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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 1.7KTwitter Followers 10.6KInstagram Followers 21.3K Frequency 4 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
Hosts Bryan Plofsky, Kevin Jaeger, Kimberly Schmidt, Bryan Plofsky, Kevin Jaeger and Kimberly Schmidt
Producer Broadway Podcast Network
Email ****@bizly.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 604Twitter Followers 3K Frequency 12 episodes / year Avg Length 66 min Since May 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify 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 566 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 51 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. 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
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 112.1KTwitter Followers 24.3KInstagram Followers 7.3K Frequency 2 episodes / month Since Jan 2014 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.1 / 5Facebook Followers 300Twitter Followers 196 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Listen on Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 32 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. 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
Email ****@yahoo.com
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 163Twitter Followers 715 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 5 min Since Mar 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. 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
Email ****@GMAIL.COM
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 720Twitter Followers 192Instagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 51 min Listen on Apple Video Podcast YouTube 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 4 episodes / year Avg Length 60 min Listen on Apple Spotify 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 209 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 67 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

11. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 427Instagram Followers 430 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 33 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. 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 22 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 1.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

14. 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 706Twitter Followers 387Instagram Followers 1.9K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. 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 9.7K Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 36 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. Onstage/Offstage: Theatre Podcast

Onstage/Offstage explores all facets of theatre and talks with professionals around the world.
Podcast onstageoffstage.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 267Twitter Followers 79 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

17. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 49 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

18. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 719Instagram Followers 253 Frequency 2 episodes / month Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. 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
Hosts Kim Exum, Drew Shade And Ngozi Anyanwu, Drew Shade, Kim Exum, Ngozi Anyanwu
Email ****@broadwayblack.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 18.3KInstagram Followers 47.6K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. 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 244Instagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 59 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

21. 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 342 Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

22. 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 1.1KInstagram Followers 505 Frequency 18 episodes / year Avg Length 58 min Since Jan 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. 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 596Instagram Followers 3.3K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

24. 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
Email ****@googlemail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

25. 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 3.9KInstagram Followers 1.3K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

26. 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 1.7K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

27. 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 275Twitter Followers 846 Since Jan 2011 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

28. 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 132 Since Jan 2014 Play Get Email Contact

29. HowlRound

HowlRound is a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and facilitates connection between diverse practitioners.
Podcast howlround.com
Email ****@howlround.com
Twitter Followers 19KInstagram Followers 3.6K Since Jan 2012 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

30. Twins Talk Theatre

Twins Cynthia Hennon Marino and Stacy Hennon Stone host a weekly podcast talking to the people behind the curtains. Take a trip backstage to learn what it takes to put on a production: design process, music study and execution, paperwork, meetings, management, unions, and all the excitement backstage that the audience doesn't get to see.
Podcast twinstalktheatre.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 501Instagram Followers 700 Since Sep 2017 Play Get Email Contact