Today on the podcast, we chat with the collaborators of the World Premiere production, The Tattooed lady, A New Musical on stage at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Here is my interview with Max Vernon and Erin Courtney for The Tattooed Lady, A New Musical.

Today on the podcast, Marla Alpert talks about the new World Premiere farce by Ken Kaissar, A Leg Up, on stage at Bristol Riverside Theatre. Here is my interview with Marla Alpert.

This September, Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series will present the first career retrospective of theater artist Annie Dorsen titled Algorithmic Theater. The retrospective is part of a residency advancing Dorsen’s work and examining the consequences of digital communications through theater. Algorithmic Theater brings Dorsen’s work to Philadelphia audiences for the first time and features four of her past projects, including Hello Hi There (2010), Spokaoke (2012), A Piece of Work (2013), and Yesterday Tomorrow (2015). Together, these works tell a story about advancing technology, encroaching artificial intelligence, and post-anthropocentric art-making that attempt to reckon with the last decade of history.

Today on the podcast, GUNNAR MONTANA returns to talk about the latest FringeArts offering, BATHHOUSE. Here is my interview with Gunnar Montana.

Set in an underground shopping mall turned nightclub, Junk’s newest experience, Luster, reveals the twisted nature of reality show competition and begs the question, “Where do we draw the line?” Luster gives patrons a behind-the-scenes look into the making of TRAGIC, a streaming show where aspiring reality TV producers are looking to make their mark in the edgy new world of internet reality TV. Luster begins by giving audiences a look behind the camera during a live broadcast of the TRAGIC Season Two finale featuring five competing teams.

Today on the podcast, TS Hawkins talks about the Education efforts of Theatre Exile. Here is my interview with TS Hawkins. TS Hawkins (they/them) is an international author, performance poet, art activist, playwright, and member of the Dramatists Guild. Plays, short works, and books include Seeking Silence, sweet bread peaches (formerly, Cartons of Ultrasounds), Too Late to Apologize, In Their Silence (formerly, They’ll Neglect to Tell You), #RM2B, The Secret Life of Wonder: a prologue in G, AGAIN, #SuiteReality, “don’t wanna dance with ghosts…”, Sugar Lumps & Black Eye Blues, Confectionately Yours, Mahogany Nectar, Lil Blaek Book: all the long stories short, and The Hotel Haikus. Hawkins’ one-act choreopoem, AGAIN, was acknowledged for having the “Best Theater Moment of 2017”. #SuiteReality received the 2017 “Theatrical Reality Check” Surya Bonaly Award, an international publication in WORDPEACE Literary Journal, showcased in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre for the Black Lives, Black Words International Theatre Festival, and shares residence at the Carnegie Mellon University Hunt Library. Cartons of Ultrasounds had the pleasure of returning to New York for a limited off-Broadway run to rave reviews. Recently, The Secret Life of Wonder: a prologue in G graced Australian stages as part of Antipodes Theater Company’s Ricochet Reading Series! Hawkins’ residency credits include National Black Theatre SOUL Producing Resident, Swim Pony Performing Arts TrailOff Writer-in-Residence, 1812 Productions’ Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Residency, Out of Exile Artist-in-Residence, Irondale Ensemble “To Protect, Serve, and Understand”, Painted Bride Art Center’s Souls of Black Folk, and Alphabet Arts Puppets & Poets. Notable writing contributions include Rising Voices: Poems Towards a Social Justice Revolution (University Professors Press), Closet Cases: Queers on What We Wear (Et Alia Press), Family Legacies (SONKU Collective Magazine). WORDPEACE Literary Magazine/vol. 2 Spring Edition, Fragrance of Love (Poet Tree), Long Wharf Theatre Blog Series, The Dramatist – Motivation & Innovative Dramatists issues, and Pandemic of Violence Anthology (North of Oxford Press). Ongoing projects: TrailOff and Community Capital: an Afrofuturism South Philly Walking Experience. tspoetics.com

Today on the podcast, Director, Jerrell L. Henderson drops in to talk about Azuka Theatre’s 50th production, “Reverie” by newly minted Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, James Ijames. Here is my interview with Jerrell L. Henderson.

Today on the podcast, we talk about the final production of Theatre Exile’s 25th season, Today is My Birthday by Susan Soon He Stanton. Here is my interview with Rachel O’Hanlon Rodriguez and Daniel Kim for Today is My Birthday.

Em3ry Podcast Network has a new podcast for you starting this week. It’s called “The Business of Theater, A Working Title”. Author, Mitch Weiss and I have kicked around the idea of a podcast based on the conversations we’ve had over the years. With his many years working on Broadway and my many years in Philadelphia’s theater community, the balance of viewpoints have brought us to this point.

Today on the podcast, Theatre Philadelphia’s Executive Director, LaNeshe Miller-White talks about the 2022 Philly Theatre Week, featuring 85 events across the region. Here is my interview with Theatre Philadelphia’s Executive Director, LaNeshe Miller-White.

Today on the podcast, Without A Cue Productions stops by to talk about their latest offering, The Golden Girls Murder Mystery. Here is my interview with Without A Cue Productions.

Today on the podcast, Artistic Director, Tom Reing talks about the Inis Nua Theatre Company American Premiere, “Finding Fassbender” by Lydia Larson featuring Amy Frear. Here is my interview with Inis Nua’s Tom Reing.

Today on the podcast, director Tyrone L. Robinson talks about the Interact Theatre Company production of “This Bitter Earth” by Harrison David Rivers. Here is my interview with Tyrone L. Robinson.

Today on the podcast, I checked my confirmation, packed my bag and settled in for the night at Motel Montana the latest offering from Gunnar Montana after a long intermission. Here is my interview with Gunnar Montana.

Today on the podcast, Liam Mulshine and I play catch up, share thoughts on virtual theatre and talk about returning to the stage in-person with the Inis Nua American Premiere of A Holy Show by Janet Moran. Here is my interview with Liam Mulshine.

Today on the podcast, Hum N Bards talks about the FringeArts offering, The Hazards of Love, an adaptation of the acclaimed album by The Decemberists. Here is my interview with Hum N Bards for “The Hazards of Love”.

Today on the podcast, Mariangela Saavedra stops by to talk about the hybrid performance of “Rogues’ Gallery” by John Patrick Shanley, presented as part of Fringe Arts by The Stagecrafters Theatre. Here is my interview with Mairangela Saavedra.

Today on the podcast, Producing Artistic Director Damon Bonetti (He/Him) and Artistic Associate Eli Lynn (They/Them) stop in to talk about the FringeArts offering “QvK” , a classical clash of royal proportions. Here is my interview with Philadelphia Artists Collective for QvK. Stay Tuned!

Today on the podcast, Amanda Jill Robinson and Jenna Pinchbeck have portrayed and slayed the unforgettable characters Ruth and Estelle in a number of presentations dating back to 2014. Closing out 11th Hour Theatre’s series of Quarantine Cabarets with Come Sail Away with Ruth and Estelle. Here is my interview with Amanda Jill Robinson and Jenna Pinchbeck.

Today on the podcast, we continue our coverage of 11th Hour Theatre Company’s SOCIETY XI ONLINE. The next installment of The Spring Series “Quarantine Cabarets” features Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford in a collection titled “Home Fries at Home: Music for the soul. Here is my interview with Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford. Stay Tuned!