Episode 7

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15th Jun 2023

Niche Jokes for Recovering Theatre Kids | The Broadway Beat with Zach Raffio | Episode 7

In today's episode, Alex and Danielle get to gush to guest Zach Raffio about how much they love his satire website, The Broadway Beat! They discuss Zach's philosophy and ethical considerations in satire, share some of their favorite past Broadway Beat headlines, and answer the following questions: What makes actor Brian D'Arcy James the perfect uncontroversial satire subject? Does poking fun at David Mamet count as punching up? And how niche is too niche?

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Zach Raffio is a writer/comedian and the founder/editor-in-chief of theatre-centric satire site The Broadway Beat. He is a contributor to satire sites The Hard Times and Hard Drive, and co-hosts the free monthly variety show Crucible the first Thursday of every month at Bushwick’s Pine Box Rock Shop. 

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Danielle Feder

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Danielle Feder (she/her/hers) is a dramaturg, producer, writer, and arts administrator based in NYC. She is the co-founder of Hysteria Theatre, and has worked for organizations including Signature Theatre, Premiere Stages, The Interval, Theatre Communications Group, Noor Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, NYMF, 59E59 Theaters, and more. In addition to theatre, she has also worked in nonprofit and political communications. All of her work is driven by a passion for amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities across all forms of media and storytelling. Danielle has an MFA in Dramaturgy from Columbia University and a BA in Dramatic Literature from NYU.

Alexandra Ley

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Alexandra Ley (she/her/hers) is an arts administrator and dramaturg based in New York, NY. As a dramaturg and literary manager, she has worked for Solas Nua, Spooky Action Theater Company, the New York Musical Festival, and The Olney Theatre Center. She considers herself a veteran theatre patron services professional after seven years on the Front-of-House team at The Olney Theatre Center, a season and a half in the box office at Arena Stage, and volunteer usher shifts at multiple D.C. theaters. Alex is also an independent scholar on the intersection between fan/fandom studies and theatre/performance studies; she has been published in the British Fantasy Society Journal and presented research at the Northeast Popular Culture Association conference. M.A. Theatre History & Criticism, The Catholic University of America. B.A. American Studies and Theatre, Barnard College of Columbia University.