PODCAST · music
Billboard on Broadway
by Billboard
Billboard senior editor Rebecca Milzoff chats with Broadway's current stars, discussing today's most exciting musical theater and its overlap with pop music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Best of Billboard on Broadway: Alex Lacamoire
The very busy music director/supervisor/orchestrator/arranger just won an Emmy for Fosse/Verdon; Rebecca revisits their deep conversation about his many roles and high-profile theater projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Moulin Rouge!
The explosive new musical's stars — Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo and Sahr Ngaujah — talk to Rebecca about how their show is changing the way pop music is used on Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tootsie
Composer David Yazbek returns to the podcast, along with Tony-nominated actors Lilli Cooper and Andy Grotelueschen, to chat about adapting the beloved comedy for Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best of Billboard on Broadway: Sara Bareilles and 'Waitress'
After a nearly four year run, the singer-songwriter's acclaimed first musical will close in early 2020; a throwback to Bareilles' chat with Rebecca, along with actors Will Swenson and Betsy Wolfe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Secret Life of Bees
Composer Duncan Sheik reflects on his musical theater career and his latest project, along with lyricist Susan Birkenhead and actor Eisa Davis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alex Timbers
The Tony-nominated director of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Rocky, Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge (among others) reflects on his career in theater. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Norbert Leo Butz & Sherie Rene Scott
The "Last Five Years" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" co-stars and Broadway vets chat about their longtime creative partnership and their upcoming 54Below show "Twohander." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best of Billboard on Broadway: Hadestown
After a long journey from Vermont to downtown New York to London and back, Anais Mitchell's musical is now an eight-time Tony winner, including for best musical. A look back at Rebecca's engaging conversation with Mitchell, best director winner Rachel Chavkin, and stars Amber Grey and Patrick…
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Behind the Scenes At the 2019 Tonys
What's it like to actually go to the Tonys? And what did this year's show get right and wrong? Rebecca is joined by The Ensemblist's Mo Brady for a special post-Tony episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best of Billboard on Broadway: Sutton Foster
She'll be back on Broadway in 2020 and in the meantime has a series of Cafe Carlyle concerts and the sixth season of Younger coming up: a throwback to Rebecca's conversation with one of musical theater's favorite performers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Beetlejuice
Composer/lyricist Eddie Perfect joins stars Kerry Butler and Sophia-Anne Caruso to tell Rebecca all about creating the massively entertaining, Tony-nominated new musical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ain't Too Proud
The five men of the Temptations — well, the Broadway version of them — chat with Rebecca about their electrifying new show and the groundbreaking group that inspired it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oklahoma!
What makes the new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! so groundbreaking? Actor Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry) and orchestrator/arranger/music supervisor Daniel Kluger join Rebecca to chat about the show's evolution; actor Rebecca Naomi Jones (Laurey Williams) joins later. Hosted on Acast.…
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Kiss Me Kate
Stars Will Chase, Kelli O'Hara and Corbin Bleu chat with host Rebecca Milzoff about their Tony-nominated musical comedy and its modern update currently on Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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'Be More Chill' on Broadway
First it was a viral sensation off-Broadway; now, Joe Iconis' musical Be More Chill has hit its biggest stage yet. Stars Gerard Canonico, Stephanie Hsu and George Salazar reflect on their show's crazy journey with host Rebecca Milzoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hadestown
Composer Anais Mitchell, director Rachel Chaikin, and actors Patrick Page and Amber Grey chat with Rebecca about their buzzy new musical's journey to Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best of Billboard on Broadway: Rachel Bloom and 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'
The CW musical show's four-season run just ended, but the music lives on — as does this podcast favorite. Rebecca chats with creator/star Rachel Bloom, executive music producer Adam Schlesinger, and supervising producer/writer/music consultant Jack Dolgen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Broadway legend Joel Grey is directing a new kind of Fiddler on the Roof -- and it's become an off-Broadway hit. He joins stars Steven Skybell, Rachel Zatcoff and Ben Liebert to explain just how that happened on this week's episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Prom
Book writer and lyricist Chad Beguelin, composer Matthew Sklar, and (hilarious!) stars Beth Leavel and Christopher Sieber chat about their musical comedy winning rave reviews on Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How Do You Make a Grammy-Winning Cast Album?
This year, Tony-winner The Band's Visit took home the Grammy award for best musical theater album. Composer David Yazbek, co-producer/music supervisor Dean Sharenow, and star Katrina Lenk talk to Rebecca about how they made it -- and why (maybe) it won. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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Pretty Woman
What happens when Bryan Adams comes to Broadway? Stars Samantha Barks, Andy Karl and Orfeh chat with Rebecca about getting cast in the mega-pop musical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Recapping 'Rent' on Fox!
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff joins Rebecca to delve into Fox's live (or semi-live?) broadcast of Jonathan Larson's hit musical; cast member Mario calls in to reflect on the experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Joey McIntyre
The New Kids on the Block star calls into the podcast to discuss his love of musical theater and his upcoming role in Waitress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Cher Show
The three Chers of The Cher Show —Stephanie J. Block, Micaela Diamond and Teal Wicks —along with their Sonny, Jarrod Spector, join Rebecca for a lively chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jason Robert Brown
The Tony-winning composer and lyricist opens up about his creative process and his newest solo album, How We React and How We Recover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Melissa Errico
The longtime Broadway star chats about her new album, Sondheim Sublime, how roles for women are evolving on Broadway, and much more in her chat with Rebecca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dishing on 'A Very Wicked Halloween'!
NBC honored the 15th anniversary of Wicked on Broadway with a star-studded musical special this week. Rebecca and guests Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson of Billboard's Pop Shop podcast talk all about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Laura Benanti/My Fair Lady
One of Broadway's favorite performers chats with Rebecca about her upcoming role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, her richly varied career, and her activism as an artist today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Head Over Heels
Stars Andrew Durand, Bonnie Milligan and Alexandra Socha chat with Rebecca about their new musical driven by the songs of the Go-Go's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Jonathan Larson Project
A group of young Broadway stars plus a few special guests are banding together to bring wider attention to Jonathan Larson's music beyond Rent. The Jonathan Larson Project's George Salazar, Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus and Daphne Rubin-Vega chat with Rebecca about Larson's life and legacy.…
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Smokey Joe's Cafe
The stars and director of the acclaimed current off-Broadway production chat with Rebecca about Leiber and Stoller's pop catalog and the joys of musical revues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Be More Chill
The viral sensation musical is now bound for Broadway; stars Will Roland, Stephanie Hsu and Jason Tam, along with composer Joe Iconis stop by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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School of Rock
They're in the band: the cast's Justin Collette and Levi Buksbazen plus music supervisor Ethan Popp educate Rebecca on the world of School of Rock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sutton Foster
The Broadway fan favorite and Younger star chats about her evolving career and her new album Take Me To The World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This Ain't No Disco
A new musical from Hedwig and the Angry Inch scribe Stephen Trask and Wallflowers drummer Peter Yanowitz delves into the heyday of Studio 54 and Mudd Club. Along with stars Samantha Marie Ware and Peter LaPrade, Trask and Yanowitz chat about their rock-inspired new show. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Carousel
The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic is one of the most acclaimed revivals on Broadway now; stars Joshua Henry, Jessie Mueller and Renee Fleming chat with Rebecca about why it's still so relevant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Jimmy Awards
The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, a.k.a. the Tonys for teens, have become one of the musical theater community's most-anticipated annual events. Coaches Adam Kantor and Scheme Williams and judge Montego Glover talk to Rebecca about what it's like inside the intensive Jimmys world....
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Best of Billboard on Broadway: The Band's Visit
Last fall, the cast and composer of 'The Band's Visit' stopped by the podcast; revisit that episode in the wake of the show's ten Tony wins! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mean Girls
Stars Erika Henningsen and Kate Rockwell chat about their experiences working on Tina Fey's musical juggernaut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Frozen
Composer-lyricists Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez join their onstage heroines, Patti Murin (Anna) and Caissie Levy (Elsa), to chat about their new Broadway musical adaptation of the Disney film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
Director Tina Landau, musical supervisor Tom Kitt, and star Ethan Slater chat with Rebecca about their hyper-energized, uniquely conceived new musical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Miss You Like Hell
Stars Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jimenez and composer Erin McKeown chat with Rebecca about their timely new musical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sweeney Todd
The cast of the immersive Tooting Arts Club production of Sondheim's dark classic chat with Rebecca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rise
Auli'i Cravalho and Damon J. Gillespie chat with Rebecca about their new NBC musical drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hello, Dolly!
Santino Fontana, Kate Baldwin, Molly Griggs and Charlie Stemp stop by to chat about the blockbuster new production of the classic show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Joe Iconis
The composer and lyricist known for his work on 'Smash' chats with Rebecca about his viral sensation of a musical, 'Be More Chill.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Liz Caplan
The vocal coach extraordinaire chats about developing her unique approach and working with stars of Broadway and the big screen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lena Hall
The Broadway star known for her Tony-winning turn in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' talks her ambitious new project, 'Obsessed' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Once on This Island
Book writer and lyricist Lynn Ahrens and actors Alex Newell and Tamyra Gray join Rebecca to talk the inventive new production of the beloved musical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cruel Intentions
The creators and stars of the "'90s musical experience" chat with Rebecca about turning the camp-favorite film into an off-Broadway show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Billboard senior editor Rebecca Milzoff chats with Broadway's current stars, discussing today's most exciting musical theater and its overlap with pop music.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Billboard senior editor Rebecca Milzoff chats with Broadway's current stars, discussing today's most exciting musical theater and its overlap with pop music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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