TodayTix is introducing a brand new podcast called "My So-Called Podcast" all about "MY So-Called Life." Hosted by Broadway Backstory's Patrick Hinds and Gillian Pensavalle of The Hamilcast: An American Podcast, the show is a deep and hilarious

Episode 16: Kinky Boots

Dec 19th, 2017 1h 8m

The Most Beautiful Thing in the World! For our season two finale, we're tackling the 2013 Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots. We'll find out how the show, based on true events, developed from a little-known British independent film to an unlikely T

Episode 15: Come From Away

Dec 5th, 2017 1h 9m

Welcome to The Rock! This week, we're tackling the 2017 smash hit Come From Away! When American airspace was shut down on September 11, 2011, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland. For five days,

Season 2 Update!

Nov 22nd, 2017 1m 21s

Happy Holidays! We're checking in to say thanks for helping to make season 2 such a great success and to let you know when to expect the final two episodes of the season!

Episode 14: Bring It On: The Musical

Nov 7th, 2017 1h 1m

This week we bring you the tale of 2012's Bring It On: The Musical. Bring It On was created from the ground up by some of the greatest talents working in theater today: Andy Blankenbuehler (director / choreographer), Lin-Manuel Miranda (music,

Episode 13: The Light in the Piazza

Oct 23rd, 2017 1h 3m

For this week's episode, we trace The Light in the Piazza's fifty-year journey from its first incarnation as a novella by Elizabeth Spencer to a musical idea handed down through one of musical theater's most prominent families. We follow the m

Episode 12: Bonnie & Clyde

Oct 10th, 2017 1h 4m

FINALLY! With no further ado, we bring you the backstory of THE MOST requested show for us to cover: 2011's Bonnie & Clyde. In this episode, we'll find out how the show developed from an ambitious recording project at Atlantic Records to a Bro

Episode 11: Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812

Oct 3rd, 2017 1h 12m

"Helene is a slut, Anatole is hot, Marya is old-school, Sonya is good, Natasha is young, and Andre isn't here..." We're OBSESSED with Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812! Through conversations with the show's writer & composer, Dave Mall

Episode 10: Hamilton Part 2

Sep 19th, 2017 55m 6s

We're kicking off season two with 2 episodes about the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical Hamilton. Featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Director Tommy Kail, Producers Jeffrey Seller & Oskar Eustis, Alex Lacamoire, David Korins, Renee Elise Golds

Episode 9: Hamilton Part 1

Sep 19th, 2017 55m 24s

Season 2 Trailer

Aug 22nd, 2017 2m 43s

Annnnnnnnd, we're back! Season two brings you eight brand new episodes that find out how some of your favorite shows developed from an idea to a full Broadway production. Our first two episodes drop on Tuesday, September 19th and will cover Ham

Episode 8: Next To Normal

Feb 21st, 2017 57m 31s

Through conversations with the show's writers, producers, director and stars, we'll find out how Next To Normal developed from a college project, to a 10-minute musical, to a NYMF favorite, and then found its footing off-Broadway and out of tow

Episode 7: Legally Blonde

Jan 19th, 2017 51m 12s

This episode finds out how Legally Blonde was transformed from a hit film to the long-running, peppy, and empowering Broadway hit. From a now Tony Award-winning Broadway director's debut to agonizing over choosing between two actresses for the

Episode 6: Deaf West's Spring Awakening

Jan 3rd, 2017 54m 34s

This episode finds out how the stunning re-imagining of the groundbreaking musical Spring Awakening began as a ten day workshop, was developed at a 99-seat theater near LA’s Skid Row, quickly transferred to famed regional theater in Beverly Hil

Episode 5: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Dec 13th, 2016 39m 36s

This episode finds out how The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee developed from an off-off-off-Broadway improv show to the beloved, hilarious and quirky Broadway hit. Through conversations with the show's conceiver, actors, producer, and i

Episode 4: The Secret Garden

Dec 6th, 2016 47m 28s

This episode finds out how The Secret Garden developed from the classic 1911 children's book to one of the most beloved American musicals of the 1990s. Through conversations with the show's creators, producers, and Tony-winning child star Daisy

Episode 3: Fun Home

Nov 29th, 2016 48m 2s

This episode traces Fun Home's journey from a popular graphic novel to the groundbreaking Broadway hit. We'll hear from the book's author who didn't think a musical was possible, the history-making composing team who took 7 years to get the sh

Episode 2: In The Heights (Part 2)

Nov 15th, 2016 38m 25s

Picking up where episode 1 left off, episode 2 follows In the Heights from the show's first workshop to the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions. There was no guarantee that In the Heights would move beyond the workshop. Tough decisions were m

Episode 1: In the Heights (Part 1)

Nov 15th, 2016 39m 4s

Episode 1 covers the early days of In the Heights. From the show's beginnings as a college project to the off-off Broadway readings that attracted big deal Broadway producers, we'll hear how the plot of the show took shape, the creative team wa

Introducing Broadway Backstory

Oct 21st, 2016 3m 7s

Welcome to Broadway Backstory: A documentary style podcast that finds out how shows go from an idea to a full Broadway production. We get the stories from the people who lived them. From TodayTix and Theater People. The season premieres Novembe