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SPECIAL EPISODE: An Interview with Theater Columnist, Michael Riedel

Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster)
Credit Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster)

Brandon Davis sits down with the New York Post's Michael Riedel to discuss Broadway in the 90s;

The Front Row is pleased to welcome Michael Riedel to the podcast. Riedel has been the columnist for the New York Post since 1998. His new book, "Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway" focuses on the Broadway theater in the 1990s.  In this interview, Riedel discusses the formative decade that brought and end to Broadway's "British Invasion". He also recounts the advent of Rent, the resurrection of the classic America Musical Comedy and how 9/11 affected the theater community. Please join the Front Row's Brandon Davis for this delightful conversation.

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