As The Curtain Rises - Broadway’s First Digital Soap Opera
Step into the wings of the Great White Way with As The Curtain Rises-Broadway’s First Digital Soap Opera, an audio drama from the Broadway Podcast Network that pulls back the velvet rope on the industry’s most chaotic, glittering, and cutthroat corners. This serialized fiction podcast drops you directly into the frenzy that erupts when a notorious gossip columnist, the ‘Broadway Disher,’ leaks details of a secretive, potentially groundbreaking new musical. The ensuing scramble for power and prestige is led by two legendary, fiercely competitive producers, Cheryl Philips and Steve Jones, whose long-running feud ignites a high-stakes battle for the rights. At the heart of the storm are the show’s overwhelmed creators, Kaye and Bobby, who must navigate this whirlwind of egos and ambition while desperately trying to write their magnum opus. Each episode unfolds like a chapter in a novel, blending the heightened drama of a classic soap opera with an insider’s authentic feel for the theater world’s unique pressures and passions. You’ll hear the whispered deals in empty theaters, the panic in rehearsal rooms, and the fragile hope behind a perfect melody. It’s a story about art, commerce, and the messy, brilliant people caught in between, all delivered with the production value and performative flair you’d expect from Broadway veterans. Tune in for a story where the drama backstage is just as compelling as anything that happens under the lights.
