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On today's episode of 'Today on Broadway,' BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini talks to professors and authors Robert L. McLaughlin and Sally E. Parry about their new book 'Broadway Goes to War.' The book examines how the American theatre – and especially Broadway – handled 'The War to End All Wars' before, during, and after American involvement. 

On today’s episode of 'Today on Broadway,' BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini talks to arts administrator, activist, and writer Howard Sherman. Sherman recently released his first book, “Another Day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the 21st Century” in which he presents oral histories of a dozen productions of the 1938 play that took place from 2002 through 2019.

On the new interview episode of BroadwayRadio Matt Tamanini speaks with Tony and Grammy Award winner John Lloyd Young about his special livestreamed holiday concert on Friday, Dec. 4 from The Space in Las Vegas. In the episode, they talk about the must have songs and styles in Young's set list, his favorite childhood holiday memories, and what it's like returning to the stage in the middle of the pandemic.

On the new episode of 'Tell Me More,' BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini speaks with New York Post theatre columnist and New York Times Best Selling author Michael Riedel. For many, Riedel is the snarky, sharp-tongued gossip columnist who has skewered Broadway for decades.

On todaya??s episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' host Matt Tamanini speaks with one of the busiest Broadway producers working during the pandemic, Ron Simons. In addition to being the first Black producer in Broadway history to win four Tony Awards, Simons also has four shows that are circling the main stem, all of which they discuss in this episode. 

On today's 50th episode of 'Tell Me More,' Matt speaks with star of stage and screen, two-time Tony-nominated writer Tim Minchin. From comedy specials to playing Judas in the 'Jesus Christ Superstar' arena tour, Minchin has proven himself to be a multi-talented performer for well over a decade. With appearances on TV and film mixed in, Minchin continued writing, penning the music and lyrics for the musicals 'Matilda' and 'Groundhog Day.'

On today's episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini ventures outside of the world of theatre to speak with one of the biggest stars from the wildly popular Hallmark Movie Channel, Jen Lilley. After establishing herself as soap star a?' including on Matt's beloved 'General Hospital' a?' Lilley has gone on to star in nine Hallmark and three Lifetime original movies since 2017, not to mention a handful of others. 

On today's episode of 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to a literal legend. A four-time Tony nominee and two-time Emmy nominee, Tovah Feldshuh is like the energizer bunny of performers.

On today's episode of 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to one of his favorite Bradway performers, Eden Espinosa. Whether you were first exposed to her via the original, live cast album for the musical 'Brooklyn,' you saw her as Elphaba in 'Wicked' on Broadway, you have her albums 'Look Around' and 'Revelation' in heavy rotation on your streaming service of choice, you know her as the voice of Cassandra on the Disney animated 'Tangled' series, you saw her touring the country as Trina in 'Falsettos,' or you are dying to see her in the Broadway bound musical 'Lempicka,' you will really enjoy this conversation.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini is joined by one of the most thrilling stage performers of the past decade, Tony winner Patina Miller. After bursting onto the theatrical scene in the 'Sister Act' musical a?"first in London, and then in her Tony-nominated performance on Broadway a?" Patina became a bonafide Broadway star while winning the Tony in the 2013 revival of 'Pippin.' 

Welcome to the podcast series, 'Welcome to the Rock!' A behind the curtain peek at what it takes to get a show from a seed of an idea all the way to a Broadway hit.The international musical hit Come From Away tells the incredible real-life story of the passengers from all over the world that were grounded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland in the wake of the events of 9/11.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to one of the most prolific character actors working today, Glynn Turman. After beginning his professional career playing Travis Younger in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun' in 1959, Turman has gone on to an incredible career as a series regular or memorable guest star on TV series like 'Peyton's Place,' 'A Different World,' 'The Wire,' 'In Treatment' for which he won an Emmy, 'House of Lies,' and as Nate Lahey Sr. on 'How to Get Away with Murder,' for which he is again nominated for an Emmy Award.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to scholar and author Mark Larson whose book 'Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater' is available now. In this 650 page tome, Larson chronicles the rise of the Second City's theatre community starting with Second City and the Compass Players in the 1950s and 60s, and via over 300 interviews tells the story to Chicago's gritty climb to theatrical prominence.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to the long-time stars of two of Broadway's most successful musicals, Michael James Scott of 'Aladdin' and L. Steven Taylor of 'The Lion King.' Both have been with their respective shows for a long time; Scott on and off for more than five years, and Taylor, in one form or another, for large parts of 14 years.

This episode of 'Tell Me More' is BroadwayRadio's fourth annual Tony Omnibus Episode. In the 2019 edition, Matt Tamanini spoke with six individuals; four 2019 Tony nominees and two of our favorite theatre journalists. The show features 2019 Tony nominees Beth Leavel, David Korins, Dominique Morisseau, and Warren Carlyle, as well as journalists Ashley Steves and Diep Tran.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to actress Krystina Alabado currently starring as Gretchen Weiners in 'Mean Girls' on Broadway.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to three individuals about what it's like for actors who work away from their home cities, wherever they might be. Matt talks to Rebecca Robbins, who is currently playing Paulette in the Riverside and Walnut Street Theatres' partnership productions of 'Legally Blonde: The Musical,' Riverside's Producing Artistic Director and CEO Allen Cornell, and Aaron J. Albano who is currently a member of the Phillip national touring company of 'Hamilton.'

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to actress Zoe Winters who is currently starring in The Public Theater's 'White Noise.' The gripping and timely play by Pulitzer-Prize winner Suzan Lori Parks runs downtown through May 5th, and co-stars Daveed Diggs, Sheria Irving, and Thomas Sadoski.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks to Davey Anderson, the Associate Director of the musical ANYTHING THAT GIVES OFF LIGHT which is currently playing at Joe's Pub. The show is a collaboration between the Brooklyn based company The TEAM and the National Theater of Scotland, where Davey comes into the picture.

On this episode of BroadwayRadio's 'Tell Me More,' Matt Tamanini talks Lauren Zakrin who is currently starring in 'We Are the Tigers' Off-Broadway at Theatre 80.