The Broadway Beat Podcast

I’m coming to the cottage - AND listening to the podcast! Season four of The Broadway Beat Podcast breaks the ice with Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody writer Dylan MarcAurele and cast member Ryan Duncan. Then, local food delivery person Wanda stops by to drop a bombshell about the hit parody. Plus, we play a Canadian weather-based trivia game! You’ll learn what a Jet Stream is.
 
00:00:00 - WELCOME TO SEASON 4!
00:02:50 - The Return of Dylan MarcAurele 
00:27:05 - Delivery's here! It's Wanda!
00:40:29 - Canada Dry or Canada Sopping Wet
 
Follow Dylan - @dylanmarcaureleFollow Ryan - @runyoncalFollow Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody - @heatedrivalryparody
 
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

Say cheese! Theatre photographer Rebecca Michelson joins us to discuss photographing your favorite Broadway stars, Beaches the Musical, and how photos actually steal part of your soul. Then, Zach’s Dad’s New Wife stops by to chat about Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which she got us tickets for I guess?
 
00:00:00 - LIVE SHOW ALERT: The Broadway BeaTonys
00:01:38 - Rebecca Michelson
00:22:50 - Zach's Dad's New Wife is here!
00:34:05 - PICTURE THIS!
 
Follow Rebecca - @rebeccajmichelsonFollow Julia - @juliazhen_
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: @bwaybeatnews
TikTok: @thebroadwaybeat
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

Put some flour in your cake, because we’ve got Sir Brock Warren (Death Becomes Her) on the pod! We’re talking dessert, fashion, stubbing your toe as performance art, and what actors really say to each other when they fake talk on stage. Then, notorious Broadway Bootlegger Salvatore Lime stops by for an inside look at the world of filming live theatre. Plus, our shortest segment of all time!
 
00:00 - Hello, Headlines!
02:04 - Sir Brock, our new friend
20:50 - Salvatore Lime, Broadway Bootlegger
33:46 - STAGE FRIGHT, our new thing
 
Follow Sir Brock - @only1sirbrockFollow Ryan - @ryankristopik
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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TikTok: @thebroadwaybeat
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

Oh you dog! Troy Iwata (The Daily Show, Be More Chill) joins us to chat about sleep, drugs, jokes that don’t land, his Wikipedia’s “personal life” section & more. Then, dog actor Oliver Starlight (Allison Mintz) joins us to talk about being a career Sandy in Annie. Plus, we bring back everybody's favorite game, Be More Chill or Be Less Chill!
 
00:00 - Hello (ft. an Understudy)
02:11 - Troy Iwata
24:35 - Woof, It's Oliver Starlight
40:17 - Be More Chill or Be Less Chill
 
Follow Troy -  @mrtroyiwataFollow Allison -  @allisonmintz
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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TikTok: @thebroadwaybeat
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

It’s The Broadway Beat’s 2026 Spring Preview! Editors Zach Raffio, HaleyJane Rose and Edward Precht walk you through all of the season’s new plays and musicals, which are all 100% real. Plus some surprise special guests drop by to talk about THEIR real musicals! 
 
00:00 - Hellooooo
02:24 - What's coming to Broadway?
13:29 - These upcoming shows are NOT fake!
27:20 - Shaggy and Baggy, surprise guests
 
HaleyJane Rose: @haleyisfamous
Edward Precht: @pertoltprecht
Zach Raffio: @zachraffio
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.
 

Hey baby! Eleri Ward (Internal Rituals, Gatsby: An American Myth) joins this week’s eppy to discuss recording music in a closet, what if Gatsby took place in Boston, and how a wake is really a rehearsal for a funeral. Then, The Broadway Ghostwriter stops by to discuss helping theatre performers transition into the world of pop music. Plus a round of The Broadway Beat’s Jimmy Fallon Wheel of Impressions!
 
00:00:00 - Welcome back and headlines00:02:09 - Eleri Ward00:21:46 - The Broadway Ghost Writer00:38:09 - The Broadway Ghost Writer shares his lyrics!00:44:54 - The Broadway Beat’s Jimmy Fallon Wheel of Impressions
 
Follow Eleri - @eleriwardFollow Rocky - @rockypaterra
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

Intermission is over and new episodes have ARRIVED! Season three kicks off with special guest Emma Pittman (Broadway’s The Outsiders) as we discuss winning The Search for Roxie, student audiences, and box office grosses are looking at the Jacobs these days. Then, raccoon Tyler joins us to discuss being evicted from the Delacorte Theatre. And finally, we play a game of Outsider or Insider! 
00:00:00 - Welcome back and headlines00:03:20 - Emma Pittman00:20:19 - Tyler the Delacorte Raccoon00:33:23 - Let's play Outsider or Insider!
 
Follow Emma - @emmapittmanofficial
Follow Ben  - @ben.schrager
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

It’s our season two finale! We made it. Louis Peitzman (Vulture) joins us to gab and gab about armpit acting, immersive theatre, and selling the food a character makes on stage. Then, Patti LuPone’s life standby Lorna Portillo gives us an inside look at one of Broadway’s most coveted gigs. Plus, one of our famous “games”! 
See you in a few weeks for season three!
 
00:00:00 - Hiiii, Headlines, Third H Thing00:03:08 - Louis Peitzman, everybody!00:21:49 - Lorna Portillo, Patti LuPone's Life Standby00:39:14 - It's A Scream!
 
Follow Louis - @louispeitzman 
Follow Michael - @michaelabber 
 
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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TikTok: @thebroadwaybeat
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

Get in your time machines! Theatre historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper (The Jonathan Larson Project, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out) stops by the pod to discuss some of her favorite Broadway history, exactly where she was when multiple famous people died, a forbidden hard drive, and much more. Then, "investor" Terrance Rozier teaches us all about Broadway show betting.
 
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines00:01:51 - Jennifer Ashley Tepper is here! 00:18:12 - Terrance Rozier gives us the odds00:32:01 - RAPID RAFFIO
 
Follow Jennifer - @jenashtep
Follow Mike - @thewrongcatdied
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.

We got booped! Ricky Schroeder (BOOP! The Musical) stops by to discuss his Broadway debut, pitch some merch, and finally reveal whether or not the Pudgy puppet is sentient. Then, legendary Broadway agent Gloria Burbank joins us and tells it how to make it in this biz (hint: don't be an uggo). Plus, a game!
 
00:00:00 - Hello and headlines00:02:56 - Ricky Schroeder gets Booped00:19:52 - Gloria Burbank, talent agent to the stars00:37:46 - We play Broadway Hit or No Way, Git!
 
Follow Ricky - @rickyaschroeder, @rickyasch
Follow Britt - @brittymigs 
 
Follow the Broadway Beat on:
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TikTok: @thebroadwaybeat
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The Broadway Beat Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Zach Raffio. It is produced and engineered by HaleyJane Rose, with additional contributions by associate producer Edward Precht. The theme song is composed by JaKe Rose and sung by Patti Lupone.