Special Guests: Britta Johnson, Jim Barne & Kit Buchan, and Vidya Makan

Songs by: Britta Johnson and Vidya Makan

Performances by: Sophie Hearn and Joseph Althouse

Co-hosts David Sisco and Laura Josepher celebrate the release of their textbook PERFORMING IN CONTEMPORARY MUSICALS by presenting their first ever live broadcast of In Between the Lines at the Jill Edmund Virtual Theatre. 

In addition to giving listeners and sneak peek at the book, David and Laura have conversations with a truly international group of theatre creators, including: Britta Johnson (LIFE AFTER), Jim Barne & Kit Buchan (THE SEASON) and Vidya Makan (THE LUCKY COUNTRY). 

We thank our co-sponsors, MusicalTheatreRadio.com and 35th Parallel Productions - we are grateful for your support.

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Join us every Saturday at 10 AM (EST) on MusicalTheatreRadio.com for our show "In Between the Lines," where we introduce our listeners to great contemporary musical theatre songs and writers who wrote them. Check out our website ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com for other great contemporary musical theatre songs.

In Between the Lines, Ser. 2, Ep. 15 - The Book Launch Show

Songs by: Oliver Houser, Rachel Dean & David Brush, and Spencer Robelen

Performances by: Julia Harriman, Rachel Dean, and Esteban Suero with Katie Emerson and Julia Johanos

This week, we feature three new songs recently added to our website, ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com. We love being introduced to new songs and love sharing them with you even more! Take a listen to the wonderful work of Oliver Houser, Rachel Dean & David Brush, and Spencer Robelen.

Join us every Saturday at 10 AM (EST) on MusicalTheatreRadio.com for our show "In Between the Lines," where we introduce our listeners to great contemporary musical theatre songs and writers who wrote them. Check out our website ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com for other great contemporary musical theatre songs.

In Between the Lines, Ser. 2, Ep. 16 - New & Recommended

In this episode, we sit down with Kai Harada, an extraordinary sound designer, who has worked on countless Broadway, off-Broadway, regional, and international shows. Don't miss this fascinating conversation as we salute all that sound designers do to make a show sound great!

Join us every Saturday at 10 AM (EST) on MusicalTheatreRadio.com for our show "In Between the Lines," where we introduce our listeners to great contemporary musical theatre songs and writers who wrote them. Check out our website ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com for other great contemporary musical theatre songs.

In Between the Lines, Ser. 2, Ep. 17 - Kai Harada

This week, we're in conversation with Sarah Whitfield, editor of the book Reframing the Musical, about the white-washing of musical theatre history and how colleges and universities can lead the way for change in our industry.

Join us every Saturday at 10 AM (EST) for our show "In Between the Lines," where we introduce our listeners to great contemporary musical theatre songs and writers who wrote them. All the sheet music for the songs in this episode is available on our website, ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com.

In Between the Lines, Ser. 2, Ep. 18 - Sarah Whitfield

Special Guest: Truth Bachman

Songs by: Will Shishmanian, Sarah Flaim & Sav Souza, and Truth Bachman

Performances by: Janine Morita Colletti, Sarah Flaim & Sav Souza, Basit Shittu

This week, we celebrate the work of gifted theatre creators who identify as transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive. We have a great conversation with our special guest Truth Bachman about their work and mission as a writer-activist. 

Join us every Saturday at 10 AM (EST) on MusicalTheatreRadio.com for our show "In Between the Lines," where we introduce our listeners to great contemporary musical theatre songs and writers who wrote them. All the sheet music for the songs in this episode is available on our website, ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com.

In Between the Lines, Ser. 2, Ep. 19 - Trans & Non-Binary Writers

ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com is an unparalleled resource to help voice teachers, students and musical theatre professionals find well-written contemporary musical theatre songs (95% of which have not been formally published) and get writers paid for their work (we don't take a cent from their sales).  We currently represent over 150 writers and 450+ songs - all searchable by voice and song type, with extensive information on range, tessitura, accompaniment difficulty and more.  For more information, please visit our website: www.contemporarymusicaltheatre.com.  

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