The And Scene Theater Podcast

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  First, apologies for the audio issues with Mike’s track. Our online studio is still working to fix the problem! In Act 1, we discuss this week’s theater news & notes, including the success of touring productions this past season, some big changes at London’s Young Vic, and Meghan is going somewhere else this summer?! In Act 2, we welcome back Broadway and West End actor, Peter Lockyer!  Pete is here to talk about auditioning.  Think of it as a companion episode to Episode #11 with Joy Dewing — just from the other side of the table.  Pete offers his advice on how auditioners should comport themselves in the room, his thoughts on technology’s creep into casting, and how he thinks the auditioning process can be improved. What are your thoughts on auditioning?  Can you think of any ways that would improve the process?  Have you been on both sides of the table, and how has one informed the other?  Let us know!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening! SOURCES Young Vic: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40248106 Touring: http://www.playbill.com/article/how-is-broadway-doing-on-the-road Madagascar: http://www.broadwayworld.com/phoenix/article/Musical-Theatre-of-Anthem-presents-MADAGASCAR-JR-2017061 Leslie Odom Jr.: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Leslie-Odom-Jr-Signs-Book-Deal-with-Macmillan-Release-Set-for-March-2018-20170609

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  First, apologies for the audio issues with Mike’s track. Our online studio is working to fix the problem! In Act 1, we discuss this week’s theater news & notes, including the current drama around the Central Park production of Julius Caesar, playbill.com's new FREE ticket program, and the curious casting for the tour of The Curious Incident!! In Act 2, we welcome back host of the Behind the Curtain: Broadway’s Living Legends podcast, Robert W. Schneider!  Rob, who had reviewed the Tony nominations with us, returns to discuss the Tony Awards show: the winners and losers, the surprises and disappointments, and the ways to improve the show next year.  What did you think of the Tony Awards?  Did anything surprise you?  Did you like Kevin Spacey as host?  How would you improve the show?  Let us know!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening! SOURCES Julius Caesar: http://deadline.com/2017/06/free-theater-threaten-fallout-julius-caesar-rally-1202113393/ Playbill Clubseats: http://www.playbill.com/clubseats Mickey Rowe: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mickey-rowe-autism_us_59130afde4b050bdca6112d7?utm_hp_ref=theatre

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  In Act 1, we discuss this week’s theater news & notes, including the gender equality efforts of the group Waking the Feminists, the veteran rehabilitation efforts of the group Bravo 22 Company, and Meghan’s efforts to teach folks in China how to innovate using theater!! In Act 2, we welcome casting director Joy Dewing.  Sadly, Meghan was in a rehearsal of her own, so Mike and Joy talk about how one becomes a casting director, the Do’s and Don’t’s for auditioners, how to build your vocal book, and why you should never call her a casting “agent”.  We also discuss the current movement by casting directors to unionize for better security.  It’s quite an interesting conversation, and some great insight into what the folks on “the other side of the table” are thinking.  If you are starting your professional acting career, you must listen to this episode! Do you have any questions, comments, or horror stories from your times in the audition room?   Let us know!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening! SOURCES Stacey Keach: http://www.playbill.com/article/goodman-theatre-confirms-stacy-keach-suffered-onstage-heart-attack-during-pamplona Waking the Feminists: https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/the-abbey-welcomes-wakingthefeminists-research/http://www.wakingthefeminists.org/ iSTAN: https://i-stan.org/istan.html Rachel Hoffman CD Unionization Letter: http://www.theensemblist.com/blog/2017/6/7/what-my-community-is-asking-for-is-fairness

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  Taking a page from one particular theater genre, we had to improvise this week, and present to you an entire episode of News & Notes from around the globe.  Take a listen to hear how companies in Utah, Israel, South Africa, and more are innovating to bring education, diversity and understanding to their people.  Links to all of the stories we discuss are below. Do you have any theater news you’d like us to talk about?  Any particular country’s theater scene on which you’d like more information?  Let us know!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening! SOURCES: New York http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/alanis-morissette-musical-jagged-little-pill/#ewlhhW58u057 http://www.playbill.com/article/actors-equity-appoints-first-ever-director-of-diversity https://n.pr/1m8apbJ San Francisco http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/05/23/one-theatre-world-conference-brings-tya-community-together/ Utah http://www.broadwayworld.com/salt-lake-city/article/Non-Profit-Theater-Company-Seeks-To-Expand-Scope-Of-Utah-County-Theater-Scene-20170528 UK http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39998329 South Africa http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-39974097/i-got-hooked-on-shakespeare-it-was-an-outlet Israel http://www.bbc.com/news/av/disability-39981427/the-deafblind-actors-of-jaffa Japan http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/05/30/stage/finding-drama-without-words/#.WTCv92jys2w Colombia https://shar.es/1Rwtvx HowlRound.com

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  In Act 1, we have news of Broadway’s financial health, a possible frontrunner for the 2018 Tonys, and the merits of post-performance talkbacks (http://www.onstageblog.com/columns/2017/5/24/david-mamet-doesnt-want-you-to-talk-about-david-mamet-after-seeing-a-david-mamet-play).  In Act 2, we wanted to have a little fun and discuss those showtunes that don’t find themselves on Best of Broadway albums, but remain near and dear to our hearts.  We call them Broadway B Sides!  (And for those of you who have no idea what a “B Side” is, don’t worry, we explain that, too!) Listen in as we discuss why certain lesser-known songs from musicals as diverse as Guys and Dolls to Hedwig and the Angry Inch strike a chord with us. What are your favorite Broadway B Sides?  Is there a little-loved song that really moves you, even on your hundredth time listening to it?  Let us know!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening!

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  We are joined this week by actress and activist Rachel Spencer Hewitt (@RachelSHewitt)!  In Act 1, we talk about the veritable deluge of live musicals coming to TV this upcoming season, another new theater sprouting up in the UK, and some summer theater festivals that are coming to different parts of the U.S. (https://nyti.ms/2qzoIfG).  In Act 2, the founder of auditioningmom.com and the Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAALtheatre.com), Rachel Spencer Hewitt, talks to us about the League’s mission to address an often overlooked contingency of the theater world: the working parent-artist.  Rachel highlights for us the obstacles parents working in the theater face, and ways producers and the theater community at large can help parents overcome those obstacles and moderate their work-life balance.  Most importantly, we discuss upcoming fora PAAL is hosting to hear from parent-artists about the hurdles they have to overcome in pursuing the two most important parts of their lives: their artistic vocation, and their dedication to caregiving (see dates below). Are you a parent working in the theater?  Are you thinking about starting a family and want a heads up on what to expect?  Let us know!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening. MOTHERHOOD IN THEATRE: BREAKING THE SILENCE 2017 FORA Forum Philadelphia (6/10): http://tinyurl.com/PAALPhiladelphia Forum NJ (6/11): https://tinyurl.com/PAALnewjersey Forum NYC (6/12): https://tinyurl.com/PAALnewyork Facebook: /PAALperformingarts Twitter: @PAALtheatre Blog: PAALblog.wordpress.comSource: AuditioningMom.com Source Twitter: @AuditioningMom

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  We are joined this week by theater photographer, Marc J. Franklin (@MarcJFranklin)!  In Act 1, we talk about the somewhat surprising sweeps of the non-Tony awards handed out this week, some new theaters both home and abroad, and the announcement of NBC’s latest foray into televised musicals.  In Act 2, Marc joins us to discuss his career as a photographer working in and around the theater.  Marc is the staff photographer for playbill.com so you’ve most definitely seen his work — whether you’ve known it or not!  Marc gives us some hints on how to prepare for a headshot session, what equipment to buy if you’re a budding photographer, and what happens when a cruise-goer knock int your F-stop! What are your experiences with theatrical photography?  Have you posed for a production photo call?  Any headshot horror stories?  Let us know! Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  We are joined this week by theater professor and host of the Behind the Curtain: Broadway’s Living Legends podcast (https://behindthecurtainbroadwayslivinglegends.wordpress.com/), Robert W. Schneider (@RobWSchneider)!  In Act 1, we talk about what some theater troupes are doing to serve specialized audiences, Broadway gypsies taking it all off for charity, and the boy wizard’s arrival on the Great White Way.  In Act 2, Rob joins us to discuss the 2017 Tony Awards nominations.  Who are the nominees?  Who will win, and who should win?  There is no Hamilton-sized juggernaut this year, so the top awards all seem to be up for grabs, and lead to some interesting conversation about the trends on Broadway. Tell us your opinions on this year’s Tony nominations!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  In Act 1, we'll update you on the Drama Desk nominations (http://dramadeskawards.com/nominees), why the English Opera is pulling a Henry Higgins, and Shakespeare fan fiction?!?  In Act 2, we thought it would be good for you to learn a little more about your hosts.  Now, we could do that by spouting off our resumes, but we thought it would be more fun if we each told you our Top Five Theatrical Moments.  From beers on the beach, to handing out flyers with our toes, these moments offer a deeper look into what made us love theater, and how it has affected our lives. Tell us about your top theatrical moments!  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  In Act 1, we'll update you on some casting news, where your NEA dollars actually go (http://wapo.st/2py2LK3?tid=ss_tw), and why lovers of Prestige TV might be ripe for new theatrical works (https://n.pr/2oujQFw).  In Act 2, we start our look at the History of Theater by going allllllll the way back to the Ancient Greeks.  This is is general overview of the topic, and one to which we will hopefully return to delve deeper into specific aspects of the birthplace of theater.  Then, we are honored to be joined by heralded Greek actress Nikoletta Thoma.  Nikoletta discusses what it’s like to work as an actress in Greece today, how modern Greek theater handles its storied history, and the beauty of performances under the stars Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to a new episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  In Act 1, we'll update you on the Olivier Awards and Pulitzer Prize, military support of Broadway (http://bit.ly/2ozr3nS), and Tajikistan police (http://nyp.st/2o63P6Q)?  In Act 2, we discuss the concept of a National Theater — not the theater building located in Washington, D.C., but a, at least in part, government funded theater.  This was actually one of our test episodes that we’ve added some updates to, so apologies for the slight dip in audio quality for part of this!  Finally, in Act 3, we’ll preview next week’s episode.  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to a new episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  This week, we have special guest, Broadway and West End actor, Peter Lockyer joining us.  In Act 1, we'll touch on the reviews for the new musical Amelie, a NY Times article on “Why Authoritarians Attack the Arts” (https://nyti.ms/2oLKNnN), and more.  In Act 2, we will discuss with Peter the similarities, differences, and heating & cooling techniques(!) of Broadway and London’s West End.  It’s an interesting discussion where Peter takes us through his experiences performing in what are considered the global hubs of commercial theater.  Finally, in Act 3, we’ll preview next week’s episode.  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, and on Facebook at facebook.com/andscenepod. Please subscribe to the podcast, and leave us a rating (five stars please!).  Thank you for listening.

Welcome to the first episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  This week, Act 1 brings you some News & Notes from around the theater world.  Act 2 is our first SHOWdown, pitting West Side Story vs The Music Man in a five-round battle for musical supremacy: Pedigree, Music & Lyrics, Book, Performability, and Legacy.  Will your favorite come out on top?  Act 3 will then preview next week's episode. Please feel free to contact us any time. We want to hear from you! Twitter: @andscenepod Facebook: facebook.com/andscenepod Email: andscenepod@gmail.com Thank you for listening, and come back next week and every Monday for a new episode!

Hello, and welcome to the preview episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast!  Meet your hosts Michael and Meghan as they describe what awaits you in this new podcast focusing not only on Broadway, but on the history, trends, personalities, companies, and art of theater.  This is a weekly podcast that will hopefully scratch your theater itch, while perhaps teaching you something you didn't know, as well.   We want this show to be not only a conversation between us, but a conversation with you, too.  Please reach out to us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at andscenepod@gmail.com, or on our Facebook page fb.me/andscenepod.  We look forward to hearing from you.