Josh Swallows Broadway
A subversive comedy podcast with Broadway’s biggest names, hosted by Josh Lamon, one of Broadway’s most sought out comedic performers (and it’s not just his mom who thinks so!).
All Episodes
Ep60 - Allison Estrin: Casting Agent To the Stars
She got into casting... because she needed a job! Now she's got casting credits to her name such as Patti LuPone's Gypsy, Billions, Inside Amy Schumer, Dallas Buyers Club, Captain America: Civl War, Pitch Perfect, and literally like 60 zillion more.
Ep59 - Leslie Kritzer: She's Back, She's Back, She's Back!
In their respective panic rooms (aka voiceover studios), they go through talk therapy (aka voice over auditions) and this podcast episode! Also BREAKING NEWS, Leslie is going back into Beetlejuice, the Musical! Oh em gee, we are so f'in excited!!
Ep58 - Getting WILD with Javier Muñoz & Deborah S. Craig
Sexy Hamilton (Javier Muñoz) and Deborah S. Craig (best known for originating the role of Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) are two of the funniest people we know. Combined with Josh in a quarantined environment, they are definitely shaken, not stirred.
Ep57 - Quarantining with YDE, Paravi Das, Luke Ferrari & Michael Williams
Josh's Cambridge production of WILD with Idina Menzel and Javier Muñoz might have been shut down due to COVID, but that doesn't stop Josh from recording these episodes.
Ep56 - Charlie Gilbert: 10 Minute Interview
This dude came up with the idea for Assassins! He's also Josh's teacher from college. Oh, and don't forget to Venmo Josh $50k so he can get his cats a new set of boots. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep55 - Astrid Van Wieren, De'Lon Grant and Petrina Bromley all COME FROM AWAY!
Josh opens up super wide for this episode, swallowing Come From Away Broadway cast members Astrid Van Wieren, De'Lon Grant and Petrina Bromley. Did you know that being a phone sex operator is an Equity gig? Not really, but that's the title of Josh's forthcoming memoirs.
Ep54 - Debra Sperling: The Meryl Streep of Voice Over
You've heard her voice. You really have. She's been the voice of Cascade, Pampers, Johnson & Johnston, Kelloggs, Weight Watchers, the Oxygen Network, Discovery, VH1, bla bla bla I can't type as fast as Josh is rattling this off so just listen to the episode.
Ep53 - Barry Sonnenfeld: Call Your Mother!!
He began his career working as a cinematographer alongside the Coen Brothers, made a name for himself as a director, and now reflects on much of the journey which brought him to Schmigadoon, and a new memoir: Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother.
Ep52 - Todd Buonopane: 10 Minute Interview
Your favorite character actor (remember him as Jeffrey Weinerslav from 30 Rock?) joins Josh in the first of a series of 10 minute interviews that we'll be releasing in between the normal. long-form episodes! Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless.
Ep51 - Rory O'Malley: Better Than a Kick in the Balls
One of Josh's oldest friends, Rory O'Malley (Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Spelling Bee), joins baby Joshy-poo to discuss his latest project, Chicago Party Aunt, now available on Netflix!
Ep50 - Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser, Bryonha Marie Parham (A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet)
Coming at you live from the board room above the Daryl Roth Theater, we're back for season 3, baby! Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser, Bryonha Marie Parham (aka Bree Marie) chat all things "A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet", currently running now at the Daryl Roth.
Ep49 - Craig Carnelia (featuring Sutton Foster): The 👏Greatest 👏Teacher 👏Ever
Also a friend and mentor to Josh, Craig Carnelia is one of the greatest acting teachers of all time. He's an author, composter, lyricist, has received the Johnny Mercer Award, "Emerging American Songwriter", the first annual Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award, and the Kleban Award.
Ep48 - Patti Murin: It All Started with a Mouse Named Tina
Patti Murin is best known for originating the role of Princess Anna in Disney's "Frozen" on Broadway. Other Broadway/National Tour credits include: Lysistrata Jones (Lysistrata), Wicked (Glinda), Xanadu (Euterpe).
Ep47 - Lee Wilkof: It's Like Meeting Meryl Streep
Lee Wilkof originated the roles of Samuel Byck in Assassins and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, later earning a Tony Award nomination for the 2000 revival of Kiss Me, Kate. His film, "No Pay, Nudity" (starring his buddy Nathan Lane) is available now everywhere you stream movies.
Ep46 - Farah Alvin: She Exited the Womb with Perfect Pitch
Farah has appeared on Broadway most recently in the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You, directed by David Hyde Pierce. She's also been on Broadway in Grease!, Saturday Night Fever, The Look of Love: The Music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the Tony Award wining revival of Nine, and Madison Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol.
Ep45 - LIVE: Mary Poppins (Gavin Lee, Vasthy Mompoint, Ashley Brown & Tony Mansker)
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on May 2020. Watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKc9Nuzh1g. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep44 - Bonnie Milligan: Come On Up and Sing for Jesus!
Bonnie Milligan is a Broadway and TV actress best known for her award-winning debut in Head Over Heels. She began her Broadway career as Pamela after originating the role at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015.
Ep43 - LIVE: A STRANGE LOOP (Michael R Jackson, Stephen Brackett, Raja Feather Kelly)
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on May 2020. Watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpKc9Nuzh1g. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
Ep42 - Tonya Pinkins: "Whitney Stole My Spot!"
Tonya Pinkins is a filmmaker, writer, producer, and director. Her award-winning debut feature film RED PILL was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature and Best First Feature at The Mykonos International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Luléa Film Festival, and is nominated for awards in numerous festivals around the globe.
Ep41 - LIVE: BLOODY BLOODY JESSICA FLETCHER: Kevin Zak, Phillip Taratula & Tony Award Nominee Pam Goldberg
Originally aired as a BPN Live event on April 2020. Watch the original video here: https://youtu.be/UqeGzMnQ-eM. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.
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