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CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
by Ed Tracy
CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy is a Chicago-based interview series featuring engaging and thoughtful discussion with authors and influential leaders in the arts, media and business.
Episodes
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THE LEHMAN TRILOGY - Edward Gero - Guthrie Theater
Edward Gero joins the CONVERSATION during a break in rehearsals for The Lehman Trilogy at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gero's performance is another highlight in a distinguished, award-winning career spanning forty-seven years with upwards to one hundred fifty roles and counting...
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STEVE HAMILTON - AN HONORABLE ASSASSIN - A Nick Mason Novel
Steve Hamilton, the two-time Edgar Award-winning and NY Times bestselling author of the Alex McKnight series, joined the CONVERSATION to talk about the release of An Honorable Assassin (Blackstone Publishing August 27, 2024), the third book in the popular Nick Mason series. Season 7 Episode 2...
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MICHAEL GARFIELD LEVINE - Spinning My Wheels
Michael Garfield Levine joins the Conversation to discuss his solo show "Spinning My Wheels" that chronicles the touching, disturbing and often humorous arc of Levine's Vermont theatre experiences to the streets of New York and, ultimately, a path of acceptance and survival. Levine will perform…
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Teatro ZinZanni Chicago - Kerry Sheehan
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago returns with an exciting, new show created by Joe DePaul and offering one of the most unique entertainment experiences anywhere. General manager and producer, Kerry Sheehan, joins the CONVERVATION to tell us about the show that is set in the exquisite 100-year-old Belgian...
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Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon - Matthew C. Yee - Lookingglass Theatre
Matthew C. Yee, the creator, writer and composer of the new musical "Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon" at Lookingglass Theatre joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the show and the collaborative process to bring it to the stage. Aurora Adachi-Winter and Yee star as Lucy and Charlie, two first generation...
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CABARET ZAZOU - Frank Ferrante and James Harkness
On the eve of Cabaret ZaZou's 200th performance in the Speigeltent on the 14th floor of Chicago's Cambria Hotel, we caught up with two of the shows stars, comic emcee Frank Ferrante and singer James Harkness, for a Conversation about the extraordinary cast and how the show continues to evolve…
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MotherFreakingHood! - Sara Stotts
Co-writer/producer Sara Stotts joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the new musical MotherFreakingHood! during the Chicago Premiere at the Mercury Theater Chicago. Season 6 Episode 1 Originally posted May 23, 2023
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FRANK FERRANTE: Hello I Must Be Going!
Entertaining audiences for decades with his terrific one-man show about Groucho Marx, Frank Ferrante joins the conversation to talk about his return to Chicago in September for LUMINAIRE at Cabaret ZaZou in the shimmering Spiegeltent on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel and a tour stop for...
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André De Shields with Ed Tracy - HADESTOWN Returns to Broadway - Sarah Siddons Award Interview
Tony Award winner and multi-Tony nominee André De Shields discusses the opening moments of the return of HADESTOWN to Broadway on September 2, 2021 with CONVERSATIONS host Ed Tracy. This is an excerpt of the interview during the 2021 Sarah Siddons Society Actor of the Year Award benefit held in...
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Elaine Dame plays "The High Road Theme"
Chicago jazz vocalist and flutist Elaine Dame plays the theme song of CONVERSATIONS ("The High Road Theme") during a segment of the podcast "Conversations with Ed Tracy." To purchase Elaine's album "You're My Thrill" visit: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/elainedame3. Listen to our 2017 podcast at…
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Elaine Dame Sings "They Say It's Wonderful"
Chicago jazz vocalist Elaine Dame sings "They Say It's Wonderful." To purchase the album "You're My Thrill" visit: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/elainedame3. Listen to our 2017 podcast at the CONVERSATIONS website: https://www.conversationswithedtracy.com/de-usuris/2017/4/5/elaine-dame-
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SSG DAVID G. BELLAVIA Medal of Honor Recipient - LIVE at Norwich University
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. David Bellavia joins program host Ed Tracy for a special CONVERSATIONS podcast with the Norwich University Corps of Cadets, recorded live on September 25, 2019 in historic Plumley Armory on the Norwich campus located in Northfield, Vermont. Season 5 Episode 2 -...
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SANDY DUNCAN - MIDDLETOWN at the Apollo Theater Chicago
Sandy Duncan joins the CONVERSATION to discuss Dan Clancy's "MIDDLETOWN The Ride of Your Life!" during the run of the show at the Apollo Theater Chicago. Season 5 Episode 1 Originally posted March 11, 2020
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CAGE SEBASTIAN PIERRE - Daggers Rule in 'Romeo and Juliet' at Chicago Shakespeare
Cage Sebastian Pierre, one of Chicago's top young actors and fight choreographers, joins the CONVERSATION to talk about fight choreography in Barbara Gaines new production of Romeo and Juliet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Season 4 - Episode 14 Originally posted October 31, 2019
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HEIDI KETTENRING - Chicago Celebrates Sondheim!
Heidi Kettenring, the accomplished Jeff Award-winning actor/vocalist joins the CONVERSATION to talk about balancing busy careers with her actor/husband David Girolmo and her upcoming concert appearances at the Auditorium Theatre in 'Chicago Celebrates Sondheim!' with the Chicago Philharmonic and...
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CHARLES NEWELL - Turning 25 at Court Theatre
Charles Newell, the long-serving Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of Court Theatre, joins the conversation to discuss his career and Court's next major project: The Oedipus Trilogy, which begins November 7, 2019 with Oedipus Rex, followed in May 2020 with The Gospel at Colonus and Antigone…
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BRI SUDIA - Signs Of Things To Come
Actor Bri Sudia joins the CONVERSATION to discuss sign language interpretation for the theater and her upcoming role as Mona Juul in the highly-anticipated TimeLine Theatre Company|Broadway in Chicago production of "OSLO" directed by Nick Bowling. Season 4 - Episode 11 Originally posted September...
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JULIE GARNYÉ - From the Heart
Singer/Actor/Voiceover Artist Julie Garnyé, currently appearing in cast of the North American tour of "Come From Away," joins the CONVERSATION to discuss her performance career that includes Grizabella in National Tour of the musical CATS and a long run in the original cast of Disney's FROZEN…
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DANN GIRE - Critically Speaking
Dann Gire, the award-winning journalist and film critic for the Daily Herald for over four decades, joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the responsibilities of critics in the understanding of the arts and the development and impact of the Chicago Film Critics Association. Season 4 - Episode 9...
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ROCHE SCHULFER - Serving the Art at Goodman Theate
Roche Schulfer, the long-serving Executive Director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, joins the CONVERSATION following the opening of Mary Zimmerman's revival of "The Music Man"—the Tony Award winning director's 16th Goodman show in a 25-year association. Season 4 Episode 8 Originally posted July 15,...
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RON KELLUM - VOLTA Cirque du Soleil
Ron Kellum, Cirque du Soleil's Artistic Director for VOLTA, joins the CONVERSATION during the hit show's Chicago run to discuss Cirque's development process and the extraordinarily gifted performers in the company. Season 4 Episode 7 Originally posted June 22, 2019
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WILLIAM MAROVITZ - MIRACLE: The Musical
Former State Senator William Marovitz joins the CONVERSATION to talk about the 2016 Chicago Cubs World Series victory and the upcoming world premiere of "MIRACLE-The Musical" at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago. Season 4 Episode 6 Originally posted May 6, 2019
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SHARRIESE HAMILTON - Making Dreams Come True
The talented Chicago actor and vocalist Sharriese Hamilton joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the Chicago Children's Theatre production of "The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963" and what's up next: the role of Hannah in the Australian company of the international hit "Come From Away." Season 4…
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CORY LIPPIELLO - Casting West Side Story at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Cory Lippiello, Artistic Administrator for Lyric Opera of Chicago, joins the CONVERSATION to talk about casting the highly-anticipated production of West Side Story. Season 4 Episode 4 Orginally posted April 15, 2019
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LOUIS CONTEY - Hannah and Martin
Director Louis Contey joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the Shattered Globe Theatre production of Kate Foder's "Hannah and Martin" tracing the relationship—and passionate love affair—between the German-Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt and her mentor, the celebrated German philosopher…
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DANA TRETTA AND CHRISTOPHER KALE JONES - Little Shop of Horrors
Dana Tretta and Christopher Kale Jones, the two powerhouse stars of the Mercury Theater Chicago production of "Little Shop of Horrors" directed by L Walter Stearns with musical director Eugene Dizon, join the CONVERSATION to talk about just how fiendishly desperate—and painfully real—things are…
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ALFREDA BURKE AND RODRICK DIXON - Too Hot To Handel
Renowned soloists Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon join the CONVERSATION to talk about Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah, the universality of Handel's work and the power of music to inspire and uplift our lives in advance of the 2019 concert at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Season 4...
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MARY ZIMMERMAN - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Tony Award-winning director and playwright Mary Zimmerman joins the CONVERSATION to discuss her new work The Steadfast Tin Soldier based on the Hans Christian Andersen children's story presented in pantomime at Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company. In an extraordinary career that has spanned…
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JANET ULRICH BROOKS - Master Class
Janet Ulrich Brooks, one of Chicago's most gifted actors working in theater, film and television, joins the CONVERSATION to discuss her role as the legendary opera diva Maria Callas during the run of the TimeLine Theatre Company production of Master Class at Stage 773. Season 3 Episode 20...
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NEIL HANSON - Unknown Soldiers
Historian Neil Hanson joins the CONVERSATION in London for a fascinating look back 100 years to the end of World War I and the events that followed. His book, UNKNOWN SOLDIERS: The Story of the Missing of the First World War (Knopf 2005) recounts the life and combat history of three soldiers – an...
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SCOTT GILMOUR & CLAIRE MCKENZIE - MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSICALS TOGETHER
The award-winning UK-based musical writing team of Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie joined the CONVERSATION in London to discuss their new project, HI, MY NAME IS BEN, an international collaboration with Dundee Repertory Theatre and Goodspeed Musicals, and the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe…
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LARRY YANDO - Brave. Magical. Out on an Edge.
Award-winning actor Larry Yando joins the conversation to discuss the American premiere of "Nell Gwynn" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and his 25 year association with the company. Yando, who played Scar in the national tour of "The Lion King" for three years and recently toured Europe in Peter...
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GREG CAMERON - Resourcing the Artistry at The Joffrey Ballet
Greg Cameron, President and CEO of The Joffrey Ballet, joined the conversation on October 5th to discuss Christopher Wheeldon's Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, developing colaborative partnerships, and what's ahead for the 2018-2019 season and beyond. Posted October 10, 2018 Season 3 Episode 16
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MICHAEL WEBER - New Home. New Faces. Just Getting Started.
Michael Weber, Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director, joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the new production of GYPSY starring E. Faye Butler and what's ahead in the 2018-2019 season for one of Chicago's most innovative and successful musical theatre companies. Season 3 Episode 15 Originally...
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LILI-ANNE BROWN - Big Concepts. New Partnerships.
Lili-Anne Brown, the accomplished actor, director, educator and Northwestern alum joins the conversation to talk about the Firebrand Theatre/TimeLine Theatre partnership for the upcoming Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical "Caroline, or Change","BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story" at Stage 773, and in...
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ROB LINDLEY - Small Town Values. Big Time Talent.
Award-winning actor, vocalist and director Rob Lindley talks about performing in Fun Home at Victory Gardens, Dark Café Days: Foiled Again Sings Joni Mitchell with his long-time musical partners Anne Sheridan Smith and Allison Bazarko Kirk at Steppenwolf's 1700 Theatre and joining the 2018-19 US...
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KIMBERLY SENIOR - Support Group For Men
Director Kimberly Senior, whose credits include the 2012 Broadway production of Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced, joins the conversation to discuss developing new works for the theatre and the world premiere of Ellen Fairey's Support Group For Men at Goodman Theatre. Season 3...
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LEAH MORROW & JACKSON EVANS - Back on Avenue Q
Actors Leah Morrow and Jackson Evans join the conversation to talk about their return to the roles of Kate Monster and Princeton in the 2018 revival of the 2014 Mercury Theater Chicago smash hit production of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q that played for 169 performances. Season 3…
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EDWARD GERO - The Originalist
Award-winning actor Edward Gero joins the conversation to discuss his portrayal of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in John Strand's The Originalist during the Chicago run at Court Theatre. The compelling and provocative Asolo Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Pasadena Playhouse production is...
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BURNHAM'S DREAM: THE WHITE CITY June Finfer & Elizabeth Doyle
Producer|writer|lyricist June Finfer and composer|lyricist Elizabeth Doyle joined the conversation to talk about the development process and debut of their new musical, Burnham's Dream: The White City. Season 3 Episode 9 Originally posted May 29, 2018
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RISHI SHARMA - Preserving World War II Combat Stories, One Veteran at a Time
When 20-year-old Rishi Sharma joined the conversation in March 2018, he had already conducted over 850 interviews with combat veterans of World War II, all part of an ambitious plan to preserve their stories for generations to come. Season 3 Episode 8 Originally Posted May 23, 2018
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HENRY GODINEZ: Inspiring Stories. Opening Doors.
Director, Actor and Northwestern University professor Henry Godinez joined the conversation to talk about the Chicago Children's Theater premiere of the new musical Last Stop on Market Street, his professional career and the expanding Latino theater community in Chicago. Season 3 Episode 7...
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TONY MACALUSO - The Studs Terkel Radio Archive
Tony Macaluso, Director of the WFMT Radio Network and Director of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive, joined the conversation to talk about the May 2018 launch and the work that has been done to make over 5,600 programs available online for future generations of scholars, journalists, and the general...
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WILLIAM MASSOLIA - Griffin Theatre Company's LETTERS HOME & GHOSTS OF WAR
William Massolia, Griffin Theatre Company's Artistic Director & Founder joined the conversation on March 23rd to discuss LETTERS HOME & GHOSTS OF WAR examining the Iraq & Afghanistan wartime experiences of servicemen and servicewomen, and their families. Written and directed by Massolia, Letters...
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DR. HAL M. LEWIS - CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS at Spertus Institute
Spertus Institute President & CEO Dr. Hal M. Lewis discusses the principles of leadership and the new series Critical Conversations featuring former Governors Jennifer Granholm and Mike Huckabee with moderator Frank Sesno. Season 3 Episode 4 Originally Posted March 13, 2018
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MICHAEL BROSILOW - 32 Years of Chicago Theater Photography
Photographer Michael Brosilow talks about his extensive career in theater photography and the extraordinary artists, directors and designers in Chicago whose work he has captured since his first assignment with Steppenwolf in 1986. Season 3 Episode 3 Originally Posted March 6, 2018
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CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL 'Give 'Em Hell, Harry' & The Truman Legacy
Speaker/Writer/Activist/Actor Clifton Truman Daniel, the oldest grandson of President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman and son of author Margaret Truman, recently embarked on a new project, portraying his grandfather in a one-man show Give 'Em Hell, Harry by playwright Samuel Gallu. Daniel, who…
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LINDA REITER - ROSE: An Intimate Evening with Mrs. Kennedy
Actress Linda Reiter received the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Solo Performance in the role of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in the 2016 Chicago Premiere of ROSE: An Intimate Evening with Mrs. Kennedy. Ms. Reiter, who returns to the Greenhouse Theater Center on January 12th to reprise the role…
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Bob Doepel & Chicago Scenic Studios – 40 Years Of Making It All Come Together
Chicago Scenic Studios Founder/CEO Bob Doepel joins the conversation to talk about 40 years of collaborating on major projects like the Grant Park celebrations for Barack Obama and the Chicago Cubs World Series, the new American Writers Museum and set pieces for the Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker....
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DEB CLAPP - THE LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES Sharing the Experience
Deb Clapp, Executive Director of The League of Chicago Theatres joined the conversation to talk about a wide range of topics including the mission and important work of the League, the HotTix program, the 2017 Holiday Theatre Guide and a preview of the 2018 Chicago Theatre Week to be held…
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