Stage Combat The Podcast

"Are Audiences Out Of Control?"

Season 4, Season Finale Ep 10.   Synopsis:  Sean is getting to the bottom of why it seems like Broadway audiences are out of control with some help from Matt Koplik, hos

"The Lookingglass Story: How A Theatre Responds"

Season 4, Episode 9. THIS IS PART 2 OF A TWO-PART EPISODE. LISTEN TO EPISODE 8 FIRST: "The Lookingglass Story: How We Got Here" Synopsis: Two months, the Tony award win

"The Lookingglass Story: How We Got Here"

Season 4, Episode 8. Synopsis: Two months, the Tony award winning Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago issued a cease-and-desist letter in response to our story about a young

"Return to Roanoke Island"

Season 4, Episode 7. Synopsis: One of our most provocative stories last season was the story of Court Watson, a designer who alleges he was assaulted as a college studen

"The Way That I Hear You"

Season 4, Episode 6. Synopsis: Sean’s talking about the invisible disability of hearing loss in the theatre industry with Dallas actor Marianne Galloway, an actor with h

"The War On Artists Under Trump"

Season 4, Episode 5.  Synopsis:  Sean and Chris Webb, Professor at Boston Conservatory, discuss the war on artists that's been unleased since the second Trump admin

"Cancel Culture and Scott Rudin's Return to Broadway"

Season 4, Episode 4.  Five years ago, The Hollywood Reporter published shocking bullying allegations about mega film and Broadway producer Scott Rudin, causing him to be

"Heated Rivalry and How Do Actors Portray S-x Scenes"

Season 4, Episode 3.  With Heated Rivalry, the steamy Canadian TV show about gay hockey players, still on everyone's minds, Sean and intimacy director Nicole Perry

"The Queen of Versailles on Broadway: What The Hell Did We Learn?"

Season 4, Episode 2. Synopsis:  Now that the construction dust has settled, can we learn anything from Broadway’s 23M flop, The Queen of Versailles starring Kristen Cheno

"Aaron Lazar: Healing With ALS"

Season 4, SEASON PREMIERE.  Synopsis:  Sean talks with Broadway star Andrew Lazar, a veteran of 11 Broadway shows, about his journey of “healing with ALS” and thriving t

BONUS: "5 Eye Opening Stage Combat The Podcast Moments"

SEASON 3 BONUS: While we're preparing the premiere of Season 4 of Stage Combat the Podcast, Sean's looking back on 5 Eye Opening Moments from Season 3.   Listen

BONUS: "The Thanksgiving Catch-Up Episode"

SEASON 3 BONUS: Sean's back with an all-new Thanksgiving Catch Up Bonus Episode!  We're catching you up on all things Stage Combat the Podcast (BIG news about S

"Walking Away From Broadway"

SEASON 3 Season Finale! Episode Eighteen. "Walking Away From Broadway" Synopsis:   At the end of a season of incredible stories, Sean looks to the future and finds inspir

"The Court Watson Story Part Two"

SEASON 3 Episode Seventeen. "The Court Watson Story Part Two" (Be sure to Listen to Ep 16 First: The Court Watson Story Part One") Synopsis:   Court Watson sets out to

"The Court Watson Story Part One"

SEASON 3 Episode Sixteen. "The Court Watson Story Part One" Synopsis:   Sean investigates what happened between Tony award-winning Broadway costume designer, William Ivey

"Franki Takes A Bow"

SEASON 3 Episode Fifteen. "Franki Take A Bow" Synopsis:   Sean investigates whether the unsafe practices of a college theatre program contributed to a young woman's

"Sean Has Questions for the Union"

SEASON 3 Episode Fourteen. "Sean Has Questions For The Union." Synopsis:   After hearing the frustrations of listeners about the lack of action by the actors' union

"Loving Someone Traumatized By The Industry"

SEASON 3 Episode Thirteen. "Loving Someone Traumatized By The Industry" Synopsis:   Sean's investigating the mental health ripple effect that occurs when an employee

"The 2nd Annual Stage Combat Holiday Special!"

SEASON 3 Episode Twelve. "The 2nd Annual Stage Combat Holiday Special!" Synopsis:  Sean's reuniting with some of our guests from Season 3 for the holidays to ask pr

"Revealing Your Darkest Secret: ABC News' Matt Gutman"

SEASON 3 Episode Eleven. "Revealing Your Darkest Secret: ABC News' Matt Gutman" Synopsis:  Thinking about the power of disclosing our secrets causes Sean to revisit