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Broadway & NYC Theater: Curated. The YesBroadway Podcast is designed to be listened to on a 25-30 minute subway ride as we discuss what shows to see, Broadway/NYC theater pop culture news and features, and upcoming shows to get tickets to now. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yesbroadway/support
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How To Be More Chill explores how the extraordinary musical Be More Chill arrived on Broadway in Spring 2019 with unprecedented momentum and then onwards towards a London production in 2020. Hosted by Ilana Levine of Little Known Facts and Sam Maher of YesBroadway, the podcast centers around deep-dive interviews with the show’s creators, cast members, and others involved in the show as they give us all the behind-the-scenes scoop on how the show entered the international pop culture zeitgeis ...
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BONUS Episode: BPN Live - Joe Iconis live from Times Square
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Join Ilana and Sam as they interview Be More Chill's Joe Iconis live in Times Square as part of Playbill's Curtain Up Festival via Broadway Podcast Network! This bonus episode kicks off Joe Iconis' 40th birthday week with a couple of games with him with a "This is your life, Joe Iconis" vibe and a special report from Joe about the 2021 West End pro…
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Episode 15: Jason SweetTooth Williams
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In the first episode of what we're calling How To Be More Chill "4.0", Sam and Ilana interview someone who could not be a more integral part of the Be More Chill story: Jason SweetTooth Williams. Jason played Mr. Heere, Mr. Reyes, and (of course) Scary Stockboy both Off-Broadway and on and is one of the kindest humans ever and an absolute joy to ta…
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When Miracle Change got the call that she had an audition for the London production of Be More Chill, she was performing as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Edinburgh. In order to make it to her three auditions she had to take a 5 hour train and then fly back each night in order to make it back in time for the show. It was that kind of …
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In the first ever live episode (video on Broadway Podcast Network's YouTube channel!) of How To Be More Chill, Sam and Ilana talk to Scott Folan. Scott is a child actor-turned-adult actor and singer/songwriter, but to us he will always be Jeremy Heere in the London production of Be More Chill. Scott's incredible gifts as a performer are matched by …
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Gerard Canonico joins Sam and Ilana to chat about how the character of Rich evolved from Be More Chill's first workshop to Broadway, his joy and love of being part of Iconis and Family, and how being a child actor impacted his life in such amazing ways, and….how he balances his love of being a musician with his love of being an actor. Gerard Canoni…
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Oh, this is a GOOD one that we've been waiting a long time for. Besides being the director of so many of your favorite musicals fo the past decade, Stephen Brackett is the Godfather of the Be More Chill, being at its helm from extremely early on its development. Less than 48 hours after the London cast was announced, Stephen gives Sam and Ilana the…
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Mike Rosengarten was the guitarist for the viral smash hit musical Be More Chill all the way from the world premiere production at Two River Theater through the show's Broadway run, so you can imagine that he has the most incredible behind-the-scenes stories from every incarnation of the show. Be More Chill was the beginning of working with the Joe…
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It's no secret that I'm a giant fan of Slave Play on Broadway and one of the ideas that is front and center in the play is that we should all be listening to women of color more. To that end, I invited two friends, Amara and Morgan, to share their thoughts on Slave Play and the state of theater in NYC and beyond. It wasn't long into their fascinati…
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Broadway swing Morgan Siobhan Green sat down with Sam and Ilana and shares stories from her Be More Chill journey and gives a thrilling and fascinating description of what it’s like being a cover for multiple characters and getting the call saying “you’re on"! Also, have tissues ready because Sam and Ilana couldn’t keep it together when Morgan talk…
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Stephanie Hsu studied experimental theater in college and always thought she would create non-commercial work that expressed her point of view and helped to shine a light on the issues and ideas she cares deeply about. In this episode, she explains to Sam and Ilana how Be More Chill and her role as Christine Cannigula ended up being the perfect job…
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Ilana and Sam sit down with Broadway’s SQUIP himself, Jason Tam! Fun fact: Jason was the very first actor to ever record the song "Michael In The Bathroom." Find out why and how in this episode along with all the ways he approached the role, the freedom he was given to create the character both physically and emotionally, and what it is like to be …
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Lauren Marcus shines as Brooke in Be More Chill. She also happens to be married to Joe Iconis and she also happened to go to the 2019 Tony Awards. In this episode, Lauren takes us behind the scenes of an 8-show week on Broadway followed by a car ride to Radio City for an epic adventure you’ll remember for the rest of your life! Lauren is hilarious …
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In this very special episode, Sam and Ilana sit down with Be More Chill book writer Joe Tracz. From growing up in Detroit and seeing Broadway national tours to working in a Borders bookstore and getting to know the YA literary scene, Joe tells us about how he cames on board the project and combined his television and film writing experience with hi…
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Sam and Ilana sit down with Broadway leading man Will Roland and were mesmerized as he shared his history as a member of the Joe Iconis Family and how the role of Jeremy in Be More Chill came his way. From the day he first encountered Joe Iconis when he was still a student at NYU to Dear Evan Hansen to the Off-Broadway run of Be More Chill, Will sh…
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Be More Chill producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper takes Sam and Ilana on a journey that starts with how she met Joe Iconis through all the behind-the-scenes schemes and plans to share this brilliant musical with the world. Go on a deep dive into some of the new and unique perspectives Jen has on the industry as a young producer who does an excellent jo…
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Be More Chill star George Salazar walks Sam and Ilana through the experience of coming on board for the original workshop presentation of Be More Chill and then the world premiere production at Two River Theater in New Jersey and its sold-out run Off-Broadway in Summer 2018. George also dives deep into the Be More Chill's incredible fandom and how …
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In this inaugural episode, Sam and Ilana interview composer/lyricist Joe Iconis as he walks us through the origins of the Be More Chill journey - all the way from the nexus of the idea of writing the musical leading up to to the opening night of the world premiere at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey and then the making of the triumphant or…
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This episode is sponsored by Dramatists Guild Foundation's annual gala on November 12. Sam and special guest co-host Ilana Becker discuss Emma and Max, the Todd Solondz play she's starring in The Flea Theater, as well as The Ferryman on Broadway, Public Theater's Mobile Unit: A Midsummer Night's Dream, @gaintheplay. Also on this episode: an intervi…
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(This episode is sponsored by Goldstar, whose goal is to make going out both easy and affordable. Check out Goldstar.com or download their awesome app!) Sam and Linnae talk School Girls, Ordinary Days, Oklahoma at St. Ann's Warehouse, The Horror of Dolores Roach, The Prom, Laura Benanti in My Fair Lady on Broadway, and more. Special on this episode…
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(This episode is sponsored by MCC Theater's Collective Rage, which is a a party of a show that you definitely want to be invited to. Tickets: mcctheater.org) Sam and Linnae talk Be More Chill going to Broadway, Pop Punk High, Trainspotting, Smokey Joe's Café, The Jonathan Larson Project, Torch Song, Marin Mazzie, To Kill A Mockingbird, Everybody's …
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(Sponsored by Keen Company's upcoming revival of the cult hit musical Ordinary Days. Starts October 2 and runs through November 17. Tickets: keencompany.org): Sam and Linnae discuss that epic King Kong on Broadway music video, Be More Chill, Head Over Heels, several Off-Broadway (and Off-Off Broadway productions), and the hype for Beetlejuice The M…
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Episode 5: Sam and guest co-host Margo Seibert discuss her initiative Racket, Once On This Island, The Band's Visit, Folk Wandering, London's Network starring Bryan Cranston and Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Angels In America on Broadway starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield, The Lucky Ones at Ars Nova, Mean Girls, Cruel Intentions (Off-Broad…
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Episode 4: Sam and guest co-host Ben Rimalower discuss his upcoming show at 54 Below called "54 Sings Rufus" (Wainwright), Sam's Tea Shack, War Paint, Network in London starring Bryan Cranston, Angels in America starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield, the Hamilton app, SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical, and more!The YesBroadway Podcast: Designed …
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Sam and playwright James Walsh discuss his new play Jimmy & Carolyn, and A Clockwork Orange, The Constitution, As You Like It in Central Park + Springsteen, The Iceman Cometh with Denzel Washington, the new KPop musical + Steven Universe. YASBroadway!The YesBroadway Podcast: Designed to be listened to on a 25-30 minute subway ride, we discuss what …
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Why we're obsessed with The Great Comet, 1984, Groundhog Day, Napoli, Brooklyn, and why we're torn on A Doll's House Part 2. Also, our Tonys reactions, Oh Hello on Netflix, and Falsettos in cinemas. We also discuss why we're excited to see the SpongeBob musical, Frozen, and Escape to Margaritaville.The YesBroadway Podcast: Designed to be listened t…
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Sam and Andrew discuss Pipeline Off-Broadway, Drunk Shakespeare, Cost of Living, 2 shows at The Irish Rep, Angels in America in movie theaters, Lightning Thief cast recording, new casting for A Doll's House Part 2, and Indecent is not closing after all! Why we think you should get tickets now to: Prince of Broadway, Once On This Island, The Band's …
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