Marks & Vincentelli: A Theatre Podcast
1) You thought "Oh, Mary!" transgressed? How about a musical that sends up Anne Frank?
The hit de scandale of the fall in New York is Andrew Fox and Joel Sinensky’s “Slam Frank,” an Off Off Broadway show that purports to be a staging of a musical about Anne Frank — except that it’s a te...Show More
2) Ari'el Stachel won a Tony for "The Band's Visit." As he reveals in a new solo show, it added to his trophy collection — and his anxiety.
If you saw “The Band’s Visit” in New York, you remember Ari’el Stachel, who played Haled, the musician obsessed with Chet Baker — a big highlight was his jazzy “Song About Love,” one of David Yazbek’s...Show More
3) Is the Broadway musical ok? We ask "Just in Time" producer Tom Kirdahy, who's also got "Kiss of the Spider Woman" on screens.
There’s much talk these days about the dire financial health of musicals on Broadway, where costs have skyrocketed — and so have ticket prices. Yet, very few of the big shows manages to turn a profit....Show More
4) Directorial dynamo Whitney White reveals to us a key to her success: her mom
Whitney White is a busy director, and we couldn’t be happier about it — we’ve been following her career for several years now, and it’s always exciting to see what she’ll come up with next.You can see...Show More
5) Jinkx Monsoon talks funny business
Our guest this week is none other than Jinkx Monsoon, who’s killing it as Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway. Just ask Elisabeth: She’s seen the show five times with three different leading ...Show More
6) Peter got schooled!
RADA is a world-famous institution that has trained the likes of Vivien Leigh, Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins, Glenda Jackson, Alan Rickman and Roger Moore. Now you can add Peter Marks to the list. In...Show More
7) We laughed nonstop with Jeff Hiller. Where do you know him from? Everything funny —including his new memoir.
Both Peter and Elisabeth tore through Jeff Hiller’s new memoir, “Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty Year Trail to Overnight Success.” And they both experienced episodes that involved laughing so hard...Show More
8) Is Hamlet a total head case? We talk to the director who has set a new audio version of the play in the Prince's mind.
In this episode, multi-hyphenate theater man Jeremy McCarter talked to us about his new project: a six-part audio adaptation of “Hamlet” he wrote and directed for his own Make-Believe Association (you...Show More
9) Hunter S. Thompson, the musical? Joe Iconis ("Be More Chill") and Christopher Ashley ("Come From Away") are on it!
On this episode we welcome Joe Iconis and Christopher Ashley, whose show “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical” is at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., until July 13.Joe wrote t...Show More
10) There is no way not to have fun with Jonathan Groff. This episode of Marks & Vincentelli proves it.
On this episode, Jonathan Groff talks to us about his new Broadway show, “Just in Time,” in which he guides the audience through his own love for Bobby Darin and, of course, Darin’s life. It’s an exp...Show More