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The Ladies Who LunchLet's Make a Mess with Marcia Milgrom DodgeThis week I was joined by amazing Marcia Milgrom Dodge. We chatted about starting her life as a dancer, how she got into choreography, her philosophy as a director, and how she approached the mammoth Ragtime.
2025-03-211h 09
Kyle on the AisleMarcia Milgrom Dodge - Director / ChoreographerMARCIA MILGROM DODGE - Director & Choreographer(Ragtime, Encore, Sesame Street)Step into the spotlight with Marcia Milgrom Dodge, a Tony-nominated powerhouse for 'Ragtime' and a choreographer for an Emmy-winning episode of 'Sesame Street.' Marcia's groundbreaking direction and choreography have captivated audiences in theater and television. With a career that intersects with the stars of stage and screen, Marcia brings a dynamic and innovative approach to storytelling. Discover Marcia's journey, her creative ethos, and the lasting impact of her work. Be inspired by a true master of her craft. Explore more at https://marciamilgromdodge...
2024-02-291h 29
101 Stage AdaptationsDisney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST with Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ep. 56)For another installment of "When the Production is the Adaptation," Melissa is joined by Marcia Milgrom Dodge aka "MMD" to discuss her production and revival of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Olney Theatre Center. In this episode, we discuss:The origins of the "MMD" moniker"Smuggling in deeper meaning"Redesigning and imagining a Disney-branded showHow MMD has been a constant champion of diverse casting And more!Resources MentionedOlney Theatre's production directed by MMDDramaturgy and research for MMD's productionLic...
2024-01-111h 22
Giants in the SkyMarcia Milgrom Dodge, Auditioned ChoreographerMarcia Milgrom Dodge dishes on her audition to choreograph Into the Woods and how--at the eleventh hour--James Lapine invited her back to the final workshop for one more look, just in case. Join host Ben Rimalower for this candid conversation exploring how Sondheim and Lapine went Into the Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-1040 min
Why I‘ll Never Make ItTony Award Nominees Talk About RAGTIME and XANADU on BroadwayMy first conversation is with Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who I am so grateful to have met for the first time in this interview. We had a wonderful discussion about her 2009 production of Ragtime that started at the Kennedy Center in D.C. and then transferred to Broadway later that year. Though that revival had a short run, she did receive a Tony nomination for best direction.The second conversation is with Dan Knetgches, and we have worked together on a couple of shows. The first was Seussical at The Muny in St. Louis, and the other was...
2023-06-0744 min
Clayton Howe’s EntertainmentxMike Isaacson Part 2 The Muny, Moving Forward and HonestyMike Isaacson, Currently in his ninth season and only the third person to hold this position in The Muny’s 103-year history. To date, he has produced 56 Muny shows, 23 of which had never been on the Muny stage before. He has collaborated at The Muny with many Tony award winners and breakthrough talents, including Christian Borle, Colin Donnell, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Gary Griffin, Heather Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Denis Jones, Laura Michelle Kelly, Dan Knecht- ges, Beth Leavel, Norm Lewis, Beth Malone, Kathleen Marshall, Patti Murin, Josh Rhodes, Emily Skinner and Ken Page. The Riverfront Times wrote, “Under the leadership of ex...
2022-07-1414 min
Clayton Howe’s EntertainmentxMike Isaacson Part 1 ”Move On”Mike Isaacson, Currently in his ninth season and only the third person to hold this position in The Muny’s 103-year history. To date, he has produced 56 Muny shows, 23 of which had never been on the Muny stage before. He has collaborated at The Muny with many Tony award winners and breakthrough talents, including Christian Borle, Colin Donnell, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Gary Griffin, Heather Headley, Jennifer Holliday, Denis Jones, Laura Michelle Kelly, Dan Knecht- ges, Beth Leavel, Norm Lewis, Beth Malone, Kathleen Marshall, Patti Murin, Josh Rhodes, Emily Skinner and Ken Page. The Riverfront Times wrote, “Under the leadership of ex...
2022-07-1118 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Don Pippin: A Life In Song! 7/08/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/-JJz4KO1J_U Donald Pippin, a celebrated and prolific musical director for Broadway and New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the last living recipient of the long-discontinued Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director — which he won for 1963’s Oliver! — died June 9 at the age of 95. Marcia Milgrom Dodge, : “I met Don when I was the choreographer on The Music Man @ NY City Opera in 1988. He was our Maestro and he was a generous gentleman in the theatre, taking me under his wing with such mastery and...
2022-07-091h 04
Richard Skipper Celebrates Don Pippin: A Life In Song! 7/08/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/-JJz4KO1J_U
Donald Pippin, a celebrated and prolific musical director for Broadway and New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the last living recipient of the long-discontinued Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director — which he won for 1963’s Oliver! — died June 9 at the age of 95.
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, : “I met Don when I was the choreographer on The Music Man @ NY City Opera in 1988. He was our Maestro and he was a generous gentleman in the theatre, taking me under his wing with such mastery and...
2022-07-091h 05
Fifty Key Stage Musicals: The PodcastSEUSSICALSEUSSICALCOMPOSER: Stephen FlahertyLYRICIST: Lynn AhrensBOOK: Lynn Ahrens and Stephen FlahertySOURCE: The stories of Dr. Seuss (c. 1950s)DIRECTOR: Rob MarshallCHOREOGRAPHER: Kathleen MarshallPRINCIPLE CAST: Kevin Chamberlain (Horton), Janine LaManna (Gertrude), David Shiner (The Cat in the Hat)OPENING DATE: Nov 30, 2000CLOSING DATE: May 20, 2001PERFORMANCES: 198SYNOPSIS: The wild world of Dr. Seuss comes to life as Seuss’ various characters come together to tell the st...
2022-05-2247 min
Fifty Key Stage Musicals: The PodcastBEAUTY AND THE BEASTBEAUTY AND THE BEASTCOMPOSER: Alan MenkenLYRICIST: Howard Ashman, Tim RiceBOOK: Linda WoolvertonSOURCE: Disney’s animated film Beauty and The Beast (1991)DIRECTOR: Robert Jess RothCHOREOGRAPHER: Matt WestPRINCIPLE CAST: Gary Beach (Lumiere), Susan Egan (Belle), Terrence Mann (Beast)OPENING DATE: Apr 18, 1994CLOSING DATE: Jul 29, 2007PERFORMANCES: 5,462SYNOPSIS: Belle is a young girl who stumbles into a castle and is kept captive by its owner, a mo...
2022-05-191h 18
Fifty Key Stage Musicals: The PodcastFifty Key Stage Musicals: The Podcast TRAILERIn Fifty Key Stage Musicals: The Podcast co-hosts Robert W. Schneider and Andrew Child do an in-depth exploration of fifty musicals that altered the landscape of American Musical Theater, all of which are explored in the Routledge Press book, Fifty Key Stage Musicals.Fifty Key Stage Musicals: The Podcast will look at those musicals everyone considers to be a landmark like Shuffle Along, Show Boat, Oklahoma, Company, and Hamilton but will also examine musicals that deserve to be recognized more for their contribution to musical theater history like Promises, Promises, the 1994 revival of Grease...
2022-04-0602 min
American Theatre Artists OnlineMarcia Milgrom DodgeMarcia Milgrom Dodge is a Tony Award nominated Director, Choreographer and Writer, whose work has been seen throughout the US, in Canada, England, Asia, Denmark and the Middle East, on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at acclaimed regional theatres such as the New York City Opera, The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Glimmerglass Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theatre and many more.
She received the Tony Award nomination for Directing for the 2009 Revival of Ragtime on Broadway and is one of just a handful of women who have climbed the ranks as successful...
2021-12-061h 06
The Breakdown with RobbieActor: Alison FraserPre-pandemic, Alison was in back-to-back show bliss with David Staller’s adaptation of Heartbreak House (for which she received the Callaway Award for best actress in a classical play), Enter Laughing at the York, and a divine trifecta under the aegis of Marcia Milgrom Dodge: Steel Magnolias at the Jupiter Maltz, Cinderella at the MUNY, and Deathtrap at the Cape Playhouse. Just prior to theatre shut down she was, oddly enough, in a show (co-starring Robbie Simpson) called Paradise Lost which (actually happened a week after we closed-paradise was indeed lost... )She originated the role of Sharon in Aaron Ma...
2021-06-141h 15
Work From Your Happy Place with Belinda EllsworthMarcia Milgrom Dodge - Broadway Director and ChoreographerMARCIA MILGROM DODGE is a Tony Award & Drama Desk Award nominated director & choreographer for her stirring, lovingly staged revival of RAGTIME. She appears as herself in Disney+ ENCORE! as the “Theatre Director” in Ep1/ANNIE and Ep12/RAGTIME, streaming now. “MMD” has built her busy career on bringing bold new approaches to classic plays and musicals, directing and choreographing at major regional theaters across the USA and abroad, receiving considerable acclaim and numerous awards. National Tours include TheatreWorksUSA’s CURIOUS GEORGE and SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, Broadway Asia’s COOKIN’ and Phoenix Entertainment’s RAGTIME. Devoted to developing the next generation of theatre artis...
2021-06-0337 min
The Conner & Smith ShowEpisode 29 - Broadway Director Marcia Milgrom DodgeJoin us for a chat with Tony Nominated Director/Choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge as we discuss her career trajectory, being in the same dance class as Madonna, getting notes from Stephen Sondheim, and her trademark earrings, to name just a few standout moments. https://www.marciamilgromdodge.com/mobile_home.html
2021-04-261h 02
You Might Know Her FromEnd of Year Surprise MinisodeHappy holidays and winter solstice, chicken tikkas! It’s nearly the end of the year so we are here to spread some seasonal cheer with our hot takes on Steven Soderbergh’s Let Them All Talk starring Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, and Candice Bergen; the pieces of pop culture that got us through the hellmouth that was 2020, and finally we each come with surprises for the other. If you like surprises like us then read no further, SPOILERS AHEAD. Anne brings a long lost audio record of her and Damian coordinating a guest’s travel for an episode...
2020-12-2820 min
Sondheim @ 90 RoundtableMerrily We Roll Along - Sondheim @ 90 RoundtableMichael Weber discusses "Merrily We Roll Along," lyrics and music by Sondheim and book by George Furth based on the 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. "Merrily" is a legendary production that is told backwards in time and ran for 44 previews and only 16 performances in 1981 telling the story of three friends and the ups and downs of their 19 year relationship. Weber is joined by Marcia Milgrom Dodge (director and choreographer, Helen Hayes Award-winner for "Ragtime" at the Kennedy Center and on Broadway), Chris Jones (Chicago Tribune chief theater critic and culture columnist, New York Daily News Broadway...
2020-06-1454 minThe Breakdown with RobbieDirector: Marcia Milgrom DodgeMarcia Milgrom Dodge “MMD” received Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for the Broadway revival of RAGTIME. National Tours include Theater Works’s Curious George & Seussical, the South Korean musical Cookin’ and, Ragtime for Phoenix Entertainment. Regional directing credits include The Kennedy Center, The Muny, The Repertory Theater of St Louis, TUTS, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The drury Lane Theater, The Cape Playhouse, The Cleveland Playhouse, The Maltz Jupiter Theater, The Denver Center, The Olney Theater, Sacramento Music Circus, Bay Street Theater, Riverside Theater, Pittsburg public Theater, among many others. She appears in two episodes of Encore! on Disne...
2020-05-1057 min
The Ladies Who Lunch with Donna McKechnieFredi Walker-Browne, Marcia Milgrom Dodge & Cady HuffmanJoanne Jefferson, in the original cast of RENT on Broadway, Fredi Walker-Browne is an actor, director, singer, producer and teacher. Fredi toured nationally with THE LION KING in the role of Rafiki. She is the founder and president of Big Spoon Productions.Cady Huffman, Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics-winning star of THE PRODUCERS for her role as Ulla. She is also acclaimed for her unforgettable recurring role on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and as a judge on the Food Network’s “Kitchen Stadium”. Tony-nominated Director and Choreographer of the RAGTIME revival...
2019-11-251h 34
Unwrap Your Candies NowMeet The Tony-Nominated “Ragtime” Director And Hear Poetry By Outspoken BeanJoin Ernie Manouse and Catherine Lu as they welcome their first guests to the podcast, “Unwrap Your Candies Now.”Ernie chats with director Marcia Milgrom Dodge about her new staging of the musical Ragtime, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, and brought lovingly to life by playwright Terrence McNally, lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty. Dodge was nominated for the 2009 Tony for her Kennedy Center production of this same show. Catherine shares a sound portrait of Houston poet Outspoken Bean, who has been performing spoken word since 2005. He was nominated for T...
2019-05-0125 min
SDCF Podcast SeriesStaging Revivals: Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Chet WalkerStaging Revivals: Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Chet Walker: At the SDCF 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals on May 20, 2013, internationally-acclaimed director/choreographers Chet Walker and Marcia Milgrom Dodge shared their expertise of applying a fresh perspective to the revival of a musical subsequent to an iconic production. They share their personal artistic processes, the questions they ask of a piece, and their thoughts on casting actors’ familiar with prior productions. This candid and humorous conversation, with personal anecdotes from past productions led by Bob Fosse and others, offers an enlightening glimpse into the world of revivals. Listen as these deeply knowle...
2014-04-041h 08
SDCF Podcast SeriesStaging Revivals: Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Chet WalkerStaging Revivals: Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Chet Walker: At the SDCF 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals on May 20, 2013, internationally-acclaimed director/choreographers Chet Walker and Marcia Milgrom Dodge shared their expertise of applying a fresh perspective to the revival of a musical subsequent to an iconic production. They share their personal artistic processes, the questions they ask of a piece, and their thoughts on casting actors’ familiar with prior productions. This candid and humorous conversation, with personal anecdotes from past productions led by Bob Fosse and others, offers an enlightening glimpse into the world of revivals. Listen as these deeply knowle...
2014-04-041h 08
Off Off Pod with Stephen BittrichOff Off Pod - Episode 016 - Jeremiah James Is Playing El Gallo in The FantasticksJeremiah James kindly invited me to see him as El Gallo in The Fantasticks which is playing Off Broadway on 50th Street in the Jerry Orbach Theater (Snapple Theater Center).
I met Jeremiah through my writer friend, Karen Moline. I asked her if there was anybody she knew who I had to talk to while in NYC, and she hooked me up with Jeremiah who could not have been nicer.
He was really great in the role of El Gallo -- great voice, a lot of humor, very graceful and dynamic on stage. In fact, go r...
2014-03-071h 08
ATW - SDCF Masters of the StageStaging Revivals: Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Chet WalkerAt the SDCF 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals on May 20, 2013, internationally-acclaimed director/choreographers Chet Walker and Marcia Milgrom Dodge shared their expertise of applying a fresh perspective to the revival of a musical subsequent to an iconic production.
2013-10-2300 min