Episode 49: Winter Storm Bette

Patty & Emily discuss the blizzard and its effect on Broadway: shows canceled, BroadwayCon guests, and travel plans. They talk about saying goodbye to Spring Awakening and Matthew Morrison and saying hello to Bloody, Bloody Angela Lansbury and Molly Pope! But they main announcements they discuss are BETTE MIDLER COMING BACK TO BROADWAY and Cats. BETTE MIDLER!

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Interview: Marti G. Cummings

Patty & Emily sit down with Marti G. Cummings to talk about drag, Patti LuPone, and sex clubs. Marti has shows all over New York City, and they talk about one of them: Stage Fright, a weekly talk show featuring Broadway guests at Therapy Bar.

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Episode 48: It’s An Epidemic!

Patty & Emily mourn the loss of more theatre greats and shows. They also continue to discuss the recent rash of dogs who have apparently become patrons of the theatre. And then there are the announcements: Hairspray on NBC, castings for Rocky Horror and Grease, and Nerds: The Musical.

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Interview: Rema Webb

Patty & Emily sit down with Rema Webb to talk about her amazing career! She made her Broadway debut in Ragtime, and hasn’t been without a show since. They talk VioletA New Brain, and of course The Color Purple!

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Episode 47: Off-Topic

Patty & Emily start off on a sad note with the death of David Bowie and Liz Swados and the closing notice of Allegiance. They bring the mood back up with casting notices of Kate Baldwin in The King and I, Tony Yazbek in Finding Neverland, and Kecia Lewis in Mother Courage. There’s also a lot of off-topic convos about Jennifer Lawrence and Star Trek: TGN.

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Episode 46: Mother Courage

Patty & Emily discuss all the shows closing this week, as the January slaughter begins, and Patty’s viewing of Nunsense. Most of the discussion is this week’s biggest story: Tonya Pinkins’s exit from CSC’s production of Mother Courage. They also talk about the excellent casting news of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The Secret Garden and updates on the Hudson Theatre. They have some questions for their British listeners.

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Episode 45: Everyone Has a Story

Patty & Emily talk about the news from this week! We’re getting a new Broadway theatre, the Hudson. They also discuss the news of the Nunsense TV series that’s being shopped around, starring Karen Ziemba and Beth Leavel. Bright Star casting has been announced and Kerry Butler visits The Today Show for Everyone Has a Story. Don’t forget to check the Christmas schedule for this week’s shows! This is the last episode of the year; see you in 2016!

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Interview: Kirsten Wyatt

Patty & Emily sit down with Broadway’s Premier Elf, Kirsten Wyatt! They discuss her return to A Christmas Story at Paper Mill Playhouse and her incredible Broadway debut as the Sally/Lucy standby in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. They hear stories of Julie Andrews, talk about her webseries Broadway Nosh, and learn about life during the 2007 strike.

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Episode 44: Turn Off Your Phones

Patty & Emily discuss a new reading Speakeasy and the Transport Group’s production of Once Upon A Mattress starring Jackie Hoffman. They also talk about recent announcements, including Cabin in the Sky casting and Josh Groban’s Broadway debut. Also, old people are ruining everything.

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Interview: Andréa Burns

Patty & Emily sit down with Andréa Burns, star of On Your Feet!In the Heights, The Nance and so many more great shows! They also discuss her show at 54 Below on Monday, December 14th. Andréa talks the Parade tour, being BFFs with Katie Finneran, and colorblind casting with Patty & Emily. And how great Beth Leavel and Carolee Carmello are.

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