Best Lewis Acuña Podcasts (2024)

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#27 - Lots of TONY Awards Stuff! 13:03

2+ y ago13:03

13:03

Your Broadway news and trending theater social mentions in a New York Minute! Episode run-down: Tons of Tony Awards eligibility notes. Hadestown & Dear Evan Hansen Broadway casting update! A musical based on the life of Steven Spielberg? A Soldier's Play & MJ the Musical go on tour. ....and of-course lots happening over on theater socials! Find co-…

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#26 - A Broadway Minute! 14:34

2+ y ago14:34

14:34

New Layout: Broadway news in a New York Minute! NEWS: “Kimberly Akimbo” will transfer to Broadway this fall. The new musical, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, will start previews on Oct. 12, ahead of a Nov. 10 opening. The new musical KPOP has its eye on a fall Broadway bow! It was previously announced that …

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RED CARPET INTERVIEWS - The Music Man 16:30

2+ y ago16:30

16:30

Opening night (Feb 10, 2022) interviews with the stars on the red carpet! We hear from Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Jayne Howdyshell, and so many more! Follow @BwayPodNetwork on Twitter. Find co-hosts on Twitter at @AyannaPrescod and @CLewisReviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#25 - Oh, Oh, Oh, Opening Nights! 26:24

2+ y ago26:24

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Broadway News: Mrs. Doubtfire will reopen on Broadway April 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The Tony Award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill is expected to make its London debut in November. Pop superstar Ariana Grande attended the Broadway production of Wicked February 19, and shared praise for co-stars Brittney Johnson and Lindsay Heather Pe…

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#24 - Casting, Casting, Casting & Cast Albums 28:36

2+ y ago28:36

28:36

Broadway News: Brittney Johnson made history as the first Black Glinda on Broadway on Valentine's Day! Broadway theaters will still require audience members to wear masks and show proof of vaccination for entry through April 30. “American Utopia” has extended its Broadway run through April 3. This is the final extension of the show, which has been …

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#23 - Another Oscar Nomination 25:49

2+ y ago25:49

25:49

Broadway News: Ariana DeBose was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story. DeBose's nomination follows Rita Moreno's historic 1961 Oscar win, playing the same role in the earlier film adaptation. Lin-Manuel Miranda received a Best Song nomination for his "Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto, a nod that could achieve EG…

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#22 - Who's Bad? with special guest Kelli O'Hara 33:27

2+ y ago33:27

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Broadway News: MJ The Musical is now open on Broadway and to celebrate their opening and Black History Month, the team and Playbill have collaborated to release four collectable Playbill covers, for the first time in Playbill's 138-year history. The Playbills will be distributed to ticket holders throughout the month of February at the Neil Simon T…

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#21 - Big Theater Kid Energy! 24:57

2+ y ago24:57

24:57

We all have theater kid energy! Broadway News: Starting this season, Tony Awards voters must complete unconscious bias training in order to vote in any categories. The news, sent to voters last Friday, requires members to take a free, online training session led by inclusion strategist Vernā Myers. The course is meant to teach viewers how to identi…

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#20 - Let Theater Artists Host SNL! 31:19

2+ y ago31:19

31:19

The best SNL. Ever. Broadway News: The Broadway cast of A STRANGE LOOP will feature Jaquel Spivey, in his Broadway debut, as Usher. He joins original cast members Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6), L Morgan Lee (Thought 1), John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3), James Jackson, Jr. (Thought 2), John-Andrew Morrison (Thought 4), and Jason Veasey (Thought 5). A Str…

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#19 - New Year, New Season 33:12

2+ y ago33:12

33:12

Don't forget to catch Ariana DeBose hosting SNL on Sat, Jan 15th 2022! Broadway News The Broadway League has updated its vaccination and mask policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as cases and hospitalizations continue to rise due to the Omicron variant. The biggest change is that children ages 5-11 will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinat…

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#18 - A Bit Of A Year, featuring Robin de Jesús! 1:03:15

2+ y ago1:03:15

1:03:15

It's the end of a season. The final episode of What's Up Broadway? features a surprise interview with Robin de Jesús, who stars as Michael in tick, tick...BOOM steaming now on Netflix! All three co-host Ayanna Prescod, Christian Lewis, and Martín Acuña wrap up theater memories of 2021 and what we look forward to in 2022. See you in January 2022! Fo…

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#17 - Happy Trails, Stephen Sondheim 30:28

2+ y ago30:28

30:28

A Broadway titan is gone but not forgotten. Broadway News Second Stage Theater is partnering with Assemble Stream to offer simulcasts of its current Broadway production of Lynn Nottage’s play, CLYDE’S, for the final two weeks of its run. Those dates are January 4 – 16, 2022. Girl from the North Country was the only Broadway musical nominated for a …

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#16 - 'Revival Red' is on The Music Man Marquee 34:03

2+ y ago34:03

34:03

Broadway News The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS, which airs from 9 AM until noon, will feature live performances from the casts of Broadway's Chicago and Waitress. Kinky Boots Tony Award winner Billy Porter has landed a spot on Insider's 100 People Transforming Business, which "profiles 100 business leaders across 10 distinct sectors who are innov…

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#15 - I Wanna be in the BOOM Where it Happens 32:15

2+ y ago32:15

32:15

Andrew Garfield is dynamite! Get it? Because Tick... Tick... BOOM? Awe, never mind. Broadway News: Producers announced on Thursday that Chicken & Biscuits will play its final performance on Nov. 28. The news comes after the new play announced an extended cancellation of performances through Nov. 18 due to COVID-19 cases in the company. The producti…

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Nollywood Dreams - Live interview with playwright Jocelyn Bioh 20:35

2+ y ago20:35

20:35

Join Ayanna Prescod of What’s Up Broadway? live in conversation with playwright Jocelyn Bioh. Prescod chats with Bioh about her latest play, Nollywood Dreams, bringing African comedy to New York City, and how she is constantly changing and elevating traditional theater. This conversation took place on Thursday, November 4, 2021 and is brought to yo…

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#14 - So Much Waitress News 25:21

2+ y ago25:21

25:21

I mean, who doesn't love Cynthia Erivo and Arianna Grande!? Broadway News: Patrick Page returns to Hadestown on November 9, 2021. The newly imagined Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will return to the Lyric on Friday, November 12th. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child originally cast a spell over the world as an epic two-part event. Now, the show ha…

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#13 - Audra No. 7 24:59

2+ y ago24:59

24:59

You're never too old to make your Broadway debut! Broadway News: Emilie Kouatchou made her debut as the first Black Christine Daaé on Broadway in The Phantom of The Opera. She will play Christine this week on Wednesday, November 3rd, Thursday, November 4th, and Saturday November 6th’s matinee. Next week she’ll lead on Monday November 8th, Thursday …

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#12 - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again 35:30

2+ y ago35:30

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We need to rally as a community. If two of the best reviewed shows since the pandemic are closing early, Broadway isn't back yet. Broadway News: Lackawanna Blues extends again! The Broadway premiere production starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson has extended for the final time. The Manhattan Theatre Club staging will now play through November 12. The so…

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#11 - Schitt is coming to Broadway 25:57

3y ago25:57

25:57

Dana H. has opened! Red carpet interviews and more inside this episode! Broadway News: Manhattan Theatre Club announced a one-week extension of “Lackawanna Blues,” following the cancellation of several performances. The play starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson was put on pause for a few days after Hudson sustained a back injury. So happy that this show …

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RED CARPET INTERVIEWS - Chicken & Biscuits, and SIX 34:38

3y ago34:38

34:38

This episode feature interviews from SIX and Chicken & Biscuits Opening Nights. Follow @BwayPodNetwork on Twitter. Find co-hosts on Twitter at @AyannaPrescod and @CLewisReviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#10 - Divorced, Beheaded, Fried 35:12

3y ago35:12

35:12

October is the month for show openings, it seems! Broadway News: The Broadway revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo, starring Emmy and Tony winner Laurence Fishburne, Oscar and Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell, and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Darren Criss, will begin previews at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre the week of March 22, 202…

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#9 - Broadway En Español 31:39

3y ago31:39

31:39

Broadway Flea-sized bits if information for you this time... Broadway News: Lin Manuel shared the opening track to his next musical film adaptation, Tick Tick Boom, called 30/90. The song is sung by Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin De Jesus, Alexndra Shipp and MJ Rodriguez. Aladdin has suspended performances until October 12 du…

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#8 - You Can Can Can Win 10 TONYS! 37:11

3y ago37:11

37:11

Moulin Rouge sweeps the 2020 Tony Awards. Broadway News: In partnership with the YMCA of Greater New York, Thoughts of a Colored Man hosted a Youth and Community event at the Castle Hill YMCA in the Bronx and the North Brooklyn YMCA where there was a Mobile Barbershop ready to treat community members to free haircuts. Community members were also tr…

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#7 - Back to 'Square One' 33:18

3y ago33:18

33:18

And the award for leaking the creation of a show before you're supposed to goes to... Nathan Lane! Broadway News: Recap of Curtain Up!, a three day outdoor theater festival that took place in the heart of Times Square. TDF's TKTS ticket booth, located in Times Square at Broadway and 47th Street, reopened last Tuesday. TKTS sells same-day discount t…

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#6 - The Whole Being Dead Thing 33:15

3y ago33:15

33:15

Say my name 3 times. It must be spoken, unbroken. Curtain Up!, a three day outdoor festival taking place in the heart of Times Square. Curtain Up! will takeover Broadway stretching between 45th and 48th Streets. 22 unique events will take place on stages in Duffy Square and between 45th & 46th Streets. BPN will kick off the festival everyday that w…

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#5 - I'm Not Throwin' Away My Proshot 24:10

3y ago24:10

24:10

Just like [re]born Broadway, I'm young, scrappy and hungry... Broadway News: Playbill, in partnership with The Broadway League and the Times Square Alliance have announced Curtain Up!, a three day outdoor festival taking place in the heart of Times Square. Curtain Up! will takeover Broadway stretching between 45th and 48th Streets. 22 unique events…

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#4 - The Wicked Concert...is an Audition? 29:11

3y ago29:11

29:11

It's all Wicked and Phantom from here... Notable News: Micki Grant, a Broadway trailblazer who was the first woman to write and star in a musical with the 1972 Black musical revue, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope has died at the age of 92. Broadway League launches This Is Broadway campaign a historic initiative to welcome theater lovers back to Times …

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#3 - This Could Be Huge... 27:36

3y ago27:36

27:36

Notable News: Pass Over had their official opening night on Sunday and the reviews are in! Broadway World's Christian Lewis said, “If we can follow the lead of this production, Broadway can pass over into something different, something better, something more equitable and diverse, something more political.” NY Daily News's Chris Jones said, “Pass O…

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#2 - You're The One That I Want... To Get Vaccinated 28:06

3y ago28:06

28:06

Theater Twitter was on fire this week.... Notable News: The Museum of Broadway has announced the museum will open in Summer 2022. The first museum dedicated to telling the history of Broadway will open at 145 West 45th Street, next door to the Lyceum Theatre. The TONY Awards will be held at the Winter Garden Theatre. PASS OVER will open three weeks…

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#1 - Broadway is Back! 30:23

3y ago30:23

30:23

Yes, first and foremost Broadway is back! Notable News: The play Chicken and Biscuits, starring Michael Urie, Norm Lewis, and Cleo King, is making history by having the youngest Black director in Broadway history and 18 artists of color will be making their Broadway debuts with that show. 2019 TONY Award are set for September 26. The Notebook Music…

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Podcast Trailer 0:47

3y ago0:47

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Your weekly premiere audio destination for everything buzzworthy happening on the Great White Way. From show openings, and what’s trending on “theatre Twitter,” to Broadway star interviews and up to date health and safety protocols, What’s Up Broadway? will be a one-stop-shop for all your Broadway news and chatter. Hosted by Ayanna Prescod (she/her…

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What's Up Broadway?

Broadway Podcast Network

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#27 - Lots of TONY Awards Stuff! 13:03

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#26 - A Broadway Minute! 14:34

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RED CARPET INTERVIEWS - The Music Man 16:30

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#25 - Oh, Oh, Oh, Opening Nights! 26:24

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#24 - Casting, Casting, Casting & Cast Albums 28:36

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#23 - Another Oscar Nomination 25:49

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#22 - Who's Bad? with special guest Kelli O'Hara 33:27

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#21 - Big Theater Kid Energy! 24:57

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#20 - Let Theater Artists Host SNL! 31:19

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#19 - New Year, New Season 33:12

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#18 - A Bit Of A Year, featuring Robin de Jesús! 1:03:15

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#17 - Happy Trails, Stephen Sondheim 30:28

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#16 - 'Revival Red' is on The Music Man Marquee 34:03

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#15 - I Wanna be in the BOOM Where it Happens 32:15

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Nollywood Dreams - Live interview with playwright Jocelyn Bioh 20:35

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#14 - So Much Waitress News 25:21

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#13 - Audra No. 7 24:59

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#12 - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again 35:30

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#11 - Schitt is coming to Broadway 25:57

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RED CARPET INTERVIEWS - Chicken & Biscuits, and SIX 34:38

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#10 - Divorced, Beheaded, Fried 35:12

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#9 - Broadway En Español 31:39

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#8 - You Can Can Can Win 10 TONYS! 37:11

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#7 - Back to 'Square One' 33:18

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#6 - The Whole Being Dead Thing 33:15

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#5 - I'm Not Throwin' Away My Proshot 24:10

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#4 - The Wicked Concert...is an Audition? 29:11

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#3 - This Could Be Huge... 27:36

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#2 - You're The One That I Want... To Get Vaccinated 28:06

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#1 - Broadway is Back! 30:23

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Podcast Trailer 0:47

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