Theater enthusiasts Kahari Blue and Rishi Mutalik discuss the most exciting plays and musicals in New York City. Kahari and Rishi will also highlight their unique points of view as people of color and explore the ways in which the work they see interacts with the world we live in. They will also open up about their own artistic journeys as they begin their careers. Talkback is the podcast for theater fans, theater artists, and theater critics alike. Let’s add some color to the Great White Way!
In this episode, we discuss the theatrical event of the year, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical!! We review the recent Actor Fund’s concert and celebrat...
Happy New Year! In this episode, Kahari and Rishi share their top 20 of 2020. We celebrate major moments and artifacts in the entertainment industry a...
We love stage to screen adaptations! We are thrilled to see August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and Kemp Powers's "One Night in Miami" brought ...
This week is all about musicals! We discuss movie musicals old and new, including Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” and Brandy and Whitney Houston’s “Cinderell...
We’re back!! In this episode, we reflect on the last nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic (from the protests to #WeSeeYouWhiteAmericanTheater to the P...
This week, we discuss the Netflix documentary, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, and what its viral success says about the stories we yearn for ...
Coronavirus has theater professionals quarantined in their homes instead of creating the productions we love, but that can’t stop us from singing thei...
Kahari and Rishi discuss the Emmy nominated miniseries "Fosse/Verdon." They celebrate Gwen Verdon's contributions to musical theater and grapple with ...
Kahari and Rishi discuss the theater's potential and limitations. They contemplate the belief that acting is a self-indulgent line of work that does m...