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AMT PODCAST!
AMT AFTER DARK WITH JOANIE & PETE is a brand new LIVE PODCAST - each week Joanie & Pete take to the AMT Theater stage to talk with a guest...and you never know where the conversation will go...it's AFTER DARK AFTER ALL!!
Produced by Meg Fierro
Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Zachary Stewart, Chief Critic for TheaterMania
ABOUT ZACHARY STEWART
Zachary Stewart has been the chief critic for TheaterMania since 2013. He is the vice president of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle and a voting member of the Drama Desk. His work as a playwright and director has been seen at the Players Theatre, the Connelly Theater, and the 45th Street Theater. He holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from New York University. Zach is the author of the forthcoming novel Resentment: A Love Story. He moonlights as a building superintendent on the Upper West Side, where he resides with his husband, Paul Xuereb, and their two cats.
Produced by Alex Garrett
THIS EPISODE: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Mickey Gooch, Jr., Actor and Playwright, Silverback Mountain at AMT Theater June 2026
ABOUT MICKEY GOOCH, JR (Actor, Playwright):
Mickey is a New York based actor, producer, writer and director working across theatre, film, and television. Gooch has appeared in studio and independent films, including How to Single, The Clapper, and Deported. His work often centers on complex, flawed characters, blending dark comedy with emotional realism. As a producer, he was part of the producing team on The Trial of the Chicago 7, the Academy Award–nominated and Golden Globe–winning film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. He also served as a co-producer on the Broadway musical The Heart of Rock and Roll, which ran in Spring 2024. Across his work on stage and screen, Gooch brings an actor’s sensibility to producing and a producer’s perspective to performance, with a focus on character-driven storytelling grounded in lived experience, vulnerability, and humor.
Produced by Alex Garrett
THIS EPISODE: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Steven Brandon, Silverback Mountain producer
ABOUT STEVEN BRANDON (producer):
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Steven Brandon was a successful theatre producer in Sydney starring in and directing productions of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and Urinetown: The Musical. Steven also produced productions of Rent, Lend Me A Tenor, Closer, Tick Tick Boom, and Noises Off.
Produced by Alex Garrett
Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Rob Schneider.
Robert W. Schneider (not the actor) is one of New York City’s most acclaimed concert producers and director. Rob is an original programming producer at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Rob is a director and producer who co-founded and serves as Artistic Director of off-Broadway’s award winning J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company in 2018 to revive forgotten or under-appreciated musical theater works. As Artistic Director, he has helmed productions such as Smile, Woman of the Year, and Seesaw.
Produced by Alex Garrett
THIS EPISODE: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Michalina Scorzelli, Award winning Director, Producer, Actor about life, car racing, and her creative work, specifically her new films DOLLY and being part of the AMT International Film Festival.
Produced by Alex Garrett
Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with ALBERT M. TAPPER (the AMT of AMT THEATER) about life & baseball, theater, music, his love of New York City, his new documentary feature film “THIS ORDINARY THING” and his upcoming new musical, THE PAPARAZZI which opens at AMT Theater in March 2026.
Produced by Alex Garrett
Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Academy Award winner BOBBY MORESCO about growing up in Hell’s Kitchen - staying and leaving, his love of NYC, becoming an actor, writer director, The Actors Gym, winning an Academy Award, and being part of the AMT Theater family. And what he hopes his legacy will be.
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Charles E. Gerber about life in New York City, art, Shakespeare, and his short film A KINGS CURTAIN, winning awards and being part of the AMT International Film Festival.
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Academy Award Nominated SAM CUTLER-KREUTZ about life, art, his love of New York City, filmmaking and attending the Academy Awards with his brother David, and his short film Trapped (https://www.samck.com/trapped) which is winning awards and is featured in the AMT International Film Festival.
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with JAVIER MOLINA about life, art, his love of New York City, his role at The Actors Studio, and his film Trapped (https://www.samck.com/trapped) winning awards and being part of the AMT International Film Festival.
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with MARTIN GRUBER about life, art, his Vienna, Austria based theater company Aktions Theater Ensemble coming to NYC to perform ALL ABOUT ME.
Martin Gruber, Director https://aktionstheater.at/ensemble\
Founded in 1989, the aktionstheater ensemble has become one of Austria's most important contemporary theaters, traveling tirelessly between Vienna and Vorarlberg. The productions of recent years could be called, in reference to Schiller, dramatic poems. For a great deal is condensed here: language, body and music, choreographies, experiences, personal research, and historical events. People who are also actors take to the stage, singing, dancing, and narrating, creating a web of all theatrical disciplines.
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with JOEY DEMITA about life, art, his love of New York City, his upcoming show at AMT Theater – Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and all about his theater company Emergent TheatreWorks which he co-founded with his friend Ryan MacPherson.
https://www.emergenttheatrenyc.org/about-us
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with CHRISTINE CIRKER about life, New York City, and Lost and Found play.
Christine Cirker (Director) (she/her) is an Off-Broadway director and producer, focusing primarily on new work. She has been a part of the development of LOST AND FOUND since AMT’s reading in 2023. Her NYC directing credits include works presented by United Solo, Urban Stages, Emerging Artists Theatre, AMT Theater, Lucille Lortel, Pulse Ensemble, Neighborhood Playhouse and others. A member of The Barrow Group (TBG) artistic community for 20+ years, notable TBG productions include Co-Director of Lost…Found by K. Lorrel Manning (in NYC and Edinburgh Festival), Awake by K. Lorrel Manning (AssociateDirector/Dramaturg), Perp by Lyle Kessler (Assistant Director). With Lee Brock, she is Producing Director for F.A.B.Women@tbg (TBG’s women’s development group) where she has directed and produced since 2010. Beyond NYC, she directed The Half-Life of Marie Curie, By The Way Meet Vera Stark and The Cake (Naples Players, FL). Selected NY producing credits include: Triptych (The Barrow Group), Chasing Happy and Strings Attached (Pulse Theatre), Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet (The Curtain/Jersey City), Letters to Sala by Arlene Hutton. In the independent film world, Christine is Co-Producer for the documentary feature UnBroken (Netflix) and for the short film, The Red Shoe (currently in the festivals). She is a member of NY Women In Film & TV (NYWIFT) and former Executive Vice-President of the League of Professional Theatre Women and graduate of University of Michigan. Associate Member, SSDC.
Produced by Alex Garrett
This episode: Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Angelica Gorga about life, New York City, and Lost and Found play.
Angelica Gorga (Playwright, Co Producer, LOST AND FOUND)
LOST AND FOUND takes place in a laundromat in Brooklyn, New York on August 14th, 2003 during one of the largest blackouts in US history. With no electricity coming back anytime soon, two strangers stick together during a time of darkness and uncertainty. They pass time drinking, playing games, and folding laundry which ultimately leads them to form a connection and reveal their own secrets and pasts, discovering they have more in common than they think. This play shows us what grief can do in the aftermath of loss and the powerful connections we create when showing up for one another.
📲 https://www.lostandfoundplay.com
Podcast Produced by Alex Garrett
Listen to Joanie and Pete talk with Cody Gerszewski about life, New York City, and A Room With A View, a NEW musical based on the classic novel by E.M. Forster with music and lyrics by Cody Gerszewski.
A ROOM WITH A VIEW: A New Musical adapted by Cody Gerszewski and directed by Jamibeth Margolis will have a special private industry presentation at AMT THEATER on Wednesday, September 17.
A ROOM WITH A VIEW (winner of BEST PITCH for the 3rd Annual “Broadway Shark Tank” hosted by Open Jar Studios) is a NEW musical based on the classic novel by E.M. Forster with music and lyrics by Cody Gerszewski. https://www.instagram.com/rwavmusical
Joanie & Pete chat with KELLI MAGUIRE about life, theater, and her upcoming one-woman show INVISIBLE FISH at AMT Theater September 10, 11, 12, 2025.
Have you ever wanted to run away to the Carnival?
Well…Step right up and see this fantastic new show develop! And watch the very talented performer Kelli Maguire as she pulls back the curtain and invites us into the magical world of the Carnival. She should know all about it, she grew up in one!
But truth be told she has been working on this her entire life...and you can bear witness to her story coming to life right on our AMT stage September 10, 11, 12!
TICKETS
Joan Pelzer & Pete Dorton talk with Brogan Nelson about her life and her first cabaret show Fascinating Rhythmn which is being performed at AMT Theater on Friday August 22 at 7PM.
Fascinating Rhythm: An Evening of Jazz and Musical Theatre Classics is a cabaret filled with jazz standards, iconic musical theatre hits, silly stories, and special guest duets. It combines the classic energy of jazz with a modern vibe and sensibilities.
Brogan got the idea to put on this show after doing a series of performances for retirement homes over the holidays in her home town. These performances consisted of an hour set which combined holiday classics with jazz standards, and to watch how this music resonated with people was really magical. She hopes to bring that same magic to NYC!
