We're a podcast that reviews and previews theater—especially theater beyond Broadway—and other live performance in New York City. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
New York City is the greatest city in the world for attending the theater and performance events. The variety and quality of performing arts here are unparalleled. This is a virtue and a curse. It is difficult to navigate the seemingly infinite number of productions, the multiple ticket selling websites, and the endless reviews and listings. Maxamoo’s podcast offers independent reviews and diverse perspectives on theater beyond Broadway, alternative comedy, performance art, cabaret, and independent music. We cut through the chaos and deliver the bottom line for must see shows in New York City.
Mission: Champion awesome arts and culture
Operating as usual
New episode! Jose, Nicole, and Ben discuss shows and other things from the theater community that have gone online during the pandemic.
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/theater-things-going-online/
Jose, Nicole, and Ben discuss shows and other things from the theater community that have gone online during the pandemic. Introductions (0:00) Contagious Closet Dramas, presented by Two Headed Rep on Instagram (1:39) It's True, It's True, It...
New episode! Jose and PennyMaria are joined by author Warren Hoffman to discuss the newly published second edition of his book The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. Their conversation includes a closer look at West Side Story, both historically and through the lens of the revival Ivo Von Hove directed for Broadway this season.
The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical (second edition) is available wherever books are sold, including from Rutgers University Press or your local independent bookstore.
Incidentally, if you are a theater artist with creative approaches to making work or caring for other theater artists during this time, and you’d like to chat about it on a future episode, please slide into our DMs or email us at [email protected] (but if you can slide into our DMs, we’ll see that faster).
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/maxamoo-book-club-the-great-white-way-race-and-the-broadway-musical/
Jose and PennyMaria are joined by author Warren Hoffman to discuss the newly published second edition of his book The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. Their conversation includes a closer look at West Side Story, both historically and...
This weekend we are going to record our first episode where our panelists will be recording in different locations (yay social distancing!). We're pretty sure we know what we're doing, but if you're a podcaster who does this regularly and has tips/advice, we're all ears!
And thanks to our friend David J. Loehr for being first out the gate to share resources with us (years ago, to let us know this was possible, and today)!
Good news for Spotify users!
Conversations about theater and performance in New York City.
The whole gang is back with the conclusion to our massive “Best and Worst of 2019” episode. Find it in your podcast feeds or on our website.
All 9 of our regular contributors have gathered: Aurin, Ben, David, Jack, Jose, Liz, Nicole, Patty, and PennyMaria! We’re back together for our year-end spectacular, our annual episode in which we discuss the best and worst theater of the year....
All 9 of our regular contributors have gathered: Aurin, Ben, David, Jack, Jose, Liz, Nicole, Patty, and PennyMaria! We’re back together for our year-end spectacular, our annual episode in which we discuss the best and worst theater of 2019.
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/the-best-worst-of-2019-part-i/
All 9 of our regular contributors have gathered: Aurin, Ben, David, Jack, Jose, Liz, Nicole, Patty, and PennyMaria! We’re back together for our year-end spectacular, our annual episode in which we discuss the best and worst theater of the year. If you...
New episode! Aurin, Nicole, and PennyMaria discuss 2 shows on Broadway and 2 shows Off-Broadway.
First up we discuss The Inheritance, particularly how it was received in its debut in the UK vs here in the US.
Then we talk about the new production of for colored girls at The Public Theater and how it compares to other iterations of the same show.
Next, we discuss Fires in the Mirror at Signature Theatre Company and the experience of Anna Deavere Smith sans Anna Deavere Smith.
Finally we talk about the spectacle that is Tina the Musical.
A programming note: we'll be recording and releasing our Best and Worst Theater of the Year 2-parter in *January* so that we can have as many of our regular contributors on the episode as possible. So keep your eyes out for that at the beginning of the year!
We say this in the episode but: we're so glad to have come back to regular releases this year, and we're excited to share more with you in 2020!
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/fires-in-the-mirror-the-inheritance-and-other-big-shows-on-right-now/
Aurin, Nicole, and PennyMaria discuss 2 shows shows on Broadway and 2 shows Off-Broadway. Introductions (0:00) The Inheritance on Broadway (1:10) for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Public Theater (16:...
It's December (and January) preview time! Check out today's episode to find out what Liz, David and Jack are excited to see in the coming months.
In today's episode, Jose Solís talks to musical theatre composer Jaime Lozano about his career, and how he went from disliking Jesus Christ Superstar when he was growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, to becoming one of the most prolific composers living in the United States. Lozano shares insights about his process and shares exclusive tracks from his upcoming album A Never-Ending Line.
If you’re in NYC don’t miss Jaime Lozano at The Green Room 42 on November 24, where he will present Jaime Lozano and the Familia: "Songs by an Immigrant", featuring special guests like Mauricio Martínez.
All songs in this episode are property of Jaime Lozano and have been included with his permission.
maxamoo.com/podcast/11755/
Head over to your favorite podcast app (or the Maxamoo website), today’s episode is waiting for you!
Join David and Ludus NYC in our book club discussion of Anna Deavere Smith’s Letters to a Young Artist.
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/maxamoo-book-club-letters-to-a-young-artist-by-anna-deavere-smith/
Hey Maxamoo listeners – here's a reminder that our book club episode is coming up next week, so if you're reading along and would like to contribute your comments or questions about Letters to a Young Artist, please send them our way between now and when you go to sleep on Saturday. W're recording first thing Sunday morning. Thanks!
Announcing the Maxamoo Book Club! Listen to today's mini-episode for all the details, but the short version is we're going to be reading Anna Deavere Smith's "Letters to a Young Artist" and discussing it on our October 24th episode. Read along with us and share your questions, comments and favorite bits with us in advance of the episode to be part of the conversation!
Mini episode is in your podcast feed now, or find it on our website at http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/introducing-the-maxamoo-book-club/
NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🔔 🔔 🔔
Nicole Serratore, Ben Ferber, and newcomer Linda Buchwald talk about 2 immersive shows and 2 shows Off-Broadway.
First up: we share our sensory experiences from the blindfolded, taste-and-scent-heavy Theatre in the Dark, presented by This Is Not A Theatre Company. It turns out we’re clumsy nervous wrecks!
We chat WP Theater’s very fun Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, and the politics of doing shocking things onstage.
We gush over podcast fave Will Arbery’s Heroes of the Fourth Turning Playwrights Horizons!
And we talk about the extremely weird and often charming dollscape that is Found at the cell, and how Nicole really pulled her weight in immersive improv.
And don’t forget: our next episode on 10/24 is our first Book Club! So pick up a copy of Anna Deavere Smith’s Letters to a Young Artist wherever books or audiobooks are sold. If you have anything you’d like us to talk about on that episode, tweet it at us or email it to us by 10/20!
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/october-review-sensory-immersive-shows-and-off-broadway-debuts/
Nicole, Ben, and newcomer Linda talk about 2 immersive shows and 2 shows Off-Broadway. Introductions (0:00) Theatre In The Dark at TheatreLab (2:21) Our Dear Dead Drug Lord at WP Theater (17:13) Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Playwrights Horizons (...
🔔 New episode alert! 🔔
Today, Aurin Squire, David Levy, and Ben Ferber come together to talk about shows that’re coming up in the next few months!
The things we talk about today:
• Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven at Atlantic Theater Company
• Fires in the Mirror at Signature Theatre Company
• Is This A Room at the Vineyard Theatre
• Soft Power at the The Public Theater
• Scotland, PA at Roundabout Theatre Company
• Georgia Mertching Is Dead at Ensemble Studio Theatre
• The Underlying Chris at Second Stage Theater
• Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at the Triad Theatre
• Man Question’s 2019 New Masculinities Festival at the The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Some other things we’re excited for and touch on briefly:
• The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical on Broadway
• The Trade Federation: Or, Let’s Explore Globalization Through the Star Wars Prequels at IRT Theater
• Everybody Rise: A Resistance Cabaret at Birdland Jazz Club
And don’t forget: our 10/24 episode is our first Maxamoo Book Club! So pick up a copy of Anna Deavere Smith’s Letters to a Young Artist wherever books or audiobooks are sold. If you have anything you’d like us to talk about on that episode, tweet it at us or email it to us by 10/20!
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/october-preview-the-off-broadway-season-begins/
Aurin, David, and Ben come together to talk about shows that’re coming up in the next few months. Introductions (0:00) Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven at Atlantic Theater Company (1:24) Fires in the Mirror at Signature Theatre (9:41...
NEW EPISODE: David gets a preview of the 10th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival from artistic director Omar Sangare and performers Richarda Abrams, Lillian Colón, and Noah Diamond. http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/a-preview-of-united-solo-the-worlds-largest-solo-theatre-festival/
When LETTERS TO A YOUNG ARTIST was first published, Anna Deavere Smith spoke about the book on NPR News and Notes. Get a taste of the book from their conversation here, and then read along with us for the Maxamoo book club!
Anna Deavere Smith is renowned for her one-woman shows, which have helped redefine modern theater. In her new book, Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-for Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind, she talks about the joy and pain of her peculiar....
Announcing the Maxamoo Book Club! Listen to today's mini-episode for all the details, but the short version is we're going to be reading Anna Deavere Smith's "Letters to a Young Artist" and discussing it on our October 24th episode. Read along with us and share your questions, comments and favorite bits with us in advance of the episode to be part of the conversation!
Mini episode is in your podcast feed now, or find it on our website at http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/introducing-the-maxamoo-book-club/
Patty, PennyMaria, and Jack preview shows they’re excited about as the summer winds down and the 2019-2020 season begins.
Patty, PennyMaria, and Jack preview shows they’re excited about as the summer winds down and the 2019-2020 season begins. Introductions (0:00) Head Over Heels presented by Dirty Minds Theatre Company at Theatre 80 (3:05) Felix Starro...
NEW EPISODE: Ben and Liz have a lot to unpack at two shows in summer festivals, and two shows that just happen to be opening during the summer.
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/july-review-shows-from-ice-factory-corkscrew-and-beyond/
Ben and Liz join forces to talk about two shows in summer festivals, and two shows that just happen to be opening during the summer. Introductions (0:00) The Drinking Bird in the New Ohio Theatre's 2019 Ice Factory (2:23) Preexisting Conditions...
New in your podcast feed: our July Preview episode, featuring Aurin, David and Diep discussing Queer Theatre, Musicals, New Takes on Classics, and More.
Listen on your favorite podcast app or on our website at http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/july-preview-queer-theatre-musicals-new-takes-on-classics-and-more/
And if you'd like to read instead of/along with listening, you can also find a link to a transcript of this episode there as well!
NEW EPISODE: Jose talks to playwright/actor Kate Hamill about her adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women at Primary Stages in which she also stars. Hamill shares her views on criticism, the importance of making literature classics accessible to young audiences, and why it was important for her to have a color-conscious production.
Jose talks to playwright/actor Kate Hamill about her adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women in which she also stars. Hamill shares her views on criticism, the importance of making literature classics accessible to young audiences, and why it was...
We’re back with Ben, Liz and Nicole! And just in time to let you know some of the things we’re looking forward to as the summer season kicks off. Grab a bottle of water and head outside to see one of the shows in a park, or find an indoor theater with good AC!
We’ll be releasing episodes every other Thursday, ad infinitum. Make sure you’re subscribed on your podcast app of choice for free on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher!
We’re back with Ben, Liz and Nicole! And just in time to let you know some of the things we’re looking forward to as the summer season kicks off. Grab a bottle of water and head outside to see one of the shows in a park, or find an indoor theater with good AC!
This year’s look back was so chock full of conversation, we split it in three! Here’s the peanutbutter and jelly of your Maxamoo End of Year Sandwich. Aurin, Ben, David, Diep, Jack, Liz, Nicole, PennyMaria are here talking about whether they met their personal theatrical ambitions for the year, what their hopes and dreams are for 2019, and more!
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/maxamoonion-part-ii/
This year's look back was so chock full of conversation, we split it in three! Here's the peanutbutter and jelly of your Maxamoo End of Year Sandwhich. Aurin, Ben, David, Diep, Jack, Liz, Nicole, PennyMaria are here talking about whether they met their...
It’s been a while. Did you miss us? We missed you, and we couldn’t let the year end without one of our all hands on deck mega-episodes. Aurin, Ben, David, Diep, Jack, Liz, Nicole, and PennyMaria are here to share the highs and lows of 2018 in theatre and performance. This year we had so much to say, the episode will be in THREE parts! Enjoy!
It's been a while. Did you miss us? We missed you, and we couldn't let the year end without one of our all hands on deck mega-episodes. Aurin, Ben, David, Diep, Jack, Liz, Nicole, PennyMaria are here to share the highs and lows of 2018 in theatre and...
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NEW EPISODE - Jose talks to Erin Mee about her work with This Is Not A Theatre Company, which specializes in immersive, site-specific works. http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/interview-with-erin-mee-of-this-is-not-a-theatre-company/
Jose interviews Erin Mee, the co-artistic director of This Is Not a Theatre Company which specializes in immersive, site-specific theatre. Mee talks about the company's mission, workshops, and some of their most famous works including Pool Play, Cafe...
NEW EPISODE - Liz, PennyMaria and Jose talk about four shows, "Feeding the Dragon" at Cherry Lane Theatre, "Symphonie Fantastique" at HERE Arts Center, "Leisure Labor Lust" at The Tank, and "The Lucky Ones" at Connelly Theater
http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/feeding-the-dragon-the-lucky-ones-symphonie-fantastique-leisure-labor-lust/
Liz, PennyMaria, and Jose on what we've seen on the stage lately: Feeding the Dragon by Sharon Washington at Cherry Lane Theatre The Lucky Ones by The Bengsons at the Connelly Theatre Symphonie Fantastique by Basil Twist at HERE Arts Leisure Labor Lust...
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