Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

Broadway Podcast Network

Behind the scenes with the biggest stars on Broadway, Off Broadway and beyond. Hosted by Gordon Cox.

257 Episodes

Stars Shine at Variety's Business of Broadway
10/22/2025
1:44:52
In this final, super-sized episode of Stagecraft: Listen in on insightful conversations with Broadway's biggest talents, recorded during Variety's annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National Bank. We've got Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talking "Waiting for Godot"; Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher on "Chess"; Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, F. Murray Abraham, Lindsey Ferrentino and Michael Arden on "Queen of Versailles"; and John Clay III, Lear deBessonet, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz on "Ragtime."This is the final episode of Stagecraft as a regularly scheduled podcast, but host Gordon Cox will be contributing theater segments to Variety's daily news briefing, Daily Variety. And stay subscribed to this feed for occasional, standalone episodes of theater talk in the coming months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meet Lincoln Center Theater's New Leader
9/2/2025
37:45
Now kicking off her first season as artistic director of New York's influential Lincoln Center Theater with a revival of "Ragtime," Lear deBessonet talks spectacle, sacred space, community, the value of theater, her season line-up, and what she sees when she looks ahead to the future of LCT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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'Hamilton' at 10
8/5/2025
1:00:31
In a panel discussion recorded outdoors as part of the Backyard at Hudson Yards series, four actors who have starred in "Hamilton" over the years — Thayne Jasperson, Miguel Cervantes, Hannah Cruz, and Edred Utomi — celebrate the show's 10th birthday by sharing their experience of the show's legacy, telling backstage tales from their time in the show, and revealing their most embarrassing on-stage screw-ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Lambert Was Always a Musical Theater Kid
7/22/2025
38:53
The recording artist and "American Idol" alum discusses his upcoming appearance as Judas opposite Cynthia Erivo in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Hollywood Bowl, and shares stories of his early years as a musical theater kid before "American Idol" made him a rock star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘Viola’s Room,' Videogames and the Future of Punchdrunk
7/8/2025
35:46
Felix Barrett, the artistic director of Punchdrunk and the creator of “Sleep No More,” takes listeners behind the scenes of “Viola’s Room,” the company’s latest genre-defying piece, and explains why the future of immersive theater might look a lot like videogames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How the Muny in St. Louis Celebrated Its Tony Win
6/24/2025
42:22
Mike Isaacson, the artistic director of the Muny in St. Louis, on celebrating the 107-year-old institution's Tony win, how to survive St. Louis summer heat, and what shocked Heather Headley the last time she was there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Purpose' Was a Race to the Finish
5/27/2025
42:23
Three Tony-nominated actors from the cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning best play nominee "Purpose" — LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Glenn Davis, and Jon Michael Hill — share the story of the show's development and reveal the challenges and joys of working with a playwright who can't help but rewrite up to very, very last minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bob Odenkirk's 30-Year Road to 'Glengarry Glen Ross'
5/13/2025
33:41
The Emmy-winning actor and writer ("Better Call Saul") discusses his Tony-nominated Broadway debut in "Glengarry Glen Ross" — and shares his 30-year-old pitch to playwright David Mamet to do the play with a cast full of comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Real Women' Have Songs by Joy Huerta
4/29/2025
39:16
Huerta, one half of the Grammy winning band Jesse & Joy, and her co-songwriter Benjamin Velez discussing bringing the new musical "Real Women Have Curves" to Broadway — and share the surprising details of how the two of them wrote songs together, while apart, during lockdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Climbing ‘Redwood’ With Idina Menzel
4/15/2025
41:27
The Tony-winning Broadway favorite takes listeners on a tour of her dressing room, reveals her favorite part of her new musical “Redwood,” and reflects on “Rent,” “Wicked,” and what she’s most proud of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Stagecraft with Gordon Cox

Broadway Podcast Network

257 Episodes

Stars Shine at Variety's Business of Broadway

Meet Lincoln Center Theater's New Leader

'Hamilton' at 10

Adam Lambert Was Always a Musical Theater Kid

‘Viola’s Room,' Videogames and the Future of Punchdrunk

How the Muny in St. Louis Celebrated Its Tony Win

'Purpose' Was a Race to the Finish

Bob Odenkirk's 30-Year Road to 'Glengarry Glen Ross'

'Real Women' Have Songs by Joy Huerta

Climbing ‘Redwood’ With Idina Menzel