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01/20/2020

The Best & Worst of 2019, Part II

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....

01/13/2020

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 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...

12/15/2019

Fires in the Mirror, The Inheritance, and Other Big Shows on Right Now

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:...

11/21/2019

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.

11/07/2019

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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/

10/24/2019

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/

10/16/2019

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/

10/12/2019

October Review – Sensory Immersive Shows and Off-Broadway Debuts

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 (...

09/26/2019

October Preview: The Off Broadway Season Begins

🔔 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...

09/12/2019

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/

09/06/2019

Anna Deavere Smith's 'Letters to a Young Artist'

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....

09/05/2019

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/

08/19/2019

August Preview – Hercules and More Musicals Cap Off the Summer as the Off-Broadway Season Begins

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...

07/18/2019

July Review – Shows from Ice Factory, Corkscrew, and Beyond

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...

07/04/2019

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!

06/20/2019

Interview with Kate Hamill of Little Women

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...

06/06/2019

June Preview – Outdoor Classical Theater, Imports, Summer Festivals, and More

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!

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...