DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell Connor & Dylan MacDowell

Dylan and Connor are joined by Drew Gehling (Waitress, Little Shop of Horrors). This is your newly certified pilot, Captain Gehling, speaking. It’s going to be a smooth flight through your ear canals. Buckle in for a rip-roaring conversation about Drew’s storied career in show business. Who gave Christine Baranski mushrooms in The Good Fight? Who was in the pilot of Succession (and stood in for a Roy child?)? Who found out how amazing it is what baking can do 8 times a week? This everyman of the Broadway community tells us about playing Pomatter opposite so many Jenna’s, the family of Waitress, and the time he stood in for Gavin Creel during the album release concert for Sara Bareilles’ musical. He notes early seeds of Jeremy strong’s method acting, his love of the Broadway community, and how his fiance Julia Mattison convinced him to do Little Shop. We cover many of the movie to musical adaptations that Drew has starred in, including Dave, Almost Famous, and more. We also chat about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Ed Sheeran’s new album, being a Swiftie, and more. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. Be sure to see Drew as Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway through July 14!Follow Drew on InstagramFollow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by Dylan

Connor and Dylan are joined by Broadway star Anna Uzele (New York New York, Six). These become fast friends during Anna’s podcast debut! This is an unforgettable first time, as they learn all about her love story with her gorgeous tattoo artist husband Glenn, her Evangelical upbringing, and the journey from Delaware to NYC. Anna tells the twins about her self-described “feral child” artsy self, along with the fateful high school production of Aida alongside & Juliet’s Ben Jackson Walker. We reminisce on the long-gestating opening night of Six, the unique audition process for Catherine Parr, and when she knew to pass down the crown. Anna spills on Connie Britton, the church of Broadway, Colton Ryan the godsend, and working with John Kander and Susan Stroman, while Connor reports back from seeing Oscar Isaac in The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s window, and Dylan calls out for theatre tattoo ideas. You must see Anna in New York, New York on Broadway! 
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Dylan and Connor are joined by Julian Lerner (Oliver!, The Wonder Years). In the midst of rehearsals for the highly anticipated New York City Center production of Oliver!, Julian talks the Drama boys all about the show and his role of the Artful Dodger. Working with Raul Esparza, Lilli Cooper, and the extremely talented cast are only the beginning. But that’s not all. Julian talks about playing Gavroche in the national tour of Les Misérables when he was nine years old. Nick Jonas is SHAKING. Julian teases season two of The Wonder Years on ABC, dishes on working with Jenna Ortega and Jennifer Garner in Yes Day on Netflix, and talks about his favorite musicals and TV shows (Schmicago, anyone?). The boys wonder about Olivia Rodrigo’s whereabouts, giggle over James Marsden in Jury Duty, and Connor reviews White Girl in Danger. Tune in to hear us chat about it allllll.Follow Julian on InstagramFollow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by Connor

Connor and Dylan are back with TWIN TALKS: Tonys Edition! Hot on the heels of the Tony Awards nominations hosted by Myles Frost and Lea Michele, they dissect the surprises, snubs, and selection by this year’s committee. It’s a breakdown of the performance categories, celebrating friends of the pod Annaleigh Ashford, Colton Ryan, J Harrison Ghee, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Jordan Donica, and Julia Lester. They also read aloud listener-submitted DraxMoi, including the omission of certain shows (A Beautiful Noise, Bad Cinderella) and the inclusion of others (KPOP, Ain’t No Mo’). This episode is every theatre-lovers’ dream of discourse and of course, DRAMA.
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Connor and Dylan are joined by Tony Award nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls the Musical, Shucked). Legendary legends abound. Get ready to be obsessed with Grey. Currently making audiences laugh their booties off in Shucked eight times a week, Grey tells the twins all about his journey back to the Broadway stage. Hear about the herstory of his Nederlander dressing room, his wonderful castmates, and what it’s like being in an original Broadway musical this season. But that’s not all. Listen in for four years worth of stories from The Book of Mormon (wth Gavin Creel), guesting on Girls5eva, his relationship with his family, filming a role in Denzel Washington’s A Journal for Jordan, and what it was like being Tony nominated for playing Damien in Mean Girls the Musical. Survivor, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8, and Housewives are the cherry on top of this dynamic, entertaining chat.
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Dylan and Connor are joined once again by Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder (A Beautiful Noise, Moulin Rouge). For the second time in Drama history, the boys welcome a guest back for another full-length episode. Queen Robyn Hurder re-joins the party to catch the guys up on what she’s been up to since December 2020. Dramaaaa. 
Hear all about what it was like to return to Moulin Rouge in a COVID era (and without a key player). Robyn details her journey back to the stage, why she left Nini and company behind, and divulges the honest truth of her story. This laugh-filled chat also covers Love Is Blind, Bachelor Nation, being on Broadway at the same time as her hubby Clyde Alves, raising a 9-year old, and theatre ghosts and spirits. Sutton Foster, PBS Great Performances Broadway, and Robyn’s current starring turn in A Beautiful Noise are just a few of the topics we get into. You won’t want to miss this warm, heartfelt, and hilarious reunion with Robyn Hurder and the Drama boys.
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