Opening Doors

Opening Doors podcast, written and hosted by Meredith Shedden. Opening Doors engages creators, producers and fans of musical theatre in order to advance knowledge of the art form historically and in the present context. Opening Doors is produced by Meredith Shedden, Jim Shedden and Kevin Yue.

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Episodes

Opening Doors #5: Richard Ouzounian

Meredith Shedden interviews Toronto-based theatre director and writer Richard Ouzounian. Produced by Meredith Shedden, Jim Shedden and Kevin Yue.

Aug 13, 2018•37 min

Opening Doors #4: Interview with Evan Buliung

Interview with actor Evan Buliung, focussing on his work in musical theatre, from We Will Rock You to Carousel, Guys and Dolls, and Fun Home.

May 06, 2018•55 min

Opening Doors #3: Interview with Mateo Lewis

Interview with Mateo Lewis, Toronto-based singer, actor, writer, director, producer, and entrepreneur. Lewis achieved notoriety for his ambitious and well-received basement productions of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Bridges of Madison County, and others. Lewis is the Music Director at Lock and Keynote Music Studio, He is about to begin studies in Musical Theatre at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.

Aug 30, 2017•1 hr

Opening Doors #2: Interview with Nick Blaimire

Interview with Nick Blaemire, a multi-hyphenated, New York based performer and songwriter. Blaemire began writing his first musical, Glory Days, when he was 18. Since then, he has performed in tick, tick…BOOM!, The Spongebob Musical, Found: A New Musical, Dogfight, Godspell, Cry Baby, among others. Blaemire is also a singer-songwriter and continues to write for stage and screen. His musical, A Little More Alive, is currently being adapted for the screen by Ross Katz (producer of Lost in Translat...

Jul 11, 2017•1 hr 2 min

Opening Doors Episode #1: Interview with Lonny Price

Interview with Lonny Price, director of Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, a 2016 theatrical documentary film directed by Price and produced by Bruce David Klein with Price, Kitt Lavoie and Ted Schillinger. The film tells the story of the making of the original Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along and of the hopeful young performers whose lives were transformed by it.

Feb 23, 2017•37 min

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