The Quiet Part Out Loud
Have you ever wondered how your favorite performer actually feels? Well, here’s your chance! Tony nominee and psychotherapist Bobby Steggert dives deep with Broadway's finest. Part interview/part therapy, he goes right to the heart of things with some of your favorite artists - What they still struggle with.
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A Paradox - The Polarized Part
Host Bobby Steggert takes another step back from interviewing to reflect on the phenomenon of polarization - from the current political climate, to the contradictory forces in every human experience.
Ep 47 - Jenni Barber - The Caretaker Part
Jenni Barber (Beetlejuice) comes from a family lineage of caretaking, and it is infused in every role she plays, from cast member, to teacher and mentor, to wife and mother.
Ep 46 - Tyler Joseph Ellis - The Observer Part
Tyler Joseph Ellis (Shucked) has honed a lifelong gift of observing the world around him into a talent that both honors and finds humor in the beautiful absurdity of the theater. Driven by a deep love for the art form, he has followed his enthusiasm down a variety of paths - from actor to writer to host and comedian.
Ep 45 - Jay Armstrong Johnson - The Selfish Part
Jay Armstrong Johnson is a Broadway fixture whose success is the result of uncompromising dedication to his work - but his choice of becoming an artist wasn't always easy. Jay explores the complexities around selfishness, when choosing his own path sometimes meant that family felt abandoned by his wider pursuits.
Ep 44 - Ben Levi Ross - The Non-Conformist Part
Ben Levi Ross (Ragtime at LCT) and Bobby share the distinction of playing Mother's Younger Brother a generation apart. They share how different upbringings in different eras contributed to their interpretation of the character.
Ep 43 - Elisa Galindez - The Embarrassed Part
Bobby saw Elisa in her first performance as the lead in Real Woman Have Curves and was so taken with her that he was determined to track her down and learn more about her.
Ep 42 - Mary-Mitchell Campbell - The Service Part
Mary-Mitchell Campbell is one of the busiest musical directors on Broadway. She is the resident MD at Encores! and is currently readying The Queen of Versailles with Kristin Chenoweth.
Ep 41 - Tiffany Mann - The Uncertain Part
Tiffany Mann is an extraordinary singer and actor who is often hailed as a powerhouse - and so it might seem surprising that she battles uncertainty just like the rest of us.
Ep 40 - Christian Coulson - The Outer Eye Part
Christian Coulson is an actor and director - an all around thinker of great thoughts, and one of Bobby's favorite people to talk to.
Ep 39 - Nicholas Barasch - The Inner Child Part
Nicholas Barasch has been performing on Broadway since the age of 10. He is now 27 and making his adult debut in Pirates!
Ep 38 - Jenny Anderson - The Connection Part
Jenny Anderson has built an astounding career as the preeminent photographer of Broadway culture - she and Bobby started in the business at around the same time, when she was working at Broadway.com.
INTERLUDE - The Learner Part
Host Bobby Steggert takes a break from interviewing to share his story of learning to play the cello. It turns out that learning something hard in middle age is a lot more confronting - and ultimately satisfing - than he ever could have imagined.
Ep 36 - Tally Sessions - The Grief Part
Tally Sessions is a Broadway actor of immense commitment and passion for his work, and even more, for his community. His willingness to live openly and without shame within the complexities of experience makes him the perfect person for Bobby to share an honest and nuanced conversation about grief.
Ep 35 - Josh Breckenridge - The Code Switch Part
Josh Breckenridge (Come From Away, Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys) is one of the most employed actors on Broadway. He has a particularly complex relationship to code-switching that likely makes him a wonderful actor.
Ep 34 - Patti Murin - The Identity Part
Patti Murin is an actress most notable as the star of Brodway’s Frozen. In addition to a practically glowing personality and upbeat optimism, she has also navigated depression that many people might think directly contradicts these qualities.
Ep 33 - Eden Espinosa - The Shape Shifter Part
Eden Espinosa (Lempicka, Rent, Wicked) has been a powerhouse on Broadway for decades. She has also experienced the very human contradiction of struggling to own her power in certain areas, where shape shifting to avoid conflict and to maintain the status quo of an imbalanced power dynamic has kept her from stepping into the personal power that she is known for on stage.
Ep 32 - Lonny Price - The Ambition Part
Lonny Price is Broadway royalty and just happens to be one of Bobby's best friends. They have shared several professional successes together, but in the end, it is their deep and enduring friendship they value most.
Ep 31 - BONUS - The Blanket Part
Host Bobby Steggert is back with an update for 2025.
Ep30 - Sara Gettelfinger - The Humbled Part
Sara Gettelfinger (Water For Elephants) shares the harrowing story of an addiction that brought her to her knees and interrupted a highly successful career on Broadway. After a decade of struggle and recovery, she has returned to performing with a new perspective and hard-earned wisdom that is an invaluable lesson to us all.
Ep29 - Cody Renard Richard - The Faith Part
Cody Renard Richard is a highly respected and singularly visible Production Stage Manager on Broadway who has carved out a multi-faceted career in the theater that includes producing, teaching, and advocacy.
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