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Hosted by Patrick Oliver Jones · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 50 episodes
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Every Broadway show has an opening night. This podcast is about what happens next. Closing Night explores famous and forgotten shows that closed too soon, using the stories of individual productions to uncover the larger history of Broadway. Through deep research and immersive storytelling, each episode examines the artists, ambitions, successes, and failures that have defined American theater. From legendary flops to celebrated classics, every closing night has a story worth telling.
Patrick Oliver Jones hosts Closing Night, a arts show with 50 episodes published.
What began as research for an episode on Cabin in the Sky quickly expanded into a much larger story about the Black artists who transformed Broadway long before that musical ever opened. Along the way, it was linguist, a
In 1940, Martin Beck took a risk. At 71 years old, after financial setbacks and personal betrayal, the Broadway impresario invested his own money into Cabin in the Sky—an ambitious new musical featuring an all-Black
Chita Rivera spent decades becoming one of Broadway's greatest stars, but her first Tony Award didn't come until 1984 with The Rink. Joined by Liza Minnelli in a rare Broadway pairing, Rivera led a musical that endured y
Long before the Tony Awards became Broadway's biggest night, theater professionals voted for a different honor: the Donaldson Awards. This bonus episode traces the evolution of Broadway awards while examining two Martin
In 1957, Tennessee Williams returned to the Martin Beck Theatre with Orpheus Descending, a play he had spent nearly two decades trying to get right. Originally produced in 1940 as Battle of Angels, the drama had collapse
The Martin Beck Theatre quickly became more than just a venue—it became a proving ground for some of the most important artists in American theater. In this episode, we explore a wide range of productions that played its
Step inside the world of Martin Beck—the man who helped shape Broadway as we know it, and the theater that still bears his legacy. In this opening episode, we trace Beck’s unlikely rise from vaudeville power broker to in
At the start of the 20th century, Martin Beck was one of the most powerful figures in American entertainment. In 1924, he staked his claim on Broadway, opening a theater built for prestige, ambition, and the biggest name
Talking about race in the theater has never been easy, and back in the late ’80s and early ’90s it could feel downright hostile. When conversations around representation and casting came up, especially on Broadway, they
When a white actor was recently announced to replace Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending, it sparked a fresh wave of debate over racial casting on Broadway. For Asian Americans like playwright David Henry Hwang and actor
With July 31st being National Orgasm Day (that's right, it has its own day), we celebrate by diving into the fascinating, forgotten history of the 1974 musical Let My People Come. This groundbreaking show, by Earl Wilson
You know the book. You know the movie. But do you know the Broadway musical that lasted just three days? In the mid-1960s, producer David Merrick (the notorious "Abominable Showman") had a glittering vision: transform Tr
In this special bonus episode, we continue the story of Lolita, My Love—the infamous Alan Jay Lerner musical that never made it to Broadway. After its chaotic out-of-town run and abrupt closure in 1971, the show remained
In 1958, Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita shocked American readers with its provocative tale of obsession and manipulation—just as Alan Jay Lerner’s musical Gigi, featuring the now-cringeworthy “Thank Heaven for Little Girls,”
In the early 1980s, producer Joseph Tandet put the failure of the 1974 movie musical of The Little Prince behind him and set his sights on Broadway. He secured the rights and assembled an award-winning creative team—incl
The Little Prince has been enchanting readers of all ages since 1943, when French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first introduced the boy from a distant planet. Inspired by his own life and a desert crash landing, this
History and politics have long found their way onto the Broadway stage, from Hamilton and 1776 to Parade and Fiorello! But in 1989, one musical took a wildly unconventional approach—bringing the infamous Senator Joseph M
In this bonus episode of Closing Night, we dive into more of the stories and backstage drama that surrounded the ill-fated Lone Star Love. This is the full interview with dance captain Jeremy Benton, where he reveals fur
In this bonus episode of Closing Night, we revisit a compelling conversation with Broadway star Lauren Kennedy. While exploring the tricky politics and pressures of theater careers, Lauren candidly shares her experiences
What happens when Shakespeare meets Texas, bluegrass, and a Broadway-bound disaster? Lone Star Love had all the makings of a crowd-pleasing hit—an inventive twist on The Merry Wives of Windsor, music by The Red Clay Ramb
Meryl Streep
actor
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David Henry Hwang
2 appearances on this show
Mary Tyler Moore
actress and women's rights activist
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Richard Chamberlain
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Randy Quaid
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Lauren Kennedy
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John McWhorter
Columbia University
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