Podcasts about classical theater

In this episode, Hayley and Amy chat with playwright and producer Kelley Girod, the founder of The Fire This Time Festival and Director of New Works at the Apollo, about the vital importance of building community, uplifting the visibility of people and stories and voices we have not yet experienced, stepping into discomfort to create sustainable practices in theatre, and more! Click here for a transcript of the episode! Episode Notes Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy AndrewsGuest: Kelley GirodMusic: Chloe Geller Episode Resources: The Fire This Time Festival The Apollo and the Apollo's Victoria Theater Frigid NYC Parity Productions - This Stretch of Montpelier National Black Theatre Guest Bio: Kelley Nicole Girod (she/her) is a playwright and producer, as well as Director of New Work at the world-famous theater The Apollo. In addition, Kelley continues to serve as Executive Director of OBIE award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for early-career Black playwrights, which she founded in 2009. Kelley is also an award-winning playwright (Parity Productions Commission, Sundance IDP Grant Recipient, Atlantic Launch New Play Commission, Sheen Center Fellow, Stein and Liberace Fellow, John Golden Fellow ) whose work has been developed/presented at Atlantic Theater Company, Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, The Fire This Time Festival, Harlem 9, Primary Stages, Project Y, Poetic Theater Productions, Classical Theater of Harlem, Frigid NYC, Planet Connections Theater Festival, The Field, Dixon Place, and Stanford University's TAPS Program. She was recently named the recipient of 2023 New York Innovative Theater's prestigious Ellen Steward Award. She was also a 2020 nominee of the prestigious Paul Robeson Award. Kelley has served as a guest lecturer at Yale School for Drama, Stanford University's Theater Department, and Cal State-Fullerton. Kelley has also held the positions of Programming Associate at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture and Producing Director at The Billie Holiday Theater. In addition, Kelley is editor of The Fire This Time Festival's first anthology of plays, published with Bloomsbury UK/Methuen Drama and titled 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival, A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Rebirth and Black Theater. Kelley is a 2008 graduate of Columbia's MFA Playwriting program. Find Kelley Online: The ApolloThe Fire This Time FestivalFacebookLinkedIn Thanks for listening! Who do you want to hear from next on the Women & Theatre Podcast? Nominate someone here. The Women & Theatre Podcast is created and produced by Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews. Please like, comment, subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and consider making a donation to support our work. Thank you for listening!

A conversation with singer, actor, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon. We talk about his role in Alicia Keys's play “Hell's Kitchen”  currently at the Public Theater, collaborating with Keys and the other performers in the play, what goes into creating a role in theater, his stepping into the role of Burr in “Hamilton” and the challenges that brought, and playing Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar” in a live television performance. We also discuss his upcoming benefit concert for the Classical Theater of Harlem called “Here for the Holidays,  his first major role as Simba in the national tour of “The Lion King”—which he calls the biggest challenge of his career, his role as a producer for the Tony-Award winning production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” the importance of arts education to his career, and his work as an advocate with the organization he co-founded the WeAre Foundation.

A conversation with singer, actor, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon. We talk about his role in Alicia Keys's play “Hell's Kitchen”  currently at the Public Theater, collaborating with Keys and the other performers in the play, what goes into creating a role in theater, his stepping into the role of Burr in “Hamilton” and the challenges that brought, and playing Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar” in a live television performance. We also discuss his upcoming benefit concert for the Classical Theater of Harlem called “Here for the Holidays,  his first major role as Simba in the national tour of “The Lion King”—which he calls the biggest challenge of his career, his role as a producer for the Tony-Award winning production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” the importance of arts education to his career, and his work as an advocate with the organization he co-founded the WeAre Foundation.

This week we host a panel discussion between three writers, Susan-Sojourna Collier, Cheryl L. Davis, and Allan Neuwirth, regarding thier feeling on the ongoing strike, the Writers Guild, AI and other topics. Susan-Sojourna Collier is an Emmy Nominated veteran television writer, who has worked on daytime drama series, including All My Children, Port Charles, and One Life to Live. She partnered with the late Tommy Ford to produce two features for Lionsgate/Grindstone. The first, Conflict of Interest, is the highest-rated film on Aspire TV. The second feature, Switching Lanes, received the Best Feature honor at the Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival. She also penned the screenplay Get the Show on the Road, an adaptation of a romantic comedy novel, which was a semi-finalist in the Tribeca Screenwriting Festival. Currently, she is finishing the documentary - Through My Lens: A Study of Bullying in the African American Community. Susan-Sojourna also developed the creative writing workshop Messages to My Younger Brother/ Messages to My Younger Sister (addressing issues of incarcerated and youth-at-risk) and co-founded the Mamie and Jimmie Collier Writing Fellowship. Cheryl L. Davis received a Writers' Guild Award and a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work on As the World Turns. She is currently a freelance writer for Law & Order: SVU, her episode Garland's Baptism by Fire aired on April 2, 2020. Her play Swimming Uptown has received developmental readings at the Lark Play Development Center, the Abingdon Theatre, and the Classical Theater of Harlem; the TV pilot based on that play was a featured script in the New York TV Festival in 2017. She was the sole script writer for the health-related radio drama, Staying Well in Camberwell. Cheryl received the Ed Kleban Award for her work as a musical theater librettist, and her musical Barnstormer, received a Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award under the auspices of the Lark Play Development Center. Her play Maid's Door was produced at the Billie Holiday Theatre to excellent reviews, received seven Audelco Awards, and was presented at the 2015 and 2017 National Black Theatre Festivals; it was also a finalist for the Francesca Primus Prize. She is a practicing attorney in Manhattan and is the General Counsel for the Authors Guild. Allan Neuwirth co-created the internationally syndicated comic strip "Chelsea Boys," written non-fiction books about the entertainment industry, including "Makin' Toons" (2003, Allworth Press) and "They'll Never Put That On The Air" (2006, Allworth Press). Neuwirth has head written, story edited, and/or written for TV series including "Bubble Guppies" (Nick Jr.), "Rugrats (2021)" (Paramount+), "Space Racers" (Universal Kids), "The Bug Diaries" (Amazon Prime), "Octonauts" (Disney Channel & BBC), "Big Bag" (Cartoon Network), "Tumble Leaf," (Amazon Prime), "Arthur" (PBS), "Cyberchase" (PBS), "Courage the Cowardly Dog" (Cartoon Network), and "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss" (Nickelodeon). Allan produced and directed the musical documentary feature "What's The Name Of The Dame?" (2011), produced the feature film "Drawing Home" (2017), associate produced "Call Me By Your Name" (2017), executive produced "Change In The Air" (2018), and is working on "State of Dispute" (2023), "Shadow Cast", "The Yank" and "Boy From Berlin".

Patrick Page is a Grammy award-winning actor and playwright currently playing Hades in "Hadestown". He looks back on his early years growing up in Oregon and becoming a professional magician wherein he toured an illusion show and won awards. He shares how doing magic gave him the validation he needed and taught him about audiences and how to hold the stage. Patrick eventually got deeply interested in acting as a craft and pursued it as a career. While he decided to go for a Liberal Arts degree, he also spent his college years performing in plays. He shares his audition story for The Utah Shakespeare Festival despite being unqualified. Patrick shares how because he didn't go to acting school, he sort of learned by failing. He also talks about the first time someone told him his way of work was out of line and why he considers that a good thing. Apart from acting and writing, Patrick also has an acting studio in New York where he teaches. He talks about the importance of time management and knowing what you can do and offer, his hearing loss and the struggles that came along with it, including having to rely on muscle memory, and pursuing acting not because it's how you wish to be perceived but because it is who you are. Patrick Page is an actor and playwright known for his role in "In the Heights", "Flesh and Bone", and "The Good Wife". His other TV and film credits include "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "The Blacklist", "Evil", "Chicago P.D.", "Elementary", and "Spirited". He originated the roles of Norman Osborn and Green Goblin in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark", The Grinch in Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical", and Hades in "Hadestown". Patrick's Broadway credits also include "Saint Joan", "Spring Awakening", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Lion King". His long list of stage credits also includes "Cymbeline" (New York Shakespeare Festival), "Richard II" (The Public Theatre), "The Sound of Music" (Carnegie Hall), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (The Papermill Playhouse), and "Rex" (York Theatre). He's an Affiliated Artist with The Shakespeare Theater Company in DC and The Old Globe in San Diego, has taught acting in numerous programs and classes and is the founder of The Patrick Page Acting Studio where he also teaches. Apart from acting, Patrick is also a playwright. One of his plays, "Swansong", was nominated for Best New Play by The American Theatre Critics' Association and received many regional productions. In his early years, Patrick did magic and was honored by The International Brotherhood of Magicians as the “Best International Teen Illusionist” at their yearly convention in 1979. Patrick is also the recipient of The Grammy Award, The Tony Award nomination, the Helen Hayes Award, The William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theater, and The Emery Battis Award among others. Connect with Patrick: Twitter: @pagepatrick Instagram: @pagepatrick Website: patrickpageonline.com Facebook: @thebigbrothertho Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twelfth Night Act 1, Scene 5July 8, 2022 PHOTO CREDIT - Richard Termine PHOTO CREDIT - Richard Termine Something special is happening in Harlem. The Classical Theater of Harlem is bringing its unique brand of Shakespeare to Marcus Garvey Park. Associate Artistic Director Carl Cofield is directing an Afro-Futuristic version of Twelfth Night - complete with VR and the ambient sounds of NYC. Carl stops by to talk about all things Shakespeare, Education and Twelfth Night. Click here to follow along with the text. Click here for a First Folio version of the text. Click here for more information about CTH.

IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. Get to know the creator and producer of the film Sailesh Naidu and its screenwriter and lead actor Lamin Leroy Gibba in this in-depth interview.Sailesh Naidu is a poet, researcher, and filmmaker and Lamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. In this part two of the conversation, Sailesh and Lamin talk about the casting process and Lamin's transition from screenwriter to actor- Lamin opens up about understanding his character Malik and how this grew during rehearsal. Sailesh opens up about the producer role, asking your network for resources, and the power of an idea. The duo talk about on-set intimacy coordination, the set design, the editing room, and their approach to the festival circuit.Sailesh Naidu is a poet, researcher, and filmmaker based in Berlin. A reiki practitioner and tarot card reader, they believe our inner journey is an imperative part of every revolution. A former German Chancellor's Fellow many of their projects have been featured in the NYTimes, The Hindu, Die Zeit, and PBS NewsHour amongst others. You can visit their website for more information on their work: www.saileshnaidu.comLamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter based in Berlin. He studied at The New School University in New York and performing at Classical Theater of Harlem and Lincoln Center among others. He has created various short films including the short Fever Source and the medium-length film Cloud Zero. You can visit www.laminleroygibba.com for more on his work.Hundefreund received its funding from the Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Ministry of Art and Media of Germany) and is presented by BIPOC Film Society.Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.comThis is part 2 of 2. You can follow the podcast @inherlenspodcast and the film @hundefreund.film on Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. Get to know the creator and producer of the film Sailesh Naidu and its screenwriter and lead actor Lamin Leroy Gibba in this in-depth interview.Sailesh Naidu is a poet, researcher, and filmmaker and Lamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. In this part one of the conversation, you get to know Sailesh and Lamin; how they met and became collaborators. Host Nadine, Sailesh, and Lamin delve deeper into what the script writing sessions looked like and how the story formed. Sailesh talks about the importance of the film being in German, and Lamin about the collaboration and interrogations he made throughout. They open up about the funding process and grant writing realities. The duo explains their focus on showcasing the BIPOC talent of Germany. Sailesh Naidu is a poet, researcher, and filmmaker based in Berlin. A reiki practitioner and tarot card reader, they believe our inner journey is an imperative part of every revolution. A former German Chancellor's Fellow many of their projects have been featured in the NYTimes, The Hindu, Die Zeit, and PBS NewsHour amongst others. You can visit their website for more information on their work: www.saileshnaidu.comLamin Leroy Gibba is an actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter based in Berlin. He studied at The New School University in New York and performing at Classical Theater of Harlem and Lincoln Center among others. He has created various short films including the short Fever Source and the medium-length film Cloud Zero. You can visit www.laminleroygibba.com for more on his work.Hundefreund received its funding from the Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Ministry of Art and Media of Germany) and is presented by BIPOC Film Society.Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.comThis is part 1 of 2. You can follow the podcast @inherlenspodcast and the film @hundefreund.film on Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mercedes De La Cruz (Gendron) is a Canadian actress, best known for her memorable and charismatic performances in more than two dozen television shows and independent films. As a model, De La Cruz has graced the cover of ALEPH Magazine, was Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic, Poster Girl Molson Canadian and notably secured a highly visible contract for The Brick before Cindy Crawford took the campaign over. After a successful modeling career, De La Cruz made the transition to a versatile supporting actor, lauded as a “great actress” by the likes of Academy Award nominee Sally Kirkland. For her role as Carla, a savvy pregnant prostitute, in Ramshackle Blues, De La Cruz was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 Vancouver Badass Film Festival.De La Cruz was born and raised in Edmonton, Canada where she began performing onstage at the age of three. She was a gifted dancer winning countless competitions and awards including Outstanding Performer from Lecky's School of Dancing in 1994. She loved to dance and performed in front of large crowds in productions such as “The Nutcracker” performed by the Alberta Ballet. From there she went on to Musical Theater and then Classical Theater where she fell in love with the art of acting. She began with small roles and music videos and in 2009 made a move to Vancouver, Canada to pursue acting full time. Shortly after her move to “Hollywood North,” she landed numerous international commercials and now appears in various episodes of many hit TV shows and movies, including Hallmark's upcoming "Right In Front of Me" opposite Janel Parrish, Lifetime's Lonestar Christmas opposite Marco Grazzini, AMC's "Bates Motel" opposite Freddie Highmore, Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce opposite Lisa Edelstein (House), History Channel's Project Blue Book opposite Aidan Gillen (Game Of Thrones) and the WB's Supernatural opposite Jared Padalecki. De La Cruz recently wrapped filming the co-lead in the feature "Because You're Dead To Me" and a co-starring role on the Netflix series "Maid." She studied acting under the likes of Jeff Seymour, John Cassini, Neil Schell, Kate Twa, Dean Armstrong, Mathew Harrison, Zibby Allen, Jeb Beach, Bradley Stryker, Michelle Allen, Anthony Shim, Lindsay Gibson, Edward Foy, Daniel Bacon, Rhonda Fisecki, Shea Hampton and Adam Davenport. Mercedes is represented by Melisse Kelly at Cue Management.

On this episode of #InGodfreyWeTrust Comedian Godfrey welcomes back Actor Ty Jones to talk about Ty's beginnings at the Classical Theater of Harlem, we watch a video of Mr. Rogers taking on the United State Senate, Ty says Michael Jordan was trash, Godfrey ain't having it and much much more! We're not reinventing the wheel, we're just talkin' shit (twice a week).#Godfrey Ep 313SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:https://mipod.com and use promo code GODFREY for 20% OFF your orderhttps://YoDelta.com Promo Code GAS for 25% OFF your entire orderWatch & SUBSCRIBE on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/channel/UC9pY7pvK-F3S17lBK2yhgvw?sub_confirmation=1In Godfrey We Trust is LIVE every TUESDAY & FRIDAY at 10PM ET ONLY on #GaSDigitalOr catch the YouTube Premiere later in the week: SATURDAY's & TUESDAY's at 11PMhttps://GaSDigitalNetwork.com/LIVESign up to #GasDigitalNetwork with promo code GODFREY for a 7 Day FREE TRIAL to get access to the HD livestreams, the live chat, and all episodes On Demand in HD.https://GaSDigitalNetwork.com/high-octane-all-accessFOLLOW THE WHOLE SHOW!In Godfrey We Trust PodcastInstagram: https://instagram.com/godfreypodcastTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@godfreypodcastGodfreyInstagram: https://instagram.com/comediangodfreyTwitter: https://twitter.com/GodfreyComedianTy JonesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyjonesnycTwitter: https://twitter.com/tdjnycGaS Digital NetworkInstagram: https://instagram.com/gasdigitalTwitter: https://twitter.com/gasdigitalSEND US MAIL:GaS Digital Studios Attn: GODFREY151 1st Ave #311New York, NY 10003orInGodfreyWeTrust@gmail.com#InGodfreyWeTrustPodcast #IGWT #GodfreyComedianSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kaliswa Brewster joins Jacqui for this episode of Love Period, part of our special mini-series celebrating Black History Month. Kaliswa Brewster is an actress based in NYC and helped co-produce Seasons 1 and 2 of Love Period. Kaliswa has recurred on Showtime's BILLIONS, ABC's series TIME AFTER TIME, and RELEASE. Film credits include PATERNO for HBO Films starring Al Pacino, the feature film PAINT directed by Michael Walker, and THE BIT PLAYER for PBS. Guest star and other television credits include CBS' GOD FRIENDED ME, BLUE BLOODS, Netflix's DAREDEVIL & CBS' UNFORGETTABLE. She has worked onstage at The Signature Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Hartford Stage, The Williamstown Theater Festival, The Guthrie Theater, and others. As a voice actor Kaliswa has appeared in various commercial ads, animation series (including Marvel), and her audiobook work can be found on Audible. She holds an MFA from American Conservatory Theater and a Certificate in Classical Theater from LAMDA in London. Resources: Jacqui's new book Fierce Love can be found here. A transcript for this episode can be found here. Connect with us: We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. Send us an email. Rev. Jacqui Lewis Ph.D.: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Kaliswa Brewster: Instagram | Twitter Center for Action and Contemplation: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Today we Talk to Canadian Born Actress Mercedes De La Cruz. She began performing on stage at the age of three. She was a gifted dancer winning countless competitions and awards including Outstanding Performer from Lecky's School of Dancing in 1994. She loved to dance and performed in front of large crowds in productions such as "The Nutcracker" performed by the Alberta Ballet. From there she went on to Musical Theater and then Classical Theater where she fell in love with the art of acting. She began with small roles and music videos and in 2009 made a move to Vancouver, Canada to pursue acting full time. De La Cruz's acting career began with small roles and music videos. Shortly after her move to the “Hollywood North,” she landed numerous commercials. She now appears in various episodes of many hit TV shows that were shot in Vancouver, including AMC's ‘Bates Motel' opposite Freddie Highmore, Bravo's ‘Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' opposite former ‘House' star, Lisa Edelstein, History Channel's ‘Project Blue Book' opposite former ‘Game of Thrones' actor Aidan Gillen and the WB/the CW's Supernatural. With all the success she has gained the industry can still be a grind, but she still loves it we discuss that and her journey into the world of acting on todays episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kevin-mumphrey/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-mumphrey/support

Theater legend André De Shields dropped into our podcast ahead of his Feinstein's/54 Below show for a conversation about coming of age during the age of Aquarius, why he took on the monumental role of King Lear for the second time, and how destiny led him to his Tony-winning role in Hadestown.  A showstopper at the age of 75, De Shields was the triple-crown winner of the 2019 award season, garnering Tony, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk Awards for his universally praised role as the messenger to the gods, Hermes, in Hadestown. In an illustrious career that has spanned more than half a century, he has distinguished himself as an actor, director, and educator. His notable theatrical appearances include roles in the original Broadway productions of The Full Monty (Tony Award® nomination), Play On! (Tony Award® nomination), Ain't Misbehavin' (Emmy Award) and the title role in The Wiz. In 2020, he received the 2020 Grammy Award for Musical Theater Album for Hadestown, an Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, the 2020 AUDELCO for Lifetime Achievement and the 2020 Red Bull Theater Matador Award for Excellence in Classical Theater. 2019 honors include The Actors' Equity Foundation Richard Seff Award, which honors veteran stage actors' best supporting performances of the year, the Project1Voice Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2019 SAGE Joyce Warshow Lifetime Achievement Award, and The York Theatre Company's 2019 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre, among others. He was also inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Among his other accolades are the 2009 National Black Theatre Festival's Living Legend Award and the 2007 Village Voice Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. For tickets to André's show at Feinstein's/54 Below, visit: https://54below.com/events/andre-de-shields/. Photo of Mr. De Shields by Lia Chang. Credits The Feinstein's/54 Below podcast is hosted by Nella Vera, Kevin Ferguson, and Grace Benigni and produced by Bailey Everett and Michael Galvez, with support from the Feinstein's/54 Below marketing staff. Original artwork design by Philip Romano. Follow Nella on Twitter and Instagram at @spinstripes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About the Guest Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj is a Milwaukee-based, multi-disciplinary, American Theater Artist and Advocate. Mr. Maharaj was hailed in The New York Times for his award-winning play Little Rock, was selected as a New York Times Critics Pick. He is currently the Associate Artistic Producer of Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Mr. Maharaj's playwrighting residencies include the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New Orleans Writer's Residency, Alliance Theater, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Crossroads Theater, Amas Musical Theater, Triskelion Arts, the 2020 Resident Playwright of the Letter of Marque Theatre, is a member of Theater Now's 2021 Virtual Musical Theater Writer's Group, a 2021 Season Finalist in The Downtown Urban Arts Festival in New York City, the inaugural playwright for the Theatre Raleigh New Works Reading Series, and a finalist for the 2021 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference. Mr. Maharaj has been honored with many awards for his body of work in the American Theater including the prestigious Woodie King Jr. Award, four Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards, Barrymore Award, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Theatrical Moment of the Year, The New York International Fringe Festival Overall Excellence Award, Theater Communications Group Directors Grant and Playwriting Grant, Recipient of the 2020 National Alliance for Musical Theater Fifteen-Minute Musical Theater Challenge Award, he was a semi-finalist for the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award Competition presented by American Blues Theater. He has been featured in numerous articles and interviews in notable industry publications such as The American Theater Magazine, The New York Times, The Yale School of Drama / Repertory Theater Review, The Dramatist, The Uptown Magazine, Playbill, Broadway World, The Daily News, The New York Post, The New York Beacon, The Philadelphia Sun, Time-Out New York, Harlem News, Amsterdam News, and The Stage Directors and Choreographers Journal for his work as a theater practitioner and leader. As a storyteller, Mr. Maharaj has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at many of our nation's top Regional Theaters including the Bernard B. Jacobs, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, The Public, Second Stage Theatre, Soho Playhouse, Classical Theater of Harlem, New Federal Theater, New World Stages, Nuyorican Poets Café, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Lark Play Development Center, Theatre Row, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Portland Stage, Actors Theater of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare, Signature Theater, Theater Works, Goodman Theater, The Kennedy Center, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Perseverance, and New Freedom Theater. After his graduate studies at Brooklyn College, Mr. Maharaj was awarded a Masters of Fine Arts Degree from Brooklyn College. Mr. Maharaj is a proud alumnus of the Actors Studio Playwrights and Directors Unit, Lincoln Center's Directors Lab, and Theater Communication Group's Rising Leaders of Color in the American Theater. He has served as the Artistic Director of New Freedom Theater in Philadelphia as well as the Artistic Director of Rebel Theater. Mr. Maharaj founded the Voices at the River, an African and Latino American Playwrights New Works Festival hosted at Arkansas Repertory Theater. Mr. Maharaj is represented by Michael Moore of Michael Moore Agency Literary and Creatives. Connect with Beltline to Broadway Facebook – @beltlinetobroadway Twitter – @beltlinetobroadway Instagram – @beltlinetobroadway Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.beltlinetobroadway.com) Support this podcast

Piera Van de Wiel has captured the attention of the world and United Nations for raising awareness and relief funds for global causes. With this September marking the 1 year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian which devastated the Bahamas, she just released a music video for the single "Come Back Home" written to aid humanitarian efforts in the Great Abaco Island that consists of home footage supplied by the members of the community before the Hurricane destroyed the islands. The music video is currently competing in the renowned ARTS x SDGS Film Festival, and the song also received a Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Listener Impact at the Global Music Awards.With each impactful lyric, Piera is an artist passionate about social impact, and she understands how music can be used as a vehicle to increase awareness of Global Causes. She is the founder of her collective Stronger With Music that promotes the importance of Music and Mental Health and Music and Social Impact. Piera is a singer-songwriter and actor passionate about social impact and storytelling. She is the founder of the renowned philanthropic group "Stronger With Music," an influential collective that promotes the importance of music and mental health and music and social impact. She has worked and performed with NGOs globally, including the Barefoot College International, Applaud Our Kids Foundation at 54 Below, the Aspire Artemis Foundation, and has sung at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for International Women's Day sponsored by the Mission of Djibouti, and at other UN sponsored events around the world, including the Regional STEAM & Innovation Symposia in St Lucia with UN Women and Microsoft. As an actor she has worked in Hollywood on films including period drama "Strip Clara," 1950s film "Tainted Choices" which are both on the film festival circuit, Fox Films "Amsterdam in Anatolia", and performed at the prestigious Rose Theatre in London, London Salvation Army Hall, South Hill Arts, Atlantic Stage 2 with the Atlantic Acting Company in New York, and her leading role in Off Broadway production of The Three Musketeers as Milady De Winter with the Classical Theater of Harlem. This production was nominated for Off Broadway theatre awards including 9 Audelco Awards including Best Drama. Follow us on IG and Facebook: @societytalkspodcast Follow Joe: @joe_lorenzo Podcast edit by: @lacimercede #StaySafe #StayCreative #SocietyPerformers ARE #AloneTogether #SocietyTalks #JoeLorenzo #SocietyEntertainment

With domestic violence reports spiking due to COVID-19 worldwide lockdown, meet singer-songwriter Piera Van de Wiel who has captured the attention and support from the United Nations who is using her music to raise social awareness of domestic violence through her new single "Used," with proceeds going to the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. With each impactful lyric, Piera sheds light on the dark reality of domestic violence by giving women around the world the voice they deserve. Please click here to listen to "Used": https://open.spotify.com/album/1C43SPPeZTje6soLDYnYjh?highlight=spotify:track:7pFZn3L38SFeklWuP39IzJ The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women mission is to prevent violence against women and girls by empowering groups especially at risk of violence, including adolescent girls and indigenous or ethnic minority women, and engaging strategically with boys and men as well as traditional and faith-based leaders to prevent violence. Born in England, Piera is a singer-songwriter and actor passionate about social impact and storytelling. She is the founder "Stronger With Music," a collective that promotes the importance of music and mental health and music and social impact. She has worked and performed with NGOs globally, including the Barefoot College International, Applaud Our Kids Foundation at 54 Below, the Aspire Artemis Foundation, and has sung at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for International Women's Day sponsored by the Mission of Djibouti, and at other UN sponsored events around the world, including the Regional STEAM & Innovation Symposia in St Lucia with UN Women and Microsoft. She has also performed at the Jazz at Lincoln Center where Spike Lee and Alec Baldwin were presenting. With her music, she hopes to benefit others; from her single release in 2019 "Come Back Home" which was written to aid humanitarian efforts in the Abacos Bahamas that was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian. This song has been recognized and received a Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Listener Impact at the Global Music Awards for independent artists. As an Actor she has worked on films that include period drama "Strip Clara," 1950s film "Tainted Choices" which are both on the film festival circuit, Fox Films "Amsterdam in Anatolia", and performed at the prestigious Rose Theatre in London, London Salvation Army Hall, South Hill Arts, Atlantic Stage 2 with the Atlantic Acting Company in New York, and her leading role in Off Broadway production of The Three Musketeers as Milady De Winter with the Classical Theater of Harlem. This production was nominated for Off Broadway theatre awards including 9 Audelco awards including Best Drama. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode of SpeakVolumes, we wrap up the conversation with Ty Jones, Producing and Artistic Director of the Classical Theater of Harlem. Hanna G and Ty talk about the financial struggles that non-profits and arts organizations, in particular, face. Their convo weaves through the intricate relationships between the limousine liberals, local politics, gentrification, racism, immigration, historically black colleges and cultural heritage and creating a powerful black middle class in America.

In this episode of SpeakVolumes, we continue the conversation with Ty Jones, Producing and Artistic Director of the Classical Theater of Harlem and leading actor in the TV series, “Power”. Here, Hanna G and Ty take on the ironic concept of “black excellence” and the power of language to define the edges of racism. They discuss Martin and Malcolm, Nate Turner and ultimately choosing the long game to drive change. Using Shakespeare and Dickens to demonstrate that we are all more similar than we are different; Ty focuses on the message that what makes art powerfully universal is when it is made authentic and relatable to all communities: Choice is key.

In this episode of SpeakVolumes, we introduce you to the charming, charismatic and exceptionally talented Ty Jones, Producing and Artistic Director of the Classical Theater of Harlem. In this opening episode, Ty and Hanna discuss discovering their blackness, poverty, different regional flavors of racism, seeing KKK signs and being kids of divorce.This is a journey of childhood that took him from East NY to trailer parks in Missouri, Germany, St. Louis and Delaware only to come back to his roots, settling in Harlem. While sharing memories of playing in the ’hood, code-switching, and treasuring banana seat bicycles, Ty and Hanna explore how one can find an unlikely passion in theater and turn that into community activism.

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(recorded 2-3-2018) WEBurlesque's Viktor Devonne sits down for a cozy brunch with bubbles with The Brick House of Burlesque herself, Falana Fox. Falana gets personal with her backstory with a little Behind the Music moment of her time as an almost-Mary J Blige in the 90s, plus we both delve into flipping tables; pink walkie talkies; The Muppets; Colorforms; growing up a Jehovah's Witness, leaving the church, faith; professional acting, back-up singing, checking the contract; Titus Walker; Classical Theater of Harlem; Lady Capulet; Street Court; kismet in a Sephora; Lola Falana; the Three Little Foxes?; Ireland at age 10; Paris in December; wine and bread at IKEA; Seward Alaska; tagline -- The One You'll Never Forget; improvising; the moment before - the moment after; Janet Jackson and the Super Bowl; Adam Barta; Sarah Baartman, the Hottentot Venus; exoticizing African culture; Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus; acting black; cultural appropriation and entitlement; the best actor for the job; the fuckery of it all; Ladyqueen, and introducing Billie Daze. shout-outs include: Delysia La Chatte, Magdalena Fox, Ivory Fox, Jo Boobs, Jezebel Express, Perle Noire, Anja Keister, Clara Coquette, Sake Fevah, Lillian Bustle, Tigger, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Poison Ivory, Ula Uberbusen, and Crimson Kitty Falana Fox is an entertainer living in Jersey City. You can see her her regularly with LadyQueen, White Elephant Burlesque, and in various productions on both sides of the Holland Tunnel. She was nominated for The Sweetheart in 2018's Silver Tusk Awards, and will be appearing in the February 14th Valentine's Day show. intro and outro music: "On a 45" by This Way to the Egress (used w/ permission) ... interlude music: "Poppers and Prosecco" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ... Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ... http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We’re back with Ben, Liz and Nicole! And just in time to let you know some of the things we’re looking forward to as the summer season kicks off. Grab a bottle of water and head outside to see one of the shows in a park, or find an indoor theater with good AC!

This week on State of the Arts NYC we have Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director of Classical Theater of Harlem to talk about their holiday production A Christmas Carol. Also joining the show is Anthony Vaughn Merchant who played the role of Scrooge. Shawn René Graham, adapted this rendition of the classic tale. Steve H. Broadnax III, directed the play, Tiffany Rea-Fisher choreographed the production with musical direction by Kahlil X. Daniel Set in present-day Harlem, this holiday treasure is dramatized with CTH’s signature style of infusing classic works with an uptown flair. A Christmas Carol in Harlem places Ebenezer Scrooge as a real estate mogul who has made his fortune at the expense of others. Scrooge foregoes using his wealth to affect positive change within his Harlem community and instead lives a life of miserly solitude. That is, until three unexpected visitors arrive on Christmas Eve to show him that the value of family and the impact of cooperation will lead to a healthy, thriving and prosperous community.

(recorded 2-3-2018) WEBurlesque's Viktor Devonne sits down for a cozy brunch with bubbles with The Brick House of Burlesque herself, Falana Fox. Falana gets personal with her backstory with a little Behind the Music moment of her time as an almost-Mary J Blige in the 90s, plus we both delve into flipping tables; pink walkie talkies; The Muppets; Colorforms; growing up a Jehovah's Witness, leaving the church, faith; professional acting, back-up singing, checking the contract; Titus Walker; Classical Theater of Harlem; Lady Capulet; Street Court; kismet in a Sephora; Lola Falana; the Three Little Foxes?; Ireland at age 10; Paris in December; wine and bread at IKEA; Seward Alaska; tagline -- The One You'll Never Forget; improvising; the moment before - the moment after; Janet Jackson and the Super Bowl; Adam Barta; Sarah Baartman, the Hottentot Venus; exoticizing African culture; Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus; acting black; cultural appropriation and entitlement; the best actor for the job; the fuckery of it all; Ladyqueen, and introducing Billie Daze. shout-outs include: Delysia La Chatte, Magdalena Fox, Ivory Fox, Jo Boobs, Jezebel Express, Perle Noire, Anja Keister, Clara Coquette, Sake Fevah, Lillian Bustle, Tigger, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Poison Ivory, Ula Uberbusen, and Crimson Kitty Falana Fox is an entertainer living in Jersey City. You can see her her regularly with LadyQueen, White Elephant Burlesque, and in various productions on both sides of the Holland Tunnel. She was nominated for The Sweetheart in 2018's Silver Tusk Awards, and will be appearing in the February 14th Valentine's Day show. intro and outro music: "On a 45" by This Way to the Egress (used w/ permission) ... interlude music: "Poppers and Prosecco" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ... Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ... http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In theaters and classrooms around the world, audiences and students experience the stories and emotions behind plays penned thousands of years ago by writers like Euripidies, Plautus, and Terence. But how do these modern encounters compare with original performances, and how are scholars even able to determine what it might have been like to view one of these plays in its original setting? Timothy Moore, professor and chair of classics at Washington University in St. Louis, describes the historical context of Greek tragedies and shares his own research into the music of ancient Roman comedies.