Theater Talk: Swings, Standbys, and Understudies the bedrock of Broadway now more than ever during Covid

For over 25 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. This week we pay tribute to Swings, Standbys, and Understudies and remember former Shaw Festival Artistic Director Christopher Newton.

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