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Giants in the Sky

Broadway Podcast Network

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 67

This is an unparalleled look behind the scenes and between the lines of the landmark musical Into the Woods. Ben Rimalower produces and hosts candid conversations with the original stars and creatives of Into the Woods offering their unique perspectives on the development process of its iconic original production. Guests include writer-director director James Lapine, dramaturg Ira Weitzman, and original stars Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashad, Chip Zien and Joanna Gleason.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
19/03/2026
#88
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
18/03/2026
#71
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
09/03/2026
#96
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
08/03/2026
#67
🇨🇦 Canada - performingArts
19/02/2026
#76
🇨🇦 Canada - performingArts
18/02/2026
#41
🇨🇦 Canada - performingArts
03/02/2026
#96
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
19/01/2026
#94
🇩🇪 Germany - performingArts
19/01/2026
#81
🇩🇪 Germany - performingArts
18/01/2026
#57

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#64 - Donna Murphy, the Witch at the Delacorte and Original Auditionee

Season 1 · Episode 64

mercredi 7 août 2024 • Duration 01:57:50

Donna Murphy charts her decades long journey with the seminal show and finally sets the record straight on the rumor she recored Meryl Streep's vocals for the film. 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

#63 - Dana Ivey, the Witch in the Playwrights Horizons Reading

Season 1 · Episode 63

mercredi 26 juin 2024 • Duration 24:20

Dana Ivey shares her experience working in musical theater for a change--and explains why it was so enjoyable for her. 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

#55 - Robert Duncan McNeill, Jack on the National Tour

Season 1 · Episode 55

mercredi 10 avril 2024 • Duration 01:25:09

Robert Duncan McNeill remembers the good times on tour with Into the Woods and reveals his participation in the Public Theater workshop of Sondheim and Lapine’s Muscle, including some major co-stars! Plus, Ben discovers the original table reading cast of Into the Woods! 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

#54 - Eric Stern, Co-Musical Director at The Old Globe

Season 1 · Episode 54

mercredi 3 avril 2024 • Duration 42:34

Eric Stern recalls how Paul Gemignani mapped out their sharing of musical director duties as well as his own contributions to the underscoring. 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

#53 - Marianne Cane, Stage Manager on Broadway

Season 1 · Episode 53

mercredi 27 mars 2024 • Duration 01:01:21

Marianne Cane offers a detailed depiction of the rehearsal process for Into the Woods on Broadway and in the final workshop, including vivid descriptions of Betty Buckley's vocal performance, and what it was like to be in the room with her. 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

#52 - Robert Sean Leonard, Jack in the Playwrights Horizons Workshop

Season 1 · Episode 52

mercredi 20 mars 2024 • Duration 41:11

Robert Sean Leonard remembers working on the early incarnation of Into the Woods and how James Lapine told him he wouldn't be going forward with the show. 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

#51 - Maureen Davis, the Original Sleeping Beauty and Stunt Witch

Season 1 · Episode 51

mercredi 13 mars 2024 • Duration 50:25

Maureen Davis explains how all the magic worked transforming Bernadette Peters from the old crone to the beautiful enchantress. 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

#50 - Bernadette Peters, the Original Witch

Season 1 · Episode 50

mercredi 6 mars 2024 • Duration 42:54

Bernadette Peters opens up about when she first fell in love with Stephen Sondheim's songs and how James Lapine pulled her back from the broad comedy she initially brought to the role of the Witch. 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

#49 - RJ Cutler, Assistant to the Director (Broadway and Final Workshop)

mercredi 28 février 2024 • Duration 55:07

RJ Cutler remembers walking Betty Buckley's dog and and waiting with bated breath for the big songs that would complete Act Two of Into the Woods. 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

#48 - Jean Louisa Kelly, the original Snow White

Season 1 · Episode 48

mercredi 21 février 2024 • Duration 33:02

Jean Louisa Kelly was excited and scared to join Broadway star Bernadette Peters in Into the Woods as Snow White and understudy to Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood. She left the cast to resume her normal high school life just in time to miss filming the show for PBS, but went on to a successful Hollywood career anyway. 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