About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Sharon Catherine Brown about her family's legacy in theater and her own career journey.

Growing up, it was my mother who sang in the church choir about the time I was joining the children’s choir, and my aunt spent her young adult years performing as a jazz singer. But I’m actually the first in my family to pursue a full-time career in theater. That gave me a certain freedom to find my own way through the industry, but it also meant navigating a path no one in my family had taken before. For artists like Sharon Catherine Brown, though, there’s a different experience entirely—one shaped by a legacy of performers who came before. While she has worked in television and film, theater has always been her first love, with numerous Broadway and national tour credits, including her current run on the road with The Notebook national tour. Sharon joined the podcast back in 2023 to talk about following in the footsteps of her talented family and honoring the profound influence they’ve had on her life and career. I also had the joy of working with her in the summer of 2022 at Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut on a new musical adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. As Anne herself might say, Sharon quickly became a kindred spirit in my life—and as you’ll hear, we truly enjoy each…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Oliver Jones

Guest: Sharon Catherine Brown

Topics covered

• theater
• legacy
• family influence
• Broadway
• performing arts

Keywords

• theater
• Sharon Catherine Brown
• Broadway
• family legacy
• performing arts
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goodspeed Musicals

Books & works: The Notebook, Anne of Green Gables

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