Harry Townsend's guest appearances

Harry Townsend

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

The Backdrop

Alice Lee

Neal Brennan

Lynn Nottage

Kelli O'Hara

Keith Powell

Laura Osnes

Casey Nicholaw

Ken Davenport

Caitlin Kinnunen

Kathryn Allison

Desi Oakley

Kalyn West

Bret Shuford

Morgan Marcell

Ramone Owens

OwlTail

Len Cariou

Sweeney Todd

Len Cariou is a three-time Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner for title role in Sweeney Todd. Working steadily his entire career in theatre, film, and tv, he was on the popular television mystery series, Murder, She Wrote opposite his good friend and former Sweeney Todd co-star Angela Lansbury. With 85 additional TV/film credits including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and 80 stage credits, he is currently starring on Blue Bloods on CBS opposite Tom Selleck, Donny Wahlberg, and Bridget Moynahan. He was most recently seen on the off-Broadway stage opposite David Lansbury in the new play Harry Townsend’s Last Stand at City Center Stage II.Len is a member of the Order of Canada (similar to being knighted in the UK) and in 2004 was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.In this episode we talk about: Breaking the news of him being cast in the upcoming film adaptation of Tick, Tick... Boom!  Being well-known as a child in his neighborhood for walking home and singing every night The honor it is to become a member of the Order of Canada and how it feels to be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame Working on the film Secret Window opposite Johnny Depp, and then watching Johnny go on to portray Sweeney Todd on film His career working with such icons as Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, and more ﻿Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast  Twitter &amp; Instagram: @theatre_podcast  Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales  Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com.﻿A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David SealesIf you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Len Cariou is a three-time Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner for title role in Sweeney Todd. Working steadily his entire career in theatre, film, and tv, he was on the popular television mystery series, Murder, She Wrote opposite his good friend and former Sweeney Todd co-star Angela Lansbury. With 85 additional TV/film credits including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and 80 stage credits, he is currently starring on Blue Bloods on CBS opposite Tom Selleck, Donny Wahlberg, and Bridget Moynahan. He was most recently seen on the off-Broadway stage opposite David Lansbury in the new play Harry Townsend’s Last Stand at City Center Stage II.Len is a member of the Order of Canada (similar to being knighted in the UK) and in 2004 was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. In this episode we talk about:<ul> <li>Breaking the news of him being cast in the upcoming film adaptation of Tick, Tick... Boom! </li> <li>Being well-known as a child in his neighborhood for walking home and singing every night</li> <li>The honor it is to become a member of the Order of Canada and how it feels to be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame</li> <li>Working on the film Secret Window opposite Johnny Depp, and then watching Johnny go on to portray Sweeney Todd on film</li> <li>His career working with such icons as Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, and more</li> </ul> ﻿Connect with The Theatre Podcast:<ul> <li>Support us on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast</a> </li> <li>Twitter &amp; Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/theatre_podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theatre_podcast</a> </li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://thetheatrepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheTheatrePodcast.com</a></li> <li>Alan's personal Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/alanseales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alanseales</a> </li> <li>Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.</li> </ul> Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via <a href="http://jukeboxtheghost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jukeboxtheghost.com</a>.﻿A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible!Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David SealesIf you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit <a href="http://ttp.fm/patreon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ttp.fm/patreon</a> to become a member and show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep79 - Len Cariou, Tony Award winner & original Sweeney Todd, Blue Bloods, Harry Townsend's Last Stand

Harry Townsend’s Last Stand is a comedy about what could be tragedy — the decline of a man beyond his prime, and the struggle of a son to connect with his fading father. Written by playwright George Eastman, it hits close to home for Kevin, who interviews — and laughs along with — Broadway legend and Tony winner Len Cariou and his co-star, Tony nominee Craig Bierko, and gets vital and timely advice about caretaking from AARP’s caregiving expert, Amy Goyer.ResourcesHarry Townsend's Last Stand performs at City Center Stage II. Visit https://www.harrytownsendslaststand.com/ for tickets and information.For information and resources about eldercare and aging, visit https://www.aarp.org/Walk down memory lane with Len Cariou and Craig Bierko in their signature roles:Len at Feinstein's/54 Below for a Sondheim show: https://youtu.be/qbTzzRFqT8oCraig at the 2000 Tony Awards: https://youtu.be/uh7KiFmzlicCreditsThe Backdrop is hosted by Kevin Bleyer and produced by Nella Vera.The Backdrop artwork is by Philip Romano.Follow Kevin Bleyer and Nella Vera on Twitter: @kevinbleyer / @spinstripesA proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harry Townsend’s Last Stand is a comedy about what could be tragedy — the decline of a man beyond his prime, and the struggle of a son to connect with his fading father. Written by playwright George Eastman, it hits close to home for Kevin, who interviews — and laughs along with — Broadway legend and Tony winner Len Cariou and his co-star, Tony nominee Craig Bierko, and gets vital and timely advice about caretaking from AARP’s caregiving expert, Amy Goyer. ResourcesHarry Townsend's Last Stand performs at City Center Stage II. Visit <a href="https://www.harrytownsendslaststand.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.harrytownsendslaststand.com/</a> for tickets and information.For information and resources about eldercare and aging, visit <a href="https://www.aarp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aarp.org/</a> Walk down memory lane with Len Cariou and Craig Bierko in their signature roles:Len at Feinstein's/54 Below for a Sondheim show: <a href="https://youtu.be/qbTzzRFqT8o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/qbTzzRFqT8o</a>Craig at the 2000 Tony Awards: <a href="https://youtu.be/uh7KiFmzlic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/uh7KiFmzlic</a> CreditsThe Backdrop is hosted by Kevin Bleyer and produced by Nella Vera.The Backdrop artwork is by Philip Romano.Follow Kevin Bleyer and Nella Vera on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinbleyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kevinbleyer</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/spinstripes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spinstripes</a> A proud member of the <a href="www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Broadway Podcast Network</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 4: HARRY TOWNSEND'S LAST STAND