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Ep324 - Rick & Jeff Kuperman: It Always Starts with the Rumble

Ep324 - Rick & Jeff Kuperman: It Always Starts with the Rumble

FromThe Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales


Ep324 - Rick & Jeff Kuperman: It Always Starts with the Rumble

FromThe Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rick and Jeff Kuperman are a directing and choreography team for stage and screen. Recent highlights include co-directing & choreographing an immersive show from the producers of Sleep No More; and, choreographing a new musical adaptation of The Outsiders, choreographing Alice by Heart (Lortel Award, Chita Rivera Award, and Callaway Award for Outstanding Choreography. Drama Desk Nomination), Cyrano (New Group and Goodspeed) with Peter Dinklage and with music by The National, Phish at Madison Square Garden, and fight directing & choreographing both Frank Wildhorn's The Count of Monte Cristo in Saint Petersburg, Russia and Broadway Asia’s immersive Peter Pan in Beijing.
The brothers choreographed the feature film Dicks: The Musical (A24 & Chernin), with Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, and Megan Thee Stallion. Other work for camera: “Living with Yourself” with Paul Rudd (Netflix) and Silent Retreat (Miramax).
They’ve directed shorts and music videos for Jesse Malin & Billie Joe Armstrong, Anthony D’Amato, and Miracles of Modern Science that have screened at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and online at Entertainment Weekly, NPR, and The Huffington Post.
Stage directing credits include Smile (FringeNYC), Roll! (Ars Nova), The 39 Steps (PST), and Dispossessed (HERE). Other choreography credits: ALIEN/NATION (Williamstown), Beardo (Pipeline), Orpheus in the Berkshires (Williamstown), The Light Princess (American Repertory Theater/New Victory Theater, NY Times Critics' Pick), My Machine (New Ohio/Dixon Place), Hold Music (The Living Theater), and Tit for Tat (Ailey Citigroup/White Wave/Steps on Broadway). Music video choreography: “Safe and Sound” (Capital Cities), "Around" (Russell Elliot), and "Don't Feed the Party Animal" (Miracles of Modern Science. Official Selection: HollyShorts).
The bros are grads of Harvard and Princeton, third degree black belts in Kenpo Karate, and Canadians with US Green Cards. Rick likes Key and Peele, podcasts, and navel-gazing. Jeff likes Russian literature, paella, and literally nothing else.

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Released:
May 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Intimate, personal conversations with the biggest talents from professional theatre, tv, film, and more. Hear their secrets, what makes them laugh, stresses them out, and how they manage the anxiety of success. We feature both stars and creatives such as producers, stage managers, directors, press and marketing agents, or even the people who own the theaters or productions themselves.​ This is a podcast for artists, made by artists. With over 2 decades of experience in film and theatre both as cast and creative, host Alan Seales speaks with Broadway, TV, film and beyond’s biggest talents to learn more about not only how the world of theatre and performing operate, but also what makes it so real and human. In-depth, personal, behind-the-scenes conversations will highlight special details of the industry that most people may not know exist, will always find out what makes the guests love their craft, what makes them tick, and what truly inspires them. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.