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Gregory Jbara First Guest on American Theatre Wing Downstage Center Podcast

Gregory Jbara
© Tristan Fuge
Gregory Jbara
© Tristan Fuge

The American Theatre Wing has announced the return of its interview show Downstage Center, a program that originally aired on XM Satellite Radio. The Wing is reintroducing “Downstage” as a podcast on Monday, August 3.

The inaugural podcast of Downstage Center will be an interview with Tony Award-winner and Billy Elliot star Gregory Jbara. During this return episode of the series, Jbara traces his stage career from his first grade appearance as the title role in Frosty the Snowman all the way to his Tony Award-winning turn in the current Broadway musical Billy Elliot.

Hosted by American Theatre Wing Executive Director Howard Sherman, Downstage Center offers weekly in-depth interviews with the leading artists and professionals working on stage today. Podcasts are available through iTunes or an RSS feed. Additionally all 227 episodes that were heard on XM are available for listening and download on The Wing’s website and iTunes.

For further information, visit: www.americantheatrewing.org.