BGR's Backstage Buzz

About BGR's Backstage Buzz

Sometimes the things that happen behind the curtain for a Broadway production is just as fascinating as what you see on stage. Broadway Grand Rapids presents buzzworthy conversations with cast + crew from the best of touring Broadway, community arts advocates and community partners. If you are intrigued by all things Broadway and want to learn who else in West Michigan enjoys the performing arts, this podcast is for you!

Publisher

Broadway Grand Rapids

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Oct 2022

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   BGR's Backstage Buzz: The Notebook

   Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. In this episode, Steve Steketee and Jennifer Pascua chat with Samantha Rios, Dance Captain and Swing and understudy as the Younger Allie. This University of Michigan grad shares why so many talented Broadway stars say their training in Ann Arbor made an impact on th...

2. 

   14 Sept 2026

   BGR's Backstage Buzz: Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen

   Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen launches our 26-27 Broadway Grand Rapids season. Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you've never felt before – Hell's Kitchen, a new musical from 16-time Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys, whose new songs and greatest hits about growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway. Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, A...

3. 

   20 Jul 2026

   BGR's Backstage Buzz: The Great Gatsby

   Based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Tony Award®-winning new musical THE GREAT GATSBY is the final show in BGR's 25-26 season that is an unforgettable journey of love, wealth and tragedy that brings the Roaring Twenties to life on stage. In this episode, Steve Steketee and Jennifer Pascua chat with University of Michigan grad Will Branner who plays Tom Buchanan. Hear what he has to say about the show and how all of his Broadway roles tend to have one simi...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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