DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Connor and Dylan are joined by Abubakr Ali (Dakar 2000, Anything’s Possible). HOT off of their girls and gays trip to Miami, the twins are sunkissed and stoked to chat with Abubakr Ali, the star of MTC’s Dakar 2000. This charming and wonderful leading man joins them days before opening night of his new play to discuss whether the rumors are true: is the show a spy thriller? Is it the theatre’s ans...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Olivier Award-winner Lesli Margherita (Gypsy, Matilda). The Queen has arrived, y’all. Lesli is starring in Gypsy on Broadway, where she’s making audiences hoot, holler, and gag eight shows a week as Tessie Tura. Hear about the twins’ experience at the show, Lesli’s personal history with it, and how she took a “big swing” to get George C. Wolfe to notice her self tape...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony & Grammy Award nominee Max von Essen (Chicago, An American in Paris). The boys are BACK, baby and boy, oh, boy, you’re in for a great chat. Max joins the twins before an evening performance of Chicago. He dishes on what it’s like singing and acting DOWN as Billy Flynn, how things are going at the Ambassador Theatre in the shows 28th year, and what it’s like to s...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Sydney James Harcourt (Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Hamilton’s Original Broadway Company). The twins can’t help but discuss The Traitors (Bob the Drag Queen! Dorinda Medley!) before diving into this wonderful conversation. Sydney James Harcourt is hot off the runway of Cats: The Jellicle Ball! He spills on the experimental magic of staging this Andrew Lloyd Webber reviva...

Connor and Dylan are back this week to give the people what they’re DMed about… a TWIN TALK. And boy, did we need one. With more hot gossip and pop culture headlines to discuss than you can even imagine, the twins take to the mic to dive in. Listen for a hot off the presses Broadway 2026 announcement for The Lost Boys, excitement for Allie Trimm and Lencia Kebede in Wicked, and Keke Palmer coming…...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Amber Gray (Eureka Day, Hadestown). In their first new recording of 2025, the twins sat down to debrief holiday film releases Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown ahead of welcoming this queen to the pod. Amber Gray, y’all! Dream guest alert! Amber joins us moments after the miracle announcement that the original principal actors from the Original Broa...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Molly Bernard (Cult of Love, Younger). Oh, this is a good one. A great one! The luminous and hilarious Molly Bernard has arrived, y’all. She’s everything. You know and love her as Lauren from Younger (Hilary Duff’s BFF) and now you can see her eight times a week in Cult of Love on BROADWAY. Don’t worry, we hear some Younger stories: Molly’s favorite storylines, becom...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Jujubee (Drag the Musical, RuPaul’s Drag Race). Start your engines, y’all! This is one wild ride of an episode with Jujubee, the beloved drag entertainer and theatre diva. Before this gag-worthy convo, the twins talk about the Golden Globes, Demi Moore as Madison Lee in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, and first reactions to RPDR Season 17. Then Jujubee spills alllll...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti (Gypsy, My Fair Lady). Y’all, this is an episode of DRAMA. for the herstory books! Instantly canon. Laura joins the twins for a cozy, Christmastime chat that includes favorite traditions, Laura’s miniature holiday village, and her daughters’ wish list for Santa. Laura is hot off the literal presses after speaking about her experience w...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Adrian Blake Enscoe (Swept Away, Bandits on the Run). Only two more sleeps ‘til Christmas… and less than a week ‘til Swept Away has a far-too-soon final performance on Broadway. Here to chat with the twins during this happy, sad, and triumphant time, is the show’s star, Adrian Blake Enscoe. Adrian shares their entire journey with the musical, from audition to Berkele...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray, Celebrity Big Brother). You can’t stop the beat, nor the DRAMA! Marissa is currently reuniting with her fellow Hairspray leading ladies Kerry Butler and friend of the pod Laura Bell Bundy for Mama I’m a Big Girl Now, which is her first time back on a New York stage since performing as Tracy Turnblad. We gag over thi...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her, NBC’s Smash) to celebrate 5 YEARS of DRAMA. You’re gagged. We’re gagged. Everyone is gagged for the queen Megan Hilty, who is finally back on Broadway, starring in Death Becomes Her. She’s doing it “For The Gaze,” y’all. The twins of course dive into every possible topic you’re hoping for: what it’s like creating Madeline Ashton for th...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Alyse Alan Louis (Teeth). Listeners, throw on your rain poncho and prepare to get drenched in the Splash Zone of this fabulous new podcast episode. Currently starring as Dawn O’Keefe in Teeth at New World Stages, Alyse joins the twins for some dramaaaaaa. We hear all about the coming-of-rage musical, Alyse’s long journey with the show, and what keeps audiences coming...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Gabby Beans (Romeo + Juliet, The Skin of Our Teeth). If the end is right it justifies… the Gabby Beans of course! Listen in as this fiercely talented star of Romeo + Juliet on Broadway sat down with the twins for a little DRAMA. Gabby opens up about playing the dual roles of Mercutio and the Friar in this Sam Gold-helmed revival. She raves about th...

Connor and Dylan are TALKING. TWINS. TALKING. In the words of Carrie Pipperidge from Carousel, “did ya like it? Did ya?” Well, we sure hope ya will! Recorded before Tammy Faye’s gone-too-soon closing announcement, the twins dive into theatre news of the moment. Elf’s glowing reviews, Paul Mescal’s Streetcar going to BAM, whether Maybe Happy Ending’s critical/audience response will catch up to tick...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age, Tender Napalm). The wait is over. The time? Is now. Is your alarm going off? It should be, because everyone’s favorite Clock Twink is on the pod! Ben Ahlers joins the twins ahead of his New York off-Broadway debut in Tender Napalm. Learn about the origins of this play by Philip Ridley, and what it’s like co-starring with Victoria Pedretti...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Ally Bonino (Suffs the Musical). With hot cocoa in hand and fall vibes in the air, we’re gonna keep marching, y’all! Thank goodness we’ve got Suffs ’ very own Ally Bonino here to do it with us. But first (Julie Chen-Moonves voice), we’re talking about the new Real Housewives of New York. Do we trust them, like them, or believe them? Speaking of binge watching some TV...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Caroline Bowman (Sunset Boulevard, Frozen the Musical). With one look and with one listen, you will certainly be OBSESSED with this week’s guest. Caroline, the queen herself, is clad in a green beanie, seated beside her darling doggie Kodak, and ready to mention it ALL with the twins. She spills on standing by for Nicole Scherzinger and Mandy Gonzalez in this season’...

Connor and Dylan are coming at you again with an all-new TWIN TALK! The fellas give you a little mix of all things theatre, pop culture, love, and life in this episode. Listen in for some discourse surrounding Drag Race Global All Stars and UK6, We Live in Time starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, and everything under the sun. Connor and Dylan take another moment to reflect on the passing o...

We’re remembering our friend of the pod and hero Gavin Creel, who passed away on September 30, 2024. Gavin meant the world to the Broadway community and beyond. We’re re-releasing this special episode from two years ago to honor his memory, and share Gavin’s stories, wisdom, and warmth with the world one last time. Read below about our conversation, originally released October 19, 2022. We love an...

Connor and Dylan are joined by James Scully (Oh, Mary!, Fire Island). Welcome to a brand new episode of DRAMA. The twins and James become fast friends, some might even say sisters, as James tunes in from his dressing room at the Lyceum Theatre. Basking in bisexual lighting, this Broadway star spills on his role as Mary’s Teacher in Oh, Mary! James gushes over the brilliance of Cole Escola, his cha...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Helen J Shen (Maybe Happy Ending, The Lonely Few). The star of this season’s newest original Broadway musical, Maybe Happy Ending , kicks off spooky season with your favorite twins. On a cozy fall night after Helen’s rehearsals, they hear all about the innovative show. Does co-starring with Darren Criss mean he spills on-set secrets from Glee and American Crime Story...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Taylor Trensch (Dear Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly!). The twins are bouncing off the walls with excitement to have Taylor, a dream guest, on the podcast, having been in the audience for his professional debut performance in Spring Awakening over 15 years ago. Taylor Trensch is a star, y’all! He dishes on his extraordinary career, ranging from working alongside Gavin Cree...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Ephraim Sykes (Our Town, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations). It’s officially fall, y’all, and we’re chatting with Ephraim, one of the stars from the new Broadway production of Our Town, to kick off the season. But first: a conversation about NBC’s Smash, and its upcoming Broadway adaptation. Gagged! Ephraim reflects on his time...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County). We’re recording a pod about hope, OKAY?! Y’all… Jason. Robert. Brown. On DRAMA. The twins are absolutely gagged to be joined by one of their all-time favorite musical theatre songwriters. Jason is a busy, busy man. We’re joined by him ahead of his solo debut at Carnegie Hall wh...