Broadway Podcast Network

Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

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Behind the scenes with the biggest stars on Broadway, Off Broadway and beyond. Hosted by Gordon Cox.

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How 'Cambodian Rock Band' Became One of the Most Produced Plays in the U.S. 18.02.2020 35:58

Bending genres, confronting history and rocking out, with playwright Lauren Yee and director Chay Yew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan Sheik Created a Monster 11.02.2020 37:46

The Tony-winning composer, whose latest musical "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" is now playing Off Broadway, talks the Buddhist mafia, his controversial thoughts about songs forwarding plot, and the trend he helped launch with "Spring Awakening." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vampires, Cowboys and Stealth Diversity 04.02.2020 36:21

Writer Qui Nguyen, the co-founder of Vampire Cowboys Theater Company, talks stage superheroes, Comic-Con and his new play "Revenge Song," about historical badass Julie d'Aubigny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Mrs. Doubtfire," Live From BroadwayCon 28.01.2020 52:20

Gender politics, quick changes and honoring Robin Williams: a live conversation with Rob McClure, Jerry Zaks and more, recorded at BroadwayCon 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Not Do The Crazy Thing? 21.01.2020 39:05

Why playwright Bess Wohl, now making her Broadway debut with “Grand Horizons,” keeps asking for the impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Laura Linney Learns From Bad Shows 14.01.2020 33:14

The "Ozark" actress, now on Broadway in "My Name is Lucy Barton," on the lessons of failure, her favorite costars and why solo shows are "bonkers." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes Theater Is Just Like Football 07.01.2020 33:49

Actor-producer Nnamdi Asomugha traded in pro football for Broadway, where he’s now starring in “A Soldier’s Play.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Surreal Spectacle of ‘Cats,’ Explained 19.12.2019 38:29

Director Tom Hooper talks digital fur, trailer reactions and the reason that only some cats wear shoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucas Hnath's Own Play Gave Him Nightmares 10.12.2019 35:00

The playwright behind "The Thin Place" and "Dana H." talks mental remapping, performing trauma and why in ghost stories, less is more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's Talk About Sex Onstage 03.12.2019 39:36

How Broadway's first intimacy director, Claire Warden, is helping to revolutionize how actors get intimate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How To Be The Most-Produced Playwright in America 26.11.2019 36:19

Writer Lauren Gunderson reveals the secrets to her success. Step 1: Write. A lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Groff Knows He’s a Spitter 19.11.2019 37:23

The star of "Mindhunter" and "Frozen 2" gets wet for his current gig in "Little Shop of Horrors." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Cox on Shakespeare, 'Succession' and the Crisis We're In 12.11.2019 39:32

Why the actor, now on Broadway in 'The Great Society,' chases 'scripts of the now.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How 'The Lightning Thief' Hopes to Open Up Broadway 05.11.2019 33:46

The musical's creative team talks pushing boundaries and sea changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Impact of 'For Colored Girls,' Then and Now 29.10.2019 32:53

Actress Adrienne C. Moore on Ntozake Shange, "Wonder Woman" and life after "Orange is the New Black." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 'Soft Power' of Musicals to Change Minds 22.10.2019 32:04

Composer Jeanine Tesori on how musicals can spur change, and how her latest changed her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How 'Jagged Little Pill' Will Rock Broadway 15.10.2019 29:44

Meet the creators and producers bringing Alanis to Broadway. Recorded at Variety's Business of Broadway breakfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Chenoweth Wants to Write a Broadway Musical 08.10.2019 37:54

The Broadway favorite dishes on her new album, her worst flub, and the bucket-list musical she wants to write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Broadway Controversies and Coups of Two Acting Greats 01.10.2019 36:21

Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce, now in “The Height of the Storm,” reveal favorite roles, Broadway memories and the “Phantom” casting that never was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Tom Hiddleston Thinks Everyone Should Play Hamlet 24.09.2019 32:26

Hiddleston and his co-stars in "Betrayal," Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox, talk Pinter, dick-swinging and superheroes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derren Brown Spills His Broadway 'Secret' 10.09.2019 36:27

The mentalist and illusionist on the magic of theater, the theatrics of magic, and why he's banned from casinos all across the U.K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Joel Grey Made 'Fiddler' New Again 27.08.2019 38:43

The actor, director and photographer talks directing in a language he doesn't know, memories of Hal Prince, and sexy flowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jake Gyllenhaal is his 'Best Self' in the Theater 13.08.2019 37:05

Behind the scenes at Broadway's "Sea Wall/A Life,' with Gyllenhaal and director Carrie Cracknell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Rita Rudner Learned From Broadway Greats 30.07.2019 29:23

The comic, now starring in musical "Two's a Crowd," started out in some legendary Broadway shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Special Sauce in Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!' 16.07.2019 34:34

Writer John Logan and director Alex Timbers bring elephants, windmills, Baz and Beyoncé to Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices