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For the hundredth episode (!!), Katie checks in with Lucille Lortel award winning actor (Chicken and Biscuits on Broadway, (pray), Nina), Aigner Mizzelle.
Send us a textOur guest today, is a true triple threat, starring in one of the most popular shows on Broadway at the moment. We were excited to have John Edwards on the show to discuss auditioning, Broadway, college and how he keeps it fresh. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode with the incredibly talented, John Edwards.John Edwards: Actor/Singer/Dancer/Songwriter. Currently starring in MJ The Musical (Jackie Jackson/tour singer/James Brown soloist) Previously seen in New York City Center ENCORES production of Jelly's Last Jam, NYC revival of Smokey Joe's Cafe (Chita Award winner, Lucille Lortel nominee). Broadway and 1st National Tour of Jersey Boys (Hal Miller/Barry Belson/others). National/International tour of Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs) and In the Heights at The Kennedy Center (Domingo). And more. AMDA ALUMN CLASS OF 06IG @therealjohnedwardsThank you for listening Jam Fam! Make sure you follow us across social media and don't forget to like and subscribe anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts!Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastInstagram: jam_dance_podcastTwitter: @jamdancepodcastEmail: jamdancepodcast@gmail.com
Christopher Akerlind, has designed lighting, and occasionally scenery, for over 650 productions of theater, opera, and dance across the U.S. and around the world, including 24 shows on Broadway. Chris's recent work includes Waiting for Godot at Theatre for a New Audience, Lynn Nottage's play Clyde's on Broadway and at the Mark Taper Forum, The Light in the Piazza, for which he won his first Tony, Paula Vogel's play Indecent, winning him both the Tony and Drama Desk Awards, Rocky the Musical, which garnered him a Tony nomination, Sting's musical The Last Ship, and The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, for which he was also Tony nominated. Among Chris's other Broadway lighting designs are: August Wilson's The Piano Lesson and Seven Guitars, Talk Radio, and the musical, Waitress.Chris's numerous shows not on Broadway include: Scene with Cranes for CalArts Center for New Performance; the premiere of M Butterfly for the Santa Fe Opera; and Martha Clarke's devised pieces God's Fool, Angel Reapers, and Cheri. Chris has also received an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence, four Drama Desk Awards, the Michael Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration, two Chicago area Joseph Jefferson Awards, as well as numerous nominations for the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards.Chris has taught lighting design at schools like Cal Arts, USC, CMU, and his alma mater, Yale.
When Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses was on Broadway in 2002, it won a host of awards, including the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel awards for best play. Zimmerman took home the Tony award for best director. This spring, director Psalmayene 24 and an all-Black cast stage a new production of the play interpreted through the lens of the African diaspora. Zimmerman joins us on the podcast to talk about the process of adapting Metamorphoses and The Odyssey, directing Shakespeare, and more. She is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. Beyond Metamorphoses, Zimmerman has adapted other ancient texts for the stage, like The Odyssey, Jason and the Argonauts, and Journey to the West. She has directed many of Shakespeare's plays, as well as operas at the Metropolitan Opera. She co-wrote the libretto for the Phillip Glass opera Galileo Galilei. The Matchbox Magic Flute, her new adaptation of Mozart, plays at DC's Shakespeare Theater Company this month, in association with the Goodman Theatre. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published May 7, 2024. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica, with help from Kendra Hanna. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. Leonor Fernandez edits our transcripts. We had technical help from from Northwestern University and Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Outsiders, Oh, Mary! @ The Lucille Lortel, Teeth @ Playwrights Horizons, Dead Outlaw @ Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes @ Carnegie Hall, NYU Broadway Orchestra, Las Borinqueñas @ Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Trial by Jury read more The post This Week on Broadway for April 14, 2024: The Outsiders appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Oh, Mary! @ The Lucille Lortel Theater, The Connector @ MCC, The Seven Year Disappear @ New Group / Signature Center, The Almeida Theatre’s production of The Hunt @ St. Ann's Warehouse, and Sunset Baby @ Signature Center “This Week on read more The post This Week on Broadway for March 3, 2024: Oh, Mary! @ The Lucille Lortel appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
Actress Tala Ashe sat down for a one-on-one interview to talk about her work on stage and screen. Daytime TV fans will recognize Tala from her role as Ameera Ali-Aziz on As the World Turns. For five years, Tala was a series regular on DC'S Legends of Tomorrow playing “Zari Tomaz,” the 1st Muslim-American superhero on television.She has had major arcs on Smash and American Odyssey on NBC. Tala has also had guest starring roles on 30 Rock, Law & Order: CI, and Law & Order. She has a recurring role on the upcoming Max series, The Girls on the Bus.Tala won an Obie Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize winning play, English at the Atlantic Theater Company. English is headed to Broadway with Tala in December of this year. She also starred in the critically acclaimed Vagrant Trilogy at the Public Theater.Don't miss the chance to catch up with this talented and award-winning actress.
Comedy can be seen and experienced in many forms—onstage, on screens, and even in hospitals. Like laughter, its effects are contagious and its power spills over onto all of us. This panel of experts, comedians, and expert comedians will talk about the history of comedy and its potential to create change. Wayne Federman is a stand-up comic, actor, author, comedy writer, professor, and Emmy-winning producer. He has appeared multiple times on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and has his own stand-up special on Comedy Central. He is the author of the bestselling book, The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle, and teaches the history of stand-up comedy at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Lanita Jacobs (joining remotely) is an associate professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and Anthropology at USC. Her fieldwork across sites of hair care, hospitals, and humor, asks how speakers construct a sense of themselves as individuals and community members without forgetting the socio-political stakes animating their lives. She is the author of To Be Real: Truth and Racial Authenticity in African American Standup Comedy. Kristina Wong is a performance artist, comedian, writer, and elected representative in Koreatown Los Angeles. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she founded the Auntie Sewing Squad, a national network of volunteers sewing masks for vulnerable communities. Their work inspired the book, The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice. Wong's show, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, is a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama and winner of the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Solo Performance. Moderator: Zachary Steel is an assistant professor of Theatre Practice and director of Comedy at USC. He has taught at the Clown School, is currently teaching at the Idiot Workshop, and is director of USC Comic+Care, a program that utilizes the practice of various comedy disciplines to strengthen community and support the healing process. USC Comic+Care has partnered with LAC+USC, CHLA, Norris Cancer Center, The Children's Bureau, and other healthcare organizations.
JOE MANTELLO (Director). Broadway directing credits include: Grey House, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Hillary and Clinton, Three Tall Women, The Boys in the Band, Blackbird, The Humans, Airline Highway, The Last Ship, Casa Valentina, I'll Eat You Last, The Other Place, Other Desert Cities, Pal Joey, 9 to 5, Laugh Whore, November, The Ritz, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Wicked, Assassins (Tony Award), Take Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Love! Valour! Compassion! Off-Broadway: Here We Are, Dogfight, The Pride, A Man of No Importance, The Vagina Monologues, bash, Corpus Christi. As an actor he has appeared in American Horror Story: NYC (FX), Hollywood, The Watcher (Netflix), The Normal Heart (HBO, Emmy Nom.) and upcoming FEUD Season 2: Capote vs. The Swans (FX) Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, The Normal Heart (Tony nom.), Angels in America (Tony nom.) Recipient of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Clarence Derwent, Obie, Joe A. Callaway and SDCF “Mr. Abbott" awards. Member of the Theatre Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Laura Schein is an actor/writer/lyricist based in Los Angeles. She is the co-creator of the acclaimed new musical Emojiland (New York Times Critics Pick; Richard Rodgers Award Finalist; Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance Nominee), and originated the role of Smize. She co-wrote the original songs for the 2022 stop motion Disney holiday film Mickey Saves Christmas and the Paramount+ feature Honor Society, and was on the music team for the animated feature UglyDolls, for which she co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson/Janelle Monae duet “Unbreakable,” shortlisted for the 2020 Academy Awards. She's a lyricist on the musical feature Marriage Material, in development with Chernin Entertainment, based on the short film acquired by Fox Searchlight. Her 1/2 hour comedy pilot Thrup was a semi-finalist at the 2021 Austin Film Festival. She's currently developing the stage musical Miss Hysteria, selected by Stephen Schwartz as part of the 2023 ASCAP Musical Workshop at The Wallis. Laura got her acting break at 13 years old in the first national tour of Ragtime, and has since performed at award-winning theaters all over the world. Her TV/film credits include a lead role in the upcoming indie horror Grizzly Night, as well as guest roles on FOX, Showtime, ABC, CBS, Amazon and SyFy. She was a series regular on YouTube Originals' comedy series Sing It! and co-created the improvised series Crystal's Balls for Funny Or Die, for which she received an LA WebFest “Outstanding Lead Actress” nomination. She's also toured the country opposite Jason Alexander in his show An Evening With Jason Alexander. A long-time health nut and certified health coach, she also co-hosts the hit functional medicine podcast What The Func?! A Chicago native, Laura is a graduate of Northwestern University. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ LAURA SCHEIN ⌲ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1600779/ ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelillaura/?hl=en ⌲ Website: https://thelillaura.com/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The Moving Spotlight Podcast ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264 ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27 ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Musicals #Emojiland #MissHysteria #MickeySavesChristmas #UglyDolls #Paramount #HonorSociety #MastersOfSex #911LoneStar #Northwestern #JerseyShoreSharkAttack #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife #Believe #Success #Inspiration #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film #YourBestBadActing #Content #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-moving-spotlight/support
What do you get when you cross a grown up with a love for comedy with someone who wouldn't quit their night job? Why, Steve Rosen of course! This long-time writer and actor spills the beans on what it was like bringing Dracula A Comedy of Terrors to life (no pun intended), why he's haunted by children, and why he can't stand horror movies. Steve is the Co-Author of the show and has previously collaborated with Gordon Greenberg on The Secret of My Success (co-book, Jefferson Award nomination), the plays Crime and Punishment - a Comedy, Ebenezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show (both at The Old Globe, San Diego) and podcasts “Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors” and “Rolling Calls” (Broadway Podcast Network). He has also co-written/composed (with David Rossmer) the musicals The Other Josh Cohen (Westside Theatre) and Griswolds' Broadway Vacation (Seattle's 5th Ave). With Dan Lipton, Rossmer and Sarah Saltzberg he also co-created the improv-variety show Don't Quit Your Night Job. For his work Off-Broadway he's been nominated for (and lost) five Drama Desks and two Lucille Lortel awards. Education: NYU/Tisch. Associate artist: The Civilians. He is also an actor. @stevierosen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“For anybody that's struggling or does not believe in themselves, you just have to keep going because one day it will happen and it will be the most glorious thing of your whole lives. So, never stop. Never stop.” – Marla Mindelle It's BroadwayCon 2023! This special episode is filmed live in front of a BroadwayCon audience. We had such an amazing turn out and I already cannot wait until next year. This panel was loaded with incredible insight so let's get into it. In this episode we discuss… Why it's so important being a multi-hyphenate today. Creating Titanique Off Broadway Having a better relationship with money Bonding two seemingly contrasting hyphens but understand they meld perfectly Failure Workflow & more Rachel Wright Rachel Wright, MA, LMFT (she/her) is a distinguished psychotherapist and renowned speaker with expertise in modern relationships, mental health, and sex. Master's Degree in clinical psychology. Podcast: The Wright Conversations - A Podcast About Sex, Relationships, & Mental Health. Rachel created the virtual workshop series What You Wish You Learned in School: Sex Ed and co-produced and hosted a show at Green Room 42 in NYC called “One Night Stand: A Night for Sexier & Healthier Broadway.” Previously SHAPE Magazine's Sex + Relationships Coach and is currently one of mindbodygreen's article review experts. Featured in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, PIX 11 (NYC), Women's Health (online and print), Cosmopolitan (online and print) and NBC News Radio, among others. Al Silber Al Silber is an actress, singer, writer and educator. She has performed roles on Broadway, in London's West End, on television and film, and concert stages. In London, she created the role of Laura Fairlie in The Woman in White, played Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof and Julie Jordan in Carousel. In New York, she appeared in Hello Again, Master Class, created the role of Sara Jane in Arlington and as Tzeitel in the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.Her novels After Anatevka and White Hot Grief Parade were both published by Pegasus Books in 2018. L Morgan Lee L Morgan Lee (she/her) is a Tony Award® nominated actress and storyteller known for her history-making turn in A Strange Loop on Broadway. In London, she was seen playing famed artist Lili Elbe in a musical adaptation of The Danish Girl currently in development. Other work includes well over a decade of Off-Broadway, Regional, International/National concerts and tours. In the studio, L Morgan was the voice of Ornate Williams in Sugar Maple w. Fred Savage (Osiris Media) and can be found on Joe Iconis' album (Ghostlight Records), The Rainbow Lullaby Album (Broadway Records), and more. @lmorganlee | lmorganlee.com Marla Mindelle Marla Mindelle is an actress, writer and composer. 2023 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Performer in a musical for her portrayal of Céline Dion in the hit Off-Broadway musical, Titanique. As a co-writer, Titanique also won the Lucille Lortel for Best Off-Broadway Musical. She has received an Outer Circle Critics Nomination for her portrayal of Sister Mary Robert in the original cast of Sister Act on Broadway. Other Broadway: Stepsister Gabrielle in Cinderella, South Pacific (Broadway) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty, First National Tour). TV: Special on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chukwudi Iwuji is an award winning actor as well as a writer. An extraordinary actor both on screen and on stage, Chukwudi continues to captivate audiences with his versatility and establish himself as one to watch. He recently made his debut in the Marvel universe in James Gunn's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3, the final instalment in the blockbuster franchise. Starring as the main villain ‘High Evolutionary', Chukwudi has received rave reviews for his performance as an all-time Marvel Villain. In 2022, he made his debut in the DC Universe starring as ‘Clemson Mern' in the DC Comics and HBOMax series PEACEMAKER, also from the mind of James Gunn. Additional television credits include the BBC drama THE SPLIT, Michael Morrissey's THE GIRL WHO GOT AWAY, as well as the Emmy nominated Amazon limited series THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD for director Barry Jenkins. Other television appearances include WHEN THEY SEE US, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, QUANTICO, THE BLINDSPOT, MADAM SECRETARY, and DOCTOR WHO. His additional film credits include the Netflix feature SHINE YOUR EYES, the thriller DANIEL ISN'T REAL opposite Sasha Lane and Patrick, Netflix's BARRY, Chad Stahelski's JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 opposite Keanu Reeves, A WOMAN A PART, NOW: IN THE WINGS OF A WORLD STAGE, the multi-award winning EXAM, and FALL TO RISE. As an accomplished theater veteran, Chukwudi starred in OTHELLO for The Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park as well as in ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, KING LEAR, and HAMLET. His performance in THE LOW ROAD, directed by Michael Greif, earned him an Obie Award, as well as 2018 Lucille Lortel and Drama League nominations. An Associate Artist of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for his numerous Shakespearean performances, he has also received two Olivier awards for his titular role as HENRY VI in the RSC's 2009 productions of parts I, II, and III. Other stage credits include the titular role in the Public Theatre's HAMLET directed by Patricia McGregor; Ivo van Hove's OBSESSION opposite Jude Law, and HEDDA GABLER opposite Ruth Wilson, both for The National Theatre; The Public Theatre's productions of KING LEAR and ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA; Theatre for a New Audience's TAMBURLAINE directed by Michael Boyd; and the Old Vic's RICHARD III directed by Sam Mendes. He is also a founding member of Chudor House Productions, his family's production and management company. We chat about the cycle of highs and lows, having his own stamp, the benefits of meditation, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, working hard at our emotions, fear, pay offs, signs and guardian angels. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Chukwudi out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chukwudi_iwuji/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan
Erik Jensen is an actor, writer and director. As an actor, Erik appeared regularly in both seasons of the ABC series “For Life.” Other TV credits include major arcs on “The Walking Dead,” “Mindhunter” and “Mr. Robot,” appearances on “The Americans,” “House of Cards,” “Elementary,” The Blacklist,” and many more, including his critically acclaimed portrayal of legendary NY Yankee Thurman Munson in “The Bronx is Burning.” Film credits include the upcoming Viral with Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard, Black Knight, The Love Letter and more than two dozen indie films. His theater credits as an actor include The Collaboration on Broadway opposite Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope, the Pulitzer-Prize winning production of Disgraced at Lincoln Center, The Good Negro at the Public Theater, Arthur Kopit's Y2K and Terrance McNally's Corpus Christi at MTC, and Lester Bangs in his play How To Be A Rock Critic (Kirk Douglas, South Coast Rep, ArtsEmerson, Steppenwolf, The Public). Erik's sci-fi graphic novel The Reconcilers was published in 2010 to wide acclaim, and he is co-host and co-creator of the podcast BardQuest Empire, which brings together entertainment industry professionals who play Dungeons & Dragons to talk about the intersections of D&D and storytelling. As a writer, Erik has been named by the New Yorker as “among the foremost practitioners of documentary theater in the U.S.” With his wife Jessica Blank, he is author of The Exonerated, a genre-defining play based on interviews they conducted with over 40 wrongly convicted death row inmates across the United States, which Governor George Ryan cited as instrumental in his 2003 decision to clear Illinois' death row. The Exonerated won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Ovation, Fringe First and Herald Angel Awards, and was nominated for the Hull-Warriner Award and the John Gassner Playwriting Award; it has also received awards from Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Death Penalty Focus, and Court TV, and was named Best Play of the Year by the New York Times. The Exonerated has been translated into Spanish, French, Italian, Farsi, Mandarin and Japanese and adapted by Erik and Jessica into an award-winning TV movie starring Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn and Delroy Lindo. Living Justice, Erik and Jessica's book on the making of The Exonerated, was published by Simon and Schuster. Their documentary play Aftermath, based on interviews they conducted with Iraqi civilian refugees in Jordan, had its Off Broadway premiere at New York Theater Workshop, was a New York Times Critics' Pick, toured internationally for two years and was nominated for two Drama League Awards. Their play How to be a Rock Critic (based on the writings of Lester Bangs) played sold-out runs at the Kirk Douglas, South Coast Rep, ArtsEmerson, Steppenwolf, and the Public Theater, with Erik starring as Lester Bangs; they are currently developing How To Be A Rock Critic for feature film. Their documentary play Coal Country, about West Virginia's 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, opened at the Public Theater on March 3, 2020, with original music written and performed by three-time Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Earle (Edgerton New Play Award, 2 Drama Desk noms, Lortel Award nom). When its run was cut short by COVID-19, the pair pivoted and wrote The Line, a documentary play based on firsthand interviews with NYC medical first responders at the height of the pandemic, starring Lorraine Toussaint, John Ortiz, Alison Pill, Santino Fontana and more. Also a NYT Critics' Pick, The Line garnered rave reviews from coast to coast and was viewed by over 85,000 people in 50 countries. Coal Country recently reopened commercially at the Cherry Lane Theater in 2022 to massive critical acclaim, produced by the Public and Audible, and was recorded for Audible Theater (Signal Award for Best Drama) . Erik and Jessica currently have a major new musical under commission with the Public Theater. As TV/screenwriters, Erik and Jessica currently have projects in development with David Simon/Blown Deadline, Levinson/Fontana, and Ed Burns (The Wire, Generation Kill). They wrote the pilot The Negotiator for Gaumont TV (EP Tom Fontana) and have developed with Fox TV Studios, 20th Century TV, Levinson/Fontana, Avenue Pictures, Sunswept, Virgin Produced, and Radical Media. Erik and Jessica's first feature as writer/directors, Almost Home, was released by Vertical Entertainment in 2019 and their second scripted feature, How To Be A Rock Critic, is currently in development. They are in pre-production with Meteor17 to co-direct a feature documentary about legendary rock engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones) in collaboration with the Hendrix estate, and in development for a feature documentary about the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, produced by Audrey Rosenberg (I Am Not Your Negro, HBO's Katrina Babies) and executive produced by Steve Earle. Erik lives in Brooklyn with his wife Jessica and their daughter Sadie. 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Mark S. Graham (Director) has directed over 100 plays and musicals including the premiere of Elizabeth Fuller's Me and Jezebel at The Actor's Playhouse. Mark worked with Ms. Fuller to develop the play from her book. He has produced and directed Me and Jezebel in productions across the country including a production starring Jim Bailey. Mark directed John O'Hern's Rooster in the Henhouse at Theater Row. At Feinstein's in NYC, he directed Barbara Schottenfeld's cabaret act. Mark staged a musical version of Dark of the Moon narrated by Werner Klemperer at The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He directed the premiere of Sweetspot, a comedy about golf addiction by John O' Hern. He directed E. Katherine Kerr in Ann Richards, Backwards in High Heels at The Abingdon Theater. At The Theatre for The New City, Mark recently co-directed Renovations, a new play by William Russell. Mark has directed and co-produced Stan Lachow's Harry and Thelma in The Woods in readings with Rue McClanahan and productions at The New Jersey Rep and The Hollywood Playhouse. He is currently developing a play about the life of William Shakespeare, entitled Shakespeare in The Dark by Mary Jane Schaefer, which will be read at the National Arts Club in September. For ten years, Mark was a producing partner with the late Tony Award winning producer Lester Osterman. He began his career as general manager of Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theater. Mark is a founding member of The Downtown Cabaret Theater in Bridgeport, Ct. Mark has an MFA in directing from the University of Connecticut. He has served as a board member of Westport Country Playhouse and Playhouse on the Green. In addition, Mark is a thirty year member of The Theatre Artist's Workshop. What the critics have said: "The story is delightful, the writing is entertaining, and what comes out of Bette's mouth is priceless" — New York Post "Delicious" — The New York Times "A Sparkling two-hander…Elizabeth Fuller, playing herself, lends the evening both authenticity and a touch of the surreal…" — London Times
In this episode, Nelson and Alexandra talk with Tye Blue - director and co-creator of the hit Off Broadway show TITANIQUE and cast member, songstress, songwriter and actress Courtney Bassett.TITANIQUE sells out nightly and is winning rave reviews as the cast sing their way through the entire Celine Dion catalogue alongside some of the characters from James Cameron's film, Titanic.They talk about the importance of reverent parody of such a huge brand and the sincere love all the fans have for the ship herself and, of course, Celine Dion.Titanique just won three awards at the Lucille Lortel awards and is playing at the Daryl Roth Theatre in New York (at least) until September 2023.FOLLOW the TITANIQUE crowd@tyeblue1@courtneeeeyyb@marlamindelle@titaniquemusicalTITANIC TALK Official Merchandise now on sale HERET-shirts, hoodies, baseball caps and mugs - the perfect gift for your favourite TitaniacFor more information on where to watchSHIP OF DREAMS: TITANIC MOVIE DIARIES go toshipofdreamsfilm.comShip of Dreams on FacebookShip of Dreams on TikTokWatch TITANIC TALK on YouTube go to ~TITANIC TALK YouTubeInstagram @titanic_talk_podcastFacebookFollow NelsonInstagram @nelsonaspenTwitter @nelsonaspenFollow Alexandra Instagram @fstclsswmn Twitter @alexactwrdirTikTok
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Jared Mezzocchi (jaredmezzocchi.com)(TW:@JaredMezzocchi) is an two-time Obie Award-winning theater artist, working most notably as a director and multimedia designer. Mezzocchi's work has appeared at theaters nationwide, including the Kennedy Center, the Geffen Playhouse, Vineyard Theater, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth (company member), Milwaukee Rep, South Coast Rep, Portland Centerstage, and many more. In 2016, he received an Obie, Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Award for his work in Qui Nguyen's “Vietgone” at the Manhattan Theatre club. In 2020, the New York Times spotlighted his multimedia innovations during the pandemic alongside the work of four other theater artists, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Paula Vogel. His work on Sarah Gancher's digital premiere of “Russian Troll Farm” (co-director & multimedia designer, and second Obie) was also celebrated as a New York Times critic pick, and praised for being one of the first digitally native successes for virtual theater. Mezzocchi is a two-time Macdowell Artist Fellow, a 2012 Princess Grace Award winner, and is an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland, where he teaches in the MFA Design program for the projection and multimedia track. He grew up in New Hampshire, and returns every summer to serve as Producing Artistic Director of Andy's Summer Playhouse, an innovative children's theater producing original work by professional artists from across the country.
This is the third episode of a special 4-part takeover with cast & creatives from Hulu's new musical series UP HERE. Make sure to stream the entire 21 song UP HERE soundtrack everywhere you find your music. Director Tommy Kail and choreographer Sonya Tayeh have teamed up for the first time in Hulu's new rom-com musical, “Up Here”. Not wanting to stick to just one medium, Sonya talks about being an expansive artist and following wherever her passion takes her. Tommy also shares his deal with Disney, putting a musical on mainstream TV and how Kirsten and Bobby's ability to make musical comedy resonated with him. While Sonya has done numerous projects and won awards already, the choreographer shares open up about dealing with imposter syndrome, calling it "big, old, scary monsters" and why she loves physicalizing them. Working as the director and choreographer for "Up Here", both Tommy and Sonya share how they operate, including collaborating with other creatives and shooting with at least two cameras at all times. Sonya reflects more on her love for collaborating, trying out all the options, starting a conversation and hearing what her collaborators have to say. Tommy, on the other hand, speaks about consciously surrounding himself with talented people that make him a better person. With Sonya and Tommy's love for collaborating, it's no surprise that the two found each other to create something beautiful. Sonya Tayeh is a TONY Award-winning choreographer and director. She has choreographed for renowned artists, including Madonna, Miley Cyrus and Florence and the Machine. She's been nominated twice for Emmy Awards for her work on So You Think You Can Dance, and won the Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards for “Outstanding Choreography” for her work on David Henry Hwang's dance-play “Kung Fu”, for which she also received a Drama Desk nomination. She made her Broadway debut as the choreographer for the hit show, “Moulin Rouge the Musical” and worked on the production of “Sing Street”. Sonya has recently joined the creative team for the upcoming production of "Gatsby" and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window” and is gearing up for the world premiere of “Is It Thursday Yet?”, a play that she directed, co-choreographed and co-conceived. Tommy Kail is a theatre director known for directing the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals “In the Heights” and “Hamilton” for which he won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of Musical. His other credits include “Lombardi”, “Magic/Bird”, “Randy Newman's Faust and The Wiz”, “Broke-ology”, “When I Come to Die”, “Family Furniture”, and “The Tutors” among others. Tommy was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018 and won a Special Tony Award in 2021 for “Freestyle Love Supreme”. Songs used in this episode: Can I Ever Know You Tiger Shark Can I Ever Know You (Finale) Connect with Tommy and Sonya: Website: www.sonyatayeh.com Instagram: @directorkail, @sonyatayeh Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jared Mezzocchi (jaredmezzocchi.com)(TW:@JaredMezzocchi) is an two-time Obie Award-winning theater artist, working most notably as a director and multimedia designer. Mezzocchi's work has appeared at theaters nationwide, including the Kennedy Center, the Geffen Playhouse, Vineyard Theater, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth (company member), Milwaukee Rep, South Coast Rep, Portland Centerstage, and many more. In 2016, he received an Obie, Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Award for his work in Qui Nguyen's “Vietgone” at the Manhattan Theatre club. In 2020, the New York Times spotlighted his multimedia innovations during the pandemic alongside the work of four other theater artists, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Paula Vogel. His work on Sarah Gancher's digital premiere of “Russian Troll Farm” (co-director & multimedia designer, and second Obie) was also celebrated as a New York Times critic pick, and praised for being one of the first digitally native successes for virtual theater. Mezzocchi is a two-time Macdowell Artist Fellow, a 2012 Princess Grace Award winner, and is an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland, where he teaches in the MFA Design program for the projection and multimedia track. He grew up in New Hampshire, and returns every summer to serve as Producing Artistic Director of Andy's Summer Playhouse, an innovative children's theater producing original work by professional artists from across the country.
Robert W. Schneider reviews monologuist Colin Quinn's new show, Small Talk, at the Lucille Lortel and gives it 4/5 stars! Tickets: https://www.colinquinnshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Desmin Borges is an actor who takes on challenging roles and brings dynamic characters to life. He is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar in five seasons of FX's un-romantic comedy ‘You're the Worst.' The twisted series took a modern look at love and happiness through four people who haven't been successful at either. Desmin can currently be seen in a series regular role in HBO's ‘The Time Traveler's Wife', as well as in a season-long recurring arc on the Fox comedy 'Welcome To Flatch.' Other recent credits include Amazon's series ‘Utopia' opposite John Cusack, the Netflix dramedy series ‘Living with Yourself' as Paul Rudd's nemesis, and the film ‘Private Life' opposite Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn. Upcoming work includes a major role opposite Jennifer Lopez in the film ‘Shotgun Wedding'. He first gained recognition for his breakout performance in “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity”, performed at Chicago's Victory Gardens, New York's Second Stage, and the Geffen Playhouse in LA. He has also received the Joseph Jefferson Award and Theatre World Award, and nominations for the Lucille Lortel and Drama League awards. We chat about why New York is better than LA, food, haters, losing his father at 15 and moving forward, pain, health and happiness and being a “voice to the voiceless”. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Desmin out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desminborges/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan
In this episode, Jennifer talks to Gizel Jimenez about how to show up and be yourself no matter the room you find yourself in. Gizel shares her personal journey in this industry, as well as her upbringing, family trauma, and personal growth through it all. They talk about acting as a vessel of expression, envisioning your future, and surrounding yourself with your accomplishments. Plus, they discuss the need for finding healthy releases, pushing boundaries of expectations, and reminding yourself of your worth. About Gizel: Gizel Jimenez will recur in AppleTV+'s upcoming series, Bad Monkey. Previously, she recurred on Showtime's Dexter: New Blood and played a substantial role in Lin Manuel Miranda's Netflix film, Tick, Tick...Boom! She made her Broadway debut as Nessarose in Wicked. Off-Broadway: Avenue Q (first ethnic actor to portray Kate Monster), Miss You Like Hell (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations), Big River (Encores!), and Party People. Starred at NYS&F in Alice By Heart; Williamstown in Marsha Norman's Secret Soldiers. National tour: West Side Story. TV: NBC's Law & Order SVU, HBO's Divorce, Neighbors (web series). CW: This episode briefly mentions losing a parent, grief & trauma. Gizel's IG: @gizeljimenezofficial Want to coach with Jennifer? Schedule a session here! https://appt.link/jenniferapple Monologue Sourcing Promo Link! https://empoweredartistcollective.com/podcastpromo Learn more: https://www.empoweredartistcollective.com/podcast EAC IG: @EmpoweredArtistCollective EAC TikTok: @EmpowerArtistCollective EAC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredartistcollective/ Check Out Our Merch! https://www.empoweredartistcollective.threadless.com/ Any thoughts you'd like to share? Email us at EmpoweredArtistCollective@gmail.com
Broadway star Jay Armstrong Johnson (On the Town, The Phantom of the Opera) joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss acts of kindness on Broadway, his Hocus Pocus-inspired benefit concert I Put A Spell on You and more! Over the course of his 5 Broadway shows, Jay Armstrong Johnson has cemented himself as a triple threat. From his debut in Hair, which he shares a kind story about during our chat, to his more recent turn as Raoul in Phantom of the Opera's 30th anniversary year, Jay is always a standout. Following Phantom, Jay originated the role of Banko in Roundabout Theatre Company's world premiere show Scotland, PA. His performance earned him critical nominations from both the Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. He was also the recipient of a 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honor for his performance. Jay's other Broadway credits include the original casts of Catch Me if You Can, Hands on a Hardbody, and the celebrated revival of On the Town. On screen, Jay is also known to audiences worldwide as genius hacker Will Olsen in ABC's Quantico. Jay created the annual live show I Put A Spell on You as a tribute to the beloved cult classic movie Hocus Pocus with larger-than-life performances and choreography, over-the-top costumes and makeup and a healthy dose of Broadway magic. In their search to find beauty, youth and immortality, the bewitching and beloved Sanderson Sisters return from the dead and gather their most famous friends to help them lure the children of New York. This year, those famous friends include Broadway stars like Gavin Creel, Krista Rodriguez, Robyn Hurder and more. The show will be ALIVE at Sony Hall in Times Square on October 23 at 8PM. Most importantly, it benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Tickets start at $35 for the dance floor and are on sale now at broadwaycares.org/spell. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Jay @jay_a_johnson Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez, "I Put a Spell on You" by Jay Armstrong Johnson & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio We are supported by the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Adams shares developments in the craft of lighting, assembling his lighting department, and why he enjoys designing pop rock musicals specifically as it relates to A Beautiful Noise! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! ABOUT KEVIN ADAMS Four-time Tony winner Kevin Adams has designed SpongeBob SquarePants (Tony nom.), Head Over Heels, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony and Outer Critics Award), American Idiot (Tony Award), Spring Awakening (Tony Award; Olivier nom for the West End production), Next To Normal (Tony nom), The 39 Steps (Tony and Drama Desk Awards), Hair (Tony nom), Man And Boy, Everyday Rapture, Passing Strange, Take Me Out, A Class Act, Hedda Gabler with Kate Burton, solo shows by Eve Ensler and John Leguizamo. Off-Broadway he has worked on the original production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Scottsboro Boys, Rent, Carrie, new work by Edward Albee, Eric Bogosian, Christopher Durang, Richard Greenberg, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, Neil Simon, Anna Deveare Smith and Paula Vogel. His work has also been seen at the Metropolitan Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre, Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep, Donmar Warehouse, and City Center Encores! On screen, he's worked on Mildred Pierce (HBO), Audra McDonald in concert (Town Hall, Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center), staged concerts featuring Patti Lupone (Gypsy, Candide, Anyone Can Whistle, Sunday in the Park with George and Regina) and Blue Man Group in Las Vegas and the Hollywood Bowl. For his work off-Broadway he has received an Obie for sustained excellence and two Lucille Lortel awards. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: A Beautiful Noise on Instagram: instagram.com/abeautifulnoisemusical A Beautiful Noise on Facebook: facebook.com/ABeautifulNoiseMusical Get Your Tickets: abeautifulnoisethemusical.com ambermylar.com --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork YouTube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kristina Wong is a writer, actor, performance artist, comedian, and elected representative of Koreatown, Los Angeles. Wong was just nominated for a Lucille Lortel award for her solo show, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, which premiered at New York Theater Workshop and which has received A New York Times Critics Pick and praise from the Washington Post and publications across the country. Kristina Wong, Sweatshop, Overlord is currently continuing its run in regional theaters. Philanthropic/Activist Causes: API Rise and World Harvest LA
Episode 297"Dexter: New Blood"Actor: Gizel Jimenez.#dexter #dexternewblood #ticktickboom Gizel recurs on Showtime's Dexter: New Blood and plays a substantial role in Lin Manuel Miranda's Netflix film, Tick, Tick...Boom! She made her Broadway debut as Nessarose in Wicked (first Hispanic actor cast as Nessa on Broadway). Off-Broadway: Avenue Q (first ethnic actor to portray Kate Monster Off Broadway), Miss You Like Hell (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations for outstanding lead actress in a musical), Frozen (Princess Ana at the Hyperion), Big River (Encores!), and Party People. Starred at NYS&F in Alice By Heart; Williamstown in Marsha Norman's Secret Soldiers. National tour: West Side Story. TV: NBC's Law & Order SVU, HBO's Divorced, Neighbors (web series). @gizeljimenezofficialInstagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Twitter:@mdmcriticwww.mmcpodcast.comEmail: Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.comYouTube: Monday Morning Critic Podcast
BIO:Ashlie Atkinson is an award-winning theatre, film, and television actress. A 2003 graduate of the Neightborhood Playhouse, in 2005 she received the Theatre World Award for Breakthrough Performance for originating the role of Helen in Neil Labute's "Fat Pig"(opposite Jeremy Piven) - which also garnered her Outer Critics' Circle and Lucille Lortel nominations. She has graced screens both big and small in Denis Leary's critically-acclaimed Rescue Me, 3lbs, Spike Lee's Inside Man, Another Gay Movie, Sex and The City Movie, Margot at The Wedding, Law & Order, Law &Order: Criminal Intent, Puccini for Beginners, and Filthy Gorgeous. MTV fans may recognize Ashlie as her hip-hop alter ego, "Chunky Pam", a plus-size rap diva - and YouTube viral phenomenon. After appearing opposite Debra Jo Rupp in SecondStage's "Butcher of Baraboo", she returned to Broadway in 2007 to play Vivian Proclo in Terrence McNally's The Ritz (starring Rosie Perez). Ashlie is a proud member of both the Bridge Theatre Commpany and Gotham Girls Roller Derby (where she skates under the name Margaret Thrasher, Prime Minister of Your Demise). Ashlie toured the world in Sam Mendes' The Bridge Project and continues to work in film opposite actors such as Jessica Alba, Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Ricky Gervais and Julia Roberts.SOCIAL MEDIA:TW: @ashlieatkinsonIG: @ashlie_atkinson
About Amelia: Amelia Campell was most recently in the Lucille Lortel nominated Coal Country at The Cherry Lane Theater. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her first Broadway play Our Country's Good in 1991. Additional select theater: Broadway: A Small Family Business; Translations; The Herbal Bed; Waiting in the Wings; A Streetcar Named Desire. Off B'way: Middle of the Night(Keen Company); Taking Care of Baby(MTC); The Exonerated(Culture Project); The Fall to Earth(59E59); Philip Roth in Khartoum(LAByrinth); The Misanthrope(NYTW); Tryst(Promenade); Love, Janis(Village Theater). Regional: A Midsummer Nights Dream; The Night of the Iguana; Desire Under the Elms. Film & T.V includes Anthony Arkin's “Sender”; “Things Like This”(upcoming); “I Am Michael”; “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors”; “Coming Up Roses”; “Leaves of Grass”; “The Paper”; “Bull”; “Mindhunter”; “The O.A.”; “Alpha House”; “Third Watch”; “Law&Order”/“Law&Order Criminal Intent”; “A Dog Year”(HBO) “My Louisiana Sky”(Showtime). Amelia has been an acting coach since 2005. She co-created the audition workshop “What's Stopping You?” with Jack Doulin at HB Studios. She also co-created the groundbreaking on-set/on camera workshop “Being On Camera” with Anthony Arkin, which they have been teaching together since 2012. They currently teach their workshops at Primary Stages school ESPA. Amelia teaches at Pace University in their FTVC B.F.A. Acting program. What makes Amelia nervous about auditions: Expectations for what good means What is your personal best? Rejection is constant That little voice still shows up "The biggest thing you have to sell is yourself." Humans are messy and flawed, and you have to remember as an actor you have to be that too. Prepping for an audition: First step: Script analysis Start to get a sense of what I'm wearing and hair Shoes can even help Read it and move around You have to think of an audition as your role for the time you are working on it “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever has.” Learn to apologize less. Tips for Newbie Actors: Pay attention You don't know everything Be interested and curious Want to learn and grow Choose to grow into the best version of yourself What is that? What does that look like? It's ok to be new and it's ok not to say anything. When in doubt leave it out. Listen and absorb.
SHOW BOAT COMPOSER: Jerome Kern LYRICIST: Oscar Hammerstein II BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II SOURCE: Edna Ferber's novel Show Boat (1926) DIRECTOR: Zeke Colvan, Oscar Hammerstein II CHOREOGRAPHER: Sammy Lee PRINCIPLE CAST: Jules Bledsoe (Joe), Howard Marsh (Gaylord), Helen Morgan (Julie) OPENING DATE: Dec 27, 1927 CLOSING DATE: May 04, 1929 PERFORMANCES: 572 SYNOPSIS: Spanning fifty years, a show boat, The Cotton Blossom, goes up and down the Mississippi River, chronicling the lives of the boat's performers, owners, and stagehands. As American society changes, so do the ideologies of those on the Cotton Blossom. Show Boat departed from the standard fare of musical comedies, comic operetta, and vaudeville revues, definitively envisioning a style of musical theatre in which dances, song, and dialogue served a unified dramatic arch. The serious subject matter, dealing with racism and unrequited love, was also a departure from the frivolous subject matter on musical theatre stages, establishing a new genre of musical storytelling. Susan Stroman, the choreographer for the 1994 revival, delves into the impetus behind musicalizing Edna Ferber's novel, the collaboration between Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, Florenz Ziegfeld's concern about the show's success, and the reaction to the story in the 21st Century. Susan Stroman is a five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer most known for Crazy For You, Contact, The Scottsboro Boys, and The Producers. Her work has been honored with Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and a record six Astaire Awards. She directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record-making 12 Tony Awards including Best Direction and Best Choreography. SOURCES Block, Geoffrey Holden. “Show Boat: In the Beginning.” Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Musical from Show Boat to Sondheim, Oxford University Press, 2004. Stempel, Larry. Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater, W.W. Norton, 2010. Culwell-Block, Logan. “5 Musicals That Got Major Revisions When They Returned to Broadway.” Playbill, 20 Apr. 2017. Davis, F. James. “Mixed Race America - Who Is Black? One Nation's Definition.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service. Decker, Todd. Show Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical, Oxford University Press, 2015. Decker, Todd. Who Should Sing ‘Ol Man River'? The Lives of an American Song by Todd Decker, Oxford University Press, 2014. Kantor, Michael, director. Broadway: The American Musical. PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 12 Oct. 2004. Kruger, Miles. Show Boat: The Story of a Classic American Musical. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. (Updated soft cover edition - New York: Da Capo, 1990) Lunden, Jeff. “'Showboat'.” NPR, NPR, 17 Apr. 2000. Maslon, Laurence. American Musicals: The Complete Book and Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics 1927-1949. Library of America, 2014. Rich, Frank. “A Musical Theater Breakthrough.” The New York Times, 21 Oct. 1984. Swardson, Anne. “Showdown Over 'Show Boat'.” The Washington Post, 17 May 1993. “Ziegfeld Follies | History Detectives.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service. Show Boat, Studio Cast Recording, EMI (1988) Show Boat starring Irene Dunn and Paul Robeson, directed by James Whale, Universal Pictures (1936) Show Boat starring Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel, directed by George Sidney, MGM Studios (1951) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lorin Latarro is a director and choreographer, who also has fourteen Broadway credits to her name as a performer, including Twyla Tharp's Movin' Out, Fosse, Swing!, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line, Spamalot and Man Of La Mancha. She choreographed Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire, Waitress, Les Liasons Dangereuse, Waiting For Godot with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stuart, Merrily We Roll Along for Roundabout, La Traviata at The Met Opera, and was the Associate Choreographer for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and American Idiot. Her choreography has also been seen at The Public Theater, The Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, City Center Encores!, and the Old Globe. Lorin is a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Chita Rivera Award nominee, and recently directed Candace Bushnell's one woman show, Is There Still Sex In The City, which became a NYTimes Critic's Pick. Lorin dives right into a conversation about her love for neuroscience and how it relates to the body (specifically dance), her obsession with the idea of how a collective experience (like watching live theatre) changes your brainwaves, and why she almost left the entertainment industry to create her own business. She opens up about why choreographing and directing suit her more than performing, and talks about her road to becoming a successful choreographer. Lorin also speaks about working on her newest Broadway show, Mrs. Doubtfire - how and why she integrated many different styles of dance, and how she carried out her vision. In this episode, we talk about: Deciding she was going to be a dancer at 4 years old Being married to a brain surgeon Studying dance at Julliard Her upcoming projects: Almost Famous, and The Outsiders Founding ArtAmmmo.org - Artists Against Gun Violence Connect with Lorin Twitter: @lorinlatarro IG: @latarro https://mrsdoubtfirebroadway.com/ Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Play On Podcasts' Executive Producer Michael Goodfriend sits down with Actor Ching Valdes-Aran to discuss Coriolanus. Ching Valdes-Aran is an OBIE award-winning and Lucille Lortel nominated actress who has worked intensively in NYC on Broadway, Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, and in major regional theaters throughout the U.S. She has guest starred on TV (Nurse Jackie, Ugly Betty, L&O CI) & appeared in major & indie films. Ching joins us in the Play On Production of Coriolanus cast as Volumnia. Guest: Ching Valdes-Aran Host: Michael Goodfriend The Play On Podcasts Series Coriolanus is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team. Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare.
Lynn Nottage is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and a screenwriter. Her plays have been produced widely in the US and throughout the world. They include, Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, Drama Desk Nomination), Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, OBIE, Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics' Circle, Audelco, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award), Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play), Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (OBIE Award), Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Las Meninas, Mud, River, Stone, Por'knockers and POOF!Nottage is the co-founder of the production company Market Road Films, whose most recent projects include Unfinished/Deep South (Podcast) and is developing the documentary Takeover, about the Young Lords takeover of Lincoln Hospital, as well as A Girl Stands at the Door, a multi-part series on the history of school desegregation.
James Seol is currently appearing in Come From Away on Broadway where he last appeared in A Naked Girl on the Appian Way at Roundabout Theatre Company. He has appeared Off-Broadway in KPOP receiving a Lucille Lortel nomination as Outstanding Lead Actor, and in Ten (Second Generation) and The Long Season at The Public Theater. James has also appeared at some of the most prestigious regional theatres across the country including The Papermill Playhouse, The American Conservatory Theatre, Steppenwolf, Goodspeed, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Hartford Stage and The Shakespeare Theatre Company and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, DC. You may have also seen James on television in The Flight Attendant on HBO Max, and in Living With Yourself on Netflix. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School Drama Division and The University of Virginia.
Muralist and singer Jon King went from singing to 4000 in his church to having no voice at all. But he found a new one!More Jon KingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonthegingbeardMore Nelsiehttps://www.instagram.com/nelsiewriteshttps://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencerProduced by Ronnie Whaleyhttps://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaleyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaleyLosing It! Merch Storehttps://bit.ly/3teRhg6Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencerhttps://bit.ly/3cuZ1ViMore Losing It!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmhFacebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdnTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpodOfficial Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHBIf you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.comBe on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyRAdvertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91Our equipmentNelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8HrtNelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwINelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRoNelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCjRonnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrwRonnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwIRonnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRoRonnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCjRonnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9ABOUT NELSIEHi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
Lynn Nottage is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and a screenwriter. Her plays have been produced widely in the US and throughout the world. They include, Sweat (Pulitzer Prize, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize), By The Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, Drama Desk Nomination), Ruined (Pulitzer Prize, OBIE, Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics' Circle, Audelco, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award), Intimate Apparel (American Theatre Critics and New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play), Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (OBIE Award), Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Las Meninas, Mud, River, Stone, Por'knockers and POOF!Nottage is the co-founder of the production company Market Road Films, whose most recent projects include Unfinished/Deep South (Podcast) and is developing the documentary Takeover, about the Young Lords takeover of Lincoln Hospital, as well as A Girl Stands at the Door, a multi-part series on the history of school desegregation.
Pam, founder and director of Edgar's Mission, shares the story of how meeting a pig named Edgar led her to her life's mission.More Pam AhernInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/edgarsmissionMore Nelsiehttps://www.instagram.com/nelsiewriteshttps://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencerProduced by Ronnie Whaleyhttps://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaleyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaleyLosing It! Merch Storehttps://bit.ly/3teRhg6Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencerhttps://bit.ly/3cuZ1ViMore Losing It!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmhFacebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdnTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpodOfficial Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHBIf you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.comBe on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyRAdvertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91Our equipmentNelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8HrtNelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwINelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRoNelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCjRonnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrwRonnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwIRonnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRoRonnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCjRonnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9ABOUT NELSIEHi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
In this week's episode I sit down with actor, director, teacher and my mentor/friend Stephen McKinley Henderson as we discuss the art of acting and the art of self-revelation. We also chat about what it means to be a teacher and the importance of art in the world, as well as his upcoming projects including the highly anticipated film "Dune" which premieres today October 22nd. So sit back, enjoy and make sure you like, review, subscribe and share.Audio by Yemi.Henderson's work appears in five Oscar nominated films including Denzel Washington's, Fences, for which Stephen received a Virtuoso Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Greta Gerwig's, Lady Bird; Steven Spielberg's, LINCOLN; Kenneth Lonergan's, Manchester by the Sea and Stephen Daldry's, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. This season he can be seen in theatres and on HBO Max in Denis Villeneuve's, DUNE and Halle Berry's directorial debut, BRUISED on Netflix. Noteworthy television work includes the FX/HULU series, DEVS; WU TANG: An American Saga; AMC's Fear of The Walking Dead; HBO's, THE NEWSROOM; and HBO Films' Everyday People. His six Broadway shows include two Tony winners for best Revival of a Play, A Raisin in the Sun, and Fences, for which Stephen received a Tony nomination. His OBIE and LUCILLE LORTEL awards are for his work in Stephen Adley Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize Winner, Between Riverside and Crazy.
LCSW Nicole from the podcast and website Cure for Chronic Pain tells the story of her sons stomach aches and how she miraculously cured them.More Nicole SachsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolesachslcswMore Nelsiehttps://www.instagram.com/nelsiewriteshttps://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencerProduced by Ronnie Whaleyhttps://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaleyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaleyLosing It! Merch Storehttps://bit.ly/3teRhg6Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencerhttps://bit.ly/3cuZ1ViMore Losing It!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmhFacebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdnTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpodOfficial Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHBIf you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.comBe on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyRAdvertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91Our equipmentNelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8HrtNelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwINelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRoNelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCjRonnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrwRonnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwIRonnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRoRonnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCjRonnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9ABOUT NELSIEHi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
Kris Kukul (kriskukul.com)(IG:@kriskukul) is a New York City Based Orchestrator, Arranger, Music Director and Composer. Currently he is Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, co-arranger and Conductor for Broadway's Tony nominated Beetlejuice The Musical! Other recent projects include, The Liz Swados Project for Ghostlight Records, In The Green at Lincoln Center Theatre, David Byrne's Joan of Arc the Public Theatre, Songbird by Michael Kimmel and Lauren Pritchard, a remounting of Elizabeth Swados' Runaways at New York's City Center, The Last Goodbye, an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet featuring the music of Jeff Buckley, and The Heart of Robin Hood, music by Parsonsfield. He has also arranged, orchestrated and conducted solo concerts for Broadway powerhouses Kate Baldwin (Extraordinary Machine), and Amy Spanger (The Music Be the Place) and the Lincoln Center American Songbook concert celebrating the music of Elizabeth Swados. For 10 seasons, he served as the resident music director for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Productions included June Moon, The Last Goodbye, Animal Crackers and others. There he also directed the legendary Late-Night Cabarets, featuring iconic performers including Renee Fleming, Lewis Black, Kathleen Turner, Allison Janey, Tyne Daly, David Hyde Pierce, Judy Kuhn, Lena Hall, Judy Gold, Steven Pasquale, Kelli O'Hara, Phillipa Sou, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Debra Monk, Michael McKean, Harriet Harris and many others. Kris began his career working for musical theatre icon Elizabeth Swados. Together, they created Jabu, Kaspar Hauser, The Nomad, The LaMama Cantata and numerous concerts and recordings. He and Director/Choreographer Sam Pinkleton are committed to keeping her legacy alive. He music directed the film scores for Of Many, a documentary produced by Chelsea Clinton, and My Depression, an HBO animated film featuring the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi and Fred Armisten. As Composer, Kris has written the music for the musicals Beauty Queen and Dash Dexter and the family friendly musicals Camp Monster and Wing It!, both produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He also wrote the music for Oliver Twist at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and A Midsummer Night's Dream for The Greek National Theatre. Internationally, he spent 3 seasons with The National Theatre of Greece, conducting and arranging music for tours of classical plays in ancient amphitheaters, including the festival of Epidaurus. He performed at the Edinburgh Fringe with the musical From the Fire. With The LaMama Cantata, he performed in Tokyo, Spoleto, Istanbul, Zagreb, Skopje and Belgrade. In New York City, Kris has worked at Playwrights Horizons, The Vineyard, New York Theatre Workshop, The Atlantic, The Flea, LaMama, Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Birdland, the Cherry Lane and the Lucille Lortel. He has worked regionally at San Diego's Old Globe, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, A.R.T., Emerson Arts, Two River, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Williamstown, The Village Theatre and Royal Manitoba Theatre Center. Kris is a Graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He is adjunct faculty at Tisch/Playwrights Horizons Theatre School, and has taught at The New School, Duke University, Columbia University, Belmont University, and Queens College.
Kris Kukul (kriskukul.com)(IG:@kriskukul) is a New York City Based Orchestrator, Arranger, Music Director and Composer. Currently he is Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, co-arranger and Conductor for Broadway's Tony nominated Beetlejuice The Musical! Other recent projects include, The Liz Swados Project for Ghostlight Records, In The Green at Lincoln Center Theatre, David Byrne's Joan of Arc the Public Theatre, Songbird by Michael Kimmel and Lauren Pritchard, a remounting of Elizabeth Swados' Runaways at New York's City Center, The Last Goodbye, an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet featuring the music of Jeff Buckley, and The Heart of Robin Hood, music by Parsonsfield. He has also arranged, orchestrated and conducted solo concerts for Broadway powerhouses Kate Baldwin (Extraordinary Machine), and Amy Spanger (The Music Be the Place) and the Lincoln Center American Songbook concert celebrating the music of Elizabeth Swados. For 10 seasons, he served as the resident music director for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Productions included June Moon, The Last Goodbye, Animal Crackers and others. There he also directed the legendary Late-Night Cabarets, featuring iconic performers including Renee Fleming, Lewis Black, Kathleen Turner, Allison Janey, Tyne Daly, David Hyde Pierce, Judy Kuhn, Lena Hall, Judy Gold, Steven Pasquale, Kelli O'Hara, Phillipa Sou, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Debra Monk, Michael McKean, Harriet Harris and many others. Kris began his career working for musical theatre icon Elizabeth Swados. Together, they created Jabu, Kaspar Hauser, The Nomad, The LaMama Cantata and numerous concerts and recordings. He and Director/Choreographer Sam Pinkleton are committed to keeping her legacy alive. He music directed the film scores for Of Many, a documentary produced by Chelsea Clinton, and My Depression, an HBO animated film featuring the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi and Fred Armisten. As Composer, Kris has written the music for the musicals Beauty Queen and Dash Dexter and the family friendly musicals Camp Monster and Wing It!, both produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He also wrote the music for Oliver Twist at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and A Midsummer Night's Dream for The Greek National Theatre. Internationally, he spent 3 seasons with The National Theatre of Greece, conducting and arranging music for tours of classical plays in ancient amphitheaters, including the festival of Epidaurus. He performed at the Edinburgh Fringe with the musical From the Fire. With The LaMama Cantata, he performed in Tokyo, Spoleto, Istanbul, Zagreb, Skopje and Belgrade. In New York City, Kris has worked at Playwrights Horizons, The Vineyard, New York Theatre Workshop, The Atlantic, The Flea, LaMama, Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Birdland, the Cherry Lane and the Lucille Lortel. He has worked regionally at San Diego's Old Globe, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, A.R.T., Emerson Arts, Two River, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Williamstown, The Village Theatre and Royal Manitoba Theatre Center. Kris is a Graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He is adjunct faculty at Tisch/Playwrights Horizons Theatre School, and has taught at The New School, Duke University, Columbia University, Belmont University, and Queens College.
The incredibly funny and badass Jesseca tells a Losing It story that happened in her 20s, heartbreaking and yet she survived it with the help of therapy and support from others. Trigger warning: suicide. More Jesseca Reddell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queen0ftheheathens/ More Nelsie https://www.instagram.com/nelsiewrites https://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencer Produced by Ronnie Whaley https://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/ https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaley https://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaley Losing It! Merch Store https://bit.ly/3teRhg6 Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencer https://bit.ly/3cuZ1Vi More Losing It! Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmh Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpod Official Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96 Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7 Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHB If you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.com Be on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyR Advertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91 Our equipment Nelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8Hrt Nelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Nelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Nelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrw Ronnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Ronnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Ronnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9 ABOUT NELSIE Hi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
Episode 64 and Wendi and Dfernando's guest interview is writer, comedian, and Lucille Lortel Award nominated actor Kevin Zak. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Kevin discovered his love for performing and took it upon himself to find a way of turning that into a career. While in college he decided to take initiative and started applying for internships. This led to him heading out to Los Angeles for an internship on the 7th Season of THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW. Several months in, he received an offer for a performing job he had auditioned for in NYC prior to leaving for Los Angeles. That offer was to join the cast of the U.S. Tour of the iconic Broadway musical CATS as a swing. As a swing he covered a large portion of the male roles, including Rum Tum Tugger. After a year touring North America (including Hawaii) with CATS, he segued into various jobs including a year on a Disney Cruise ship playing countless roles in the Disney productions. His performing career had finally kicked-off. In 2016, Kevin was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for CLINTON: The Musical. Kevin is creator and co-book writer of BLOODY BLOODY JESSICA FLETCHER, a musical parody of TV series MURDER, SHE WROTE, which is currently being developed by Tony Award winning producer Hal Luftig for the Off-Broadway stage. Tony Award winner Beth Leavel stars as Jessica Fletcher.HIs other work in the theater: NEUROSIS: The Musical, SILENCE!: The Musical and he most recently was the dance and fight captain (as well as an understudy) in the Broadway musical WAITRESS: The Musical. On television he was seen on the acclaimed HBO Max series THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. Kevin was recently a featured comedian on the 2021 LOLZ Queer Comedy Festival and was also featured in the Top Ten Comedy Countdown on THE BALD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Kevin has gained additional attention via his comedic content on his Instagram: @kevinjzak, which covers all realms of pop culture from film, television, music, Broadway to the fashion world. Also on Episode 64, Wendi and Dfernando chat about the arrival of autumn and early holiday decorating at the Covey's; Butters the Cat breaking into Wendi's neighbor's house; and Devo in concert at the YouTube Theater. On THE RIPE REPORT, there's the 2021 documentary LADY BOSS: The Jackie Collins Story (now on Netflix in the U.S.), and Wendi shares a few of her current favorite TikTok accounts: @popsthedancer, @dolly_broadway, @jayandsharon, and @auntyskates. Watch Wendi and Dfernando and their Team GENERATION RIPE: Greg Covey, Shelley McLendon and Ponciana Badia on Season 7 Episode 2 of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD - now on ABC OnDemand and Hulu and on the GENERATION RIPE website. Follow us on our Instagram:Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE... and our guest Kevin Zak, his TikTok, and his Twitter. Remember to subscribe, rate & leave a review for GENERATION RIPEVisit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com
After Naude got some devastating news about his daughter's health he tells the story of how he and his life profoundly changed. Spoiler alert! His daughter is fine! More Naude Dreyer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/namib_naude/?hl=en More Nelsie https://www.instagram.com/nelsiewrites https://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencer Produced by Ronnie Whaley https://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/ https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaley https://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaley Losing It! Merch Store https://bit.ly/3teRhg6 Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencer https://bit.ly/3cuZ1Vi More Losing It! Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmh Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpod Official Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96 Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7 Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHB If you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.com Be on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyR Advertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91 Our equipment Nelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8Hrt Nelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Nelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Nelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrw Ronnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Ronnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Ronnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9 ABOUT NELSIE Hi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
After flying across the country to LA the everything shut down, thank you Covid! Racquel found herself with a looney/ con-woman boss in a crazy job trying to figure out how to survive in this new world. More Raquelle Garcete Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rg1990_/?hl=en More Nelsie https://www.instagram.com/nelsiewrites https://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencer Produced by Ronnie Whaley https://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/ https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaley https://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaley Losing It! Merch Store https://bit.ly/3teRhg6 Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencer https://bit.ly/3cuZ1Vi More Losing It! Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmh Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpod Official Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96 Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7 Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHB If you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.com Be on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyR Advertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91 Our equipment Nelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8Hrt Nelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Nelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Nelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrw Ronnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Ronnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Ronnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9 ABOUT NELSIE Hi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
Host Luisa Lyons chats with a leader in digital theatre, Jared Mezzocchi. Topics include the intersection of theatre and film, how Jared's mom (who was also his 8th grade math teacher), helped him see the world through numbers and story-telling, we deep dive into the world of digital theatre - what it is, what should we do with it, and delve into Luisa's favorite question “what should we call it?!”Jared Mezzocchi is an Obie award winning director and multimedia designer, playwright, and actor. Mezzocchi's work spans the United States at notable theaters such as: The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Geffen Playhouse, Woolly Mammoth, Cornerstone, Portland Centerstage, South Coast Rep, HERE Arts, and 3LD. In 2016, he received The Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Award for his work in Qui Nguyen's Vietgone at the Manhattan Theatre Club. In December of 2020, The New York Times highlighted Jared on a list of the top 5 national artists making an impact during the pandemic. His work on Sarah Gancher's Russian Troll Farm, Caryl Churchill's What If If Then and his own work Someone Else's House was all praised for being some of the first digitally native successes for virtual theater. He is a two-time Macdowell Artist Fellow, a Princess Grace Award winner, Artistic Director of Andy's Summer Playhouse, and an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland. Learn more at www.jaredmezzocchi.com and follow on Twitter. Filmed Live Musicals is the most comprehensive online searchable database for musicals that have been filmed live on stage. Visit www.filmedlivemusicals.com to learn more. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also support the site at Patreon. Patrons get early access to content, no matter how much you pledge. Filmed Live Musicals is created by Luisa Lyons. Luisa is an Australian actor, writer, and musician. She holds a Masters in Music Theatre from London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and now lives, works, and plays in New York. Learn more at www.luisalyons.com or follow on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Enjoyed this podcast? Leave a review and help spread the word!
Standup comic Aubree Sweeney talks about how she got into stand-up, touring the US in her RV, her love of dogs and how she got rid of a major phobia. More Aubree Sweeney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aubree_sweeney/?hl=en More Nelsie https://www.instagram.com/nelsiewrites https://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencer Produced by Ronnie Whaley https://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/ https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaley https://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaley Losing It! Merch Store https://bit.ly/3teRhg6 Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencer https://bit.ly/3cuZ1Vi More Losing It! Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmh Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpod Official Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96 Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7 Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHB If you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.com Be on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyR Advertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91 Our equipment Nelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8Hrt Nelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Nelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Nelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrw Ronnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Ronnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Ronnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9 ABOUT NELSIE Hi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
Paul leaves his life as a Realtor in Arizona to pursue his dreams of fame and fortune in LA. More Paul Green Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulgreencomedy/ More Nelsie https://www.instagram.com/nelsiewrites https://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencer Produced by Ronnie Whaley https://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/ https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaley https://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaley Losing It! Merch Store https://bit.ly/3teRhg6 Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencer https://bit.ly/3cuZ1Vi More Losing It! Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmh Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpod Official Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96 Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7 Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHB If you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.com Be on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyR Advertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91 Our equipment Nelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8Hrt Nelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Nelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Nelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrw Ronnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Ronnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Ronnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9 ABOUT NELSIE Hi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
Thanks to Brazilian Butt Lift - Alison Donnelly was actually in the DVDs and the info-mercials - and she changed her body and her view of herself! More Alison Donnelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerlyfatmom/?hl=en More Nelsie https://www.instagram.com/nelsiewrites https://www.tiktok.com/@nelsiespencer Produced by Ronnie Whaley https://www.instagram.com/ronniefwhaley/ https://twitter.com/ronniefwhaley https://www.tiktok.com/@ronniefwhaley Losing It! Merch Store https://bit.ly/3teRhg6 Ticket To Write With Nelsie Spencer https://bit.ly/3cuZ1Vi More Losing It! Instagram: https://bit.ly/3vjHtmh Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eDJUdn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@losingitpod Official Website: https://bit.ly/3nNOG96 Audio on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3odyMF7 Audio on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2M4NYHB If you'd like to have your Losing It! story read by Nelsie on the next episode, e-mail us at LosingItContact@gmail.com Be on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3qM4vyR Advertise on Losing It!: https://bit.ly/3pgga91 Our equipment Nelsie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3wp8Hrt Nelsie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Nelsie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Nelsie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's Mic: https://amzn.to/3eTXOrw Ronnie's Camera: https://amzn.to/3yiLvwI Ronnie's Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3uXNpRo Ronnie's Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3uVtyCj Ronnie's PC Build: https://bit.ly/2SUwjp9 ABOUT NELSIE Hi! I'm Nelsie Spencer. I'm a writer, performer, writing teacher/mentor/coach. And a podcaster. I have over 30 years of experience as a writer: I produced a playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), an award-winning screenwriter (Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup). My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre in Westport, Ct. And had 3 more sold-out and critically acclaimed productions! Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners). Since My Heart Belongs to Daddy, I've written stand-up, become a published novelist (The Playgroup) and worked as a radio talk show host with comics Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan. Nora Ephron called my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, "a brilliant premise and a wonderful screenplay." When she took the script to Sony and they passed on it, she told them, "You're idiots! Read it again!" God bless you, Nora! In 2015 the award-winning indie film, Valley Inn (co-writer with Kim Swink), was released. My time as a radio talk show host, stand-up comic, and actor made podcasting an easy, fun, and inevitable next step. Last year, I created Losing It! with Nelsie Spencer, life lessons from some of my favorite losers. After taking a few decades off from serious acting, I made my way back to the stage last year when I wrote and performed Day of the Dead Daddy, my solo show. It premiered in NYC at The Chain Studio Theatre. This year, I was honored to be invited to perform my show (via Zoom) at The Marsh Theatre's International Solo Show Festival where Day of the Dead Daddy won an Honorable Mention. I plan to bring the show to Edinburgh for their Fringe Festival next summer. Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore. I've been helping other writers find and hone their stories and their voices since 2006. My current mission: To create community, support, and inspiration for the writer.
SHOWS: Little Shop of Horrors, The Boy from Oz, Steel Magnolias BOOK: Stages: A Theater Memoir Albert Poland has long been one of the most iconic individuals in New York's Off-Broadway theatre movement. As a general manager, the one who keeps an eye on the budget and the individual who has to keep all parties creative and happy, he has worked on almost 100 different productions including The Homecoming, Talk Radio, Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony Award, Best Revival), Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz, Long Day's Journey Into Night (Tony Award, Best Revival), and Gore Vidal's The Best Man, Dirty Blonde, The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Tony Award, Best Play), The Grapes of Wrath (Tony Award, Best Play), As Is (Drama Desk Award, Best Play), The Price, the original productions of Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Critics, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Best Musical), Steel Magnolias, and One Mo' Time as well as Bill W. and Dr. Bob, Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Drama Desk, Best Play), Uta Hagen in Mrs. Klein, Eileen Heckart in The Waverly Gallery, Always Patsy Cline, Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind (Drama Critics, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Best Play), Vanities, David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre, The Neon Woman, Tommy Tune Atop the Village Gate, Let My People Come, Stephen Sondheim's Marry Me a Little and Tom Lehrer's Tomfoolery. Mr. Poland operated the Astor Place Theatre from 1977 through 2000, during which time it was host to such long runs as A Coupla White Chicks, The Dining Room, The Foreigner, and Blue Man Group. He is the Co-Editor/Author, with Bruce Mailman, of The Off-Off Broadway Book published in 1972 by Bobbs-Merrill. As a performer, he appeared at Carnegie Hall, La Mama, Judson Poets Theater and the Village Gate. Mr. Poland's first venture in show business was as the founding president of The Official Judy Garland Fan Fan Club in 1955. Albert pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how he chatted up Judy Garland, what it was like creating theatre during the height of the AIDS epidemic, and why he knew Little Shop of Horrors would be brilliant. Also, Albert shines the spotlight on Lucille Lortel, Gretchen Cryer, and Hugh Jackman! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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