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This week comic writer and playwrite, Crystal Skillman, joins us to talk about her amazing projects! Mentioned in this episode: Boom Studios Adventure Time (Comic) Fred Van Lente 10 DEAD COMEDIANS by Fred Van Lente King Kirby (Play) by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente Off The Quill Marion Max Stafford Arima Bobby Cronin Ghostbusters (Movie) Ryan Dunlavey ACTION PRESIDENTS by Ryan Dunlavey and Fred Van Lente ACTION PHILOSOPHERS by Ryan Dunlavey and Fred Van Lente NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (Play) by Dave Malloy INDECENT (Play) by Paul Vogel Halley Feiffer Jules Feiffer POPEYE (Movie) PAPER HEROES (TV in the works) by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente MAD MAX (Movie Franchise) MAD MEN (TV Show) Francine Volpe Primary Stages (http://primarystages.org) GEEK (Play) by Crystal Skillman Bob Dylan Comic Con DUNKIRK (Movie) MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY (Play) by Anne Washburn THE PILLOWMAN (Play) by Martin McDonagh EQUUS (Play) Peter Shaffer AMADEUS (Play) by Peter Shaffer Alec Baldwin RICK AND MORTY (TV Show) LAST 5 YEARS (Movie) SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Movie) Hallmark Channel Defying Gravity (Song from Wicked the Musical) SPIDERMAN (Play) Lynne Shankel BARE THE MUSICAL (Play) by Damon Intrabartolo http://crystalskillman.com http://twitter.com/crystalskillman http://facebook.com/crystal.skillman http://instagram.com/crystalskillman Thank you to all of our supporters on Patreon at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Jon of All Trades http://jonofalltrades.us
The Corn Stock Winter Playhouse opens its new season with a production of “Bare: The musical.” Douglas Okey [OAK-ee] has this review, for Peoria Public Radio and the Live Theatre League. Opinions expressed are those of the reviewer, not those of Peoria Public Radio or the Live Theatre League. There’s something oddly refreshing about “bare: the musical.” To be sure, the show does not explore new themes. It blazes no unexplored trails, musically speaking. And yet watching the show Friday evening felt new and fresh. Perhaps the credit goes to the outstanding cast of young performers. Also known as a “pop opera,” “bare” employs the sing-every-line device used by many recent musical playwrights, including Andrew Lloyd Webber. While the show has brief moments of spoken dialogue, the songs by Jon Hartmere and Damon Intrabartolo carry the bulk of the narrative. In the wrong hands, a rock or pop opera can be difficult to follow. In the event, there were no worries. “bare” follows the teen
Television and theatre singer/actress Lindsay Heather Pearce (Glee, The Glee Project) is interviewed about her starring role in the Los Angeles revival of Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere’s Pop Rock Opera Bare. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the bluegrass musical comedy El Grande De Coca-Cola! At the Ruskin Theatre Group in Santa Monica, CA. Musical theatre star and writer Jonah Platt is also interviewed about his starring role in Bare and his writing career for television (The Family Guy). Pearce and Platt reveal embarrassing moments during performances.
Television and theatre singer/actress Lindsay Heather Pearce (Glee, The Glee Project) is interviewed about her starring role in the Los Angeles revival of Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere’s Pop Rock Opera Bare. The Live Arts Calendar highlights the bluegrass musical comedy El Grande De Coca-Cola! At the Ruskin Theatre Group in Santa Monica, CA. Musical theatre star and writer Jonah Platt is also interviewed about his starring role in Bare and his writing career for television (The Family Guy). Pearce and Platt reveal embarrassing moments during performances.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) A CHORUS LINE, by Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante, at Stages St. Louis, (2) THE IMMIGRANT, by Mark Harelik, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) PELLEAS AND MELISANDE, by Claude Debussy, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, (4) JUST DESSERTS, by Neil LaBute, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (5) VAGABOND ADVENTURES, at Circus Flora, (6) KIND SIR, by Norman Krasna, at ACT Inc., (7) THE VISIT, by Friedrich Duerrenmatt, at Stray Dog Theatre, (8) BARE, by Damon Intrabartolo & Jon Hartmere, at New Line Theatre, and (9) BECKY'S NEW CAR, by Steven Dietz, at Insight Theatre Co.