Patty & Emily are celebrating six months of podcasts! They discuss their upcoming Shmazie Awards and the Drama Desk nominee press event. They mourn the closing of Doctor Zhivago and discuss how sexist Zorba! is and how the new Encores! season can me it up to them.
Patty & Emily went to the Drama Desk Awards’ Meet the Nominees event! We got to talk to a lot of great people: Warren Carlyle, Joshua Bergasse, Max von Essen, Julie Halston, Brad Oscar, Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick, Anne Kauffman, Erin Davie, Elizabeth Stanley, Nancy Opel, Alex Sharp, Josh Grisetti, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Carolee Carmello!
Patty & Emily discuss the shows closing: The Heidi Chronicles, Living on Love, and Hamilton. They also discuss the shows they’ve seen this week, including True Believer and Hamlet, and this week’s news stories, including Stomp and The Tony nominations.
Patty & Emily talk to actress Tracee Chimo about the revival of The Heidi Chronicles, now through May 3rd, Wendy Wasserstein, feminism, Sutton Foster, and dog walking. If you haven’t seen her show, see it before it closes! And make sure you see her in whatever she does.
Patty & Emily saw a million shows this week, including ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Nirbhaya, Airline Highway, and the Spring Spectacular! They also went to the Drama Desk Nomination Announcements and talked with Judith Light and Jessie Mueller.
Patty & Emily talk about the shows they’ve seen, including Hand to God, which they forgot to talk about in an earlier episode. They discuss Living on Love, Buzzer, and Seth Sikes at 54 Below. Casting announcements of Little Shop and On Your Feet are discussed, and they interview Brandy, who will be making her Broadway debut in Chicago on April 28th!
Patty & Emily sit down to talk to Lesli Margherita about her upcoming 54 Below show All Hail the Queen. They also talk wigs, twitter, and bootlegs. There’s a lot we can all learn from this amazing woman.
Patty & Emily talk about the off-Broadway musicals Clinton the Musical and Iowa. They discuss the week in theatre news, including Mamma Mia announcing closing, Lena Hall’s last Hedwig, and Fun Home recording tracks for a new Broadway cast recording. Plus, there’s a lot of sports talk for some reason.
Patty & Emily talk to Seth Sikes about his upcoming 54 Below show: Seth Sikes is Still Singing Judy Garland! They also discuss Seth’s work on Sondheim: The Birthday Concert and some of the bad musicals we love. Seth’s show is at 54 Below on Thursday, April 16th at 7:00pm. Get your tickets now!
Patty & Emily discuss the shows they saw this week, including Placebo, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, and Little Children Dream of God. They give you a first listen to Chilina Kennedy’s upcoming CD and talk about NBC finally doing something right and choosing The Wiz!