Episode notes
Places, everyone! It’s time to lift the curtain on the Best of Broadway special on Go Fact Yourself!
We’ve recently brought the podcast back to live audiences for the first time in two years! To celebrate, we’ve put the spotlight on some of our favorite past guests who love musicals and stage performances that were meant for live audiences. That includes guests like actors Rachel Bloom, Jessica McKenna, Eliza Skinner– and more!
Plus we’ve got an all-star cast of experts that includes Tony-winners, famed performers, and stand-out composers. Time to take the stage!
Appearing in this episode:
Jessica McKenna from Episode 40
Rachel Bloom from Episode 59
Jade Cata-Pretta from Episode 64
Arden Myrin from Episode 65
Eliza Skinner from episode 67
With Guest Experts
Rory O’Malley, Tony Award-nominated actor who’s performed in the stage shows Hamilton and The Book of Mormon.
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, award-winning songwriters who’ve worked on Broadway and films, including Disney’s Frozen
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tony-winning actor from the musical RENT
Lee Wilkof, Actor and originator of the role of Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors.
Michel Cerveris, actor, singer and guitarist who’s won two Tony Awards.
Go Fact Yourself was devised and is produced by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, in collaboration with Maximum Fun.
Theme Song by Jonathan Green.
Live show engineer is Dave McKeever.
Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.
Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.
Seeing our upcoming live shows in LAby YOU!
In this episode...
Guests
- Jessica McKenna
- Rachel Bloom
- Jade Cata-Pretta
- Arden Myrin
- Eliza Skinner
- Rory O’Malley
- Robert Lopez
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez
- Wilson Jermain Heredia
- Lee Wilkof
- Michael Cerveris
About the show
Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don’t worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!
If you’re in the Los Angeles area and would like to be in the audience for a podcast taping, get your free ticket at http://www.gofactyourpod.com!
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