Stage Combat The Podcast
Stage Combat the Podcast is a powerful and eye-opening exploration of the dark side of the entertainment industry which also asks the question: how can we make our workplaces better for everyone? Hosted by attorney/advocate/actor Sean Hayden.
In Seasons 1 and 2, Sean Hayden took the listeners into his own harrowing workplace nightmare in the style of a "true crime podcast." Now, Stage Combat the Podcast is a riveting platform for entertainment workers from everywhere to come together, to share their own stories and to advocate for themselves and for change.
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Stage Combat The Podcast
"Aaron Lazar: Healing With ALS"
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Season 4, SEASON PREMIERE.
Synopsis: Sean talks with Broadway star Andrew Lazar, a veteran of 11 Broadway shows, about his journey of “healing with ALS” and thriving through adversity.
Special thanks to Aaron Lazar and The Skin Deep card game.
Contains strong language.
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Hosted by Sean Hayden
Editing by Alex Griffitt. Mixing by Justin Gerrish.
Written and Directed by Sean Hayden for Haywood Productions, LLC.
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Aaron Lazar has starred on Broadway 11 times from his debut in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera to Sting and John Logan's The Last Ship. Other highlights include: the first and only revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, the world premiere of Impressionism, and The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center. On film, Aaron has worked for legendary directors Martin Scorcese in The Wolf of Wallstreet, Clint Eastwood in J.Edgar, Shawn Levy in This is Where I Leave You, the Russo brothers in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame and the Daniels on Best Picture Academy Award Winning, Everything, Everywhere All at Once. Aaron received the Essey Spotlight Award from The ALS Network for his commitment to raise global awareness of ALS which he continues to do today.
Sean Hayden is New York City based attorney, actor and advocate for workplaces that are safe, respectful and dignified. As the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC, he produces Stage Combat the Podcast which exposes harmful practices in the entertainment industry and fosters conversations of how to make the workplace better for everyone.
