{"podcast":{"title":"Stages Podcast","slug":"stages-podcast-4112538","podcast_index_feed_id":4112538,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/509113/rss","website_url":"https://www.stagespodcast.net/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/b/4/3/bb438da8c2be4c1727a2322813b393ee/Stages_logo2.jpg","author":"Stages Podcast","episode_count":126,"summary":"Stages Podcast goes beyond the resume and behind the scenes to explore the humanity behind the artistry. ​ Tony Award winners Stephanie J Block and Marylee Fairbanks share intimate conversations with artists, spiritualists, & scientists. We explore the crossroads of spirituality and creativity, the challenges and joys of the creative process, and stories of inspiration told by award wining performers. ​​​ Love where you are now with Stages Podcast. ​ Listen now on wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stages-podcast-4112538"},"episode":{"title":"Director By Design with Michael Arden","slug":"director-by-design-with-michael-arden","published_at":"2026-02-16T06:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stages-podcast-4112538/director-by-design-with-michael-arden","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stages-podcast-4112538","url":"https://528ca632-2fd9-4c8b-b620-0a86dc4c4cbd.libsyn.com/director-by-design-with-michael-arden","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/528ca632-2fd9-4c8b-b620-0a86dc4c4cbd/maaudio.mp3?dest-id=4366193","summary":"Two-time Tony Award-winning director Michael Arden takes on his next big story by bringing the iconic vampire film, THE LOST BOYS, to the Broadway stage this Spring. He was recently awarded for his work on MAYBE HAPPY ENDING and PARADE, as well as recognized for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING, and many more. In this episode, Michael discusses how he juggles working on multiple directing projects while visualizing each story, the importance of building a team of trusted collaborators, and if he'll ever go back to acting. Schmigadoon tickets The Lost Boys Tickets Plant wave","meta_description":"Two-time Tony Award-winning director Michael Arden takes on his next big story by bringing the iconic vampire film, THE LOST BOYS, to the Broadway stage t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2988,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stages-podcast-4112538/episodes/director-by-design-with-michael-arden/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stages-podcast-4112538/director-by-design-with-michael-arden.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}