This Week on Broadway for February 28, 2016: Alan Cumming

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Matt Tamanini talk with Alan Cumming about his album Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs and his career. Michael Portantiere joins in the discussion of The Humans (Broadway production), Prodigal Son, Dead Dog Park, Women Without Men, A Room of My Own, and the National Tour of Kinky Boots @ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. ---------------------------------- This episode of THIS WEEK ON BROADWAY is sponsored by SEATGEEK. To get $20 rebate on tickets, download the SEATGEEK app and enter the promo code: BR20. SeatGeek will send you $20 dollars after you’ve made your first ticket purchase. ---------------------------------- This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week (mostly) since March 16, 2009 and is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more then 300 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. ---------------------------------- If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, "The Great Parade", available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Kritzerland, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places. James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, The Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com. Matt Tamanini | Twitter Matt is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the "Some Like it Pop" podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt. Notes and links for the podcast. Guest: Alan Cumming Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs” is available on Yellow Sound Label Alan Cumming Official Website Twitter Instagram YouTube IBDB Alan's Books on Amazon Not My Father's Son: A Memoir -- May 5, 2015 Tommy's Tale -- Aug 20, 2002 www.YellowSoundLabel.com www.AlanCummingSingsSappySongs.com   Reviews: JM + MP + PF: The Humans @ Helen Hayes, 240 West 44th Street MP + PF: Prodigal Son @ MTC, New York City Center - Stage I, 131 West 55th Street, through March 27 PF: Dead Dog Park @ 59e59, through March 6 PF + MP: Women Without Men @ Mint Theater Company, City Center Stage II - 131 W 55th St, through March 26 -- Women Without Men, Theatre Review by Michael Portantiere PF + MP: A Room of My Own @ Abingdon Theatre Company, June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, through March 13   News:  Television & Film:  Tours:  MT: Kinky Boots (National Tour) @ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, February 23-28, 2016   Recordings:  Post Script: Next Week:  PF + MP: Straight @ Theatre Row Explicit: No Music: 27_Ladies Who Lunch 04_The Climb Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm We need Listener Volunteers to help out with a few projects. If you have a few hours and would like to help out, contact james@broadwayradio.com. YouTube Transcript: (Beta)