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Calling all women and nonbinary folks of the theatre industry...and the rest of you beautiful people! Welcome to the Women & Theatre Podcast, hosted by NYC-based multi-hyphenates Hayley Goldenberg & Amy Andrews.
On the podcast, we interview women and nonbinary folks from different backgrounds, with varying levels of industry experience and professional roles in theatre. Hear from established industry pros, including Broadway producers, directors, and writers, and get to know the ones to watch as they grow into their careers.
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy spill the tea on what’s new this fall with Women & Theatre: A shiny new vision and mission statement, virtual and in-person community events, bonus podcast content, and lots of ways for you to get involved! Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Community Events
Get Involved
RISE Theatre
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with composer, lyricist, book writer, and educator Anna K. Jacobs about her musical Teeth (currently at Playwrights Horizons!), cycles of creativity, increasing accessibility through education, prioritizing health for artists, and more. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Guest: Anna K. Jacobs
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Teeth at Playwrights Horizons
Musical Creators Institute
New York Youth Symphony Musical Theater Songwriting Program
A Slight Change of Plans with Dr. Maya Shankar
Guest Bio:
Anna K. Jacobs (she/her) is a Jonathan Larson and Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award-winning composer, lyricist, book writer, and educator. Her stage musicals include TEETH (Playwrights Horizons; co-book/ lyrics by Michael R. Jackson), POP! (Yale Rep, Pittsburgh City Theatre, Studio Theatre; book/lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman), ANYTOWN (George Street Playhouse; book by Jim Jack), HARMONY, KANSAS (Diversionary Theatre; book/lyrics by Bill Nelson), ECHO (Musical Theatre Factory), and STELLA AND THE MOON MAN (Sydney Theatre Company/Theatre of Image; with Richard Tulloch & Adrian Kelly). She also contributed music and lyrics to the multi-composer works WITNESSES (California Center for the Arts) and LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT (Goodspeed Musicals), and penned the screenplay for THE REAL GEMMA JORDAN (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), which she is now adapting into a stage musical with composer-lyricist Rob Rokicki. Current projects also include the new musical A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS (Grove Entertainment), with a book by Anna Ziegler, and a new stage musical adaptation of MOANA for Disney Cruise Line, featuring a score by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i.
Find Anna Online:
Website: www.annakjacobs.com
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat about the value of artist-driven feedback that centers the project goals, ways to create theatrical spaces in which people feel empowered to give and receive feedback, the importance of naming the type of feedback that’s needed, and more. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources
Liz Lerman: Critical response process
Stephen Sondheim: Content dictates form (explainer by our friend Musical Theatre Writer Guy)
Daring Greatlyby Brené Brown
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with Chickasaw playwright, producer, and performer Nicolette Blount about her musical Savage, lifting up authentic female voices and stories, increasing accessibility and opportunity for writers of new musicals, parenting as a spiritual practice, and more. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Guest: Nicolette Blount
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Native Theatre Artists
Savage the Musical
Museum of Broadway
Oklahoma Native Alliance Against Violence
Learn more about the Chickasaw Nation
Guest Bio:
Nicolette Blount (she/her) is a member of the Chickasaw tribe, a playwright, producer, and performer who is currently a fellow for the Dramatist Guild Foundation’s National Musical Theatre Fellowship. She is the co-writer, composer and lyricist for Savage: The Unconquerable Wanda Savage. Savage is currently a semifinalist for NMTC O’Neil 2024. Savage received Honorable Mention in the 2022 American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award. Nicolette produced an EP and singles for Savage (Savage the Musical Original Cast) that have garnered 43K streams. Through her LLC, Take My Shot Productions, Nicolette co-produced Off Broadway's A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet and is currently co-producing In Pieces (in development). Nicolette started nativetheatreartists.com to help highlight Natives in the Broadway industry. Nicolette’s music has been featured at Laurie Beechman Theatre (NYMF 2019), 54 Below at Women of the Wings, and at the Ring of Keys Gala at Joe’s Pub. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, Society of Composers and Lyricists, Songwriters Guild of America, TRU, MUSE, RISE, and Maestra.
Find Nicolette Online:
Website: nicoletteblount.com
Savage the Musical
Take My Shot Productions
TikTok
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat with multi-hyphenate Mayah Lourdes Burke about creating equitable rehearsal spaces as an artivist, juggling hats as a multi-hyphenate, and building and nurturing community in theatrical work! Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Guest: Mayah Lourdes Burke
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
IlluminArt Productions
Question Generator
Guest Bio:
Mayah “My” Lourdes Burke (she/her) is a director, producer, vocalist, playwright, poet, and actor from NYC. Credits: 54 Below Sings Jessie J (Producer), 54 Below Celebrates Curvy Queens, 54 Below Goes to the Library, and A Year With Frog and Toad (Toad). Mayah was a Directing Observer for SDCF for the revival of The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window. Her recent directing credits include The Pitfalls of Exaggerated Swagger by Cris Eli Blak, Motherless… by Cherise Kimoy, Good Grief: A Best Friend Play by Ngozi Anyanwu, We are Proud to Present… by Jackie Sibblies Drury, and Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy. Her original play, 4SZNS, had its first fully staged production at 2022 Frenzy Fest at El Barrio's Artspace in East Harlem, NYC. She is a Touring Company Member and Teaching Artist with IlluminArt Productions, an Artistic Coach with MTEAF, and a proud member of the Makers Ensemble. In 2022, Mayah received a Staten Island Youth Award for community contribution to Arts and Culture. She has a passion for encouraging and molding young minds through the power of Artivism and is a huge celebrator of the world of new works. Mayah is exceptionally grateful for the opportunity to be here and would love to give thanks to God and all the people who have supported her along the way.
Find Mayah Online:
Mayah's Website
Email Mayah
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat with playwright and producer Kelley Girod, the founder of The Fire This Time Festival and Director of New Works at the Apollo, about the vital importance of building community, uplifting the visibility of people and stories and voices we have not yet experienced, stepping into discomfort to create sustainable practices in theatre, and more! Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Guest: Kelley Girod
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
The Fire This Time Festival
The Apollo and the Apollo’s Victoria Theater
Frigid NYC
Parity Productions - This Stretch of Montpelier
National Black Theatre
Guest Bio:
Kelley Nicole Girod (she/her) is a playwright and producer, as well as Director of New Work at the world-famous theater The Apollo. In addition, Kelley continues to serve as Executive Director of OBIE award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for early-career Black playwrights, which she founded in 2009. Kelley is also an award-winning playwright (Parity Productions Commission, Sundance IDP Grant Recipient, Atlantic Launch New Play Commission, Sheen Center Fellow, Stein and Liberace Fellow, John Golden Fellow ) whose work has been developed/presented at Atlantic Theater Company, Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, The Fire This Time Festival, Harlem 9, Primary Stages, Project Y, Poetic Theater Productions, Classical Theater of Harlem, Frigid NYC, Planet Connections Theater Festival, The Field, Dixon Place, and Stanford University’s TAPS Program. She was recently named the recipient of 2023 New York Innovative Theater’s prestigious Ellen Steward Award. She was also a 2020 nominee of the prestigious Paul Robeson Award. Kelley has served as a guest lecturer at Yale School for Drama, Stanford University’s Theater Department, and Cal State-Fullerton. Kelley has also held the positions of Programming Associate at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture and Producing Director at The Billie Holiday Theater. In addition, Kelley is editor of The Fire This Time Festival’s first anthology of plays, published with Bloomsbury UK/Methuen Drama and titled 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival, A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Rebirth and Black Theater. Kelley is a 2008 graduate of Columbia’s MFA Playwriting program.
Find Kelley Online:
The Apollo
The Fire This Time Festival
Facebook
LinkedIn
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat with performer and writer Jerusha Cavazos about cultivating equitable and supportive theatrical spaces, the boundless complexity of womanhood, the need for nuanced Black women characters, the virtues of showering, and more! Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Guest: Jerusha Cavazos
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Check out Jerusha’s music on Spotify!
Guest Bio:
Jerusha Cavazos (she/her) has appeared on Broadway in The Prom and Off-Broadway in Between The Lines. Regional (select): The Muny, Dr. Phillips Center, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Chicago Lyric Opera, Barrington Stage Company, Gateway Playhouse. TV: Atlanta on FX & FBI on CBS. Jerusha’s original music is streaming on all platforms. @jerushacavazos
Find Jerusha Online:
Website: www.jerushacavazos.com
Instagram: @jerushacavazos
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat with Broadway performer and healing practitioner, Aléna Watters about practical tools to have a sustainable career in the theatre, how to unlearn societal programming around competition, and so much more! Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes:
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Guest: Aléna Watters
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Bobbie Cronin: DaybreakDJ Salisbury and Andrew Gerle: Whisper Darkly
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score
Pamela Madsen: Shameless
Emily Fletcher: Stress Less, Accomplish More
Regena Tomashauer: Pussy: A Reclamation
Kasia Urbaniak: Unbound: A Woman’s Guide To Power & TED Talk about reclaiming power
Layla Martin: VITA Coaching Info
Annie Huntley: Death & Grief Processing Guide
Louise Hay: You Can Heal Your Life
Dr. Emily Nagoski: Come As You Are
Stella Resnick: The Pleasure Zone: Why We Resist Good Feelings and How to Let Go and Be Happy
Amy Kebernik: Meditation Teacher & Somatic Educator - Info
Sing For Your Seniors
Guest Bio:
Broadway (OBC = Original Broadway Cast): West Side Story, The Addams Family (OBC), Sister Act (OBC), The Cher Show (OBC), Mrs. Doubtfire (OBC), Bad Cinderella (OBC). Off-Broadway: NEWSical, Boobs! The Musical. Touring/Regional: The Prom, Pippin, Ever After, Turn of the Century, Fairy Tale Christmas, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cinderella, 5 years with the USO Show Troupe (performing for our military families). "Harlette" for Bette Midler. Featured in critically acclaimed documentary The Standbys. BA Musical Theatre, UNC. Yoga/Breathwork/Healing Facilitator. IG: @sassballchange | www.alenawatters.com
Find Aléna Online:
Website: www.alenawatters.com
Healing practice website: Healing Watters
Instagram: @sassballchange
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat about the importance of making peace with rejection as part of a creative life, share tips and lessons learned about how to manage rejection, and offer ideas for how to change our collective mindset about success. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
American Psychological Association: The pain of social rejection
Women & Theatre Season 2 Episode 4: Scarcity and Abundance
Kim Liao: Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year
The Freelance Artist’s Manifesto - offered by W&T alum Marlo Hunter this spring at Musical Creators Institute
Core values exercise
Reshma Saujani: Smith College commencement speech 2023
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with music assistant and score coordinator Stephanie Leah Evans about her Broadway debut, the importance of music notation for opening up creativity, representation and power dynamics in music departments, setting boundaries to establish trust, and more. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Stephanie Leah Evans
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Sweeney Todd - Broadway Revival
Maestra Music
Meg Zervoulis
Emily Grishman
VIVO
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Guest Bio:
Stephanie Leah Evans, a.k.a. "SLE" (she/her) is a Score Coordinator/Music Assistant specializing in Piano/Vocal score upkeep and formatting, copy-editing, transcription, and team organization. Her versatility with numerous music programs, from Finale to Sibelius and from Logic Pro X to ProTools, readies her to assist and liaise for any Music Team! Previous credits include stage productions Sweeney Todd 2023 Revival (Broadway), Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage), The Visitor (The Public Theater), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (The New Group), and The Wrong Man (MCC Theater). Stephanie also serves as an assistant to Alex Lacamoire, for whom she did Music Preparation and Score Coordination on the films In the Heights, VIVO, and Tick, Tick…Boom! Additionally, Stephanie is a singer with an extensive background in opera, musical theater, choir, and a cappella. Throughout her education, she played roles such as Susanna in Le Nozze Di Figaro, Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief, Hope Cladwell in Urinetown, and Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof. All the while, she performed choral pieces from Bach to Esenvalds, recorded albums of Jewish music, and studied the psychological implications of chromatic harmony in film scores. Summary is: Stephanie has always been a music nerd. Currently, she's working on her own writing — exploring her passions of social justice, mental health, Jewish identity, and romance through musical storytelling.
Find Stephanie Online:
Website: stephanieleahevans.com
Instagram: @steph.l.evans
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with book-writer/lyricist/playwright Kait Kerrigan about her extraordinarily fruitful year in 2023, the power of musical theatre to create empathy, and the keys to long and successful collaborations. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Kait Kerrigan
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Justice: A New Musical at Marin Theatre Company
Indigo at The Human Race Theatre Company
Ernxst- commissioned by Concord Theatricals
The Great Gatsby - opening on Broadway [DATE]
The Time Traveller’s Wife
Guest Bio:
Kait Kerrigan(she/her) is best known for her musical (book and lyrics) with Bree Lowdermilk THE MAD ONES, which includes cult-hit songs “Run Away with Me” and “Go Tonight”. She wrote the book for Broadway-aimed THE GREAT GATSBY, which opened at the Papermill Playhouse in October 2023 and just announced a Broadway opening in 2024. She also wrote additional lyrics for THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE, which opened on the West End in October 2023. Other musicals include INDIGO, JUSTICE, the pop-up immersive house party THE BAD YEARS, and children’s shows - HENRY & MUDGE, EARTHRISE, and ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER & FRIENDS. Her plays include FATHER/DAUGHTER and IMAGINARY LOVE.
Find Kait Online:
New Play Exchange
Instagram: @kaitkerrigan
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with composer/lyricist/writer Julia Riew about opening up the process of musical theatre creation, increasing Asian representation in theatrical spaces, inspiring the next generation to tell their own stories, and indulging in your passions. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Julia Riew
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources
Dive - currently in development at the American Repertory Theater
Julia’s 54 Below debut concert
Asian Student Arts Project (ASAP)
The East Side
Maestra
Fred Ebb Award
Guest Bio
Julia Riew (she/her) is a Korean-American composer, lyricist, librettist, and writer from St. Louis and currently based in New York City. She is primarily known for her musical Dive (previously known as Shimcheong: A Folktale), which amassed over 100k followers online and over 16 million streams on an animated music video of its titular song in Korea. Julia graduated from Harvard University in May 2022 and is First-Year in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. In her first year out of college, she has been named the 2022 Fred Ebb Award winner, Playbill’s Featured Songwriter of the Month, A Woman to Watch on Broadway, and the recipient of the 2022 Harvardwood Artist Launch Fellowship under the mentorship of composer Laurence O’Keefe (Legally Blonde, Heathers). Julia was the inaugural recipient of the Musicians United for Social Equity (MUSE) Linda Twine Scholarship (2021), a member of the first MUSE One-on-One Mentorship Program (2021-22) (mentor: Jeanine Tesori), and a member of the inaugural Maestra Music Mentorship Program (2020-21) (mentor: Deborah Wicks La Puma). Her past works include Alice’s Wonderland, an original musical co-written by J Quinton Johnson (Hamilton), Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Adventure (The American Repertory Theater’s 2020 Family Musical), and Thumbelina: A Little Musical (The A.R.T. 2019 Family Musical).
Find Julia Online:
Website: https://juliariew.com
Instagram: @juliariew
TikTok: @juliariew
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with composer/lyricist Madeline Myers about uplifting the stories of women who have been erased from history, expanding our understanding of women’s relationship with work, finding people who believe in you when you don’t believe in yourself, and being a good person in addition to a good artist. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Madeline Myers
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources
Double Helix- playing at Bay Street Theater May 30-June 18
Stacey Mindich
Guest Bio:
Madeline Myers (she/her) is a composer and lyricist for musical theater in New York City. Her musicals include Double Helix (world premiere Bay Street Theater, 2023) Flatbush Avenue (UNC-Greensboro commission, 2021), The Devil’s Apprentice, (world premiere Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018), and Masterpiece (O’Neill Musical Theater Conference 2018 semi-finalist).
Named to the 2022 Broadway Women’s Fund “Women to Watch on Broadway” list, Madeline is a 2023 & 2022 Kleban Prize finalist for lyric writing, a winner of the 2021 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award presented by New York Stage & Film and the Ziegfeld Club; a 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant finalist; a 2019 York Theatre Company NEO Writer; a 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 ASCAP Plus Award recipient; and a 2016-2017 Dramatists Guild Fellow.
Madeline’s musicals have been developed at Bay Street Theatre, the York Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals (2023 Festival of New Musicals, the Johnny Mercer Writers Grove), the New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio, the Fingerlakes Musical Theater Festival, Musical Theater Factory, the NMI Disney Imagineering New Voices Project, the New York Theatre Barn, and the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Project.
When not writing musicals, Madeline enjoys reading, walking in Central Park, and volunteering. She is an active volunteer with Central Synagogue’s unhoused breakfast program and the founder of a 2020 voter registration/Census count initiative for the New York unhoused community. Through the pandemic, Madeline has worked with NYC Test & Trace Corps to bring mobile vaccine buses and PPE to unhoused New Yorkers. In 2018, Madeline created the Blair School of Music Student Citizen Award given to a female student demonstrating excellence in personal character and contributions to the community. Madeline sits on the Alumni Board of the Vanderbilt University Ingram Scholarship Program, of which she is a proud alumna. She is an original member of the music department of the Broadway production of Hamilton.
Madeline is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild. She is represented by Chris Till at Verve Talent & Literary Agency.
Find Madeline Online:
Madeline website: www.madelinemyers.com
Show website: www.doublehelixmusical.com
Madeline Instagram: @madelinesmyers
Show Instagram: @doublehelixmusical
TikTok: @doublehelixmusical
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk about the joys and challenges of networking and how it plays out in the theatre industry, especially for women and other underrepresented groups. We share tips and resources for improving networking skills and celebrate the fact that networking is a skill that continues to be developed over a lifetime. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Maestra
MUSE
Ring of Keys
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with Musical Theatre Factory artistic director Brisa Areli Muñoz about creating stories in a way that centers justice and communities, expanding our definition of what musical theatre can be, centering radical care and embodied healing, and reimagining artists’ roles as agents of creative change in their communities. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Brisa Areli Muñoz
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Musical Theatre Factory
1776 the Musical - Broadway and national tour
Mercedes - Oye Group and Musical Theatre Factory
Kundalini Activation Process
One Nation/One Project
Guest Bio:
Brisa Areli Muñoz (she/her) is the Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory, an organization that develops changemaking new musicals in a joyous, collaborative community free from commercial pressures. Brisa was an inaugural Artistic Director of New York City’s first-ever All Inclusive All-City Theater Ensemble, a NYC Department of Education citywide theater company that creates original musicals with teens of all abilities. Brisa has also served as Manager of Community Partnerships for The Public Theater’s Public Works program, a major initiative that invites community members to take classes, attend performances, and join in the creation of ambitious works of participatory theater. Muñoz has directed and facilitated work on Broadway, across the world, and in communities in partnership with the Roundabout Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Repertory Theater, Center Theatre Group, The Kennedy Center, The Public Theater, Carnegie Hall, REDCAT Cal Arts Theater, Arts Emerson, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, BRIC Arts Media, Sojourn Theatre, Oye Group, CUNY Creative Arts Team, Hi-ARTS, CO/LAB, and Actionplay.
Find Brisa Online:
Instagram: @brisaareli and @mtfmusicals
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with up-and-coming performer Elle Reimer about telling stories that matter, balancing paid work and art, increasing access to arts education, and taking care of ourselves by resisting hustle culture. As a bonus, we celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting singer and actress Ethel Waters. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Elle Reimer
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Ethel Waters
Dead Broke - Toronto Fringe
Eva Tavares - Behind the Mask
Guest Bio
Originally from British Columbia, Elle Reimer (she/her) moved to Toronto in September 2021 to pursue her career in theatre. She holds a diploma in Musical Theatre from Capilano University. Select theatre credits include Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5 (CapU Theatre), Grand Hotel, It’s a Wonderful Life (Arbutus Studio), Dead Broke (Toronto Fringe 2022). Elle is passionate about telling new and impactful stories with strong women at the forefront. Follow along with her journey on Instagram @ellereimer!
Find Elle Online:
Instagram: @ellereimer
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with theatre writer, director, and choreographer Thalia Ranjbar about using art to challenge cultural conventions, elevating underrepresented perspectives, and building cultural specificity and diversity into the DNA of theatrical works. As a bonus, we celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting influential Cuban American playwright, director, and educator María Irene Fornés. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesGuest: Thalia Ranjbar
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Women’s History Month Spotlight: María Irene Fornés
Read more about Thalia’s work
Emerging Artists - New Works Series
Sanaz Toossi - English and Wish You Were Here
Marjan Kamali - The Stationery Shop
Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project
Guest BioThalia Ranjbar (she/her) is a Persian-Salvadoran-Canadian multidisciplinary artist presently based in New York City. With her focus being in theatre and film, Thalia is a screenwriter, librettist, director, and choreographer with a passion for elevating and developing stories that include voices of queer and BIPOC communities. She is a recent graduate of New York University where she earned the distinction of Master of Fine Art from the "Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.” Immediately after, Thalia was 1 of 12 international participants selected for the “Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project,” where she received mentorship from Crag Carnelia, Andrew Lippa, Lindy Robbins, and Autumn Rowe. Thalia’s theatrical writing has been developed and presented by Feinstein’s 54 Below, Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre, Lincoln Centre, and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her recent directing/choreography credits include The Talk at New York Theater Festival (nominated for Best Short), Unlikely Friends At Bloor St Station and Inevitable Transitions at the Emerging Artists Festival, and Then She ran at the New Studio on Broadway.
Find Thalia Online:Website: http://thaliaranjbar.com
Instagram: @tranjbar15
LinkedIn: Thalia Ranjbar
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk about how scarcity and abundance play out in the theatre industry and the hard work of moving from a culture of “This is the way it’s always been done” to a culture that sees the possibilities in using resources efficiently and creatively. As a bonus, we celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting pioneer lighting designer Jean Rosenthal. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesHosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Women’s History Month Spotlight: Jean Rosenthal
Kayla Davion - Season 1 interview
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with composer/lyricist, actor, educator, and circus artist Megan McCormick about balancing different hats as a multi-hyphenate, embracing radical self-acceptance and a growth mindset, increasing female and nonbinary representation, and claiming power that isn’t patriarchal. As a bonus, we celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting Hallie Flanagan Davis, the director of the Federal Theatre Project. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesGuest: Megan McCormick
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Hallie Flanagan Davis and the Federal Theatre Project
Jane the Queen, book and lyrics by Nia Harvey
Musical Theatre Writers Collective
Guest BioMegan McCormick (she/they) is a composer, lyricist, singer, educator, and circus artist based out of Brooklyn, New York. As an educator, Megan holds the position of Assistant Director for the New York Youth Symphony’s Musical Theater Songwriting program, Assistant Director for Tufts University’s Creative Arts educational program, Teaching Artist for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and staff for Trapeze School New York. Megan delights in performing and writing in many different genres with recent performing highlights including as a back up singer with Brooklyn-based rock band Geese on tour with Jack White, and the premiere of her original song and aerial straps act “Careful Lorelei” at the New England Center for Circus Arts. Recently, Megan has joined the Musical Theatre Writers Collective, where she is working on a full length musical about England’s first queens.
Find Megan Online:Instagram: @megancaseysings
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with performer, producer, and playwright Kimberly Lara about the lived realities of immigrant families in the United States, the importance of cultural specificity in representation, crowdsourcing feedback on new shows in development, and the transformative quality of theatre. As a bonus, we celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting Vinnette Justine Caroll, the first Black woman to direct a show on Broadway. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesGuest: Kim Lara
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Women’s History Month Spotlight: Vinnette Justine Caroll
Starting Up: A New Musical Comedy(directed by Women & Theatre community member Jen Wineman!)
The Musicals de Mañanaat 54 Below
Theatre Twitter, created by Ayanna Prescod
Jacob’s Pillow Afro-Latin Immersion program
Guest BioMulti-hyphenated performer and creative, Kimberly Lara (she/her) is an American Musical and Dramatic Academy and New School Musical Theater BFA program Graduate. During her time completing her BFA, she became a contributing writer and published author for PopSugar Latina, has performed in multiple college productions, along with other works including performing with the Broadway cast of Chicago for Broadway Cares, appearing in CBS’s “The Code” and Nickelodeon’s “Club 57”, and recently performing at Jacob's Pillow as part of their first ever Afro-Latin Immersion Program. She assisted writer/composer Jesse Sanchez for "Sueños: Our American Musical" during its residency at NYTB, and now is the Associate Producer for New York Theatre Barn after taking on the role of Line Producer for NYTB’s Award-Winning New Work Series. She recently produced, co-hosted, and performed for NYTB'S Musicals De Mañana: Latin Heritage Month Celebration presentation at 54 Below this past fall. She is currently working as Associate Producer for Starting Up: A New Musical Comedy and Dorothy Dandridge: The Musical!
Find Kim Online:Instagram: @kimberlyglara
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with producer, director, writer, and educator Megan Minutillo about the importance of education and mentorship in theatre, womanhood and motherhood as a complex work in progress, and building bridges through collaboration. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesGuest: Megan Minutillo
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Megan’s Upcoming Events:
March 4
Women of the Wings - Vol. 5 at 54 Below
Instagram: @womenofthewings
September 15
Duets: The Concert Series - Vol. 9 at 54 Below
Other Resources Mentioned
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
CODA - 2021 film by Sian Heder
Guest BioMegan Minutillo Weiner (she/her) is a theatre producer, director, writer, and educator. Her theatrical work has been seen in theaters across New York, including, but not limited to 54 Below, Birdland Jazz, and Guild Hall of East Hampton. She’s the creator of DUETS: The Concert Series, and Women of The Wings: A Celebration of Female Musical Theatre Writers. Her writing can be found on Medium, Thought Catalog, Hello Giggles, Fertility Rescripted, and Collective World. Megan holds an M.A. in educational theatre and English education from NYU. She lives on Long Island with her husband and son.
Find Megan Online:Instagram: @meganminutillo
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In this bonus episode, Hayley and Amy celebrate Women & Theatre’s first birthday by reflecting back on lessons learned in the first year of the project and sharing some big dreams for the future. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesHosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Did you miss an interview? Between podcast seasons, take the time to catch up on the first year of Women & Theatre by reading our blog posts and listening to Season 1 episodes! Enjoy!
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with Broadway actor Kayla Davion about following your values and figuring out what makes you you, defining your own dreams and the stories you want to tell, recognizing the beautiful complexity of womanhood, and making the theatre industry equitable for all. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Kayla Davion
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Kayla’s theatrical projects discussed in the interview include:
Waitress the Musical
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Perpetual Sunshine and the Ghost Girls
White Girl in Danger
Guest BioKayla Davion (she/her) - Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Tina), Waitress the Musical (Dawn US, Ensemble), King Kong (Ann Darrow US, Ensemble). Tv: “The Good Fight.",“Power Book III: Raising Kanan.” Film: "Better Nate Than Ever." Kayla is also a Chita Rivera Recipient. She sends all the Love and Gratitude to her Alum (BSU), her agents at Nicolosi, managers at Untitled Entertainment, beautiful family and incredible Tribe. "Thank you God for never withholding your promises... Lead with Love!”
Find Kayla Online:Instagram: @KaylaDavion @AffirmedLiving
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy discuss the concept of producibility. What are the myths and stories we’ve been told about what makes a show producible? What kinds of shows would we like to see produced? And how does all of that fit into the current state of theatre finances? We start to answer some of these questions and offer ideas about how we can innovate and make bold choices as an industry. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode NotesHosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:* Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel podcast episode * Tidtaya Sinutoke & Isabella Dawis podcast episode * Jen Wineman interview
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with up-and-coming musical theatre writer Rachel (Rae) Covey. We talk about writing about gray areas in a time of absolutes, balancing strength and sensitivity, and making the theatre industry a more supportive space to develop new works. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Guest: Rachel (Rae) Covey
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources:Read about Rae’s theatrical projects on her website! Including:
- Painting Faye Salvez
- Noise - October 2022 off-Broadway workshop production at The Tank
- Where We Are - Song cycle based on From Here to There, a collection of found maps curated by artist Kris Harzinski
Maestra mentorship program
How I See It: A Personal and Historical View of Disability, a memoir by H Penny Mishkin
Guest BiosRachel Covey (she/her - Rae, to her friends!) is a playwright, composer, a member of the BMI Workshop, and a 2020 graduate of Northwestern University. She makes theatre that finds beauty in the most human moments. Her original musicals, PAINTING FAYE SALVEZ and NOISE, have received readings and workshops at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF), the Library at the Public Theater, Tuacahn Theatre, The Tank, Emerging Artists Theatre, Common Ground Theatre Company, and The Chicago Dramatists Guild. Favorite spots where her music has been performed include 54 Below, The Greenroom 42, the York Theatre’s New Works Concert, Titchfield Festival Theatre (UK), and Under the Arch Incubator’s New Work Cabaret (featuring the national touring cast of The Band’s Visit).
Find Rachel Online:Website: www.rachelcovey.com
Instagram: @rcoveymusic
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with musical theatre writing team Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson. We talk about writing authentic and multifaceted characters, women celebrating and supporting each other, and the importance of innovation and risk taking for producers, creators, and theatre audiences. Click here for a transcript!
Episode NotesGuests: Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
See full episode notes hereGuest BiosElyssa Samsel (she/her) is a composer, violinist, pianist, and one half of the Songwriting team known as Samsel/Anderson, alongside Kate Anderson. They penned songs for Disney Animation’s Olaf’s Frozen Adventure and the hit Apple TV+ series Central Park. Elyssa and Kate met in the acclaimed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Writing workshop in 2010 and have been writing partners ever since. Their musical BETWEEN THE LINES debuted off Broadway in July 2022 and their musical adaptation of THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak premiered in the UK September 2022.
Kate Anderson (she/her) is a songwriter, improv comedian, sketch comedy writer, singer, and voice over actress. She has studied at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in New York, and performs regularly with her improv team Duran Duran Duran. Kate’s voice can be heard as the “Norwegian Cookie Lady” and “Cat Lady” in Disney’s “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Kate graduated cum laude with a degree in Music and Creative Writing from Gettysburg College, where she studied classical voice on scholarship at the Sunderman Conservatory. Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson are the songwriting duo behind Apple TV’s Central Park, Disney Animation’s “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” (Annie nomation), the off-Broadway Musical, “Between the Lines” , and “The Book Thief” which opened to rave reviews in the UK in 2022.
Find Elyssa and Kate Online:Website: www.samselanderson.com
Instagram: @SamselAnderson @kateoboyleanderson @elyssalynnesamsel
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with director and choreographer Marlo Hunter about advocating for yourself as a parent, practicing a feminism that rejects perfection and embraces mess, and learning how to survive and thrive as a freelance artist. Click here for a transcript!
Episode Notes Guest: Marlo Hunter
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources: Broadway Women’s Fund: 2022 Women to Watch on Broadway
Watch American Rejecton Amazon Prime and Apple+
Ever After
Dedicationby Nicola Kraus
Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) - Learn more about advocating for parents in theatre
Freelance Artist’s Manifesto Boot Camp
Guest Bio Marlo Hunter (she/her) is a film & TV director, and theater director and choreographer who was recently honored as a “2022 Woman to Watch on Broadway” by the Broadway Women’s Fund. Her feature film directorial debut, American Reject -- a comedy featuring an original soundtrack --isavailable on Amazon, Apple +. American Reject stars Kathleen Monteleone (also screenplay), Keala Settle, Annaleigh Ashford, Billy Ray Cyrus, and introduces Angelica Hale (“America’s Got Talent”). The film debuted at festivals in fall 2020 where it garnered multiple honors including Best Narrative Feature -BendFilm Festival. Marlo is currently helming the new musical, Ever After. The show is produced by Tony Award-winner, Kevin McCollum, with Music by Zina Goldrich, Lyrics by Marcy Heisler, and Book by Marcy Heisler & Kate Wetherhead. Upcoming: Streaming release of two episodes Marlo directed for a soon-to-be-announced Disney TV/ABC project (November 2022). She is in development as director and co-creator of the TV Series, Dedication, with writer Nicola Kraus (“The Nanny Diaries” novel), based on Nicki’s NY Times bestselling novel by the same name.
Full bio available here
Find Marlo Online: Marlo’s website: www.marlohunter.com
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with new musical theatre writing team Tidtaya Sinutoke and Isabella Dawis. We learn about the development processes for their musicals Half the Sky and Sunwatcher, and we talk about incorporating elements of other cultures into American musical theatre and lessons learned from the pandemic. Click here for a transcript!
Episode Notes Guests: Tidtaya Sinutoke and Isabella Dawis
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
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Guest Bios Tidtaya Sinutoke (she/her) is a Jonathan Larson Grant, Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, International Theatremakers Award and Fred Ebb Award-winning musical theatre composer, writer, and musician. Born in Thailand and now based in NYC, her compositions draw from multiple genres, combining classical music, traditional Thai/world music tonality, and the complexities of contemporary meters and pop hooks. Composition credits include: Half the Sky (The 5th Avenue Theatre's First Draft Commission & 20/21 Digital Season, Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award); Sunwatcher (The Civilians R&D Group, Ancram Play Lab, Global Forms Theater Festival), and Dear Mr. C (NYFA’s City Artist Corps Grants, Polyphone Festival, The Crossroads Project). Her works have been developed and supported by the Composer-Librettists Studio at New Dramatists, Yale Institute for Music Theatre, Johnny Mercer Foundation, NYFA IAM Mentoring Program, Robert Rauschenberg Residency, Kurt Weill Foundation, Drama League, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, and the American Opera Project. A proud member of ASCAP, Dramatists Guild, Maestra, MUSE, and Thai Theatre Foundation. BM: Berklee College of Music; MFA: NYU. tidtayasinutoke.com
Isabella Dawis (she/her) is a Filipina-American playwright and performer. As a librettist and lyricist, she is the recipient of the 2022 Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre, the 2021 Fred Ebb Award, and the 2020 Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award. She currently holds a Composers and the Voice Fellowship with the American Opera Project. Her musical theatre works include HALF THE SKY (5th Avenue Theatre Digital Radio Play/First Draft Commission, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Mu's New Eyes, Theater Latté Da's NEXT), SUNWATCHER (Civilians' R&D, Goodspeed’s Writers Grove, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Ancram Opera House, Tofte Lake Center), and BEFORE THE LAST METER (Atlanta Opera). Isabella’s writing has been supported by the Primary Stages Rockwell Scholarship, the Kurt Weill Foundation's Lotte Lenya Songbook, Musical Theatre Factory, Coalition of Asian American Leaders, and more. B.M. summa cum laude, piano performance, University of Minnesota, with vocal study at New England Conservatory.
Find Tidtaya and Isabella Online: www.tidtayasinutoke.com
www.isabelladawis.com
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In Episode 1.4, Hayley and Amy speak with actor, singer, voice teacher, and social media content creator Emily Kristen Morris. Emily gives us a backstage peek at standby life, and we discuss imposter syndrome, women supporting women, and the need for diversity in positions of power. Click here to view a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes Guest: Emily Kristen Morris
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources: Broadway National Tour of Wicked
Backstage: Swing, Standby, Understudy: What You Need to Know
Broadway League: The Demographics of the Broadway Audience
Backstage: Joining Actors’ Equity is About to Get Easier
Update: Emily made her onstage debut as Elphaba in October 2022! Congratulations!
Guest Bio Emily Kristen Morris (she/her) is an NYC-based actor, singer, dancer, certified vocal instructor, and popular online content creator with more than 1.5 million followers on TikTok. Emily has performed across the nation and internationally, and she is currently the Elphaba standby on the Broadway national tour of Wicked. Her past theatre credits include: Bea in the national tour of Something Rotten, White Plains Performing Arts Center (Daisy in Side Show), The Rev (Sophie in Mamma Mia), Cape Playhouse, the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra (Nellie in South Pacific in concert), Gateway Playhouse, Weston Playhouse, and New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Emily has performed as a solo vocalist with symphony orchestras, including the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in China and the Norwalk Symphony. Her voice is also featured on Joey Contreras’ new album “In Pieces.” On TikTok, Emily is popular for her voice teaching videos, singing covers, and vocal coach reacts videos. When she's not performing, Emily runs her highly sought-after voice studio, EKM Vocal Studio, where she teaches lessons, masterclasses, and workshops to passionate singers both virtually and in-person in NYC. Emily is certified through the Institute For Vocal Advancement (IVA) and received her BFA in musical theatre from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).
Find Emily Online: Website: www.emilykristenmorris.com
EKM Vocal Studio
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In this episode, Hayley and Amy have a frank conversation about imposter syndrome, that delightful critical voice that lurks at the back of every creative mind. We share our own experiences, observations, and coping mechanisms in the hopes that by shining a light on these experiences, we can all feel a little less alone. Click here to view a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Episode Resources: Looking for affordable therapy? The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund) provides mental health services and other social services to anyone in the entertainment industry.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Quiz: What’s your love language?
How does imposter syndrome show up in your life? Tell us about your experiences and coping mechanisms, and your story may be featured on a future episode of the Women & Theatre Podcast!
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Women and nonbinary folks of the theatre industry…and the rest of you beautiful people…welcome to the Women & Theatre Podcast, hosted by NYC-based multi-hyphenates Hayley Goldenberg & Amy Andrews. On the podcast, we interview women and nonbinary folks from different backgrounds, with varying levels of industry experience and professional roles in theatre. Hear from established industry pros, including Broadway producers, directors, and writers… AND get to know the ones to watch as they grow into their careers. Grab your coffee and join us every Tuesday morning.
In Episode 1.2, Hayley and Amy speak with composer, orchestrator, lyricist, and music supervisor Lynne Shankel about her new musical Perpetual Sunshine and the Ghost Girls, the importance of making theatre for social change, and the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated space. Click here to view a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes Guest: Lynne Shankel
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Guest Bio
Lynne Shankel - composer, orchestrator, lyricist, and music supervisor - was the first woman to solely orchestrate a new musical on Broadway, Allegiance. She was music director and arranger for the Broadway production of Crybaby and resident music supervisor for the Tony Award-winning revival of Company, for which she conducted the Grammy-nominated cast album.
Other credits as orchestrator and arranger: Altar Boyz, The Extraordinary Ordinary, Annie Live on NBC, Chasing the Song, Life After, Snow Child, Breathe, and many others. Lynne was also music director for the acclaimed 2019 Kennedy Center production of Tommy. As a composer, Lynne's works include Bare the Musical, Red Velvet, HoT, and Perpetual Sunshine and the Ghost Girls.
Lynne is also the composer and lyricist of Postcard American Town. Lynne received the 2021 ASCAP Lucille and Jack Yellen Award. Her album, Bare Naked, is out on Yellow Sound Label. Lynne also teaches musical theater composition at the University of Michigan.
Episode Resources: Perpetual Sunshine and the Ghost Girls (2022 Richard Rodgers Award winner) at the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) conference October 20-21
Life After at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago (June-July 2022)
White Girl in Dangerat Second Stage in New York (opens March 2023)
Allegiance (opens in London January 2023)
Long Island Bulldog Rescue
Find Lynne Online: Website: lynneshankel.com
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Women and nonbinary folks of the theatre industry…and the rest of you beautiful people…welcome to the Women & Theatre Podcast, hosted by NYC-based multi-hyphenates Hayley Goldenberg & Amy Andrews. On the podcast, we interview women and nonbinary folks from different backgrounds, with varying levels of industry experience and professional roles in theatre. Hear from established industry pros, including Broadway producers, directors, and writers… AND get to know the ones to watch as they grow into their careers. Grab your coffee and join us every Tuesday morning.
In Episode 1.1, Hayley and Amy welcome listeners to the Women & Theatre podcast! We talk about the Women & Theatre project and why the intersection of women and theatre is important to each of us. As a bonus, we also share our theatrical superpowers! Click here to view a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews
Music: Chloe Geller
Watch Emma Watson’s 2014 UN speech
Feminist bra burning myth
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