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Douglas J Cohen Doug received the 2010 Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting and won two Richard Rodgers Awards for writing book, music, and lyrics for NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (produced twice off-Broadway resulting in over 100 productions worldwide; an upcoming NY commercial production in-the-works through producer Larry Hirschhorn) and THE GIG (O'Neill National Music Theatre Conference, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, Goodspeed, York Theatre Company concert on CD and reading in conjunction with the Noël Coward Prize, and Sacramento Music Circus). Doug is the composer/lyricist of THE BIG TIME (book by Douglas Carter Beane) which debuted at the NYMF Festival; plans are underway for a Broadway-bound production. Nominated for a 2005 Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Lyrics, CHILDREN'S LETTERS TO GOD), he penned co-book, music, and lyrics for THE OPPOSITE OF SEX (Williamstown Theatre Festival) and received a Jonathan Larson Grant for composing BARNSTORMER, which has recently been optioned for New York by producer Lawrence Poster. Doug is the composer of GLIMMERGLASS (NAMT Conference 2000, readings through the Village Theatre and Melting Pot, productions at Goodspeed at Chester, Spirit of Broadway – Best Production of 2008) and A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS (produced by Theatreworks/USA and licensed through MTI). He also penned book and lyrics to VALENTINO'S TANGO (with music by Howard Marren, choreographed/directed by Chet Walker) and contributed original songs to JACKIE COLLINS' HOLLYWOOD LIES, and BOOZY (Robert Moses), the latter produced by Les Freres Corbusier and directed by Tony nominee Alex Timbers, which enjoyed runs at both the Ohio Theatre and Culture Project. His latest musicals are NINE WIVES with collaborator Dan Elish (which has been optioned by producers Larry Hirschhorn and Jayson Raitt and selected for the 2013 Goodspeed Festival of New Artists) HELEN OF TROY written with future West End lyricist/ playwright Zoe Samuel and workshopped at Coastal Carolina University, and BRIDGES, commissioned by The Berkeley Playhouse written with BARNSTORMER collaborator, Cheryl L. Davis. His new play, LOVELY SEND ANYWHERE, a finalist for the Laurents-Hatcher Award, has been developed at the Lark Play Development Center and received a reading in October 2012 starring Santino Fontana and Condola Rashad. A graduate of Amherst College, Doug recently joined the faculty of the Neighborhood Playhouse where he teaches the 2nd year students in song interpretation. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. How to Survive a Killer Musical: Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway When the young composer-lyricist Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldman—the acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man—he hoped it would be his big break, the first step on a gilt path to artistic triumph and commercial success in the form of a hit Broadway musical. What happened after that, while memorable, was anything but. How to Survive a Killer Musical chronicles Cohen's decade-long quest to bring that musical to the stage—writing, re-writing, and shepherding it across the US and Europe amidst all manner of adversity and plain rotten luck. It's a fascinating portrait of passion, persistence, and resilience—a coming-of-age story populated with famous mentors and formidable adversaries, told with refreshing honesty and humor.
Carolyn Michelle Smith is an Actor, Educator, and Producer recently known for her work as “Deja” on Season 5 of the Hillman Grad-produced, acclaimed Showtime series: “The Chi”. A Washington, DC native Carolyn trained at Juilliard and Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Selected by the Hillman Grad team for her work as a private coach to actors in both Hollywood and New York, Carolyn has led performance workshops across the country training emerging artists from such programs as: Yale, Juilliard, NYU, and Columbia University. Former Faculty member for Tom Todoroff Studios, The Shakespeare Society, and Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory, Carolyn's expertise is in deepening an actor's relationship to text, and helping them create an empowered mindset for sustained career success. Carolyn continues to thrive on both stage and screen. She made her Broadway debut in “Romeo and Juliet” starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad. Select TV credits include: “Russian Doll”, “Cherish the Day”, “House of Cards”, “Law and Order”, “Luke Cage”, and “How to Get Away w/ Murder”. Film credits include: “Tankhouse”, “He's Way More Famous Than You”, directed by Michael Urie “Reboot Camp”, “Sunny Daze”, and “Proof of Loss” co-starring Dylan McDermott. In addition to her work as a Coach and Educator, Carolyn is currently producing her first feature now in development: The Untitled Calypso Project. She's also a founding member of the Juilliard Black Alumni Association along with fellow members: Danielle Brooks, Corey Hawkins, and Teyonah Parris. The JBAA actively supports young black artists entering the Juilliard Drama Division and beyond. Carolyn is based in Los Angeles.
Tony winner Tonya Pinkins (Jelly's Last Jam, “Fear the Walking Dead,” PoA's Poof!), Tony nominee Condola Rashad (Saint Joan, “Billions”), and Melanie Nicholls-King ("The Wire," "Little Fires Everywhere”) star in Cassandra Medley's CELL. When a jaded supervisor at an immigrant detention center finds jobs there for her sister and niece, family tensions erupt into a battle over home and homeland security. Directed by Diverse City Theater Company founder Victor Lirio, CELL by Cassandra Medley (Relativity, Coming Up for Air) “deftly explores the dirty antidemocratic secret of institutionalized racism” (New York Times). After the play, host Claudia Catania joins Pulitzer Prize-winning immigration journalist Julia Preston, Broadway producer Cheryl Wiesenfeld, and playwright Medley to move beyond headlines and explore the real lives that inspired CELL.
On this episode of CHRIS AKIN PRESENTS…, Chris reviews the new season of BILLIONS on Showtime and talks about if the show has been able to survive losing it’s main star Damian Lewis. Get all our episodes at www.chrisakin.net. Please SUBSCRIBE, click the notification bell, leave a comment or a like, and share this episode! **NOTE: […]
Bakari Sellers is joined by actress of stage and screen Condola Rashad to discuss challenging herself as an artist (4:16), the legendary storytellers she looks up to (6:19), and what to expect from season 6 of ‘Billions' (11:32). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Condola Rashad Producer: Donnie Beacham Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, Judy Librach is joined by Stewart F. Lane, who is also known as Mr. Broadway. Stewart Lane is a six- time Tony Award winning producer for
Details, credits, errata: This week we have the delightful Rob Weinert-Kendt, editor of American Theatre magazine and contributor to America, The New York Times, and many other discerning publications, and absolutely one of our favorite people. His terrific pitch was to watch Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 silent drama The Passion of Joan of Arc, one of many movies made from the story of Joan’s trial, largely because, as Rob observes, there’s lots of documentary material about the trial, notably the transcript, available in English here.There are lots of Joans of Arc; Sam did indeed go to see the Manhattan Theatre Club’s terrible production of the George Bernard Shaw play with Rob, though he got the lead, Condola Rashad, mixed up with the lead from another bad Shaw production on Broadway, Sally Hawkins in Mrs. Warren’s Profession at the Roundabout. Poor Shaw. He’s a good playwright. Other notable Joans include The Messenger, starring Milla Jovovich and John Malkovich and directed by Luc Besson, his and Jovovich’s follow-up collaboration to their sci-fi flick The Fifth Element (The Messenger is not a success in any sense, but The Fifth Element slaps). Joan has been used by other playwrights, notably Bertolt Brecht, in Saint Joan of the Stockyards, which resets the story among unionizing Chicago meatpackers, and novelists including Terry Pratchett, whom you may remember from a few episodes ago, in his lovely Discworld novel Monstrous Regiment. Other filmed versions include George Méliès’ Jeanne D’Arc, which I’ll include below this paragraph on our website, and Das Mädschen Johanna, a Nazi version of the story. You can read Graham Greene’s review of it in The Spectator here.Our theme song is Louis Armstrong and His Hot 5’s Muskrat Ramble, made freely available by the Boston Public Library and audio engineering shop George Blood, LP through the Internet Archive. The Passion of Joan of Arc is in the public domain, and the image at the head of the page is from the film. All other material is copyright 2021 Sam Thielman and Alissa Wilkinson. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at yammpod.substack.com/subscribe
Guest host Denis O’Hare introduces two stories about outsiders. A tutor finds her privileged teenage client mystifying in Kyle McCarthy’s “Ancient Rome,” read by Tavi Gevinson. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The Thing Around Your Neck,” a young Nigerian woman comes to America for the first time, and it’s not what she imagined. The story is read by Condola Rashad. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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Four-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad talks to Broadway.com's Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens and Caitlin Moynihan about her first EP, "Space Daughter." Hear how she loves to "surprise" people with her music and how her recent turn starring in Broadway's SAINT JOAN changed her life.
Tony Award nominated actor and singer known for her roles in Ruined, Saint Joan, A Doll’s House Part 2, and SMASH. Newest single “What I Said” was released on June 18.
This week, Dear Culture Podcast hosts Blue Telusma, Gerren Keith Gaynor and special guest Marc Lamont-Hill discuss how do we protect our peace in the Black community in between managing a pandemic, police brutality, and murders like the case of Ahmaud Arbery. theGrio’s entertainment director, Cortney Wills, talks with Condola Rashad on coping with Coronavirus by making art and working with Food Bank NYC to deliver meals. Last, we commemorate the legacies of Black legends, Little Richard, Andre Harrell, and Betty Wright. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listen along as we discuss Netflix’s eightieth film, the 2018 drama ‘Come Sunday’ directed by Joshua Marston starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jason Segel, Condola Rashad, Lakeith Stanfield, Stacey Sargeant, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Danny Glover and Martin Sheen. Please follow us at Flix Forum on Facebook or @flixforum on Twitter and Instagram and answer our question of the week, 'Will the world ever accept differences even when there is disagreement?' You can listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podbean so please subscribe and drop us a review or 5 star rating. If you're interested in what else we are watching, head on over to our Letterboxd profiles; MJ Jesse Next week we look at 'I Am Not an Easy Man' so check out the film before then. You can see the trailer here.
“Enter Mr. DiMaggio” premiered on February 20, 2012. It was written by Theresa Rebeck, and directed by Michael Mayer. It’s only three weeks until rehearsals begin for the workshop of the new Broadway-bound musical Bombshell. However, other than a great idea (that may or may not have been stolen from composer Tom Hewitt’s assistant Ellis) the writing team only have eight songs and half a book ready to go. Up and upcoming ensemblist Ivy Lynn wonders if the only reason Derek gave her the part for the workshop is because she slept with them. He doesn’t seem to give her any reason to think otherwise, spending his energy on courting Karen for a role in the ensemble. Meanwhile, the creative team hunts for the rest of the workshop’s cast. They think they’ve found their leading man Joe DiMaggio in Michael Swift, played by Will Chase. Since he is offer only, Eileen and Derek scout him out at an off- off- Broadway Show. But it turns out Michael Swift has a past with our lyricist Julia Houston - they had an affair five years ago! Karen’s parents are worried about her (still) but she stands up to them, saying “being in the chorus of a workshop is so much bigger than many people get to do.” Dennis tells Tom that Derek and Ivy are dating. Julia confides in Tom about her affair, which Ellis overhears. But Ellis is making his own mistakes, stealing Julia’s notebook of ideas for Bombshell as well as sleeping with his friend/roommate/girlfriend Condola Rashad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joan is joined by amazing Broadway stars to kick of the Tonys. Welcome Renee Fleming, Alan Alda, Condola Rashad, and Ariel Stachel.
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys sit down to review and discuss the film, 'Come Sunday,' from the folks at This American Life. 'Come Sunday' is a 2018 American drama film based on Carlton Pearson's excommunication directed by Joshua Marston, from a screenplay by Marcus Hinchey. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, Danny Glover and Lakeith Stanfield.
On Netflix April 13, 2018Come SundayInternationally-renowned pastor Carlton Pearson risks his church, family and future when he questions church doctrine and finds himself branded a heretic.Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, Danny Glover, Lakeith StanfieldProduced by: Marc Forster, Ira Glass, Alissa Shipp, James D. Stern, Julie GoldsteinWritten by: Marcus HincheyDirected by: Joshua MarstonCinematography Peter FlinckenbergDistributed by: NetflixRuntime: 106 minutes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Segment 1: Trevante Rhodes chats with us about his latest role in the American war film '12 Strong' currently playing in theaters. Hosted by: Joelle Segment 2: Condola Rashad chats with us about her film and its debut at Sundance called 'Come Sunday' Segment 3: Joshua Marston and Marcus Hinchey discuss their production work on 'Come Sunday' Hosted by: Kay-B Music by: Sammus Edited by: T. Sterling Watson and Jamie Broadnax
Gary welcomes actor, director, producer, choreographer, casting and teaching professional Stephen Schellhardt to the co-host chair of Booth One this week. Longtime listeners to the program may remember Stephen as a panel guest when we recorded our all-things Sondheim Episode 38 before a live audience at Writers Theatre. His recent production of Urinetown received glowing notices. See a review here. Stephen will next be seen as Melman the Giraffe in Madagascar The Musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, directed by friend of the show, episode 57 guest Rachel Rockwell. More details. Stephen is about to begin a position at Northwestern University where he'll be teaching Musical Theatre. We're going to put that knowledge to the test in this Episode 60! Gary and Producer Betsy just returned from a whirlwind trip to New York City where they saw 6 Broadway shows in 5 days! Here's a rundown of the cavalcade: Sweat - Terrific play with a fine ensemble cast. Khris Davis! This show will have a lot of legs on the regional circuit with one set and important timely subject matter. Sadly, the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play just closed in NY, but it will have a long and profitable life after Broadway. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - Lavish, interactive spectacle of a production, but we found it curiously un-engaging, despite having the best seats of our trip. Gary never found the emotional heart of the piece, though the last 20 minutes are very moving. Still, it's a long slog to get to those final moments and it's not a show we can highly recommend, except for the fact that you'll not see anything else as lavish as this anywhere, and Josh Groban is exceptional as Pierre. A Doll's House, Part 2 - Laurie Metcalf deserves all the acclaim she's received for this performance in Lucas Hnath's imaginative sequel to Ibsen's classic. The rest of the cast - Jane Houdyshell, Chris Cooper and Condola Rashad, all nominated for Tony's - round out this genuinely entertaining and thought-provoking dramedy. Maybe a bit too short and some unexplored themes, but it's for Metcalf that one should see this particular production. Gary likens her star turn to what it might have been like to see Hepburn or Davis on the stage in their heyday. A true American theater treasure! The Little Foxes - Seeing Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon in this searing Lillian Hellman play was to see acting at it's finest. Perfectly cast and superbly staged, Gary and Betsy were also very impressed by Richard Thomas and Michael McKean's performances. We saw the version for which Linney and Nixon were nominated - Regina and Birdie respectively. Stephen comments that the two actresses believe this combination plays against their types. That's what acting is all about, and what a pair of powerhouse actors they are! As of this publication, this show is also now closed, but it's a theater-going memory that will live in our minds for a long time to come. Come From Away - Words cannot describe the heartfelt joy and spontaneous enthusiasm this show engendered in us. It's a musical that shouldn't really work, given its subject matter and minimalist plot. But it was perhaps our favorite show of the whole trip. This as well will play beautifully in "the provinces", and crowds should certainly adore it as much as the one on the night we saw it. A terrific score and fantastic staging. With a cast of ordinary-looking townsfolk and air passengers, the show utilizes just a single stationary set (with a small turntable), a couple of tables and a dozen or so chairs. When it comes to your town, run, don't walk to experience this gem of a musical! The cast album is on repeat in Stephen's car! The Play That Goes Wrong - For sheer fun and entertainment, here was a show that we went to on a whim with half-price tickets from the TKTS Booth. This play features a great ensemble of physical comedy actors and a set that fully deserves its Tony Award for Best Scenic Design.
This week, host Tavi Gevinson talks to Tony-nominated actress Condola Rashad about the transience of stage acting, seeing all sides of a conflict, and her starring role in the new Broadway play 'A Doll's House, Part 2.' Plus, St. Vincent answers a question from a listener about becoming more confident for our recurring segment Ask a Grown. And Rookie contributor Krista Burton brings us a new Life Skill: How to get dressed on a super-tight budget. --- Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @tavitulle @rookiemag @mtvpodcasts --- Find us at: rookiemag.com | rookiepodcast.mtv.com | podcasts.mtv.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode Black Hollywood Live hosts Diona Vaughn, Erika Garcia Rojas and Courtney Stewart discuss fashion for the week of August 9th, 2013. Also joining them is fashion guru Daniel Musto. Diona opens up with Beyonce's new pixie cut, Adrienne Bailon at the G Shock "Shock the World" 30th anniversary event, Condola Rashad promoting Romeo & Juliet, B Scott sues BET and Andre Leon Talley speaks on racism in the industry. Erika switches to talk about Kim Kardashian's new kid clothing line, Sarah Jessica Parker collaborates with Manolo Blahnik, Oprah Winfrey's magazine cover, Copenhagen Fashion and H&M fires Cara Delevingne. Later the group does a spirited a game of 'fact or fiction' with Daniel Musto. Next they discuss this week's haute or haute mess by going over fashion from Mariah Carey, Fantasia Barino, Jada Pinkett Smith vs. Bella Thorne, Jennifer Hudson and Eva Longoria. The round things off with a social media roundup by discussing KMichelle, Meagan Good and Kim Kimble. [
The point at which they knew they wanted to act was one of the first things discussed in our conversation with David Alan Grier, Judith Light and Condola Rashad. They also talked about the research they do when approaching a new role; interacting with, and reacting to, the audience; how they handle reviews; and their process and passion for the work they do.