Thank You Half Hour! w/ Thom Christopher Warren

I don’t often ‘fangirl,’ but it was just too difficult to not sit in absolute astonishment when hearing Phylicia Pearl Mpasi talk about her remarkable star turn as Young Celie in the new film adaptation of “The Color Purple.” I was fortunate enough to spend some time with Phylicia on the road and on Broadway in “The Lion King,” so I sat in the darkened movie theater knowing how talented she is.......

You can see from the look on my face during the entirety of my time with Vashty Mompoint that I am simply in awe of her abundant talent, her ferocious intelligence and her unwavering poise. A Broadway and film actor, singer/songwriter, voiceover artist and director/choreographer, Vasthy is a true Renaissance Artist and my conversation with her runs the gamut of topics from being the child of Haiti...

Actor/Illustrator Justin “Squigs” Robertson joins me for a conversation that runs the gamut from Robin Williams to Sondheim and of course - renowned theatrical illustrator Al Hirschfeld; discussing the inspiration that leads him from stage to page...those moments in a theatrical narrative which translates seamlessly into an illustration alive with dynamic movement, humor and often pathos. With his...

Having exploded onto the Broadway scene in 1997 with his TONY and DRAMA DESK nominated star turn in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sills has gone on to capture the hearts of Broadway (Little Shop of Horrors, On The Twentieth Century, Living on Love), touring (The Secret Garden, Into the Woods, The Addams Family) and regional audiences alike. More recently, Doug can be seen as the sometimes French chef, Mo...

“I was obsessed at 7 years old...I saw Cats at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago and .there were adults dressed as cats, jumping and singing and dancing around life-sized trash and it looked like fun and I thought ‘that’s a job!?’ I wanna do that!” - Kate Baldwin Pals for over a decade and a half, it was nothing but a joy to catch up with Broadway’s Kate Baldwin. Audiences will know her from starring...

“It’s like an act of God to create - it’s spiritual to create something out of nothing” - Laura Bell Bundy Laura and I first worked together in a regional production of Gypsy, at NJ’s Papermill Playhouse, and even at the age of 17, Laura possessed a self-awareness and poise (not to mention an extraordinary talent) that would lead to starring roles on Broadway ( Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Wicked, T...

A longtime pal and castmate of Disney’s The Lion King, Kenny and I begin laughing the moment we are in each other’s presence. With a career taking him from the renowned Hubbard Street Dance Company to becoming a fixture in the Chicago theater scene, and eventually to Broadway and beyond, Kenny is a singular creative voice in the current landscape; hilarious, unapologetic and fiercely protective of...

This past summer, after singing in a Sondheim concert at NY’s 54 Below, a stunning, spritely, joy-filled woman approached with the kindest words and the request of a hug. I was immediately infatuated and after introductions, I realized that Marty Lee and her husband George Lee Andrews were as wonderful as I had always hoped they would be! Married for over 50 years, George and Marty have navigated...

“It’s always music - and an abiding need to tell stories” - Andrew Lippa Broadway composer Andrew Lippa joins me in conversation for the very first episode of “Thank You, Half Hour - Conversations from the wings” Boasting a career spanning decades of composing and performing for Broadway (Big Fish, The Addams Family, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) Off-Broadway (The Wild Party, John and Jen) and...

“Musical theatre was my entry point into understanding who I was” - Andrew Levitt I learned about Nina West upon first moving to Columbus in 2017. Hilarious, political, unafraid to play the fool, all while supporting her humor with a fierce intelligence...Nina had been an anchor in the Columbus drag scene for a decade - thrilling audiences and working tirelessly to raise millions of dollars for va...