Baring It All with Call Me Adam

Broadway Podcast Network

Raising the curtain to reveal what’s inside the hearts & souls of your favorite Broadway Stars & Beyond. Host Adam Rothenberg gets his guests to bare it all and divulge stories they have never shared in previous interviews. read less

BroadwayCon 2020 - Cady Huffman Live Interview
May 19 2023
BroadwayCon 2020 - Cady Huffman Live Interview
With the 2023 Tony Award Season upon us, I thought I would take you back to my interview with Tony Award Winner Cady Huffman live from BroadwayCon 2020. Cady & I discussed backstage stories from her Tony Award winning role in Mel Brooks' The Producers + so much more! LIVE from BroadwayCon 2020, I am recording a very special episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway Podcast Network, with Tony Award Winner and Emmy Nominee Cady Huffman. We discuss her award winning turn in Mel Brooks' The Producers as well as play a game entitled "Cady Did," inspired by her new digital TV series of the same name. Cady is best known for winning the 2001 Tony Award for Best Performance by a "Featured Actress in a Musical" for playing Ulla in Mel Brooks' The Producers, which starred Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane. Cady also received a 2019 Emmy Nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Digital Drama Series" for her portrayal of Lisa in Amazon Prime's After Forever. She just launched her own digital TV series call Cady Did, which is available on YouTube. For more "Call Me Adam" interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com  Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Drew Kaufman More on Cady: Cady has been seen on Hulu’s Difficult People, Netflix’s Master of None and on the web series After Forever (for which she received a 2019 Emmy Nomination) and He's With Me, for which she won the 2016 Indie Series Award for Best Guest Appearance in a Comedy. Cady recently returned to the Broadway stage in a limited engagement as “Mama Morton” in the Broadway production of Chicago. Previous Broadway credits include the Tony Award winning play The Nance opposite Nathan Lane, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, but she is best known for her Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winning performance as "Ulla" in The Producers on Broadway opposite Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. This led to her unforgettable recurring role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm where she almost became Larry David's 10th anniversary present. This success also brought her to the Food Network's kitchen stadium where she judged for 10 consecutive seasons on Iron Chef America. Cady's other Broadway credits are her Tony-nominated performance as Ziegfeld’s Favorite in The Will Rogers Follies, the original production of La Cage Aux Folles, Steel Pier, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, and Bob Fosse’s last original musical Big Deal. She has had several guest starring appearances on television, including recurring roles on The Good Wife and Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Frasier and Mad About You. She even showed up on Daytime's One Life To Live as the 2nd Dr. Paige Miller. Cady’s big screen appearances include The Company Men opposite Ben Affleck and Chris Cooper, John Turturro’s star studded musical film Romance & Cigarettes, Hero (with Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis and Andy Garcia), The Nanny Diaries opposite Scarlett Johansson and the wonderful Christmas movie Love The Coopers. She also has starring roles in the indy films Dare, $20 Drinks, Billy's Dad Is A Fudgepacker, Space Marines and Throw the Hoolihan. She also produced and stars in film festival favorite Sunday on the Rocks, which won 2nd Place Feature at the New Haven Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 1 Rewind: Episode #35: "A Musical About Star Wars"
May 4 2023
Season 1 Rewind: Episode #35: "A Musical About Star Wars"
In Celebration of Star Wars Day, I wanted to re-share my interview from 2020 with A Musical About Star Wars' cast & creative team. May The 4th Be With You! On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway Podcast Network, I am chatting with the cast & creative team of the fun hit Off-Broadway show A Musical About Star Wars: Tom D'Angora (Concept/Co-Book Writer), Taylor Crousore (Co-Book Writer, Cast, plays "Taylor") and Scott Richard Foster (Co-Book Writer, Cast, plays "Scott"). A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… A Staten Island Blockbuster Video to be exact… Two stars wars fanatics, Scott and Taylor, write the most epic Star Wars musical ever! On their endless quest to perform it at Comic Con - a certain restraining order, that we won’t mention, stands in their way - they have opted to perform it on the glamorous Off-Broadway stages instead! However, dark forces are looming over their production, and her name is Emily. For more on A Musical About Star Wars visit https://www.amusicalaboutstarwars.com and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! For more "Call Me Adam" interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com  Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Drew Kaufman More on Tom: Tom D'Angora is the producer of two of the longest running Off-Broadway shows in history - NEWSical and Naked Boys Singing. NEWSical won the Off-Broadway Alliance Award and received multiple senate, city, and state proclamations. Other theatre producing credits includeThe Marvelous Wonderettes and Addy & Uno. He is currently the show runner on the new TV show Mélange starring Morgan Fairchild. More on Taylor: Taylor Crousore plays himself (Taylor) in the new Off-Broadway musical comedy A Musical About Star Wars, which he co-wrote the book for and recently did the original cast recording of. (Note, this is purely an informational bio and not in any way an advertisement for the cast album of A Musical About Star Wars, which is available for purchase on Broadway Records, Amazon or Apple iTunes). Other Off-Broadway credits include NEWSical The Musical, Forbidden Broadway, and the revival of When Pigs Fly. Regional credits include TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Pride and Prejudice (Wickham), North Shore Music Theatre, Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, Peter Pan (Captain Hook), and Indiana Festival Theatre, The Music Man (Harold Hill). Taylor was awarded National Best Comedy at the CMF film festival for the comedy short he wrote and starred in SheetWOW, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He earned his BFA from Indiana University and is currently sitting at home with his dogs in self quarantine while you read this. More on Scott Richard Foster: Most recently seen in Clint Black's Looking For Christmas at Jabba's Palace at the Old Globe in San Diego, Scott is glad to be back working in the temperate climate of Coruscant. Broadway credits include Gettin' The Band Back Together, and Brooklyn The Musical. Off-Broadway Credits include NEWSical, Forbidden Broadway (2 editions), Power Ballads and Scott was set to star opposite TK-421 in True West but he never showed up on opening night. Scott made the Kessel Run in 13 parsecs. Not bad right?! TV credits include Shades of Blue, Blue Bloods, Turn, and the instructional film, So You've Been Hired By The Death Star. Thanks to Tom for getting this done, and for all my buds for being silly with me every night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 15: Del Shores Interview: Celebrating Leslie Jordan, Sordid Lives Franchise
Apr 27 2023
Season 3: Episode 15: Del Shores Interview: Celebrating Leslie Jordan, Sordid Lives Franchise
This episode is a celebration of Leslie Jordan, whose birthday is this Saturday (April 29). Known for his Emmy Award winning role of Beverley Leslie on NBC's Will & Grace, Leslie was delighting audiences on FOX's hit comedy Call Me Kat before his untimely death in October 2022. In March 2022, I got to interview one of Leslie's best friends, Del Shores, creator of the Sordid Lives franchise, live on Instagram. Leslie Jordan originated the role of Brother Boy in Sordid Lives the play, then reprised his role in the various Sordid Lives films & TV series. At the time this interview took place, Del was releasing his new book, The Sordid Lives Saga: Before The Trip, in which Leslie Jordan wrote the forward. Throughout this interview, Del talked about his friendship with Leslie along with some fun, never-before-told stories about him. Happy Birthday Leslie Jordan! Wherever you may be on this day, I know you are making those around laugh! Like What You Hear? Follow me on social media @CallMeAdamNYC Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell  More on Del Shores: Del Shores has written, directed, and produced successfully across studio and independent film, network and cable television, and regional and national touring theatre.  Del Shores is the writer/director/producer of the films Sordid Lives, Blues for Willadean, Southern Baptist Sissies and A Very Sordid Wedding. He wrote and executive produced the MGM feature Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got The Will?  His plays Cheatin’, Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got The Will?), Daughters of the Lone Star State, Sordid Lives, Southern Baptist Sissies, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Yellow, This Side of Crazy and A Very Sordid Wedding are all published by Concord/Samuel French. In television, Del Shores wrote, directed, executive produced and created the LOGO series, Sordid Lives: The Series. He also wrote and executive produced Showtime's groundbreaking Queer As Folk for the last three seasons, wrote and produced for Dharma & Greg and Ned & Stacey.  He has directed Academy Award winners Octavia Spencer and Whoopi Goldberg, Grammy Award winner Olivia Newton-John; Emmy winners/nominees Beau Bridges, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Bonnie Bedelia, Bobbie Eakes, Patrika Darbo and Rue McClanahan; Spirit Award winner Dale Dickey; Screen Actor's Guild Award-winner Beth Grant; as well as Caroline Rhea, Debby Holiday and David Steen. As a performer, Shores has performed in hundreds of standup gigs and in 2018 completed a national tour of his critically acclaimed award-winning one-man play Six Characters In Search Of A Play directed by Emerson Collins. The play was filmed and is now streaming worldwide. His tenth play A Very Sordid Wedding (based on his 2017 film) had its world premiere in September 2021, playing to sold out houses at Kalita Humphries Theatre in Dallas for Uptown Players. Shores directed.  In November 2021, he directed his eleventh play, the world premiere of In Memoriam of Lena, at Theatre West on the campus of Northwestern State University, Louisiana with an all student cast and crew.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 14: Alex Wyse Interview: Believing in Myself Again, Starring alongside Sean Hayes in Broadway's Good Night, Oscar
Apr 21 2023
Season 3: Episode 14: Alex Wyse Interview: Believing in Myself Again, Starring alongside Sean Hayes in Broadway's Good Night, Oscar
Alex Wyse is an actor, writer, director & producer who is currently starring on Broadway alongside Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes in the new play Good Night, Oscar. In this exclusive interview, Alex & I discuss: What it is like to work with Sean Hayes Believing in Yourself Mental Health Stage Mishaps Collaboration Working with Broadway's Wesley Taylor Working with Ted Danson Pre-Show Rituals Post-Show Decompression Good Night, Oscar is currently playing on Broadway in NYC at the Belasco Theatre. Like What You Hear? Follow me on social media @CallMeAdamNYC Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell  More on Alex Wyse: Alex Wyse has appeared on Broadway in Waitress, Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, and Lysistrata Jones, on tour in Wicked, and off-Broadway in Ride the Cyclone, Bare, and Triassic Parq. Regionally he has worked at Hartford Stage, The Wallis Annenberg, Paper Mill Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Maltz Jupiter, Huntington, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, and more. TV credits include "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Other Two," “Iron Fist,” “Masters of Sex,” “NCIS: LA,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Switched at Birth,” “Modern Family,” “Agent X,” “A to Z,” “Bad Judge,” and “Bored to Death.” As a creator, he was co-writer/star of off-Broadway’s A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet, co-creator/star of the Emmy-nominated “Indoor Boys,” and co-director/writer of the upcoming feature film, Summoning Sylvia. BFA: Boston University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 12: Mary Beth Peil Interview - Celebrating Dawson's Creek
Apr 7 2023
Season 3: Episode 12: Mary Beth Peil Interview - Celebrating Dawson's Creek
In 2020 I got to interview Mary Beth Peil, who's known for her illustrious career in both Television and Theatre. Mary Beth's first TV series regular role was playing "Grams" on the WB's Dawson's Creek. Dawson's Creek ended its run 20 years ago in May 2003. In this special episode, Mary Beth reveals: How she got cast on Dawson's Creek What is was like working with Michelle Williams And how Dawson's Creek reunited her with James Van Der Beek Stream Dawson's Creek on Hulu, HBO Max or Amazon Prime Like What You Hear? Follow me on social media @CallMeAdamNYC Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell  More on Mary Beth Peil: Mary Beth Peil started her professional career touring with Boris Goldovsky's opera company and the Metropolitan Opera's national company in Mozart and da Ponte's The Marriage of Figaro. She also sang with the New York City Opera. After a starring turn in an out of town production of Kiss Me, Kate, Mary Beth Peil found herself on the national tour The King and I, as the twelfth and final Anna Leonowens opposite Yul Brynner. The production toured the United States, closing on Broadway shortly before Brynner's death in 1985. Mary Beth was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.” Her other theatrical credits include: Sweeney Todd at the Kennedy Center, the Broadway revival of Nine where she played The Mother to Antonio Banderas' Guido, Roundabout Theatre’s Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, the Lincoln Center Theater production of the Broadway musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, based upon the movie of the same name, Stephen Sondheim's Follies and most recently Broadway’s Anastasia as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, in which Mary Beth was nominated for a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award in the category of “Best Featured Actress in a Musical.” In addition to her stage work, Mary Beth Peil is known to millions of TV viewers for her roles on the CW’s Dawson’s Creek (as Grams, the grandmother to Michelle Williams’ character) & CBS’ The Good Wife, where she played Jackie Florrick, the mother of Chris Noth’s character. Additionally, Mary Beth has been seen in Showtime’s The Reagans as Nancy Reagan’s mother, NBC’s Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, Fringe, and The VIllage. Mary Beth has also appeared in such films as The Odd Couple II, playing Jack Lemmon’s love interest, Jersey Girl, The Stepford Wives, Shortbus, Mirrors, and many others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 10: Part 1: Barry Jay Interview: Barry's Bootcamp, Filmmaker, The Way Out
Feb 9 2023
Season 3: Episode 10: Part 1: Barry Jay Interview: Barry's Bootcamp, Filmmaker, The Way Out
Barry Jay, founder of the fitness franchise Barry's Bootcamp, is also a filmmaker of horror/thriller movies. I’m so excited to catch up with Barry to discuss the making of his newest thriller, The Way Out, starring Sherri Shepherd, Mike Manning, Jonny Beauchamp & Ashleigh Murray. In Part 1 of this interview we talk about: How Barry’s real life influenced the writing/directing of The Way Out What scenes were the hardest to film Which scenes were easier Casting the film Part 2 will be released soon! The Way Out follows Alex, an aspiring singer/songwriter, a drug addict who’s been damaged from childhood abuse. After the death of his father and inheriting the family home, he takes in a roommate, a fighter, who takes Alex under his wing, teaching him how to fight back and stand up to abusers. But soon this leads Alex down a dark path that threatens his sobriety and his life. The Way Out will be available on all major platforms Friday, February 10, 2023. *This interview discusses the sensitive topics of alcoholism, sobriety, abuse, loneliness, and suicide* More on Barry Jay: Barry Jay moved from Monsey, New York to Los Angeles, CA in 1983 to be a songwriter. Aside from being a songwriter, when Barry was a kid, he loved making his own horror movies on his Super 8 camera. This passion followed him into his adult life and in 2015, Barry penned his first horror film, The Chosen, produced by Terror Films. Barry wrote the wraparound story for another Terror Films production in 2016, the horror anthology Patient Seven. Barry made his directorial debut in 2019 with a script he wrote, Ashes, followed up by Killer Therapy.  The Way Out is another film for Barry under the Terror Films Banner.   And prior to all this, in 1998, Barry founded the popular workout, Barry’s Bootcamp with over 90 studios worldwide. Currently he resides in Nevada with his husband and 4 rescue dogs. Like What You Hear? For more Call Me Adam interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook & Instagram Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview. Watch it on Call Me Adam's YouTube Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 9: Dan Lauria Interview: The Wonder Years, Lombardi on Broadway, Chain Theatre One Act Festival
Jan 31 2023
Season 3: Episode 9: Dan Lauria Interview: The Wonder Years, Lombardi on Broadway, Chain Theatre One Act Festival
Television & Broadway Theatre actor Dan Lauria, known for his role as Kevin’s Dad, Jack Arnold on the original series The Wonder Years answered my call for an interview. He is currently starring in Lyle Kessler's Deadly Sins and Other Tales: Six One Acts as part of the Chain Theatre's Winter One Act Festival. Deadly Sins and Other Tales: Six One Acts plays a limited run through February 5, 2023 at 312 West 36th Street in NYC, 3rd Floor. Click here for tickets! In this interview we discuss: Keeping theatre alive Chain Theatre’s Winter One Act Festival Lyle Kessler’s Deadly Sins and Other Tales: Six One Acts Lombardi on Broadway alongside Judith Light, Chris Sullivan, Keith Nobbs, Bill Dawes & Robert Christopher Riley The Wonder Years Working with Wendie Malick Ageism in theatre And more More on Dan Lauria: Dan Lauria is most loved and recognized as the dad on the highly acclaimed Emmy winning, ABC television show, THE WONDER YEARS which made him known as America’s favorite TV dad for six successful seasons. Dan is a very familiar face to the off-off, off and regional theatre scene having performed, written or directed over 50 professional stage productions. He has appeared as a guest star in over seventy television episodic programs and more than twenty ‘Movie Of The Week’ productions plus a score of motion picture credits. In 2010-11 Dan was seen on Broadway in the long running production of LOMBARDI as the legendary coach Vince Lombardi with the beautiful and talented Judith Light, directed by Thomas Kail of Hamilton fame and returned again in the 2013-14 productions of the Tony nominated A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical, directed by John Rando.  Dan and dear friend, the lovely and talented Ms. Wendie Malick have performed the play THE GUYS by Anne Nelson (about our first responders) for numerous theatre and fire departments, around the country. Wendie and Dan also perform LOVE LETTERS as a fundraiser for regional theatres, for the development of new plays.  Dan has a long-standing acting career in which he has been seen worldwide on the TBS TV show, SULLIVAN & SON, for three seasons and also played Al Loungo on PITCH: about the first woman pitcher in major league baseball. His most recent role is him joining the family of THIS IS US as the father of Toby. Dan has now wrote and starred in the off Broadway production of DINNER WITH THE BOYS produced by the one and only Pat Addis and the NJ Rep. This was followed by a off Broadway production of THE STONE WITCH by Shem Bitterman and the upcoming Regional production of Lee Blessings new play; TEA WITH THE BOSS with Gwenn and Wendie Malick.  When Dan is not on screen or a Broadway stage he and his Godson Julian Farnsworth are writing children’s books. The most popular one today is The Godfather Tales. Like What You Hear? For more Call Me Adam interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook & Instagram Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview. Watch it on Call Me Adam's YouTube Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 8: Brandon Victor Dixon Interview: MacGyver The Musical + Backstage Broadway Stories
Jan 26 2023
Season 3: Episode 8: Brandon Victor Dixon Interview: MacGyver The Musical + Backstage Broadway Stories
Broadway Actor Brandon Victor Dixon (Hamilton, The Color Purple, Jesus Christ Superstar) discusses being part of the world premiere recording of MacGyver The Musical in this interview with Adam Rothenberg, host of the entertainment website Call Me Adam. Based upon the 80s TV Show MacGyver, MacGyver The Musical's cast recording will be released on January 27, 2023 on Broadway Records. In this interview we discuss: The backstory to how Brandon got involved with the recording of MacGyver The Musical How Brandon prepared for this role How Brandon "MacGyvered" his way back onto various Broadway stages The boundaries Brandon puts up when he is in a show or working on a project We wrap things up with some Rapid Fire Questions More on Brandon Victor Dixon: Brandon Victor Dixon is an American actor, singer and theatrical producer. As a musical theatre actor, he is known for Tony Award-nominated Broadway performances as Harpo in the 2005 musical The Color Purple and Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016). He originated both roles, as well as the leading role of Berry Gordy Jr. in Motown: The Musical (2013) on Broadway, which earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. In 2016, Dixon assumed the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway company of Hamilton. Off-Broadway as well as in London's West End, Dixon played the role of Hayward Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys and was nominated for a 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. As a producer, Dixon's credits include Broadway revivals of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Of Mice and Men (2014); the former won the 2014 Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for best revival of a musical. In 2018, Dixon portrayed Judas Iscariot in NBC's live concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Like What You Hear? For more Call Me Adam interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook & Instagram Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview. Watch it on Call Me Adam's YouTube Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 7: Sharon Lawrence Interview: The Shot at United Solo Theatre Festival, Empowering Women Through Theatre
Oct 21 2022
Season 3: Episode 7: Sharon Lawrence Interview: The Shot at United Solo Theatre Festival, Empowering Women Through Theatre
So honored that five-time Emmy Nominated actress Sharon Lawrence answered my call. With a career that spans TV, Movies & Theatre, Sharon Lawrence has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years! I have been a fan of Sharon’s since 1997 when she starred in her own NBC comedy series Fired Up (co-starring Leah Remini). On Broadway, Sharon has been seen in the revivals of Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof & Chicago. Her TV/Film credits include NYPD Blue, Queen Sugar, Shameless, Dynasty, Rizzoli & Isles, Drop Dead Diva, One Tree Hill, Grey’s Anatomy, The Christmas House & The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls. Sharon just finished filming Season 2 of Spectrum's Joe Pickett. Next week, Sharon returns to NYC to star in Robin Gerber's new play The Shot at the 2022 United Solo Festival. In this interview Sharon pulls back the curtain to reveal: How she got involved in Robin Gerber’s The Shot How she prepares for such a demanding role How she decompresses after a show The boundaries she puts up when working How The Shot can help those affected by domestic violence The Shot is a work of fiction drawn from the story of former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham. Before becoming publisher, Katharine was an abused wife, derided in public & beaten in private by her husband, who had inherited The Washington Post newspaper from Katharine’s father. The Shot will play at Theatre Row in NYC for 3 performances only: 10/27, 10/28 & 11/2. Click here for tickets! Connect with Sharon: Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview, which you can watch here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 6: Analise Scarpaci: Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway, Audition Stories, Acting Advice, Pathetic Little Dreamer, Jonas Brothers
Apr 8 2022
Season 3: Episode 6: Analise Scarpaci: Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway, Audition Stories, Acting Advice, Pathetic Little Dreamer, Jonas Brothers
On the verge of Mrs. Doubtfire re-opening on Broadway, actress & singer Analise Scarpaci stopped by Baring It All with Call Me Adam for a fun chat about: Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway Her debut EP, Pathetic Little Dreamer Songwriting Audition Stories Acting Advice Advocating for Yourself Her Love for the Jonas Brothers Analise's debut EP Pathetic Little Dreamer is available on all music streaming platforms + Broadway Records. Mrs. Doubtfire returns to Broadway on 4/14. Click here for tickets! Connect with Analise: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Spotify Apple Music Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Analise: Analise Scarpaci is New York based performer. She is currently starring in Broadway’s new musical comedy, Mrs. Doubtfire, as Lydia Hillard. Analise began her professional journey on Broadway at age twelve in A Christmas Story, The Musical as Esther Jane which was shortly followed by her role as a Swing in Matilda, The Musical. She will graduate in May 2022 with a Bachelor's Degree in Musical Theatre. P.S. This interview was originally presented on Instagram Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 5: Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn: Actors, Real Life Boyfriends, Jane Anger at New Ohio Theatre, Tips for Actors and Playwrights
Mar 3 2022
Season 3: Episode 5: Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn: Actors, Real Life Boyfriends, Jane Anger at New Ohio Theatre, Tips for Actors and Playwrights
Actors and Real Life Boyfriends Michael Urie (Ugly Betty, Chicken & Biscuits) & Ryan Spahn (Daniel's Husband) stop by Baring It All with Call Me Adam for an open, honest and lively conversation about: Starring together in the new Off-Broadway play Jane Anger What it's like to be boyfriends and work together in the same show Their Love Story Tips for Actors and Playwrights Jane Anger plays at the New Ohio Theatre in NYC (154 Christopher Street) through the recently extended date of March 26! Click here for tickets! Connect with Michael: Facebook Twitter Instagram Connect with Ryan: Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Michael: Broadway: Chicken & Biscuits, Grand Horizons, Torch Song, How To Succeed... Off Broadway: Buyer & Cellar, Government Inspector, Angels in America, The Temperamentals TV: Ugly Betty, Younger, Modern Family, Good Wife/Fight, Hot in Cleveland. Movies: Single All The Way, Swan Song, Lavender, Decoy Bride, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, He’s Way More Famous Than You. Michael has played Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Mercutio, Roderigo, Saturninus, Flute, Boyette, Horatio, Hastings, Benvolio, Demetrius, Chiron and now the Bard himself!  More on Ryan: Off-Broadway: Lessons in Survival, Mr. Toole, How To Load A Musket, Moscow x6, Daniel’s Husband, Summer and Smoke, Still at Risk, Exit Strategy, Gloria. Film: The Raging Heart of Maggie Acker, Shirley, Abducted, Nora Highland (writer/director), He’s Way More Famous Than You (co-writer), Grantham and Rose (writer), Woven (co-writer). TV: Chicago P.D., Modern Love, The Bite, The Blacklist. Ryan’s been published by Rotten Tomatoes, IntoMore, Talkhouse, Metro Weekly, American Theatre Magazine and USA Today. P.S. This interview was originally presented on Instagram Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 4: Rob McClure: Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway, Beetlejuice The Musical, Avenue Q, Bucks County Playhouse Concerts, Family, Getting Through Rough Times
Feb 17 2022
Season 3: Episode 4: Rob McClure: Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway, Beetlejuice The Musical, Avenue Q, Bucks County Playhouse Concerts, Family, Getting Through Rough Times
Actor Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire, Beetlejuice, Avenue Q) stops by Baring It All with Call Me Adam for a great chat about : His Bucks County Playhouse Concerts Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway Avenue Q Stage Mishaps Living in Philadelphia Commuting Mishaps Getting Through Rough Times Family Rob McClure will be performing two concerts, entitled Smile, at Bucks County Playhouse on February 19 & 20. Click here for tickets! Mrs. Doubtfire returns to Broadway on 4/14. Click here for tickets! (Since this episode was recorded, Mrs. Doubtfire changed their return to Broadway from 3/15 to 4/14) Connect with Rob: Twitter Instagram YouTube Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Rob: Rob McClure received Tony, Drama League, Astaire, and Outer Critics Circle nominations and won Theatre World and Clive Barnes awards for his performance in Chaplin. Other Broadway: Beetlejuice, Something Rotten!, Noises Off, Honeymoon in Vegas, I’m Not Rappaport, Avenue Q. Encores!: Where’s Charley? and Irma La Douce. Regional: The Muny, Paper Mill, The Old Globe, Arden, Cleveland Playhouse, A.R.T., Walnut Street, Delaware Theater, Flat Rock, McCarter, La Jolla. Film: Recursion (Best Actor at Queen’s World and Williamsburg film festivals). TV: Julia, Servant, Evil, The Bite, Nancy Drew, Person of Interest, Elementary, The Good Fight. P.S. This interview was originally presented on Instagram Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 3: Jann Arden: Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter, Insensitive, New Album Descendant, Life Lessons
Feb 3 2022
Season 3: Episode 3: Jann Arden: Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter, Insensitive, New Album Descendant, Life Lessons
Today, I am back in the closet, where I conduct all my Celebrity and Broadway interviews. I am chatting with multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actor & author, Jann Arden. In this exclusive interview, Jann shares a lot of GREAT life lessons + what it's like to record music in today's world as we discuss her 15th studio album Descendant, which was released on JANNuary 28. Jann's music has "Saved" us, defined how to be "Insensitive" (how to be) and with her new album Descendant, continues to be "Unbreakable." Jann has won numerous awards include 8 JUNO Awards, 10 SOCAN Awards and 4 Western Canadian Music. She was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame & the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Jann has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and has been awarded the Order of Canada, which is the second highest order of merit you can be awarded. Download/Stream Descendant here: Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Connect with Jann: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Spotify Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Jann: Jann Arden is a multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and author. Jann has released 14 albums with 19 top ten singles. Her most recent project, Hits & Other Gems was released in September 2020 and features Jann’s hit songs “Could I Be Your Girl,” “I Would Die For You,” and a special live recording of her break-out international hit “Insensitive.” Jann’s accolades include 8 JUNO Awards including Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, 10 SOCAN Awards and 4 Western Canadian Music Awards to name a few. In 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame joining the ranks of Canadian music icons including Alanis Morisette, Bryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Joni Mitchell, Shania Twain and many more. Jann has also been inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and has been awarded the Order of Canada. Jann has written five books, the most recent being her new memoir IF I KNEW THEN: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging, released October 2020. IF I KNEW THEN follows Jann’s 2017 Canadian best-seller, FEEDING MY MOTHER: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss, which spent a combined 44 weeks on The Globe and Mail bestseller lists. Season 3 of Jann’s CTV hit original comedy series JANN premiered in the fall of 2021. With Jann serving as co-creator and star of the show where she plays a fictionalized version of herself, JANN was the most-watched new Canadian comedy series of the 2018-19 broadcast season. Season 1 & 2 are available on Hulu in the United States Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written word in a boldly honest voice – Jann is a Canadian original – a brilliant multi-dimensional talent. P.S. This interview was originally posted on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 2: John Lloyd Young: Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys, Stage Mishaps, Feinstein's/54 Below Concerts, Fan Questions
Jan 27 2022
Season 3: Episode 2: John Lloyd Young: Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys, Stage Mishaps, Feinstein's/54 Below Concerts, Fan Questions
I'm so excited to welcome back John Lloyd Young who won the Tony & Grammy Award for originating the role of Frankie Valli in the Tony Award Winning musical Jersey Boys. In this episode, we discuss Jersey Boys stage mishaps, John Lloyd’s Feinstein's/54 Below concerts & in the last 10 minutes we take some fan questions! Feinstein's/54 Below Concerts: January 25-28 & 30: John Lloyd Young: Broadway’s Jersey Boy - a celebration of classic hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s presented in the authentic acoustic style of original rock ‘n’ roll, Doo-Wop and R&B standards. Get In-person tickets January 29: John Lloyd Young's Broadway - interprets the showstoppers that shaped John Lloyd's earliest Broadway aspirations. Get In-Person Tickets, Get Livestream Tickets Connect with John Lloyd: Website Twitter Instagram YouTube SoundCloud Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on John Lloyd: Film, stage & concert artist, John Lloyd Young, is a Tony & Grammy winner, multi-Platinum recording artist & Presidential Appointee. As the original “Frankie Valli” in Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys, John Lloyd garnered unprecedented accolades from the New York & national media, going on to become the only American actor to date to win all four major Broadway Leading Actor in a Musical honors for a Broadway debut: the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle & Theatre World Award. John Lloyd starred in Jersey Boys on London’s West End & was hand-picked by director Clint Eastwood to reprise his role in the Warner Bros. film adaptation, becoming one of only a select-few actors in entertainment history to take his Tony-winning role to the big screen. Over the years, John Lloyd has sung selections from Jersey Boys several times at the White House, in the halls of Congress & to Kennedys, Clintons, Bushes, Obamas, Bidens, the Prime Minister & First Lady, Shinzo and Akie Abe, of Japan & the President & First Lady of Finland, Sauli Niinistö & Jenni Haukio. As a concert artist, John Lloyd has taken his expertly-curated repertoire of classic pop & R&B to filled-to-capacity rooms, thrilling his audiences with a “disciplined one-in-a-million high tenor shading into falsetto that he can direct through the stratosphere” (The New York Times). He has played The White House, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Hollywood Bowl, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the U.S. Embassy in Finland, Clint Eastwood’s Tehama Country Club, New York’s Café Carlyle, Feinstein’s in NY & San Francisco, Radio City Music Hall, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade & New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Appointed to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities by Barack Obama, John Lloyd was sworn in at the Supreme Court of the United States by Justice Elena Kagan. As a member of the Committee, John Lloyd represented the United States on the first U.S. Cultural Mission to the Republic of Cuba, along with fellow Committee members Kal Penn & Alfre Woodard, guest artists Usher, Smokey Robinson, Dave Matthews, violinist Joshua Bell, playwright John Guare, U.S. arts officials, including the Chairs of the NEA & the Smithsonian Institution, and members of Congress. P.S. This interview was originally presented on Instagram Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3: Episode 1: Major Attaway: Longest running Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, The Importance of Understudies on Broadway, The Genie's Jukebox, Feinstein's/54 Below
Jan 21 2022
Season 3: Episode 1: Major Attaway: Longest running Genie in Aladdin on Broadway, The Importance of Understudies on Broadway, The Genie's Jukebox, Feinstein's/54 Below
Major Attaway is Broadway's longest-running Genie in Disney's hit musical Aladdin. From granting wishes to The Genie's Jukebox, to the importance of understudies on Broadway, we talk about it all. Major Attaway is a 20+ year veteran entertainer who began his career in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area. In 2016 Attaway made his Broadway debut in Disney’s Aladdin, playing and understudying the roles of Genie, Babkak, and the Sultan. In 2017 took over the Tony Award-winning Genie role for three years, with that becoming the longest running actor in the role. (full bio below) Major's solo show, The Genie's Jukebox will play: Feinstein's/54 Below in NYC on January 31 at 9:45pm In-Person Tickets Live Stream Tickets Downtown/Cowtown in Ft. Worth, TX on February 12 at 7:30pm In-Person Tickets Connect with Major: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram IMDB Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Major: Major Attaway is a 20+ year veteran entertainer who began his career in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area. In 2016 Attaway made his Broadway debut in Disney’s Aladdin, playing and understudying the roles of Genie, Babkak, and the Sultan. In 2017 took over the Tony Award-winning Genie role for three years, with that becoming the longest running actor in the role. He also played Fatty Arbuckle in NY City Center Encores! production of Mack and Mabel in 2020. Major has lent his voice talent to numerous projects, including as the voice of NuCalm, One Piece, Pokémon, Borderlands 3, The Pathfinder Series, Snack World, Bread Barbershop, Smite, Fairy Tail, Battleborn and Dragon Ball Z Kai. On his Twitch Channel @IPlayedMajor, he livestreams games which he voices in character, as well as, plays with and against fans! Major can also be seen in an upcoming HBO series as well as in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. He is currently touring with his Disney based cabaret show called The Genie's Jukebox and biohacking his way to owning every day with NuCalm. P.S. This interview was originally presented on Instagram Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baring It Slightly: Michael Feinstein: Judy Garland's 100th Birthday Celebration at Feinstein's/54 Below
Dec 9 2021
Baring It Slightly: Michael Feinstein: Judy Garland's 100th Birthday Celebration at Feinstein's/54 Below
Michael Feinstein, five-time Grammy nominee & Ambassador of the American Songbook, is Baring It Slightly about the legendary Judy Garland as he celebrates the 100th Birthday year of this iconic actress & singer. Get Happy: Michael Feinstein Celebrates The Judy Garland Centennial will play Feinstein's/54 Below from December 15-26. Click here for tickets! Connect with Michael: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Connect with Feinstein's 54 Below: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Michael: Michael Feinstein has built a dazzling career over the last three decades bringing the music of the Great American songbook to the world. From recordings that have earned him five Grammy Award nominations to his Emmy nominated PBS-TV specials, his acclaimed NPR series & concerts spanning the globe – in addition to his appearances at iconic venues such as The White House, Buckingham Palace, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall & Sydney Opera House – his work as an educator & archivist define Feinstein as one of the most important musical forces of our time. In 2007, Michael founded the Great American Songbook Foundation, dedicated to celebrating the art form & preserving it through educational programs, Master Classes & the annual High School Songbook Academy. Michael serves on the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board, an organization dedicated to ensuring the survival, conservation & increased public availability of America’s sound recording heritage. Michael serves as Artistic Director of the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts, a $170 million, three-theatre venue in Carmel, Indiana, which opened in January 2011. The theater is home to diverse live programming & a museum for his rare memorabilia & manuscripts. Since 1999, he has served as Artistic Director for Carnegie Hall’s Standard Time with Michael Feinstein in conjunction with ASCAP. In 2010 he became the director of the Jazz & Popular Song Series at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Michael has designed a new piano for Steinway called The First Ladies, inspired by the White House piano & signed by several former First Ladies. It was first played to commemorate the Ronald Regan centennial on February 6, 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baring It Slightly: Lisa Howard: Broadway, Actress, Singer, Mother, Christmas, Weight Loss, Feinstein's/54 Below Concert
Dec 2 2021
Baring It Slightly: Lisa Howard: Broadway, Actress, Singer, Mother, Christmas, Weight Loss, Feinstein's/54 Below Concert
Christmas is the most wonderful time of year. It means different things to different people. In this short-form interview, Broadway leading lady, Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Escape to Margaritaville) is Baring It Slightly about what Christmas means to her, weight loss and so much more! Lisa Howard brings her brand-new holiday show What Christmas Means To Me to Feinstein's/54 Below on Sunday, December 12 at 7pm! Click here for tickets! P.S. Lisa's new holiday album, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, is available to stream and download! Connect with Lisa: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Connect with Feinstein's 54 Below: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Lisa: Lisa Howard was last seen on Broadway as "Tammy" in the new musical Escape To Margaritaville. Before that, she was a Drama Desk Nominee for her starring role of "Jenny Steinberg" in the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You directed by David Hyde Pierce. Other Broadway roles include "Diva 1" in Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, "Missy Hart" in the new musical 9 TO 5, "Head Nurse" in Lincoln Center’s revival of South Pacific and "Rona Lisa Peretti" in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. She has toured with the national company of Les Miserables and performed around the country at such prominent regional theaters as St. Louis MUNY, Olney Theater Center, Goodspeed Opera House, Barrington Stage and Kansas City Starlight. In the concert scene, Lisa performed her solo show at Feinstein’s/54Below and has made many appearances at the famed Town Hall in NYC as a part of Broadway By The Year & Broadway Unplugged concert series. She has also sung with the Cincinnati Symphony and with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. Lisa made her feature film debut as "Siobahn" in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2, and can also be seen in the indie psychological thriller, Decay. TV credits include: Ugly Betty, Power, Madame Secretary and The Good Fight. Her solo CD, Songs of Innocence and Experience is available on iTunes. Lisa is a graduate of the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baring It Slightly: Paulo Szot: Feinstein's/54 Below Concert, Chicago The Musical, Kelli O'Hara, LGBTQIA+
Nov 18 2021
Baring It Slightly: Paulo Szot: Feinstein's/54 Below Concert, Chicago The Musical, Kelli O'Hara, LGBTQIA+
Paulo Szot is an award winning Baritone who has starred in operas & musical theatre productions around the world! Paulo won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic’s Circle & Theater World Awards for his Broadway debut in Lincoln Center's revival of South Pacific, co-starring Tony Award Winner Kelli O'Hara. Currently, Paulo is back on Broadway in the Tony Award Winning revival of Chicago The Musical through November 21 as slick lawyer "Billy Flynn." Paulo is also celebrating his 10-Year Anniversary of performing at Feinstein's/54 Below with a week of concerts. An Enchanted Evening or Una Noche Encantada will play Feinstein's/54 Below November 24-27. Click here for tickets! Connect with Paulo: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Connect with Feinstein's 54 Below: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Paulo: Paulo Szot was born in São Paulo & raised in Ribeirão Pires, Brazil. Paulo studied at the Jagiellonian University in Poland, the country from which his parents had emigrated following World War II. He began singing professionally in 1989 with the Polish National Song & Dance Company Slask. In 1997 he made his operatic debut as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in a production of the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, directed by Enzo Dara & conducted by Luiz Fernando Malheiro. He has gone on to appear with most major opera companies throughout the world in Europe, the United States, Australia & Brazil. Paulo made his Broadway debut in the revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher. He won the Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critic’s Circle & Theater World Awards for his portrayal, becoming one of a few actors to receive such honors on a Broadway debut. Paulo appeared in a solo concert in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center & several times at New York City’s prestigious Café Carlyle & Feinstein's/54 Below for a series of critically acclaimed solo performances. He appeared with the New York Philharmonic alongside Liza Minnelli conducted by Marvin Hamlisch & made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops Orchestra in a program of Lerner & Loewe with Kelli O'Hara. To his native Brazil, Paulo has performed with any of the major orchestras & opera companies including Osesp, TMSP, TMRJ, Teatro São Pedro, Teatro Amazonas, Filarmônica MG, OPES, OMB, OSB, Palácio das Artes, among others. Also, in São Paulo he starred as Henry Higgins in the 2016 revival of My Fair Lady at the Teatro Santander, directed by Jorge Takla. With more than 70 opera productions in his résumé since 1997, Paulo had his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2010 as Kovalyov in The Nose by Dimitri Shostakovich, conducted by Valery Gergiev and directed by William Kentridge. He returned to the Met for the six following seasons as Escamillo in Carmen (2011), Lescaut in Manon (2012), Kovalyov in The Nose (2013), Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus (2013/14), The Captain in John Adams’ The Death of Klinghoffer (2014), Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus (2015/16). In 2019 Paulo starred in Opera Australia’s Evita as Juan Peron in Melbourne opposite Tina Arena as Evita; the Opera di Roma as Count Danilo in Lehar’s Merry Widow; appeared with OSESP, in Brazil and returned to the Metropolitan Opera House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices