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Judith Hoddinott has made considerable impact as an educator and a theatre designer across all disciplines. Training at the University of New England and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, her design work has been seen complementing a myriad of stages with companies as diverse as the Sydney Theatre Company, GFO, CDP, Jacobsen Entertainment, Playbox, Opera Australia, Performing Lines, Theatre of the Deaf, New Moon, Hunter Valley, STC, Marian Street, & Ensemble theatre companies, and the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.Judith has taught Theatre Design at East Sydney Technical College, University of Western Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney and NIDA. She currently teaches at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.Theatrical fare that has soared with costume and/or set designs by Judith include Phedre, Away, Oleanna, Antony and Cleopatra, A Delicate Balance, The Merchant of Venice, Gary's House, After Dinner, The Killing of Sister George, A Hard God, Macbeth, Sight Unseen, Emerald City, Death of a Salesman, The Sunshine Boys, Wit, I Ought to Be In Pictures, Aunty and Me, I'm Not Rappaport, The Heartbreak Kid, and Arms and the Man. Musical Theatre includes Guys and Dolls, A Chair in the Landscape, Shout!, Footloose, Il Trovatore, A Broad With Two Men, Working, Only Heaven Knows, The Man from Mukinupin and South Pacific.Judith offers abundant knowledge on the processes of design, and teaching, in this illuminating episode of the STAGES podcast.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au
Rob McClure joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss kindness on and off Broadway, his beautiful full-circle moment during Beetlejuice, being kind to yourself and much more in one of our favorite chats ever... 2 Robs, 1 pod! (*chants*) Rob McClure is an actor and singer, who's become a magical fixture on the Broadway scene. Growing up in NJ, Rob was a bonafide theatre kid, winning the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award his senior year. Consequently his first professional gig was at the Playhouse shortly after graduation. Rob made his Broadway debut in 2002 as an understudy in I'm Not Rappaport. From 2006 to 2009, he went on to play several roles in Avenue Q, both on Broadway and on the show's national tour. He spent the next three years working on a musical that would put him centerstage: Chaplin. The title role earned him a Theatre World Award and his first Tony Award nomination. Following Chaplin, Rob racked up a list of dazzling Broadway credits - not to mention various concerts and regional credits in between. You may have seen him in Honeymoon in Vegas or Noises Off. Or perhaps you caught his portrayal of Nick Bottom in Something Rotten on Broadway, which he continued for the first national tour alongside his wife Maggie Lakis. I'm such a sucker for a theatre love story. I most recently watched him day-ooo-ing his heart out in Beetlejuice on Broadway. Rob last lit up Broadway as the lead role in Mrs. Doubtfire… a marathon performance that earned him his second Tony nomination. Speaking of… it was just announced that the writer's strike will be affecting the Tony's live telecast this year. Please stay tuned after the interview for your kindness tip of the week where we'll chat a bit more about the writer's strike. Back to Rob! His screen credits include: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Good Fight, and Blue Bloods. One of the things I love most about him is the childlike sense of play and wonderment he seems to exude throughout all his projects. We cover so much ground from balancing your passions and your personal life to keep your mindset in a positive space. Of course Rob regales us with tons of fun Broadway stories along the way. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow Rob @mcclurerob Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. We are supported by the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steven Boyer currently stars in the dazzling hit musical Kimberly Akimbo now playing at the Booth Theatre. He also received a Tony nomination for the play Hand To God. Some of his other credits include Time and the Conways, I'm Not Rappaport, Assassins, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, WeCrashed, Love Life, Borderlands, Hustlers, ChicagoFire, Trial & Error and more! He also plays lead guitar for the band the US Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mimi Lieber has performed on Broadway, television and film! Her credits include: Indecent; also, Indecent at Vineyard Theater, NY, Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse; other Broadway: Act One, Brooklyn Boy, I'm Not Rappaport (revival). Off-Broadway: Distracted (Roundabout). Regional: Two Things You Don't Talk About at Dinner (Denver Center Theatre); Persephone, The Sisters Mimi Lieber has worked in theatre, TV, and film. Her credits include: Rosensweig (Huntington); We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! (Long Wharf); Taking Sides, The Greeks, Love Council, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Odyssey); Leon, Lena and Lenz (Guthrie); Figaro Gets a Divorce (La Jolla); Sirens (Humana Festival); Potestad (Stages); Much Ado About Nothing, Othello (L.A. Shakespeare Festival); U.S. Comedy Arts Festival w/E.S.T. (winner, Best of Fest); LATC; Taper, Too; Ford's Theater; Kennedy Center. Nat'l tour: The Heidi Chronicles. Film includes The Thing About My Folks; Arranged; Cold Souls; Permanent Midnight; Bulworth; Corrina, Corrina; Wilder Napalm; Just Another Story. Select TV: “The Good Fight,” ”The Sopranos," "Law & Order (recurring)” "Medium," "Friends," "The Practice," "Seinfeld," "ER," "X-Files," "NYPD Blue," "Judging Amy (recurring),” “Early Edition (recurring),” “L.A. Law,” 50 or so other episodes of television. Choreography: Broadway: Act One; The Snow Geese (MTC); Merchant of Venice. For NYSF/ Delacorte: Cymbeline (Calloway Fin.),. Comedy of Errors, As You Like It (Callaway Fin.), The Merchant of Venice, All's Well That Ends Well, Twelfth Night. Info about Blue Card Holocaust Survivor Charity available at https://bluecardfund.org/For more info about her classes, visit https://www.facebook.com/MimiLieberAdvancedSceneStudyNow is a great time to act on your dreams! If this episode helped you, please share to a friend!https://www.instagram.com/HyphensHaven/http://www.dreamofdrea.com/Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/DreamofDréa
Actor Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire, Beetlejuice, Avenue Q) stops by Baring It All with Call Me Adam for a great chat about : His Bucks County Playhouse Concerts Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway Avenue Q Stage Mishaps Living in Philadelphia Commuting Mishaps Getting Through Rough Times Family Rob McClure will be performing two concerts, entitled Smile, at Bucks County Playhouse on February 19 & 20. Click here for tickets! Mrs. Doubtfire returns to Broadway on 3/15. Click here for tickets! Connect with Rob: Twitter Instagram YouTube Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva, Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Rob: Rob McClure received Tony, Drama League, Astaire, and Outer Critics Circle nominations and won Theatre World and Clive Barnes awards for his performance in Chaplin. Other Broadway: Beetlejuice, Something Rotten!, Noises Off, Honeymoon in Vegas, I'm Not Rappaport, Avenue Q. Encores!: Where's Charley? and Irma La Douce. Regional: The Muny, Paper Mill, The Old Globe, Arden, Cleveland Playhouse, A.R.T., Walnut Street, Delaware Theater, Flat Rock, McCarter, La Jolla. Film: Recursion (Best Actor at Queen's World and Williamsburg film festivals). TV: Julia, Servant, Evil, The Bite, Nancy Drew, Person of Interest, Elementary, The Good Fight. P.S. This interview was originally presented on Instagram Live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alison Franck (CSA) is a casting professional with over 20 years of Broadway, Off-Broadway, Touring, Regional Theatre, TV, Film, Commercial and Voice Over Casting experience. For a decade, she was the Casting Director for the prestigious regional theatre Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, where she cast over 50 productions with some of the theatre community's finest talent. Notable credits at Paper Mill include the Broadway transfer of I’m Not Rappaport starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, Anything Goes starring Chita Rivera, The Baker’s Wife starring Alice Ripley, The Chosen starring Theodore Bikel and John Lloyd Young, Baby starring La Chanze, Norm Lewis, Carolee Carmello, Michael Rupert and Chad Kimball, The Full Monty with Elaine Stritch, The Importance of Being Earnest with Lynn Redgrave, and was the original Casting Director behind the Broadway transfer of Godspell, which included Telly Leung and Uzo Aduba. SHOW NOTES at DitchYourBackupPlan.com
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There’s a nice, little show running in the 6th Street Playhouse Studio Theatre right now. You’ve probably never heard of it, though it’s been around a little over 20 years. In those twenty-plus years, it’s been translated into 23 languages and been produced all over the world to the tune of about 500 productions. Just this year, it’s played or is currently playing in such far-away places as Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Romania. Which brings us back to Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, California, where Visiting Mr. Green is running through April 2. It’s a two-person show - part Odd Couple, part I’m Not Rappaport – set in the New York City apartment of Mr. Green (Al Kaplan,) an elderly Jewish widower recovering from a recent close-call with a motor vehicle. His solitude is interrupted by Ross Gardiner (Kevin Kieta,) the Wall Street-employed driver of the vehicle, who stops by to announce that he’ll be making weekly visits to assist Mr. Green as part of the community service portion of his sentence. Mr. Green doesn’t want him, and Gardiner would be more than happy to have the judge relieve him of the duty, but then there wouldn’t be a play, would there? Green and Gardiner go from butting heads, to grudging acceptance, to perhaps the formation of a real friendship when an issue is raised that changes everything. What started as a comedy of opposites takes a decidedly dramatic turn. It works. Playwright Jeff Baron has taken a stock situation with stock characters and managed to make them feel somewhat fresh. It’s not the most well-written script and it has some elements that absolutely strain credulity (A present day, 29-year-old corporate executive that doesn’t carry a cell phone?) but my annoyance with those was overcome by the fine performances of the co-leads. Director David L. Yen started on third base with the casting of Al Kaplan as Mr. Green. Kaplan has been knocking around Sonoma County stages for a bit doing yeoman’s work in supporting roles. Where did he get the chutzpah to take on the lead role of a loud, opinionated, demanding, set-in-his-ways senior citizen? (Full disclosure – I’ve worked with Al.) Kaplan was made for this role - which is more layered than I let on - and I’m not sure I can think of any other actor in the area who could do it as well. The consistency of his physical work with the character should also be noted. The greater challenge for Yen must have been the casting of Gardiner, and Yen did well with his choice of Kevin Kieta. There’s a lot going on with Ross, and Kieta does a good balancing act throughout his character’s arc. Kaplan and Kieta work well together, and I completely bought into their characters and their relationship. The scenic design by Sam Transleau does a pretty good job of recreating a New York City apartment, though there are a few anachronisms. I particularly like the sense of depth provided by a nicely designed window and backdrop. Sound designer Craig Miller nicely bridges the scenes with appropriate music that reinforces the cultural component of the show. 6th Street Playhouse’s Visiting Mr. Green is a small show with big aspirations. It packs a lot of humor and emotion into its 105 minutes, touching on such issues as family, responsibility, religious orthodoxy, acceptance, regret, the devastating consequences of one’s actions, atonement and forgiveness. These issues are universal, which may explain why this particular piece seems to be in constant play around the world. Grounded in two fine, funny and heartfelt performances by its leads, Visiting Mr. Green kind of took me by surprise. Some of the issues presented hit close to home and I found myself a bit emotional by the end. That’s not an easy thing to admit, and while I see a lot of theatre, it doesn’t happen that often. Nice work, gentlemen. Visiting Mr. Green plays at the 6th Street Playhouse through April 2. Visit 6thstreetplayhouse.com
David de Vries is an actor, director, narrator and educator, and an old friend of #NewBusinessMindset. To listen to his previous interview, “Fast Track To Intimacy”, click here. David recently directed the World Premiere of Pancakes, Pancakes! at the Alliance Theatre–a reimagining of Eric Carle's beloved children's picture book, 1980s classic I'm Not Rappaport at… Read More » The post David de Vries: Healing The World Through Stories appeared first on Gareth J Young.
This week on Arts Magazine, Michael Hogge welcomes guests from Kansas City Actors Theatre for a chat about their new show I’m Not Rappaport, and later, legendary dancer Billie Mahoney […] The post “I’m Not Rappaport” & Billie Mahoney’s Tap Jam appeared first on KKFI.
Playwrights Horizons artistic director André Bishop, legal counsel Marsha Brooks, stage manager Roy Harris, advertising representative Mike Mones, and producer James Walsh (Tony Awards for I’m Not Rappaport and The Will Rogers Follies) discuss Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles and its transfer to Broadway.
The production team of Master Class -- three-time Tony Award-winning producer Lewis Allen (for Annie in 1977, I’m Not Rappaport in 1986 and Master Class in 1996), producing associate Doris Blum, actress Karen Day Cody, press agent Bill Evans, casting director Alan Filderman, stage manager Dianne Trulock, and advertising representative Jim Weiner -- traces the show from its Montana workshop, to stagings in Philadelphia, L.A., and D.C., to opening in New York; how the creators, designers, and operatic cast were put together; developing the publicity and advertising campaigns including the casting of Zoe Caldwell's replacement Patti LuPone; and producing under the Broadway Alliance contract.