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Ken Waissman

Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

Richard Skipper Celebrates

Backstage Babble

Jason Moore

Cheyenne Jackson

David Gordon

Alan Alda

Sarah Jessica Parker

Abigail Pogrebin

Kurt Sutter

Kelli O'Hara

Casey Nicholaw

Jennifer Ashley Tepper

Brittney Johnson

Caitlin Kinnunen

Felicia Fitzpatrick

Sasha Hutchings

Mira Sorvino

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Tom Moore

Tom Moore directed the original Broadway production, eight national tours, and two London productions of Grease in the West End. He also directed Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize–winning ’night Mother, the subsequent film, and other Broadway productions, receiving two Tony nominations. Moore directed many years of film and television, earning three Emmy nominations along the way. His most recent project was the documentary on the Flying Trapeze, The Flight Fantastic.Ken Waissman discovered Grease at the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago, where it was running on weekends in the summer of 1971. Ken and his then partner Maxine Fox produced the original Broadway production, plus eight national tours and two London productions in the West End. Ken is a Tony Award– winning producer whose iconic hits, in addition to Grease, include Agnes of God and Torch Song Trilogy. He is one of only two producers in the history of Broadway to have a musical run over three thousand performances and a play run over one thousand performances.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Moore directed the original Broadway production, eight national tours, and two London productions of Grease in the West End. He also directed Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize–winning ’night Mother, the subsequent film, and other Broadway productions, receiving two Tony nominations. Moore directed many years of film and television, earning three Emmy nominations along the way. His most recent project was the documentary on the Flying Trapeze, The Flight Fantastic.Ken Waissman discovered Grease at the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago, where it was running on weekends in the summer of 1971. Ken and his then partner Maxine Fox produced the original Broadway production, plus eight national tours and two London productions in the West End. Ken is a Tony Award– winning producer whose iconic hits, in addition to Grease, include Agnes of God and Torch Song Trilogy. He is one of only two producers in the history of Broadway to have a musical run over three thousand performances and a play run over one thousand performances.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Episode 307 - Tom Moore and Ken Waissman

Today, I am so happy to announce Part 2 of my celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Grease,  featuring its producer, Ken Waissman. In addition to Grease, Ken Waissman’s other producing credits include Agnes of God, Torch Song Trilogy, and more. But before you listen, make sure to purchase Ken’s new book Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More: Stories from the Broadway Phenomenon, which can be found here:   Purchase Tell Me More, Tell Me More   But first, tune in today to here fascinating stories including: the theater on Broadway that Ken named, the strategies he used to launch Grease at the beginning, the process of persuading Harvey Fierstein to bring Torch Song to Broadway, firing Lee Remick, the ways in which The Andrews Sisters tortured each other, ridiculous demands from David Merrick, why Over Here couldn’t go on the road, why he decided to leave the business, and so much more!   You won’t want to miss this episode with a true man of the theater.

Today, I am so happy to announce Part 2 of my celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Grease,  featuring its producer, Ken Waissman. In addition to Grease, Ken Waissman’s other producing credits include Agnes of God, Torch Song Trilogy, and more. But before you listen, make sure to purchase Ken’s new book Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More: Stories from the Broadway Phenomenon, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Grease-Tell-Me-More-Phenomenon/dp/1641607580/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TKLWIBND7Q9I&amp;keywords=grease+tell+me+more+tell+me+more+book&amp;qid=1656249446&amp;sprefix=grease+tell+me%2Caps%2C72&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purchase Tell Me More, Tell Me More</a> But first, tune in today to here fascinating stories including: the theater on Broadway that Ken named, the strategies he used to launch Grease at the beginning, the process of persuading Harvey Fierstein to bring Torch Song to Broadway, firing Lee Remick, the ways in which The Andrews Sisters tortured each other, ridiculous demands from David Merrick, why Over Here couldn’t go on the road, why he decided to leave the business, and so much more! You won’t want to miss this episode with a true man of the theater.

Richard Skipper

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Sk1-Xj4QOFcRichard Skipper via gmail.com Feb 16, 2022, 5:13 PM (15 hours ago)to meIt's The Full Moon! And we're going to be Mooning! Valentine's Day is the 5th Anniversary of Grease opening on Broadway! A young Baltimore-born producer named Kenneth Waissman saw a musical at a small theater in Chicago and decided it might have a chance on Broadway. The show was "Grease," and it became one of the biggest success stories in Broadway history, was made into a hit movie and is still going strong. No one connected with the show ever, ever could have imagined or predicted it would have this kind of longevity, It is as popular now as it was in the '70s. Ken had several Broadway successes after "Grease," including "Agnes of God," the Tony Award-winning "Torch Song Trilogy" and the South African "Asinamali". "Grease," which opened on Broadway in 1972, has become the stuff of legend -- launching the careers of stars including John Travolta and Marilu Henner, who were in supporting roles in the first touring production at the Mechanic Theatre and are among a number of "Grease" alums with whom Waissman stays in touch. Waissman was a young producer on Broadway when he produced "Grease," and initially he had trouble being taken seriously. But that would change! Please join us to hear Ken's amazing story! We are joined by Carole Demas, Marilu Henner, and John Pielmier.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: <a href="https://youtu.be/Sk1-Xj4QOFc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Sk1-Xj4QOFc</a> Richard Skipper via <a href="http://gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>  Feb 16, 2022, 5:13 PM (15 hours ago) to me It's The Full Moon! And we're going to be Mooning! Valentine's Day is the 5th Anniversary of Grease opening on Broadway! A young Baltimore-born producer named Kenneth Waissman saw a musical at a small theater in Chicago and decided it might have a chance on Broadway. The show was "Grease," and it became one of the biggest success stories in Broadway history, was made into a hit movie and is still going strong. No one connected with the show ever, ever could have imagined or predicted it would have this kind of longevity, It is as popular now as it was in the '70s. Ken had several Broadway successes after "Grease," including "Agnes of God," the Tony Award-winning "Torch Song Trilogy" and the South African "Asinamali". "Grease," which opened on Broadway in 1972, has become the stuff of legend -- launching the careers of stars including John Travolta and Marilu Henner, who were in supporting roles in the first touring production at the Mechanic Theatre and are among a number of "Grease" alums with whom Waissman stays in touch. Waissman was a young producer on Broadway when he produced "Grease," and initially he had trouble being taken seriously. But that would change! Please join us to hear Ken's amazing story! We are joined by Carole Demas, Marilu Henner, and John Pielmier.

Richard Skipper Celebrates Ken Waissman 2/16/2022