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This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In this episode, Clayton chats with drummer Patrick Phelan IV, the current touring drummer for the Shucked First National Tour. Patrick shares how a random hangout in NYC led to his first Broadway subbing opportunity and how he's since built a career full of friendship, groove, and grit.We dive into his musical upbringing in Wisconsin, studying classical percussion at UW–Eau Claire, and how his early decision to leave veterinary studies for a life behind the drum kit changed everything. Patrick talks about balancing eight shows a week, playing pickleball and golf to stay sane on the road, and bleeding all over his snare in Dallas — literally.Patrick also opens up about:* His deep love for Yacht Rock and why he dreams of touring with Michael McDonald or Christopher Cross* Learning to play entire shows from Vimeo videos (with no charts!) — like his recent tour with Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard* Why subbing on Shucked led to a national tour* Playing music for music's sake—not just for the showWhether you're a drummer, a theater musician, or someone trying to figure out how to break into the Broadway world, this episode is packed with real advice, honest stories, and some good laughs.Featured Topics:* Getting into musical theater through friendship and trust, not just auditions* Classical chops meeting country-pop grooves on Shucked* Why networking isn't just schmoozing—it's about real human connection* Staying musically inspired while playing the same show night after night* The role of joy, artistic outlets, and “pretending you're at your own rock concert” when playing in isolationAbout Patrick Phelan:Outside of Broadway, Patrick has toured internationally with Americana band Them Coulee Boys, recording the album Die Happy, which charted on the American Radio Album charts. He played for the Grammy-nominated Jazz Ensemble 1 at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and performed at PASIC with the UWEC percussion quartet. Patrick also teaches private lessons in drum set, concert percussion, and piano.Connect with Patrick:Instagram: @patrickphelan4Email: patrickphelan4@gmail.comCheck out the Broadway Bound and Beyond book and merch!Clayton Craddock founded Broadway Drumming 101, an in-depth online platform offering specialized mentorship and a carefully curated collection of resources tailored for aspiring and professional musicians.Clayton's Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. As a skilled sub, he has contributed his talents to notable productions such as Motown, Evita, Cats, Avenue Q, The Color Purple, Rent, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, and Hadestown (tour), among many others. He has also appeared on major shows, including The View, Good Morning America, Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and the TONY Awards, and performed with legends like The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Mario Cantone, Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Kerry Butler, Christian Borle, Norm Lewis, Deniece Williams, Chuck Berry, and Ben E. King.Clayton proudly endorses Ahead Drum Cases, Paiste Cymbals, Innovative Percussion drumsticks, and Empire Ears.Learn more about Clayton Craddock here: www.claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe
NEW VIDEO: Frank Zambrano's Road to Kimberly AkimboBroadway Drumming 101 – The PodcastFrank Zambrano didn't take the typical route to landing a Broadway tour—but that's what makes his journey so inspiring.In this episode, Frank shares what it really takes to break in and stay in:* Why stepping outside the musical theater bubble helped him grow* How the Broadway Percussion Seminar opened his eyes to new possibilities* The quote from Clint de Ganon that changed his perspective: “Your personality will get you farther than your talent”* How months of preparation—studying, shadowing, and practicing—led to his shot at Kimberly Akimbo* The mindset and discipline that helped him turn a second chance into a career-changing momentThis isn't fluff. It's not about theory or fantasy. It's about doing the work, being ready, and understanding what actually matters in this business.Watch the full episode now and subscribe to the channel. We're pushing to hit 1,000 YouTube subscribers by the end of June, and your support makes a real difference:youtube.com/BroadwayDrumming101If you've been enjoying these episodes, interviews, or early book chapter previews, here's how you can help keep it all going.This platform was built for musicians by a working musician who wanted to tell the truth about how this business actually works. That's why I wrote Broadway Bound and Beyond: A Musician's Guide to Building a Theater Career. The book is packed with real-world insight—things you won't learn in a classroom. As a subscriber, you'll get early access to exclusive chapters and behind-the-scenes content.1. Become a Paid SubscriberSupport the work and get full access to every post and podcast drop.Subscribe here2. Grab Some MerchEvery shirt, hoodie, and mug supports the mission and spreads the word.Shop now: https://broadway-drumming-101.myshopify.com3. Chip In DirectlyPrefer to support the work another way? You can:* Buy Me a Coffee* Send a PayPal contribution* Or send a check to:Broadway Drumming 101 Inc.4287 Katonah Ave, Suite 309Bronx, NY 10470Thanks to every new subscriber—free or paid. This platform is growing because of you. Sharing it with just one other musician helps more than you know.Clayton CraddockFounder, Broadway Drumming 101www.claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe
Join Broadway historian, director, and all around MT nerd Robert W. Schneider for a wild and exhaustively researched celebration of the musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark. This trailer looks at the second season of Broadway Bound which is called "YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST" and explores ten Broadway Bound musicals that were written by major songwriters. From a foul mouthed Little Orphan Annie to dancing woolly mammoths, Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway podcast is sure to open your eyes to some of the most bizarre, brilliant, and bold musicals that tried to get themselves on the Great Bright Way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
pWotD Episode 2799: Linda Lavin Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 357,593 views on Monday, 30 December 2024 our article of the day is Linda Lavin.Linda Lavin (October 15, 1937 – December 29, 2024) was an American actress and singer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she received several awards including three Drama Desk Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Obie Awards, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2010.After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s. She made her television debut in Rhoda and had a recurring role in Barney Miller (1975–1976). She gained notoriety for playing the title role of a waitress at a roadside diner in the CBS sitcom Alice (1976–1985), a role for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She later starred in NBC's sitcom Sean Saves the World and the CBS sitcom 9JKL and took recurring roles in the legal drama The Good Wife (2014–2015) and the sitcom B Positive (2020–2022). She was set to star in Hulu sitcom Mid-Century Modern at the time of her death with a pilot and ten of thirteen episodes filmed and to premiere in 2025. The production team issued a statement but plans for re-cast have yet to be determined.On stage, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play playing a strong-willed mother in the Neil Simon play Broadway Bound (1987). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1970), The Diary of Anne Frank (1998), The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2001), Collected Stories (2010), and The Lyons (2012). She is also known for acting in It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (1966), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1967), Gypsy (1990), The Sisters Rosensweig (1993), and Follies (2011). She made her film debut in Damn Yankees! (1967) and later had roles in The Morning After (1974), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), I Want to Go Home (1989), and Being the Ricardos (2021).This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:53 UTC on Tuesday, 31 December 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Linda Lavin on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Joanna.
Evan Handler is beloved by millions for portraying Harry Goldenblatt, divorce-lawyer-turned-husband to Kristin Davis's Charlotte York, on HBO's groundbreaking series, and films, “Sex and the City,” it's current MAX follow-up, “And Just Like That,” as well as Charlie Runkle on Showtime's seven season “Californication.” In addition to authoring two highly acclaimed books, Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors, and It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive, Evan has played leading roles in ABC's “It's Like, You Know…,” and NBC's “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” STARZ' “Power,” and made numerous memorable guest appearances on “Lost,” “The West Wing,” “Six Feet Under,” “Necessary Roughness,” and “Friends.” In 2000, Evan played Larry Fine in ABC's TV movie “The Three Stooges,” followed by additional “real life” portrayals of Lloyd Blankfein in HBO's “Too Big to Fail,” Alan Dershowitz in FX's “People vs. OJ Simpson,” and Hal Prince in FX's “Fosse/Verdon,” each of which garnered numerous wide-ranging awards. On the big screen, Evan played a leading role in Ron Howard's “Ransom,” starring Mel Gibson, and featured and leading roles Oliver Stone's “Natural Born Killers,” “Taps,” “The Chosen,” and “Sweet Lorraine.” He's currently visible in David Duchovny's directorial effort, “Reverse the Curse.” Prior to his work in film and television, Evan earned acclaim in seven Broadway productions, all performed between his twenty-first and thirtieth birthdays, and all in spite of losing nearly five years of that span to his fight against a supposedly “incurable” leukemia. During this time Evan starred in Broadway productions of “Six Degrees of Separation,” “I Hate Hamlet,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “Broadway Bound” and “Master Harold...and the boys.” Evan also worked extensively in off-Broadway and regional theater at NY's Public Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Rep, and Steppenwolf, performing early plays by Donald Margulies, Robert Schenkkan, Jez Butterworth, and numerous others. Evan's first book, Time On Fire, details his unlikely recovery from the leukemia diagnosed in the mid-1980s. His second book, It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive, describes the twenty-year period post-illness, and Handler's surprisingly circuitous journey toward gratitude, using tales of serial dating, absurd relationships, unexpected depressions, and, ultimately, lasting love and a miracle conception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Many warned that the musical Rent did not belong on Broadway! Nonetheless, the show blasted past those naysayers to become one of the biggest hits of all time. Join Rent star Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tony Award-winning Director Michael Greif, Press Agent Don Summa, New York Theatre Workshop Artistic Director Jim Nicola, along with Producer Jeffrey Seller as they share their very insider memories of Rent's road to Broadway! Plus Creative Director Drew Hodges shares the fascinating story behind Rent's marketing campaign, and creator Jonathan Larson's father and sister - Al and Julie Larson - share the significance of Rent opening at the Nederlander Theatre. This episode features excerpts from Michael Riedel's interviews for his 2020 best-selling book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I chat with Robert W. Schneider, an award-winning Director, Producer, Author, Educator, Podcast Host, and Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, about his new podcast – BROADWAY BOUND: THE MUSICALS THAT NEVER CAME TO BROADWAY. It features musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark. The first season is entitled “Hooray for Hollywood” and looks at Broadway Bound musicals based on movies: Arthur, The Baker's Wife, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Busker Alley, Enter Juliet, Gone with the Wind, The Graduate, The Mambo Kings, Minsky's, and Paper Moon.
My guest this week is Robert W. Schneider who joins me to talk about his new podcast, Broadway Bound — The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway. Each of the ten episodes in the first season of this wonderfully researched new series focuses on a high-profile musical that was on its way to Broadway but for various reasons never made it. Analyzing and identifying those reasons is part of what makes this series so fascinating. Musicals featured in the first season include Arthur, Minsky's, Breakfast At Tiffany's, The Baker's Wife, Juliet Of The Spirits, Busker's Alley, The Graduate, and The Mambo Kings. Rob Schneider is an original programming producer at 54 Below, where he has produced and directed more than 100 events, and Artistic Director of the J2 Spotlight Theater Company. In addition to Broadway Bound, Rob is the host and producer of two other popular theater podcasts: Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends and Fifty Key Stage Musicals, which was inspired by his book of the same title. All three of which can be heard on the Broadway Podcast Network. Become a PATRON of Broadway Nation! I want to thank our Broadway Nation Patron Club members, such as longtime members Chris Moad and Judy Hucka, whose generous support helps to make it possible for me to bring this podcast to you each week. If you would like to support the creation of Broadway Nation, here is the information about how you too can become a patron. For just $7.00 a month, you will receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast. All patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgment of your vital support of this podcast. And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It was supposed to be the musical that turned Latinx characters in musical theater from hoodlums and gang members to heroes and inspirations! A musical that was steeped in the rhythms of Latinx history and a story that would examine assimilation and appropriation within the immigration experience. So why was creator Arne Glimcher leaving his heart, and show, in San Francisco? Well you see what happened was…..well, we are going to let composer Carlos Frazetti tell us in this episode of Broadway Bound which will focus on the 2005 heart-breaker The Mambo Kings! BROADWAY BOUND PLAYERS Bryan Austermann as The Variety Reporter Erin Fagundes as The San Jose Mercury News Reporter Andres Felipe as Oscar Hijuelos and Sergio Trujillo Jordan Ari Gross as The San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Daniel Schwartzberg as Michael Riedel Sean Stephens as The Oakland Tribune Reporter Antonio Urrutia as Jaime Camil Nicole Weitzman as The San Francisco Examiner Reporter If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use.
On this episode of the pod, Tamsen catches up with Cynthia Nixon. She's back on the NYC stage for the first time in 7 years, ironically, in The Seven Year Disappear. Cynthia talks with Tamsen about the new play, plus her two big shows on Max - The Gilded Age and And Just Like That. Plus, Betty Boop is headed to Broadway in 2025. Paul Wontorek catches up with the star of BOOP!, Jasmine Amy Rogers, plus the musical's Director/Choreographer, Jerry Mitchell.
This week, we talk to Lenore Skomal, co-founder and director of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, and Deborah Burke, creative director at the Town Players of New Canaan, about a partnership that will see 10 new plays—written by locals—produced at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny (deadline is March 10, more info here).
It is Broadway Week at CFIT as well as on Broadway itself! In NYC you can get 2 for 1 tickets of any Broadway show, what a deal! We love theater/musical theater. We grew up on stage and behind the table. We've had our dancer/director/choreographer Mom on, and today as our 1st guest of 2024 we talk to our Dad! Bill Mayo is an opera singer, music teacher, college professor, home mechanic, Philadelphia Eagles fanatic, Broadway aficionado and the perfect guest to talk all things musical theater! He has trivia and facts out the wazoo! Back in the mid-90s he had his own radio show on WPEN called Standing Room Only, so we get the love of the microphone from him!______Check out Mr. Bill's theater camp this summer below!Broadway Bound with Mr. Bill! (And Carly & Victoria!)June 17 - 21, 2024 | 9am - 3pm | Ages: 2nd grade - 8th grade | $185.00 per camper *free Broadway Bound souvenir t-shirt!Everyday Campers learn music, dance, choreography, blocking, acting - everything needed to create a one-of-a-kind Broadway-style show by the end of the week! Family & Friends come to the final performance on the last day to see everything they've worked so hard on! Campers have the best time singing & dancing & learning the love of the theater!To register go to the School page of the St. Dorothy's School in Drexel Hill website and click on the Broadway Bound form: Click Here . All forms can be sent to St. Dorothy's or emailed to Mr. Bill Mayo: Click Here————If you want to workout with us, at home or in person, check us out www.CFITfitness.com We would love to have you join the CFIT Community :)Follow us for updates, inspiration, and ridiculousness!Instagram: @fittoberealpodcast Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok @cfitfitness
Join Broadway historian, director, and all around MT nerd Robert W. Schneider for a wild and exhaustively researched celebration of the musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark. This trailer looks at the first season of Broadway Bound which is called "HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD" and explores ten Broadway Bound musicals that were based on movies. From Angela Lansbury refusing to do voodoo to a tap dancing Mrs. Robinson, Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway podcast is sure to open your eyes to some of the most bizarre, brilliant, and bold musicals that tried to get themselves on the Great Bright Way!
Carefully Taught: Teaching Musical Theatre with Matty and Kikau
Kikau and Matty speak with the amazing Josh Grisetti who runs the Musical Theatre program at California State University Fullerton all while being a successful working actor. We talk about how he balances everything, while bringing his knowledge of the industry directly to his students. Josh's recommendation is an author named Michael Kostroff. He wrote several books, notably Audition Psych 101: A Refreshing Approach to the Dreaded Process and The Stage Actor's Handbook: Traditions, Protocols, and Etiquette for the Working and Aspiring Professional, a book he wrote with Julie Garnye. --- JOSH GRISETTI. As a performer, Josh starred in Broadway's SOMETHING ROTTEN!, IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU (Clarence Derwent Award winner), and Neil Simon's revival of BROADWAY BOUND. Off-Broadway, Josh starred in RENT, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, ENTER LAUGHING (Theatre World Award winner), RED EYE OF LOVE, CANDIDA and AFTER THE BALL. Regional credits include PRINCE OF BROADWAY (Tokyo), CAMELOT (The Kennedy Center), MATILDA (The Muny), HOW TO SUCCEED… (Reprise Theatre – Los Angeles Ovation Award winner), BEAUTY & THE BEAST (LaMirada), SPAMALOT (Las Vegas), WHERE'S CHARLEY? (Goodspeed) and others. On television, Josh starred in the ABC sitcom THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY, as well as multiple series regular roles in pilots for other networks. Film credits include THE IMMIGRANT, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, THE NAMESAKE and others. Josh recently directed SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Musical Theatre West, and IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at Musical Theatre Guild in Los Angeles. Prior to Josh's appointment at CSUF, Josh taught acting, musical theatre and business of theatre at Fullerton College and Loyola Marymount University; he also authored the book, God In My Head (Tantor Media, LLC). Visit www.joshgrisetti.com , and follow @joshgrisetti.
Pip Lilly's story could be a musical but he's already been starring in a musical so let's focus on that good part, shall we? For The Love of a Glove was featured back on our Musicals Gone Good episode and that's the same show Pip took the stage for as Jackson 5 patriarch, Joe Jackson. But there's more to his story including a Covid lockdown and a battle with stage 3 cancer - how's that for a twist you didn't see coming? This is one person's journey to finding himself, embracing his truth, and yeah, throw in a couple of puppets and Michael Jackson and we are right back to where we started, kids. Enjoy the show...
Grey, Kander to Get Lifetime Achievement Tonys, Sondheim Icon Bryne Dies, Broadway-Bound ‘Tommy’ Announces Cast “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: Ashley Steves: ashley@broadwayradio.com | @NoThisIsAshleyGrace Aki: grace@broadwayradio.com | @ItsGraceAkiJames Marino: james@broadwayradio.com read more The post Today on Broadway: Thursday, May 4, 2023 appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
Let me tell you... how to take advantage of what NYC has to offer! Today on Let Me Tell You... with Joan Hamburg, Joan talks about what you can do this spring in New York. Broadway, open air markets, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let me tell you... how to take advantage of what NYC has to offer! Today on Let Me Tell You... with Joan Hamburg, Joan talks about what you can do this spring in New York. Broadway, open air markets, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We've got a special treat for y'all this week as we are joined by Zachary A. Myers, an actress of the trans experience who recently joined the company of A Strange Loop as an understudy for Thought 1 & 2 marking her Broadway debut. She was previously seen as "Angel" in RENT (w/ J.MIX = "Joanne") at Summer Lyric Theatre. In this episode, Zachary walks us through her expedited journey to Broadway, adjusting to NYC, and living the understudy life. She shares with us how she has been able to balance life outside of work and gives gratitude to many members of her community, who have helped her live her wildest dreams. Other topics include: TSAM Live show announcement, Dream Hour invitation, Tiktok talent scouts, Pressures of social media presence, NYC Subway smells like Bourbon Street, J.Mix's comments on NYC culture, and much more!Follow Zachary A. Myers on Instagram @zacharyamyers And catch her in Dylan Mulvaney's 365 LIVE on March 13th at 8pm/ET! Purchase $5 Livestream tickets: https://365daysofgirlhood.com/ All proceeds benefit The Trevor Project.Reserve your tickets to THE SELF-AWARE MILLENNIAL LIVE! https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=170555Show dates are April 4th, May 2nd, and June 6th!This episode is in partnership with NO DREAM DEFERRED.Want to chime in on these conversations? Join J.Mix on @nddnola's IG live for DREAM HOUR every 1st+ 3rd Tuesday of the month.Click here to watch latest Dream Hour episode.For info on the WE WILL DREAM NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, visit https://www.nodreamdeferrednola.com/about-the-festivalSupport the showSupport the showThe Self-Aware Millennial is a laborious act of community care to uplift Black + Brown creatives. We could not keep this show going without donations from our listeners, fans, and sponsors. Support our creators at TSAM by joining Patreon for as low as $1/month.https://www.patreon.com/theselfawaremillennial-For apparel: Check out our lil store! ► https://www.tsampodcast.com/merch.html#/-For friendship: Follow The Self-Aware Millennial on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok!-For questions or inquiries: Email theselfawaremillennial@gmail.com-Producer: Lefty LucySound editor: Theo FoglemanMusic by J.Mixhttps://www.tsampodcast.com/
Invest In Her host Catherine Gray talks with Writer/Producer Nico Juber and Director and Actress Ciara Renée of the Broadway Bound show “Millennials Are Killing Musicals” who are passionate about changing the landscape of Broadway regarding what stories get to be told and who gets to tell them by amplifying women's, queer, and racially diverse stories. Their female-driven diverse musical opens off Broadway in May with an 80% works class female team behind it. Plus top talent from Broadway is cast in the production. An exciting step forward for women in the male dominated Broadway arena. She Angel Investors is raising funding for this female driven show that has a super timely message about motherhood, social media and how it impacts us- not to mention it is absolutely hilarious and the music is incredible! www.sheangelinvestors.com https://www.millennialsarekillingmusicals.com/ Follow Us On Social Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Corey Sznajder joins again to talk about the Rangers' trends and microstats this season, including a significant improvement in even strength play compared to last season. Also, we talk about the Tyler Motte trade and the Patrick Kane trade rumors that have surfaced recently. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icecoldtakes/support
Arthur and guest cohost, former Rangers goaltender Steve Valiquette give their thoughts on the Thursday's acquisition of Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Sammy Blais, Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 1st round pick and a conditional 2024 4th round pick and discuss why it was important for GM Chris Drury to make the deal 11 days out from the NHL trade deadline, how Tarasenko potentially fits on the top power play unit, his friendship with Artemi Panarin, Niko Mikkola slotting in alongside Braden Schneider as the team's 6th defenseman, and more. Plus, the guys look back at Monday's “game of the year”, a 5-4 overtime win over the Calgary Flames and Filip Chytil's scorching play on the reunited Kid Line. Get a 1-year subscription to The Athletic for $2 a month when you visit http://theathletic.com/tgf Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at http://athleticgreens.com/nhl
The New Jewish Theatre kicks off its 2023 season with the Neil Simon comedy Broadway Bound on January 19 – February 5. It's the third play in Simon's “Brighton Beach trilogy.” Spencer Kruse joins us in discussing his role as Stanley who also played Stanley in the 2019 production of Brighton Beach Memoirs.This is Season 6! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#theatre #newjewishtheatre #neilsimon #broadwaybound #brightonbeachmemoirs
It's time for another visit with Midday's theater critic, J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage. Today, she spotlights Broadway Bound, the late, great Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1986 comedy, getting a new production now at Baltimore's Vagabond Players theater. Simon's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama — the last in his so called "Eugene Trilogy" — follows on the heels of Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues in exploring the creative evolution of a young man named Eugene — the playwright's stand-in for himself — as an artist and comedic writer. Steve Goldklang directs the Vagabond Players cast, which features: Andy Belt as Stan; Isaiah Mason Harvey as Eugene; Mike Ryals Ilani (as Alternate for Eugene and Stan); Jacqueline Irving (as Alternate for Blanche); Jeff Murray as Ben; Holly Pasciullo as Blanche (Alternate for Kate); Thom Peters as Jack; Anthony Rufo (as Alternate for Jack and Ben); and Amy Jo Shapiro as Kate. Broadway Bound continues at Vagabond Players through January 29th. Click the theater link for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What if you actually went after your dreams, even if it means leaving the familiar and safe choice behind?This is what Spanish actress Maite Uzal did. And it paid off: from being a lawyer in Spain to moving to America only to be cast in a starring role in the Broadway tour of the Fiddler on The Roof musical. The journey was certainly not an easy one.In this inspiring podcast conversation, you will get a behind-the-scenes look at the audition process for Broadway, learn how Impostor Syndrome can sabotage our perception of an event, and that you can be who you choose to be if you dare to step into the unknown and – go for it.Connect with Maite Uzal:IMDbWebsiteDo You Love Me, Fiddler on the RoofFiddle On The Roof WebsiteLet's Connect!Alexia Melocchi - WebsiteThe Heart of Show Business - WebsiteLittle Studio Films - WebsiteShop Our Merchandise!TwitterInstagramFacebookLinkedIn
JOANN M. HUNTER (IG:@joann_m_hunter)(LI:@joann-m-hunter)has 20 Broadway shows to her credit as a Choreographer, Assoc Choreographer and Performer. Choreography includes: Broadway – SCHOOL OF ROCK (Bdway and West End), DISASTER, ON A CLEAR DAY…, BROADWAY BOUND. Off Broadway – ROCK AND ROLL REFUGEE, DEDALUS LOUNGE, THE TWELVE (workshop). National Tour/Regional: A SIGN OF THE TIMES (Goodspeed) by Bruce Vilanch, HARMONY (Ahmanson Theatre) by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, World premier of Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes' THE NUTTY PROFESSOR directed by Jerry Lewis. Nat'l tour of CHTTY CHITTY BANG BANG. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, GREASE, OLIVER and CURTAINS all at (PMP). She has directed Debra Monk in her one woman show with special guest Ron Rifkin, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, and David Hyde Pierce. In development, Lourds Lane superhero rock musical CHIX 6 and PERFECT SPIRAL, conceived by JoAnn is a ballet with words about the will to do what you were born to do regardless of a possible outcome, the loss of your own identity. Assoc Broadway Choreographer – SPRING AWAKENING, CURTAINS, THE WEDING SINGER, ALL SHOOK UP. As a performer, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THOU SHALT NOT, KISS ME KATE, CHICAGO, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…, STEEL PIER, HOW TO SUCCEED…, DAMN YANKEES, GUYS AND DOLLS, MISS SAIGON, SHOGUN THE MUSICAL, JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY.
JOANN M. HUNTER (IG:@joann_m_hunter)(LI:@joann-m-hunter)has 20 Broadway shows to her credit as a Choreographer, Assoc Choreographer and Performer. Choreography includes: Broadway – SCHOOL OF ROCK (Bdway and West End), DISASTER, ON A CLEAR DAY…, BROADWAY BOUND. Off Broadway – ROCK AND ROLL REFUGEE, DEDALUS LOUNGE, THE TWELVE (workshop). National Tour/Regional: A SIGN OF THE TIMES (Goodspeed) by Bruce Vilanch, HARMONY (Ahmanson Theatre) by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, World premier of Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes' THE NUTTY PROFESSOR directed by Jerry Lewis. Nat'l tour of CHTTY CHITTY BANG BANG. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, GREASE, OLIVER and CURTAINS all at (PMP). She has directed Debra Monk in her one woman show with special guest Ron Rifkin, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, and David Hyde Pierce. In development, Lourds Lane superhero rock musical CHIX 6 and PERFECT SPIRAL, conceived by JoAnn is a ballet with words about the will to do what you were born to do regardless of a possible outcome, the loss of your own identity. Assoc Broadway Choreographer – SPRING AWAKENING, CURTAINS, THE WEDING SINGER, ALL SHOOK UP. As a performer, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THOU SHALT NOT, KISS ME KATE, CHICAGO, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…, STEEL PIER, HOW TO SUCCEED…, DAMN YANKEES, GUYS AND DOLLS, MISS SAIGON, SHOGUN THE MUSICAL, JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY.
Inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2011, Linda Lavin has won numerous awards, including a TONY, for her performance in “Broadway Bound” in 1987. She is a six-time TONY Award nominee for her roles in "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "The Lyons," among others. She is a two-time Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee for her role as Alice on the 9-year hit TV series "Alice" on CBS, and she co-starred with Sean Hayes in the NBC Series "Sean Saves the World". Linda is currently a series regular on the CBS sitcom, “B Positive,” produced by Chuck Lorre. Linda can currently be seen in the Aaron Sorkin feature,“ Being the Ricardos.” Her recent feature films include "Naked Singularity" opposite John Boyega and "Manhattan Nocturne" with Adrien Brody. Linda was born in Portland, Maine and is a graduate of the College of William & Mary, which recently conferred on her an honorary Doctor of Arts degree where she endows a theater program. Philanthropic/Activist Causes: Raising awareness and support for women's equality and support of single mothers.
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/3ttGDGmv_RY James P. Jimirro is the creator and founding President of The Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Video. During his tenure at the helm of The Disney Channel, Mr. Jimirro was responsible for the conception, development and launching of the fastest-growing pay service in history. Robert W. Schneider (Artistic Director & Co-Founder) Schneider-Robert-W.jpg Robert is one of New York City's most acclaimed concert producers and director. As an original programming producer at Feinstein's/54 Below, Robert has produced and directed over thirty five concerts at the venue including Feinstein's/54 Below 5th Anniversary Concert (w/Michael Feinstein & Marilyn Maye), 54 Celebrates The Colonial Theater, which helped to save Boston's famed Colonial Theater from destruction, tribute shows to Broadway's Neil Simon, Broadhurst, and Music Box Theaters, and the celebrated Broadway Bound series, which introduced audiences to musicals that closed on the road. Shows in concert include: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (w/Robert Morse), Sugar (w/Tony Roberts), Woman of the Year (w/Joyce DeWitt), Curtains (w/Karen Ziemba and Richard Kind), Memphis (Original Cast Reunion), Lennon (Original Cast Reunion), and We Will Rock You (w/Alice Ripley). Robert is also the co-host of Behind The Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, which launched on iTunes in 2016. The podcast is dedicated to collecting the anecdotes of Broadway's greatest legends from yesteryear. Guest have included Carol Lawrence, Peter Marshall, Charlotte Rae, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Mimi Hines, Kaye Ballard, William Ivey Long, George S. Irving, Len Carious, Anita Gillette, and many others. His award-winning work as a director has been seen in the United States and Europe.
Meet Mila Weir and Andrianna Weir. Join another conversation of The Salisha Show with your favorite host, Salisha Thomas. Mila Weir and Adrianna Weir, two sweet kids, join me in this exciting episode. They are actors, models, competitive dancers, and sisters. They play the role of Little Girls for the World Premiere of Britney Spears Musical, Once Upon a One More Time. Find out more in this conversation. Tune in! During this episode, you will learn: [00:06] What's in for you in today's episode; meet the Weir sisters [01:10] We are barely seven and eight years old [01:27] How long have the sisters been performing [01:58] Why acting is fun for Mila [02:18] Sweet projects done [03:06] The Weir sisters are also dancers! [03:36] Strong family support has been very key [04:10] How the two got into performing [05:11] Source of their personality [06:18] The very first show [07:54] I have a dream [09:28] Nervousness is a sign of incompetency [10:40] My favorite Disney princess [14:46] Favorite hairstyle [16:02] Our greatest inspiration [17:55] How to follow the journeys of Mila and Andrianna Follow our Journey Website: https://thewonderweirs.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shepnailsit/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/cupcakeandtutus/ About The Salisha Show Thank you so much for listening to The Salisha Show. It is a weekly podcast where we have great conversations with so many fascinating people. You can get positive feelings, have tons of fun, and learn something new when you tune in to The Salisha Show podcast. We're available for streaming anywhere - at home, in the car, or wherever you are. Connect with me through; Spotify, Castbox, etc. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a 5- star review and share with your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, I chat to Douglas Lyons - the playwright behind Broadway's newest comedy, Chicken & Biscuits - and notably, one of seven Black writers whose names have just been etched in the history books of American theatre. Douglas is one half of the sensational musical theatre writing partnership, Lyons & Pakchar - creators of Beau: The Musical.Words of WisdomDouglas Lyons on the writer's potential to gift joy to an audience... "On stage during closing, I broke down. I cried openly in front of strangers... because there was a different version of power in the theatre, and I had only felt it [before] as an actor. But there's a power in the pen if we use it with intention".Conversation Highlights & Links[04:58] Getting the words on the page - writing spaces and inspiration[09:25] The journey to Broadway for Chicken & Biscuits[21:58] Beau: the making of a future-hit musical[26:29] Championing the next wave of black voices on American stages[30:28] Polkadots: The Cool Kids MusicalConnect with DouglasVisit Douglas' websiteConnect on Instagram @ChocolateHipsterConnect on Twitter @DouglassingsTickets for Chicken & Biscuits on BroadwayConnect with PaulBuy the book, The Writer's ToolkitVisit Paul's websiteConnect on Instagram @PaulKalburgiConnect on Twitter @PaulKalburgiNext time...I talk to playwright, librettist and Artistic Director of Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille, Marjorie Chan. Be sure to follow or subscribe and we'll let you know when the next episode is published.Support the show!This podcast is fuelled by coffee. If you'd like to support the show, please send some writing juice via the link below.Buy me a coffeeMake a donationWant to advertise or sponsor the show?Click here to get in touchSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-writers-toolkit/donations
Episode No - 377Episode Title - Believe in Yourself and Celebrate the Process with JOSH GRISETTIEpisode Summary -As an actor and artist, how many times have you questioned your skills? How many times have you thought of giving up and doing something else? Do you feel you are not doing it right? To be a good actor is not all about the final product; it is about the process. In today's episode, Josh Grisetti shares some valuable advice for all the actors, especially young actors, about embracing the process of becoming an excellent artist. “As an artist, our job is to simply engage and celebrate the process.” Snapshot of the key points from the episode:[01:47] Josh shares his journey on how he started as an actor.[04:28] The importance of exploring other areas of acting as an actor.[08:45] Josh shares one of his greatest accomplishments.[10:31] Josh shares some of the funny events he has experienced on a live theatre.[12:04] Josh's philosophy on how to build & engage your fan base on social media.[16:04] What is the “natural fear of not being enough” which every young actor needs to overcome?[20:26] Josh's story in how he became a best-selling author from being an actor.[27:03] How has Josh navigated the business side and the creative side as an actor?[34:05] What does working from a happy place means for Josh?[35:49] Josh's advice for those who are just starting to build their career in acting About Josh Grisetti - Josh Grisetti is an actor, director, educator, and author. As a performer, Josh originated the title role of “Marty Kaufman” in It Shoulda Been You on Broadway (for which he won the 2015 Clarence Derwent Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards); he also starred in Broadway's Something Rotten! and Neil Simon's revival of Broadway Bound, and starred inmany Off-Broadway and Regional shows. On screen, Josh starred in the ABC sitcom The Knights of Prosperity, and his major film credits include The Immigrant, Revolutionary Road, The Namesake and others. Josh currently serves as Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at California State University Fullerton, and authored the book, God In My Head, an Amazon.com #1 best-seller in “Spirituality and Religious Psychology”. Social Links to follow Josh:Website - https://www.joshgrisetti.com/Instagram Profile - https://www.instagram.com/joshgrisettiBook Link - https://www.amazon.com/God-My-Head-ex-Christian-accidentally/dp/1508502668About the Host -Belinda Ellsworth is a Speaker, Trainer, Best-Selling Author, and PodcasterShe has been a professional speaker, mover, and shaker for more than 25 years. Having built three successful companies, she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs make better decisions, create successful systems, and build business strategies using her "Four Pillars of Success" system.Belinda has always had a passion and zest for life with the skill for turning dreams into reality. Over the last 20 years, she has been expertly building her speaking and consulting business, Step Into Success. Social Links to follow Belinda:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepintosuccessLinked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindaellsworthInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepintosuccess/Website: www.workfromyourhappyplace.com
Tony N Sarah talk with the Program Director of Industry AXS, Sara Ebinger. Industry AXS is a talent development and brand activation firm for aspiring artists, performers, and influencers. Get insights about her journey and how AXS allows her to engage her passion on a daily basis.
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MARC TUMMINELLI Is the founder of New York’s top training program for young actors - Broadway Workshop – as well as the nonprofit - Project Broadway. Marc adapted the book, music & lyrics as well as directed the developmental workshop productions of the school editions for over 20 titles including; Spamalot, Addams Family, Head Over Heels, Zombie Prom and We Will Rock You now being licensed all over the world. Directing credits include: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Sweet Charity, Bring It On, Over the Tavern, I Love My Wife, Pippin, Carrie, Legally Blonde, Xanadu, Annie and Cabaret. As an actor, Marc has appeared as “Eugene” in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound at theaters across the US and in GYPSY starring Patti LuPone, directed by Lonny Price. Marc is also the host of the popular podcast LITTLE ME: Growing up Broadway for the Broadway Podcast Network. @marctumminelli @broadwayworkshop @littlemepodcast ANNOUNCING THE 'YOU BOOKED IT COMMUNITY' Jump inside for free, and see if it's a good fit. 20+ LIVE Masterclasses | Develop Industry Relationships | Create a Successful Career
From being Parker, Colorado's “Broadway Bound” performer, to one of New York's most captivating dancers, Eliza Ohman has never lost her passion for dance. Her incredible career has taken her from Radio City Music Hall to the Dance Captain of Hamilton on Broadway the Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical and so much more. This woman's exuberant sense of joy and great sense of humor is infectious. I mean, who doesn’t want to own a T-Rex inflatable suit? Listen in as we take it “Again From The Top” with Eliza Ohman. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Broadway's Andréa Burns is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about Bad Dates, In The Heights, On Your Feet!, working with Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda & so much more! Andréa Burns has lit up the Broadway stage for over two decades. Her credits include The Full Monty, In The Heights, On Your Feet! The Musical - The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, & Beauty and the Beast. Andréa can currently be seen in George Street Playhouse's virtual production of Theresa Rebeck's Bad Dates, which streams through March 14. Click here for tickets! Connect with Andréa: Website Facebook Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for more my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, & The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Andréa: Andréa Burns received an Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination for her portrayal of "Gloria Fajardo" in Broadway’s On Your Feet! She is a winner of a Drama Desk Award for her creation of the role of "Daniela," the saucy hairdresser in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical In The Heights. Andréa began her career touring the opera houses of Europe as Maria in West Side Story when she was 18 years old. She has appeared on Broadway as "Belle" in Disney's Beauty and the Best, as "Vicki Nichols" in The Full Monty, as "Googie Gomez" in The Ritz and has sung concerts at Carnegie Hall. Andréa starred opposite Nathan Lane on Broadway in the Lincoln Center production of The Nance which subsequently broadcast on PBS' Great Performances. Andréa was in the original company of Jason Robert Brown’s critically acclaimed Songs for a New World, the national tour of Parade (directed by Harold Prince) for which she received a Touring Broadway Awards nomination for Best Actress. Andréa has become one of the foremost interpreters of Jason Robert Brown's work. She was also selected by Stephen Sondheim to create the role of "Celeste" in his musical Saturday Night in its New York premiere. Andréa's debut solo album A Deeper Shade Of Red was described by Playbill as "superb on all counts.” “100 Stories," a single she co-wrote with her brother, music producer Mike Burns, rose to the #2 spot on the 2006 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts. A favorite at 54 Below Broadway Supper Club, Andréa performs her one woman show all over the world, which has been hailed by the New York Times as “ uproarious, ebullient and playful.” Television credits include Mad About You (Reboot), Jessica Jones, Kevin Can Wait, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, Rescue Me, The Electric Company (2009 TV Series) and Wonder Pets. Andréa can be heard on the original cast recordings of On Your Feet!, In The Heights, Songs for a New World, This Ordinary Thursday - The Songs of Georgia Stitt, Saturday Night, It’s Only Life, Dear Edwina, Shine, Broadway Bound, & Broadway Musicals of 1953. Andréa can be heard as the voice of Elaine Stritch in Alexandra Jacob’s new biography, Still Here - The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch. Andréa is married to director Peter Flynn. Their son, Hudson, is featured on the cover art of her solo album, A Deeper Shade of Red. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
So it's 2017. You graduate with a BFA from Baldwin Wallace College's prestigious Music Theatre program. You go to New York, do the showcase, take meetings, get an agent and then... THUD! It's COVID! Insert your platitude of choice about when the going gets tough or lemons to lemonade, then listen to Buffalo native Jonathan Young who started improving his cartoons and now is a regular content provider on MSNBC's " The Week with Joshua Johnson ."
Cody and Kaelynn BRANCH OUT of their comfort zone and tackle the world of Sports, resulting in hilarious fact checks and riveting guest commentary from Rankenstein Correspondents. Will our list be more Bring It On or Field of Dreams? More She's The Man or Remember The Titans? You'll just have to see how the votes shook out- there's a movie for everyone in this Top 10, even if you were voted "Broadway Bound" in your Senior Year Superlatives! QUACK QUACK QUACK!
Victoria talks to Debbie Tavernese, owner and director of Broadway Bound Dance Center in Garden City, about the dance studio and why she opened it. Garden City New York Media Studios To learn more click the link below https://vimeo.com/gardencitynewyorkmedia https://www.youtube.com/c/gardencitynymedia www.gardencitynymedia.com
Victoria talks to Debbie Tavernese, owner and director of Broadway Bound Dance Center in Garden City, about the dance studio and why she opened it. Garden City New York Media Studios To learn more click the link below https://vimeo.com/gardencitynewyorkmedia https://www.youtube.com/c/gardencitynymedia www.gardencitynymedia.com
In this episode, Adam and Budi interview Chan Harris a true renaissance man of the theatre about his career in the theatre and how life can be circuitous and fortuitous at the same time.Chan Harris studied at the Juilliard School with classmates that included Renee Fleming, Audra MacDonald, and Laura Linney. He studied voice with Beverley Peck Johnson, graduating in 1990 with a Bachelor of Music.After graduation, he worked for Theatre Under the Stars (West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles, the world premiere of Kopitt & Yeston’s Phantom, Evita, the Merry Widow), the Alley (Forever Plaid, Robert Wilson's Danton's Death) and in Houston Grand Opera's historic production of Astor Piazzolla's Maria de Buenos Aires. He has been cast in several national tours (Evita, Big River, Into the Woods) and worked in New York, both Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway, and in regional theatres all over the country in Forever Plaid, Brigadoon, Old Wicked Songs, Beauty and the Beast, Godspell, and was a resident actor at the Mountain Playhouse (Don't Dress For Dinner, The Winslow Boy, Funny Money, Inherit the Wind, Broadway Bound, The Lion In Winter, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat). Internationally, Chan was cast in a German-language tour of Phantom of the Opera, for which he toured Germany, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland. In Berlin, he worked for the prestigious Theatre Des Westens and Berliner Ensemble. He also created the role of Young Kafka in Kafka: In the Penal Colony for the Polish National Opera.In 1997 he was asked to play Jesus in the Korean-language Jesus Christ Superstar for the Hyundae Theatre Company in Seoul, South Korea. For this role, he was the first foreigner to work as an actor in Korean-language theatre and the first foreigner to win a “best actor” award at the Korean Theatre Awards.In 1999, he was asked to direct the national tour of Forever Plaid. At the Mountain Playhouse, Chan has directed over 20 plays, including four world premieres, three of which were commissioned through a grant by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. He has continued to direct in New York and for theatres all over the country.During his career as a director, Chan has continued to study. He enrolled in The Actors Center conservatory program, studying under Ron van Lieu (acting), Earl Gister (acting), Felix Ivanov (stage combat), Grace Zandarski (voice), Per Brahe (mask), Katherine Fitzmaurice (voice), Christopher Bayes (clown) and Frank Deal (improv). He spent time in Bali, Indonesia studying Balinese dance, mask work, and kecak, and in Korea studying Pansori. As a teacher, he has taught all over the world. In addition to teaching masterclasses in New York City, at the University of Alabama, the University of Montavallo, the Foxcroft School, Bowdoin College, and the University of Texas, he taught drama and theatre development as a “sustainable” resource in the Transvaal area of South Africa through a U.N. Sponsored program.To submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwiseIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, we´d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even betterMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com
KAREN ZIEMBA has appeared in 11 Broadway shows. She received the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in CONTACT at Lincoln Center Theatre and garnered three other Tony Award nominations for STEEL PIER, CURTAINS, and NEVER GONNA DANCE. She received the Drama Desk (AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND), The Outer Critics Circle Award (NEVER GONNA DANCE, CURTAINS), and Chicago’s JEFF Award for her performance in the 1 st national tour of CRAZY FOR YOU. She’s starred at the New York City Opera, New York City Center Encores, and at Carnegie Hall for PBS’ Great Performances. On TV she’s appeared on Madam Secretary, The Good Wife, Elementary, Law and Orders’ S.V.U. / Criminal Intent, and The Kennedy Center Honors in tributes to Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris. Select off-Broadway and regional credits include KID VICTORY (Vineyard Theatre), HERESY (Flea Theater), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Shakespeare Theatre Company DC/The Hartford Stage), SYLVIA, OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY (New Haven’s Long Wharf), SWEENEY TODD (Opera Theatre of St. Louis w/The St. Louis Symphony and Michigan Opera Theatre), HELLO DOLLY! (Drury Lane Oakbrook, Chicago), GYPSY (Sharon Playhouse, CT), A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (A.C.T., San Francisco), and BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, BROADWAY BOUND, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (San Diego’s Old Globe). https://www.karenziemba.com/
Career Conversations Q&A with Jason Alexander on December 1, 2017, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!" JASON ALEXANDER's talents have produced a diverse career spanning four decades. Broadway: (orig. cast) Merrily We Roll Along; The Rink; Broadway Bound; Accomplice; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic awards) and the LA production of The Producers with Martin Short. Notable films: Pretty Woman; Jacob's Ladder; Love/Valor/Compassion; Dunston Checks In; Hunchback of Notre Dame; Rocky and Bullwinkle; Shallow Hal. TV: “Seinfeld” (7 Emmy noms., 2 Golden Globe noms., 4 SAG awards, 2 American Comedy Awards); “Bob Patterson;” “Listen Up;” Bye Bye Birdie; Cinderella; “Monk;” “Criminal Minds;” “Voyager.” Director: For Better or Worse; “Criminal Minds;” “Mike and Molly;” “Franklin and Bash;” “Everybody Hates Chris.” Brad Paisley's ONLINE video (Country Music Award). Jason is currently the voice of Goji on Sprout's “Kody Kapow.” He is the co-creator, Executive Producer and star of the new fall series “Hit The Road,” which debuts this October on DirecTV's Audience network.
While Sandra takes a short hiatus, Acacia interviews Lemonade Thoughts very own editor, the girls dear friend, and the first guest to ever be on the podcast. Together they discuss what it means to have a passion, the importance of musical theatre in everyone’s life, and dealing with the aftermath of getting your apartment fumigated. If you thought Broadway and musicals didn’t play a role in your life before listening to this episode, you will after. Sit back and listen in to this beautiful conversation for a daily dose of inspirations and laughter.
Hosted by Coni Koepfinger and Brandy ChapmanJoan Kane (director/producer/dramaturg/writer/actor) is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus.Selected workJoan Kane directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice! at 59e59 theaters, I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row, Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka’s Belinda in Prague. She also directed both Safe and what do you mean at 59e59 theaters and in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting four star reviews for each.Awards and honorsJoan was awarded Best Director in the 2016 United Solo Festival where she has directed six pieces. Joan was named lone of the 2011 People of the Year in honor of her contributions to the NY theatre scene and inducted to the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com. Her shows have been nominated for 61 awards, winning 21Selected other workJoan has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Workshop Theater, Nylon Fusion, Articulate Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Oberon Theatre, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, the Actors Studio, T. Schreiber Studio, the Broadway Bound festival and many others.EducationJoan graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and has an MFA in Directing from The New School and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College. Career ArcEarly in her career she was an Equity, AFTRA and SAG actress. She later became a teaching artist for Henry St Settlement, Young Playwrights and Theatre for a New Audience. Joan went on to teach in New York City Public Schools where she was also a staff developer and at Fordham University as an adjunct professor for both under graduate and graduate classes.MembershipsJoan is a member of The New York Madness Company, Rising Sun Performance Company, The Episcopal Actors’ Guild, the League of Independent Theatre, the Dramatists Guild, New York Women In Film and Television and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers. She is a voting member for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards Artistic Achievement committee and a Nominator for the Kilroys List. Joan is also an ex-officio Vice President for Programming on the Executive Board of Directors of the League of Professional Theatre Women.
Recorded in 2019, this interview is with a friend of mine since birth, Miles Trieger, who at the time was attending USC majoring in music with a jazz focus. If that wasn't unique enough, Miles has been successful in a variety of fields in his just 21 years of life so far. With the help of DJB, we asked Miles about his upbringing around music, from the family karaokes to the "Broadway Bound" teenage musical troupe. Miles recently graduated, and is now pursuing a professional music career in Los Angeles, so this will be a fascinating conversation to listen back to as his life progresses.
KINGDOM COME is a bold new musical by Joe Izen and Coni Koepfinger that peers deep into the heart of humanity and sees through time into a new vision, a look into the light, where the reflection of all life is love. Set in a dystopian future, TED, the world's first transhuman, falls in love with boss Livia. This prompts him to question the very purpose of life and finds something might be missing.BIOS:NARRATOR - BYRON SAUNDERS Byron C. Saunders is an Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Historian working as an independent Arts Management Consultant for over 40 years assisting artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, capacity growth and development with extensive experience in managing and raising funds for an organization’s budget. TED - the world's first fully human-computer hybrid is JAMES SCHEIDER James Scheider is an actor-musician, music director, and composer/arranger currently residing in Manhattan.TED'S CONSCIENCE - his higher self JOE IZEN Joe Izen, renowned Singer/Guitarist and Songwriter, brings a wealth of musical history from his earliest days opening for Richie Havens and Joe Cocker, to playing with the great Bluesman Willie Dixon. Joe is the Composer, Lyricist and Co-author of the Play "Eve of Beltane", "Schoolhouse" and "Kingdom Come," with Coni Koepfinger. "Eve of Beltane" was selected for the Broadway Bound festival along with several successful readings in NYC. LIVIA FLYGATE - TED's boss at the NEW SOCIETY library ZOE ANASTASSIOU Zoe Anastassiou is a Greek Australian British actress who can be seen on film, TV, all over the internet with her 365 blog, and hopefully back up on stage sooner than soon!THE DOP - The New World Politico Regime WARREN KELLY Warren Kelley is a veteran of more than 200 productions in major regional theatres across the country, appearing in the classics, contemporary plays and musical theatre. He also works in television and film and was most recently featured in Showtime’s THE LOUDEST VOICE opposite Russell Crowe and Sienna Miller. FRANK - an older Italian widower who comes to Club Singularity to find a mate, JON HAYDEN Jon Hayden is a working actor with a long list of various credits ranging from Off-Off B’way to LA Mama ETC, Lincoln Center, Starlight theater, Wolf Trap, Pittsburgh Public, The Fabulous Fox, in his hometown of Atlanta. Jon is a veteran of over 30 roles in major films and TV. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Jon is proud to make his Airplay debut as Frank.JANET - a recent widow, daughter going off to college SANDRA BARGMAN Sandra Bargman has performed in Bway Nationals, off-Broadway, regional, summer stock, singer, song-writer, Interfaith minister. Owner of Sacred Stages, LLC. Visit sandrabargman.com for everything that's happening.IT SURGEON (CITIZEN #1) Library Tour Guest 1/ IT guy that reprograms TED MARY ELLEN ASHLEY Mary Ellen Ashley, Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway, Television, and Film, born and presently living in New York City, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine and was featured in an edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016. For more information, visit www.maryellenashley.com.WAITRESS (CITIZEN #2) Library Tour Guest 2 / Cocktail Waitress in Club Singularity BETH GRIFFITH This past year, Beth has performed with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Crossways Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan. Upcoming: Ten by Tennessee with Out Of The Box Theatre, Moravia Music in Brno.PIERCE - a computer genius / IT terrorist who plots the DOP’s takeover at Club Singularity TIMOTHY REGAN Timothy Regan is happy to be back with Airplay with another great script and cast. Past productions on Airplay have been, Unspoken Acts by Coni Koepfinger, Down With Kindle and Going Up by Shirley King BELLA - a wannabe pop-star, who now wants a child, hoping to get pregnant at Club Singularity SUSAN SKOSKO Susan is thrilled to be working with Coni n Joe again. She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Penn State Main. During quarantine on Zoom she made her stand-up & comedy writing debut with Scranton Improv & Comedy. Check her out on You-Tube "Unmasked" or her website. www.ACT2SusanSko.com Last seen in NYC with Cosmic Orchid, Drama Guild Foundation, Manhattan Rep, TNT & Hudson Guild. BEAMER - a has-been record producer, Bella's manager, deeply in love with her CLAUDE ISBELL Claude Isbell is an Actor/Writer/Director/Editor/Photographer. Studied with Austin Pendleton. Currently in pre-production for web series CYRUS.
KINGDOM COME is a bold new musical by Joe Izen and Coni Koepfinger that peers deep into the heart of humanity and sees through time into a new vision, a look into the light, where the reflection of all life is love. Set in a dystopian future, TED, the world's first transhuman, falls in love with boss Livia. This prompts him to question the very purpose of life and finds something might be missing.BIOS:NARRATOR - BYRON SAUNDERS Byron C. Saunders is an Arts Management Consultant / Actor / Director / Producer / Historian working as an independent Arts Management Consultant for over 40 years assisting artists and arts organizations with grants administration, fund development, marketing, public relations, event planning, capacity growth and development with extensive experience in managing and raising funds for an organization’s budget. TED - the world's first fully human-computer hybrid is JAMES SCHEIDER James Scheider is an actor-musician, music director, and composer/arranger currently residing in Manhattan.TED'S CONSCIENCE - his higher self JOE IZEN Joe Izen, renowned Singer/Guitarist and Songwriter, brings a wealth of musical history from his earliest days opening for Richie Havens and Joe Cocker, to playing with the great Bluesman Willie Dixon. Joe is the Composer, Lyricist and Co-author of the Play "Eve of Beltane", "Schoolhouse" and "Kingdom Come," with Coni Koepfinger. "Eve of Beltane" was selected for the Broadway Bound festival along with several successful readings in NYC. LIVIA FLYGATE - TED's boss at the NEW SOCIETY library ZOE ANASTASSIOU Zoe Anastassiou is a Greek Australian British actress who can be seen on film, TV, all over the internet with her 365 blog, and hopefully back up on stage sooner than soon!THE DOP - The New World Politico Regime WARREN KELLY Warren Kelley is a veteran of more than 200 productions in major regional theatres across the country, appearing in the classics, contemporary plays and musical theatre. He also works in television and film and was most recently featured in Showtime’s THE LOUDEST VOICE opposite Russell Crowe and Sienna Miller. FRANK - an older Italian widower who comes to Club Singularity to find a mate, JON HAYDEN Jon Hayden is a working actor with a long list of various credits ranging from Off-Off B’way to LA Mama ETC, Lincoln Center, Starlight theater, Wolf Trap, Pittsburgh Public, The Fabulous Fox, in his hometown of Atlanta. Jon is a veteran of over 30 roles in major films and TV. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Jon is proud to make his Airplay debut as Frank.JANET - a recent widow, daughter going off to college SANDRA BARGMAN Sandra Bargman has performed in Bway Nationals, off-Broadway, regional, summer stock, singer, song-writer, Interfaith minister. Owner of Sacred Stages, LLC. Visit sandrabargman.com for everything that's happening.IT SURGEON (CITIZEN #1) Library Tour Guest 1/ IT guy that reprograms TED MARY ELLEN ASHLEY Mary Ellen Ashley, Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Producer of Broadway, Television, and Film, born and presently living in New York City, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine and was featured in an edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016. For more information, visit www.maryellenashley.com.WAITRESS (CITIZEN #2) Library Tour Guest 2 / Cocktail Waitress in Club Singularity BETH GRIFFITH This past year, Beth has performed with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Crossways Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Theater For The New City, New York Workshop Theater, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, Music We’d Like to Hear (London), Sachiyo Ito’s DanceJapan. Upcoming: Ten by Tennessee with Out Of The Box Theatre, Moravia Music in Brno.PIERCE - a computer genius / IT terrorist who plots the DOP’s takeover at Club Singularity TIMOTHY REGAN Timothy Regan is happy to be back with Airplay with another great script and cast. Past productions on Airplay have been, Unspoken Acts by Coni Koepfinger, Down With Kindle and Going Up by Shirley King BELLA - a wannabe pop-star, who now wants a child, hoping to get pregnant at Club Singularity SUSAN SKOSKO Susan is thrilled to be working with Coni n Joe again. She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Penn State Main. During quarantine on Zoom she made her stand-up & comedy writing debut with Scranton Improv & Comedy. Check her out on You-Tube "Unmasked" or her website. www.ACT2SusanSko.com Last seen in NYC with Cosmic Orchid, Drama Guild Foundation, Manhattan Rep, TNT & Hudson Guild. BEAMER - a has-been record producer, Bella's manager, deeply in love with her CLAUDE ISBELL Claude Isbell is an Actor/Writer/Director/Editor/Photographer. Studied with Austin Pendleton. Currently in pre-production for web series CYRUS.
Marc Tumminelli is the founder and director of New York’s top training program for young actors – Broadway Workshop – (BroadwayWorkshop.com) and is the host of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway Podcast for The Broadway Podcast Network. Marc is considered one of the top acting coaches in New York with over 60 of his students appearing on Broadway in shows including Dear Evan Hansen, The Cher Show, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, School of Rock, Anastasia, Fun Home, Matilda, Newsies, and Billy Elliot. Marc adapted the book, music & lyrics as well as directed the developmental workshop productions of the school editions of Zombie Prom for the Samuel French Inc. Flight of the Lawnchair Man, Curtains, All Shook Up, Spamalot, Wind in the Willows, The Addams Family, and We Will Rock You for Theatrical Rights World Wide, EMMA! and Head Over Heels for Broadway Licensing/PlayScripts and is the book writer for My Town, The George M Cohen Musical for Inside Broadway. As an actor, Marc has appeared as “Eugene” in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Broadway Bound at theaters across the US. Other regional and New York credits include; GYPSY starring Patti LuPone, directed by Lonny Price, Santaland Dairies, The House of Nunzio, Spelling Bee, The Drowsy Chaperone, Dames at Sea, Lost In Yonkers, Into The Woods and Torch Song Trilogy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jennifer-a-rudin/support
Welcome to another episode of Please Don't Kick Me Out. For this episode, I interviewed my friend and Broadway-Bound Actress. Mehry Eslaminia. We discuss imposter syndrome, and how you can overcome that feeling in the acting world. We also discuss her exciting next chapter on Broadway and manifesting the good things in your life. It was a very interesting conversation! Imposter syndrome affects us all in a different way, but I really enjoyed learning more about her! A reminder: If this podcast helps one person, then we have done our job! Connect With Mehry: http://instagram.com/mehryiris More about her Broadway-Bound Debut: https://www.playbill.com/article/cast-of-broadway-bound-1776-revival-meets-online-for-a-zoom-workshop More about Adventure Theater Live: https://www.playmusicnyc.com/adventure-theater-live?fbclid=IwAR2tCBWI-FjqfH8vNxev0HNDv0DDsgkm-u3ajuXpXaL-HJZoqPovP92GbiY Happiness Plug During Quarantine: Pony Up Denver! Pony Up is located in the heart of downtown Denver, and is known for their bomb-ass French-Dip sammies. They are currently doing to-go cocktails with food, and family style meals. All this can be ordered through their website: https://www.ponyupdenver.com/ If you would like to be a future guest, please reach out to me! Connecting with us on social media is easy! Facebook: http://facebook.com/PDKMOPodcast I Instagram: http://instagram.com/pleasedontkickmeout If you like this episode, please rate us on whatever platform you listened to it on. Your support means the world! About Please Don't Kick Me Out: Please Don't Kick Me Out is a podcast about nothing, and everything all at once. This podcast is about 'imposter syndrome', and exploring the idea that no one really feels like they belong. I will interview my friends and people that inspire me, to understand what success looks like to them. Does anyone really have it figured out? Let's find out. --- 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/please-dont-kick-me-out/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/please-dont-kick-me-out/support
Today, on American TV Icons, Alikona Bradford interviews, we feature longtime veteran Linda Lavin. Born in Portland, Maine to a musically-inclined family (her mother was once an opera singer) and on stage from the age of 5, singer/actress Linda Lavin graduated from The College of William and Mary with a theatre degree. She pounded the New York pavements in the early 1960s searching for work following some stock roles in New Jersey, and gradually made a dent within the New York musical comedy scene with roles in "Oh, Kay!" (1960), "A Family Affair," (1962), "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" (1966) (her standout number was "You've Got Possibilities") and "On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever" (1966). She also won kudos for her straight acting roles in "Little Murders" (1969 Drama Desk award) and "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" (1969 Tony nomination). A one-time member of Paul Sills' Compass Players comedy troupe back in the late 1950s, she served as a replacement in Sills' "Story Theatre" Broadway production in 1971. Television beckoned in the 1970s and utilized her singing talents in a small-screen version of Damn Yankees! (1967) starring Phil Silvers and Lee Remick. After a one-season false start as Detective Janice Wentworth on the sitcom Barney Miller (1975), it did not take long for the talented lady to become a household name in another. As the titular waitress/mother in the sitcom Alice (1976), based on the award-winning film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) starring Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn, Lavin won deserved stardom. During the nine seasons (1976-1985) the show was on the air, she nabbed two Golden Globe awards and an Emmy nomination. Ever the singer, she even warbled "There's a New Girl in Town" over the opening credits of the show to the delight of her fans. Following this success, Linda lavished her attentions once again on the stage. She earned renewed respect, in addition to several critic's awards, for her diversified Broadway work in "Broadway Bound" (1987 Tony award), "Death Defying Acts" (1995 Obie award), "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1998 Tony nomination: as the high-strung Mrs. Van Daan) and "Tales of the Allergist Wife" (2000 Tony nomination). More recently, she appeared in Carol Burnett's autobiographical play "Hollywood Arms" (2002) portraying Burnett's grandmother. The piece was co-written by Burnett's late daughter, Carrie Hamilton. Linda received excellent reviews the first time around for her stage work in "Collected Stories" (2000). She later appeared in a PBS-TV version of Collected Stories (2002) and in 2010 revived it on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination for her efforts. She has also occasionally directed for the stage. Linda was married and divorced twice to actors -- Ron Leibman and Kip Niven -- and in 2005 married her third husband, actor Steve Bakunas, who is also an artist and musician. Since her "Alice" heyday, the actress has again found series work, albeit the short-lived Room for Two (1992) and Conrad Bloom (1998). She has also been seen in penetrating guest parts on such established series as "The Sopranos", "Law & Order" and "The O.C." (recurring). Make sure to subscribe to AfterBuzz! - http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://afterbuzztv.com Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/afterbuzz-tv/id407139777?mt=2 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/afterbuzztv Like us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/afterbuzztv See on us Instagram - http://instagram.com/afterbuzztv Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ ABOUT AFTERBUZZ TV: Created by Emmy winner Maria Menounos & producer Keven Undergaro, AfterBuzz TV is the digital broadcast network dedicated to producing live and on-demand after-shows, news and coverage for nearly every TV show featuring expert recaps & interviews with cast & crew. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Mike and Tom talk about the promotion of Igor Shesterkin, they give out some midseason grades for the Rangers' roster and briefly talk about the end of the WJC tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Breia Kelley is a Durham native and just graduated from Elon in 2019. And her first job out of college is the national tour of A Bronx Tale, which is coming to DPAC November 5th through 10th. On the podcast today, Breia talks about how she got her start in acting, why she wrote "Broadway Bound" on her twitter bio five years ago, what she's looking forward to most about traveling, and what's so special about A Bronx Tale. Tickets for shows are available at DPACnc.com, Ticketmaster, or the Blue Cross NC Ticket Center at DPAC. DPAC is the Durham Performing Arts Center, located in the American Tobacco Historic District of downtown Durham, North Carolina, right by the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and within walking distance of incredible hotels, restaurants, and more. Our theatre has 2,700 seats and we host over 200 events a year. From Broadway shows, to concerts, comedy, family shows, and more – there’s something for everyone at DPAC. With everything that’s going on here, we thought it was time to take you backstage at DPAC! This show is hosted by Taylor Zansberg, and produced by Jason Gillikin for Earfluence.
When you look at the scope of Vivienne Benesch’s career thus far, she certainly has an impressive resume, from actress to director to the Producing Artistic Director of http://playmakersrep.org/ (PlayMakers Repertory Company). In fact, it was recently announced that Vivienne will make her Broadway directorial debut next year, directing Debra Messing in Noah Haidle’s play BIRTHDAY CANDLES. But when you speak to Vivienne, it becomes very clear that what is most important to her is building connections and nurturing relationships. Hear what Vivienne has to say about that, the role theater has in strengthening community, and her full-circle journey back to Broadway, this time as a director. About the Guest Vivienne Benesch is in her fourth full season as a theater maker and company member and Producing Artistic Director here at PlayMakers in Chapel Hill. For 12 seasons, she served as Artistic Director of the renowned https://chq.org/chautauqua-theater-company (Chautauqua Theater Company and Conservatory), presiding over the company’s transformation into one of the best summer theatres and most competitive summer training programs in the country. She directed over 15 productions at CTC including an acclaimed re-imagining of ROMEO AND JULIET featuring the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Theatre, Opera and Dance companies. She brought CTC’s production of AMADEUS performed with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic, to the Virginia Arts Festival featuring PlayMakers company member Ray Dooley. She has helmed productions of LIFE OF GALILEO, THE MAY QUEEN, THREE SISTERS, LOVE ALONE, RED and IN THE NEXT ROOM for PlayMakers, directed extensively for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and directed THE HEIDI CHRONICLES for Trinity Repertory Company. As an actress, Vivienne has worked on and off-Broadway, in film and television, and at many of the country’s most celebrated theatres. She has appeared with Gene Wilder, Al Pacino and Blythe Danner, performed with Maggie Smith in the London revival of Edward Albee’s THE LADY FROM DUBUQUE, and received an OBIE Award for her performance in Lee Blessing’s GOING TO ST. IVES. Vivienne is a graduate of Brown University and NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. As an educator, she has directed for and served on the faculty of some of the nation’s foremost actor training programs, including The Juilliard School, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Professional Actor Training Program, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program and at her alma mater, NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. She is the 2017 recipient of the Zelda Finchandler Award given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. Connect with RDU on Stage Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast
Hear what Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba (CONTACT) has to say about music, dance, her first Broadway show, A CHORUS LINE, and of course, the North Carolina Theatre production of ANNIE. About the Guest Karen Ziemba received the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in CONTACT at Lincoln Center Theatre. For some of her other NYC and regional appearances, she’s garnered three Tony Award nominations, the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle, the Bay Area Theatre Critics, and Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Awards. Select theatre credits: PRINCE OF BROADWAY, STEEL PIER, CURTAINS, CRAZY FOR YOU, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, NEVER GONNA DANCE, AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND, KID VICTORY, 110 IN THE SHADE, DO I HEAR A WALTZ, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, GYPSY, SWEENEY TODD, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, OTHER PEOPLES MONEY, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. TV: MADAM SECRETARY, ELEMENTARY, THE GOOD WIFE, LAW AND ORDER, THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, and PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES. Resources https://nctheatre.com/ (NC Theatre) https://www.karenziemba.com/ (Karen Ziemba Webpage) Credits Musical excerpts used in this episode are from the 2010 North Carolina Theatre production of ANNIE, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Connect with RDU on Stage Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast
Hey Wine Mermaid! Please share the love and leave a rating and review on itunes or your favorite podcast app. Want to support the show? Become a founding member/patron of our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/peaceloveandwine This Episode: Linda Joe It is a pleasure to introduce you to a close friend of the Peace Love & Wine podcast, Linda Joe. A Los Angeles native, Linda Joe attended the University of Southern California, as well as New York University, focusing on Cinema-Television and Media. As a wearer of many hats, Linda started her career in the entertainment industry within production, and continued her journey through distribution, international sales, and producing big budget events. In her tenure, Linda has worked with top companies including Paramount Pictures, NBC Entertainment, Fox Productions, and more. She has worked with film and television award shows as well as major festivals, including Berlinale, Cannes, Toronto, Sundance; she has produced for major events including Comic-Con, CES, E3, SXSW, and much more. With an impressive versatile producing background and experience, Linda Joe is excited to be a part of the team and is ready to take on Broadway! Song snippets from Accidental Joy played on the podcast: *Find Myself *Share It With The Man On The Moon *Leaping For The Light Grab your tickets to the one night only LA performance of Accidental Joy on June 29, 2019. Use the promo code Joy5 to get your enlightened discount: https://www.accidentaljoymusical.com/ Snag your seat at our Peace Love & Wine meetup before the show!
Go into the world of black theatre artists on this weekly podcast with a playwright, an actress, & a journalist as they explore and process life in NYC while pursuing their Broadway dreams. Email: OffBook@BroadwayBlack.com Twitter: @OffBookPodcast | @BroadwayBlack IG: @BroadwayBlack | @OffBookPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/broadwayblack2.0 www.BroadwayBlack.com
Josh Grisetti's previous credits include Broadway's SOMETHING ROTTEN!, IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU (Derwent Award), BROADWAY BOUND. Off-Broadway's ENTER LAUGHING (Theatre World Award), RENT, PETER & THE STARCATCHER, RED EYE OF LOVE, CANDIDA, AFTER THE BALL. Regional: PRINCE OF BROADWAY (Tokyo), DINER (Signature Theatre), CAMELOT (Kennedy Center), HOW TO SUCCEED... (LA, Ovation Award), SPAMALOT (Vegas). TV: THE GATES, NURSE JACKIE, THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY. Film: THE IMMIGRANT, THE NAMESAKE, and others. This interview was recorded back in March of 2017 while he was playing Nigel Bottom in the national tour of SOMETHING ROTTEN!. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.com and on Twitter: @KareReviews Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor, Apple, Google, SoundCloud, Spotify, Breaker, Overcasts, Pocket Casts, and RadioPublic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare/support
The one and only new girl in town, Tony Award winner Linda Lavin, joins Rob and Kevin for a phone chat that discusses not only her appearances in A Family Affair, It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman, Broadway Bound, and Last of the Red Hot Lovers, but what inspires her as an artist, what it was like making the rounds during her formative years, and how she like to collaborate with directors and writers. Linda pulls back the curtain on her career to discuss how a trip to a construction site launched her career, what was it like being in the room with Neil Simon, and why she learned her greatest acting lessons from Mike Nichols and a stranger! Also, Linda shines the spotlight on Hal Prince, Olympia Dukakis, and Milton Rosenstock! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 To book a room at Shetler Studios, head on over to: https://www.shetlerstudios.com
March 15, 2018 46:34 Broadway performer, classical singer, actress, wife and mother the multi-talented Andrea "AJ" Jones Sojola is a creative force of nature - equal parts keen thinker and humorous observer of life. In college, her sights were set on a career in musical theater, but her voice teacher encouraged her to study classical music in order to solidify her technique. Her training took her around the United States, but she ultimately landed in New York, performing in on and off-broadway shows, in films and in other live venues. A.J. speaks candidly about the power of detours to move us directly into the will of God for our lives - even when this means not getting the things we really want. She is convinced that detours land us in better places than we planned for. In August, A.J. concluded her run as a member of the cast of the off-broadway production of Carmen Jones alongside Tony Winner, Anika Noni Rose. Her Carnegie Hall debut was in the cast of Showboat and she appeared in the Tyler Perry film, For Colored Girls as well as in the TV mystery, Blacklist. A.J. talks candidly about the importance of being kind to everyone because the creative world is small and you tend to encounter the same people as your career progresses. She also stresses, "You have set your goals higher than where you are." Performing is a family affair in the Sojola household, both her young daughter and husband are working actors.
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What does it take to bring a show to Broadway? Find out from Arena Stage’s Executive Director himself, Edgar Dobie! You will also learn about his unexplainable love for hippos, what it takes to run a non-profit and MORE.
In today's episode Dave and Adam saw Conejo Player's Broadway Bound (Neil Simon) and loved it. Hear their review. Then they bring up the 10 letter word that strikes anxiety in every actor "Pre-casting." A huge thank you to Patrik T Rogers for the guided tour of the set. Intro Music: Somethin' For Ya by Ménage Quad Outro Music: Warmin' Up by Ryan Andersen email: thankyou30pod@gmail.com facebook.com/thankyou30pod
ESNY's Matt Castillo and Chip Murphy discuss the hot topic in the NBA as it concerns the Knicks: Eric Bledsoe's impending deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Week: Life post-Merrily We Roll Along, Kevin gets to watch The World Go Round, Rob brings back 24 Broadway Bound musicals, Rob breaks the rules that Kevin follows, Van Johnson sees red, Letterman loves La Cage, the joys of My Mama's Attic, Kevin is a dancer and a dancer dances, celebrating Center Stage, and Donna Murphy hits the barre. Every week director Robert W Schneider and actor Kevin David Thomas pull back the curtain on neglected, forgotten, and under appreciated musicals, as well as bizarre performances, endearing television appearances, and all things show business. Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4
Kari Knutson is just like you and me. She's a school counselor, a mom of two, and the easiest person to talk to you've ever met. Eight years ago, she dreamed up an idea for a book of stories about her life, called "Ain't Never Met a Stranger." But after this epiphany (inspired by a stranger on a plane), nothing happened. That is, until now. Now, everything's happening. Warning: You may laugh until your stomach hurts.
Patty & Emily talk about their experience at the Broadway Flea Market this year. They discuss the stories of the week, including more Reed Birney/Tracy Letts confusion, Broadway bound musicals Prince of Broadway and Madame Sousatzka, and Leslie Odom, Jr.’s upcoming Christmas … Continue reading →
Manny Azenberg is a theatre producer and general manager whose professional relationship with playwright Neil Simon spans thirty-three years. He first met Neil Simon in 1963 and their professional association began with The Sunshine Boys in 1972 and continued with God's Favorite, Chapter Two, They're Playing Our Song, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, The Goodbye Girl, and Laughter on the 23rd Floor, among others. His additional credits include Mark Twain Tonight!, The Rothschilds, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, Sticks and Bones, The Wiz, The Real Thing, Sunday in the Park with George, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Rent, Movin' Out, Stones in His Pockets, and Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of La Bohème. Listen in to hear Manny talk about: The greatest things he learned from David Merrick and Alexander Cohen, and what Merrick would think of Broadway today. How he feels about having so many producers on a project . . . and could we ever go back to just one? How playing baseball with Robert Redford changed his life. His mantra that helps him get over the shows that don’t work. What his Yale class thought when they read Bright Beach Memoirs and how that taught him to evaluate shows. And buckets more. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peter Lawrence is a production stage manager. He won a Tony Award in 2013 for Excellence in Theatre, as there is no Tony category for stage managers. In 1977, Lawrence got his first stage managing job on Broadway, in Judith Ross’s An Almost Perfect Person. Over his 30-plus years on Broadway, Lawrence has had many different titles, depending on the production. Most of the time he has been billed as production stage manager. Some of the shows he has worked on include Ragtime, Shrek the Musical, Spamalot, Gypsy, Man of La Mancha, Swan Lake, Miss Saigon, Broadway Bound, Hurlyburly, and Those Were the Days. Stage Managers have one of the most unique perspectives in the biz, since they have to work so closely with the creative team and the General Management team, to deliver the best show possible. Hear how Peter deals with that balance and more including . . . How he lied to get his first job. His summary of what a Stage Manager actually does. The great lesson he learned from Mike Nichols. Why he thinks Directors don’t start off as Stage Managers as much as they used to. What he thinks the “best Broadway year” was. Prepare to be schooled by one of the best Stage Managers in the biz. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join host Sarah Uthoff as she talks with Pam Stover, frequent Broadway patron, to get the inside out of how to do a trip to the theater capitlal of the country. We'll cover both the basics (how do you get tickets, what do you wear, etc.) and tips for doing Broadway on the cheap.
Today’s guest is Alex Kip. Alex is a coach, a speaker, and a leader, and perhaps most important of all – a cancer survivor on a mission to help you find your purpose, live in love, and spread your light. After being told he had a 15-30% chance of surviving cancer, he knows how important it is to live fully NOW! Alex teaches you to how overcome "unbeatable" odds in your life, business, and relationships. He believes that "Someday" is today, and the world needs your spark of light to cut through the darkness. And while that spark can bring you everything you need, too often we're taught to be "realistic," to do what's safe, or to never give your heart away. Alex say “F' that! You only have this moment!” He knows what it's like to lose everything and to regret not living fully... fortunately for him, he got a second chance. And now he pays it forward as a coach, a leader, and the host of the podcast Soul Feed. You can find out more about Alex at www.AlexKip.com. OR... take advantage of this generous free offer: 5 FREE Breakthrough Strategy Sessions -->To get clear on what you REALLY want -->Break through inner blocks -->Uncover what's holding you back -->Create a life of purpose First five (5) people to sign up here will get the coaching: https://soulfeed.leadpages.co/breakthrough/ Sign up for your Podcasting Mentorship Discovery Call Today, and drop me a line to learn more about Sponsorship Opportunities at Admin@MichaelNeeley.com. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode. While you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
To keep up to date on the launch of Marc's book, visit iwanttobeadick.com/ Marcs’ insights can be found on his award winning Blog: http://www.marcensign.com/ He is currently in the final stages of launching his new book, "Be A Dick!” It’s not what you think! You can also learn more about Marc in his previous episode: Broadway Bound! About Story Jam Story Jam Theatre was created by New York transplant Chris Krimitsos after moving to Tampa and missing the creative scene of his beloved NY. On September 23rd, 2014 (Chris’ Birthday), he invited a few friends to share stories that had impacted them…and Story Jam Theatre was born! The stories were so profound, they deeply touched all who were in attendance. Inspired by his wife’s podcast Biz Women Rock, he set out to create this podcast to leverage the medium and bring these stories to the world! Help us grow by sharing these stories with friends and letting us know if you have a story of your own to share! Live Shows We are currently producing the majority of our shows out of Tampa Bay, Florida. We will be expanding to other cities in the Southeast as the Story Jam Theatre community grows. Share a Story! To tell us your story, please fill out the form below. Story Jam’s Main Stage is located in Tampa, FL. We will be expanding to other cities in the Southeast as the community grows. Support To Support Story Jam Theatre visit http://storyjamtheatre.com/subscribe.
Marcs’ insights can be found on his award winning Blog: http://www.marcensign.com/ He is currently in the process of Launching his new book, "Be A Dick!” It’s not what you think! About Story Jam Story Jam Theatre was created by New York transplant Chris Krimitsos after moving to Tampa and missing the creative scene of his beloved NY. On September 23rd, 2014 (Chris’ Birthday), he invited a few friends to share stories that had impacted them…and Story Jam Theatre was born! The stories were so profound, they deeply touched all who were in attendance. Inspired by his wife’s podcast Biz Women Rock, he set out to create this podcast to leverage the medium and bring these stories to the world! Help us grow by sharing these stories with friends and letting us know if you have a story of your own to share! Live Shows We are currently producing the majority of our shows out of Tampa Bay, Florida. We will be expanding to other cities in the Southeast as the Story Jam Theatre community grows. Share a Story! To tell us your story, please fill out the form below. Story Jam’s Main Stage is located in Tampa, FL. We will be expanding to other cities in the Southeast as the community grows. Support To Support Story Jam Theatre visit http://storyjamtheatre.com.
Popular film, TV and Broadway character actress Mary-Pat Green (My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Middle, Sweeney Todd) is interviewed about her co-starring role in in Fallen Angels at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA. The State of the Arts Sweepstakes sponsored by Breakdown Services selects another weekly winner. Sterling reviews the retooled Broadway Bound version of Jekyll and Hyde the Musical at the Pantages Theatre. Green’s Fallen Angels co-star Elijah Alexander is also interviewed about his career in film (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the WB’s Summerland), on Broadway and in Shakespeare Festivals across the country. Green and Alexander share awkward embarrassing stories while on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)
Popular film, TV and Broadway character actress Mary-Pat Green (My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Middle, Sweeney Todd) is interviewed about her co-starring role in in Fallen Angels at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA. The State of the Arts Sweepstakes sponsored by Breakdown Services selects another weekly winner. Sterling reviews the retooled Broadway Bound version of Jekyll and Hyde the Musical at the Pantages Theatre. Green’s Fallen Angels co-star Elijah Alexander is also interviewed about his career in film (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the WB’s Summerland), on Broadway and in Shakespeare Festivals across the country. Green and Alexander share awkward embarrassing stories while on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)
Laurie Metcalf talks about her role in Sharr White's play "The Other Place" at MCC Theater, and the challenge of playing someone whose mental faculties are diminishing in a non-linear play, requiring her to constantly leap between varying states of mind. She also talks about her embrace of theatre during her college years at Illinois State University, where she first studied German, then anthropology, before settling on theatre; being one of the original company members of the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre and her satisfaction with her day job during those early years; her Chicago breakout role in "The Glass Menagerie" and how that production fit with the company's reputation for "rock and roll theatre"; her participation in both the Chicago and New York productions of Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead", and how she is still approached on the street by people recalling that show 25 years later; her regular returns to the Steppenwolf stage throughout her television run on "Roseanne" and other TV and film work; her opportunities to play Kate Keller in "All My Sons" twice -- both at London's National Theatre and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse; how The New Group's production of "A Lie of the Mind" "saved" her after the brief run of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and the failure of its companion piece, "Broadway Bound", to open; her affinity for the play "Voice Lessons", which she'll be returning to for a third time; and the appeal of Steppenwolf's "Detroit", scheduled for Broadway in the fall. Original air date - April 27, 2011.
Laurie Metcalf talks about her role in Sharr White's play "The Other Place" at MCC Theater, and the challenge of playing someone whose mental faculties are diminishing in a non-linear play, requiring her to constantly leap between varying states of mind. She also talks about her embrace of theatre during her college years at Illinois State University, where she first studied German, then anthropology, before settling on theatre; being one of the original company members of the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre and her satisfaction with her day job during those early years; her Chicago breakout role in "The Glass Menagerie" and how that production fit with the company's reputation for "rock and roll theatre"; her participation in both the Chicago and New York productions of Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead", and how she is still approached on the street by people recalling that show 25 years later; her regular returns to the Steppenwolf stage throughout her television run on "Roseanne" and other TV and film work; her opportunities to play Kate Keller in "All My Sons" twice -- both at London's National Theatre and Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse; how The New Group's production of "A Lie of the Mind" "saved" her after the brief run of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and the failure of its companion piece, "Broadway Bound", to open; her affinity for the play "Voice Lessons", which she'll be returning to for a third time; and the appeal of Steppenwolf's "Detroit", scheduled for Broadway in the fall. Original air date - April 27, 2011.
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"Collected Stories" star Linda Lavin discusses why she's playing the role of Ruth Steiner in Donald Margulies' play for a fourth time, likens the two-character play to a duet that changes with each new co-star, and explains why she turned the role down the first time she had the opportunity to play it. She also talks about her musical heritage growing up in Maine; how she got her Equity card after her freshman year studying drama at the College of William and Mary; how a chorus role in her first Broadway show, "A Family Affair", grew to afford her four character roles by opening night; the unexpected success of "The Mad Show", which was originally planned for a two-week holiday run; the experience of creating roles in two Neil Simon plays, "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "Broadway Bound", including the story of how swiftly Simon wrote her impressive act two monologue for the latter; whether it was tough for her to be considered for stage roles after nine seasons on TV's "Alice"; how she saw the character of Mama Rose when she took over for Tyne Daly in "Gypsy"; what she thinks prompted Charles Busch to create the title role in "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" with her in mind; and why when she's not busy with professional acting roles she spends her "spare time" running the Red Barn Theatre, a community theatre in Wilmington NC. Original air date - May 19, 2010.
“Collected Stories” star Linda Lavin (1987 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in “Broadway Bound”) discusses why she's playing the role of Ruth Steiner in Donald Margulies' play for a fourth time, likens the two-character play to a duet that changes with each new co-star, and explains why she turned the role down the first time she had the opportunity to play it. She also talks about her musical heritage growing up in Maine; how she got her Equity card after her freshman year studying drama at the College of William and Mary; how a chorus role in her first Broadway show, “A Family Affair”, grew to afford her four character roles by opening night; the unexpected success of “The Mad Show”, which was originally planned for a two-week holiday run; the experience of creating roles in two Neil Simon plays, “The Last of the Red Hot Lovers” and “Broadway Bound”, including the story of how swiftly Simon wrote her impressive act two monologue for the latter; whether it was tough for her to be considered for stage roles after nine seasons on TV's “Alice”; how she saw the character of Mama Rose when she took over for Tyne Daly in “Gypsy”; what she thinks prompted Charles Busch to create the title role in “The Tale of the Allergist's Wife” with her in mind; and why when she's not busy with professional acting roles she spends her "spare time" running the Red Barn Theatre, a community theatre in Wilmington NC.
"Collected Stories" star Linda Lavin discusses why she's playing the role of Ruth Steiner in Donald Margulies' play for a fourth time, likens the two-character play to a duet that changes with each new co-star, and explains why she turned the role down the first time she had the opportunity to play it. She also talks about her musical heritage growing up in Maine; how she got her Equity card after her freshman year studying drama at the College of William and Mary; how a chorus role in her first Broadway show, "A Family Affair", grew to afford her four character roles by opening night; the unexpected success of "The Mad Show", which was originally planned for a two-week holiday run; the experience of creating roles in two Neil Simon plays, "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "Broadway Bound", including the story of how swiftly Simon wrote her impressive act two monologue for the latter; whether it was tough for her to be considered for stage roles after nine seasons on TV's "Alice"; how she saw the character of Mama Rose when she took over for Tyne Daly in "Gypsy"; what she thinks prompted Charles Busch to create the title role in "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" with her in mind; and why when she's not busy with professional acting roles she spends her "spare time" running the Red Barn Theatre, a community theatre in Wilmington NC. Original air date - May 19, 2010.
Director David Cromer discusses his most recent New York project, Andrew Bovell's "When The Rain Stops Falling" at Lincoln Center Theater, and how even he had to be reassured that the play's intertwining timeline does grow clearer to the audience as the show goes along. He also recounts the story of how he came to direct and appear in "Our Town", and what it's been like to "put in" actors to replace himself multiple times during the play's lengthy New York run; talks about the series of schools he attended without ever finishing; explains how Columbia College launched him into a successful acting career in Chicago, despite his lack of a degree, and how the size of, and fluidity between, Chicago theatre companies fostered his career as a director; shares what he considers the pinnacle of his acting career; reveals how most of his directing projects all stem from a single book; describes what it was like to work with playwright Austin Pendleton on the premiere of "Orson's Shadow" after years of working almost exclusively without an author in residence; considers his feelings about his new-found New York success, and why he'll always go back to Chicago; and reflects on the unfortunate circumstances that surrounded "The Neil Simon Plays" earlier this season, particularly not being able to open "Broadway Bound". Original air date - April 14, 2010.
Director David Cromer discusses his most recent New York project, Andrew Bovell's "When The Rain Stops Falling" at Lincoln Center Theater, and how even he had to be reassured that the play's intertwining timeline does grow clearer to the audience as the show goes along. He also recounts the story of how he came to direct and appear in "Our Town", and what it's been like to "put in" actors to replace himself multiple times during the play's lengthy New York run; talks about the series of schools he attended without ever finishing; explains how Columbia College launched him into a successful acting career in Chicago, despite his lack of a degree, and how the size of, and fluidity between, Chicago theatre companies fostered his career as a director; shares what he considers the pinnacle of his acting career; reveals how most of his directing projects all stem from a single book; describes what it was like to work with playwright Austin Pendleton on the premiere of "Orson's Shadow" after years of working almost exclusively without an author in residence; considers his feelings about his new-found New York success, and why he'll always go back to Chicago; and reflects on the unfortunate circumstances that surrounded "The Neil Simon Plays" earlier this season, particularly not being able to open "Broadway Bound". Original air date - April 14, 2010.
Jessica Hecht, now on Broadway as Eddie Carbone's long-suffering but cleared-eyed wife Beatrice in the Broadway revival of "A View From The Bridge", talks about her role in the play's tragic love triangle and why her preparation for this performance was so different than her usual practice. She also discusses how she began studying at Connecticut College, only to have the famed actor Morris Carnovsky send her off to New York to study at New York University; her earliest roles, including an appearance in "Hamlet" at Hartford Stage, near her hometown of Bloomfield CT, as a silent lady-in-waiting to Pamela Payton-Wright as Gertrude; her Broadway debut in "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" where, after being raised in an observant Jewish home, she appeared as part of a Southern family disconnected from their Jewish roots; how she handled portraying a character alternating between dawning love and heart-rending tragedy in the non-linear "Stop Kiss"; working on "After The Fall" at the Roundabout with Arthur Miller and her interaction with the legendary playwright; playing in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with Denzel Washington -- and how that yielded the greatest entrance ovation she's ever experienced; the joy and pain of opening in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" but never being able to perform for an audience in the prematurely closed "Broadway Bound"; and why she's drawn back to the Williamstown Theatre Festival year after year. Original air date - March 17, 2010.
Jessica Hecht, now on Broadway as Eddie Carbone's long-suffering but cleared-eyed wife Beatrice in the Broadway revival of "A View From The Bridge", talks about her role in the play's tragic love triangle and why her preparation for this performance was so different than her usual practice. She also discusses how she began studying at Connecticut College, only to have the famed actor Morris Carnovsky send her off to New York to study at New York University; her earliest roles, including an appearance in "Hamlet" at Hartford Stage, near her hometown of Bloomfield CT, as a silent lady-in-waiting to Pamela Payton-Wright as Gertrude; her Broadway debut in "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" where, after being raised in an observant Jewish home, she appeared as part of a Southern family disconnected from their Jewish roots; how she handled portraying a character alternating between dawning love and heart-rending tragedy in the non-linear "Stop Kiss"; working on "After The Fall" at the Roundabout with Arthur Miller and her interaction with the legendary playwright; playing in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with Denzel Washington -- and how that yielded the greatest entrance ovation she's ever experienced; the joy and pain of opening in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" but never being able to perform for an audience in the prematurely closed "Broadway Bound"; and why she's drawn back to the Williamstown Theatre Festival year after year. Original air date - March 17, 2010.
Producer Emanuel Azenberg talks about the upcoming repertory production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound", including the choice of David Cromer as director, whether the plays are being revised for the tandem run, and why he thinks they'll make audiences think of these plays -- and Neil Simon himself -- in a whole new way. He also discusses how he began his career as part of a group of softball and poker playing buddies that included Robert Redford, James and William Goldman, and on occasion Carl Reiner; how he came to be Neil Simon's exclusive producer on every play since 1972's "The Sunshine Boys"; how he's handled the challenge of dealing with shows that haven't succeeded, including "Fools", "Division Street" and "Einstein and the Polar Bear"; why he has dared to produce the supposedly cursed "Scottish Play" on Broadway not just once, but twice; what he sought to impart to his students at Yale and later Duke University about theatre over some 25 years and how he feels that students have changed over that time; shows he's done for love and shows he's done for money; what has drawn him to be involved in the upcoming revival of "Ragtime"; and why he thinks the much-admired "Side Show" didn't succeed on Broadway, and possibly never will. Original air date - October 19, 2009.
Producer Emanuel Azenberg talks about the upcoming repertory production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound", including the choice of David Cromer as director, whether the plays are being revised for the tandem run, and why he thinks they'll make audiences think of these plays -- and Neil Simon himself -- in a whole new way. He also discusses how he began his career as part of a group of softball and poker playing buddies that included Robert Redford, James and William Goldman, and on occasion Carl Reiner; how he came to be Neil Simon's exclusive producer on every play since 1972's "The Sunshine Boys"; how he's handled the challenge of dealing with shows that haven't succeeded, including "Fools", "Division Street" and "Einstein and the Polar Bear"; why he has dared to produce the supposedly cursed "Scottish Play" on Broadway not just once, but twice; what he sought to impart to his students at Yale and later Duke University about theatre over some 25 years and how he feels that students have changed over that time; shows he's done for love and shows he's done for money; what has drawn him to be involved in the upcoming revival of "Ragtime"; and why he thinks the much-admired "Side Show" didn't succeed on Broadway, and possibly never will. Original air date - October 19, 2009.
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