Douglas J. Cohen

I’m so happy to announce the release of my episode with theater writer Douglas J. Cohen, whose book How to Survive a Killer Musical just came out, and can be purchased at this link: Buy Here A studio recording of his musical The Big Time, starring Jackie Hoffman and Santino Fontana, is also out now. Tune in today to hear him tell the stories of his life and career, including his friendship with Frank Gilroy, adapting No Way to Treat a Lady for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the directors he’d like to collaborate with, receiving advice from Charles Strouse and Jule Styne, adapting the story of Rudolph Valentino into a musical, how No Way to Treat a Lady almost reached Broadway, his experiences teaching and mentoring, and more. You won’t want to miss this fascinating book and conversation.