Podcasts about 25th annual putnam county spelling bee

Director Michael Ricciardone and actor Tyler Bard drop by to discuss the Landmark Community Theatre production of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.

This episode we are joined by actor, writer, director, producer and teacher Colin Hanlon!  Colin made his Broadway debut in Rent. Other credits include Falsettos, In Transit, the original off-Broadway cast of I Love You Because, Submissions Only (my personal favorite!), Uncoupled and Modern Family. He also directed an acclaimed regional production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!  We chat with Colin about his career, his transition into writing and directing, his real feelings on the tv show SMASH, and much more!   

Director Kate Kovacs and actor Bob Roda drop by to talk about THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, opening soon at TheatreWorks New Milford.

Face front, true believers! It's a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode…Guests:Jill Twiss is an award-winning comedy writer and children's book author. For years, she worked as an SAT tutor. She'll explain how that directly led to her big break: writing for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” AND the publication of her first children's book about a former Vice President's gay bunny. Plus, Jill tells us how she got the chance to contribute material to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Myq Kaplan is a comedian who was introduced to many audiences on two competition shows – “Last Comic Standing” and “America's Got Talent.” On AGT, Myq sometimes had to compete against cute children and well-trained dogs. He'll tell us about how his latest show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is based on advice he would give his younger self… and how he doubts he would have listened.Areas of Expertise:Jill: The TV show “The Good Place,” the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and the SAT.Myq: Linguistics, psychedelics and Spider-Man.What's the Difference: Preaching to the ChoirWhat's the difference between a preacher and a pastor?What's the difference between a choir and a chorus?Experts:Rebecca Feldman and Sarah Saltzberg: Writers and performers, who originated the roles that became Olive and Logan in the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.Marv Wolfman: Legendary and award-winning comic book author and editor, whose career includes creating the character Black Cat for Spider-Man.Hosts:J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Seeing our next live-audience show in Pasadena by YOU!

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an Emmy and Tony Award-nominated actor for his work as Mitchell Pritchett in ABC's "Modern Family" and currently as Mason Marzac in the Broadway revival of TAKE ME OUT. Jesse made his Broadway debut in ON THE TOWN, and was in the original Broadway cast of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, for which he and his ensemble cast won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Cast Ensemble. He and his husband, Justin Mikita, founded a non-profit called Tie the Knot, to raise awareness and advocate on behalf of LGBTQ equality throughout the world. In this episode, Jesse talks about his documentary "Broadway Rising," experiencing fatherhood, and trying to get his mail back from Leonardo DiCaprio. Tie The Knot Architectural Digest  Cook Book

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an Emmy and Tony Award-nominated actor for his work as Mitchell Pritchett in ABC's "Modern Family" and currently as Mason Marzac in the Broadway revival of TAKE ME OUT. Jesse made his Broadway debut in ON THE TOWN, and was in the original Broadway cast of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, for which he and his ensemble cast won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Cast Ensemble. He and his husband, Justin Mikita, founded a non-profit called Tie the Knot, to raise awareness and advocate on behalf of LGBTQ equality throughout the world. In this episode, Jesse talks about his documentary "Broadway Rising," experiencing fatherhood, and trying to get his mail back from Leonardo DiCaprio. Tie The Knot Architectural Digest  Cook Book

Jesse Tyler Ferguson made his Broadway debut at the age of 21 as Chip in George C. Wolfe's revival of On The Town, and later went on to originate the role of Leaf Coneybear in Second Stage's Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drama Desk Award, "Outstanding Ensemble Performance"). In 2017, he won the Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance for his 40-character turn in the Broadway production of Fully Committed. He has worked extensively with The New York Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park in such notable productions as The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Comedy of Errors where he performed alongside Al Pacino, Sam Waterston, Jesse L. Martin, Martha Plimpton, Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe. Other theatre credits include Sir Robin in Spamalot and Leo Bloom in The Producers, both at The Hollywood Bowl. He is a five-time Emmy nominee for his role as Mitchell Pritchett on the long-running, Award-winning ABC comedy Modern Family. A longstanding advocate for marriage equality, Ferguson co-founded Tie The Knot (now PRONOUN) in 2012 with his husband, Justin Mikita, where they design limited edition bow ties and clothing, with all the proceeds going to various organizations that fight for LGBTQ equality around the world.

From his Tony Award-winning role as everybody's favorite genie in ALADDIN to rapping as J-Soul in FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, Broadway has never had a friend like James Monroe Iglehart. He's also appeared in HAMILTON, MEMPHIS, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, and CHICAGO, and stars in the fantastic new audio drama called TWITS on the Broadway Podcast Network. Join James as he freestyle raps about some of his favorite roles and discusses what it means to be an activist—on and offstage. Learn more about about the worthy causes discussed in this episodes and how you can donate and/or help: Broadway Advocacy Coalition Lymphoma Research Foundation  The Actors Fund Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Covenant House New York Broadway Barks  Connect with James: Facebook: @james.m.iglehart Twitter: @jamesmiglehart Instagram: @jmiglehart TWITS: A Steampunk Distraction Freestyle Love Supreme Hamilton  Aladdin Chicago  Connect with The Broadway Gives Back Podcast: Facebook: @broadwaygivesbackpodcast Instagram: @broadwaygivesbackpodcast Twitter: @broadwaygives Hosted & Executive Produced by Jan Svendsen and co-produced & edited by Jim Lochner. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Special thanks to Dori Berinstein, Alan Seales, and Kimberlee Garris from BPN; Julian Hills from The Bulldog Agency; and Eric Becker from Broderick Street Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak to Elana Cowen today. She is a recitalist and performer. This month, she is playing Rona Lisa Perett with THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Elana previewed one of her favorite songs with our audience! Landmark Musical Theatre's production of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE will feature two different casts (the Alpha Cast and the Betta Cast) who will be performing at specific performances. The full schedule of performances for each cast is available at LandmarkMusicals.com. We are also featuring Putumayo's World Groove album - an upbeat, global dance party that features the hottest blends of world music with electronica, dance music and more. World Groove features two French DJ collaboratives, Rouge Rouge and Major Boys, as well as Turkish star Mustafa Sandal, German electronic pop group 2raumwohnun, and a collaboration between Algerian raï legend Cheb Mami and popular French hip-hop singer K-Mel. Featured African artists include the late Brenda Fassie (who passed away just as the compilation was being finalized), Malian fusionist Issa Bagayogo and Congolese/Belgian group Zap Mama. Also featured on World Groove are Cuban electro-son pioneer Edesio and Lebanese star Ragheb Alama, one of the most popular singers in the Middle East. Track Listing: Attention 3:49 Aya Benzer 3:47 Ich Weib Warum 3:46 Sous le Soleil 4:34 Nogo 5:28 Miss.Q.In 4:29 Parisien du Nord 3:29 Ama-Gents 4:35 El Sopon de Yuya 4:24 Saharony Ellil 5:30 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/global-ginga/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/global-ginga/support

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British playwright Mark Ravenhill made a huge splash in the mid-90s with his first play, Shopping and F***ing. He's since become one of the most produced writers in the UK. His recent play The Cane is on now at Melbourne's Red Stitch.Also, what does it take for an Australian to make it on Broadway? We ask Carmel Dean, a composer and musical director who spent 20 years working on huge shows. And we pay tribute to the architect Viv Fraser, designer of some of Sydney's most iconic venues.

British playwright Mark Ravenhill made a huge splash in the mid-90s with his first play, Shopping and F***ing. He's since become one of the most produced writers in the UK. His recent play The Cane is on now at Melbourne's Red Stitch. Also, what does it take for an Australian to make it on Broadway? We ask Carmel Dean, a composer and musical director who spent 20 years working on huge shows. And we pay tribute to the architect Viv Fraser, designer of some of Sydney's most iconic venues.

British playwright Mark Ravenhill made a huge splash in the mid-90s with his first play, Shopping and F***ing. He's since become one of the most produced writers in the UK. His recent play The Cane is on now at Melbourne's Red Stitch. Also, what does it take for an Australian to make it on Broadway? We ask Carmel Dean, a composer and musical director who spent 20 years working on huge shows. And we pay tribute to the architect Viv Fraser, designer of some of Sydney's most iconic venues.

Can you spell the word... podcast? Yeah, you're right. Too easy. You know what's not easy, though? William Finn music! And to discuss the brilliance of him and the delightful THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is the equally delightful music director, Jennifer Lin. Get ready to delve into the quirky side of musical theatre with this conversation that we promise isn't "chimerical."Follow Jennifer Lin on Instagram @jen_lin and don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @amusicalpodcast

Episode 12 If you have seen a show on Broadway in the last 20 years its quite possible you have seen Aaron J Albano. We go back to the beginning of his career and talk about all of the shows he has performed in and some of the lessons he learned along the way.www.whatcanyoutellme.cominstagram @whatcanyoutellmefacebook @whatcanyoutellmetwitter @whatcanutellmehttps://www.instagram.com/aaronjalbano/https://twitter.com/aaronjalbanoCurrently stuck in Toronto with the Hamilton the Musical Tour- Phillip Companyhttps://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/tickets1st generation born and raised in San Jose to Philipino parents.Began performing at SJCMT after seeing a school performance and his very first show was Snow White.https://www.cmtsj.org/Started dance class at 13 with Marie Stinnett Dance in San Josehttps://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/06/dancer-81-closing-her-campbell-studio-after-58-years/Performed Music Man at American Musical Theater in San Jose while a freshman at Lincoln High School for the Performing Arts.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Musical_Theatre_of_San_JoseRent the Musical was what made Aaron realize there was a world of theater outside of San Jose.https://lincoln.sjusd.org/Starts auditioning for Colleges(Matt performing Romeo and Juliet at Presentation High School)While performing in a production of A Chorus Line at Sunnyvale Community Players Aaron realized he needed to take character work and therefore performing as a while more seriously. https://sunnyvaleplayers.org/Got into the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music majoring in Musical Theater.https://ccm.uc.edu/theatre/musical_theatre.htmlAt 21 in his junior year of college was cast in the Broadway production of Bombay Dreams and left school. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_DreamsTara Rubin Castinghttps://www.tararubincasting.com/2005 began performing in the original “Emerald City Tour” First National Tour of Wickedhttps://wickedthemusical.com/Was introduced to The Chicago Diner as a vegan restaurant and had his MIND BLOWN!  http://www.veggiediner.com/Auditioned for San Francisco Company of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeePerformed with that for 2.5 years in the cities of SF and Boston and then went to perform it on Broadway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_25th_Annual_Putnam_County_Spelling_BeeIn between Boston and Broadway with Spelling Bee, Aaron performed with the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line, covering multiple tracks as a swing and understufy of three main characters, Mark, Paul and Larry.https://amzn.to/2LY4K7P(Matt understudied Lookingglass Alice - never got to perform it - Anthony Fleming III)https://lookingglasstheatre.org/event/lookingglass-alice-2020/Finished Spelling Bee and had a quarter life crisis- I've

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Show NotesGuests: Theatre actor and director Josh Richardsonand Random Tangent improv comedian Bryce HessThis episode of “In the Telling” is sponsored by BBMTYStudios. A space for independent creators to bring their work to life and show it to the world. Their first comic, “The Box,” is available for free on Webtoons and Tapas, and updates every Friday. Get drawn in to the suspense and horror of The Box. Bill Nye said, "Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't."John Berger said, "If I'm a storyteller, it's because I listen."Theme music by Gordon Vetas.“In the Telling” is hosted and produced by Liz Christensen.Full Interviews available on Patreon. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/LizChristensen)

The handsome, charming, and SMART Jose Llana talks lying his way into his first NYC audition (the most adorable story every), starring in two productions of "The King and I" on Broadway, the productions of "Flower Drum Song," Spelling Bee," and his new album "Altitude."

The three time Tony nominee talks "Spelling Bee," "The Glass Menagerie," her new play "The Oldest Boy" and SO much more. She's all wit, humor, and smarts! She generously shares stories from her amazing 13 year (and counting) career.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) HENRY IV, by William Shakespeare, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (2) THE HOMECOMING, by Harold Pinter, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (3) HENRY V, by William Shakespeare, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (4) PRAYER FOR THE GUN BUG, by Carter W. Lewis, at OnSite Theatre Co. , (5) THE MAGIC FLUTE, by W.A. Mozart & Emanuel Schikaneder, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and (6) THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, by William Finn et al., at The Alpha Players of Florissant.

On this episode, Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) BOEING BOEING, by Marc Camoletti, trans. by Beverley Cross, at Dramatic License Productions, (2) NEXT TO NORMAL, by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey, at New Line Theatre, (3) THE BOOK OF MORMON, by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, & Robert Lopez, at the Fox Theatre, (4) LILIES OF THE FIELD, adapted by F. Andrew Leslie from William E. Barrett, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (5) BRIEFS: A FESTIVAL OF SHORT LGBT PLAYS, at That Uppity Theatre Co. & The Vital Voice, (6) THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, by William Finn & Rachel Scheinkin, at St. Louis Univ., and (7) UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS, by Wendy Wasserstein, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Composer William Finn explains how he became involved in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and what drew him to the show's quirky characters; charts the development of the "Marvin" trilogy, including "March Of The Falsettos" and "Falsettoland", and talks about the differing approaches of James Lapine and Graciela Daniele to that material; tells the story of his own early-1990s medical crisis and how that became the basis for "A New Brain"; and recounts his extreme trepidation about the new revue of his songs, "Make Me A Song", during its debut in Connecticut. Original air date - December 1, 2006.

Composer William Finn explains how he became involved in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and what drew him to the show's quirky characters; charts the development of the "Marvin" trilogy, including "March Of The Falsettos" and "Falsettoland", and talks about the differing approaches of James Lapine and Graciela Daniele to that material; tells the story of his own early-1990s medical crisis and how that became the basis for "A New Brain"; and recounts his extreme trepidation about the new revue of his songs, "Make Me A Song", during its debut in Connecticut. Original air date - December 1, 2006.

Composer William Finn explains how he became involved in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and what drew him to the show's quirky characters; charts the development of the "Marvin" trilogy, including "March Of The Falsettos" and "Falsettoland", and talks about the differing approaches of James Lapine and Graciela Daniele to that material; tells the story of his own early-1990s medical crisis and how that became the basis for "A New Brain"; and recounts his extreme trepidation about the new revue of his songs, "Make Me A Song", during its debut in Connecticut. Original air date - December 1, 2006.

Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler and castmate Sarah Saltzberg track the creation of the hit musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", and the many fortunate meetings that made the musical possible - from the high school links to their college friendship to performing the non-musical "Crepuscule" in a condemned theater on the Lower East Side to the best payoff to any child care job in theatre history. Original airdate - August 12, 2005

Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler and castmate Sarah Saltzberg track the creation of the hit musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", and the many fortunate meetings that made the musical possible - from the high school links to their college friendship to performing the non-musical "Crepuscule" in a condemned theater on the Lower East Side to the best payoff to any child care job in theatre history. Original airdate - August 12, 2005

Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler and castmate Sarah Saltzberg track the creation of the hit musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", and the many fortunate meetings that made the musical possible - from the high school links to their college friendship to performing the non-musical "Crepuscule" in a condemned theater on the Lower East Side to the best payoff to any child care job in theatre history. Original airdate - August 12, 2005