Podcast appearances and mentions of Douglas Carter Beane

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.

Carl Mullaney is currently playing Monsignor O'Hara in the West End revival of Sister Act at the Dominion Theatre. Based on the iconic movie, Sister Act is directed by Bill Buckhurst with choreography by Alistair David. This revival was first staged at the Eventim Apollo in 2022 ahead of launching a tour which continues to run alongside the West End production. Sister Act has original music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner and additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane. Last year Carl received tremendous acclaim for his performance as Albin in the London revival of La Cage aux Folles at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Carl's theatre credits include: Mary Sunshine in Chicago (Adelphi, Cambridge & International Tour), Bamatabois & understudy Thenardier in Les Miserables (Sondheim, Barbican & International Tour), Booby Shevalle in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (Leicester Square Theatre), Man 2 in Jest End (Leicester Square Theatre), Brandi in We Raise Our Hands in The Sanctuary (Albany Theatre), General Blight in Bananaman The Musical (Southwark Playhouse), Sarah the Cook in Dick Whittington (Lyric, Hammersmith), The Diva in Frank's Closet (Hoxton Hall, Shoreditch) and Carl in Drama Queen (Unity Theatre, Liverpool). Carl works extensively as a presenter and cabaret performer. Alongside performing at countless iconic venues in his own shows and various concerts, Carl hosts Kinky Kabaret at Freedom Bar Soho and Mighty Hoopla which is the UK's biggest, queer, inclusive music festival. Recorded backstage at the Dominion Theatre, in this episode Carl discusses Sister Act rehearsal room antics, how he approached 'I Am What I Am' in La Cage aux Folles and his mindset when returning to musical theatre after a ten year hiatus... plus lots more! Sister Act runs at the Dominion Theatre until 31st August 2024. Visit www.sisteractthemusical.co.uk for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  Past Present FeatureA filmmaker appreciation podcast hosted by Emmy-winning director...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Gregory Haney is playing Noxeema Jackson in the world premiere of To Wong Foo The Musical.Based on the 1995 film, To Wong Foo opens later this month at the Hope Mill Theatre. The musical is written and directed by original film screenplay writer Douglas Carter Beane, with music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn. Gregory is originally from US and started out performing on Broadway. His Broadway credits include Tarzan, Memphis, La Cienga  in Bring It On and Chistery in Wicked.After performing in Grease Live for Fox, Gregory joined the Broadway production of Hamilton as a swing. Hamilton later brought Gregory to London, when he was cast in the original West End production. After finishing in Hamilton, Gregory stayed in the UK. His most recent theatre credits include understudy Ike Turner in Tina (Aldwych Theatre), Speedy Valentine in Wonderful Town (Opera Holland Park) and Billy Flynn in Chicago (Ljubljana Festival). Follow Gregory on Instagram: @ghaney22To Wong Foo runs at the Hope Mill Theatre from 21st October until 17th December. Visit www.hopemilltheatre.co.uk for info and tickets. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins  @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

On today's episode, we're heading off to the Drag Queen of America Pageant, but we have to make a mandatory stop to Snyderville, so we can enrich the lives of the straights in the town, and show them that us queers aren't so different after all, while we revisit the wonderful drag queen road movie classic, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995). This movie was directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Douglas Carter Beane.This movie stars Patrick Swayze (Donnie Darko, Dirty Dancing), Wesley Snipes (Blade, Demolition Man), John Leguizamo (The Menu, Violent Night), Stockard Channing (Grease, Practical Magic), Jason London (Dazed and Confused, The Rage: Carrie 2) and Chris Penn (Reservoir Dogs, True Romance).If you've never seen this film, do yourself a favor and check this movie out!! It's got everything you could ask for. Drag queens! Makeovers! Gays! Stockard Channing! Patrick Swayze! What's not to love about this?Intro/Outro Music: "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan BoyleShow E-Mail: cultcinemacircle@gmail.comFollow Cult Cinema Circle on Instagram, Twitter, and Letterboxd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPECIAL DELIVERY! Friends of the show Douglas J. Cohen & Douglas Carter Beane are here to talk about the new cast album for their musical The Big Time which drops on Concord Theatricals TODAY! Starring Tony winners Santino Fontana and Debbie Gravitte and featuring Jackie Hoffman and Will Swenson, The Big Time is a big musical comedy that you are going to love. THE BIG TIME - Studio Cast Recording (2023) at Concord Theatricals Recordings Douglas J. Cohen / Sondheim: A Musical Tribute - Original Broadway Cast Recording (1973) Douglas Carter Beane / Babes in Arms - 1999 New York Cast Recording (1999) ORIGINAL CAST MERCH! Visit our Patreon for access to our monthly live stream The Original Cast at the Movies where 2023 is THE YEAR OF BARBRA celebrating the filmography of Ms. Barbra Joan Streisand! Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Email

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Grace Mouat is currently starring as Ella in the UK premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.  Cinderella is the only musical written for the television by legendary duo Rodgers & Hammerstein. Originally broadcast live in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, the broadcast was watched by more than 100 million people, before subsequently being remade for TV again in 1965 and 1997 starring Whitney Houston and Brandy.  A new Broadway version with a Tony-nominated book by Douglas Carter Beane premiered in 2013 featuring several fresh characters and songs. This will be the first time a fully staged version of the show has been performed in the UK, following a 2019 one-night concert version in London.  Grace was part of the original cast of Six. She understudied all six queens in the musical's original UK tour and Edinburgh Fringe season before becoming an alternate when Six began its West End run at the Arts Theatre.  Following a triumphant run in Six, Grace joined the original cast of & Juliet (Manchester / Shaftesbury Theatre) as Judith whilst understudying the title role. She went on to play Chrissy in Hair (Turbine), Chloe in Be More Chill (Shaftesbury Theatre) and Woman 1 in Closer Than Ever (BroadwayHD) before returning to & Juliet when it resumed its West End run, following the Covid-19 lockdowns, this time as the alternate for Juliet.  Most recently Grace played Pilar in Lucy Moss' revival of Legally Blonde at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.  Grace is part of the girl group SVN, alongside the original cast of Six. She previously hosted her own podcast Cut To The Grace and vlogged on YouTube. Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella runs at the Hope Mill Theatre until Sunday 11th December 2022. Visit www.hopemilltheatre.co.uk for info and tickets.  Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.  

"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night!" Well, this episode isn't really "bumpy" but Donny and Maura review the classic. "All About Eve," winner of 6 Oscars including Best Picture is widely acclaimed as one the greatest films of all time. This 1950 film delves into the theater world and was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It featured an all-star cast that includes Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter (Donny's personal favorite actress), Gary Merril, Hugh Marlowe, and one of the earliest screen appearances of Marilyn Monroe. Joining A Reel Page Turner is someone well-versed in the theater world, Mr. Michael Bradshaw Flynn. More about our guest, Michael Bradshaw Flynn: Michael Bradshaw Flynn Broadway credits include Associate Director on The Front Page, It's Only a Play, and the national tour of The Sound of Music. Michael associate directed for Scott Ellis' production of Dada Woof Papa Hot at Lincoln Center and also served as the assistant to the playwright Douglas Carter Beane on the Broadway production of The Nance. Off Braodway Michael directed the world premieres of Camel by Charly Clive and The First Man by Will Hart.  Michael cofounded and served as the producing artistic director at the Scranton Shakespeare Festival for the last eleven years. Scranton Shakes Michael directing credits include: Hamlet,The Pirates of Penzance, Romeo and Juliet, The Tavern, Much Ado About Nothing, Damn Yankees, Footloose, Troilus and Cressida,  and The Real Merry Wives of Windsor. Michael acted in the off Broadway production of Freckleface Strawberry. At Scranton Shakes Michael acted onstage in Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, Fairycakes, Hood, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. For more information go to www.MichaelBradshawFlynn.com Connect with A Reel Page Turner:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/352221223264794 https://www.areelpageturner.com/ Twitter: @AReelPageTurner Instagram: @AReelPageTurner TikTok:@areelpageturner 

Douglas Carter Beane, playwright and Lewis Flinn, composer, of Lake Carey in Wyoming County, PA, with Dan Tompkins of the North Branch Art Trail, speaking about Summer Sessions 2022, a varied lineup of musical performers to be presented from June 22 through September 12 at the Old Carter Barn. Doors open at 5 pm with a chance for food and beverages, and the music starts at 6 pm. Season passes are available as well as tickets for each show. www.northbrancharttrail.com www.oldcarterbarn.com

Alex Robertson (IG:@alexandererobertson)(LI:alexrobertson)(a-robertson.com) is a NYC-based producer, actor, and creative. He independently produces for Broadway/Off-Broadway, and works with brands such as Dunkin' Brand Inc., to create content for social media. Alex serves as the Producing Associate for iTheatrics, currently working on Jim Henson's Emmet Otter Jug-Band Christmas. He is co-producer of Douglas Carter Beane's FAIRYCAKES Off-Broadway. Alex graduated from The Hartt School, University of Hartford with a BFA in Music Theatre and minor in Performing Arts Management. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University in the Master's in Entertainment Industry Management program prior to joining the iTheatrics team. He has been seen across various stages in the Northeastern region of the U.S. Some of his favorite productions include The Scottsboro Boys (Playhouse on Park), Newsies (New London Barn Playhouse), and Lies & Love (Hudson Guild). Alex hopes to continue to bring a positive and unique perspective to the ever-evolving entertainment industry.

Alex Robertson (IG:@alexandererobertson)(LI:alexrobertson)(a-robertson.com) is a NYC-based producer, actor, and creative. He independently produces for Broadway/Off-Broadway, and works with brands such as Dunkin' Brand Inc., to create content for social media. Alex serves as the Producing Associate for iTheatrics, currently working on Jim Henson's Emmet Otter Jug-Band Christmas. He is co-producer of Douglas Carter Beane's FAIRYCAKES Off-Broadway. Alex graduated from The Hartt School, University of Hartford with a BFA in Music Theatre and minor in Performing Arts Management. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University in the Master's in Entertainment Industry Management program prior to joining the iTheatrics team. He has been seen across various stages in the Northeastern region of the U.S. Some of his favorite productions include The Scottsboro Boys (Playhouse on Park), Newsies (New London Barn Playhouse), and Lies & Love (Hudson Guild). Alex hopes to continue to bring a positive and unique perspective to the ever-evolving entertainment industry.

We discussed a number of things including:1. Michael's journey to McCarter2. Intersection of arts and innovation3. Pandemic innovations at McCarter and theatres nationwide4. Post pandemic vision and trends5. Ride the Cyclone musicalMichael has been the Managing Director at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton since 2018. McCarter's mission is to create stories and experiences that enliven minds, expand imaginations and engage communities.  This year, work created by McCarter is traveling to other cities like Boston and New York, and next year to Seattle, New York, and Washington, DC.  From 2009 – 2018 Mike was the Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego where he helped develop and produce dozens of new plays and musicals - 9 of which transferred to Broadway, 3 to the London's West End, and 3 that toured Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea.  During his tenure, the Playhouse was awarded multi-million dollar grants from the NEA and the Wallace and Irvine Foundations to accelerate experiments meant to develop multi-ethnic projects, expand opportunities for family engagement and build the capacity to sustain community arts programs in off-site locations.Previously, Mike was Co-Founder and Executive Director of Drama Dept., a New York non-profit theater collective, where for fourteen years he produced new works by the likes of Douglas Carter Beane, Warren Leight, Isaac Mizrahi, Paul Rudnick, and David & Amy Sedaris.He is a member of the NJ Governor's Arts and Culture Recovery Task Force and a Trustee of Cubing USA, the non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the speed cubing community in the United States. 

Ann Harada is an actor and singer, probably best known for originating the role of Christmas Eve, in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Avenue Q. In a career spanning more than three decades, Harada has also appeared on Broadway in M. Butterfly, Seussical, Les Miserables, 9 To 5 and Cinderella, as well as in many Off-Broadway and regional productions including at City Center's Encores!, Playwrights Horizons, The Papermill Playhouse and The Muny. She most recently starred Off-Broadway in Fairycakes by Douglas Carter Beane. Television audiences might know her best as Florence Menlove, the wife of the Mayor (played by Alan Cumming) in the hit musical spoof Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+ starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key.  

In this aftercast, Wheels shares her experience going back and editing a podcast from the first day she started recording. She talks about feeling like a 5 year old asking an adult questions and a first down she took from the expereince. Music: Joyride by Skandinavianz

Today's Covering Ground episode with Tony nominated playwright and screenwriter, Douglas Carter Beane, takes a twist as he does the asking first. Doug shares his story of growing up as a gay kid in Pennsylvania in the 70s, how he pushes through writers block and distractions, and how you don't have to wait to create theater.   Music: Joyride by Skandinavianz

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Douglas Carter Beane and Andy Einhorn. This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with hundreds of shows giving thousands of reviews and interviews. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio read more The post This Week on Broadway for August 22, 2021: Douglas Carter Beane and Andy Einhorn appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Celebrate Pride Month with us as we swoon over the complete joy that is To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar! Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo star as three New York City drag queens on a road trip to Hollywood who get stuck in a small town when their car breaks down. Much to their surprise, they connect with the towns people and revitalize the place for the better. This movie, directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Douglas Carter Beane, is tonally unique and plays with elements of fairy-tale and fantasy, giving us a refreshing take on our protagonists stories and endings. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sara-greenfield/support

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Hannah has worked as an actor/singer on stage and screen in Melbourne, Sydney and New York City. In 2019, Hannah appeared Off-Broadway in The Irish Repertory Theatre's ‘Sean O'Casey Series', which included the world premiere of ‘Sean, Women & Song', a musical review by Stephen Kennedy Murphy. Other recent U.S. credits include: ‘The Fling LP' (Summerfest 2019), ‘The Richard Project' and ‘Troilus and Cressida' (Bard City), ‘Star-Spangled', (an original musical by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn), ‘Spring Awakening' (The Academy Company), and ‘Welcome Home', a film by More And More productions/Eric John Morton. Hannah also released two original songs ‘Corduroy (& There Soon)' in December 2021, and is about to publish her first poetry chapbook ‘Drawing Blood'! Hannah is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was a member of their New York 2018-19 Company. Based in NYC.   Find more of Hannah: Instagram: @hannahadelebailey Website: hannahadelebailey.com   A Statement from Hannah: "This song was written late last year together with Corduroy (featured on yesterday's episode) as a Christmas gift for my family back in Australia. I have not been able to see my family for over a year, and on my first Christmas away from them, I wanted to remind them that I will be there soon, even if it feels impossible right now. This song is for those separated from their loved ones – I hope you will be together again soon." Other Credit: Evan Crommett (production) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Hannah has worked as an actor/singer on stage and screen in Melbourne, Sydney and New York City. In 2019, Hannah appeared Off-Broadway in The Irish Repertory Theatre's ‘Sean O'Casey Series', which included the world premiere of ‘Sean, Women & Song', a musical review by Stephen Kennedy Murphy. Other recent U.S. credits include: ‘The Fling LP' (Summerfest 2019), ‘The Richard Project' and ‘Troilus and Cressida' (Bard City), ‘Star-Spangled', (an original musical by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn), ‘Spring Awakening' (The Academy Company), and ‘Welcome Home', a film by More And More productions/Eric John Morton. Hannah also released two original songs ‘Corduroy (& There Soon)' in December 2021, and is about to publish her first poetry chapbook ‘Drawing Blood'! Hannah is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was a member of their New York 2018-19 Company. Based in NYC.   Find more of Hannah: Instagram: @hannahadelebailey Website: hannahadelebailey.com   A Statement from Hannah: "This song was written late last year together with There Soon (featured on tomorrow's episode) as a Christmas gift for my family back in Australia. The lyrics are drawn from a letter written by my parents on my very first day of school. This song helped me say something really meaningful to the people I love and miss most – I hope it inspires you to do the same."   Other Credit: Evan Crommett (production) Robert Newman (violin) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter A CurtCo Media Production   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fact that we scored this guest is beyond our wildest dreams. Lesley Ann Warren is here this week. You Might Know Her From Clue; Cinderella; Victor/Victoria; Choose Me; Desperate Housewives; In Plain Sight; and Will & Grace. This chat with Lesley just gave us all the feels from talking about her iteration of Cinderella to replacing Carrie Fisher as Miss Scarlet in our favorite movie Clue, to the homework she did to make Norma Cassidy the icon that she is in Victor/Victoria. Our heads are still in the clouds!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Why does every New York play end with a sharp intake of breath (Hamilton, Jagged Little Pill) Reese Witherspoon pukes and screams on The Morning Show Tone of show is closer to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip than Smash sorry Sarah Paulson did a Holly Hunter impression Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and 30 Rock came out same year just like Armageddon and Deep Impact Damian got a dog! @Ronettethepit Carrie Fisher was set to play Miss Scarlet and then allegedly checked into rehab before filming started so Lesley Ann Warren was called in Jonathan Lynn made the cast watch His Girl Friday to get the speed and style he wanted for Clue There is a 4th ending that was apparently filmed (?) but cut where Wadsworth killed everyone  Was 18 when she starred in the tv musical 1965 Cinderella (Ginger Rogers, Celeste Holm, Jo Van Fleet) with music by Richard Rodgers, directed by Charles Dubin Sang live to tape on Cinderella  Lesley was flown out to NYC to sing the finale recent Broadway production of Cinderella (with new modern book by Douglas Carter Beane) starring Keke Palmer.  Was under contract with Disney for the live action musicals The Happiest Millionaire  and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Greer Garson and Fred MacMurray played her parents in The Happiest MIllionaire Broadway career began with 110 in the Shade, and starred in Drat! The Cat!, famous flop that ran for 8 performances Starred in the Gone with the Wind musical, Scarlett (1970) Lee Strasberg was Lesley’s acting teacher (she was youngest student in his class) Oscar nominated for her role as Norma Cassidy in Victor/Victoria (1982) music by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse. “Chicago, Illinois” was written for her. Gay stuff: The Muppets, musicals, Desperate Housewives, Will & Grace, Clue Lesley auditioned to be Liesl in The Sound of Music movie Spoke at the Blake Edwards memorial at The Academy  Choose Me (1984 dir: Alan Rudolph)  EW named it one of the 50 best independent films of all time Teddy Pendergrass score for Choose Me is cool as shit (opening sequence so good) Lesley Ann Warren with the Muppets (flirting with pig “Last Dance”) Starred as Dana Lambert on the original Mission Impossible tv series Her episode of Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre:  The Dancing Princesses co-starring Sachi Parker (Shirley MacLaine’s estranged daughter) and Zelda Rubinstein The very important interview with Sachi Parker we mentioned Desperate Housewives was a challenging experience Played Lois Lane in the tv version of the flop musical, It’s a Bird It’s a Plane... Screentest for Lois Lane in the Superman movie is a special feature on the DVD In the room with: Mary Steenburgen, Susan Sarandon, Barbara Hershey, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chirstine Lahti Celeste Holm told Lesley Ann Warren to stop frowning on the set of Cinderella Played mom to lots: Ashton Kutcher (Jobs), Julia Roberts (Baja Oklahoma), Katie Homes (Teaching Mrs Tingle), Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight) Sang and danced with Carol Burnett on first season of her variety show Rob Marshall approached Lesley to perhaps be part of “Cell Block Tango” in the Chicago movie Celeste Holm died in 2012 but I accidentally killed her off between 2009-2011.  Marc Cherry (allegedly) hit Nicolette Sheridan on the head during Desperate Housewives  Tom Hooper and the Les Mis movie are a disgrace Keke Palmer singing “Freddy My Love” on Grease Live! Lesley Ann Warren was in Clue with Christopher Lloyd who was in a coming of age movie about camp with next week’s guest.

Welcome back! Once again, Host Stefan (@sjmaroni) sits down and dives deep into Queer and Queer Adjacent films with returning Hosts Chad (@cski01) Joey (@CarlottaCarlisle) and Stuart (@janikon_)In this weeks episode we discuss the 1995 Queer Comedy/Drama "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" When I say discuss, I should say praise, because we all live and breathe this movie and you can see how much we admire and respect this film in our review. This isn't no Call Me by Your Name slam session. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), Directed by Beeban Kidron, Written by Douglas Carter Beane, starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo and Stockard Channing. To Wong Foo, ... tells the story of three drag queens traveling cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.

Five-time Tony Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane brings us an overlooked Rodgers & Hart classic. Topics Include: putting on shows in barns, woke for 1939, a more talented but more annoying version of Shirley Temple, aircraft on stage pre-Miss Saigon, and how Hollywood turned Lorenz Hart from gay to short for the biopic. Featured Recordings: Babes in Arms - 1999 New York Cast Recording (1999) MERCH! T-shirts! Totes bags! BASEBALL SHIRTS! ETCETERA! O YOU LIKE MOVIE MUSICALS? Join us on PATREON to get our patrons-only podcast The Original Cast at the Movies! This month is the Village People movie Can’t Stop the Music (1980) with Robbie Rozzelle and Robert W. Schneider. And it is ALL the things. Patreon • Twitter • Facebook • Email

This week we’re looking at the 1995 comedy To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar! Which Oscar-winner turned down Vida because he didn’t want to play another role with extensive make-up? Who was second choice for the title character if Newmar didn’t give them the rights to her name? And which potential Vida did screenwriter Douglas Carter Beane think looked like the Joker’s sister in drag? Also – we give our picks for which contestants from Rupaul’s Drag Race we’d love to have seen star, and Stephen Baldwin tries to draft Amy Jo into his religion, which may or may not revolve around the movie Bio-Dome. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar stars Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Arliss Howard, Jason London, Chris Penn, Beth Grant, Alice Drummond, and RuPaul; directed by Beeban Kidron.

Australian and Filipino actress Hannah Bailey joins us in this episode of SHIPS! We discuss how acting is a powerful vessel for human connection and how it has the power to bring about a better sense of awareness and centeredness in our lives. Hannah also shares her journey thus far in the entertainment industry, how an online presence can help our careers, and how we have the ability to create our own opportunities. You can check out Hannah and the great work she is doing at https://www.hannahadelebailey.com/ and @hannahadelebailey. Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Hannah has worked on stage and screen in Melbourne, Sydney and New York City. Most recently, Hannah appeared in The Irish Repertory Theatre’s Sean O’Casey Series, which included the world premiere of Sean, Women & Song, a musical review by Stephen Kennedy Murphy. Recent U.S. credits include: The Fling LP (Summerfest 2019), The Richard Project and Troilus and Cressida (Bard City), Star-Spangled, (an original musical by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn), Spring Awakening (The Academy Company), and Welcome Home, a film by More And More productions/Eric John Morton (set for an early 2020 release). Hannah is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was a member of their New York 2018-19 Company. Please visit patmcandrew.com for information about the host and producer of the SHIPS Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/support

Betsy Wolfe has established herself as one of the most versatile and keenly intelligent Broadway performers of her generation. She recently starred as Jenna Hunterson, the title role in the Tony nominated musical Waitress. Prior to that, she played Cordelia, one of the one of the lovable “lesbians from next door,” in the Broadway revival of Falsettos directed by James Lapine, which recently aired on PBS. She is perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Cathy in the off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years.  In TV, she was most recently seen in a guest star role on season 2 of the CBS series INSTINCT. She also just wrapped the indie feature FIRST ONE IN with Georgia King.   Originally from California, Betsy received her BFA in musical theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. At age twenty—prior to graduation and prior being able to legally drink or get a British pilot’s license—she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under Maestro Erich Kunzel. After receiving her BFA, Betsy quickly starred in the San Francisco and Boston companies of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Soon after, she made her Broadway debut in the revival of 110 in the Shade. Betsy started to gain attention for her next role in both the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Sherie Rene Scott’s Everyday Rapture, where she played one of the two Mennonettes.   Only a few years later, Betsy would be Scott’s successor in one of contemporary musical theatre’s most challenging and well-known roles: Cathy in Second Stage Theatre’s revival of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years.  Her complex performance as Cathy was lauded by critics and audiences alike.   Betsy’s other Broadway credits include Ellen in the 2014 production of Bullets Over Broadwaydirected by Susan Stroman and Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. She also appeared as Beth in the Encores! production of Merrily We Roll Along. She starred in the La Jolla Playhouse world premiere production of Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez’s new musical Up Here, and created the role of Mary Ann Singleton in ACT's world premiere of Tales of the City, a musical based on the Armistead Maupin novels.  Betsy made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Douglas Carter Beane’s adaptation of Die Fledermaus. She has been a guest artist for over 50 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras across the U.S. and internationally including the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She collaborated with The New York Pops and played to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center with their Broadway Today and Women of Notesconcerts. Her recent collaboration with the BBC Orchestra and Jason Robert Brown ended up being recorded for Friday Music Nights for the BBC and can be heard on their channel.   She can be heard on the recordings of Falsettos, Bullets over Broadway, The Last Five Years,The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture, Stage Door Canteen, 35MM, and Merrily We Roll Along. She can also be seen in the film adaptation of The Last Five Years. Betsy is currently mini- touring with her one woman show ALL BETS ARE OFF and primarily lives in New York with her husband.  She is so very proud to have created and co-founded the program Broadway Evolved, which has revolutionized the summer camp for both theatre students and educators alike.

This podcast is from episode number 532 of the program, originally broadcast on Thursday, July 4, 2019 and features reviews of the plays:- CANDIDE, by Leonard Bernstein et al., at Union Avenue Opera - LABUTE THEATRE FESTIVAL, SET ONE, by various playwrights, at The St. Louis Actors’ Studio - MAMMA MIA, by Bjorn Ulvaiusk Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Catherine Johnson, Judy Craymet, at Take Two Productions - FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENOUGH, by Ntozake Shange, at The Independent Theatre Company AND…- RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA, by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Douglas Carter Beane, at The Muny You can also see video and still pictures of the shows that we've talked about in all of our episodes by looking for us on all social media platforms...YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Search for "twontheaisle" on all of them. Here are the direct links:Facebook: http://facebook.com/twoontheaislehecYouTube: http://youtube.com/twoontheaisleInstagram: http://instagram.com/twoontheaisleTwitter: http://twitter.com/twoontheaisleSee you on August 1, 2019!

Gregory Gale is a two-time Tony Award nominated designer for Rock of Ages, and Cyrano de Bergerac featuring Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garnerwhich can be seen on Amazon. Other Broadway designs include: The Wedding Singer, Urinetown, Arcadia, and Band in Berlin. Off-Broadway he designed the costumes for the world premieres of Douglas Carter Beane’s To Wong Foo, Hood, and Fairycakes. His work at the Atlantic Theater with The Voysey Inheritance earned him a Lucille Lortel Award. Mr. Gale has an Irene Sharaff Young Master Award and has multiple Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Design Award nominations. His opera productions include world premieres of The Prince of Players by Carlisle Floyd for Houston Grand Opera and An American Soldier by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang for Opera Theater of St. Louis. Other opera designs include: The Magic Flute for Chicago Opera Theater, Camelot for Virginia Opera, and La Rondine for Opera Theater of Saint Louis.Mr. Gale designed two films that will be released in 2019: The Mental State and Real Drag. He is currently designing the feature film Blinded by Ed.

Lewis Flinn is the composer and lyricist of the Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones (with a book by Douglas Carter Beane). Other current projects with Beane include the Broadway bound Hood which debuted at the Dallas Theater Center and won Best Musical 0f Dallas 2017, and a musical version of Beane’s hit film, To Wong Foo. Flinn has composed scores and songs for over 50 Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional productions including TONY nominated The Little Dog Laughed, Charles Busch’s Off-Broadway Die Mommie Die, The Divine Sister, The Tribute Artist (Drama Desk nom for Best Music) and The Third Story. Other theaters where he has worked included Playwright’s Horizons, Manhattan Class Company, South Coast Rep, The Geffen Playhouse, The Cleveland Play House, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Lincoln Center Theater, 2nd Stage Theater, and the Drama Dept.  He has been a guest artist at Cornell, Dartmouth, The Boston Conservatory, The Royal Academy of Arts - London, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

In the Helen Hayes Theater did Douglas Carter Beane a stately pleasure musical did decree... This week, we're talking Xanadu!!! It's fun! It's campy! It's on roller skates and it isn't about trains!!!! Find out just what made this plucky little musical have so much heart.

Douglas Carter Beane is an American playwright and screenwriter who trained as an actor, graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts' New York campus in 1980. His works include the screenplay of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and several plays including The Country Club,  As Bees in Honey Drown, The Nance, starring Nathan Lane, and The Little Dog Laughed. Beane wrote the book for Xanadu, a stage musical adaptation of the 1980 film of the same name, He worked with Bill and Cheri Steinkellner on the book for Sister Act in 2011. Beane wrote the book for the musical Lysistrata Jones and rewrote the book for a new adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella which opened on Broadway in 2013. Douglas and his husband Lewis Flinn are frequent collaborators. Two upcoming shows with lots of excitement attached are their theatre adaptation of Doug’s screenplay To Wong Foo and Hood The Robin Hood Musical Adventure which won outstanding new play or musical from the Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum. Douglas Carter Beane has received several nominations and wins from the Drama Desk awards, The Outer Critics Circle, and has received four Tony nominations for best book of a musical and a Tony nomination for his play The Little Dog Laughed.

Author of The New York Times bestseller, "Patti LuPone: A Memoir," Miss Patti LuPone just concluded her critically acclaimed run as cosmetics pioneer Helena Rubinstein in the Scott Frankel-Michael Korie-Douglas Wright-Michael Grief musical "War Paint." Her recent NY stage appearances include Douglas Carter Beane’s new play "Shows For Days," directed by Jerry Zaks at Lincoln Center Theater, her debut with the New York City Ballet as Anna in their new production of "The Seven Deadly Sins," Joanne in the New York Philharmonic’s production of "Company," David Mamet’s "The Anarchist," and Lincoln Center Theater’s production of the musical "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," for which she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Winner of the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance of the Season for her performance as Madame Rose in the most recent Broadway production of "Gypsy," her other stage credits include appearances with the Los Angeles Opera in their new production of John Corigliano’s "The Ghosts of Versailles" and Weill-Brecht’s "Mahagonny" (debut), the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s opera "To Hell and Back" with San Francisco’s Baroque Philharmonia Orchestra, Mrs. Lovett in John Doyle’s production of "Sweeney Todd" (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations; Drama League Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre), the title role in Marc Blitzstein’s "Regina," a musical version of Lillian Hellman’s "The Little Foxes" at the Kennedy Center, Fosca in a concert version of "Passion," which was also broadcast on PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center, a multi-city tour of her theatrical concert Matters of the Heart, the City Center Encores! productions of "Can-Can" and "Pal Joey," the NY Philharmonic’s productions of "Candide" and "Sweeney Todd" (NY Phil debut) and performances on Broadway in Michael Frayn’s "Noises Off," David Mamet’s "The Old Neighborhood," Terrence McNally's "Master Class" and in her own concert "Patti LuPone On Broadway." In London, she won the Olivier Award for her performances as Fantine in the original production of "Les Miserables" and in the Acting Company production of "The Cradle Will Rock." She also created the role of Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard," for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award, and recreated her Broadway performance of Maria Callas in "Master Class." Film: Cliffs of Freedom (upcoming), The Comedian, Union Square, Parker, City by the Sea, David Mamet’s Heist, State and Main; Just Looking, Summer of Sam, The 24 Hour Woman, Family Prayers, Driving Miss Daisy, Witness. Television: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Penny Dreadful (Critics Choice nomination), Girls, American Horror Story: Coven, Law & Order: SVU, Glee, 30 Rock, PBS Great Performances The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Ugly Betty, Will & Grace (as herself), PBS Great Performances’ Candide, Oz , the TNT film Monday Night Mayhem, PBS’ Evening At The Pops with John Williams and Yo Yo Ma, Falcone, Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story (Showtime); Frasier (1998 Emmy nomination); Law & Order, An Evening with Patti LuPone (PBS), the NBC movie Her Last Chance, Showtime's ACE Award and Emmy nominated The Song Spinner (Daytime Emmy nomination, Best Actress), The Water Engine, L.B.J., AMC's Remember WENN and ABC's Life Goes On. Recordings include: Far Away Places, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Patti LuPone at Les Mouches, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd (both the 2006 Broadway revival cast recording and 2000 live performance recording on NY Philharmonic’s Special Editions Label); and The Lady with the Torch.

Katelyn Hempstead joins me to watch To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and discuss the colorful, almost cartoonish, campy world that the three 90's Hollywood leading men serve up playing Drag Queens. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114682/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Directed by: Beeban Kidron Written by: Douglas Carter Beane Starring: Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Alice Drummond, Chris Penn Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0324KvZc7M Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Wong_Foo%2C_Thanks_for_Everything!_Julie_Newmar Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_wong_foo_thanks_for_everything_julie_newmar Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thanks-Everything-Julie-Newmar-Blu-Ray/dp/B00TOTZ1GQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1485276396&sr=1-3&keywords=to+wong+foo+thanks+for+everything+julie+newmar If you are enjoying I Will Watch Anything Once, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes, like it on Facebook and follow IWWAO on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr. Additional Links: Katelyn Hempstead: Twitter - https://twitter.com/KatelynUrFriend Podcast - Lizard People (Comedy & Conspiracy Theories) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lizard-people-comedy-conspiracy/id1071411026?mt=2 Improv - FANCY Mess Hall team at UCB: http://ucbtheatre.com/performance/51345 VR Live Episode w/ Will Hines and Mary Holland - January 31st 4pm PST: https://altvr.com/iwwao/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Glover was born in Salisbury, Maryland, the son of Cade (née Mullins) and John Soursby Glover, Sr., a television salesman.[1][2] Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University.[3] Glover began his career at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and later studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas.[4] Aside from his theatrical endeavours, Glover is also actively involved with the Alzheimer’s Association. His inspiration for joining this cause was his own father’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease.[5] He is openly gay and has been in a relationship with sculptor Adam Kurtzman since 1993.[5] Career: Glover began his career in television, playing a mentally disturbed kidnapper who kidnapped Joanne, the heroine on Search for Tomorrow. One of his early film performances was a small but pivotal role as a U.S. diplomat in White Nights. Other notable roles include Alan Raimy in 52 Pick-Up, Bryce Cummings in Scrooged, Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, a mobster in Payback, an advertising spokesman in RoboCop 2, Derek Mills in Night of the Running Man, the Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series, Doctor Jason Woodrue in Batman & Robin, Verad in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Invasive Procedures”, the Devil in the series Brimstone, and a recurring role in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Cousin Jerry, from Bal’mer, a relative whom no one actually seemed to know. He appeared in one episode of Miami Vice. He also appeared in two episodes of Murder, She Wrote, the first one being “One White Rose for Death” in which he played East German Franz Mueller. Mueller wishes to defect to the United States, but his sister is a celebrated concert violinist. They both become caught up in a case of murder at the British Embassy. The other episode was “When Thieves Fall Out,” where he played Andrew Durbin, a man wrongly accused of stealing bonds. He appeared in the TV movie An Early Frost in 1985, the first TV film to confront the issue of AIDS, and received an Emmy nomination for his performance as a gay AIDS patient. In 1986, he appeared in the TV film Apology with Lesley Ann Warren. He appeared in the role of Max Brodsky, an inmate in concentration camps and later a fighter for Israel’s independence, in Ian Sharp’s 1989 TV miniseries Twist of Fate (also known as Pursuit). Also in 1989, he played a hard driving, low on morals District Sales Manager in HBO’s Traveling Man. He also received a 1994 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance in Frasier. Glover in the 1991 Emmy Awards Glover is perhaps best known for the role as Lionel Luthor on Smallville from 2001 to 2008 where he first appeared as a guest actor in the show’s first season and then appeared as a full cast member from seasons two to seven. He later returned in 2010 and 2011 for the tenth and final season as a parallel universe version of the character.[6] He had a small appearance in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall in a flashback in which he tells the title character, “Touch my heart. With your foot.” He had a recurring role in Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Declan Gage, an old friend and mentor to Detective Robert Goren. On ABC’s Brothers & Sisters he played Henry (the boyfriend of Saul Holden) in 2009. In Heroes he had a brief appearance as Samson Gray, the father of Sylar. He had made notable appearances on stage, winning a Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Play for his dual roles in the Broadway play Love! Valour! Compassion!, which he reprised in the film version. He also appeared as “man in the chair/narrator” in The Drowsy Chaperone on Broadway during summer 2007. He played the role of “Lucky” in a new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. In 2014 he appeared as Leonato in the Shakespeare In the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing.[7] He played Telemachus in Yuri Rasovsky’s Peabody Award-winning radio dramatization of The Odyssey of Homer and has played in several radio plays of the LA Theatre Works. Glover is receiving increasing recognition for narrating audiobooks. In 2011, he performed the audiobook version of Ghost Story, the thirteenth novel in Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files series. In October/November 2011, he performed in David Bar Katz’s drama The Atmosphere of Memory at the Bank Street Theatre in NYC, co-starring with Ellen Burstyn in a LAByrinth production. He most recently played the role of “Uncle Ben” in the 2012 Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, directed by Mike Nichols. He is seen rehearsing the role of John Kreese in behind-the-scenes pre-production footage from The Karate Kid, indicating he may have been considered for that role.[8] In 2013 Glover starred in the horror anthology Sanitarium. Glover guest starred in Agent Carter. Glover has done various voiceovers for several projects related to Tron: Legacy: villainous character Abraxas in Tron: Evolution, and Dyson in Tron: Uprising. He guest starred on The Blacklist on May 5, 2014 in the episode “Berlin.” ———————————————- Sam LaFrage is a 2012 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and was selected as a member of the 2013 New York Academy Company. As an actor, his Off-Broadway credits include “Palm Tree in a Rose Garden” (Jim Strong), “Happy in the Poorhouse” (Stevie), “The Rivals” (Bob Acres), and “Improbable Fiction” (Brevis). Other NYC credits include: “Blithe Spirit” (Charles). “The Wake of Jamey Foster” (Wayne), “Am I Blue?”(John Polk), “The Bear” (Smirnov), “The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year” (He), among others. Sam has worked along side of and collaborated with Douglas Carter Beane, George Heslin (Founder of the Origin Theatre Company, NYC), director/playwright Derek Ahonen (Founder of The Amoralists Theatre Company, NYC), Barbara Rubin (Market Theatre in Joannesburg, South Africa) and Denis Reid (Yale School of Drama). He has written and directed two plays (“The Commedia Cinderella” and “The Commedia Rapunzel”) both of which premiered at Columbia Children’s Theatre in South Carolina. Ragtag Theatre Company is a Commedia dell’ Arte troupe dedicated to bringing fresh and unique live LGBTQ theatre designed for the entire family! In short, we do fairytales. But not yo mama’s fairytales. We do fractured fairytales that spoof and riff off of pop culture… (much like Animaniacs or Shrek), and we do it all in the style of Commedia dell’Arte, which is an early style of Italian street theatre that incorporates big funny characters, improvisation, and direct audience involvement all in one. Our shows are audience interactive and the kids are integrated into every performance, making them feel uniquely important in this theatrical experience. Ultimately, our goal is the make you laugh and create a safe space where you can be yourself and #beweird with all of us. Through our crazy camp and comedy, we hope to empower and inspire all youngins and grown folk alike to embrace what makes them different. www.thecommediarapunzel.com | https://www.facebook.com/ragtagtheatre/ |https://twitter.com/RagtagTheatre

Summer Repertory Theater Festival, Santa Rosa’s acclaimed training program, has returned for its 45th year. Over the last four-and-a-half decades, Summer Rep has earned a reputation as one of the country’s best experiences for young theater artists, who come from all over the U.S. to spend their summer rehearsing, creating and performing up to five shows, stage in repertory between June and August. Over that time, audiences have come to expect a certain degree of comfortable consistency in the shows staged each summer, usually an assortment of classics and Broadway favorites. But because this is a program designed to push and challenge its artists, sometimes something unusual, even a bit controversial, manages to sneak its way in. This year, that’s the case. In addition to the cozy-cute Gershwin musical Nice Work if You Can Get It, the rowdy heavy metal musical Rock of Ages, the Sondheim classic Merrily We Roll Along, and the musty bedroom-farce Boeing Boeing, Summer Repertory Theater is presenting one of its edgiest shows ever. Though you wouldn’t know it from the way Douglas Carter Beane’s The Little Dog Laughed has been marketed. Hardly the light-hearted romp the festival’s advertising suggests, this bold 2006 Hollywood satire brings a bit of welcome edge to a season crammed with frothy crowd-pleasers. The Little Dog Laughed – its title taken from the nursery rhyme about the dish who runs away with the spoon – is not quite an artistic triumph, due to some spotty performances by a cast otherwise game to tackle a very hard play. But for the sheer boldness of the choice, Summer Repertory Theater is to be commended. With luck, despite the show’s faults, I believe it may still find an audience in its final weeks. The story is narrated by Diane, a hyper-driven Hollywood agent played by Alexa Erbach, disappointingly off-key in a performance that is far too over-the-top. Diane’s client is a closeted second-tier movie star, Mitchell—played by Justin Genna, the best thing about the show. Mitchell yearns to balance his professional ambitions with his need to find real human connection. Early on, he drunkenly summons a scheming hustler, Alex, whose primary clientele is wealthy men—though he assumes he’s straight because he sometimes sleeps with his best friend Ellen. As Alex, David Miller, a bit weak in a tough role, though impressively committed to it, and Makenzie Morgan Gomez, as Ellen, is easily the next best thing about the production. Mitchell’s growing attachment to Alex creates a bit of a problem for Diane, who might still be able to turn Mitchell into a star—if she can only keep him in the closet. The script is clever, packed with sharp observations and inventive dialogue. The direction by Travis Kendrick is focused and well paced, but too heavy-handed to let the humor breathe. The cast is certainly to be congratulated for its professionalism in handling the script’s sexual content, its suggested nudity, and its intimately close proximity to the audience, the first row of which is seated close enough to touch them. Unfortunately, this kind of writing requires a better balance of darkness and comedy. Perhaps, with a stronger cast and direction, the frank and confrontational outrageousness of Beane’s socially biting storytelling might have been as funny as it is brutal, bleak, and unforgiving. 'The Little Dog Laughed' runs through August 7 at Newman Auditorium, on the campus of the Santa Rosa Junior College. www.summerrep.com

Hosts Briana Phipps & Jacque Borowski discuss the 2007 Broadway Musical Xanadu with special guests Edward Carter Simon & Tiffany Michaela Jones. Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name, which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth,[1] a sequel to the 1941 movie Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which was an adaptation of the play Heaven Can Wait byHarry Segall. The title is a reference to the poem Kubla Khan, or A Vision in a Dream. A Fragment, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province where Khan establishes his pleasure garden in the poem. The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for over 500 performances. It earned an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Best Book. It was also nominated for Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book. The US Tour o

Sam LaFrage is a 2012 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and was selected as a member of the 2013 New York Academy Company. As an actor, his Off-Broadway credits include “Palm Tree in a Rose Garden” (Jim Strong), “Happy in the Poorhouse” (Stevie), “The Rivals” (Bob Acres), and “Improbable Fiction” (Brevis). Other NYC credits include: “Blithe Spirit” (Charles). “The Wake of Jamey Foster” (Wayne), “Am I Blue?”(John Polk), “The Bear” (Smirnov), “The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year” (He), among others. Sam has worked along side of and collaborated with Douglas Carter Beane, George Heslin (Founder of the Origin Theatre Company, NYC), director/playwright Derek Ahonen (Founder of The Amoralists Theatre Company, NYC), Barbara Rubin (Market Theatre in Joannesburg, South Africa) and Denis Reid (Yale School of Drama). He has written and directed two plays (“The Commedia Cinderella” and “The Commedia Rapunzel”) both of which premiered at Columbia Children’s Theatre in South Carolina. Ragtag Theatre Company is a Commedia dell’ Arte troupe dedicated to bringing fresh and unique live LGBTQ theatre designed for the entire family! In short, we do fairytales. But not yo mama’s fairytales. We do fractured fairytales that spoof and riff off of pop culture… (much like Animaniacs or Shrek), and we do it all in the style of Commedia dell’Arte, which is an early style of Italian street theatre that incorporates big funny characters, improvisation, and direct audience involvement all in one. Our shows are audience interactive and the kids are integrated into every performance, making them feel uniquely important in this theatrical experience. Ultimately, our goal is the make you laugh and create a safe space where you can be yourself and #beweird with all of us. Through our crazy camp and comedy, we hope to empower and inspire all youngins and grown folk alike to embrace what makes them different. www.thecommediarapunzel.com | https://www.facebook.com/ragtagtheatre/ |https://twitter.com/RagtagTheatre

(1) OTHER DESERT CITIES, by Jon Robin Baitz, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) GEE'S BEND, by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (3) LOVERS, by Brian Friel, at the West End Players Guild, (4) THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, by Douglas Carter Beane, at Stray Dog Theatre, (5) FALSTAFF, by Giuseppe Verdi & Arrigo Boito, at Winter Opera St. Louis, (6) TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS, by Constance Congdon, at Meramec Community College, (7) MAN OF LA MANCHA, by Dale Wasserman, Joe Darion & MitchLeigh, at the Peabody Opera House, and (8) THE ANDREW BROTHERS MUSICAL, by Roger Bean, at Harvest Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL, by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Douglas Carter Beane, and Cheri & Bill Steinkellner, at the Fox Theatre; GODSPELL, by Stephen Schwartz & John-Michael Tebelak, at the Peabody Opera House; I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, by Joe DiPietro & Jimmy Roberts, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild; MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!, by Athol Fugard, at Washington Univ.; VERONICA'S ROOM, by Ira Levin, at Theatre Guild of Webster Groves; MORNING'S AT SEVEN, by Paul Osborn, at Hawthorne Players; and A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart & Barry Shrevelove, at Saint Louis Univ.; and THE COUNTRY WIFE, by William Wycherley, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Theater Talk has "Buyer & Cellar," actor Michael Urie and playwright Jonathan Tolins, plus "A Visit to The Nance" with actors Nathan Lane and Jonny Orsini, playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Jack O'Brien.

A four time Tony Award nominated writer with two shows currently on Broadway, THE NANCE and CINDERELLA, talks about writing, gay history, crazy actors and other hilarious topics!

Theater Talk discusses the new musical, "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella." We are joined by two of the show's stars, Victoria Clark and Ann Harada, plus producer Robyn Goodman and dramatist Douglas Carter Beane, who wrote a new book for the production.

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane discusses his new comedy “Mr. & Mrs. Fitch,” about a husband/wife gossip-writing team. Also, a report from AndrewAndrew from this year's Under the Radar festival.

The panel -- playwright Douglas Carter Beane ("As Bees In Honey Drown"), director Mark Brokaw ("As Bees In Honey Drown", "How I Learned To Drive"), playwright/lyricist Bill Russell ("Side Show") and playwright Paula Vogel ("How I Learned To Drive") -- talk about their backgrounds and developing their crafts, the advantages of writing for the stage compared to being a screenwriter, and why these particular playwrights prefer not to direct.

The panelists -- playwright Douglas Carter Beane (As Bees In Honey Drown), director/choreographers Kathleen Marshall (Kiss Me Kate and two-time winner for her choreography of Wonderful Town and The Pajama Game) and Rob Marshall (Damn Yankees, She Loves Me), director Vivian Matalon (Tony Award for Morning's At Seven), and playwright John Pielmeier (Agnes of God) -- discuss the impact of efficient cast sizes, casting for multi-talented performers, respectfully auditionining and rejectioning performers, their individual performing backgrounds, compromising with producers, and collaborating with playwrights and directors.

The panelists -- playwright Douglas Carter Beane ("As Bees In Honey Drown"), director/choreographers Kathleen Marshall ("Kiss Me Kate") and Rob Marshall ("Damn Yankees", "She Loves Me"), director Vivian Matalon ("Morning's At Seven"), and playwright John Pielmeier ("Agnes of God") -- discuss the impact of efficient cast sizes, casting for multi-talented performers, respectfully auditionining and rejectioning performers, their individual performing backgrounds, compromising with producers, and collaborating with playwrights and directors.

The new artistic director of California's La Jolla Playhouse, Christopher Ashley, talks about his plans for the theatre, including whether he sees himself continuing or departing from the repertoire of his predecessor, Des McAnuff; explains how he found himself with an agent by age 22; describes his long-standing working relationships with playwrights Douglas Carter Beane and Paul Rudnick; considers the process of creating new musicals out of existing songs and how audience expectations are heightened for that music; and describes the evolution of of "Xanadu" the musical from social commentary to comic love story. Original air date - October 26, 2007.

The new artistic director of California's La Jolla Playhouse, Christopher Ashley, talks about his plans for the theatre, including whether he sees himself continuing or departing from the repertoire of his predecessor, Des McAnuff; explains how he found himself with an agent by age 22; describes his long-standing working relationships with playwrights Douglas Carter Beane and Paul Rudnick; considers the process of creating new musicals out of existing songs and how audience expectations are heightened for that music; and describes the evolution of of "Xanadu" the musical from social commentary to comic love story. Original air date - October 26, 2007.

Librettist Douglas Carter Beane of Xanadu, plus Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer and librettist/lyricist Steven Sater of Spring Awakening are guests.

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane talks about how his fascination with Greek myths dovetailed with a producer's overture to adapt a famously bad movie, resulting in the new musical "Xanadu"; describes his years of making ends meet by staffing the hearing device booths at Broadway theatres, and manning the stage door at the Neil Simon Theatre; recalls his break-through year as a writer with "Advice From A Caterpiller" and "The Country Club"; chronicles the origin of his influential Off-Broadway company The Drama Department; and considers why he's managed to write roles with specific actresses in mind in both "As Bees In Honey Drown" and "The Little Dog Laughed", only to have those shows play to great success with entirely different women in the leads. Original air date – June 22, 2007.

Playwright Douglas Carter Beane talks about how his fascination with Greek myths dovetailed with a producer's overture to adapt a famously bad movie, resulting in the new musical "Xanadu"; describes his years of making ends meet by staffing the hearing device booths at Broadway theatres, and manning the stage door at the Neil Simon Theatre; recalls his break-through year as a writer with "Advice From A Caterpiller" and "The Country Club"; chronicles the origin of his influential Off-Broadway company The Drama Department; and considers why he's managed to write roles with specific actresses in mind in both "As Bees In Honey Drown" and "The Little Dog Laughed", only to have those shows play to great success with entirely different women in the leads. Original air date – June 22, 2007.

Playwrights Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Dark Matters"), Douglas Carter Beane ("The Little Dog Laughed"), Kia Corthron ("Breath Boom"), Daisy Foote ("Bhutan") and Adam Rapp ("Red Light Winter") discuss why they, as products of the age of electronic entertainment -- and as writers who work in various forms -- choose to tell certain stories in the theatre; consider whether one can be taught playwriting or whether one simply learns it; ponder the prevalence of 90 minute plays against the three-act classics of the past; and reflect upon the writers who most influenced their own work.