The Quiet Part Out Loud
Episodes
Ep 54 - Tom Kirdahy - The Loss Part
24 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Kirdahy is a successful Broadway producer with several shows running in New York concurrently. He brings his extraordinary experiences as an acti...
Ep 53 - Emily Walton - The Investigator Part
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Walton was born into a family of theater people and never questioned her destiny as she began performing professionally as a teenager. She dis...
Ep 52 - Carla Duren - The Seeking Part
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Duren and Bobby played opposite each other in the Broadway revival of 110 in the Shade. Twenty years later, they are both working with artists ...
Ep 51 - Patrick Stafford - The Realist Part
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Stafford is an actor who has been navigating a serious kidney disease for most of his life. This month, he underwent a second life-saving kid...
Ep 50 - Adam Gwon - The Introverted Part
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Gwon is a composer and lyricist whose work explores the tension in the human condition between solitude and connection. It is his own introversi...
Ep 49 - Michele Pawk - The Critic Part
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Pawk is a Broadway star who is disarmingly down-to-earth and as generous as she is talented. She opens up about a long a varied career on Bro...
A Paradox - The Polarized Part
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Bobby Steggert takes another step back from interviewing to reflect on the phenomenon of polarization - from the current political climate, to th...
Ep 47 - Jenni Barber - The Caretaker Part
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenni Barber (Beetlejuice) comes from a family lineage of caretaking, and it is infused in every role she plays, from cast member, to teacher and ment...
Ep 46 - Tyler Joseph Ellis - The Observer Part
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler Joseph Ellis (Shucked) has honed a lifelong gift of observing the world around him into a talent that both honors and finds humor in the beautif...
Ep 45 - Jay Armstrong Johnson - The Selfish Part
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Armstrong Johnson is a Broadway fixture whose success is the result of uncompromising dedication to his work - but his choice of becoming an artis...
Ep 44 - Ben Levi Ross - The Non-Conformist Part
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Levi Ross (Ragtime at LCT) and Bobby share the distinction of playing Mother's Younger Brother a generation apart. They share how different upbri...
Ep 43 - Elisa Galindez - The Embarrassed Part
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby saw Elisa in her first performance as the lead in Real Woman Have Curves and was so taken with her that he was determined to track her down and ...
Ep 42 - Mary-Mitchell Campbell - The Service Part
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary-Mitchell Campbell is one of the busiest musical directors on Broadway. She is the resident MD at Encores! and is currently readying The Queen of...
Ep 41 - Tiffany Mann - The Uncertain Part
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Mann is an extraordinary singer and actor who is often hailed as a powerhouse - and so it might seem surprising that she battles uncertainty j...
Ep 40 - Christian Coulson - The Outer Eye Part
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Coulson is an actor and director - an all around thinker of great thoughts, and one of Bobby's favorite people to talk to. The two friends ...
Ep 39 - Nicholas Barasch - The Inner Child Part
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Barasch has been performing on Broadway since the age of 10. He is now 27 and making his adult debut in Pirates! While there is a generatio...
Ep 38 - Jenny Anderson - The Connection Part
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Anderson has built an astounding career as the preeminent photographer of Broadway culture - she and Bobby started in the business at around t...
INTERLUDE - The Learner Part
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Bobby Steggert takes a break from interviewing to share his story of learning to play the cello. It turns out that learning something hard in mi...
Ep 36 - Tally Sessions - The Grief Part
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tally Sessions is a Broadway actor of immense commitment and passion for his work, and even more, for his community. His willingness to live openly a...
Ep 35 - Josh Breckenridge - The Code Switch Part
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Breckenridge (Come From Away, Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys) is one of the most employed actors on Broadway. He has a particularly complex...
Ep 34 - Patti Murin - The Identity Part
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patti Murin is an actress most notable as the star of Brodway’s Frozen. In addition to a practically glowing personality and upbeat optimism, she ha...
Ep 33 - Eden Espinosa - The Shape Shifter Part
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eden Espinosa (Lempicka, Rent, Wicked) has been a powerhouse on Broadway for decades. She has also experienced the very human contradiction of strugg...
Ep 32 - Lonny Price - The Ambition Part
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lonny Price is Broadway royalty and just happens to be one of Bobby's best friends. They have shared several professional successes together, but in ...
Ep 31 - BONUS - The Blanket Part
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep30 - Sara Gettelfinger - The Humbled Part
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Gettelfinger (Water For Elephants) shares the harrowing story of an addiction that brought her to her knees and interrupted a highly successful c...
Ep29 - Cody Renard Richard - The Faith Part
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cody Renard Richard is a highly respected and singularly visible Production Stage Manager on Broadway who has carved out a multi-faceted career in the...
Ep28 - David Cromer - The Depression Part
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Cromer is one of our finest directors. His gift for simple yet profound observation of the human condition makes for must-see theater. He’s ...
Ep27 - Lisa Gajda - The Worker Part
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Gajda (Fosse, Movin' Out) is a veteran Broadway dancer who is now a therapist to many artists. Bobby and Lisa share in their similar paths, as we...
Ep26 - Mary Testa - The Smart Part
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Testa is a theater legend with a storied career spanning 50 years, and it is her natural grit, intuition, and boldness that contribute to her sma...
Ep25 - Jenn Colella - The Leader Part
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jenn Colella (SUFFS, Come From Away) has always been a natural born leader, whether it's with her friends, her cast, or her community. Bobby and Jenn...
Ep24 - Brent Comer - The Hometown Part
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Comer (The Outsiders) is from Frederick, Maryland - the same small town that Bobby grew up in 15 years earlier. Brent and Bobby explore what it ...
Ep23 - Mike Wartella - The Power Part
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Wartella (Wicked, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tuck Everlasting) found theater as a kid and discovered a sense of power that would change h...
Ep22 - Lilli Cooper - The Defiant Part
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lilli Cooper (POTUS, Tootsie, Spring Awakening) has always relied on defiance as a source of personal power - essential to her life as an artist, as s...
Ep21 - Alex Brightman - The Jester Part
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock) and Bobby have been friends since they were in the Broadway production of Big Fish together. They were bo...
Ep20 - Ana Nogueira - The Intellect Part
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Nogueira is an actor, playwright, and screenwriter whose way with words is just one aspect of her enormous intelligence. She reveals a complex rel...
Ep19 - Krysta Rodriguez - The Trust Part
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Krysta Rodriguez (The Collaboration, Smash, Spring Awakening, The Addams Family) explores a complex history of trust (and mistrust) as influenced by m...
Ep18 - Alex Puette - The Addiction Part
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Puette (Hadestown) shares his story of addiction with honesty and transparency, exploring both the initial benefits of substance use for coping w...
Ep17 - Cara Rose DiPietro - The Control Part
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cara Rose DiPietro is an accomplished performer and advocate whose influence on social media has fostered a career in both musical theater and mental ...
Ep16 - BONUS - Bobby Steggert - The Loner Part - with guest host Alexandra Silber
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Silber guest hosts as Bobby turns the tables on himself - sharing a part of himself that was central to the isolation and struggle that he n...
Ep15- Michael R Jackson - The Inner Critic Part
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael R Jackson (A Strange Loop, Teeth) is a writer and composer whose prodigious talent combines with a depth of observation that results in powerf...
Ep14- John Tartaglia - The Imagination Part
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Fraggle Rock) grew up with the single-minded goal of one day working for Jim Henson and the Muppets. Now, forty years later...
Ep13 - Gavin Creel - The Shame Part
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin Creel is a Tony winner and all-around Broadway royalty, but he is not immune to a history of shame and self-doubt. Bobby and Gavin share a commo...
Ep12- Alexandra Silber - The Survival Part
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Silber is a true renaissance woman - an actor, singer, writer, director, teacher, and advocate. She also happens to be one of Bobby's best f...
Ep11- Gideon Glick - The Joyful Part
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gideon Glick (Tony nominee, To Kill a Mockingbird) shares his joyful part - not just a state of being, but a part that consciously shares with others ...
Ep10- Ali Stroker - The Anxious Part
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!) is a Tony winning actress and singer, a writer and advocate, a wife and a mother. She also lives with a disability that is th...
Ep9- Alli Mauzey - The Free Spirit Part
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alli Mauzey (Kimberly Akimbo) has a freedom and flexibility on stage that makes her a wonder to watch. She shares her free spirit part, which allows h...
Ep8 - Brandon Uranowitz - The People Pleaser Part
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Uranowitz (Tony winner, Leopoldstadt) opens up about a legacy of people pleasing that began in childhood as an effort to reach social acceptan...
Ep7 - Celia Keenan-Bolger - The Self-Reliant Part
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celia Keenan-Bolger (Mother Play, The Gilded Age, To Kill a Mockingbird) learned as a young girl that self-sufficiency and a responsibility towards th...
Ep6 - Claybourne Elder - The People Pleaser Part
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claybourne Elder (The Gilded Age, Company) is one of the nicest guys in show business. What follows is a surprising and vulnerable conversation about ...
Ep5 - Whitney Bashor - The Perfectionist Part
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whitney Bashor (MJ, The Bridges of Madison County) has the voice of an angel. And what are angels other than perfect? In this episode, Whitney discuss...
Ep4 - Daniel Isaac - The Good Boy Part
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Isaac just finished a seven year run on the hit TV show Billions. He shares the story of his "good boy" part. He’s the son of a single mother...
Ep3 - Ben Cook - The Expectations Part
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Bobby met doing the Broadway revival of Ragtime. Ben was 11, Bobby was 27. Fast forward, now Ben is 26 and starring in the Broadway production...
Ep2 - Shannon Tyo - The Storyteller Part
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Tyo (2023 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence) is a prolific and versatile actor who can take on just about any role. She shares her experienc...
Ep1 - Rory O'Malley - The Ambitious Part
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rory O’Malley (The Book of Mormon, Hamilton) is a fellow performer of inspiring perspective and heart and kindness. In this episode, we discuss t...
Teaser
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how your favorite performer actually feels? Well, here’s your chance! Tony nominee and psychotherapist Bobby Steggert div...