Emily talks about finally seeing Rachel York in Grey Gardens, visiting Aimee Semple’s church, and how she still hates L.A. Patty talks about the American Psycho concert at 54 Below and the Rebecca episode of “American Greed.” They go over the stories of the week, including Cynthia Erivo and Joshua Henry in The Last Five Years, Norm Lewis in Man of LaMancha, and ATC’s upcoming Rock’n’Roll Gospel play.
Patty & Emily talk about Blood Brothers at 54 Below and She Loves Me, which unfortunately won’t be getting a video review. They talk about the new cast of Hamilton, which they’ll never get to see and the cast of Hairspray Live! It was a tough week personally and in America. Black lives matter.
Patty & Emily are reporting live from the Shakespeare in the Park line! Emily discusses seeing understudies the week after the Tony Awards. She also talks about Maybe Burke’s show Love Letters to Nobody or Insignificant Others as a part of The Trans Theatre Festival. They urge you to download Broadway Records Broadway for Orlando charity single and dreamcast Kenita Miller as all The Narrators in musical theatre. Special guest, Emily’s dog Tia!
Patty & Emily sit down with Emily Skinner! They discuss her upcoming reunion with Alice Ripley for six shows at 54 Below. They talk about Prince of Broadway and Japanese fans, unique Broadway voices, and of course Side Show!
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!
Patty & Emily discuss the play Hir at Playwrights Horizons, and the sad truth of January closings on Broadway, including the newly announced Dames at Sea. They talk about the availability of Broadway shows on DVD and streaming and the possibility of a new Gyspy revival. And of course what they’re looking forward to seeing in the coming week!
Patty & Emily discuss the MTC play Ripcord and Kerry Butler’s show at 54 Below. They also get further into the controversy and hypocrisy surrounding bootlegs, before finding out which Cats cat they are in a Buzzfeed quiz. They also discuss the three upcoming Live! musical broadcasts and their casting.
Patty & Emily sit down with fellow theatre lovers and creators of If It Only Even Runs a Minute, Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Kevin Michael Murphy. They talk about memorable moments from past editions of the concert series, including Truckload, and what we can expect from the upcoming concert on October 14th at Feinstein’s/54 Below!
Patty & Emily are quickly getting into the fall season. Emily discussed Trip of Love and they both discuss seeing Jason Daniely at 54 Below. They talk about two strong ladies of Broadway, Marin Mazzie and Laura Benanti, the potentially problematic number in Dames at Sea, and Rebecca rising once again from the ashes.
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.