The Show Must Go OFF (w/ Laura Benanti)
Laura Benanti joins hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang for a conversation that touches on performing, backstage etiquette when a friend's show is awful, her Italian family traditions like "Tita Papa" (the Italian Santa Claus who sleeps with your wife), how she broke her neck onstage, experiencing Sleep No More with a terrified Patti LuPone, the impact of the Into the Woods PBS pro-shot, hosting the Jimmy Awards, and comedic embarrassment. They also discuss what it means to be Italian by love, vacating, and realizing your vagina may not be the portal to greatness. It's a mix of theater gossip, personal anecdotes, and cultural commentary.
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