Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert L Freedman

Robert L. Freedman won the 2014 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Book of a Musical for the Tony-winning Best Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. With collaborator Steven Lutvak, Robert was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Score, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. Robert is writing Book and Lyrics for the new musical, The Flamingo Kid, with Music by Scott Frankel, based on the Garry Marshall film, which had its pre-Broadway try-out in May, 2019 at Hartford Stage in Connecticut, directed by Darko Tresnjak (A Gentleman's Guide, Anastasia) and choreographed by Denis Jones (Tootsie, Holiday Inn) & Witnesses which is getting a concert in June 2023.

It is time for the crew to share their top recommendations for the week. Cody shares with us the Netflix play to film adaptation of American Son starring the same cast that debuted the production on broadway the year before. Jt introduces us to Lupin, the French Netflix show inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin about a gentleman thief, Assane Diop, who sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family. Finally Shannon visited Disney plus for the 1997 Rodgers and Hammerstien's film adaptation of the broadway hit, Cinderella, starring Brandy. Did you know, Brandy Norwood became the first African-American to play Cinderella? This version broke viewership records when it debuted, and it holds the record for the best selling video for a made-for-TV movie. There is lot's to stream, lot's to watch, and here at We Watch It, we will point you in the direction best suited for you. With three unique hosts, there are unlimited possibilities for viewers like you to find something new to add to your list to watch. Take it from your hosts, or don't, I'm not involved, I just write the descriptions. ENJOY! - AMERICAN SON -DIRECTED BYKenny Leon WRITTEN BYChristopher Demos-BrownSTARRINGKerry WashingtonSteven PasqualeJeremy JordanEugene Lee- LUPIN - CREATED BYGeorge KaySTARRINGOmar SyLudivine SagnierHervé PierreSoufiane GuerrabEtan Simon- CINDERELLA (1997) - DIRECTED BYRobert IscoveWRITTEN BYOscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics by)Robert L. Freedman (teleplay)STARRINGBrandy NorwoodBernadette PetersVeanne CoxNatalie Desselle ReidPaolo MontalbanJason AlexanderWhoopi GoldbergVictor GarberWhitney Houston

Robert won the 2014 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Book of a Musical for the Tony-winning Best Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. With collaborator Steven Lutvak, Robert was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Score, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. Robert is writing Book and Lyrics for the new musical, The Flamingo Kid, with Music by Scott Frankel, based on the Garry Marshall film, which had its pre-Broadway try-out in May, 2019 at Hartford Stage in Connecticut, directed by Darko Tresnjak (A Gentleman's Guide, Anastasia) and choreographed by Denis Jones (Tootsie, Holiday Inn). He has already released a book 'NOTES ON THE WRITING OF A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER' Robert L. Freedman takes you through the process of writing a new musical, including story structure, song placement, dialogue, character development, and more that led to the creation of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the 2014 Best Musical Tony winner. With candor and insight, Freedman describes the challenging and rewarding growing pains of what the critics called "Hilarious!" and "Ingenious!," and said "Ranks among the most inspired and entertaining new musical comedies I've seen in years."

One man must decide between two women while "taking care" of eight family members to assume his place at the head of a family... all played by one man. Trust us, the math checks out. Sort of. Join John and John as they discuss "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder", and talk about the subtle spectacle of the show's casting, the nonsensical humor of the pot, and offer an audiophile's take on the cast recording. Music by Stephen Lutvak Lyrics and book by Robert L. Freedman Intro and outro music ("BeBop 25") provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Have a question for John or John? Want to leave feedback or tell us how wrong we are? Email us at musicalminutespodcast@gmail.com For more info on our hosts - please visit https://norine62.wixsite.com/musicalminutes

Kaitlin Hopkins is an award-winning actress, director, and educator and has worked in theater, film and television for over 30 years. In 2009 she created the BFA Musical Theatre program at Texas State University, recently named one of the top 10 musical theatre programs in the nation. As an entrepreneur, she is the Co-Founder of Living Mental Wellness, which is a holistic evidence-based company that offers educational programs to enhance mental wellness for performing artists through an integrated scientific life skills model. In addition, Hopkins is the proud creator and president of Fontus Green Apple Dry Throat Lozenges, in partnership with Ocu-soft, a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical company. Fontus is the official lozenge of Hamilton the musical, and many other Broadway shows and national touring companies, and is the lozenge of choice for many performing artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Julie Andrews.   As an educator, she received the 2016 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching from Texas State University and was recognized by Broadway Dreams Foundation as an innovative voice in education, and one of the 6 top women educators in the performing arts. In 2012, in collaboration with the ProJazz Institute Hopkins created and launched the first musical theater-training program in Chile. Her recent TEDx Talk on the importance of mental wellness education for students, along with her research and curriculum-based mental wellness training program for performing artists at Texas State has garnered international attention.   As an actress her Broadway credits include: Noises Off, Anything Goes with Patti LuPone and originating the role of “Mama Who” in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Hopkins has a half dozen cast album credits to her name and has originated multiple roles off-Broadway including: Bat Boy-the Musical for which she received a Drama Desk and Ovation award nominations, Bare: A Pop Opera, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and Nicky Silver’s Beautiful Child. National tours include originating the roles of “Diane” in Disney’s On The Record, and “Margorie” in Dirty Dancing, and originating the role of “Tiffany” in the international tour of the John Adam opera I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky directed by Peter Sellars.   Hopkins has appeared in over 50 television shows including Star Trek- Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Voyager, JAG, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Law and Order CI, Rescue Me, Spin City and three years on Another World as Dr. Kelsey Harrison. She has appeared in 11 feature films including The Nanny Diaries, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles and How To Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog with Kenneth Branagh.   As a director, writer, producer her production of The World According to Snoopy, which made its world premiere at Texas State, and its regional premiers at Theatre Under The Stars, and Theatre Aspen, has been licensed by Tams Witmark . Other producing credits include producing radio plays and musicals for LA Theatre Works-The Plays the Thing Series and for The Pet Shop (Animal Planet Network) hosted by comedian Andy Kindler. As a director, favorite credits include: The Boch and Harnick Revue To Life!, which she co-conceived with Tony award winner Robert L. Freedman, The Two Orphans by Theresa Rebeck, and Collision Course by Jim Price (The Lark Play Development Center, NY). She is a member of the Playwright and Director's Workshop at The Actors Studio in New York. Kaitlin’s directing credits at Texas State University include: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, RENT, Anything Goes, Urinetown, Hair, All Shook Up, Oklahoma!, The Wild Party, A Little Princess (world premiere), and Bat Boy-The Musical. Her productions at Texas State have been recognized with numerous awards by the Austin Critics' Table Awards.   In this episode, NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera chats with Kaitlin about how COVID-19 will impact the future of college auditions.    To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here.   Spread 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 info.   Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com

We went to Hartford Stage to chat with Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens, War Paint) and Robert L. Freedman (The Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder) about their new musical, The Flamingo Kid. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week Julie, Kristen, and Zane will chat with Benedict Braxton-Smith about which of life's truths can be gleaned from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder!- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, Film, 68th Tony AwardsIsrael Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal Tony Awards PerformanceiTunes- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS - Robert L. Freedman, Roy Horniman, Darko Tresnjak, Jefferson Mays, Ken Barnett, Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham, Bryce Pinkham, Kevin Massey, Blake Price, James Taylor OdomLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

Actor Jefferson Mays is only one man, but he’s happy not to limit himself to a single role when he goes on stage. In 2004, Mays won a Tony Award and several other awards for his two-character turn in Doug Wright’s play, I Am My Own Wife. But now he's quadrupled that load in the new musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. The show is set in Edwardian England, where Mays plays eight members of a high-born family who all fall victim to a distant relative with murder on his mind. The show is directed by Darko Tresnjak, the book is by Robert L. Freedman, the score is by Steven Lutvak, and Freedman and Lutvak collaborated on the lyrics. Is A Gentleman’s Guide a killer entertainment, or merely deadly? New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood offers a review.

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