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Shannon began her career as a performer and has appeared in 10 Broadway musicals over a 25 year career. She is most known for her performance of “I Gotcha” in the Tony Award winning original Broadway cast of FOSSE. As a choreographer, Shannon has extensive experience creating for film and television as the choreographer of Saturday Night Live's Film Units, creating dances and movement for viral videos such as “I'm Just Pete”, “Gladiator Twosical”, “Shrimp Tower”, ”Big Boys” and many more. She has also choreographed multiple pre-taped and live projects for NBC's “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon and HBO's “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver. Shannon is the Creative Director and Choreographer of the NBC/ Universal Upfront at Radio City Music Hall. She has also created, directed and choreographed many theatrical and dance projects at such respected venues as Carnegie Hall, Ballet Jazz Montreal, Roundabout Theatre Company, Signature Theatre NYC, Town Hall, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Alvin Ailey Citicorp Theatre, Dreamworks, CLI, Dance Out Loud, NY Times Center, Bay Street Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse and The York Theatre Company. Shannon is the founder of FIRESTART Creative; producing and developing impactful, creative projects for film, theatre, television and live events. Her original dance short “Don't Go” was nominated for a 2023 World Choreography Award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Neil Berg's latest musical The Sabbath Girl: The Musical, written with book writer/co-lyricist Cary Gitter, just finished an incredible, sold-out run at The Penguin Repertory Theatre (directed by Joe Brancato), before transferring to NYC for a six-week summer run Off-Broadway at 59 East 59th Theaters to rave reviews. The Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of The Sabbath Girl: The Musical is available on Centerstage Records. Producers are now in the process of moving the show for an open-ended commercial run. Neil is the composer/co-lyricist, along with Pulitzer Prize/TONY-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, of the award-winning new musical The 12, which just finished a very successful pre-Broadway tryout to critical and audience acclaim at the Goodspeed Opera House, directed by TONY award-winning director John Doyle, produced for Broadway by Cody Lassen & Joe Grano. The 12 previously ran at The Denver Center to unanimous rave reviews and won the 2015 HENRY Award for best new play or musical. Original Cast recording will be available in the winter of '24. Broadway opening anticipated in 2025/2026 season. Neil is currently in development as the composer of the new Broadway-bound musical version of My Cousin Vinny, based on the iconic movie, with book/lyrics by original screenwriter, Dale Launer. Neil has a new commissioned musical, How My Grandparents Fell in Love, opening in July of '25 at The NJ Rep Theater, collaborating again with book writer/co-lyricist Cary Gitter, directed by Artistic Director SuzAnne Baribas. Neil's other new musical, Charlie Hustle, with book/lyrics by Ryan Noggle, is about controversial baseball icon Pete Rose and the story of his gambling addiction that led to his downfall. Charlie Hustle will have its first developmental production in Detroit, Michigan in the fall of '24. Neil is the composer for the popular musical version of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, based on the Warner Brothers movie classic starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, which had its official U.S. Premiere at The Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine to rave reviews, and La Mirada Theater in LA, starring Cathy Rigby. Other actors include F. Murray Abraham, TONY Award winner George Hearn, Marilu Henner, and Carole Kane. It is currently produced/licensed at many regional & community theaters across the United States. Licensing rights are with TRW (Theatrical Rights Worldwide). The Original Cast Recording of Grumpy Old Men: The Musical is available on Centerstage Records. Neil Berg is also the composer/lyricist of the hit Off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, which ran for two years at the Lambs Theater in New York City. The New York Times raved that The Prince and the Pauper "[soars] on wings of theatrical fun." The original cast CD is released internationally on Jay Records, sheet music published by Hal Leonard, and licensing by Samuel French Inc. Songs from this show are also featured with many other classic songs in the official Off-Broadway Songbook, published by Hal Leonard. CARY GITTER is the playwright-in-residence at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, New York. His plays include THE STEEL MAN (Penguin Rep); GENE & GILDA (George Street Playhouse, Penguin Rep); THE VIRTUOUS LIFE OF JOSEPH ANDREWS (Penguin Rep), adapted from the Henry Fielding novel; and THE SABBATH GIRL (off-Broadway, 59E59 Theaters; Penguin Rep; Invisible Theatre; Theatre Ariel; published by Stage Rights). His musicals include THE SABBATH GIRL (59E59, Penguin Rep) and HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE (New Jersey Repertory Company), both written with composer/co-lyricist Neil Berg. His play HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE was a New York Times Critic's Pick as part of the Ensemble Studio Theatre's (EST's) 36th Marathon of One-Act Plays. It was later recorded for the acclaimed podcast Playing on Air, as was his one-act THE ARMY DANCE. He has received commissions from the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project, Penguin Rep, and West of 10th. He is an alumnus of EST's Obie Award-winning Youngblood playwrights' group. His full-length plays have been developed by the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, the Chameleon Theatre Circle, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, EST, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, the Jewish Plays Project, the Levine Jewish Community Center, NJ Rep, NYU, Seven Angels Theatre, West of 10th, and Wordsmyth Theater Company. He is a three-time O'Neill semifinalist and a two-time Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist, and he has received NYU's John Golden Playwriting Prize and honorable mentions for the New England Theatre Conference's Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award and the Kennedy Center's Rosa Parks Playwriting Award.
Check out this podcast replay of the SDCF Panel: Art of Collaboration with Shana Carroll, Jesse Robb, and Jessica Stone that we hosted at the Museum of Broadway. They discuss the ins and outs of their creative processes as they collaborated on Water for Elephants, both the finer details as well as overarching ideas about what goes into a productive collaboration on a show. This was a moderated panel with dedicated time for a Q & A. We hosted this panel in August 2024. This video and audio was recorded by Michael Weir supported by the Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation. Transcript available upon request. Shana Carroll is Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Montreal based circus company The 7 Fingers. Since its founding in 2002, Carroll has written, directed and choreographed 12 of their touring and/or resident shows, 3 of which (Passengers, Duel Reality, Dear San Francisco) are currently running, and which also includes Sequence 8 at NY City Center and Traces off- Broadway run at Union Square Theatre. Carroll received a Drama Desk Nomination for Choreography and Best Theatrical Experience for their show Traces. Outside The 7 Fingers, Carroll directed Cirque du Soleil's first- ever ice show Crystal, in addition to their performance at the Academy Awards in 2012. Also, for Cirque du Soleil, Carroll was circus choreographer and designer for their shows Iris (Los Angeles) and Paramour (Broadway). Other credits include: Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Recipient); Soul of the Ocean (Moment Factory); Cité Mémoire (Lemieux-Pilon); and the Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies (medieval segment). Prior to directing and choreography, Carroll was herself a trapeze artist, performing for over 20 years in the air with circuses and dance companies around the world, most notably as the original solo trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco. She also appeared in Cirque du Soleil produced television and film. Now based in Montreal, where she relocated in 1991 to attend l'École Nationale de Cirque, Carroll is originally from Berkeley, California. In 2023, Carroll was inducted into the Ordre of Arts and Letters of Quebec, a distinction honoring those who have contributed to artistic and cultural development in the province of Quebec. Most recently, Carroll was Circus Designer and Co-choreographer of the musical Water For Elephants, first at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and now in its Broadway run at the Imperial Theatre, for which she received a Suzi Bass Award and the Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography, as well as Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle nominations in the same category. Jesse Robb's work spans Broadway, Cirque Du Soleil, Momix, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, Mirvish Productions, Disney, Cameron Mackintosh, Prime Video, Opera Philadelphia, and more. He is the co-choreographer (alongside Shana Carroll) for the Broadway production of Water For Elephants, which was nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. Jesse and Shana were nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC Awards and received the 2024 Chita Rivera award for Outstanding Choreography. Jesse is the Movement Director for the North American Touring, South Korean, and Japanese productions of the international hit Les Misérables. He was also the Associate Choreographer for the Broadway, North American Touring, and Austrian companies of the 2017 Revival of Miss Saigon. Regionally, Jesse has choreographed at The MUNY, The Alliance Theater (Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Choreography), The Stratford Festival of Canada, Theatre Calgary, and Ogunquit Playhouse among others. Jessica Stone: Most recently, Stone was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the original Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo, which won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Stone worked as an actress on and off-Broadway, in television and in film for decades before transitioning to directing. Broadway credits included Anything Goes, Butley, The Odd Couple, The Smell of the Kill, Design for Living, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Grease. Her directing career began in earnest with her all-male 2010 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She has since been directing all over the country at such theaters as The Old Globe, A.C.T, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company, Two River Theatre Company, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival among others. Productions include As You Like It, Kate Hamill's Vanity Fair, Barefoot in the Park, Dancing at Lughnasa, Bad Dates, Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood! (World premiere), Ripcord, Bad Jews, Arms and the Man, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Charlotte's Web, June Moon, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Absurd Person Singular, and Kimberly Akimbo (off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic). She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.
D.C. Anderson is a film/tv and theater actor raised in Elyria, Ohio and based in New York. Film/tv roles include Mariama Diallo's MASTER, Judy Sam Roman's RICH BOY RICH GIRL, Joseph Cedar's NORMAN, Nathan Adloff's MILES, Kevin Arbouet and Judy San Roman's FAIR MARKET VALUE and television's BILLIONS, EXTRAPOLATIONS, THE ENEMY WITHIN, THE BLACKLIST, LADY BLUE and THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA. Theatre credits include Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Off Broadways QUEEN OF THE MIST and STORYVILLE. National tours of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MARTIN GUERRE, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. Regional acting work with the Guthrie, Steppenwolf, Goodspeed, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, Northlight, Skid Road Theater, Conservatory Theater, Apollo Theater and Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater companies, Penobscot. Developmental projects at Rep Theater of St Louis and Asolo Rep. Projects include FOUNTAIN, THE DISAPPEARING MAN, THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT and DUST AND SHADOW. His first theatrical performance was as Gideon's young son, Jether, in GIDEON by Paddy Chayefsky at the Black River Playhouse. High school theater followed: 'Sancho' in MAN OF LA MANCHA, 'Tevye' in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Then came college at Baldwin Wallace College (now Baldwin Wallace University) : 'John' in THE LION IN WINTER, 'Tom' in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 'Curly' in OKLAHOMA, 'El Gallo' in THE FANTASTICKS, 'Pavlo' in THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL. Graduate School: 'Frank Strang' in EQUUS, 'Proteus' in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. D.C. has 13 full length albums of original songs and covers available for listening and purchase on internet music services including FOOL MOON, TIME WAS, YOU WERE THERE, THE BOX UNDER THE BED, ALL IS CALM ALL IS BRIGHT, I AM STILL, BALLAD, OUR STORY, BLUE SUMMER DAY, CLOSE COMPANIONS, COLLECTED, SARASOTA and HOUSE CONCERT (2022). In 2023 he will release I ONCE WAS CLAY. He was also the man behind the very first Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit Christmas recording - 1993's CABARET NOEL. His next benefit recording project was for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2010 - it's called 'IN MY ROOM'. Click for CD info, including tracks, artists' bios, etc. Listen on Spotify, Apple and YouTube
Dan Remmes is an award-winning, published playwright, screenwriter and actor.He has appeared on stages across the country, as well as in film and television. His scripts have received productions and workshops across Europe and North America (including The White House). They have featured OSCAR-WINNING, TONY-WINNING, EMMY-WINNING and OBIE-WINNING actors.Dan is best known as the book writer of GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL which recently received its United States premieres at the historic Ogunquit Playhouse featuring Hal Linden and Sally Struthers and at the The La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts featuring Cathy Rigby and Ken Page. Both productions were greeted with rave reviews.Among ongoing projects, Dan has three feature films in development. He currently writes, directs and stars in the award-winning online web series, COVID COUPLE. Neil Berg is the composer/co-lyricist, along with Pulitzer Prize/TONY-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, of the award-winning new musical The 12, which just finished a very successful pre-Broadway tryout to critical and audience acclaim at the Goodspeed Opera House, directed by TONY award-winning director John Doyle, produced for Broadway by Cody Lassen & Joe Grano. The 12 previously ran at The Denver Center to unanimous rave reviews and won the 2015 HENRY Award for best new play or musical. Broadway opening anticipated in 2025/2026 season. Neil is currently in development as the composer of the new Broadway bound musical version of My Cousin Vinny, based on the iconic movie, with book/lyrics by original screenwriter, Dale Launer. Neil has two new commissioned musicals opening in 2024: The Sabbath Girl which opens May 3rd at Penguin Repertory Theatre (directed by Joe Brancato), then transfers Off-Broadway in July to the Big Theater @ 59 East 59th, and How My Grandparents Met, opening this winter at The NJ Rep Theater, both written with playwright/book writer/co-lyricist Cary Gitter. Neil is currently the composer of the new musical Charlie Hustle, about controversial baseball icon Pete Rose and the story of his gambling addiction that led to his downfall, with book/lyrics by Ryan Noggle. Charlie Hustle will have its first developmental production in Detroit, Michigan this fall.
Guests: Kathleen Turner, Michael Socolow Actress Kathleen Turner discusses her career and her work in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of A Little Night Music. Media historian Michael Socolow talks about coverage of the presidential race and the Olympics.
Suffs star Hannah Cruz joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to talk her Broadway debut, stage fright, self kindness, finding courage in seeing herself in media, a surprise from Jenn Colella and more. Hannah Cruz is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: The Connector (Robin, MCC), Only Gold (Camille, MCC), Suffs (Ruza, The Public). Tour: Hamilton (IRNE Best Actress, Eliza), Bullets over Broadway (Ellen). Regional: The Da Vinci Code (American Premiere, Ogunquit Playhouse, Sophie Neveu) and Young Frankenstein (OP, Inga). Follow Hannah: @thisishannahcruz Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elysia Jordan (U/S Jenny, U/S Sarah, U/S Susan, U/S Joanne) National Tour: School of Rock. Regional / Concerts: Billy Elliot (Ogunquit Playhouse), Lincoln Center, Playwrights Horizons. BFA: Ithaca College. Elysia is a passionate teaching artist and works with students around the world through MTCA. Grateful for Merri, Avalon, and the incredible family and friends who keep me company, especially Steve. https://www.elysiajordan.com/ Want to try a free 2 week program with BFTS? Go to: www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emilie Kouatchou is an actor and singer hailing from the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Credits include Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Unknown soldier (playwrights horizons), Austen's Pride (Carnegie Hall), Ragtime (Sacramento Music Circus), Sound of music (Ogunquit Playhouse), and HBO's the Gilded Age.
HANNAH CRUZ stars in The Connector at MCC. Other theater credits include Only Gold (Camille, MCC)., Suffs (Ruza, The Public). Tour: Hamilton (IRNE Best Actress, Eliza), Bullets over Broadway (Ellen). Regional: The Da Vinci Code (American Premiere, Ogunquit Playhouse, Sophie Neveu) and Young Frankenstein (OP, Inga). Insta @thisishannahcruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Melissa Schmitz chats with the very talented Michael Susko this week about his world premiere production—which happens to be his first adaptation—and also a story that he's loved for most of his life, House on Haunted Hill. In this episode, we discuss:How Michael "got" the dramatic rights to the original film The changes and updates he made to this adaptationHow a séance show at the Edinburgh Fringe influenced Michael's writingCurrent trends in playwriting and our hot takes on themAnd more!Resources MentionedThe world premiere of House on Haunted Hill at Kismet Performing Artists Theatre in October 2023 Clifton Arts CenterHouse on Haunted Hill original film Volunteer Lawyers for the ArtsATC StudiosAbout Our GuestIn NYC, Michael Susko's work as writer and director has been seen at Off-Broadway's THE BIGOT, CROSSING OVER, F*CK, MARRY, KILL - New York Theater Festival, Midtown International Fringe Festival, Alternative Theatre Company, Network Theatre Company, Equity Library Theatre and The New Short Play Festival (Artistic Director). Also, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, Casa Manana, Cider Mill Playhouse, Theatre by the Sea, PaperMill Theatre, Westchester Broadway, Arizona Broadway, Arkansas Repertory, and twelve years as resident director of the New Bedford Festival Theatre where he helmed a variety of musicals, including their Moss Hart Award winning productions of HAIRSPRAY and LES MISERABLES. As a performer, Michael has been seen in several Broadway national tours, European tours, and countless regional appearances including stints at The Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Bristol Riverside, Ogunquit Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO, and Stages St. Louis. Also, many film, television shows and commercials. As an educator, Michael taught theatre at Chadron State College in Nebraska and served as head of the theatre program at Southern Arkansas University. He teaches playwriting at ATC Studios in Clifton, NJ. MFA iConnect with host Melissa Schmitz***Sign up for the 101 Stage Adaptations Newsletter***101 Stage AdaptationsFollow the Podcast on Facebook & InstagramRead Melissa's plays on New Play ExchangeConnect with Melissa on LinkedInWays to support the show:- Buy Me a Coffee- Tell us your thoughts in our Listener Survey!- Give a 5-Star rating- Write a glowing review on Apple Podcasts - Send this episode to a friend- Share on social media (Tag us so we can thank you!)Creators: Host your podcast through Buzzsprout using my affiliate link & get a $20 credit on your paid account. Let your fans directly support you via Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link).
Interview with Michael Urie (Professor Robert Langdon) and Hannah Cruz (Cryptologist Sophie Neveu) who are starring in the American premiere of play based on the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. The show is playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse (http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/) through September 23.
Tarik Lowe is on the podcast this week ahead of his run of Da Vinci Code at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. He talks about his first play ever being a Soldier's Play National Broadway Tour. He talks about turning into "A Machine" to stay disciplined since getting sober in 2018. Tarik came with some motivation!
Ian Campayno / @icampayno - "It will happen. You just have to be committed to sticking with it. Nothing will ever really be handed to you. There are times now when I wanna just quit. They're always gonna be moments when things seem unfair or they seem like they should've gone another way that is out of your control. So all you can really do is go into an audition room and be your absolute best and be your true self. And if you're not what they're looking for, you're not what they're looking for and that has absolutely nothing to do with you as a person, or as a performer.” Bio - Thrilled to be back on Broadway in Some Like It Hot! Broadway: Mary Poppins Off-Broadway: Trip of Love Tours: Something Rotten!, Chicago, Mary Poppins TV/Film: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Lovestruck: The Musical Regional: Arvada Center, NSMT, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory. https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ian Campayno / @icampayno - "It will happen. You just have to be committed to sticking with it. Nothing will ever really be handed to you. There are times now when I wanna just quit. They're always gonna be moments when things seem unfair or they seem like they should've gone another way that is out of your control. So all you can really do is go into an audition room and be your absolute best and be your true self. And if you're not what they're looking for, you're not what they're looking for and that has absolutely nothing to do with you as a person, or as a performer.” Bio - Thrilled to be back on Broadway in Some Like It Hot! Broadway: Mary Poppins Off-Broadway: Trip of Love Tours: Something Rotten!, Chicago, Mary Poppins TV/Film: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Lovestruck: The Musical Regional: Arvada Center, NSMT, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory. https://builtforthestage.com/ - fill out the form and ask about our next fitness challenge! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott sits down with a former student, Alyssa Carol, for a heartfelt and lovely conversation about Alyssa's pathway towards higher education at the University of Michigan's famed Musical Theatre BFA and making her Broadway debut as an original Broadway cast member in Andrew Lloyd Webber's brand new musical, BAD CINDERELLA. And while in many ways Alyssa is living what from the outside looks to be a Broadway Cinderella story… she comes to the podcast to share her personal journey to this moment to highlight the fact that the road to Broadway is rarely glamorous or picture book perfect, but this journey is often a deeply satisfying, valuable and artistically illuminating process. Alyssa Carol is a performing artist originally from Orange County, CA. She grew up dancing, singing and acting and eventually attended the Orange County School of the Arts to study Musical Theatre from 7th-12th grade where she discovered a deeper sense of her artistry and the cathartic nature of performing. And I had the privilege to be her conservatory director for her junior and senior year at OCSA. She is currently completing her last semester at The University of Michigan in their BFA Musical Theatre program remotely from NYC… so that she could join the original cast as a swing of the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's BAD CINDERELLA covering 9 tracks and triumphantly made her Broadway debut during previews on March 9th. At the University of Michigan she was featured in productions of The House of Bernarda Alba, Hair, Michael McElroy's Sonnets, Soliloquies and Soul, The Wild Party; she made her professional debut as the female swing in The Ogunquit Playhouse staging of The Nutty Professor; At OCSA, she played Charity in SWEET CHARITY, Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, was in the ensemble of OCSA's productions of Jasper in Deadland, Footloose as an Associate Choreographer (with Emily Baggerly) on an epic production of EVITA. On a personal note, Alyssa is a light in this world and a ferocious quadruple threat - actor, dancer, singer AND creative/maker. She is a wonderful example of leading with the love of an artform, and practicing that abundant mindset at every turn of the creative process. In this episode, we talk about the many facets of her talent and creative interest; what helped her be her authentic self in audition settings; How she decided to say YES to a school like University of Michigan; And a touching story of being guided by the legendary Broadway dancer and choreographer, Ann Reinking, just weeks before her passing. If you'd like to reach Alyssa Carol you can find her at: Instagram: @aalyssacarolTo see footage of Alyssa's Ann Reinking exchange from a Zoom master class conducted with Broadway Arts Community:click hereBad Cinderella - NOW on Broadwayhttps://badcinderellabroadway.com/Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the showTo find out more about The Creative College Journey and services we have to offer, please visit our website and sign-up for our mailing list: www.creativecollegejourney.com Introduction voice-over: Sara CravensOr find our host Scott Barnhardt on Instagram.
Peter Saleh is a multi-faceted percussionist, drummer, and teacher. Other notable performances include Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Brooklyn Metro Orchestra, Bay Atlantic Symphony, “Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy”, and a solo recital tour of Taiwan and Korea. He was drummer/percussionist for the world premiere Productions of "Mystic Pizza", "The Nutty Professor", and "Mr Holland's Opus" as well as the regional premiere of "The Cher Show" at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine and he can also be heard on 2019's "Carols for a Cure, vol. 21" with the cast of Broadway's "Hamilton". Peter recently celebrated 20 years as a member of the Exit 9 Percussion Group with nearly 500 performances, including a November 2021 tour in Ecuador as cultural envoy for the US State department. Saleh's published music is performed widely and his “A Percussionist's Handbook” (Bachovich) has been called a "survival guide for today's percussionist" (Pablo Rieppi). As a musician for dance, Saleh has presented collaborative work at the Aliey Citigroup Theater, The Joffrey School, and NJPAC. Since 2011, Peter has been an accompanist at The Juilliard School, and spent 5 years grooving with the Ailey Samba class percussion section. Saleh founded and directed the Rutgers Youth Percussion Ensemble for 15 seasons, which received wide praise for its performances at the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, PAS/NYU Weekend of Percussion, and The Players Theater, and he continues to enthusiastically teach the next generation of drummers and percussionists.Peter endorses Pearl/Adams Instruments and Sabian Cymbals and is the inventor of the patented “Switchboard” percussion table. Order the Switchboard Percussion System HERE: https://www.gigwithswitchboard.comFor more, subscribe to Broadway Drumming 101 here: When you subscribe for only $5 a month, you will receive behind-the-scenes access to the life of a musician who makes a living on Broadway through YouTube videos, bi-weekly podcasts, and articles on what you need to know. We also have merchandise! https://merchandise.broadwaydrumming101.comClayton Craddock hosts the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast and Newsletter. He has held the drum chair in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill and Ain't Too Proud.The Broadway Drumming 101 Instagram page: InstagramThe Broadway Drumming 101 YouTube page: YouTubeFor more about Clayton, click HERE Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe
D.C. Anderson is a film/tv and theater actor raised in Elyria, Ohio and based in New York. Film/tv roles include Mariama Diallo's MASTER, Judy Sam Roman's RICH BOY RICH GIRL, Joseph Cedar's NORMAN, Nathan Adloff's MILES, Kevin Arbouet and Judy San Roman's FAIR MARKET VALUE and television's BILLIONS, EXTRAPOLATIONS, THE ENEMY WITHIN, THE BLACKLIST, LADY BLUE and THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA. Theatre credits include Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Off Broadways QUEEN OF THE MIST and STORYVILLE. National tours of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MARTIN GUERRE, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. Regional acting work with the Guthrie, Steppenwolf, Goodspeed, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, Northlight, Skid Road Theater, Conservatory Theater, Apollo Theater and Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater companies, Penobscot. Developmental projects at Rep Theater of St Louis and Asolo Rep. Projects include FOUNTAIN, THE DISAPPEARING MAN, THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT and DUST AND SHADOW. D.C. has released 15 albums including his latest 'sharing the night with darkness' More Info: https://www.dcanderson.net/
A great episoded speaking with Ian Campayno, currently in the hit musical on Broadway, Some Like it Hot!Thrilled to be back on Broadway! Broadway: Mary Poppins Off-Broadway: Trip of Love Tours: Something Rotten!, Chicago, Mary Poppins TV/Film: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Lovestruck: The Musical Regional: Arvada Center, NSMT, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Rucks Countv Plavnouse. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory. @ icampaynoThank 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
SEASON 4 PREMIRE-Madeline Hudelson is an actress based in New York City. She has been doing musical theatre for as long as she can remember and always knew that this was the route she wanted tot take professionally. Over the course of her career, Hudelson has been able to conquer some summer stock/regional productions of different musicals such as Legally Blonde and Mamma Mia. This past summer, Hudelson got to live out one of her dreams and play one of her idols, Cher. She starred in the regional premier of the hit Broadway musical, The Cher Show where she plays Babe the youngest of the three Chers in the show at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. (Role was originated by Season 1 guest, Micaela Diamond). Once that production came to an end, she got to reprise the same role for another The Cher Show production at the Patchogue Theatre in Patchoque, New York. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jayme-starr/support
On this holiday-inspired episode, attorney Paul Durham catches up with Tina Sawtelle, the Executive Director of The Music Hall, and Brad Kenney, the Executive Artistic Director of the Ogunquit Playhouse. They discuss the longstanding partnership between those arts organizations and this year's production of a new seacoast favorite - Elf the Musical. You can find out more about Paul and how to contact him by visiting: www.sheehan.com/attorneys/durham-j-paul/ You can find out more about Sheehan Phinney by visiting: www.sheehan.com
Dustin Cross (dustincrossdesigns.com) is a New York based designer who has been designing on and off Broadway and regionally for the last 10 years. His designs have received accolades such as “...Spot on Perfect” by Artes Magazine and “Excellent!” by The New York Times as well as other nods from many different publications. Cross who began his career on the stage transitioned into costuming after realizing that actor's and dancer's needs often weren't a designer's main focus. All of Dustin's designs pay close attention to making the actor comfortable while meeting the needs of the piece. Carnegie Hall, The American Airlines Theater, The Westside Theater and The Ogunquit Playhouse are just a few of the venues that have showcased Cross's work. Dustin continues to focus on maintaining the expectation his work commands while always trying to raise the bar by using different techniques and approaches to making a durable yet distinct design.
Dustin Cross (dustincrossdesigns.com) is a New York based designer who has been designing on and off Broadway and regionally for the last 10 years. His designs have received accolades such as “...Spot on Perfect” by Artes Magazine and “Excellent!” by The New York Times as well as other nods from many different publications. Cross who began his career on the stage transitioned into costuming after realizing that actor's and dancer's needs often weren't a designer's main focus. All of Dustin's designs pay close attention to making the actor comfortable while meeting the needs of the piece. Carnegie Hall, The American Airlines Theater, The Westside Theater and The Ogunquit Playhouse are just a few of the venues that have showcased Cross's work. Dustin continues to focus on maintaining the expectation his work commands while always trying to raise the bar by using different techniques and approaches to making a durable yet distinct design.
If you saw a photograph of Dick Backus and you thought - "I think I know him!" it may be because you are of a certain age when you watched daytime soaps like Ryan's Hope or went to see Eugene O'Neill's "Ah Wilderness" at the Ogunquit Playhouse, or you even went to see "Butterflies are Free" on Broadway. These are just a few of the gems that Richard Backus, born, and still living, right here in New Hampshire, has to his credit.Today, however, you are more likely to find him going door to door in his hometown of New Boston or one of the other towns in Hillsborough District 42 running for the NH Legislature. This was not how Dick saw himself spending time in his golden years, but his deep concern for the loss of community among our citizens and our elected officials has drawn him into the fray. I caught up with Dick recently over Zoom and we chatted about running for the legislature, always with the thread of rebuilding community running through the discussion and how rebuilding impacts and is impacted by so many of the challenges we face in our lives. How do we rebuild a sense of community when our commitment to public education is under fire? How do we restore community when more than 50% of our population are denied bodily autonomy? These and other issues compelled Dick to do something he never expected to do, to run for public office.
Chat with Klea Blackhurst, actress, singer and comedienne. Most recently she appeared as Miss Lemon in The Nutty Professor in the summer of 2022 at the Ogunquit Playhouse. We talk about that production, her career, and play songs from her past shows.
Alex Puette (alexpuette.com)(IG:@apuette) currently in Hadestown on Broadway was born and raised in a small town outside of Cleveland, OH, Alex fell in love with performing at a very early age. He made his stage debut in the pivotal role of Frog #1 in a local youth theatre production of Narnia: The Musical. The bug had bitten and Alex continued performing and training in Cleveland. He began working professionally at the age of twelve when he was cast in Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's production of Bye Bye Birdie, and worked at several other notable regional theatres in the area. At the age of eighteen, Alex was accepted into University of Michigan's highly selective and prestigious musical theatre program, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In NYC, Alex completed the two year Meisner training program at The William Esper Studio, and has studied acting with powerhouse teachers Scott Freeman, Matthew Corozine, and Andrew Stewart-Jones. He has also had the honor of studying voice with Matt Farnsworth and Mike Ruckles. During his junior year of college, Alex got his Actors' Equity card at the St. Louis MUNY in the first regional production of The Producers, shortly followed by the first Broadway national tour of Legally Blonde upon graduating. Following Blonde, he continued to tour the country with the first national tours of Young Frankenstein and A Christmas Story. Internationally, Alex had the honor of performing at the distinguished Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris as Riff in West Side Story. In New York City, he has performed off-Broadway at the award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre in the first revival of New Girl In Town, as well as in various workshops, readings, and festivals. After performing in Andrew Lippa's opera I Am Harvey Milk at Lincoln Center, Alex was personally selected by Lippa to participate in the out of town try out of his companion operas I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk at the Strathmore Arts Center outside of Washington, D.C., starring Kristen Chenoweth. Alex has been seen at some of the country's best regional theatres, including Kansas City Starlight, The MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.), and North Shore Music Theatre. Favorite roles regionally include Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain, Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Ernst in Cabaret. Alex currently lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his husband, choreographer Billy Griffin, and their dog, Archie.
Alex Puette (alexpuette.com)(IG:@apuette) currently in Hadestown on Broadway was born and raised in a small town outside of Cleveland, OH, Alex fell in love with performing at a very early age. He made his stage debut in the pivotal role of Frog #1 in a local youth theatre production of Narnia: The Musical. The bug had bitten and Alex continued performing and training in Cleveland. He began working professionally at the age of twelve when he was cast in Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's production of Bye Bye Birdie, and worked at several other notable regional theatres in the area. At the age of eighteen, Alex was accepted into University of Michigan's highly selective and prestigious musical theatre program, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In NYC, Alex completed the two year Meisner training program at The William Esper Studio, and has studied acting with powerhouse teachers Scott Freeman, Matthew Corozine, and Andrew Stewart-Jones. He has also had the honor of studying voice with Matt Farnsworth and Mike Ruckles. During his junior year of college, Alex got his Actors' Equity card at the St. Louis MUNY in the first regional production of The Producers, shortly followed by the first Broadway national tour of Legally Blonde upon graduating. Following Blonde, he continued to tour the country with the first national tours of Young Frankenstein and A Christmas Story. Internationally, Alex had the honor of performing at the distinguished Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris as Riff in West Side Story. In New York City, he has performed off-Broadway at the award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre in the first revival of New Girl In Town, as well as in various workshops, readings, and festivals. After performing in Andrew Lippa's opera I Am Harvey Milk at Lincoln Center, Alex was personally selected by Lippa to participate in the out of town try out of his companion operas I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk at the Strathmore Arts Center outside of Washington, D.C., starring Kristen Chenoweth. Alex has been seen at some of the country's best regional theatres, including Kansas City Starlight, The MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.), and North Shore Music Theatre. Favorite roles regionally include Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain, Nick Massi in Jersey Boys, Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Ernst in Cabaret. Alex currently lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his husband, choreographer Billy Griffin, and their dog, Archie.
In this episode of The Randy Report, I'm talking with veteran Broadway performer Jerome Vivona. Jerome - whose Broadway credits include Curtains the Musical, Seussical the Musical, Kiss Me Kate, Dream, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, and Jerome Robbins Broadway - recently returned to the stage after a hiatus of some years as part of the cast of 'The Nutty Professor,' a new musical currently playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. TV credits include The Today Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Tony Awards and The Kennedy Center Honors. His film appearances include The Stepford Wives and Everyone Says I Love You. He's also choreographed commercials for the Disney Channel, ABC Family and Nickelodeon TV, as well as Broadway.com commercials for the Tony Awards broadcasts. With his wife Michelle, another veteran Broadway actress and dancer, they are Co-Owners/Artistic Directors of the American Theater Dance Workshop - voted Best Arts School on Long Island in 2019. Together they train Long Island's up-and-coming theatrical talents, giving back and passing on what they've learned throughout their long careers. Jerome has also taught dance and music theater master classes at Indiana University School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University and Syracuse University. Jerome shares not only about his new show, but his journey & perspective as an artist on Broadway and beyond, and how he came to what he calls the "third act" of his theatrical career. He also talks about balancing family life and his career on the stage, and the gratitude he feels along the way. For more info about Jerome head over to JeromeVivona.com For more info about 'The Nutty Professor' - click to OgunquitPlayhouse.org
In this episode of The Randy Report, I'm talking with veteran Broadway performer Jerome Vivona. Jerome - whose Broadway credits include Curtains the Musical, Seussical the Musical, Kiss Me Kate, Dream, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, and Jerome Robbins Broadway - recently returned to the stage after a hiatus of some years as part of the cast of 'The Nutty Professor,' a new musical currently playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. TV credits include The Today Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Tony Awards and The Kennedy Center Honors. His film appearances include The Stepford Wives and Everyone Says I Love You. He's also choreographed commercials for the Disney Channel, ABC Family and Nickelodeon TV, as well as Broadway.com commercials for the Tony Awards broadcasts. With his wife Michelle, another veteran Broadway actress and dancer, they are Co-Owners/Artistic Directors of the American Theater Dance Workshop - voted Best Arts School on Long Island in 2019. Together they train Long Island's up-and-coming theatrical talents, giving back and passing on what they've learned throughout their long careers. Jerome has also taught dance and music theater master classes at Indiana University School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University and Syracuse University. Jerome shares not only about his new show, but his journey & perspective as an artist on Broadway and beyond, and how he came to what he calls the "third act" of his theatrical career. He also talks about balancing family life and his career on the stage, and the gratitude he feels along the way. For more info about Jerome head over to JeromeVivona.com For more info about 'The Nutty Professor' - click to OgunquitPlayhouse.org
Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss The Nutty Professor @ Ogunquit Playhouse, BroadwayBarks, A Chorus Line @ Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Jeff Harnar @ The Laurie Beechman Theater, Love Quirks @ AMT Theater, Titanique @ The Asylum Theatre, Hamlet @ Park Avenue Armory, and Scott Siegel’s 54 Sings Broadway's read more The post This Week on Broadway for July 10, 2022: The Nutty Professor @ Ogunquit Playhouse appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
Shows: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Curtains, The Nutty Professor Tony Award winning composer, lyricist, librettist Rupert Holmes drops in to discuss his incredible career as well as his new musical, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, which is about to open at The Ogunquit Playhouse.....and a sneak peek at a new Broadway bound musical. Rupert pulls back the curtain to reveal why Gilbert and Sullivan are at the foundation of his creations, how Joe Papp lured him to the world of musical theatre, and who might be the murderer in the infamous The Mystery of Edwin Drood Music Video. Plus: Marvin Hamlisch, John Kander, Cleo Laine, and so many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, Jennifer talks to Analisa Leaming about learning to separate your emotions from your thoughts, being willing to examine what is on the other side of fear, and using our bodies as the vessel through which feelings can pass. They both discuss what creativity means to them & the notion of embracing possibility over probability. Plus, Analisa shares tools from her work with the Paradox Process. About Analisa: Analisa Leaming is an actor/singer/coach/speaker/storyteller/risker-taker + perspective expander. (Not necessarily in that order.) She has appeared in the Broadway productions of School of Rock, Hello, Dolly!, The King and I, and On the Twentieth Century. Additionally, she has been seen regionally at the MUNY, KC Starlight, North Shore Music Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse and Barrington Stage, to name a few. When not on stage you'll find her unraveling the query “How do we live the big, rich, beautiful life we desire independent of our résumé, bank account and society's definition of success?” As a coach + speaker she uses the Paradox Process to free artists from limiting beliefs and return to their power, wisdom and creativity. Analisa is also the creator and host of the podcast A Balancing Act. Her proudest creation yet, though, is her 2-year-old son, Gabey. Analisa's IG: @Analisaleaming 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
Such a blast talking to Leonard Sullivan on this weeks episode!Leonard E. Sullivan made his broadway debut performing in the Book of Mormon. A Detroit native; Nat'l tours; Book of Mormon, Hairspray, Disney's High School Musical, European tours; A Chorus Line, Smokey Joe's Café, And The World Goes Round. He has performed at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Maltz Jupiter, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Atlanta Theatre Under the Stars, San Jose Music Theatre. He can be heard on the Hairspray, the Movie, soundtrack. When he's not performing Leonard has worked; Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter by Joe Iconis, Associate Director/Choreographer. Regional: Hairspray, Director (Kalamazoo Civic Theatre) The world premiere of Mystic Pizza, Associate Director/Choreographer. (Ogunquit Playhouse). The world premiere of Punk Rock Girl by Joe Iconis (Argyle Theatre)The Wiz, Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Follow us on Instagram: @jam_dance_podcastFollow us on Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance Podcastemail us your thoughts or suggest a guest: jamdancepodcast@gmail.com
It's Pride month, and we're celebrating with the drag mother of musicals: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Joining us to explore this traditional yet groundbreaking milestone is original Broadway cast member David Engel (FOREVER PLAID, SEUSSICAL, PUTTING IT TOGETHER). Please enjoy all the charming first hand accounts you could ever wish for plus a crash course in French and a beautiful reminder that 1983 was both the best of times and not. Guaranteed you'll be ready to "face life with a little guts and lots of glitter." David can currently be seen in THE CHER SHOW at the Ogunquit Playhouse www.ogunquitplayhouse.org Be sure to rate, review and share "A Musical Theatre Podcast" with your friends! Connect with us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. You can subscribe to PATREON! for only $1 a month to support the show and receive bonus content. Don't forget to check out our new designs in our TeePublic Store. As always, thank you for being part of this beautiful podcasting family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cindy Williams' one-woman show, Me, Myself, and Shirley, is touring the country. It will play the Duke Energy Center in Raleigh on April 16. For more information visit https://www.memyselfandshirley.com/ (https://www.memyselfandshirley.com/). About the Guest Born in Van Nuys, California, Cindy became interested in acting during high school. After graduation she attended L.A. City College where she majored in Theatre Arts. After leaving college, she landed her first television roles on Room 222, Nanny and the Professor and Love, American Style. Some guest-starring roles include Law & Order: SVU, 7th Heaven and 8 Simple Rules. Other appearances include starring in an episode of The Odd Couple for CBS, A Dream of Christmas for Hallmark Channel and Sam and Cat for Nickelodeon. Cindy's stage credits include the national tour of Grease playing Miss Lynch, the national tour of Deathtrap with Elliot Gould, The Female Odd Couple with Joanne Worley, Steel Magnolias as Ouiser Boudreaux and, in 2007, she made her Broadway debut in the role of Mrs. Tottendale in the award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. She also appeared as Rev. Mother Mary Regina in Nunsense and Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show. Cindy appeared in Menopause: The Musical in Las Vegas for three years, then reprised her role at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. She also co-starred in the premiere of Middletown with Don Most, Didi Conn and Adrien Zmed at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas and at The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cindy has enjoyed the privilege of working with extraordinary directors. Her first film was for Roger Corman in GAS-S-S-S with Talia Shire and Ben Vereen. She appeared in Travels with My Aunt with Maggie Smith, directed by George Cukor, and The Conversation with Gene Hackman, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Next, she co-starred with Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss and Harrison Ford in American Graffiti directed by George Lucas, a low-budget film that went on to become a box office smash and film classic. Among her favorite honors are her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her TV Land award for Fan Favorite as well as winning Best Actress at the L.A. Comedy Film Festival for the Indy film Stealing Roses. Cindy also garnered a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nomination for best supporting actress in American Graffiti. Unfortunately, she was beat out by Ingrid Bergman. Cindy still wonders how the heck that happened. Cindy's book Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life was released to much critical acclaim and is available in paperback. Connect with Us Facebook @beltlinetbroadway Twitter @beltlinetobway Instagram @beltlinetobroadway
If you saw a photograph of Dick Backus and you thought - "I know him!" it may be because you are of a certain age where you watched daytime soaps like Ryan's Hope or went to see Eugene O'Neill's "Ah Wilderness" at the Ogunquit Playhouse, or you even went to see "Butterflies are Free" on Broadway. These are just a few of the gems that Richard Backus, born, and still living, right here in New Hampshire, has to his credit. I caught up with Dick recently over Zoom and we chatted about his illustrious career.
Join us as we interview Mark J. Parker. Mark is a filmmaker, casting director, acting & media coach, podcaster, writer, digital content creator, and SAG-AFTRA performer. After living in New York for 14 years, he moved to Maine full-time in 2020. His voice is heard on podcasts "Release Date Rewind", "Clocktower Players Jubilee Podcast Theater", "interACT Audio Productions", and "Add This To Your List". His latest short film "Twin" is on the 2021-2022 festival circuit, while his other recent short "Family History" has wrapped its year-long festival run and will stream publicly soon, and previous short "Sticks" can be rented on Prime or streamed on YouTube and Vimeo. Mark cast 7 seasons of the popular hidden camera series "What Would You Do?" at ABC in New York, along with other TV & streaming projects at the network, as well as independent films and pilots, including "Lords of Satan" and "Kings & Queens" recently in Maine. He has worked on films and TV shows for over 15 years, from the broadcast series "30 Rock" and "Ugly Betty" to the cable series "Celebrity Ghost Stories" and talk shows "Live! With Regis & Kelly" and "Wendy Williams". He's taught acting, filmmaking, screenwriting, and hosting/podcasting classes both online and in-person since 2017, and started creating digital content for the Ogunquit Playhouse in spring 2021. He graduated from Fordham University and received a certificate in Producing from NYU's School of Professional Studies.
Join us as we interview Mark J. Parker. Mark is a filmmaker, casting director, acting & media coach, podcaster, writer, digital content creator, and SAG-AFTRA performer. After living in New York for 14 years, he moved to Maine full-time in 2020. His voice is heard on podcasts "Release Date Rewind", "Clocktower Players Jubilee Podcast Theater", "interACT Audio Productions", and "Add This To Your List". His latest short film "Twin" is on the 2021-2022 festival circuit, while his other recent short "Family History" has wrapped its year-long festival run and will stream publicly soon, and previous short "Sticks" can be rented on Prime or streamed on YouTube and Vimeo. Mark cast 7 seasons of the popular hidden camera series "What Would You Do?" at ABC in New York, along with other TV & streaming projects at the network, as well as independent films and pilots, including "Lords of Satan" and "Kings & Queens" recently in Maine. He has worked on films and TV shows for over 15 years, from the broadcast series "30 Rock" and "Ugly Betty" to the cable series "Celebrity Ghost Stories" and talk shows "Live! With Regis & Kelly" and "Wendy Williams". He's taught acting, filmmaking, screenwriting, and hosting/podcasting classes both online and in-person since 2017, and started creating digital content for the Ogunquit Playhouse in spring 2021. He graduated from Fordham University and received a certificate in Producing from NYU's School of Professional Studies.
Cindy Williams is most recognized for her role as Shirley Feeney in the TV comedy series LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY. Born in Van Nuys, California, Cindy first became interested in acting during high school. After graduation she attended L. A. City College where she majored in Theatre Arts. After leaving college, she landed her first television roles on ROOM 222, NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR and LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE. Some guest-starring roles include LAW AND ORDER: SVU, 7th HEAVEN and 8 SIMPLE RULES. Other television credits include starring in an episode of THE ODD COUPLE for CBS, A DREAM OF CHRISTMAS for Hallmark Channel and SAM AND CAT for Nickelodeon. Cindy's stage credits include, among other productions, the national tour of GREASE playing Miss Lynch, the national tour of DEATHTRAP with Elliot Gould, THE FEMALE ODD COUPLE with Joanne Worley, STEEL MAGNOLIAS as Ouiser Boudreaux and, in 2007, she made her Broadway debut in the role of Mrs. Tottendale in the award-winning musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. She also appeared as Rev. Mother Mary Regina in NUNSENSE and NUNSET BOULEVARD; THE NUNSENSE HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHOW. Cindy appeared in MENOPAUSE: THE MUSICAL in Las Vegas for three years, then reprising her role at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. She also co-starred in the premiere of MIDDLETOWN with Don Most, Didi Conn and Adrien Zmed at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas as well reprising her role with Most, Conn and Zmed at The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cindy has enjoyed the privilege of working with extraordinary directors in great films. Her first film was for Roger Corman in GAS-S-S-S with Talia Shire and Ben Vereen. She appeared in TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT with Maggie Smith, directed by George Cukor, and THE CONVERSATION with Gene Hackman, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Next she co-starred with Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss and Harrison Ford in AMERICAN GRAFFITI directed by George Lucas, a low-budget film that went on to become a box office smash and film classic. Among her favorite honors are her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her TV Land award for Fan Favorite as well as winning Best Actress at the L. A. Comedy Film Festival for the Indy film STEALING ROSES. Cindy also garnered a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nomination for best supporting actress in AMERICAN GRAFFITI. Unfortunately, she was beat out by Ingrid Bergman. Cindy still wonders how the heck that happened. Her book “Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life” was released to much critical acclaim and is now available in paperback. Cindy shares her memories and hilarious backstage tales in her one-woman show, ME, MYSELF & SHRILEY, covering a lifetime in entertainment. The show is 90 minutes without an intermission and is followed by a Question & Answer session between Cindy and members of the audience. JONES.SHOW is a weekly podcast featuring host Randall Kenneth Jones (author, speaker & creative communications consultant) and Susan C. Bennett (the original voice of Siri). JONES.SHOW is produced and edited by Kevin Randall Jones. Cindy Williams Online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/cindy_williams1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057789443328 Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealcindywilliams Web: www.memyselfandshirley.com JONES.SHOW Online: Join us in the Jones.Show Lounge on Facebook. Twitter (Randy): https://twitter.com/randallkjones Instagram (Randy): https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/ Facebook (Randy): https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/ Web: RandallKennethJones.com Follow Randy on Clubhouse Twitter (Susan): https://twitter.com/SiriouslySusan Instagram (Susan): https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/ Facebook (Susan): https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/ Web: SusanCBennett.com Follow Susan on Clubhouse LinkedIn (Kevin): https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-randall-jones/ Web: KevinRandallJones.com www.Jones.Show
Elyssa Kohen grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She graduated from the prestigious Las Vegas Academy for Performing Arts before attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where she received her BFA in Theatre Design and Production-Sound Design. She quickly put her degree to use by going to work for the MUNY in St. Louis, starting as an intern in 2013 and returning as the Assistant Sound Designer in 2015. When the season ended, she collaborated as a Sound/Mixing Engineer with several organizations including the Alliance Theater, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (now The REV), and Ogunquit Playhouse. In late December of 2016, Elyssa began her touring career, joining Motown the Musical 2nd National Tour as Assistant Audio. Shortly thereafter she jumped onboard with the School of Rock 1st National Tour. In 2017/2018 she was fortunate to tour both nationally and internationally with the Rent 20th Anniversary Tour, traveling to China and Japan. In the summer of 2019, she was chosen to be the Assistant Audio for Frozen the Broadway Musical 1st National Tour. The pandemic caused Frozen to be shut down in March of 2020 in Portland, Oregon and Elyssa found herself back in Las Vegas. After 15 months of inactivity behind a soundboard, she got the chance to mix shows again as she went to work for The Glimmerglass Festival in June of 2021. As of August 2021, Elyssa is back to work on Frozen, the Broadway Musical.
Bligh Voth is an actor, singer and writer originally from Washington, D.C. now living in New York City. She was last seen on the first national tour of the 10-time Tony Award winning musical, The Band's Visit. She has appeared off-Broadway in the new musical Loveless, Texas and in The Time Machine at New York Musical Theatre Festival and her other New York credits include the Atlantic Theater Company, Primary Stages and Boomerang Theatre Company. Bligh has performed at many regional theatres across the country including the Paper Mill Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ford's Theatre, The Studio Theater, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and Signature Theatre. She wrote the book for a new Cole Porter revue called, Let's Misbehave: Cole Porter After Dark and she served as the editorial director of Nasty Women of New York, a photography project melding the world of portrait photography with storytelling, giving a voice to the uniquely diverse women of New York City. Her solo show No Really, I'm Not Crazy debuted at The Green Room 42 in New York City. Currently she is working on a country/bluegrass EP.
In this weeks "SCOOP", Jeff & Richie discuss the brave soul of Billy Porter, Malia Civetz breaking into the pop scene, Ogunquit Playhouse and Pittsburgh CLO's outdoor summer theatre plans, and the debate on OnZoom Virtual Events.Rapid Fire Topics:Olivia Rodrigo - New Album Dear Evan Hansen - Movie TrailerRespect - Movie TrailerEverybody's Talking About Jamie - Movie Trailer Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review if you love our Theatre & Pop conversations. Follow us on Instagram: @twoworldsent Visit our website: www.twoworldsentertainmentllc.com
In Part 5 of The Visceral Voice's "Consider Your SELF" series, Christine and Kimberly have a conversation with their guest Analisa Leaming.Analisa Leaming has appeared in the Broadway productions of School of Rock, Hello, Dolly!, The King and I, and On the Twentieth Century. Additionally, she has been seen regionally at the MUNY, KC Starlight, North Shore Music Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Barrington Stage, to name a few. She has a B.M. from the Eastman School of Music and is one of the youngest winners of the Lotte Lenya Competition. When not on stage, she is teaching voice, hosting workshops, and helping artists get out of the struggle and into a joyful pursuit of their dreams. Analisa is the creator of A Balancing Act podcast. Connect at www.analisaleaming.com and @analisaleaming on Instagram. Be sure to check out my Self-Care Membership, courses, and events at www.thevisceralvoice.com! And follow us on Instagram!Are you willing and able to becoming a Supporter of The Visceral Voice Podcast to help keep this podcast running? Please click here.
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Kilty Reidy is currently in Melbourne performing in the Australian premiere of Come From Away after appearing in the U.S. National Tour of the Tony Award-winning hit. He was a member of the original casts of the Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and In My Life. Off- Broadway productions include Bye Bye Birdie at The City Center Encores!, South Pacific in Concert at Carnegie Hall with Reba McEntire, and Lone Star Love with the Red Clay Ramblers Selected regional credits include 42nd Street (Bert Barry) opposite Sally Struthers at The Ogunquit Playhouse, A Christmas Story (Jean Shepard) at Capitol Rep, and The Producers (Roger De Bris) opposite Roger Bart and Brad Oscar at Kansas City Starlight Theatre. He has also appeared on NBC’s The Blacklist in Kelly Reichardt's film Certain Women (2016 Sundance Film Festival) opposite Kristin Stewart. He is a founding member of the Manhattan based theater company B-side Productions, an alumnus of UNC-Chapel Hill (where he was a member of the prestigious all male a cappella group The UNC Clef Hangers) and a proud Actor's Equity Association Member. www.kiltyreidy.com
Lindsay Hackney is the founder of Lindsay Hackney Photography, her wedding photography business based out of New England that she runs, along with her husband and “second shooter” Tim. Prior to starting her own business, Lindsay’s career in acting brought her around the country, performing in the national tours of The Drowsy Chaperone and The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and also in productions at notable regional houses like the Ogunquit Playhouse. Her photography business has flourished and Lindsay has been published in places like “Green Wedding Shoes,” “Style Me Pretty,” “Magnolia Rouge,” “The Knot,“ and “BRIDES.” Links to Lindsay’s Work https://www.lindsayhackney.com/ (Lindsay’s Website) https://www.instagram.com/lindsayhackneyphoto/ (Instagram) Lindsay’s Recommendations https://dark.netflix.io/en (Dark (Netflix Series)) https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/taskmaster/ (Taskmaster) https://www.hbo.com/watchmen (Watchmen) https://www.hbo.com/the-leftovers (The Leftovers) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/podcasts/nice-white-parents-serial.html (Nice White Parents) Arts Equity and Antiracist Support Resources https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/How-BroadwayWorld-Will-Stand-with-Black-Lives-Matter-20200602 (BroadwayWorld Collection of Links) https://www.justiceforgeorge.nyc/join (Justice For George (NYC Racial Justice Events)) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxR4B-GNwdeY8qH7FaTPZQ7DyWJTGtYzx-H_kP4JZC4/edit# (Playwrights Horizons Google Doc) http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES (Collection of Antiracism Resources) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/mobilebasic (Lesson Plan for Learning More) https://integratedschools.simplecast.com/ (The Integrated Schools Podcast) Former Guest Projects https://www.nlbarn.org/ (Jacob Tischler: Radio Play with NLBP) https://www.youtube.com/c/AlineMayagoitia (Aline Mayagoitia: “School to Stage” Series) Show Links: https://www.creativeconsumptionpodcast.com/ (Creative Consumption Website) https://www.facebook.com/creativeconsumptionpodcast (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/creativeconsumptionpodcast (Instagram) https://www.twitter.com/_createconsume (Twitter) https://www.patreon.com/creativeconsumption (Patreon)
Gerry McIntyre (gerrymcintyre.net) has been seen on Broadway in a number of shows including Anything Goes, Once On This Island, Chicago, Uptown It's Hot, and Joseph...Dreamcoat, a role for which he was one of three Americans chosen to be in the film starring Donny Osmond. Gerry is also a highly sought after director and choreographer. Major theatres he has worked at throughout the United States include the Lions Theatre (Off-Broadway), Virginia Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Connecticut Repertory, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, as well as television programs such as the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Broadway: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (original cast), ANYTHING GOES with Patti LuPone, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT with Michael Damien, UPTOWN...IT'S HOT with Maurice Hines, CHICAGO with everyone, A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Tim Curry. National tour of WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND and was Punjab in the ill-fated ANNIE 2. Off-Broadway: ENTER LAUGHING (Drama Desk nom—Outstanding Revival), THE AUDIENCE (Drama Desk nom—Outstanding Musical), SIDD, BROADWAY JUKEBOX, JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE with Glenn Close and William Hurt, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (NAACP and Ovation award).TV: BOARDWALK EMPIRE, LAW AND ORDER, WHOOPI, THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW, THE PRETENDER, THE NANNY, NAKED TRUTH, MURPHY BROWN, NYPD BLUE, CAROLINE IN THE CITY.Film: STEALING MARTIN LANE, THE KISS, BROADWAY DAMAGE, THE NEXT STEP, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT with Donny Osmond and Joan Collins, and the documentary AFTER THE STORM.
Gerry McIntyre (gerrymcintyre.net) has been seen on Broadway in a number of shows including Anything Goes, Once On This Island, Chicago, Uptown It's Hot, and Joseph...Dreamcoat, a role for which he was one of three Americans chosen to be in the film starring Donny Osmond. Gerry is also a highly sought after director and choreographer. Major theatres he has worked at throughout the United States include the Lions Theatre (Off-Broadway), Virginia Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Connecticut Repertory, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, as well as television programs such as the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Broadway: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (original cast), ANYTHING GOES with Patti LuPone, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT with Michael Damien, UPTOWN...IT'S HOT with Maurice Hines, CHICAGO with everyone, A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Tim Curry. National tour of WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND and was Punjab in the ill-fated ANNIE 2. Off-Broadway: ENTER LAUGHING (Drama Desk nom—Outstanding Revival), THE AUDIENCE (Drama Desk nom—Outstanding Musical), SIDD, BROADWAY JUKEBOX, JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE with Glenn Close and William Hurt, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (NAACP and Ovation award).TV: BOARDWALK EMPIRE, LAW AND ORDER, WHOOPI, THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW, THE PRETENDER, THE NANNY, NAKED TRUTH, MURPHY BROWN, NYPD BLUE, CAROLINE IN THE CITY.Film: STEALING MARTIN LANE, THE KISS, BROADWAY DAMAGE, THE NEXT STEP, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT with Donny Osmond and Joan Collins, and the documentary AFTER THE STORM.
Neil Berg (IG:neilberg.com) is the composer/co-lyricist of award-winning new rock musical THE 12, written with Pulitzer Prize/Tony-winning playwright, Robert Schenkkan, which premiered at the Denver Center. His other shows include the new Broadway-bound musical Grumpy Old Men, which opened to rave reviews for its U.S. Premiere at The Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine, the hit Off-Broadway musical The Prince and the Pauper, Tim and Scrooge, which ran at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in NY, and The Man Who Would Be King. Neil is the creator/co-producer of the #1 Broadway touring concert in America, Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway, as well as Neil Berg's 50 Years of Rock & Roll and Neil Berg's Pianomen. He is the co-producer of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award-Winning revival of Closer Than Ever.
NYC Casting Director Michael Cassara talks with host Maggie Bera about how professional auditions work in NYC, how actors can take advantage of social media, and how the COVID-19 crisis is changing the theatre industry as we know it. Michael Cassara, CSA is a Casting Director and Educator in New York City, where he and his team have cast over 400 theatre and film projects since the formation of Michael Cassara Casting in 2003. Recent credits include Mr. Holland's Opus (dir. BD Wong, upcoming world premiere at Ogunquit Playhouse), Cheek To Cheek: Irving Berlin In Hollywood (upcoming premiere at York Theatre, dir. Randy Skinner), An American In Paris (int'l tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), A Night With Janis Joplin (National Tour), Spamilton (dir. Gerard Alessandrini - NYC/Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/current US tour), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater Company, dir. Stephen Brackett), Gigantic (dir. Scott Schwartz/Vineyard Theatre), Forbidden Broadway (last three editions/cast albums), The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere), and many more. Regional credits include frequent productions for top regional theatres including Gulfshore Playhouse, Argyle Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Old Globe, Denver Center, Great Lakes Theater, Hangar Theatre, American Theater Group, and more. Film: The Hyperglot (dir. Michael Urie, Artios nomination for excellence in casting), Grantham & Rose (dir. Kristin Hanggi). Resident Casting Director for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) (2007-2019), and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. As an educator, he regularly teaches at many of the nation's top universities and training programs, including Baldwin Wallace University, The Boston Conservatory, Elon University, Indiana University, NYU, Texas State, and many others. Michael is a native Clevelander and the only person to ever hold membership in both the Casting Society of America and the Association of Professional Genealogists. BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net Follow Michael Cassara on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/michaelcassara/ (@michaelcassara) Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelcassara (@michaelcassara) Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCassaraCasting To grab your copy of the Marketing 101 For Actors eBook, go to www.actoraesthetic.com/shop/marketing-for-actors. To join the Actor Aesthetic Tribe on Facebook, click here. Spread the love and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more information. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Actress Carissa Fiorillo chats with host Maggie Bera about touring, dating within the industry, moving to NYC, survival jobs, and the differences between working on the stage and on screen! Carissa Fiorillo is an actress currently on the road with the North American Tour of Aladdin. National Tours: Bullets Over Broadway, Radio City Rockettes and Guys and Dolls. Regional: Argyle Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse. She's appeared as a dancer on television in “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”, NBC’s “Upfronts”, and Saturday Night LIVE, and in numerous commercials and print ads. She trained in Musical Theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Find her on instagram @carissafiorillo. Carissa Fiorillo - https://www.carissafiorillo.online To join the Actor Aesthetic Tribe on Facebook, click here. Spread the love and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more information. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Becca Lee is a NYC-based actor who recently made her Broadway debut in The Prom. As an actor, Becca also performed in The Prom at the Alliance Theatre and The Music Man at Ogunquit Playhouse, toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and danced professionally with the NY Knicks and on several Television shows including MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Good Morning America and more. On episode 69, Becca reflects on her emotional journey leading up to her Broadway debut, the non-equity audition grind, final callbacks, survival jobs, marriage, the phone call that changed her life, the onstage shenanigans at The Prom, performing on the Tony Awards, and all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes when in between jobs. Follow Becca on instagram at @BeccaLeeBackstage To join the Actor Aesthetic Tribe on Facebook, click here. Spread the love and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more information. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Diana Huey is an actor and singer best known for year long run as Ariel in the First National tour of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID (Gregory Award) and Kim in MISS SAIGON (Helen Hayes Award). She has a continued passion to promote color conscious casting in the arts and in helping develop new works in the theater. She recently played Jovie in ELF THE MUSICAL at the historic The Music Hall theater, with the Ogunquit Playhouse. Diana shares what her life was like before she discovered self confidence. She also shares the backlash she received when she got the role to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid and how she was able to overcome it by learning to let go of the negativity and enjoying her time playing an iconic role. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Diana's episode, Diana's website, resources, gifts and so much more.
Sally Struthers & Alan Zweibel. Legendary comedy writer Alan Zweibel looks back at the early days of Saturday Night Live, his friendship with Gilda Radner, and work with Garry Shandling. Sally Struthers talks about her return to the Ogunquit Playhouse, and recalls The Gilmore Girls and All In The Family.
Fellow actor and podcaster, Clayton Howe, riffs on the business of auditioning as well as creating new work and making a difference in the world...whether that world is our own theater community or a larger presence influencing millions. He even brings up one influencer, Casey Neistat, who is a filmmaker and was ticketed here in NYC for not riding his bike in the bike lane. Through his videos and mission to fight back against the ticket, he ended up exposing a flaw in the enforcement of bike lanes and galvanized a strong following behind him. Watch the video that started it all. Notice the 22+ million views so far! Okay, now back to Clayton...he and I first met during my contract with Disney Cruise Line. He was Vocal Captain and became a true friend on the ship. Since being back on land, our careers have led us in similar directions as we pursue more theater gigs around the country. Born and raised on Long Island and schooled at State University of New York (SUNY), Clayton has a resume that stretches from New York theater to regional theater and beyond. He most recently performed in From Here to Eternity at Ogunquit Playhouse and just finished a production at Gateway Playhouse for Cabaret. All of this has brought Clay to a higher understanding of what it means to change the world through storytelling, which is why he created his podcast Entertainment(x). Clayton believes in understanding the roots of one's successes and struggles so others can learn from them and live a more fulfilled life...sounds familiar, eh? Much like WINMI, Clayton brings in names you might recognize, names you won't, and names you don't yet. In fact, in the coming weeks he'll be bringing me on his show. So stay tuned as your favorite host turns into Clayton's favorite guest! :) Follow Clayton on Twitter and Instagram. ----------- Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode. Join the WINMI community by following on Instagram or Twitter as well as reaching out to Patrick with any questions or comments: contact.winmipodcast.com
Danielle Wade is a real life hometown hero. There are photos of her up around her town, she won a national CBC competition, and is currently starring in The Music Man at the Stratford Festival, but she is still the most down to earth girl you’ll ever meet. Danielle is such a kind, genuine lady, and to boot, she’s freaking hilarious!We have a few Gin Smashes and chat with Danielle about some of our more hilarious ‘Joe jobs’, the evolution of her career, and making an investment in your heart. Danielle was the winner of the CBC competition ‘Over the Rainbow’ and played Dorthy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (Mirvish Prod. & North American Tour), has played the leads in Beauty and The Beast, All Shook Up, Mamma Mia and many more for Drayton Entertainment, and was just in the new Tim Rice musical ‘From Here to Eternity’ that played at Ogunquit Playhouse. She is literally a dream. Be prepared to fall even more in love with Danielle Wade. Come hang with us, grab a drink (if you’re not driving), and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter, with beverages.
Yes, your job as a dancer is to perform, but to get there, the first step is to attend an audition. Your audition is what constitutes whether or not you get work. Essentially part of your job is that audition. On this episode, with our guests Liz Picini and Elle-May Patterson, we talk about what happens during an audition. How early do you get to an audition? How do I prepare for an audition? What's going to make me stand out? How do I deal with the pressure of an audition and still show them I'm an awesome dancer? We touch on all these questions in this episode of Auditions: Part 2 of Beyond the Mirror. More About Our Speakers... Lizz Picini moved to New York City just one week after graduating from Towson University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. After completing the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester she began actively training and working at Broadway Dance Center while assisting various choreographers. She now has the privilege of teaching at Broadway Dance Center. She is represented by Clear Talent Group in New York City and is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. Lizz is thrilled to be playing the Girl-in- the-Green- Dress/Dance Captain/Associate Choreographer at The Wick Theatre’s upcoming production of Singin’ in the Rain. Additionally, some of Lizz’s favorite past roles include Tess in Crazy For You, Gertie Cummings/Dance Captain inOklahoma! and Dawn/Dance Captain in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, all at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse. Lizz also served as the Associate Choreographer, while playing the role of Ruth, in Ogunquit Playhouse’s Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Other performing credits include Disney’s world premiere musical When You Wish at Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Beauty and the Beast and Sister Actalso at Tuacahn Amphitheatre, On The Town at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse, and West Side Story at Ogunquit Playhouse. On the creative side, Lizz served as Associate Choreographer to Richard J. Hinds at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse’s 2017 season opener, Guys and Dolls, as well as Assistant Choreographer to Molly Smith (Dir.) and Parker Esse (Chor.) at Glimmerglass Opera House’s season opener, Oklahoma! Elle-May was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She then went on to complete a BA (Hons) degree for Musical Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. For the last two years, Elle May has been living and working in New York City. Recent credits include Cabaret, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Anything Goes, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Elton John’s ‘Life Ball’ in Vienna, Austria, The MTV Video Music Awards, and a dancer with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. She was recently the Assistant Choreographer to the renowned duo ‘The Squared Division’ for the first season of Asia’s Got Talent, and filmed Rachelle Rak’s new pilot series ‘The Collaborators’ in New York. Additionally, she played "Kylie" in the AFI Award winning film "The Black Balloon" and has appeared in several television commercials.
I'm joined by the fabulous Jensen Clifford as we learn all about his life growing up Mormon in Arizona, life on the road as the press Grinch, and being a part of the company management team at Ogunquit Playhouse!
Lorenzo Lamas-Craig (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor. Lamas-Craig is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful. Lamas appeared in reality television, served as a judge on ABC television's short-lived Are You Hot? and starred in his own reality show,Leave it to Lamas, a series about his real-life family.Early lifeLamas-Craig was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and Norwegian-American actress Arlene Dahl. He is the stepson of swimming film star Esther Williams, who married his father when Lorenzo was 11 years old. Williams was also the best friend of Jane Wyman, who would later play along with Lamas-Craig on Falcon Crest. Lamas-Craig was brought up in Pacific Palisades, California, and moved to New York City in 1971, when he was 13 years old. He graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey, in 1975.Acting careerLonging to be an actor since the age of five, Lamas first studied acting in Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop and quickly thereafter obtained his first TV acting role in 1976. He had a supporting role in the 1978 film Grease. Early in his career, he also had guest-starring parts in Switch, Sword of Justice, Dear Detective, Secrets of Midland Heights, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Hotel.In 1980, Lamas auditioned for and won the role of Jane Wyman's playboy grandson and henchman, Lance Cumson, for the pilot of a new series entitled The Vintage Years. The pilot was later retooled to become the hit prime time drama series Falcon Crest. During a 2006 TV interview with a Norwegian television team, Lamas said that to get the role on Falcon Crest, he had auditioned twice and beat out five other guys for the part. During his stint on Falcon Crest, Lamas was nominated for two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lamas was the only actor to appear in all 227 episodes of the series. In an interview, Lamas said of Jane Wyman's persona into a hard-working legend, not a diva, who referred to her as a friendly woman on Falcon Crest: "With Jane, she expected you to know your lines, but she played poker with the crew at lunch. She was just a great gal; and I think that set the tone for the rest of us. She wasn't a 'spoiled diva,' and believe me, if anybody had a right to be a 'spoiled diva,' it was Jane because she has done so much, Oscar Award-winner, I mean, incredible actress, and she was just like clockwork, right there on time, always knew her lines, always ready to rehearse and she had this great affable quality. You just never talked about Ronald Reagan, that's all, that was one thing we never did, everything else was opened." At the beginning of the ninth and final season of Falcon Crest, off-camera, Lamas received some devastating news about his TV grandmother when she was sent to the hospital that he paid visit to see her to offer her some words of comfort.[1] After cancellation, he did not keep in touch with her for years, on September 10, 2007, he lost his TV grandmother and decades-long friend. Prior to Wyman's death, Lamas released a statement: "Next to my parents, Jane was the most influential person in my young career," he added, "She has left an incredible body of work and accomplishments that cannot go without being recognized and celebrated. I will miss her greatly."In 1984, Lamas was nominated for Worst Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards for his performance in the film Body Rock. Lamas also performed a song on the soundtrack for this film, and the track "Fools Like Me" became his only single to date to crack theBillboard Hot 100 chart.In the early 90s, he began carving out a niche for himself as the next big action-hero, showing off his martial-arts skills and starring in such movies as the Snake Eater-trilogy, Terminal Justice, Gladiator Cop, Bounty Tracker, and many similar low-budget action-films, that unfortunately failed to reach a mainstream-audience.However, in 1992, Lamas played the role of the falsely accused cop Reno Raines in the syndicated series Renegade. The series was seen in over 100 countries,[citation needed] and during its final season, it moved from first-run syndication to the USA Network. The show ended in 1997 after a run of five seasons.From February 2004 until February 2007 Lamas played the role of Hector Ramirez on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.In August 2007, Lamas starred as the King of Siam in The King and I at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. That fall, he performed at Kean University Premiere Stages in Union, New Jersey, in the title role in Steven Dietz's Dracula. Lamas performed as El Gallo in The Fantasticks at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2008. In June 2009, Lamas returned to the Ogunquit Playhouse as Zach in A Chorus Line.Lamas began appearing in the Zaxby's restaurant chain television advertisements in May 2008.In 2008, Lamas appeared in season 2 of CMT's Gone Country.In 2009, he starred in the Asylum's Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus as Alan Baxter, a government agent who wants to destroy both the Mega Shark and the Giant Octopus to protect the world from their destructive fights.
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