Notes With Jack

Jack Talks Risk / NOTES WITH JACK #33

Episode 33: In this, the final episode of Notes With Jack (for at least a few months), Jack reflects on his last fourteen months, and specifically his last few weeks shooting THE COMEBACK for HBO Max. This leads the guys into a discussion about security, risk, and the future...

Jack Talks THE HARD PROBLEM / NOTES WITH JACK #32

Episode 32: Jack is back filming in LA, and the guys kick off this weeks episode talking about Jack's 2018 production of Tom Stoppard's play THE HARD PROBLEM. This leads them into a deep dive on Jack's relationship with Tom, the way friends can help us with our blindspots, and how we use (or don't use) art to define who we are...

Jack Talks AI / NOTES WITH JACK #31

Episode 31: After kicking off the episode with a look back at Jack's 2009 production of Michael Jacobs's play IMPRESSIONISM, the guys find their way to the topic of AI. Jack has questions, Alan has (half baked) answers, and the guys go back and forth discussing their feelings on the purpose, potential, and meaning of artificial intelligence in the arts.

Jack Talks LOVE NEVER DIES / NOTES WITH JACK #30

Episode 30: The guys kick off the episode talking about Jack's 2010 production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LOVE NEVER DIES. This leads them into a spirited discussion about taking jobs for money, collaborating with all-time greats, and better understanding how success can create a "universe of me" that ultimately hurts the work.

Jack Talks Shakespeare / NOTES WITH JACK #29

Episode 29: The guys kick off the episode talking about Jack's 2004 Tony Award winning production of Shakespeare's Henry IV before launching into a somewhat meandering episode that touches on all things Shakespeare. Why is it important? Why should we know it? Why don't more American's connect to it? And Jack even finds a way to loop Taylor Swift into the conversation...