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Donna Marie Asbury, Scott Barnhardt, and Nina Lafarga Set for The Ensemblist's "Long Running Shows" Episode

The Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone podcast explores the ins and outs of working on a show with staying power.

The newest episode of Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone's The Ensemblist podcast, "Long-Running Shows," is now available. In the episode of the showbiz-themed program, several actors discuss the freedom and restrictions that come with performing regularly in a long-running Broadway hit.

The episode's guests include Donna Marie Asbury, who has performed in Chicago since 1996; Scott Barnhardt, who has appeared in The Book of Mormon since opening night; and Nina Lafarga, who was part of Broadway's In the Heights cast for more than two years. The three Broadway vets address issues including relationship-building opportunities, street cred, and financial stability.

Upcoming episodes will include interviews with actors featured on original cast recordings of Broadway shows and stories from previous guests about their Broadway debuts as well as a special guest host.

Episodes can be also be downloaded directly from Podbean at theensemblist.podbean.com.

To read TheaterMania's interview with Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone about the project, click here.