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Dylan and Connor are joined by John Cardoza & Solea Pfeiffer (Moulin Rouge). Double the return guests and double the drama. Fan favorite friends of the pod John and Solea are back to celebrate their onstage partnership in Moulin Rouge on Broadway. Currently starring as Christian and Satine, this pair falls in love every night at the Al Hirschfeld, but it also turns out they're just as obsessed with each other in real life. It's a reunion for the ages, as the twins catch up with the duo on what they've missed in the past year. John reflects on his journey with The Notebook on Broadway, what he learned, and what he'd change about the process. Solea shares her experiences in Gatsby: An American Myth: from the incredible score, to the creative process, and to audience reactions. They both provide insight on what they hope is in store next for their careers. Ellen Pompeo is mentioned twice, y'all. We discuss Ariana's Brighter Days Ahead extended album, Severance and The White Lotus, and how John's dog Banjo (aka Diego?!?) and Solea's Bway Boyfriend Kevin Csolak are doing. You're gonna want all the tea on a recent upstate birthday trip. It's a joy to have these besties join the pod again. Catch them in Moulin Rouge before it's too late! Come what may, y'all.Follow John on InstagramFollow Solea on InstagramFollow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramSubscribe to our show on iHeartRadio Broadway!Support the podcast by subscribing to DRAMA+, which also includes bonus episodes, Instagram Close Friends content, and more!
Today David talks to author Nicholas van Hoogstraten about his brand-new book Broadway Poster Art: 1945-1969 which chronicles the evolution of Broadway posters including many by Al Hirschfeld. David and Nicholas discuss the making of the book, how certain posters got selected, and the stories of some of the many Al Hirschfeld posters featured in the book. Order the book now at BroadwayPosters.com Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting us for this episode. Happy Holidays to everyone and we'll see you in the new year with brand-new episodes of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Ray Bolger in Three to Make Ready, 1946 Ray Bolger in Where's Charley?, 1949 Ray Bolger Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Poster), 1949 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (New York Times Drawing), 1949 Bell, Book and Candle, 1950 Bonanza Bound, 1947 Man and Superman, 1947 My Fair Lady (Original Poster), 1956 My Fair Lady (Poster with Generic Figures), 1970 Reclining Figure (Both Versions), 1954 Man of La Mancha (Drawing for Poster), 1965 Man of La Mancha (New York Times Drawing), 1965 Hair, 1968 Earl Carroll's Vanities, 1931 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
David and Katherine celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, formerly the Martin Beck Theatre. Plus, David interviews artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson about his special project celebrating the theatre's centennial. Rededicated to Al Hirschfeld on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2003, this is the only Broadway Theatre to ever be named after an artist. In this episode, learn about the many exciting productions played at the theatre, hear about the star-studded rededication, and join us in celebrating the many performers and creatives whose work appeared on the theatre's stage. Thank you Squigs for joining us in this special celebration. Learn more about his work at www.squigsonline.com Follow Squigs on Instagram @SquigsRobertson View Squigs' full work with an interactive identifying key. Listen to our previous episode with Squigs: Episode 12 with Justin "Squigs" Robertson Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting the interview. Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Frank Langella as Dracula, 1977 Kiss Me Kate, 1999 with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie Harry Houdini, 2002 Bobbe Arnst in A La Carte, 1927 Theatre Guild 1928-29 Season, 1929 The D' Oyly-Carte Company Prepare to Offer a New Season of Gilbert & Sullivan, 1936 Cabin in the Sky, 1940 Hallelujah, Baby!, 1967 St. Louis Woman, 1946, featuring the Cakewalk Bye Bye Birdie, 1960 Oliver, 1963 Into the Woods, 1987 The Sound of Music, 1998 Guys and Dolls, 1992 Nathan Lane A Connecticut Yankee, 1943 Baker Street, 1965 Sweet Smell of Success, 2002 Yellow Jack, 1934 Victoria Regina, 1938 The Iceman Cometh, 1946 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, 1982 Sweet Bird of Youth, 1959 The Rose Tattoo, 1951 Orpheus Descending, 1957 The Pirate Rehearsal, 1942 Say Darling Rehearsal, 1958 Milk and Honey Rehearsal, 1961 My Sister Eileen, 1941 The Grass Harp, 1952 The Curious Savage, 1950 Moon Over Buffalo, 1995 Tropical Revue with Katherine Dunham, 1943 Jacobowsky and the Colonel, 1944 Nancy Walker in Copper and Bass Poster, 1957 Man of La Mancha, 1965 Jerry Zaks Carol Channing Arthur Miller Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers, 2002 Victor Garber Barbara Cook Whoopi Goldberg View Squigs' full drawing of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Through Emily McGill's Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot, she brings a spiritual aspect to the artistry of Broadway legend Al Hirschfeld. We talk about this collection on One Leg Up With Alex Garrett and Emily's Broadway lineage! Bring Al Hirschfeld's work HOME thanks to this collection created by Broadway publicist and spiritual psychologist, Emily McGill in collaboration with the Al Hirschfeld Foundation!Links: (https://www.amazon.com/Hirschfeld-Broadway-Tarot-Deck-Guidebook/dp/0762486988)https://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org/PRESS
Through Emily McGill's Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot, she brings a spiritual aspect to the artistry of Broadway legend Al Hirschfeld. We talk about this collection on One Leg Up With Alex Garrett and Emily's Broadway lineage! Bring Al Hirschfeld's work HOME thanks to this collection created by Broadway publicist and spiritual psychologist, Emily McGill in collaboration with the Al Hirschfeld Foundation!Links: (https://www.amazon.com/Hirschfeld-Broadway-Tarot-Deck-Guidebook/dp/0762486988)https://www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org/PRESS
There's a new tarot deck that brings Broadway to the tarot through the work of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld — and I got a taste of the deck in action with a reading from its creator, Emily McGill, in a conversation about the spirituality of theater, the "casting" of theatrical icons as specific tarot cards, and how theater fans might use the deck for insight and self-reflection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we revisit our series on rotoscoping with a fun chat with Jordan Mechner, of Karateka, Prince of Persia, and The Last Express fame. We also talk about his new graphic memoir: Replay, Memoir of an Uprooted Family. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 00:50 Interview 1:01:50 Break 1:02:03 Outro Issues covered: his history, train trips, caricatures and making stuff, not living up to the greats, improvising into his games, animation not holding up, filming his mother's karate teacher, his father, and his brother, handcrafting for rotoscoping, taking silent film classes, cross-cutting and wipes, the moment it came to live, the power of abstraction vs the uncanny valley, the impact on what we wanted for animation, caricature and capturing someone, finding the essence of a person, specialization and stepping into direction, drawing ten real people and getting into the graphic memoir, caricature and selling the big moments of small animations, abstraction and universality, adapting to higher resolution, breaking the illusion of interactivity, not being photorealistic but still having the nuance of real actors, highly compressible art and fluidity, uncanny valley of interactivity, picking the right constraints, the train's limitations enabling the possibility of depth, the fascination of interactive theater, holding up better, physical recording separated from voice, allowing for improvisation or variability, being attracted to historical fiction, his family's history, drawing the real things into the memoir, experience, technical nuance and caricature, moments of impactful character interactions, committing to a high bar. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express, Smoking Car Productions, Disney, Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family, LucasArts, Space Invaders, Apple, Hitchcock, Thief of Baghdad, Sabu, Conrad Veidt, 1001 Nights, MAD Magazine, Al Hirschfeld, Frank Sinatra, Broderbund, Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud, MYST, Dragon's Lair, Buster Keaton, Robyn Miller, The 7th Guest, Rebel Assault, GTA, Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, Deadline, The Witness, Infocom, Sleep No More, Assassin's Creed, Zoetrope Studios, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Seven Samurai, Fathom, Michael Turner, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Templar, Count of Monte Cristo, Emily, Michel Ancel, Eric Chahi, Ubisoft, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: TBA! Links: Jordan Mechner's website Twitch: timlongojr Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com
Dylan and Connor are joined by Sophie Carmen-Jones (Moulin Rouge, One Day on Netflix). Here to celebrate FIVE spectacular years of Moulin Rouge on Broadway, Sophie and the twins mention it all. Because they can can can… and do! They anticipate the return of Aaron Tveit and JoJo to the Al Hirschfeld, and chat with Sophie about keeping the show fresh after having originated Nini in the West End before coming to Broadway. They dish on wigs, the upcoming Sing-A-Long Performances, and all things Rouge. Sophie shares her journey from Wales to London to NYC, and her special connection to Catherine Zeta-Jones. She dishes on working with Taylor Swift and Idris Elba in the Cats film, dancing for Little Mix and Robbie Williams, and so much more. Nothing is off the table as we chat about Sophie's sweet fiancé, UK accents, and acting alongside Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod in One Day. Other topics include Vice President Kamala Harris' ascension to being the Presidential Democratic nominee, Gracie Abrams, the spooky podcast Otherworld, and Sophie's Netflix recommendations. We adore Sophie Carmen-Jones!Follow Sophie on InstagramFollow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by DylanSupport the podcast by subscribing to DRAMA+, which also includes bonus episodes, Instagram Close Friends content, and more!
David and Katherine take a look at the friendship between Al Hirschfeld and satirist S.J. Perelman including their Broadway-bound flop Sweet Bye and Bye, and their subsequent adventures chronicled in the book Westward Ha! or Around the World in 80 Clichés. Thank you Frank Ferrante for recording Groucho Marx' farewell speech to Hirschfeld and Perelman. More on Frank Ferrante here: EveningWithGroucho.com Thank you Robert Bader for the transcript of Groucho Marx' farewell speech as featured in his book "Grouch Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx": Order Here Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: S.J. Perelman Walk a Little Faster, 1932 One Touch of Venus, 1943 Dolly Haus Ogden Nash Sweet Bye and Bye 2011 Recording on Spotify Death in Philadelphia, the Creators of Sweet Bye and Bye, 1947 Drawings from Westward Ha!, 1947 Stanley Tucci in Execution of Justice (On the Right), 1986 Groucho Marx Frank Ferrante as Groucho, 1986 The King and I, 1951 Swiss Family Perelman, 1949 Please write in your questions to us at info@alhirschfeldfoundation.org for our 50th episode special coming in August! Write to us by August 9th with any question you have about the world of Hirschfeld! Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
David Leopold interviews actor, writer, cabaret performer, and drag legend Charles Busch on his vivid career and his work on the online exhibition Hirschfeld's Drag Show, celebrating 74 years of performers in drag across 15 drawings by Al Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld's Drag Show is available to view now at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York. Check out The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel Visit CharlesBusch.com Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in the episode: Charles Busch (Two Drawings) Charles Ludlam, 1983 Jose Ferrer Charley's Aunt, 1940 Charley's Aunt (Other Drawings) Mary Martin as Peter Pan, 1954 Peter Pan (Other Drawings) Some Like It Hot, 1959 Myra Breckinridge, 1969 La Cage Aux Folles, 1983 Charles Busch in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, 1986 Goodbye Charlie, 1959 Liza Minnelli Barbra Streisand Meghan Robinson in Psycho Beach Party, 1987 Andy Halliday in The Lady in Question, 1989 The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, 2002 Lynne Meadow, 1993 Victor/Victoria, 1995 Julie Andrews Valerie Harper Hairspray, 2002 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Watch Hirschfeld Moments: Ep.4 - Hirschfeld Draws a Star! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram HirschfeldHomestyle.com The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
David and Katherine look back 60 years ago to a year that was full of exciting works from Al Hirschfeld: 1964! Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly!, Funny Girl and more premiered on Broadway; My Fair Lady and The Best Man hit the big screen; and Hirschfeld introduces two new series of drawings: "Famous Feuds" and "Unlikely Casting". Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Bedtime Story, 1964 What's My Line David Niven The Best Man, 1964 The Best Man ("Movies to Remember" Series), 1979 The Best Man (Broadway), 1960 My Fair Lady (Film), 1964 The Train, 1964 Tribute to Harold Mirisch, 1964 The Yellow Rolls Royce, 1964 "Famous Feuds" Series Famous Feuds: Mona Lisa and Rembrandt's Aristotle, 1963 Famous Feuds: The Beatles vs. the Singing Nun, 1964 Famous Feuds: Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg, 1964 Jimmy Durante as Alfred Smith, 1937 Mary Pickford as Adolf Hitler, 1937 "Be A Television Writer, Earn No Money", 1964 S.J. Perelman with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1964 Walter Kerr, 1979 Alec Guinness in Dylan, 1964 Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, 1964 Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl with Fanny Brice Photo, 1964 Original Cast of Fiddler on the Roof, 1964 Josephine Baker, 1964 Richard Rodgers The King & I Revival, 1964 The Merry Widow Revival, 1964 Porgy & Bess Revival, 1964 Donald Pleasance in Poor Bitos", 1964 King Lear, 1964 Hamlet, 1964 Bajour, 1964 Joe Gould, 1941 Tiny Alice, 1964 Ready When You Are, C.B., 1964 "Unlikely Casting" Series for Playbill, 1964 David Merrick Fade Out Fade In Poster, 1964 Carol Burnett Moon Over Buffalo, 1995 El San Juan Hotel Ads ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
This week on the blog, a podcast interview with writer (and director and playwright and author and podcaster) Ken Levine about the business of writing and directing situation comedies.LINKSA Free Film Book for You: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cq23xyyt12Another Free Film Book: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/x3jn3emga6Fast, Cheap Film Website: https://www.fastcheapfilm.com/Ken Levine's Website: http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/Eli Marks Website: https://www.elimarksmysteries.com/Albert's Bridge Books Website: https://www.albertsbridgebooks.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BehindthePageTheEliMarksPodcastTRANSCRIPTWas being a writer always a goal?Ken Levine: I don't know if it was always a goal. It was something that I always did. Honestly, I did not get a lot of encouragement in high school. I was a cartoonist. I still am. And I was a cartoonist on the school newspaper. And I said, “Well, I also want to write. You know, can I cover sports or do a humor column or something?”And they said, “You're the cartoonist, just stick to cartoons.” And I said, “Well, I really want to write. And if you won't let me write, then I'm going to quit the paper.” And they said, “Then fine, quit the paper.” So, that's how much my cartoons were even valued. They called your bluff on that one, I guess. Ken Levine: They called my bluff, yeah.Just as a little tangent—just because I'm a big fan of your cartoons—did you have a couple of cartoonist heroes when you were growing up? Guys that you looked at and went, that's the kind of writing I want to do?Ken Levine: Well, my cartoonist heroes were more due to their cartooning than anything. Al Hirschfeld, who did the caricatures of the New York Times, was my god. And Mort Drucker would be another. Jack Davis. A lot of those Mad magazine guys. Originally, I wanted to be in radio. I mean, I really loved radio. And a lot of my comic influences early on were disc jockeys, you know. Bob and Ray and Dan Ingram and Dick Whittington. So, radio was a goal. I got out of college and became a Top 40-disc jockey.Let me back up. When I was in college, I got a job as an intern at KMPC in L.A. We're the big, full-service radio station. They had the Angels and the Rams and the Bruins and, you know, they were big music personalities. And their afternoon drive time jock was Gary Owens, who was on Laugh In at the time. You know, “From beautiful downtown Burbank.”And I would write comedy material for Gary, for him to use on the air. I never charged him for it. I mean, I was just so thrilled that someone of the caliber of Gary Owens would use my material on the radio. And one day I get a call to appear in George Schlatter's office. George Schlatter was the producer of Laugh In. And this is when Laugh In was getting 50 shares. And I'm like, what does George Schlatter want with me? So, I go to the meeting obviously. And apparently, unbeknownst to me, Gary submitted my comedy material to him. And George Schlatter offered me a job as a writer on Laugh In. And it's funny, we laughed about it because George is still around and he was a guest on my podcast, and I talked about this.And I said, “Can I do this part time or from home?” And he goes, “What? No, this is a job. You come to the office every day. We're paying you a lot of money to write the number one show in America.” And I said, “I would lose my 2S deferment and I would wind up drafted in Vietnam.” So I couldn't take it. I had to turn down Laugh In. So, I was almost a writer six years before I actually broke in.Okay. So how did you end up then meeting up with David Isaacs?Ken Levine: Like I said, I became a disc jockey out of college. My draft number was four. And like I said, I was at KMPC and one of our disc jockeys, Roger Carroll, was one of the main AFRTS disc jockeys. I shopped around looking, is there a decent reserve unit I could join that would keep me out of the army? And I saw that there was an armed forces radio reserve unit in LA. And through Roger, he helped pull some strings and got me in the unit. You know, it's like one of those things where you get a call saying, “Okay, there's an opening in the unit, but you got to go down to Torrance and sign up for it tomorrow.” And so, you don't have time to think, “Boy, do I want to risk this? Is there a way I can get a medical thing?” And it's six years. It's a six-year commitment. Go.So that's what I did. I got into that unit. And we were at summer camp three years later and somebody new to the unit was David Isaacs. And we met and started talking and we both kind of had desires to be writers. And when summer camp ended, I was at the time working as a disc jockey in San Bernardino. I got fired, which was a frequent occurrence. And I came back home to live with my parents in LA. I called David and I said, “Hey, remember me from the army? I want to try writing a script. You want to try writing it with me?” And he said, “Okay.” And so, we got together and decided to partner up and we wrote a pilot. But we didn't know anything. We had no clue what we were doing. And I had to literally go to a bookstore in Hollywood and on a remainder table were TV scripts. And so, for two dollars I bought a copy of an episode of The Odd Couple and looked at that.Oh, Interior Madison Apartment Day. That's what that is. This is the format, and this is how long they are. So, David and I wrote a pilot about two kids in college, which was the sum total of our life experience back then. We were both 23. And it didn't go anywhere, obviously, but we had a good time doing it. And we then learned the way to break in is to write spec scripts from existing shows.So that's what we did. And eventually we broke in. So, had you written anything with him before that or seen any of his writing? What was it that made you think this is the guy?Ken Levine: No, no. He just seemed like a funny guy. Neither of us had written anything. Neither of us had any writing samples for the other. No, we just sat down together and just tried doing it. It probably was a help that we were both starting from the same place, which was nowhere. You know, it's just kind of one of those happy accidents where you go on a blind date, and it turns out to be your wife.How many years did you guys write together?Ken Levine: Well, we're still writing together, if somebody would hire us. Fifty years.Congratulations. Ken Levine: October of 73 is when we started. And I'm trying to remember, was it The Tony Randall Show or The Jeffersons where you sold your first script? Ken Levine: The Jeffersons. And how did that happen? Ken Levine: Well, we had written a spec Mary Tyler Moore and a spec Rhoda, and another spec pilot. Which was better but didn't go anywhere.And one day my mom is playing golf with a guy who says he's the story editor of The Jeffersons, a new show that just came on. My mom says, “Oh, well, my son is a great young writer.” And he's like, “Oh Christ.” And he says, “All right, well just have him call me.” So, I called him, and the guy says, “You have a script?” And I said, “Yeah.” And he goes, “All right, send the script. If I like the script, we'll talk.” And I sent off our Mary Tyler Moore Show, and I got a letter back saying, “Oh, this is a really good script. Make an appointment, come on in and pitch stories.” And we pitched stories, and they bought one. And so that's how we got our assignment. Thinking back, is there one moment that you felt like was really pivotal that officially launched you guys? Ken Levine: Yeah, doing that first MASH episode. We had done The Jeffersons, we had done episodes of Joe and Sons, which was a terrible show on CBS. We had done some stories for Barney Miller, but Danny Arnold always cut us off before we got to script. We did a backup script for a pilot that didn't go. And then we got MASH And our first episode of MASH, which is the one where the gas heater blows up and Hawkeye is temporarily blind. And that script was like our golden ticket. It's a very memorable episode. Ken Levine: Oh, thank you. I remember it.I spoke with—I don't know if you know her—April Smith, and she said she learned everything she learned about writing in a room from Gene Reynolds. Where did you learn about writing in a room? Ken Levine: Well, I don't know about writing in a room from Gene, because we never worked in a room, really, with Gene. But, I learned more about storytelling, and more about story construction, from Gene Reynolds, than everybody else combined. I've been very lucky to have a lot of great mentors along the way, or to work with, you know, really talented writers and smart enough to just shut up and listen and learn from them. But if I had to pick one true mentor, it would be Gene Reynolds. I cannot say enough about Gene Reynolds. I owe my career to Gene Reynolds. What was his special gift? Ken Levine: First of all, he was very much a gentleman. So, when he would give you notes, if he didn't like a joke, he wouldn't go, “Jesus, guys, what the fuck?” He would go, “And, um, you might take another look at this. You might take another look at that joke.” Okay. Gene had a great story sense that was combined with a real humanity. It had to be more than just funny. It had to be grounded. There had to be, like I said, some humanity to it and the humanity and nice moments and things had to be earned. And he was very clever in constructing stories where things were set up and then got paid off in a somewhat surprising way. You know, look for inventive, different ways of finding a solution. It's why to me, storytelling is always so hard, because each time you tell a story, you want it to be different. You don't want to just keep retelling the same story over and over again. And Gene would look at a thing and go, “Is there a better way of conveying this? Is there something more interesting that Hawkeye could do once he learns this information?” You could give Gene an outline, and everyone can go, “Okay, well, this doesn't work.” Gene could go, “This doesn't work, and here's why. And here's how you can fix it. If Radar knows this, and then HotLips does this, then you could do a fun thing where it's a thing and…. And you're going like, man, he just, you know, just solved it. Just, just solved it. I thank him for that. He was very tough on story, which I took from him. And again, there's the humanity aspect of it, which normally you think, well, okay, that's just part of it. But when I see shows today—and I know I'm going to sound like an old guy, “get off my lawn”—but when I see shows today, like White Lotusand a lot of these other shows that are just mean spirited, where the laughs are coming from watching horrible people do horrible things to each other. And, look, comedy changes and, you know, society changes, et cetera. But to me, there has to be some heart to it. There has to be some, some humanity. And that was so drummed into me by Gene. Gene also talked about the value of research, which I have learned a lot.You know, you go off to write a project about whatever. You're going to do a pilot about the Department of Motor Vehicles. You sort of know a lot about the Department of Motor Vehicles. You've stood in the lines and everything. Gene would say, “Go there. Talk to those people. What is that job really like?What do they really do? And immerse yourself in that world.” And that's what I've always done since. Jim Brooks, who worked with Gene on Room 222, would say the same thing, that he learned the value of research from Gene. And when Jim Brooks did Broadcast News, he spent a tremendous amount of time in newsrooms, talking to those people, getting a sense of authenticity. It requires work, it requires a lot of extra legwork, but it makes the scripts richer and more authentic. And it's worth putting in the time and effort. I just had Michael Conley on as a guest on my podcast. And one of the things I asked him—he does the Bosch books and The Lincoln Lawyer and he's my favorite mystery writer—and I said, “So with all the detectives out there, what's so special about yours and your books?”And he said, “The authenticity.” He spent years on the crime beat at The Los Angeles Times and really got to know the inside working of the LAPD. There is an authenticity to his books that you don't get with a lot. It makes a difference. Research pays off. Okay, one more TV question. What inspired your move into directing? Ken Levine: I'd been a writer for many, many years. A lot of those years I was on staff of a show, and years when I wasn't on staff on a show—since I'm a good joke guy—I would get a job as a consultant on a show. Meaning, I would work one night a week, which was always rewrite night.What a great gig.Ken Levine: It was a great gig. You worked long hours, but it was a great gig. And at the time the pay was ridiculous. There was one season I was on four shows. So, I was working basically four nights till two, three o'clock in the morning. And it got to the point where I would go down to the stage and I would kind of dread going down to the stage, because all I was worried about was, “Okay, let this not be a train wreck. Okay, let this be in good shape, so that I can go home at 10 or 11 or 12.”And I thought to myself, “There's something wrong here. You get into the business, you should want to be on the stage.” So, I thought, be a director and be on the stage and play all day with the actors. And then when it comes time for rewriting, “Good luck guys. You go to the room and rewrite, and I'll go to a Laker game.” So that was my motivation. It should be fun. If you're in television and you're in multi-camera shows, you should look forward to going down to the stage. And if you don't, then it's time to change things around. So, that was my motivation. Did you feel like you had any advantages as a director because of your background in writing and your understanding of scene construction?Ken Levine: Yes. Number one: The writing served me very well. I was talking to Jim Burrows once, who is the Mozart of TV comedy directors.And I was asking him about shots and this and that. And he said, “Look, if the story works, you can have one camera and just shoot the master of the whole show and it'll work. And if the story doesn't work, you can have all the camera angles and cutting you want. It's not gonna save it.” So yes, it was a big help to me, having that experience, being able to say to the actors, “Okay, I see what's wrong here. You need help with the script. You need a few more lines before you can get this angry. Okay. The reason why you're having trouble here is you have to go from zero to 70 in two lines. And you need help here.”And I was also able—this is something Jimmy did and no other director I know of other than me would do the same thing—and that is, we would go back to the writer's room after the run through and I would sit with the guys while we discussed what was wrong and what needed to be fixed. And I would kind of help them along that line as much as I could, which proved to be very helpful.And also, it was very helpful because you go down to the stage the next morning and you have your table reading. And you're able to say to the cast, “Okay, this is what they did last night. These were the problems. This is how they addressed it.” And there were certain things where actors would go, “Where's my joke?” And you're able to say, “The script was long. It was not you. You did a good job with the joke. The script was really long. It's a joke that was easily liftable as opposed to something that was more integral to moving the story forward. That's why you lost the joke.” So, it helped in communication. Also, by that time I had been a showrunner. So, I was used to coming down to the stage, and if I saw something I didn't like—with blocking or something—I'd go, “Wait a minute, why is she here and she over there? This is a private conversation. Put them together. Why are they standing back there in the corner? Why did you put them at this table? The audience can't see them over here. You put them over here at this front table, and then we can have background and you can have some depth and geography.” And stuff like that.So, I have that aspect. I also spent a lot of time editing these shows. So, I would work with the editor, and I'd say, “Okay, go to the wide shot where we see the full costume.” And he goes, “We don't have it.” “Wait, what? It's a costume joke. He comes in dressed like Mr. Pickwick and you only have it up to here?” So, as a director, I go, “Okay, this is what I need to make this joke.” And also reaction shots are so important. You know, when the director is directing a multi camera show—which is like directing Rubik's cube—you have a camera coordinator who works with you, making sure that all the shots are rights. And so, he'll go down the script and it's like, “Okay, Kelsey's line. All right, we have Kelsey on camera A, and then his line we have on camera C, and then Roz we have here.” And he's making sure that everything is covered. But I also want reaction shots. They aren't in the script, but I know when Sam says this, you're going to want to cut to Diane's reaction to it. So, I had that going in my head.And also knowing like, “Okay, this show is running a little long. I suspect that they may cut this section of a scene.” So, when I block it and when I set my cameras, do it in such a way where you can make that lift. Don't have somebody cross the stage during that section, because then if you lift it, the guy pops onto the other side of the room. Don't just have a master, so that there's nothing to cut away to. So, there's like all kinds of things that are going through your head, besides just directing the actors, that my experience was able to help me with.Well, you said Rubik's Cube, and that's what it sounds like: a Rubik's Cube on stage. Ken Levine: You've got five, six people on stage, and you have four cameras. You want to get a master and singles and reaction shots, and two shots. And it's all happening fluidly while the scene is going on. And then when somebody moves around the couch, then the cameras have to move, and are you covered? And those guys are amazing, the camera people in LA, if you're nice to them. I remember there was an episode of Becker that I was directing, and it was in the diner. And somebody had to go way upstage in the corner to the coat rack. And so, as I'm camera blocking that scene. I'm saying, “All right, I'm going to have to do a pickup. Fred, I'm going to have to send you way up the line to give me Ted in the corner there.”And he said, “I can get there.” And I go, “Fred, you have like a line and a half, because I've got you on Reggie. And then they cut away to Bob saying, ‘I looked at my lunch pail and I didn't have anything.' That's all the time you got. You got three seconds to get up there and frame it and do it.”And he says, “I get it. I can get it for you.” And for them, that was kind of part of the fun, was sort of the challenge. If they like you. If they don't like you, good luck.
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation team celebrates Disney's 100th anniversary through Al Hirschfeld's unique relationship with the company including Hirschfeld's critical reviews of early Disney films, his depictions of their characters, and Disney Animation's tributes to Hirschfeld in the films Aladdin and Fantasia 2000! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Hollywood Party, 1934 "Mickey Mouse Can Be All Things To All Men", 1937 Marge Champion Alexander King Hirschfeld's Reviews of Disney Films Walt Disney, 1938 (For Snow White Review) Ray Bolger Eric Goldberg Interview on "The Hirschfeld Century Podcast" (2019) New International Casino, 1937 The Movies, 1954 Television Personalities/Me and the Set, 1955 Ice Capades, 1958 (with the Seven Dwarfs) Freddie Trinkler in Stars on Ice, 1942 Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine) Disney Characters Around the Algonquin Round Table, 1973 The Algonquin Round Table, 1962 Mary Poppins, 1990 (Two Drawings) Americans in London (w/Walt Disney), 1952 Omnibus, 1952 (Featuring Walt Disney and Scenes from Peter Pan) Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine) "Noises Off" Poster, 1992 Eric Goldberg (w/ the Genie), 1995 Solid Sender from "Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld", 1941 George Gershwin Mitzi Mayfair Carl Barks, 1999 Brad Bird and Family, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Actor/Illustrator Justin “Squigs” Robertson joins me for a conversation that runs the gamutfrom Robin Williams to Sondheim and of course - renowned theatrical illustrator Al Hirschfeld;discussing the inspiration that leads him from stage to page...those moments in a theatricalnarrative which translates seamlessly into an illustration alive with dynamic movement, humorand often pathos. With his theatrical illustrative work appearing in The New York Times, TheLA Times, Variety, in advertising campaigns for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, ActorsEquity Association, the Theatre World Awards, and ten years of work for Broadway.com, Squigsis arguably the leading theatrical caricaturist on the current landscape, and undeniably a prettyfantastic guy. Enjoy!
To Helen Molesworth, curating is much more than carefully selecting and positioning noteworthy artworks and objects alongside one another within a space; it's also about telling stories through them and about them, and in turn, communicating particular, often potent messages. Her probing writing takes a similar approach to her curatorial work, as can be seen in her new book, Open Questions: Thirty Years of Writing About Art (Phaidon), which culls together 24 of her essays written across three decades. For nearly 20 of those years, Molesworth served in various curatorial roles at museums and arts institutions including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, and most recently, as the chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (MOCA). In the five years since her departure from MOCA, Molesworth has built a thriving practice as an independent curator, writer, and podcaster, notably as the host of the six-part podcast Death of an Artist, which was named a best podcast of 2022 by both The Economist and The Atlantic.On this episode of Time Sensitive, Molesworth discusses her lifelong engagement with the work of Marcel Duchamp; the transformative power of a great conversation; and the personal and professional freedom she has found in recent years as a roving, independent voice in the art world.Special thanks to our Season 8 sponsor, Van Cleef & Arpels.Show notes:[00:25] Helen Molesworth[03:50] Open Questions: Thirty Years of Writing About Art[04:02] Marcel Duchamp[04:09] “At Home with Marcel Duchamp: The Readymade and Domesticity”[11:33] “The Creative Act”[12:09] Marcel Duchamp's “Fountain”[17:22] Frank Stella[17:28] John Baldessari[21:56] Paul Lafargue[22:32] Doris Salcedo[29:50] Josiah McElheny[35:23] Al Hirschfeld[36:41] State University of New York at Albany[36:43] Whitney Museum Independent Study Program[36:48] Cornell University[42:33] “One Day at a Time”[46:57] Kerry James Marshall[47:00] “This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s”[47:02] “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957”[47:41] Death of an Artist[47:46] Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast[47:48] Recording Artists[54:53] Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles[54:51] Carl Andre[59:45] WBLS: The Quiet Storm
David & Katherine celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Lively Years, a collaboration by Al Hirschfeld and his friend, theater critic Brooks Atkinson, featuring over 80 old and new drawings by Hirschfeld looking back at over 50 years of American theatre. Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Brooks Atkinson Our Town The Visit, 1958 R.U.R., 1973 Waiting For Godot Summer and Smoke, 1952 Arthur Miller The Beautiful People, 1941 Sidney Lumet Critic and Artist Escaping the Theater, 1948 Guys and Dolls, 1950 The Iceman Cometh, 1946 The Cradle Will Rock, 1938 (with added "Nina") Born Yesterday, 1946 (Right Side) Henry Hull in Tobacco Road (1935) Winterset - 1935 & 1973 Idiot's Delight (1973) Golden Boy (1973) Abe Lincoln in Illinois: 1938 (Original) - 1971 (Pulitzer Prize series) - 1973 Watch On The Rhine: 1941 - 1973 There Shall Be No Night: 1940 - 1973 The Skin of Our Teeth: 1942 - 1973 Bury The Dead, 1973 Osgood Perkins (Lively Years Cover), 1973 One Third of a Nation, 1973 Nathan George in No Place To Be Somebody, 1973 Lost In The Stars: Black Theater Makers Drawn By Hirschfeld - Online Exhibition Hair, 1968 West Side Story, 1957 Raisin in the Sun, 1973 Lena Horne Hirschfeld's Original Drawings for The Lively Years (1973) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Ken Fallin began his career creating witty pen and ink caricatures for the long-running satirical revue, “Forbidden Broadway”. Intended as an homage to the legendary theatrical caricaturist, Al Hirschfeld, this concept was so successful that Ken continued to design artwork for the show's phenomenal thirty-year run. Ken's instantly recognizable, intricately detailed pen and ink celebrity portraits have been published internationally by such diverse and distinguished publications as The Wall Street Journal, In Style Magazine, The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, L.A. Times, Washington Post, Politico, and Barron's. Ken has produced stylish and eye-catching art for major ad campaigns, posters and specially commissioned corporate gifts for HBO, Showtime, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Opera Company, American Express, CBS News, Walt Disney Productions, and Microsoft. A TV commercial that animated Ken's drawings for CNBC's “Squawk Box” was nominated for an EMMY Award. Several original Ken Fallin posters are in the permanent poster collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum. A number of his original pen and ink drawings now hang in the venerable Players Club. As a regular contributor to Playbill.com and BroadwayWorld.com Ken has chronicled the New York Theatre scene for over ten years. Private collectors of Ken's work include: Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Darren Criss, Matthew Broderick, Bradley Cooper, Sarah Paulson, Frank Langella, Sir Patrick Stewart, Warren Buffett, and Sir Cameron Mackintosh.https://www.kenfallinart.com/
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 852, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: talk show hosts 1: TV Guide said, with an estimated worth of at least $250 million, she may be the richest woman on TV. Oprah Winfrey. 2: He recorded the album "Large and in Charge" as Chunky A, a 300-pound rapper. Arsenio Hall. 3: In 1989 this "Can we talk" comedienne took another shot at a talk show. Joan Rivers. 4: Before becoming talk show hosts, Pat Sajak and David Letterman did this on local newscasts. weather. 5: Kathie Lee Gifford spends her weekday mornings with this man, her co-host. Regis Philbin. Round 2. Category: i saw it in vogue 1: A dermatologist warns beach bunnies that these lose effectiveness in 2-4 hours. Sunscreens. 2: Though she's posed in them, Elizabeth Hurley says "I never stand up in" this type of bathing suit. Bikini. 3: This "Working Girl" actress is wearing Revlon "Age Defying Makeup" (Psst! She's 41). Melanie Griffith. 4: Peter Fogg designed the "Lace Tuck" found on this part of your Nikes. Tongue. 5: Vogue's editor was turned off by the reactionary 1998 fall collections in these 2 European cities. Milan and Paris. Round 3. Category: martha my dear 1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart. Martha Stewart. 2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner. Martha Washington. 3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street". Martha Reeves. 4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman. Martha Grimes. 5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night". Martha Graham. Round 4. Category: cities of new york 1: It's "The Capital of the Empire State" and "The Edinburgh of America". Albany. 2: It's "The Bison City". Buffalo. 3: "The Birthplace of Baseball". Cooperstown. 4: "The Honeymoon City". Niagara Falls. 5: It's "The Kodak City" and "The Photo Capital of the World". Rochester. Round 5. Category: pro stadiums and arenas 1: Fenway Park. Boston Red Sox. 2: Busch Stadium. St. Louis Cardinals. 3: Foxboro Stadium. New England Patriots. 4: Alamodome. San Antonio Spurs. 5: Molson Centre. Montreal Canadiens. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Eastman as they take a look at Hirschfeld's works in the 21st Century in honor of his 120th birthday on June 21st. From Friends on TV, to Academy Award nominees, to Reba on Broadway and more; hear about the final works in Al Hirschfeld's career and how his legacy lives on today. The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001 Gangs of New York, 2002 2000 Academy Award Nominees Groucho Marx, 2000 Comedians at Lunch, 2000 The Sopranos, 2001 Friends Seinfeld The West Wing, 2001 Will & Grace American Flag (TV Guide), 2001 Ally McBeal, 1999 Riverdance, 2000 Jacob's Pillow, 2001 The Conductors of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 2002 Reba McEntire, 2001 42nd Street, 2001 Oklahoma!, 2002 Oklahoma (Other Drawings) David Mamet and Ricky Jay - On the Stem, 2002 Harry Houdini, 2002 Tony Nominees - Special Theatrical Event: Barbara Cook - Bea Arthur - John Leguizamo - Elaine Stritch Self-Portrait, 2002 Self-Portrait for the Fog Museum, 1985 Inkwell Self-Portrait, 1980 Mary Rodgers, 2000 Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel - Check out Episode 2 of the Hirschfeld Moments Series! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Connor and Dylan are joined by the Sparkling Diamond Ashley Loren (Moulin Rouge, Jekyll & Hyde). The guys gush over Ashley's incredible talent, having recently seen her make her legendary legend entrance at the Al Hirschfeld. Ashley recounts her path from standby to alternate to now being the full-time Satine in Moulin Rouge. They chat about singing with Aaron Tveit, adopting her cat Mozart, and art being her healer. Ashley shares her early love of Shania Twain, and the full circle moment of making her Broadway debut in Jekyll & Hyde after being in awe of Linda Eder at a young age. Of course they get into her music career, learning to love pieces of oneself, touring with Carly Rae Jepson, Ben Rauhala, and a possible upcoming concert. Ashley openly shares her Lyme disease journey, and how she plans to use her platform to raise awareness. No topic is off the table, including hotness of The Duke in Moulin Rouge as well as the Hailey Bieber vs. Selena Gomez real drama.Follow Ashley on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow DRAMA. on Twitter & Instagram & TiktokFollow Connor MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramFollow Dylan MacDowell on Twitter & InstagramEdited by Dylan
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/zmdvvH30EIo I, however, will be celebrating National Book Blitz Month with some surprise guests to discuss books with quite a few surprises! Let's see how cheesy we all will be... CREATE! How Extraordinary People Live to Create and Create to Live by RONALD RAND Create Sharing their insights on the process of creativity and the importance of the arts for humankind CREATE! features over 100 rare Interviews — actors, artists, choreographers, composers, dancers, designers, directors, musicians, composers, mime artists, playwrights, poets musicians, and writers — including Edward Albee, Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Ellen Burstyn, Martha Carpenter, Carol Channing, Brian Cox, Jacques d'Amboise, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Katherine Dunham, Eve Ensler, Kelsey Grammer, Joel Grey, Al Hirschfeld, Julie Harris, Sheldon Harnick, Bill T. Jones, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Chaka Khan, Stephen Lang, Robert Lepage, Arthur Laurents, Mario van Peebles, Christopher Plummer, Harold Prince, Bill Pullman, Tony Randall, Luise Rainer, Phylicia Rashad, Chita Rivera, Roy Scheider, Tim Stevenson, Charles Strause, Tadashi Suzuki, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen, Sir Derek Walcott, Elie Wiesel, Robert Wilson, and Eugenia Zukerman. CREATE! features over 150 iconic photographs, paintings, and illustrations including Al Hirschfeld, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Tim Stevenson, Jim Warren, Martha Carpenter, Michael Shane Neal, Thomas V. Nash, Tommy Tune, Stephen Lang, Joel Grey, Tara Sabharwal, Carolyn D Palmer, Ming Cho Lee, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Fred Hatt, Gregg Goldston, David Pena, Parish Kohanim, Andre Gregory, Lucie Arnaz, Allan Warren, Stan Barouh, Jacques d'Amboise, Jimmy Turrell, Jillian Edelstein, James McMullan, Mary Gearhart, Alvin Colt, Sir Derek Walcott and Ronald Rand
You can take the boy out of Oregon, but you can't take the Oregon out of the boy. Or something like that. After growing up on the west coast and spending some time in LA, Squigs - Broadway's modern day Al Hirschfeld, found his way to NYC both acting and supplementing his income creating some of the most sought after caricatures of the Broadway community. After growing up watching feeling his dad was an artist by being able to create and fix almost anything, Squigs's natural ability to draw led him down a path he never expected, all the way to designing the upcoming key art for the J.P. Morgan Squash Tournament of Champions (where they setup a squash court inside Grand Central Station!). As co-creator of the Lights of Broadway trading cards, he's certainly busy creating some of the most sought after illustrations of our day. Oh, and if you like Broadway... and cooking... and dad jokes... or any of the three, make sure to check out Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway, a hilarious cookbook co-authored by Gideon Glick and Adam D. Roberts, illustrated by Squigs himself. Justin "Squigs" Robertson is an acclaimed illustrator and caricaturist specializing in capturing the ephemeral and collaborative art form of theatre. He has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the "Line King's Heirs", carrying on the theatrical caricature traditions exemplified by legendary Times artist Al Hirschfeld. His illustrations have been seen regularly since 2010 as the Broadway Ink feature on Broadway.com. They have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Variety, the Playbill Broadway Yearbook, Jennifer Ashley Tepper's Untold Stories of Broadway series, and in promotional campaigns for Actors' Equity Association (including their "Ask If It's Equity" efforts and the cover of their centennial book Performance of the Century), Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, the Theatre World Awards, and theatrical productions in New York, London, and around the world. He was born and raised in Oregon, lived in Los Angeles for many years, and now calls New York City his home. Connect with Squigs: Get the cookbook Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway: https://amzn.to/3QqPTTC Check out the Lights of Broadway cards IG: @squigsrobertson Facebook: Squigs Knows His Lines Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/squigs Web: SquigsOnline.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The theatre drawings of Al Hirschfeld are having a big holiday moment, in a book, on stage and in the Museum of Broadway. Take a minute and celebrate!
On today’s episode, Matt is in conversation with David Leopold the creative director of The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. The foundation recently released “The American Theatre as seen by Hirschfeld 1962-2002,” the follow-up to the iconic original volume. Hirschfeld is also the focus of a special interactive exhibit at the newly read more The post Special Episode: David Leopold on the Legacy of Al Hirschfeld appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, Only Gold @ MCC, Almost Famous, Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool, The New York Pops: Broadway Blockbusters, Al Hirschfeld book release, and The Museum of Broadway. “This Week on Broadway” has been coming to read more The post This Week on Broadway for November 20, 2022: & Juliet appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
GGACP celebrates (and closes out) Hispanic Heritage Month by revisiting this memorable 2020 conversation with Emmy and Tony-winning writer-director-actor John Leguizamo. In this episode, John discusses Latin history, defunct comedy clubs, the freedom of voice acting, the films of Barry Levinson and George Romero and the debacle of "Super Mario Bros." Also, Wesley Snipes plucks his eyebrows, Gilbert envies Raymond Burr, Lorne Michaels disses Steven Seagal and John runs afoul of Al Pacino, F. Murray Abraham and Patrick Swayze. PLUS: "House of Buggin'"! Saluting Mel Blanc (and Al Hirschfeld)! Remembering Tony Scott! Toulouse-Lautrec wows the ladies! And John "kills" Lee Strasberg! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 574, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "House" And "Home" 1: It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Homestretch. 2: On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting. Home Box Office. 3: This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived and worked on them for 5 years. The Homestead Act. 4: It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse. House of Cards. 5: In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play. "All The Way Home". Round 2. Category: Martha My Dear 1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart. Martha Stewart. 2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner. Martha Washington. 3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street". Martha Reeves. 4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman. Martha Grimes. 5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night". Martha Graham. Round 3. Category: A Walk In The Park 1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV. Regent's Park. 2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV. The White House. 3: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city. Jerusalem. 4: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766. Vienna. 5: 30-mile Wildwood Trail is in this northwest city's Forest Park; William Clark visited when it was just forest. Portland, Oregon. Round 4. Category: Murder And Mayhem 1: In this 1987 film, after 1 of the main characters was killed, the word "Touchable" was written in his blood. The Untouchables. 2: Some say he shot himself in Bolivia after soldiers killed Sundance. Butch Cassidy. 3: Thousand of heretics were burned at the stake by order of this Catholic tribunal. The Inquisition. 4: John Billington, who arrived on this boat, is generally considered America's 1st murderer. Mayflower. 5: These young killers were nicknamed "Babe" and "Dickie", as C. Darrow could have told you. Leopold and Loeb. Round 5. Category: French Words And Phrases 1: "Le silence est d'or" is the French version of this proverb. silence is golden. 2: What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin. A.D. (Anno Domini). 3: This phrase meaning ahead of one's time is often used to describe modern artists. Avant-Garde. 4: It means "pen name" or pseudonym, and is used as such. nom de plume. 5: It's the French word for kitchen; we use it to mean a manner of preparing food or the food prepared. cuisine. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 574, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "House" And "Home" 1: It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Homestretch. 2: On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting. Home Box Office. 3: This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived and worked on them for 5 years. The Homestead Act. 4: It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse. House of Cards. 5: In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play. "All The Way Home". Round 2. Category: Martha My Dear 1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart. Martha Stewart. 2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner. Martha Washington. 3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street". Martha Reeves. 4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman. Martha Grimes. 5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night". Martha Graham. Round 3. Category: A Walk In The Park 1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV. Regent's Park. 2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV. The White House. 3: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city. Jerusalem. 4: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766. Vienna. 5: 30-mile Wildwood Trail is in this northwest city's Forest Park; William Clark visited when it was just forest. Portland, Oregon. Round 4. Category: Murder And Mayhem 1: In this 1987 film, after 1 of the main characters was killed, the word "Touchable" was written in his blood. The Untouchables. 2: Some say he shot himself in Bolivia after soldiers killed Sundance. Butch Cassidy. 3: Thousand of heretics were burned at the stake by order of this Catholic tribunal. The Inquisition. 4: John Billington, who arrived on this boat, is generally considered America's 1st murderer. Mayflower. 5: These young killers were nicknamed "Babe" and "Dickie", as C. Darrow could have told you. Leopold and Loeb. Round 5. Category: French Words And Phrases 1: "Le silence est d'or" is the French version of this proverb. silence is golden. 2: What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin. A.D. (Anno Domini). 3: This phrase meaning ahead of one's time is often used to describe modern artists. Avant-Garde. 4: It means "pen name" or pseudonym, and is used as such. nom de plume. 5: It's the French word for kitchen; we use it to mean a manner of preparing food or the food prepared. cuisine. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
ERIC GOLDBERG - Aladdin “The Genie” This was a live recording with Disney Studios.. ERIC GOLDBERG (Animator) is renowned for his role in creating and supervising the animation of the Genie character for “Aladdin,” for directing “Pocahontas” and the “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Carnival of the Animals” sequences for “Fantasia/2000,” along with numerous other achievements. He is the recipient of the 2011 Winsor McCay award from ASIFA-Hollywood for lifetime achievement in animation. Among his recent work, he created new animation for the Cirque du Soleil show, “Drawn to Life,” at Disney Springs in Orlando, Fla. He has also contributed animation to a variety of projection shows and special projects for Disney Parks and Experiences around the world. Goldberg's animation knowledge started early, creating flip books at age six and moving on to making prize-winning Super 8 films from the age of 13. After attending Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, majoring in illustration, Goldberg became a full-time assistant animator to legendary director Richard Williams on “Raggedy Ann and Andy.” He went on to direct countless TV spots for Williams in London before coming to Los Angeles to serve as director of animation on the Emmy®-winning “Ziggy's Gift.” Returning to London, he co-founded Pizazz Pictures, a commercial studio with a world-wide clientele. Goldberg joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1990 to supervise the animation of the wise-cracking Genie in “Aladdin.” He then co-directed “Pocahontas” (1995), and animated the feisty satyr Phil in “Hercules” (1997). His directing stints on “Fantasia/2000” were a labor of love and were inspired by both George Gershwin and the legendary theatrical caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, who served as artistic consultant. Other Disney credits include “The Princess and the Frog” (for which he supervised Louis, the trumpet-playing alligator, earning him his third Annie Award for best character animation), “Winnie the Pooh” (supervising Rabbit and the “Backson Song” sequence), and “Wreck-It Ralph” (helping to flesh out the character of King Candy). He also served as head of animation for 2013's Oscar®-nominated short, “Get a Horse!” and recently was the director, writer, and a supervising animator for the animated shorts “Disney Presents Goofy in How to Stay at Home.” Goldberg and wife, Susan, a talented artist and art director in her own right, have two daughters, Rachel and Jenny, who both work as artists in the entertainment industry.
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/4S8qoVnSzVw With a new season of the arts finally happening and audiences back in theaters, concert halls and museums, we wanted to explore how Al Hirschfeld viewed a new season. What did he draw, and what does it tell us about that season? For more than sixty years, Hirschfeld showed us the people and the productions we should look for as the season unfolded. Ten times over twelve years, Hirschfeld produced the faces of the new season as the cover of special sections for the paper that covered, theater, film, dance, television, music and the visual arts. David Leopold is an author and curator who has organized exhibitions for institutions around the country including the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, and the Field Museum in Chicago. Internationally, he has curated shows for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Filmmuseum in Frankfurt and Berlin. He organized the archive of Al Hirschfeld's work for the artist, visiting Hirschfeld in his studio at least once a week for thirteen years until the artist's death in 2003. Leopold is now the Creative Director for the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. His latest book, The Hirschfeld Century: A Portrait of the Artist and His Age, published by Alfred A. Knopf to coincide with a major retrospective that Leopold curated for the New York Historical Society has won universal acclaim. He has also authored a number of monographs on under-appreciated artists for various museums.
About a month ago, Khori Petinaud joined us again as part of our 'Returning Reborn' series, sharing her ongoing journey of discovery as a new mom, and her overwhelming anticipation of returning to work in Moulin Rouge. When Broadway shuttered, she wasn't even pregnant and when she walked back on stage at the Al Hirschfeld theater, she had a 9 month old. She prepped for the reopening with classes and working out, but most importantly with grace and compassion for herself, as she knows she is not the same person that took a bow in March 2020. Find more info about the podcast via BPN.fm/mamas. Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales. Edited by Cara Cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen to the Show Right Click to Save GuestsAndy Grapko - Intimacy DirectorWhat We Talked AboutSchmigadoon Clyde's Broadway Sleep No More.. coming back Chicken n biscuits full cast Los Angeles theatre reopen.. but difficult Emmy's MJ Rodriguez Liza Doc Jimmy Awards City Center Season Annnouncemnt West End shuts down David Byrne EGOT hopeful Grease Prequil Al Hirschfeld biography ATX Theatre makes the newsThank you to Dean Johanesen, lead singer of "The Human Condition" who gave us permission to use "Step Right Up" as our theme song, so please visit their website.. they're good! (that's an order)
Creative Director David Leopold is joined by theatre administrator, writer, advocate, and guest curator of It Goes So Fast: Our Town by Hirschfeld, Howard Sherman. They talk Our Town in the 20th century through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. _________________________ Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
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Named by MAGIC Magazine as one of “The 100 most Influential Magicians of the 20th Century.”, Harry Lorayne is a name that is respected and renown throughout generations of card magicians. He has several books and videos on magic, though in the world outside of magic he is best known as a memory expert who taught his course throughout the globe. He popularized his books, “Secrets of Mind Power” and “How to Develop a Super Power Memory” during his appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and many globe trotting tours.Today, we’ve managed to book, without exaggeration, the world’s foremost expert on memory and memory training: Harry Lorayne. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Harry tells us about how Al Hirschfeld drew his picture, how he developed his incredible memory, performing on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, his relationship with Jerry Lucas, the development of his books and the 20 years of Apocalypse, some of his favorite tricks, and he also gives us a short course in mnemonics and memory. BTW, in the early part of this episode we talk about Al Hirschfeld’s representative being a former agent for Max Malini. I was corrected by Richard Hatch who reminded me that it was NOT Max Malini but Kuda Bux that she handled. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here
Experience theater the socially distant way by taking a tour of the solo show through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. The online exhibition will runs from May 5 - June 6, 2020. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. __________________________ Socially Distant Theater Online Exhibition Socially Distant Theater Merchandise __________________________ Support this podcast on Patreon Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Author, archivist and curator David Leopold checks in from Bucks County, PA. We talk about curating art in a quarantine and organizing the Socially Distant Theater virtual exhibition of Al Hirschfeld's drawings of solo shows, how museum audiences are changing over the years and his concerns that we'll continue to drive away from in-person experience, missing JazzFest in New Orleans, making a social-distancing garden, bingeing on The Leftovers and Saki's short stories, researching minstrel shows for an exhibition on race & identity in George Herriman's work, and contextualizing them as commedia dell'arte (while being sensitive about the potential for offense inherent in the subject matter), working on a Frontera music virtual exhibition for Arhoolie, going 6 weeks without leaving the farm he lives on, and more. Follow David on Twitter and check out the Ben Solowey Studio and the Al Hirschfeld Foundation • Listen to our full-length podcast • More info at our site • Find all our COVID Check-In episodes • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal
The stage musical adaptation of Moulin Rouge! officially opens at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre July 25. The Alex Timbers-directed production began performances June 28. Aaron Tveit and Tony Award winner Karen Olivo star as poet Christian and courtesan Satine, respectively, taking on the star-crossed roles played on... Read More ›
There’s no business like show business, and there are no references like theatre references! Thanks to Paris (and later, Lorelai), our programs say we’re in for a full two acts of Broadway pop culture refs. Why does Paris want to beat Jerome Robbins? How is Brad like Chita Rivera? Why does Paris want him to sit down like Mary Martin? And how does Lorelai’s doodling resemble Al Hirschfeld’s? And bonus: Can Kyla finally name all 4 of the Beatles? You can bet we’re singing and dancing our way through our research to find out. Plus, in addition to all this talk about choreography, music, performance, and art, we catch up on the latest award news for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Other pop culture we ref: Xanadu, Ishtar, Ingrid Bergman, Meryl Streep, I Dream of Jeannie, Funny Girl, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie, Dick Van Dyke, Ethel Merman, White Christmas, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Vera Ellen, Fiddler on the Roof, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Into the Woods So it's a show? TumblrSign up for our TinyLetter!
In honor of New York City Center's 75th Anniversary, David and Katherine explore City Center's history through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. ------------------------- Laguardia Beverly Sills Metropolitan Opera Drawings Leopold Stokowski Leonard Bernstein Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Draper and Adler George Balanchine NYC Ballet Jerome Robbins Omnibus Alistair Cook Helen Hayes Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Joffrey Ballet (Night of Stars) Alvin Ailey Judith Jamison Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Twyla Tharp Marcel Marceau Paul Robeson in Othello The Merry Widow Carmen Jones Man and Superman Devil's Disciple Volpone Lute Song Insect Comedy The Heiress Dream Girl First Lady All's Well That Ends Well Show Boat Jose Ferrer in 4 Roles The Four Poster Time of Your Life Othello The King and I Cook Say, Darling The Grand Kabuki Bob Fosse in Pal Joey Chicago ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
This week, David and Katherine tour the career of Elizabeth Taylor through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. ------------------------- National Velvet Katharine Hepburn Undercurrent Sam Marx A Date with Judy Robert Stack Ivanhoe The Last Time I Saw Paris 1960 Acamdy Award Hopefuls 1961 Academy Award Nominees Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer (stage) The Movies There's No Business Like Show Business (James Dean) CBS Specials SJ Perelman and Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Richard Burton Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Mr. and Mrs. Burton Brut Productions Ash Wednesday Little Foxes Private Lives Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cleopatra CBS Dateline ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
This week on the podcast our special guest is Jess Lilley. Jess is a busy person. Now a Creative Director at Leo Burnett Melbourne, Jess has had a stellar 18-year advertising career. Along the way she’s also worked in documentary feature film and theatre, and she continues her love for grassroots creative communities as a broadcaster at Melbourne radio station, Triple R. Recently Jess and Lara worked together on the Freedom Calendar — a project featuring 20 Jacky Winter artists that raised over $10K for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Remember! We are now an ENHANCED podcast. That's right - If you listen to our podcast in Overcast or Pocket Casts, or Castro, you can get super special images, links, and chapter breaks in your player while you listen. Featured links from our discussion - Want to get these in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for our text-only tinyletter at tinyletter.com/jackywinter Intro Freedom Calendar http://freedomcalendar.org/ Swotvac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_week Lara There Should Be No Internet for One Weekend Per Month https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/no-internet-one-weekend-per-month.html The most viewed YouTube videos from every year since it started https://theoutline.com/post/4996/youtube-history-shown-most-viewed-videos-charts-ads-viral?zd=1&zi=aqrwsrl5 https://imgur.com/a/s8fOVHU/ Cheese Grater meme https://me.me/i/the-inside-of-this-cheese-grater-looks-like-the-set-8972816 Jeremy The Line King: A profile of Al Hirschfeld, on the prolific characterist’s 115th birthday https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/al-hirschfeld-birthday-illustration-210618?+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 Nigel Buchanan http://www.jackywinter.com/artists/nigel-buchanan Life. Be In It. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life._Be_in_it. Jess Sydney artists are being priced out of the city – here’s how to bring them back https://theconversation.com/sydney-artists-are-being-priced-out-of-the-city-heres-how-to-bring-them-back-98695 Hobart’s poorer suburbs are missing out on the ‘MONA effect’ https://theconversation.com/hobarts-poorer-suburbs-are-missing-out-on-the-mona-effect-98003 Jess's Linked In https://au.linkedin.com/in/jess-lilley-06886749 Freedom Calendar http://freedomcalendar.org/ Jess's Website https://jesslilley.com/ Jess's Twitter https://twitter.com/lilleyjuice?lang=en Thumbs up/ Thumbs down T Cavallaro and Sons http://www.tcavallaroandsons.com.au/ The Fourth Estate https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2018/04/18/gripping-documentary-series-fourth-estate-cuts-through-fake-news-exclusive-sbs Editing TheGrayLady https://twitter.com/nyt_diff?lang=en If you like the show or these links or think we sound like nice people, please go and leave us a rating or review on iTunes. It helps other people find the show and boosts our downloads which in turn lets us know that what we're doing is worth doing more of! Jacky Winter Gives You The Business is produced by Areej Nur To subscribe, view show notes or previous episodes head on over to our podcast page at http://jackywinter.givesyouthe.biz/ Special thanks to Jacky Winter (the band, with much better shirts than us) for the music. Listen to them over at Soundcloud. Everything else Jacky Winter (us) can be found at http://www.jackywinter.com/
Join us as we relive some of the earliest Hollywood scandals through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. ------------------------------------------------- William Randolph Hearst Marion Davies Charles Chaplin (character study) Charles Chaplin in Sunnyside Manhattan Oases Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Buster Keaton Thelma Todd Charley Chase Laurel & Hardy The Marx Brothers Murder Inc Lana Turner Sean Connery ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
The New York Times, Variety Magazine, and the Walt Disney Company are just a few of the many who have commissioned original artwork from our guest, Matt Hirschfeld, on this week's episode of the Unimaginary Friendcast podcast! Check out his website at www.matthirschfeld.com Topics include: - Matt's Inspiration/Relation with the late, great Al Hirschfeld! - Tips and Stories from working with A-list Hollywood Talent! - Advice for up-and-coming Artists and Creatives! - HAPPY Fake News!!! - The Unimaginary Friendcast Responds to the Tragic Shooting in Las Vegas and the Death (?) of Tom Petty. And so Much More! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the most downloaded podcast in the world! The Unimaginary Friendcast! The Unimaginary Friendcast is hosted by David Monster, Erin Marie Bette Davis Jr. and Nathan Edmondson. www.unimaginaryfriend.com/friendcast And find us on Facebook!
Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and William Thrasher talk about Disney's Fantasia 2000 with guest Alexander Miller (Writer for Battleship Pretension, Talk Film Society, and Film Inquiry). Disney had attempted to make a sequel to Fantasia for years. After many false starts and a lengthy development process, Fantasia 2000 is the final result. Containing only one clip from the original film, Fantasia 2000 is much shorter than the original feature. Different celebrity hosts introducing the segments proves to be more of a distraction than anything else. Highlights include a segment featuring George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue illustrated in the style of Al Hirschfeld and an anime-inspired segment featuring Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. This film has an timed-exclusive run in IMAX before rolling out to regular movie theaters. Alexander has been diving into the Fox cartoon Bob's Burgers. Mat isn't crazy about Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew, although he finds Mason's speech patterns and comic delivery a fascinating relic of a bygone era. Thrasher has been rewatching the flicks in the Alien franchise and finds some of the sequels better upon repeated viewings. Listen to this episode while running through a crowded city for maximum enjoyment. Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Like our Sequelcast 2 Facebook Page The theme song to the Sequelcast is written and performed by Marc with a C. Sequelcast 2 is a proud member of the Battleship Pretension Podcast Fleet. Listen to other great movie and TV podcasts here! If you like Thrasher on Sequelcast 2, watch his tabletop RPG video show d-infinity Live!.
Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they talk summer theatre through the drawings of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ————————- Summer Theatre drawings Among Those Featured This Week in New Plays on Summer Stages Map of Ye Summer Theaters Red Barn Theatre Suffern Playhouse Bucks County Playhouse George Kaufman Labertville Music Circus Eagles Mere Players Dolly Haas Two Weeks Pay Every Barn's A Stage Some of the People Appearing in Various Summer Theatres Within the next 2 1/2 Months The Man Who Came to Dinner Affairs of State Sally Rand at the Woodstock Playhouse Joe Papp Hamlet James Ray in Henry V The Taming of the Shrew Patrick Stewart in the Tempest Oresteia Summer Stock 1980 The Barter Theatre Ship of Fools London Sketchbook Stage Struck Artist Abroad Al Pacino in Richard III Original Drawings of Summer Theatre ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Theater Talk welcomes artist Ken Fallin and presents an on-air exhibition of his popular drawings of show business luminaries. Plus highlights of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld interviewed by Art Spiegelman in 2001.
Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they talk "all that jazz" through the drawings of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ------------------------- Blackbirds of 1928 Rhapsody in Black At Home Abroad Ethel Waters Processional Porgy and Bess Bill “Bojangles” Robinson Sweet Bye and Bye Swingin' the Dream Midsummer Night's Dream Louis Armstrong Maxine Sullivan Benny Goodman Louis Armstrong's Trumpet Swing It Beat the Band Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller Sophisticated Ladies Duke Ellington Further Mo' Jelly Roll Morton Jelly's Last Jam Carmen Jones Uptown It's Hot Bob Fosse Dancin' Hope and Crosby Road Movies Hallelujah Cabin in the Sky Five Pennies Paris Blues Kings Go Forth Swing Fever Odds Against Tomorrow I Want to Live Eric Goldberg Solid Sender Quincy Jones George Gershwin Time Magazine 20th Century Artists (with Armstrong) Time Magazine 20th Century Artists (with Dylan) ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Jazz! Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and Duke Ellington, 1985 Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they talk "all that jazz" through the drawings of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ————————- Lena Horne Fred Astaire Benny Goodman Erroll Garner Billie Holiday Bing Crosby Nat King Cole Rosemary Clooney Tony Bennett Louis Armstrong Anita Ellis Josh White Dee Dee Bridgewater Ethel Waters Rang Tang Frank Sinatra Harry James Louis Prima Duke Ellington Lionel Hampton Artie Shaw George Gershwin Ira Gershwin Glenn Miller Ella Fitzgerald Paula Laurence Great Singers (American Popular Song) BMG Covers Harold Ross The New Yorker drawings Alex King Sonny Rollins Harry James Gene Krup Teddy Wilson Marlene McPartland Oscar Levant Toots Thielemans Bobby Short Donald Byrd Earl Hines Count Basie David Murray Wynton Marsalis Paul Whiteman Paul Desmond Coleman Hawkins Johnny Hodges Gerry Mulligan Tommy Dorsey Lucille Ball Logo Whoopi Goldberg Quincy Jones Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld Jack Cole Bob Fosse Katherine Dunham Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Debbie Allen Hinton Battle Vernel Bagneris Gwen Verdon Rhythm Series Nine Old Men of the Supreme Court Harold Arlen Yip Harburg Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart Irving Berlin Show Business is No Business Annie Get Your Gun Mary Lou Williams Jerome Kern Scott Joplin Jelly Roll Morton Jelly's Last Jam Howard Dietz Fats Waller Ain't Misbehavin' ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
The Manchurian CandidateJames Gregory, Angela Lansbury, Leslie Parrish, Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, and Janet Leigh, 1962 Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they explore stories of Frank Sinatra and The Manchurian Candidate through the drawings of the legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ————————- Drawings: Frank Sinatra Seventeen Magazine MGM Sinatra Manchurian Candidate United Artists Defiant Ones CBS News The Summit ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they introduce you to legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ————————- Drawings: Sculpture Goldwyn Pictures Universal Selznick Pictures Selznick Brochure Sydney Chaplin (1st published caricature) Miguel Covarrubias Bali Harry Lauder Fanny Brice & George Jessel MGM The Marx Brothers Laurel & Hardy Peace in Our Time Are You With It Nina The Country Wife Self Portraits Friday Drawing (example) ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
Fiddler on the RoofAustin Pendleton, Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett, Joanna Merlin, Zero Mostel, Gino Conforti, and Maria Karnilova, 1964 Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they explore stories of Fiddler on the Roof through the drawings of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ------------------------- Drawings: Fiddler on the Roof Zero Mostel Rhinoceros Boris Aronson Jerome Robbins The Marx Brothers Carousel ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
What's My LineDorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, and John Daly, gouache on board, 1957 Join Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director David Leopold and Archives Manager Katherine Marshall-Eastman as they talk all things What's My Line? through the drawings of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ————————- Drawings: What's My Line Arlene Francis Dorothy Kilgallen Bennett Cerf Steve Allen Fred Allen Tony Randall Jack Lemmon TV Guides Broadway First Nighters CBS Sunday “The Experts” from Show Business is No Business The Commercial Tree ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram
O Código Aberto conversa com um dos nomes mais pedidos desde a estreia do programa: Eco Moliterno, CCO da Accenture Interactive. Eco contou a inspiradora trajetória de sua carreira, o que significa a sua saída de agência de publicidade para uma consultoria, como tornar o seu trabalho à prova de futuro, e como o mercado de comunicação pode se manter relevante nos próximos anos.> Referências citadas: Super11.net; Al Hirschfeld; Gillette: Vai Amarelar?; Oral B: Strip da Gisele; Federer Brasileiro; Head & Shoulders: Joel Santana; Itaú: Vovloggers; Capa Veja Guernica. > OUÇA ======== Críticas, comentários, sugestões para codigoaberto@b9.com.br ou nos comentários desse post. [ltauto]
David Leopold, author of The Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and His Age (Knopf), joins the show to talk about his work with the great artist Al Hirschfeld, running the Ben Solowey Studio, curating museum exhibitions, following The Grateful Dead, and more! More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal
Justin "Squigs" Robertson may be the new Al Hirschfeld. But don't tell him that. Squigs is a very humble and grateful self taught artist specializing in line work and Broadway shows. Born and raised in Oregon he has been in New York for 5 years and is already making a splash with his work. We talk about his beginnings, how he started as a stage actor and how his art has taken the spotlight. We talk about his experience meeting Robin Williams and drawing him, meeting James Earl Jones, meeting Hirschfeld's famous daughter "Nina" and so much more!! Watch a YouTube Documentary Short I made about Squigs Here... https://youtu.be/YR0_jVuKKyY Please Listen! Please Share! Please Enjoy!! My website www.ejscott.com Twitter @ejscott @EJPodcast Instagram @ejscott1106 The Choroideremia Research Foundation www.curechm.org
Arts in the City profiles two NYC cemetery tours; an exhibition on Al Hirschfeld; playwright Rajiv Joseph; filmmaker Marisa Vitali; the author of a new book about the founder of Polaroid; pumpkin carver Hugh McMahon; and the SeaGlass Carousel.
May 28, 2015 - Louise Kerz Hirschfeld, Robert Osborne, Harold Prince, and Frank Rich explore the caricaturist’s life and legacy through his art, career, and personal relations.
In this week’s episode: Joshua 12-15. In the shortest TanakhCast episode to date, we catch up with an old friend from the Spying days (and his nephew) as we uncover an easter egg omelet in Joshua 15. And here are some samples of Al Hirschfeld's work and the list of A113 references in every Pixar film - as promised.
This I Love Jazz features two artists from the St. Louis area that have enjoyed national success - generations apart. Willie Akins is a senior ambassador of the saxophone. His career, both in New York and the Gateway City, has been swinging for over half a century. Montez Coleman, from the Metro East, is a young drummer who is making waves both here and in the Big Apple. Together, with guitarist Eric Slaughter and bassist Bob Deboo, they made great straight-ahead jazz at Jazz at the Bistro - captured live for this I Love Jazz. Also featured in this program, is a look at the life and work of another native St. Louisian, Al Hirschfeld- through a special exhibition at the Sheldon Art Gallery that explores the artist's lifelong fascination with jazz and the musical arts. Our Jazz Gem features another sax/drum combination, Flip Phillips and Butch Miles. And on our educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap looks at the history of the piano in jazz music.
Composer Alf Clausen talks about his musical background, his Emmy award winning television scores, his Jazz Orchestra and a whole lot more!
Audio Profiles from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution