Best Playwrights Horizons Podcasts (2024)

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#63 - Dana Ivey, the Witch in the Playwrights Horizons Reading 24:20

18d ago24:20

24:20

Dana Ivey shares her experience working in musical theater for a change--and explains why it was so enjoyable for her. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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Bohème, Butterfly and beyond — Giacomo Puccini, 100 years on 54:04

4h ago54:04

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It's been 100 years since the death of the Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini. From La bohème to Turandot, Puccini's operas remain some of the most popular around the world. To explore Puccini's life and legacy, we're joined by musicologist Dr Linda Fairtile and hear performances from two upcoming Opera Australia productions. Also, over their 2…

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What's The difference Between anxiety & Depression? 25:29

4d ago25:29

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Send us a Text Message. Eric and his guest, River Braun, discuss ways to handle anxiety. River Braun's mission is to empower queer individuals to heal past traumas, work through the root causes of anxiety, and transform their lives through holistic mind-body practices. He's dedicated to providing accessible and impactful coaching that fosters authe…

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Charting the legacy of the First Nations theatrical canon 54:05

7d ago54:05

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For NAIDOC Week, guest host Wesley Enoch is joined by First Nations performers, playwrights and programmers who "Keep the Fire Burning" on stages right across the country. Ian Michael and Rachael Maza discuss the First Nations theatrical canon and whether classic texts like Jane Harrison's Stolen should be staged more often, we find out what it's l…

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What Does It Mean To Be Satisfied With Your Life? 5:22

9d ago5:22

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Send us a Text Message. Eric goes on a quiet rant about people's different views on what makes them happy. Support the Show. https://a.co/d/45zcB3LBy Eric Stephen Booth (Booth-Driver-Robinson)

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Intimacy vs The Fear Of Abandonment 17:11

10d ago17:11

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Send us a Text Message. Eric and his guest, Justin Haar, discusses the topic Intimacy and the fear of abandonment when it comes to dealing with date apps. Justin built the Eden platform, is a former college tennis player and believes that the solution to solve most of the worlds problems and to bring the world closer together is to create closer an…

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Gay Male Relationships of Today vs Gay Male Relationships In Ancient Egypt & Greece 22:18

11d ago22:18

22:18

Send us a Text Message. Eric interviews Neil Laird, the author of Prime Time Travelers (Jared Plummer vs. the Ancient World): A Whimsical Romantic MM Portal Fantasy... https://a.co/d/0018FAbZ Eric & Neil discuss the similarities of gay males in the 21st century to ancient times. Support the Show. https://a.co/d/45zcB3L…

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A playwright reconceives the undoing of Lady Macbeth 54:04

12d ago54:04

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Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays, so why would anyone write a new version? Zinnie Harris is the writer of Macbeth (An Undoing), which is coming to the Malthouse Theatre. It fleshes out the story of one of the theatre's most notorious villains: Lady Macbeth. Also, The Woman in Black is a chilling ghost story that takes us t…

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning play counts the Cost of Living 26:21

21d ago26:21

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Dan Daw rose to prominence as a dancer who makes his distinctive body the centre of his work. Now, he takes to the stage as an actor, in a bold and witty play that was a Broadway hit. Cost of Living is about the complex relationships between those living with disability and their carers. But it also wrestles with other, sometimes overlooked, factor…

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Wherefore, Shakespeare? 04 | Race 28:12

23d ago28:12

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While some critics believe that plays like Othello and The Merchant of Venice are inherently racist, others argue that they simply portray, perhaps even criticise, the racist attitudes of the time. Wherefore, Shakespeare? is a series that explores the dilemmas, conflicts, and controversies in Shakespeare's major plays. In our fourth instalment, we …

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Dating Apps Are Dens of Thieves 15:42

23d ago15:42

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Send us a Text Message. Eric goes on a rant about the fake profiles on dating apps. Support the Show. https://a.co/d/45zcB3LBy Eric Stephen Booth (Booth-Driver-Robinson)

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Come hear the music play at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival 54:04

26d ago54:04

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Pull up a chair to your lamp-lit table and enjoy cabaret performances from some of Australia's finest musical talent. Gathered around the piano at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, we're joined by artistic director Virginia Gay, musical theatre luminaries Swing on This (Luke Kennedy, Matt Lee, Ben Mingay and Bert LaBonté), performer and late-night sal…

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Ode To My Fathers 18:32

27d ago18:32

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Send us a Text Message. Eric celebrates Father's Day 2024 with his ode. Support the Show. https://a.co/d/45zcB3LBy Eric Stephen Booth (Booth-Driver-Robinson)

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'We are here, we belong' — The unifying impact of Counting and Cracking 54:06

1M ago54:06

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S. Shakthidharan's award-winning epic, Counting and Cracking, won seven Helpmann Awards and drew a huge audience to a story that many of them knew little about. Five years after its world premiere, Counting and Cracking is on in Melbourne as part of the RISING festival, after which it transfers to Sydney's Carriageworks and then New York. In 1972, …

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#62 - Heidi Ettinger, the Original Producer and Graphic Designer 31:08

1M ago31:08

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Heidi Ettinger explains how a she came to design the logo art for Into the Woods while producing the show. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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Jonathan Biggins is closing the book on Keating and The Wharf Revue 54:04

1M ago54:04

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Former prime minister Paul Keating was one of the great parliamentary performers. His ruthless wit and self-confidence takes centre stage in Jonathan Biggins' hugely popular tribute to Keating, The Gospel According to Paul. The upcoming season at the Sydney Opera House may be Jonathan's final outing as the boy from Bankstown. Also, with her new sho…

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Bangarra looks to the horizon for its first cross-cultural collaboration 26:31

2M ago26:31

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Perhaps no dance company has done more to expand the horizons of Australian audiences than Bangarra Dance Theatre. Now they expand those horizons further, presenting their first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration. Horizon includes work choreographed by Deborah Brown, a descendent of the Wakaid Clan and Meriam people in the Torres Strait, with M…

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Wherefore, Shakespeare? 03 | Horror 28:12

2M ago28:12

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William Shakespeare's plays feature witchcraft, murder, ghosts and bloody revenge. Are his displays of blood and gore simply meant to entertain us or do they have more to say about the human condition? Wherefore, Shakespeare? is a series that explores the dilemmas, conflicts, and controversies in Shakespeare's major plays. In our third instalment, …

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#61 - Mary D'Arcy, Cinderella in the Playwrights Horizons Workshop 33:44

2M ago33:44

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Mary D'Arcy recalls Paul Gemignani teaching her the score to Act One of Into the Woods and speculates on why she wasn't cast when the production moved forward. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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'I've had this career against all odds' — Bonachela's twisted path to Sydney Dance 54:04

2M ago54:04

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A childhood love of dance and a challenging homelife drove Rafael Bonachela to leave his native Spain at just 17 years old and seek his fortune in the dance studios and theatres of London. The celebrated choreographer was then beckoned to Australia, where he has led the Sydney Dance Company since 2009. Also, in The Audition, we meet a group of asyl…

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Es Devlin, Life & Slimes of Marc Summers, Rugelach, + more! 27:20

2M ago27:20

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This month on Arts in the City… Donna Hanover steps inside the studio of artist Es Devlin at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; Andrew Falzon catches the Life & Slimes of Marc Summers off-Broadway; Neil Rosen visits A Union of Hope: 1869, the new exhibit at the Tenement Museum; Patrick Pacheco chats with actor Stan Brown who just made his Br…

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#60 - Michael Chybowski, First Assistant to the Lighting Designer 35:18

2M ago35:18

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Michael Chybowski shares what it was like to work under Richard Nelson in designing the lighting for the original Broadway production of Into the Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Age Gap Relationships Udate 01 6:38

2M ago6:38

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Send us a Text Message. Eric reports on his two age gap relationships adventure Support the Show. https://a.co/d/45zcB3LBy Eric Stephen Booth (Booth-Driver-Robinson)

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From Europe to the USA, this Australian theatre company keeps on winning 54:04

2M ago54:04

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For decades, Australia's Back to Back Theatre has been delighting audiences with shows performed and devised by an ensemble of artists who are neurodivergent or living with a disability. Following their most recent major international award win, we visit the ensemble at their Geelong headquarters as they rehearse their new show: Multiple Bad Things…

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Age Gap Relationships 8:32

2M ago8:32

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Send us a Text Message. Eric is considering in getting involve with a young man who is 46 years his junior. Support the Show. https://a.co/d/45zcB3LBy Eric Stephen Booth (Booth-Driver-Robinson)

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#59 - Patti LuPone, Broadway Legend/Rejected Cinderella 26:35

2M ago26:35

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Patti LuPone spills all the tea about her audition to play Cinderella in Into the Woods, why she passed on playing the Witch twice, and whether she might be up for taking a crack at the role now. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…

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Audra McDonald & Jason Robert Brown — Tony-winning Broadway icons 54:04

2M ago54:04

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It's Tony season on Broadway and this week we have two major figures of American theatre who have won nine Tony Awards between them: Audra McDonald and Jason Robert Brown. Performer Audra McDonald is currently on a concert tour of Australia. Her first Tony Award came for her breakthrough role in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel and she's added five…

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#58 - Tom Galantich, Replacement Prince on Broadway 30:45

3M ago30:45

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Tom Galantich talks about his time on Broadway as an understudy and replacement in the original Broadway production. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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Simon Burke's wonderful (and Wicked) 50 years in the footlights 25:44

3M ago25:44

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Simon Burke is one of Australia's most cherished entertainers. 2024 marks his 50th year performing on stage. He made his professional stage debut at just 12 years old and shortly after won an AFI Award for his performance in Fred Schepisi's film The Devil's Playground. He's since become renowned as a musical theatre performer, having had major role…

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Wherefore, Shakespeare? 02 | Gender 28:12

3M ago28:12

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What does it mean to defy the conventions and test the boundaries of gender? These are questions posed by some of Shakespeare's most famous characters. Wherefore, Shakespeare? is a series that explores the dilemmas, conflicts, and controversies in Shakespeare's major plays. In our second instalment, we place gender in the spotlight. We're joined by…

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#57 - Stuart Zagnit, Replacement Steward on Tour 43:40

3M ago43:40

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Stuart Zagnit gives the ins and outs of acting on a national tour, and drops some delicious show biz tidbits along the way, including a hilarious experience with Carol Channing and Betty White. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

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After a celebrated Ring Cycle, a director ventures to Lammermoor 54:04

3M ago54:04

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Suzanne Chaundy is one of Australia's most in-demand directors of opera. Last year, she had the triumph of a lifetime with her direction of opera's most daunting challenge: Wagner's Ring Cycle. Now she's back with another big opera, Lucia di Lammermoor at the Melbourne Opera. So, what does it take to direct an opera? Also, in Lose to Win, which ope…

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Stained Glass, Public Art Fund, AI Art, and more! 28:14

3M ago28:14

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This month on Arts In The City… Donna Hanover heads to the Gil Studio where they restore NYC’s stained glass windows; Carol Anne Riddell checks out Clifford Prince King’s eye-catching art with the Public Art Fund; Andrew Falzon visits the Whitney and their exhibit about the first AI-generated art; Neil Rosen learns about the NYC Indie Film Fest; an…

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Bonus! YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM YOURSELF by Erin Courtney 16:26

3M ago16:26

16:26

A darkly comedic fable of violently lonely doppelgängers who mind-meld and are brought together through cookies, rats, and their cosmic connection to an exterminator. Written by Erin Courtney Produced and directed by Kate Bergstrom Written for Crystal Finn and Lucy Taylor and Todd Almond as the Exterminator. Sound Designer and Additional Music Work…

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