Connor and Dylan MacDowell
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Broadway talk with twin-speed sparkle.
DRAMA. is a fast, affectionate theater hang built around Connor McDowell, Dylan McDowell, and a steady stream of stage guests. Conversations jump from Broadway roles and callbacks to weddings, reality TV, Patreon chatter, and the tiny lore that makes theater fans feel at home.
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DRAMA. is a theater podcast with the energy of a packed post-show table. Connor McDowell and Dylan McDowell lead conversations that are fast, affectionate, and packed with Broadway names, inside jokes, and pop-culture detours. The show is built around guests, but it never treats the interview as a stiff question list. It warms up first. Then it sprawls. Abigail Barlow’s episode turns Six into a conversation about pop-star language, history, girlhood, stage-door audiences, and why a Broadway finale can still make people cry. Sam Tutty’s episode gets into changed lyrics, the evolution of a role, auditions, craft, and even anime references. Claybourne Elder’s episode stretches from The Gilded Age, Company, Bonnie and Clyde, Sondheim, The Wild Party, 54 Below, and a new album into a candid story about Mormon upbringing and leaving BYU after refusing to name other gay people. The show can be gossipy without becoming mean. It can be sentimental without slowing down. Episodes with Connor and Dylan alone fold in weddings, name changes, Patreon updates, and the odd intimacy of leaving years of conversation on record. Broadway previews bring in friends like Matt Koplik of Broadway Breakdown for season chatter, speculation, and shared anticipation. Guest intros often arrive as little fanfare explosions, especially when the subject is someone from Kimberly Akimbo, Operation Mincemeat, Spring Awakening, or another show the podcast clearly loves. The point is not just who booked what. It is how theater people talk when the official press posture drops. DRAMA. works best for listeners who want personality with their performing-arts coverage. It has craft talk, but it also has crushes, callbacks, close-friends energy, and enough pop culture to keep the room buzzing. The result is a Broadway hangout that treats fandom as serious pleasure.
Made for: For theater fans who follow Broadway casting, musical-theater lore, performer interviews, and chatty pop-culture tangents. It especially suits listeners who like their stage coverage personal, excitable, and conversational.
What sets it apart: The show’s signature is its blend of gushy guest admiration, sibling banter, and unusually nimble jumps between craft, fandom, pop culture, and personal life. It feels less like formal arts coverage than a standing invite to a theater-world group chat.
Drama! Sit down with resident dramatics, Connor MacDowell & Dylan MacDowell, as they explore theatre, entertainment, pop culture, and the vibrance of love and life in New York City. Joined weekly by thrilling special guests, they have intimately casual conversations about the dramatic journey that brought them here. Oh that’s a gag, honey! Say no more… it’s DRAMA.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Broadway guests turn performance choices, career changes, and audience encounters into lively, informed conversations about how theater gets made.
Connor and Dylan MacDowell treat the Broadway interview as a conversation between people who already share the references. Their exchanges with Natasha Hodgson, Kyle Selig, Claybourne Elder, Sam Tutty, and Abigail Barlow move easily between productions, career turns, performance…
Broadway craft talk keeps colliding with $20 strawberries, which may be exactly your preferred dramatic balance.
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An upbeat Broadway conversation that celebrates Six's pop-history blend and audience appeal.
Connor and Dylan keep the tone light and eager as they speak with Abigail Barlow, who is currently starring as Catherine Howard in Six the Musical on Broadway.
A brisk, insider conversation about how a song keeps changing under an actor's feet.
Sam Tutty's conversation on Drama stays close to the work itself, tracing how a song can keep changing with time and how an actor's bond to it shifts with experience.
A lively theater conversation that stays light on its feet while opening into something more personal.
The episode moves fast, and that helps. It jumps from theater talk to personal history without getting bogged down, and the candid stretch about coming out, BYU, and the fallout that followed gives it real weight.
A warm, loose theater chat about Operation Mincemeat, comedy, and making things together.
Natasha Hodgson brings a lot of life to a conversation that moves from Operation Mincemeat to comedy and the odd mechanics of making things as a group, including twin podcasters and four people writing musicals together.
A warm Broadway hang that keeps its admiration grounded.
Kyle Selig's Broadway path, from Mean Girls to Water for Elephants and Old Friends, gives the conversation its anchor. Dylan and Connor treat him like a familiar theater friend, and that easy, affectionate tone carries the whole hour.
Kaitlin Prest blends personal reenactment and Gaza war testimony across serialized documentary seasons.
Abigail Barlow is absolutely in her moment.
Sam Tutty sounds genuinely surprised by how much the songs kept moving.
Clay brings the whole theater buffet.
Connor and Dylan McDowell host a spring 2026 Broadway preview episode featuring Matt Koplik of Broadway Breakdown, discussing upcoming theater shows and season highlights.
The hosts discuss how their podcast remained important during wedding preparations and the personal evolution captured through their recordings.
Connor and Dylan MacDowell interview Broadway star Jen Colella, discussing theater, pop culture, and life in New York City.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell introduce an interview with Tony nominee Justin Cooley, discussing his career and their theater podcast.
Dylan MacDowell introduces a bonus content platform and plugs a Spring Awakening production before an interview with Jack Malone about Operation Mincemeat.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell interview Broadway star Christiane Pitts about her show and discuss theater, pop culture, and life.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell interview actor Brandon Flynn about his play 'Data' and his role in '13 Reasons Why'.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell interview Broadway star Nichelle Lewis about her role in Ragtime and discuss Oscar season and winter storms.
Twins Connor and Dylan MacDowell discuss theater, pop culture, and life in New York City with special guests.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell welcome listeners back to their podcast covering theater, pop culture, and life in NYC, with Dylan sharing his experience at a leadership retreat.
Hosts reflect on 2025 and introduce an interview with Broadway star Allison Jay from Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
Connor and Dylan discuss theater, pop culture, and their holiday plans while recommending podcasts.
Connor and Dylan MacDowell interview Britney Bateman, discussing her role on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, her theater career, and a relationship update.
Connor and Dylan MacDowell introduce an episode featuring the star of Wicked on Broadway, discussing theater, pop culture, and their Patreon.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell discuss their recent interview with Kevin Solak and promote their Patreon bonus content.
The hosts introduce a new episode featuring Plasma from RuPaul's Drag Race season 16, discuss their six-year anniversary, and promote their Patreon.
The hosts celebrate their six-year podcast anniversary and tease upcoming episodes with dream guests Jinx Monsoon and Vendor LeCrem.
Dylan and Connor promote a friend's Broadway Halloween event and discuss their podcast's journey.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell introduce an interview with drag queen Ginger Minj, discussing theater, pop culture, and their podcast's bonus content.
Hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell interview actor Burke Swanson about his role in Stranger Things: The First Shadow, blending theater talk with pop culture banter.
Twins Connor and Dylan MacDowell introduce their podcast about theater, pop culture, and life in New York City, promising weekly conversations with Broadway favorites.
The hosts discuss their annual Spooky Sisters Weekend, including watching Scream movies and seeing a play called Game Changers.
The summer of drama seems to have no off switch.
This is a re-release of a 200th episode celebration interview with Kelli O'Hara, highlighting her role in The Gilded Age and promoting the podcast's Patreon and bonus content.
Dylan and Connor discuss their experience seeing the Broadway revival of Cabaret, praising the performances and production elements.
This episode features an interview with Tony nominee Robyn Hurder, discussing her role in the Broadway musical 'Smash' before it closes, along with theater and pop culture topics.
Twin hosts Connor and Dylan MacDowell recap and share their thoughts on the 2025 Tony Awards, focusing on winners like Cole Escola and Nicole Scherzinger.
This episode celebrates the podcast's 300th episode with an interview featuring Broadway performer and recording artist Betty Who, discussing theater, pop culture, and Pride.
Kyle Selig walks in already adored.