Broad Street Review, The Podcast

On today’s podcast, Johnnie Hobbs Jr. and Jessica Johnson stop by to talk about David Mamet’s “Oleanna”. We discuss a challenging piece as society continues to talk about privilege and power, sexual assault and rape. No talkbacks for this piece. Deb Marcucci’s direction places this production in new light. Stay Tuned.

On today’s podcast, we sit down with Director Kathryn MacMillan to talk about Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal”. Beginning in late 70’s London, the story is told backwards to reveal the clues that were hidden in plain sight the open doors that expose the lies that bind together a triangle between Emma, Robert and Jerry in a piece that is presented in the middle period of Pinter’s career and his masterpie...

On today’s podcast, I return to Plays and Players Theatre for another helping of 1812’s This Is The Week That Is! Celebrating the 13th production of this Philadelphia staple, I sit down with Justin Jain and Sean Close to talk about this year’s crazy and what to expect from the production and the recognition from The American Theatre Wing. We even weigh in on the Turkey Pardon. Stay Tuned!

ABOUT A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 The play begins with a knock on the door — the same door that was slammed shut, fifteen years earlier when Nora exited at the end of Ibsen’s play. Nora has returned, and it is she who is knocking. After leaving her husband, children, and the nursemaid, Nora became a successful feminist novelist. The reason for her return is to finalize a divorce from Torvald; she needs...

ABOUT PAIGE PRICE Paige begins her second season at Philadelphia Theatre Company, after spending ten years as Executive Artistic Director at Theatre Aspen in Colorado, where she created a new work festival as well as a professional apprentice program for aspiring students in the field. After years spent as a Broadway performer, she began producing events, television shows and theatre in...

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On today’s podcast, I caught up with one of the most dynamic and ever-present people in our community today. Christina May, known as “Mz. Frizzle”, lights up a room and wraps us all in a blanket of her love and unflinching support of the creation of art in many forms. You cannot miss Mz. Frizzle in a creative space. It’s as if an unexpected gift entered the room. Stay Tuned!

ABOUT FLY EAGLES FLY A comedy about Philly Football Fan Frenzy. Fly Eagles Fly is written by Caitlin Weigel (the writer of ToF favorite Fishtown) and co-directed by Terry Brennan (Heavy Metal Dance Fag, Antihero, Two Street) AND Joseph Ahmed (Antihero, Fishtown) Gwen is a brand new Eagles fan and her office is full of opinions. Copy Mike is a lifelong fan, The Duke calls everyone out as NotRealFan...

Four men of color pull up to a mic and talk diversity, inclusion and race in the Philadelphia Theatre Community. While this is not a complete reflection of our cultural makeup, these voices paint a picture that may not be as clear to all but, are views through a lens that is worth a look. This, I hope, will be the start of many conversations that bring to light the extremely complex mission of a g...

BSR Podcast Recording - The New Normal in Arts Journalism “The New Normal in Arts Journalism.” Panel discussion featuring Chris Jones, John Moore, Michael Riedel, Wendy Rosenfeld, and John Timpane; Jackie Goldfinger, moderator. Presented by Philadelphia Theatre Co. November 11, 2017 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. (at Lombard). (215) 985-0420 or philatheatreco.org.

Health and wellness are a huge part of everyday life. Of course, we know that the life of an artist can be an adventure. If only there were a team of dedicated artists who understand the plight and has a direct focus on the maintenance required to be a working artist. That is what I sought to find out when I sat down with Theatrical Trainer, a Personal Training Company by Theatre artists, for thea...

So, I am pretty organized. To a point that I prefer to do only one interview a day. I want to make sure that if anything comes up, I have more than enough time to adjust to any changes. So, I scheduled this interview with Dito van Riegersberg about 1812’s production of Buyer & Cellar. I only knew about the play because my time in NYC would include passing the theatre this production was in on many...

LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES From the company behind Exile 2588 comes a re-envisioning of Almanac’s acclaimed tale of sublime human idiocy, isolationist seafarer cults, & the absurdity of believing too hard. Breathtaking acrobatics & earnest theatricality combine with brand new live music. What do people do when they find themselves lost at sea? ABOUT ALMANAC DANCE CIRCUS THEATRE Called “The...

On today’s podcast, I met with Kash Goins before a rehearsal of the GoKash OnSTAGE production of 74 Seconds…toJudgement, in residence at Arden Theatre Company. The Philadelphia based African American theatre company, established in 2008 by producer Kash Goins, seeks to make space for stories that speak to our collective state of being. We use our passion to reach out, sometimes in desperation, to...

“I can’t believe I get to go to work with this amazing group of people. They’re like family and they push Art-Reach further every day.” - John Orr, Executive Director, Art-Reach ABOUT ART-REACH Founded in 1986, Art-Reach was born out of an equal desire to fill theater and performance spaces to capacity and increase participation in the arts for people with disabilities. Art-Reach set out to make u...

On today’s podcast, Dany Guy talks about his time at Interact Theatre Company as Director of Operations as he begins to transition into his new role as Managing Director of 11th Hour Theatre Company. From Intern to Director, Dany’s growth is similar and so valuable to our community and that is why we gave him time to talk about it. ABOUT DANY GUY Hails from Massachusetts and started with InterAct...

Eppchez!, who plays Max in Simpatico Theatre Company's production of Taylor Mac's  Hir , is a nonbinary transgender Latinx performer who brings a wealth of talents to Philadelphia.  An Amherst, Massachusetts, native, Eppchez! (who uses the pronouns  ey  and  eir ) has worked with Pig Iron Theatre Company, the Mediums, and other groups with a focus on devising new work. Ey...

On May 15, 2017,  Broad Street Review , in cooperation with the University of the Arts'  Corzo Center for the Creative Economy  and with support from the  Philadelphia Cultural Fund , hosted a panel discussion titled  Arts Funding: Who Should Pay?  Initially, the discussion was supposed to examine funding in light of impending cuts to the federal arts budget; surprisi...

On this podcast, on a beautiful night in Old City, I caught up with playwright, director, teacher, and actor James Ijames, whose latest play,  WHITE , is enjoying a critically acclaimed world-premiere production at Norristown's Theatre Horizon. Meanwhile, this Barrymore and F. Otto Haas Emerging Artist Award winner's  The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington &nbsp...

Scottish playwright Stef Smith isn't yet 30, but her plays show a power beyond her years. Philadelphia's Inis Nua Theatre Company, which focuses specifically on presenting contemporary work from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, is a perfect fit for her unique voice.  Here, we speak with Smith and director Claire Moyer about Inis Nua's production of  Swallow . Smith's tale about a t...

On this podcast, award-winning Philadelphia-based playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger talks about her newest production,  The Arsonists . This "play with music" marks the third and final installment of her Southern Gothic trilogy, after  The Terrible Girls  and  Skin and Bone . A National New Play Network (NNPN) rolling world premiere, it will open first under the aegis of Azuka T...

This week, we grabbed our magnifying glasses and followed the clues to New Paradise Laboratories' site-specific mystery  Gumshoe , which takes place deep in the bowels and throughout the corridors of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Afterward, we went even further and tracked down the company's innovative founder and artistic director, Whit MacLaughlin. On the case MacLaughlin, who arrived i...

On this podcast, we catch up with InterAct Theatre Company artistic director Seth Rozin to talk about his first year at the Drake. While his company has only been performing there for the past a year, the conversations about moving there began in 2013. On the edge of completing a $2.97 million campaign, InterAct aims to create an inclusive space where all are welcome, including resident partners P...

On this podcast, PlayPenn artistic director Paul Meshejian discusses the PlayPenn Annual Conference. I spoke with Meshejian in 2013 about the conference; since then, many plays that have been workshopped there have helped shaped the national conversation around contemporary theater. These new plays transfer from the conference to regional stages, and J.T. Rogers’s drama  Oslo , about the nego...

On this podcast, we meet Mindy Dougherty, co-founder with Dan Dunn of Midtown Village's musical-theater training program Music Theatre Philly. Both Dougherty and Dunn have Broadway bona fides, and they have worked on some of the region's best-known stages. The company offers a unique blend of classes for both children and adults with "quadruple threat" aspirations: acting, voice, (several types of...