bwaySHO: The Podcast

Amara Brady

This week’s guest is Amara Brady! Amara is a rockstar and has had quite the month. From performing in Times Square with Songs for Our City, singing with Lauren Marcus at 54 Below (which I went to and it was incredible) and writing, filming, producing and starring in Ars Nova’s ANT Fest 2021, Amara is celebrating Pride Month to the fullest!

Here’s our conversation from May 27, 2020, recorded for my live YouTube series: The SHO Must Go On...line! Enjoy.

Thanks for listening to the 25th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast.

If you like what you heard, please subscribe, rate and review, so you can be a spy on the inside for future episodes. 

Happy Pride Month, my friends! If you want to watch Amara’s beautiful performance of “Asking For The Moon,” head over to bwaySHO YouTube.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, John Benson, Cindi Howard, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero, Julie Larkin, Shannon Wheeler, Eva Fink Clausen, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Alyssa Walles and Ashley Stasak.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks as always to Khayle Braxton AKA Gedun for these Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy for the Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, for the cool cover art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

Broadway SHOs are announcing their new opening dates. While we’re excited to see everyone get back to work, we must stay vigilant in our calls to make theatre a safe space for everyone involved. We need reports on how companies will be enacting anti-racist, anti-transphobia, anti-abelism and anti-abuse work. We can’t go back, we must move forward. 

Get your vaccine, wear a mask, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

We’ll see you at the SHO

@bradynotthebunch / @bwaySHO  / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network

 

Bill Sherman

Happy Pride, my friends!! Hope you’re celebrating with rainbow flavors of piragua because this week’s guest is Bill Sherman! We’re celebrating In The Heights week with the Executive Music Producer of the In The Heights film. In addition to In The Heights (Broadway and film), Bill’s best known for his work on Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, & Juliet, Sesame Street, Questlove Supreme, The Electric Company and Tick, Tick… Boom! 

He’s a composer, producer, arranger and orchestrator, which led to him becoming a Tony, Emmy and Grammy award winner.

Here’s our conversation from July 23rd, 2020, recorded for my live YouTube series: The SHO Must Go On...line! Les Goooooo!

Thanks for listening to the 24th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast.

If you like what you heard, please subscribe, rate and review, so you can be a spy on the inside for future episodes.

If you watched the FLS Documentary, you might remember UTK saying, ANDDD BILL!” Which always makes me think … And Bill, And Juliet, And Peggy… there’s something there!

It won’t be long now - In The Heights premieres at Tribeca tonight and hits theaters and HBO Max on June 10th... the same day The Drama Book Shop opens -- the former location being where they rehearsed In The Heights! You could say it’s bound to be a #BitOfADay.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Alyssa Walles, John Benson, Ashley Stasak, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero, Julie Larkin, Cindi Howard, Shannon Wheeler and Eva Fink Clausen.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks as always to Khayle Braxton AKA Gedun for these Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy for the Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, for the cool cover art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

I hope you’re having a fabulous PRIDE!

Broadway SHOs are announcing their new opening dates. While we’re excited to see everyone get back to work, we must stay vigilant in our calls to make theatre a safe space for everyone involved. We need reports on how companies will be enacting anti-racist, anti-transphobia, anti-abelism and anti-abuse work. We can’t go back, we must move forward. 

Wear a mask, get your vaccine, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

We’ll see you at the SHO

@bsherman2222 / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

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Drew Gasparini

This week’s guest is Drew Gasparini.

Drew is currently developing a number of new stage musicals including the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of The Karate Kid and It’s Kind of a Funny Story, book by Alex Brightman, who he’s also working with on The Whipping Boy. 

Drew was a part of the infamous, award-winning Super Bowl publicity stunt, Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical, Hit List on SMASH, and has an incredible song cycle out - We Aren’t Kids Anymore. 

Catch his live performances with The (M)orons, Drew Gasparini & Friends and now Drew Gasparini’s New Voices a new monthly virtual concert series in partnership with @fergusoncenterforthearts with the mission statement to continuing the championing and sharing of new works and artists while venues aren’t able to fully open!

He’s a fellow BPN host, so make sure to listen to Now We’re Talking with Drew Gasparini.

Here’s our conversation from May 19th, 2020 recorded for my live YouTube series: The SHO Must Go On...line! Enjoy.

Thanks for listening to the 23rd episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast! 

If you like what you heard, please subscribe, rate and review, so you can be a spy on the inside for future episodes.

Did you catch SHO & Tell? The bwaySHO Podcast BPN Launch Party with Drew Gasparini, L Morgan Lee, Kimberly Marable and Fergie L. Philippe? You can watch it on my bwaySHO YouTube channel, or by heading to BPN.FM/bwaySHO-Live.

Since my conversation with Drew, Nick Cordero lost his battle to COVID-19. You can listen to his beautiful song, Live Your Life and keep his legacy alive.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Alyssa Walles, John Benson, Ashley Stasak, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero, Julie Larkin, Cindi Howard and Shannon Wheeler.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks as always to Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun for these Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy for the Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, for the cool cover art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

Broadway SHOs are announcing their new opening dates. While we’re excited to see everyone get back to work, we must stay vigilant in our calls to make theatre a safe space for everyone involved. We need reports on how companies will be enacting anti-racist, anti-transphobia, anti-abelism and anti-abuse work. We can’t go back, we must move forward. 

Wear a mask, get your vaccine, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

We’ll see you at the SHO

@DrewGasparini / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network

Sis (@YouCanCallMeSis)

This week’s guest is Sis.

She is currently on season 3 of POSE on FX and you can watch her series: Living for Sis on Instagram @YouCanCallMeSis. 

She is the founder of The Next Generation Project, creator of Our Offering and is an activist fighting for real change in the theatre industry.

Here’s our conversation from May 28th, 2020, recorded for my live YouTube series: The SHO Must Go On...line! Enjoy.

Thanks for listening to the 22nd episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast! 

If you like what you heard, please subscribe, rate and review, so you can be a spy on the inside for future episodes.

To watch Sis perform, “Waving Through a window” and catch the full interview in video form, head over to bwaySHO YouTube. That’s where you can find more theatre performances and episodes of The SHO Must Go On...line! 

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

John Benson, Ashley Stasak, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Alyssa Walles, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero, Julie Larkin, Cindi Howard and Shannon Wheeler.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks as always to Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun for these Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy for the Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, for the cool cover art, , all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement coming soon…

And speaking of announcements: Broadway SHOs are announcing their new opening dates. While we’re excited to see everyone get back to work, we must stay vigilant in our calls to make theatre a safe space for everyone involved. We need reports on how companies will be enacting anti-racist, anti-transphobia, anti-abelism and anti-abuse work. We can’t go back, we must move forward. 

Wear a mask, get your vaccine, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

We’ll see you at the SHO

@YouCanCallMeSis / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network

Ezra Menas (Part II)

Welcome back to part II of my conversation with Ezra Menas! Did you see them in the West Side Story trailer? Something’s coming, something good. West Side Story premieres December 10th. Plus, you can catch Ez this June in the new Netflix animated series: Ridley Jones. Last week I helped moderate a panel called “Trans Representation on Broadway: A response to Trans erasure in JLP." I recommend watching it to stay informed on what’s happening in the Broadway community. You can find it on Dr. Drama’s YouTube channel and it’s linked in the SHO notes.

In addition to checking out Ezra on social media, I highly recommend reading this story by Christian Lewis: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; Broadway's Jagged Little Journey Toward Nonbinary Inclusion.  

Thanks for listening to the 21st episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Alyssa Walles, Ashley Stasak, John Benson, Shannon Wheeler, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero and Julie Larkin.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks As Always To Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun For These Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy For The Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, For The Cool Cover Art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

Broadway SHOs are announcing their new opening dates. While we’re excited to see everyone get back to work, we must stay vigilant in our calls to make theatre a safe space for everyone involved. We need reports on how companies will be enacting anti-racist, anti-transphobia, anti-abelism and anti-abuse work. We can’t go back, we must move forward. 

Wear a mask, get your vaccine, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

@ezra_menas / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

See you at the SHO!

Ezra Menas (Part I)

This week’s guest is Ezra Menas. Ezra is best known for being in the original Broadway company of Jagged Little Pill, as well as taking on the role of Anybodys in Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated West Side Story. 

Catch them this June in the new Netflix animated series Ridley Jones and mark your calendars for West Side Story on December 10th! I’ve got one hand in my pocket and the other one is pressing play on our conversation from May 20th on The SHO Must Go On...line! Thanks for listening to the 20th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast. Join us next time for part II, where we kick things off with Ezra singing a beautiful Alanis cover with a Ukulele. Want to see my adorable pup Slimbo? He makes a cameo in most of my episodes of The SHO Must Go On...line! He’s the best co-host. Plus, he’s never too far from a post on bwaySHO Instagram.

I highly recommend reading this story by Christian Lewis: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; Broadway's Jagged Little Journey Toward Nonbinary Inclusion. As well as watching this panel: Trans Representation On Broadway: A Response To Trans Erasure In Jagged Little Pill.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Alyssa Walles, Ashley Stasak, John Benson, Shannon Wheeler, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero and Julie Larkin.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks As Always To Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun For These Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy For The Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, For The Cool Cover Art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

We don’t know the future of live theatre, or when Broadway will be back, but we do know it’s on all of us to get through this pandemic. Wear a mask, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

@ezra_menas / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast /  bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

See you at the SHO!

Lauren Boyd (Part II)

Welcome back to part two of my conversation with Lauren Boyd! Lauren is in the Broadway company of Hamilton. She toured with West Side Story and Wicked. Plus, she’s the founder of Broadway Babes. Here’s our conversation from January 13th, the 100th episode of The SHO Must Go On...line! 

Raise a glass to the 19th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast! 

Congratulations Judy Cotner on winning the bwaySHO: The Podcast giveaway! 

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Alyssa Walles, Ashley Stasak, John Benson, Shannon Wheeler, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero and Julie Larkin.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks As Always To Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun For These Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy For The Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, For The Cool Cover Art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

We don’t know the future of live theatre, or when Broadway will be back, but we do know it’s on all of us to get through this pandemic. Wear a mask, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves. 

@LaurenMBoyd / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOPodcast /  bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

See you at the SHO!

Lauren Boyd (Part I)

This week’s guest is Lauren Boyd. Lauren is in the Broadway company of Hamilton. She toured with West Side Story and Wicked. Plus, she’s the founder of Broadway Babes. Here’s our conversation from January 13th, the 100th episode of The SHO Must Go On...line! 

Raise a glass to the 18th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast! This is part one of our conversation, so I hope you’ll be back for part two. HAMILTON is starting previews today in Australia! Keep the Hamilton vibes going all day. Check out their content and head back over to the Hamilton playlist on bwaySHO YouTube. That’s where you can see Lauren’s reaction to Slimbo entering and my reaction to Nessarose.

Don’t throw away your shot! This is the last day of the bwaySHO: The Podcast giveaway. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Send me a screenshot of your comment and click-boom! You’re entered to win. Head over to @bwaySHOPodcast on Twitter or Instagram to check out the prizes.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Alyssa Walles, Ashley Stasak, John Benson, Shannon Wheeler, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero and Julie Larkin.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks As Always To Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun For These Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy For The Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, For The Cool Cover Art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

We don’t know the future of live theatre, or when Broadway will be back, but we do know it’s on all of us to get through this pandemic. Wear a mask, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves. 

@LaurenMBoyd / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOPodcast /  bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

See you at the SHO!

Eliza Ohman & Nik Walker (Part II)

This week’s guests are Eliza Ohman and Nik Walker.

Eliza is best known for her work in Hamilton, King Kong and SIX: The Musical. She was the former dance captain and universal swing in Hamilton on Broadway, original Broadway company member of King Kong, where she was part of the Chita Rivera Award winning ensemble, as well as the assistant dance captain. Most recently, Eliza became the US associate choreographer for SIX: The Musical. Eliza’s Been In Fosse/Verdon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Saturday Night Live and so much more. In regard to her work teaching, “She’s an enthusiastic teacher who instills confidence of self in young performers so they can achieve true excellence in their craft.” 

Nik Walker is best known for his roles in Hamilton, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations and MOTOWN: The Musical. He was Aaron Burr in The Philip Company of Hamilton, after performing in the ensemble and understudying multiple roles on Broadway. Most recently, he’s been leading the company of Ain’t Too Proud as Otis Williams. Nik’s been On Law & Order: SVU, Peter and the Starcatcher, and has a multitude of projects he’s been working on, including: THE CHAOS TWINS with Sasha Hutchings and Little Justice: The Podcast with Alex Smolowe. 

Here’s part two of our conversation from April 17th, recorded for my live YouTube Series: The SHO Must Go On...Line!

Thanks for listening to the 17th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Alyssa Walles, Ashley Stasak, John Benson, Shannon Wheeler, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero and Julie Larkin.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks As Always To Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun For These Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy For The Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, For The Cool Cover Art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

We don’t know the future of live theatre, or when Broadway will be back, but we do know it’s on all of us to get through this pandemic. Wear a mask, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

@ElizaOhman / @NikkyWalks / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

See you at the SHO!

Eliza Ohman & Nik Walker (Part I)

This week’s guests are Eliza Ohman and Nik Walker.

Eliza is best known for her work in Hamilton, King Kong and SIX: The Musical. She was the former dance captain and universal swing in Hamilton on Broadway, original Broadway company member of King Kong, where she was part of the Chita Rivera Award winning ensemble, as well as the assistant dance captain. Most recently, Eliza became the US associate choreographer for SIX: The Musical. Eliza’s Been In Fosse/Verdon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Saturday Night Live and so much more. In regard to her work teaching, “She’s an enthusiastic teacher who instills confidence of self in young performers so they can achieve true excellence in their craft.” 

Nik Walker is best known for his roles in Hamilton, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations and MOTOWN: The Musical. He was Aaron Burr in The Philip Company of Hamilton, after performing in the ensemble and understudying multiple roles on Broadway. Most recently, he’s been leading the company of Ain’t Too Proud as Otis Williams. Nik’s been On Law & Order: SVU, Peter and the Starcatcher, and has a multitude of projects he’s been working on, including: THE CHAOS TWINS with Sasha Hutchings and Little Justice: The Podcast with Alex Smolowe. Here’s part one of our conversation from April 17th, recorded for my live YouTube Series: The SHO Must Go On...Line!

Thanks for listening to the 16th episode of bwaySHO: The Podcast. There’s No MCU post-credit scene in this episode, so come back next time to hear the rest of our conversation, starting with the films Eliza and Nik have been watching. Quarantine has been going on so very long that since this interview, John and I are yet again on a Marvel Marathon, but this time we’re watching the Entire Marvel Cinematic Universe: films and TV SHOs. WandaVision has us wanting all the superhero content we can watch. We’re Celebrating Black History Month and coming up on February 21st, #Ham4Progress presents “The Joy In Our Voices” - “An Evening of Hope, Inspiration, and Community Celebrating Black Art and Artists! Starring Members of our current Hamilton Companies and featuring some special guests. This event is streaming February 21 at 7pm EST on Facebook and Youtube.” Speaking of what to watch, of course HamilFilm is out there as part of the legacy of Broadway pro-shots. Which One Would You Love To See Next? Tweet at me: @bwaySHOPodcast.

Thanks to all the SHOtreons and special shout-out to the SHOstopper and SHOnanigans levels.

Alyssa Walles, Ashley Stasak, John Benson, Shannon Wheeler, Judy Cotner, Naomi Cotner, Lisa Michelle Martin O'Neill, Eva Fink Clausen, Andrea Gilderhus, Theresa Piliero and Julie Larkin.

If This Was Your Jam, You Can Become A SHOtreon! Head Over To Patreon.Com/bwaySHO. We Do Weekly Trivia And Monthly Video Chats! It's A Fun Time, Come Check It Out.

Thanks As Always To Khayle Braxton Aka Gedun For These Awesome Beats, Jelani Remy For The Beautiful Intro Riff, Alex Brightman for the SHO time promo, Chelsey Hill AKA Illustrating Diva, For The Cool Cover Art, all the wonderful guests and all of you for listening!

We don’t know the future of live theatre, or when Broadway will be back, but we do know it’s on all of us to get through this pandemic. Wear a mask, be safe and let’s take care of ourselves.

@ElizaOhman / @NikkyWalks / @bwaySHO / @bwaySHOpodcast / bwaySHO.com

Proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.

See you at the SHO!