How To Be More Chill

Sep 22 2021 32
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How To Be More Chill explores how the extraordinary musical Be More Chill arrived on Broadway in Spring 2019 with unprecedented momentum and then onwards towards a London production in 2020. Hosted by Ilana Levine of Little Known Facts and Sam Maher of YesBroadway, the podcast centers around deep-dive interviews with the show’s creators, cast members, and others involved in the show as they give us all the behind-the-scenes scoop on how the show entered the international pop culture zeitgeist on such a massive scale and how the impact of the show’s fandom brought the show to Broadway and beyond. Good luck being chill about this podcast - Sam and Ilana definitely aren’t! 

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BONUS Episode: BPN Live - Joe Iconis live from Times Square

Sep 22 2021 25 mins  
Join Ilana and Sam as they interview Be More Chill's Joe Iconis live in Times Square as part of Playbill's Curtain Up Festival via Broadway Podcast Network! This bonus episode kicks off Joe Iconis' 40th birthday week with a couple of games with him with a "This is your life, Joe Iconis" vibe and a special report from Joe about the 2021 West End production of Be More Chill. Learn mo

Episode 15: Jason SweetTooth Williams

Feb 04 2021 61 mins  
In the first episode of what we're calling How To Be More Chill "4.0", Sam and Ilana interview someone who could not be a more integral part of the Be More Chill story: Jason SweetTooth Williams. Jason played Mr. Heere, Mr. Reyes, and (of course) Scary Stockboy both Off-Broadway and on and is one of the kindest humans ever and an absolute joy to talk to. No wonder Joe Iconis was th

Episode 14: Miracle Chance LIVE

May 19 2020 62 mins  
When Miracle Change got the call that she had an audition for the London production of Be More Chill, she was performing as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Edinburgh. In order to make it to her three auditions she had to take a 5 hour train and then fly back each night in order to make it back in time for the show. It was that kind of commitment that landed her the rol

Episode 13: Scott Folan LIVE

May 04 2020 65 mins  
In the first ever live episode (video on Broadway Podcast Network's YouTube channel!) of How To Be More Chill, Sam and Ilana talk to Scott Folan. Scott is a child actor-turned-adult actor and singer/songwriter, but to us he will always be Jeremy Heere in the London production of Be More Chill. Scott's incredible gifts as a performer are matched by his honesty about the process of t

Episode 12: Gerard Canonico

Feb 06 2020 64 mins  
Gerard Canonico joins Sam and Ilana to chat about how the character of Rich evolved from Be More Chill's first workshop to Broadway, his joy and love of being part of Iconis and Family, and how being a child actor impacted his life in such amazing ways, and….how he balances his love of being a musician with his love of being an actor. Gerard Canonico, let’s do this! Part of the

Episode 11: Stephen Brackett

Dec 11 2019 79 mins  
Oh, this is a GOOD one that we've been waiting a long time for. Besides being the director of so many of your favorite musicals fo the past decade, Stephen Brackett is the Godfather of the Be More Chill, being at its helm from extremely early on its development. Less than 48 hours after the London cast was announced, Stephen gives Sam and Ilana the inside scoop on who was cast as J

Episode 10: Mike Rosengarten

Nov 14 2019 61 mins  
Mike Rosengarten was the guitarist for the viral smash hit musical Be More Chill all the way from the world premiere production at Two River Theater through the show's Broadway run, so you can imagine that he has the most incredible behind-the-scenes stories from every incarnation of the show. Be More Chill was the beginning of working with the Joe Iconis "family" and his story of

Episode 9: Morgan Siobhan Green

Oct 28 2019 61 mins  
Broadway swing Morgan Siobhan Green sat down with Sam and Ilana and shares stories from her Be More Chill journey and gives a thrilling and fascinating description of what it’s like being a cover for multiple characters and getting the call saying “you’re on"! Also, have tissues ready because Sam and Ilana couldn’t keep it together when Morgan talked about seeing all the fa

Episode 8: Stephanie Hsu

Jul 31 2019 49 mins  
Stephanie Hsu studied experimental theater in college and always thought she would create non-commercial work that expressed her point of view and helped to shine a light on the issues and ideas she cares deeply about. In this episode, she explains to Sam and Ilana how Be More Chill and her role as Christine Cannigula ended up being the perfect job for her ideals and her passions a

Episode 7: Jason Tam

Jun 27 2019 72 mins  
Ilana and Sam sit down with Broadway’s SQUIP himself, Jason Tam! Fun fact: Jason was the very first actor to ever record the song "Michael In The Bathroom." Find out why and how in this episode along with all the ways he approached the role, the freedom he was given to create the character both physically and emotionally, and what it is like to be a part of the ensemble of talent