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Paula Baksa Stein shares with us her life in theatre, from being choreographed in Junior high by fellow legend David Chavez (before his Juliet Prowse phase), to her co-starring friendship with Donna Reed's leading man Carl Betz, her 30 years as a high school theatre teacher in Albuquerque, a 50 year involvement with Albuquerque Little Theatre, and the bucket list of shows she's still aspiring to direct.

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Broadway recently dusted off Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Company”. As one of the earliest musicals of the 20th century that featured a large group of main characters with intertwining stories, Company has been called Shakespearean yet truly modern in its New York storytelling.

This June, Albuquerque Little Theatre debuts Company to close out its 96th consecutive season. Cast members Megan McCormick and Stevie Nichols take AlternateStages behind the scenes of Company’s opening week.

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For the second season of the Alternate Stages podcast, we'll be talking to some influential theater leaders at the national level, including Broadway, academic theater, creative writers, and many others. Don't worry, we'll still continue to bring local theater artists from the Albuquerque area in future episodes and continue to promote Albuquerque and New Mexico-based live theater. We're just broadening our lens to include more of the creative process of brand new show development, including producers and writers. If you're a paid subscriber, you'll have access to bonus episodes including snippets of brand new plays written by community writers. Sign up for the paid tier now so you don't miss these new works.

Today on Alternate Stages, I'm joined by Emmy Award, Drama League, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle winning producers, Drew Desky and Dane Levens of DrewAndDane.com. They've produced past Broadway shows, Dear Evan Hansen, Be More Chill, Merrily We Roll Along, Catch Me If You Can, and Allegiance with George Takei and Lea Salonga. To see the collection of Drew and Dane's many current exciting producing projects, check out drewanddane.com. The following interview was recorded on September 3rd, 2025 before the 2025-2026 Broadway season got fully underway.

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