On this Giving Tuesday, donate what you can to a theatre in need, wild project! Ani Mari de Quesada chats with Sarah about the importance of local theatre on the Lower East Side.  Ana Mari has been the producing Artistic Director at wild project since its opening in July 2007. As Producing Artistic Director Ana Mari has formed creative partnerships with the Current Sessions, Poetic Theater Productions, Contemporary Performance, New York No Limits, International Human Rights Art Festival, Angela DiCarlo, Jill Pangallo, Heather Litteer & Amber Martin. She has also helped develop the East Village Queer Film Festival as part of wild project’s Queer Initiative. Previously, Ana Mari was the Studio Administrator at The Actors Studio from 2013-2016. Ana Mari has worked as a Production Manager & Production Stage Manager on countless New York theatrical productions such as The Actors Studio productions of The Danube byMaria Irene Fornes, Mud by Maria Irene Fornes , The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis (La MaMa), First Born by Lyle Kessler , and Old Times by Harold Pinter. Ana Mari has also worked as a Production Manager for Rattlestick Playwrights Theater productions of my Lingerie Play by Diana Oh, Until The Flood byDael Orlandersmith, Draw The Circle by Mashuq Deen. & The Enclave by Arthur Laurent. She has also toured with Big Art Group as their Assistant Technical Director and Production Manager on North America & European tours of House of No More, Dead Set, S.O.S., The People and Cinema Fury from 2005-2012. Ana Mari is also the Repertory Season Academic Manager at The Actors Studio Drama School MFA Program, Sands College of Performing Arts, Pace University. Since 2007, wild project has presented and produced theater that enriches, educates, and unifies its East Village community in an environmentally responsible green space. We proudly devote specific initiatives toward female, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC projects and the work of local East Village artists, to ensure nonprofit theater sustains its roots in the community. wild project places the utmost importance on engendering a climate that supports emerging artists and cultivates artistic excellence, enriching the community and promoting social equity. Our staff takes pride in nurturing new and exciting work with a personal and intimate approach to theater. DONATE TODAY TO HELP WILD PROJECT www.thewildproject.org Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrate the gay high holiday that is BRUNCH with Lea DeLaria once a month at 54 Below! Today Sarah chats with Lea about her incredible career, her background in jazz, Brunch is Gay (Lea's fabulous monthly series), our mutual hatred of T****, and so much more! Lea DeLaria brings you a fat, fast, and funny Sunday filled with her trademark comedy and musical chops in Brunch Is Gay. Let’s face it, brunch is a Gay high holiday, so come and spend it with the highest, gayest human on the planet. Be prepared to hear music from some of her favorite repertoire, including Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, and LaChiusa, as well as classic jazz standards. Emmy Award winner Lea DeLaria was the first openly gay comic on television in America, and is an accomplished Jazz performer who has performed in concert venues all over the world. She is best known as ‘Big Boo’ from “Orange is the New Black” (3 SAG Awards). Lea can currently be seen in the indie feature film Potato Dreams of America, and in the Indigo Girls jukebox feature film, Glitter & Doom. She recently starred in the Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ play, The Night of the Iguana, directed by Emily Mann. TV credits include “East New York,” “The Blacklist,” “Physical,” “Reprisal,” “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness,” “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts,” “Shameless,” and “Broad City.” Film credits include Cars 3, Support The Girls, and First Wives Club. Broadway credits, POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Bernadette), The Rocky Horror Show (Eddie/Dr. Scott) and On The Town (Hildy), Obie and Theatre World Awards. 54below.org for more info Connect with Lea DeLaria Instagram: @realleadelaria Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you on team Fish Tank or team Cat House??? Get into the beef between two Drag clubs in the wildly entertaining off-Broadway show, Drag The Musical. Today on GOOD SHOW!, Sarah chats with the director/ choreographer, Spencer Liff. Dive into the Fish Tank and listen to Sarah and Spencer talk about collaborating with designers, Spencer's beginnings as a child actor, and his love of drag culture. Then they get feisty in the Cat House and talk about the exciting diversity in the cast, Liza Minnelli, and more! Sarah decides "How Queer Is It?" with the newly revamped GOOD SHOW! Queer Scale. Spencer Liff is an award winning Director and Choreographer with work frequently seen on both the stage and screen. He has earned two Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Choreography for his work on the hit FOX TV series "So You Think You Can Dance." Films include the upcoming Legendary Pictures feature film The Toxic Avenger, Steppin' Into The Holiday starring Mario Lopez, and Stephen Karam's Speech and Debate. Past Broadway credits include Head Over Heels, with music by the Go-Go's, The Lincoln Center revival of the groundbreaking musical Falsetto's, Tony Award-Winning revival of Hedwig And The Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris, and the critically acclaimed Tony Nominated revival of Spring Awakening. Connect with Spencer Liff Instagram: @spencerliff Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there secret sapphic subtext between Mary Todd Lincoln and her Chaperone, Louise? Bianca Leigh and Sarah discuss lesbian fan theories, the many many laughs, the transfer from the Lortel to the Lyceum, and more about Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Then Sarah decides "How Queer Is It?" BIANCA LEIGH is an actress, singer, writer, and educator. Miss Leigh’s acting roles include Mary's Chaperone in OH, MARY (Off-Broadway & Broadway), Waxy Bush in MTC’s THE NAP on Broadway (Understudy/performed), Mary Ellen in the groundbreaking film TRANSAMERICA, Time/Wind in Taylor Mac’s theatre epic THE LILY’S REVENGE, Franny Halcyon in the New York and San Francisco workshops of TALES OF THE CITY THE MUSICAL (performed in concert at the Music Box Theatre), Tatiana in Paul Lucas’ award-winning verbatim piece TRANS SCRIPTS at American Repertory Theatre, Beatrice in Christina Anderson’s MAN IN LOVE at Kansas City Rep, and Dr. Rachel Sandow on LAW & ORDER: SVU. Bianca wrote and performed her solo musical BUSTED, about the challenges facing a young Trans woman in pre-Disney New York, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. She is featured in Laverne Cox’s documentary DISCLOSURE, an exploration of Trans representation in motion pictures and on television, and can be heard on the Audible recording of Chonburi Hotel and Butterfly Club. Conect with Bianca Leigh Instagram: @bianca_leigh2000 Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Middle school is the worst and most formative time in everyone's life according to Jill Sobule and her queer musical memoir, F*CK7thGRADE. With an adolescent romance and a brief rise to pop stardom, F*CK7thGRADE is a queer musical memoir about how we’ll never get out of middle school, conceived by award-winning singer-songwriter Jill Sobule – whose 1990’s hits include “Supermodel” and the original “I Kissed a Girl.” F*CK7thGRADE stars Jill Sobule, Julie Wolf, Kristen Ellis-Henderson and Nini Camps with Scenic Design by Rachel Hauck, Lighting Design by Oona Curley, Sound Design by Elisabeth Weidner, and Costume Design by Gina Ruiz & David F. Zambrana with Stage Manager Allison Parker and Audio Engineer Gregory Kostroff.  GET TICKETS HERE Connect with Jill Sobule Instagram: @jillsobule Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to VOTE, AMERICA! Lauren Patten is here to represent Broadway for Harris. We are talking about why you should vote for Kamala Harris, important issues in the campaign, the connection between the theatre community and politics, and how you can get involved. Recorded October 24th, 2024 Broadway for Harris is a volunteer coalition of Broadway fans and industry professionals united to elect Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Tim Walz, and down-ballot Democrats this November. www.broadwayforharris.com Lauren Patten (she/her) was the breakout star of the musical Jagged Little Pill, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, as well as the Grammy, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards. Other stage credits include Fun Home on Broadway, the off-Broadway smash The Wolves (Playwright’s Realm), Days of Rage (Second Stage Theater), and the original L.A. production of Deaf West Theatre’s revival of Spring Awakening. She most recently starred in the world premiere production of the new musical The Lonely Few at Geffen Playhouse. On television, Lauren can currently be seen in the new Hulu series Death and Other Details, as well as Blue Bloods (CBS), The Good Fight (Paramount+), and Succession (HBO). Lauren and her band released an EP, covers, in March. Follow Lauren Patten Instagram @pattenlauren  www.laurenpatten.com Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's in the tarot cards for GOOD SHOW!??? Sarah chats with creator of the The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck and Guidebook, Emily McGill and gets a mini tarot card reading. EMILY MCGILL is a multi-disciplinary artist and recovering Broadway publicist. At Columbia University’s Spirituality Mind Body Institute, she earned her M.A. in Spiritual Psychology. Emily is an early career member of the American Psychological Association, International Association of Applied Psychology, Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences, and the Scientific & Medical Network. She has credits on 20 Broadway shows, including the Tony Award winners A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington, Memphis, Billy Elliot, and Disney's The Lion King, and will make her debut as a producer on the upcoming Othello starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. For more, visit IvyLeagueWitch.com. Connect with Emily McGill Instagram @emilyannemcg & @thebroadwayhirschfeldtarot Tik Tok: @emilyannemcg Connect with GOOD SHOW! Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Note to self: Don’t be gay in Indiana.” In this final installment of the QUEER SERIES, showbiz siblings Kristen and Sarah Goodman dive into one of Broadway’s most adorable, hilarious, and wholesome gay shows: THE PROM! Find out what Kristen and Sarah loved most about this lovable and affirming piece of theater, and discover “How Queer Is It?” in their final rating of the series. “Build a prom for everyone! Show them all it can be done!” Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TONY TONY TONY! Sarah had the amazing opportunity to fill in for Alan Seales & The Theatre Podcast at the 77th Annual Tony Awards press room. All the winners are brought to the press room right after they receive their Tony Awards and then all the press folx get to ask questions, it's so fun! Sarah had the time of her life speaking to these incredible artists on Broadway's biggest night. The first half if a designer spotlight! Hear clips from Dede Ayite, Nikiya Mathis, Ryan Rumery, and Cody Spencer. Enjoy highlights from George C. Wolfe, Shaina Taub, Kara Young, Sarah Paulson, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Jonathan Groff, and Maleah Joi Moon. Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   broadwaycares.org Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Visit: http://bpn.fm/ttp Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for an extraordinary deep dive inside the most transformative decade on Broadway through gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Rent, Angels in America, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Producers - shows that changed the history of the American theater. Host Michael Riedel, author of the best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway, has created a companion podcast featuring his never-before-heard, taped audio interviews with legendary artists from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone, and so many more. Michael presents the drama behind the decade’s mega-hits and shocking flops, bringing readers into high-stakes premieres, fraught rehearsals, tough contract negotiations, intense Tony Award battles, and more. From the bitter feuds to the surprising collaborations, all the intrigue of a revolutionary era in the Theater District is packed into Singular Sensation. Broadway has triumphs and disasters, but the show always goes on. Enjoy Singular Sensation: The Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts or use http://bpn.fm/singularsensation to listen and learn more, and be sure to get the book here: https://amzn.to/4cNdfO3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Near, far, wherever you are,” you must listen to this BONUS EPISODE of the QUEER SERIES! Showbiz siblings Kristen and Sarah Goodman participated in BPN’s “PodFest” at the Museum of Broadway, and had the chance to interview Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli, the hilarious and super-talented co-creators / original stars of the hit Off-Broadway parody musical TITANiQUE! They chat about how they came up with this kooky crazy idea, the show’s journey from LA to NYC, and the importance of queer representation in theater. Our love for these two goofballs runs river deep, mountain high. Our hearts will go on!  Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“A messy bed in the corner; my lover mixing just that shade of green. Is this what it feels like to be seen?” There’s a brand new queer show in the Broadway canon featuring a Sapphic love story! This BONUS EPISODE is all about LEMPICKA- a bold new musical about famed European painter Tamara de Lempicka and her love affair with a woman in Paris who became her artistic muse.  Showbiz siblings, Kristen and Sarah Goodman, chat about the highlights from the show, and Sarah shares interviews from the red carpet on opening night! Featuring conversations with co-creators Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould, choreographer Raja Feather Kelly, makeup designer Kirk Cambridge Del Pesche, and show-stealing star Natalie Joy Johnson!  Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re “Changing our Major” to Beth Malone! In this latest episode of the QUEER SERIES, showbiz siblings, Kristen and Sarah Goodman, discuss Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s groundbreaking musical, FUN HOME, and chat with their new friend, Beth Malone, the Tony-nominated performer who originated the role of Alison Bechdel. She talks about her time in the show, her experience as a queer person growing up in rural Colorado, and the exciting new musical she is co-writing with Mary Ann Stratton and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls! GOOD SHOW! Instagram @goodshowpodcast  GOOD SHOW! TikTok @goodshowpodcast    Beth Malone Instagram @thebethmalone broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“So, come on in and play me Le Jazz Hot, baby, ‘cause I love my jazz HOT!” In this fourth episode of the QUEER SERIES, showbiz siblings Kristen and Sarah Goodman chat about one of their favorite shows: VICTOR/VICTORIA. Find out why Julie Andrews declined her Tony nomination that year, discover just “How Queer Is It?” and hear who would star in Sarah’s fantasy dream cast revival production! GOOD SHOW! Instagram @goodshowpodcast  GOOD SHOW! TikTok @goodshowpodcast    broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Viva la vie Bohème!” In ‘96, Kristen and Sarah Goodman were blasting their RENT cast album CD in their childhood bedroom in Chicago. Today, they’re NYC roommates getting to chat with queer icon, Jai Rodriguez, about his experience growing up in a conservative religious family to starring in RENT as one of the youngest lead characters ever cast in the show! There are 525,600 reasons to love this Tony Award winning hit musical by Jonathan Larson. Find out what these two showbiz siblings love most about it and just “how queer is it?” in this third episode of the Queer Series. “No day but today.” Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast     Jai Rodriguez Instagram: @jairodriguez broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Lovers come and lovers go, Lovers live and die fortissimo, This is where we take a stand, Welcome to Falsettoland.” In this second episode of the Queer Series, showbiz siblings Kristen and Sarah Goodman examine some of the themes of William Finn and James Lapine’s groundbreaking musical, FALSETTOS. Special guest and Tony award winner Brandon Uranowitz talks about his journey of acceptance of his Jewish identity, what it was like to perform the morning after the 2016 election, and how he accidentally slapped his friend and castmate, Stephanie J. Block.  Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast     Brandon Uranowitz Instagram @branuran broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Life's not worth a damn 'til you can shout out: I AM WHAT I AM!” Queer showbiz siblings Kristen and Sarah Goodman take a deep dive into Jerry Herman’s 1983 hit Broadway musical, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES in this first episode of THE QUEER SERIES. Special guest T. Oliver Reid “spills the T” about backstage drama, self-care as a performer, and building equity on Broadway.  Good Show Instagram: @goodshowpodcast  Good Show Tik Tok: @goodshowpodcast   T. Oliver Reid Facebook / Instagram / X: @toliverreid  blacktheatrecoalition.org broadwaycares.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy National Coming Out Day, from GOOD SHOW! We’re here. We’re queer. Get used to listening to your new favorite musical theater podcast because we’re getting ready to launch six new episodes! Showbiz siblings Kristen and Sarah Goodman are proud to announce the second series of the pod: THE QUEER SERIES featuring LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, FALSETTOS, RENT, VICTOR/VICTORIA, FUN HOME, and THE PROM! This isn’t just a phase, folx. We’re hella gay, and we love Broadway! Follow us on Instagram @goodshowpodcast and TIkTok @goodshowpodcast for announcements about our celebrity special guests and when these new episodes will be coming out of the closet and onto your playlist. Cheers for Queers! Posted on October 11th, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You’re special fascination'll, prove to be inspirational, we think you're just sensational, Mame!” In the third and final episode of “The Summer Stock Series,” Kristen and Sarah Goodman chat about their favorite Jerry Herman musical which has been a Summer Stock staple for decades. They first were exposed to the marvel of MAME in 1993 at a regional theater near Chicago where their mom starred in the role of Vera Charles. Thirty years later, these showbiz siblings went to TOFT at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to watch the 1999 Papermill Playhouse production starring Christine Ebersole. Does this show get the Goodman siblings’ GOOD SHOW stamp of approval? Does this show shock us with some unnecessary racist set dressing? Do we need a little Christmas? Open a new window, listen to a new podcast, and find out today! This summer, Kristen and Sarah went home to Chicago to visit their family in Chicago to talk about the Theatre at the Center and share memories from when our Mom starred in MAME. Our chat includes our mom, Jenny Giocomo, step-dad Gary Giocomo, and little sister, Gaby Giocomo. Instagram: @goodshowpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONTENT WARNING / SPOILER ALERT: You probably wouldn’t think that an episode about this classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical would require a trigger warning, but if you saw the 2019 Broadway Revival of OKLAHOMA! at Circle in the Square, then you know why this episode discusses gun violence. When showbiz siblings, Kristen and Sarah Goodman, went to TOFT to watch what was referred to as the “Sexy Oklahoma,” they were expecting to see a nostalgic show from their childhood, not a dark and creepy “Bloody, Bloody Oklahoma!” In this second episode of the “The Summer Stock Series,” Kristen and Sarah go off about why they disagree with a lot of the strong choices made in this revival. “People will say we’re in love” with disliking this production, but I can’t get those blood-splattered faces “out of my dreams!” This summer, Kristen and Sarah went home to Chicago to visit their family in Chicago to talk about the Theatre at the Center and share memories from when our Mom starred in OKLAHOMA! Our chat includes our mom, Jenny Giocomo, step-dad Gary Giocomo, and little sister, Gaby Giocomo. Instagram: @goodshowpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices