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Our interview with teacher, writer and director Robert Hedley - the former Chair of the Theater Departments of both Villanova and Temple Universities.In our conversation, we discuss many things - including his early years, his coming to Villanova, his work with playwright David Rabe and producer Joseph Papp, and his work in helping to found The Philadelphia Company (the precursor to the Philadelphia Theater Company).For a full bio of Bob's work, go HERE.(Cover image for this episode is 1976 photo of Robert Hedley directing the actors Carla Belver and John Yinger - during rehearsals in the early years of the Philadelphia Company. Image from the Temple University Special Collections Research Center, George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection.)On Sunday, June 29th, the author and podcaster Peter Schmitz will be appearing at the Brookline Books stall at the 2025 American Library Association annual conference and exhibition at the Philadelphia Convention Center. If you're a librarian - or a fan of libraries - and are coming to the ALA in Philly this year, please be sure to stop by and say hello!Support the show"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now!To order our book via Bookshop.org - GO HERE Our website: www.aithpodcast.comOur email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
Today, I'm thrilled to announce my episode with star of stage and screen Allan Corduner, who just finished a run as Hume Cronyn in THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE on the West End. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including crawling on the floor with Barbra Streisand, the unique process of working with Mike Leigh on TOPSY TURVY, how a coffee with Bartlett Sher led to MY FAIR LADY, dealing with technical issues during TITANIC, the antisemitism he faced in the British entertainment world, working with Joseph Papp on SERIOUS MONEY, the actor who died during the table read of YENTL, why he was more impressed by John Gielgud than Laurence Olivier, working with Mike Ockrent on his theater debut, and so much more. You won't want to miss this interview with one of our most charming and delightful stars.
Welcome to SUPERSTARS WEEK! This week I'm rebroadcasting my interviews with five Superstars: Judy Collins, Al Kooper, David Amram, Ron Carter and Oscar Hammerstein II. David Amram is a National Treasure. He's a Musical Giant in Classical, Jazz and Popular music. He's performed with a Who's Who in all three genres including Aaron Copeland, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Judy Collins. Leonard Bernstein named him the first Composer-In-Residence for the New York Philharmonic. Joseph Papp hired him to compose scores for the New York Shakespeare Festival. He's written movie scores for “Splendor In The Grass” and “The Manchurian Candidate” among others. And at 93 years young he's still going strong!My featured song is “It Is A Miracle To Me” from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's new single featuring his song arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links.—-------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES” is Robert's recent single. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's recent single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's debut album, recorded in 1994, was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with David at:www.davidamram.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!From the New York Times: Quote: “Much Ado About Nothing is a feast! Joseph Papp's 1972 CBS television production of the New York Shakespeare Festival's staging of Shakespeare's rollicking comedy is brassy, bouncy, and all–together entertaining. Featuring Sam Waterston, Douglas Watson and the Tony Award performances of Kathleen Widdoes and Barnard Hughes, Papp's turn of the century version was critically acclaimed and enormously popular with audiences. Much Ado About Nothing originated at the open-air Delacorte Theater in Central Park. It was such a hit in the park that producer, Joseph Papp, that fall, transferred the entire show to Broadway and there it became the longest running Shakespeare production in Broadway history. In 1972, 20 million people saw the broadcast of this CBS – TV IBM sponsored production of Shakespeare's classic tale of romance, mistaken identity, and the battle of the sexes. Probably more people saw it on that one night than had seen it previously in history.Presented by Watchfire Music https://watchfiremusic.com/ To access all of the episodes in our podcast, please subscribe to Watchfire Music's Theater Of The Imagination Subscription Series. Unlock all of the episodes and experience so much more! Learn More here: https://bit.ly/theater-of-the-imagination-info Or, if you're ready to subscribe, subscribe here: https://bit.ly/subscribe-to-theater-of-the-imagination We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!
David Amram is a National Treasure. He's a Musical Giant in Classical, Jazz and Popular music. He's performed with a Who's Who in all three genres including Aaron Copeland, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Judy Collins. Leonard Bernstein named him the first Composer-In-Residence for the New York Philharmonic. Joseph Papp hired him to compose scores for the New York Shakespeare Festival. He's written movie scores for “Splendor In The Grass” and “The Manchurian Candidate” among others. And at 93 years young he's still going strong!My featured song is “It Is A Miracle To Me” from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES” is Robert's new single. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's recent single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's debut album, recorded in 1994, was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Intro/Outro Voiceovers courtesy of:Jodi Krangle - Professional Voiceover Artisthttps://voiceoversandvocals.com Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with David at:www.davidamram.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Book, Music, & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes | Based on the novel by Charles Dickens | Original Broadway production produced by New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, ProducerWorks Consulted & Reference :The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Original Libretto)The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012 Revised Libretto)Music Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Perfect Strangers" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood (The 2013 New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes | Performed by Stephanie J. Block & Betsy Wolfe"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
Keith David is a classically trained actor, winning 3 Emmys out of 6 nominations as well as being nominated for a Tony award. He starred in the recently concluded TV series "Greenleaf" for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. Upcoming films include "Horizon Line" with Allison Williams ("Get Out") and "Black As Night," for Amazon. In "Greenleaf" Keith portrayed 'Bishop James Greenleaf', the charismatic and God-fearing leader of the Calvary Fellowship and the patriarch of the family. The series followed the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family, their scandalous secrets and lies, and their sprawling Memphis megachurch. The series was praised for its push and pull dynamic, its hypocrisy, and its compelling characters. Keith's stellar performance was best stated by The Hollywood Reporter, "... Keith David ...is perfectly cast as Bishop Greenleaf. Whether he's playing to the congregation at the altar or getting conspiratorial in a smaller venue, this is an unusually great and meaty role for David." On the big screen, Keith co-starred with Chadwick Boseman in "21 Bridges". Prior credits include "Night School" with Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish and "Tales from the Hood 2". Additional titles include the Academy award-winning films "Crash" and "Platoon." He is widely recognized for appearing in the highly-acclaimed films Disney's "The Princess and the Frog", "Requiem for a Dream", "Men at Work", "They Live", "There's Something About Mary", and "The Thing." Other recent TV credits include an upcoming appearance on "Creepshow," "NCIS: New Orleans", "Blackish," MacGyver", and "Fresh Off the Boat". Earlier credits include "Community", "Enlisted", "ER", and "Mister Roger's Neighborhood". On Broadway, Keith starred in August Wilson's "Seven Guitars" and "Jelly's Last Jam" for which he garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Keith's work as a voice actor has made him a household name. His rich and powerful voice has been featured in national commercials, award shows, documentaries, video games, and animation. His work in narration has earned him three Emmys for Ken Burns' "Jackie Robinson", "The War", and "Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson". Some of his other voice acting credits include countless fan favorites such as "Adventure Time", "Bojack Horseman," "Rick & Morty", "Spawn", and "Gargoyles". Keith has lent his voice to many video game titles. Recently he portrayed the character "Spawn" in the reboot of the "Mortal Kombat" video game. Other appearances include the "Halo" series (games 2, 3, and 5), the "Saint's Row" series (games 1, 2, and 4), as well as the "Mass Effect" series (games 1,2, and 3). Born and raised in New York by his parents Lester and Dolores, Keith became interested in the arts at a very young age. After appearing in his school's production of "The Wizard of Oz", he knew this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He enrolled in New York's High School of the Performing Arts and continued his studies at The Juilliard School. After graduation, he was immediately hired by Joseph Papp as an understudy for the role of Tullus Aufidius in William Shakespeare's "Coriolanus." His work with Mr. Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival launched his incredible career. In addition to his versatile acting and voiceover work, Keith is also a remarkable singer. He's has been touring in 2 shows, "Too Marvelous for Words", in which he portrays the legendary singer Nat King Cole, and a show about the incredible Blues singer Joe Williams, "Here's to Life." Twitter: @ImKeithDavid Instagram: @SilverThroat Facebook: @ImKeithDavid Copyright 2023-2024 TME Productions. All Rights Reserved May not be used without permission. Contact info@tme.productions
In this episode, Penny Orloff and I will discuss her life journey as a performing artist who at a young age had been told that if she followed her dreams, she would be alone and penniless. At the age of 60 she found herself homeless and living on her friend's couch when she was asked a pivotal question… What's wrong with money? Penny now has a portfolio worth over 7 figures! Penny Orloff is a professional Life Coach and Fairy Godmother. A Tarot reader for over 50 years, Penny has used the cards in her counseling practice for decades. For ten years she was the Art Therapist at a residential drug and alcohol rehab facility in Malibu. She is the author of "Art as Lifework, Life as Artwork," a creativity seminar and workbook that has been offered nation-wide since 1991; and is currently at work on her new book, "Who Would You Be If You Had Nothing to Bitch About?" Her personal development system, "Wishful Thinking," synthesizes the human proclivity for magic and symbol with practical steps to the manifestation of your highest good and greatest happiness. Penny was a working actor and dancer in Los Angeles when a Juilliard scholarship took her to New York. She sang more than 20 Principal Soprano roles for New York City Opera, and played featured roles on Broadway under such directors as Harold Prince and Joseph Papp. Theater, concert, and opera engagements took her all over the US, Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Her first solo show, “JEWISH THIGHS ON BROADWAY" (based on her best-selling novel of the same name, available at Amazon.com), toured the US for a decade, including a successful run off-Broadway in 2005. She is currently touring in her latest show, “SONGS AND STORIES FROM A NOT-QUITE-KOSHER LIFE.” She is a regular contributor of stories to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books and has worked for more than a decade as an arts journalist for various online and print outlets. Having outlived most of her early competition for film roles, since 2011 she has enjoyed acting in a range of interesting shorts, Indie, and feature films - silver-white hair and a Botox-free face being in short supply in LA. I am your host, Marci Nettles. I have had a lifetime of opportunities where I had the choice to Breakdown or Breakthrough. It is my hope this Podcast may become your light in the darkness, as you listen to the stories of people I consider “heroes.” Each one had a point where they too had to choose to either Breakdown or Breakthrough! Working from home, with my husband/business partner, helping people around the world find new levels of success in their health and wellness, is part of what makes me tick! If you are open to opportunity, let's connect! Thank you for listening! Please connect with Terry: pennyorloff.com Find Marci at marcinettles(.)com Don't forget to claim your FREEBIE from Penny by going to marcinettles(.)com/freebies Purchase Penny's book here: marcinettles.com/books
GAIL MERRIFIELD PAPP was born in San Francisco into a family with a deep theater lineage. After joining Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1965, she became Director of New Works Development for the Public Theater and was responsible for some of its best-remembered productions. These include The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer's Tony Award-winning play about the AIDS crisis, for which she received the Human Rights Campaign Arts and Communication Award, and Rupert Holmes's Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Gail speaks with Radio Free Galisteo's John Shannon about Her new book. Public/Private: My Life With Joe Papp at The Public Theater. Support the showFollow Radio Free Galisteo on Instagram at: @radiofreegalisteo. We're on twitter here: https://twitter.com/FreeGalisteo or @FreeGalisteo. We're now on BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/radiofreegalisteo.bsky.social Support the show by going to https://www.RadioFreeGalisteo.com and clicking on our Red DONATE button to select a method of financial encouragement - Patreon, Paypal, Stripe or just Buy Us a Coffee!
Gail Merrifield Papp worked alongside Joseph Papp as he founded The Public Theater and was named the theater's Director of New Works Development. In that role, Gail was responsible for some of The Public Theater's best-remembered productions, including FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF by Ntozake Shange, THE NORMAL HEART by Larry Kramer, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by Rupert Holmes, and many others. Gail Merrifield and Joe Papp married in 1976 and were together until his death in 1991. Her memoir, PUBLIC/PRIVATE: MY LIFE WITH JOE PAPP AT THE PUBLIC THEATER, will be published by Applause Books on October 17th. For more information regarding the memoir, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Public-Private-Life-Papp-Theater/dp/1493074865/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gail+papp&qid=1693238691&sr=8-1 If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter:@KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter:@JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. AnchorAppleGoogleSpotifyBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-kare/support
The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway's Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Two (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com
Today, I'm so excited to announce my episode with distinguished playwright and libretttist David Henry Hwang. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his legendary career, including being discovered by Joseph Papp, training with Sam Shepard, reading M. Butterfly with John Dexter, collaborating with Philip Glass, revising the book for Aida, why Face Value couldn't achieve success on Broadway, the advice he got on what makes a Broadway play, and so much more. You won't want to miss this in-depth conversation with one of the greatest minds in theater.
This is a sneak preview to an interview I did with Gail Merrifield Papp. She worked alongside legendary theatremaker Joseph Papp as he founded The Public Theater and was named the theater's Director of New Works Development. In that role, Gail was responsible for some of The Public Theater's best-remembered productions. Gail Merrifield and Joe Papp married in 1976 and were together until his death in 1991. Her memoir, PUBLIC/PRIVATE: MY LIFE WITH JOE PAPP AT THE PUBLIC THEATER, will be published by Applause Books on October 17th. Around that time, you can expect the full interview where I also asked Gail several questions about her relationship with Joe as well as her time at the Public. For more information regarding the memoir, please visit: www.amazon.com/Public-Private-Life-Papp-Theater/ If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter:@KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter:@JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. AnchorAppleGoogleSpotifyBreakerOvercastPocket CastsRadioPublic --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-kare/support
Throughout March of 1982, in often cold and wet conditions, thousands actors and demonstrators gathered at a portable stage in midtown Manhattan in the heart of the theater district. For weeks they shouted and sang and pleaded in front of an empty Morosco Theatre to protest its impending demolition along with other historic venues, which were to be replaced by a huge hotel and theater complex. Along the way, some of the biggest names of the stage and screen offered their support as well like Tony Randall, Liza Minnelli, Robert Redford, Susan Sarandon, and Christopher Reeve. But one of the biggest voices in this protest was The Public Theater's founder and producer Joseph Papp, who wanted to stop this destruction and actually preserve these beautiful and historical venues. In this introductory episode, we'll learn about the significance of five theaters (the Morosco, Bijou, Astor, Gaiety, and original Helen Hayes) that were all demolished to make way for what would become the Marriott Hotel and Marquis Theatre in what critics have called “The Great Theater Massacre of 1982.” Listen on your favorite podcast app! --- Closing Night is a production of WINMI Media with Patrick Oliver Jones as host and executive producer. Dan Delgado is the editor and co-producer, not only for this podcast but also for his own movie podcast called The Industry. Blake Stadnik composed the theme music, and Maria Clara Ribeiro is co-producer. Much appreciation goes to Joe Rosenberg and Mark Robinson for their insights, Tim Dolan for his support, Robert Armin who captured those street protests back in 1982, as well as the voice talents of our own Dan Delgado and Kate McClanaghan from Actors' SOUND ADVICE. Click here for a transcript and full list of resources used in this episode (and there were a lot of them, believe me). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway's Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part One (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music
Today, I am so happy to announce my episode with artistic director of San Diego's Old Globe Theater, Barry Edelstein. Barry is the director of Roundabout's hit production of The Wanderers, a funny, dramatic, and extremely timely play that's a must-see for New York audiences. You can find tickets here: The Wanderers Tune in to hear some of the stories of his prestigious career, including what he learned from Joseph Papp, how he met Steve Martin, putting on a Philip Glass piece at Classic Stage Company, recommending Shylock to Al Pacino, why we're in a golden age of American playwriting, the play that Oskar Eustis recommended to him, his experience with moving to the West Coast, upholding the literary standards of the Old Globe, and so much more.
Today, I am so happy to announce my interview with Steven Skybell, most recently the star of the enormously popular Fiddler Afn Dakh at New World Stages. Tune in to hear some of the stories of his great career, including what he learned from Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst, why Tevye is similar to Shakespearean roles, Bartlett Sher's unique approach to the character of Lazar Wolf, working with Joseph Papp on Cafe Crown, how his role in the film The Cradle Will Rock got expanded, why Joel Grey's acting experience makes him a great director, working with Julie Taymor, the show he turned down, and so much more.
Lin Shaye talks being named the Godmother of Horror, her wide range of acting roles, becoming the face of the Insidious franchise, and the time she auditioned for Jack Nicholson! About Lin: Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Lin Shaye loved “storytelling” so much that even as a child and knew that she was destined to act. She performed in plays at the University of Michigan and later was accepted into Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts program in acting, from which she graduated. While in NY she also studied with Uta Hagan, Stella Adler, and Lee Strasberg. After graduation, she worked with the best and brightest in New York theater, including the infamous Joseph Papp. Shaye made her film debut in New York in “Hester Street” where she portrayed a Polish prostitute, to her mother's chagrin. Shortly thereafter, she took a gamble and flew to Los Angeles after hearing that Jack Nicholson was interested in meeting her for the role. She was cast in his film “Goin' South.” Shaye has become undoubtedly one of the industry's greatest chameleons. The Farrelly Brothers cast her in a series of memorable characters beginning with their 1994 hit comedy “Dumb and Dumber”, and then as the infamous landlady in “Kingpin” opposite Woody Harrelson, and again as the character Magda, the sun-withered neighbor of Cameron Diaz in their hit film “There's Something About Mary.” Shaye was also unforgettable as the KISS-hating mom in “Detroit Rock City” and as Sonia, the tough German/Swedish coach in “Boat Trip” with Cuba Gooding, Jr. In a dramatic change of pace, she received critical acclaim in "The Hillside Strangler" as the alcoholic mother opposite Nick Turturro and C. Thomas Howell. The horror genre also found Lin starting with a cult favorite "Critters" and then on to Wes Craven's “Nightmare on Elm Street” which paved the way for more in the genre. She worked on a trio of movies with director Tim Sullivan:, “2001 Maniacs,” starring opposite Robert Englund, its sequel, “2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams” and Sullivan's "Chillerama". Shaye also starred in the cult classic “Snakes on a Plane” opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and the independent films "The Signal", "Jack Goes Home", "Abattoir", "Buster's Mal Heart" and "The Midnight Man" reuniting with Robert England.. In 2010 she found herself in the blockbuster hit “Insidious” directed by James Wan, which led to “Insidious Chapter 2, “Insidious: Chapter 3,” and the successful 4th film in the series "Insidious: The Last Key" in which Shaye had now had become according to James Wan: “the name of the franchise.” She also starred in Sony's “The Grudge" directed by Nicolas Pesce and the feature "Dreamkatcher" which she served as an executive producer. Shaye served as a producer and starred opposite horror icon Tobin Bell in “The Call” directed by Timothy Woodward. She most recently starred in “Ted Bundy:American Boogeyman” and next appears in the film “Frank & Penelope”. Shaye has a solid resume in television as well with guest appearances which include "American Gothic", and "Still the King". She appeared in recurring role as “Dottie” in Showtime's “Penny Dreadful:City of Angels” series. She received a 2020 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Drama Series for “Eastsiders” on Netflix. She most recently completed shooting the lead role in the series “Ellen” directed by Clif Prowse and Derek Lee. Shaye resides in Los Angeles and is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Lin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mslinshaye Follow the show on social media! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/ Theme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas Producers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt Channel: Realm For more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.J. Ochlan, from a young acting protege to becoming an Award-winning actor, producer, and coach. Please join me on the journey on my episode of "How Did I Get Here" with my special podcast guest, P.J. Ochlan.P.J. shares his wisdom, insight, and experiences in his 35 years in the entertainment industry, from the stage working with the famous Joseph Papp to feature films starring well-known icons such as Jodie Foster, Clint Eastwood, and Robin Williams, and Al Pacino. P.J. is also a recognized audiobook narrator with over 500 titles and numerous awards. He is the co-founder of the Deyan Institue of Voice Artistry in Los Angeles and the founder of Dr. Dialect. (www.drdialect.com)
HAIR COMPOSER: Galt MacDermot LYRICIST: Gerome Ragni, James Rado BOOK: Gerome Ragni, James Rado DIRECTOR: Tom O'Horgan CHOREOGRAPHER: Julie Arenal PRINCIPLE CAST: Lynn Kellogg (Sheila), James Rado (Claude), Gerome Ragni (Berger), OPENING DATE: Apr 29, 1968 CLOSING DATE: Jul 01, 1972 PERFORMANCES: 1,750 SYNOPSIS: Claude, a young American, is called to serve in the United States army to fight the Vietnam War and questions whether he will go and fight for a war he sees as unjust, or flee the country and become a fugitive of the law. A commentary on American hippie counterculture of the late 1960s, Hair established a new genre of rock musicals and broke ground in its portrayals of sex, sexuality, nudity, and drug use. Several of the songs from the show became chart-topping anthems. James Rado and Jerome Ragni's musical's opening at the Public Theatre allowed its controversial form and content to prove their marketability before a more mainstream Broadway run. Elizabeth Lara Wollman explores how Joseph Papp fostered the show and how his relinquishing of the rights altered his idea about commercial musicals, the staging of Gerald Freeman versus Tom O'Horgan, and why the musical became a red herring in the development of rock musicals. Elizabeth L. Wollman (Ph.D in Ethnomusicology, The Graduate Center, CUNY) is a professor of music at Baruch College, CUNY. Her research and teaching interests include the stage musical, the commercial theater industry, canonicity, historiography, failure, sexuality and gender, and the cultural history of New York City. She has published articles on the relationship between gender stereotypes and rock radio programming, the impact of the economy on the development of the Broadway musical, the critical and commercial reception of rock musicals, and New York's theater scene in the 1960s and 1970s. She is the author of The Theater Will Rock: A History of the Rock Musical, From Hair to Hedwig (University of Michigan Press, 2006), Hard Times: The Adult Musical in 1970s New York City (Oxford University Press, 2012) and A Critical Companion to the American Stage Musical (Bloomsbury/Methuen Drama, 2017). With Jessica Sternfeld she was co-editor of The Routledge Companion to the Contemporary Musical (2020) and is currently co-editor of the journal Studies in Musical Theatre. SOURCES Great Rock Musicals by Stanley Richards, published by Stein & Day Publishing (1979) Hair, Original Cast Recording. RCA Victor (1968) Hair starring John Savage and Treat Williams, directed by Milos Foreman. MGM Studios (1979) The Age of Hair: Evolution and Impact of Broadway's First Rock Musical by Barbara L Horn, published by Praeger (1991) The Theatre Will Rock: A History of the Rock Musical, from Hair to Hedwig by Elizabeth Lara Wollman, published by University of Michigan Press (2009) Let The Sun Shine In: The Genius of Hair by Scott Miller, published by Heinemann Drama (2003) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Politics is like theater: if you can't appreciate the little victories, you'll never get the big ones.” Crystal Field has overseen victories large and small during her over 50 year tenure as Artistic Director of the Theater for the New City (https://theaterforthenewcity.net), and she details many of them on today's episode of Backstage Babble. Among her fascinating stories: what it was like to work with Elia Kazan, the playwright who threw a stink bomb in the audience of his own play, the song in Promenade that was written about her, a deep dive into the many theories of acting she's learned over the years, a mistake made by Joseph Papp, what she learned from Ellen Stewart, the mission of her theater and how it has changed, why boards are a vital aspect of any theater, and so much more. Crystal is truly an inspiration, and you won't want to miss the chance to hear her words of wisdom.
Get ready to "say a prayer" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 2002's Dance of the Vampires on episode nineteen of My Favorite Flop. ABOUT DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES Based on the Roman Polanski film The Fearless Vampire Killers, Dance of the Vampires follows Professor Abronsius as he attempts to prove the existence of vampires in Transylvania while his bumbling assistant Alfred falls for innkeeper's daughter Sarah, unaware that she is being pursued by the mysterious Count von Krolock. The musical features a book by Jim Steinman, Michael Kunze, and David Ives and music and lyrics by Jim Steinman. Academy Award-winning film director Roman Polanski was inspired to adapt his cult comedy for the musical stage after being approached to work on a theatrical production of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Composer Jim Steinman and book writer/lyricist Michael Kunze were ultimately chosen to collaborate based on both of their previous bodies of work, with Steinman literally being chosen by the director after putting 5 of his preexisting songs into a rough outline by Kunze (all of which remained in the final version of the show, including the hit song "Total Eclipse of the Heart"). The show, then known as Tanz der Vampire, originally opened on October 4, 1997 in Vienna, Austria where it ran for over 2 years. A new production opened in Germany following its closing and has played somewhere in the country almost consistently to this very day. Because of that, Tanz de Vampire is one of the most successful musicals in European history. From its premiere, English producers were seeking to bring the show to English-speaking countries. Composer Steinman was no stranger to the theater scene in New York, having spent five years under the professional wing of New York Shakespeare Festival founder Joseph Papp in the early Seventies. After briefly considering a West End run, it was decided to bring the musical (now titled Dance of the Vampires) to Broadway instead. After several failed attempts, many rewrites, and replacements on the creative team, Dance of the Vampires finally opened December 9, 2002. The Broadway version of the show was critically lambasted and the work of lead performer Michael Crawford was reviewed particularly harshly. When the reviews came out, Jim Steinman made a show of his disapproval of the project by not attending opening night and publicly distancing himself from the show. On January 25, 2003, after 56 performances, Dance of the Vampires closed. According to The New York Times, it was "one of the costliest failures in Broadway history", losing roughly $12 million, easily eclipsing the infamous musical Carrie. Original Broadway Cast Michael Crawford as Count Giovanni Von Krolock Mandy Gonzalez as Sarah René Auberjonois as Professor Abronsius Max von Essen as Alfred Ron Orbach as Chagal Leah Hocking as Magda Liz McCartney as Rebecca Asa Somers as Herbert Mark Price as Boris Erin Leigh Peck as Zsa-Zsa E. Alyssa Claar as Nadja
I am so thrilled today to announce Part 1 of my episode with Broadway star and Tony Nominee Nancy Dussault. She's done it all: from starring on Broadway in Do Re Mi, The Sound of Music, and Bajour, to her memorable appearances on screen in Too Close for Comfort, The In-Laws, and more. In this candid and funny conversation, she shares just some of the stories of her amazing career. Those include a quip from Judy Garland, how Garson Kanin made her cry, why she felt uncomfortable around Richard Rodgers, why it's so rare to be a Broadway star, the art of putting together a cabaret act, watching her name go up on a marquee, the brilliance of Joseph Papp and John Kenley, the kindness of Lady Bird Johnson, the one project of hers she would love to see a video of, her signature audition songs, compliments from Lena Horne and Jule Styne, plus Liza Minnelli, Marc Blitzstein, Burton Lane, and more!
I am so thrilled to announce Part 2 of my episode with the amazing Broadway legend Karen Morrow. Tune in to hear her talk about a cryptic conversation with Michael Bennett, singing a love song with Gordon MacRae, how Ed Kleban begged her not to quit a show, being thrown a birthday party by Joseph Papp, watching Howard Keel flub an important line, last-minute fixes in The Selling of the President, what advice she would give looking back at her older performances, meeting with Sid Caesar under a table, duetting with Joanne Worley and James Brown, asking John Raitt for money, and why she decided to leave the business. Plus stories about Loretta Swit, Jerry Herman, John Kenley, Carl Reiner, Ron Moody, and more.
From HAIR and A CHORUS LINE to HAMILTON and many more, for over 65 years The Public Theater has shaped the stories of tomorrow. The Public by the numbers... Founded in 1954 by Joseph Papp as one of the nation’s first nonprofit theaters, The Public has received 59 Tony Awards, 184 Obie Awards, 55 Drama Desk Awards, 58 Lortel Awards, 34 Outer Critic Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards, 6 Pulitzer Prizes, and more. Join The Public’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Board of Trustees Chair Arielle Tepper, and Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Artistic Programs Shanta Thake for a frank, inspiring discussion on philanthropy, theater’s racial reckoning, and the role of the arts in our ever-changing world. Looking for ways to give back? Learn more about the many great programs being done by The Public and ways to donate. The Public Theater Free Shakespeare in the Park Joe’s Pub Public Works Connect with The Public: Website: PublicTheater.org Facebook: @publictheater Twitter: @publictheaterny Instagram: @publictheaterny Connect with Arielle: Facebook: @ArielleTepperProductions Twitter: @arielletepper Instagram: @arielletepper WhatShouldWeDo.com Connect with Shanta: Twitter: @shantourage GlobalFEST Connect with The Broadway Gives Back Podcast: Facebook: @broadwaygivesbackpodcast Instagram: @broadwaygivesbackpodcast Twitter: @broadwaygives Produced by Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales with Brittany Bigelow A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Special thanks to my producing partner, Jim Lochner; Katie and Yo from BPN; Julian Hills from The Bulldog Agency; Eric Becker and Broderick Street Music; to everyone at the Charity Network; and my fiancé and consultant, Glenn Weiss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In an award-winning career that has encompassed TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe, Betty Buckley is probably best known as the quintessential musical theatre actress. Whether she’s breaking your heart with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Memory” in her Tony-winning turn as Grizabella the Glamour Cat in CATS, bringing down the house with “The Writing on the Wall” in a gender-bending performance in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, or simultaneously frightening and moving an entire audience as religious fanatic Margaret White in the cult-classic musical CARRIE, a Betty Buckley performance is one that remains indelibly etched into one’s mind and soul. Buckley’s film roles include Ms. Collins, the gym teacher in Brian dePalma’s 1976 classic CARRIE, country singer Dixie Scott in Bruce Beresford’s TENDER MERCIES (which features her soul-piercing rendition of the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe winning song “Over You”), and has regularly been featured in the films of M. Night Shyamalan. She has been seen as a guest star on dozens of popular TV series, was a regular for three years on HBO’s OZ, and also played the lead role of Abby Bradford for four seasons on the seminal 1970’s family drama EIGHT IS ENOUGH.
Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Amanda Aday, daughter of Marvin Lee Aday. Or ML as his friends call him. You and I know him as Meat Loaf. With more than 80 million albums sold and more than 100 million streams of his iconic ballad “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”, Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell is the third best-selling album of all-time after Michael Jackson’s Thriller and AC/DC’s Back in Black. We talk to Amanda about ML’s wildly talented musical career while also doing stints on-stage performing Shakespeare for Joseph Papp, how he found himself cast in both the on and off Broadway casts from the musical Hair and The Rocky Horror Picture Show as well her own career as an actress in the HBO series Carnivale, her amazing life touring internationally with her father, getting a bear hug from Brad Pitt at a casting session and her new YouTube cooking show, All Access Eats. So sit back, relax and listen to yet another fascinating story about being the child of a celebrity, interviewed by a child of a celebrity. Everyone has a story.
Career Conversations with Estelle Parsons on June 11, 2014. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. ESTELLE PARSONS is most widely known for her Academy Award winning performance in Bonnie and Clyde and her ten years as Mother Bev on the hit sitcom Roseanne. In the theater, she is best known for her portrayal of the tyrannical eighth grade teacher in Roberto Athayde's classic about totalitarian power, Miss Margarida's Way, which she performed on Broadway, all over the United States and in London, Dublin, Turkey and Australia. She has appeared in plays by the great writers of our time, including Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams, Dario Fo, Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett, Paul Zindel and Horton Foote. Estelle starred in August: Osage County by Tracy Letts on Broadway for a year and on the road for a year. Most recently Estelle was seen in Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire and the George & Ira Gershwin musical, Nice Work If You Can Get It with Matthew Broderick. In 2012, she was directed by Neil LaBute in Marco Calvani's Things of This World. As a director, she created the New York Shakespeare Festival Players for Joseph Papp in the 1980s. For two seasons, they performed Shakespeare on Broadway for New York City school students and their families in an effort to develop a multicultural audience for New York She also directed Al Pacino in Oscar Wilde's Salome: the Reading on Broadway. Estelle Parsons is a member of The Actors Studio and was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2004. She is currently starring on Broadway in The Velocity of Autumn at Arena Stage.
HAIR Book & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado | Music by Galt MacDermot | Produced for the Broadway stage by Michael Butler | Original Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival TheatreEpisode Segments:2:25 - Speed Test4:09 - Why God Why8:04 - Back to Before25:26 - What's Inside42:47 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:06:25 - Our Favorite Things1:14:56 - Corner of the Sky1:18:08 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Hair (Original Libretto) by Gerome Ragni & James RadoFree For All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told by Kenneth Turan & Joseph PappJoe Papp: An American Life by Helen Epstein Hair: The Story of the Show That Defined A Generation by Eric Grode It Happened On Broadway: An Oral History of the Great White Way by Myrna Katz Frommer & Harvey Frommer“No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance”: A History of the American Musical Theater by Sheldon PatinkinMusical! A Grand Tour by Denny Martin FlinnB'WAY: The American Musical (2004 PBS Documentary)Music Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Manchester England” from Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Galt MacDermot & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado | Performed by James Rado & Hair Ensemble"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
With all eyes on US politics, we visit one of their most enduring democratic institutions: New York's Public Theater. Besides developing hit shows like Hair, A Chorus Line and Hamilton, The Public makes work by, for and about the citizens of New York. Also, the operatic adaptation of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is revived by State Opera South Australia and we check in with two Victorian dance schools who have held on through the lockdown but fear that more challenges lie ahead.
With all eyes on US politics, we visit one of their most enduring democratic institutions: New York's Public Theater. Besides developing hit shows like Hair, A Chorus Line and Hamilton, The Public makes work by, for and about the citizens of New York. Also, the operatic adaptation of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is revived by State Opera South Australia and we check in with two Victorian dance schools who have held on through the lockdown but fear that more challenges lie ahead.
With all eyes on US politics, we visit one of their most enduring democratic institutions: New York's Public Theater. Besides developing hit shows like Hair, A Chorus Line and Hamilton, The Public makes work by, for and about the citizens of New York.Also, the operatic adaptation of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is revived by State Opera South Australia and we check in with two Victorian dance schools who have held on through the lockdown but fear that more challenges lie ahead.
A CHORUS LINE Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante | Music by Marvin Hamlisch | Lyrics by Edward Kleeban | Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael BennettEpisode Segments:1:55 - Speed Test3:25 - Why God Why8:07 - Back to Before23:48 - What's Inside50:15 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:13:45 - Our Favorite Things1:22:10 - Corner of the Sky1:24:09 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Referenced:A Chorus Line (Original Libretto) by James Kirkwood & Nicholas DanteOn the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line by Robert Viagas, Baayork Lee, & Thommie Walsh with the Entire Original CastWhat They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of A Chorus Line by Denny Martin FlinnThe Longest Line: Broadway's Most Singular Sensation by Gary Stevens & Alan GeorgeOne Singular Sensation: The Michael Bennett Story by Kevin KellyA Chorus Line and the Musicals of Michael Bennett by Ken MandelbaumThe Way I Was by Marvin Hamlisch with Gerald GardnerEvery Little Step (2008 Documentary) Directed and Produced by James D. Stern & Adam Del DeoMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"At the Ballet” from A Chorus Line (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Marvin Hamlisch & Lyrics by Edward Kleeban | Performed by Kelly Bishop, Nancy Lane, Kay Cole & Don Pippin"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
A self described “theater junkie” Cynthia Nixon has been in love with the theater for her entire life, She was cast in her first Broadway role at the age of 14- the play was The Philadelphia Story. Her ability to inhabit a role and bring us into the world of the characters she plays with such humanity and integrity makes her one of the most celebrated actresses of her generation. In this episode of And The Award Goes To.. Cynthia takes us through what it was to take on the role of a grieving mother in the Pulitzer Prize play Rabbit Hole and she finally explains how it all happened that she was famously cast in both The Real Thing and Hurlyburly at 17 ( and we learn how Whoopi Goldberg was inadvertently part of why that came to be!) that and the time Joseph Papp threw her a graduation party on the set of Romeo and Juliet and so much more on this episode with Tony Award winner, Cynthia Nixon. Hosted by Ilana Levine, Produced by Alan Seales, part of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All In All With Stacy Keach Stacy Keach is an American actor and voice actor. He has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane’s fictional detective Mike Hammer, which he played in numerous stand-alone television films and at least three different television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1984. Keach has appeared as the lead in films such as Fat City and The Ninth Configuration. He has also performed as a narrator for programs including CNBC’S American Greed (2008–) and various educational television programs. Comedic roles include Ken, the father of comedian Christopher Titus in the FOX sitcom Titus (2000–2002), and as Sergeant Stedenko in Cheech & Chong’s films Up in Smoke (1978) and Nice Dreams (1981). Keach won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the television miniseries Hemingway (1988). An accomplished pianist and composer, Keach composed the music for the film, Imbued (2009), directed by Rob Nilssen, a celebrated film festival favorite, in which Keach also starred. He has also completed composing the music for the Mike Hammer audio radio series, “Encore For Murder”, written by Max Collins, directed by Carl Amari, and produced by Blackstone Audio. But it is perhaps the live theatre where Keach shines brightest. He began his professional career with the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1964, doubling as Marcellus and the Player King in a production of Hamlet directed by Joseph Papp and which featured Julie Harris as Ophelia. He rose to prominence in 1967 in the Off-Broadway political satire, MacBird, where the title role was a cross between Lyndon Johnson and Macbeth and for which he received the first of his three Obie awards. He played the title roles in Henry 5, Hamlet (which he played 3 times), Richard 3, Macbeth, and most recently as King Lear in Robert Falls’ modern adaptation at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, which Charles Isherwood of the NY Times called “terrific” and “a blistering modern-dress production that brings alive the morally disordered universe of the play with a ferocity unmatched by any other production I’ve seen.” Mr. Keach’s stage portrayals of Peer Gynt, Falstaff and Cyrano de Bergerac, and Hamlet caused the New York Times to dub him “the finest American classical actor since John Barrymore.” Keach is an inductee of the Theater Hall of Fame and was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. Of his many accomplishments, Keach claims that his greatest accomplishment is his family. He has been married to his beautiful wife Malgosia for twenty-five years, and they have two wonderful children, Shannon Keach (1988), and daughter Karolina Keach (1990). Website Link:
Born in Long Island, New York, Fichtner spent his early years as an army brat on a military base. After completing high school, he studied criminal justice in college before moving to New York City to shift his focus to acting. By 1988, Fichtner landed his first major acting job, playing Josh Snyder/Rod Landry in the daytime drama, As the World Turns. Five years later, he landed a recurring role on the series Grace Under Fire playing Ryan Sparks, and started working on feature films such as Malcolm X (1992), Quiz Show (1994), Strange Days (1995) and Heat (1995). As he slipped from role to role, his chameleon ability provided wonderful characters, but was rewarded by an audience who couldn't recognize him from picture to picture. In 1997, his name became a bit more familiar to moviegoers after playing Kent, the blind astronomer in Contact . Strong performances in Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), Passion Of Mind (2000), and The Perfect Storm increased his popularity. No stranger to the stage, Fichtner has starred in a number of off-Broadway productions including Raft of Medusa, The Years, Clothes for a Summer Hotel and Machinal and was a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre in New York. He starred in productions at the Manhattan Theater Club and Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. He became a household name for TV viewers after playing the mysteriously creepy Sherrif Tom Underlay in ABC's sci-fi drama Invasion during the 2005/6 season, followed by a regular role as FBI Special Agent Alexander Mahone in Fox-TV's hit series Prison Break. Back on the big screen, he played a supporting role in Elysium (2013), starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, and in the reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Most recently, he appeared in the thriller St. Sebastian (2016), the apocalyptic sequel Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), the drama Last Days of Summer (2016) and 12 Strong (2018).
In 1954, Joseph Papp founded the New York Shakespeare Festival with touring productions of Shakespeare, presented for free to the people of New York City. 65 years later, The Public Theater is still touring Shakespeare with our Mobile Unit to the five boroughs and beyond. This episode is all about the Mobile Unit (and more), featuring a covnersation with Roxanna Barrios (Associate Director of the Mobile Unit) and Laurie Woolery (director of Mobile Unit's The Tempest), an excerpt of Michael Thurber's music from a past Mobile Unit production, a chance to 'Meet The Public' with Assistant General Manager Alyssa Simmons, and more! Episode music by Michael Freidman Audio engineering by Dani Lencioni Hosted by Drew Broussard and Reynaldi Lindner Lolong Featuring Roxanna Barrios, Kaleda Davis, Lauren Henderson, Alyssa Simmons, Jackie Tralies, Michael Thurber, and Laurie Woolery
“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round” – The Widow We’re back with episode 8! Despite some mid-episode audio issues, we’re commencing my look at The Taming of the Shrew, circa 1592, one of the Bard’s rougher early works. Join me for a journey through the plot’s highs and lows, Shakespeare’s first googlewhack, and a heckuva lot of male privilege. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at podcastshakespeare@gmail.com. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. Key links below. You can also visit the bibliography page here, which is a work in progress. Links mentioned: Patient Griselda Ovid, Heroides (Penelope to Ulysses) Dittography 10 Things I Hate About You (1999; d: Gil Junger) Deliver Us From Eva (2003; d: Gary Hardwick) ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew (2005; d: David Richards) Marjorie Garber, Shakespeare After All (Penguin Random House, 2005) John Fletcher, The Woman’s Prize, or the Tamer Tamed (1611) Music clips: Nino Rota, soundtrack to Zeffirelli’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, 1967 (Columbia Picutres, US / Italy) orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina -Overture -Student’s Masquerade -Sarabande -Married on Sunday “Orchestral selections from Kiss Me, Kate” (Naxos), conducted by Richard Hayman Excerpts: “The Taming of the Shrew”, Shakespeare’s Globe (2011), d: Toby Frow; members of the company (Lord / Huntsmen), Simon Paisley Day (Petruchio), Samantha Spiro (Katharina), Pearce Quigley (Grumio) “The Taming of the Shrew”, Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1994), d: Aida Ziablikova, Malcolm Storry (Christopher Sly); John Warner (Servant), and Hilton McRae (Peter) “Kiss Me Kate” by Cole Porter, and Sam and Bella Spewack, PBS: Great Performances (2003), d: Chris Hunt; Brent Barrett (Petruchio) “The Taming of the Shrew”, BBC Television Shakespeare (1980), d: Jonathan Miller; John Cleese (Petruchio), Susan Penhaligon (Bianca), Simon Chandler (Lucentio), Jonathan Cecil (Hortensio), Harry Waters (Biondello), Anthony Pedley (Tranio), John Barron (Vincentio), Sarah Badel (Katharina) “Kiss Me, Petruchio” (BBC2, 1979), d: Christopher Dixon, from Joseph Papp’s 1978 Taming of the Shrew (Delacorte Theatre, Central Park); Meryl Streep (Kate), Raul Julia (Petruchio) “The Taming of the Shrew”, Arkangel Shakespeare (2005); Roger Allam (Petruchio), Frances Barber (Katharina), Charles Simpson (Hortensio) “The Taming of the Shrew” (Pickford Corporation, 1929), d: Sam Taylor; Mary Pickford (Katherine) Final speech (details above): Meryl Streep (1979); Mary Pickford (1929); Frances Barber (2005); Samantha Spiro (2011); Sarah Badel (1980)
Today I sit down with the mesmerizing Kathryn Grody. We talk everything from motherhood to acting to being a good human. Not to be missed. Kathryn Grody fled Los Angeles, arrived in New York City, and found herself employed on Broadway in Scapino, . Off-Broadway followed with appearances at Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre including Fishing by Michael Weller, Museum, by Tina Howe, Nasty Rumors and Final Remarks by Susan Miller and Lulu Bett directed by Jack Hofsiss at the Berkshire Theatre Festival. Ms. Grody received Obie Awards for her performances in Top Girls by Caryl Churchill, directed by Max Stafford-Clark and The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang, directed by Jerry Zaks as well as a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in her three character one woman play, A Mom’s Life, all at the Public Theatre. (( Other performances include Dusa Fish Stas and Vi at the Manhattan Theatre Club, The Split at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Cause Maggie’s Afraid of the Dark, The 49 Years by Liz Swados, with Estelle Parsons at the Actors Studio Raw Space, Waxing West by Savianna Stanescous at The Lark, and Victoria Roberts cartoon come to life directed by Linda Mancini at Dixon Place. )) Film appearances include Limbo, written and directed by John Sayles and Men With Guns, also by Mr. Sayles, My Body Guard, directed by Tony Bill, Lemon Sisters with Diane Keaton and Carol Kane, Another Woman by Woody Allen and Reds by Warren Beatty. Ms. Grody’s television appearances include “The Sunset Gang” with Uta Hagen, “Execution of Private Slovik” with Martin Sheen and many after-school specials. (( And of course, Law And Order-Criminal Intent in NYC..)) Kathryn Grody performed with A.C.T. in San Francisco, the Actors Theatre of Louisville and was a company member at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. ) Her essays have appeared in The Mountain Record, Harpers Bazar, Oprah magazine, and her narrative version of the original Mom’s Life was published by Avon. She appeared in the world premiere of two new Wendy Wasserstein plays, ((directed by Michael Barakeeva ))at Theatre J in Washington D.C., originated the role of Maggie in The Penetration Play by Winter Miller, ((directed by Josh Hec))t at The Mint, performed the classic role of Nell in Beckets Endgame, with Alvin Epstein, Adam Heller and Tony Roberts,(( directed by Charlotte Moore,)) at the Irish Repetory Theatre . She braved the Barrow Street Theatre with Tim Crouch in the Oak Tree, and was proud to participate in the Caryl Churchill reading at NYTW, Seven Jewish Children-a play for Gaza…... She played Hinda in Zuzka Kurtz’s My Inner Soul at The Lion, appeared in the 59th st shorts in Tina Howes’ The Woman Who Lost Her Head and was seen as Hilary Clinton in the Performance Art Biennial, I Feel Your Pain, by Liz Magic Laser..And was Lola in Donald Margulies A Model Apartment, directed by Evan Cabnet.. Falling Apart....together , the sequel of A Mom’s Life, was seen at CSC, directed by Timothy Near..Most recently played Gaby in Susan Millers’ 20th Century Blues, directed by Emily Mann at the Signature. She is a Ususal Suspect at NYTW, works with the IRC and Search For Common Ground and is on the board of Downtown Women For Change., Dances for A Variable Population and Noor Theatre.
Who is Elizabeth Burr: Elizabeth is a Scorpio with serious rising and an actress from NYC where she made her professional debut cross-dressing at age 9 as her fathers' son in Joseph Papp”s critically acclaimed production oh CORIOLANUS (her father in the title role). She has worked theatrically off-Broadway, regionally, and done two soap operas as a regular. Both A-list features she worked on were flops which was tragic considering they were with Garry Marshall and Warren Beatty. She”d been hoping either of those two might guarantee more successful films. Oh well. Like every other actor, she is still available for hire. So despite working stage tv and screen, she remains relatively unknown except to some daytime fans who remember her copious tears she’d daily on ABC or NBC Favorite Career Highlight: JT Walsh said I was a great actress. What Elizabeth learned about Bella: A deeper love of Bella Abzug and a how much she rocked Who is Bella Abzug: Bella Savitzky Abzug, nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political Caucus. How to show love to Project Woo Woo: Click here to buy Lisa a cup of joe. This episode was also supported by Amazon. Click on this link --> Amazon any time you need to make an Amazon purchase. A small percentage of your purchase will support the show (no extra cost to you). I receive an affiliate commission from some of the links above. Go get your free be happier than all your friends morning routine over here --> Project Woo Woo Listen to Lisa's other podcasts at Love Bites & Honestly Lisa
Great American Songbook composer Cy Coleman is the subject of TALKish, The Halli Casser-Jayne Show when joining Halli at her table are Lucie Arnaz, Michelle Lee and Andy Propst the author of YOU FASCINATE ME SO, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CY COLEMAN and some surprise guests too!Great American Songbook composer Cy Coleman who wrote the great standards “Witchcraft” and “The Best Is Yet To Come,” the writer of such classic musicals as Sweet Charity, On the Twentieth Century, Barnum, City of Angels, and The Will Rogers Follies is finally the subject of an important biography YOU FASCINATE ME SO by Andy Propst. Andy Propst is a journalist whose career has encompassed work with New York Shakespeare Festival founder, Joseph Papp and Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe, as well as five years on-air at XM Satellite Radio's XM 28 On Broadway channel. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Time Out New York, Backstage and the Sondheim Review.Award-winning actress and performer Lucie Arnaz is the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Her mother, Lucille Ball and her dad, Desi Arnaz were the infamous pranksters Lucy and Ricky on the favorite comedy TV series of all times, I Love Lucy. Ball starred in Cy Coleman's WILDCAT. Lucie Arnaz built her own career with grit and grind, acting in television, and film, including in THE JAZZ SINGER with Neil Diamond for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe. Ultimately she made her mark on Broadway in a host of productions beginning with the musical THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG. She headlined the first national tour of Cy Coleman's mega-hit musical SEESAW.Emmy Award Nominee and a two-time Tony nominee Michele Lee starred as the loveable and quirky Gittel Mosca in the original production of the Coleman/ Dorothy Fields musical SEESAW, for which she won the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Award for Best Actress. Lee has been a favorite of audiences since she caught their attention on the 50s TV show THE MANY LOVES OF DOBBIE GILLIS. She made her Broadway debut in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING with Rudy Valle and a young Robert Morse. Later she joined us in our living rooms as Karen Fairgate on the long run of the nighttime soap opera KNOTT'S LANDING.Great American Songbook, Cy Coleman, Broadway, Michele Lee, Lucie Arnaz, Andy Propst, Shelby Coleman on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show…it's witchcraft when we look at the life, times and music of composer Cy Coleman on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. For more information visit Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.
What started in a tiny East Village basement grew to become one of New York's most enduring summer traditions, Shakespeare in the Park, featuring world class actors performing the greatest dramas of the age. But another drama was brewing just as things were getting started. It's Robert Moses vs. Shakespeare! Joseph Papp vs. the city! ALSO: Learn how the Public Theater got off the ground and helped save an Astor landmark in the process. THIS SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON JUNE 18, 2009 -- MANY, MANY YEARS BEFORE LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND 'HAMILTON' HIT THE PUBLIC STAGE! THIS IS A SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED PODCAST -- Chapter headings with images have been embedded in this show, so if your listening device is compatible with AAC/M4A files, just hit play and a variety of pictures should pop up. The audio is superior than the original as well. (This will work as a normal audio file even if the images don’t appear.) www.boweryboyshistory.com
A Conversation with Tom Ross, artistic director of Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, hosted by Richard Wolinsky Tom Ross is the artistic director of Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, celebrating its 25th year in the upcoming 2016-2017 season. Originally founded by actor/director Barbara Oliver in 1992, its first production was Dorothy Bryant's Dear Master, and in honor of the anniversary, Aurora presents a revival of that play to open the new season in September, 2016. After nearly a decade at the Berkeley City Club, Aurora moved to his current location, a 150-seat “thrust” stage located on Addison Street just up from Berkeley Rep. Tom Ross succeeded Barbara Oliver as Artistic Director following a stint at the Public Theatre in New York where he worked under Joseph Papp, developing plays by such artists as Larry Kramer and Jonathan Larson. In this discussion, Tom Ross talks about the history of the theater, working on the thrust stage, and the upcoming 2016-2017 season at Aurora. A shorter version of this interview aired on the Arts-Waves program on KPFA. Aurora Theatre Company website The post Aurora Theatre Company: Tom Ross appeared first on KPFA.
Denise Ashlynd brings over 30 years of professional experience to her work in theatre, film, television, commercials, and voice-over. A native of Florida, she made her television debut on "Romper Room" at the age of 5. By age 13, she performed on stage in her first Equity production of "Fiddler on the Roof." Denise graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.F.A. degree in Music Theatre. While at FSU, she worked and studied with Joseph Papp, Roger Rees, Raul Julia, Nigel Rideout, and Neal Kenyon. She also had the privilege of working with Academy Award winning director, Jonathan Demme, on his film "Something Wild," which was shooting in Tallahassee at the time. Just after graduation, Denise earned her Equity card and moved to NYC, where she continued her training at Circle in the Square. On stage, she has performed Off-Broadway, in U.S. tours, regionally, and throughout 13 countries in Europe in productions of "Man of La Mancha" (starring John Raitt), "Hair," >"Jesus Christ Superstar" and Alan Johnson's "West Side Story" to name just a few. She has acted in and voiced numerous television and radio commercials, including "Massachusetts Lottery" and "PBS-Give Me A Break." Denise has appeared on film and T.V. in projects starring Christopher Walken, "When I Live My Life Over Again," Alysia Reiner "No Letting Go," Meryl Streep "Music of the Heart," Ted Danson "3 Men and a Little Lady," and Andy Samberg/The Lonely Island "The Comedy Awards 2011." She had the honor of studying with Grammy and Audie award winning director/producer of audiobooks, Paul Ruben, and can be heard narrating Melissa Gilbert's children's book "Daisy and Josephine" as well as other titles from Simon & Schuster and HighBridge Audio. Denise has a passion and a gift for working with children, and brings that passion to her work in commercials, television, film and audiobooks. She has a home voice-over studio and shares her workspace and home with her husband and son. For more information about this and other episodes, head over to mikelenzvoice.com.
Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 3 Friar Laurence September 10, 2015 Inspired by Joseph Papp, Ralf Jean Pierre, aka "The Spearbearer," traveled over 4000 miles across the United States by bicycle. His quest: bring Shakespeare to the people, and find out whether he could create an audience literally anyplace. From corner auto body shops to exclusive country clubs to the halls of academe, Ralf put his populist theory to the test - and discovered something surprising along the way. Click here to follow along with the text. Click here for a scanned version of the text.
He composed songs such as “Witchcraft” and “The Best Is Yet To Come” and wrote the classic musicals Sweet Charity, On the Twentieth Century, Barnum, City of Angels, and The Will Rogers Follies. His name: Cy Coleman, the subject of a remarkable new biography YOU FASCINATE ME SO by journalist and author Andy Propst. Propst will be joining Halli at her table on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show along with performers Michele Lee, Lucie Arnaz and Mrs. Cy Coleman for a show-stopping conversation about the man and his music.Andy Propst, the author of YOU FASCINATE ME SO, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CY COLEMAN is a journalist whose career has encompassed work with New York Shakespeare Festival founder, Joseph Papp and Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe, as well as five years on-air at XM Satellite Radio's XM 28 On Broadway channel. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Time Out New York, Backstage and the Sondheim Review.Award-winning actress and performer Lucie Arnaz is the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Her mother, Lucille Ball and her dad, Desi Arnaz, Lucy and Ricky on I Love Lucy. Ball starred in Cy Coleman's WILDCAT. Lucie Arnaz built her own career with grit and grind, acting in television, and film, including in THE JAZZ SINGER with Neil Diamond for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe. Ultimately she made her mark on Broadway in a host of productions beginning with the musical THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG. She headlined the first national tour of Cy Coleman's mega-hit musical SEESAW.Emmy Award Nominee and a two-time Tony nominee Michele Lee starred as the loveable and quirky Gittel Mosca in the original production of the Coleman/ Dorothy Fields musical SEESAW, for which she won the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Award for Best Actress. Lee has been a favorite of audiences since she caught their attention on the 50s TV show THE MANY LOVES OF DOBBIE GILLIS. She made her Broadway debut in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING with Rudy Valle and a young Robert Morse. Later she joined us in our living rooms as Karen Fairgate on the long run of the nighttime soap opera KNOTT'S LANDING.Michele Lee, Lucie Arnaz, Andy Propst, Shelby Coleman on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show when we look at the life, times and music of composer Cy Coleman on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show. For more information visit http://goo.gl/tMuVJc
Wednesday, October 8, 6pm EDT: This weeks guest are George Bartenieff and KarenMalpede, of the theatrical performance Extreme Whether. George Bartenieff, (Uncle) has had one of the more illustrious careers in American theater. At age 14, he made his Broadway debut in The Whole World Over, directed by Harold Clurman with Uta Hagen and Herbert Bergoff. At age 16, he was again on Broadway in Lillian Hellman's Monsteraat, directed by the author, with Julie Harris and Emlyn Williams. He then left the United States to study at RADA and the Guildhall. Returning to New York, he starred as Peter in Edward Albee's Zoo Story and Krapp in Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, at the Cherry Lane Theatre, directed by Alan Schneider. He went on to leading roles with the most influential avant-garde theaters in New York: the Judson Poet's Theater, The LivingTheatre, Bread and Puppet, Joseph Papp's Public Theater, Mabou Mines. In 1970, he co-founded Theater for the New City where he acted in and produced over 400 new plays for the American theater, including premieres of major works of Sam Shepard and Maria Irene Fornes. In 1987, he starred in Us by Karen Malpede, directed by Judith Malina and won an Obie for Susatained Excellence as an Actor. He would win an Obie for Acting again for I Will Bear Witness, adapted with Malpede and directed by her. Extreme Whether marks their ninth collaboration. Karen Malpede (Playwright/Director) is author of 17 plays; she has directed premieres of nine of them. Her most recent, a post-9/11 trilogy, are: Another Life (New York, London) a surreal retelling of the U.S. torture program; Prophecy (New York, London, Berlin) about the cost of war to veterans and those who love them; Iraq: Speaking of War (New York) a docu-drama. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support
The Divas of Culture: Michelle Materre and Aisha Karefa-Smart Will Interview Director and producer Neema Barnette works in both television and film, Barnette has earned the respect of peers and critics alike by winning countless accolades, including an Emmy Award for her after school special, "To Be A Man." She has realized the need to expand her audience beyond the young urban crowd and attract all people to her work. Born and raised in Harlem, Barnette made her first foray into entertainment as an actor while a student at New York's High School for the Performing Arts. She later attended NYU and moved on to directing at the insistence of theatrical producer Joseph Papp, who saw in her a unique visual style. She directed "The Blue Journey", by playwright OyamO (a.k.a. Charles Gordon), for Papp's Public Theater. She has since gone on to direct some of our favorite television shows such as ‘The Cosbys” and “Frank's Place." Also, Ann Bennett is a producer, director and writer for documentary films and multimedia projects with over twenty years of experience. Michele Stephenson and Joe Brewster are a husband and wife filmmaker team based in Brooklyn, NY. Shaka King is a writer, director, and producer whose short films Cocoa Loco and Herkimer
Three new biographies-on Frank Oppenheimer, Frank Gehry, and Joseph Papp-offer completely different strategies for revealing complex and accomplished lives.
We discuss NYC’s legendary Public Theater and its founder, Joseph Papp w/ actor Jerry Stiller, Lincoln Center Exec. Prod. Bernard Gersten and critic Kenneth Turan, author of “Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told.”
Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater, takes listeners on a highly condensed tour of his 60-year career in the theatre, including his joining Maurice Evans' US Army Special Services Unit while stationed on Hawaii during World War II; his subsequent New York debut as assistant stage manager, ensemble member and understudy in Evans' "G.I." "Hamlet"; his years as a stage manager, including the threat to his job at the American Shakespeare Festival in Connecticut after he was called before the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee; how he met and came to work with Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival, a tenure that included the construction of the "temporary" Delacorte Theatre, the opening of The Public Theater on Astor Place with the original "Hair", and the phenomenal success of "A Chorus Line"; his work with Frances Ford Coppola on four films, including the oft-discussed but little seen "One From the Heart"; how he signed on at the inception of Lincoln Center Theater in 1985 when the Vivian Beaumont was thought to be a highly undesirable venue; and his role in the selection of Andre Bishop as LCT's artistic director upon the departure of Gregory Mosher in 1991. Original air date - December 21, 2009.
Bernard Gersten, whose tenure as Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater has scored them numerous Tony Awards, including the recent revival of South Pacific, Coast of Utopia and Contact, takes listeners on a highly condensed tour of his 60-year career in the theatre, including his joining Maurice Evans' US Army Special Services Unit while stationed on Hawaii during World War II; his subsequent New York debut as assistant stage manager, ensemble member and understudy in Evans' "G.I." Hamlet; his years as a stage manager, including the threat to his job at the American Shakespeare Festival in Connecticut after he was called before the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee; how he met and came to work with Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival, a tenure that included the construction of the "temporary" Delacorte Theatre, the opening of The Public Theater on Astor Place with the original Hair, and the phenomenal success of A Chorus Line; his work with Frances Ford Coppola on four films, including the oft-discussed but little seen One From the Heart; how he signed on at the inception of Lincoln Center Theater in 1985 when the Vivian Beaumont was thought to be a highly undesirable venue; and his role in the selection of Andre Bishop as LCT's artistic director upon the departure of Gregory Mosher in 1991.
Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer of Lincoln Center Theater, takes listeners on a highly condensed tour of his 60-year career in the theatre, including his joining Maurice Evans' US Army Special Services Unit while stationed on Hawaii during World War II; his subsequent New York debut as assistant stage manager, ensemble member and understudy in Evans' "G.I." "Hamlet"; his years as a stage manager, including the threat to his job at the American Shakespeare Festival in Connecticut after he was called before the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee; how he met and came to work with Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival, a tenure that included the construction of the "temporary" Delacorte Theatre, the opening of The Public Theater on Astor Place with the original "Hair", and the phenomenal success of "A Chorus Line"; his work with Frances Ford Coppola on four films, including the oft-discussed but little seen "One From the Heart"; how he signed on at the inception of Lincoln Center Theater in 1985 when the Vivian Beaumont was thought to be a highly undesirable venue; and his role in the selection of Andre Bishop as LCT's artistic director upon the departure of Gregory Mosher in 1991. Original air date - December 21, 2009.
Actress Charlayne Woodard (who declines to call herself a playwright) talks about the creation of her one-actor shows "Pretty Fire", "Neat", "In Real Life" and her newest, "The Night Watcher", currently in performance at Primary Stages in New York. And while she has chronicled segments of her life in plays, she further illuminates her career, discussing her leap from the church choir to performing theatrical works; her move to New York after college and the remarkable ease with which she got cast in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"--only to find she needed to develop a true work ethic to retain her role; her struggle to be thought of as something more than just a musical performer and the opportunities she was given by Joseph Papp and later George C. Wolfe at The Public Theater; how as a writer she interacts with other playwrights, such as Suzan-Lori Parks, when performing in their works; her efforts to master a South African dialect sufficiently to please playwright and director Athol Fugard; and whether she has ever seen anyone else perform in one of her own solo works. Original air date - October 12, 2009.
Actress Charlayne Woodard (who declines to call herself a playwright) talks about the creation of her one-actor shows "Pretty Fire", "Neat", "In Real Life" and her newest, "The Night Watcher", currently in performance at Primary Stages in New York. And while she has chronicled segments of her life in plays, she further illuminates her career, discussing her leap from the church choir to performing theatrical works; her move to New York after college and the remarkable ease with which she got cast in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"--only to find she needed to develop a true work ethic to retain her role; her struggle to be thought of as something more than just a musical performer and the opportunities she was given by Joseph Papp and later George C. Wolfe at The Public Theater; how as a writer she interacts with other playwrights, such as Suzan-Lori Parks, when performing in their works; her efforts to master a South African dialect sufficiently to please playwright and director Athol Fugard; and whether she has ever seen anyone else perform in one of her own solo works. Original air date - October 12, 2009.
What started in a tiny East Village basement grew to become one of New York's most enduring summer traditions, Shakespeare in the Park, featuring world class actors performing the greatest dramas of the age. But another drama was brewing just as things were getting started. It's Robert Moses vs. Shakespeare! Joseph Papp vs. the city! ALSO: Learn how the Public Theater got off the ground and helped save an Astor landmark in the process. www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show.
With more than 200 years of combined theatre experience among them, our guests - stage veterans Philip Bosco (1999 Best Actor Tony for Lend Me a Tenor), two-time Tony Award-winning actor John Cullum (for Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century), Marian Seldes (who won a Tony for 1967’s A Delicate Balance and received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010) and Tony Award Winner Carole Shelley (1979 Best Actress Tony for The Elephant Man) -- discuss the breaks that got each of their careers started; how they handle the situation on stage when they or their co-stars forget their lines; how they feel about serving as understudies; the audition process; their successes and failures; and they share stories of working with such other legends as Sir John Gielgud, Joseph Papp, Morris Carnovsky, Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Geraldine Page, George Cukor, Myron McCormick and Ruth Gordon. Stage Veterans 2009 also includes a short tribute to the late Robert Prosky, who appeared on the prior Stage Veterans edition of Working in the Theatre in 2005.
With more than 200 years of combined theatre experience among them, our guests - stage veterans Philip Bosco, John Cullum, Marian Seldes and Carole Shelley - discuss the breaks that got each of their careers started; how they handle the situation on stage when they or their co-stars forget their lines; how they feel about serving as understudies; the audition process; their successes and failures; and they share stories of working with such other legends as Sir John Gielgud, Joseph Papp, Morris Carnovsky, Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Geraldine Page, George Cukor, Myron McCormick and Ruth Gordon. "Stage Veterans 2009" also includes a short tribute to the late Robert Prosky, who appeared on the prior "Stage Veterans" edition of "Working in the Theatre" in 2005.
Just after returning from a year-long sabbatical, Manhattan Theatre Club artistic director Lynne Meadow (who steered the organization to Tony wins for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Proof and Doubt) talks about what she did and didn't do during her hiatus and explains how she shared planning for last season and the coming year with interim artistic director Daniel Sullivan. She also recalls her childhood as a stage struck youth in New Haven, including her performance in a new Maltby & Shire musical when she was only 12 years old; her struggle to be accepted into the directing program at the Yale School of Drama; her first experience at the Manhattan Theatre Club and how she came to be named its artistic director; the play she couldn't get the rights to until Joseph Papp agreed to co-produce with MTC; the impact of MTC's successive venues (East 73rd Street, City Center and Broadway's Friedman Theatre) on the company's repertoire; and the company's long history with playwright Terrence McNally and the controversy that surrounded the late 90s production of Corpus Christi.
Just after returning from a year-long sabbatical, Manhattan Theatre Club artistic director Lynne Meadow talks about what she did and didn't do during her hiatus and explains how she shared planning for last season and the coming year with interim artistic director Daniel Sullivan. She also recalls her childhood as a stage struck youth in New Haven, including her performance in a new Maltby & Shire musical when she was only 12 years old; her struggle to be accepted into the directing program at the Yale School of Drama; her first experience at the Manhattan Theatre Club and how she came to be named its artistic director; the play she couldn't get the rights to until Joseph Papp agreed to co-produce with MTC; the impact of MTC's successive venues (East 73rd Street, City Center and Broadway's Friedman Theatre) on the company's repertoire; and the company's long history with playwright Terrence McNally and the controversy that surrounded the late 90s production of "Corpus Christi". Original air date - October 3, 2008.
Just after returning from a year-long sabbatical, Manhattan Theatre Club artistic director Lynne Meadow talks about what she did and didn't do during her hiatus and explains how she shared planning for last season and the coming year with interim artistic director Daniel Sullivan. She also recalls her childhood as a stage struck youth in New Haven, including her performance in a new Maltby & Shire musical when she was only 12 years old; her struggle to be accepted into the directing program at the Yale School of Drama; her first experience at the Manhattan Theatre Club and how she came to be named its artistic director; the play she couldn't get the rights to until Joseph Papp agreed to co-produce with MTC; the impact of MTC's successive venues (East 73rd Street, City Center and Broadway's Friedman Theatre) on the company's repertoire; and the company's long history with playwright Terrence McNally and the controversy that surrounded the late 90s production of "Corpus Christi". Original air date - October 3, 2008.
"Sunday in the Park with George"'s Michael Cumpsty talks about the challenges of performing in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, how the script and score match the pointillism of George Seurat's paintings, and why he'd like to call in sick just one night during the show's run. He also recalls the single day in his youth when his family's theatrical heritage was fleetingly revealed to him; describes how his passion for theatre evolved from his upbringing in England and South Africa through his training in North Carolina; remembers being selected by Joseph Papp for the "Shakespeare core" at the New York Shakespeare Festival in the late 80s; shares an assessment of his own musical skills in shows including "42nd Street" and "1776"; considers his roles in the Michael Frayn dramas "Democracy" and "Copenhagen"; and chronicles his continuing work at New York's Classic Stage Company as both leading actor and director. Original air date - March 14, 2008.
"Sunday in the Park with George"'s Michael Cumpsty talks about the challenges of performing in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, how the script and score match the pointillism of George Seurat's paintings, and why he'd like to call in sick just one night during the show's run. He also recalls the single day in his youth when his family's theatrical heritage was fleetingly revealed to him; describes how his passion for theatre evolved from his upbringing in England and South Africa through his training in North Carolina; remembers being selected by Joseph Papp for the "Shakespeare core" at the New York Shakespeare Festival in the late 80s; shares an assessment of his own musical skills in shows including "42nd Street" and "1776"; considers his roles in the Michael Frayn dramas "Democracy" and "Copenhagen"; and chronicles his continuing work at New York's Classic Stage Company as both leading actor and director. Original air date - March 14, 2008.
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