Two Show Day

Diana’s guest this week is actor, director and producer Evan Jones! Evan tells us all about getting started at UAlbany, growing up with classic movies, and his latest project, directing Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at Albany Civic Theater, opening September 19. Our shows this week are two toe-tappin’ Gene Kelly flicks, Singin’ in the Rain and Summer Stock. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

This week, Diana talks with actor, performer, hair and makeup artist Nichole Burkus about growing into new roles, costumes to die for, and two certified hits from Ashman and Menken: Little Shop of Horrors and The Little Mermaid. We generally don’t get political here, but this podcast also takes a firm stance as being pro-wig. Controversial, yet brave.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

Diana’s guest this week is actor, performer, and choreographer Brittany Leigh Glenn! We chat about friendship bracelets, the importance of community, our dogs (natch) and two Kander and Ebb classics, Cabaret and Chicago. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

This week, Diana chats with local actor and performer Kason Mulderry about working in the ensemble, playing against type, and the best pair of overalls money can buy.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

This week, Diana talks with local actor, movie enthusiast and future educator Jack Whalen about Richard Linklater’s Before Trilogy, finding beauty in everyday life, and Diana’s unceasing need to bully him (out of love!). We are also starting a (not real) GoFundMe to help Jack get a Blu-ray player so he can watch movies he already owns but can’t currently watch.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

Diana’s guest this week is Elizabeth Sherwood-Mack, a performer, director, and all-around cheerleader of Capital Region theatre. We discuss leading the SLOC youth production, her star debut as the Witch’s Feet, and two golden age romantic comedy classics.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

Diana talks with music director, educator, and organizer of the SLOC Sings series Dan Galliher about crafting the perfect setlist, finding meaning in vocal performances, and, of course, Dave Matthews Band. Fans of Dan will not be surprised to hear there are also several excellent puns in this episode!  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

Diana chats with box office manager, pillar of the Capital Region theatre community, and Two Show Day superfan Jeffrey P. Hocking about puppet shows in church basements, potentially illegal Tony campaigns, and the upcoming Capital Region Festival of Theatre. PLUS, a very special staged reading of Tales from the Box Office! Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

This week, Diana talks with actor, stage manager, and co-creator of Antonio, Or What I Would Shayne David Cameris about creating a new work, carving out your theatre craft, and the art of retaining your pencils. Plus, we deep-dive into The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).  Antonio, Or What I Would runs May 31-June 1 at UPH in Saratoga Springs, NY. Get your tickets at atuph.org Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

Jeremiah becomes the first two-show guest of Two Show Day! Check us out as the Chabai-Bookers reminisce about their Broadway season, offer a few Tony predicitions, and flirt with each other almost uncontrollably. (Seriously, Mike was in the room and that energy was HOT, y'all). Want to send us a message? Find all our socials on www.linktr.ee/twoshowday or email us at [email protected] Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

This week, Diana talks with actor, movie enthusiast, and new coffee shop owner Aidan Thomas McKenna about two films featuring America’s Sweetheart, Nicolas Cage: Pig (2021) and Moonstruck (1987). Plus, we chat about delivering honest performances of challenging characters, the influence of our artistic mothers, and the legacy of Shrek.  Visit Aidan at The Archive in Burnt Hills, NY! Serving up some of the tastiest breakfast sandwiches and coffee creations in the Capital Region. @thearchiveburnthills Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

On this week’s Hot Takes, we take a softer approach and discuss shows we’d love to work on from a creative angle. A historical deep dive into some famous would-be killers, Diana’s love for all things complicated, and some hopeful manifestation all wait for you inside this week’s episode.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday 

Ahoy-hoy, friends! This week, punch your ticket and come aboard with Diana and her guest, music director Jess FitzSisti, as they discuss Green Day, Sondheim soup, and two musicals that take place on boats and that’s about all they have in common: Titanic the Musical and Anything Goes. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

We talk with Stephanie Saint Germain about her star turn as Ti Moune in Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY’s recent production of Once On This Island, stage managing under a certain someone, and Diana expresses her love for David Byrne’s American Utopia. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

We received so many hot takes from you, it took two whole episodes to get through them all! Is Broadway guilty of sequel-itis? Do movie musical adaptations need to be made? And is there one surefire way to have a successful jukebox musical? All this and more on this week’s episode. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday  

We talk with the one and only Michael Camelo about the balancing act of being a performer and an artistic director, plus deep-dives into two Sondheim classics: Gypsy and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday   Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

In our first listener-suggested hot takes, we tackle the following: Is Andrew Lloyd Webber as good as he thinks he is? Is Broadway boring or have I changed? Which is better: movie actors in Broadway shows or Broadway actors in movies?  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday   Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

On this week’s Hot Takes, we discuss both sides of the golden age musical coin: how the values displayed in older shows haven’t held up, and why they’re important for historical context and media literacy, now more than ever.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

Hands Across North America! 🙌 This week's episode is the height of international diplomacy. Kristen Einarson drops in all the way from Winnipeg, Canada, to discuss being a theatre kid, stand-up and improv comedy, and we deep-dive into Rent and Spring Awakening (two musicals Diana loved when she was in college).  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday Want to be part of Collaborative Studios? Send us an email at [email protected]

In a new segment on Two Show Day, we discuss some potential theatre Hot Takes: Is The Greatest Showman really that great? Is Hugh Jackman worth all the hype? What happened to original movie musicals? All this and more on this week’s episode. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday

This week, Diana sits down with local actor Julian Hugo-Perez to discuss their experiences working together on Spring Awakening, Julian’s time portraying Whizzer in Falsettos, and Diana pairs that with another weepy family drama musical, Next to Normal. Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]

Welcome to the very first episode of Two Show Day! Diana's guest this episode is Hannah DeStefano, a Capital Region actor, vocalist and all-around all-star performer. We deep-dive into two Bob Fosse-centric works: Stephen Schwartz’s musical Pippin and the lightly fictionalized All That Jazz (1979), both directed by Fosse himself.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday   Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]  

Happy Valentine's Season, friends! On this episode, Diana talks with her valentine, her husband Jeremiah Booker, about shared theatre experiences, representation, and what it means to connect through story, no matter the medium. Plus, we discuss two musicals helmed by Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and Hadestown.  Get in touch with Two Show Day! Send us an email at [email protected], or you can sign up for our mailing list and find all our socials at linktr.ee/twoshowday    Want to be a part of the Collaborative Studios network? Contact us at [email protected]