DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Connor and Dylan are joined by 2024 Tony Award nominee Tom Pecinka (Stereophonic). Have you got your ticket to the masquerade, y’all? The twins are starstruck by this breakout star of the Tony Award-winning Best Play of 2024. But first, Connor and Dylan share their excitement for a trip to Palm Springs, California (not Sausalito this time), while sadly missing New York Pride. The boys settle in fo...

Dylan and Connor are joined by MiMi Scardulla (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, A Beautiful Noise). Happy Pride month, y’all! And what a way to celebrate – by hearing all about MiMi’s stunning engagement to her partner, her queer awakening, and why representation means so much, even now in 2024. Years after seeing MiMi bust it DOWN in Kristin Chenoweth’s For the Girls on Broadway, the twins finally me...

Connor and Dylan are back with their annual Tonys Edition of TWIN TALKS! Listen for the highs, lows, surprises, snubs, and more from the 77th Annual Tony Awards, which were hosted by Ariana DeBose! It’s a celebration over the triumphant wins for Merrily We Roll Along, Stereophonic, The Outsiders, and Suffs, while also pouring one out for those who went home empty handed. Dylan shares a Maria Fried...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Jason Schmidt (The Outsiders). Sodapop Curtis knows a thing or two about drama! Good thing he’s here to spill it alllll with us this week. Hot off the announcement that The Outsiders has been nominated for 12 Tony Awards, Jason (Soda himself) joins the twins to break it all down. Why does he love the musical? What are his favorite songs to perform? Musical influences...

Dylan and Connor are joined by 2024 Tony Award nominee Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Spamalot, Beetlejuice). This beloved musical theatre comedienne sat down for a hilarious, insightful, and genuine look into her career so far. Connor and Dylan don’t shy away from asking all about their favorite of Leslie’s credits, including Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Beetlejuice, and Something Rotten. Of course they...

Connor and Dylan are joined by West End sensation Rob Houchen (Les Misérables, Light in the Piazza). It’s POP girl summer, and this trio is ready for it! This London lad is a breath of fresh air as we chat ahead of his New York stage solo debut at Chelsea Table + Stage on June 10. Rob teases his special guest stars and excitement for this thrilling moment in his career! The Anglophile twins soak u...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Avery Wilson (The Wiz, The Voice). We’re easing on down, y’all! This week we’re chatting with the Scarecrow himself: Avery Wilson. This superstar, making his Broadway debut in The Wiz, welcomes us to the merry old land of Oz in this high energy convo. Recorded on the heels of the twins’ spring show binge, Connor and Dylan kick off the chat with an ode to Sleep No Mor...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Henry Gottfried (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Waitress). Much like Cabaret’s Ernst fatefully meeting Cliff on the train, Henry meets the twins on the pod for a serendipitous and lovely conversation. We go all in on Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club: gagging for Gayle Rankin, a gorgeous German accent, and what it’s like for audiences to receive this story. Henry? A STAR. Th...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Scarlett Dreams, Newsies). You’ve asked for years and here he is: AKB on DRAMA, girls, gays, and theys! And he’s doing well… ish. Andrew is the guest of your (Scarlett) dreams. Hear all about his starring turn at the Greenwich House Theatre, throwing his back out, playing gay, and how the fitness/social media material in the show tie into his re...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Cara Ricketts & Daniel Fredrick (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child). To celebrate six years of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway, the twins sit down with the amazing duo portraying Hermione and Ron. It’s a truly delightful chat, kicking off with Connor reflecting on memories of working at the Lyric Theatre. Cara and Daniel talk all things Cursed Child, in...

Dylan and Connor are joined by four-time Tony Award nominee Brian d’Arcy James (Days of Wine and Roses, Shrek the Musical). The twins are gagged to speak with one of their absolute HEROES this week. The one, the only: Brian d’Arcy James. Where does one begin when chatting with a legend with a resume like this? Hot off the Broadway run of Days of Wine and Roses, Brian reflects on the experience, sh...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran. It's a family affair, y’all! The twins welcome these sister-in-law’s to discuss their brand new children’s book Piper Chen Sings . Learn all about their gorgeous book, how specific stories lead to universal connection, and what it’s like working with family. From their first meeting to their book launch day, it’s a celebration!...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Phylicia Pearl Mpasi (The Color Purple, The Lion King). Recorded in the afterglow of the 96th Academy Awards and release of Ariana Grande’s latest album, these three are basking in pop culture before diving into this fabulous chat. Phylicia stars as Young Celie in the movie musical of The Color Purple, alongside Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Hensen, and Danielle Brooks...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan (Doubt, She Said, The Big Sick). The twins are gagged to be in the presence of this movie star, playwright, screenwriter, actress, and icon. After a wellness check, these fast friends chat about Zoe’s return to Broadway in Doubt: A Parable. Zoe gives flowers to her inspiring cast-mates, especially the trio of women who donned the habit of Siste...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Tom Francis (Sunset Boulevard, & Juliet). Y’all, we’ve got London on the phone, and it’s ringing off the hook! You know him from being the bloody torsoed leading man opposite Nichole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard in the West End. Get ready to LOVE him as he prepares to make his Broadway debut as Joe Gillis in this thrilling Jamie Lloyd-helmed revival, which was jus...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Solea Pfeiffer (Hadestown, Almost Famous). The twins welcome their literal queen Solea Pfeiffer to the DRAMA fam in this wonderful, free-flowing, insightful chat that’s been years in the making. After pulling double and triple duty over the last year, Solea takes us through her various projects, including starring as Eurydice in Hadestown and Ophelia in Hamlet last s...

Dylan and Connor are joined by John Cardoza (The Notebook, Moulin Rouge). Vibes are immaculate as they sat down during The Notebook’s opening week with the star playing “Younger Noah.” The twins and John discuss Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, including favorite wins, moments, and the iconic “I’m Just Ken” performance. We catch up with him on The Notebook experience so far, the gorgeous score by...

Connor and Dylan are having a good ol’ fashioned TWIN TALK! Hot on the heels of Dylan becoming an honest man (getting engaged), he gives the highlights of his surprise engagement weekend in NYC. Of course these two get into their show-going adventures while together in the Big Apple, including return trips to Kimberly Akimbo and Sweeney Todd. They gag for the girls of Akimbo, and once and for all...

Connor and Dylan are joined by three-time Tony Award nominee Mary Testa (Oklahoma!, Xanadu). After dishing on the recent lab presentation of SMASH, the twins meet the icon herself, and dive into Mary’s fabulous career. She’s done it all, y’all! Mary reflects on her long and wonderful relationship with The Transport Group, especially her cherished leading role in Queen of the Mist. Mary shares memo...

Dylan and Connor are joined by Nikki Renée Daniels (Once Upon a Mattress, Company). Hot off the high of seeing Ariana Madix starring in Chicago, Connor fills Dylan in on ALL the hot honey deets. There’s something about Her.. And by HER we mean this week’s guest, Nikki Renée Daniels. Nikki is fresh from starring in NYCC’s Once Upon a Mattress. The lovely and delightful Nikki regales the twins with...

Connor and Dylan are joined by McKenzie Kurtz (Wicked, The Heart of Rock and Roll). It’s good to hear her, isn’t it? Wicked’s 20th anniversary Glinda, McKenzie Kurtz, joins the twins for an easy, breezy convo so gorge that you’ll think she came and went by bubble. As she nears the end of her year-long tenure as Glinda on Broadway, McKenzie reflects on what the past year has meant to her. We also l...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Rebecca Naomi Jones (Oklahoma, American Idiot). Fresh off of seeing Countess Luann’s Countess Cabaret at 54 Below, Connor fills Dylan in on the Bravo tea that was freshly poured. Rebecca happened to have co-starred with Luann on Hulu’s Difficult People, which kicks off the convo on her CREDITS, mama. She fills the twins in on growing up as a lifelong New Yorker, expe...

Connor and Dylan are joined by Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd, Hamilton). Soooo there’s this tale we’re attending with Broadway’s current star of Sweeney Todd, who plays both the titular barber and Pirelli. We get right into this thrilling moment for Nicholas, as he tells us all about his journey with this Sondheim revival, moving his family across the country, and standing by for Josh Groban....

Dylan and Connor are joined by Melissa Errico (My Fair Lady, Amour). The boys are delighted to be graced by the insightful, lovely, and talented superstar Melissa Errico. Settle in for a love letter to music, New York City, lessons, and Stephen Sondheim. In a full circle moment, Dylan looks back on his first day interning in the city, where he encountered today’s guest at 54 Below. Melissa is know...

Dylan and Connor are back again with the first TWIN TALKS of 2024, a jam-packed chitchat for your ears! Connor gags over snatching 2-for-1 Broadway Week tickets to see Ariana Madix in Chicago this winter before “recap rewatch podcast” discourse begins. The twins discuss the And That's What You Missed On Glee podcast with Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale, as well as which cast members have stayed b...