Episodes

  • Episode 6: The Stage Lefty Awards

    Episode 6: The Stage Lefty Awards
    Jun 12 2020
    On this special episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by prior panelists Ayanna Prescod, Casey Mink, and Christian Lewis, and special guest Jamie DuMont from “The Fabulous Invalid”, for the first-ever “Stage Lefty Awards” in celebration of the abbreviated 2019-2020 season of theatre in New York. Tune in to hear the panelists share their picks for the most outstanding performances and shows of the season. Music by Jason Robert Brown, “Wait “Til You See What’s Next”.  Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC www.stageleft.nyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 5: Mack and Mabel, Darling Grenadine, and West Side Story

    Episode 5: Mack and Mabel, Darling Grenadine, and West Side Story
    Mar 6 2020
    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Hayley Levitt, theatre critic and associate editor at Theatermania.com, and Jose Solís, freelance theatre critic, writer, and podcaster, for a roundtable conversation about three musicals: “Mack and Mabel”, “Darling Grenadine”, and “West Side Story”. Music by Jason Robert Brown, “Wait “Til You See What’s Next”.  Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC www.stageleft.nyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Episode 4: Grand Horizons, Little Shop of Horrors, and Moulin Rouge!

    Episode 4: Grand Horizons, Little Shop of Horrors, and Moulin Rouge!
    Feb 21 2020
    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Christian Lewis, theatre critic and Outer Critics Circle member, and Ayanna Prescod, theatre critic and founder of OurBKSocial, for a roundtable conversation about “Grand Horizons”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, and “Moulin Rouge!” Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next". Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC www.stageleft.nyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Episode 3: My Name Is Lucy Barton, Is This A Room, and A Soldier’s Play

    Episode 3: My Name Is Lucy Barton, Is This A Room, and A Soldier’s Play
    Feb 7 2020
    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by David Gordon, theatre critic, senior features reporter, and principal photographer at Theatermania.com, and Casey Mink, senior staff writer at Backstage, for a roundtable conversation about three top shows on Broadway: “My Name Is Lucy Barton”, “Is This A Room”, and “A Soldier’s Play”. Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next". Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC www.stageleft.nyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Episode 2: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, American Utopia, and The Inheritance

    Episode 2: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, American Utopia, and The Inheritance
    Jan 24 2020
    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Jose Solís, freelance theatre critic, writer, and podcaster, and Louis Peitzman, freelance culture writer, for a roundtable conversation about three top shows on Broadway: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”, “American Utopia”, and “The Inheritance”. Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next". Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC www.stageleft.nyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Episode 1: Slave Play, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, and Jagged Little Pill

    Episode 1: Slave Play, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, and Jagged Little Pill
    Jan 9 2020
    On the first episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Casey Mink, senior staff writer at Backstage, and Ayanna Prescod, theatre critic and founder of OurBKSocial, for a roundtable conversation about three top shows of the fall season: “Slave Play”, “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord”, and “Jagged Little Pill”. Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next". Rob Russo Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC www.stageleft.nyc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Stage Left: The Podcast, Trailer

    Stage Left: The Podcast, Trailer
    Dec 21 2019
    This bi-monthly show will feature lively and engaging conversations with New York’s younger and underrepresented theatre critics and journalists about the latest and most noteworthy productions on Broadway and beyond. The mission of the show is to provide a platform for Millennial and Gen-Z aged voices, with the goal of broadening the cultural discussion to elevate and include as many diverse perspectives as possible.  On our first episode, Casey Mink, senior staff writer at Backstage, and Ayanna Prescod, theatre critic and founder of OurBKSocial will join me for a roundtable conversation about three top shows of the fall season: “Slave Play”, “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord”, and “Jagged Little Pill”. Stay tuned for Stage Left: The Podcast in early January! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins