Episode 526 - Ethan Slater Returns

Tony Nominee Ethan Slater can most recently be seen in the feature film Wicked , where he portrays the role of Boq. The film will be followed up by Wicked: Part 2, where Slater will reprise his role, and will be released by Universal Pictures in November of 2025. In another recent film, Slater also stars in the drama film Lost on a Mountain in Maine , based on the novel. He is currently in production on the indie feature The Designer , alongside Gina Gershon and Katherine Waddell. Slater is best known for his Broadway debut as SpongeBob in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical , for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World and Broadway Beacon Award. He recently starred in Spamalot on Broadway as The Historian / Not Dead Fred / Prince Herbert. His additional theater credits include an Off-Broadway revival of Assassins , and a Williamstown Theatre Festival performance of Marcel on the Train . At the time of this interview Ethan is playing Seymour in the long running Off- Broadway hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors. In television, Slater has starred in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and as Joel Grey in FX’s Fosse/Verdon . Slater’s musical achievements include the concept album Edge of the World with Nick Blaemire in 2021, featuring Norbert Leo Butz and Lilli Cooper. He additionally released two EPs “Life is Weird” in 2020, and “Wanderer” in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices