Game Changers with Katharine Quinn

Christopher Gattelli on the Broadway Avengers in Schmigadoon!

Christopher Gattelli has 120+ Broadway credits in his ensemble alone! The director and choreographer of Schmigadoon! sits down with Katharine Quinn to talk about the show that was always destined for Broadway. It just had to take the long way. From a cold Instagram DM with the creator of Despicable Me, to working alongside Julie Andrews, to reconstructing a Golden Age musical from scratch in two weeks flat. If you've ever felt the tap break in Corn Puddin' in your bones, this conversation is for you. Schmigadoon! is now on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre. And That's Showbiz is Broadway for the fans, the obsessives, and everyone who cried at a tap number. New episodes every week. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Executive Producer Katharine Quinn Editor Brian Truong Associate Producer Eli Tokash Photographer Olivia Kuan-Romano Post Production Supervisor Jake Ropka 0:00 Intro 0:51 The Instagram DM 1:40 Dream Job Origin 3:22 Love Letter Defined 5:36 Homage vs. Spoof 9:26 TV to Broadway 13:53 DC to Broadway Changes 16:23 Tap's Big Comeback 17:44 The Magic of Transitions 26:18 The Broadway Avengers

Michael Arden & Dane Laffrey Reveal How The Lost Boys Works

Michael Arden and Dane Laffrey have built seven Broadway shows together, and with The Lost Boys, they may have outdone themselves. Flying rigs on curves. Lifts in the floor. A vampire story told with the rigor of a magic trick. Katharine Quinn sits down with the Tony nominated design duo for a conversation about what it actually takes to make theater that surprises you and why they're never, ever done. Director and Executive Producer Katharine Quinn Assistant Director Eli Tokash Editor Brian Truong Photographer Olivia Kuan Romano Post Production Supervisor Jake Ropka Meet Dane & Michael 0:20 Loving Puzzles 1:46 Chasing Surprise 2:40 Looks Impossible 4:52 Flying Explained 5:09 Wire Philosophy 7:22 Lighting Design 8:50 Preview Process 16:27 Collaborative Journey 19:32 Most Fun Yet 21:24

From Newsroom to Broadway: Eva Price's Unlikely Path to the Top

She's produced two Broadway shows in one season. She survived as an assignment editor, worked the Gore 2000 campaign, and bet on herself anyway. Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price sits down with Katharine Quinn to talk about how naivete is a superpower, why joy is an act of resistance, and what it really takes to bring a show from a Gristedes basement to the St. James Theatre. We talk about Titanique, Liberation, Jagged Little Pill, and what it means to fall in love with a show hard enough to produce it. And That's Showbiz is your digital-first, fan-forward home for Broadway conversations that go beyond the marquee. 🎭 Subscribe for new episodes. Director and Executive Producer Katharine Quinn Assistant Director Eli Tokash Editor Brian Truong Photographer Olivia Kuan Romano Post Production Supervisor Jake Ropka 0:00 Meet Eva Price 1:39 News to Broadway 4:06 Healthy Delusion 8:24 First Shows Fail 15:36 Discovering Titanique 17:26 Liberation Surprise 19:43 The Through Line 21:45 Joy Resists 23:50 Broadway vs. AI 28:28 Jagged Little Pill

TV to Broadway - Schmigadoon's Cinco Paul Reveals What Changed

Cinco Paul is the writer behind Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets, and Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+. Today, he sits down with Katharine Quinn to talk about what it actually feels like when the thing you've been carrying for three decades finally lands on a Broadway stage. We get into the songs he cut, the ones he wrote in a panic, the director who changed everything, and the couple he watched kiss each other in the front row during previews. And That's Showbiz is Broadway for the digital age: fan-first, industry-honest, and always in the room where it happens. Subscribe. 🎭 Schmigadoon! on Broadway is now playing at the Nederlander Theatre Director and Executive Producer Katharine Quinn Assistant Director Eli Tokash Editor Brian Truong Photographer Olivia Kuan Romano Post Production Supervisor Jake Ropka 0:05 Meet Cinco Paul 0:35 First Love 2:23 Apple Said Yes 7:52  10 New Songs 9:07 Melissa's Epiphany 9:47 DC Lessons 13:26 Chris Gattelli Magic 22:36 Sweet Jesus Revealed 25:16 Power of Love 28:35 Sweeney Todd! 35:52 Theater's Magic Moment

Katie Spelman On The Notebook's Most Beautiful Number

She choreographed The Notebook on Broadway, she's the force behind The Agnes Index, and she's about to take on Wild Party at City Center. In this episode of Game Changers, Katharine Quinn sits down with director-choreographer Katie Spelman for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really takes to build a career behind the table. Katie gets candid about the moment she walked off stage for good, what associate life actually looks like when the wings are closed, and why she started counting the men and women on every Broadway creative team. Plus: Brigadoon, film & TV choreography, and a rapid fire round that goes fully off the rails. 🎙 Game Changers is a production of And That's Showbiz — the fan-forward, digital-first Broadway media outlet. Follow And That's Showbiz for more conversations with Broadway's boldest voices. 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe. Tell us who we should talk to next. Director and Executive Producer Katharine Quinn Editor Brian Truong Photographer and Production Assistant Olivia Kuan Romano Post Production Supervisor Jake Ropka 0:42  Meet Katie Spelman 1:06 Chicago Ballet Roots 5:14 Leaving the Stage 7:27 Finding Steven Hoggett 21:34 The Notebook Begins 30:43 Staging "I Want To Go Back" 32:41 Wild Party Preview 38:49 The Agnes Index 39:56 Who's Behind the Table? 54:29 Fixing Broadway's Power