Tpac's Arts Appetizer Podcasts

Cast and creative members Christopher M Howard, Ashlee Duprè and Sean Maurice Kelly plus Nashville Ballet Artistic Director and CEO Paul Vasterling discuss developing a show, creating dance numbers, and Nashville Ballet.

Amanda Naughton and Michael Winther, members of the touring company of "Fun Home", graphic novelist Janet K. Lee and TPAC employee Akil Lyle discuss the road life of a standby performer, the graphic novel that inspired the Broadway production and more. "Fun Home" played Nashville October 10-15, 2017.

Nashville native and co-writer of "Something Rotten" Wayne Kirpatrick and Brian Kennedy, the music director, discuss songwriting, producing the show, and more!

Cara Kilda, the animal wrangler for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and Dr. Julie Lands Taylor of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center discuss everything from handling rats on tour to the affects of autism on everyday life.

Julia Osborne (Sister Margarita) and Melody Betts (The Mother Abbess), members of the touring company for "The Sound of Music," discuss performing in the iconic musical, and community member Holly Johnson of Catholic Charities of Tennessee discusses Nashville’s history and current work as a refugee city. "The Sound of Music" played Nashville February 14 – 19, 2017.

Cast members Megan Loomis and Ruth Pferdehirt talk about the exciting art and choreography of the quick change and playing several characters in one show. Plus, Nashville community member and genealogist Cinamon Collins discusses the exciting and sometimes surprising work in researching family histories. The Tony Award-winning "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder" played Nashville January 24 – 29, 2017.

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of "RENT," Kristin learns the ins and outs of producing the show from the musical's executive producer Stephen Gabriel, and cast member David Merino talks about being inspired by the show in school before getting to play his dream role of Angel. The 20th Anniversary Tour of "RENT" played Nashville October 18-23, 2016.

Kristin talks with the creative team behind Studio Tenn's "Evita," the first locally-made production featured on TPAC's annual Broadway season. The one-of-a-kind production starred Broadway's Eden Espinosa, Anthony Crivello, and Ben Crawford with Nashville-based talent Rene Millan and Mia Rose Lynne. "Evita" played Nashville Sept. 9-18, 2016.

Cast members Jacques Smith, Mark De La Cruz, Janine DiVita, and Vanderbilt Professor Jennifer Trueblood discuss decision-making, how the show has changed, and bringing NYC around the country.

Nash Trash Tours' Steve Pippin, and cast members Mary Callanan, John Campione, and Caitlin Houlahan discuss everything from nosy neighbors, how the cast approached their characters, to the every-changing landscape of the music business.

Nashville Opera's Artistic Director John Hoomes, Jacquelynne Fontaine as Carlotta, and Concert Master Gary Iancho discuss being the comic relief in a more serious production, bringing to life a classic Broadway show, and more.