Podcast appearances and mentions of Howard Sherman

Quarter-Bin Podcast #208From Beyond the Unknown #18, DC Comics, cover-dated August - September 1972."Hitch-hiker of Space," by Ed Herron & Howard Sherman. and"The Man in the Mystery Mask!" by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, & Bernard Sachs.and"Who Saved the Earth?" by Gardner Fox & Sid Greene. What happens when Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein joins the Professor to talk some classic Silver Age DC sci-fi stories?Listen to the episode and find out!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Earth Destruction DirectiveLink: Jeremiah's comic book blogNext Episode: Jonny Quest Special #1, Comico, cover-dated September 1988.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: Bedrock ComicsMusic: Tropical Temptation by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats, which I discovered at Free-Stock-Music.com

In a dark city, on the wrong side of the tracks, a boxer with fists of fury and a heart of gold helps a woman in need. Or maybe it was his trainer with a swing like the Babe that helps. Don’t ask me, I’m not the narrator. It’s that kind of a show. The Finley Quality Network is back on the air… With Kevin R. Free, Ayun Halliday, Rebecca Comtois, Mac Rogers, and Howard Sherman David J. Loehr.

In a dark city, on the wrong side of the tracks, a boxer with fists of fury and a heart of gold helps a woman in need. Or maybe it was his trainer with a swing like the Babe that helps. Don’t ask me, I’m not the narrator. It’s that kind of a show. The Finley Quality Network is back on the air… With Kevin R. Free, Ayun Halliday, Rebecca Comtois, Mac Rogers, and Howard Sherman David J. Loehr.

Tune in to a Broadway Spotlight edition of the STAGES podcast. A Spotlight replay brought to you by Academy Travel - a leading specialist in small-group cultural tours.In January 2024, Academy Travel will be leading a 10 day tour to sample the best of Broadway and New York - alongside a host of cultural experiences at museums and galleries populating The Big Apple.Find further information at the Academy Travel website … academytravel.com.au and search Theatre in New York - Best of Broadway tour.To whet the appetite, STAGES will be revisiting conversations with Australian artists who have conquered The Great White Way in a series of Broadway SPOTLIGHT episodes - brought to you by Academy Travel.Howard Sherman, though not Australian, is a guest we've featured on the STAGES podcast due to his extensive relationship with the theatre of Broadway and New York. Howard was executive director of the American Theatre Wing from 2003 to 2011. During that time, he served on the Tony Awards Management and Administration Committees. Howard was the first General Manager of Goodspeed Musicals, working on 24 new and classic musicals, including the U.S. Premiere of Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves.  He has moderated artist conversations for public audiences for more than 30 years, and when STAGES spoke with him he had just released a book on the eternal fascination and magic of Thornton Wilder's Our Town - a classic of the American Theatre cannon. Howard Sherman was a guest on the STAGES podcast in December 2020

Disney fans rejoice! Today's show is all about the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. This stainless steel structure has been part of the Downtown L.A. skyline for almost twenty years now. It's an unmistakable building that exists due to a generous gift by Lillian Disney in honor of her husband, Walt. But Walt Disney's ties to the Music Center in Los Angeles began long before there was a concert hall named after him. Hear all about Walt's history with the Music Center as well as how other Disney family members got involved in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Howard Sherman, the Music Center's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, visits the podcast to share insight about the design of the building, the gardens surrounding it, and the acoustically perfect concert hall. That and so much more in this episode. Find links and info related to this episode in the show notes. ------ GIVEAWAYS, BONUSES, SUPPORT, AND SAVE: Gain early access to episodes, take part in Ask Me Anything live streams, and gain more bonuses by joining on Patreon. Support the show at no additional cost to you. Get yourself a FREE audiobook on Audible, and do your regular shopping on Amazon and shopDisney using my special links. Save money at Whosits & Whatsits using discount code "DCTC." Get FREE DISNEY GIFTS from DCTC. ------ BE SOCIAL: Follow @DizneyCTC and @JeffDePaoli on Instagram. ------ CONNECT: Write me at Contact@DePodcastNetwork.com Leave a voicemail at 818-860-2569 Visit the show at DizneyCoastToCoast.com Sign up for the DCTC Newsletter ------ "Dizney Coast to Coast" is part of the DePodcast Network. Love the show? Leave a tip.

With very few choices left to him, Clark makes a difficult decision. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. This is an unauthorized biography. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists.Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. J'Onn J‘Onzz was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Jason Blood was created by Jack Kirby. The Joker was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. John Constantine was created by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Deadshot was created by David Vern Reed and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Bloodsport was created by John Byrne. Captain Atom was created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko. Katana was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Time Passing I by David Hilowitz, Headlights/Mountain Road by Blue Dot Sessions, Highway to the Stars by Kai Engel, Devil in the Details by David Hilowitz, Calm and Collected by Blue Dot Sessions, Dutiligi by Mello C, Taut by Chad Crouch, Sequence by Borrtex, Good Ideas Poorly Executed by Steve Combs, Hunter by Scott Holmes, Pep by Kirk Osamayo, Eclipse by Kirk Osamayo, Tarnish by Podington Bear, Emu in the Bass by Gorowski, Morning Mist by Podington Bear, No Good (Start the Dance by Ergo Phizmiz, Neogrotesque by Tortue Super Sonic, Maceonectar (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Saxsyndrum, Fog In a Dawn by Masato Abe, Slough by Podington Bear, There Is Always a Reason by Borrtex, Enhance Your Days (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Children of Kids.

Clark enters an inescapable conflict. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. J'Onn J‘Onzz was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Oliver Queen was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The Joker was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Itasca by Blue Dot Sessions, Fly a Kite by Spectacular Sound Productions, Maceonectar (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Saxsyndrum, Spring Cleaning by Blue Dot Sessions, Touching Down by Scott Nice, Ginger by Chad Crouch, I Have a Plan by Borrtex, Moon by Borrtex,Loaming Pulse by Podington Bear, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Outside (Luzalove Mix) by Luxalove, Animals by Borrtex, Shadow by Evan Shaeffer, The Undertake by Borrtex, There is Always a Reason by Borrtex, Time Passing I by David Hilowitz, Unto the Coven by Plasticine Cowboy.

Joining me for this podcast is a good friend of mine, Ron Schultz. We're gonna talk about a milestone which is the 25th anniversary edition of one of his books co-authored by Howard Sherman entitled Open Boundaries: Creating Business Innovation through Complexity.

Clark's life takes an unpleasant turn. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Arthur Ivo was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. Achilles Milo was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. Hugo Strange was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Jason Blood was created by Jack Kirby. Felix Faust was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. Madame Xanadu was created by David Michelinie and Val Mayerik. Zatanna was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Murphy Anderson. John Constantine was created by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette. Deadman was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino. Ra's Al Ghul was created by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Julius Schwartz.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: One Little Triumph by Blue Dot Sessions, Chimera by Podington Bear, Moon by Borrtex, Three Colors by Podington Bear, Tedukedo by Podington Bear, Idiophone by Bio Unit, Dark Water by Podington Bear, Mensa by Podington Bear, Vik Fence Sahder by Blue Dot Sessions, Dimming Circuit by Blue Dot Sessions, Universe in Hands by Kai Engel, Paper Napkin by Blue Dot Sessions, Feeling by Borrtex, Creeping by Borrtex, Curious Process by Podington Bear, Lost City II. by Crowander, Steely by Blue Dot Sessions, Refraction by Podington Bear, Cosmic Rescue Plan for Animals of Earth by The Cow Goes Moo.

 Issue 157 - Doctor Fate Intro Lots of good stuff coming for Patrons in the next few weeks Background Doctor Fate, Kent Nelson, created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman in More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940) Kent Nelson is on an archaeological dig with his father Sven when they accidentally awaken an ancient Sumerian God, Nabu the Wise- the chamber was filled with poisonous gas, which kills Sven - Nabu pities Kent and trains him in magic for 20 years before Kent returns to the US and begins operating as a superhero Wearing the Helmet of Nabu, he gains incredible magic power, although it is revealed that Nabu is often in control of his body while wearing the helmet He later creates a half-helmet to retain greater control, although it costs him some power One of the founding members of the original Justice Society of America in 1940, he later retires and focuses on being a physician alongside his wife Inza In the 1980s, Inza committed suicide, but Nabu wouldn't allow Kent to die until he found a successor, which he did (not getting into Eric Strauss and all the problems therein) - at which point Nabu granted him peace and let him die Kent & Inza are resurrected into younger bodies, and Inza operates as Doctor Fate for a time, before the two battle Extant, who rapidly ages Kent & Inza to their “proper” bodies - they find Jared Stevens, who becomes the new Doctor Fate, and Kent & Inza die and enter a dimension in Jared's amulet  Issues - theme is cost of magic Nabu constantly controlling his body Losses of Inza What's really the point of magic? Break Plugs for Talk Me Into, Ignorance Was Bliss, and Saladin Ahmed Treatment In-universe Out of universe Skit  Hello Kent, I'm Dr. Issues. -Hello, doctor. So, what can I help you with? -I should be able to tell you that. What does that mean? -You're aware of my…condition? Ah…that name's a bit on the nose, isn't it? -You're one to talk! *laughs* I've always wanted to be on the other end for once. Forgive me. -As much as it may amuse you, I'll admit I'm not one for small talk. Neither am I…usually. For some reason, I'm a bit more loose than usual, and I don't even know you. *pause* that's telling. I'm not sure what. - I'm used to others obfuscating their motives for some other time, but not when they consider themselves an ally. Is there something you're looking to avoid? This isn't supposed to be about me. The longer we talk about my own iss…mindset, the less time we have to address yours. So, to get back to your original point, no, I don't want to know anything about my future. - *phew* Glad I don't have to put on the helmet, then. Were you purposely flipping to questions on me because you thought I'd want that? -That's what most people want. They think magic is part of a whimsical show. But the realms of gods are deadly serious. A whimsical ask for lottery numbers leads to the knowledge that their cousin will soon fall ill. Tears of joy, tears of sorrow…they all stain the face the same. How morbid -Again, from what I know, you're casting stones from a glass house. Gallows humor is a well known defense mechanism. I know where mine comes from. What about yours? -I never implied humor. You have your own lens to view the world. I tend towards stoicism. Face reality for what it is, and it will never harm you. Then you are also aware that reality can bring wonderment, enthusiasm, passion as well? I think your helmet is your way of physically manifesting a protection from the worst, but it may also limit your best. -The civilizations that have been saved would disagree.  I'm sure they disagree. Do you? -*pause* What if I told you it's not me? Well, not ALL me.  *sigh* I have done this enough times to take a hint. Who then, if it's safe to tell? -You're going to think I'm crazy, that I have multiple personalities or someth… *interrupting* NO LABELS, *ahem* Please. It's too quick to cast such judgements, and I'd never use that kind of language. Heck, I've even had sessions with someone who deals with ancient gods granting power in exchange for loyalty. -*pause* And to think, I figured this was a unique scenario OH YOU GOT TO BE KID…***deep breaths, chanting***magnets draw metal because they are strong, magnets draw metal, because they are strong…sorry, I have a mantra I use to re-center myself. Every situation is a new opportunity to enhance a mystical being's…attitude? Psyche? Aura? I don't know what the proper terms are. -This may be forward, but it is clear to me that you have only been on the receiving end of magical influence. You are hindered by what is instinctually unfamiliar. I may have a way to assist your comprehension.  I enjoy reading new things, as long as there's a decent English translation. -The process is not done through theory alone. I may not cast spells on myself, but if I know that it will be used on another Whoa whoa whoa…I've spent my career telling people to limit their use of a surrogate, and you're inviting me to jump in? Nope. Uh-uh. No way! -The best analogue I can think of is guided meditation, doctor. *pause* Safe word is “screwdriver,” got it? -If you say so. ***magical sound effect*** this is a facsimile of my own helmet, since you wouldn't be able to wear my own. You'll have an opportunity for just a piece of my existence. ***low tonal droning sound*** Ugh, my head…it's like…a 3D game set fire to my eyes - *Nabu* that is clarity beyond typical sight. If you are not of pure mind, then your soul will be destroyed in a matter of seconds. You have bent your mortal form to the whims of Nabu for the good of the universe. This is no small sacrifice. I'm…not…dying? I figured he just tricked me to knock me out or something. -*Nabu* Kent Nelson and his wife have long been sacrificial lambs for the world. You are joining esteemed company, if that is any consolation. Indeed, you appear to have an unwavering motivation to aide those around you, but you must let go of your modest approach. *groan* Oh wow, I can really help here. You've been ignored for too long - That's absurd! No one has ignored a Lord of Order without consequence. Oh, I think you're wro…underestimating your vulnerability. You have too often neglected kindness for weakness. Act after long delays because of impulse. I can do something that no one else has offered. I can listen. -*Nabu* I have travelled for eons, battled entities that have no name, and even at your miniscule level guided the pharoahs for centuries. What makes you any different from the countless visceral vessels I have utilized though epochs of the unknown? Try me. Tell me all of the frustrations you've had since existence, and I'll be right there, with every word you say. -*pause, still as Nabu* Sometimes, I really miss Cilia. That's the home world…well, we were around well before the world, of course, but have to start somewhere, right? Anyway, the fellow Lords are way more petty than you can imagine ***clock ticking, clearly different topic*** …and that's why human ears have a tragus Wow, I haven't used that term since medical school anatomy class. This is amazing! - ***genuine surprise*** I have been trying to demonstrate the futility of human history and yet you still stand there enraptured. What manner of magic are you sourcing? I have never been in the presence of such…patient warmth. Told you so -I only know of scripture that describes human life lasting this long. What? -You have been listening to me for…the colloquial term is a millenia. WHAAAAAAT? My life, my family…I didn't mean… -***pause, then laughter*** Oh man, I can't believe you fell for that. I had a temporal spell cast. Oh, so it's only been, what, felt like 2 or 3 hours, maybe? -No it was a millenia. I just protected you outside of time itself. I'll place you back into your office, in your own time, as soon as you use the helmet. *cracks his neck* ahhhh, you know, that really was worthwhile. Kent shall know of your ability to help him. For now, I shall leave you to your devices. Good, because I've had enough of youuuuuuurrrrOH MY GOD -*Kent* oh good, you're back. I hope you don't mind, I called for dinner while you were…preoccupied. Thanks for saving the world, by the way. I just listened to the voice of the universe and you're talking about saving the world? -Oh yeah, that's the prototype half-helmet I had a while ago. I didn't remember anything Nabu did, but he had carte blanche. On the other end though, he would yell at me and said I just complained a lot. But I guess you two got along better, eh? You even had this ominous “I am Doctor Issues” voice and cast some spells I never knew existed. You got a whole terrorist cell to surrender and do community service to boot! *Pause* did I have a cool uniform? -Eh, too much of a black and blue theme. Plus you destroyed any photo or video instantaneously. That…sounds like something I'd do. Anyway…I don't know how to tell you this, but I don't think I can -I have my other helmet, I'm good. Say no more. I really wanted Nabu to get the help, anyway. Maybe now he'll show more respect because you proved humanity's worth in a different way. Keep it. If he wants another session, trust me, he'll let you know. Goodbye, doctor. *door shuts* *crying*I DIDN'T GET TO ASK ABOUT MEGA MILLIONS! Ending Recommended reading: Doctor Fate Vol. 2 - although mostly about the Strauss's, Kent Nelson features heavily in many stories Next episodes: Gambit, Mystique, Poison Ivy Plugs for social References: Scott Steiner - Anthony (2:20) Steiner Math David Copperfield & the Statue of Liberty - Anthony (39:36) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Twitter Facebook TikTok  Patreon TeePublic Discord

MapableUSA.com: You have an idea for a business. Now what? What's stopping you from moving forward? In this podcast, Howard Sherman from Crowdfund Buzz explains exactly why execution of that idea is so important if you want success (in crowdfunding and just about every other aspect of life) and provides tips, pointers, and advice on how to defeat the element of fear that holds so many aspiring entrepreneurs back.

Bryan Halperin is a co-founder and Producer of Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative, a new program of The Belknap Mill in Laconia, NH and the resident theatre company of the Colonial Theatre in Laconia.  Previously he was co-founder of The Winnipesaukee Playhouse.  From 2004 through 2014 Bryan was Executive Director of the Playhouse and besides his managerial duties was involved with the Artistic Director in the selection of all plays performed in the professional summer stock and winter community and youth theatre productions.  Bryan directed productions at all levels, acted in several community theatre productions, and wrote several youth theatre productions.  Bryan has written several plays and musicals, some to be performed for or with children and others for adults.  His play The Hairy Man won the Pestalozzi Prize in 2019 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, was a semi-finalist for the Premiere Play Festival in 2019, and in 2020 was a finalist and received a reading at the JetFest in 2020.  For three years he was the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Theatre Awards, and for the past eight years he has directed the local Middle/High School drama program.  As a director Bryan has won 6 NH Theatre Awards and been runner up numerous other times.  Howard Sherman is the author of “Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century,” published by Methuen Drama. He has been executive director of the American Theatre Wing and the O'Neill Theatre Center, managing director of Geva Theatre, general manager of Goodspeed Musicals, and public relations director of Hartford Stage. He is the US columnist for The Stage newspaper in London and his writing has appeared in The Guardian, American Theatre magazine, Encore Monthly and LitHub, among many others. @hesherman on Twitter, Facebook and Insta. www.hesherman.comElizabeth Howard is the host and the producer of the Short Fuse Podcast. She has never had barriers between her life, work, art and writing. Experience, sense of place and exploration define the choices she makes, seeking collaboration, flexibility, spontaneity and responsiveness in the projects she designs and engages with.  As the host of the Short Fuse she engages individuals in lively and provocative conversations around the arts: dance, theater, literature, music and film. The Arts Fuse was established in June, 2007 as a curated, independent online arts magazine dedicated to publishing in-depth criticism, along with high quality previews, interviews, and commentaries. The publication's over 60 freelance critics (many of them with decades of experience) cover dance, film, food, literature, music, television, theater, video games, and visual arts.Alex Waters is a media producer and editor for the Short Fuse Podcast, a music producer, and Berklee College of Music student. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts such as The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. He produces his own, as well as writes music and records for independent artists such as The Living. Alex lives in Brooklyn.  You can reach him with inquiries by emailing alexwatersmusic12@gmail.com.

Howard Sherman is Executive Director of ESG at data giant MSCI, where he is responsible for MSCI's corporate governance practice. Though ESG has exploded in popularity in recent years, Howard has been involved in corporate governance and sustainability issues for 35 years and his thoughts and opinions have helped determine the direction of ESG. Listen as Jon talks to Howard about the role of data in investing, as well as in ESG and sustainable investing, and the misuses of data that investors and advisors can avoid.

MapableUSA.com: If you're an issuer thinking of doing a crowdfunding campaign, you better make sure you have a solid marketing budget because marketing is not cheap. However, that's not to say there aren't plenty of low-cost marketing options and strategies out there. In this podcast, Howard Sherman from Crowdfund Buzz provides some tips and resources startups and businesses of all sizes can use to propel their marketing efforts into overdrive - without hiring a high-priced fancy marketing agency!

Our Town is one of the classics of the American stage, but how well do we really know this play? Howard Sherman joins us to discuss his new book, Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century.

Stu Levitan celebrates National Poetry Month by welcoming Professor Richard Jones of DePaul University, editor of its award-winning illustrated literary journal Poetry East, now celebrating its 100th edition and 40th anniversary. Part two of our conversation with Howard Sherman about his book Another Day's Begun” Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st century, originally scheduled for today, will be heard later this spring. Richard Jones is the author of sixteen books of poems, most recently his quasi-memoir of a peripatetic life, Stranger on Earth. He has been anthologized in Garrison Keillor's Good Poems and Billy Collins's Poetry 180, and his poems have been featured on National Public Radio, BBC Radio, and The Writer's Almanac. His selected poems, The Blessing, won the Society of Midland Authors Award for Poetry in 2000. It's a pleasure to welcome to Madison Bookbeat, Prof. Richard Jones.

Creative Director David Leopold is joined by theatre administrator, writer, advocate, and guest curator of It Goes So Fast: Our Town by Hirschfeld, Howard Sherman. They talk Our Town in the 20th century through the drawings of Al Hirschfeld. Follow along during the episode by viewing the exhibition here. _________________________ Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

Howard Sherman is a theatre administrator, writer, and advocate. He has been executive director of the American Theatre Wing and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, managing director of Geva Theatre, general manager of Goodspeed Musicals, and public relations director of Hartford Stage, as well as interim director of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. He has also held administrative positions at the Westport Country Playhouse, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays.  Since 2012, he has been the US columnist and a feature writer for The Stage newspaper in London, and in 2018 was named Contributing Editor of Stage Directions magazine. His writing has appeared in a number of other publications including Slate, The New York Times, The Guardian, and American Theatre magazine.  Howard frequently consults, writes and speaks on issues of censorship and artists’ rights in both academic and professional theatre and he created the Arts Integrity Initiative in 2015 to focus on those efforts. He has delivered keynote addresses for, among others, the Educational Theatre Association, KCACTF, Florida Association for Theatre Education, and the Texas Educational Theatre Association’s Arts Program Administrators Conference. He was cited as one of the Top 40 Free Speech Defenders in 2014 by the National Coalition Against Censorship and received the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund’s “Defender” Award in 2015.  A native of New Haven, Connecticut and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Howard resides in New York with his wife, producer Lauren Doll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stu Levitan welcomes Howard Sherman, author of Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century as we add a new category – books about plays by Madison playwrights. That's right, Thornton Wilder – the only person to receive Pulitzer Prizes for both Drama and the Novel – was born right here in Madison in 1897, when his father Amos was the progressive editor/publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal for 12 years before moving to Hong Kong as US Consul General in 1906. Our Town is an odd play, with neither conventional plot nor even linear narrative, just snapshots of some of the 2,642 residents of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, especially Emily Webb, George Gibbs, and their families. Their growing up, their marrying, their living, their dying. By Wilder's stage direction, the play is to be performed with no curtain, no scenery, and no props, save for a table, some chairs, and two ladders. The lead character doesn't even have a name, but is just called the Stage Manager, speaking directly to the audience and rarely interacting with the rest of the cast. It was a piece of meta-theatre 25 years before that term even existed. Despite what he had the Stage Manager say, it was not, Wilder later wrote, meant to be understood as a picture of life in a New Hampshire village; or as an updated interpretation of Dante's Purgatory. Rather, he explained, it was “an attempt to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life.” This seemingly small play has found great and lasting value ever since it opened on Broadway on February 4, 1938 and won that year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama – the first of two such awards Wilder would win, along with an earlier Pulitzer for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Decade after decade, it has been the most-produced play in America, from high schools to major professional productions on both stage and screen, featuring some of the biggest stars of their day. It's been translated into 80 languages, and produced around the world; just this month, it became the first production when the Queensland Theatre of Australia reopened after the pandemic. But what is it like to live in Grover's Corners eight times a week? What happens when you think about the Mind of God every night, and bid farewell to the living at Wednesday and weekend matinees? How do you step back in time while keeping the play relevant to the audiences of today? These are the questions which occupy Howard Sherman in Another Day's Begun, questions he sought to answer by talking to more than 100 actors and directors responsible for 13 of the most interesting and innovative productions of the past 21 years. Some are award-winning household names, like Helen Hunt and Jane Kaczmarek; others are maximum-security inmates of Sing Sing prison. And he has done the seemingly impossible – written a book about Our Town that is almost as emotionally powerful and multi-faceted as the play itself. Howard Sherman comes well-equipped to this assignment. He grew up in New Haven not far from Wilder's long-time home in Hamden, CT and has held a series of executive, managerial and public relations positions with several theatres, including the Eugene O'Neill Theater, Hartford Stage, and Westport Playhouse. From 2003 to 2011 he was Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing, the folks who bring us the Tony Awards. A frequent presenter at national conferences, he also writes a weekly column for the British magazine The Stage and is contributing editor of Stage Directions magazine. In 2014, he was cited as one of the Top 40 Free Speech Defenders by the National Coalition Against Censorship the following year received the Defender Award from Dramatists Legal Defense Fund. And this month he celebrates his sixth anniversary as director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at The New School for Drama. It is a pleasure to welcome to Madison Bookbeat, Howard Sherman.

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Howard Sherman's Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) provides a fascinating tour of contemporary productions of Wilder's great play.  Why does this play from 1938 continue to speak to contemporary audiences, and how does it speak differently in different settings? How is it both timeless and continually timely? And how have contemporary stagings dealt with its reputation as a wholesome, dull chestnut? Whether performed in a maximum security prison, at a hospital, or at prestigious theatres like Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Our Town communicates a universal message about paying careful attention to the small details of life. The "our" of its title refers not just to fictional Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, but to all of us. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Howard Sherman's Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) provides a fascinating tour of contemporary productions of Wilder's great play.  Why does this play from 1938 continue to speak to contemporary audiences, and how does it speak differently in different settings? How is it both timeless and continually timely? And how have contemporary stagings dealt with its reputation as a wholesome, dull chestnut? Whether performed in a maximum security prison, at a hospital, or at prestigious theatres like Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Our Town communicates a universal message about paying careful attention to the small details of life. The "our" of its title refers not just to fictional Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, but to all of us. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Howard Sherman's Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) provides a fascinating tour of contemporary productions of Wilder's great play.  Why does this play from 1938 continue to speak to contemporary audiences, and how does it speak differently in different settings? How is it both timeless and continually timely? And how have contemporary stagings dealt with its reputation as a wholesome, dull chestnut? Whether performed in a maximum security prison, at a hospital, or at prestigious theatres like Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Our Town communicates a universal message about paying careful attention to the small details of life. The "our" of its title refers not just to fictional Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, but to all of us. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Howard Sherman's Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) provides a fascinating tour of contemporary productions of Wilder's great play.  Why does this play from 1938 continue to speak to contemporary audiences, and how does it speak differently in different settings? How is it both timeless and continually timely? And how have contemporary stagings dealt with its reputation as a wholesome, dull chestnut? Whether performed in a maximum security prison, at a hospital, or at prestigious theatres like Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Our Town communicates a universal message about paying careful attention to the small details of life. The "our" of its title refers not just to fictional Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, but to all of us. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Howard Sherman's Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) provides a fascinating tour of contemporary productions of Wilder's great play.  Why does this play from 1938 continue to speak to contemporary audiences, and how does it speak differently in different settings? How is it both timeless and continually timely? And how have contemporary stagings dealt with its reputation as a wholesome, dull chestnut? Whether performed in a maximum security prison, at a hospital, or at prestigious theatres like Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Our Town communicates a universal message about paying careful attention to the small details of life. The "our" of its title refers not just to fictional Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, but to all of us. Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated:  Ashley Steves ashley@broadwayradio.com | @NoThisIsAshleyGrace Aki grace@broadwayradio.com | @GraceAkichanJames Marino james@broadwayradio.com | @JamesMarinoMatt Tamanini matt@broadwayradio.com | @BWWMatt On today’s episode, Matt talks to arts administrator, activist, read more

We join nationally-recognized arts administrator and writer Howard Sherman to discuss his new book, "Another Day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the 21st Century." Of course, being theater nerds we end up talking about all sorts of stuff. A must-listen for stage fans. 

Author, journalist, and theater advocate Howard Sherman talks about his new book, Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century, a fascinating oral history featuring conversations with over a hundred theater artists talking about productions of this seminal work from Chicago to Miami, from off-Broadway to the UK, and from professionals to students to Kate Powers' transformative production at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Featuring the two plays that framed World War II; how Howard’s opinion of Our Town changed during the writing of this book; how every production is telling its own story to its own community; how the play prompted dramatic new considerations about the American criminal justice system; and how the community of Grover’s Corners is always populated anew by the community of actors and audience members coming together at every performance. (Length 28:07) The post Another Day’s Begun appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

As Wesley Enoch wraps up his five years as artistic director of the Sydney Festival, he reflects on his decades-long commitment to Indigenous storytelling, the legacy of his directorship and what comes next. Also, we hear a performance from Black Brass at the Perth Festival, inspired by stories of resilience from Perth's African communities, and discuss the enduring popularity of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

As Wesley Enoch wraps up his five years as artistic director of the Sydney Festival, he reflects on his decades-long commitment to Indigenous storytelling, the legacy of his directorship and what comes next.Also, we hear a performance from Black Brass at the Perth Festival, inspired by stories of resilience from Perth's African communities, and discuss the enduring popularity of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

As Wesley Enoch wraps up his five years as artistic director of the Sydney Festival, he reflects on his decades-long commitment to Indigenous storytelling, the legacy of his directorship and what comes next. Also, we hear a performance from Black Brass at the Perth Festival, inspired by stories of resilience from Perth's African communities, and discuss the enduring popularity of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

As Wesley Enoch wraps up his five years as artistic director of the Sydney Festival, he reflects on his decades-long commitment to Indigenous storytelling, the legacy of his directorship and what comes next. Also, we hear a performance from Black Brass at the Perth Festival, inspired by stories of resilience from Perth's African communities, and discuss the enduring popularity of Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

A work of startling originality when it debuted in 1938, Thornton Wilder's Our Town evolved to be seen by some as a vintage slice of early 20th Century Americana, rather than being fully appreciated for its complex and eternal themes and its deceptively simple form. Another day’s Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the Twentieth Century is a new book that shines a light on the play's continued impact in the 21st century and makes a case for the healing powers of Wilder's text to a world confronting multiple crises. In this episode I am joined by the author, Howard Sherman.Howard is an arts administrator, advocate and writer based in New York City. He was executive director of the American Theatre Wing from 2003 to 2011 and during that time, his varied responsibilities included incorporating SpringboardNYC, the Theatre Intern Group and The Jonathan Larson Grants into ATW’s programming. Howard also conceived the book The Play That Changed My Life; and served on the Tony Awards Management and Administration Committees.During his tenure at the American Theatre Wing, he was executive producer of the company’s long running television program Working in the Theatre, hosting 30 panel conversations among the more than 80 shows he produced, and as creator of the audio program Downstage Centre, he interviewed 325 theatre luminaries in a seven-year span.Howard was the first General Manager of Goodspeed Musicals, working on 24 new and classic musicals, including the U.S. premieres of Alan Ayckbourn's work and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves. He has moderated artist conversations for public audiences for more than 30 years, having begun by leading post-performance discussions with such noted figures as Athol Fugard and JoAnne Akalaitis at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia.He currently writes a weekly column on U.S. theatre for The Stage in London and writes monthly for Stage Directions magazine. In January 2021 he releases the book in which he appraises and celebrates Thornton Wilder’s classic of American drama; Our Town, through the eyes of the folk 'who have spent time in Grover's Corners'.Howard joined Stages from Manhattan in a fascinating conversation about this classic play, and to ponder the future challenge for the Broadway theatre and stages beyond.The Stages podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, Whooshkaa and where all good podcasts are found.

In the Music Real Episode 160 I chat with theatre administrator, writer, and arts advocate, Howard Sherman who has worked with American Theatre Wing, O'Neill Theatre Center, Geva Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals and Hartford Stage. And as the US columnist for The Stage newspaper in London, with his writing appearing in Slate, The New York Times, the Guardian, and American Theatre Magazine, Howard talks all things Broadway. Howard introduces us to his book scheduled for release in Jan 2021 – Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century. When it comes to being a passionate supportive Arts advocate, Howard's voice is being heard across the globe as he shares his thoughts. https://themusicreal.com.au/2020/11/08/howard-sherman-another-days-begun/

We pay tribute to the legendary Broadway producer-director Hal Prince who has died at the age of 91 after a long career that broke records and rules. His Broadway directing credits include Cabaret, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera and six productions with Stephen Sondheim. We talk about Hal Prince's extraordinary impact on Broadway with arts administrator and writer Howard Sherman and Sonya Suares, artistic director of theatre company Watch This.

We pay tribute to the legendary Broadway producer-director Hal Prince who has died at the age of 91 after a long career that broke records and rules. His Broadway directing credits include Cabaret, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera and six productions with Stephen Sondheim. We talk about Hal Prince's extraordinary impact on Broadway with arts administrator and writer Howard Sherman and Sonya Suares, artistic director of theatre company Watch This.

This week's episode is no joke… INCREDIBLE! Lindsay sits down the director of the Arts Integrity Initiative, Howard Sherman, to talk about everything from censorship, to representation, show selection and so much more.If you’re not familiar with the Arts Integrity Initiative drop everything and go to the link below! You need to know about the awesome work they do regardless of whether you’re a student or a theatre-maker at any level. https://www.artsintegrity.org/To find out more about Howard’s work visit his personal website at http://www.hesherman.com/. If you have questions or ideas for future episodes reach out to Lindsay anytime at lindsay@retheatreco.com. You can find out more about RE:THEATRE and Lindsay’s work at www.retheatreco.com, by following RE:THEATRE on Facebook or by following Lindsay on instagram @Lindsay_Kujawabarr.

Deanna Weiner, the assistant stage manager for Hamilton on Broadway, is here to blow your mind. Deanna has been with the show since the early workshop days at The Public (we're talking 2013, fam) and has so much intel it's crazy. This episode covers Deanna's journey to Hamilton (oh hai Meryl Streep and Brian Cox and Stephen Sondheim and Ariana Grande to name a few) and how being randomly assigned to work on reading of a little thing called The Hamilton Mixtape changed her life.  HAMILTON Ham4Ham 9/11/15 “Love for the Techies Day” with the entire company (filmed by Howard Sherman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqE-mGI5OaM  

Morgan Marcell is back this week with lots of Bandstand/Andy Blankenbuehler love! We also talk Moulin Rouge, performing at The White House for the Obamas, and that now legendary Ham4Ham when Morgan performed My Shot (as Alexander Hamilton!) with the ladies of Hamilton: An American Musical.   HAMILTON Ham4Ham 1/3/16 with The Ladies of HAMILTON by Howard Sherman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbfws-YZQu4

With the premieres of both Rise (on NBC) and Barry (on HBO), it's the perfect time to satisfy listeners who've asked us many times to delve into the seminal TV show Slings & Arrows, the Canadian production that lovingly sends up and celebrates the business and art of theatre, and is the definitive depiction of our business on television. Howard Sherman returns to talk about what makes this show so great (and occasionally painful and eye-rolling) and offers a defense of theatre administrators; a recognition of fantastic actors such as Rachel McAdams, Stephen Ouimette, and Paul Gross; detailed explorations of theatrical art; surprisingly complex and nuanced interpretations of Shakespeare; the importance of -- yet again -- representation, and -- coolest of all! -- where you can currently see the show online for free right now.

Una de las mejores características del cómic es que se puede explicar absolutamente cualquier historia, el límite es la imaginación. Por eso al principio el cómic empezó explicando historias que en el cine resultaban poco creíbles. Ahora, con el cine de animación digital no hay problema en recrear lo que se quiera, pero en el cómic la magia justificó el nacimiento y los poderes de muchos super héroes. En el programa de esta semana hablamos, entre otras muchas cosas, de los siguientes cómics: Doctor Extraño, creado por Stan Lee y Steve Ditko El primer Linterna Verde (Alan Scott), creado por Martin Nodell Doctor Destino (Doctor Fate), creado por Gardner Fox y Howard Sherman. Zatanna, creada por Gardner Fox y Murphy Anderson. Etrigam el Diablo, creado por Jack Kirby John Constantine, creado por Alan Moore Hellblazer, creado por Alan Moore Los libros de la magia, creado por Neil Gaiman I Hate Fairyland, creado por Skottie Young Con Cristina Hombrados, Javier Marquina y Jaume Garcia Castro.

Una de las mejores características del cómic es que se puede explicar absolutamente cualquier historia, el límite es la imaginación. Por eso al principio el cómic empezó explicando historias que en el cine resultaban poco creíbles. Ahora, con el cine de animación digital no hay problema en recrear lo que se quiera, pero en el cómic la magia justificó el nacimiento y los poderes de muchos super héroes. En el programa de esta semana hablamos, entre otras muchas cosas, de los siguientes cómics: Doctor Extraño, creado por Stan Lee y Steve Ditko El primer Linterna Verde (Alan Scott), creado por Martin Nodell Doctor Destino (Doctor Fate), creado por Gardner Fox y Howard Sherman. Zatanna, creada por Gardner Fox y Murphy Anderson. Etrigam el Diablo, creado por Jack Kirby John Constantine, creado por Alan Moore Hellblazer, creado por Alan Moore Los libros de la magia, creado por Neil Gaiman I Hate Fairyland, creado por Skottie Young Con Cristina Hombrados, Javier Marquina y Jaume Garcia Castro.

In Shakespeare’s 1599 play “Julius Caesar,” the title character is warned by a soothsayer to “beware the Ides of March.” After protesters attempted to shut down a modernized production of the play in New York’s Central Park last month, theater companies may now be warning each other to “beware the ire of hecklers.” On today’s episode of So to Speak, we speak with Arts Integrity Initiative Director Howard Sherman about the controversy surrounding The Public Theater’s production of “Julius Caesar,” which captured headlines for portraying Caesar as a costumed Donald Trump (spoiler alert: Caesar gets assassinated). Howard was in the audience on June 16 when a protester stormed the stage. He may have also been the first to report the heckling to the outside world. Was the protest protected speech? What does the controversy tell us about creating art on contemporary political themes? Also, looking beyond the “Julius Caesar” controversy, where else do we see art challenged — or censored — and why? These questions and more are addressed in this wide-ranging interview. www.sotospeakpodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/freespeechtalk Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/sotospeakpodcast Email us: sotospeak@thefire.org Call in a question: 215-315-0100

Join Vanessa and Howard as they discuss how he came to art, what he looks out, how he works, and Francis Bacon. ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●  www.ArtIswear.com http://facebook.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXyRTIbZrV3DHIIb_Uka4ig?&ab_channel=Art,ISwear http://twitter.com/ ArtIswear@ gmail.com ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●  Howard Sherman: http://www.howardsherman.com/ https://www.facebook.com/howardshermanart/ https://www.instagram.com/howard_sherman/ ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●  Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-i-swear/id1118069924?mt=2#_=_ ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Thanks: http://www.irdial.com/conet.htm https://soundcloud.com/joegigsdj

Howard Sherman is an arts administrator, advocate and writer.He was the executive director of the American Theatre Wing from 2003 to 2011. In addition, he was instrumental in the development of ATW’s National Theatre Company Grants program, and secured the organization’s first-ever funding from The Shubert Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Since 2011, he has become an influential advocate for high school theatre, notably taking an active role in content challenges by school administrations in numerous communities nationally, and he writes extensively about intellectual and creative freedom in academic, community and professional theatre. Immediately prior to joining ATW, he spent three years as Executive Director of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford CT, overseeing the Center’s educational and developmental programs. In February 2015, he was named director of the new Arts Integrity Initiative at the New School for Drama, focused on creative and academic freedom in the arts. Howard doesn’t hold his opinions back, and he even took me to task in this podcast (I’ll let you listen to hear just how), as we discussed . . . What NY Producers can learn from Regional Theaters (I loved this answer) Why Movie Studios coming to Broadway may very well be a good, good thing. He takes Broadway’s temperature on Diversity – and says how we’re doing.  And what we can do better. Why social media isn’t for everyone . . . but why it is for him. How he became the archivist for Hamilton’s “Ham-For-Ham” performances. Have you played the Be A Broadway Star board game? Be A Broadway Star the popular Broadway board game that puts YOU in the spotlight! Pick up yours at: www.beabroadwaystar.com.   Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, hello, hello! Still mourning the end of the live #Ham4Ham? This might help: Howard Sherman, the unofficial (but still pretty official) #Ham4Ham videographer, stops by the room where the podcast happens to tell us about his experience recording these great performances. We braved the Heat Dome to talk about Lin-Manuel Miranda's generosity and genuineness, Howard's favorite #Ham4Hams, and why he thought they needed to be preserved and shared. Good luck with the lotto!

It’s a massive Day of the Dead discussion this week, as Midnight Corey welcomes Jay of the Dead and Maven Jamie back to the Chair to talk about Romero’s 1985 classic, as well as Steve Miner’s 2008 remake. Epic goodness!… More

Turnabout is fair play, as actor Richard Thomas is the guest host for a conversation with Howard Sherman, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing. The longtime friends discuss the changes in the Wing since Sherman arrived in 2003, the unifying idea beyond the program expansion that has taken place since that time, and how ATW has evolved repeatedly over its 70 year history to meet the changing needs of the theatre community. Sherman also talks about his high school and college years as a performer; his eight years of "graduate school" at Hartford Stage under the mentorship of artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director David Hawkanson; the celebrity who helped to ease his parents' minds about his choice of a risky career in theatre; how Goodspeed Musicals' executive producer Michael Price gave him the opportunity to move beyond p.r. and into management; his stints at Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY and the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut; how personal priorities rather than professional ones led him to the Wing; and what has always motivated him throughout his career. Original air date - March 3, 2010.

Turnabout is fair play, as actor Richard Thomas is the guest host for a conversation with Howard Sherman, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing. The longtime friends discuss the changes in the Wing since Sherman arrived in 2003, the unifying idea beyond the program expansion that has taken place since that time, and how ATW has evolved repeatedly over its 70 year history to meet the changing needs of the theatre community. Sherman also talks about his high school and college years as a performer; his eight years of "graduate school" at Hartford Stage under the mentorship of artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director David Hawkanson; the celebrity who helped to ease his parents' minds about his choice of a risky career in theatre; how Goodspeed Musicals' executive producer Michael Price gave him the opportunity to move beyond p.r. and into management; his stints at Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY and the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut; how personal priorities rather than professional ones led him to the Wing; and what has always motivated him throughout his career. Original air date - March 3, 2010.

Goodspeed Opera House's team - director/lyricist Martin Charnin ("Annie"), press representative Max Eisen, associate producer Sue Frost, musical supervisor Michael O'Flaherty, director Charles Repole ("Gentleman Prefer Blondes"), and general manager Howard Sherman - discuss Goodspeed's history and focus on the American musical, the business aspects of a regional theatre, being a part of the community, and the advantages of developing production at a distance from New York.

Goodspeed Opera House's team -- Tony Award-winning director and lyricist Martin Charnin (for Annie), press representative Max Eisen, associate producer Sue Frost, musical supervisor Michael O'Flaherty, director Charles Repole (Gentleman Prefer Blondes), and general manager Howard Sherman -- discuss Goodspeed's history and focus on the American musical, the business aspects of a regional theatre, being a part of the community, and the advantages of developing production at a distance from New York.

New blog offering Downstage Center podcasts. The American Theatre Wing, in association with XM Satellite Radio, presents "Downstage Center" a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre, both on and Off-Broadway and around the country. The interviews are conducted by Howard Sherman, the Executive Director of The American Theatre Wing and John von Soosten of XM Satellite Radio. This episode (#51) features Leslie Uggams, currently on Broadway in "On Golden Pond". She discusses her career, from working as a singer in some of America's best known nightclubs to starring on Broadway opposite James Earl Jones. Original air date - April 29, 2005

New blog offering Downstage Center podcasts. The American Theatre Wing, in association with XM Satellite Radio, presents "Downstage Center" a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre, both on and Off-Broadway and around the country. The interviews are conducted by Howard Sherman, the Executive Director of The American Theatre Wing and John von Soosten of XM Satellite Radio. This episode (#51) features Leslie Uggams, currently on Broadway in "On Golden Pond". She discusses her career, from working as a singer in some of America's best known nightclubs to starring on Broadway opposite James Earl Jones. Original air date - April 29, 2005

New blog offering Downstage Center podcasts. The American Theatre Wing, in association with XM Satellite Radio, presents "Downstage Center" a weekly theatrical interview show, featuring the top artists working in theatre, both on and Off-Broadway and around the country. The interviews are conducted by Howard Sherman, the Executive Director of The American Theatre Wing and John von Soosten of XM Satellite Radio. This episode (#51) features Leslie Uggams, currently on Broadway in "On Golden Pond". She discusses her career, from working as a singer in some of America's best known nightclubs to starring on Broadway opposite James Earl Jones. Original air date - April 29, 2005