It's Broadway Bitch is a place for the theatre folk to gather and dilly dally. Your host, comedian Casey Balsham, will ask the hard hitting questions like what jellicle cat are you most attracted to, and what happens if you have to use the bathroom when they call places? It's BB's goal is to have some laughs with the Broadway community and aims to avoid questions about how you got started and why you wanted to be an actor. We're more interested in your Taco Bell order and if you find child actors as creepy as we do. The show draws inspiration from Good Hang with a little Watch What Happens Live mixed in so you know there's gonna be juicy gossip…but at its heart, it's a love letter to theatre. Follow along https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_
I can't believe we did it again! We made another episode of the world's best podcast and we got the world's best guest in Gerianne Perez!! You know her from Operation Mincemeat, Six, and In Transit. She also creates content breaking down the truth about working on broadway. The good, the bad, the ugly! We dish about covering three lead roles, having performance anxiety, going on when you have the flu because you can't say no, and how we need to update the way we market shows. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Gerianne - https://www.instagram.com/gerianne.perez/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
After a small travel delay, we are back back back with the phenomenal Jay Armstrong Johnson! You have seen him everywhere from Phantom of the Opera, to Parade and now starring as Ilya in the wildly successful Heated Rivalry Parody. Jay talks about his on stage chemistry with his co-star, how it's a love lette to the shiny IP, and how the fandom reacted to the musical. We dish about what makes this parody work, why off broadway is so interesting right now (low budget, high vibes), his group chat with his cast of Hair and what he learned about leading a show from Gavin Creel. We love Jay and you will too! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Jay - https://www.instagram.com/jay_a_johnson/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
After a long weekend we all need a nice heartwarming episode of It's Broadway Bitch so here it is! We welcome composer and lyricist Adam Gwon to the pod! His off broadway show, All the Worlds A Stage has a cast album out now and will be available to see again this fall. The recipient of numerous awards, Adams work includes Scotland PA, Ordinary Days, and String. We dish about being mentored by Ahrens and Flaherty, what being on the Tony commitee is like, his role on the board of Roundabout Theatre, where he finds inspiration, and his go to writing snack. CATCH HIS SONG SATURDAY NIGHT IN A SMALL AUDITORIUM FROM ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AT THE END OF THE EPISODE! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Adam - https://www.instagram.com/gwonster/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
From being a swing dresser on Broadway to writing her own book I am utterly fascinated by Teale Dvornik! Currently working as a dresser for the Met Opera, she has also worked on Aladdin and Wicked and through those experiences created The Backstage Blonde. Using the stories she heard from generational stage hands, and her own personal experiences working backstage she started to create the kind of Broadway content she wanted to see which lead to her getting her NYC tourism license and giving in depth Broadway History tours. We dish about the hidden secrets of some of the most iconic theaters, how Babe Ruth was traded because of a musical, where you should eat before a show and if you should tip your dressers. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Teale - https://www.instagram.com/thebackstageblonde/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
We did it again! We got another amazing guest! A truly womderful woman it's Lauren Marcus! From Be More Chill and the Jonathan Larson project, she is currently the book writer for the hopefully it's coming soon Girls Just Wanna Have Fun musical! But that's just one of the many projects she's working on she also has a play called Jackie Lee about a true story that happened to her that I cannot wait to hear more about. We dish about loving actors, applying for grants, covering for Cassie Levy, and how to mom and also be a creative. Spoiler - it's super hard. We end with writing a song together and doing a HOT SCENE/COLD READ about other mothers. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Lauren - https://www.instagram.com/laurmarcus/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
With The Tonys just a few days away, we were lucky enough to catch Cats The Jellicle Ball's co-director Zhailon Levingston for a minute to chat all about the exciting revival which sets CATS in the ballroom world! He explains how a joke of an idea to do CATS without CATS became the Jellicle Ball when a friend connected him to Bill Rausch who was also thinking about a new version of CATS. We dish about how they couldn't change the music but if they could, what song he would want to attack first, what he brings back to Broadway after directing community theater in his local hometown, and he answers the question, why this revival and why now?? *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Zhailon - https://www.instagram.com/zhailon/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
We love todays episode with the lovely DEE ROSCIOLI! An Elphaba, a Celine, both Madeline and Helen - the woman has never had an easy role. Currently the stand by for both lead roles in Death Becomes Her, we talk about how she treated her role in Pokemon live like Chekov and how she could never be Roxie Hart. We dish about how not being a dick is a good thing, her long audition for Titanique, how hard it is to rehearse full out by yourself when you get the call that you're going on, and the cost of going to a show. ******recorded before Death Becomes Her announced closing date******* *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Dee - https://www.instagram.com/deeroscioli/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
Today on the pod we are so lucky to have director Jack Serio! Jack has made a name for himself as an interactive, small space, actor driven director and we pick his brain about all the nitty gritty stuff that goes into making a show feel realistic. His hit play "Well, I'll let you go" is in it's second iteration after a sold out run and is getting rave reviews. We dish about what makes a show feel urgent, what a director actually does, how he loves to be collaborative and what he would tell people about getting something made. Spoiler! There's no magic answer...if you want to see something get made call on your resources and make it! Be that in your mothers basement or an ice cream shop if you want to see something done baby you gotta do it! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Jack - https://www.instagram.com/jackserio/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway
It's Broadway Bitch is going drag with Taylor Ratliff AKA PLASMA! You know Plasma from season 16 of RuPauls Drag Race for her spectacular Barbra Streisand impression as well as being a theater queen. We discuss Broadway dreams for both Taylor and Plasma and how Drag Race was able to get him into the room where it happens. We dish how much money you need as a queen to go on Drag Race, how his dad dared him to do drag in NYC, what political event would mae a good musical, and giving old musical a new spin. IS MISS THING ON the debut album from Plasma avaiable here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/is-miss-thing-on-live-from-joes-pub/1841614237 *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Plasma - https://www.instagram.com/plasmanyc/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
SURPRISE! We decided to drop 2 episodes this week for our season 3 premiere because we could not wait to get this one out. Ann James is here! As an intimacy and sensitivity specialist, it's her job to help actors tap into trauma without taking it home. She establishes a community agreemant for casts and how everyone can move through material with that common goal in mind and it's facinating! We dish de-roleing, showmances and how theatre is not therapy and your cast in not your family. Ann also worked on ALL THREE Tony nominated musical revivals! When I say this is a must listen..... *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Ann - https://www.instagram.com/annjamesintimacy/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
We are so back! We are kicking off season 3 with the absolutely fabulous TODRICK HALL! You know him from Drag Race, from American Idol, from the Masked Singer, from Kinky Boots or Chicago on Broadway, from Burlesque on the West End, from YouTube....bottom line you know him! We dish about his new status as a New Yorker, his new muisical MIDNIGHT, how we haven't found the next Wicked yet, if the current state of Broadway is the audiences fault, and his love for the musical CATS. And you'll never guess where he keeps his vision board!! RATE!!!!!REVIEW!!!!!!SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!!WELOVEYOU!!!!!!!! And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Todrick - https://www.instagram.com/todrick/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
We made it to the end of Season 2 and I couldn't think of a better guest to end the season with than Barrett Wilbert Weed! Barrett has played some iconic roles including Veronica Sawyer in Heathers and Janis in Mean Girls. We talk her broadway roles but we also talk about taking chances and buying a ticket to something you've never heard of because this is New York after all so let's get weird! We dish about her new pod THTR GRLZ, a freak accident in Heathers that left her bloody, having a panic attack on stage, doing shows hungover and why she just wants a snack. HOT SCENE/COLD READ is all about finding an unpleasant surprise in your food... *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Barrett - https://www.instagram.com/barrettweed/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
From The Bakers Wife and The Outsiders we have the absolutely delightful Kevin William Paul! As he approaches his departure from The Outsiders we talk about how he auditioned for many roles in the show, how he gets spit on every night, and how making his Broadway debut with so many others was like being shot out of a cannon. We dish about traveling Europe before landing Broadway, daily fight calls, mentally preparing for 8 shows a week, working on The Bakers Wife with absolute legends, and of course that sweet, sweet Outsiders fandom. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow KWP - https://www.instagram.com/kevinwilliampaul/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Another Monday another Broadway bitch banger! Today we chat with the talented Jeemell Green who is aspiring to get to Broadway but is currently performing in church! On March 23rd he will be debuting his second solo show, Applause and Amen where he bridges the gap between gospel and broadway. We dish about commuting in from Detroit every week to audition for shows, working with Gospel legends, why he wants to be on Broadway and why people aren't taking chances on new talent anymore. Please don't make us leave an expensive headshot just let us in the room! We also discuss his path from agent to talent. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Jeemell - https://www.instagram.com/jeemellgreen/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Can New York still be New York without the art that makes it New York?? My guest, creative extreme PJ Adzima and I discuss the sanitization of the arts in New York and how we are ready to lead a renaissance back to the dirty, downtown art that made this city the greatest place to be! We dish about him leaving Book of Mormom to pursue his own production company, finding his first producing project in the surprise hit Slam Frank, his variety show Stage Time, and how we are a malnourished artistic generation. We also play tastemaker and weigh in on 3 hypothetical musical premises to see if they would rock or flop. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Pj - https://www.instagram.com/pjadz/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
The sound quality may be a little wonky but that doesn't stop us from loving this episode with Corey Mach! Corey is the creator and producer of the Broadway Sings series which has been going for over a decade, and was also recently in Merrily We Roll Along and & Juliet. We dish about doing a concert in between shows on two show days, stepping in for Jonathan Groff in Merrily, what not to tell Daniel Radcliffe before a show, things to consider when taking a job as an understudy, and MONEY! In the arts we need to be talking about money!! HOT SCENE/COLD READ is a Flashdance inspired scene abut a mechanic with dreams to be a gymnast. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Corey - https://www.instagram.com/coreymach/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Joining us from across the pond, we have the lovely Mickey Jo Theatre! His reviews on Youtube have made him one of the most trusted critics out there because he has found a way to connect with theater goers in a real conversational way. We discuss his approach to reviews and how he critiques performances as a whole instead of simply saying, "that person was bad" because as he points out, a team of people make a show, not just one actor. We dish about bootlegs, the Oliviers, if he trusts reviews, if he ever gets burned out seeing so many shows, and of course PADDINGTON! Please give us the bear!!!! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Mickey Jo - https://www.instagram.com/mickeyjotheatre/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
After 10 years, my amazing guest Gillian Pensavalle is saying goodbye, so long, farewell to her beloved Hamilcast Podcast. After changing her life and getting to interview "The Cabinet", Andy Blankenbuehler, Thomas Kail, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Alex Lacamoire one last time she is ready to be done after 500 episodes. We dish about her starting the podcast even though she had never seen Hamilton and having only a camcorder to record with, to getting day drunk for hours with Lin Manuel Miranda and interviewing Jonathan Groff over the pandemmy. She has now seen the show over 26 times and looks forward to seeing it many more times. HOT SCENE/COLD READ is all about about the salt, and the Reisling and.....murder. Listen to find out what they have to do with each other! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Gillian - https://www.instagram.com/gillianwithag/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Live from Cananda we have 26 year Broadway vet J Elaine Marcos! She's the most delightful person who you may have seen in A Chorus Line and the Every Little Step documentary, Miss Saigon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and most recently Drag the Musical. We dish about being an improv girlie, not getting Connie in the documentary, and how to really stand out in an audition by using bowling balls and drag queens and maybe even stripping. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow J Elaine - https://www.instagram.com/jelainemarcos/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
Don't worry I have the cure for your case of the Monday's and it's todays podcast episode with the absolutely lovely Adam Kantor! He made his Broadway debut in RENT, yes THAT RENT, and has since won a Grammy and Emmy, been on stage in A Bands Visit, Fiddler on the Roof, Next to Normal and most recently directed Storycourse Diaspora an immersive theatre experience through food. We dish about how he didn't get Spring Awakening which led him to Rent, what that last perfromane of Rent on Broadway was like, missing a whole scene in Fiddler on the Roof, and how he is joining the producing team of The Jellicle Ball! HOT SCENE/COLD READ is one that almost didn't make the cut but we are all thankful it did as we meet an overbearing mother who can't let her son go. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Adam - https://www.instagram.com/adamjkantor/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en
