Chasing Phantom

✓

Klaim

Send us Fan Mail "The Producers" was and is such a bountiful subject for conversation that Jason Marks and I couldn't stop talking about it. Here is a short-ish episode of bonus material that expands on a few of the topics we talked about in the previous episode.  And hey, don't…

Send us Fan Mail There are ongoing conversations about how the most successful shows on Broadway have a certain "mid-brow" appeal. Sophisticated high-brow "arty" shows by folks like Sondheim are adored by some but don't get as many butts in seats. And that "low-brow&qu…

Send us Fan Mail "Chasing Phantom" is easing into its 4th season by easing down the road to "The Wiz!" Another show that host David Timberline has not seen live - shame on me! - but thanks to the podcast, has grown to appreciate and become eager to see on stage.  Leading me into…

Send us Fan Mail Summertime is coming to a close and that means your favorite Broadway history podcast, "Chasing Phantom," is back! This season is going to be a doozy as we progress into the highest echelons of Broadway's longest running shows list. Bi-weekly episodes start up again …

Send us Fan Mail Cool off with a breezy bit of bonus content from the Chasing Phantom live podcast event held in May of 2026. The absolute font of Broadway knowledge Phil Crosby and I continue our conversation about the musical "Mame," spurred on by questions from the lovely Richmond Tria…

Send us Fan Mail The energy of a live show cannot be duplicated but listening to this episode is the next best thing to being in the room where the Chasing Phantom live event happened. Most Valuable Guest and dear friend of the program, Phil Crosby, brings his extensive knowledge of theater history…

Send us Fan Mail My first guess for Neil Simon’s longest running show on Broadway would have been “The Odd Couple,” maybe followed by “Brighton Beach Memoirs” or “The Sunshine Boys.” But nope – the breezy romantic comedy “Barefoot in the Park” ran for nearly 4 full years. It was an auspicious produ…

Send us Fan Mail As has been chronicled extensively on this podcast already, many older Broadway shows do NOT hold up very well over time. The ones that do - your "Guys and Dolls" or "Oklahomas" - still regularly get produced. But "Me and My Girl" is a bit of an anomal…

Send us Fan Mail You may think that a person in the midst of performing a role is too close to it to have insightful things to say about it. That's certainly not the case about Crystal Kellogg who at the time of this conversation was smack-dab in the middle of the national tour for "&…