7 episodes

“Stage Left: The Podcast” is a bi-monthly podcast featuring lively and engaging conversations with New York’s younger and underrepresented theatre critics and journalists about the latest and most noteworthy productions on Broadway and beyond. Anchored by Rob Russo—founder and writer of Stage Left and co-host of The Fabulous Invalid—each episode features an in-depth roundtable discussion with a rotating roster of guest panelists with the mission of broadening the cultural discussion to elevate and include diverse perspectives.

Stage Left: The Podcast Broadway Podcast Network

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 13 Ratings

“Stage Left: The Podcast” is a bi-monthly podcast featuring lively and engaging conversations with New York’s younger and underrepresented theatre critics and journalists about the latest and most noteworthy productions on Broadway and beyond. Anchored by Rob Russo—founder and writer of Stage Left and co-host of The Fabulous Invalid—each episode features an in-depth roundtable discussion with a rotating roster of guest panelists with the mission of broadening the cultural discussion to elevate and include diverse perspectives.

    The Stage Lefty Awards

    The Stage Lefty Awards

    On this special episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by prior panelists Ayanna Prescod, Casey Mink, and Christian Lewis, and special guest Jamie DuMont from “The Fabulous Invalid”, for the first-ever “Stage Lefty Awards” in celebration of the abbreviated 2019-2020 season of theatre in New York. Tune in to hear the panelists share their picks for the most outstanding performances and shows of the season.

    Music by Jason Robert Brown, “Wait “Til You See What’s Next”.

     Rob Russo
    Twitter/Instagram:
    @StageLeft_NYC
    www.stageleft.nyc
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Mack and Mabel, Darling Grenadine, and West Side Story

    Mack and Mabel, Darling Grenadine, and West Side Story

    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Hayley Levitt, theatre critic and associate editor at Theatermania.com, and Jose Solís, freelance theatre critic, writer, and podcaster, for a roundtable conversation about three musicals: “Mack and Mabel”, “Darling Grenadine”, and “West Side Story”.

    Music by Jason Robert Brown, “Wait “Til You See What’s Next”.

     Rob Russo
    Twitter/Instagram:
    @StageLeft_NYC
    www.stageleft.nyc
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 59 min
    Grand Horizons, Little Shop of Horrors, and Moulin Rouge!

    Grand Horizons, Little Shop of Horrors, and Moulin Rouge!

    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Christian Lewis, theatre critic and Outer Critics Circle member, and Ayanna Prescod, theatre critic and founder of OurBKSocial, for a roundtable conversation about “Grand Horizons”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, and “Moulin Rouge!”

    Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You
    See What's Next".

    Rob Russo
    Twitter/Instagram:
    @StageLeft_NYC
    www.stageleft.nyc
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 43 min
    My Name Is Lucy Barton, Is This A Room, and A Soldier’s Play

    My Name Is Lucy Barton, Is This A Room, and A Soldier’s Play

    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by David Gordon, theatre critic, senior features reporter, and principal photographer at Theatermania.com, and Casey Mink, senior staff writer at Backstage, for a roundtable conversation about three top shows on Broadway: “My Name Is Lucy Barton”, “Is This A Room”, and “A Soldier’s Play”.

    Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next".
    Rob Russo
    Twitter/Instagram:
    @StageLeft_NYC
    www.stageleft.nyc
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 44 min
    Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, American Utopia, and The Inheritance

    Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, American Utopia, and The Inheritance

    On this episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Jose Solís, freelance theatre critic, writer, and podcaster, and Louis Peitzman, freelance culture writer, for a roundtable conversation about three top shows on Broadway: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”, “American Utopia”, and “The Inheritance”.

    Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next".

    Rob Russo
    Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC
    www.stageleft.nyc
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 44 min
    Slave Play, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, and Jagged Little Pill

    Slave Play, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, and Jagged Little Pill

    On the first episode of “Stage Left: The Podcast”, anchor Rob Russo is joined by Casey Mink, senior staff writer at Backstage, and Ayanna Prescod, theatre critic and founder of OurBKSocial, for a roundtable conversation about three top shows of the fall season: “Slave Play”, “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord”, and “Jagged Little Pill”.

    Music by Jason Robert Brown, "Wait 'Til You See What's Next".

    Rob Russo
    Twitter/Instagram: @StageLeft_NYC
    www.stageleft.nyc
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

ManhattanZac ,

Smart, Funny, Accessible

This is the perfect theater podcast. The host, Rob Russo, is charming, funny and exceptionally well informed. He effortlessly weaves his treasure trove of technical, historical and industry knowledge into each conversation without pretense and with his audience’s enjoyment in mind. I can’t recommend this enough to anyone who has a marginal interest in theatre.

Top Podcasts In Arts

Fresh Air
NPR
The Moth
The Moth
Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked
Snap Judgment
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
The Magnus Archives
Rusty Quill
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX