Willkommen: A Companion Podcast to The University of Kansas’s Cabaret

Jonah Greene
  • 5.0 (5)
  • PERFORMING ARTS

This is the official companion podcast to the University of Kansas’s Spring 2023 production of Cabaret, running April 20-30, 2023, at Stage Too! in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Jonah Greene, Associate Director and Dramaturg for the production, is the host. You can find and download this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and the Podbean App. SPOTIFY LINK: https://open.spotify.com/show/5epoAdKDLoM78ZXaJG9QS7

Episodes

  1. 04/12/2023

    Episode 7: Katherine Leverenz-- Sally Bowles

    In this episode, Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene interviews Katherine Leverenz, a sophomore undergraduate student double majoring in Theatre Performance and Behavioral Neuroscience, and the Sally Bowles of the KU production of Cabaret. Jonah and Katherine discuss Katherine's theatrical background, her preparation for this role, whether she thinks Sally is a "good" or "bad" person, and what this role, production, and rehearsal process has meant to her.

    20 min

  2. 04/12/2023

    Episode 6: Cassandra Ludlum-- Costume Design

    In this episode, Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene interviews Cassandra Ludlum, a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Theatre Design and History of Art, and the Costume Designer of the KU production of Cabaret. Jonah and Cassandra discuss what drew Cassandra to being a theatre designer, his research and preparation for the show, creating a unique aesthetic for the Kit Kat Klub, and how costumes play a part in telling the tragic story of Cabaret.

    18 min

  3. 04/10/2023

    Episode 5: Markus Potter-- Directing

    In this episode, Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene interviews Markus Potter, professor and Artistic Director of the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas, and Director of the KU production of Cabaret. Jonah and Markus discuss Markus's approach to telling this story, what this play means to him, collaborating with all sides of the Theatre and Dance department, and he answers the "why now" of this show.

    15 min

  4. 04/10/2023

    Episode 4: Olly Mitchell-- Emcee

    In this episode, Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene interviews Olly Mitchell, a sophomore undergraduate student majoring in Theatre in Culture and Society, and the Emcee of the KU production of Cabaret. Jonah and Olly discuss Olly's theatrical background, her preparation for this role, performing in the shadows of Joel Grey and Alan Cumming, being a "girl Emcee," and they try to answer the tricky question: who is the Emcee?

    20 min

  5. 04/06/2023

    Episode 3: Paul Laird-- Consulting Musicology

    In this episode, Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene interviews Dr. Paul Laird, a Professor of Musicology at the University of Kansas who has published extensively on American musical theatre. Jonah and Paul discuss where Cabaret belongs within the larger narrative of American musical theatre history, the effectiveness of John Kander and Fred Ebb's score, and why Cabaret has had such incredible staying power over the last 57 years.

    20 min

  6. 04/06/2023

    Episode 2: Michelle Heffner Hayes-- Choreography

    In this episode, Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene interviews Dr. Michelle Heffner Hayes, a professor of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas, and Choreographer of the KU production of Cabaret. Jonah and Michelle discuss what drew Michelle to this project, her extensive research and preparation, working with a large ensemble of student dancers, and how she has created a "movement vocabulary" for this production.

    17 min

  7. 04/06/2023

    Episode 1: Jonah Greene-- Dramaturgy

    In the first episode of "Wilkommen," Associate Director and Dramaturg Jonah Greene gives a short dramaturgical presentation. He provides a spoiler-free plot summary of Cabaret, an overview of the musical's production history from its original Broadway premiere in 1966 to today, and then he highlights the big themes and ideas you should expect to encounter when seeing the University of Kansas production.

    22 min
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This is the official companion podcast to the University of Kansas’s Spring 2023 production of Cabaret, running April 20-30, 2023, at Stage Too! in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. Jonah Greene, Associate Director and Dramaturg for the production, is the host. You can find and download this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and the Podbean App. SPOTIFY LINK: https://open.spotify.com/show/5epoAdKDLoM78ZXaJG9QS7

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