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Ep177 - Grandma Slice with ALAINA ANDERSON (Mystic Pizza)
We're thrilled to be joined by Alaina Anderson to chat all about Mystic Pizza! Alaina talks with us about the iconic movie, her favorite song from the '80s/'90s music catalog featured in the show, Hot Take Pizza questions, and more!
You can catch her starring as Katherine 'Kat' Arujo in Mystic Pizza, currently playing at Riverside Theatre and coming soon to Paper Mill Playhouse.
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Ep176 - The Jonathan Larson Project with JENNIFER ASHLEY TEPPER
What a dream come true! We're joined by the incredible producer, author, and theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper to chat about the upcoming off-Broadway premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project!
We sit down with Jennifer to discuss her years of researching Jonathan Larson's work, curating a show featuring songs from Larson's never-produced archived works like 1984 and Superbia, cut songs from RENT and tick, tick... BOOM, including some never-before-heard tracks. We also discuss her latest book: Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out
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Ep175 - Um Nessa with HUNTER BROWN (Swept Away)
Listen, Nessa... We've got one heck of a fun episode for you!
We're joined by Hunter Brown from Broadway's Swept Away to chat all about this incredible musical on its final weekend of performances. We also discuss his viral TikTok moment ("Um, Nessa"), growing up in Florida, the tale of Lon Crisp, and more. Plus, we’ve got two special guests dropping by to say hi!
The Astroband
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Ep174 - Kooky Krazy with CONSTANT BERNARD (Titanique)
Shall we go for it, girlfriend? We’re thrilled to welcome Constant Bernard on deck to chat all about Titanique, now playing in Toronto at Mirvish Productions!
In our conversation, Constant shares his journey on the ship of dreams, the kookiest craziest parts of this show, and of course the woman behind it all: Celine Dion.
You can catch Titanique docking in Toronto through January 19th before sailing to Montreal in February!
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Ep173 - Bring Back The Dancing Sailors! (Swept Away, The Outsiders, The Notebook)
*Spoilers ahead!*
It's another theatre updates episode, y'all! Crissy just returned from a week in New York City, so you're in for a treat.
We’re diving into Swept Away (we circle back to talk about the show throughout the entire episode because we’re OBSESSED), a recap of The Notebook’s closing night, another return to The Outsiders (and hitting PB Bingo), the Bat Out of Hell sitzprobe, Andy Karl joining the cast of Moulin Rouge, and so much more!
The musical theatre podcast where two best friends interview their theatre idols and break down the history behind all of your favourite musicals!
Breaking the Curtain is a podcast that features everything from Musical Theatre Show History episodes, Interviews with Broadway and West End creatives and the latest theatre news around the globe!