Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

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Stars Shine at Variety's Business of Broadway Oct 22, 2025

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In this final, super-sized episode of Stagecraft: Listen in on insightful conversations with Broadway's biggest talents, recorded during Variety's annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank. We've got Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talking "Waiting for Godot"; Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher on "Chess"; Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, F. Murray Abraham, Lindsey Ferrentino and Michael Arden on "Queen of Versailles"; and John Clay III, Lear deBessonet, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz on "Ragtime."This is the final episode of Stagecraft as a regularly scheduled podcast, but host Gordon Cox will be contributing theater segments to Variety's daily news briefing, Daily Variety. And stay subscribed to this feed for occasional, standalone episodes of theater talk in the coming months.

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Meet Lincoln Center Theater's New Leader Sep 02, 2025

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Now kicking off her first season as artistic director of New York's influential Lincoln Center Theater with a revival of "Ragtime," Lear deBessonet talks spectacle, sacred space, community, the value of theater, her season line-up, and what she sees when she looks ahead to the future of LCT.

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'Hamilton' at 10 Aug 05, 2025

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In a panel discussion recorded outdoors as part of the Backyard at Hudson Yards series, four actors who have starred in "Hamilton" over the years — Thayne Jasperson, Miguel Cervantes, Hannah Cruz, and Edred Utomi — celebrate the show's 10th birthday by sharing their experience of the show's legacy, telling backstage tales from their time in the show, and revealing their most embarrassing on-stage screw-ups.

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Adam Lambert Was Always a Musical Theater Kid Jul 22, 2025

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The recording artist and "American Idol" alum discusses his upcoming appearance as Judas opposite Cynthia Erivo in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Hollywood Bowl, and shares stories of his early years as a musical theater kid before "American Idol" made him a rock star.

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‘Viola’s Room,' Videogames and the Future of Punchdrunk Jul 08, 2025

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Felix Barrett, the artistic director of Punchdrunk and the creator of “Sleep No More,” takes listeners behind the scenes of “Viola’s Room,” the company’s latest genre-defying piece, and explains why the future of immersive theater might look a lot like videogames.

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How the Muny in St. Louis Celebrated Its Tony Win Jun 24, 2025

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Mike Isaacson, the artistic director of the Muny in St. Louis, on celebrating the 107-year-old institution's Tony win, how to survive St. Louis summer heat, and what shocked Heather Headley the last time she was there.

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'Purpose' Was a Race to the Finish May 27, 2025

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Three Tony-nominated actors from the cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning best play nominee "Purpose" — LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Glenn Davis, and Jon Michael Hill — share the story of the show's development and reveal the challenges and joys of working with a playwright who can't help but rewrite up to very, very last minute.

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Bob Odenkirk's 30-Year Road to 'Glengarry Glen Ross' May 13, 2025

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The Emmy-winning actor and writer ("Better Call Saul") discusses his Tony-nominated Broadway debut in "Glengarry Glen Ross" — and shares his 30-year-old pitch to playwright David Mamet to do the play with a cast full of comedians.

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'Real Women' Have Songs by Joy Huerta Apr 29, 2025

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Huerta, one half of the Grammy winning band Jesse & Joy, and her co-songwriter Benjamin Velez discussing bringing the new musical "Real Women Have Curves" to Broadway — and share the surprising details of how the two of them wrote songs together, while apart, during lockdown.

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Climbing ‘Redwood’ With Idina Menzel Apr 15, 2025

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The Tony-winning Broadway favorite takes listeners on a tour of

her dressing room, reveals her favorite part of her new musical “Redwood,” and

reflects on “Rent,” “Wicked,” and what she’s most proud of.

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