The Playbill Podcast: A Show on Broadway
The two most common questions anyone at Playbill gets from friends or family are: "What's on Broadway? And what should I see?" The Playbill Podcast is here to help.
Each episode highlights a currently running Broadway show and features an interview with members of the cast and/or creative team. Hosted by Alex Birsh (Playbill's VP & COO), the podcast is co-hosted by an interchanging "theatre friend," someone at or connected to Playbill who is well-versed in Broadway within their own social circles, and often answers the question, "What Broadway show would I like?"
Whether you’re a Broadway veteran or just starting to explore, the Playbill Podcast brings you the magic of Broadway, one show at a time.
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2025
Death Becomes Her with Jennifer Simard and Christopher Sieber
The musical "Death Becomes Her" has become a Broadway mainstay, thrilling packed houses each night and building an impressive audience. For those of you who haven’t seen it, you may have heard a clip…
Take a Banana for the Ride with "Roastmaster General" Jeffrey Ross
On this episode of the Playbill Podcast, host Alex Birsh talks with "Roastmaster General" Jeff Ross about his new solo show, Take a Banana for the Ride. On Broadway through the end of September. Ross…
The magic of the MUNY with Rob McClure, Maggie Lakis, and Mike Isaacson
We here at Playbill hope you are having a great summer. It was a whirlwind, wonderful season on Broadway, capped by the Tony Awards in early June. We have slowed down a bit on podcast episode product…
My Life in the Theatre - Jonathan Groff
Hi Playbill Podcast listeners! We make a lot of content here at Playbill: for the Playbill programs, our website, and our social media/YouTube pages. While we’re working on future podcast episodes to…
Tony Awards Predictions with Adam Feldman and Elysa Gardner
The Tony Awards are on Sunday, June 8, and what better way to prepare for the big night than by talking about what could happen! As a Tony Awards partner, Playbill and host Alex Birsh (Playbill’s C.O…
Jeremy Jordan on Floyd Collins and his Tony nomination
In the early 1990s, college students Adam Guettel and Tina Landau embarked on a wild idea: writing a musical based on the strange-but-true story of Floyd Collins, the Kentucky man who got stuck in a …
Oh, Mary! with Cole Escola and Sam Pinkleton
Few shows on Broadway get to be considered a "breakout hit," but the original play Oh, Mary! at the Lyceum Theatre has officially hit the mainstream, hosting sold-out crowds and major celebrities lik…
&Juliet with Maya Boyd and Alison Luff
What would happen next if Shakespeare's Juliet decided not to take her own life? The story told each night at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre is an answer to that question.
&Juliet came to Broadway in 20…
Redwood with Idina Menzel
In this episode, we talk to Idina Menzel, one of Broadway's brightest stars, about her musical Redwood. Co-created by Menzel and writer/director Tina Landau, Redwood the Musical is about finding inne…
Operation Mincemeat with Natasha Hodgson and Jak Malone
This episode highlights one of the most captivating new Broadway shows today: Operation Mincemeat! Winner of London's Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2024, the show tackles the complex but exhilara…
SIX: The Musical with creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
When Broadway returned from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, it needed a jolt, a bolt of lightning. Happily, we did not just get one. We got SIX.
In this episode, host Alex Birsh talks with Toby Marlow …
Maybe Happy Ending with Darren Criss
Could a show about robots be Broadway's best new love story?
On this episode, we talk with Golden Globe winner Darren Criss (American Crime Story, Glee) who stars in Maybe Happy Ending, one of the buz…
Hadestown with Merle Dandridge and Carlos Valdes