On today's episode of the North Coast Podcast, we are joined by the incredible Sasha Gutiérrez, opera singer and the founder of The Opera Next Door! Sasha chats with us about how TOND began, combining her culture with opera, and sings like a freakin’ angel on this brand new episode of The North Coast Podcast!
The North Coast Podcast is a Musical Comedy podcast featuring interviews, improvised hip-hop songs, and long-form improv from New York City’s long-running hip hop-improv team, North Coast. From conversations with comedians, hip-hop artists, and other exciting creatives, you can now bring the infectious energy of a North Coast show into your headphones with this brand new podcast.
Produced by Anna Torzullo and Douglas Widick
Northcoastnyc.com
The Opera Next Door - @theoperanextdoor
Sasha Gutiérrez - @sashagutierrrez
North Coast - @northcoastnyc
Rj Williams - @rjron.williams
Michael Crisol - @TheDoctorBrick
Mel Rubin @melrubin2
Billy Soco @bsoco
Douglas Widick @douglaswidick
Luke Miller @lukemillerfake
Ralf Jean-Pierre - @preciousgorgeousralf
Anna Torzullo - @Atorzz
With a cast of improv comedy veterans in New York City, North Coast’s explosive performances have been packing comedy venues, universities, and festivals nationwide since 2009. Built around a single suggestion from an audience member, the show’s improvised scenes escalate into full-blown hip-hop songs, facilitated by resident beatboxer, Doctor Brick. With their seamless melding of comedic timing and freestyle rapping abilities, North Coast frequently blurs the line between comedy show and concert, drawing audiences from the comedy, hip-hop, and theater communities for an experience that has been hailed as “mind-blowing” and “next level” by critics and audiences alike.
Named one of the “Top Ten Best Comedy Shows” by Time Out New York, North Coast has been featured on Vh1, in Slate’s Podcast The Gist, The Village Voice, and The New York Times Comedy Listings. You can cathc them performing their improvised hip-hopera "Anybody" at Caveat on 8/10, 9/4, and 10/5 @ 7PM!
0:00 - Start
1:30 - The Opera Next Door beginnings
5:00 - Sasha opera beginnings
9:26 - SONG: Wow, You Can Really Sing This
12:30 - Opera + Reggaetone
13:32 - What makes an opera
16:33 - Experimenting with TOND
19:46 - Focus on acting in opera
23:40 - Where is
The North Coast Podcast is a Musical Comedy podcast featuring interviews, improvised hip-hop songs, and long-form improv from New York City’s long-running hip hop-improv team, North Coast. From conversations with comedians, hip-hop artists, and other exciting creatives, you can now bring the infectious energy of a North Coast show into your headphones with this brand new podcast.
Produced by Douglas Widick
Northcoastnyc.com
North Coast - @northcoastnyc
Rj Williams - @rjron.williams
Michael Crisol - @TheDoctorBrick
Mel Rubin @melrubin2
Billy Soco @bsoco
Douglas Widick @douglaswidick
Luke Miller @lukemillerfake
With a cast of improv comedy veterans in New York City, North Coast’s explosive performances have been packing comedy venues, universities, and festivals nationwide since 2009. Built around a single suggestion from an audience member, the show’s improvised scenes escalate into full-blown hip-hop songs, facilitated by resident beatboxer, Doctor Brick. With their seamless melding of comedic timing and freestyle rapping abilities, North Coast frequently blurs the line between comedy show and concert, drawing audiences from the comedy, hip-hop, and theater communities for an experience that has been hailed as “mind-blowing” and “next level” by critics and audiences alike.
Named one of the “Top Ten Best Comedy Shows” by Time Out New York, North Coast has been featured on Vh1, in Slate’s Podcast The Gis...
On today's episode of the North Coast Podcast, we are joined by the incredible Sasha Gutiérrez, opera singer and the founder of The Opera Next Door! Sasha chats with us about how TOND began, combining her culture with opera, and sings like a freakin’ angel on this brand new episode of The North Coast Podcast!
The North Coast Podcast is a Musical Comedy podcast featuring interviews, improvised hip-hop songs, and long-form improv from New York City’s long-running hip hop-improv team, North Coast. From conversations with comedians, hip-hop artists, and other exciting creatives, you can now bring the infectious energy of a North Coast show into your headphones with this brand new podcast.
Produced by Anna Torzullo and Douglas Widick
Northcoastnyc.com
The Opera Next Door - @theoperanextdoor
Sasha Gutiérrez - @sashagutierrrez
North Coast - @northcoastnyc
Rj Williams - @rjron.williams
Michael Crisol - @TheDoctorBrick
Mel Rubin @melrubin2
Billy Soco @bsoco
Douglas Widick @douglaswidick
Luke Miller @lukemillerfake
Ralf Jean-Pierre - @preciousgorgeousralf
Anna Torzullo - @Atorzz
With a cast of improv comedy veterans in New York City, North Coast’s explosive performances have been packing comedy venues, universities, and festivals nationwide since 2009. Built around a single suggestion from an audience member, the show’s improvised scenes escalate into full-blown hip-hop songs, facilitated by resident beatboxer, Doctor Brick. With their seamless melding of comedic timing and freestyle rapping abilities, North Coast frequently blurs the line between comedy show and concert, drawing audiences from the comedy, hip-hop, and theater communities for an experience that has been hailed as “mind-blowing” and “next level” by critics and audiences alike.
Named one of the “Top Ten Best Comedy Shows” by Time Out New York, North Coast has been featured on Vh1, in Slate’s Podcast The Gist, The Village Voice, and The New York Times Comedy Listings. You can cathc them performing their improvised hip-hopera "Anybody" at Caveat on 8/10, 9/4, and 10/5 @ 7PM!
0:00 - Start
1:30 - The Opera Next Door beginnings
5:00 - Sasha opera beginnings
9:26 - SONG: Wow, You Can Really Sing This
12:30 - Opera + Reggaetone
13:32 - What makes an opera
16:33 - Experimenting with TOND
19:46 - Focus on acting in opera
23:40 - Where is
The North Coast Podcast is a Musical Comedy podcast featuring interviews, improvised hip-hop songs, and long-form improv from New York City’s long-running hip hop-improv team, North Coast. From conversations with comedians, hip-hop artists, and other exciting creatives, you can now bring the infectious energy of a North Coast show into your headphones with this brand new podcast.
Produced by Douglas Widick
Northcoastnyc.com
North Coast - @northcoastnyc
Rj Williams - @rjron.williams
Michael Crisol - @TheDoctorBrick
Mel Rubin @melrubin2
Billy Soco @bsoco
Douglas Widick @douglaswidick
Luke Miller @lukemillerfake
With a cast of improv comedy veterans in New York City, North Coast’s explosive performances have been packing comedy venues, universities, and festivals nationwide since 2009. Built around a single suggestion from an audience member, the show’s improvised scenes escalate into full-blown hip-hop songs, facilitated by resident beatboxer, Doctor Brick. With their seamless melding of comedic timing and freestyle rapping abilities, North Coast frequently blurs the line between comedy show and concert, drawing audiences from the comedy, hip-hop, and theater communities for an experience that has been hailed as “mind-blowing” and “next level” by critics and audiences alike.
Named one of the “Top Ten Best Comedy Shows” by Time Out New York, North Coast has been featured on Vh1, in Slate’s Podcast The Gis...