WJFF - Curtain Call with Tom Candela

About WJFF - Curtain Call with Tom Candela

Take your seat for Curtain Call —the podcast where local theatre meets the professional stage! Each week, host Tom Candela brings you engaging, in-depth interviews with the artists, directors, and creators shaping our local community theatres, alongside special guests from New York City and beyond. From hometown stages to Broadway lights, we uncover the stories, struggles, and triumphs behind the curtain. Between the conversations, enjoy handpicked Broadway show tunes that bring the magic of musical theatre straight to your ears.

Publisher

Tom Candela

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2025

Latest episode

17 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Apr 2026

   Heavenly Baba

   On this episode of Curtain Call, Tom speaks with writer and performer Ismael Loutfi to explore his deeply personal and unexpectedly layered solo show, Heavenly Baba, now playing Off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse. What began as a stand-up set has evolved into a powerful piece of storytelling—one that examines family, faith, identity, and the complicated relationship between a son and his deeply devoted father.

2. 

   10 Apr 2026

   Paul Adams

   This week on Curtain Call, Tom speaks with Paul Adams, founder and Artistic Director of Emerging Artists Theatre. From his early days in New York—experiences that inspired his solo show The Cleaning Guy—to his Off-Broadway play Doris Day: My Secret Love, Adams reflects on a career built on observation and storytelling. The conversation then turns to the work Adams has devoted more than three decades to—creating opportunities for other artists through Emerging Artists Theatre and the Spark Theatre Festival, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary with performances through April 26th.

3. 

   3 Apr 2026

   Scott Ellis

   This week on Curtain Call, Tom sits down with acclaimed director Scott Ellis for an in-depth conversation that goes far beyond the résumé. From his early days as a Broadway performer to his evolution into one of the most respected directors working today, With insight drawn from productions like She Loves Me, Tootsie, and Twelve Angry Men, this episode offers a thoughtful look at what it truly takes to bring a story to life on stage.  The conversation also turns to Ellis’s latest work, Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, now playing in New York City.

Who has been a guest on WJFF - Curtain Call with Tom Candela

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Katherine Weatherford
• Mary McKinley
• Brad Krumholz
• Christopher Peditto
• Arthur Aulisi

Podcast Authority Score: 7 / 100

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