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Matt sits down with Jason Purdy, a product lead at Square for a talk about go-to-market strategies, product life cycles, and the importance of finding open, unbiased ways of communicating with your customers in order to deliver the best product possible.
New York Times op-eds, Cardi B & Nicki Minaj, and Serena vs The Ump... All that plus a Hell in a Cell preview on #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday - BROTHER! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter. Go to TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Past guests on IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY are working the hustle during the month of September 2018: Fables, Fanatsies & Fortunes at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. The Gwendolyn Show at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. The Mis-Adventurers at King Richard's Faire. Overheard at Joe's at IRON COW in Orlando, Florida. Here within, some highlights of our previous discussions in a one stop shop. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
It's the end of Mummers Monday as we know it... and I feel... FINE! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Jen & Frank return to Theme Park Thursdays after a week away! On this episode, Toy Story Land, Jungle Cruise talk, and an Evacuation. Plus, it's the penultimate TPT before our HUGE announcement... but will there be a HUGE announcement! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for more blogs, archives, throwbacks and more! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
The John McCain run in, daring to draw comparisons to Rock-Austin, All In, and how do you feel about Undertaker-Shawn Michaels? Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more info!
Jesterevolution is the stage name of rapper/producer Matt Harvey, a diverse artist with a mixed bag of skills including but not limited to: Acting, Photography, and Graphic design. His latest project, Half-Cookies Vol. 2 is now on the Jesterevolution Bandcamp site. We discuss the new Eminem release, The Bard's Tale, and music to keep an ear on. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
On this episode, Neil Simon's place in [By The Mummers] lore is discussed... Why it's good (and risky) to do a fully staged Simon comedy in 4 rehearsals, how saying the same lines for 18 years can still make you flub them when you walk out on stage, and which Simon piece would get it's own one night revival if the opportunity presente itself. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImproviser'sGuide.com for more!
Frank is off to one of the two Florida coasts which means he needs to sneak in as much Disney time as he can without it being too much Disney and without it being sneaky. He and Jen try to navigate this on this edition of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz on The Improviser's Guide Podcast. Theme by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter and Instagram. DillosDiz.com for more!
We mix things up on The Improviser's Guide Podcast with a double dip, a day-night doubleheader of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday. A review of SummerSlam from this past Sunday night? What did I say last week that proved prophetic? What did I say last week that proved stupid. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances, composed by Jason Purdy.
The second half of The Improviser's Guide Podcast day-night double dip discusses the 'heel turn' of Becky Lynch. How did this happen? Why is it so frustrating? Why is it still a good story? I'm not sure this episode will have all the answers. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy.
The day after the finale of the Sterling Renaissance Festival draws recollections of what [By The Mummers] could have been if the faire had closed permanently two years prior (hint: not the [BTM]). Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes composed for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more.
A big reveal jump starts this week's edition of Theme Park Thursday on The Improviser's Guide Podcast. Following a featured article in the Wall Street Journal on August 8th, Jen & Frank examine the Parkeology Challenge; understanding it, the implausibility of it, the anxiety it, and after a week of exclusively thinking about it, why @DillosDiz will probably have to try it someday... Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter and Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks, Blogs & MORE!
Those fantastic Daniel Bryan - Miz packages on Smackdown Live! Projecting my own new and improved Dean Ambrose scenario. The Ronda Rousey big league publicity tour. Yeah baby! It's SummerSlam week. Previews & Predictions on Takeover & Sunday's card, plus which current news story invokes all the Bayley - Sasha feels. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Andrew Sklar is one of, if not, THE most charismatic, dynamic, tazmaniac performer witnessed by The Improviser's Guide. Sklar's character Randal Piper's new album, 'The Bard's Tale', is complete and will be released to the masses at the Sterling Renaissance Festival August 18 & 19, 2018. Musical influences, musical theatre, being musical... and samples of the new album, produced by Matt Harvey. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for MORE!
In the year of 2018, what could be considered [By The Mummers] most controversial song? Switzerland himself is here to tell you. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
This week's edition of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz is random and loaded with self-judgment. Jen & Frank discuss AC (it's a heat wave!), AP's, IP's, Streaming Services, & EXCITEMENT! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @Dillo'sDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Throwbacks, Archives & More! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for MORE!
I love talk shows! I love them! But, I also love the classic sit down interview between the quintessential news-person and their subject. Paul Heyman sat down with Renee Young on Monday Night Raw and it may turn out to be the segment of the year. So many options. So much potential. Summerslam is around the corner and #EIW talks Rousey, why The Bar's not done, and why #SDLIVE can KISS. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
A summertime electrical storm display of biblical proportions puts the kibosh on this week's IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY guess, so The Improviser's Guide goes rogue and improvises his way through this episode. The Subject: The Day I Started Talking. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. Goto TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
On this edition of Mummers Monday on The Improviser's Guide Podcast, the opening number of 'BLOOD' is discussed in typical, tangential, roundabout fashion covering Jim Steinman, American Idol, and why isn't there a Barry Manilow jukebox musical (or is there?). Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional themes and songs produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. Vocal demos by Nora Munde Gustuson, Matt Harvey, & Jason Purdy. ByTheMummers.com for Archives & Alumni. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
On this week's edition of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz, Jen & Frank discuss WDW's two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach. PLUS! 'Hello Dolly!', dream interpretations, and throwing shade (in the most positive way). LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter. Go to DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks, & More! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information!
Is everything REALLY wrestling? Really?! This week's edition of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday broadly strokes politics, movies, and reality shows. Plus, the road to Summerslam provides some interesting character twists and storyline bumps. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Renaissance Festival Iron Man Charles F. Murray is this week's guest (finally) on IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY! We talk Ohio colleges, storytelling influences, and how an 'Easy Rider' detail can land you professional work. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
In this episode of Mummers Monday on The Improviser's Guide Podcast, we raise the stakes discussing wants vs needs, the musical theatre 'I Want', an oldie but goody demo with Jake Ottosen and a prologue that may never see the light of day. ByTheMummers.com for Archives & Alumni. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Jen & Frank answer a slew of questions from their social media Disney family on this BONUS edition of Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz! What would we splurge on? What's our least favorite attraction? Apple slices or french fries...really? All this and a whole lot more! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! Follow @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Throwbacks, Archives, Blogs, & More! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
On this bonus edition of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday edition on The Improviser's Guide Podcast, what was thought to be a Q&A turned into a fantastically filled outline of Frank's dream wrestling supercard. Who makes the cut? Who gets left in catering? What's the main event? And how did Crush make it into this episode? Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Midsummer in Central Florida. The 3 H's: Hot, Humid, & Hellfire. Hence, the great glory that is the Walt Disney World air conditioning... In the resorts. On the attractions. While you shop. Plus, Disneyland's 63rd, Top Sheets, and Clam Bakes. This week! On Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Throwbacks, Archives, Blogs, and more. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes composed for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information!
#EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday is delayed until a Thursday morning.... Have you binged GLOW on Netflix yet? What are you waiting for?!!!!! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes composed for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more.
Recorded direct on the shore of Lake Ontario, Sophia Gutchinov is a first time ensemble member with the Wyldewood Players at the Sterling Renaissance Festival. What a delight to listen to the one-of-a-kind performance experience through a fresh set of eyes, heart, and soul. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Mummers Monday returns to The Improviser's Guide Podcast! This week, post performance haunts of the Sterling Renaissance Festival, incidental music, and Dottore Gooptaloo! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improvier's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram and Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more. LIKE [By The Mummers] on Facebook! FOLLOW @ByTheMummers on Instagram & Twitter. ByTheMummers.com for Archives & Alumni.
Frank & Jen have compiled their three June 2018 episodes leading up to the opening of Toy Story Land into one glorious episode. Featuring new commentary! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks, Blogs, & More! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. Incidental piano performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
The pictures on the wall of the lush podcasting studio (and not at all a living room) are shaking, so the recording sessions are facing a challenge on The Improviser's Guide Podcast. Henceforth, this bonus edition of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday with Extreme Rules predictions. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
WISHES! WISHES! Jen & Frank are back for another edition of Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz. On this episode, they live watch the nighttime spectacular Wishes' finale (courtesy of The Dis), discuss the opening weekend of Toy Story Land, and plug being acknowledged on Mike Belobradic's 'Hidden Gems' blog... while trying to not completely butcher his name. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Archives, Blogs, Throwbacks and more! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information!
#EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday has an early arrival prior to the 4th of July Holiday... On this episode, Frank discusses the landmark time the beginning of July is in his wrestling fandom. Plus... Lebron James has turned heel again. And, no surprise, the second turn is never as good as the first. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
The Grand Finale of @DillosDiz' Three Part Series leading up to the opening of Toy Story Land has arrived! This week, Jen & Frank talk about the Disney-MGM Studios Toy Story Parade which ran from November 1995 - June 2017... Is it the greatest Studios parade ever? Is it the greatest daytime parade ever? If you say you have troubles, do I have them too? And a challenge is issued to comic book author and Disney Parks music impresario Mel Dale. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for archives, blogs, and throwbacks. Theme composed Matt Harvey. Additional Themes composed for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
HOT off the heels of predicting the Daniel Bryan-Kane Team Hell No reunion on Smackdown Live, #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday returns to examine the ::air quote:: long term storytelling of Bayley & Sasha Banks... Was General Manager Kurt Angle's counseling demand for the hugger foreshadowing on Monday The Big Red Machine on Tuesday?????? Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. Become a Patreon Member! LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram and Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Jen & Frank introduce themselves... And are clearly a #TeamWoody family. This week's edition of Theme Park Thursday, the second of a three part build towards the opening of Toy Story Land! They focus on the characters, those characters' theme park beginnings, meet and greets, magical moments, and a slice of life working with the most iconic of Pixar characters back in the day. #Nostalgia LIKE @DillosDiz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for throwbacks, archives, blogs, and the like. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. Become a Patreon Member... HERE! LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
An old man route about the MTV Movie Awards and Money In The Bank thoughts - a straight to the point, yet stream of consciousness edition of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday... brother! Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. Become a Patreon Member HERE! LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Thicket & Thistle ensemble member Lindsay Zaroogian joins The Improviser's Guide Podcast for this edition of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY! Their original folk musical, 'What's Your Wish?' is heading to the New York Musical Festival for five performances in July 2018 - TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Original Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. 'I'm Always Chasing Rainbows', 'I'm Always Blowing Bubbles', 'Shimmy Like My Sister Kate', and 'And The Band Played On/Alexander's Ragtime Band' performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
On this episode of #MummersMonday, the format changes ::cue imposing music:: Thicket & Thistle ensemble member Lindsay Zaroogian sits in and recalls how much (or how little) she remember playing with [By The Mummers]. Plus, 'The Enemy' tells a jest. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. Follow @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Jen & Frank are back with the first of three parts leading up to the opening of Toy Story Land! In this episode, @DillosDiz talks about the attractions, dominantly Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin & Toy Story Mania, but with some love to If You Had Wings, If You Could Fly, Delta's Dreamflight, the Disney-MGM Studios Backstage Tour, & Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Play It! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for throwbacks, archives and the like! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Ronda Rousey is an Improviser! My favorite moment of the week explores the power of beats, inflections, and owning your space during performance. Plus, nostalgia for the McMahon-Bischoff union, my dream booking for CM Punk, The Godfather of the non-existent NWO Elite, Constable Corbin the Bald, and some but not all Money In the Bank predictions. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
From the show's early life taking over Downtown Orlando in the early 2000's, to being a breakout hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 'Overheard at Joe's' creator Christian Kelty continues to take the immersive experience set in your favorite local bar to new heights! In this episode, we talk about heart, the process of performing at Joe's this decade (compared to last), and the greatness that is allowing the audience to be heard. Beginning June 15, 2018, 'Overheard at Joe's' will run for a Special Engagement at McHale's on 51st St. in NYC! Tickets can be purchased for $20 by Clicking This Link! (ps - you can see me on the 15th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th) Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Mummers Monday is here and ooohhhhh... what music we made. This edition focuses on the selection of the original nine members of [By The Mummers]. PLUS, an announcement regarding future episodes of #MummersMonday. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. 'Children of the Night' and additional music produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE [By The Mummers] on Facebook! FOLLOW @ByTheMummers on Twitter & Instagram. ByTheMummers.com for Archives & Alumni. LIKE The Improvisers's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Jen has returned from her four night stay at the Walt Disney World Resort. Which of the Dillo's favorites did she partake in? LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks, & more! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
It's an #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday Special Edition! On June 4th's Monday Night RAW, Baron Corbin was appointed the Constable of the three hour program and... I LOVE IT! How many directions can this appointment take? What are the stories that can be told? Will The Lone Wolf maintain a certain level of status? Theme and Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes Composed for [By The Mummers] performances produced by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information!
Jen is on her way to Walt Disney World this week, and Frank has prepared an inquisition! This week's episode of Theme Park Thursday on The Improviser’s Guide Podcast will cool you off like unto a Disney breeze. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Throwbacks, Archives, Blogs & More! Theme Composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes Composed for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
There is a lot of wrestling out there in the world lately. Just this weekend we had two - TWO - Game 7's in the NBA Conference Finals. What story is the NBA trying to tell? Lebron's Hero's Journey? The greatest rivalry in the history of professional sports? That this NBA Finals will lead to the greatest advertising revenue in the company's history? Oh....... the NBA is basketball and not a wrestling company? #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday is upon you! ___________________ Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Nicole Skelly is a solo performer on the rise at renaissance festivals across the country. Over 12 years time, her journey has gone from company member, to equestrian, to singer, to sword fighter, to the character behind the character in 'The Gwendolyn Show'. Find Nicole (& Gwendolyn) in Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, New York State, Ohio, & Maryland over the next five months! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter! TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Lenny Burrows - The Master of Revels - The Lord of Misrule - The Merrymaker takes control of the Holiday evening by presenting his Top 10 Characters in the Commedia dell'Arte. See LENNY (and chant his name) July 7th & 8th at the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Theme Composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. @ByTheMummers on Twitter & Instagram. ByTheMummers.com for more information. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com
You voted for your @DillosDiz LIVE WATCH pick on Twitter and here it is in glorious BONUS episode form! The classic EPCOT Center attraction, Horizons (1983-1999) gets the treatment today. No script. No pre-watching. No set ups. All off the cuff! If you haven't subscribed to ResortTV1 on YouTube, you should, because they have awesome videos! DillosDiz: Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Website. Theme by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances produced by Jason Purdy.
Please pardon our pixie dust! Due to New York City inclement weather, this recording may sound like the wildest ride in the wilderness. Jen & Frank discuss some recent news items, both in WDW and at home. Plus, @DillosDiz answers some Twitter questions from some of their favorite followers! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks, Blogs and a one stop shop for all Theme Park Thursday episodes. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Cody Rhodes & The Young Bucks are producing a wrestling event on September 1st in Chicago called #ALLIN. On Sunday May 13, this show sold out in less than 30 minutes. This is not a WWE event. How did they do it? They make their 'own kind of music'. This episode is for any artist who's looking to make their own kind of music. It's not #MondayMotivation. It's #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday... BROTHER! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Faithful listeners to TIG know @Jenillo as the sister half of @DillosDiz on Theme Park Thursdays. This week, we learn more about Jen's new(ish) blog 'Just My Mom Sense' and talk sensory processing and occupational therapy. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Talking on this Mummers Monday about Mummer Lindsay Zaroogian's upcoming appearance at NYMF with the super musical group Thicket & Thistle, the inspiration that the (currently in previews off-Broadway) immersive-interactive-improvisational success 'Overheard at Joe's' was for [BTM], and we play the second half highlights of PLAY from the April 29, 2018 performance at QED Astoria! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. 'And the Band Played On/Alexander's Ragtime Band' performed by Lindsay Zaroogian. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more. LIKE [By The Mummers] on Facebook! FOLLOW @ByTheMummers on Instagram & Twitter. ByTheMummers.com for archives, alumni and more!
The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tangled... Jen & Frank (aka @DillosDiz) explore the Disney musical works of legendary composer Alan Menken, and whether his compositions are given their collective due within the Walt Disney World Theme Parks. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes composed for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for archives, throwbacks, & blogs. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Are you one of the six people who haven't seen #InfinityWar? If yes, then this isn't the episode for you. Spoilers & swerves abound on this stream of consciousness episode of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday... brother! Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
@NewYorkCliche herself, Mary Lane, joined TIG for a LIVE edition of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY on Sunday April 29th, 2018 (yes, we are aware it was not a Tuesday). A President, a crown, and a banana, are all part of this cliched conversation. Read Mary Lane’s blog daily at NewYorkCliche.com! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information,
On Sunday April 29, 2018, Matt Harvey, Andy Sklar, Lindsay Zaroogian, Kara O'Connor, Marisa Pizzuto, & Charles F. Murray resurrected the [By The Mummers] musical improv show, 'PLAY', at QED Astoria. Hear the first half highlights, and FOLLOW @bythemummers on Twitter & Instagram for updates regarding video content. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information. LIKE [By The Mummers] on Facebook!
This BONUS edition of Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz follows up on Episode 48, "celebrating" Disney's Animal Kingdom's 20th Anniversary. The two very special guests on this feature take Frank & Jen to task following that episode. This... Is... The Defense of the Animal Kingdom. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Blogs, Archives, & Throwbacks. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
This bonus edition of The Improviser's Guide Podcast takes a page from Tina Fey's best seller, Bossypants, and discusses how her Rules of Improvisation are applicable - to the audience, to the performers, and to current wrestling storylines. Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Disney's Animal Kingdom turned 20 on Sunday April 22nd. On this episode of Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz, Jen & Frank talk about the passage of time (OLD!), the wait times of Flight of Passage (long!), and where the AK sits on our list of favorite Orlando theme parks. WARNING: criticism. noun. the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc. MEANING: criticism can be good AND bad! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performance composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for archives, blogs, throwbacks and more! LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Iconic Radio Host Mike Francesa (he of WFAN 'Mike & the Mad Dog' fame) for two years said that, after December 2017, he would never work for the country's most recognizable sports station ever again. Four months later... Never. Say. Never. Professional wrestling is renowned for this line of thinking. Loser Leaves Town matches? They'll be back. Loser Leaves Federations matches? They'll be back. Retiring? 98% chance that you'll lace up the boots again (if your name is not Edge or Shawn Michaels). This episode of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday live watches the most famous 'career ending' match in WWE history... In Memory of a friend who was in Orlando, Florida for the event. Theme and Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
The composer of The Improviser's Guide Podcast theme, Matt Harvey, has returned to #NYC! In this continuation of Episode 45, we talk from The Cellar of Macy's Herald Square on 34th Street in Manhattan about our time spent there creating the first ever [By The Mummers] performance: the title, the structure, the lost scenes, the forgotten inspirations, and how our greatest attribute was the thing we feared the most! See Matt with [By The Mummers] at QED Astoria Sunday Night 4/29/18 - $5 tickets! LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram! TheImprovisersGuide.com for more info. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy.
A two day The Improviser's Guide Podcast event eight months in the making!!! #MattHarveyMedia, @TheHarvery, Jesterevoution himself, Matt Harvey (not to be confused with the recently demoted to the Mets bullpen Matt Harvey). His full time return to New York City is upon us, so we celebrate with sample contributions (and never before heard drafts) made to [By The Mummers] over the years. Check out Part Two [Episode 46] on IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY! See The Improviser's Guide Podcast LIVE at QED Astoria Sunday Night April 29th at 8:30pm featuring the return of Matt with [By The Mummers]! $5 Tickets! Theme Composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] by Jason Purdy. LIKE [By The Mummers] on Facebook! FOLLOW [By The Mummers] on Instagram & Twitter. ByTheMummers.com for more information. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Mel Dale was featured in this week's IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY episode of TIG (Episode 42), and makes a return appearance on Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz. We talk Tikis, Music Loops, Attraction Cynicism, & more! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for archives, blogs, & throwbacks. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information!
This past week in news and sports had #EverythingIsWrestling written all over it! From a renewed (and aggressive) rivalry, to the end of a reality show relationship, to the big courtroom reveal of the third man (spoiler: it was not Hulk Hogan this time), the question needs to be asked, how much are you getting worked on a daily basis? Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com from archives and updates on live performances.
'Your Cold Felt Heart' is an original comic by San Diego based graphic designer Mel Dale. This episode of TIG focuses on the allure of storytelling, the images in our minds, and the power of a good soundtrack. Also, check out The FilmShip Podcast, co-hosted by Mel! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for Archives and Upcoming Live Performances.
After week of Mummers Monday episodes, what happened on September 8, 2009? What about September 8th is significant? What was the pitch? What were the determining factors in separating the play within and the play (spoiler: Frank can't say this part cleanly)? What sweeteners were added to the pot? The WHAT of the pitch gets the examination. LIKE [By The Mummers] on Facebook! FOLLOW @ByTheMummers on Twitter & Instagram. ByTheMummers.com for Archives & Alumni. Theme by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
The end of the Crossroads at Hotel Plaza Boulevard and State Road 535 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida is nigh! This nostalgic reflection of a shopping plaza references 'Junk Food Lane', angry mini golf excursions, Jungle Jim's, ketchup AND mustard on cheeseburgers, Gooding's vs. Publix, the Zero to Hero Victory Parade, the Fashion Square Mall, at least two nods to MuppetVision 3(4?)D, the Mister Rogers exhibit, and the worst tip ever given. LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for Blogs & Throwbacks! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImproviser'sGuide.com for more info.
On Tuesday April 10th, 2018, HBO debuted their documentary on the 8th Wonder of the World, Andre the Giant. #EverythingIsWrestling talks about the timing of the premiere, the WrestleMania 3 main event from the eyes of a 12 year old, and the only thing missing from this film. Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information!
One-half of the comedy-adventure duo, The Mis-Adventurers, Stephanie Ward has been a professional wrestling fan for a little over a month. 48 Hours removed from the biggest night of the "sports-entertainment" year, Steph provides a unique perspective on her first WrestleMania. We cover the performer-audience relationship, presence, likability and my triple main event selections for next year's Mania. See The Mis-Adventurers at The Castle of Muskogee Renaissance Festival, Weekends April 28-29 through June 2-3. LIKE The Mis-Adventurers on Facebook! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
April 29, 2018 will see the return of the musical improv show that won the 2014 Down Under Improv Championship, 'PLAY [By The Mummers]'. After a week away, Mummers Monday on TIG returns to discuss the origins that established a culture of play within the New York City based theatrical ensemble, [By The Mummers]. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. 'My Mariah' features Matt Harvey, Jake Ottosen, and Andrew Sklar. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more! [BTM] on Social Media... Facebook. Instagram. Twitter.
March Madness is over and April showers have arrived! @Jenillo & @FrankMCardillo discuss the social media frenzy(?) that was Disney Pixar fans filling out and posting their favorite movie choices. Check out our Instagram, then play and listen along! LIKE @DillosDiz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Twitter & Instagram. DillosDiz.com for more information. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] productions composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Can I convince you to watch WrestleMania? Do you know that if you've never subscribed to the WWE Network, you can do so and see WrestleMania for free? Do you know I'm writing this and the WWE Network is not a sponsor, this is actually just something I want you to do? This BONUS edition of The Improviser's Guide Podcast runs thru the match-ups for the Sunday April 8th spectacle! Predictions, hopes, fears, preposterous ideas, all of it! Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. Go to TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Jen returns to Theme Park Thursday and @DillosDiz discusses the major March happenings! The Electrical Water Pageant, Baby Animal, #Goals, & more!!! LIKE Dillo's Diz on Facebook! FOLLOW @DillosDiz on Instagram & Twitter! DillosDiz.com for Archives, Throwbacks, & Blogs! Theme Composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook! FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. Go to TheImprovisersGuide.com for more!
Are you following the whole #WhoBitBeyonce thing? Do you like yourself a good unsolved mystery? Well, someone bit our beloved Bey in the face and we want to know who it is! TIG & #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday reflects on the biggest mystery in WWE (then World Wrestling Federation) history. Plus, the powers that be must have been outlining WrestleMania 34 this past weekend as this is the only explanation for an underwhelming RAW & Smackdown Live! Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Piggybacking on the #MummersMonday episode (Number 33, Trust.Heart.Instinct), listen to previous guests on The Improviser's Guide Podcast Jason Purdy, Lizzy Ana Lincoln, Donna Kay Yarborough, Joe Regan, Anna Rock, & David Godbey speak on what they drew from their own experience at the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] performances composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
A line spoken by Vladimir in 'BLOOD [By The Mummers]' is actually the thesis for the company. TRUST HEART INSTINCT How were those three words were the connectors betwixt the ensemble and the Sterling Renaissance Festival. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes composed for [By The Mummers] performances by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Instagram & Twitter. Go to TheImprovisersGuide.com for more information.
Theme Park Thursday w/ @DillosDiz likes to call itself "a salute to all theme parks, but mostly Walt Disney World". On this episode, Joe Regan - he of the Hamlet Isn't Dead production of 'Much Ado About Nothing' in #NYC - talks about the deceased attractions of Universal Orlando, as well as the future of Disney's Hollywood Studios. Theme composed by Matt Harvey. Additional Themes produced for [By The Mummers] productions composed by Jason Purdy. LIKE The Improviser's Guide Podcast on Facebook. FOLLOW @FrankMCardillo on Twitter & Instagram. TheImprovisersGuide.com for more info.
Sirius Radio host Jason Ellis connects to his long lost brother Stevie whom passed early in his life. The tears flow. Psychic Rebel Colby and medium Calise Simone bring Stevie through immediately without knowledge of whom they are reading. Thinking he is getting punked, Jason nearly punches Dr. Drew. Wolfknife co-host Jason Purdy convinces him it's real in order to keep him from killing everyone in the room. Colby gives Katie psychic advice about a new baby. No information is given in advance of these encounters. Buy the APP for the first 100 episodes at $1.99 a month. Outro Music "Awesome World" by Death! Death! Die! courtesy of www.officialjasonellis.com Listen to the new ELLISTRONICS podcast today!