Episode 36: Lisa Howard

Theater People

Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

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4.8 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2015

⏱️ 40 minutes

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We first discovered the incredible talent that is Lisa Howard back in 2006 when she starred as Rona Lisa Peretti in Bill Finn's '25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,' and became instant fans--I mean, that voice! We followed her career as she went into 'South Pacific,' 'Priscilla: Queen of the Desert,' and '9 to 5.' We were elated to find her back on Broadway this season in a starring role in 'It Shoulda Been You.' She is Drama Desk Award nominated for the role of Jenny and is bringing the ...

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0:00.0	Hey there, theater people. So you did it. Again, with 12 days left in our Kickstarter campaign, you got us to our one and only stretch goal of $6,000.
0:10.9	This is going to allow us to upgrade the show in just the most fun way possible. I really, I don't know how to thank you enough.
0:18.1	First, getting us to our initial goal of $5,000 in eight days and then getting
0:21.8	us to our stretch goal like a week later. I'm so completely blown away. I know you're probably
0:26.9	sick of hearing me say that, but I am. We had no idea what was going to happen when we launched
0:31.2	this campaign. So to have experienced the love and kindness and just general cheering on that we've
0:36.2	received over the last few weeks has been
0:37.8	completely validating and tremendous. So you've got another year of theater people coming your way.
0:42.8	We've already lined up incredible guests like Sierra Bages, Lena Hall, Carrie Butler.
0:47.4	We can't wait to bring them to you. It's still possible to give if you haven't and you want to.
0:51.5	You can find the link on our website. www.deaterpeople.com. That's theater with an ERP-P-L.com or by searching Kickstarter for the
1:00.1	Theater People podcast. I love you guys. Is that weird to say? Whatever. I love you guys.
1:06.0	All right. Now to the show. Hello, fellow theater people. Welcome to the theater people podcast. I'm Patrick
1:12.6	Kinds, your host. So here's the thing. I'm crazy about the show. It should have been you.
1:18.8	It's currently playing on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, and I just want to say,
1:22.8	go see it. It's fun. It's sentimental. It's hilarious, and it's making a star of today's guest,
1:29.0	the show's leading lady, the fabulous Lisa Howard. Like a lot of people, I first discovered Lisa
1:34.2	back in 2006 when she starred as Rona Lisa Peretti, one of the moderators in Bill Finn's
1:39.4	25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. I mean, that voice, you guys, good lord. I was a fan immediately.
1:46.8	I followed her career as she went into South Pacific, 9 to 5, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert,
1:51.5	and I was just elated to find her back on Broadway, and it should have been you. Acting in this show
1:56.3	alongside Broadway greats like Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris, Lisa more than holds her own. She
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