Rebecca Luker

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

4.8 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Legendary three-time Tony nominee talks "Fun Home," The secrets to having a long career, and we even talk politics! Rebecca made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway cast of "The Phantom of the Opera"--She was a Christine standby before eventually taking over the role full time. Other highlights from her amazing career on Broadway include Lily in "The Secret Garden," Magnolia in "Showboat,"Maria in "The Sound of Music," and Marian in "The Music Man."

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0:00.0	Today's episode of the Theater People podcast is brought to you by TodayTix. Download the app in
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0:09.2	first purchase. That code again is Theater People, which of course is theater with an ERPPL.
0:16.8	Hey theater people, Patrick here. Two quick things. First, just for the next two months or so,
0:22.2	we're going back to our bi-weekly format so you can expect new episodes every other Monday.
0:27.4	I promise you there is a really good reason for this, one that is going to blow your mind,
0:32.3	and we will be announcing it in the next couple of weeks. Second, I just wanted to take a quick
0:37.2	second to recommend the latest
0:38.5	podcast from theater podcast productions, which is called BroadwayCon the podcast, which is a
0:43.6	partnership between us and the huge Broadway fan convention, BroadwayCon. On Broadway
0:48.5	on BroadwayCon the podcast, we have conversations with huge Broadway stars and the people who make
0:52.5	Broadway magic happen from someplace offstage.
0:55.2	It's less about reflecting over careers the way we do on theater people and more about having
0:59.8	conversations about the business, what sparked their desire to pursue their Broadway dreams,
1:04.2	what it means to be a part of the Broadway community, and the politics of casting,
1:07.8	creating, and producing for the theater. We release new episodes every
1:11.5	Wednesday. This week's episode features conversations with Tony winning actress Lena Hall and
1:16.3	Tony winning composer Janine Tesori. You can subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or any place else that
1:21.5	podcasts live. You can also stream episodes at Broadwaycon.com slash podcast. Episodes are produced and hosted by me and i promise you're
1:30.2	going to love them so check it out okay now to the show welcome to the theater people podcast i'm
1:40.2	patrick kinds your host i've always longed for adventure to do the things I've never dared.
1:50.2	Now here I'm facing adventure.
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