DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Dylan and Connor are joined by Maddie Baillio (Cinderella, Hairspray Live). This kiki is marvelousssss. They discuss the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6 finale, working with Ginger Minj in Dumplin, having sleepovers with Ariana Grande, transforming oneself, working with Idina Menzel and Camila Cabello, Ask Jeeves, new Kacey Musgraves music, the need for more James Marsden in musicals, partying with...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Annaleigh Ashford (Sunday in the Park with George, Wicked, American Crime Story: Impeachment) to celebrate 100 episodes! Dreams come true. The boys commemorate hitting this centennial milestone, discuss Annaleigh starring in B Positive on CBS and American Crime Story: Impeachment on FX, the Real Housewives, the starring turn of Kathy Hilton, the dream career moment o...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Brynn Williams (13, SpongeBob Squarepants). Listen in as they discuss working with David Bowie on Lazarus, being a child actor, Outer Banks season 2 on Netflix, auditioning for Spring Awakening, the legendary experience of being in 13 on Broadway, swinging in SpongeBob Squarepants, Disney theme parks, meeting her boyfriend, The White Lotus on HBO, revisiting Sex and...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal (Rent, Aida). We are still shaking for this legendary chat with this KING. Listen in as they discuss the way Rent influenced the twins’ lives, Adam’s move back to New York, his recent live shows, replacing in Cabaret, Something Rotten!, and Memphis, the emotional “Thank you, Jonathan Larson” moment, how Idina Menzel changed Adam’s life,...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party). Queenie is in the HOUSE, y’all. Buckle up for an iconic chat with this star and socialite of Broadway. They discuss the 2020 Olympics, chasing dreams, Connor’s big announcement, touring the country at the start of Wicked’s legendary run, Stagedoor Manor, Loretta Devine in Dreamgirls, second-acting a show, the stranger than ficti...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Lyndon Watts (Hamilton). In a first ever late night recording for the twins and an early morning for Lyndon, the guys meet and discuss Sydney’s lockdown, Drag Race Down Under, growing up queer, dating an actor, the importance of representation not just in casting but in roles, seeing Cynthia Erivo blow off the roof in The Color Purple, the pivotal Doc role in West Si...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Jeanine Mason (Roswell, New Mexico, Grey’s Anatomy) for a #SistersOnly chat. We’re obsessed! Listen in as they discuss Jeanine’s amazing career, growing up in Miami, winning So You Think You Can Dance, the power of manifesting, Waitress coming back to Broadway, learning to knit with Sutton Foster on the set of Bunheads, theatre dreams, Latina sisterhood in the entert...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Bradley Gibson (The Lion King, Power: Book II: Ghost). Are you a broke whore from Hampton University? Listen in as the boys discuss the premiere of The Real Housewives of Potomac, pandemic puppies, Phaedra Parks’ legendary testimonials, Brad’s original song “Fool,” how he met his husband, leaving The Lion King, the tight knit family of A Bronx Tale, Troye Sivan’s new...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Eric Petersen (Kevin Can F**k Himself). Listen in as the guys discuss Escape to Margaritaville on Broadway, Britney Spears, working with the lovely Annie Murphy, swearing on cable, sitcom tropes, how Eric met his wife, The Hobbit (the play!), the iconic 24 hours Eric experienced during his first weekend in Shrek the Musical, the badassery of Ellen Pompeo, and Eric’s...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Heléne Yorke (The Other Two, Bullets Over Broadway). Gay icons galore! Listen in as the girls discuss Little Mix, SoulCycle, being engaged to a hottie, being the original Campbell in Bring it On: The Musical, knee surgery, filming during a pandemic, Wicked, working with and honoring the late Marin Mazzie and Nick Cordero, the West Side Story revival teas, Heléne’s le...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Devin Ibañez (First Openly Gay Major League Rugby Player Pro). Pride month celebrations come to a close with our first professional athlete on the pod! Listen in as the twins and Devin discuss coming out stories, living in the U.K., Death Drop on the West End, RuPaul’s Drag Race queens, sexy voices, Devin’s love story with his partner Fergus, fighting for trans right...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Andy Mientus (Smash, Spring Awakening). Why are you gagging so? You know we bring it to every pod! Our Pride celebration continues with this bi legend. We discuss Andy’s exciting summer with The Forest of Arden, In the Heights, playing Hanschen in the Spring Awakening tour and Broadway revival, the Folklore of it all, RENT, identity and representation onstage, his lo...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Peppermint (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Head Over Heels). The legendary queen from NYC graced us with her fabulosity and fierceness for a pod we’ll never forget. The dolls discuss Pride month popping off, The Wizard of Oz, emotional attachment to places, the New York club scene in the 90s, being the first trans woman to originate a leading role in a Broadway musical, the hot...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony® nominee Beth Malone (Fun Home, Angels in America). The go-to lesbian of Broadway is finally on DRAMA, y’all! Listen in as they discuss Pride month, writing an original musical with Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Singin in the Rain!, the impact of Jodie Foster, working with Andrew Garfield, the “tick, tick… boom!” film, the original meaning of Ring of Keys, the...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Michael Breslin & Patrick Foley (Fake Friends, This American Wife) to kick off Pride Month. Word on the street is that you can stream This American Wife NOW. The boys discuss Pride season, partying with Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Ratatouille, filming in a haunted Long Island mansion, meeting at Yale, Circle Jerk, pandemic virtual theatre that’s GOOD, befriending Dolore...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Damon J. Gillespie (Tiny Pretty Things, Newsies). Y’all are not READY for this fast and loose convo. Listen in as they discuss Damon’s origin story, studying ballet and musical theatre in high school, Billy Elliott on Broadway, becoming a Newsie with sex appeal, the long reality of audition processes, breaking his foot during Aladdin, the ballet, sweat, and nudity of...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Natalie Weiss (Breaking Down the Riffs, Everyday Rapture). Listen in on some real talk about the origin story that led her to YouTube fame, touring the country in Les Misérables (where she taught a master class to boyfriend of the pod Hunter), Bachelor Nation tea, the “too much Drag Race” conversation, the concept of going viral, the return of Broadway this fall, Wai...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde the Musical, Hairspray). Omigod, omigod you guys. Dreams come TRUE. The trio discusses Laura Bell’s new album and podcast Women of Tomorrow, standing by for Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked, being a child performer, the Jumanji of it all, doing homework onstage at Hairspray, Marianne Williamson, filming for MTV, working with RuPaul, develo...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Big Red himself, Larry Saperstein (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series). Larry makes a confession about his own drivers license. They also discuss the Bravo show Summer House, being friends with Andrew Barth Feldman, 42nd Street on Broadway, the Golden Age of Disney Channel, working with Tim Federle, Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn and Glinda, tap dancing, the fi...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Jawan Jackson (Ain’t Too Proud, Motown the Musical). Listen in as the guys talk about Jawan’s life story, working at Disney World, befriending Whoopi Goldberg, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, nailing Sergio Trujillo’s Tony winning choreography, favorite Whitney Houston songs, bonding with his fellow Temps, and getting to tell Melvin Franklin’s story in Ain’t Too Proud...

Connor and Dylan are joined by goddess of the West End, Olivier Award winner Cassidy Janson (& Juliet, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). Three redheads gather together on this day to discuss the breaking Scott Rudin news, Cassidy’s sweet cats and the musical Cats, #RHONJ, her original album Cassidy , understudying Idina Menzel in Wicked, her dreamy costars Oliver Tompsett and Jordan Luke Gage,...

Dylan and Connor are joined by the legendary Justin Guarini (American Idol). They discuss Justin’s new book “Unshakeable Confidence,” deciding between American Idol and The Lion King, the Game of Thrones musical, meeting Britney Spears, his friendship with Kelly Clarkson, Diana the Musical on Netflix, making his Broadway debut alongside Patti LuPone in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Billy Recce (Little Black Book). They have a ball discussing all things Heidi Fleiss, the Broadway Flea Market, the impact of Everyday Rapture, Equinox twunks, Balloon Boy: The Musical, Seussical’s cast album, Dan Levy’s 73 Questions, redemption stories, the Drag Race final four queens, and of course Billy’s new musical album Little Black Book . Stream and buy wherev...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Troy Iwata (Dash & Lily, Be More Chill). The boys are loose and wild today, y’all. Listen in as they talk about Tom Holland, working at Disneyland, being a beloved and iconic understudy in Be More Chill, Fire Island, the meaning of “Claudia,” co-starring roles on TV shows, Katherine Heigl, queer representation on television, and living out the New York at Christmasti...

Connor and Dylan are joined by special guest Brittney Johnson (Wicked, Les Misérables). It’s good to see them, isn’t it? The dolls discuss the end of the pandemic, the impact of Audra McDonald, doing jigsaw puzzles with Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard, the brilliance of Search Party, Lillias White, sobbing at the end of Broad City, and making history as the first Black actress to play Glinda in Wi...