Episode 307 - Tom Moore and Ken Waissman

Published: July 18, 2022, 5 a.m.

b'Tom Moore directed the original Broadway production, eight national tours, and two London productions of Grease in the West End. He also directed Broadway\\u2019s Pulitzer Prize\\u2013winning \\u2019night Mother, the subsequent film, and other Broadway productions, receiving two Tony nominations. Moore directed many years of film and television, earning three Emmy nominations along the way. His most recent project was the documentary on the Flying Trapeze, The Flight Fantastic.\\nKen Waissman discovered Grease at the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago, where it was running on weekends in the summer of 1971. Ken and his then partner Maxine Fox produced the original Broadway production, plus eight national tours and two London productions in the West End. Ken is a Tony Award\\u2013 winning producer whose iconic hits, in addition to Grease, include Agnes of God and Torch Song Trilogy. He is one of only two producers in the history of Broadway to have a musical run over three thousand performances and a play run over one thousand performances.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'