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Ep. 158: The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical w/ Joe Iconis

Ep. 158: The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical w/ Joe Iconis Let’s get wild in this exciting new musical about the infamous author from the mind of Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) and directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley (Come from Away). A collision of politics, countercult…

Ep. 162: The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical with interviews with cast members.

Ep. 162: The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical with interviews with cast members. Let’s get wild in this exciting new musical about the infamous author from the mind of Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) and directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley (Come from Away). A collision of p…

COME FROM AWAY — The Most Produced Play of the Year, part 2

This is the second part of this Encore Episode from 2021 featuring a conversation with Irene Sankoff & David Hein — the dynamic writing team and married couple that created the international smash hit musical Come From Away which recently topped American Theatre magazine's list of the most produced…

International Latino Book Awards celebrate best in Latino literature

This Saturday, Latino authors from all over the world will converge in San Diego for the 27th annual International Latino Book Awards. Thursday on Midday Edition, we sit down with its co-founder and a renowned author to talk about the significance of the awards and what they see for the future of L…

Fashion meets sustainability in Slow Fashion Day

Earlier this month, the city of San Diego formally recognized the second Sunday of November as "Slow Fashion Day."Thursday on Midday Edition, we sit down with two of the organizers behind this effort to talk about the role of slow fashion in promoting sustainability, creativity and community.Then, …

Come from Away (with Brandon Boucher)

Brandon Boucher joins Alex to talk about the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Album for Come from Away. Music, lyrics, & book by Irene Sankoff & David Hein, directed by Christopher Ashley, with music direction by Ian Eisendrath and orchestrations by August Eriksmoen. Stream the album on YouTube. Foll…

Episode 503 - Hailey McAfee and Rosie Glen-Lambert

Rosie Glen-Lambert is a bicoastal theatre director originally from Los Angeles and currently based in Brooklyn. She is the Artistic Director and Founder of The Attic Collective, an award-winning Los Angeles based theatre company. Rosie is also a proud Kilroy who fights for and believes in the impor…

Diana: The Musical

Listen along as we discuss Netflix's four hundred and thirty-first film, the 2021 musical ‘Diana: The Musical’ directed by Christopher Ashley starring Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf, Gareth Keegan, Erin Davie and Judy Kaye.   Please follow us at Flix Forum on Facebook or @flixforum on X (Twitter) …

631. Will "3 Summers of Lincoln" Make It to Broadway?

It’s been in development for five years and has at least a year to go. On the eve of its out-of-town debut, the actor playing Lincoln quit. And the producers still need to raise another $15 million to bring the show to New York. There really is no business like show business. (Part three of a three…

629. How Is Live Theater Still Alive?

It has become fiendishly expensive to produce, and has more competition than ever. And yet the believers still believe. Why? And does the world really want a new musical about ... Abraham Lincoln?! (Part one of a three-part series.)  SOURCES: Christopher Ashley, artistic director of La Jolla Play…