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Welcome to Superfluous with Alena and Jeanette! These scrappy gals will be sharing only the best non-essential information with you! Through two vaguely related stories they will fill your head with facts you never knew you wanted, but deep down you really need. Only the good stuff. Just the froth. So get ready to be just a little bit smarter about something that probably won’t do you much good- Superfluous! Podcast Music by Jeff Stovall: https://soundcloud.com/backhousetranscendental
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The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales
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Intimate, personal conversations with the biggest talents from professional theatre, tv, film, and more. Hear their secrets, what makes them laugh, stresses them out, and how they manage the anxiety of success. We feature both stars and creatives such as producers, stage managers, directors, press and marketing agents, or even the people who own the theaters or productions themselves. This is a podcast for artists, made by artists. With over 2 decades of experience in film and theatre both ...
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Ep211 - Elizabeth Teeter: Spilling the Deetz about Beetlejuice the Musical
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When Elizabeth Teeter found out she will be taking on the role of Lydia Deetz in the beloved musical, Beetlejuice, the world suddenly shut down due to COVID and she never got to take her first bow as Lydia. Now, two years later, Elizabeth recalls what it felt like as well as the things she did while dealing with the new normal, including some perfo…
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Ep210 - SIX Queens: Khaila Wilcoxon, Jasmine Forsberg, Storm Lever, Olivia Donalson, & Gabriela Carrillo
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Get to know Khaila Wilcoxon, Jasmine Forsberg, Storm Lever, Olivia Donalson, and Gabriela Carrillo from the first national tour of SIX THE MUSICAL as they share their journey from auditioning for the show to joining the Aragon tour. They talk about the different and interesting auditioning processes each of them went through and the stress and diff…
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Ep209 - Jared Grimes: Finding His Purpose as a Quadruple Threat
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With credits in singing, dancing, acting and choreographing, and now a 2022 Tony Nominee for his role in Broadway's first-ever revival of Funny Girl, Jared Grimes deserves the title “quadruple threat”. The Broadway Star recalls his early days when he would tap dance and perform in the New York City subway and other spots in the city. Jared shares t…
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From Cautionary Tales: Bless the Coal-black Hearts of the Broadway Critics
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Here’s a special preview of the Cautionary Tales podcast from Pushkin Industries. On Cautionary Tales, bestselling author Tim Harford shares stories of human error, natural disasters, and tragic catastrophes from history that contain valuable lessons for today. In this preview, you’ll hear about Movin Out', the 2002 Billy Joel-inspired Broadway sho…
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Episode 55: Art and Manifestation by Delao
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Jeanette and Alena interview the incredible artist Lance Delao. Delao works primarily with duct tape, making photorealistic portraits. His work has been featured most recently at the Van Gogh Interactive exhibit that is traveling the country. He is a master of manifestation and an inspiration for following your dreams! You can find his amazing art …
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Ep208 - Kaden Kearney & Kalyn West: Emma and Alyssa in the Nat'l Tour of "The Prom"
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Starring opposite each other in the national tour of The Prom, Kaden Kearney and Kalyn West talk about what it’s like to be part of the award-winning musical. With Kalyn being a part of the Broadway cast and Kaden being relatively newer to the scene, the two talk about their experience going on a national tour during a pandemic and the challenges t…
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Ep207 - Rachel Dratch: Her Tony-Nominated Role in POTUS is no Debbie Downer
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Rachel Dratch recently had her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, a play by Selina Fillinger. With three decades of experience in the business, Rachel recalls her SNL days where she worked for seven years and compares the pressure that came along with it and how it differs from doing Br…
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Ep206 - Dave Harris: He is his own Exception to the Rule
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With two of his plays, Tambo & Bones and Exception to the Rule, being produced simultaneously, Dave Harris shares his chaotic but exciting schedule as he goes back and forth to LA and New York to help and make sure everything is in order on their openings. He talks about his relationship with writing and how switching from a public school to a priv…
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Ep205 - David Morse: The Green Mile to Broadway
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2022 Tony Nominee(!!) David Morse is reprising his role for Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive, making it's Broadway debut! David recalls his journey from loving theatre in high school to joining the Boston Repertory Company and eventually moving to New York to join the Circle Repertory Company. He also shares what mad…
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Ep204 - A.J. Shively: This History Nerd is on Broadway!
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A.J. shares how he had to learn Irish step dance for the new Broadway musical, Paradise Square where plays the role of Owen Duignan. He also talks about his acting career which started at a young age, from landing his first professional job for the national tour of the Sound of Music and living in New York to pursue his dreams, to moving back to Oh…
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Ep203 - Alyssa May Gold: "There are doctors who do heart surgery, and then there are actors who work on your heart."
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Alyssa May Gold recently made her Broadway debut alongside Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse in the long-anticipated Broadway premiere of How I Learned To Drive. She was previously seen in WP Theater/Second Stage’s acclaimed world premiere of Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, and other New York credits include Arcadia (Broadway), Juliet + Romeo, Julius Cae…
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Ep202 - Simon Bailey: A West End Bad Boy with a New Take on Moulin Rouge's 'The Duke'
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Actor Simon Bailey hails from London, where his career on the West End is booming. He trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, and his West End credits include Heathers: The Musical, Jersey Boys (Tommy DeVito), The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul), Enjolras in the 21st Anniversary cast of Les Miserables, I Can’t Sing! The X-Factor Musica…
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Episode 54: Superfluous Book Club: Moonwalking With Einstein
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Episode 54: Superfluous Book Club: Moonwalking With Einstein Our first book club! We read the fantastic book Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer In this episode we discuss the book. Don’t worry if you haven’t read it, we will give you the cliff notes. But if you would like to read it, it will enha…
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Ep201 - Michael Maliakel: Making His Broadway Debut as Aladdin
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Michael Maliakel recently made his Broadway debut, following Broadway’s reopening, starring in the title role of Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Additional credits include the National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul u/s), Anything Can Happen: The Songs of Maury Yeston, Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep), and She Loves Me (Pla…
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Ep200 - Patti LuPone: Broadway Royalty
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Combined across the Emmys, Grammys, Olivier and Tony Awards, Patt LuPone has 14 nominations and six wins. Her resume includes 27 Broadway credits, including Eva Perón in the original Broadway production of Evita (1st Tony Award), Anything Goes, Sweeney Todd, Noises Off, Rose in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy (2nd Tony Award), Women on the Verge…
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Ep199 - Reeve Carney: He Originally Said 'No' To Hadestown
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Reeve Carney is an actor, singer-songwriter, and musician, who may be best known for originating the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway, and playing Orpheus in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown. Other notable roles include his portrayal of Dorian Gray in the Showtime ser…
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Ep198 - Eva Noblezada: Struggling with the word 'Perfect'
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Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of eating disorders. At the age of 25, Eva Noblezada is a two time Tony Award nominee, a Grammy Award winner, and a WhatsOnStage Award winning actress and singer. She starred as Kim in Cameron Mackintosh’s London revival of Miss Saigon when she was 17 years old, and shortly after played Eponine in t…
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Ep197 - Telly Leung & Cameron Adams: The importance of Ensemblists
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Telly and Cameron discuss the inspiration behind the documentary Ensemble, the catharsis of filming it, and the resilience of the 13 very diverse people in different stages of their life and career who are featured on screen. They share thoughts on George Takei’s legacy as an artist, activist and producer, and how his career encouraged and cleare…
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Episode 53: The Rubes: Machines and Cubes
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Episode 53: The Rubes: Machines and Cubes Rube Goldberg Machines and Blindfolded Rubik’s Cube How can you make that easy task way harder? Alena tells us about the man behind the machine, Rube Goldberg. Jeanette tells us about solving Rubik’s Cubes while blindfolded and the insane memory skills that it entails. First Superfluous Book Club pick: Moon…
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Ep196 - Trent Saunders, T. Oliver Reid, Eddie Noel Rodríguez: Being Hermes
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What makes the heart, soul, and sound of Hermes? Ask three different Hermes u/s and get three different answers. That speaks to the brilliance of the Hadestown creative team, and their encouragement to anyone who steps into the winged shoes of Hermes to bring their actual selves to the role. With us in this episode are T. Oliver Reid, Trent Saunder…
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Ep195 - Mauro Refosco: David Byrne's American Utopia
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A professional percussionist, Mauro Refosco has performed and recorded with artists such as David Byrne, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Thom Yorke’s Atoms for Peace. After beginning his touring career in 1994 as Byrne’s percussionist, he returned to NYC and joined cult creative ensemble The Lounge Lizards, playing experimental punk jazz. He formed h…
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Ep194 - Kay Trinidad and Malcolm Armwood: The Fate of Swings in Hadestown
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Malcolm Armwood made his Broadway debut as a swing in Hadestown, and can currently be seen playing one of the workers. He previously starred in the national tours of Motown: The Musical and Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and other credits include Grease, Ragtime, Hairspray, and Showboat. Kay Trinidad is part of the original Broadway cast of Hadestown, and has …
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Ep193 - Tara Jackson & Sayo Oni: Taking Us Way Down Underground to Hadestown!
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Tara Jackson and Sayo Oni, both triple threats, recently made their Broadway debuts in Hadestown. Originally from Canada, Tara Jackson was previously part of the Hadestown Canadian premiere, and is now assistant dance captain, a swing, and an understudy for The Fates in Hadestown on Broadway. Sayo Oni recently completed his junior fall semester at …
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Ep192 - Alysia Reiner & David Alan Basche: Power Couple and Acting/Producing Powerhouse
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Alysia Reiner and David Alan Basche are a power couple of TV, film and theater. Alysia may be best known for playing Natalie “Fig” Figueroa, a warden on Orange is the New Black, and has a plethora of additional credits including Better Things, The Deuce, Masters of Sex, How to Get Away with Murder, 30 Rock and the upcoming production of Mrs. Marvel…
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Bonus - The Music Man (Opening Night Red Carpet Interviews)
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Join me live on the red carpet for the opening night of The Music Man! In this episode we hear from Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Jerry Zaks, Warren Carlyle, Jayne Howdyshell, Jefferson Mays, Daniel Patrick Russell, Drew Minard, Eloise Kropp, Kammie Crum, Marie Mullen, Jordan Beall, Maria Briggs, Phillip Boykin, Ronnie S Bowman, Sherisse Springer, G…
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Ep191 - Robert W Schneider: Director, Producer, Podcaster
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Robert Schneider is one of Feinstein's/54 Below original programming producers, a freelance director, and co-host of the popular podcast Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, the official podcast of BroadwayWorld. Some of his favorite directing credits include Memphis (Regional Premiere), Rock of Ages (Millbrook Playhouse), The Last Five Y…
Episode 52: Abominations in the Attic VC Andrews and Blanche Monnier Jeanette tells about the author VC Andrews, who is responsible for warping a whole generation of readers (Gen X I’m talking about you…) Alena tells us about a REAL flower in the attic, the tragic story of Blanche Monnier Flowers In the Attic book review: Flowers in the Attic (V.C.…
