DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Connor and Dylan are joined by John Michael Fiumara (West Side Story, Hamilton). The Jets are the GREATEST and we’re chatting with our new favorite one today. Listen in as the guys discuss becoming a Newsie on Broadway, living life to the fullest, training at the Abby Lee Dance Studio (Dance Moms! Drama!), the story of getting cast as Big Deal, being part of Hamilton in Chicago and now the Los Ang...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Roe Hartrampf (Diana the Musical, Emily in Paris). It’s like old friends! Listen in as the guys discuss playing Prince Charles on Broadway (and Netflix), Roe being nominated for a Razzie Award, Kacey Musgraves in concert, camp!, the Pillowman on Broadway, working with Margot Robbie in Pan Am, playing the boyfriend of Emily in Paris, The Gilded Age, Paul Mescal in The...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Analise Scarpaci (Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda). The girls hit it AWF. They discuss all things Jonas Brothers, breakdown And Just Like That, Natalie Portman in Black Swan, obsessing over Patti LuPone, meeting Olivia Rodrigo, stanning HSMTMTS, Dylan’s crush on Joshua Bassett, auditioning for Billy Elliot, performing in Matilda, writing an original EP, and starring in the n...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Nick Rashad Burroughs (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Kinky Boots). Listen in as they discuss growing up in Alabama, the impact of Ruben Studdard, being a jock, Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria, stanning Kornbread and Angeria on Drag Race Season 14, playing the snake head puppet in King Kong on Broadway, how Kinky Boots changed Nick’s life, unofficially becoming Bob the Dr...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tatiana Lofton (Little Shop of Horrors, Waitress). Join the gals on Skid Row as they discuss performing in Little Shop of Horrors, Scream (2022), a city-to-city deep dive into the Real Housewives, swinging for your supper, having a Wicked themed bathroom, Pace, the lasting impact of NeNe Leakes, touring with Once on This Island, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, A Bea...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Fra Fee (Hawkeye, The Ferryman). Settle in as the lads discuss Fra’s move to the countryside, meeting his boyfriend Declan, performing as Michael Carney in The Ferryman, book recommendations by Olivia Liang, Sally Rooney, and Douglas Stewart, filming the Les Misérables film by day and performing in Les Misérables onstage by night, the gay scene in Ireland, Tom Hollan...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Major Attaway (Aladdin). Listen in as they discuss Major’s Twitch channel @IAmMajor, LaChanze’s powerful performance in Trouble in Mind, obsessing over Real Housewives of New Jersey, Q-Force, and Money Heist, a two-part Ring of Keys, “Genie Camp,” hometown icons like Jay Armstrong Johnson, Tiffany Mann, and Todrick Hall, Genie’s Jukebox, voiceover work, and the incre...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Carla Stickler (Wicked, Mamma Mia). We got the exclusive with the woman who saved Broadway, y’all! After not having performed the role of Elphaba in 7 years, Carla flew in to help at the Gershwin over the holidays. Listen in as they discuss returning to Wicked, Interlochen, getting to slay the house down boots in “No Good Deed,” finding the love of her life, leaving...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Steve Pasquale (Assassins, The Bridges of Madison County). Ring in the new year with the guys as they discuss Steve’s performance as John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, the sad closings of four Broadway shows, getting boosted, Blood Brothers, standing by for Brian d’Arcy James, the legendary score from The Bridges of Madison County, starring on Rescue Me for seven season...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Will Chase (Smash, Nashville, Kiss Me, Kate). We are ending 2021 with a SMASH. Join the guys as they talk all things West Side Story movie, Will’s unreal former co-stars like Debra Messing, Christian Borle, and Anjelica Huston on Smash, playing Billy’s dad in Stranger Things, going to Oberlin, honoring the legacy of Stephen Sondheim, working with Kelli O’Hara, being...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Amanda LaMotte (Hello, Dolly, Matilda). It’s the most wonderful time of the year, y’all! Snuggle up for our cozy Christmas week episode of DRAMA. We dive in to favorite holiday films, traditions, the UNREAL and historical finale of Hairspray, touring the country in CATS, the life of a swing, working with Bernadette Peters and Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!, debating w...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Ryan McCartan (Heathers, Rocky Horror). Listen in as the boys discuss Dylan’s trip to New York, experiencing Diana the Musical and Flying Over Sunset LIVE, living legend Patti LuPone, Ryan’s amazing girlfriend Sam, meeting Christian Slater and Winona Ryder, playing Brad in Rocky Horror, befriending the genius Laverne Cox, starring as Fiyero in Wicked’s 15th anniversa...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Nik Walker (Ain’t Too Proud, Hamilton) in the afterglow of his birthday celebrations. Be a fly on the wall for this thrilling chat about Nik’s journey from Boston to Broadway, how he learned to lead a company of actors, the glory of Cleveland’s Playhouse Square and Heinen’s Grocery Store, being a cinephile, the art of honest storytelling, the intricacies of Aaron Bur...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Sam Gravitte (Wicked). It’s a cozy fall conversation with Broadway’s Fiyero. Listen in as the guys discuss Red (Taylor’s Version), anticipating Adele’s 30, Sam’s show business family, being a twin, whether a song needs to be 10 minutes long, LAX bros, touring the country in Wicked, Ariana and Cynthia as the film witches, Princeton connections, an update on Connor’s f...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Bonnie McKee (Songwriter, April Kills the Vibe). Listen in as they discuss Bonnie’s award-winning short film April Kills the Vibe, Wicked casting news, Bonnie’s experience of moving to LA at 16, the importance of owning your masters, writing songs with Katy Perry, Kesha, Kelly Clarkson, and more, owning your truth, the short film festival circuit, Adrienne Warren as...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Ali Ewoldt (Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables) and Jonny Lee Jr. (Gold Mountain, Miss Saigon). The second ever duo to join the twins! This episode is jam packed with incredible stories about Gold Mountain, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Asian representation on stage and screen, Lea Michele stories, creating a new musical from the ground up, Crazy Ex-Girlfr...

Our 2 year podcast anniversary celebration continues! This part features long-awaited reunions with beloved guests and now friends of the pod Celia R. Gooding, Ato Blankson-Wood, and Ana Villafañe. Much love and gratitude to all who have made year 2 so special, and here’s to even more DRAMA! Follow Celia on Twitter & Instagram Follow Ato on Insta gram Follow Ana on Twitter & Instagram Follow DRAMA...

To celebrate two years of DRAMA, we’ve reunited with some golden old friends. During Part 1 of our special DRAMA-thon Event, we’re catching up with Colton Ryan (5:04), Aisha Jackson (24:15), and Jordan Luke Gage (35:31). Join us as we kick off a week of celebration and stay tuned for more. Dramaaaaa. Make sure you’re subscribed to get Part 2 next week! Follow Colton on Twitter & Instagram Follow A...

Dylan and Connor are joined by J. Harrison Ghee (Mrs. Doubtfire, Kinky Boots). It’s spooky season, y’all! Listen in as they discuss Mrs. Doubtfire premiering on Broadway, Kyle Richards (and her bangs) in Halloween Kills, becoming Crystal Demure, life and art imitating each other, playing Lola in Kinky Boots internationally and on Broadway, auditioning for RuPaul’s Drag Race, the joy of Chicken & B...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award nominee Carmen Cusack (Bright Star, Wicked, Flying Over Sunset). Listen in as they discuss post-Tonys thoughts, Slave Play returning to Broadway, Designing Women, playing Elphaba in a snowstorm, honoring Marin Mazzie, Carmen’s illustrious resume, her hot husband Paul, originating Alice Murphy in Bright Star, being nominated for a Tony, Doris Day, Idina and...

Dylan and Connor are joined by NaTasha Yvette Williams (Waitress, Chicago). Listen as they discuss NaTasha’s first day at rehearsal of her new Broadway show Chicken & Biscuits, The Real Housewives of the Potomac, getting lunch with Kandi Burress, writing a film about Mamie Peanut Johnson, starring in Waitress as Becky, NaTasha’s special relationship with her beautiful mother, her Broadway debut in...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Broadway’s Diana, Princess of Wales herself Jeanna de Waal (Diana, Broadway Weekends). Listen in as they discuss the name on everyone’s lips: Diana Spencer, filming the new musical for Netflix, going to a performing arts boarding school, Connor’s New York return, Empanada Mama, Nina West and the Columbus drag scene, performing in Waitress out of town, growing up in t...

Connor and Dylan are joined by newly minted 2020 Tony Award WINNER Andrew Burnap (The Inheritance). Listen in as they discuss Pass Over on Broadway, Connor returning to #TheBoat, Andrew becoming a guest lecturer at his alma mater, filming Younger and The Good Fight during the pandemic, self actualization, Reese’s Pieces, Patti LuPone in Company, a deep dive into the award-winning play The Inherita...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Roman Banks (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Dear Evan Hansen). You’re gonna love this one, DEAR. The guys hit it off and discuss Roman’s experience being the first person of color to play Evan in Dear Evan Hansen, the life of an understudy, Dylan’s life in Columbus, Roman’s first trip to New York, Waitress, manifesting Heather Headley as Heidi Hansen,...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Erika Henningsen (Mean Girls, Girls5Eva). Another ladies lunch y’all! Listen as they dive into Erika’s fantastic career, using your platform for good, Bachelor in Paradise, the final dress rehearsal before Wicked’s Broadway return, Erika’s love story with her fiancé Kyle Selig, working with Sara Bareilles and Tina Fey, her future with Flying Over Sunset, coming out a...