It's Broadway Bitch

We did it again! We got another amazing guest! A truly womderful woman it's Lauren Marcus! From Be More Chill and the Jonathan Larson project, she is currently the book writer for the hopefully it's coming soon Girls Just Wanna Have Fun musical! But that's just one of the many projects she's working on she also has a play called Jackie Lee about a true story that happened to her that I cannot wait to hear more about. We dish about loving actors, applying for grants, covering for Cassie Levy, and how to mom and also be a creative. Spoiler - it's super hard. We end with writing a song together and doing a HOT SCENE/COLD READ about other mothers. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Lauren - https://www.instagram.com/laurmarcus/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway

Today on the pod we are so lucky to have director Jack Serio! Jack has made a name for himself as an interactive, small space, actor driven director and we pick his brain about all the nitty gritty stuff that goes into making a show feel realistic. His hit play "Well, I'll let you go" is in it's second iteration after a sold out run and is getting rave reviews. We dish about what makes a show feel urgent, what a director actually does, how he loves to be collaborative and what he would tell people about getting something made. Spoiler! There's no magic answer...if you want to see something get made call on your resources and make it! Be that in your mothers basement or an ice cream shop if you want to see something done baby you gotta do it! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadway_/reels/ Follow Jack - https://www.instagram.com/jackserio/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en Follow us on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ItsBroadway

SURPRISE! We decided to drop 2 episodes this week for our season 3 premiere because we could not wait to get this one out. Ann James is here! As an intimacy and sensitivity specialist, it's her job to help actors tap into trauma without taking it home. She establishes a community agreemant for casts and how everyone can move through material with that common goal in mind and it's facinating! We dish de-roleing, showmances and how theatre is not therapy and your cast in not your family. Ann also worked on ALL THREE Tony nominated musical revivals! When I say this is a must listen..... *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Ann - https://www.instagram.com/annjamesintimacy/ Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

We made it to the end of Season 2 and I couldn't think of a better guest to end the season with than Barrett Wilbert Weed! Barrett has played some iconic roles including Veronica Sawyer in Heathers and Janis in Mean Girls. We talk her broadway roles but we also talk about taking chances and buying a ticket to something you've never heard of because this is New York after all so let's get weird! We dish about her new pod THTR GRLZ, a freak accident in Heathers that left her bloody, having a panic attack on stage, doing shows hungover and why she just wants a snack. HOT SCENE/COLD READ is all about finding an unpleasant surprise in your food... *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Barrett - https://www.instagram.com/barrettweed/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

Another Monday another Broadway bitch banger! Today we chat with the talented Jeemell Green who is aspiring to get to Broadway but is currently performing in church! On March 23rd he will be debuting his second solo show, Applause and Amen where he bridges the gap between gospel and broadway. We dish about commuting in from Detroit every week to audition for shows, working with Gospel legends, why he wants to be on Broadway and why people aren't taking chances on new talent anymore. Please don't make us leave an expensive headshot just let us in the room! We also discuss his path from agent to talent. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Jeemell - https://www.instagram.com/jeemellgreen/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

The sound quality may be a little wonky but that doesn't stop us from loving this episode with Corey Mach! Corey is the creator and producer of the Broadway Sings series which has been going for over a decade, and was also recently in Merrily We Roll Along and & Juliet. We dish about doing a concert in between shows on two show days, stepping in for Jonathan Groff in Merrily, what not to tell Daniel Radcliffe before a show, things to consider when taking a job as an understudy, and MONEY! In the arts we need to be talking about money!! HOT SCENE/COLD READ is a Flashdance inspired scene abut a mechanic with dreams to be a gymnast. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Corey - https://www.instagram.com/coreymach/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

After 10 years, my amazing guest Gillian Pensavalle is saying goodbye, so long, farewell to her beloved Hamilcast Podcast. After changing her life and getting to interview "The Cabinet", Andy Blankenbuehler, Thomas Kail, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Alex Lacamoire one last time she is ready to be done after 500 episodes. We dish about her starting the podcast even though she had never seen Hamilton and having only a camcorder to record with, to getting day drunk for hours with Lin Manuel Miranda and interviewing Jonathan Groff over the pandemmy. She has now seen the show over 26 times and looks forward to seeing it many more times. HOT SCENE/COLD READ is all about about the salt, and the Reisling and.....murder. Listen to find out what they have to do with each other! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Gillian - https://www.instagram.com/gillianwithag/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

Don't worry I have the cure for your case of the Monday's and it's todays podcast episode with the absolutely lovely Adam Kantor! He made his Broadway debut in RENT, yes THAT RENT, and has since won a Grammy and Emmy, been on stage in A Bands Visit, Fiddler on the Roof, Next to Normal and most recently directed Storycourse Diaspora an immersive theatre experience through food. We dish about how he didn't get Spring Awakening which led him to Rent, what that last perfromane of Rent on Broadway was like, missing a whole scene in Fiddler on the Roof, and how he is joining the producing team of The Jellicle Ball! HOT SCENE/COLD READ is one that almost didn't make the cut but we are all thankful it did as we meet an overbearing mother who can't let her son go. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Adam - https://www.instagram.com/adamjkantor/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

An absolutely joyous episode with Brandon Contreras is just what this holiday season needs! Currently in Operation Mincemeat, you also know him from Titanique and Almost Famous and now you can hear him talk about how this was his year of being "a brave little toaster". We dish about being a New Yorker, how he had to lipsynch for his life as part of an audition, what singing THAT song in Operation Mincemeat feels like, and the crazy way he got through the audition for OP while he was on vocal rest. HOT SCENE/COLD READ is back and you won't believe what we left at Ma's house.... *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/ohhey_brandon/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

A very exciting episode of the pod today as we have a guest who has spent the last three decades entertaining us - director, choreographer and Tony winner Jerry Mitchell! Jerry is responsible for some of the most iconic shows that have ever been on Broadway like Legally Blonde, Boop, Kinky Boots, Hairspray, On Your Feet, The Full Monty, Pretty Woman, The Devil Wears Prada and thats not even all of his credits! We dish about making someone a star, the difference between directing a new musical and a revival, the current state of Broadway, reviving Legally Blonde, and how he whips people into shape for his high impact numbers! We also discuss the impact that losing so many friends to AIDS had on him and why his Broadway Bares All is the thing he's most proud of. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Jerry - https://www.instagram.com/jammyprod/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

Absolutely chuffed to welcome this week's guest the iconic Joe Iconis!!! His musical Be More Chill found a second coming after the music went viral bringing it to Broadway and earning him a Tony nomination. But what happened at the Tonys was not chill at all! We dish about how his song being sung at the Tonys was a surprise to him, how he identifies with Kermit, his love of teen horror films, and the importance of writing for yourself. We also get into the success of Six, and if musicals are dying or if our tastes are just eroding. Keep an eye out for his Hunter S Thompson musical and go to his Christmas Extravaganza Dec 12-15th at 54 Below. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Joe - https://www.instagram.com/mrjoeiconis/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

Another Monday another amazing guest here at IBB! We have the girl that doesn't miss, Linedy Genao! Luckily for us Linedy has been working steadily for the last decade. From On Your Feet, to Dear Evan Hansen, to Bad Cinderella to Gatsby with a stint in banking in between, Linedy has done it all. We dish about working with Andrew Lloyd Webber and what he's really like, how to keep your head up in the face of bad reviews, the rules about auditioning when you are in a show, and how Gloria Estefan helped her pay of her student loans. Stick around for a hot tip about a restaurant and listen as we play FMK with their pastas of the day! *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Linedy - https://www.instagram.com/linedygenao/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en

Welcome back to It's Broadway Bitch Season 2! The hits just keep on coming as we welcome comedian Anna Roisman to the pod! You know her from her viral impressions of Steve from Sex and the City, and Hilaria Baldwin but now you'll know her as a Mamma Mia and Grease 2 superfan. We dish about living in a dead guys apartment, what it's like to audition in NYC, the reddit backlash she faced and which Broadway mega star is an excellent tipper. *****RATE ***** REVIEW******SUBSCRIBE***** And tell a fellow theatre lover to come on over and join us. Follow Casey - https://www.instagram.com/casefaceb/ Follow It's Broadway Bitch - https://www.instagram.com/itsbroadwayb_tch/ Follow Anna - https://www.instagram.com/annaroisman/?hl=en Follow Producer Mike - https://www.instagram.com/bigmanmike Theme Song by Bradley Beahen https://www.instagram.com/bradley_beahen/?hl=en