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Special Episode: Melanie La Barrie on the Joys of ‘& Juliet’ and Christmas in New York

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On today’s special episode, Matt is in conversation with the delightful Melanie La Barrie, who is currently playing Juliet’s Nurse Angelique in the original Broadway production of “& Juliet.” Mel has been with the show since 2017 and has seen the show through a number of changes, including the late read more


Special Episode: Stephen Garvey, David Abbinanti on Hallmark Movie Tropes in ‘5 Golden Rings’

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On today’s episode, Matt is in conversation with the writers of a new musical that was seemingly written specifically for him, “5 Golden Rings: A Greeting Card Channel Musical.” Stephen Garvey and David Abbinanti tell Matt about the unusual writing process for the show, all of the familiar tropes and read more


Special Episode: Paul Salsini on Chronicling Stephen Sondheim

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On today’s special episode, Matt is in conversation with Paul Salsini, the founder and original editor The Sondheim Review.  For ten years, they exchanged notes, letters, faxes, and phone calls. Stephen Sondheim would contact him, and Paul Salsini, the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review, would respond. Now, Salsini has read more


Special Episode: Rupert Holmes on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ‘Nutty Professor,’ Singing Matt’s Name

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In what is a career highlight for Matt, the legendary, Tony-winning writer and composer Rupert Holmes talks about his latest play “All Things Equal – The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” which is playing in Sag Harbor through Nov. 27 before resuming its national tour in the new read more


Special Episode: Marcia Milgrom Dodge on Staging Her ‘Jersey Boys’

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While the Maltz Jupiter Theatre technically opened its doors for two weeks in April 2022 after a two-year renovation, the largest LORT B+ regional theatre in the southeastern United States is thrilled to produce a full season starting this October. The highly anticipated production lineup will begin with a three-week read more


Special Episode: Douglas McGrath on the horrors, loneliness, forgiveness in ‘Everything’s Fine’

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Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow returns to the director’s chair for the one-man show from celebrated New Yorker Magazine and “Saturday Night Live” writer Douglas McGrath. This autobiographical play recounts McGrath’s life starting with his teenage years in Texas; most intriguingly, an eighth-grade teacher who would change his read more


Special Episode: Jiehae Park on ‘Macbeth,’ murder, college admissions in ‘peerless’

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“peerless,” the darkly comedic twist on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” set in the cutthroat world of elite college admissions, opened this week Off-Broadway from Primary Stages. This new version of the classic story from playwright Jiehae Park centers on M and L, twin Asian-American siblings who have given up everything to get read more