Beltline to Broadway
By Lauren Van Hemert
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Episodes: 148
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Based inside the beltline in Raleigh, North Carolina, Lauren Van Hemert is an award-winning podcaster who has been covering regional theater for over three years. She has been called a "pioneer" for her community-based approach to cultural arts reporting and candid conversations about diversity and inclusion in the theater industry. Her guests have included Tony Award-winners, Broadway veterans, international recording artists, and television icons, including Eric Woodall, Lauren Kennedy, Robert Hartwell, Karen Ziemba, and Ed Asner. Van Hemert is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, Society for Professional Journalists, and the Broadway Makers Alliance.
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A Conversation with Bekah Brunstetter
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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A Conversation with How to Dance in Ohio's Sammi Cannold
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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A Conversation with Sean Hayden
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Amy Spanger
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Kevin Massey and Kara Lindsay
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Rachel Bay Jones
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Tony Nominee Katy Sulivan
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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A LAST FIVE YEARS Reunion with Norbert Leo Butz and Lauren Kennedy
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Multi-Hyphenate Michael Kushner
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Talking Hands on a Hardbody with Raleigh Little Theatre
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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In Conversation with The Museum of Broadway's Diane Nicoletti
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May 18, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Jersey Boy Rob Marnell
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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In Conversation with Playwright and Performing Artist Tristan Andre and Film Composer Michael Abels
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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From INDECENT to ASHER LEV
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Alzheimer's, Dementia, and the Power of DOT
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Recovery and Resilience with Justin Allen Tate
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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TCM's Dave Karger on Musical Matinees
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Live from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Broadway Flea Market
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Black Stage Everything's Shae Marie
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Blues from an Alabama Sky's Valerie Curtis-Newton
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Humanitarianism, Faith, and Paying It Forward
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Back to School with Broadway Dietitian Libby Parker
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Aaron Simon Gross (13, the Musical)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Iliana Garcia Talks On Your Feet
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin Talk City of Angels
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Little Shop of Horrors' Aaron Harrington Talks Puppetry, Auditions, and More
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Paradise Square's Kayla Pecchioni
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Gun Sense, Art, and Activism with Jason Odell Williams
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Telly Leung
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Randy Redd
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May 02, 2022 |
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Dear Performer, a Conversation with Two Playwrights
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Music Man David Loud
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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In Conversation with Cindy Williams
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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In Conversation with Oklahoma's Patrick Clanton
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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In Conversation with Melda Beaty
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Glynn Turman
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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A Conversation with Dramaturg Ken Cerniglia (Hadestown)
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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In Conversation with Shereen Ahmed
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Chryssie Whitehead Talks A CHORUS LINE, WEST SIDE STORY, and MORE
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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A Candid Conversation About Raleigh Little Theatre’s CINDERELLA
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Dr. Alisa Hurwitz on Transgender Representation in Theater
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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The Struggles of Welcoming Audiences Back Inside our Community Theaters Post-COVID
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 107: Kevin Tuerff’s Real-Life ‘Come From Away Story’
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 106: Bear Bellinger and Matt DaSilva Break Down the Actors Equity and Open Access Policy
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 105: Robert J. Sherman
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 104: The Mis-Education of America with Artist and Activist Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 103: Emmy Award-Winner Antoine L. Smith Talks Memphis to MJ
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 102: Somewhere That’s Green with Aaron Harrington
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 101: Celebrating Juneteenth and the Fire of Freedom
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of Beltline to Broadway
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 99: Andre Jordan Talks Diana, Equity, Diversity, and So Much More
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 98: (Re)Opening Doors at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
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May 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 97: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Godspell with the Original off-Broadway Cast
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May 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 96: Sound Up with Tony Award-Winning Sound Designer Rob Kaplowitz
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May 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 95: Where Can I Go? Candid Conversations with Survivors of the Holocaust
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 94: Save Our Stages, Where Do We Go From Here?
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 93: Racism and AAPI Representation in Theatre
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 92: A Candid Conversation with Ashlee Latimer (aka Mx. Thief)
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 91: Mike Anthony Talks Life at Hamilton
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 90: Carlita Victoria on Darkness Rising, Mental Health, and More
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 89: Robert Hartwell Talks Homecomings, History, and Resilience
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 88: Addiction, Recovery, and the Power of Storytelling
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 87: Coloring, Musicals and Mindfulness with Coloring Broadway’s Andrea Koehler
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 86: Fight Choreography Explained by Jeff A.R. Jones, Heather Strickland, and Tara Nicole Williams
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 85: Arts North Carolina’s Nate McGaha Explains the Save Our Stages Act
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 84: One-on-One with Ed Asner
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 83: On Board the USS Christmas with Riley Hough
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 82: Reopening London’s West End
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 81: Prageeta Sharma and Kate R. Morris, On the Roof, In the Tombs
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 80: Ariel Zetina Talks GERRYMANDERIA
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 79: The Black Emperor of Broadway
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 78: Jennifer Natalya Fink Talks ‘Bitter Flower’
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 77: Lightning Hitting the Candlestick
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 76: Behold, Colored and Woman, Inconceivable
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 75: A Conversation with Performer and Playwright Deb Margolin
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 74: A Conversation with Playwright Elaine Romero
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 73: Carrie Knowles Gets Arthurian with The Ladies Are Waiting
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 72: The 19th Amendment Project
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 71: A Conversation with Token Theatre Friends’ Jose Solis
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 70: A Conversation with Kristin Cooper, First Lady of NC
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 69: Carly Prentis Jones on Music, Artivism, and More
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 68: Love, Acceptance, and Transgenderism
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 67: Tea with Agatha
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 66: The Odd Couple, Funny Ladies of the Eighties, Amanda Bearse and Teresa Ganzel
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 65: All Passes, Art Endures
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 64: The High Cost of a Pandemic
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 63: Can the Gig Economy Survive a Pandemic?
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 62: Debunking the Myth of ‘Little Women’ with Playwright June Guralnick
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 61: COVID-19, When the Show Can’t Go On
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 60: The Wonder of Bringing the Musical ‘Wonderland’ Home
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 59: Highlights from the Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 58: A Candid Conversation with Broadway Girl NYC, Laura Heywood
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 57: Talking Arts Education, Alien, and More with Ian Finley
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 56: Joseph Anthony Byrd Talks ‘Kinky Boots’
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 55: A Chat with the Beautiful Minds Behind RLT’s Production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 54: School Shootings, Columbinus, and the Role of Theater to Affect Change
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 53: High School Theater Program Sets Sights on Southeastern Theatre Conference
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 52: Sensory-Friendly Performances and A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 51: RDU on Stage Year-End Review
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 49: Talking Princess Holiday Traditions New and Old with Garrett Clayton (A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS) and Joanna Li (CINDERELLA)
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 48. LGBTQ Theater in the U.S. From ‘The Drag’ to ‘The Inheritance’ with Timothy E. Locklear
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 47: Candid Conversation with Broadway’s Record-Breaking Lion King Alton Fitzgerald White
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 46: Tony Nominee Alan Campbell Talks John Ritter, ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and ‘Witness for the Prosecution’
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 45: A Podcaster on Podcasting (ATCA Presentation)
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 44: Disability Representation On Stage with National Disability Theatre Co-Founders Talleri McRae and Mickey Rowe
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 43: Stage Veteran Gayle Turner Talks HAVING OUR SAY, THE WIZ, and So Much More
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 42: The Birth of the New Musical ‘Stardust Road’ with Hoagy Bix Carmichael, Tony Nominee Susan H. Schulman, and Michael Lichtefeld
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 41. Osha Gray Davidson on The Best of Enemies, the Story of Ann Atwater and C.P. Ellis
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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Ep. 40: Father-Son Duo Ira David Wood III and Ira David Wood IV Talk DRACULA
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Ep. 39: Abuse, Addiction, and the Other Side with Beau Clark
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Ep. 38: Kristin Chenoweth ‘For the Girls’
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Ep. 37: Tara Nicole Williams on Body Image, Fat-Shaming, and Typecasting in the Theater
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 36: Sweet Mama Stringbean, The Life and Times of Ethel Waters with Phyllis Morrison and Kenneth Hinton
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 35: Moses T. Alexander Greene on the Significance and Real Story Behind Theatre Raleigh’s ‘The Scottsboro Boys’
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 34: Erin Sullivan on Marilyn Monroe and Her One-Woman Show, With Love, Marilyn
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Ep. 33: Yolanda Rabun, Howard L. Craft, and Kathryn Hunter-Williams Talk Nina Simone and ‘No Fear Blues Long Gone’
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 32: Building a Season from Scratch with NC Theatre CEO Elizabeth Doran and Producing Artistic Director Eric Woodall
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 31: Jason Robert Brown Talks About His Music, Shows, and the Legendary Hal Prince
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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Ep. 30: Moses T. Alexander Greene Talks POOLED and Making National Black Theatre Festival Debut
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 29: One-on-One with Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s Donovan Zimmerman
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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Ep. 28: Building Connections with PlayMakers’ Broadway Bound Director Vivienne Benesch
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Ep. 27: Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba Talks North Carolina Theatre, ANNIE, A CHORUS LINE, and More
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 26: Jesse Gephart on Directing Theatre Raleigh’s ‘I Am My Own Wife’ and Susan Steadman on NC 10 by 10
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 25: Conversation with Triangle Theater-Maker Tamara Kissane on the Comeback of the Audio Drama
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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Ep. 24: Talking About Theater for Young Audiences with Noah Putterman
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 23: Tony Award-Winning Costume Designer William Ivey Long Traces His Carolina Roots and Talks ‘Tootsie’ and ‘Beetlejuice’
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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Ep. 22: Defying Gravity – Carol de Giere on Stephen Schwartz and ‘Pippin’
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 21: Talking ‘Gay Card’ with Jonathan Keebler and Ryan Korell
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May 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 20: Vivica C. Coxx, Susannah Hough, David Henderson, and Matthew Hager Talk Drag Queens and The Legend of Georgia McBride
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May 19, 2019 |
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Ep. 19: Patrick Torres Talks Latinx Theater and ‘West Side Story’
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May 12, 2019 |
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Ep. 18: Shonica Gooden & Ellenore Scott Talk ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Fosse/Verdon,’ ‘Cats,’ and More
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May 05, 2019 |
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Ep. 17: A Virtual Field Trip to The Country Music Hall of Fame for 140 Years of Hatch Show Print
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 16: Disability, Inclusion, and Representation Onstage with Eric Woodall, Betsy Ludwig, Doug Kapp, and DJGeoYio
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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Ep. 15: Playwright Jason Odell Williams on God, Gun Control, and ‘Church & State’
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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Ep. 14: The Godspell Experience with Carol de Giere
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 13: Kahei Shum Mcrae on Art, Costume Design, and the Chaos Where All Beautiful Work is Birthed
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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Ep. 12: Science and Storytelling with Lauren Gunderson and Egla Hassan
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 11: The Importance of Intimacy Directing with Cara Rawlings
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 10: 47 Years of North Carolina Theater History Theater Critic Roy Dicks
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 9: Theater Criticism with Theater Critic Roy Dicks
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 8: Sensory-Friendly Performances, Wiggles Welcome
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 7: Part Two with Playwright Mike Wiley Talking About ‘Peace of Clay’
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 6: Part One with Playwright Mike Wiley -“Nothing Beats a Failure but a Try”
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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Ep. 5: Super Troupers Eric Woodall, Broadway veteran Lauren Kennedy, and Charlie Brady Talk Love, ABBA, and NC Theatre’s ‘Mamma Mia!’
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 4: A Life in the Theater with Theatre in the Park’s Ira David Wood III and Ira David Wood IV
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 3: One-on-One with Playwright Charly Evon Simpson and Director Whitney White of the New Play ‘Jump’
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 2: Honest Pint’s David Henderson and Susannah Hough Talk Parenting, Rory Kinnear’s ‘The Herd,’ and Luck and Doggedness
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 1: Burning Coal’s Artistic Director Jerome Davis on ‘Ashe in Johannesburg’ and Theater as a Vehicle for Social Change
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Jan 13, 2019 |