Broadway Podcast Network has announced the debut of The Drama Book Show!, your gateway to the world of theater. Each episode is recorded in front of a live audience at Drama Book Shop.
Hosts Marc-Eugene Garcia and David Rigano, both experienced playwrights and close friends, engage in dynamic interviews with a diverse range of guests ranging from Broadway to Off-Broadway to Off-Off-Broadway.
Episodes air weekly, and the latest episode celebrates Women's History Month and Broadway's leading women, featuring a two-part featurette starring Kelli O'Hara, Tonya Pinkins, Mary Beth Piel, and Faith Prince. It has become.
“At Drama Book Shop, our team, authors, and guests love to share their love of theater and talk about it. Our in-store events are a great opportunity to generate vibrant dialogue within this theater community. ,” Mark Eugene said. “Inspired by the enthusiasm for these events over the past few years, we have partnered with the Broadway His Podcast Network to extend our events beyond the physical space, allowing all guests, regardless of location, to join in on theatrical discussions. We decided to allow them to participate.”
Previous guests and moderators include Rick Pender, Matthew McLachlan and David Zayas, Joe Traczuk and Rob Rokicki, Bernie Ardia, Patrick Page and Erma Linz Cainfield. Upcoming guests and hosts this season include Charles Bush, Cynthia Santos-DeCuir and Mika Espinosa, Kelly Cervantes and Miguel Cervantes, Joe Iconis, Emily Mann and Alexis Green, Nora Brigid Monaghan, Alexander Sage Owen and Charles Kirsch, Teresa Rebeck, Carol Rocamora, and Ali. Stroker and Stacey Davidowitz, Julian Schosburg and Susan Stroman, and Robert Viagas.
About the host
Mark-Eugene Garcia is a Mexican/Honduran playwright and member of the Playwrights Guild. He is a graduate of the City University of New York and studied libretto and lyric writing at the Academy of New Musical Theater and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. His works include Eight Tales of Pedro (Queens Theatre, Secret Theatre), Standby (NYC Fringe, Fringe Encores, NYMF), and Shining in Misery: A King-Size Parody (Capital City Theatre). , 54 Below) and The Holy Cows of Credence. South Dakota, Facing East: A new musical and (un)missed connections. Other works include “With Bated Breath” and “What Friends Are For.” His plays are published by his Theatrical Rights Worldwide and Next Stage Press and can be found at Drama Book Shop. His achievements include the 2021 Jerry Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre, the 2018 Unfringed Festival of the Year, the 2016 Vancouver Ovation Award nomination, and the 2013 Planet Connections Outstanding Book Award. · Of New Musical Nominations, 2012 Jacob, and more. Weiser Award for Playwriting, given to a fully realized drama. His song “Hold Tight”, co-written with Jaime Lozano and performed by Grammy-nominated Raul Midon, is included on the album Songs by an Immigrant, with liner notes. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the song, called it a “heartbreaking song.” He is also known for reliving his high school theater production Into the Woods on the ABC TV reality show Encore!. Kristen Bell will host.
David Rigano is an award-winning musical theater writer and director. With his brother and co-creator Paul Rigano, he wrote You Heard It Here (NY Winterfest 2017 Best Original Score), We Were Wild, Get the Duchess, and the book of the musical Awaken: a Sleeping Beauty. , writes music and lyrics. They also co-wrote the score for The Holy Cows of Credence South Dakota with book writer Marc-Eugene Garcia and produced the long-running Ides of March Extravaganza. David and Paul were awarded the 2018 Town Stages Fellowship to produce the music talk show 'Broadway on Deck' and their 2020 music video 'Screen to Screen' was awarded the Rave Theater Social -Won the Distancing Festival. David's plays include “Life Lessons with Susan Gale,'' “What We Deserve,'' “A Different Old Story,'' and “Opposite Attraction.'' As a director, David has led new musicals through workshops and his early work, The Nutcracker. The Musical, Planet Wongo's Wild His Woman, All His Stars: Best of His Broadway Musicals, and his own award-winning You Heard It Here. When he's not directing or writing, David can be found cooking with his cats or munching on murder mysteries.
To listen to The Drama Book Show!, visit bpn.fm/DramaBookShow or wherever you get your podcasts.
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