Buzzed Broadway

Buzzed Broadway is pleased to welcome our very first guests: College classmates, best friends, and co-hosts of "What's Your Backup Plan?" Fiona McIntyre and Olivia Valli! "Curtain up! Light the lights!" because this is a long episode, people... Sam, Amanda, Fiona, and Olivia discuss Arthur Laurents' musical theatre masterpiece Gypsy. We cover LuPone, Merman, and of course, Olivia's high school production where she played Mama Rose herself.

On What's Your Backup Plan, Olivia and Fiona aim to help artists find ways to stay creative, connected and fulfilled through the ups and downs of a career. Each week, they interview actors, musicians, writers, photographers and directors who are creating their own businesses, overcoming obstacles and finding inspiration in the world around them. Available where podcasts are streamed. @backupplanpodcast

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our listeners ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the revitalization of the Black Lives Matter movement. This week, we are pleased to highlight the Broadway Advocacy Coalition. Founded by a team of Black Broadway alumni in 2016, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition/ Broadway for Black Lives Matter builds the capacity of advocates, students, artists, organizations, and communities to use the arts as an integral part of their social change work. You can donate to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition at bwayadvocacycoalition.org/donate and visit Broadway For Black Lives Matter at bwayforblm.org Or visit the link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

"Something for everyone!" Our hosts discuss Sondheim's first solo Broadway creation "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," based on Plautus' Pseudolus. Sam was featured in the ensemble of this show during his high school days and later finished out his college performing career as Pseudolus. Amanda was the assistant music director! The two chat about Nathan Lane, Sam's vocal snafu during his closing weekend, and the future of musical comedy in an uncertain world.

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our listeners ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. Each week, Amanda and Sam will highlight an organization committed to closing the gap of racial inequality in America. This week, Buzzed Broadway is pleased to highlight the Black Voters Matter Fund. As a social welfare organization, Black Voters Matter is dedicated to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power. Their goals range from increasing voter registration and turnout, advocating to expand voter rights and accessibility, and developing organizational infrastructure in communities where little to none exists. At blackvotersmatterfund.org, you can join the project to become an advocate for civic engagement. You’ll support organizing work and electoral campaigns related to upsetting the systemic racism in our nation’s government. You can also donate monetarily at blackvotersmatterfund.org/donate or visit the link in our Instagram bio: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

"Think, and wonder, and dream- Far and wide as you dare!" Amanda and Sam are back to talk all things Who. That's right: Seussical is up on the Buzzed Broadway docket. Our hosts discuss casting lore, Amanda's many different roles in the world of Seussical, and what exactly happens when a should-be smash hit doesn't quite nail it. 

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our listeners ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. Each week, Amanda and Sam will highlight an organization committed to closing the gap of racial inequality in America. This week, we're pleased to share Broadway for Racial Justice, founded by actor Brandon Michael Nase. Broadway for Racial Justice provides immediate resources, assistance, and amplification to BIPOC artists in the Broadway and theatrical community-at-large, and aims to create safe spaces in the industry for creativity and artistry to thrive. When you donate to BFRJ, your funds pool directly into their Emergency Assistance Fund, which aids BIPOC artists, regardless of union affiliation. Please donate today. You can visit their website at bfrj.org or through our Instagram: @buzzedbroadwaypodcast

This week, Sam and Amanda discuss Menken and Ashman's cult classic gone smash hit "Little Shop of Horrors." From humble beginnings Off-Off-Broadway, to becoming a global phenomenon, and finally ending up at a low-budget summer program at a suburban high school in New Hampshire. Buzzed Broadway covers it all. 

For the foreseeable future, Buzzed Broadway will come to our audiences ad-free as we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Each week, Amanda and Sam will highlight an organization committed to closing the gap of racial inequality in America. This week, we'd like to share Campaign Zero: A comprehensive platform of research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in America. Visit joincampaignzero.org to donate to their organization, demand action from your state’s representatives, or sign up to get involved. #blacklivesmatter