Playbill Radio Podcast

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Mar. 8, 2010

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:31:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: "I'll Be Seeing You" . . . in Wicked

"Looped"

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Valerie Harper comes before the Playbill Radio microphones this week to tell what it's like to play out-of-control film diva Tallulah Bankhead near the end of her fabled Hollywood career in the new Broadway comedy "Looped," by Matthew Lombardo, who is also a guest.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Mar. 1, 2010

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:10:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Backwards and Forwards.

"Next Fall"

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Geoffrey Nauffts' "Next Fall" has moved to Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre after a hit Off-Broadway run last summer. Playbill.com's Ken Jones speaks to the playwright, director Sheryl Kaller and stars Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Feb. 22, 2010

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:14:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: His Life on the D List.

"All About Me"

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Special guests are Dame Edna, Michael Feinstein and Christopher Durang, the trio collaborating on the new Broadway show, "All About Me." They tell host Robert Viagas how their unlikely chemistry works on this unusual show that is part part revue, part cabaret show and part Broadway musical.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Feb. 15, 2010

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:37:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Divine Sisters and Plaids.

"The Miracle Worker"

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Miracle Worker is William Gibson's 1959 drama about Helen Keller, a blind and deaf girl who has the great fortune to find a brilliant and inspired teacher in Anne Sullivan. The new Broadway revival stars Tony-nominee Alison Pill as Anne and Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin as Helen. They tell Playbill Radio host Robert Viagas about their journey along with Matthew Modine, Jennifer Morrison, and director Kate Whorisky who previously staged Pulitzer-Prize-winner, "Ruined."

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Feb. 8, 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:58:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director, and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Climbing More Heights

TimesTalks: Angela Lansbury

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Highlights from the New York Times' Arts & Leisure Weekend conversation with Emmy, Oscar and Tony-winner Angela Lansbury. A Broadway icon, Angela Lansbury, recently returned to Broadway in a revival of "A Little Night Music." Among highlights: a segment of her version of the Stephen Sondheim song, "Liaisons."

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Feb. 1, 2010

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:19:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, writer, music director and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Here's to the Ladies Who Lunched

Singer Dan Zanes

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Country singer Dan Zanes confesses that he doesn't know much about Broadway, but he knows the kind of the music he likes. The former member of the 1980s band The Del Fuegos, who now has his own Grammy-winning group, Dan Zanes and Friends, has put out an album of showtunes titled "76 Trombones." But they're not like any showtunes you're used to hearing. Zanes visits Playbill Radio to explain the why and how.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Jan. 25, 2010

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:38:00 -0500

TimesTalks: Beth Henley, Donald Margulies & John Patrick Shanley

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Highlights from the New York Times' Arts & Leisure Weekend conversation with three Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights: John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt"), Beth Henley ("Crimes of the Heart") and Donald Margulies ("Dinner With Friends" and the new Broadway drama "Time Stands Still"). They tell what inspires them, what moves them, and what they're planning next.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Jan. 18, 2010

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:05:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, musician and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Back on Bass

"Zero Hour" star Jim Brochu

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Special guest is Zero Mostel--or the closest we're going to get: Jim Brochu the actor who plays the late star of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" in the one-man Off-Broadway show, "Zero Hour." Brochu will tell stories about Mostel's life and perform two monologues from the show.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Jan. 11, 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:04:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, musician & Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Back to Before With Brent Barrett

Songwriters Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Guests are songwriters Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler ("Dear Edwina," "Ever After" and the cabaret standard "Taylor the Latte Boy"), who were recently named winners of the Fred Ebb Award and released a new studio album of their best songs.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Jan. 4, 2010

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:33:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, musician & Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Year by Year in the Early 'Aughts

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Dec. 28, 2009

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:20:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, musician & Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Holiday Cheer

"Mary Poppins" stars Christian Borle and Laura Michelle Kelly

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Disney Theatricals has made two canny choices in its new Mary Poppins and its new Bert. One is a favorite in London; the other has a fan following in New York. Host Robert Viagas has them both on tap for you.

"Nine"

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

It's taken nearly thirty years, but the 1981 Tony-winning musical "Nine" has finally gotten a film adaptation. Bringing it back to the screen is Rob Marshall, who directed the Oscar-winning film version of Chicago. He has assembled an amazing cast of stars, including Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido Contini, plus Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Kate Hudson, Fergie and Penelope Cruz. Playbill Radio asks them what it was like to tell the story of an Italian moviemaker who never quite grew up.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Dec 21, 2009

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:38:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, musican & Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky: Ann Harada, Maury Yeston and Snow Business

"The Sound of Music" 50th Anniversary

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:33:00 -0500

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic "The Sound of Music," Playbill Radio welcomes three members of the original Broadway cast -- Theodore Bikel, the original Captain Von Trapp, Brian Davis, the original Rolf, Lauri Peters, the original Liesel, (the oldest daughter) -- plus, an actual member of the real-life Von Trapp family. They'll tell us how this American cultural landmark changed their lives.

Seth Rudetsky's Onstage & Backstage Dec. 14, 2009

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:39:00 -0500

A week in the life of actor, musician and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky. December 14: A Dressing Room with 007 & Wolverine