We Had No House Seats Left for Hugh Jackman with Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich
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Ira Madison III interviews playwright Max Wolf Friedlich about his Broadway success and the challenges of theater.
This week on Feedback, Ira sits down with playwright Max Wolf Friedlich, whose Broadway hit "Job" went from a scrappy sleeper to a show so in-demand that Hugh Jackman could barely get a ticket. Max opens up about the realities of creating a Broadway banger, what it's been like following up with his new play "The Holes", and the unlikely origin of his theater career — a LARPing summer camp at age nine. Plus, a little on looksmaxxing, slam poetry, and creating social cache in supporting art. 0:00 Rachel Cusk's Life of M & the Natalie Portman Rumors 2:52 Introducing Max Friedlich & His New Play The Holes 6:16 How Job Became a Viral Broadway Sensation 9:10 Max's Early Social Media Career 12:24 NYC Celebrity Theater Culture and Writer Anonymity 16:59 The Origin of The Holes: LARPing Camp & an 8th-Grade Assignment 24:14 Max Relives His Slam Poetry Days 28:49 Avoiding a "Job" Sequel: Controversy, Honesty & the Mental Toll of Broadway 33:32 Tech Bros and Social Cache in Supporting the Arts 40:24 What Theater Teaches Men 46:29 Celebrity Scandal Nostalgia, NYC Food & Comfort Movies 52:08 Indie Film & Theater Influences: Jane Schoenbrun, Passing Strange & The…
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