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Nov 5, 20241 min read
Ragtime Revival at New York City Center - "Giving The Nation a New Syncopation" (Episode 125)
Today is November 5, 2024, Election Day for the United States of America. As with every Presidential Election, we Americans are flipping...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Ambe J. Williams - "Exhaling on Intention" (Episode 122)
“My philosophy definitely starts with the person. I want to show the person in their best, most comfortable, most joyful, most...
Aug 23, 20241 min read
Leroy Church - "Overflowing With Thank Yous" (Episode 119)
“Another thing that I know is that the overflow of gratitude equals joy, so in order to have that joy and that strength, you have to have...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
Nikki M. James - "Being Real as Real Can Be" (Episode 118)
“I did this show [Suffs] before Kamala Harris was running for President and I did the show the day President Biden endorsed her and I am...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Thaïs Bass-Moore - "Doing Everything and Anything" (Episode 115)
“Something that I learned a long time ago at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, she said, ‘When you’re nervous, we are scared of our nervous...
Jul 19, 20241 min read
Allen René Louis - “Standing Strong and Tall in The ‘Why’” (Episode 114)
“I didn't come to the arts for accolades. I'm always talking about the importance of our ‘why.’ I've been working at my ‘why’ since I was...
Jul 5, 20241 min read
Nate Shelton - "Spreading the Good Word About Theatre" (Episode 112)
“I remember getting into Howard, and people being like, ‘You're going to an HBCU, that's not like the real world. The real world's not...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Maya Boyd - "Chasing the Potential" (Episode 111)
“I was receiving affirmation from the instructors that I was good. My teacher saw something in me, therefore he allowed me to take...
Jun 19, 20241 min read
The Oral History of Holler If Ya Hear Me (Episode 110)
Happy 10th anniversary, Holler If Ya Hear Me! A decade ago, today, a musical featuring a score from one of history's most influential...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Jacie Scott - "Owning Spaces Unapologetically" (Episode 109)
“A lot of NFL cheerleading teams [have] moved away from being seen as sexy. I respect and understand the movement and the shift; I do...
Jun 7, 20241 min read
Lillian Hope - "Cosplaying for the Culture" (Episode 108)
“I feel like nerd culture, even pop culture in general, sometimes…isn't as welcoming. If you cosplay a character and say, ‘But I want to...
May 24, 20241 min read
Criscia Long - "Exchanging Energy Through Dance" (Episode 106)
“I never wanted to be called one type of dancer. For me it's more so like intention and choreography I'm drawn to rather than the actual...
May 17, 20241 min read
"Catching Up With Call and Response Alums" - Season Six Premiere (Episode 105)
We are BACK IN THE HABIT, y’all! After three years away, we are kicking off season six with a catch-up episode. We highlight some of the...
Apr 18, 20241 min read
"Celebrating 30 Years of Beauty and the Beast" - A Discussion of Identity with Three Belles (Episode 104)
Happy 30th Anniversary to Beauty and the Beast! 30 years ago today, Disney’s first musical premiered on Broadway and we are celebrating...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker - "Jazzing Up The Nutcracker " (Episode 103)
After a long hiatus, we are BACK for a special holiday episode! We take you inside the creation of Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn...
Jun 18, 20211 min read
"Claiming Artistic Freedom" - 5 Artist-Creators Share Their Definitions (Episode 102)
For the season five finale of call and response, we celebrate FREEDOM. In a time where fear and scarcity feel wide-spread, how can we...
Jun 11, 20211 min read
Britton Smith - "Making Room for Presence, Vulnerability, and Liberation" (Episode 101)
"There has to be permission for Black men to be vulnerable. Vulnerability wasn't taught to me or to my brother or to my community....
May 28, 20211 min read
Gerald Caesar - "Securing Your Bag While Doing What You Love" (Episode 99)
"When I see people post like their nostril on Instagram and it gets 10,000 likes, I’m like, ‘Oh, why would I do this whole photoshoot...
May 21, 20211 min read
Tonya Pinkins - "Building My Own Castle" (Episode 98)
"I sometimes wonder with young people today that there's a fragility born of carrying around violence machines every day of your life...
May 14, 20211 min read
Jawan M. Jackson - "Choosing Joy Daily" (Episode 97)
"We are conditioned to compete one another; if I’m being specific, going out for a Broadway show and there’s only one Black role in the...
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