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“BOOP! The Musical” has hit the Broadway stage and opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 5. It was nominated for 3 Drama League awards this week – including Outstanding Musical.Centering on the famous female animated character Betty Boop, who was created in the 1930s – “BOOP!” is a colorful musical reminiscent of classic Broadway with dazzling dance numbers, stunning visuals, and a large cast of wonderful characters.Jasmine Amy Rogers stars as Betty Boop.

Past lives. Musical improv. Celine Dion. Nicole Parker joins us on what it's like to leave a show not once, but twice.  Nicole Parker has been able to play Celine Dion twice on the New York stage. The first during Martin Short's Fame Becomes Me, and the second during Titanique. She's had to say goodbye to the show once before, but returned for a second run – now having to say her heart will go on again. So what's it like saying goodbye to a show that will keep running while you move on? This is a topic not many actors speak about, so tune in and listen to this hysterical, yet touching episode about Nicole Parker's experience as Celine Dion in Titanique.  Nicole Parker is best known for her work on Fox's sketch comedy show Mad TV (2003–2009, 2016), which she was a regular cast member. In July 2009, Parker concluded her run as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, a role that she reprised on tour across North America. She voiced Penelope Pitstop in the animated series Wacky Races (2017–2019) and has appeared in the parody films Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie (both 2008). Parker currently co-hosts the Earwolf podcast The Neighborhood Listen, along with comedian Paul F. Tompkins. Titanique is a jukebox musical created by book writers Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli, and music supervisor Nicholas Connell. The musical is a parody of the 1997 film Titanic and uses music introduced by Céline Dion. The show premiered in Los Angeles in 2017. It began an off-Broadway run at The Asylum Theatre in June 2022, transferring to the Daryl Roth Theatre in November. The production won the 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Musical and for lead performer (Mindelle) and costume design (Alejo Vietti). The musical follows the main events of the film, with the exception of the present-day framing device; instead of treasure hunters searching for the Heart of the Ocean, Céline Dion surprises visitors at a Titanic museum and hijacks their tour. Dion serves as a Greek chorus for most of the show. The musical uses pop culture references, including allusions to RuPaul's Drag Race and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The critically acclaimed show has played off Broadway since 2022. Get Titanique tickets now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being musicians, Crazy Amazing Humans hosts Katrina and Jefferson are always ready to celebrate the artistic gifts of others. In this episode they feature Ricky Kej, a 2x Grammy Award winner, U.S. Billboard #1 artist, GQ Hero 2020 and an internationally renowned Indian Music Composer and Environmentalist. Ricky has won over 100 music awards in 20 countries. He serves as the UNESCO MGIEP “Global Ambassador for Kindness”, UNCCD “Land Ambassador”,  UNICEF “Celebrity Supporter” & Ambassador for “Earth Day Network.”  Ricky has performed at prestigious venues in over 30 countries, including the UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. His vast repertoire of work includes 16 studio albums and 4 feature films, including the natural history documentary ‘Wild Karnataka' narrated by Sir David Attenborough. He serves as the UNESCO “Global Ambassador for Kindness,” UNCCD “Land Ambassador”,  UNICEF “Celebrity Supporter” and Ambassador for the Earth Day Network. In addition to his music success, he has been recognized for his tireless work in creating awareness for environmental issues.  Ricky is nominated again this year for a Grammy and we speak with him remotely from his home studio in India.  His most recent Grammy Award was last year for the album Divine Tides, a collaboration with Stewart Copeland of The Police (his Grammy acceptance speech with Copeland from 2022 addressed the importance of the environment and went viral. You'll hear that in the podcast as well.)  Ricky's awards include the United Nations “Global Humanitarian Artist” award and is conferred with the title “Youth Icon of India”. ‘Real Leaders', a Signatory to the United Nations named Ricky Kej as one of the 100 Real Leaders who ‘Inspire the Future'. The House of Commons, Parliament of Canada awarded Ricky for his “Outstanding Musical and Humanitarian Achievement”. His vast repertoire of work includes 16 studio albums released internationally, over 3500 commercials and 4 feature films, including the natural history documentary ‘Wild Karnataka' narrated by Sir David Attenborough.  You'll want to listen to this absolutely brilliant talent because he's walking the walk of taking actions for the environment, both large and small, that make a huge difference. In our conversation, Ricky provides insights and ideas that will resonate and empower you to see how you can use your unique talents and abilities to make a difference, too. 

David Vito Gregoli: By his teens, Vito was already hailed as a guitar virtuoso and working in the L.A. club scene. He later studied classical music and received a Bachelors in Music. Introduced to Meditation at 13, and later Yoga, this in turn exposed him World instruments, like sitar and charango. His interests in the healing power of music led to his expansive experiments in New Age music, like “Primordial Sonics". He's had the privilege of working with New Age artists as Constance Demby, Jai Uttal, Deepak Chopra, Steven Halpern and Donna De Lory…and Ricky Kej. Ricky Kej: Ricky's awards include the United Nations “Global Humanitarian Artist” award and is conferred with the title “Youth Icon of India”. ‘Real Leaders', the United Nations named Ricky Kej as one of the 100 Real Leaders who ‘Inspire the Future'. The House of Commons, Parliament of Canada awarded Ricky for his “Outstanding Musical and Humanitarian Achievement”. Ricky Kej is also a professor at the prestigious National Institute of Advanced Studies. “My music is an extension of my personality and beliefs” www.VitoGregoliMusic.com www.RickyKej.com

Rob Rokicki is composer/lyricist whose shows have been nominated for Drama Desk, Lortel, and Off-Broadway Alliance awards. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actor's Equity, and an alum of the Tony Award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing workshop. As a writer, Rob wrote the music and lyrics for the critically acclaimed Broadway musical THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, for Theatreworks USA (book by Joe Tracz). The hourlong adaptation ran in 2015 and was nominated for a Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical before touring the country. The two-act adaptation played Off-Broadway in 2017 and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical before launching a six month tour across North America. The show will open on Broadway at the Longacre theatre in 2019. Rob's graphic novel musical MONSTERSONGS received a World Premiere Recording from Broadway Records in 2017 and was part of the prestigious NAMT festival in 2018. It is currently being developed as a virtual reality video game. Rob's musical, LOVE, NY (co-written with Mike Ruby) won the 2009 American Harmony Award and was presented at New World Stages (NY), Curtain Call (CT), and Oklahoma University. Rob has had work featured in the York's NEO series, at Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, Ars Nova & at universities internationally. Also with Ruby: RELATIVITY (Theatre Row, selected for The Pitch at Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival), 20 TO LIFE (American University), STRANGE TAILS (West Village Musical Theatre Festival; Best Musical, Best Lyrics, Best Score, Best Book; ANT fest). Composer/lyricist for MARTHA & ME (NY Fringe) and SAMSON'S FIRE (The Cell Theater), GINGERBREAD HOUSE (New York Film Academy). Broadway performers have sung his songs throughout New York, benefits across the country.

With his lacerating wit, pop culture savvy and equal fluency with humor and pathos, the Emmy-nominated screenwriter, playwright and producer Jason Kim is one of the most dynamic young voices in the entertainment world. He has written for Girls and Love and is a producer on HBO's Barry. He also wrote the book for KPOP, an off-Broadway show that won Outstanding Musical at the 2018 Lucille Lortel awards. Currently, he's developing a series for Amazon called Neon Machine, starring Korean hip-hop star Tablo. Born in Seoul, Jason immigrated with his family to St. Louis, MO when he was ten. He talks to Catherine and Juliana about fleeing the midwest for NYC immediately after high school, his quarter-life crisis as a young staffer at The New Yorker, his decade-long process of coming out to his parents, his grandmother who encouraged him to be a writer and — last but not least – his devotion to his dermatologist. Photo credit: Juliana SohnFollow Jason Kim on Instagram@deepkimpactFollow K-Pod on Instagram@kpodpod Co-host, Producer, Photographer: Juliana Sohn @juliana_sohnCo-host, Producer, Editor: Catherine Hong @catherinehong100Audio Engineer: AJ ValenteExecutive Producer: HJ Lee KoreanAmericanStory.org is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to capture, preserve, and share stories of the Korean American experience.  

With his lacerating wit, pop culture savvy and equal fluency with humor and pathos, the Emmy-nominated screenwriter, playwright and producer Jason Kim is one of the most dynamic young voices in the entertainment world. He has written for Girls and Love and is a producer on HBO's Barry. He also wrote the book for KPOP, an off-Broadway show that won Outstanding Musical at the 2018 Lucille Lortel awards. Currently, he's developing a series for Amazon called Neon Machine, starring Korean hip-hop star Tablo. Born in Seoul, Jason immigrated with his family to St. Louis, MO when he was ten. He talks to Catherine and Juliana about fleeing the midwest for NYC immediately after high school, his quarter-life crisis as a young staffer at The New Yorker, his decade-long process of coming out to his parents, his grandmother who encouraged him to be a writer and — last but not least – his devotion to his dermatologist. Photo credit: Juliana SohnFollow Jason Kim on Instagram@deepkimpactFollow K-Pod on Instagram@kpodpod Co-host, Producer, Photographer: Juliana Sohn @juliana_sohnCo-host, Producer, Editor: Catherine Hong @catherinehong100Audio Engineer: AJ ValenteExecutive Producer: HJ Lee KoreanAmericanStory.org is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to capture, preserve, and share stories of the Korean American experience.  

This episode's spotlight is on Broadway producer and general manager Carl Pasbjerg. Carl was the general manager for Memphis the Musical, Guys and Dolls, First Date, and The Illusionist, among many other Broadway shows. Most recently, he manages the musical sensation Come From Away, which won the 2017 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, and Outstanding Book of a Musical, as well as the 2017 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.  Tune in to hear Carl's thoughts on being a GM, putting together a show, and what it will take to re-launch Broadway.

Rob Rokicki is a composer/lyricist whose shows have been nominated for Drama Desk, Lortel, and Off-Broadway Alliance awards. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actor's Equity, and an alum of the Tony Award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing workshop. As a writer, Rob wrote the music and lyrics for the critically acclaimed Broadway musical THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, for Theatreworks USA (book by Joe Tracz). The hourlong adaptation ran in 2015 and was nominated for a Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical before touring the country. The two-act adaptation played Off-Broadway in 2017 and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical before launching a six-month tour across North America. In the Winter of 2018, they played a successful run on Broadway! Click HERE to subscribe to my weekly newsletter. I will send you an email every Friday when the episode launches with the show notes, links from the show, and more. Let's connect! Instagram: @broadwaybrainspod Website: broadwaybrains.com Follow Lucy! Instagram: @thelucydomingo Website: lucydomingo.com

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.  

[REBROADCAST] Composer, playwright, and lyricist Dave Malloy joins us to talk about  “OCTET,” his musical which played at the Signature Theatre.   Lucille Lortel nominations: Outstanding Musical Outstanding Director (Annie Tippe) Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Alex Gibson) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Kuhoo Verma) Outstanding Sound Design (Hidenori Nakajo)

[REBROADCAST] Playwright Lynn Nottage, composer Duncan Sheik, and actor Saycon Sengbloh discuss "The Secret Life of Bees."   Lucille Lortel nominations: Outstanding Musical Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Elisa Davis) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (LaChanze)

[REBROADCAST] Playwright, composer, and lyricist Michael R. Jackson joins us to discuss his off-Broadway debut musical, "A Strange Loop", and perform live.   Lucille Lortel nominations: Outstanding Musical Outstanding Director (Stephen Brackett) Outstanding Choreographer (Raja Feather Kelly) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Larry Owens) Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (John-Andrew Morrison) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (L Morgan Lee) Outstanding Costume Design (Montana Levi Blanco)  

Enloe Magnet High School is the first school (and regional/community theater) to produce Jack Murphy and Frank Wildhorn's musical WONDERLAND anywhere. The Enloe Magnet High School production of WONDERLAND is postponed TBA. For more information visit the https://enloetheatre.wixsite.com/enloetheatre/current-production (Enloe Theatre website). About the Guests Koko Thornton - After graduating from the Wake County Public School System in 1993, Miss Thornton received the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship to UNC-Charlotte where she received her BCA in Theatre Education and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1997. While in college, she worked as an actor and professional costumer including being a dresser for the National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. After teaching theatre at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte where she was the recipient of an NCTC award for Outstanding Direction, Miss Thornton returned home to Raleigh and served on the NC Department of Public Instruction’s committee to rewrite the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Theatre Education. The 2018-2019 school year marks her 19th year teaching Theatre at Enloe Magnet High School. Some of her directing credits include: SWEENEY TODD (2007 Capital Award for Outstanding Musical), LITTLE WOMEN (2008 Capital Award for Outstanding Direction), ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (2013 TRS Award for Best Musical), THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (2014 TRS Award for Best Ensemble), MISS SAIGON, INTO THE WOODS (2016 TRS Award for Best Musical), and RAGTIME (2018 TRS Award for Best Musical). She is double certified in theatre and music and is a certified mentor teacher. She loves to sing, play the piano, bake, and serve at her church. In what little free time she has, she may be found hanging out with her 18 nieces and nephews at Lake Gaston and riding a jet ski. Miss Thornton is the immediate past President of the North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators and the Arts Department Chair at Enloe Magnet High School. She is also the North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators 2017 Teacher of the Year. Lauren Kennedy is the Producing Artistic Director at Theatre Raleigh, where she has directed such shows as DRIFT, TRUE WEST, VANITIES, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, THE WOLF and more! As an actress, Lauren appeared on Broadway in SPAMALOT (Lady of the Lake), LES MISERABLES (Fantine), SIDESHOW (Daisy Hilton, original cast), SUNSET BLVD. (original cast). Off-Broadway: VANITIES (Mary/Second Stage), GOOD OL’ GIRLS. National Tour and London: SOUTH PACIFIC (Nellie Forbush), SUNSET BLVD. (Betty Schaefer). Favorite Original Work: THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Cathy), THE RHYTHM CLUB (Petra/Helen Hayes Award nom. for Best Lead Actress), WHITE CHRISTMAS (Judy Haines), and ZELDA (Barrymore Nomination for Best Actress/Flat Rock Playhouse/LENAPE). Recordings: VANITIES, SOUTH PACIFIC (Original London Cast), SUNSET BLVD, GOOD NEWS (with The London Symphony), THE PAUL SIMON ALBUM (Varese Sarabande). Ms. Kennedy’s solo recordings are available on the PS Classics. Visit laurenkennedy.com   The Theatre Raleigh production of BUD, NOT BUDDY runs March 13 through March 29 at The Kennedy Theatre. The Theatre Raleigh production of BUD, NOT BUDDY has been canceled. Chloe Calhoun is a senior at Enloe Magnet High School. Indy Week Award Nomination Links Click any of the links below to help RDU on Stage make the shortlist of nominees in Indy Week's Best of the Triangle 2020 contest. https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.com/og/0942cb52-bfc1-4c57-b189-8b8be1726b79/gallery/217735061 (Best Local Podcast) https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.com/og/0942cb52-bfc1-4c57-b189-8b8be1726b79/gallery/219932064 (Best Local Facebook Page) https://indyweek.secondstreetapp.com/og/0942cb52-bfc1-4c57-b189-8b8be1726b79/gallery/219931690 (Best Instagram Account)... Support this podcast

Grammy® Award Winner and US Billboard #1 artist Ricky Kej is an internationally renowned Indian Music Composer, Conservationist, Professor at the prestigious National Institute of Advanced Studies at the Indian Institute of Science and an Ambassador to Earth Day Network. Ricky composed and produced his latest album ‘SHANTI SAMSARA’, which was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande in the presence of World Leaders at the United Nations COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris. Ricky went on to performing music from this album twice at the United Nations General Assembly, among other prestigious venues all over the world. Ricky has been awarded the United Nations "Global Humanitarian Artist." Among other awards to his credit, he has also won Producer of the year at the South African Music Awards, Album of the year at the Zone Music Awards in New Orleans, Global Indian Music Award and Mirchi Music Awards in India, and the Centre for Conscious Creativity ‘Future Vision’ Award in Los Angeles. Ricky is also conferred with the title "Pride of Karnataka" and “Youth Icon of India".  Real Leaders, a Signatory to the United Nations, has named Ricky Kej as one of the 100 Real Leaders who 'Inspire the Future' alongside greats like Bill Gates, Leonardo Dicaprio, Angelina Jolie and others.  The House of Commons, Parliament of Canada recently awarded Ricky for his "Outstanding Musical and Humanitarian Achievement.”  Visit www.RickyKej.com.

Nancy Gibbs is a producer and manager for theatrical shows. She won the Tony Award for Best Musical for her producer work in Fun Home. She also won a Drama Desk Award recently for Come From Away for Outstanding Musical, alongside her co-producer, Michael Alden. Other shows she has produced include Peter and the Starcatcher, All Shook Up, Man of La Mancha, The Big Bang, Smoke on the Mountain, and Over the River and Through the Woods. Off Broadway and its current state is just one of the things Nancy enlightened me about, along with . . . How one phone call started her career in New York. The secret to increasing a show’s subsidiary value. Why she won’t commission a show. Who the most important person is when developing a show from scratch. The challenges of adapting something from Hollywood for Broadway. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Briana Phipps and Jacque Borowski discuss the musical Fun Home. Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. The musical was developed through several readings and performances, including at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2009 and at the Sundance Theatre Lab and The Public Theater's Public Lab in 2012. It opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in September 2013 to positive reviews. Its run was extended several times, until January 2014. The Public Theater production of Fun Home was nominated for nine Lucille Lortel Awards (winning three, including Outstanding Musical), two Obie Awards and eight Drama Desk Awards, among others. The original

Bess Wohl is a playwright, screenwriter, and actress whose plays include Small Mouth Sounds, and the book for the musical Pretty Filthy with composer/lyricist Michael Friedman and The Civilians. Her plays have been produced in numerous venues in New York City and around the United States. Pretty Filthy, which ran Off-Broadway from January 2015 to March 1, 2015, was nominated for the 2015 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical and the 2015 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Musical. Small Mouth Sounds premiered Off-Broadway at Ars Nova in 2015 to wide critical acclaim. The play also was produced in 2016 at the Off-Broadway Signature Theatre. Listen to Bess and I talk about her coming of age as a playwright and . . Why she gave up a successful acting career to pursue writing, and how her acting skills help her be a better writer. How she manages rewriting under the pressure of previews. What she thinks about one of her shows getting on Broadway . . . and whether or not she thinks about that when she writes. Her process of writing and how her schedule might help yours. What her mentors told her when she was getting started, and what she now tells new writers.   Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Sikes is a performer and director. His directing credits include BUNKED! (Outstanding Musical at the New York Fringe Festival) and The 7th Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant.  He was the Assistant Director of The Nance (Broadway), Tribes (Off-Broadway), Pageant (Off-Broadway), and Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (at Lincoln Center).  As a performer he appeared in Fame on 42ND Street (Off-Broadway). He made his Feinstein’s/54 Below debut with his acclaimed show Seth Sikes Sings Judy Garland enjoyed a sold-out run and was named  Broadway World’s Best Tribute Show. His new show: Seth Sikes Sings Liza Minnelli will continue at Feinstein’s/54 Below on May 2 at 9:30 and June 8th at 7:00PM. For tickets, visit 54below.com

Tom Morin is originally from Portsmouth, New Hampshire and holds a B.A. in Theatre and Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross and a M.F.A. in Acting from Ohio University. Off Broadway/NYC credits: The Rivals (Pearl Theatre Company), A Christmas Carol (Titan Theatre Company), That Lady from Maxim's (2013 NY Innovative Award for Outstanding Musical). Regional credits: the title role in The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Liar (Centenary Stage); Twelfth Night, Macbeth (Great River Shakespeare); The Winter’s Tale, Marriage of Figaro (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey); Guys and Dolls, Scapino (Monomoy). Caroline Selia is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she also completed her B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. She completed her M.M. degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her most recent musical theatre credits include "Claire" in Class: a New Musical directed by Tony nominee Jerry Dixon. She has sung extensively throughout Europe, winning awards in Austria & Germany. She also sings the National Anthem for the NY Knicks NBA. As a singing teacher/coach, she has taught for over 12 years, her clients are starring in broadway productions, national tours, and film/TV programs. Together, they founded Polish Your Passion, which features the MomentB4 Video Feedback Service. (www.pypnyc.com) Song Presentation: "Courtesy Is Contagious," music and lyrics by Joel B. New (joelbnew.com). Accompanied by Gillian Berkowitz on piano. An in demand pianist and music director, Gillian has performed piano, keyboard, accordion, and vocals in over 25 Broadway and Off Broadway shows. She can currently be seen and heard in Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Wicked, Motown, and Avenue Q. Gillian has music directed dozens of new works throughout her career, and has worked with such notables as Jason Alexander, Joe Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Vincent Piazza, Ann Hampton Callaway, Daniel Radcliffe, and Mickey Dolenz. Frequently she is featured both as a soloist and collaborator playing jazz, classical, theatre, world, and contemporary music in venues across New York City such as 54 Below, Birdland, Merkin Hall, City Winery, and Le Poisson Rouge. Recent projects include Vanishing Point: (www.vanishingpointthemusical.com/Home.html). Gillian also composes and performs with the Sheba Ensemble, promoting Jewish music with a unique contemporary twist (www.shebaensemble.com). This episode was recorded live at TruVoice Studios NYC (truvoicestudiosnyc.com) on Saturday, February 14th, 2015.