35 Best Theatre Podcasts

1. The Ensemblist

The ensemblist is an online advocate for the talented artists who work in broadway ensembles. What started as an audio podcast for those curious about how Broadway really works turned into an avenue for young and aspiring professional artists to learn more about theatre from in the inside out.
Podcast broadwaypodcastnetwork.com
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 1.7KTwitter Followers 10.9KInstagram Followers 21.3K Frequency 7 episodes / year Avg Length 20 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Broadwaysted

Join Bryan, Kevin and Kimberly every Tuesday as they sit down with members of the theatre community. They play games, chats, and 'casual drinks' with your favorite people.
Podcast broadwaypodcastnetwork.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 604Twitter Followers 3.3K Frequency 7 episodes / quarter Avg Length 66 min Since May 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

Intimate, personal conversations with theatre's biggest talents, ranging all across the spectrum of individuals involved in the professional theatre industry. It features both stars and creatives such as producers, stage managers, directors, press and marketing agents, or even the people who own the theaters themselves.
Podcast thetheatrepodcast.com
Email ****@thetheatrepodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Twitter Followers 552 Frequency 6 episodes / month Avg Length 50 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. LA Theatre Bites

Patrick Chavis is the creator, designer, podcast/writer and head editor at LA Theatre Bites since its inception in 2016. Because of the massive size of the Los Angeles area and it's large theatre presence. Patrick decided to create short review podcasts instead of the traditional written review format allowing reviewers to see more shows and connect more authentically with theatre fans.
Podcast latheatrebites.com
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Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 163Twitter Followers 702 Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 6 min Since Mar 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Theatrical Shenanigans

Hello there and welcome to the wonderful world of Theatrical Shenanigans!If you are a lover of theatre and audio plays then this is the place for you! Get ready to enjoy original works of theatre by playwrights all over the world from a stage that is wherever you are!Here at Theatrical Shenanigans you get the great fun of listening to original audio plays and some wonderful chat about them!
Podcast theatricalshenanigans.podbean.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Why I'll Never Make It

This award-winning theater podcast features honest conversations with fellow artists and creative professionals. Along with actor and host Patrick Oliver Jones, they share meaningful stories of professional and personal challenges, highlighting the lessons they've learned and what keeps them going.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
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Apple Rating 4.1 / 5Facebook Followers 300Twitter Followers 196 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 37 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Making Theatre

Lighting Designers James Farncombe and Bruno Poet host conversations about the complex and sometimes messy business of making a show for theatre. We aim to draw in guests from all aspects of production; from directors and designers to actors, stage managers, technicians, makers, builders, and producers, to start a broader conversation about all things involved in bringing a show to the stage.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@mac.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 195Instagram Followers 2.6K Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 59 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. Curtain Call

The only podcast that will bring you backstage during a show to place you where drama is actually created. With access like no other podcast has, join us in the wings and the dressing rooms to join the company.
Podcast broadwaypodcastnetwork.com
Email ****@curtaincallonline.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 8.7KTwitter Followers 5.9K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 33 min Since Jun 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

9. Playdate

Welcome to Playdate, a brand new theatrical podcast where two college friends discuss a different play each episode, the play's takeaways, and 'calls to action' produced by the play; creating conversations on how to leave the world a little better than we found it.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 60 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

10. Euripides, Eumenides

The Theatre History podcast that doesn't take itself too seriously. Each week, Aaron Odom hosts a guest from the worldwide theatre community to talk about a bizarre, fascinating and humorous story from theatre history. One catch, the guest has no idea what they'll be discussing.
Podcast tridenttheatre.com
Email ****@tridenttheatre.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Instagram Followers 202 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 69 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

11. Gather by the Ghost Light

GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT is storytelling podcast in radio theater format. Think of the Ghost Light as your campfire. Gather around and listen to stories from a variety of genres. Playwright, Jonathan Cook, is the host of the series and most of the stories you hear were originally written as short stage plays that have been produced in theatres around the World. Short play festivals have become wildly popular in recent years and they have given emerging playwrights a platform for their work.
Podcast gatherbytheghostlight.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 720Instagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 49 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. Stageworthy

Phil Rickaby is on a quest to learn as much about the Canadian theatre world as he can: Who are the people who work in theatre? What is unique about theatre communities across Canada? What is it like to be a theatremaker in Canada? What are the important issues the industry faces? Each week Phil talks to mainstream creators you may have heard of, or indie artists you should really know, all to find out what it takes to be…Stageworthy.
Podcast stageworthy.ca
Email ****@philrickaby.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 377Twitter Followers 848Instagram Followers 529 Frequency 27 episodes / year Avg Length 58 min Since Jan 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

13. Hear Me Out

Hear Me Out puts the audience back in the stalls (or, closer still, the rehearsal room), inviting theatre-loving audiences to reconnect with theatre-makers in a unique celebration of language and performance. Hosted by Lucy Eaton, it's the insider chat that audiences would love to have.
Podcast shows.acast.com
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Instagram Followers 708 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 33 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. BroadwayRadio

Broadway's Premier Podcasts. BroadwayRadio is the #1 source for theatrical podcasts.
Podcast broadwayradio.com
Email ****@broadwayradio.com
Twitter Followers 1.4K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 26 min Play Get Email Contact

15. American Theatre

American Theatre magazine is the nation's only general-circulation magazine devoted to theatre. American Theatre covers theatrical trends and events, stage artists of every stripe, and economic and legislative developments affecting the arts. Its main purview is America's wide-ranging network of professional, not-for-profit theatres commercial, amateur or university theatre is less frequently covered and the magazine does not review productions.
Podcast americantheatre.org
Email ****@tcg.org
Facebook Followers 112.1KTwitter Followers 19.8KInstagram Followers 8K Frequency 1 episode / week Since Jan 2014 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. The Stagey Place

Talking to those behind the scenes in the theatre industry, The Stagey Place delves into the background, career highlights, and future hopes and aspirations with a different guest each week, with the hope to inspire a future generation!
Podcast thestageyplace.podbean.com
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Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 21 min Play Get Email Contact

17. British Theatre Guide

News, features, and interviews from the world of professional theatre throughout the UK. These are the podcast pages for British Theatre Guide, one of the oldest news, features, and reviews sites dedicated to theatre across the UK. Our podcast features interviews with theatre creators and specialists at all levels and in all areas, from fringe to West End, including actors, writers, directors, producers, and critics.
Podcast btguide.libsyn.com
Email ****@britishtheatreguide.info
Facebook Followers 2.3KTwitter Followers 9.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 36 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. The Theatre Thoughts Podcast

The Theatre Thoughts Podcast began in November 2021 as an accompaniment to the Theatre Thoughts Australia website. Our first episodes began as a back and forth conversation on our favourite pieces of theatre and has since slowly transitioned into a platform to promote, discuss and feature upcoming, established, independent and professional artists and productions. This includes Leanne Cope (An American in Paris), Vidya Makan & Kala Gare (SIX the Musical), Yve Blake (Fangirls), and comedy duo Mel and Sam (Sh*t Wrecked, Not Hat, Not Play The Cabaret, High Pony).
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@outlook.com
Facebook Followers 706Instagram Followers 2K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 36 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. Onstage/Offstage: Theatre Podcast

Onstage/Offstage explores all facets of theatre and talks with professionals around the world.
Podcast onstageoffstage.podbean.com
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Facebook Followers 267 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 42 min Play Get Email Contact

20. The Present Stage

Hosted by Dan Rubins, theater critic at Slant Magazine, The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers celebrates the extraordinary playwrights (plus lyricists, librettists, and composers!) currently featured on New York stages. Each episode spotlights the writer(s) of a new play or musical running in New York City, inviting each guest to explore the genesis and development of the script, the transition from page to stage, and the questions that animate each work.
Podcast thepresentstage.com
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Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 47 min Play Get Email Contact

21. IBRT Plays

All the best podcast fiction from the Ambie-nominated Icebox Radio Theater, created in International Falls, Minnesota - the Icebox of the Nation!
Podcast iceboxradio.org
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Instagram Followers 256 Frequency 2 episodes / month Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. Off Book: The Black Theatre Podcast

Go into the world of black theatre artists on this weekly podcast with a theatre journalist, an actress, & a playwright. Drew Shade, Amber Iman, & Donja Love are your hosts and they will certainly be Off-Book.
Podcast broadwayblack.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 18.6KInstagram Followers 47.7K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. Fourth Wall: the podcast

Enter Alaina Newell and Corey Barrow: Two black artists in theatre who engage in 100% authentic and vulnerable discussions, investigate questions and seek answers with guests to uncover the deeply-ingrained biases that exist just behind the curtain of the theatre community
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@fourthwallpod.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Instagram Followers 348 Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

24. In The Greenroom

Theatre marketing expert Julie Nemitz shares the latest in marketing innovation, systems and content to grow revenue and delight your theatre's growing audience. She also features current theatre news, trends and interviews with some of the country's best creative theatre-makers. Julie is an in-demand theatre marketing consultant and founder of Theatre Marketing Lab where she guides regional and community theatres worldwide. A popular speaker and workshop facilitator, Julie's in-person and virtual events are always a hit and often sold out.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@julienemitz.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 317Instagram Followers 3.3K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 27 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. Production Meetings

Backstage theatre folk chatting. We asked Stage Managers, Producers, Directors, Production Managers, Technicians, and even a few lovely actors to come along to our 'Production Meetings'. Sharing pearls of wisdom, swapping comedy theatrical stories, and generally have a bit of a lark. Nothing too serious or time-consuming. With their tour off the road and the theatres shut, two Stage Managers, Natasha Houghton and Mark Shayle, talk shop with invited guests
Podcast productionmeetings.buzzsprout.com
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Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

26. The Magic of Ordinary Things

An audio drama in seven acts, 'The Magic of Ordinary Things' is a musical memoir that tells her story. It is a theatre piece, a dream with original music, a tale that spans 43 years, two parents, a singing teacher, and a lonesome cowboy named Deets. It tells of how moments missed and things once taken for granted become the stepping stones to a new life. It's never too late. Everyone you miss is waiting inside you.
Podcast ginaharris.com
Email ****@ginaharris.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Instagram Followers 228 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

27. Irish Theatre Podcast

Irish Theatre Podcast, a series of weekly interviews with leading theatre artists, quickly became the number 1 arts podcast in the country, and is now on the official drama syllabus at Yale University and NUI Galway. The series sought to 'promote, support, and celebrate all that's great about Irish theatre.' These weekly conversations granted unprecedented access.
Podcast riseproductions.ie
Email ****@riseproductionsireland.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 2KTwitter Followers 3.8KInstagram Followers 1.4K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

28. Maxamoo Theater & Performance Podcast

Maxamoo was a digital media company covering art, culture, theater, and performance in New York City. The Maxamoo Theater and Performance Podcast continued monthly through 2017 and even today we gather and comment occasionally on the state of New York City theater. Maxamoo's goal was to shine a light on the diverse and innovative art and artists overlooked by mainstream publications.
Podcast maxamoo.com
Email ****@maxamoo.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 549Twitter Followers 1.9K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

29. As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast

Welcome to the As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast. It hopes to be a podcast discussing London Theatre from the audience's perspective.
Podcast ayu-londontheatre.org
Email ****@trpw.org
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 283Twitter Followers 923 Since Jan 2011 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

30. in 1: the podcast

A long-form, uncensored, candid chat with designers of all walks of life talking about their lives in the theatre. No topic is off limits. From life on the road to life in a Broadway theatre. From trying to get noticed in New York to making a splash in regional theatre. You'll never know what to expect from each episode. You might learn about a designer's latest inspiration, or how they got started, their most embarrassing moment, or their favorite collaborator.
Podcast in1podcast.com
Email ****@corypattak.com
Facebook Followers 379Twitter Followers 147 Since Jan 2014 Play Get Email Contact