CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy
by Ed TracyCONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy is a Chicago-based interview series featuring engaging and thoughtful discussion with authors and influential leaders in the arts, media and business.
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Episodes
MICHAEL GARFIELD LEVINE - Spinning My Wheels
43m · PublishedMichael Garfield Levine joins the Conversation to discuss his solo show “Spinning My Wheels” that chronicles the touching, disturbing and often humorous arc of Levine’s Vermont theatre experiences to the streets of New York and, ultimately, a path of acceptance and survival.
Levine will perform his show on Thursday, April 11th at the Royall Tyler Theatre on the campus of the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont as a prelude to that theatre's 50th Anniversary Celebration on April 12-13.
The 7:00 pm performance is free, but reservations are required by emailing: [email protected].
Season 7 Episode 1 Originally posted March 22, 2024
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago - Kerry Sheehan
29m · PublishedTeatro ZinZanni Chicago returns with an exciting, new show created by Joe DePaul and offering one of the most unique entertainment experiences anywhere.
General manager and producer, Kerry Sheehan, joins the CONVERVATION to tell us about the show that is set in the exquisite 100-year-old Belgian Spiegeltent ZaZou on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel in Chicago's Loop.
Season 6 Episode 3 Originally posted October 19 2023
Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon - Matthew C. Yee - Lookingglass Theatre
38m · PublishedMatthew C. Yee, the creator, writer and composer of the new musical "Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon" at Lookingglass Theatre joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the show and the collaborative process to bring it to the stage.Aurora Adachi-Winter and Yee star as Lucy and Charlie, two first generation Asian Americans who meet, fall in love and then decide to start a life of crime together.This episode includes a featured solo performance of "Bao's Song" from the show running at Lookingglass through July 11, 2023.
Season 6 Episode 2 Originally posted May 31, 2023
Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon - Matthew C. Yee - Lookingglass Theatre
38m · PublishedMatthew C. Yee, the creator, writer and composer of the new musical "Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon" at Lookingglass Theatre joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the show and the collaborative process to bring it to the stage.Aurora Adachi-Winter and Yee star as Lucy and Charlie, two first generation Asian Americans who meet, fall in love and then decide to start a life of crime together.This episode includes a featured solo performance of "Bao's Song" from the show running at Lookingglass through July 11, 2023.
Season 6 Episode 2 Originally posted May 31, 2023
CABARET ZAZOU - Frank Ferrante and James Harkness
25m · PublishedOn the eve of Cabaret ZaZou's 200th performance in the Speigeltent on the 14th floor of Chicago's Cambria Hotel, we caught up with two of the shows stars, comic emcee Frank Ferrante and singer James Harkness, for a Conversation about the extraordinary cast and how the show continues to evolve over the course of a long run.
Season 6 Episode 3 Originally posted June 1, 2023
MotherFreakingHood! - Sara Stotts
25m · PublishedCo-writer/producer Sara Stotts joins the CONVERSATION to discuss the new musical MotherFreakingHood! during the Chicago Premiere at the Mercury Theater Chicago.
Season 6 Episode 1 Originally posted May 23, 2023
FRANK FERRANTE: Hello I Must Be Going!
20m · PublishedEntertaining audiences for decades with his terrific one-man show about Groucho Marx, Frank Ferrante joins the conversation to talk about his return to Chicago in September for LUMINAIRE at Cabaret ZaZou in the shimmering Spiegeltent on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel and a tour stop for Groucho coming up in South Haven. One of our great improvisational actors, comedians and entertainers, Ferrante talks about developing characters, the new show in Chicago and the PBS special that has brought Groucho to a new generation of fans. "An Evening with Groucho" at the South Haven Theatre Series 7:30 pm August 20, 2022.
André De Shields with Ed Tracy - HADESTOWN Returns to Broadway - Sarah Siddons Award Interview
35m · PublishedTony Award winner and multi-Tony nominee André De Shields discusses the opening moments of the return of HADESTOWN to Broadway on September 2, 2021 with CONVERSATIONS host Ed Tracy.
This is an excerpt of the interview during the 2021 Sarah Siddons Society Actor of the Year Award benefit held in Chicago in October 2021.
To view the entire interview, visit: https://bit.ly/3z61qkG
SPECIAL FEATURE: Elaine Dame plays "The High Road Theme"
37s · PublishedChicago jazz vocalist and flutist Elaine Dame plays the theme song of CONVERSATIONS ("The High Road Theme") during a segment of the podcast "Conversations with Ed Tracy." To purchase Elaine's album "You're My Thrill" visit: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/elainedame3. Listen to our 2017 podcast at the CONVERSATIONS website: https://www.conversationswithedtracy.com/de-usuris/2017/4/5/elaine-dame-
SPECIAL FEATURE: Elaine Dame Sings "They Say It's Wonderful"
6m · PublishedChicago jazz vocalist Elaine Dame sings "They Say It's Wonderful." To purchase the album "You're My Thrill" visit: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/elainedame3. Listen to our 2017 podcast at the CONVERSATIONS website: https://www.conversationswithedtracy.com/de-usuris/2017/4/5/elaine-dame-
CONVERSATIONS with Ed Tracy has 107 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 61:09:42. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 1st 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 15th, 2024 22:10.