The Ladies Who Lunch with Donna McKechnie

Dec 09 2024 11 ep. 71 mins 37
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Join host Donna McKechnie and “The Ladies Who Lunch” at Sardi's for a scrumptious meal of rarified theatre storytelling. Candid conversation about career adventures, challenges and mishaps take you deep inside the making of legendary shows and careers. You’re not going to want to miss this! Produced by the Broadway Podcast Network.

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#10 - Christine Pedi, Nancy Opel & Jeanine Tesori

Dec 09 2024 70 mins  
Christine Pedi is renowned for her work in Forbidden Broadway, where she showcased her talent for impersonating Broadway divas. Pedi's Broadway credits include Little Me (1998), Talk Radio (2007), and Chicago (2013), where she portrayed Matron "Mama" Morton. Off-Broadway, she starred in NEWSical the Musical and Spamilton: An American Parody. On television, she appeared as Karen Bac

#9 - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Frances "Frankie" Ruffelle & Nkeki Obi-Melekwe

Dec 02 2024 72 mins  
Daphne Rubin-Vega is a Tony-nominated actress and singer best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the original Broadway cast of Rent. Born in Panama and raised in New York City, she has received two Tony nominations for her performances in Rent and Anna in the Tropics. Her career includes roles in Broadway productions such as Les Misérables and the film adaptation of

#8 - Mimi Quillin, Nancy Ticotin & Dana Moore

Nov 25 2024 72 mins  
Mimi Quillin is a distinguished dancer, choreographer, and actress best known for her work with the renowned choreographer Bob Fosse. A former member of the Fosse dance company, Quillin was handpicked by Fosse to assist with choreography and perform in several of his iconic productions, including Sweet Charity and Pippin. She later worked closely with Gwen Verdon, learning firsthan

#7 - Lori Tan Chinn, Mary Ann Lamb & Randie Levine-Miller

Oct 15 2024 94 mins  
Lori Tan Chinn is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and currently stars as Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. Mary Ann Lamb is a accomplished Broadway performer with an extensive career. While details about her acting training are unknown, her credits reveal a tale

#6 - Kerry Butler, Tonya Pinkins & Nell Benjamin

Jun 12 2020 93 mins  
Donna welcomes beloved actor Kerry Butler, acclaimed Tony-winning actor/activist Tonya Pinkins and maestro lyricist/book writer Nell Benjamin to Sardis. Over lunch, these super power women chat about the twists and turns in their careers, their lives and Broadway. Tony-Nominee Kerry Butler was most recently seen on Broadway in "Beetlejuice". Other unforgettable roles include: “Me

#5 - Beth Leavel, Theresa Rebeck & Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Apr 21 2020 62 mins  
Donna welcomes comic genius Beth Leavel, brilliant playwright Theresa Rebeck and maestro music supervisor and philanthropist Mary-Mitchell Campbell to Sardis. These powerhouse women lunch while lost in riveting insider conversation about their careers and their lives. Triple theatre Tony winner Beth Leavel was most recently seen on Broadway in "The Prom". Other unforgettable roles

#4 - Angie Schworer, Ann Harada & Pamela Hunt

Feb 25 2020 78 mins  
PROM star Angie Schworer, AVENUE Q star Ann Harada and Director Pamela Hunt are this episode's guests on “The Ladies Who Lunch”. Legendary Chorus Girl Angie Schworer made her Broadway debut in WILL ROGERS FOLLIES, followed by high-kicking rolls in such shows as CRAZY FOR YOU, SUNSET BOULEVARD, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, THE PRODUCERS, SOMETHING ROTTEN! and most recently as Angie in TH

#3 - Mercedes Ellington, Susan L. Schulman & Mary Testa

Dec 25 2019 74 mins  
Join host Tony-winner Donna McKechnie at Sardis for Episode #3 of “The Ladies Who Lunch”. Donna’s guests are three-time-Tony Award nominee Mary Testa, currently starring on Broadway as Aunt Eller in “Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”, legendary publicist and author Susan L. Schulman….and Mercedes Ellington, dancer, choreographer, director and producer. Bon Appetite!

#2 - Fredi Walker-Browne, Marcia Milgrom Dodge & Cady Huffman

Nov 24 2019 94 mins  
Joanne Jefferson, in the original cast of RENT on Broadway, Fredi Walker-Browne is an actor, director, singer, producer and teacher. Fredi toured nationally with THE LION KING in the role of Rafiki. She is the founder and president of Big Spoon Productions. Cady Huffman, Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics-winning star of THE PRODUCERS for her role as Ulla. She is also acclaimed fo

#1 - The Chorus Line Reunion! Kelly Bishop, Baayork Lee & Priscilla Lopez

Nov 10 2019 72 mins  
What a way to launch a podcast. Donna is joined by “Chorus Line” cast mates Priscilla Lopez, Baayork Lee and Kelly Bishop for an hour of magical storytelling about Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and their own extraordinary lives and careers. These dear friends reunite to dish at Sardis for the first time in a very long time. Triple threat, Tony winner Priscilla Lopez brought her o