This week is Banned Books Week, and the right to free speech is being threatened, now more than ever.  To raise awareness regarding the societal dangers of censorship in the theatre industry and at large, The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund is presenting Banned Together: The Anti-Censorship Podcast featuring excepts from 11 banned plays and musicals, including Rent, Angels in America, and Anna in the Tropics.  Download the episode now to hear performances from Emmy Award winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), four-time Tony Award nominee Ra ..read more

In the fourth and final episode of our BPN LIVE! series recorded at the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2021 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction we give you an inside look at what it’s like to be a kid on Broadway! Guests include Jake Ryan Flynn from MRS. DOUBTFIRE joined by castmate Brad Oscar, Avery Sell from MRS. DOUBTFIRE and her brother Ryan Sell, Skye Alyssa Friedman from KIMBERLY AKIMBO, and Carly Gendell from SCHOOL OF ROCK. This episode features podcast hosts Ayanna Prescod of What’s Up Broadway? and Eli Tokash of Take A Bow Podcast. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the ph ..read more

In celebration of THE PROM National Tour’s opening night at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, Center Theatre Group’s Lisa Richardson spoke with Director Casey Nicholaw and Co-Book Writer Bob Martin about their creative process, the show’s history-making moments, what fans can expect from the incredible tour cast as they begin their run at the Ahmanson, and so much more! THE PROM is at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre through September 11, 2022. Get your tickets at bit.ly/ThePromLATix ..read more

Gender politics, quick changes and honoring Robin Williams: a live conversation with Rob McClure, Jerry Zaks and more, recorded at BroadwayCon 2020 ..read more

Nearly 35 years after their first performance, the National 3 cast of the landmark international musical sensation by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS, reunited for a very special virtual theatrical event, WITH LOVE, NOW AND FOREVER! CATS4COVIDRELIEF, a fundraiser for the Broadway Cares Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, which supports The Actors Fund.  Now, one year later they are reunited, once again, to celebrate the reopening of the theatre industry in “BROADWAY REBORN, WITH LOVE NOW AND FOREVER, A Celebratory Welcome Back!” Partnering with The Broadway Podcast Network’s, “The Wrong Cat Die ..read more

Our BPN Podcasters bring you exclusive interviews with cast and creatives from In the Heights, in theaters on June 11 2021. Watch the video version of this event here: https://youtu.be/py3YLSt8MSo. Interview 1: Daphne Rubin-Vega, interviewed by Salisha Thomas http://bpn.fm/bhbl Interview 2: Olga Merediz and Jimmy Smitts, interviewed by Dori Berinstein http://bpn.fm/ddb Interview 3: Quiara Alegría Hudes (screenwriter), interviewed by Jesse McAnally http://bpn.fm/mwc Interview 4: Scott Sanders (producer), interviewed by Ruthie Fierberg http://bpn.fm/wwt Interview 5: Gregory Diaz, interviewe ..read more

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to bring together five of the most experienced and storied ensemble actors working on Broadway today before a live audience at BroadwayCon. We talked about the shows they originated and the characters they’ve created, but also the disappointments they’ve felt when a show closed. While actors Tracee Beazer, Afra Hines, Kelvin Moon Loh, Barrett Martin and Bret Shuford have each influenced the legacy of musical theatre, they’ve also been a part of shows that just didn’t gain traction with Broadway audiences. I figured with their experience, they must have ..read more

Thank you for listening to this episode. We hope you enjoy it! A note about this week's episode: This is a recorded conversation from Broadway Podcast Network HQ at BroadwayCon 2020. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this conversation where we'll talk about her role as Associate Choreographer for the Broadway production of SIX. Eliza Ohman is a New York City based performer and the US Associate Choreographer for SIX: The Musical. Most recently seen in the Chita Rivera Award winning Original Broadway Company of King Kong and previously Dance Captain and Universal Swing in Hamilton ..read more

Tommy Bracco / @tommybracco joins us from BroadwayCon with guest hosts, Kevin Jaeger and Kimberly Cooper Schmidt from the BPN podcast, Broadwaysted. Tommy talks about his time on Big Brother, his fitness journey, and just shares a ton of laughs with the crowd at BroadwayCon! NEWSIES PRETTY WOMAN www.builtforthestage.com - Schedule your free trial today! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com ..read more

Alex Brightman is an actor and writer, best known for originating the role of Dewey Finn in School of Rock and the title role in Beetlejuice on Broadway, both of which earned him Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical. Other Broadway credits include Glory Days, Wicked (Boq), Big Fish, and Matilda the Musical (Michael Wormwood). Alex is also a member of the comedy group, The (M)orons, along with fellow Broadway actors/writers Andrew Kober, F. Michael Haynie, and Drew Gasparini. As a writer, Alex is currently developing two new musicals, The Whipping Boy and It's Kind of a Funny Stor ..read more