Gerry Kowarsky and guest host Mark Bretz interview actors Laurie McConnell and Alan Knoll after reviewing (1) DEAD MAN WALKING, by Jake Heggie & Terrence McNally, at Union Avenue Opera, (2) MISTAKES WERE MADE, by Craig Wright, at The Midnight Company, (3) SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, by Edgar Lee Masters, Soundstage Productions, (4) THE CONVERSATION, by Dennis Corcoran, at The Black Mirror Theatre Co., (5) HAIRSPRAY, by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, at Take Two Productions.