14 episodes
THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex Alexander Gradet
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THIS YEAR'S RENT is a new podcast that delves deep into the cultural phenomenon of the 1996 musical RENT.
Hosted by LAURA HERTZFELD & ALEX GRADET, two Gen-Xers whose late teens/early-20s were defined by the late-90s New York, THIS YEAR'S RENT takes a candid look at the rock opera - its artistic merits, its cultural impact, and let’s be real, its well-deserved criticisms.
THIS YEAR'S RENT is proud to support BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider a donation at donate.broadwaycares.org
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109: "It Isn't Much, But It Took All Year"
After a 525,600 min. hiatus, LAURA AND ALEX are back to wrap it up with one last ep!
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109: "When We Were Roommates" with Jonathan Burkhart
In this long-delayed episode (apologies!), LAURA and ALEX sit down with JONATHAN BURKHART, filmmaker, producer, and Jonathan Larson's best friend (no kidding: he's namechecked as one of the roommates in the o.g. version of "Boho Days"). It gets emotional.
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108: "To Sondheim"
LAURA and ALEX talk about the life and death of Stephen Sondheim, his works, his legacy, and the personal impact he's had on each of them.
(Also, Alex goes on a long tangent about the perfection of 2019's "Co-Op.")
Fair warning: the subject of RENT doesn't come up much. -
107: "Honest Living Honest Living Honest Living Honest Living" with Justin Plowman
ALEX and LAURA get a behind-the-curtain look at RENT original line guy, Broadway's first lottery guy and Alex's old roommate JUSTIN PLOWMAN.
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106B: "Mark, Are You There?" (Pt. 2) with Adam Shapiro
Continuing our convo with Adam Shapiro on musicals for non-musical ppl, WAITRESS, and subsequent casts of RENT!
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106: "Mark, Are You There?" with Adam Shapiro
ALEX and LAURA welcome WAITRESS star, and once-(and-future?) Mark, ADAM SHAPIRO.