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I was forewarned that today's guest was nothing short of a delight, and the rumors are TRUE!Grey Henson talks about his formative years as a little boy who loved (and excelled at) ballet inMacon, GA and how those years of dance and working in youth and community theatre helpedhim to be the award-winning stage actor he is today. Most recently seen as one of thestorytellers in Broadway's Shucked, Grey has stolen hearts far and wide in star turns as ElderMcKinley in both Broadway and touring (Helen Hayes Award) productions of The Book ofMormon, and in creating the role of Damien in the musical adaptation of Mean Girls, for whichhe was nominated for a TONY award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. Never toogay to function, Grey is charming, whip-smart and hilarious as he speaks on family, school,queer culture and this roller coaster of a business. I can't wait to see more from this remarkableartist, but till then, sit back and enjoy the delightful Grey Henson!

Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down the nominations for this year's Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Tony Honors for Excellence in TheatreBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down the nominations for this year's Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Isabelle Stevenson Special Tony AwardBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Full list of 2024 nominees here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/theater/tony-awards-nominations.html Find more of The Theatre Podcast at http://bpn.fm/ttp Best Musical - Hell's Kitchen - Illinoise - The Outsiders - Suffs - Water for Elephants Best Play - Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Author: Jocelyn Bioh - Mary Jane, Author: Amy Herzog - Mother Play, Author: Paula Vogel - Prayer for the French Republic, Author: Joshua Harmon - Stereophonic, Author: David Adjmi Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya - Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch - Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable - Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People - Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic - Jessica Lange, Mother Play - Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane - Sarah Paulson, Appropriate - Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Brody Grant, The Outsiders - Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along - Dorian Harewood, The Notebook - Brian d'Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses - Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Eden Espinosa, Lempicka - Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen - Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses - Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook - Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Will Brill, Stereophonic - Eli Gelb, Stereophonic - Jim Parsons, Mother Play - Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic - Corey Stoll, Appropriate Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable - Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic - Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play - Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic - Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Roger Bart, Back To The Future: The Musical - Joshua Boone, The Outsiders - Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell's Kitchen - Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders - Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along - Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Shoshana Bean, Hell's Kitchen - Amber Iman, Lempicka - Nikki M. James, Suffs - Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python's Spamalot - Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen - Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along - Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down their predictions for the nominees for this year's Play categories for the Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Best PlayBest Revival of a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Scenic Design of a PlayBest Costume Design of a PlayBest Lighting Design of a PlayBest Sound Design of a PlayBest Direction of a Play*This episode was recorded before the fourth round of Tony Eligibility Rulings were announced, so some information may be incorrect*

Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down their predictions for the nominees for this year's Musical categories for the Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Best MusicalBest Book of a MusicalBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Scenic Design of a MusicalBest Costume Design of a MusicalBest Lighting Design of a MusicalBest Sound Design of a MusicalBest Direction of a MusicalBest ChoreographyBest Revival of a MusicalBest Orchestrations*This episode was recorded before the second round of Tony Eligibility Rulings were announced, so some information may be incorrect*

In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor Celia Rose Gooding, star of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Celia Rose Gooding made their Broadway debut and rose to prominence for the role of Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy in the rock musical Jagged Little Pill for which they won a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and were nominated for a 2020 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category at age 20. Gooding plays the role of Nyota Uhura in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Host: Ryanne Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus

Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down the nominations for this year's Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jordan Donica currently stars in Lincoln Center Theatre's revival of Camelot, which has earned him a Tony Award Nominee for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. His other Broadway credits include Freddy in My Fair Lady, Raoul in The Phantom Of The Opera, and Lafayette in Hamilton. His television career included Blue Bloods and Charmed. In this episode, Jordan discusses how he deepens the storytelling with his own life experiences as "Sir Lancelot" in the Broadway revival of Camelot. He shares his views on participating in social media, the way his love of sports translates to the stage, and how the man he is today is due to the women who raised him.  Neuro Gum Link for 20% off Stages listenersStrip Makeup link for 25% off Stages listenersPoet Gill Scott HeronGleasons GymCamelot TicketsSupport the show: http://www.stagespodcast.netSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down the nominations for this year's Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical*This episode was recorded on May 2, 2023 so information might be outdated*

Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down their predictions for the nominees for this year's Play categories for the Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Best PlayBest Revival of a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Scenic Design of a PlayBest Costume Design of a PlayBest Lighting Design of a PlayBest Sound Design of a PlayBest Direction of a Play*This episode was recorded April 7, so information may be out of date*Check out our full interview with Tony Award-Winner David Yazbek!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SPvZYcNpH7aC0Uiim8uZj?si=075dd7d705154b6dApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep54-free-vibrating-butt-lamps-for-all-w-david-yazbek/id1579047137?i=1000547725450

Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down their predictions for the nominees for this year's Musical categories for the Tony Awards!Categories Discussed:Best MusicalBest Book of a MusicalBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalBest Scenic Design of a MusicalBest Costume Design of a MusicalBest Lighting Design of a MusicalBest Sound Design of a MusicalBest Direction of a MusicalBest ChoreographyBest Revival of a MusicalBest Orchestrations*This episode was recorded on March 31, so some information may be out of date*Hear our James Monroe Iglehart episode in full: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y8hKEKrkDo4e6VCBxqRXK?si=532cf842aaa5455dApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep85-beyond-the-valley-of-the-genies-w-james/id1579047137?i=1000602844332

Selina Fillinger is the playwright behind renowned theatrical works like POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying To Keep him Alive; Something Clean; Faceless; and the Armor plays: Cinched/Strapped. The former marked her Broadway debut at the Shubert Theatre in 2022; was directed by Broadway legend, Susan Stroman; and led to three Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role nods for both Julie White and Rachel Dratch. She also wrote for Season 3 of the acclaimed Apple TV+ program, The Morning Show (Jennifer Aniston; Billy Crudup; Reese Witherspoon), set to premiere in 2023. In our conversation, we discussed her Oregon upbringing; the juxtaposition of light and dark themes in her plays; juggling multiple projects at once; and her journey to being one of the most unique, talented and versatile artists in the landscape of television and theatre.Opening Credits: Checkie Brown - Clooney (CB 232); HoliznaPATREON - Feels; Closing Credits: Ketsa - A Little Bit

- Dave Madden has a Pop Rock/Yacht-Rock side project called Mr. Linen, with Andre Cantave and David Messier. Their album, Stay Cool, includes 9 original songs. Find out more and purchase one of a kind merch items at https://mrlinenmusic.com/.- Dave's song pairing for this episode: “Virtual Insanity” by Jamiroquai- Grace's song pairing for this episode: “Take the Power Back” by Rage Against the Machine.- Dave's featured song is “Space Kung Fu” by Mr. Linen.- Download the sheet music and mp3 for "O Landru: A Festival Hymn of the Body" by Dave Madden here. Corrections:"Return of the Archons" was written by Boris Sobelman, but based on a story by Gene Roddenberry.The Western town was built on a backlot in Culver City, California. The set was called "Town of Atlanta" and included an 1800s era city street, town square, and residential area. It was originally built for Gone With the Wind in 1939. It remained there for 20 years and was used for various projects before being dismantled.Celia Rose Gooding plays Cadet Uhura on the new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds. Gooding is not only a TV actress but also an award-winning Broadway star. She played Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy in the rock musical Jagged Little Pill, which won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Gooding was also nominated for the 2020 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the age of 20, which made her one of the youngest nominees in that categoryNichelle Nichols started singing and dancing in her native Chicago. She toured the world as a singer in the Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton bands. Her first LP, Down to Earth, was released in 1967, piggybacking off the success of Star Trek. In 1991, she released Out of This World. She sings in two Original Series episodes, "Charlie X," and "The Conscience of the King."

Michael-John Hurney trained with the legendary Hayes Gordon and commenced his theatrical career with the rock musical Hair. An Australian tour of Oklahoma soon followed. He then appeared as Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar and played Simon several years later in a new production in Hong Kong. Other theatre credits include The Baker's Wife, The Pirates of Penzance, La Cage Aux Folles, Guys and Dolls, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Danny La Rue Show, The Rocky Horror Show, Bad Boy Johnny & The Prophets of Doom, And It's Got a Lovely Backyard, Rasputin and Lend me a Tenor. For a number of years Michael-John produced and starred in the highly successful, MeatBalls – Fat out of Hell. Michael-John has appeared on classic TV variety shows such as The Don Lane Show, Michael Parkinson, Midday with Ray Martin, The Bert Newton Show, and The Footy Show. He sang as part of a showcase for the Sydney 2000 Olympics bid at The Sydney Opera House. He is a featured voice on many TV & Radio commercials including soundtrack albums Moulin Rouge, Paris -The Rock Opera, La Cage Aux Folles, Oklahoma and his own Meatballs-Fat out of Hell ‘live' C.D. He has worked in the corporate arena as both lead performer and a creative force behind the highly successful impostors ‘The Three Waiters'. Michael-John performed the solo corporate show Luciano Pavlova – ‘The World's Biggest Comic Opera Star' all around the Globe. In Jakarta - Indonesia Michael-John performed the role of Jean Valjean for Les Miserables in Concert with the 70 piece Twilite Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Indonesia's leading conductor Addie MS and a 60-member choir. In 2004 Michael-John played Pontius Pilate in a London production of Jesus Christ Superstar, completing a trifecta with his casting in the musical. His very last corporate performance before returning to Australia was for David (Becks) & Victoria (Posh Spice) Beckham at their home (aka Beckingham Palace) in North London. In 2008, Michael-John joined the Andrew Lloyd Webber's world tour of Cats. His performance as Gus the Theatre Cat / Growltiger would earn Michael-John a highly prized nomination for the prestigious Green Room Theatre Awards as ‘Best Male Artist in a Featured Role'. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Whooshkaa, Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 3, 2022] The first ever revival of "Funny Girl," the musical about comedian Fanny Brice, is now on Broadway! We speak with Beanie Feldstein, who stars as Brice, and Jared Grimes, who plays choreographer Eddie Ryan and blows audiences away with his tap dancing routines. "Funny Girl" is running now at the August Wilson Theater. For his role in "Funny Girl," Grimes is nominated at the Tony Awards this Sunday for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 21, 2022] The new Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 Tony Award-winning musical "Company" switches the gender of many of the characters, including main character Bobbie, played by Tony Award-winner Katrina Lenk, and her best friend Jamie, now a gay man played by Matt Doyle. Lenk and Doyle join us to discuss the revival, which tells the story of a single woman turning 35, and contemplating whether it's time to get married. "Company" is nominated at the Tony Awards this Sunday for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (for Matt Doyle), Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (for Jennifer Simard and Patti Lupone), Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Orchestrations. 

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 22, 2022] The 2002 play, "Take Me Out," from Richard Greenberg tells the story of a professional baseball player who decides to come out of the closet, releasing a barrage of prejudice from his teammates that he wasn't prepared for. Greenberg, director Scott Ellis, and star Jesse Williams join us to discuss their revival of the play, which runs at the Second Stage Theater through May 29th.  "Take Me Out" is nominated at this Sunday's 75th Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Michael Oberholtzer, and Jesse Williams. 

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 9, 2022] A new comic play tells the story of seven women who work closely with the President of the United States, attempting to help alleviate a massive global crisis he inadvertently caused. Playwright Selina Fillinger joins us to discuss, "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive," which is playing now on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre. "POTUS" is nominated at the 75th Tony Awards this Sunday for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Rachel Dratch and Julie White, and for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Beowulf Boritt. 

As focus turns from a stalled Congress, DC Insiders David, Nita, and Burt examine how the workplace enforcement agencies -- Wage & Hour, NLRB, OFCCP, and EEOC -- are coordinating their efforts to achieve the Biden pro-worker agenda. The panel will discuss the growing alliance between the NLRB and Wage & Hour on joint employer and independent contractor regulations, as well as the MOU on joint investigations; the increased cooperation between EEOC and OFCCP on the HIRE initiative; and the Administration-wide initiative to address retaliation in the workplace. Also reviewed is the OFCCP's Verification Portal, scheduled to open on February 1, and contractors' compliance responsibilities.

We're excited for you to meet and get to know actress Lilli Cooper, whose rich resume includes Broadway, Off-Broadway and television. While still in high school, Lilli made her debut on The Great White Way, as part of the original cast of  "Spring Awakening." For her most recent role as Julie Nichols in the Broadway hit, "Tootsie," (based on the 1982 Dustin Hoffman movie), she received her first Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical. Sit back and enjoy  our conversation with the engaging, warm, and clearly talented Lilli Cooper!

Have you ever had an injury? How did you deal with the pain? Did you panic?   This week, Performing Artist and Mindful Movement Facilitator Julia Juhas will take us through her journey on how she found gentle self-care techniques and habits which helped her relax when she was injured. She will remind us to not to max out ourselves in pain and not always be in a "flight or fight mode". Have you ever been frustrated with yourself? Consistently pushing yourself until you hit the wall? Injury is something that almost all performers go through at some point in their careers. Question is will you be ready when that time comes? Don't fear the pain! Stay calm and listen to today's episode with Julia Juhas! In this episode: How the fear of the pain can activate pain the effect of giving yourself a chance to relax amidst the pressures of the world and how it relates to your craft How to manage pain and tension through gentle self-care techniques and habits The impact of proper stretching to your muscles A little about Julia: For over 20 yrs Julia has been performing alongside some of North America’s finest, both onstage and on the big screen. Last spring Julia played the role of Halina in the Segal Centre’s Production of Indecent for which she won a Broadway World Award for Best Performance by a Female in Featured Role. Recently she appeared in Lil’ Red Robin Hood at the Winter Garden Theatre in her 4th Ross Petty Pantomime. Julia has performed at the Stratford Festival, Mirvish Productions and in theatres across Canada and the U.S. She has appeared in films and TV shows such as Frankie Drake, Beauty and the Beast, Remedy, Cracked, In Contempt, Hairspray, and Amelia Julia’s first passion has always been dancing. According to her, there is nothing more expressive than moving the body through space, listening, and following the unique language of your individual body. This is why Julia not only touches lives through her storytelling as a performing artist but through her approach to yoga and movement. As a longtime practitioner and teacher of yoga and dance, Julia helps people unravel and manage their chronic pain through mindful movement modalities. She has choreographed and taught dance, art, and yoga in many schools as well as shelters across the GTA. She offers online private mindful movement sessions and complimentary yoga practices via her YouTube Channel - Live With Ease which is a wonderful creative outlet for her. It’s her way of giving back and being of service to others especially during these unprecedented times. Follow Julia! Facebook: JuliaJuhas and Live With Ease Instagram: @juliajuhas and @_livewithease_ Youtube: Live With Ease

Saint Aubyn is an artist who strives to entertain his audience with hopes that they leave each and every performance feeling fulfilled. Some of his accomplishments are performing with one of his mentors, Gregory Hines, in the Showtime movie Bojangles and sharing the stage with the incomparable Ms. Patti LaBelle and Sam Smith. He was involved in the Smokey Joe's Cafè 20th anniversary tour, and had a featured role in the 2013 film, Admissions. He also played the role of Jimmy Early in the production of Dreamgirls at the Gallery Players Theater in Brooklyn, NY, in 2013. This resulted in his nomination for the 2013 Audelco “Outstanding Performance in a Musical” award and the 2013 New York Innovative Theatre “Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role” award. He was involved in the Broadway musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. More recently he's playing the role of Dennis Edwards in the Broadway Musical Ain't To Proud The Life and times of The Temptations. For this role he has recently been awarded the prestige of being a Grammy nominee. Check out the YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/d5kU4u_aur4

Michelle Wilson was last seen in the New York Theater Workshop's critically acclaimed production of The House That Will Not Stand by Marcus Gardley. Michelle is best known for her Tony nominated performance in the Pulitzer-Prize winning play Sweat. Wilson played long-time factory worker Cynthia, a role she originated off-Broadway at the Public Theatre before the show transitioned to Broadway with incredible reviews. In 2017, Sweat received three Tony award nominations including Best Play, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role for Wilson. Wilson’s other notable theater credits include A Raisin in the Sun, Detroit ’67, Follow Me to Nellie’s, Fahrenheit 451, Two Trains Running, The People Before the Park and more. Wilson also had memorable turns on the small screen in Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, Blue Bloods and E.R., as well as in indie films Nehemiah, Sink and The Bicycle. Wilson can be seen next in the indie film The True Adventures of Wolfboy alongside Jaeden Lieberher and John Turturro. The film is currently in production.    You can currently find Michelle in "Amazing Stories" on Apple TV+.   Meet the very talented, very kind and a wonderful sense of humor, Michelle Wilson.

Bertie Carvel, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Ink, joins Joan Hamburg.

Bertie Carvel, the 2019 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Ink, joins Joan Hamburg.

We visit the mind of Film-Maker  Francois LaRosa and Gaming Mind & Virtual Reality Mind of Leesa Grills, Joined by my Co-Host UN Ambassador Robert W Lowder, ~ we just talk "shop" about everything.  Francois Laros Francois Larosa formed Starfield Productions in 2008 in Austin Texas. His first Commercial was picked up by Skillpoint Alliance. Started shooting/writing for local Austin Business Commercials developing Podcast Projects for their Websites. In March 2011, his collaboration Film "Brotherhood" was shown during SXSW 2011.Then,developed the Sci-Fi TV Pilot Series-6 Episodes called,"El Otro Lado"-(The Other Side)via the TV Cable Network for CBS /Telemuendo, Writing,Directing,Producing(Facebook/El Otro Lado). Started in December 2012 to May 2013(First Season completed-2nd Season starts this 2016-(3 Episodes Completed). Afterwards, proceeded writing his featured film," The Reincarnation Of Jesse Belle" filmed in 5 cities in Texas. In 2015, was sold all rights, and has been on HBO in Portugal/Brazil-(May 2015 & 2016 Australia). Distributed to International Markets via Stream & VOD. The next film, a TV Pilot Novella, for Spanish TV,(The Success For The Four)-El Exito Para Las Cuatro", completed and shown January 2014 via- CBS/Telemuendo and Azteca Cable TV. The New Documentary Film,"I ,Me, American", is in re-development for 2017. Attended the University Of Houston/Victoria College Theater. Studied Acting doing the Classics(Gilbert & Sullivan Productions). Has acted in Several Studio Films such as the first,"Machete"film as Robert DeNiro's Emergency Room Doctor-(featured extra).The English Director from London, Simon Rumley's"Red, White & Blue"-Shown on Cable TV/The IFC Channel. Featured Role in the Film.. Casted in Micheal Winterbottom's "A Mighty Heart" where Francois screamed in French at Angelina Jolie. He has had the opportunity to discuss Filmmaking Techniques & Writing with very well-know Directors in the Industry such as,Terrence Malik(Tree Of Life, A Thin Red Line), Richard Linklater-(School Of Rock, Bernie),as well as others. See IMDB.com. Current Documentary "Swim For The Reef" was Accredited and Accepted to The Prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2016 in France. Leesa Grills Entertainment Consultant ; Gaming, Music and Film industry ; IMDB Leesa Grills Leesa Grills[/caption] Also Joining us as Co-Host is the Honorable RW Bobby Lowder UN Ambasador  ] RW Lowder All materials presented on the GMAB radio program are royalty free as agreed to by the owners thereof, and the programming is presented for educational and informational purposes as no artist, writer of publisher are paid for their appearance ”Give Me A Break” Radio Hour Podcast is supported by donations from listeners like you! … Please Click the PayPal Donate button  to help keep great programming free for all to enjoy. Give Me A Break Radio; Bobby Pizazz; Wake Up America are subsidiaries of Open Door Production ( This PayPal link may indicate open door production )       Donate to GIVE ME A BREAK Radio  Share the Love!     Open Door Productions’   Cyber Studio For Songwriters  … to help you and all others who love songwriting.

This week Downstage Center gets ready for the Tonys with the 2012 Tony nominated, Pulitzer Prize winning play "Clybourne Park". Stars Jeremy Shamos (also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role) and Annie Parisse discuss the racially charged play that has had the theatre world buzzing since it opened; from its beginnings at Playwrights Horizons to its current home on Broadway. The two talented actors also expound on their complicated Clybourne characters, the acting process in general, Shakespeare, collaboration, and other memorable roles.

This week Downstage Center gets ready for the Tonys with the 2012 Tony nominated, Pulitzer Prize winning play "Clybourne Park". Stars Jeremy Shamos (also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role) and Annie Parisse discuss the racially charged play that has had the theatre world buzzing since it opened; from its beginnings at Playwrights Horizons to its current home on Broadway. The two talented actors also expound on their complicated Clybourne characters, the acting process in general, Shakespeare, collaboration, and other memorable roles.

Meet the 2011 Nominees for Best Performance By An Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys), Adam Godley (Anything Goes), John Larroquette (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Forrest McClendon (The Scottsboro Boys) and Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon).

Meet the 2011 Nominees for Best Performance By An Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Laura Benanti (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), Tammy Blanchard (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Victoria Clark (Sister Act), Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon) and Patti LuPone (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown).

Meet the 2011 Nominees for Best Performance By An Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Mackenzie Crook (Jerusalem), Billy Crudup (Arcadia), John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart), Arian Moayed (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) and Yul Vázquez (The Motherf**ker with the Hat).

Meet the 2011 Nominees for Best Performance By An Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Ellen Barkin (The Normal Heart), Edie Falco (The House of Blue Leaves) , Judith Light (Lombardi), Joanna Lumley (La Bête) and Elizabeth Rodriguez (The Motherf**ker with the Hat).

Nikki M. James, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the most important part of her training.

Tammy Blanchard, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, talks about how, when working on Gyspy, Bernadette Peters taught her how to "cheat out" towards the audience.

Nominated as Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, Lombardi’s Judith Light explains, for her, “Why theatre?”

Colman Domingo, nominated for Best Performance by An Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical The Scottsboro Boys, talks about the most important part of his training.

Yul Vazquez, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for The Motherf**ker with the Hat, talks about the first lesson he learned in theatre.

Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Tammy Blanchard shares what her dream part would be.

Rory O'Malley, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Book of Mormon, talks about the first time he felt he had achieved success in the theatre.

Victoria Clark, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Sister Act, talks about wanting to play a recurring character on a television show.

Victoria Clark, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role for her work in Sister Act, answers the question "Why Theatre?"

John Larroquette , nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, explains how he defines success in the theatre.

Judith Light, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Lombardi, speaks about whether there was ever a moment when she wanted to give up theatre and why she didn't.

Laura Benanti, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, talks about the part she would most like to play but hasn’t yet had the chance.

Forrest McClendon, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys, discusses the experience of "making something together" on another clip from the SpringboardNYC Cues.

Colman Domingo, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Scottsboro Boys, talks about how he (unexpectedly) came to play Billy Finn in a production of Chicago.

While appearing the new comedy “White's Lies”, Betty Buckley (1983 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Cats”) talks about the career that has taken her from Texas to New York to London and back many times over. She discusses why she chose to play her current supporting role in an Off-Broadway comedy by a first-time writer for her first stage role in New York in seven years; how being discovered while still a Texas teen led to her Broadway debut, fresh off the bus, as Martha Jefferson in “1776” -- and what it was like to be one of only two women in a cast of 30 men; how she quickly followed that debut with her West End debut in the leading role of “Promises, Promises”; the professional challenges she faced in even getting seen for a role in “Pippin”, where she ultimately replaced Jill Clayburgh; her bi-coastal stints in “I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road”; how she convinced Trevor Nunn that she should play Grizabella in “Cats” and when she realized that the role wasn't really very big; what it was like to appear in the solo musical "Tell Me On a Sunday" as part of “Song and Dance”; the circumstances surrounding her succeeding Barbara Cook in the role of Margaret White in the now-legendary musical “Carrie” -- and why she believe the show should have gone the “Rocky Horror” route; why she considers Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” to have been her most fulfilling acting challenge; her affinity for the role of Mama Rose in “Gypsy” and the main reason that her performance was never seen in New York; and why she has taken so enthusiastically to Twitter.

During her month in the cast of the Off-Broadway comedy “Love, Loss and What I Wore”, Shirley Knight (1976 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for “Kennedy’s Children”) discusses the appeal of the "stool and music stand" style of presentation while pointing out that she had the only continuing narrative among the many interwoven stories. She also explains why she considers her every appearance on stage to be a rehearsal, not a performance; her attraction to the groundbreaking play “Dutchman” by LeRoi Jones (now Amiri Baraka), which she did in Los Angeles and on film; how she shifted from a planned career in music to acting and her trek out west to the Pasadena Playhouse to pursue that new goal; the extraordinary experience of appearing as Irina in “The Three Sisters” in her Broadway debut, with Geraldine Page and Kim Stanley as her siblings under the direction of Lee Strasberg -- and why she chose that role over playing Ophelia to Richard Burton's Hamlet; her years working in England, notably in plays by her husband John Hopkins, which she continued to perform upon their return to the U.S.; her memorable role in Robert Patrick's “Kennedy's Children”; what it was like to have Tennessee Williams write a role expressly for her in “A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur”; her affinity for the plays of fellow Kansan William Inge and her role in creating the ongoing Inge Festival; and her affection for the work of Horton Foote, which marked her most recent Broadway appearance, in the Pulitzer-winning “The Young Man from Atlanta”.

The "resident character woman" of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Rondi Reed (2008 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for “August: Osage County”), talks about her current stint as Madame Morrible in the Broadway juggernaut “Wicked”, a role she originated in the musical's Chicago company, including why we're suddenly seeing her in a big Broadway musical for the first time, after 30 years in Chicago's best-known theatre ensemble. She also discusses her college years at Illinois State University, where she first met the team who would become the founders of Steppenwolf; why after graduation she decamped for Minnesota; when the invitation to join Steppenwolf actually came; why she didn't journey to New York for the famed production of “Balm in Gilead”; her directing debut with John Guare's “Lydie Breeze”; her extended tenure in the original production of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” and the brief Broadway run of “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice”; whether she has the opportunity at Steppenwolf to ask for plays to be done specifically based on her interest; why the company seems to have so many meetings and how they've sustained that over the years; her reasons for initially declining the role of Mattie Faye, written by Tracy Letts with her in mind, in “August: Osage County”, as she sets the record straight about whether or not the company resisted bringing the show to New York; the remarkable experience of returning to “August” for its final performance at the last minute, playing the role she created for a single performance with a company of actors she didn't know, including Phylicia Rashad, why she's only in recent years begun appearing in roles outside of Steppenwolf; and how long we can expect her to stay in the magical world of "Wicked".

"Mamma Mia’s" newest leading lady, Beth Leavel (Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for "The Drowsy Chaperone"), talks about slipping into the polyester disco gear of Donna Sheridan, describing the rare opportunity of joining a long-running production and still getting a full rehearsal period, as well as the benefit of coming in with an almost entirely new set of leading actors. She also talks about one of her earliest professional experiences, understudying Lynn Redgrave in "The King and I" at the St. Louis MUNY; snagging a role in the first national tour (and later joining the Broadway cast) of the original "42nd Street", even though she hadn't studied tap dancing since childhood; originating the role of Tess -- initially a two-line part -- in the original production of "Crazy for You"; taking over the role of Dorothy Brock after first standing by for Christine Ebersole in the 2001 Broadway revival of "42nd Street"; how playing Vera in "Mame" and the Countess in "A Little Night Music" informed her Tony-winning performance as "The Drowsy Chaperone"; why she loves playing Miss Hannigan in "Annie" (including the time she appeared with some 70 orphans at once); her work in the new musicals "Dancing in the Dark" and "Minsky's" on the west coast and the recent workshop of "Elf"; and how she managed to research one of her roles at a diner in New Jersey.

Broadway performers Patti Cohenour, and Tony Award winners Michael Crawford and Judy Kaye (for their roles in Phantom of the Opera); Blythe Danner (1970 Tony Award for Butterflies Are Free); M. Butterfly's Tony-winners John Lithgow (for his roles in The Changing Room and Sweet Smell of Success) and B.D. Wong (for Best Actor in a Featured Role for 1988’s M. Butterfly); and agent Erica Spellman (ICM) discuss auditioning, preparing special skills for unique roles, crossing over from drama to musicals to opera, and working on different types of stages.

Tony-winner B.D. Wong (for Best Actor in a Featured Role for 1988’s M. Butterfly) talks about his ongoing fascination with the 11-character, one-actor musical Herringbone, from seeing the original production in 1981 through appearing in it for the third time, currently at New Jersey's McCarter Theater Center. He also recalls his earliest appearances on stage in high school musicals in San Francisco; his brief matriculation in college and how he forged a career without standard academic credentials; the personal and professional impact of landing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly -- including how that famous story of identity led him to drop his own first name in favor of his initials and the problems it created when he sought subsequent roles; the travails of being brought in to play a role based on himself in Hwang's troubled Face Value -- and how he felt about being portrayed in the more recent Yellowface; the joy of being part of the ensemble of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; and his youthful connection to Pacific Overtures, and how it came full circle when he appeared in the Broadway revival.

Harriet Harris (winner of a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Thoroughly Modern Millie) talks about being "the adult" in a company of kids in the Broadway musical Cry-Baby and reveals which of the musical numbers in the show convinced her that she needed to be in the production. She also talks about being sent to theatre school as a child in Texas to cure her shyness; her Juilliard auditions for formidable directors John Houseman and Michael Kahn; her touring years with The Acting Company; how she transitioned from classical to comic roles under the tutelage of Christopher Ashley and Paul Rudnick, who wrote her multiple characters in Jeffrey; her belated Broadway debut in 2000 opposite Nathan Lane in The Man Who Came to Dinner; branching into musicals with Broadway's Thoroughly Modern Millie and the Kennedy Center's Mame; and finding the humor in the character of Amanda in The Glass Menagerie at The Guthrie, as role she'd wanted to play since she was 13.

Legally Blonde's resident legal shark Michael Rupert (winner of a 1986 Tony Award for his Featured Role in Sweet Charity) talks about why his role as that musical's unsavory Professor Callahan is consistent with other roles he often plays and talks about being the senior member of a youthful company; recalls being cast at age 15 by Gower Champion in The Happy Time and what he learned from Robert Goulet, Charles Durning and Kander & Ebb in that production; describes working with Bob Fosse on two productions -- replacing John Rubenstein in the title role of Pippin (which Rupert says was Fosse's metaphor for the Manson Family) and later playing Oscar in the 1986 revival of Sweet Charity; reflects on the role of Marvin in the various incarnations of William Finn's Falsettos over more than a decade; and chronicles his parallel theatrical career as the composer of 3 Guys Naked Form The Waist Down, Mail and the upcoming Streets Of America.