This Week on Broadway for March 10, 2019: Winnie Holzman

James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson discuss Superhero @ Second Stage, Sea Wall / A Life @ Public Theater, Marys Seacole @ LCT3, The Last Five Years benefit concert with Jason Robert Brown and Shoshana Bean @ Second Stage, The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter @ Manhattan Theatre Club, Vineyard Theatre and The New Group's Daddy @ Signature Center, Boesman and Lena by Athol Fugard @ Signature Center, and A Jewish Joke @ Theatre Row, The Lion Theatre. Peter Filichia interviews Winnie Holzman, the book writer of Wicked about her upcoming show Wicked Sings Birds of Paradise @ 54 Below  

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This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since March 16, 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more than 400 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. 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, 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. 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. Jan Simpson | jan@broadwayandme.com | Facebook | Twitter Broadway & Me JAN SIMPSON is the Director of the Arts and Culture Journalism Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, and also writes for TDF Stages, American Theater and has her own blog at Broadway & Me.   Notes and links for the podcast. Interview: Winnie Holzman WICKED Bio: Winnie Holzman received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for the book of Wicked. She created the memorable television drama “My So-Called Life” which starred Claire Danes. Holzman got her start writing for the acclaimed drama “thirtysomething” and later executive produced (again with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and Again.” Other theatre work includes the musical Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans) and a ten-minute play called Post-Its: Notes on a Marriage which she wrote with her husband, actor Paul Dooley. Features include ‘Til There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Most recently she teamed with her daughter, Savannah Dooley, to write and produce the ABC Family series, “Huge.” She is a graduate of Princeton University, received an MFA from the NYU Musical Theatre Program and serves on the board of the Writers Guild Foundation. Wicked Sings Birds of Paradise @ 54 Below Brittney Johnson (Wicked, Beautiful) Marc Kudisch (Thoroughly Modern Millie, 9 to 5) Alli Mauzey (Wicked, Cry Baby) Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels) Julia Murney (Wicked, The Wild Party) Steve Routman (“Madame Secretary,” Wolf of Wall Street) Andy Taylor (Moon Over Buffalo, Once) Alex Wyse (Wicked, Spring Awakening, Waitress) Directed by Scott Schwartz Produced by Robert W. Schneider Birds of Paradise Original Off-Broadway Version A group of amateur actors hilariously tries to stage a musical adaptation of Chekhov's "The Seagull."   Reviews:  -- A Handmaid's Musical: A Dystopian Tale at The Green Room 42 -- The Drinkwater Brothers at The Green Room 42 -- Steven Brinberg: Simply Barbra celebrates 50th anniversary of HELLO, DOLLY! at The Green Room 42 -- City Winery A Life Behind Bars at The Loft - 4/1 -- "Broadway @ The Town Hall" with Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan on Monday, March 11th at 8pm.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4rpG-dipYA Show Clip - Wicked - "Popular" - Original Cast Broadwaycom Published on Mar 9, 2011 "Wicked" original cast member Kristin Chenoweth sings "Popular"     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXrws_wI2s What's Happening to My Boy? Second Stage Theater Published on Feb 4, 2019 Here's a first look at "What's Happening to My Boy?” from our world premiere musical SUPERHERO. The song is performed by cast member Kate Baldwin, accompanied by composer/lyricist Tom Kitt at the piano. SUPERHERO is now playing at the Tony Kiser Theater.