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#37 - Ben Wright, the Original Jack Dec 06, 2023

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Ben Wright confesses how he struggled with the high notes and explains why he had thought Betty Buckley wasn't taken to Broadway. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#36 - Steve Saklad, Assistant to the Set Designer Nov 29, 2023

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Steve Saklad shares his experience assisting Set Designer Tony Straiges, with fascinating tidbits on color and light and Rapunzel's tower. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#35 - Nancy Dussault, Replacement Witch Nov 22, 2023

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Nancy Dussault opens up about her work with Stephen Sondheim and other legends across a career that straddles several eras from following Mary Martin in the original Sound of Music to following Bernadette Peters in Into The Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#34 - Joshua Ellis, Broadway Press Agent Nov 15, 2023

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Joshua Ellis shares the secret to good press photos and confesses to his nightmare typo in the opening night Playbill. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#33 - Colleen Fitzpatrick, Broadway Understudy Nov 08, 2023

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Colleen Fitzpatrick shares why Sondheim is like Mozart and how Paul Gemignani graded all singers on a scale of A to F. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#32 - Stephen Dolginoff, Jack in James Lapine's Blocking Exercises Nov 01, 2023

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Stephen Dolginoff "played" Jack at the Westbeth Theater so James Lapine could experiment with staging ideas before starting rehearsals for the Old Globe premiere and he remembers every moment of this seminal experience from his time studying theater at NYU. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#31 - Terry Burrell, Original Understudy and Replacement Lucinda Oct 25, 2023

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Terry Burrell talks about her trepidations over "non-traditional casting" when she got the offer to understudy both stepsisters, how proud she was when Phylicia Rashad took over as the Witch (and later when Vanessa Williams starred in the revival). Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#30 - Maureen Moore, the Witch on the Demos Oct 18, 2023

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Maureen Moore makes light of having to memorize "Boom Crunch" in order to keep up with her more musically literate costars on the demo recording and even how she had to quit Falsettos to convince to producers to let her out for Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#29 - John Bell, Sondheim's Intern at the Old Globe Oct 11, 2023

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As Sondheim's intern at the Old Globe, John Bell has fascinating insights into the lesbian subtext between the Witch and Rapunzel, why Ellen Foley was really replaced, and when Bernadette Peters first saw the show. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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#28 - Johnna Murray, the Original Stage Manager Oct 04, 2023

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Original Broadway Stage Manager Johnna Murray was in the trenches from the earliest readings and workshops and still has the scripts and scores to prove it, finally filling in some big holes about who did what and when! Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods.

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