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Hosted by Pete Kramer · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 13 episodes
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A veteran NY journalist shining a spotlight on high school theater and the people who make it, from theater kids to the professionals who teach them. petekramer.substack.com
Pete Kramer hosts Lights Up: The High School Theater Podcast, a society show with 13 episodes published.
Getting into the wonderful theater weeds with the leading actor Metro nominees Liam Weill from Northern Valley Demarest, Luciano Guidetti from Paramus, Derek Bedell from St. Joseph Regional, Donovan Russell from Woodland
Four high school actresses, nominated for leading actress at the 2026 Metro Awards on June 15, joined Pete on a special episode of "Lights Up: The High School Theater Podcast" to talk about medleys, revisiting their char
Allison Parsley, choreographer, director and dance teacher at Mamaroneck High School in Westchester County, New York, talks about helping her students navigate the turning of the page from one musical to the next and the
Director-choreographer Halle Mastroberardino joins Pete to share her unique perspective on the Roger Rees Awards and the Jimmy Awards. Halle won the Rees Award (when it was The Gershwin) and participated in the Jimmys. N
I was so happy to welcome Stephen Ferri, executive producer of White Plains Performing Arts Center, to the “Lights Up: High School Theater Podcast” this week to talk about Broadway, studying at Purchase College, running
Cyndi Feinman, the theater director at Rye Neck High School in Westchester County, New York, joins Pete to talk about the Eastern Student Artist Guild Awards, honoring high school students for their work on non-musical p
Directors Nadia Rizzo of Pleasantville High School and Christina Colangelo of Blind Brook High School join Pete to talk about what they've learned from their theater kids over the course of their careers. Get full access
In the first 10 minutes of this week’s “Lights Up” podcast, Neil Schleifer and Tom Beck from Pelham Memorial High School in Pelham, New York, dig into the work they do to make sure that their actors create fully formed c
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Deb Toteda, choreographer and director of dance at Harrison High School, and Dr. Gerry Micera, director at Putnam Valley High School, talk about how they give feedback to their young actors and dancers. It's a dance of i
Dan McCarter is music director, conductor, technical director, and producer of Suffern High School’s acclaimed theater program. He joins Pete Kramer of Pete Kramer Media to talk theater tech and what it's like to lead a
Voice teacher Celeste Simone has coached some of Broadway's greats, from Kristin Chenoweth to Chita Rivera. She joins Pete Kramer on "Lights Up: The High School Theater Podcast" to share real-world advice for young singe
Pete Kramer of Pete Kramer Media chats with Brandon Salerno about social-media campaigns for high school theater productions. For four years, Salerno has handled social media for the Eastchester High School Players Club
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