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#66 - Michael R. Jackson, The Legacy of Into the Woods
May 14, 2025
1h 03m 49s
#65 - Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Legacy of Into the Woods
Mar 12, 2025
1h 01m 54s
#64 - Donna Murphy, the Witch at the Delacorte and Original Auditionee
Aug 7, 2024
1h 56m 50s
#63 - Dana Ivey, the Witch in the Playwrights Horizons Reading
Jun 26, 2024
24m 20s
#62 - Heidi Ettinger, the Original Producer and Graphic Designer
Jun 5, 2024
31m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/14/25 |  #66 - Michael R. Jackson, The Legacy of Into the Woods | Michael R. Jackson shares how he relates to the mixed reception received by Into the Woods, muses about he might respond to the show's criticism, and reflects upon the legacy of Into the Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 03m 49s | ||||||
| 3/12/25 |  #65 - Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Legacy of Into the Woods | Lin-Manuel Miranda shares Sondheim's hilarious request for Spanish translation of "I Feel Pretty" and reflects upon the legacy of Into the Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 54s | ||||||
| 8/7/24 |  #64 - Donna Murphy, the Witch at the Delacorte and Original Auditionee | Donna Murphy charts her decades long journey with the seminal show and finally sets the record straight on the rumor she recored Meryl Streep's vocals for the film. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 56m 50s | ||||||
| 6/26/24 |  #63 - Dana Ivey, the Witch in the Playwrights Horizons Reading | Dana Ivey shares her experience working in musical theater for a change--and explains why it was so enjoyable for her. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 24m 20s | ||||||
| 6/5/24 |  #62 - Heidi Ettinger, the Original Producer and Graphic Designer | Heidi Ettinger explains how a she came to design the logo art for Into the Woods while producing the show. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 31m 08s | ||||||
| 5/22/24 |  #61 - Mary D'Arcy, Cinderella in the Playwrights Horizons Workshop | Mary D'Arcy recalls Paul Gemignani teaching her the score to Act One of Into the Woods and speculates on why she wasn't cast when the production moved forward. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 33m 44s | ||||||
| 5/15/24 |  #60 - Michael Chybowski, First Assistant to the Lighting Designer | Michael Chybowski shares what it was like to work under Richard Nelson in designing the lighting for the original Broadway production of Into the Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 35m 18s | ||||||
| 5/8/24 |  #59 - Patti LuPone, Broadway Legend/Rejected Cinderella | Patti LuPone spills all the tea about her audition to play Cinderella in Into the Woods, why she passed on playing the Witch twice, and whether she might be up for taking a crack at the role now. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 26m 35s | ||||||
| 5/1/24 |  #58 - Tom Galantich, Replacement Prince on Broadway | Tom Galantich talks about his time on Broadway as an understudy and replacement in the original Broadway production. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 30m 45s | ||||||
| 4/24/24 |  #57 - Stuart Zagnit, Replacement Steward on Tour | Stuart Zagnit gives the ins and outs of acting on a national tour, and drops some delicious show biz tidbits along the way, including a hilarious experience with Carol Channing and Betty White. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 43m 40s | ||||||
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| 4/17/24 |  #56 - Judy McLane, Replacement Baker’s Wife on Tour | Judy McLane checks in from the current national tour of Company to talk about this full circle Sondheim moment in her long and varied career. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 29m 41s | ||||||
| 4/13/24 |  Listen Now - Singular Sensation: The Podcast | 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 | 10m 10s | ||||||
| 4/10/24 |  #55 - Robert Duncan McNeill, Jack on the National Tour | Robert Duncan McNeill remembers the good times on tour with Into the Woods and reveals his participation in the Public Theater workshop of Sondheim and Lapine’s Muscle, including some major co-stars! Plus, Ben discovers the original table reading cast of Into the Woods! Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 25m 09s | ||||||
| 4/3/24 |  #54 - Eric Stern, Co-Musical Director at The Old Globe | Eric Stern recalls how Paul Gemignani mapped out their sharing of musical director duties as well as his own contributions to the underscoring. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 34s | ||||||
| 3/27/24 |  #53 - Marianne Cane, Stage Manager on Broadway | Marianne Cane offers a detailed depiction of the rehearsal process for Into the Woods on Broadway and in the final workshop, including vivid descriptions of Betty Buckley's vocal performance, and what it was like to be in the room with her. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 21s | ||||||
| 3/20/24 |  #52 - Robert Sean Leonard, Jack in the Playwrights Horizons Workshop | Robert Sean Leonard remembers working on the early incarnation of Into the Woods and how James Lapine told him he wouldn't be going forward with the show. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 11s | ||||||
| 3/13/24 |  #51 - Maureen Davis, the Original Sleeping Beauty and Stunt Witch | Maureen Davis explains how all the magic worked transforming Bernadette Peters from the old crone to the beautiful enchantress. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 50m 25s | ||||||
| 3/6/24 |  #50 - Bernadette Peters, the Original Witch | Bernadette Peters opens up about when she first fell in love with Stephen Sondheim's songs and how James Lapine pulled her back from the broad comedy she initially brought to the role of the Witch. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 54s | ||||||
| 2/28/24 |  #49 - RJ Cutler, Assistant to the Director (Broadway and Final Workshop) | RJ Cutler remembers walking Betty Buckley's dog and and waiting with bated breath for the big songs that would complete Act Two of Into the Woods. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 55m 07s | ||||||
| 2/21/24 |  #48 - Jean Louisa Kelly, the original Snow White | Jean Louisa Kelly was excited and scared to join Broadway star Bernadette Peters in Into the Woods as Snow White and understudy to Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood. She left the cast to resume her normal high school life just in time to miss filming the show for PBS, but went on to a successful Hollywood career anyway. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 33m 02s | ||||||
| 2/14/24 |  #47 - David Warren, Assistant to the Director (Playwrights Horizons, Old Globe, and National Tour) | David Warren was in the room where it happened and remembers everything from the moment he first heard No One Is Alone to leaving Sondheim lost in the middle of San Diego. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 11m 07s | ||||||
| 2/7/24 |  #46 - Kay McClelland, the original Florinda and Replacement Baker's Wife | Kay McClelland comes clean on how she never felt her job was safe in her three years with Into the Woods and how the only job security she got was, as the Baker's Wife at the end of the run, being told the show would close soon so it was too late to replace her. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 04m 33s | ||||||
| 1/31/24 |  #45 - Tony Straiges, the original Set Designer | Tony Straiges tells all the secrets of his magical scenic design. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 30s | ||||||
| 1/24/24 |  #44 - Phylicia Rashad, Replacement Witch | Phylicia Rashad recalls her happiness at being asked to audition for Into the Woods and recounts her embrace of the challenges of performing Stephen Sondheim's songs. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 35m 26s | ||||||
| 1/17/24 |  #43 - Daniel Henning, the Witch in James Lapine's Blocking Exercises | Daniel Henning was a Senior at NYU when he got the opportunity of a lifetime, to play the Witch in James Lapine's blocking exercises. His vivid memories set the tone for a far-ranging and colorful conversation about the show and the actors who came before and after him in it. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 46m 28s | ||||||
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3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.