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#14 - Pride Plays: Doug Nevin, Michael Urie & Nick Mayo Jun 16, 2020

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Today and always we celebrate PRIDE. Our guests are the creators of the PRIDE PLAYS – Producers Doug Nevin and Michael Urie and Festival Director Nick Mayo. Now in it’s second year, the Pride Plays – in association this year with Playbill and Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre – are once again celebrating spectacular queer-themed works from renoun artists such as Lisa Kron and the Five Lesbian Brothers, Donja R. Love, MJ Kaufman and Mart Crowly…alongside brand new voices with a spectacular line-up of theatrical events, readings and workshops. Once COVID hit, Doug, Michael and Nick scrambled to figure out to present PRIDE PLAYS 2020 entirely online. Join us for this DEEP DIVE celebrating the artists of this year’s PRIDE PLAYS and into the incredible process of creation behind-the-digital-curtain. Let’s dive in!

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#13 - Legally Blonde cast reunion (Live: BPN Town Hall) May 26, 2020

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Join us for the first-ever LEGALLY BLONDE MUSICAL REUNION. 20 members of the original Broadway company along with the show's creators, director/choreography and producers come together to share crazy behind-the-curtain memories and to celebrate and raise money for BC/EFA's COVID-19 Emergency Fund.

DEEP DIVE BROADWAY welcomes Laura Bell Bundy, Annaliegh Ashford, Andy Karl, Orfeh, Richard Blake, Leslie Kritzer, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert, Kate Shindle, Asmeret Ghebremikael, Kate Wetherhead, Natalie Joy Johnson and Becky Gulvisg along with creators Larry O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Heather Hach, director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell and Producers Hal Luftig, Mike Isaacson and Dori Berinstein for this special podcast event.

Please join us in supporting BC/EFA by making a contribution to Broadwaycares.org/help2020.

To watch the video of this live event, please click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7zwtz-GE8U

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#12 - Sweet Magnolias (Netflix Original) with Dan Paulson, Norman Buckley & Sherryl Anderson May 19, 2020

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I can’t imagine a more perfect show for the world we’re living in right now. The new Netflix TV Series, SWEET MAGNOLIAS, is all about renewal, joy, love and perseverance. Based on the novels by Sherryl Woods, the show about three women who lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small, Southern town of Serenity. SWEET MAGNOLIAS is jam-packed with theatre talent including Heather Headley, Brooke Elliott and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

Our guests are all top in their field and responsible for bringing this very special show to life.

Producer Dan Paulson (Chesapeake Shores and over 40 TV and theatricals films… ), Director Norman Buckley (The O.C., Chuck, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, etc.) and Executive Producer & Show Runner Sherryl Anderson (Charmed, Ties That Bind, A Summer to Remember, etc…).

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#11 - Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (Live: BPN Town Hall) May 13, 2020

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To celebrate the premier of the star-studded radio horror comedy play "DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS, Deep Dive Broadway hosted a Live Town Hall Event with cast members Alex Brightman, Ashley Park, James Monroe Iglehart, Rob McClure, Christopher Sieber, Richard Kind, Alan Tudyk, Kathy Fitzgerald, Orville Mendoza and writer/director Gordon Greenberg & writer Steve Rosen. The show was edited by Bart Fassbender (Soft Power, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson) with a score and soundscape by Victoria Delorio. The Special Event raised money for the Actor's Fund and Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. You can still contribute by going to: broadwaycares.org/help2020.

Subscribe and listen to Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors via BPN.fm/Dracula

To watch the video from this BPN Town Hall, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFUt5yE0ijE

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#10 - Kerry Butler, A Triple Threat Apr 12, 2020

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Kerry Butler is a theatrical powerhouse. A triple threat - Actor. Singer. Podcaster! A comic genius, Kerry has created many iconic roles including: Penny Pinkleton in "Hairspray", Clio/Kira in Xanadu, Brenda in "Catch Me If You Can", Marianne in "Disaster!", Betsy Horan/Mrs. Norby/Mrs. George in "Mean Girls" and most recently Barbara in "Beetlejuice". Kerry also starred in "Little Shop", "Rock of Ages", "Beauty and the Beast" and Blood Brothers. And now, Kerry is taking the Podcasting world by storm with BREAKING BROADWAY, an invaluable podcast offering a roadmap to making it on Broadway. Join us on DEEP DIVE BROADWAY as Kerry takes us through her extraordinary career (which began when she was 3-years-old!!) and shares extraordinary insider, behind-the-curtain stories.

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#9 - Come From Away (Live from BroadwayCon 2020) Mar 15, 2020

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Welcome to the Rock!

Live from BroadwayCon we ‘Deep Dive’ with the creators, director, choreographer and several original actors from the hit musical COME FROM AWAY.

How did this incredibly moving, universal story of hope, generosity and compassion come to life? Creators Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Director Christopher Ashley, Choreographer Kelly Devine and original Broadway cast members Joel Hatch and Astrid Van Wieren, share their process of creation from day one.

During these challenging times, this remarkable story of human kindness…of ordinary people being extraordinary…could not be more timely.

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#8 - THE PROM (Collaborative Team): Barry is going to podcast (Part 2) Feb 24, 2020

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Part 2: The PROM collaborators Bob Martin (Book Writer) and Chad Begulin (Book Writer / Lyrist) share their process of creation on DEEP DIVE BROADWAY. Their priceless insider stories are as clever, whimsical, poignant and unforgettable as their magnificent work.

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#7 - THE PROM (Collaborative Team): Barry is going to podcast (Part 1) Feb 17, 2020

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Part 1: The PROM collaborators Bob Martin (Book Writer) and Chad Begulin (Book Writer / Lyrist) share their process of creation on DEEP DIVE BROADWAY. Their priceless insider stories are as clever, whimsical, poignant and unforgettable as their magnificent work.

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#6 - THE PROM (Music Team): I Just Want To Podcast With You (Part 2) Jan 29, 2020

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Dive deep behind-the-curtain with THE PROM's extraordinary music team led by Composer Matthew Sklar, Music Supervisor Mary Mitchell-Campbell and Music Director Meg Zervoulis. The daunting challenges and thrilling breakthroughs faced by PROM's music team on their trek to Broadway is the stuff of theatre legend.

The show must go on!! How did PROM's music team overcome off-the-charts challenges on Opening Night when Manhattan was hit with an epic, paralyzing, snow storm? Join us for Part II of our Deep Dive with Composer Matthew Sklar, Music Supervisor Mary Mitchell-Campbell and Music Director Meg Zervoulis for unforgettable insider stories on the making of THE PROM.

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#5 - THE PROM (Music Team): I Just Want To Podcast With You (Part 1) Jan 23, 2020

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