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    The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

    Intimate, personal conversations with the biggest talents from professional theatre, tv, film, and more. Hear their secrets, what makes them laugh, stresses them out, and how they manage the anxiety of success. We feature both stars and creatives such as producers, stage managers, directors, press and marketing agents, or even the people who own the theaters or productions themselves.​

    This is a podcast for artists, made by artists. With over 2 decades of experience in film and theatre both as cast and creative, host Alan Seales speaks with Broadway, TV, film and beyond’s biggest talents to learn more about not only how the world of theatre and performing operate, but also what makes it so real and human. In-depth, personal, behind-the-scenes conversations will highlight special details of the industry that most people may not know exist, will always find out what makes the guests love their craft, what makes them tick, and what truly inspires them.

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    Ep192 - Alysia Reiner & David Alan Basche: Power Couple and Acting/Producing Powerhouse Feb 25, 2022
    Show notes

    Alysia Reiner and David Alan Basche are a power couple of TV, film and theater. Alysia may be best known for playing Natalie “Fig” Figueroa, a warden on Orange is the New Black, and has a plethora of additional credits including Better Things, The Deuce, Masters of Sex, How to Get Away with Murder, 30 Rock and the upcoming production of Mrs. Marvel. David may be best known for his five seasons starring in the TV Land original series The Exes, and for his portrayal of Todd Beamer in the film United 93. His own string of credits includes Royal Pains, Blind Spot, Frasier, 30 Rock and Lipstick Jungle. Alysia and David are co-producers, co-creators, and co stars, who can now be heard in the podcast original Around The Sun.

    As collaborators, Alysia and David share how they decide which projects to work on together behind the camera, as well as their experiences working together on camera. They dive into the realities of living with a fellow actor and artist, including how they balance their careers, handle jealousy or envy, and how they curb self-doubt. And as actors who have to engage in intimate scenes with others, Alysia and David also share their philosophies on the importance of trust as a couple, and thoughts on the dichotomy of being actors whose job it is to “get caught up in what’s not real” for a role, but also acknowledging that it’s a lie.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Meeting during a summer stock production of Twelfth Night
    • Love for voiceover work
    • Self-taping auditions for each other
    • The process of letting your character go at the end of the day
    • Working on Around the Sun


    Connect with Alysia and David:

    • Listen to Around the Sun (episode 105 here)
    • IG: @alysiareiner && @davidalanbasche
    • Web: socialenterprisegiftguide.com


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Bonus - The Music Man (Opening Night Red Carpet Interviews) Feb 23, 2022
    Show notes

    Join me live on the red carpet for the opening night of The Music Man! In this episode we hear from Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Jerry Zaks, Warren Carlyle, Jayne Howdyshell, Jefferson Mays, Daniel Patrick Russell, Drew Minard, Eloise Kropp, Kammie Crum, Marie Mullen, Jordan Beall, Maria Briggs, Phillip Boykin, Ronnie S Bowman, Sherisse Springer, Garrett Long, and Lance Roberts.

    There are even special cameos from Seth Meyers and Randy Rainbow. #justsayin

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    Ep191 - Robert W Schneider: Director, Producer, Podcaster Feb 22, 2022
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    Robert Schneider is one of Feinstein's/54 Below original programming producers, a freelance director, and co-host of the popular podcast Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, the official podcast of BroadwayWorld. Some of his favorite directing credits include Memphis (Regional Premiere), Rock of Ages (Millbrook Playhouse), The Last Five Years (Fuse Productions), Good People with Tony Award winner Johanna Day, and City of Angels (Young Artists Ensemble). Robert is also the Artistic Director for the J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, which just began its second season. Robert is currently on the faculty of both Penn State University and the New York Film Academy, and has a new book coming out on March 31st, called Fifty Key Stage Musicals, now available for pre-order.


    Robert shares how the J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company was born through connections fostered while working at 54 Below, and recalls memories of the day the pandemic shut them down. He talks about the wisdom accrued and lessons learned from his guests as one of the co-hosts of one of the industry’s favorite Broadway podcasts, one of the most noteworthy being the validation that there really is no security in this business for anyone. Robert also gives us an inside look to his new book, Fifty Key Stage Musicals, including how they decided which shows to include, and what kind of healthy debate he hopes it inspires.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • How musical theater has always been in his DNA
    • His dad, the private investigator
    • A common consensus on Danny Kaye
    • Why he hopes to see an end to open call auditions
    • What types of show’s he thinks we’ll see more of in the future


    Connect with Rob

    • IG: @robwschneider
    • IG: @j2spotlightnyc
    • Listen to his podcast BEHIND THE CURTAIN
    • Check out J2 Spotlight


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep190 - Lynn Nottage: Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Feb 15, 2022
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    Lynn Nottage is a two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, and the first and only woman to win the category twice, for “Ruined” and “Sweat”. She's a screenwriter, a Tony nominee, a producer, the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant fellowship and was included in Time magazine's 2019 list of the 100 Most Influential People. Lynn’s work can currently be found on 2 different Broadway stages: “Intimate Apparel” the opera at Lincoln Center Theater (Libretto), and “MJ” a new Broadway musical at the Neil Simon Theater (Libretto). She's an activist working with the Art for Justice Fund, among others, and is an associate professor of playwriting at Columbia University.

    Lynn opens up about one of her main reasons for going into teaching, noting the importance of nurturing and mentorships, and being invested in the success of her students, particularly her students of color. She talks about getting involved with the Art for Justice Fund specially through her play “Clyde’s”, a not for profit invested in how art can be used to help people who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated tell their stories and “transcend their circumstances”. Lynn also chats about one of her newest projects, the new opera “Intimate Apparel”, and why it’s considered a brand new show rather than a revival.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Almost becoming a journalist instead of a playwright
    • Researching and conducting interviews for her plays
    • Creating Broadway industry internships through the Art for Justice Fund
    • Reimagining her great grandmother's life to write Intimate Apparel
    • Working on MJ the Musical


    Connect with Lynn

    • Twitter: @Lynnbrooklyn
    • IG: @lynnnottage
    • Web: http://www.lynnnottage.com


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep189 - Lorin Latarro: Mrs Doubtfire Choreographer with 14 Broadway credits to her name Feb 08, 2022
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    Lorin Latarro is a director and choreographer, who also has fourteen Broadway credits to her name as a performer, including Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out, Fosse, Swing!, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line, Spamalot and Man Of La Mancha. She choreographed Broadway’s Mrs. Doubtfire, Waitress, Les Liasons Dangereuse, Waiting For Godot with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stuart, Merrily We Roll Along for Roundabout, La Traviata at The Met Opera, and was the Associate Choreographer for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and American Idiot. Her choreography has also been seen at The Public Theater, The Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, City Center Encores!, and the Old Globe. Lorin is a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Chita Rivera Award nominee, and recently directed Candace Bushnell’s one woman show, Is There Still Sex In The City, which became a NYTimes Critic’s Pick.

    Lorin dives right into a conversation about her love for neuroscience and how it relates to the body (specifically dance), her obsession with the idea of how a collective experience (like watching live theatre) changes your brainwaves, and why she almost left the entertainment industry to create her own business. She opens up about why choreographing and directing suit her more than performing, and talks about her road to becoming a successful choreographer. Lorin also speaks about working on her newest Broadway show, Mrs. Doubtfire - how and why she integrated many different styles of dance, and how she carried out her vision.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Deciding she was going to be a dancer at 4 years old
    • Being married to a brain surgeon
    • Studying dance at Julliard
    • Her upcoming projects: Almost Famous, and The Outsiders
    • Founding ArtAmmmo.org - Artists Against Gun Violence


    Connect with Lorin

    • Twitter: @lorinlatarro
    • IG: @latarro
    • https://mrsdoubtfirebroadway.com/


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep188 - Kelli O'Hara: 7-Time Tony Nominee Feb 04, 2022
    Show notes

    A seven-time Tony Award nominee, actress and singer Kelli O'Hara won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I. She has also received Tony nominations for her performances in The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game, South Pacific, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Bridges of Madison County, and Kiss Me, Kate. Kelli made her opera debut at The Metropolitan Opera in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow in 2014. She also has many TV and film credits including Masters of Sex, 13 Reasons Why, Blue Bloods, and All My Children, and can currently be seen on TV in The Accidental Wolf and the new HBO series The Gilded Age.


    Kelli may have studied opera at Oklahoma City University, but she opens up about why her true love is and always was Broadway, and how she often set herself into an “unusual size box” on Broadway in order to sing the way she felt most comfortable. She notes how performers are starting to take better care of themselves through both action and words, and shares why the shift to sharing roles more often with understudies, swings, covers, and standby’s sounds “delicious”. Kelli also chats about all things The Gilded Age, from lessons in using cutlery appropriately for the period, to where they filmed, to why she feels the shooting schedule is supportive of a family.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Differences between Broadway and Opera performance schedules
    • Having two babies while starring on Broadway
    • Working on The Gilded Age with other seasoned Broadway performers
    • Her children's artistic talents and interests


    Connect with Kelli

    • Twitter: @kelliohara
    • IG: @kelliohara
    • Watch The Gilded Age on HBO


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep187 - Brad Oscar: 2-Time Tony Award Nominee, currently starring in Mrs. Doubtfire the Musical Feb 01, 2022
    Show notes

    Actor Brad Oscar has earned two Tony Award nominations for his performances in The Producers and Something Rotten!, and has additional Broadway credits which include The Addams Family, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Spamalot, Jekyll & Hyde, and Big Fish. Off-Broadway and Regional credits include Damn Yankees, Forbidden Broadway, Sweeney Todd, and both the Phantom of the Opera and Young Frankenstein national tours. You've seen him on TV in The Good Wife, Submissions Only, Madam Secretary, and Smash. Brad can currently be seen as Frank Hillard in the Broadway musical Mrs. Doubtfire.


    Brad takes us on his journey with Mrs. Doubtfire, from the first table read of a very different iteration in 2015, to auditioning for the project in 2019, and the joy of working with the production’s creative team and cast. He opens up about his love and reverence for Stephen Sondheim, the man and his work, and about overcoming his fear of breaking the fourth wall in order to be a part of Barrow Street Theatre’s immersive production of Sweeney Todd. Brad also chats about the roller coaster of being part of a Broadway show in the time of COVID, and looking forward to the light at the end of the tunnel.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Growing up in DC around theatre
    • Working with Jerry Zaks, and Rob McClure
    • Memories of Stephen Sondheim at Barrow Street
    • Which musicals he calls his “touchstones”
    • Performing professionally in his hometown for the first time


    Get your tix for Mrs. Doubtfire's return:

    • IG: @bradoscar64
    • https://mrsdoubtfirebroadway.com/


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep186 - Kiera Allen: Hulu's Run, Broadway Podcast Network's TWITS Jan 25, 2022
    Show notes

    Actress Kiera Allen was named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of their breakout stars of 2020, due in no small part to her performance opposite Sarah Paulson in Hulu's psychological thriller Run. She is the first wheelchair user to star in a major thriller in over 70 years, which has advanced the conversation about disability representation in the industry. Kiera has a collection of regional theater credits, including the world premiere of Bekah Brunstetter’s Girl #2, and is currently studying Creative Writing at Columbia University. She can now be heard as Pansy Freehold in the Broadway Podcast Networks’s new original radio comedy TWITS, starring opposite Michael Urie and Christian Borle.


    Kiera talks about being exposed to the world of theatre from a young age, and how as a result of growing up around creatives, she learned about the hard work and dedication required to succeed, as well as to have respect for the process. She speaks candidly about holding space on social media for important conversations pertaining to the disability community, and shares her thoughts on being called “an inspiration”. Keira also chats about working on TWITS, and why she is proud to be a part of the project.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Finding inspiration from the new Beatles documentary
    • Mental health, and why she finds acting and writing therapeutic
    • Being in a writer’s group with Tom Alan Robbins
    • Booking her debut feature film role opposite Sarah Paulson
    • Changes she hopes to see in the industry pertaining to disability and representation


    Connect with Kiera:

    • IG: @kierajallen
    • Twitter: @kierajallen
    • Listen to TWITS on Broadway Podcast Network
    • Watch Run on Hulu


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep185 - Major Attaway: The Longest Running Genie of All-Time Jan 21, 2022
    Show notes

    Major Attaway has over 20 years of experience as an entertainer, actor, singer, and voiceover artist, and may be best known for playing the Genie in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway for the longest amount of time (three years). He also debuted in Mack and Mabel as Fatty Arbuckle at NY City Center Encores in 2020, and his regional credits include Hot Mikado, Hands on a Hardbody, Little Shop of Horrors, and Ain’t Misbehavin. An accomplished Voice Actor and Twitch Streamer, Major has lent his voice to numerous projects including One Piece, Bread Barbershop, Fairy Tail, Battleborn, Borderlands 3, and more. He can be seen in an upcoming HBO series as well as in The Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, and is currently revamping his Disney based cabaret show, Genies Jukebox, for an upcoming 54 Below performance.


    Major shares how singing led him to musical theatre, and the life lessons he learned as a child while performing at Casa Mañana Theatre in Ft. Worth, Texas. He chats about continuing his growth as an artist through voiceover work, and how he gets into character for those roles. Major also talks all things Genie on Broadway, as well as his cabaret, Genie’s Jukebox, where he delves into Genie's life before/after Aladdin by exploring questions like: What if the Genie had villain friends? - Maybe he used to be friends with Ursula. How does Genie spend his free time? - Maybe he takes magic courses. Major calls the show a combination of his dream of being a Disney villain, and a love letter to Disney.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Working on the Netflix Pokemon movie
    • Finding peace in art
    • Receiving his first standing ovation
    • Standbys and swings as unsung heroes
    • Being the voice of NuCalm


    Connect with Major:

    • IG: @majorattaway
    • Twitter: @majorattaway
    • Facebook: @BigTexGenie


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    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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    Ep184 - Stephanie Styles: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium Jan 18, 2022
    Show notes

    Stephanie Styles is an actress, singer, and dancer who made her Broadway debut in the recent Roundabout Theatre revival of Kiss Me, Kate, opposite Kelly O'Hara, Will Chase, and Corbin Bleu. Other credits include Katherine Plumber in the national tour of Newsies, The Sound of Music national tour, and Kingdom Come at Roundabout Underground’s Black Box Theatre. On TV she may be best known as Autumn on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and can also be seen as Kate in the Netflix series Bonding. Her film credits include Bombshell, and Booksmart. Stephanie can now be heard on the original studio cast album of Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium, available wherever you get your streaming music.


    Taking us back to the beginning, Stephanie shares her story of seeing The Phantom of the Opera for the first time at four years old (two nights in a row), and how it set the course for the rest of her life. She opens up about her love for all things Disney, and why she thinks both children and adults alike are drawn into Disney’s “sense of imagination, innovation, and hope”. Stephanie also chats about what it means to be part of the new original studio cast album of Goosebumps The Musical, and her experience singing and recording during COVID.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Being a D23:The Official Disney Fan Club charter member
    • Horoscopes, and being a Libra
    • What type of music she is drawn to singing
    • Disney Theme Parks
    • Her love for Broadway and musical theatre


    Connect with Stephanie:

    • IG: @bystyles
    • Web: stephaniestyles.com


    Connect with The Theatre Podcast:

    • Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast
    • Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast
    • Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast
    • TheTheatrePodcast.com
    • Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales
    • Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.


    Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.

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