Matt Koplik is the most opinionated, foul-mouthed, and passionate theatre geek with access to a mic. Every week, Matt and a guest explore Broadway history by diving into the careers of the artists who shaped it. Whether discussing Sondheim and Sweeney or Herman and Dolly, Matt is sure to give you fun facts, deep analysis, and lots of four letter words. Tune in!!
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Matt and David put their theater degrees to good use. By talking about musical theater! What's the plot of the show? What's the juicy backstage drama? What's on the Wikipedia page? Come, sit a spell, and learn about shows that aren't Rent! Theme Music by James Higgens https://www.iamjameshiggins.com/ Cover Art by Elizabeth Brozek https://www.elizabethbrozek.com/
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The Creative College Journey with Scott Barnhardt is a the perfect companion podcast for creatives, families and student artists who are seeking advice and inspiration on how to navigate life after high school (be that through trade school, community college, 4-year universities, private training or direct to industry pathways) in today's uncertain economy and world. Sit with Scott Barnhardt, (Independent Educational Consultant, professional actor from Broadway original casts of The Book of ...
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Five Broadway women in a Helplessness Therapy group are suddenly transformed into Superheroes by a mysterious accident in the Columbia University physics lab next door. Led by their octogenarian therapist, Frieda, they learn to use their new superpowers to battle the evil organization, ORWELL, bent on destroying Democracy worldwide. All while pursuing personal growth. With the All-Star Broadway Repertory Company, featuring: Lucie Arnaz, Judy Blazer, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jason Graae, Kevin I ...
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The Ranting Rangers podcast is hosted by two long-time friends and New York Rangers writers — Brian Paget and Andrew Chodes. They talk all things Broadway Blueshirts, breaking down any team-related news and results. Follow the show on Twitter (@RantingRangers)!
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The Broadway Season: 2024-2025 w/ Robbie Rozelle!
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"Who's it gonna be...?" The 2024-2025 Season has BEGUN. And friend of the pod Robbie Rozelle is HERE to discuss it! In a few weeks, we begin "Grab Bag"! Make sure to join the DIscord in order to submit your questions and concerns for future episodes: https://discord.gg/KMDkQr49 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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IN THE NEWS: Breakdown of Playbill.com's BIG 10 Universities for Broadway Actors
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Ever wondered why some schools dominate Broadway? Join me, Scott Barnhart, on this special solo episode of the Creative College Journey Podcast, where we uncover the real stories behind the statistics found in Playbill.com's recent BIG 10 list - "Where Where Did the Actors of the 2023–24 Broadway Season Go to School?" I take you through a recent Pl…
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It's hot (Wait, we already did that bit) and Matt and David are looking ahead to the cooler months to see what's coming and going on big ol way that we call Broad to see what we're willing to postpone our student loan payments to buy tickets for! And what shows we're sad to see go.David Baxter による
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In the middle of the New Mexico desert, next to Area 51, in a top secret ranch commandeered for high level training...in between bookings as an AirB&B...these five women from the theatre, formerly part of a helplessness therapy group, plus a French-speaking flying cat with boundaries issues, have been instructed in the deadly use of their new super…
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In this era of Brat Summer, we're gonna talk about the ultimate musical theater queen of Brat Summer, Charity Hope Valentine! Who is she? What's a taxi dancer? What is my motivation during Hey Big Spender? All of these questions and more!David Baxter による
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Careening through the Southwestern desert, our five newly-minted superheroes--and an accidentally transformed French-speaking cat-- head to their top secret training site, slightly to the left of Area 51, to prepare for their first mission. Saving the world, by destroying the organization bent on global chaos, ORWELL. But unspeakable danger lurks i…
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Announcing: Broadway Breakdown's Lineup for 2024
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You submitted the shows and movie musicals you wanted Broadway Breakdown to discuss and now the winners are here and ready to be announced!! Find out what the rest of 2024 has in store for the pod! AND AFTER YOU DO: subscribe to the BB Discord Channel to keep making your voice heard on the podcast! https://discord.gg/tcRVBWCb Learn more about your …
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Our five women in helplessness therapy, having been caught in a mysterious explosion from the Columbia University physics lab next door, and being forced at gunpoint to leave behind the corpse of their beloved therapist, Frieda (and also an emotional support cat with expensive dental surgery) are being whisked away by nameless men in black to a sec…
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NEW SERIES UPDATE: New Deadline, Kidz (Y'all Almost Broke Me)
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Wanna submit your 5 shows for Broadway Breakdown to cover? Dead is SUNDAY AUG/25 at MIDNIGHT (EST) Discord Link Is Here: https://discord.gg/tcRVBWCb Don't be a D*ck about it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMatt Koplik による
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Ooooooohhhh it's a new SERIES! And if you wanna make it a good one ya gotta join the DISCORD! https://discord.gg/bmyXYucK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMatt Koplik による
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Listen Now - The Magical Making of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway
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Few musicals have captured the hearts of audiences quite like Disney's ALADDIN. But did you know the beloved stage adaptation of the classic animation almost never came to be? This podcast pulls back the curtain on the untold story of ALADDIN's journey from conception to Broadway triumph. Join 11-time Emmy Award winning entertainment journalist for…
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On New York's Upper West Side, five Broadway women in their 12th year of group therapy, and their octogenarian therapist, are suddenly transformed into superheroes by a mysterious accident in the Columbia University physics lab next door. With the Broadway All-Star Repertory Company, featuring: Lucie Arnaz, Judy Blazer, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jason …
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Matt Reviews: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Yay, Nay or Meh?
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JOIN THE BROADWAY BREAKDOWN DISCORD CHANNEL and talk about all your feelings on theatre, the podcast and random life stuff. It's a fun community! https://discord.gg/KyXt6suu "Sensitivity..." ONCE UPON A MATTRESS has transferred to Broadway from Encores! Is it different? The same? Better? Worse? Well...Matt went and he can tell you what he felt. For…
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"The Great American B*tch..." SUFFS Music Director, Arranger and Supervisor Andrea Grody stops by the podcast to talk about all things SUFFS as well as her other major musical contributions to the theatre (including her work on the Tony winning musical THE BAND'S VISIT). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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OH, MARY vs, JOB: Off-Broadway Transfer Battle
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"Oh Mary! Your job is too much!" Matt saw two one-act plays about gals and guns and both transferred this year from Off Broadway: OH, MARY and JOB. Matt talks at length about both. Their pros, their cons, and their spoilers. WARNING: Some sensitive subject matter is discussed in JOB. Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel and get in on the d*m…
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LIVE at Broadway Con! (w/ The Theatre Lovers)
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"There is nothing like LIVE THEATAH!" Make sure to join the Broadway Breakdown Discord and chat with other listeners about this week's episode! Link: https://discord.gg/At68Yedv Broadway Breakdown made its Broadway Con debut with longtime friends The Theatre Lovers!!! Matt, Rachael and Will sat down and picked a musical at random out of a bowl and …
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It's still hot in here, but at least the sun has finally gone down and we can see what happens to the townsfolk when things heat up as they cool off! Lizzie realizes things about herself and Starbuck tells some stories. And then something BIG happens on the stage!David Baxter による
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"Who is she? Who was she? Who does she hope to be?" It's the finale of PROBLEMATIC(?) and we're going out with the Big Bang of Queer Theatre: THE BOYS IN THE BAND. And in order to talk about this momentous and still hotly-debated play, we had to bring out the big guns: John Wascavage!!! John and Matt talk about shared trauma, the glories of being m…
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SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS w/ Jon Reilly
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"Bless your beautiful hide..." It's a return of "Problematic(?)" but with a surprise twist! Broadway Breakdown is covering a MOVIE MUSICAL. And one that is TRICKY. Alum Jon Reilly (Life's But a Song) stops by to discuss this sexy, sexist, sexual movie and all the rough and tumble dancing and gender politics that go along with it. GRAB YOUR BIBLE KI…
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It's hot and we're all praying for rain and a break in the heat and what better way to do that then with the Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones, and N. Richard Nash musical, 110 in the Shade! You might know this from Nash's play The Rainmaker or the movie based off the play with Katherine Hepburn, or the 2007 revival. Or you might not know this at all, in w…
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Join the Broadway Breakdown Discord Channel and get in on the fun! Link: https://discord.gg/UTGVBprYtr This week Matt is joined by author and historian Ben West to talk about his new must-have book: The American Musical, Evolution of an Art Form! The two discuss the variety of genres in which the musical theatre has its origins, deep-cut songs, and…
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CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL (and an Invitation!)
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"Hal...it's no longer about CATS." Oooohhh boy! Matt went and saw CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL, the wild, crazy and invigorating new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Feline Fantasia! Listen up for Matt's chaotic thoughts as well as his time sitting with Cynthia Erivo! PLUS!!! An invite to Broadway Breakdown's Discord Channel! Invite Link: https://dis…
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We're here for Act 2 of this delightful but also slightly dated little musical!David Baxter による
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Matt saw FOLLIES! TITANIC! HOME! HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES! And he's gonna talk about all 4! Plus a glorious 1-star review he got Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMatt Koplik による
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The Tony Awards Happened. Kinda. Let's Talk About It (w/ James Seol)
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"Stop texting me..." The 2024 Tony Awards occurred. Some shows won and some lost. People performed and the TV cameras got waaayyy to close for comfort. And Matt's royally annoyed at Alicia Keys. So let's talk about it! Friend of the pod James Seol (KPOP, COME FROM AWAY) is back to discuss the WHOLE Get Down and to wade through some of your comments…
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It's the musical based off of Truman Capote's novel! The story of two sisters arguing and thus one of them deciding to live in a tree and how that affects the family didn't do well as a Broadway musical, but it seems like there might have been other factors. The music's charming and honestly deserves a second look!…
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"Oi!" Hello again! Matt went to London! With his mom! And they saw some shows and did some things! Listen as the two discuss their London outings, plus their takes on OPERATION MINCEMEAT, GUYS AND DOLLS, STANDING AT SKY'S EDGE, and THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Tony Awards: A Celebration in Excellence w/ Eila Mell
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The Tony Awards: A Celebration in Excellence by Eila Mell is out in bookstores now! Find out more about Broadway's biggest night with an order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMatt Koplik による
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2024 Tony Awards: Predicting the Winners (w/ The Theater Lovers)
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Everyone is a winner. Except for those who aren't. It's almost June, which means it's almost Tony month, which means we have to get off our butts and start predicting some WINNERS! Friends of the pod Rachael Joyce and Will Anderson aka The Theater Lovers are BACK! And together, the Lovers and Matt try to figure out who exactly is gonna win this f*c…
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A Meandering Chat: Full of Gossip, Trauma and BROADWAY! (w/ Robert W. Schneider)
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It was supposed to be a discussion about Tony Award Snubs...oops, "omissions." But leave it to BROADWAY BOUND'S Robert W. Schneider to keep Matt distracted with tons of Broadway gossip and a foray into Matt's past trauma. Enjoy the shortest episode in weeks :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Art of Predicting the Tonys (w/ Sam Eckmann)
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"It's an art..." Goldderby's Sam Eckmann stops by the Breakdown to discuss Tony trends, myths and what you need to take into account when making your predictions! DOLL OUT THE PUDDING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMatt Koplik による
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It's May so we're talking workers' rights! And Liza! And Kander and Ebb! It's a doozy and we're realizing this show doesn't get as much love as it deserves so check out Flora the Red Menace with us!David Baxter による
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Ranking Every Show This Broadway Season...'Cause F**k It, Why Not
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Oh look...it's the longest episode in Broadway Breakdown history. Matt saw every show of the 2023-2024 Broadway season. Now he wants to rank them. Because what else is there to do now? Feel free to listen to this episode while crossing Atlantic. Or while stuck in a 12 hour traffic jam. Or waiting for your souffle to rise. And feel free to yell at M…
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BONUS! Interview w/ MARY JANE's Susan Pourfar
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Motherhood...Sisterhood...and Silent Broadway Contracts... We've got another lovely surprise for you! Award-winning actress Susan Pourfar stops by the Breakdown to discuss her journey with MTC's MARY JANE, from its production at NYTW to its Broadway premier with Rachel McAdams. Matt and Susan also discuss the performance Matt attended when an audie…
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2024 Tony Nominations Are Here! Reading YOUR Takes
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Well...they're here. After much speculating, predicting and dreaming...the 2024 Tony Nominations have ARRIVED. And there were CHOICES made. Matt takes to instagram to read what y'all had to say about the new crop of nominations...and what a few of you had to say about HIM. It's a fun journey!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…
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2024 Tony Nominees: What We Predict vs. What We Want (w/ Dan Rubins)
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Two more days... Recorded Sunday April 21, before Matt saw MOTHER PLAY, CABARET and others...and before the final Tony eligibility rulings...Slant critic Dan Rubins stops by the Breakdown to discuss what they both think the Tony nominees will be and what they WANT them to be. Take a listen! Dan's podcast, The Present Stage: https://www.thepresentst…
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2024 Tony Predictions (Part 2): PRE- Eligibility Rulings!! (w/ David Lynch)
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"OK, who do you have?" The TONY nominations are in 5 days, y'all!! That means we gotta start making some new PREDICTIONS. Recorded a mere 2 hours before the Tony Committee released their second round of Eligibility Rulings, Broadway producer David Lynch stops by the Breakdown to share possible nominations. The two also discuss Matt's actions when t…
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BONUS! Interview w/ SPAMALOT/THE GREAT GATSBY Lighting Designer: Cory Pattak
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"Find your light..." Y'all have been so good that we're treating you to a BONUS episode! An interview with lighting designer extraordinaire Cory Pattak! Cory made his Broadway debut this season with not one, but TWO musicals: SPAMALOT and THE GREAT GATSBY! Cory stops by the Breakdown to discuss the thrill and stress of putting together two very sud…
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THE GREAT GATSBY, SUFFS and Some Broadway Bullsh*t
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"Everyone's a critic..." We're wrapping up the season very soon!!!! And before we do, we got some more shows for you: THE GREAT GATSBY, PATRIOTS and SUFFS! Matt discusses his opinions on all three. Plus some talk about some of the crazy that's been happening online this week in the community. Let's have fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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LEMPICKA, STEREOPHONIC & More...*and* Jack Viertel!!
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"Woman is...or is she?" It's a bonanza!! Matt starts off with his reviews on seeing MERRILY a second time (now *with* Lindsay Mendez), LEMPICKA, THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL and STEREOPHONIC! Plus a new review that has notes for Matt. Plus after all of THAT is an interview with Broadway legend and Jack of All Trades: Jack Viertel. Jack talks with Mat…
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TOMMY, THE OUTSIDERS & Your Tony Predictions!
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"See Me...and Stay Gold." It's April!!! Which means Tony season has sprung! Matt sees TOMMY and THE OUTSIDERS and gives you his thoughts...and then reads YOUR thoughts on upcoming results for the 2024 Tony Awards. And some of you are BOLD. Let's get some hardware!!! Tix for NYC Gay Men's Chorus concert "Bubblegum Pop" available here: https://nyuski…
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We're uninvited but we're still weekending in the country. Wear your hair down and get ready for act 2 of A Little Night Music! So many things happen in the space of one dinner party! Love, sex, a stunning red dress!David Baxter による
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Notebooks, Elephants and Protestors OH MY! (Reviews and Updates on the Season)
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"There is nothing like New York in the SPRING!" A *lot* has changed since our first Tonys episode so Matt has come on to talk through some of it. First Matt gives thoughts after having seen WATER FOR ELEPHANTS and THE NOTEBOOK. Plus what it was like being at the infamous performance of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE attended by protestors! Matt then goes t…
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A podcast in the country! We wish we'd been asked! Fresh from the flop (at the time) that was Follies, the team of Sondheim and Prince were looking for something more ... lighthearted and decided to look to both French farces and Bergman films. And we got A Little Night Music or as Clive Barnes, renouned theater critic proclaimed, "Good God! -- an …
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"He has a story to tell..." It came to Broadway touted as the next ANGELS IN AMERICA. And yet...not every gay man was into it. Then it won the Tony...and some people still weren't into it. But does that make something "Problematic"?? Friend of the pod Robbie Rozelle comes back to the Breakdown to discuss THE INHERITANCE. Matt and Robbie spend an ep…
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"We all lead such elaborate lives..." It's sexy! It's dangerous! It's Disney! It's AIDA!!! Broadway music director Will Van Dyke (Pretty Woman, The Heart of Rock n Roll) comes on the Breakdown to discuss with Matt the first Broadway Disney musical "for adults." The two also discuss casting, fashion shows, and duty. TAKE ME IN!!!! Learn more about y…
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"Thank you, baby. Thank you for listening..." Welcome back to Problematic(?)! And ooooh boy do we have a DOOZY! Alum of the pod, Marcus Scott, returns to discuss SLAVE PLAY. The show that angered, excited and confused many theatergoers. Matt and Marcus get into the weeds of SLAVE PLAY's 12 Tony nominations and 0 wins, what intimacy is, and whether …
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SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW - "Your College Bound Kid Podcast" Dr. Lisa Rouff Interviews Scott Barnhardt
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UNIQUE PODCAST EPISODE... the tables are turned and I'm being interviewed! This is a re-airing of the podcast I was interviewed on this month, Your College Bound Kid (YCBK) Podcast by Dr. Lisa Rouff. YCBK and School Match 4U have graciously agreed to allow us to share their interview on our platform! Ever wondered how a Broadway hopeful turns into …
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Life truly is happiness indeed, except when Mercury is in Retrograde, but even then it's the best of all possible worlds! We're finishing up February with act 2 of Candide! Who dies this time? To hear more from Zach or to check out the Hardly Focused podcast, go check out https://hardlyfocused.com/friends…
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