The Drama Book Show!

Welcome to The Drama Book Show! Join hosts David Rigano, Mark-Eugene Garcia, and Dylan Glick- seasoned playwrights and close friends, as they engage in interviews with a diverse array of guests spanning from Broadway to Off-Broadway and beyond. Recording before a live audience at the Drama Book Shop, each week features a theater expert delving into realms both on and off the stage. Follow @dramabookshowpodcast on instagram, check Eventbrite for events, and join our lively audience at the book shop, where drama unfolds! Music by Paul Rigano

The Drama Book Show! is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 132 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Drama Book Show!, a arts show with 132 episodes published.

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  Episode #27

  Quick Bright Things with Michael Golding

  Oct 2, 202650 minS4

  In this episode, we talk with novelist and actor Michael Golding about new novel, Quick Bright Things, a love letter to Broadway’s Golden Age. Set in New York in 1948, the novel follows a young rehearsal pianist, a visionary director, and his Girl Friday as they race toward opening night with a musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Drawing on Golding’s own experiences in the theatre, Quick Bright Things celebrates the colorful, talented, and sometimes chaotic people who keep Broadway humming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #26

  Latinidad in Musical Theatre with Stefan Sittig

  Oct 1, 202649 minS4

  In this episode, we talk with Stefan Sittig, director, choreographer, educator, performer, and author of Latinidad in Musical Theatre, about the lasting influence of Latine artists, music, dance, and choreography on the American musical. From Carmen Miranda to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sittig traces a century of Latine contributions through shows including West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, In the Heights, and Hamilton, while exploring the careers of artists such as Chita Rivera and Graciela Daniele. The conversation looks at how Latine artists have moved from being represented through stereotype and appropriation toward owning and shaping their own narratives within musical theatre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #25

  Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre

  Sep 30, 202655 minS4

  In this episode, we talk with Paige Allen and Stacy Wolf, authors of Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre, about the relationship between feminism, spectatorship, and the musical theatre canon. Using shows including The Music Man, Evita, Fun Home, and SIX, the book explores how feminist theory can help us understand and analyze musicals, particularly the contradictions of an art form beloved by women audiences while historically dominated by male artists and producers. Joining the conversation as moderator is Jill Dolan, theater scholar, critic, and author of The Feminist Spectator as Critic and Utopia in Performance. Together, they explore how a feminist perspective can reshape the way we watch, interpret, and understand musical theatre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #24

  Queer Musicals with Robert W. Schneider and Patrick Hinds

  Sep 29, 202656 minS4

  In this episode, we talk with Robert W. Schneider, artistic director of J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, producer at 54 Below, and host of Behind the Curtain: Broadway’s Living Legends, about his book Queer Musicals. Taking a chronological look at queer musicals from the second half of the twentieth century through today, the book explores how these shows were created, produced, received, and understood within the larger history of Broadway. Schneider traces the evolution of queerness in musical theatre and examines how queer stories moved from the margins toward becoming an increasingly visible part of the art form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #23

  Irish Goodbye - with Tom Dugan, Mel Johnson, and Anica Petrovic

  Sep 28, 202637 minS4

  In this episode, we talk with award-winning playwright Tom Dugan about Irish Goodbye, the first installment of his Jersey Pub Trilogy. Set in a small New Jersey pub on Christmas Eve, the darkly comic play follows a disgraced cop and an ex-beauty queen who take shelter from a winter storm and form an unexpected connection. Joining the conversation are Broadway veteran Mel Johnson, who serves as moderator, and actress Anica Petrovic, who originated the role of Sandy in the Los Angeles premiere. Together, they explore Dugan’s play and the people who bring this funny and heartfelt story to life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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