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For the on and off stage stories of the outstanding shows presented during our Best of Broadway season, tune into our recurring podcast. Think of our Podcast as your own SHN radio show that airs only when it’s convenient for you. It’s free, and easy! Click on the “listen now” link below and that’s all there is to it.

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New Episodes

Episode 80 - Dreamgirls, Part 2

We continue our behind-the-scenes look at the sesnsational new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, Dreamgirls. Prior to launching its national tour, director Robert Longbottom and the actors chatted about reviving this powerful, groundbreaking show.

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Episode 79 - West Side Story Intro

We'll introduce the Tony Award-winning revival of the classic American musical, West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. This acclaimed new production, with direction by the show's original book writer Arthur Laurents, comes to the Orpheum Theatre on October 27 for a limited engagement.

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Episode 77 - Dreamgirls Intro

We'll introduce a sensational new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, Dreamgirls, coming to the Curran Theatre on August 24 for a limited engagement.

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Episode 75 - New Season 2010-2011

Listen to this musical preview of upcoming shows and you'll meet the cast of characters in our 2010-2011 Best of Broadway Season.

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Current Episodes

Episode 70 - Peter Pan, Intro

You'll meet Producer Charlie Burnell and Director Ben Harrison on location and discover the behind-the-scenes story of their spectacular new production of J M Barrie's Peter Pan — making its U.S. premiere on April 27 in a state-of-the-art theater pavilion erected in Ferry Park on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

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Previous Episodes

Episode 50 - Wicked, Stephen Schwartz

You’ll meet Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and learn how he adapted Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked, The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, into a musical theater sensation.

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Episode 49 - Wicked, Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, reveals what inspired him to write the best-selling novel and how it became the international musical sensation, Wicked, currently playing an open-ended engagement at The Orpheum Theatre.

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Episode 46 - Wicked, Introduction

It's the remarkable story of two girls who meet in the Land of Oz and grow up to be the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Since it's world premiere in San Francisco in 2003, over 17 million people world-wide have been spellbound by Wicked. This international musical sensation is now playing an open-ended run at the Orpheum Theatre.

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Episode 26 - Tribute to Carole Shorenstein Hays

In this special episode, we'll celebrate SHN Founder and President Carole Shorenstein Hays who has been honored by the SF Convention and Visitors Bureau for her commitment to promoting the Arts. You'll hear from the creative team for Spring Awakening, winner of 8 2007 Tony Awards, playwright Tony Kushner, acclaimed director Doug Hughes, and other celebrated theater colleagues.

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