Smasheroo - Musical Theatre in Newfoundland & Labrador
Welcome to Smasheroo! This podcast, created in association with Best Kind Productions, explores musical theatre in Newfoundland and Labrador through interviews with theatre makers - actors, writers, directors, designers, producers, and more, all discussing how and why we make musicals out here on the Rock.
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Episodes
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
From stages across Newfoundland and Canada to the bright lights of Broadway, from music directing to writing to performing, Petrina Bromley's experience in the theatre is rangy and remarkable. In this interview, she talks about catching the theatre bug in school, a curveball from the universe that set her on a course to her life as an artist, her work with Artistic Fraud and Rising Tide Theatre, and her journey to Broadway with the smash-hit "Come From Away."
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Kyle McDavid, a performer, producer, composer, writer, director, and graphic designer who happened to found Best Kind Productions ten years ago, has a lot of stories to tell. On the podcast, he talks about how and why he started Best Kind Productions, how it (fun fact) is NOT the first theatre company he has helped to found, how he started creating original musicals, and the new musical he is working on now with Dan Lasby.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Vicki Harnett has been a mainstay of the St. John's theatre scene for decades and has worked with companies like Artistic Fraud, Best Kind Productions, Tada Events, and Terra Bruce Productions amongst many others. From her early love for concept album turned musical theatre smash "Tommy" to her current projects to her preferred recipe for a Hot Turkey Sandwich, Vicki runs the table in this ranging interview.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
James Daly is originally from Newfoundland but has spent the last several years based on the mainland, performing at the Shaw Festival, in and around the Toronto area, and on the hit tv show "Letterkenny." In a casual and compelling interview, James talks about how he got his start in theatre in Newfoundland, his time at National Theatre School, the exciting projects he's been working on recently, and what's coming up next.