KMUZ Theatre Talk

KMUZ Theatre Talk brings you news and interviews about live theatre performing throughout the mid-Willamette Valley. Host Ed Schoaps covers shows that are opening, playing and auditioning in the area, and interviews playwrights, directors, actors, production designers and more.

KMUZ Theatre Talk is a arts podcast hosted by Ed Schoaps, with 92 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Ed Schoaps hosts KMUZ Theatre Talk, a arts show with 92 episodes published.

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  Episode #1002

  Ep 26-10-02: Steven King thriller MISERY will have you squirming in your seat at Keizer Homegrown Theatre

  Oct 2, 202631 minS2026

  (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres. (02:01) Joining host Ed Schoaps for a backstage interview are director Jeff Minden and actors Pamela Bilderbeck and Robert Barnett from the edge-of-your-seat thriller, MISERY , by WilliamGoldman, based on the novel by Stephen King and opening Oct. 9 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre . (29:49) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠ in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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  Episode #918

  Episode 26-0918: Ever been gaslighted? Pentacle Theatre will stage the OG thriller.

  Sep 18, 202630 minS2026

  Ever been gaslighted? The OG is this Victorian-era psychological thriller coming to Pentacle Theatre . (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres. (09:12) Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Gregory Jolivette and actors Delaney Sump and Christopher Gray about the classic Victorian-era thriller, ANGEL STREET (GASLIGHT) coming to Pentacle Theatre Oct. 2-24. (28:32) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠ in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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  Episode #904

  Episode 26-0904: COME FROM AWAY opens at Albany Civic Theater on 25th anniversary of 9/11

  Sep 4, 202631 minS2026

  (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres. (09:41) Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Loriann Schmidt actors Danae Newson and Nathalie Reid-Holbrook of the musical COME FROM AWAY , opening on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and running through Oct. 3 at Albany Civic Theater . (30:19) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠ in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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  Episode #821

  Episode 26-0821: CABARET comes to Gallery Theater

  Aug 21, 202633 minS2026

  (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres. (08:18) “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome …” to CABARET at Gallery Theater Sept. 4–27. Director Seth Renne and actors Natishia Fenley and Noah Miller join host Ed Schoaps to talk about how Kander and Ebb’s musical about life in 1929 Berlin at the close of the Jazz Era and the rise of the Nazis tells a cautionary tale that remains relevant today. (31:33) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠ in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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  Episode #807

  Episode 26-0807: Two hot August musicals: chasing a teenage conman at Pentacle and chasing perfection in love at Keizer Homegrown.

  Aug 7, 202649 minS2026

  (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres. (11:34) Director Wendy Boyack, with actors Hunter Moate and Jeff Witt, talk with host Ed Schoaps about CATCH ME IF YOU CAN , a musical about a teenage conman wanted by the FBI, coming to Pentacle Theatre Aug. 14–Sept. 5. (33:44) Director Shaleen Holbrook talks with Ed about I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE , a musical comedy about chasing perfection in love, relationships and more, running at Keizer Homegrown Theatre Aug. 14–30. (47:32) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠ in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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