Host Stuart Brown speaks with Lauren Yarger of Gracewell Productions about the Palace Theater's new Table Reading Series. Lauren is an accomplished playwright and theater critic in the CT area. Join us for the next Table Reading on December 11th!

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Broadway Buzz | Lauren Yarger

Kenny Brawner joins the podcast to talk about his upcoming concert, "Ray On My Mind" at the Palace Theater on Saturday, October 16. Kenny goes into character as the late, great Ray Charles to tell his story from the first-person point-of-view in this interesting concert-theatrical hybrid. Tickets are still available for tomorrow night.

Concert Conversations | Kenny Brawner

Host, Stuart Brown talks to Broadway composer Stephen Flaherty. Along with his longtime collaborator, Lynn Ahrens, Flaherty has written some of the most well-known and beloved musicals including Once On This Island, Ragtime, and Anastasia. Today, they talk all about the musical Anastasia, coming to the Palace next week October 19-21.

Broadway Buzz | Stephen Flaherty

This week, we're talking to two CT music legends in their own right: Jim Koplik & Mike Lapitino. Jim Koplik has been promoting concerts all over Connecticut for almost 50 years, including at the Palace Theater. Mike Lapitino has been the longest running on-air talent in PLR's history, 35 years. They share a couple stories about Palace Theater's rich concert history, but to hear their best kept secrets, you'll have to join us at Concert Legends on October 14.

Concert Conversations | Jim Koplik & Mike Lapitino

We're excited to reopen our doors this weekend for our very first show in 18 months. Palace CEO Frank Tavera talks with Dr. Stuart Brown about the journey we have taken to get to this point as well as the current protocols the theater is currently implementing. Are you curious about our health & safety policy? Frank gives some great insight into why we needed to enact our current rules.

Broadway Buzz | Reopening with Frank Tavera

Tom brings another guest onto the podcast who has been around the Palace Theater since the early 1970s, Rocco Orso. Rocco was a movie projectionist, spotlight operator, and stagehand for the Palace in the 70s. Hear his stories from what the Palace was like all those years ago. Learn more about the Palace Theater in the 70s and 80s during our "Concert Legends" show with Jim Koplik and Mike Lapitino on October 14.

Concert Conversations | Being a Stagehand in the 1970s-80s

Tom has talked to a number of bands on the podcast so far this year. Today he gets to talk to Joe Mitchell, a self-proclaimed "superfan", who has been to over 20 concerts at the Palace Theater in the 1970s. He and Tom reminisce about the concert legends who came through the Palace all those years ago... Join us, Jim Koplik and Mike Lapitino as we look back on all those concerts from the 70s and 80s during "Concert Legends" on October 14.

Concert Conversations | 1970s Concerts at the Palace

Chazz Palminteri is here on the Broadway Buzz podcast to talk all about "A Bronx Tale." He tells host, Stuart Brown all about the genesis of the one-man play, the movie, the musical. See the one-man play that started it all at the Palace Theater, October 1-2. Tickets on sale now at palacetheaterct.org

Broadway Buzz | Chazz Palminteri

The Palace Theater's radio show, “Your Palace Your Place”, offers listeners a place for engaging conversation on the arts, pop culture, entertainment and lifestyle trends. The show is broadcast from 9:10am to 10am on the first and third Friday of every month on WATR 1320AM. The show is produced and hosted by Palace Marketing and Public Relations Officer, Sheree Marcucci.

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