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The Fabulous Invalid

The Fabulous Invalid is a theatrical production company founded in 2018 by Jamie DuMont and Rob Russo with the mission to illuminate untold stories and fascinating personalities on air and on stage with a reverence for the past, a bold outlook for the future, and a dash of panache. The company takes its name from the title of a 1938 backstage play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart that has since become a loving nickname for Broadway itself—always deemed on the verge of decline, yet always bouncing back: the fabulous invalid!
“The Fabulous Invalid Podcast” presents essential conversations with a curated roster of the best, most important, and innovative theatre-makers working today. Hosts Jamie DuMont and Rob Russo released 100 episodes from 2018 to 2021, and continue to release bonus episodes.
As co-producers of Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ on Broadway, Jamie and Rob are now hosting “DANCIN’ Man: A Fabulous Invalid Podcast” —a limited podcast series featuring exclusive, behind-the-scenes interviews with members of the cast and creative team of this much-anticipated Broadway revival.

Copyright: © 2018 The Fabulous Invalid, LLC

Latest Episodes:

Episode 67: Carolee Carmello: A Class Act Mar 11, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s episode, Rob and Jamie venture to the “City of Brotherly Love” to catch up with the fabulous Carolee Carmello. As she winds down the national tour of “Hello, Dolly!”, they sit down to discuss her remarkable career, her incredible voice, and what playing Dolly Levi has meant to her at this time in history. Before that, Rob and Jamie geek out about their Carolee Carmello fandom and, a bit later, Rob gives a look into Philadelphia’s historic Academy of Music.

This week’s music: “Under Separate Cover”, from “A Class Act”, “The Winner Takes It All”, from “Mamma Mia”, “Prologue”, from “City of Angels”, “Rose’s Turn” from “Gypsy”, and “You Don’t Know This Man” and “All The Wasted Time” from “Parade”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 66: Spring Forward Mar 04, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s episode, while Jennifer begins previews with the revival of “Company”, Jamie and Rob settle in to discuss that show and the twenty other shows opening up on Broadway this spring season. Plus we learn that Jamie’s listening skills aren’t great.

This week’s music: “Shy” from “Once Upon A Mattress”, “The Ladies Who Lunch” and “Exit Music” from “Company the 2018 London Revival”, “Lot’s Wife”, from “Caroline or Change”, from the Olivier Awards, “Drive It Like You Stole It”, from “Sing Street”, “Dance at the Gym”, from the 2020 revival of “West Side Story”, “Six” from “Six”, and “Flying Over Sunset” from “Flying Over Sunset”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 65: Priscilla Lopez: What I Did For Love Feb 26, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s show, Jamie and Rob are joined at Orso Restaurant by “one singular sensation”: Priscilla Lopez! Currently starring in “Grand Horizons” on Broadway, Priscilla talks about her storied career, from her Broadway debut that wasn’t—the two performance flop “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”—to replacement gigs in “Company” and “Pippin”, and her landmark creation of Diana Morales in “A Chorus Line”. She talks candidly about working with Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse, and Tommy Tune, and reflects back on a long and fabulous career in the theatre through 50 years and 15 Broadway shows. Afterward, Rob gives a closer look at “A Day In Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine”, the 1980 musical for which Priscilla won a Tony Award.

This week’s music: “Nothing”, “What I Did For Love” from “A Chorus Line” and “Tick Tock” from “Company”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

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Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 64: Mack & Mabel: City Center Encores! Feb 19, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s episode, Rob and Jamie go in deep with all things “Mack & Mabel”, discussing Jerry Herman’s legendary flop as it returns to New York for the first time in 46 years with a new production at New York City Center’s Encores! They speak with Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of Encores!; book reviser Francine Pascal, sister of the late bookwriter Michael Stewart; Rob Berman, long time musical director at Encores!; Josh Rhodes, director and choreographer of this new production; and actors Douglas Sills, Alexandra Socha, and Lilli Cooper. Time heals everything ... but loving “Mack & Mabel”!

This week’s music: “Overture”,“When Mabel Comes in the Room", ”Time Heals Everything”, “I Won’t Send Roses”, “Movies Were Movies”, “I Want to Make the World Laugh”, “Tap Your Troubles Away”, “Look What Happened To Mabel”, from the Original Cast Recording, Alexandra Socha singing, “I Won’t Send Roses, reprise”, and “Hit ‘Em on the Head”, from the 1995 London Cast Recording.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 63: Ben Brantley: Tell Me A Story Feb 12, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s episode, Jamie and Rob are joined by Ben Brantley, co-chief theater critic for The New York Times. A consummate journalist and celebrated writer, Ben talks about how he came to the Times, his tenure theresince 1993, his writing process, what theater criticism means to him, and why he loves the theater. A bit later in the show, Rob gives a look into the career of experimental playwright and director Richard Maxwell through the lens of a Ben Brantley review.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 62: Hadestown: Live From BroadwayCon Feb 05, 2020

Show notes

This week’s episode is a special live taping from the mainstage at BroadwayCon! Jamie, Rob, and Jennifer are joined by stars of the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning best musical “Hadestown”: Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalaz - Nacer, and Kay Trinidad. Together, they talk all things “Hadestown” and take questions from Twitter and Instagram, including how the show came together, stage mishaps, and what it’s like settling into a hit run. A bit later, Rob gives us a deeper look into BroadwayCon itself, and at the top of the episode, Jennifer shares an update on rehearsals for “Company”.

This week’s music: “Road to Hell”, “When the Chips are Down”, “Come Home with Me”, “Hey Little Songbird”, “Wait for Me” all from “Hadestown, Original Broadway Cast Recording”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fabulousinvalid

Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 61: Peter Lawrence: Production Stage Manager Jan 29, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s show, Jamie and Rob speak with Peter Lawrence, the man who literally wrote the book on stage management. With a career spanning four decades, Peter has worked as a production stage manager on over thirty Broadway shows, including “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Sunset Boulevard”, and “Spamalot”— often collaborating with legendary greats like Mike Nichols, Neil Simon, Gene Saks, and Manny Azenburg. Before we get to the interview, though, Rob shares something he needs to get off his chest.

This week’s music: “Just Go To The Movies", from “Jerry’s Girls”, “In the Beginning, Woman” from “Timbuktu” and “Borderline” from “Madonna”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 60: Everyone Is A Critic Jan 22, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s special in-depth package show, Rob and Jamie sit down with a cross section of theatre critics to talk about who they are, what they do, why they do it, and how they do it, in addition to their thoughts on the state of theatre criticism and the future of the form. You’ll hear from Ben Brantley, Helen Shaw, Jose Solís, Nicole Serratore, and Christian Lewis. Tune in and find out why “everyone is a critic”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

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Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 59: Tom Schumacher: How Does The Show Go On? Jan 15, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s episode, Jamie and Rob are back at Orso where they are joined by Tom Schumacher, President of the Disney Theatrical Group and Chairman of the Board of the Broadway League. Over the past twenty years, Tom has created and overseen the Broadway productions of “The Lion King”, “Mary Poppins”, “Peter and the Starcatcher”, “Newsies”, and “Aladdin”, to name only a few. Together, they discuss his incredible career, the impact of Disney on Broadway, and Tom’s spectacular book, “How Does The Show Go On”, now in its third edition. A bit later, Rob gives us a look into The Center Theatre Group, the storied Los Angeles nonprofit theatre where Tom got his start, and before all that, Rob and Jamie address a little show called “Hamilton”..

This Week’s Music: “Helpless” from “Hamilton”, “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” from “The Lion King”, “Arabian Nights” and “High Adventure” from “Aladdin”, “For The First Time” from “Frozen” and “She’s In Love” from “The Little Mermaid”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fabulousinvalid

Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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Episode 58: Barbara Barrie: It’s A Long Book Jan 08, 2020

Show notes

On this week’s show, Jamie, Rob, and Jennifer are joined by Tony and Academy Award nominated star of stage and screen, Barbara Barrie, who originated the role of Sarah in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s landmark musical “Company” in 1970. We discuss that iconic show, including her experience working with Harold Prince and Elaine Stritch, and the legendary eighteen hour recording session of the original cast album. Later on, Rob gives more background on the famous documentary about that recording session.

This week’s music: “The Little Things You Do Together”, “Barcelona”, “Getting Married Today”, “Poor Baby”, “Company”, “Side By Side”, “Finale”, all from “Company”.

Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @fabulousinvalid

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fabulousinvalid

Rob’s reviews: www.stageleft.nyc

Email us at: info@fabulousinvalid.com

Jamie Du Mont

Twitter: @jamiedumont

Instagram: @troutinnyc

Rob Russo

Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC

Jennifer Simard

Twitter: @SimardJennifer

Instagram: @thejennifersimard

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