
From B.A. to Broadway
Welcome to From B.A. to Broadway! A weekly theatre podcast exploring the business of show-business!
Hosted by: Brennan Stefanik
Hosted by: Brennan Stefanik
Episodes
98 episodes
In the Spotlight #38: Les Misérables
In this week's mini-sode, we are shining the spotlight on the classic musical: Les Misérables! This completely sung-through musical is an absolute beast, but it's a must-know for sure!
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Ep. 57: Living the Creative Life! with Jaime Lyn Beatty
In Episode 57, Brennan is joined by NYC-actress Jaime Lyn Beatty as they talk about her experience of theatre-education on multiple levels and ways to live life more creatively! Above all, when having a career in theatre, you have to make sure ...
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In the Spotlight #37: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!
In this week's mini-sode, we are shining the spotlight on the Broadway H-I-T musical: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Being one of the most revered musical-comedies in the Broadway canon, it's a must know for all thespians!
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Ep. 56: A Silly, Goofy Revolution! with Mariah Rose Faith Casillas
In Episode 56, Brennan is joined by actress Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as they talk about letting your guard down and letting some whimsy into your art! You fell in love with theatre for a reason, so don't let yourself lose sight of what that i...
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In the Spotlight #36: Merrily We Roll Along
In this week's mini-sode, we are shining the spotlight on yet another Sondheim Broadway musical: Merrily We Roll Along! Although in recent years it has became a huge staple in musical theatre, it has a history fraught with stumbles and failure....
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Ep. 55: EPA/ ECC Audition Procedures! with Brandon Walters
In Episode 55, Brennan is once again joined by fan-favorite: Brandon Walters as they break down the procedures of attending an EPA or ECC. Securing an audition slot can be hard enough, but you also need to know what times the different venues o...
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In the Spotlight #35: Heathers the Musical
In our first mini-sode of Year 2, we are shining the spotlight on the Off-Broadway cult classic: Heathers the Musical! With a new production about to hit New World Stages, and a whole week of auditions happening right now, this show has been on...
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Ep. 54: From B.A. to Drag Queen! with David Dines a.k.a. Hanukah Lewinsky
Happy Year 2! In Episode 54, Brennan is joined by David Dines (a.k.a. Hanukah Lewinsky) as they talk about David's journey as a New York City drag queen! Drag has always been such a beautiful, multi-faceted art form, and a staple in the queer c...
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In the Spotlight #34: Hello Dolly!
In this week's mini-sode, we are not only shining the spotlight on the Broadway classic, Hello Dolly!, we are also celebrating the one year anniversary of From B.A. to Broadway!!! Thank you to all who have ever tuned in to this show, and here's...
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Ep. 53: Audition Season - LIVE at BroadwayCon!! with Cara Rose DiPietro
In Episode 53, Brennan is once again joined by Cara Rose DiPietro, as they discuss "Audition Season" during their live podcast recording at BroadwayCon 2025! As we are in the midst of audition season right now, they're giving you the first hand...
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In the Spotlight #33: Oklahoma!
In this week's mini-sode, we're shining the spotlight on Broadway's classic: Oklahoma! With Oklahoma being among the first book-musicals, it helped pave the way for what we know as modern musical theatre today!
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Ep. 52: Trading a Harvard degree for Broadway! with Kim Onah
In Episode 52, Brennan is joined by Broadway's Kim Onah, as they talk about her journey from getting an English degree from Harvard, to making a Broadway principal debut with a bunch of strangers! Choosing to pivot from Ivy-League to musical th...
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In the Spotlight #32: Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
In this week's "mini"-sode, we are shining the spotlight on Broadway's most haunting musical: Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Another one of Sondheim's masterpieces, this show has seen many an iteration with some Broadway powerh...
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Ep. 51: Act Smarter Not Harder! with Nik Walker
In Episode 51, Brennan is joined by broadway's Nik Walker, as they talk about his journey to Broadway, and his current position as a Theatre professor at his alma mater! As both actor and college educator, Nik has a really cool place in the wor...
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In the Spotlight #31: Spring Awakening
In this week's mini-sode we are shining the spotlight on the 2000's Broadway hit: Spring Awakening! Every theatre kid has a Spring Awakening phase and its for good reason, because this show beautifully melds very serious/ important content matt...
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Ep. 50: From ECC to Leading Man! with Jordan Dobson
In Episode 50, Brennan is joined Broadway’s Jordan Dobson as they talk about his journey from being labeled dancer-only to being several leading men on Broadway! Does he maybe steal his costume pieces sometimes? Well, you’ll just have to listen...
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In the Spotlight #30: Pippin
In this week's mini-sode we are shining the spotlight on everyone's favorite Broadway show within a show: Pippin! Well according to Brennan, maybe not everyone... So tune in and let us know if you're a Pippin person!
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Ep. 49: Zip Zap Zopping Our Way to Democracy! with Ally Bonino
In Episode 49, Brennan is joined by Broadway's Ally Bonino as they talk about her journey as a New York actress to her recent Broadway debut in Suffs the Musical. With recent events, theatre like this is so important now more than ever, and All...
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In the Spotlight #29: Camelot
In this week's mini-sode, we're shining the spotlight on the Broadway classic: Camelot! Camelot has historically had quite mixed reviews, but it's welcome at this round table any time!
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Ep. 48: Building Your Community! with RJ Christian
In Episode 48, Brennan is joined by NYC actor/ composer RJ Christian as they talk about navigating the biz during a pandemic, working on Ratatouille the TikTok musical, and how building a strong community is vital to maintaining your theatre ca...
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In the Spotlight #28: She Loves Me
In this week's mini-sode we are shining the spotlight on the classically, charming Broadway hit musical: She Loves Me! This one has not always gotten the love it deserves, but it is certainly more in the mainstream now, and it has a TON of pote...
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Ep. 47: Make 'Em (Evil) Laugh! with Don Darryl Rivera
In Episode 47, Brennan is joined by Broadway's Don Darryl Rivera as they talk character acting, TYA, and his run in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway! Now we just gotta work on getting Iago a power ballad...
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In the Spotlight #27: Sunset Blvd.
In this week's mini-sode, we're shining the spotlight on the Tony Award winning musical: Sunset Blvd. Current revival aside, Sunset Blvd. has a long history fraught with controversy on its long road to Broadway. Brennan and Danny just saw the r...
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