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12/20/2018

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 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...

12/19/2018

Maxamoonion Part I

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...

12/15/2018

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05/21/2018

Theatre Podcasts - 7 You Should Listen to in 2018 | Theatre Trip

So honored to be included in this awesome write up of theater podcasts!

Podcasts are a great way to get inspired, stay on top of new trends, and learn about interesting people. Click here for a whole range of different theatre podcasts for your enjoyment. So sit back, relax, and get listening!

04/18/2018

Interview with Erin Mee of This Is Not a Theatre Company

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...

04/11/2018

Feeding the Dragon, The Lucky Ones, Symphonie Fantastique, Leisure Labor Lust

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...

04/04/2018

The Wonder Women of R.Evolución Latina on Doing Shakespeare En Español

Jose interviews Denisse Ambert, Gabriela García and Heather Hogan of R.Evolucion Latina, who talk about empowering young performers by doing Shakespeare en español.

An interview with Denisse Ambert, Gabriela García and Heather Hogan of R.Evolución Latina. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher. Comments? Feedback? Find us on Facebook and Twitter...

03/07/2018

El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba, Terminus, and The Brobot Johnson Experience

NEW EPISODE - Liz, PennyMaria, and Jose discuss three new productions beyond Broadway in New York City, "Terminus" at New York Theatre Workshop, "El coronel no tiene quien le escriba" at Repertorio Español and "The Brobot Johnson Experience" at The Bushwick Starr

http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/el-coronel-no-tiene-quien-le-escriba-terminus-and-the-brobot-johnson-experience/

Liz, PennyMaria and Jose, and discuss three new productions beyond Broadway in New York City: El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba Adapted by Jorge Alí Triana & Verónica Triana (01:16) Terminus by Gabriel Jason Dean (09:40) The Brobot Johnson...

02/14/2018

Interview with ‘oyster’ Composer Joe Diebes on Expanding the Meaning of Opera

‪NEW EPISODE - Composer Joe Diebes on exploring Spotify’s “grandfather” in OYSTER and bringing opera to the 21st century http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/interview-with-oyster-composer-joe-diebes-on-expanding-the-meaning-of-opera/‬

An interview with composer and multidisciplinary artist Joe Diebes on his new work oyster and how he's expanding the meaning of opera. For tickets to oyster click here. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on iTunes, ...

12/27/2017

The Best & Worst of 2017, Part 2

Final podcast of the year, we discuss our favorite plays and musicals of the year and our hopes for theater in 2018

It's our annual tradition of gathering together our most frequent contributors to discuss the best and worst of the year in theater. Lindsay hosts and Patty, Aurin, Jose, Jack, Ben, Liz, and PennyMaria discuss the highs and lows in performance in...

12/20/2017

The Best & Worst of 2017, Part 1

It's the first half of our year-end extravaganza with Jack, Liz, Jose, Aurin, Patty, PennyMaria, and Ben (Lindsay hosts and Diep was there in spirit) discussing our year at the theater.

It's our annual tradition of gathering together our most frequent contributors to discuss the best and worst of the year in theater. Lindsay hosts and Patty, Aurin, Jose, Jack, Ben, Liz, and PennyMaria discuss the highs and lows in performance in New York...

11/15/2017

Solstice Party!, The Elephant in Every Room I Enter, Veil’d, Junk

NEW PODCAST, Diep, PennyMaria, and Lindsay chat about four shows on stage now.

Diep, PennyMaria, and Lindsay what we've seen on the stage lately: Solstice Party! by Susan Soon He Stanton from Live Source Theatre Group at A.R.T/New York Theatres (0:50) The Elephant in Every Room I Enter by Gardiner Comfort at Next Door At NYTW (10:33...

11/01/2017

November/December 2017 Preview

Our final preview episode of 2017 with Jose, Jack, and Lindsay. This month we're excited to see:

Describe the Night by Rajiv Joseph at Atlantic Theater Company

Hot Mess by Dan Rothenberg and Colleen Crabtree at The Theater Center

Hundred Days by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher at New York Theatre Workshop

Veil’d by Monet Hurst-Mendoza at Astoria Performing Arts Center

Fiasco Theater's Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare at Classic Stage Company

About School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh at MCC Theater

Playwrights’ Week at The Lark

Conquest of the Universe or When Queens Collide by Charles Ludlam at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club

The Pool: a pop-up theater company: Tania in the Getaway Van by Susan Bernfield, The Rafa Play by Peter Gil-Sheridan, and Washed Up on the Potomac by Lynn Rosen

Screen Play: The American Film Theatre at Quad Cinema

We're close to wrapping up our fourth year of podcasting. Unbelievable that this passion project has endured this long. Today we have our November and December preview with Jack, Jose, and Lindsay. Discussed are: Describe the Night by Rajiv Joseph at...

10/18/2017

Curvy Widow; Am I Dead?; Animal Wisdom

NEW POD! Patty, Lindsay, and Liz talk three very different shows on stage now!

New contributor Patty leads the discussion with Lindsay and Liz about three very different shows running right now in New York City. Curvy Widow by Bobby Goldman with music and lyrics by Drew Brody at the Westside Theatre Upstairs (0:55) Am I Dead? by...

10/11/2017

KPOP

NEW POD, a deep dive on KPOP

We loved KPOP and we wanted to go deep analyzing it. On this episode, Diep, Liz, and Lindsay critique and compliment the latest musical sensation from Ars Nova, Ma-Yi Theater, and Woodshed Collective. Here's Diep's article on KPOP in the New York Times: ...

10/04/2017

October Theater Preview, (mostly) Beyond Broadway

NEW POD, October preview.

New month, new shows! Aurin, Ben, and Lindsay discuss what we're looking forward to at the theater this month and the controversy surrounding The Flea's resident acting program known as The Bats. Syncing Inc by NSangou Njikam at The Flea (1:08) After The...

09/20/2017

The Rape of the Sabine Women, By Grace B. Matthias; On The Shore of the Wide World; In a Little Room

NEW POD, thrilled to welcome new contributor Patty Devery and the return of Aurin Squire, together with Lindsay, we discuss three shows beyond Broadway on stage now and Kara Walker's gallery show and The Legacy of Lynching exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Museum.

We welcome new contributor Patty and the return of Aurin with Lindsay for a rousing discussion of three plays on stage in New York City right now: The Rape of the Sabine Women, By Grace B. Matthias by Michael Yates Crowley from Playwrights Realm (2:20)...

09/14/2017

I Saw Myself in ‘Anastasia.’ And I Knew I Had to Leave Honduras.

I Saw Myself in ‘Anastasia.’ And I Knew I Had to Leave Honduras.

Alienated from his surroundings, an 11-year-old boy identified with an exiled cartoon princess. Thanks to a Broadway musical, he now has gotten to know her.

09/13/2017

New episode: an interview with Bernardo Cubria – playwright, actor, podcaster – about his new play, NEIGHBORS: A FAIR TRADE AGREEMENT, now playing at INTAR Theatre in a coproduction with Inviolet Theater.

http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/interview-with-bernardo-cubria-of-neighbors-a-fair-trade-agreement/

09/06/2017

September Theater Beyond Broadway Preview

We're back from summer break and very excited about the fall theater season. We preview September theater openings beyond Broadway with Liz, PennyMaria, and Lindsay.

We're back from summer break with our September preview of theater beyond Broadway. Liz, PennyMaria, and Lindsay discuss what they're most looking forward to seeing this month: KPOP conceived by Woodshed Collective and Jason Kim, book by Jason Kim, music...

08/30/2017

Interview with Mac Rogers and Jordana Williams on ‘Steal the Stars’ and Making Radio Plays

NEW PODCAST, an interview with Mac Rogers and Jordana Williams on their audio drama "Steal the Stars" http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/interview-with-mac-rogers-and-jordana-williams-on-steal-the-stars-and-making-radio-plays/

An interview with author Mac Rogers and director Jordana Williams on their new radio play Steal the Stars. To listen to Steal the Stars click here. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher....

08/16/2017

Interview with Magie Dominic About Her Memories of Caffe Cino

Jose talks to Caffe Cino's "accidental archivist" Magie Dominic about the birth of Off-Off-Broadway.

An interview with Magie Dominic, a poet, artist and memoirist who worked at Caffe Cino in the 1960s. Dominic reminisces about her first meeting with Joe Cino and talks about how the venue evolved from coffee house to the birthplace of Off-Off-...

08/09/2017

Interview with Zulema Clares of ‘Blind Spot’ – En Español

NEW PODCAST, in our first episode in Spanish, Jose talks to Zulema Clares of Repertorio Español about her process, how she became an actor, and her work in BLIND SPOT http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/interview-with-zulema-clares-of-blind-spot-en-espanol/

Jose speaks to Zulema Clares one of Repertorio Español's key players now starring in Blind Spot where she plays the mother of an undocumented immigrant who joins the Marines in order to become an American citizen. We spoke to Zulema about her...

08/09/2017

Interview with Pedro de León of ‘Blind Spot’

NEW PODCAST, Jose speaks to Pedro de León about his work in "Blind Spot", acting in two languages and why he wanted to be a part of Repertorio Español http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/interview-with-pedro-de-leon-of-blind-spot/

Jose speaks to Pedro de León who is making his Repertorio Español debut in Blind Spot as an undocumented immigrant who joins the Marines in order to become an American citizen. Pedro speaks about his origins, working in two languages and some of his...

07/05/2017

Interview with Sheila Callaghan of The Kilroys

This week Jose Solis talks to Sheila Callaghan about her new play "(Not) Water" at 3LD Art & Technology Center + 3-Legged Dog Media & Theater plus her activism and involvement in The Kilroys' List.

Jose speaks to playwright/activist Sheila Callaghan about The Kilroys 2017 list and her play (Not) Water currently at 3LD Art & Technology Center. The Kilroys 2017 List. (Not) Water by Sheila Callaghan at 3LD Art & Technology Center Subscribe to...

06/21/2017

Say Something Bunny!, Ghost Light, Sweetee, Cost of Living & Streepshow!

NEW PODCAST, Liz, Jose, and Lindsay discuss Say Something Bunny by Alison S.M. Kobayashi at UNDO Project Space, Ghost Light by Zach Morris from Third Rail Projects NYC at LCT3, Sweetee by Gail Kriegel at Ford Foundation Studio Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center, Cost of Living by Martyna Majok at Manhattan Theatre Club, and Streepshow! by Jay Stull at The Connelly Theater, PLUS what we're looking forward to...

05/31/2017

It’s getting hot, go inside, our June Theater Preview

It's our June preview, talking about what we're excited to see this month. Ben, PennyMaria, and Lindsay preview Summerworks 2017 from Clubbed Thumb at The Wild Project, Ghost Light from Third Rail Projects NYC at Lincoln Center, Bella at Playwrights Horizons, ANT Fest at Ars Nova, Raw Bacon from Poland at Abrons Arts Center, Master from The Foundry Theatre, Somebody's Daughter at Second Stage Theater Uptown, Say Something Bunny!, Streepshow, Cost of Living at Manhattan Theatre Club, and Kill Move Paradise at The National Black Theatre: Institute for Action Arts.

Ben, PennyMaria, and Lindsay discuss what we're looking forward to at the theater beyond Broadway this month. We revisit annual summer favorites like ANT Fest at Ars Nova and Second Stage Uptown plus world premieres, immersive theater, a couple of wacky...

05/17/2017

3/Fifths, Sojourners, Her Portmanteau, World Builders

New podcast, Diep, Lindsay, and new contributor PennyMaria from To See Or Not To See discuss 3/Fifths at 3LD Art & Technology Center + 3-Legged Dog Media & Theater, Sojourners and Her Portmanteau at New York Theatre Workshop, and World Builders from Flux Theatre Ensemble.

05/10/2017

🔊 Listen Now: The Blessing (And Curse?) Of Miss Saigon

Hear writer, podcaster and all-round extraordinary human Diep on NPR's Code Switch talking about Miss Saigon and if you haven't read Diep's article on this, it is must read, http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/04/13/i-am-miss-saigon-and-i-hate-it/

Code Switch on NPR One | 21:58

05/03/2017

May Preview: Too Many Plays and Musicals to List

NEW PODCAST previewing what we're excited to see this month with Jack, Jose, and Lindsay. http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/may-preview-too-many-plays-and-musicals-to-list/

04/12/2017

Performeteria, CasablancaBox, The Profane, American Mill No. 2, The Terrifying

A new pod with Jose, Lindsay, and new contributor Ben chatting about what they’ve seen lately at the theater in New York City.

04/05/2017

Expecting an Awesome April

Jack, Liz and Lindsay share what they’re looking forward to at the theater this month: Samara from Soho Rep., The Antipodes from Signature Theatre Company, American Mill No. 2 from Pioneers Go East Collective, The Profane at Playwrights Horizons, This at New York Live Arts, CasablancaBox at HERE Arts Center, Reading and Workshop Series: Public Studio at The Public Theater, Ink’d from The Playwrights Realm, The New Black Fest at The Lark, and Mentor Project at Cherry Lane Theatre, Vanity Fair at The Pearl Theatre Company, and Garjana – A Completely Immersive Dance Workout Experience to benefit Food Tank.

04/04/2017

HADESTOWN, SWEENEY TODD, INDECENT, OSLO and More Top 2017 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations

Nominations for the 32nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway

The Off-Broadway League today announced nominations in 19 categories for the 32nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.

03/15/2017

The Light Years, The Moors, Villa, and Sundown, Yellow Moon

New podcast with Jose, Diep, and Lindsay discussing four new shows that opened this week: Villa from The Play Company, The Moors from The Playwrights Realm, The Light Years from Playwrights Horizons, and Sundown, Yellow Moon from Ars Nova plus what we're looking forward to. http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/the-light-years-the-moors-villa-and-sundown-yellow-moon/

Jose, Diep and Lindsay discuss four new shows opening this week beyond Broadway: The Light Years from The Debate Society at Playwrights Horizons The Moors by Jen Silverman presented by The Playwrights Realm at The Duke on 42nd Street Sundown, Yellow Moon...

02/22/2017

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Beardo, The Neo-Futurists, Repertorio Español, Girl X and Blurred Lines

NEW PODCAST, Liz, Jose, and Lindsay discuss The Great American Drama from The New York Neo-Futurists, En El Nombre De Salomé from Repertorio Español, Girl X from Japan Society,
Beardo from Pipeline Theatre Company, Everybody from Signature Theatre Company, and Blurred Lines Girl Be Heard.

We're baaaaack and so excited to be here! Liz, Jose and Lindsay discuss six new shows from beyond Broadway in New York City. What we saw: The Great American Drama, created by Connor Sampson, The New York Neo-Futurists (00:59) En El Nombre De Salomé,...