal Rob Colletti who stars as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous on Broadway! We chat with Rob all about the genius that is Cameron Crowe, the wonderful support from the fans, the real Lester Bangs and the current state of Broadway in the era of Covid. Almost Famous runs on Broadway until January 8th, 2023. You do n...

SURPRISE! Last week, we took a trip to New York City to spend time under the bright lights of Broadway in preparation for our upcoming season to bring you even more exciting content! On this final episode of Season 3, we chat all about seeing Wicked, Almost Famous, Moulin Rouge and MJ. We also tell you all about our experience at the Museum of Broadway, visiting 508 and Rise NY!

In this episode, we're joined by Paul Salsini, the author of the memoir ' Sondheim & Me' , which tells the story of the relationship between American musical composer Stephen Sondheim and journalist Paul Salsini during the latter's time as the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review , the only publication devoted solely to Sondheim's work during his lifetime. The magazine was begun in 1994 a...