Video: Mr. Joe Iconis Is Riding the Wave of 'Wavesong'by Robert Bannon - November 15, 2024In this video, we welcome welcome Broadway composer, singer, writer- He Does It All- Mr. Joe Iconis! This is his first time swinging by the Roundtable, and we had a lot to talk about, including his new single, 'Wavesong'. Video: Safiya Kaijya Harris Is Making NYC Her Townby Robert Bannon - November 1, 2024In this video, we welcome Safiya Kaijya Harris, one of the stars of Our Town, now on Broadway. In the chat we talk about working with Kenny Leon, an ensemble as epic as this, and what it is like to tell a classic story in front of a Broadway audience eight shows a week. This is something that you must see! Video: Meet MAYBE HAPPY ENDING's Helen J Shenby Robert Bannon - October 18, 2024Welcome to another edition of The Roundtable on BroadwayWorld! This week, we’re excited to welcome the incredible Helen J Shen, currently starring in Maybe Happy Ending - now in previews at the Belasco Theatre! Video: Unpacking the Music of Jason Robert Brownby Robert Bannon - October 11, 2024In this video, we welcome Broadway’s own Jason Robert Brown to talk about his big Carnegie Hall concert coming October 25th with guests Heather Headley, Ben Platt, Shoshana Bean, J. Harrison Ghee, and more! Video: Getting Spooky with Laura Benantiby Robert Bannon - September 27, 2024In this video, Laura Benanti stops by The Roundtable to talk about her new role as a mother in the creepy, spooky, thriller The Shade! The Shade, an award-winning independent horror film starring Chris Galust, will have an exclusive theatrical release on several hundred screens in the U.S. and Canada on September 20, ahead of its release across all digital platforms. Video: Nina West Is the Very Queenby Robert Bannon - September 16, 2024She does it all! Broadway, records, TV, All-Stars! Nina West is here! Our buddy Andrew Levitt aka Nina West is here to talk about a boatload of amazing projects on the way!.Nina is back in NYC and coming to 54 Below. Watch in this video! Video: Alexandra Silber Is Doing Double Dutyby Robert Bannon - September 6, 2024Our Class (fresh from BAM) and Merchant of Venice both are coming to Classic Stage Company this fall and Alexandra happens to be in both! As you can tell, a real slacker! We had an inspiring chat about art, acting, and why it all matters. In this video, watch as Silber chats about both! Video: Hailee Kaleem Wright Is a Sparkling Diamondby Robert Bannon - August 30, 2024Hailee Kaleem Wright burst on the scene starring in hit shows like Paradise Square, Six, and now as the alternate Satine in Moulin Rouge!. She talks about the journey, the difference between alternates, standbys, and understudies, and the work it takes to be ready to star in a giant musical like Moulin Rouge!. Watch in this video! Video: Douglas Lyons & Biko Eisen-Martin Take a Bite Out of TABLE 17by Robert Bannon - August 23, 2024If your ex called and wanted to meet up, would you say yes? This is the questions and saga that is Table 17 now playing at the MCC Theater. We have the writer Douglas Lyons & one of the stars Biko Eisen-Martin here on The Roundtable. Watch in this video! Video: Bianca Leigh on Her 'Strange but Glorious' OH, MARY Journeyby Robert Bannon - August 9, 2024Bianca Leigh stopped by The Roundtable to tell us all about her experience with the show, what it is like to be on this rocket ship, and how she feels with the response. We also talk about her battle for representation, equality and progress in Trans and Queer art. Watch in this video! Video: Deborah Silver Is Getting Ready to Rock at City Wineryby Robert Bannon - August 2, 2024Count Basie would have turned 120 in August, while the Count Basie Orchestra lives on, having just won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble. In a collaboration with the Count Basie Orchestra, acclaimed two-time #1 Billboard chart-topping Jazz singer Deborah Silver is now gearing up for the early 2025 release of her new album Basie Rocks!, produced by Rolling Stones drummer extraordinaire Steve Jordan. She is here to tell us all about it in this video. Exclusive: Hitting the Barricades with James D. Gishby Robert Bannon - July 26, 2024James D. Gish is here! He has been Fiyero in Wicked, he has a chart topping album that is gorgeous, and he is about to tour Europe in an epic arena version of Les Mis. James D. Gish joins the cast as Enjolras. He is here to talk about his journey from Arizona to Broadway and now across to the UK and Europe in the beloved show that we know and love! Watch in this video. Video: Telly Leung is Flying Back to Birdlandby Robert Bannon - July 19, 2024In this video, Broadway star Telly Leung, of the musicals Aladdin, Allegiance, Godspell, Rent and more, chats about his new show Back to Birdland on Monday, July 22 at the jazz club. Leung returns to the Birdland stage after a six-year hiatus that has taken him all over the world as a performer and director. Exclusive: Catching Up and Talking Cabaret with Faith Prince & Michael Kirk Laneby Robert Bannon - July 12, 2024We have a Tony-winning legend here! Faith Prince joins us on The Roundtable! She is here with cabaret star and professor Michael Kirk Lane to talk about the Cabaret Intensive coming to the 92nd Street Y! Also, is Faith Price coming to Broadway this season? We ask and find out! Watch in this video. Video: Talking Cabaret with the Countessby Robert Bannon - July 5, 2024In this video, an OG Housewives Comes To BroadwayWorld! Well everyone, Countess Luann is here! She joins us before she hits the road this summer with cabaret and concert dates around the country! Did you see she just sang for over 30k people in the UK? Insane! Video: Swinging from the Chandelier with Austin Durantby Robert Bannon - June 28, 2024Moulin Rouge takes all the glitz, glamor, story, and music and brings it to life! Leading the charge on stage eight shows a week, is this week’s guest, Austin Durant! He wears the top hat and sings “Chandelier” eight shows a week! Watch the full interview in this video! Video: Being a Lion with Kyle Ramar Freemanby Robert Bannon - June 21, 2024Kyle has been on a roller coaster since making his Broadway debut in A Strange Loop! He tells the story of his Broadway journey and what led him to The Wiz! This was an inspiring chat, just in time for Pride, about trusting your gut, living free and fearless, and soaring. Watch the full interview in this video!
Video: Ahmad Simmons Has Found a Home in ILLINOISEby Robert Bannon - June 14, 2024Ahmad Simmons joins the Roundtable! Ahmad Simmons is a dancer, choreographer, educator, and creative producer based in New York City. He has been on Broadway in West Side Story, Hadestown, and most recent revival casts of Carousel and Cats. He is also a producer! His newly produced show “Invasive Species” is running til June 30th! He seems to be doing it all! Video: Grease Got a Hold on THE OUTSIDERS' Jason Schmidtby Robert Bannon - June 7, 2024We have all read the book. We have all seen the movie. The timeless tale is now on Broadway with Tony Nominations galore. We had the chance to chat with Sodapop Curtis himself, Jason Schmidt. Watch the full video here! Video: HELL'S KITCHEN's Jackie Leon Is on Fireby Robert Bannon - May 31, 2024In this video, Jackie Leon tells the story of how they received the part, audition process, dealing with the impostor syndrome of being in an Alicia Keys musical as her Broadway debut, the journey to feeling that they can do it, the support they received from some All-Star Cast-mates like Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, and more! Video: Brian d'Arcy James Is Still Smelling the Rosesby Robert Bannon - May 24, 2024Tony Nominee Brian d’Arcy James is here! His turn in Days Of Wine and Roses was vocals, acting, and storytelling at its best. In this video, he tells us how he was able to tell that emotional rollercoaster eight shows a week!
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