Hosted by Deborah Sharn, New Line Theatre board member, actor, and singer, with Scott Miller, New Line artistic director, playwright, and author of many books on theatre, Break a Leg: Theatre in St. Louis and Beyond is a weekly theatre talk show on KDHX FM 88.1 in St. Louis, every Wednesday evening at 7:30. The talk is always lively, intelligent, and in-depth -- the kind you can only get from working theatre artists.

Past guests have included Broadway composers Stephen Schwartz, Adam Guettel, Laurence O'Keefe, Henry Krieger, Rupert Holmes, and Jeanine Tesori; Broadway lyricists Amanda Green and Bill Russell; Broadway legend Barbara Cook; Broadway and film stars Eartha Kitt, Ted Neeley, Ken Page, Andrea Marcovicci, Dee Hoty, Patrick Cassidy, and B.D. Wong; Broadway actors Doug Storm, Deven May, Marin Mazzie, and Norbert Leo Butz; Broadway and cabaret stars Liz Callaway, Judy Kaye, Debbie Gravitte, and Craig Rubano; New York cabaret legend Steve Ross; Broadway producer Rocco Landesman; Broadway playwright Eve Ensler; the legendary stage director Anne Bogart; former New York Times senior theatre critic Frank Rich, stage, screen, and TV star John Astin; comedian and Broadway star Jackie Mason; plus other visiting actors and directors, cast members from current Broadway and off Broadway hits, and local writers, actors, directors, designers, critics, and more. 

It's the only show in town where working theatre artists interview working theatre artists. Don't miss Break a Leg, every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m., part of the KDHX Art Block, followed each week by the KHDX Arts Calendar and Nancy Kranzberg's Arts Interviews. And if you miss the show on Wednesday night, you can always catch it later during the week in streaming audio or podcast on the KDHX-FM website, at http://www.kdhx.org/programs/breakaleg.htm.

To contact the hosts about your upcoming shows, email Deborah at deborahsharn@earthlink.net.

Also check out the "Break a Leg" Facebook page, at http://www.facebook.com/pages/BREAK-A-LEG-on-KDHX-881-FM/46973088580

PAST GUESTS ON "BREAK A LEG"

June 10, 2009 - Dennis Reagan, The Muny's 2009 Summer Season
June 3, 2009 - Ron Himes, Willena Vaughan, The Black Rep's "Blues in the Night"

May 27, 2009 - Edward Coffield, Jeff Wright, New Jewish Theatre's "The Last Five Years"
May 20, 2009 - Jack Lane, Stages St. Louis' 2009 Season
May 13, 2009 - Dawn McAndrews, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
May 6, 2009 - Zachary Allen Farmer, New Line Theatre's "Return to the Forbidden Planet"
April 29, 2009 - Gary Bell, Stray Dog Theatre's "The Trial"

April 22, 2009 - Phillip Boehm, J. Samuel Davis, Upstream Theatre's "Woyzeck"

April 15, 2009 - Washington University's "Mother Courage and Her Children"
April 8, 2009 - Edward Coffield, production manager, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
April 1, 2009 - Eric Little, Ben Nordstrom, Echo Theatre's "The Ugly One"
Mar. 25, 2009 - David Wassilak, St. Louis Actors Studio's "Back of the Throat"
Mar. 18, 2009 - Neva Rae Powers, The Rep Studio's "Souvenir"
Mar. 11, 2009 - actor-writer-teacher Bill Chott
Mar. 4, 2009 - Anna Pileggi, Bobby Miller, HotCity's "Glengarry Glen Ross"
Feb. 25, 2009 - Margeau Steinau, Pam Reckamp, Slightly Askew's "4.48 Psychosis"

Feb. 11, 2009 - Steven Sater, bookwriter, lyricist, "Spring Awakening"
Feb. 4, 2009 - Jerry McAdams, Kate Forsina, Muddy Waters' "Three Tall Women"

Jan. 28, 2009 - Broadway composer/lyricist Laurence O'Keefe, composer of "Legally Blonde"
Jan. 21, 2009 - Tara Flanagan, Christopher Gerson, The Rep's "Saint Joan"
Jan. 14, 2009 - Renee Sevier, Janice Mantovani, West End Players Guild's "Almost Maine"

Jan. 7, 2009 - Ron Himes, The Black Rep's 32nd Season

Dec. 31, 2008 - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on The Year in Theatre

Dec. 24, 2008 - Christmas Songs from Broadway musicals

Dec. 17, 2008 - Robert Strasser, Bob Mitchell, The Tin Ceiling's "Titus Andronicus"
Dec. 10, 2008 - Lara Teeter, Webster Conservatory's "Stepping Out"
Dec. 3, 2008 - Jack Lane, Stages St. Louis' "Little Women"
Nov. 26, 2008 - Kathleen Sitzer, New Jewish Theatre's "The Last Seder"

Nov. 19, 2008 - Chris Petersen, freelance music director
Nov. 12, 2008 - Erika Rolfsrud, Chad Allen, The Rep's "The Little Dog Laughed"

Nov. 5, 2008 - Milt Zoth, St. Louis Actors' Studio's "9 Parts of Desire"
Oct. 29, 2008 - History Museum's New Performing Arts Series
Oct. 22, 2008 - Deanna Jent, Chris Limber, Mustard Seed Theatre's "Smoke on the Mountain"

Oct. 15, 2008 - Touhill Performing Arts Series, at UMSL
Oct. 8, 2008 - Mike Isaacson, Fox Theatre Broadway Series
Oct. 1, 2008 - Steve Ross, New York cabaret star
Sept. 24, 2008 - John Armstrong, HotCity Theatre's "Killing Women"
Sept. 17, 2008 - Chuck Lavazzi, West End Players Guild's "Copenhagen"
Sept. 10, 2008 - Steve Woolf, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Sept. 3, 2008 - Michelle Hand, The Orange Girls' "Socrched"
Aug. 27, 2008 - Lucinda Gyurci, Arts for Life Awards
Aug. 20, 2008 - Steve Bertani, Lyceum Theatre, Arrow Rock

Aug. 13, 2008 - Kyle Kratky, Immediacy Theatre Project
Aug. 6, 2008 - Renee Sevier, Hawthorne Players' "Oklahoma!"

July 30, 2008 - Scott Schoonover, Mark Meyer, Union Avenue Opera's "Otello"

July 23, 2008 - Donna Northcott, St. Louis Shakespeare's "The Odyssey"

July 16, 2008 - Mike Isaacson on the state of the Broadway theatre
July 9, 2008 - Glenn Dunn, professional stage manager

July 2, 2008 - Broadway lyricist Amanda Green
June 25, 2008 - Denny Reagan, The Muny's 2008 Summer Season

June 18, 2008 - Steve Callahan, Act Inc. 2008 summer season
June 11, 2008 - Jeff Wright, Aaron Lawson, New Line Theatre's "High Fidelity"
June 4, 2008 - Gary Bell, Stray Dog Theatre's "Mornings at Seven"
May 28, 2008 - Jack Lane, Stages St. Louis 2008 summer season
May 21, 2008 - Ron Himes, The Black Rep's "Sarafina"

May 14, 2008 - Lianna Kopchak, Alpha Players' "Move Over, Mrs. Markham"
May 7, 2008 - HotCity Theatre's "Men with Clubs"

Apr. 30, 2008 - Rick Elice, co-author of "Jersey Boys" the Broadway musical
Apr. 23, 2008 - Ember Hyde, Robert Ashton, Hydeware's "Caucasian Chalk Circle"
Apr. 16, 2008 - Milt Zoth, David Wassilak, St. Louis Actors Studio's "The Late Henry Moss"
Apr. 9, 2008 - Repertory Theatre of St. Louis's WiseWright kids' program

Apr. 2, 2008 - Ben Nordstrom, Magan Wiles, Echo's "Mary's Wedding"
Mar. 26, 2008 - Phillip Boehm, Jerry Vogel, Upstream Theatre's "El Concierto"
Mar. 19, 2008 - Kathleen Sitzer, New Jewish Theatre's "Bluish"
Mar. 12, 2008 - Dave Houghton, Soundstage's "The Rimers of Eldritch"
Mar. 5, 2008 - Steve Isom, Kevin Kline Awards

Feb. 27, 2008 - Muddy Waters Theatre Co.
Feb. 20, 2008 - Regional Theatre in America
Feb. 13, 2008 - "Parenting 101" at the Playhouse at West Port
Feb. 6, 2008 - Jeff Whitty, bookwriter, "Avenue Q"
Jan. 30, 2008 - Ted Neeley, "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Fox
Jan. 23, 2008 - Metro Theatre Company's "Go Dog Go"
Jan. 16, 2008 - Chris Hartman, Maryse Carlin, Commedia dell'arte at Wash. Univ.

Jan. 9, 2008 - Charlie Robin, Edison Theatre

Jan. 2, 2008 - Chris Anthony, director, Black Rep's "Othello"

For a list of guests before 2008, click here.

To learn more about these St. Louis theatre companies, click here.

Visit the KDHX website for a full programming schedule.