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"Half Hour with Jeff & Richie" is the ultimate podcast for Broadway fans. With Jeff Malone & Richie Grasso as your lively hosts, prepare for a thrilling and intellectually engaging exploration of Broadway. This show is all about exclusive interviews with talent and creatives from the industry, captivating analysis of the plays and musicals we see, and a celebration of the artistry, dreams, and legends that define Broadway. Whether you're a seasoned theatre enthusiast, an aspiring artist, or simply someone who appreciates the power of storytelling, "Half Hour with Jeff & Richie" is your go-to companion. Join us on this exhilarating journey as we uncover the mesmerizing world of Broadway and delve into its rich themes that lie beyond the curtain.
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- 2 days ago29 min
Billy Crystal’s 860 — Why Family Is the Home You Keep
In this episode of “Half Hour,” we discuss Billy Crystal’s 860, his new one-man show at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre. When Crystal lost his Pacific Palisades home in the January 2025 fires, he lost more than a house. 860 is his answer: a funny, personal evening about the family, friendships and memories that made that address a home. If you’re wondering whether a solo show is worth the ticket, or whether a story that starts with loss will feel too heavy for a night out, this conversation is for you. We talk about how Crystal balances big laughs with real heart, how a lifetime of career moments and friendships shapes the evening, and how Scott Ellis’s direction and the design team fill a full Broadway house with one performer. We also weigh whether 860 could be in the Tony conversation, and share how the show had us thinking about our own families and the idea that home is the people you carry with you. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Share your thoughts on this production in the Spotify comments, and let us know what you would like us to cover next. If you enjoy these post-show discussions, follow Half Hour and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago28 min
The Imaginary Invalid — Is Laughter Still the Best Medicine?
In this episode of “Half Hour,” we discuss Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway revival of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by and starring Bill Irwin and directed by Brandon J. Dirden at the Todd Haimes Theatre. A comedy about a man convinced he is dying has one big test in front of a modern audience: is the joke still funny? Spoilers ahead. Maybe you saw it and walked out unsure what you thought. Or maybe you couldn’t get to the theater before it closes on November 22. Either way, you want an honest take on what works and what doesn’t. Our verdict is mixed, and we get into why. We praise Irwin’s physical comedy as Argan, Rachel Bloom as the sharp-tongued Toinette, scene-stealer Brooks Ashmanskas, and strong turns from Daniel Croix Henderson and Hiram Delgado. We also admire Beowulf Boritt’s dollhouse of a set and the lavish period costumes, hair and wigs. Then we get honest about a slow first half, staging that kept circling one center chair, and two beautiful doors that never got their farce moment. We also talk about the play’s satire of medicine and money, the 90-minute cut, Tony chances, and who we’d cast in the title role next. Then comes the real diagnosis: which one of us is the bigger hypochondriac? Listen, then cast your vote for Team Jeff or Team Richie in the Spotify comments. No second opinions allowed. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Share your thoughts on this production in the Spotify comments, and let us know what you would like us to cover next. If you enjoy these post-show discussions, follow Half Hour and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago36 min
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — Is Folk Oversaturating Musical Theatre?
In this episode of “Half Hour,” we discuss The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the Olivier Award-winning London musical now making its North American premiere at The Public Theater through December 20. Folk-scored musicals are everywhere right now, from Hadestown to Swept Away, and it is getting harder to tell which ones are worth your night out. If you love an onstage band and a story told through song, you want to know whether this one earns a spot on your list before it closes. We share our three bold words for the show, the 15 actor-musicians who sing, dance, act, and play live, and the standout performances from Andrew Durand and Kelsee Kimmel. We look at the work of Jethro Compton, Darren Clark and Chi-San Howard, compare the production to Once, Come From Away and Merrily We Roll Along, and tackle the big question: is folk oversaturating musical theatre? Plus, will it make the move to Broadway? And how did our first full production at The Public measure up? Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Share your thoughts on this production in the Spotify comments, and let us know what you would like us to cover next. If you enjoy these post-show discussions, follow Half Hour and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago33 min
In the Heights — Is City Center’s Gala Production Broadway Ready?
In this episode of “Half Hour,” we discuss New York City Center’s Annual Gala Presentation of In the Heights, the Tony Award-winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes that opens City Center’s 2026–2027 season. City Center gala productions are here and gone in a matter of weeks, and this one closes November 15. Whether you’re deciding if it’s worth a ticket or you won’t make it before it closes, you want to know one thing: does this new staging live up to the show you love, and could it have a life on Broadway? We break down David Mendizábal’s direction, Mayte Natalio’s choreography, and the full orchestra on the bridge, plus standout performances from Matte Martinez as Usnavi, Natalie Venetia Belcon as Abuela Claudia, Ashley De La Rosa as Vanessa, Aaron James McKenzie as Benny, Ivan Hernandez as Kevin, Ishmael Gonzalez as Sonny, and Linedy Genao as Daniela. We also talk about why the show still feels timely, how the stage show compares to the film, and what’s coming next in City Center’s Encores! season. And we ask the big question: what would you do with $96,000? Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Share your thoughts on this production in the Spotify comments, and let us know what you would like us to cover next. If you enjoy these post-show discussions, follow Half Hour and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Spotlight Series: Nikiya Mathis, Broadway’s First Tony-Winning Wig Designer
Why is there still no Tony Award category for wig design? Most audiences never even realize the actors on stage are wearing wigs, and that is exactly the point. On this Spotlight Series episode of “Half Hour,” we sit down with Nikiya Mathis, the first wig designer to receive a special Tony Award, for Jocelyn Bioh’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Nikiya takes us from doing her classmates’ hair as an acting student at NYU Tisch to designing Schoolgirls; or, The African Mean Girls Play on Broadway. She shares how her crews get actors salon ready in about five minutes, how she pulled off a full hair transformation on an actor who never leaves the stage, and why her wig design journey taught her more about leadership than acting ever did. Plus, we hear about her Tony night and a wig moment with Andre De Shields at Cats: The Jellicle Ball that we will not be forgetting anytime soon. Follow Nikiya on Instagram at @nikiyamathis and her hair page @our_black_tresses. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. If you enjoy these discussions, follow “Half Hour” and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago35 min
Midnight — Todrick Hall Takes a Big Risk Off-Broadway
In this episode of “Half Hour,” we discuss Midnight, the new musical written and directed by Todrick Hall at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Few new musicals take risks like this, and Midnight takes them on purpose. That ambition has divided audiences online, and we wanted to know whether it lands. We talk about the score, the scale of the storytelling, standout lighting, costumes, sound, and scenic design, and the ensemble that carries it. We also ask what the show needs before a possible move to Broadway. Have you seen Midnight, or only read about it? Let us know in the comments. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Share your thoughts on this production in the Spotify comments, and let us know what you would like us to cover next. If you enjoy these post-show discussions, follow Half Hour and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago33 min
Slam Frank — Two Hosts, Two Verdicts on Off-Broadway’s Most Divisive Musical
In this episode of “Half Hour,” we discuss Slam Frank, the satirical musical now in its second Off-Broadway run at the Orpheum Theatre. Few shows split an audience like this one. Some people walk out, some call it a ten out of ten, and plenty leave unsure whether they were supposed to laugh at all. Whether you’re deciding if it’s for you or won’t make it downtown before the limited run ends, this conversation gives you the full picture. With music and lyrics by Andrew Fox and a book by Joel Sinensky, Slam Frank follows an ultra-progressive theater company staging The Diary of Anne Frank as an Afro-Latin hip-hop musical. We talk about the show-within-a-show framing, its satire of theater culture, how it compares to The Producers, and why we walked to the subway in silence before landing in two different places on it. We also get into Sam LaFrage’s direction, Esosa Oviasu’s choreography, a score that nods to Hamilton, the live camera work, and performances from Olivia Bernábe as Anne and Amelia Louise Barr as Margot. We close with whether this show belongs on Broadway or should build its home Off-Broadway. Loved it or hated it? Tell us why in the Spotify comments. Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Share your thoughts on this production in the Spotify comments, and let us know what you would like us to cover next. If you enjoy these post-show discussions, follow Half Hour and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 15, 202633 min
Spotlight Series: Spencer Weber Waller on Broadway’s Monopolies and the Live Nation/Ticketmaster Fight
Why does it feel like a few companies decide which shows we see and how much we pay to get in? On this Spotlight Series episode of “Half Hour,” we sit down with antitrust scholar Spencer Weber Waller, author of Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage, who spent years digging through the Shubert Archive, tucked in the attic of the Lyceum Theatre, to find out. Spencer shares what surprised him in those files, including records from the Justice Department’s monopoly case against the Shuberts, and explains antitrust law in plain English. We trace how the Theatrical Syndicate controlled bookings, how the Shubert brothers fought back, why vaudeville faded, and what this history means for today’s Live Nation/Ticketmaster case: break it up, or make it change its ways? Get Spencer’s book, Power and Greed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1350578096 Follow and connect with all things @HalfHourPodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. If you enjoy these discussions, follow “Half Hour” and leave a rating and review so more theater lovers can find the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Half Hour with Jeff & Richie" is the ultimate podcast for Broadway fans. With Jeff Malone & Richie Grasso as your lively hosts, prepare for a thrilling and intellectually engaging exploration of Broadway. This show is all about exclusive interviews with talent and creatives from the industry, captivating analysis of the plays and musicals we see, and a celebration of the artistry, dreams, and legends that define Broadway. Whether you're a seasoned theatre enthusiast, an aspiring artist, or simply someone who appreciates the power of storytelling, "Half Hour with Jeff & Richie" is your go-to companion. Join us on this exhilarating journey as we uncover the mesmerizing world of Broadway and delve into its rich themes that lie beyond the curtain.
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