#99 Revolutionizing Live Theatre with CAGES Co-Creators CJ Baran & Benjamin Romans

Brian Breaks Character

Dec 21, 2022•53 min

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Today’s guests are the epitome of what this podcast is all about: CREATIVE REVOLUTIONARY SUPERSTARS… who are just as hard on themselves as the rest of us!

CJ Baran & Benjamin Romans created the show CAGES – an indescribable “genre-busting game changer” (LA Times) that left audiences in awe at its premiere… MYSELF INCLUDED!

Masterfully weaving state-of-the-art video and animation with live performance and original songs that pulse with an addictive pop energy, CAGES pulls out all the stops to conjure a rock opera musical for the modern age.

These two creative overachievers wrote the story, the music, directed, and choreographed the piece – CJ even played the lead!

And just like any creative expression, the show started as an itty-bitty baby idea that paid off big time when they decided they would never settle for less than the art they want to see. ← not easy when you are creating a dystopian, B&W gothic world in a live, stage performance!

When I invited CJ to the show, he wrote: My entire life has been living in the void between creating art that I believe will move people while also trying to make a living at it. ← perhaps the most Brian Breaks Character thing anyone has ever said!

I couldn’t be more delighted to share this episode with you: I just know you’ll love hearing from these two fiercely committed, honest, and authentic artists who make FUTURE THEATRE.

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