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Robert Kuang arrived in the US from Beijing at an early age and often found escape in stories. A trained classical pianist, Robert eventually found his voice as a storyteller, studying Film, Television, & Theatre Production at the University of Colorado and earning his MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Robert has written for Kpopstarz and the Huffington Post. Eventually Robert found that coaching was a place where he could bring his whole self instead of just his musician self, writer self or other parts of himself that were brought in isolation to other settings. After exploring the concept of integration, Robert attended a retreat with the Good Life Project and gained his first introduction to working with a coach. Robert began exploring coach training programs and enrolled in the Accomplishment Coaching training program and went on to launch Robert Kuang Coaching. As a coach, Robert believes that you are alive and present for a reason. Through practical and compassionate examination, Robert will support clients make abundant choices toward uncompromising completion of their goals...to step out of their comfort zone and find possibility. Learn more about Robert and Robert Kuang Coaching at www.robertkuangcoaching.com and follow Robert @rykuang

Mr. Matt Mazur is the executive director of AutismFriendlyShows.com and Turtle Dance Music. He loves to help kids of all abilities come out of their shells. He has performed engaging music programs and concerts for thousands of children and families throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. He recently performed for Delaware’s Secretary of Education, Dr. Susan Bunting, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney and all 33 public libraries throughout the State of Delaware. He and his companies regularly perform at New York Public Library, Queens Public Library, Bergen Performing Arts Center and several major autism centers throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Mr. Matt has trained thousands of teachers, librarians, regional theater administrators and daycare center owners on techniques for effective autism-friendly programming. Mr. Matt received his Bachelor's of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He received his graduate degrees in Developmental Models of Autism Intervention from the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health and his Master's Degree in Theater Studies focusing on Theater for Young Audiences at Montclair State University.

Born and raised in Manhattan, Elena Evangelo is an actress, writer and filmmaker. She's a graduate of Vassar College with a B.A. in English and French. Elena went on to earn her MFA from USC School of Cinematic Arts and she graduated Phi Kappa Phi. She's a recipient of the Jeffrey Jones Screenwriting Scholarship and Ray Stark, Ted Turner MGM Award. She continued her education in Paris studying French theater with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Screw The Commute Podcast Show Notes Episode 216 How To Automate Your Business - https://screwthecommute.com/automatefree/ Internet Marketing Training Center - https://imtcva.org/ Higher Education Webinar – https://screwthecommute.com/webinars 03:30 Tom's introduction to Elena Evangelo 07:32 What does a Producer do? 10:34 Always wanted to be an actress 12:03 The "business end" of Hollywood 21:11 The work she's most proud of (wink wink) 24:34 Meeting Patricia Kara (Tom thinks they're sisters!) 27:39 Independent contractor vs. W-2 as a Director Entrepreneurial Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Higher Education Webinar - https://screwthecommute.com/webinars Screw The Commute - https://screwthecommute.com/ Screw The Commute Podcast App - https://screwthecommute.com/app/ Know a young person for our Youth Episode Series? Send an email to Tom! - orders@antion.com Have a Roku box? Find Tom's Public Speaking Channel there! - https://channelstore.roku.com/details/267358/the-public-speaking-channel How To Automate Your Business - https://screwthecommute.com/automatefree/ Internet Marketing Retreat and Joint Venture Program - https://greatinternetmarketingtraining.com/ Elena's website - https://www.elenaevangelo.com/ Show Pig Films - http://www.showpigfilms.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/elena.evangelo Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lelenaeva/ Internet Marketing Training Center - https://imtcva.org/ Related Episodes Sample Flash Briefings - https://screwthecommute.com/215/ More Entrepreneurial Resources for Home Based Business, Lifestyle Business, Passive Income, Professional Speaking and Online Business I discovered a great new headline / subject line / subheading generator that will actually analyze which headlines and subject lines are best for your market. I negotiated a deal with the developer of this revolutionary and inexpensive software. Oh, and it's good on Mac and PC. Go here: http://jvz1.com/c/41743/183906 The Wordpress Ecourse. Learn how to Make World Class Websites for $20 or less. https://www.GreatInternetMarketing.com/wordpressecourse Join our Private Facebook Group! One week trial for only a buck and then $37 a month, or save a ton with one payment of $297 for a year. Click the image to see all the details and sign up or go to https://www.greatinternetmarketing.com/screwthecommute/ After you sign up, check your email for instructions on getting in the group.

Michelle Ward, aka the When I Grow Up Coach, has literally made a career out of staying true to herself, and helping others do the same. Michelle's dream from childhood was to be on Broadway, but after graduating from NYU's Tisch School and going to audition after audition, she realized to her dismay that it was not likely to happen for her. She decided she needed to find something that worked for her—that was true to her creative spirit and fed her soul—and that she wanted to help others do the same. She joined me to tell her story and how it's led her to something unexpectedly perfect for her, and what she learned along the way, from the power of authenticity when auditioning to figuring out what else might meet her creative goals when acting fell through.

Listen to Miscellaneous Brown a.k.a. Erick Esteban as he brings award-wining Filipina-Chinese American Director JENNIFER CHANG to share her #CrazyFunnyAsianz Story. Jennifer Chang, shares her journey from an unassuming double major at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts to founding the Chalk Theatre here in Los Angeles, to the 2018 Drama League New York Directing Fellow. Jennifer's heartfelt story of self realization and empowerment is not to be missed!Something else that shouldn't be miss the new play directed by Jennifer Chang, HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO, at East West Players. CURRENTLY RUNNING RIGHT NOW!!! Go to their website for tickets and info http://www.eastwestplayers.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/erickesteban)

Thank you for watching this powerful interview with the founder of Project UROK Jenny Jaffe!For more resources visit www.myteam.org-----Jenny Jaffe is a Los Angeles-based writer and performer. She is currently writing at Nickelodeon. In 2012 she received her BFA in Television Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Jenny was later a director of NYU's premiere sketch group, Hammerkatz. She is also the founder of Project UROK, acquired by the Child Mind Institute in 2016, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating the isolation of teen mental illness.----Follow us for more and click the link in our bios to share your story:Website: https://www.myteam.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/myteam.social/Twitter: https://twitter.com/?logout=155414437...-----For more from Jenny visit her website: https://www.thejennyjaffe.com/ and give her a follow on instagram: @jennyjaffe-----Madison MacGregor was born with Cystic Fibrosis a life threatening disease. At a young age she started raising money for a cure by selling her artwork at events and speaking to Fortune 500 companies. Madison discovered she not only had a talent for speaking she also had a talent for performing as a contemporary dancer, she went on to work with Emmy award winner Travis Wall and Stacey Tookey from So You Think You Can Dance. At age 16 Madison was cast as Cassandra Miller a leading role in Disney and Netflix’s TV show Backstage, she has also written a novel that will be published later this year. Madison went through severe depression and anxiety in her teen years and was forced to dive deep and learn how to solve her own mental health problems by learning from experts like Tony Robbins, Marisa Peer and Deepak Chopra. Through years of study and practice Madison began to experience the euphoria of finally taking control of her own mind. She began sharing her journey on how to overcome mental illness by speaking to high school students across the Greater Toronto Area. As an advocate for health and wellness she now operates her own health and wellness business and will be launching more educational tools for young adults to use for their mental health recovery and wellbeing. She is the host of Mind Time with Madison, an advocate for all things TEAM and is on a mission to decrease stigma around mental health by educating people on how they can live mentally healthier lives and better support others.Jenny Jaffe On Being as Honest as You Can With the People Around You with Madison MacGregorSupport the show (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Msnu9RQoAZbeq7rTvWj_g/featured)

Thank you for watching this powerful interview with the founder of Project UROK Jenny Jaffe!For more resources visit www.myteam.org-----Jenny Jaffe is a Los Angeles-based writer and performer. She is currently writing at Nickelodeon. In 2012 she received her BFA in Television Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Jenny was later a director of NYU's premiere sketch group, Hammerkatz. She is also the founder of Project UROK, acquired by the Child Mind Institute in 2016, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating the isolation of teen mental illness.----Follow us for more and click the link in our bios to share your story:Website: https://www.myteam.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/myteam.social/Twitter: https://twitter.com/?logout=155414437...-----For more from Jenny visit her website: https://www.thejennyjaffe.com/ and give her a follow on instagram: @jennyjaffe-----Madison MacGregor was born with Cystic Fibrosis a life threatening disease. At a young age she started raising money for a cure by selling her artwork at events and speaking to Fortune 500 companies. Madison discovered she not only had a talent for speaking she also had a talent for performing as a contemporary dancer, she went on to work with Emmy award winner Travis Wall and Stacey Tookey from So You Think You Can Dance. At age 16 Madison was cast as Cassandra Miller a leading role in Disney and Netflix’s TV show Backstage, she has also written a novel that will be published later this year. Madison went through severe depression and anxiety in her teen years and was forced to dive deep and learn how to solve her own mental health problems by learning from experts like Tony Robbins, Marisa Peer and Deepak Chopra. Through years of study and practice Madison began to experience the euphoria of finally taking control of her own mind. She began sharing her journey on how to overcome mental illness by speaking to high school students across the Greater Toronto Area. As an advocate for health and wellness she now operates her own health and wellness business and will be launching more educational tools for young adults to use for their mental health recovery and wellbeing. She is the host of Mind Time with Madison, an advocate for all things TEAM and is on a mission to decrease stigma around mental health by educating people on how they can live mentally healthier lives and better support others.Jenny Jaffe on Empowering Herself and Others to De- Stigmatize Mental Illness with Madison MacGregorSupport the show (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Msnu9RQoAZbeq7rTvWj_g/featured)

Veteran screenwriter John Fusco discusses his journey from dropping out of school for The Blues to obtaining his GED, being accepted to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and eventually winning a screenplay contest that brought him to Los Angeles. Fusco wrote a Western on spec against all advice and went on to writing films including Young Guns, Hildago, and his latest script The Highwaymen. The crime-drama starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson following a pair of Texas Rangers who come out of retirement to catch the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde is now streaming on Netflix! Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On podcast on iTunes! 

As an award-winning writer, director, producer, editor and actor, Ann Lupo wears a lot of hats. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she has worked as an editor on music videos, commercials and a feature documentary for CNN. Her feature film debut is In Reality, a romantic autobiographical film on love and longing that’s funny and poignant mixing fantasy and reality. For In Reality, Ann wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred….and has even taken on self-distribution of her film. In Reality has screened at thirteen film festivals domestically and internationally, winning nine awards including the Jury and Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival and the Special Jury Mention at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Host: Jim Kamp http://polychromemedia.com/jameskamp/ @kampjames Today's Guest: Ann Lupo - Writer, Director, Producer, Editor https://www.annlupo.com/ http://www.inrealityfilm.com/ @ann_lupo Follow us @zeiss_fullexposure

Deborah Kaplan is a bad ass. A true Hollywood veteran writer and director. And how cool! This is the 20th anniversary of “Can’t Hardly Wait”. I’m talking teen-cinema in all of it’s glory. So, what does it take to be able to tap into the teen zeitgeist of the time – decade after decade? Tune in and find out! With her partner Harry Elfont, Deborahcreated Liza On Demand starring the mega-talent Liza Koshy, on YouTube Originals and it’s totally brilliant. Last year I was hooked on MTV’s Mary and Jane about two Eagle Rock pot delivery girls - and oh, you’ll hear about producer Snoop Dogg’s preferred craft service spread of choice (you can smoke it). She’s a single mom, a working boss lady and my beautiful and aspirational expander. Deb is also the funniest person on IG and oh, she can cook like nobody’s biz. But that’s a side note.  @deborahkaplan  FRESH FROM IMDB where I do all my best stalking! It’s prob out dated and mostly wrong but you’ll get the idea. Writer/director Deborah Kaplan met partner, writer/director Harry Elfont, at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' prestigious film school. In a strange coincidence, they discovered that their parents were friends and that they both attended neighboring high schools in Philadelphia. Kaplan had spent time abroad in high school at a film production program at Oxford University in England, UK. Kaplan relocated to Los Angeles and was working behind the scenes in the movie business. When Elfont headed to California after college, they joined forces and crafted "The Family Way", a romantic comedy that was purchased by Can't Hardly Wait (1998) producer Jenno Topping, during her stint at The Ladd Company. The writing duo continued working with Topping, writing A Very Brady Sequel(1996). Kaplan and Elfont also lent their talents as contributing writers to Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) and Jingle All the Way (1996). In her spare time, Kaplan enjoys kick-boxing, photography, and hiking with her Mongolian Ferret Hound. Can't Hardly Wait (1998) was both Kaplan and Elfont's directorial debut. This episode is brought to you buy the insanely incredible LIVE SPRING WATER. It is life-changing-game-changing and once you go LIVE SPRING, you never go back! GLA Podcast listeners can enjoy 15% any glass or 30% off any first time water delivery. The coupon code is GroomedLA https://livespringwater.com/discount/GroomedLA Our spring water is collected from Opal Spring in Central Oregon. It goes directly into triple washed and rinsed 2.5 gallon lead free glass jugs. Our jugs go into refrigerated 18 wheelers and then they are delivered to our refrigerated warehouses. Our friendly drivers drop off jugs, and simultaneously collect empties to go get filled again. Our customer service team always texts customers to confirm next delivery. You can adjust, pause, or cancel service at any time. How do you ensure safety for your water delivery service? Once a year we conduct the most comprehensive third party lab test available. Our tests have never shown any industrial age contamination or potentially harmful components. Our water is collected from a covered spring head so there is no chance for animal contamination. We test each batch of our water for harmful bacteria. No one has ever gotten sick from our delivery service, and the town of Madras Oregon has been drinking unprocessed spring water for over half a century without any adverse health effects. Why is Live Spring Water delivery so expensive? If you have convenient access to a pristine spring water source, gathering free water yourself is the best option. Many of our customers live in Metropolitan areas. It’s often that super pure spring water sources aren’t geographically convenient for them. Our customers enjoy the convenience of receiving lab verified safe and efficient water delivery. We are the first and only company to offer spring water delivered in eco friendly glass and refrigeration during transportation and storage. Our operating costs are higher, and in return our water is fresher and healthier. Our average customer spends $2 per person a day, to drink the best source of water available on the planet. Is you and your family's optimal health and wellness worth $2 a day?

An interview with Wendy Perron, a former dancer/choreographer and former editor in chief of Dance Magazine, now a freelance writer who teaches a graduate seminar at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.  Wendy is author of "Through the Eyes of a Dancer" and during her 30-year career as a dance/choreographer danced with the Trisha Brown company in the 1970s and choreographed more than 40 works for her own group, alongside teaching at many colleges, universities, schools, and dance centers.

It's a summer of intersections between theater and political commentary, with an upcoming Broadway show that calls itself "subversive." It has WNYC's Sara Fishko thinking about Broadway, music, and politics - in this edition of Fishko Files. Michael Moore's one-man Broadway show, "The Terms of My Surrender," starts previewing at the Belasco Theatre tomorrow. Jack Viertel is the Senior VP of Jujamcyn Theaters and Artistic Director of New York City Center Encores!. He has been involved in dozens of productions including "City of Angels" and "Angels in America," and is the author of The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows are Built. Laurence Maslon teaches at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and is the host of WPPB's Broadway to Main Street. His most recent publication is American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of Sixteen Broadway Classics.   WNYC Production Credits Executive Producer: Sara FishkoAssistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Kaari Pitkin

Daniel Shiffman is a programmer, a project lead with the Processing Foundation, and an Associate Arts Professor at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Dan uses the popular Processing Language to teach people to code on his popular (an wild and wacky) YouTube Channel "The Coding Train."

Hello listeners! Here we are at Episode 35 and this week we had a conversation with Sky Gaven. Sky is a Latin-American Female Producer based out of Los Angeles, CA. She studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2010, Sky formed a digital architectural company called KonRob. The company specializes in digital business strategy and creative design. Sky is currently building new forms of digital business. During our conversation, Sky shared how her life changed when her mother lost her job, how she started selling celebrities, how the influence of her mentors helped with naming her company and she told us the time when she met Walt Disney. Also, the coffee we enjoyed during this episode came from Cuba and it was delicious. Find more info about Sky and her projects at https://www.konrob.com/

Manny and Lindsay take on a subject that many independent filmmakers are unaware of this week, and that is Development Funds. This area of your budget is not always necessary, and it depends on what your film budget is actually going to be.  What are development funds? Where does this money come from? When do you pay it back (if at all)? How does this affect your films budget as a whole? Where do you investors fit into this fund? As part of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Women Filmmakers series, we sat in on the "Working Above the Micro-Budget Level" Workshop with Naomi McDougall Jones and Sarah Wharton where this was discussed. So we got this straight from two sources who have done it themselves, and we are here to share what we learned with you.  Catch us at the Severed VHS Trade and Short Film Night, this Saturday May 27th, where we will be premiering our new short film, Knock Knock, and we will have a table for the day. Grab tickets here: www.shermantheater.com/?e=event&eventId=21952&rDate=5/27/2017 And Sunday May 28th, you can see our new film Theta States at the First Contact Film Festival at 2:40pm, along with a full day of other indie horror and scifi films. Tickets are $10 for the day, and you can get them here: filmfreeway.com/festival/firstcontact/tickets Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. When you're making an independent film, it's like this actor plus this actor equals this funding, this financing. Pull this actor out, this actor is still here but this money's gone. It's this frightening puzzle mosaic that is the world of independent film. - Jill Soloway

In Episode 3 we have a conversation with the passionate, outspoken, and driven Talent Manager, Monica Villarreal to share with you! Monica is an energetic woman on a mission whose desire to make an impact on the entertainment industry started early when she enjoyed watching the TGIF line up, but noticed her Mexican American family wasn't reflected on her TV screen. She took that to heart and knew she wanted to help create change. She started by exploring the world of acting and then made the decision to shift her career to learn the business side, and now her work as a talent manager allows her to marry her love of entertainment with her socially conscious and active voice. In Episode 3, Monica is open and honest with us about her journey thus far. From her days attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for acting, to her uncertainty about what would be next, to her big break entering into the world of an agency at WME, to her current Talent Manager position at Authentic Talent & Literary Management, Monica shares how she trusts her instincts, surrounds herself with people she can learn from, and sets goals for herself. Caring, strong, heartfelt and fierce, we learned so much from our conversation with Monica! So much so that someday when we have a budget, there will be t-shirts!

This Thursday, June 23, join us as we have great guests on the show: Nicole Pancet (4PM/CST) & Khary Penebaker (3PM/CST). Pacent is best known for her role on "Anyone But Me". Pacent is an actress, singer, writer, YouTube personality, and LGBTQ activist. Nicole received her BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Recent screen credits include TNT's "Murder in the First," the upcoming feature film, "Seclusion," and the short film, "A Lesson in Grace and Modern Cordiality," for which Nicole won Best Actress at the Rattlestick West 72-Hour Film Festival. Los Angeles theater credits include Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "All's Well That Ends Well" at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum, and the recent staged reading of Susan Miller's new play, "Average American,". NYC theater credits include a production of "Dark Rapture," and  "Revenge of the Space Pandas." Khary Penebaker has been an entrepreneur, small business owner, and executive in the roofing industry for nearly twenty years. He takes pride in paying family supporting wages to a diverse skilled labor force. He was named 2004 Supplier of the Year by the Wisconsin Supplier Development Council, 2010 City of Madison FAAIR Award for Accomplishments in Workforce Diversity, and 2010 Minority Business Contractor of the Year by The Daily Reporter. Penebaker has made numerous appearances in national and local media as an advocate for common sense solutions for gun violence prevention including being a part of the acclaimed Spike Lee directed NBA gun violence PSA series.  He is a husband and father of three children ranging in age from toddler to teenager. Remember to follow us at @tracyfortshow. Thank you for listening and supporting us!

A graduate of Film and Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Martin Bentsen has been interested in filmmaking since he was 9 years old. He has always loved to tell stories and try new ways to show them through film. As he grew older, he became increasingly interested in graphics, special effects, and bringing an air of professionalism to ...See full bio »

Actor Adam Lustick (Anger Management, 2 Broke Girls) stops by Studio 309 and discusses attending NYU's Tisch School, being a part of the sketch group Harvard Sailing Club, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/114

Actor Zoe Lister-Jones (Whitney, New Girl) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up in "Park Slip" Brooklyn, her experience at NYU's Tisch School, and more! Info, photos, links, et cetera -- http://boxangeles.com/109

Today's guest is a producer and director of notable films including Ben's Plan (2007) and now most recently The American Side (2014). Jenna Ricker studied acting at the prestigious NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has received recognition in the industry ever since including the Mira Nair Award for Rising Female Filmmaker.  Her latest film is The American Side : She co-wrote and directed the movie which was hailed by the Hollywood Reporter as "an adrenaline-charged pop-noir mystery." The film will hit theaters next Spring and to expand its release she and her team have launched a Kickstarter campaign. Some takeaways from our interview... Jenna talks about being a woman – behind the camera, Jenna’s take on all the discussion in Hollywood and beyond about giving females a greater voice in cinema. And financing a film in 2015…how she convinced backers to give her over a million dollars for The American Side. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

In anticipation of his own upcoming solo concert debut, award-winning musical theatre writer Joel B. New sat down with three respected artists in the cabaret world to ask them about the impetus for getting into cabaret, what they’ve learned, and what inspires them. Nikki MacCallum is an actress, writer, and cabaret artist living in New York City. She’s originally from the Boston area and holds a BM from NYU. As a cabaret artist she’s performed at venues throughout NYC including 54 Below, The Metropolitan Room and Lincoln Center. Last fall, Nikki was a featured artist at Birdland along side Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell. She recently attended the Eugene O’Neill Cabaret Conference directed by John McDaniel where she started developing “Familiar Things,” her most recent cabaret, which earned her second MAC nomination. Melanie Kann earned her BFA in Drama at NYU'S Tisch School of the Arts where she concentrated in Musical Theatre at CAP 21 Conservatory, and also double majored in Broadcast Journalism. When she isn't singing a showtune, odds are she is either out running an inappropriate amount of miles in prep for her next marathon, coaching young runners with Run4Fun youth running club, or slingin' sneakers at Jack Rabbit Sports in Park Slope. Her show “Songs for Square Pegs” just enjoyed its second incarnation at the Metropolitan Room. A jack-of-all trades theatre person, Thomas Honeck built sets for HBO, earned his Equity card playing Harry McAfee in “Bye, Bye Birdie, " designed lights for various theatres throughout the city, taught at the Yale Cabaret Conference, and toured the country with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Thomas made his cabaret debut in 2004 with “Going On Faith… ” for which he was nominated for a MAC Award. He won two years later for his follow-up show “Dreaming Wide Awake.” Thomas has been an integral part at the Duplex for 19 years and has been the proud Program Director for its Cabaret Theatre since 2006. He has recently collaborated with his creative partner & director, Lisa Moss, on their 3rd show together, “Dancing With Death,” which can be seen at the Duplex on May 27th & July 12th at 7pm. All proceeds go to the ALS Association and JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). For the song portion of the episode, Joel performs "Somebody Else" at Actoria In The Astor Room, a new weekly musical theatre series in Astoria Queens, created by Josh Bardier and David Bryant Johnson. "Joel B. New In Concert" is on Friday, April 24th at 9:30PM at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre in New York. Directed by Justin Daniel. Tickets are $12 in advance ($15 at the door) plus a 2-drink minimum. To purchase tickets, visit purplepass.com/joelbnew.

Steve Cooper talks with agent/director Ian Roumain. Ian graduated the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and then worked on many movies such as Great Expectations, I.Q., Donnie Brasco, The Devil's Advocate and The Imposters as a Production Assistant. He decided to move to LA in 1999 and got a job as an assistant at SMS Talent and after years of hard work became and Agent for them in 2004 and a then Partner in 2012. He also has co-written a novel and has directed two documentaries, That Guy...Who Was In That Thing and That Gal...Who Was In That Thing and is currently working on his third documentary that deals with actors that have been in any and all iterations of the Star Trek franchise. 

Cynthia White is an Actor, Director, Writer, Producer and Acting Coach. She has coached hundreds of professional actors and acting students all over the country and world through IndependentActor, a talent development and career coaching consultancy for Actors and Performing Artists. Her book on acting technique and creative career development, Your Castable Types®: Understanding How The Industry Perceives Your Talent Will Maximize Your Acting Success, is published by Smith & Kraus and available at bookstores in the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Israel and India as well as online retailers such as Amazon.com. Your Castable Types® has been added to the permanent performing arts collection at thirty-nine college and university libraries including NYU, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Emerson and UNC. IndependentActor has been profiled by WomenArts for an amazing 99% success rate with clients auditioning for graduate and undergraduate acting programs and is a past recipient of grant funding from The Women’s Venture Fund, Empire State Development Corp. and Seedco. Ms. White is often sought after for her creative and career makeovers of professional actors working on Broadway, feature films and network television. Cynthia is a frequent speaker on panels discussing acting, directing and careers in the arts at colleges and high schools including NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, St. John’s University, Moravian College in Pennsylvania, Pace University, The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute program at NYU and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School in New York City. She is the commercial and on-camera acting coach for Modeling Camp NYC and has taught monologues and scene study at the New York Film Academy and acting for film and television, commercials and improvisation at the Academy of Cinema and Television in five cities. 

BHL: Portraits -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Courtney Stewart and DJ Jesse Janedy interview Eriq La Salle. Actor/director Eriq La Salle is best known to worldwide television audiences for his award-winning portrayal of the commanding Dr. Peter Benton on the critically acclaimed and history-making medical drama E.R. Educated at Juilliard and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, his credits range from Broadway to film roles opposite Eddie Murphy in "Coming to America" and Robin Williams in "One Hour Photo." La Salle has maintained a prolific acting career while at the same time working steadily as a director, taking the helm for HBO and Showtime in addition to episodics such as Law & Order, CSI: New York and Under the Dome, to name a few. La Salle published his debut novel, Laws of Depravity, to stunning reviews, including the coveted Kirkus Star, Reader's Choice Best Thriller of 2013 and overwhelm

Renée Felice Smith who can currently be found as a series regular on CBS's  "NCIS:Los Angeles".  Renée plays the quirky, quick witted Intelligence Analyst, Nell Jones, alongside Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J  and Linda Hunt. Most recently, Renée appeared in Tony Kaye's latest film, "Detachment" opposite Lucy Liu, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is set for a national release in March 2012.     In addition, Renée starred in Amy Sherman-Palladino's (Gilmore Girls) pilot for The CW "The Wyoming Story" alongside Alan Ruck, Sean Faris and Scarlett Alice Johnson. Renée made her Off-Broadway debut in Second Stage's "Wildflower" and garnered complimentary reviews, most notably from The New York Times. She was also a member of the Sundance Institute's Theatre Lab on Governor's Island in NYC and performed under the direction of Yale School of Drama's, Liz Diamond. Renée graduated as an honors scholar at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she double majored in Drama and Journalism and minored in History. While at NYU, she studied 'commedia dell'arte' in Florence, Italy and also co-founded Tisch's first student dance troupe. Renée is currently developing a children's book series, which will feature her very own dog, a French bulldog, Hugo.    Additionally she is developing several short film projects ranging from a pedestrian dance piece to a gritty New York subway story.   

With her Tony-winning costume designs for the hit musical "Wicked" virtually circling the globe, costume designer Susan Hilferty describes the detailed process by which the show's creative team conceived their own vision of Oz, and the level of work required to execute the show's distinctive costumes. She also talks about her initial interest in both fine art and scenic design, even as she worked in costume shops as an artisan; the lucky break that got her professional design credits while still an undergraduate; her decision to go to the Yale School of Drama after several years of working in New York and how that led to her 30-year collaboration with South African playwright Athol Fugard; her quick takes on the varying directorial styles of her most frequent collaborators, including James Lapine, Des McAnuff, Carole Rothman, Robert Woodruff and the late Garland Wright; her counsel to students, as the head of the graduate design program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts; and why she felt she was going to have to protect Frank Wedekind when she began work on the musical "Spring Awakening". Original air date - September 8, 2009.

With her Tony-winning costume designs for the hit musical Wicked virtually circling the globe, costume designer Susan Hilferty describes the detailed process by which the show's creative team conceived their own vision of Oz, and the level of work required to execute the show's distinctive costumes. She also talks about her initial interest in both fine art and scenic design, even as she worked in costume shops as an artisan; the lucky break that got her professional design credits while still an undergraduate; her decision to go to the Yale School of Drama after several years of working in New York and how that led to her 30-year collaboration with South African playwright Athol Fugard; her quick takes on the varying directorial styles of her most frequent collaborators, including James Lapine, Des McAnuff, Carole Rothman, Robert Woodruff and the late Garland Wright; her counsel to students, as the head of the graduate design program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts; and why she felt she was going to have to protect Frank Wedekind when she began work on the musical Spring Awakening.

With her Tony-winning costume designs for the hit musical "Wicked" virtually circling the globe, costume designer Susan Hilferty describes the detailed process by which the show's creative team conceived their own vision of Oz, and the level of work required to execute the show's distinctive costumes. She also talks about her initial interest in both fine art and scenic design, even as she worked in costume shops as an artisan; the lucky break that got her professional design credits while still an undergraduate; her decision to go to the Yale School of Drama after several years of working in New York and how that led to her 30-year collaboration with South African playwright Athol Fugard; her quick takes on the varying directorial styles of her most frequent collaborators, including James Lapine, Des McAnuff, Carole Rothman, Robert Woodruff and the late Garland Wright; her counsel to students, as the head of the graduate design program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts; and why she felt she was going to have to protect Frank Wedekind when she began work on the musical "Spring Awakening". Original air date - September 8, 2009.

Jeff Larson co-curates the enormously popular Catch performance series with Andrew Dinwiddie. He’s also co-curator of Movement Research’s Spring Festival 2008. Jeff called in today to talk about Artists’ Map, his new project for Movement Research. You can submit your address to Artists' Map by emailing Jeff at jeff.larson@mac.com. BIO Jeff Larson is Associate Technical Director for Theatrical Production and Adjunct Faculty for the Department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Together with Andrew Dinwiddie, he curates the Catch performance series. Jeff is also the co-founder of PHILIFOR & PHILIMOR productions. Current activities include: performing in HUGO with choreographer Chris Yon (DTW, Spring 2008); scenic design for Beth Gill's “Eleanor & Eleanor” (DTW, Fall 2008); “The Principle of Trim,” the second short video of two with longtime collaborator Zach Steel (Spring 2008); co-curating the Movement Research Spring Festival (Spring 08); and a project centered around the life of militant abolitionist John Brown (Fall 2009). LINKS CATCH htpp://www.catchseries.org MOVEMENT RESEARCH FESTIVAL http://www.movementresearch.org Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.