Episodes

  • Stars Shine at Variety's Business of Broadway

    Stars Shine at Variety's Business of Broadway
    Oct 22 2025
    In this final, super-sized episode of Stagecraft: Listen in on insightful conversations with Broadway's biggest talents, recorded during Variety's annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank. We've got Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talking "Waiting for Godot"; Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher on "Chess"; Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, F. Murray Abraham, Lindsey Ferrentino and Michael Arden on "Queen of Versailles"; and John Clay III, Lear deBessonet, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz on "Ragtime."This is the final episode of Stagecraft as a regularly scheduled podcast, but host Gordon Cox will be contributing theater segments to Variety's daily news briefing, Daily Variety. And stay subscribed to this feed for occasional, standalone episodes of theater talk in the coming months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Meet Lincoln Center Theater's New Leader

    Meet Lincoln Center Theater's New Leader
    Sep 2 2025
    Now kicking off her first season as artistic director of New York's influential Lincoln Center Theater with a revival of "Ragtime," Lear deBessonet talks spectacle, sacred space, community, the value of theater, her season line-up, and what she sees when she looks ahead to the future of LCT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • 'Hamilton' at 10

    'Hamilton' at 10
    Aug 5 2025
    In a panel discussion recorded outdoors as part of the Backyard at Hudson Yards series, four actors who have starred in "Hamilton" over the years — Thayne Jasperson, Miguel Cervantes, Hannah Cruz, and Edred Utomi — celebrate the show's 10th birthday by sharing their experience of the show's legacy, telling backstage tales from their time in the show, and revealing their most embarrassing on-stage screw-ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Adam Lambert Was Always a Musical Theater Kid

    Adam Lambert Was Always a Musical Theater Kid
    Jul 22 2025
    The recording artist and "American Idol" alum discusses his upcoming appearance as Judas opposite Cynthia Erivo in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Hollywood Bowl, and shares stories of his early years as a musical theater kid before "American Idol" made him a rock star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • ‘Viola’s Room,' Videogames and the Future of Punchdrunk

    ‘Viola’s Room,' Videogames and the Future of Punchdrunk
    Jul 8 2025
    Felix Barrett, the artistic director of Punchdrunk and the creator of “Sleep No More,” takes listeners behind the scenes of “Viola’s Room,” the company’s latest genre-defying piece, and explains why the future of immersive theater might look a lot like videogames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • How the Muny in St. Louis Celebrated Its Tony Win

    How the Muny in St. Louis Celebrated Its Tony Win
    Jun 24 2025
    Mike Isaacson, the artistic director of the Muny in St. Louis, on celebrating the 107-year-old institution's Tony win, how to survive St. Louis summer heat, and what shocked Heather Headley the last time she was there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • 'Purpose' Was a Race to the Finish

    'Purpose' Was a Race to the Finish
    May 27 2025
    Three Tony-nominated actors from the cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning best play nominee "Purpose" — LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Glenn Davis, and Jon Michael Hill — share the story of the show's development and reveal the challenges and joys of working with a playwright who can't help but rewrite up to very, very last minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Bob Odenkirk's 30-Year Road to 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

    Bob Odenkirk's 30-Year Road to 'Glengarry Glen Ross'
    May 13 2025
    The Emmy-winning actor and writer ("Better Call Saul") discusses his Tony-nominated Broadway debut in "Glengarry Glen Ross" — and shares his 30-year-old pitch to playwright David Mamet to do the play with a cast full of comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins