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Theater People

Laura Benanti Part 1 (Episode 45)

Theater People

Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony Awards, Nyc, Musicals, Actors, Creative, Arts, Plays, Writers, Broadway, Theater, Society & Culture, Interview, Comedy, Producers, Performing Arts

4.8757 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2015

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Laura's interview was so funny, and honest, and inspiring, that we just couldn't stop asking her questions--so we had to make it a two-parter! You loved her in "The Sound of Music," "Swing" (Tony nomination), "Into The Woods," (Tony nomination), "Nine," Gypsy" (Tony WIN), "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (Tony nomination), NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!" And so many other things. In a word, she's AH-mazing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, theater people, Patrick here.

0:01.9

Before we get to our interview with Laura, we're going to make good on a Kickstarter reward.

0:05.8

This one is a fully produced commercial.

0:08.1

Here we go.

0:14.0

When you think of Shaboog in Wisconsin, you might think freshwater surfing capital of the world.

0:19.4

Or, is that what John Candy said in Home Alone? Or

0:23.0

go home Wisconsin, you're drunk, naming a city Shiboigan. What you probably don't know is that

0:28.4

Sheboygan has a booming theater and performing arts scene. And Roll Call, that's R-O-L-E,

0:34.7

is the podcast that highlights all the amazing theater happening in and around

0:38.3

Chiboyan all year long.

0:40.6

Beyond that, Roll Call is a podcast for anyone who loves theater but doesn't live in a big

0:44.8

city.

0:45.9

Join hosts Maria Grabo and Kurt Graves as they discuss the ins and outs and ups and downs of

0:50.7

community theater, touring shows, regional theater in the Midwest and Chicago,

0:55.5

and the occasional trips to the Great White Way.

0:58.0

If you long for 42nd Street but live next to a hayfield, if you see more heifers than

1:02.6

hoofers, if your 11 o'clock number starts at 10 o'clock central time, then you'll love

1:07.7

Roll Call podcast.

1:09.5

Subscribe to Roll Call, that's R-O-L-E, on iTunes or the Stitcher Radio app.

1:15.1

And by the way, the music you're hearing is written and performed by Maria's husband.

1:18.6

Isn't it badass? Check them out, you guys.

1:25.9

Give them a glove. Hello, fellow theater people.

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