IN THE ROOM with Steven & Dana

We are IN THE ROOM with the Queen of all mediums - Annie Golden (Orange is the New Black! Bleeding Love musical podcast! High Maintenance! Assassins! Hair! Voilet! The Fully Monty! Broadway Bounty Hunter!) Annie Golden currently stars as Madame Floy in the new world premiere podcast production of “Bleeding Love,” directed and edited by Harris Doran. The podcast also stars Rebecca Naomi Jones, Marc Kudisch, Sarah Stiles, Taylor Trensch, and Tony Vincent. The piece takes place in a world that is too dangerous to go outside, where a starry-eyed teen cellist risks leaving her apartment to win the love of the rebel punk next door. A demented and heart-sitrring musical fairytale, made for the times we live in. Bleeding Love: https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/bleeding-love-a-post-apocalyptic-new-musical-podcast/ Annie talks about becoming fluent in technology, the making of Bleeding Love, her musical influences (David Bowie, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra), making the music video for her hit song “Hang Up the Phone” and performing on Letterman, having parts & songs written for her like Broadway Bounty Hunter, her upcoming series called “Filthy Rich” which premieres this fall on FOX, playing a traumatic mute on OITNB, #imisshugs, making quirkiness a career, working with OITNB creator Jenji Kohan, her road from playing Jeannie in Hair to playing Squeaky Fromme in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (and how Kate Bush was a key ingredient), watching movies with her dad, CBGB’s, being open to the universe. Annie Golden is the coolest chic in the room. Always. @theanniegolden @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are IN THE ROOM with Carly Jibson (One Mississippi on Amazon Prime! The Guest Book on TBS! Atypical on Netflix! Broadway: Hairspray! Cry Baby!) Carly is joining us from her home in Burbank, CA! Steven is famously still in Washington Heights, NY. Dana is hunkered down in Astoria, NY! Grab someone you love and dive into this highly inspiring chat with the immensely talented and REAL AF Carly Jibson! Topics we cover: being attracted to telling stories that have heightened sensibilities, quarantine therapy, seeking answers from leaders, Brené Brown, the sexiness of the stock market – (yes, you read that correctly), addiction, being plucked from high school to be a Broadway STAR from her hometown in Michigan, her laser-sharp focused adventure that started with leaving high school and lead to starring in Hairspray, losing her dear mother, the definition of success, chasing the dragon, artistic freedom, giving yourself permission to change course, working with Greg Garcia, Tig Notaro, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Stephnie Weir, and more! Special audible appearance by Carly’s dog Brooklyn Lucille and Steven’s radiator/window hooplah. @carlyjibson @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are IN THE ROOM with an absolute ray of sunshine - John Hill! (Co-host of “Andy Cohen Live” & host of The Feels on SiriusXM.) We talk body hair, the essentiality of ring lights, quarantine catch-up, how the kitchen is the office now, Bruce Vilanch-ishness, living in Marc Shaiman’s LA guest house, creating his own work, and being a reality tv producer/show-runner. There are also utterly bizarre stories about Linda Hart showing up at Gelson’s after having just been robbed, driving (& getting diarrhea in) Kristen Bell’s Jetta, and his inspired choice of stepping away from reality tv shows – and moving into scripted and late night. We also dip into his alter ego Helvetica, and certainly get into his past life as a Broadway performer (Hairspray, The Boy From Oz), and the cult hit “Bare: A Pop Opera.” John Hill is nothing if not the ultimate multi-hyphenate prince of showbiz. PS – yes, Dana told him the story. @johnarthurhill @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are IN THE ROOM with Austin Rodriguez (Head of Props – Beetlejuice! Company! War Paint! Phantom of the Opera tour!) This is our first chat using a new quarantine set up – so audio might feel a bit raw but it’s still gorge! Our guest this week - Austin Rodriguez – is really is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to “making things.” He is a master on Broadway AND in the kitchen. From being the giant finale sandworm in Beetlejuice, to whipping up homemade bacon fat tortillas, & limoncello, we get our creative juices flowing and mouths watering in this episode. This is our first podcast post-Broadway pausing, so we get an insider’s experience of closing up shop (temporarily!) Austin was about to open COMPANY as Head of Props and tells us about how the production had to change course immediately. Also - Austin’s baby just turned 1, and has the same birthday as Dana’s nephew, so we talk about the wonder of babes. @austinprops @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back IN THE ROOM with the Queeniest of Queens – Natalie Joy Johnson (Kinky Boots! Legally Blonde! High Maintenance on HBO! Bare: A Pop Opera! Lempicka!) ***COVID-19 MEMO*** Roomers! We hope you are home and safe and healthy! These are truly bizarre times. We are committed to bringing you episodes during this time, but bear with us as we figure out what that looks like. This was recorded JUST before Broadway closed its doors. Leaving you with some Broadway inspiration. "We're neither pure nor wise nor good We'll do the best we know We'll build our house and chop our wood And make our garden grow And make our garden grow" -Candide ***END MEMO*** We talk early Broadway fandom, closing a Broadway show (RIP Kinky Boots!) after five and a half years, the year since, backstage antics, NJJ threatens Steven’s life multiple times, the creation of the song & music video of “Get Into It, Queen,” Lempicka, swinging, Phylicia Rashad, Puke de’Provincetown, and more! Stay safe and healthy! @njjisrelentless @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are IN THE ROOM with… our bodies, ourselves. Riveting topics include: Malls, LA, California Pizza Kitchen, toot toots, olive oil martinis, stalking Madonna’s aunt at The Getty, Thousand Oaks, Disneyland, iconic opening credits, Dana’s nephew turned 1, New Hampshire, pet gadgets, vertigo, Love Is Blind, Drag Race, and… you guessed it… more! @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are IN THE ROOM with a true icon – Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe Award winner Joel Grey! (Cabaret! Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish! Wicked! Chicago! Anything Goes!) Where to even begin? If you grew up obsessed with theatre, Joel Grey is part of the fabric of your life. We were so honored to share a Saturday afternoon with him in his beautiful West Village apartment overlooking the Hudson, although Steven sees it multiple times a week, having worked with Joel for a number of years. Joel shares what it was like directing the must-see Yiddish Fiddler as if it was a Chekov play, anti-semitism, and starting acting at the age of 9. We talk about identity as well as who we are at the core, Hal Prince, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, The Spike Jones Orchestra & his father – Mickey Katz, his love of photography, and new upcoming series with John Lithgow & Jeff Bridges. @joelgnyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, now that you’ve listened to last week’s full length episode with NANCY OPEL (Wicked! Sunday in the Park with George! Urinetown! Toxic Avenger! Triumph of Love! Honeymoon in Vegas!) – you are now primed and ready for our SUPES SPESH BONUS OPEL EPISODE – LIVE from BroadwayCon in NYC! We are SO very much in the room with a beautiful bunch of theatre/Opel lovers and the queen herself. What a lively group – (Thank you all for coming and playing with us! We loved meeting you!!) We spin the “Wheel of Opeltunity” for 30 glorious minutes and….. well… enjoy. Nancy swoons over Frank Langella, belts Hello Dolly, reenacts her famous hoop skirt death drop Evita story, and much more. Opel is firing on ALL cylinders, ya’ll. @opelnyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork @bwaycon We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are finally IN THE ROOM with our dream guest Nancy Opel! (Wicked! Sunday in the Park with George! Urinetown! Toxic Avenger! Triumph of Love! Honeymoon in Vegas!) Nancy Opel just finished up a 14 month run as Madame Morrible in a little show called Wicked. This queen is also learning Mandarin. You know, in her free time. There’s a bunch of kitty talk. The musical Urinetown (that Nancy was starring in) opened the same week that 9/11 happened. We talk about how that impacted the Broadway community and NYC. Nancy doles out gorgeous advice about putting in the work, not giving yourself an “out,” and saying yes. Steven & I talk about our first Opel moments. We also hear about some magical musical moments including the time Nancy was in the room listening to Mandy Patinkin sing Finishing The Hat for the very first time. We love you Nancy!! ***** Next week we will drop a special BONUS episode with Nancy Opel, who we did a fun live podcast with at BroadwayCon! It was so silly and fun and you don’t want to miss it!!***** @opelnyc @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are IN THE ROOM with musical impresario Brian Nash! We talk Chicago deep dish pizza, what he won at Neil Patrick Harris’ Christmas party, our CATS review, music directing on big gay boats, working with Jennifer Holliday, Ana Gasteyer, Kathy Najimy, and Erasure. We also get into his rock band aspirations, being the piano bar prince, learning how to play piano by watching Tori Amos, and being @evianwater’s unofficial spokesperson. Get your tickets to BroadwayCon! Steven & Dana will be hosting a moment with Nancy Opel on Sunday, January 26th at 1pm! @brianjnash @evianwater @intheroompod @danakellycraig @sferezy @broadwaypodcastnetwork IN THE ROOM WITH STEVEN & DANA is delightfully sponsored in part by Babe Rosé (@drinkbabe) We would be gob smacked into next week if you gave us a rating and review on iTunes! We so appreciate your lurve, shout outs, and support! XOXO IN THE ROOM is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. www.bpn.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices