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Actor-director Michelle Danner is also an acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky techniques. Alongside Larry Moss, she's also the founding and Artistic Director of the Edgemar Center for the Arts.In 2006, Michelle made her feature film directing debut with, How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, winning the L.A. Film Awards' Best Acting and Best Movie awards. Her 2013 film, HelloHerman, catalogs the effect that peer abuse, parental neglect and the general coarsening of society has on a typical high school student.  Michelle has acted in and directed over thirty plays in Los Angeles and New York, with her favorite acting credit cited as the Dramalogue award-winning Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo. Among her other award-winning stage work, she produced The Night of the Black Cat at Edgemar, she directed the world premiere of Mental the Musical, and she wrote and directed You're on the Air, an improvisation-based comedy.Michelle also produced and acted in the award-winning short Dos Corazones, directed by Larry Moss. And she was voted favorite acting coach by the readers of Backstage. Notable projects Michelle has directed include: Bad Impulse with Paul Sorvino, Ticket to the Circus, a one-woman play about the life of Norris Church Mailer, starring Anne Archer.  And most recently she produced and directed the feature, Miranda's Victim, a biographical crime drama depicting the origins of the well-known Miranda warning. The movie stars Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia, Donald Sutherland, Ryan Phillippe, Kyle MacLachlan, Mireille Enos, Taryn Manning, and Emily VanCamp. I've seen Miranda's Victim and can tell you it's an intense and deeply emotional story about how the legal system can be impacted and changed by overcoming injustice amid challenging circumstances. www.michelledanner.comwww.edgemarcenter.org

Afternoon Teatime December 18th 3 Pm EST, the last one of 2023. Joining to share a T-E-A with you all is Diane Namm, bringing you her latest book on family feast holiday culture and traditions along with all the incredible stories and work she does in many fields of work in the entertainment industry.LIVE STREAMING TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND PODCAST STATIONS AND APPS. LIVE SHOW ON MISS LIZ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL BELOW. Please give it a quick subscribe and be notified when teatimes are live.https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=VhVODhNkY__evnOtDiane Namm is the talented author of over 65 published books, including children', YA, and adult non-fiction books. She is also an award-winning screenwriter, director and producer for film and television; and a successful playwright, director, and producer for stage.Children's newest book, Latkes & Lefse, is about children's different cultures within one's family.A donated literacy advocate of the state's nonprofit, Namm is the founder and Executive Artistic Director of West of Broadway www.westofbroadway.com, formerly a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization and a grant recipient of the LA County Performing Arts Council. Namethe and West of Broadway promote literacy and social and civic responsibility through stage. Past productions have included original adaptations by Namm: Mrs. Scrooge the Musical; Huck; Bunny Tales Episode IV: The Bunny Wars; Red Chief,, Monster and classic productions of Twelve Angry Jurors and Judgment at Nuremberg.Namm's production company, Lady of the Canyon ALL MEDIA, LLC has developed several projects (ladyofthecanyon.com). Film/TV projects include FINDING HOPE, THE SACRIFICE, TELEMAFIA, GREAT AMERICAN PIGEON RACE WE'LLhonoured ALWAWE'LLNamm'sVE DINGLE and SASA.Namm was honored by Reading Is Fundamental of Southern California in 2008 for producing and directing their PSA. She had the original series of PSAs for VoteRiders.org, an organization dedicated to informing each state's citizenry state'soting ID requirements.Namm has served as a writing mentor for CREATE NOW, developing writing workshops for at-risk youth in juvenile detention centers, rehab centers and group homes.She was formerly on the Advisory Boards of the University of Michigan/English Department, HART-US and the Edgemar Center for the Arts; she is a past Artist-in-Residence at the Pasadena Playhouse and is currently a member of the Women in Film, Authors Guild and Dramatists Guild.She resides in Los Angeles, California. Please see www.dianenamm.com for more information.#teatimewithmissliz#misslizteatime#makingadifference#tradition#cultures#screenwriting#bestsellingauthor#director#producer#childrenbooks#films#nonprofit#playwright#livestreaming#podcastshow#likefollowshare#subscribe#youtubechannel ,3 pm

Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. This week we we remember, rehearse and reboot with guests Daphne Maxwell Reid and Michelle Danner. Everyone remembers Reid as an iconic TV mom of the 1990s, from her three seasons as "Aunt Vivian" on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. And Reid couldn't be more excited when the cast reunited 30 years later for an unscripted reunion special that aired on HBO Max. These days Reid is a Renaissance woman, respected artist, designer and education activist. Daphne is living proof that a passion for creativity and a dedication to hard work can ensure a lifetime's worth of success. And if that weren't enough… There aren't many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert.  But Michelle Danner can. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory joins us to talk about here craft and her well-established success as a feature film director.   Danner's latest film Bad Impulse, is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the International Independent Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the Culver City Film Festival. Join hosts Grim Shea, Marke and Bleeding Cool's Jimmy the Gent as they try to keep up with the icon and the teacher to maybe learn something about the pop-culture that can't stop remaking itself and a little bit about themselves in the process.

Subscribe to The Locher Room: https://bit.ly/TheLocherRoomMichelle Danner is a director, a performer, a teacher, a storyteller and an entrepreneur and she will join me in The Locher Room to discuss her incredible career. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner's also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Danner's recent film “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino. The film recently won Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 International Independent Film Awards and the Best Director Award at the 2019 Culver City Film Festival.Her upcoming film “The Runner,” was filmed before the pandemic started. The action thriller and true-life coming of age story stars Cameron Douglas and newcomer Edouard Philipponnat as a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. A dedicated mom (with one son who is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Danner's list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner's eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. Raised in a show business family and with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also continues to run the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival and is currently preparing to direct a new one-person play, Bonnie Culver's “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer.Simply put, there's almost no one in the business who knows as much about acting and success as Michelle Danner – and her continued success in multiple creative fields makes her one of the most successful women working in the industry today.Original Airdate: 8/11/2021

Janeane speaks with Michelle Danner, the legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory. Danner's also now well-established as a successful feature film director.

Larry Moss an American actor, director and acting coach. He wrote the acting textbook, The Intent to Live. He taught at Juilliard and Circle in the Square in New York. He originally came to Los Angeles to train C. Thomas Howell for The Hitcher. After Helen Hunt thanked him in her acceptance speech after winning an Oscar in 1997 for As Good as It Gets, the A-List demand for Moss' coaching increased. He coached Hilary Swank in her Academy Award-winning performances in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby, Michael Clarke Duncan for his Oscar-nominated performance in The Green Mile, Hank Azaria's Emmy winning turn in Tuesdays with Morrie, and Tobey Maguire in Seabiscuit. He worked with Leonardo DiCaprio on his Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning portrayals in The Aviator and The Wolf of Wall Street, as well as on DiCaprio's Oscar nominated turn in Blood Diamond, and The Departed. Moss founded The Larry Moss Studio (now The Acting Studio at Edgemar Center for the Arts. Hosted by Frank Faucette @frankfaucette on most platforms. Our show is 100% listener supported. If you've gotten anything out of the show please consider supporting by visiting Cash App - https://cash.app/$faucettemedia or $faucettemedia in your app. https://www.amazon.com/shop/faucettemedia Stream Without Remorse on Prime Video https://amzn.to/3r5j1Dh FMG Links https://faucettemedia.com/ https://www.instagram.com/faucettemedia/channel/ https://www.twitter.com/faucettemedia https://slumberdynamics.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/igniteacting/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/igniteacting/support

Michelle Danner is an American acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky techniques. She is also the founding and artistic director of the Edgemar Center for the Arts. Ian Jenkins is a doctor, living in San Diego, a specialist in hospital medicine and a professor at a major university. He's been with his partner, Alan, for seventeen years. They've been with their partner, Jeremy, for eight. Ian, Alan, and Jeremy are a same-sex throuple. They have two biological children – Piper, who is three, and Parker, who is 14 months. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on iTunes! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

Michelle Danner is an American acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky techniques. She is also the founding and artistic director of the Edgemar Center for the Arts. Ian Jenkins is a doctor, living in San Diego, a specialist in hospital medicine and a professor at a major university. He’s been with his partner, Alan, for seventeen years. They’ve been with their partner, Jeremy, for eight. Ian, Alan, and Jeremy are a same-sex throuple. They have two biological children – Piper, who is three, and Parker, who is 14 months. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on iTunes! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

Today on Too Opinionated, Legendary acting coach and director Michelle Danner drops by for a visit! Michelle Danner is the co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory. Danner’s list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel.  A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner’s eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques.  Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please subscribe)

Michelle Danner is an American acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky techniques. She is also the founding and artistic director of the Edgemar Center for the Arts.

The craft of acting is as alluring as it is mysterious, and it takes a being of great passion, insight, and determination in order to succeed. But to teach acting – to inspire creative souls to successfully harvest those tools – requires an even greater commitment, to bring out the best in each and every actor one encounters. That passion is the hallmark of the career of filmmaker and acting coach Michelle Danner, for decades one of the industry's most respected teachers, and now a successful director who continues to grow and expand her creative universe. There aren't many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert. But Michelle Danner can. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner's also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her latest completed film, “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino; and she's set to begin shooting “The Runner,” an action thriller and true-life coming of age story about a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. A dedicated mom (with one son who is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conseratory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Danner's list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayak, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner's eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. Raised in a show business family and with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also continues to run the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival (scheduled for February 2020), and is currently preparing to direct a new one-person play, Bonnie Culver's “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer. Simply put, there's almost no one in the business who knows as much about acting and success as Michelle Danner – and her continued success in multiple creative fields makes her one of the most successful women working in the industry today. Twitter: @ActingAtEdgemar URLS: https://www.michelledanner.com https://edgemarcenter.org https://www.allinfilms.com

The craft of acting is as alluring as it is mysterious, and it takes a being of great passion, insight, and determination in order to succeed. But to teach acting – to inspire creative souls to successfully harvest those tools – requires an even greater commitment, to bring out the best in each and every actor one encounters. That passion is the hallmark of the career of filmmaker and acting coach Michelle Danner, for decades one of the industry’s most respected teachers, and now a successful director who continues to grow and expand her creative universe. There aren’t many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert. But Michelle Danner can. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner’s also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her latest completed film, “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino; and she’s set to begin shooting “The Runner,” an action thriller and true-life coming of age story about a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. A dedicated mom (with one son who is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conseratory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Danner’s list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayak, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner’s eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. Raised in a show business family and with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also continues to run the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival (scheduled for February 2020), and is currently preparing to direct a new one-person play, Bonnie Culver’s “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer. Simply put, there’s almost no one in the business who knows as much about acting and success as Michelle Danner – and her continued success in multiple creative fields makes her one of the most successful women working in the industry today. Twitter: @ActingAtEdgemar URLS: https://www.michelledanner.com https://edgemarcenter.org https://www.allinfilms.com

Wyatt McClure - Wyatt is a young actor who plays in the CBS hit comedy "Young Sheldon" which is a spin off of the early years of a character Sheldon Cooper best known as the lead character in The CBS Series "Big Bang Theory". Wyatt plays a bully to Sheldon turned friend. We talk to him in a fun interview where we learn about his character, his career, how he juggles his school and kid time and more.Michelle Danner - The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner’s also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her latest completed film, “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino; and she’s set to begin shooting “The Runner,” an action thriller and true-life coming of age story about a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin.

Wyatt McClure - Wyatt is a young actor who plays in the CBS hit comedy "Young Sheldon" which is a spin off of the early years of a character Sheldon Cooper best known as the lead character in The CBS Series "Big Bang Theory". Wyatt plays a bully to Sheldon turned friend. We talk to him in a fun interview where we learn about his character, his career, how he juggles his school and kid time and more.Michelle Danner - The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner’s also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her latest completed film, “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino; and she’s set to begin shooting “The Runner,” an action thriller and true-life coming of age story about a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin.

There aren’t many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert. But Michelle Danner can. The legendary acting teacher and co-founder of the Edgemar Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory, Danner’s also now well-established as a successful feature film director. Her latest completed film, “Bad Impulse,” is a psychological thriller about family secrets and modern technology, starring Sonya Walger, Grant Bowler, and Paul Sorvino; and she’s set to begin shooting “The Runner,” an action thriller and true-life coming of age story about a troubled teenager forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. A dedicated mom (with one son who is an aspiring filmmaker), Danner still has her “day job” – overseeing the faculty of the Los Angeles Acting Conseratory, and conducting her weekly acting class. Danner’s list of students has included Christian Slater, Salma Hayak, Gerard Butler, Seth McFarlane, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, and Zooey Deschanel. A longtime student of legendary acting teachers like Stella Adler and Uta Hagen, Danner’s eclectic approach (which she calls “The Golden Box”) allows actors the freedom to employ a wide variety of techniques. Raised in a show business family and with a deep appreciation for all of the performing arts, Danner also continues to run the boutique “Cinema at the Edge” film festival (scheduled for February 2020), and is currently preparing to direct a new one-person play, Bonnie Culver’s “Norris,” starring Anne Archer, based on the memoirs of the widow of writer Norman Mailer. Simply put, there’s almost no one in the business who knows as much about acting and success as Michelle Danner – and her continued success in multiple creative fields makes her one of the most successful women working in the industry today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

ABOUT Michelle Danner is a world renowned acting coach, film and stage director, author, and teacher. Michelle has taught acting for the last 29 years and has worked with many A-List Actors privately and on set including: Chris Rock, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Melanie Brown, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Penelope Cruz, Verne Troyer, Grant Bowler, Kate Del Castillo, Michael Pena, Isla Fisher, Common, Salma Hayek, Chris Martin, Brian McKnight, James Franco, Marcia Cross, Christian Slater, Catherine Bell, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union, Justin Chatwin, Jennifer Coolidge,Justine Wadell, Rob Estes, Rick Fox, Henry Cavill and Michelle Rodriguez and many others. Voted favorite acting coach by Backstage readers, teaching remains a passion. She was brought in for her expert coaching on the WB show The Starlet and was featured with Andy Richter on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Michelle trained extensively in Paris and New York with Stella Adler and Uta Hagen. She was the Managing Director of the Larry Moss Studio since it's inception in Los Angeles for 20 years.

Acclaimed actress Tanna Frederick returns to talk about her intriguing new movie, Train to Zakopané. An award-winning actress, director, and environmentalist, Tanna  was named Favorite Female Star by Movie Addict Headquarters listeners who voted in an e-mail election held in  2012. Her upcoming film, written and directed by Henry Jaglom, takes us back to 1928 Poland prior to World War II. Based on a true story, it deals with two strangers who meet on a train and fall for each other despite their very different backgrounds and attitudes. Tanna's impressive resume includes the following Jaglom films: Hollywood Dreams, The MWord, Irene in Time, Queen of the Lot, Ovation, and 45 Minutes from Broadway. Tanna made her directorial debut while also starring in a theatre production of Why We Have a Body at the Edgemar Center for the Arts. For her performance in Hollywood Dreams, her first feature with Jaglom (who is now her husband), Tanna was named Best Actress at WorldFest Houston, Montana International Film Festival, Fargo Film Festival and the Wild Rose Film Festival. Among Tanna’s other acting honors are Performer To Watch at Method Fest and a Maverick Award from the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival.  

Today's Guest: Actress Tanna Frederick, star of Queen of the Lot and Irene in Time. Order from Amazon.com by clicking the DVD above Scorsese and DeNiro have this kind of relationship. So do Spielberg and Hanks. And Scorsese has it with DiCaprio, too, now that I think of it. Every so often, a director finds his match with an actor who “gets” their material, their vibe, their je ne sais qua. That’s what’s happening between writer/director Henry Jaglom and actress Tanna Frederick. HENRY JAGLOM audio excerpt: "The chemistry between Noah Wyle and Tanna Frederick takes this film to a whole other level. Every review is talking about it. They have this strange, funny, romantic chemistry; you can't take your eyes off of them." Order 'Irene in Time' starring Tanna Frederick and Henry Jaglom, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the DVD cover above! Queen of the Lot — a sequel to Hollywood Dreams — opens at selected theaters in Los Angeles on Friday, November 19. It is the third movie that Jaglom has written and directed in which Frederick has starred; they also worked together on Irene in Time. Queen is actually their fourth collaboration, I believe, if you count her starring in his play, “Just 45 Minutes From Broadway,” which ran for several months this summer at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, California and which they’ve already filmed for a movie. In her three Jaglom starring roles, Frederick typically plays some version of an emotional train wreck. Different characters in Irene in Time and Hollywood Dreams/Queen of the Lot, but – like DeNiro working under Scorsese’s direction — a recognizable, consistent presence. Jaglom is a writer and director with whom many in Hollywood — particularly women — would love to work, not because his films are big blockbusters but because of the detail and sensitivity he gives to women’s roles. His career goes back to his days as an editor on Easy Rider with Dennis Hopper, although this Lee Strasburg-trained Method actor also appeared in TV shows such as "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun." (As a boy, I loved "The Flying Nun." Talk about a concept ripe for a remake!) An interesting note about Jaglom’s career: he wrote and co-starred in Orson Welles’ final film, 1987’s Someone to Love, which also introduced the world to David Duchovny. In recent years, Jaglom has worked with a regular ensemble of actors, led by Tanna Frederick (Listen) and including Karen Black (Listen) and David Proval (Listen), all of whom have previously been guests on Mr. Media. Queen of the Lot Website Tanna Frederick Website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • Pinterest • YouTube The Millionaire's Convenient Arrangementby Jane Peden. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above!     The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

Today's Guest: Tanna Frederick, actress, Hollywood Dreams Actress Tanna Frederick If you’re a woman in search of someone else’s emotional train wreck to make you feel better about your own life, film director Henry Jaglom has got a movie or two for you. Maybe it’s his latest, Irene in Time, about a young singer with severe daddy abandonment issues. Or maybe you’d like his previous film, 2008’s Hollywood Dreams, about a would-be actress who oozes charisma but gets so nervous in every social situation she makes you nervous. Order from Amazon.com by clicking the DVD above TANNA FREDERICK podcast excerpt: "With Henry Jaglom, people either love his films or they hate his films. There isn't really an in between. Henry demands the actors take all of their subtext of what's going on and use it as their through-line, their dialogue. You walk away after watching Henry's films feeling better about yourself—'So I guess I'm not the only one who can be neurotic at times.' What drives him is making people not feel alone. It's human emotion."  Tanna Frederick is the common thread between these films. She’s the star of both, a big presence on screen. It could be that huge mane of cascading red hair, but I think it’s actually the emotions that pour out from her. The story of how she got to this point is pure Hollywood and I hope to entice her to tell it, but suffice to say that Jaglom already has plans for her to star in a sequel to Hollywood Dreams. And she’s currently appearing live in a Jaglom play, “Just 45 Minutes from Broadway,” at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, California. You can order tickets online at Edgemar.org. Tanna Frederick Website • Twitter • Facebook • Order Irene in Time from Amazon.com • Order Queen of the Lot • Order Hollywood Dreams The Millionaire's Convenient Arrangementby Jane Peden. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above!     The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

Multiple Tony Award nominee and Broadway leading man Raul Esparza (Rocky Horror Show, Cabaret, Company, Leap of Faith) is interviewed about his stage career; his new recurring role on Law & Order: SVU; and his November 17th solo headlining concert Raul Esparza Sings Sondheim at the Valley Performing Arts Center on the campus of California State University at Northridge (California). Broadway’s Davis Gaines (Phantom of the Opera) and The Color Purple’s and American Idol’s LaToya London discuss their respective wins at the LA Stage Alliance’s 2012 Ovation Awards held November 12th at the Los Angeles Theatre. The two stars also discuss their current roles in the west coast premiere of the Off-Broadway hit parody Silence! The Musical (based on the motion picture Silence of the Lambs) at the Hayworth Theatre in West Los Angeles. The Live Arts Calendar features readings of two new comedies: Cops on Drugs and Rapunzel at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Gaines and London share occurrences of embarrassing moments while performing. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Multi-talented Tanna Frederick returns with an update on her new films and her work with Project Cornlight, an initiative to help revitalize the film industry in Iowa. Tanna is an award-winning actress, director, environmentalist and founder of the Iowa Independent Film Festival in Mason City. She recently wrapped Henry Jaglom’s romantic comedy The “M”Word with Corey Feldman, Michael Imperioli and Francis Fisher. She then went on to make her directorial debut (and star) in a theatre production of Why We Have a Bodyat the Edgemar Center for the Arts. She is currently in her native Iowa filming The Farmwhere she stars as a single mother who returns to Iowa to deal with her past. This October Tanna can be seen starring with Judd Nelson in the Henry Jaglom comedy Just 45 Minutes from Broadway which explores the complex emotional lives of theater folk. The film was adapted from a stage play written by Jaglom.

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast May 30, 2011) Sterling recounts for Stroili a colorful cast of characters, though not from any play. Funny man Christopher Meehan (TV’s Last Comic Standing) talks about the opening of his upcoming, self-penned play If Church Walls Could Talk... An Evening of Catholic Comedy at the Miles Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. Just Imagine, starring Tim Piper as John Lennon at the Hayworth Theatre in West Los Angeles, and 100 Saints You Should Know at Hollywood’s Elephant Theatre Company highlight the Live Arts Calendar. Daytime television star Marie Wilson (As the World Turns and Port Charles) is interviewed about her upcoming, co-starring role in A Flea in Her Ear at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Wilson and Meehan exchange most embarrassing on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast May 23, 2011) - Something’s rotten in Denmark! Sterling and Stroili discuss a seasonal mystery scent emanating from the back seat of Paul’s Camry. Distinguished Broadway, film and television star Alan Blumenfeld (NBC’s hit series Heroes) talks about his association with the prestigious Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon, CA. Fernando Richardson’s Treacherous Brain at Hollywood’s Openfist Theatre, and Kritzerland Record’s Salute to the Music of Cy Coleman at the Gardenia Restaurant in Hollywood… highlight this week’s Live Arts Calendar. Doug Kaback (Director/Actor/Playwright and Professor of Theatre at Cal State University at Northridge, CA) discusses directing the classic farce A Flea in Her Ear at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Blumenfeld and Kaback relive their worst moments in theatre. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Sterling and Stroili vent about irresponsible parents and child care. Michelle Danner, Entrepreneur and Artistic Director for the Edgemar Center for the Arts and Edgemar Theatre Group in Santa Monica, CA is interviewed about the company’s new production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic Ghosts. The Live Arts Calendar highlights LA Opera’s production of Albert Herring at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the Los Angeles Music Center. Sterling’s reviews Bernadette Peters in Concert at the Valley Performing Arts Center on the campus of Cal State University at Northridge. Artistic Director Greg Shane not only discusses his involvement with CRE Outreach and the organization’s Theatre by The Blind arts program, but its current offering of the Steven Dietz comedy/drama Private Eyes. Danner and Shane share embarrassing moments during performance. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

TV, film and theatre heartthrob Lorenzo Lamas (Renegade and Falcon Crest) talks about his co-starring role as the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (a benefit for Musical Theatre of Los Angeles and Josh Grobin’s Find Your Light Foundation); Distinguished Broadway star Davis Gaines (Phantom of the Opera) and the vivacious, award-winning musical theatre star Lesli Margherita (London’s Zorro: The Musical and Reprise’s Kiss Me Kate) join Sterling & Stroili for a rollicking hour. Gaines discusses his beginnings on Broadway, and taking on the starring role of Don Quixote (Cervantes) opposite Leslie Margherita’s portrayal of Aldonza in Man of La Mancha for Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, CA at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center. The Live Arts Calendar highlights a stage adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic Ghosts at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) is interviewed by Sterling and Stroili about her career and latest stage endeavor: Jane Fonda in the Court of Public Opinion at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Broadway and television star Jim J. Bullock (Too Close for Comfort) laughs it up as he talks about his return to Hairspray the Musical as Edna Turnblad at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, CA. Sterling reviews the Twyla Tharp/Frank Sinatra hit Broadway musical Come Fly Away, at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood; and a new production of Sweet Charity at the Knightsbridge Theatre in Los Angeles. Bullock and Ms. Archer recant embarrassing on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

The Total Tutor and Jason The Public School Guy will interview  Michelle Danner, Artistic Director at Edgemar Center of the Arts and one of the most successful acting coaches in Hollywood, is currently directing the film version of John Buffalo Mailer's “Hello Herman” starring Norman Reedus, Martha Higareda and newcomer Garrett Backstrom. The film, an unflinching examination of today's society through the eyes of a young copycat killer and the journalist who sees the tragedy as a potential boost for his own career, is an adaptation of the play of the same name. Also, jason and I will discuss the following topics: High School and College financial literacy, student loan forgiveness, and teachers use cell phones in class.

Sterling recounts for Stroili a colorful cast of characters, though not from any play. Funny man Christopher Meehan (TV???s Last Comic Standing) talks about the opening of his upcoming, self-penned play If Church Walls Could Talk... An Evening of Catholic Comedy at the Miles Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. Just Imagine, starring Tim Piper as John Lennon at the Hayworth Theatre in West Los Angeles, and 100 Saints You Should Know at Hollywood???s Elephant Theatre Company highlight the Live Arts Calendar. Daytime television star Marie Wilson (As the World Turns and Port Charles) is interviewed about her upcoming, co-starring role in A Flea in Her Ear at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Wilson and Meehan exchange most embarrassing on stage moments. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

The multi-talented Michelle Danner drops by to talk about her extraordinary career as a director, actress, producer, and acting coach for such stars as Gerard Butler, Chris Rock, Penelope Cruz, James Franco, Salma Hayek, Christian Slater, Zooey Deschanel, and  Marcia Cross. Michelle is currently directing Hello Herman, a film based on a play by Norman Mailer’s son, John Buffalo Mailer. Her other movie credits include How To Go Out on a Date in Queens, Dos corazones, and Death at a Funeral.     Michelle, who is also the Artistic Director at Edgemar Center for the Arts, was featured coaching Andy Richter on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” in 2009 and is currently writing two books on acting, The Golden Box and 100 MostAsked Questions About Acting.              

Something???s rotten in Denmark! Sterling and Stroili discuss a seasonal mystery scent emanating from the back seat of Paul???s Camry. Distinguished Broadway, film and television star Alan Blumenfeld (NBC???s hit series Heroes) talks about his association with the prestigious Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon, CA. Fernando Richardson???s Treacherous Brain at Hollywood???s Openfist Theatre, and Kritzerland Record???s Salute to the Music of Cy Coleman at the Gardenia Restaurant in Hollywood... highlight this week???s Live Arts Calendar. Doug Kaback (Director/Actor/Playwright and Professor of Theatre at Cal State University at Northridge, CA) discusses directing the classic farce A Flea in Her Ear at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA. Blumenfeld and Kaback relive their worst moments in theatre. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

Shtick around for the jokes... Is art really in the eye of the beholder? Sterling and Stroili cite some questionable examples. Broadway star Jason Graae (A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos), and television???s Jim O???Heir, co-star of the hit NBC series Parks and Recreation, are not only interviewed about their careers, but partake in the day???s order of funny business. The live Arts Calendar singles out Caught at Hollywood???s Zephyr Theatre - which examines America???s contentious debate over same sex marriage; and Hoboken to Hollywood at the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, CA - the critically-acclaimed, new, big band musical about Sinatra during the early years. Sterling reviews the world premiere comedy Amy and Elliot at Hollywood???s Stella Adler Gilbert Stage- starring, written and directed by Ryan Eggold of the hit CW TV series Beverly Hills 90210. Stroili reviews Rogue Machine???s The Sunset Limited at Theatre Theater in Los Angeles. Graae and O???Heir recall their worst moments while performing. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)