Named one of Playbill’s
”7 Standout Theatre Podcasts”
a podcast about original cast albums
and the people who love them
Each episode, Patrick interviews someone who’d see on-stage, backstage, or in the house of a theatre about an original cast album they love. Past guests include Rebecca Luker, Joe Iconis, Bonnie Milligan, Julie Benko, Glen Weldon, Liz Callaway, Christopher Gattelli, Alexandra Petri, Douglas Carter Beane, Gabriel Barre, Ken Davenport, Daisy Eagan, Alexandra Silber, Robbie Rozelle, Robert W. Schneider, and so many more!
Distantly Social 72 - Songs From Inside Robbie's Locker
Best friend of the show Robbie Rozelle has a new live album out called Songs from Inside My Locker and you should buy it and here’s why . . .
Kevin David Thomas / Violet - A New Musical (1997)
Actor/music director/podcaster Kevin David Thomas is here for a musical that takes you there and back. On a bus.
Topics Include: Jekyll & Hyde, Lauren Ward over Sutton Foster, M&M’s, why we do what we do, and Kevin & Patrick try to get Jeanine Tesori on their respective podcasts through fawning and begging.
Amy Oestreicher / In Trousers - Original Cast (1979)
Writer/performer/amazing human Amy Oestreicher comes to us with us to complete the Falsettos trilogy (by going back to Part 1).
Topics Include: Bill Finn calling on the phone, convincing teachers to let you do your own version of the assignment, tap dancing so hard you need surgery, and another in what is booming a series of scrapbooks!
TONIGHT! At Home with Rebecca Luker!
Hosted by Tony-winner Santino Fontana and featuring an interview with Rebecca Luker by Katie Couric.
Robert W. Schneider / La Cage Aux Folles - Original Cast Recording (1983)
Director/podcaster Robert W. Schneider is here for a musical whose legacy may be unfairly besmirched by an infamous Tony speech.
Topics Include: George Hearn, staging the overture, cutting the entr’acte, and maybe revoking Rob’s gay card live on the air!
Distantly Social #71: Alexandra Petri
Here’s a snippet from Alexandra and me talking from the before times.
recorded March 4, 2020
Distantly Social #70: Have You Been to the New Harris Teeter?
Distantly Social Theatre presents Have You Been to the New Harris Teeter? a short play written by Patrick Flynn starring Serena Berman & Ava Eisenson, and directed by Jake Beckhard.
Covert art photograph by David Wardrick.
Have You Been to the New Harris Teeter? was originally presented as part of Theatre Alliance’s Hot House Readings series in 2017.
Have You Been to the New Harris Teeter? script available for licensing at the New Play Exchange!
Recording produced by Jake Beckhard and edited by Patrick Flynn.
Distantly Social #69: The Furth/Lapine-of-It-All with James Gardiner
A fun edit from my talk with James Gardiner about Merrily We Roll Along.
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MUSIC: “Opening (Doors)” performed by Joshua Hinck & Charity Angél Dawson featuring Chip Zien & Aili Venho from Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream (2020), music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Distantly Social #68: Off 2 Broadway
Tara & Stefania are podcasting from the North!
Listen to the Off2Broadway podcast!
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MUSIC: “Blame Canada” from South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999), music and lyrics by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
Distantly Social #67: Jensen Clifford
Jensen is keeping busy and becoming goo.
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MUSIC: “I Believe” performed by Andrew Rannells from The Book of Mormon - Original Broadway Cast (2011), music and lyrics by Trey Parker & Robert Lopez &Matt Stone
Lara Paquette / Footloose - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1999)
Lara is the host of the podcast Stage Door Stories and has the best “how did this show come into your life?” story ever.
Topics Include: Jeremy Kushnier, Jeremy Kushnier rapping, the Kenny Loggins of it all, and running into Jennifer Laura Thompson on the street.
Distantly Social #66: Tuesday with Robbie
Robbie’s album Songs from Inside My Locker is finally coming out!
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MUSIC: “If You’re Right Right Right” written and performed by The Flynn Twins • “I’m Leaving Texas” performed by Dee Hoty from The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1994), music and lyrics by Carol Hall
Distantly Social #65: Douglas J. Cohen
Is the world that different for writers?
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MUSIC: “So Far, So Good” performed by Marguerite MacIntyre and Adam Grupper from No Way to Treat a Lady - Original Cast Recording (1996), music and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
Distantly Social #64: The Royal Me
Distantly Social Theatre presents The Royal Me performed by Anna Grace Nowalk, written by Patrick Flynn.
Covert art photograph by David Wardrick.
The Royal Me script available for licensing at the New Play Exchange!
Recording produced by Anna Grace Nowalk and edited by Patrick Flynn.
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Distantly Social #63: University with Jonathan Howard
A quick cut from my wonderful conversation with King’s Singer bass Jonathan Howard about “University.”
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MUSIC: “He is an Englishman” performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from H.M.S. Pinafore (1949), music by Arthur Sullivan, lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
Distantly Social #62: Kurt Peterson
It’s my birthday today so I’m reviving one of my favorite interviews of all time with the delightful Kurt Peterson.
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MUSIC: “Too Many Mornings” performed by Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory from their album When Everything Was Possible: A Concert (2012), music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim from Follies (1971)
Distantly Social #61: Christina A. Coakley & Michael Innocenti
This is a bad idea.
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MUSIC: “This Plum is Too Ripe” performed by Rita Gardner, Kenneth Nelson, William Larsen, & Hugh Thomas from The Fantasticks - Original Cast Album (1960), music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones
Jake Beckhard / Chess - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1988)
Jake is a director who brings his insightful theatrical mind to the best worst musical of all time that people either love to death or have no strong feelings about either way.
Topics include: Bobby Fischer, the agony of Freddie, the ecstasy of Judy Kuhn, and whether or not the plot is just Tim Rice fan-fiction written by Tim Rice.
Distantly Social #60: Tuesday with Robbie
Another runaway train of thoughts.
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MUSIC: “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” performed by Barbra Streisand from A Star is Born - Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson (1976), music and lyrics by Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams
Distantly Social #59: Adam Gwon
Tomorrow, 5:30pm EDT, Facebook Live!
MUSIC: “Saturday at the Met” performed by Kate Wetherhead from Ordinary Days - Original Cast Recording (2009), music and lyrics by Adam Gwon