Podcasts about theatre row

Send us a text+++ Check out the new Podcast with Tori Press: What the Mental Health?! https://bit.ly/PodWTMH +++HOW TO DEAL WITH GRIEF AND TRAUMA is completely self-funded, produced, and edited by me, Nathalie Himmelrich. Consider making a small donation to support the Podcast: bit.ly/SupportGTPodcast. Thank you! For more information, please visit Nathalie's website, join the podcast's Instagram page, and subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on future episodes here.About this week's episodeToday's guest on the How to Deal with Grief and Trauma podcast is Colin Campbell. I first heard about Colin through a former guest who was deeply moved by an article he had written. Her words piqued my curiosity, and when I finally read Colin's piece, I immediately understood why—it was powerful, honest, and deeply human. We later crossed paths through mutual colleagues, and it became clear that we shared not just a passion for helping others navigate grief, but also the personal experience of child loss. That shared bond drew me to connect with him more personally, and I knew I wanted to invite him onto the podcast. Colin brings a heartfelt and courageous voice to conversations around grief, and I'm honoured to have him here today to share his story, insights, and the wisdom he's gained on his journey through unimaginable loss.About this week's guestColin Campbell is a writer and director for theatre and film. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Seraglio, a short film he wrote and directed with his lovely and talented wife, Gail Lerner. He has taught Theatre and/or Filmmaking at Chapman University, Loyola Marymount University, Cal Poly Pomona University, and to incarcerated youth. His book, Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose, was published by Penguin Random House in 2023. He wrote and performs, Grief: A One Man ShitShow which premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and ran for a month at New York's Theatre Row. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, and ModernLoss.com. Most recently, he was a keynote speaker at The Compassionate Friends' National Conference.Website: colincampbellauthor.comIG: @colincampbellwriter Support the showFind support: Offers - free and paid Support the show: Become a supporter of the show! Starting at $3/month Join Facebook Group - Grief and Trauma Support Network Download the FREE grief resource eBook Book a Discovery Call Leave a review Follow on socials: Instagram Facebook Website

In this week's episode I sat down with Makenzie Morgan Gomez. Makenzie is a Mexican-American, queer, dynamically disabled performer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association and recently made her Off-Broadway debut starring as Libby in Neil Simon's I Ought To Be In Pictures at Theatre Row, where she used both a cane and a manual wheelchair on stage. We discuss going against society's expectations of disability, how disability representation should not be limited, question what it means to maintain the integrity of a piece of art and much more.Join The Patreon: Click HereFollow Makenzie: Instagram: @makenziemorgangomez TikTok: @makenziemorgangomez YouTube: Makenzie Gomez Website: https://www.makenziemorgangomez.comCreative Adaptations: https://www.creativeadaptations.coFollow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast TikTok: @jillian_ilana Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.comRead With Me:GoodreadsThe StoryGraphRelief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires:Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: https://www.inevitable.foundation/erfThis episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin

What happens when history, activism, and theater collide? The producers of The Return of Benjamin Lay break it down. What happens when a story refuses to be forgotten? The Return of Benjamin Lay isn't just a play—it's a powerful lesson in courage, creativity, and using your voice for change. In this episode of Your Creative Mind, I sit down with the producers of the production coming to The Sheen Center this March to talk about bringing this revolutionary abolitionist's story to the stage. You'll hear how bold storytelling can challenge the status quo, why creative work has the power to shift perspectives, and what you can do to make your own impact. If you're a storyteller, entrepreneur, or changemaker, this episode is for you. And if you can, go see the show at The Sheen Center, March 14 – April 6, 2025—it's one you won't forget. JOSEPH W. RODRIGUEZ is an actor, writer, and Producing Artistic Director of Playhouse Creatures (where he has produced over thirty plays). For PCTC: STILL LIFE (with Ancram Opera House), EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, The Two-Character Play ( 2017 New York/ The Duo Theatre), New Orleans (2018 Southern Rep); Mrs. Packard (with Bridge Rep), One Flea Spare, More Stars Then There Are In Heaven, Hunter/ Gatherers, Charlotte The Destroyer, Love Song, 6xTenn, Closer, The Libertine (The Kirk, Theatre Row), and The Libertine (with Bridge Rep – IRNE Nomination, Best Actor). Other NYC: Buffalo Hair with Jeffrey Wright (The Public Theater); The Normal Heart with Bobby Cannavale (The Duo Theatre); Richard III with Austin Pendleton, Macbeth – title role (New Perspectives); Linnehan's Daughter (Naked Angels); Landscape of the Body, Hurlyburly (T. Schreiber Studios); Innocent Erendira – world premiere with Miriam Colon (Repertorio Espanol). Regional: Hamlet with Mark Rylance, King Lear with F. Murray Abraham (A.R.T.); Iphigenia (The Huntington); Children of the Sun (The Kennedy Center); A Streetcar Named Desire, American Buffalo, Safe Sex, A Christmas Carol (The New Ehrlich Boston); Vieux Carre, Breaking the Code – Best Supporting Actor, Boston Herald (The Triangle Theatre); The Boys Next Door with Lance Reddick (Worcester Forum Theatre). TV/ FILM: Glory, The Opposite of Sex, Desolation Angels, Against the Law, Guiding Light, As the World Turns, Another World, the titular character in Sci-Fi Channel's Cameron Grant. He is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.    ARSALAN SATTARI PRODUCTIONS: Since 2012 Arsalan Sattari Productions has commissioned, developed, licensed, and produced shows by world-class artists, to critical acclaim and commercial success, within the London fringe, West End, and festivals. They are interested in new writing, UK and European premieres, historical plays and characters rarely portrayed on stage. They are proud to have built a reputation of producing top acclaimed American playwrights in the UK. Arsalan is an Honorary Associate Producer at the multi-award winning Finborough Theatre, London, and Creative Director and CEO of StageBlock, working with some of the most renowned talents and global institutions to bring performing arts into the wider art market.  Learn more and get tickets. https://playhousecreatures.org/events/the-return-of-benjamin-lay/ https://www.sheencenter.org/events/detail/the-return-of-benjamin-lay   Connect with Izolda Website: https://IzoldaT.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/izoldat.bsky.social. Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg Submit a Play to the Your Creative Table Read Podcast Series One Minute Movies A Close Shave Career Suicide Diz Wit   Flip Your Inner Script to Stop Negative Thoughts From Ruining Your Day.   This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link) URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset It's also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you've been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!** Are you getting anything out of the show? I'd love it if you would buy me a coffee.   Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic |

Epic Players Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol”, December 10-15 at Theatre Row, Theatre 5, 410 W. 42nd Street in Midtown. Travis Burbee is the Associate Artistic Director of EPIC Players, a theater company created to highlight neurodivergent and autistic artists. For more, visit epicplayersnyc.org.

On this episode I talked with Madison about her journey in musical theater, her family's artistic background and the importance of practical experience, attending a performing arts middle school, landing her first professional role at 16, the way pro shots help to make theatre more accessible, her experiences with Off-Broadway productions such as The Fantasticks where she starred as Luisa, joining long-running shows and the creative freedom offered by small theatre's, the influence of audience perception and the evolving nature of performers, working on The Baker's Wife at Theatre Row where she played Genevieve, a memorable rehearsal experience that underscored the emotional depth of the songs, the privilege of performing lesser-known works in Manhattan. her audition process for "Wicked," her favorite costumes, the meticulous backstage choreography, coming down in the bubble as Glinda at the top of the show, and much more!

Comedian JOEY CAMEN originally from the streets of DETROIT makes his way from LA to NYC! Here is what he said...."A big thanks to United Solo for having the NYC world premiere of my new seriocomic one-man play Laughing Through the Pain on Nov 9th at Theatre Row!  Here's a promo trailer to give you a little preview. Enjoy. Get your tickets @https://festival.unitedsolo.org/show/1722894607414x392580299845533700https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOJRONMPbLMShow SummaryLaughing Through the Pain: My Journey from Detroit to Hollywood Standup Comedy and Beyond is a thought provoking one-man play based on the autobiography of standup comedian, voice actor and author Joey Camen. It's the story of a young Jewish boy growing up in Black neighborhoods in Detroit in the 1960s, making his way into the world of Hollywood standup comedy in the 1970s and working as an actor and voiceover talent. This insightful seriocomedy delves into Joey's not so pleasant home life with an abusive father, his leaving home at 17 and becoming one of the youngest professional standup comedians at the World Famous Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip. Naturally funny, he finds himself working with comedians Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney and others. Joey's story is also a tale of childhood survival, ups and downs, laughter and pain, engagingly written and performed by someone who has spent decades in the world of entertainment.

Lights! Cameras! Latino Film Action! On this episode, @RachelLaLoca keeps it REEL and on location at Regal Cinemas in NYC. First off, her review is in! Hear all about the laughter and fun had when she went to see "The Parenting Musical", a hilarious show about raising children, including a song on the "official mom uniform"—yoga pants...playing now at Theatre Row on 42nd Street in NYC. See link below for more information. Then...guess who's back? Founder and Executive Director of The New York Latino Film Festival, Calixto Chinchilla. This is Calixto's fourth time on the show, and Rachel promises, he will be greeted with a two-slice toaster and an embroidered jacket next time he is a guest. The two stroll down memory lane, including Rachel's involvement, growth and a full circle moment she's had with #NYLFF. She started as a red carpet correspondent back in 2009 & 2010, starred in and voiced the commercial, spoke on a panel, served on a Q&A after the screening of a feature film she co-starred in, and it's only right the podcast continues to support the lights of nuestros filmmakers. The two also speak on the films playing this week, the ancillary programming and opportunities this robust festival has to offer this Hispanic Heritage Month in NYC. Shout out to all the past guests of #LOL whose work will be a part of this year's festival @SelenisLeyva @Ramonpesante @ElianaReyes @yoyorick @GlorelysMora @nelsonestevez @FranceliChapman @ZolaDarton @EdgardoMiranda-Rodriguez @ChefKelvin and @BenDeJesus . Calixto shares plans on the fest traveling to Puerto Rico and other cities this year, as well as the many opportunities for those behind and in front of the cameras...so be sure to follow them on social @NYLatinoFilm https://thatparentingmusical.com/ https://nylatinofilmfestival.com/2024/ Thank you @RegalCinema Check LOL out on other platforms here: https://pod.link/1330248548

In this episode, Lindsey has the opportunity to combine her passions for theater and connecting with others via Very Nearly Almosts. She spoke with Becca Schneider. Her solo show TRICH, which chronicles her experience with trichotillomania, was the top-selling play at the 2021 United Solo Theatre Festival at Theatre Row in NYC, winning both the Best Actress and Audience Choice Awards. It's now performing regionally and is headed to Allentown later this month. Becca and Lindsey connected over their enthusiasm for the arts–but also over the interesting similarities between these two very different types of hair loss.

Daisy Prince's directing work includes the Original Off-Broadway production of The Last Five Years and the Original Off-Broadway production of Songs for a New World, both by Jason Robert Brown; It's Only Life: The Songs of John Bucchino at Rubicon Theatre (Los Angeles Ovation Award and Independent Award, Best Direction) also at Theatre Row for SPF and American Songbook at Lincoln Center; Jessica Molaskey's Pentimento with John Pizzarelli, Christine Ebersole, and Frank McCourt at The 92 Street Y. Daisy's concert staging includes Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Sondheim at Town Hall 50th SubCulture Residency Concert June 2019, NYSF Public Theater, PUBLIC SINGS!, Jazz at Lincoln Center's American Songbook Lance Horne: First Things Last, Lyrics and Lyricists at 92nd St. Y, The Genius of Autism, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, and Tom Kitt: An Evening at Stella Del Mare at Joe's Pub. As a performer, Daisy's credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Meg, Original Broadway Cast), Follies in Concert (Young Phyllis, Lincoln Center); Pal Joey (Linda English, Encores! City Center), Michael John LaChiusa's The Petrified Prince (Elise, NYSF Public Theater), and featured performer with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Her recordings include all the above and Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino. In addition, she co-produced three plays with Bonnie Metzgar and Thalia Field as House Frau, inc. at BACA downtown. Daisy is a graduate of Brown University, has spent 20 years teaching as part of the New York City faculty of Syracuse University's The Tepper Semester, and is a proud member of the SDC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to "Half Hour with Jeff & Richie," in this episode, we delve into the new off-Broadway musical, WHITE ROSE: THE MUSICAL. Join us as we share our insights on the show's plot and concept, the performances by the cast, and what resonated with us, as well as what didn't quite hit the mark. Whether you're unable to catch the show in person or seeking a deeper understanding after attending, our discussion is sure to provide valuable perspectives. WHITE ROSE: THE MUSICAL is playing until March 31st; grab your tickets here. Want to buy us a coffee? If you liked this episode, don't forget to subscribe to this podcast and leave us a review. Share your thoughts with us on this episode below: On Instagram: @halfhourpodcast On TikTok: @halfhourpodcast On our website: www.twoworldsentertainmentllc.com White Rose: The Musical, now playing at Theatre Row, has been generating buzz with its reviews and is starring the talented Jo Ellen Pellman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Rodriguez on the Joys and Growth of Acting, Failing, and Thriving This episode is brought to you by Izolda's favorite productivity and well-being app, Brain.fm*, and this podcast's host Podbean*. Joseph W. Rodriguez* is an actor, writer, and Producing Artistic Director of Playhouse Creatures (where he has produced over thirty plays). For PCTC: STILL LIFE (with Ancram Opera House), EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, The Two-Character Play ( 2017 New York/ The Duo Theatre), New Orleans (2018 Southern Rep); Mrs. Packard (with Bridge Rep), One Flea Spare, More Stars Then There Are In Heaven, Hunter/ Gatherers, Charlotte The Destroyer, Love Song, 6xTenn, Closer, The Libertine (The Kirk, Theatre Row), and The Libertine (with Bridge Rep – IRNE Nomination, Best Actor). Other NYC: Buffalo Hair with Jeffrey Wright (The Public Theater); The Normal Heart with Bobby Cannavale (The Duo Theatre); Richard III with Austin Pendleton, Macbeth – title role (New Perspectives); Linnehan's Daughter (Naked Angels); Landscape of the Body, Hurlyburly (T. Schreiber Studios); Innocent Erendira – world premiere with Miriam Colon (Repertorio Espanol). Regional: Hamlet with Mark Rylance, King Lear with F. Murray Abraham (A.R.T.); Iphigenia (The Huntington); Children of the Sun (The Kennedy Center); A Streetcar Named Desire, American Buffalo, Safe Sex, A Christmas Carol (The New Ehrlich Boston); Vieux Carre, Breaking the Code – Best Supporting Actor, Boston Herald (The Triangle Theatre); The Boys Next Door with Lance Reddick (Worcester Forum Theatre). TV/FILM: Glory, The Opposite of Sex, Desolation Angels, Against the Law, Guiding Light, As the World Turns, Another World, the titular character in Sci-Fi Channel's Cameron Grant. He is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Connect with Joseph and Playhouse Creatures IG: https://www.instagram.com/jrodriguez931/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/playcreatures/ https://playhousecreatures.org/ Connect with Izolda Book a Discovery Call Answering a Question? We'd love to hear from you! Leave Me A Voicemail (and yours might get picked to be in an episode) This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset It's also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you've been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!** An Ingenious Idea! You can now show your support with Creative Solutions Podcast Merch! Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.    Support the show on Patreon.  Support the show. Buy me a coffee. Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izoldat/ Website: IzoldaT.com Author Website: https://izoldatauthor.com/ Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/IzoldaST Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/izoldat/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@izoldat Twitter: https://twitter.com/Izoldat Listen on These Channels Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic |   I'm thrilled that you're tuning in to the Creative Solutions Podcast. Get in touch if you have questions or comments. *Affiliate link. If you purchase it through the above links and take the 20% off, I'll get a small commission.    

This episode we are joined by cast members of the off-Broadway play The Inheritance of a Long-Term Fault!  Gabra Zuckman and Craig Wesley Divino give us insight into all things The Inheritance of a Long-Term Fault: why you should see it, why it's important piece of theater,  what it's like portraying different roles and much more.  Gabra also talks about her work as a voice performer and Craig talks about Fault Line Theatre, the theater company he has co-founded.  The Inheritance of a Long-Term Fault is playing at Theatre Row now until December 23rd!

For episode 094 of Actorcast we are joined by Omar Sangare. Omar is the Founder and Artistic Director of the United Solo Theatre Festival, the largest solo theatre festival in the world! I had the opportunity to work with the "King of Solo Theatre" himself and learned a lot about the processes involved with running a successful theatre organization in New York City. In this episode, we talk about how Omar began his acting career in Poland. We reflect on how the United Solo Theatre Festival has grown throughout the years. We also talk about why solo performance is such an important art form. To learn more about Omar and United Solo, please visit their website at https://unitedsolo.org/ and follow them on social media @unitedsolo. Omar Sangare graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, Poland, where he studied with the Oscar-winning director, Andrzej Wajda. He was awarded a scholarship to The British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. While there, he worked with Derek Jacobi, Alan Rickman, Michael Kahn, and Jeremy Irons. Omar holds many film, television, and radio credits. For his one-man drama “True Theater Critic,” he was voted The Best in Acting by The New York International Fringe Festival. The New York press acclaimed his lead part in the Arena Players Repertory Theater production of “Othello.” The New York Times wrote—“Omar Sangare was born to play Othello!” In 2011, he was selected by the U.S. Department of State for a video project that appeared as part of President Obama's trip to Poland. In 2012, he was named “Person of the Year” by nytheatre.com for “a significant contribution to the NYC theater landscape.” Omar is a founder and artistic director of UNITED SOLO, the world's largest solo theatre festival, a resident company at Theatre Row on 42nd Street in New York City. Currently, he serves as Chair of the Theatre Department at Williams College. Follow my work at ⁠https://patrick-mcandrew.com⁠ and @patrick.mcandrew

Over to the NYC to get exclusive coverage of the plays Sex Work, Sex Play by Caytha Jentis and Doris Day: My Secret Love by Paul Adams!Caytha Jentis is a former literary agent. She has written, produced and directed a number of award-winning features including Bad Parents starring Janeane Garofalo, Cheri Oteri, Christopher Titus and Kristen Johnston (Cinedigm), And Then Came Love starring Vanessa Williams and Eartha Kitt (Warner Bros), and The One starring Jon Prescott (TLA Releasing). She has an MFA from UCLA in screenwriting and a BS in TV/film from Syracuse University. She is a member of the Producers Guild and NYWIFT.Paul Adams founded Emerging Artists Theatre in 1993 and has been the Artistic Director for the life of the company. During this time, he has helped showcase hundreds of new works (plays, solo-shows, musicals & dance pieces) for off and off-off Broadway. Some of his favorite credits include directing the off-Broadway production of Sisters' Dance by Sarah Hollister at Baruch Performing Arts Center and producing the solo-show The Sensational Josephine Baker by Cheryl Howard which had two off-Broadway runs at Theatre Row and received a rave review in the NY Times. Paul performed his critically acclaimed solo-show The Cleaning Guy at FringeNYC in 2016 and is currently workshopping his full length play, Doris Day: My Secret Love. He has also served on the NY Innovative Theatre Awards committee since its inception.Emerging Artists TheatreCaytha Jentis SRTN Podcast Website

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Relapse @ Theatre Row, New York Public Library, Original Cast Recordings: Art, Artefact and Analysis, Josie de Guzman: Back Where I Started @ The Greenroom 42, Scott Siegel's 54 Sings Broadway's Greatest Hits @ 54 Below, plus some news. “This Week on read more The post This Week on Broadway for September 10, 2023: Relapse @ Theatre Row appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

"Do what you love and love what ya do" was stated by a very smart women our show is happy to know. Our next guest is joining us to help promote & preview her new 1 woman show that will be on Theatre Row in NYC from Sept 8th-Oct 8th! "Tripping on Life" is written & performed by our guest (5 previous performances in LA) as part of life in 1968, with it being an introspective exploration of personal growth set against the backdrop of the vibrant and trans-formative time period and life-altering experience that shaped your life! Let's welcome Ms. Lin Shaye! Lin Shaye Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mslinshaye/ Tripping On Life: https://trippingonlifetheplay.com/ Crazy Train Radio Facebook: www.facebook.com/realctradio Instagram: @crazytrainradio Twitter: @realctradio Website: crazytrainradio.us YouTube: www.youtube.com/crazytrainradio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crazytrainradio/support

Steve welcomes James T. Lane to share his experience, strength, and hope with you, along with advice on getting and staying sober. James is currently starring in a one-man autobiographical show - which he wrote - at THEATRE ROW called Triple Threat which chronicles (among other things) his struggle with addiction and journey towards sobriety. In his share he will touch on the 'triple threat' he's faced and overcomes daily being a "Black gay addict", and how there is a way through if you let others love you until you love yourself and show up.Thank you for listening. Please join our Patreon family for the post-show, along with more exclusive content at www.Patreon.com/gAyApodcastFind James on all the socials @triplethreat_show and @jamestlane and follow us while you are at it  @gAyApodcast.Also, check out his website for more information on Triple Threat and his other great work- https://www.jamestlane.com and www.triplethreatshow.com If you are interested in sharing your story, getting involved with the show, or just saying hi, please e-mail me at gayapodcast@gmail.com Support the showSupport the show

Steve welcomes James T. Lane to share his experience, strength, and hope with you, along with advice on getting and staying sober. James is currently starring in a one-man autobiographical show - which he wrote - at THEATRE ROW called Triple Threat which chronicles (among other things) his struggle with addiction and journey towards sobriety. In his share he will touch on the 'triple threat' he's faced and overcomes daily being a "Black gay addict", and how there is a way through if you let others love you until you love yourself and show up.Thank you for listening. Please join our Patreon family for the post-show, along with more exclusive content at www.Patreon.com/gAyApodcastFind James on all the socials @triplethreat_show and @jamestlane and follow us while you are at it  @gAyApodcast.Also, check out his website for more information on Triple Threat and his other great work- https://www.jamestlane.com and www.triplethreatshow.com If you are interested in sharing your story, getting involved with the show, or just saying hi, please e-mail me at gayapodcast@gmail.com Support the showSupport the show

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Meredith Lucio is a theatre artist working primarily as a commercial and non-profit producer in New York City. Her past productions include Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, in which she received a Tony Award, for Best Revival; “The Lightning Thief; the Percy Jackson Musical” presented on Broadway, and through a National Tour; Bedlam's productions of “Hamlet” and "Saint Joan” (“Saint Joan” was awarded Best Revival from the Off Broadway Alliance);“The 39 Steps” at New World Stages and Rooms: a rock romance.She is the Producing Director of “The Assembly", whose developing musical “In Corpo" is premiering summer 2023 at Theatre Row in New York City.  As a Sr. Management Associate with Aaron Grant Theatricals, she has served as general manager for the Carnegie Hall concert of Super You! the Musical and recently produced and directed the audio play Bad People by Kati Schwartz (now available on Audible and iTunes).https://www.instagram.com/backyardstobroadway/https://www.facebook.com/TheaterZen/https://www.theatrical.ag/https://www.assemblytheater.org/Now is a great time to act on your dreams! If this episode helped you, please share to a friend!https://www.instagram.com/HyphensHaven/http://www.dreamofdrea.com/Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/DreamofDréa

LGBT Playwright Bryan Keyth Wilson -- Car Takes with Deborah and JoelWe speak with Bryan Keyth Wilson, playwright of the play "Strapped".  Dubbed the Literary Prince, Wilson is an Award-Winning playwright and noted multi-hyphenate in the theatre and publishing industry. As a theatre artist/ producer, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the forefront of every project he takes on. BKW started producing theatre Off-Off-Broadway at The Variety Cafe at Rockefeller Center with shows such as Pamlet and The Subway Series. BKW studied Musical Theatre with a Dance emphasis at Sam Houston State University. He is the founding artistic director of The Creative Co-Lab TX|NYC. BKW is a published author of three novels, ten plays, a choreopoem, and 32 monologues.  Wilson received a playwright residency with the Paterson Performing Arts Development Council in Paterson, NJ. He is the inaugural winner of the Stories of Diversity Playwright Festival at The Fulton Theatre. Wilson won three literary awards for his choreopoem FOR COLORED BOYZ on the verge of a nervous breakdown/ when freedom ain't enuff, and produced a sold-out showcase Off-Broadway at Theatre Row a sold-out World Premiere of FOR COLORED BOYZ at The Fulton Theatre. Wilson is developing his first comic book series, The Talented Tenth, for Wilson Comics/B's Ink Publishing. He is a five-year faculty member of The Black Writers Reunion & Conference and creator of the LIFT EV'RY VOICE International Playwright & Spoken World Virtual Festival. Wilson is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild.Guest: Bryan Keyth Wilsonhttps://creativecollabhtx.wixsite.com/strapped/Then, we speak Joel Sandel and Deborah Hope about their YouTube channel "Car Takes with Deborah and Joel".  Professional actors Deborah Hope and Joel Sandel are also avid film and theatergoers who enjoy sharing their thoughts on the things they see in and around Houston, Texas.Guest: Joel Sandel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCltMWMkG3sTr3SQT4Mfnkw/featured

Joan Kane (director, writer, performer, educator) recently performed her script of Almost 13 in the Edinburgh Festival Fringereceiving a five-star review. She also got favourable reviews for her direction of Safe and what do you mean in New York and Edinburgh.  She is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus Theatre Company. Off Broadway, she directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice! at 59e59 theatres, and I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row. She directed Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka's Belinda in Prague. Joan was awarded Best Director in the United Solo Festival where she has directed six pieces. She was named to the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com.  She has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Workshop Theatre, Nylon Fusion, Abingdon Theatre, Oberon Theatre, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, T. Schreiber Studio, and many others. Joan is an alumni of the LaMama directing and playwriting symposiums in Umbria, Italy. She is a member of the Playwright/Director unit at Actor's Studio, the League of Professional Theatre Women, the Dramatists Guild, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers Some key points from our interview:·        How she believes that being broken is ok ·        How in the summer of 1969 she witnessed a gang member being murdered and she was then raped by the murderer to silence her·        How she became a selected mute after these traumas, as she was too scared to speak out·        How a friend encouraged her to go for therapy at high school as she was having obtrusive dreams·        How she was encouraged at a writing retreat in Italy to share her story·        How it took her many years to write her story down due to shame and denial·        How writing has been her escape from trauma and her therapy too·        How she's passionate about storytelling and wrote “Almost 13” which are her memories of a young girl's violent summer in Brooklyn and plays all 10 characters herself ·        How she believes we can all have horrible things happen to us, but we can survive them too Review of Almost 13  - “Joan Kane sets an example to others to face up to their stories and to be prepared to share them in order to disseminate, perhaps dissipate and gain some healing through the process”Hosted by Madeleine Black, the show will share stories of all the amazing people Madeleine has met on her own journey as an author/speaker and these stories will heal, motivate, inspire and bring hope when they share their wisdom and knowledge with her.She really believes in the power that comes when we share our stories, that in fact we are not story tellers but story healers. Tune in to discover what helped them to stay unbroken and together we will discover that none of us are broken beyond repair.You can find out more about Madeleine, her story and her memoir, Unbroken,  from her website: https://madeleineblack.co.uk/You can listen to the full extended series of incredible stories on https://www.buzzsprout.com/1386718   Short of time but want to tune in?Watch Short Vlog Versions on our You Tube Channel HERE

So honored that five-time Emmy Nominated actress Sharon Lawrence answered my call. With a career that spans TV, Movies & Theatre, Sharon Lawrence has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years! I have been a fan of Sharon's since 1997 when she starred in her own NBC comedy series Fired Up (co-starring Leah Remini). On Broadway, Sharon has been seen in the revivals of Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof & Chicago. Her TV/Film credits include NYPD Blue, Queen Sugar, Shameless, Dynasty, Rizzoli & Isles, Drop Dead Diva, One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy, The Christmas House & The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls. Sharon just finished filming Season 2 of Spectrum's Joe Pickett. Next week, Sharon returns to NYC to star in Robin Gerber's new play The Shot at the 2022 United Solo Festival. In this interview Sharon pulls back the curtain to reveal: How she got involved in Robin Gerber's The Shot How she prepares for such a demanding role How she decompresses after a show The boundaries she puts up when working How The Shot can help those affected by domestic violence The Shot is a work of fiction drawn from the story of former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham. Before becoming publisher, Katharine was an abused wife, derided in public & beaten in private by her husband, who had inherited The Washington Post newspaper from Katharine's father. The Shot will play at Theatre Row in NYC for 3 performances only: 10/27, 10/28 & 11/2. Click here for tickets! Connect with Sharon: Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Follow me @callmeadamnyc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit https://callmeadam.com for more interviews Special Thanks: Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Adam Rothenberg Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) P.S. This interview was originally presented as a video interview, which you can watch here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next week, seven teams will showcase theatre pieces created by and for artists who does not correspond with the male and female binary. Coinciding with LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day, Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival culminates in a public reading presentation the week of October 10 - 16, 2022 at Theatre Row. George Strus, founding artistic director, and Sam Morreale, cultural consultant, join us to talk about the program. 

What is it like to develop a story through dialogue, how do you get your work on the stage, and where does inspiration itself come from? These questions and many more are explored as Odin and Rachel sit down for a deep dive into the world of writing for the stage and the page. Rachel's play, "Little Egg, Big World" premiered Off Broadway at Theatre Row on June 24th, 2022. An autofiction piece about growing up as a sperm donor child and then becoming an adult egg donor. Co-Produced with BBTF. Rachel Leighson is an actress/singer/writer hailing from Los Angeles, CA. She literally fell into performing at the age of seven when she nearly spun off stage during the tornado dance in The Wizard of Oz and never looked back. In Los Angeles, she performed with the Los Angeles Opera in Noye's Fludde, Judas Maccabaeus, and Friedl under Maestro James Conlon. She then attended Oberlin College and Conservatory and Vancouver Film School for Acting in Film and Television. ​ Rachel has performed all over the United States (38 states and counting!) and in NYC at Carnegie Hall, Playwrights Horizons, St. Luke's Theatre, and The Actor's Temple Theatre. Her acting and writing passions center around moralistically grey women and finding the nuanced perspective in a piece or character. She believes theatre gives people a safe opportunity to explore uncomfortable truths and grow, and that is the base of everything she wants to do. ​ Rachel is a donor child with two moms, too many cats, too many half-siblings, and too many opinions. She wouldn't have it any other wacky way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roundtablewriters/support

Emmanuel's pipe and drape story covers the world of theatre from Shakespeare to children's books while also literally covering the world. From his home in New York City to all of China, this jack-of-all trades performer has taken on new skills and cuisines while bringing theatre to everyone everywhere. See Emmanuel in Disney's Winnie the Pooh at Theatre Row in NYC through July 24, 2022: https://winniethepoohshow.com/nyc/tickets/#/ Check out guest Emmanuel Elpenord's work: http://www.elpenord.net INSTAGRAM: @sword.of.elpenord EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION: https://pipeanddrapestories.blogspot.com INSTAGRAM: @PipeAndDrapeStories EMAIL: PipeAndDrapeStories@gmail.com Host: Stephen Fala Artwork: Stephen Gordon

Ever think that your neighbor is so annoying that you might cast them as a villain in your next novel? Well, Joanne Lessner has. She is a polymath who has been singing, writing, acting and performing since college. Is she the most famous? No. Has she made it to Broadway? Well, yes, but most of her career has not been there. Has she built a family and a body of art that she is immensely and justifiably proud of? Absolutely. Take a listen. Here is a link to Joanne's website: http://joannesydneylessner.com/ Here is her bio: Joanne Sydney Lessner is a writer, singer, and actor. Joanne's debut novel Pandora's Bottle was inspired by the true story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine and named one of the top five books of 2010 by Paperback Dolls. She has written four novels featuring aspiring actress and amateur sleuth Isobel Spice: The Temporary Detective (BloodWrites Award for Best New Mystery), Bad Publicity, And Justice for Some, and Offed Stage Left. “The Ghosts' High Noon,” an Isobel Spice short story, is available on this site as a free download. Joanne has written the book and lyrics to several musicals with her husband, composer/conductor Joshua Rosenblum, including the cult hit Fermat's Last Tango, which received its Off-Broadway premiere at the York Theatre Company. The original cast recording became a bestseller, and the DVD has been screened at festivals from New Jersey to New Zealand. The Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon, Portugal, presented the European premiere and subsequently gave the world premiere of their next musical, Einstein's Dreams, based on the celebrated novel by Alan Lightman. Their musical Garbo and Me was presented in concert at the York Theatre Company and the historic Paramount Theatre in Rutland, Vermont, while their adaptation of Wilkie Collins's The Haunted Hotel was unveiled at the Signature Theatre Company in Arlington, Virginia. Their musical revue Love is Not a Science was presented at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where they will return with a musical based on Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman's classic play, Stage Door. Joanne's play, Critical Mass, received its New York premiere at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row as winner of the Heiress Productions Playwriting Competition. She is also a regular contributing writer to Opera News. A remarkably versatile performer, Joanne has appeared on Broadway in Cyrano: The Musical, and in other New York City venues in roles as varied as Charlotte in A Little Night Music, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Cis in the cabaret version of William Bolcom's Casino Paradise, which the New York Times named “one of the year's ten best events in classical music.” She has performed in concert as a soloist with New York City Opera Vox, New York Festival of Song, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's American Songbook, and the Harrisburg and Albany Symphonies. Joanne has also played ten principal Gilbert and Sullivan roles with the award-winning Blue Hill Troupe, including Julia Jellicoe in The Grand Duke, for which she was honored as Best Female Performer at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England. Joanne holds a BA in music, summa cum laude, from Yale University

During the last rehearsal of FOR COLORED BOYZ, there was a pivotal moment when the actors and staff were asked, what freedom was to them? And the responses were mind-blowing. In this podcast episode, Award-Winning playwright Bryan-Keyth Wilson gives you a behind-the-scenes taste of the conversations in rehearsal with his cast and crew of FOR COLORED BOYZ on the verge of a nervous breakdown/ when freedom aint enuff. Cast members include: Abel Santiago - man in red Moses McGruder III - man in blak Gabriel Florentino - man in green Terrence “TM” Pride - man in orange Kenzi James - man in blu This podcast also includes Morgan Benford, stage manager, and Florence Taylor, costume designer. FOR COLORED BOYZ, on the verge of a nervous breakdown/ when freedom aint enuff is an unabashed display of blackness that's unapologetic and speaks to the human heart from a black man's perspective. Originally written after the death of Michael Brown (August 9, 2014), this is a love letter to the black man in all his glory, vulnerability, psychosis, and heartbreak. This piece brings social issues to the stage and addresses taboo topics within the black community. Afro-centric rhythms and dance are the pulse of this piece. FOR COLORED BOYZ resonates with its audiences no matter their ethnicity or demographic; a common thread brings us all together when sitting in the dark watching this show; to go forth with understanding and love. The Off-Broadway Showcase of FOR COLORED BOYZ will run one-night-only Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 8 pm at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street NYC). Tickets are available at Theatre Row Box Office. For more information and show updates, please follow the FOR COLORED BOYZ Instagram page @forcoloredboyz

A Lot of Lives Will Change Tonight               Today:  As the NFL draft begins, John looks past the game to the lives of the players, the fans, and the city of Pittsburgh and how they affect the future.  Then, it's curtains for conservative film producer and playwright Phelim McAleer who says his off-Broadway abortion expose drama “Oh Gosnell” was cancelled by Theatre Row.  Finally, conservative documentary producer Dinesh D'Souza teases evidence of massive voter fraud in “2000 Mules” coming to theaters next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Michelle Kholos Brooks, from “H*tler's Tasters” playing the New Light Theater Project at Theater Row. H*tler's Tasters at Theatre Row, Theatre One 410 West 42nd Street, NYCApril 14 through May 21,Tickets are now on sale at www.bfany.org. For further information visit NewLightTheaterProject.com. Class notes read more The post Class Notes: From “H*tler's Tasters,” Michelle Kholos Brooks, Playwright appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Star of the upcoming Queens Girl in the World offBroadway in New York City, Black Hair in the Big Leagues welcomes Felicia Curry. Felicia's regional resume includes Les Mis, The Color Purple, Sister Act, Caroline or Change, Ragtime, Scottsboro Boys, Matilda, Nina Simone: Four Women which she won a Berkshire Theatre Critics award for. She's been nominated 9 times for the Helen Hayes Award, bringing home the title with her performance as Lela in Lela & Co. Felicia Curry is currently starring in Queens Girl in the World on Theatre Row in New York City. Wise, grounded, present, connected, Felicia shares with host, Salisha Thomas how she has worked consistently, how she stays true to who she is on and off the stage, and gives advice on what to do if there is someone out there who feels an industry pivot in their spirit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Stackhouse is a director and choreographer turned teacher. He currently serves as the Resident Director for Hemlock Theatre Company on Staten Island, where he has created revamped productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Assassins, Big Fish, Dog Sees God, and Next to Normal. Brendan has worked on Broadway as the Assistant Choreographer to Danny Mefford on the 2015 Tony-Award winning production of Fun Home. Off-Broadway, he was the Assistant Director for the Transport Group revival of Once Upon a Mattress, starring Jackie Hoffman. He was also the Associate Director for the 2016 revival of The Marvelous Wonderettes at Theatre Row. He has developed new plays and musicals at Dixon Place, NYTB Choreographers Lab, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Hudson Guild Theatre, The Little Victory Theatre, and through student organizations at Wagner College. Have you ever listened to Zombie Prom? Do yourself a favor and check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCBA2E5CCC1EC582D Follow us on Instagram! Questions? Comments? Send us an email at castpartyshow@gmail.com! Help support the show by donating at https://anchor.fm/michael-busani/support Editing and mixing by Ben Seaman --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-busani/support

 MPF discussion with Mss FrancoisHow To Get Over A Relationship with Mss Francois Mss Francois, MHRM, MBA, is a dynamic entertainer, speaker, producer, writer, author, and game-changing trendsetter that aims to inspire. She migrated from Trinidad and Tobago in her late teens to establish a new legacy for her life. She's the host of The Mss Francois Show—a talk show that encompasses candid conversations with a variety of entertainment and uses humour to help others with their dysfunctional relationships.The show was created out of the frustration and heartache over her failed romantic relationships. Many tune in to be engaged, empowered, and entertained, as it provides a well-needed distraction from the array of emotions that are experienced in different stages of a relationship. Her talk show can be seen in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., as well as Canada and 22 Caribbean countries.Her one-woman show, Frustrated, at Theatre Row in New York, opened to sold-out performances. In addition, her tri-state tour of comedic monologues, alongside several Caribbean comedy stars, was met with great reviews. She's the winner of the district 46 Toastmasters Humorous Speech Competition in New York. Leveraging the unique lessons she's learned throughout her life's journey, she has written two books, Lights, Camera, Launch: Kick Start Your Own Professional TV Show by Investing in the ME in TEAM and Let That @#$%&! Man Go: 5 Plus Ways to Get Over a Breakup. On this episode of My Perfect Failure (How To Get Over A Relationship) MSS Francois shines a light on how she is using entertainment, discussion, humour and empowerment to help people get over relationship breakdowns.  Mss Francois displays charisma energy and glamour. On this episode we cover.  ·         We discuss The Mss Francois Show·         Mss Francois discusses her transition from moving to Trinidad to New York·         Using humour to get over relationships·         Mss Francois discusses the value of Toastmasters (Public Speaking)·         We discuss Mss Francois book “5 Plus Ways To Get Over a Break Up”  MSS Francois Instagram·         https://www.instagram.com/mss_francois/ MSS Francois YouTube·         https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRMUi7Xvr5pet12hZ-_mdFg  MSS Francois Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/MssFrancois/  MSS Francois Twitter ·         https://twitter.com/Mss_Francois?s=09   

This week, we celebrate the debut of "Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation" in New York on Theatre Row with a hundred acres of fun! First, we discuss our history with the willy, nilly silly old bear, and talk about the variety of ways Pooh has touched culture over the past century. Then, we chat with Matthew Lish, Puppet/Prop Coordinator and Lead Puppet Builder for the brand new off-Broadway production of "Winnie the Pooh." Plus - a Haunted Mansion moment about Disneyland fun maps!

It's all Wicked and Phantom from here... Notable News: Micki Grant, a Broadway trailblazer who was the first woman to write and star in a musical with the 1972 Black musical revue, Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope has died at the age of 92. Broadway League launches This Is Broadway campaign a historic initiative to welcome theater lovers back to Times Square following the industry's 18-month shut down. The campaign features a short film narrated by Oprah Winfrey, and a new contest called Win all of Broadway where one lucky person will receive four tickets to every show on Broadway. The pro-shot trailer for COME FROM AWAY is here and film will arrive on Apple TV+ on September 10 and a first look at the new off-Broadway musical stage adaptation of Winnie The Pooh headed to Theatre Row on October 21. A New Deal for Broadway from the founders of Black Theatre United includes industry-wide standards and reforms around equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging, with a focus on Black individuals in theatre.  Dear Evan Hansen released the first two tracks from the forthcoming movie musical, Waving Through A Window and You Will Be Found. Casting: Corey Hawkins, who recently played Benny in the In The Heights film has joined The Color Purple Musical film adaptation. Oscar and Grammy winning singer, songwriter, H.E.R has also joined the cast. HER will play Squeak, but no word on who Corey will play. Annie LIVE has found their Annie! Celina Smith, a 12-year-old Atlanta native, who played Young Nala in a touring production of The Lion King will lead the NBC live musical on Thursday, December 8th. She'll be joining a star-studded cast including Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace and Tituss Burgess as Rooster. Tony Award Winner Paulo Szot returns as “Billy Flynn” to Chicago.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you a wounded monster?In this powerful Brain Burrow Digging Deep interview, actor Bill Oberst, Jr. candidly talks about his life lessons.  He shares the concept that we are all wounded monsters and that he relishes the opportunities to play them on screen.  He talks about his approach to hoping for failure and constantly challenging himself to succeed.   In one particularly heartfelt segment, Bill talks about his experiences with books and the realization that he is connected to all of humanity.Bill has a diverse and prolific career.  I thought it was best to share only a small portion of his IMDB biography:Oberst's staged theatrical reading "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won an Ernest Kearney Platinum Award for its Los Angeles debut, and was named Best Solo Show Of Hollywood Fringe and Best LA Solo Show in the 2015 Best Of LA Theater Roundup at Bitter-Lemons.com. In 2017 "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won a United Solo Theatre Festival Award for its Off-Broadway debut on Theatre Row in New York City.The premiere of the horror-themed episode of CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds" which introduced Oberst's deformed killer character (also guest-starring Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell) was the evening's most-watched TV program. CBS.com included Oberst's character in their list of "Criminal Minds' 14 Most Notorious Serial Killers." The character remains one of only a handful of uncaptured "Criminal Minds" killers.He is perhaps most widely-known internationally as the face of director Jason Zada's "Take This Lollipop," awarded a Daytime Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the category of New Approaches-Daytime Entertainment. Oberst has been seen by over 100 million viewers worldwide as an online stalker in the interactive application for Facebook users.Connect with Bill Oberst, Jr.:billoberst.cominstagram.com/billoberstjr/youtube.com/channel/UCMqap01rLvNd8-ld0-QzarAfacebook.com/ActorBillOberstJrIMDB: Bill Oberst, Jr.Connect with Mark D Valenti:instagram.com/valentihorror/brainburrow.com​​IMDB: Mark D ValentiBrain Burrow YouTubetwitter.com/brainburrow

About the Guest Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj is a Milwaukee-based, multi-disciplinary, American Theater Artist and Advocate. Mr. Maharaj was hailed in The New York Times for his award-winning play Little Rock, was selected as a New York Times Critics Pick. He is currently the Associate Artistic Producer of Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Mr. Maharaj's playwrighting residencies include the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New Orleans Writer's Residency, Alliance Theater, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Crossroads Theater, Amas Musical Theater, Triskelion Arts, the 2020 Resident Playwright of the Letter of Marque Theatre, is a member of Theater Now's 2021 Virtual Musical Theater Writer's Group, a 2021 Season Finalist in The Downtown Urban Arts Festival in New York City, the inaugural playwright for the Theatre Raleigh New Works Reading Series, and a finalist for the 2021 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference. Mr. Maharaj has been honored with many awards for his body of work in the American Theater including the prestigious Woodie King Jr. Award, four Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards, Barrymore Award, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Theatrical Moment of the Year, The New York International Fringe Festival Overall Excellence Award, Theater Communications Group Directors Grant and Playwriting Grant, Recipient of the 2020 National Alliance for Musical Theater Fifteen-Minute Musical Theater Challenge Award, he was a semi-finalist for the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award Competition presented by American Blues Theater. He has been featured in numerous articles and interviews in notable industry publications such as The American Theater Magazine, The New York Times, The Yale School of Drama / Repertory Theater Review, The Dramatist, The Uptown Magazine, Playbill, Broadway World, The Daily News, The New York Post, The New York Beacon, The Philadelphia Sun, Time-Out New York, Harlem News, Amsterdam News, and The Stage Directors and Choreographers Journal for his work as a theater practitioner and leader. As a storyteller, Mr. Maharaj has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at many of our nation's top Regional Theaters including the Bernard B. Jacobs, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, The Public, Second Stage Theatre, Soho Playhouse, Classical Theater of Harlem, New Federal Theater, New World Stages, Nuyorican Poets Café, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Lark Play Development Center, Theatre Row, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Portland Stage, Actors Theater of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare, Signature Theater, Theater Works, Goodman Theater, The Kennedy Center, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Perseverance, and New Freedom Theater. After his graduate studies at Brooklyn College, Mr. Maharaj was awarded a Masters of Fine Arts Degree from Brooklyn College. Mr. Maharaj is a proud alumnus of the Actors Studio Playwrights and Directors Unit, Lincoln Center's Directors Lab, and Theater Communication Group's Rising Leaders of Color in the American Theater. He has served as the Artistic Director of New Freedom Theater in Philadelphia as well as the Artistic Director of Rebel Theater. Mr. Maharaj founded the Voices at the River, an African and Latino American Playwrights New Works Festival hosted at Arkansas Repertory Theater. Mr. Maharaj is represented by Michael Moore of Michael Moore Agency Literary and Creatives. Connect with Beltline to Broadway Facebook – @beltlinetobroadway Twitter – @beltlinetobroadway Instagram – @beltlinetobroadway Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.beltlinetobroadway.com) Support this podcast

Actor, director, and playwright Doug Brook was interviewed by Rebecca Wallace on May 6th, 2021 for the City Lights weekly online program, The Next Stage.Sound editing by George PsarrasFilament is sponsored in part by San Jose Water Company- - - - - - - - - -Doug Brook has played Tevye, F.D.R. and J.P. Morgan; written plays that have premiered on both coasts; and directed everything from intimate dramas to iconic musicals. And he’s the king of puns (check out his Twitter feed). Born and raised in Alabama, Doug has lived for many years in San Jose, where he’s played a major role in the South Bay theater scene. He’s a respected actor, director and teacher who has also served as executive director of Silicon Valley Shakespeare and co-founder / artistic director of Theatre Chevruta. As a playwright, he’s had 20 plays produced or otherwise presented in or recognized by festivals nationwide. His first New York production was Retrograde, at Theatre Row on 42nd Street, now published in an anthology by Smith & Kraus. He’s also taught for 20 years at various synagogues and JCCs, and is a longtime humor columnist for Southern Jewish Life magazine.To donate, please visit cltc.org/donate or text 833-920-3003Comments, feedback or questions? Email us at filament@cltc.org!To learn more about Filament, visit our webpage at cltc.org/filament

Maisie is originally from Swindon, and is a classically trained flautist, pianist and musical theatre vocalist, with a passion for music theory. She is currently in her third year at Bath Spa University studying a BA in music specializing in performance and composition. Billy Recce is a Billboard charting, two-time MAC and NEO award-winning writer, composer and singer/songwriter living in New York City. One of the most prolific young musical theatre writers of his generation, Billy’s career began with the award winning and international headline making Balloon Boy: The Musical, for which he was the youngest writer ever selected for the New York Musical Theatre Festival at 17. Its World Premiere Production was featured on CBS, NBC, NPR, Colorado Public Radio, TIME.com, the LA Times, and even Fox News, and has since been produced across the country. By the time he was a senior at Fordham University, he had already penned the music and lyrics to a hit off-broadway musical; the long running “A Musical About Star Wars,” which transferred to St. Luke’s Theatre for a year long run after an initial run at Theatre Row. It is slated to re-open once the New York Theatre Shutdown ends, and its cast album is available on Broadway Records.

Veteran Broadway press agent Jim Byk is the co-founder of The Press Room, a theatrical and entertainment publicity office based in New York City. Current clients include Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Born for This, Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz, Broadway Black’s The Antonyo Awards, Beyond Babel, Working Girl The Musical, Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist, Havana Music Hall, Make Some Noise: The Legend of Frankie Wilde, Out of the Box Theatrics’ The Last Five Years and Baby, Vineyard Theatre, The Wooster Group, Barrington Stage Company, Miami New Drama’s Seven Deadly Sins, Why Not Theatre’s Mahabharata for the Shaw Festival, actor/pianist Hershey Felder, Rosie’s Theater Kids, Hunter Theater Project, Theatre Row, New York Classical Theatre, Swamp Motel, Shakespeare’s Globe and Southern California’s 3-D Theatricals.

CHASE BROCK, called “prolific” in The New Yorker and “a showman with an eye to a wide audience” in The New York Times, is a choreographer, director and occasional costume designer working across theater, dance, opera, ballet, TV and video games. From Flat Rock, NC, Brock made his Broadway debut at 16 in the original cast of Susan Stroman’s revival of The Music Man, also appearing on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and “The Tony Awards.” At 18, Brock produced a showcase of his own choreography in Michael Bennett’s leg- endary building at 890 Broadway, and at 23, he launched his own dance company. As Artistic Director of The Chase Brock Experience (in residence at Theatre Row on 42nd St), he has commissioned 8 original scores and directed, choreographed and often designed cos- tumes for 31 original works including American Sadness to Gabriel Kahane’s debut album, The Four Seasons to the Vivaldi score and new text by David Zellnik, Mirror Mirror with an original score by Michael John LaChiusa, The Song That I Sing; Or, Meow So Pretty to vintage record- ings by The New Christy Minstrels, The Girl with the Alkaline Eyes with original score and sce- nario by Eric Dietz, and Whoa, Nellie! to Nellie McKay’s album Obligatory Villagers. Broadway choreography: Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz’s Be More Chill (Lyceum Theatre), Bono, The Edge and Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark (Foxwoods Theatre) and Sam Gold’s revival of Inge’s Picnic (Roundabout Theatre Company). International choreography: Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (North American, German and Japanese companies), Be More Chill (London), Roméo et Juliette (Salzburger Festspiele). Off-Broadway choreography: Disney’s Hercules, Michael John LaChiusa’s First Daughter Suite, Lear deBessonet and Todd Almond’s The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale (The Public Theater), The Wildness (Ars Nova), Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre), The Mysteries (The Flea Theater). Re- gional highlights include directing The Music Man, The Nutcracker (Flat Rock Playhouse) and The Night They Invented Champagne (Westport Country Playhouse) and choreographing the world premieres of Sara Bareilles’s Waitress (American Repertory Theater), Soul: The Stax Mu- sical (Baltimore Center Stage, dir. Kwame Kwei Armah), Daniel Zaitchik’s Darling Grenadine (Goodspeed Musicals) and Be More Chill (Two River Theater). Other highlights include serving as the onscreen theater director for the Fiddler on the Roof episode of Kristin Bell’s “Encore!" (Disney+) and choreography for Bartlett Sher’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette for The Metropolitan Opera and “Great Performances” (PBS), “Dash & Lily” (Netflix), many works of political satire for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO, the bestselling video game Dance on Broadway (Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Move), sever- al ballets for New York Theatre Ballet and the upcoming film Man & Witch. Brock is the subject of the Emmy-nominated documentary Chasing Dance, and his latest project is the creation of Modern Accord Depot (modernaccorddepot.com), an arts residency space and luxury getaway in a turn-of-the-century Hudson Valley train depot. For more, please visit www.chasebrock.com and www.chasebrockexperience.com Follow @instachasebrock --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/support

Real Talk with Patrick McAndrew, Digital Wellness Collective Member and Technology Philosopher. Listen to learn Patrick McAndrew journey as an actor, podcaster, and #techphilosopher based in New York City. Patrick has worked as an actor in theatre and film. He most recently held lead roles in the short films, "We Are Here" and "The Eyes of the World." Patrick performs and develops evocative performances and shows, often about #technology's impact on #society. He is particularly interested in using theatre, film, and #media as a #gateway to learning about the #Internet, technology, and #socialmedia's influence on our decisions, habits, and lifestyles. His one-man show, "REEL," which deals with the impact that #excessivetechnology use has on #humanrelationships, was performed Off-Broadway in the United Solo Theatre Festival, the largest solo theatre festival in the world, and featured in the documentary, "#Electronic Crack." He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Theatre Row, and many other venues in NYC and throughout the mid-Atlantic region. In 2019, Patrick launched the #podcast, Relate w/ Patrick McAndrew. In the show, he speaks with top experts in technology, #digitalwellness, ethics, and #artificialintelligence to discover how to cultivate more genuine, #meaningfulrelationships in an age where #technologyisking, anxiety, and isolation are at an all-time high, and the only possible cure for our loneliness is through building relationships and #community while #collaborating and connecting with others. Learn more about Patrick at https://www.patrick-mcandrew.com/about and connect with him online at https://www.instagram.com/patrick.mcandrew/

Hosted by Coni Koepfinger and Brandy ChapmanJoan Kane (director/producer/dramaturg/writer/actor) is the founding Artistic Director of Ego Actus.Selected workJoan Kane directed Sycorax at HERE, Play Nice! at 59e59 theaters, I Know What Boys Want at Theatre Row, Six Characters in Search of an Author in Oslo, Norway and Kafka’s Belinda in Prague. She also directed both Safe and what do you mean at 59e59 theaters and in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, getting four star reviews for each.Awards and honorsJoan was awarded Best Director in the 2016 United Solo Festival where she has directed six pieces. Joan was named lone of the 2011 People of the Year in honor of her contributions to the NY theatre scene and inducted to the Indie Theatre Hall of Fame by nytheatre.com. Her shows have been nominated for 61 awards, winning 21Selected other workJoan has also directed plays and readings at the Lark, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Workshop Theater, Nylon Fusion, Articulate Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Oberon Theatre, the Samuel French Short Play Festival, the Actors Studio, T. Schreiber Studio, the Broadway Bound festival and many others.EducationJoan graduated from the High School of Performing Arts, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and has an MFA in Directing from The New School and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College. Career ArcEarly in her career she was an Equity, AFTRA and SAG actress. She later became a teaching artist for Henry St Settlement, Young Playwrights and Theatre for a New Audience. Joan went on to teach in New York City Public Schools where she was also a staff developer and at Fordham University as an adjunct professor for both under graduate and graduate classes.MembershipsJoan is a member of The New York Madness Company, Rising Sun Performance Company, The Episcopal Actors’ Guild, the League of Independent Theatre, the Dramatists Guild, New York Women In Film and Television and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers. She is a voting member for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards Artistic Achievement committee and a Nominator for the Kilroys List. Joan is also an ex-officio Vice President for Programming on the Executive Board of Directors of the League of Professional Theatre Women.

Broadway Records is pleased to announce the release of the Original Concept Recording of Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! The album will be available everywhere digital music is sold on Friday, October 23rd. Based on the classic cult film, Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! (book music and lyrics by Jordan Wolfe), had a critically acclaimed hit Off-Broadway premiere in 2019 at Theatre Row, starring Smash alum Jaime Cepero. The album is produced by Wolfe and James Morgan and features the entire cast from the world premiere production. An award-winning music video featuring the original cast members of one of the more popular songs from the show, "They're Coming to Get You Barbara", was released late last year. This new edition of the album includes never-before-heard songs and features the voice talents of Jaime Cepero (TV's Smash), Meg Lanzarone (Off-Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Newsical), Michelle Dowdy (Broadway: Hairspray, National Tour: Les Mis�rables?), Michael Buchanan (Broadway: The Addams Family, Cry-Baby), Susan J. Jacks (Forbidden Broadway), Jordan Wolfe (TV: "Law & Order CI", Off-Broadway: Neurosis), Richard Binder, and Steven Amendola. Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! is a sidesplitting rock n' roll comedy sendup of the legendary 1968 zombie film. Facing a growing mob of strange, bloodthirsty creatures, three couples seek refuge in an abandoned house...but will they survive the night!? With an infectious original score Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! has been called this generation's Little Shop of Horrors! The show had its regional premiere at Minneapolis Musical Theatre and is currently being licensed for regional productions. A new High School Edition of the show will receive a special COVID-friendly virtual production by Break A Leg Theatre this Halloween. To learn more about Night of the Living Dead! The Musical!, visit https://www.thenightofthelivingdeadmusical.com/.

Broadway Records is pleased to announce the release of the Original Concept Recording of Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! The album will be available everywhere digital music is sold on Friday, October 23rd. Based on the classic cult film, Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! (book music and lyrics by Jordan Wolfe), had a critically acclaimed hit Off-Broadway premiere in 2019 at Theatre Row, starring Smash alum Jaime Cepero. The album is produced by Wolfe and James Morgan and features the entire cast from the world premiere production. An award-winning music video featuring the original cast members of one of the more popular songs from the show, "They're Coming to Get You Barbara", was released late last year. This new edition of the album includes never-before-heard songs and features the voice talents of Jaime Cepero (TV's Smash), Meg Lanzarone (Off-Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Newsical), Michelle Dowdy (Broadway: Hairspray, National Tour: Les Mis�rables?), Michael Buchanan (Broadway: The Addams Family, Cry-Baby), Susan J. Jacks (Forbidden Broadway), Jordan Wolfe (TV: "Law & Order CI", Off-Broadway: Neurosis), Richard Binder, and Steven Amendola. Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! is a sidesplitting rock n' roll comedy sendup of the legendary 1968 zombie film. Facing a growing mob of strange, bloodthirsty creatures, three couples seek refuge in an abandoned house...but will they survive the night!? With an infectious original score Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! has been called this generation's Little Shop of Horrors! The show had its regional premiere at Minneapolis Musical Theatre and is currently being licensed for regional productions. A new High School Edition of the show will receive a special COVID-friendly virtual production by Break A Leg Theatre this Halloween. To learn more about Night of the Living Dead! The Musical!, visit https://www.thenightofthelivingdeadmusical.com/.

A lovely conversation with Artistic Director Phil Johnson, a proud founding partner in The Roustabouts Theatre Co. As an actor/writer, his solo show, A Jewish Joke (co-written with Marni Freedman, directed by David Ellenstein) had an Off-Broadway run at Theatre Row in NYC in March 2019, after a successful San Diego run for The Roustabouts, as well as touring regionally: Chicago's Victory Gardens, New Haven, and St. Louis. (AJewishJoke.com). Other original shows: Withering Heights, written and performed with Omri Schein and directed by Ellenstein, for TRTC; She-Rantulas from Outer Space in 3D!, co-written with Ruff Yeager, for Diversionary Theatre and the NY Fringe Festival; and The Hound of the Baskervilles, as a San Diego Foundation Creative Catalyst Grantee, at North Coast Rep in 2012. Phil played in Les Misérables on Broadway and on tour; the Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard; and the 1st National Co. of Miss Saigon. He is a two-time winner of the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for acting, for Midsummer Night's Dream at Intrepid Theatre Company, and The Man Who Came to Dinner. So. California theatres include North Coast Rep (Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Spelling Bee), Old Globe (How the Grinch...), and Cygnet Theatre (Mistakes Were Made, Pageant). Local directing credits include SD Playwrights Project and Scripps Ranch Theatre. He teaches and produces a Solo Show Workshop for writer/performers that is part of The Roustabouts season. The company encourages new local writers from Southern California. Phil's newest one-man show, Roosevelt: Charge the Bear, co-written with Marni Freedman, is currently being workshopped and will be produced in San Diego in 2020. PhilJohnson.net Links to what we talked about: Margin of error, available for streaming until August 23. Get all the scoop in our review here: http://www.fromanother0.com/2020/08/the-roustabouts-theatre-co-in-san-diego.html Local business and cause to support: Restaurant Aladdin in San Diego: https://www.aladdinhillcrest.com/ Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO). https://www.tacosd.org/ Give us the love, Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FromAnother0/ Follow us on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/fromanother0/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrf612wzztLih5EntaTeX2g?view_as=subscriber The Thought of the Week is up on the blog! Let us do the work together http://www.fromanother0.com/2020/08/el-pensamiento-de-la-semanathe-thought.html Leave a voicemail below! Love always, Alejandra ------------ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/from-another-zero/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/from-another-zero/support

Bill Oberst JrHe's in a new Coronavirus-inspired horror movie called GREATLAND (see trailer) – which is now in productionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzicq-us0YKnown for a Daytime Emmy Award-winning performance in "Take This Lollipop" and a ratings-winning role on CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds," Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor of stage and screen whose real-life gentleness and interest in things spiritual are at odds with his often macabre screen persona. Ron Chaney, great-grandson of Lon Chaney, presented Oberst with the first Lon Chaney Award For Outstanding Achievement In Independent Horror Films in 2014.Oberst's staged theatrical reading "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won an Ernest Kearney Platinum Award for its Los Angeles debut, and was named Best Solo Show Of Hollywood Fringe and Best LA Solo Show in the 2015 Best Of LA Theater Roundup at Bitter-Lemons.com. In 2017 "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won a United Solo Theatre Festival Award for its Off-Broadway debut on Theatre Row in New York City.The premiere of the horror-themed episode of CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds" which introduced Oberst's deformed killer character (also guest-starring Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell) was the evening's most-watched TV program. CBS.com included Oberst's character in their list of "Criminal Minds' 14 Most Notorious Serial Killers." The character remains one of only a handful of uncaptured "Criminal Minds" killers.He is perhaps most widely-known internationally as the face of director Jason Zada's "Take This Lollipop," awarded a Daytime Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the category of New Approaches-Daytime Entertainment. Oberst has been seen by over 100 million viewers worldwide as an online stalker in the interactive application for Facebook users.Frederick Keeve:Frederick, who also appeared recently on HBO's “Westworld”, and has appeared in such films as “Gone Girl” and “Land of the Lost”, is also an accomplished music composer. In addition, Keeve has produced not only films, but special events. He wrote and organized "An Evening with George Shdanoff," at the world-famous Argyle Hotel in West Hollywood, celebrating Mr. Shdanoff's 90th birthday with world class ballet dancers, a concert pianist, and over 100 celebrity guests flown in from around the world. Keeve hired two-time Emmy winner Sharon Gless, screen legend Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and screen icon Oscar-winner Patricia Neal to co-host the prestigious event.Acclaimed gay love story and musical THE ACCOMPANIST premieres On Demand June 2A talented pianist, haunted by his past, searches for redemption when he meets a beautiful dancer at the ballet studio where he plays. When the dancer's boyfriend sees the attraction between the two men, he wages war to win his lover back.The Accompanist will be available on digital June 2 from Dark Star Pictures.Outro:All the Way on Love by Douglas Coleman Available on Itunes, Apple music and spotify. Complete Radio Promotional Package: The Douglas Coleman Show is now offering a complete radio promotional package for music artists. 1. Your track aired for 4 weeks over ALL of our online platforms.2. Your track will always be played at the very beginning of the show before commercials or interviews. 3. A 15 minute interview to promote your album, single, upcoming gigs or anything you wish to talk about.4. Your photo, bio and links to your website and music on our website featured music artists section.5. Permanent archive of your interview and track play on Spreaker, Tune in, Stitcher, Itunes, Spotify, and other online platforms. This is a great opportunity for up and coming music artists to get exposure and airplay without any subscription or long term commitments. You get all of this for a one-time fee of $49.99https://douglascolemanmusic.com/crpp for complete details. Sponsorship:If you're interested in being a sponsor on The Douglas Coleman Show, please contact us directly. douglascolemanshow@gmail.comOR if you'd prefer to make a one-time donation, please check out our GoFundMe. http://gofundme.com/the-dcs-needs-your-helpAlso check out our great line of merchandise. https://www.douglascolemanmusic.com/merchandise/

Bill Oberst JrHe's in a new Coronavirus-inspired horror movie called GREATLAND (see trailer) – which is now in productionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzicq-us0YKnown for a Daytime Emmy Award-winning performance in "Take This Lollipop" and a ratings-winning role on CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds," Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor of stage and screen whose real-life gentleness and interest in things spiritual are at odds with his often macabre screen persona. Ron Chaney, great-grandson of Lon Chaney, presented Oberst with the first Lon Chaney Award For Outstanding Achievement In Independent Horror Films in 2014.Oberst's staged theatrical reading "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won an Ernest Kearney Platinum Award for its Los Angeles debut, and was named Best Solo Show Of Hollywood Fringe and Best LA Solo Show in the 2015 Best Of LA Theater Roundup at Bitter-Lemons.com. In 2017 "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won a United Solo Theatre Festival Award for its Off-Broadway debut on Theatre Row in New York City.The premiere of the horror-themed episode of CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds" which introduced Oberst's deformed killer character (also guest-starring Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell) was the evening's most-watched TV program. CBS.com included Oberst's character in their list of "Criminal Minds' 14 Most Notorious Serial Killers." The character remains one of only a handful of uncaptured "Criminal Minds" killers.He is perhaps most widely-known internationally as the face of director Jason Zada's "Take This Lollipop," awarded a Daytime Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the category of New Approaches-Daytime Entertainment. Oberst has been seen by over 100 million viewers worldwide as an online stalker in the interactive application for Facebook users.Frederick Keeve:Frederick, who also appeared recently on HBO's “Westworld”, and has appeared in such films as “Gone Girl” and “Land of the Lost”, is also an accomplished music composer. In addition, Keeve has produced not only films, but special events. He wrote and organized "An Evening with George Shdanoff," at the world-famous Argyle Hotel in West Hollywood, celebrating Mr. Shdanoff's 90th birthday with world class ballet dancers, a concert pianist, and over 100 celebrity guests flown in from around the world. Keeve hired two-time Emmy winner Sharon Gless, screen legend Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and screen icon Oscar-winner Patricia Neal to co-host the prestigious event.Acclaimed gay love story and musical THE ACCOMPANIST premieres On Demand June 2A talented pianist, haunted by his past, searches for redemption when he meets a beautiful dancer at the ballet studio where he plays. When the dancer's boyfriend sees the attraction between the two men, he wages war to win his lover back.The Accompanist will be available on digital June 2 from Dark Star Pictures.Outro:All the Way on Love by Douglas Coleman Available on Itunes, Apple music and spotify. Complete Radio Promotional Package: The Douglas Coleman Show is now offering a complete radio promotional package for music artists. 1. Your track aired for 4 weeks over ALL of our online platforms.2. Your track will always be played at the very beginning of the show before commercials or interviews. 3. A 15 minute interview to promote your album, single, upcoming gigs or anything you wish to talk about.4. Your photo, bio and links to your website and music on our website featured music artists section.5. Permanent archive of your interview and track play on Spreaker, Tune in, Stitcher, Itunes, Spotify, and other online platforms. This is a great opportunity for up and coming music artists to get exposure and airplay without any subscription or long term commitments. You get all of this for a one-time fee of $49.99https://douglascolemanmusic.com/crpp for complete details. Sponsorship:If you're interested in being a sponsor on The Douglas Coleman Show, please contact us directly. douglascolemanshow@gmail.comOR if you'd prefer to make a one-time donation, please check out our GoFundMe. http://gofundme.com/the-dcs-needs-your-helpAlso check out our great line of merchandise. https://www.douglascolemanmusic.com/merchandise/

Sarah Norris & Mike Aguirre | Co-Founders of New Light Theater ProjectArtistic Director & Producing Directorwww.newlighttheaterproject.comhttps://www.patreon.com/NewLightTheaterProject/postsNew Light Theater Project nurtures a Collective of artist-practitioners through the presentation of compelling stories across theatrical genres. Led by Artistic Director Sarah Norris and Producing Director Michael Aguirre, New Light believes in the strength of ensemble-work and are committed to fostering our Collective from various backgrounds. Since 2013, New Light has mounted over 30 productions which have received critical praise including a Sold Out Run and ‘Best of EdFringe 2019’ (The Stage for Hitler’s Tasters), ‘Best of Theater 2014’ (The L Magazine for Picture Ourselves in Latvia), TimeOut NY Critics’ Pick (Everything Is Super Great, The American Tradition, Breeders, and Bubba), resident company of Theatre Row and recipients of The Flea Theater’s Anchor Program, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Residency Fellowship, Chicago Dramatists Grafting Project, and the Access Theater Residency Program. New Light is a 501(c)3 organization. For more information: NewLightTheaterProject.comNew Light Theater Project is taking donations during this time due to Covid-19.If you'd like to donate, please visit:https://www.patreon.com/NewLightTheaterProject/posts

Hey Dude, I riff about my internal conflict between recording audio versus video. Plus I rant about bad pedestrians and Dylan's new song.PEOPLE: Ken Dougherty, Chef Todd Payden, Walt Whitman, William Wordsworth, Bob DylanPLACES: Glendale, Burbank, Theatre RowTHINGS: tiny living, Ralphs, "Murder Most Foul"SOUNDS: birds, wind, palm treesGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Twin Palm Flowers" shot on my "new" iPhone6 RECORDED: April 19, 2020 in the new "Keystone Garden Studio" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone.DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.HYPE/SWIPE: "Don't call me dude." - John Lurie

Is theater the best medium to explore the impact of technology on the human condition? We chat with playwright, actor, and fellow podcaster (S.H.I.P.S.) Pat McAndrew on the power of the stage to explore all of the weird, wild, and confusing ways that social media has upended how we connect (or don't). On Funny as Tech, tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar and comedian Joe Leonardo bring on a wide range of experts to unpack are confusing present and uncertain future. Our relationship with tech is messy...let's discuss! FunnyAsTech.com TechEthicist.com JoeLeonardo.com @FunnyAsTech @TechEthicist @ImJoeLeonardo Pat McAndrew is an actor, writer, international speaker, podcast host, and musician based in New York City. He performs and develops evocative performances and shows, often about technology's impact on human relationships. Pat is particularly interested in using theatre, film, and media as a gateway to learning about the Internet and social media's influence on our decisions, habits, and lifestyles. Pat has taken the stage, not only as a performer, but as a speaker as well, sharing his take on how we can be more human in the age of technology. He has spoken at international conferences, on college campuses, and at community events on topics related to enhancing our relationships in the technological revolution. His methods are rooted in his extensive background as an actor, as he believes the skillsets learned through actor training are vital in helping to fight tech addiction, isolation, anxiety, and depression and in improving the social well-being of individuals and communities. Pat has performed in various locations throughout New York City, including Carnegie Hall and Theatre Row, as well as other locations throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Pat's one-man show, REEL, which deals with the impact that excessive technology use has on human relationships, was performed in the 2017 United Solo Theatre Festival, the largest solo theatre festival in the world. His other one-man show, The Other Scottish Play, was performed in the 2018 United Solo Theatre Festival. Pat is a member of Village Playback Theatre, Endless River Arts, and Svaha Theatre Collective. In 2019, Pat launched the podcast, SHIPS: The Vessels for a Meaningful Life. In the show, he speaks with top experts in the fields of digital wellness, entertainment, and business to discover how to cultivate more genuine, meaningful relationships in an age where technology is king, anxiety and isolation are at an all time high, and the only possible cure for our loneliness is through building relationships and community while collaborating and connecting with others. https://www.patmcandrew.com/about

Tonight we talk with Bill Oberst Jr. about his latest projects including 3 From Hell, Devils Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge and more.This episode is sponsored by Deadly Grounds Coffee "Its good to get a little Deadly" https://deadlygroundscoffee.comSuper MegaFest https://www.newenglandsupermegafest.com…Devils Junction: Handy Dandy's Revenge A shuttered TV studio in Detroit is haunted by a magician/ventriloquist from a 1960's children's show, and he's looking for a new live (or DEAD) studio audience.Director: Jeff Broadstreet (as Roy G. Biv) Writers: Donald Borza II (story by), J.S. Brinkley Stars: Bill Moseley, Bill Oberst Jr., Jake RedAvailable on VOD now: https://www.vudu.com/…/Devils-J…/1212777Follow Bill: https://www.billoberst.com/ https://twitter.com/billoberstjr https://www.facebook.com/ActorBillOberstJr/ https://www.instagram.com/billoberstjr/ https://vimeo.com/billoberstjr https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2454994/ https://www.audible.com/…/Ra…/B01MA27FVK https://raybradburyliveforever.com/IMDB Bio: Known for a Daytime Emmy Award-winning performance in "Take This Lollipop" and a ratings-winning role on CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds," Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor of stage and screen whose real-life gentleness and interest in things spiritual are at odds with his often macabre screen persona. Ron Chaney, great-grandson of Lon Chaney, presented Oberst with the first Lon Chaney Award For Outstanding Achievement In Independent Horror Films in 2014.Oberst's staged theatrical reading "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won an Ernest Kearney Platinum Award for its Los Angeles debut, and was named Best Solo Show Of Hollywood Fringe and Best LA Solo Show in the 2015 Best Of LA Theater Roundup at Bitter-Lemons.com. In 2017 "Ray Bradbury's Pillar Of Fire" won a United Solo Theatre Festival Award for its Off-Broadway debut on Theatre Row in New York City.The premiere of the horror-themed episode of CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds" which introduced Oberst's deformed killer character (also guest-starring Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell) was the evening's most-watched TV program. CBS.com included Oberst's character in their list of "Criminal Minds' 14 Most Notorious Serial Killers." The character remains one of only a handful of uncaptured "Criminal Minds" killers.He is perhaps most widely-known internationally as the face of director Jason Zada's "Take This Lollipop," awarded a Daytime Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the category of New Approaches-Daytime Entertainment. Oberst has been seen by over 100 million viewers worldwide as an online stalker in the interactive application for Facebook users.His individual award wins include The 2017 Horror Icon Award at The Optical Theatre Festival in Italy, The 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at iHolly International Film Festival, a 2017 Best Actor Award at Dark Veins Horror Film Festival, a 2014 Best Actor Award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, a 2015 Best Actor Award at Chicago Horror Film Festival, a 2015 Best Actor Award at Ontario Fright Night Theatre Film Festival, a 2015 Best Actor Award at Biloxi Fear Fete Film Festival, a 2015 Best Actor Award at Dallas Twisted Tails Film Festival, a 2014 Best Actor Award at FANtastic Horror Film Festival, a 2014 Best Actor Award at Housecore Horror Film Festival, a 2104 Best Actor Award at Tucson Terrorfest, a 2014 Best Actor Award at Los Angeles ZedFest Film Festival, a 2013 Best Actor Award at Pollygrind Film Festival, a 2012 Best Actor Award at Shockfest Film Festival, a 2012 Golden Cobb Award for Best Rising B-Movie Actor, a 2012 Baddest Villain Award at ZedFest Film Festival, a 2013 Monstey Award for Great Historical Monster Moments, a 2016 Best Supporting Actor Award at FANtastic Horror Film Festival, a 2017 Best Actor Award at Italy's Optical Theatre Festival and a 2018 Best Actor Award at An Anti-Hero Production Genre Film Festival in Los Angeles.His shared awards include a 2013 International Critics Award at Deauville Film Festival in France, a 2014 Best Narrative Feature Award at The Los Angeles Movie Awards, a 2016 Director's Award at Boston Underground Film Festival, a 2013 Audience Award at Phoenix Film Festival, a 2013 Audience Award at New Orleans Film Festival, a 2013 Copper Wing Award at Phoenix Film Festival, a 2013 Best Feature Award at Unreal Film Festival, a 2013 Narrative Feature Award at Pollygrind Film Festival, a 2012 Shocker Award at LA Shockfest Film Festival, a 2012 Best Ensemble Acting Award at Sacramento Horror Film Festival and a 2012 Best Ensemble Acting Award at Phoenix Film Festival.Find out more at https://wicked-horror-show.pinecast.coSend us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/wicked-horror-show/26402a7c-85b3-4ed7-8a17-e541b0268301

Susanna Wolk (IG:@susannawolk) is a New York based director originally hailing from Los Angeles, CA. Her work as a director has been seen at 54 Below, Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Fringe Festival, Access Theatre, the PIT, Dixon Place, Theatre Row, The Flea, Club OBERON, 13th St. Repertory Theater, A.R.T.’s Loeb Mainstage, and more. This fall, she will direct the Second National Tour of the hit musical Waitress. As an Associate or Assistant Director, she has worked on the Broadway productions of Choir Boy, Lobby Hero, Waitress, Significant Other, and Finding Neverland. She is a Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow and has assistant directed productions at Second Stage, MTC, Atlantic Theater Company, A.R.T., Williamstown, the Geffen, and more. Susanna graduated in 2014 from Harvard University where she studied English and Dramatic Arts. 

In this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I chat with Helen Hayes nominated actress Leah Hocking. Best known for her roles in Broadway's The Last Ship (Jesse), Billy Elliot (Mum), Mamma Mia (Donna Sheridan), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), & my personal favorite All Shook Up (Miss Sondra), Leah is about to star in the New York premiere of Enchanted April, a new musical. Here we talk about Enchanted April, a new musical, All Shook Up, getting fired + many other aspects of her life & career! Enchanted April, a new musical will play a limited run at Theatre Row from November 1-16. Enchanted April, a new musical is based on the novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, with book and lyrics by Elizabeth Hansen, music & lyrics by C. Michael Perry and directed by Alice Jankell, Enchanted April, a new musical begins in London...during a particularly dreary February in 1922. Four world-weary women, desperate to escape their memories of WWI and the repression of London, dare to rent a villa in Italy for a month. Miraculously, in just one short Enchanted April, the lives and hearts of these women are transformed by wisteria, sunshine, a small medieval castle...and each other. Like what you hear? Then become a member of my Patreon Page for exclusive behind-the-scene perks! For more "Call Me Adam" interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com  Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ)  Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY)  Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw)

Currently starring in Bernard Shaw's Caesar & Cleopatra for Gingold Theatrical Group at Theatre Row; Off-Broadway: And the World Goes ‘Round (OCC Award), Rothschild and Sons, Jacques Brel, Bikeman, Snow Orchid, White Guy on the Bus, The White Devil.

Julia Breanetta Simpson, Founder and Artistic Director of Breanetta Productions. Her one-woman show, “Harlem On My Mind” has been selected to be presented during the 10th Anniversary Season of the United Solo Theatre Festival, the world’s largest solo theatre festival that runs from September 19 – November 24, 2019. "Harlem On My Mind"  will be performed at 7:30pm October 8th at Theatre Row at 410 W 42nd Street, NYC, NY! "Harlem On My Mind”, created and performed by Julia Breanetta Simpson, is a dynamic musical journey through the “Harlem Renaissance.” Experience the poetry of Langston Hughes, the personalities of Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters and Josephine Baker and the music of “Duke” Ellington,Thomas “Fats” Waller, Irving Berlin and more. Join Julia on Music Monday September 22 at 1pmET/10amPT and anytime after in archive, as she shares her journey and performs a few great songs, too! Thank you to our sponsors Safety Bags, Inc; and StadiumBags.com and No Such Thing as a Bully and Smith Sisters Bluegrass for our theme song, "She is You". Connect with #WoMMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For info email dori@wordofmomradio.com. #WordofMom ~ Sharing the Wisdom of Women      

Dana Aber joins our host to talk about how she has used performance art to help heal from narcissistic abuse. Her performances have become about letting anyone know who has been there - they aren't alone. Dana Aber is a performer, producer, collaborator, and creator. Her career in New York City has flung her across the seas to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Thailand, around the oceans on cruise ships, and all through the US on touring shows and with her own productions. She has been seen in NYC Off-Broadway, at the NYFringe Festival, NYMF, Apollo Theatre, Theatre Row, FDCAC/Classical Theatre of Harlem, and The Dixon Place. Passionate about the development of new musicals, she has been involved with multiple presentations at New Dramatists, Feinstein's 54 Below, NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Dramatists Guild, and Ars Nova. Through her Big Thunder Productions company, Dana has created and helmed 8 concert-cabarets with upwards of 50 contributing musical collaborators, showcasing over 85 performing artists, most notably the bi-coastal #YesAllWomen Raise Your Voice concert that linked artists across the country to the movement for gender equality. Her collaboratively built solo show, Baggage at the Door, explores her synesthesia-soaked healing process from trauma through original songs and video projections. She is a survivor and advocate, and is honored to be able to use her voice to share for those who cannot. She is also a part of the www.healmetoofest.com. www.DanaAber.com

One of the world's most impactful minds is battling Alzheimers. The beautiful B. Smith. Her husband decided to move in his girlfriend. Is she really there to help or to capitalize on B. Smith's fortune? Is her husband trying to live some sort of fantasy? Would B. Smith consent to this if she was in her right mind? Local Atlanta Business Owner Hahna shares insight on the matter. What do you think about the situation? Website: www.bsmith.com About B. Smith: Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally known lifestyle maven, B. Smith now has a tag she never expected to add to that string: Alzheimer's patient. She has been heralded by The New York Times as “a Renaissance woman,” by television anchor Chuck Scarborough as a “domestic goddess,” by The New York Daily News as “one of the most important African-American style mavens of all time,” and honored with a 2012 Silver Spoon Award for sterling performance by Food Arts. A broadcast talent, entrepreneurial spokesperson and multiple award-winning recipient across a wide range of fields, Smith also earned kudos when she returned to the stage in her Off-Broadway debut in “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” the award-winning play by Nora and Delia Ephron. In 2012, Smith was inducted into the American Chef Corps, part of the U.S. Department of State's newly-formed Diplomatic Culinary Partnership with the James Beard Foundation. Until recently, she ran three B. Smith restaurants: on Theatre Row in Manhattan; Sag Harbor, NY; and Washington DC. But then her life changed. In 2013, at the age of 64, B. Smith was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease. Since then, she and her husband Dan Gasby have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the disease and its effects on the African-American community in particular. Their book, Before I Forget, interweaves their narrative with practical and helpful advice. Readers learn about dealing with the day-to-day challenges: the family realities and tensions and ways of coping. They also learn about research that may lead to treatment in the next few years. Groundbreaking Fashion Model A native of Pennsylvania, Smith began her career as a fashion model, gracing the covers of 15 magazines and becoming the first African-American woman on Mademoiselle's cover in July 1976. In addition to TV commercials for Mercedes-Benz, she has served as a spokesperson for Verizon, Colgate Palmolive Oxy and McCormick's Lawry seasonings products. For nearly a decade, Smith hosted the nationally syndicated/cable television show “B. Smith with Style” that aired on NBC stations in more than 90% of U.S. households and in 40 countries. Her effervescent personality and creative ideas continue to impact national audiences via her appearances on programs such as “Good Morning America” and “The Today Show.” She and Gasby have also produced four specials for TV One, the lifestyle cable network for African-Americans. Transcultural Lifestyle Pioneer Smith is at the forefront of a transcultural movement. Her flair for décor, demonstrated in the ambiance of her restaurants, led to the development of her first home collection, which debuted at Bed Bath & Beyond in 2001. The B. Smith with Style Home Collection is the first line from an African-American woman to be sold at a nationwide retailer and includes bedding, tabletop and bath products. From duvets to doormats, Smith's décor line continues to grow with a variety of pieces for entertaining and home and incorporates her signature “Afrasian” design concept, which merges core African and Asian elements. Distinguished Author Smith has authored three home entertaining books: B. Smith's Entertaining and Cooking for Friends (Artisan Press), the first tabletop entertainment and lifestyle book by an African American; B. Smith: Rituals and Celebration (Random House), a James Beard Foundation Award nominee, one of Food & Wine magazine's best cookbooks of 1999 and an American Library Association Black Caucus Literary Award winner; and B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style (Simon and Schuster), with 200 recipes and flavorful tips for reducing calories. Her latest book, with husband Dan Gasby and Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, is the story of her fight with Alzheimer's. “Before I Forget” (Harmony Books) was published January 2016. About the show: ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ► Visit http://www.pinnertest.com and use Promo Code: ashsaidit ►Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ►Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

One of the world's most impactful minds is battling Alzheimers. The beautiful B. Smith. Her husband decided to move in his girlfriend. Is she really there to help or to capitalize on B. Smith's fortune? Is her husband trying to live some sort of fantasy? Would B. Smith consent to this if she was in her right mind? Local Atlanta Business Owner Hahna shares insight on the matter. What do you think about the situation? Website: www.bsmith.com About B. Smith: Restaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally known lifestyle maven, B. Smith now has a tag she never expected to add to that string: Alzheimer's patient. She has been heralded by The New York Times as “a Renaissance woman,” by television anchor Chuck Scarborough as a “domestic goddess,” by The New York Daily News as “one of the most important African-American style mavens of all time,” and honored with a 2012 Silver Spoon Award for sterling performance by Food Arts. A broadcast talent, entrepreneurial spokesperson and multiple award-winning recipient across a wide range of fields, Smith also earned kudos when she returned to the stage in her Off-Broadway debut in “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” the award-winning play by Nora and Delia Ephron. In 2012, Smith was inducted into the American Chef Corps, part of the U.S. Department of State's newly-formed Diplomatic Culinary Partnership with the James Beard Foundation. Until recently, she ran three B. Smith restaurants: on Theatre Row in Manhattan; Sag Harbor, NY; and Washington DC. But then her life changed. In 2013, at the age of 64, B. Smith was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease. Since then, she and her husband Dan Gasby have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the disease and its effects on the African-American community in particular. Their book, Before I Forget, interweaves their narrative with practical and helpful advice. Readers learn about dealing with the day-to-day challenges: the family realities and tensions and ways of coping. They also learn about research that may lead to treatment in the next few years. Groundbreaking Fashion Model A native of Pennsylvania, Smith began her career as a fashion model, gracing the covers of 15 magazines and becoming the first African-American woman on Mademoiselle's cover in July 1976. In addition to TV commercials for Mercedes-Benz, she has served as a spokesperson for Verizon, Colgate Palmolive Oxy and McCormick's Lawry seasonings products. For nearly a decade, Smith hosted the nationally syndicated/cable television show “B. Smith with Style” that aired on NBC stations in more than 90% of U.S. households and in 40 countries. Her effervescent personality and creative ideas continue to impact national audiences via her appearances on programs such as “Good Morning America” and “The Today Show.” She and Gasby have also produced four specials for TV One, the lifestyle cable network for African-Americans. Transcultural Lifestyle Pioneer Smith is at the forefront of a transcultural movement. Her flair for décor, demonstrated in the ambiance of her restaurants, led to the development of her first home collection, which debuted at Bed Bath & Beyond in 2001. The B. Smith with Style Home Collection is the first line from an African-American woman to be sold at a nationwide retailer and includes bedding, tabletop and bath products. From duvets to doormats, Smith's décor line continues to grow with a variety of pieces for entertaining and home and incorporates her signature “Afrasian” design concept, which merges core African and Asian elements. Distinguished Author Smith has authored three home entertaining books: B. Smith's Entertaining and Cooking for Friends (Artisan Press), the first tabletop entertainment and lifestyle book by an African American; B. Smith: Rituals and Celebration (Random House), a James Beard Foundation Award nominee, one of Food & Wine magazine's best cookbooks of 1999 and an American Library Association Black Caucus Literary Award winner; and B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style (Simon and Schuster), with 200 recipes and flavorful tips for reducing calories. Her latest book, with husband Dan Gasby and Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, is the story of her fight with Alzheimer's. “Before I Forget” (Harmony Books) was published January 2016. About the show: ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ► Visit http://www.pinnertest.com and use Promo Code: ashsaidit ►Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ►Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

Join us this week as we welcome award winning singer songwriter and international recording artist, Doreen Taylor. In exciting news for spring of 2019, the new Oscar Hammerstein II bio-musical "Sincerely, Oscar" is now set to make its off-Broadway premiere at Theatre Row in NYC. The limited engagement will run at the Acorn Theatre from March 27 through to June 30, 2019, with an official opening scheduled for April 4. The musical features a book by Doreen Taylor, who also stars in the production alongside Johnathan Lee Iverson, and is directed by Dugg McDonough. The production also utilizes state-of-the-art 3D holographic technology, created through a specialized projection system, marking the first time this holographic technology is being implemented Off-Broadway. The musical explores Oscar's life in his words while showcasing over 30 of his greatest songs from shows like The Sound of Music, Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, Allegro and more. "Sincerely, Oscar" is produced off-Broadway by David Pedemonti. As Doreen joins us this week we will talk about her Broadway experiences and all about her exciting new upcoming show "Sincerely, Oscar". Also we will feature a countdown of her own favorite original music hits and why she picked them, a surprise or two during the show, and ask her to share her message for the troops. Please be sure to visit Doreen Taylor at http://www.doreentaylormusic.com and spread the word. Our message to the troops: WE do what we do, because YOU do what you do.

The Aliens Cloned Trent Darcell The clone of a mid-level pop star recounts his newly rekindled musical career to his genetic forebear, who was abducted and cloned by extraterrestrials in a strange, but beautiful romp through the rock scene. The Author: ZigZag Claybourne wishes he’d grown up with the powers of either Gary Mitchell or Charlie X but without the Kirk confrontations. His work has appeared in Apex Magazine, Strange Horizons, Stupefying Stories, Vex Mosaic, FlashShot, The Reverie Journal, and a number of anthologies. His latest novel is The Brothers Jetstream: Leviathan. More at www.WriteonRighton.com. The Actor: Nick Dawson is an actor, singer, and acoustic guitar player based in NYC. Nickdawson9@gmail.com -------- Oldish Woman Leaves Earth A play: An "oldish woman" tells the story of the last days of humans on Earth before they are evicted and become intergalactic refugees. The Author: MARCY ARLIN’s spec fiction has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, perihelionsf.com, Kaleidocast Season 1 & 2, Diabolical Plots, Broad Universe Sampler, Man.In.Fest Journal of Experimental Theatre. She writes about international and American theatre, theatre for social change and immigrant artists at tcgcircle.org and is Editor of Czech Plays: 7 New Works. She has posts at Clarion: Writer’s Craft. In another life she is Artistic Director of the OBIE-winning Immigrants’ Theatre Project and has taught theatre at CUNY, Yale, Brown, University of Chicago, Pace. In another other life she was a Fulbrighter to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania. Her new favorite job is creative theatre workshops and coaching sessions for speculative fiction writers (BSFW, Lunacon). Marcy volunteers for PAWSnyc.org. She’d like to have a new website (now it’s immigrantstheatre.org) but does have an underused Twitter account @marcyarlin. Marcy lives in Brooklyn with a ghost and two cats The Actor: Kathryn Kates spent over 25 years in LA where she was a founder, acting member and producer of the award-winning Colony Theatre. She is probably best known for her recurring role on Seinfeld in the iconic episodes, "The Marble Rye" and “The Babka”. She currently recurs as Jason Bigg’s mother on Orange Is the New Black; also recurring in the Jennifer Lopez’ NBC hit Shades of Blue as Mrs Saperstein; and recurs as Judge Marlene Simons on Law & Order: SVU. She has performed on Broadway and off broadway, most recently in Labyrinth’s NICE GIRL; at NYTheatre Workshop in Food and Fadwa; on Theatre Row in Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis; and starred along with Greg Mullavey and Gaby Hoffmann in The Last Sader. kathrynjkates@aol.com

Join us for a candid and insightful conversation with up and coming NYC theatre director, Christopher Erlendson an award-winning director, writer, and producer based in NYC. He is currently taking a director's mentorship under DeMone Seraphin. A graduate of Pitzer College and Columbia Engineering, he studied a combination of theatre, dance, physics, and computer science. He graduated with dual degrees in Management Engineering and Computer Science. His focus is creating high-quality work that has elements of fantasy, science fiction, spirituality, diplomacy, or empathy at its core. Magic The Play, his most recent show, was an Equity Showcase with a sold-out week long run at Theatre Row. It is a play about both real and fake magic, political corruption, and truth, told in all-rhyme with live underscoring of violin and cello. Find out more at: www.ChristopherErlendson.com

The Amazing Kreskin, professional mentalist, has been thrilling audiences since the late Sixties. He made countless TV appearances with Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and David Letterman. Kreskin was even the subject of his own Milton Bradley board game.These days, the Amazing Kreskin, age 83, makes appearances not only on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, but all around the world, including an Off-Broadway show called "The Amazing Kreskin - Live" at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row in New York City.This program was recorded at the carriage house adjacent to Kreskin's New Jersey home.

Evan Pappas - IG(@theevanpappas) is currently directing A Letter To Harvey Milk at the Acorn Theatre on Theatre Row where this interview took place! We discuss a little bit of everything form his first broadway show to directing. He shares on a silver platter some of his best pieces of life advice. Including how you should stop trying to be something you are not which rings true to me personally because we all want to do more and be more than we already are. And who we already are is.. perfect. Enjoy. 

Welcome back to another episode of Women in the Arts! This I am joined by Lighting Designer Christina Wantanabe. Christina has been taking the theater world by storm and her lighting designs have been seen at places such as The new Ohio, Theatre Row and Cherry Lane. You can catch her work at Bristol Valley Theaters production of Elijah closing August 20th. Enjoy the Show! Twitter &Instagram-Sbrownsays Wanna be a guest here on Women in the Arts? Email me at brown.sarah1012@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shes-an-artist/support

MULTISTAGES, in association with Dr. Judy Kuriansky and Jane Velez-Mitchell, is pleased to announce the award-winning musical, TEMPLE OF THE SOULS, co-written by poet Anita Velez-Mitchell, platinum-winning composers Dean Landon and Anika Paris,  and MultiStages Artistic Director Lorca Peress. Peress will also direct, with musical direction by Bruce Baumer, choreography by Enrique Brown, and visual design by Obie-winner Jan Hartley. TEMPLE OF THE SOULS will play a limited engagement as part of the New York Musical Festival at Off-Broadway’s The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd St., NY, NY 10036). Performances begin Wednesday, July 19 through Sunday, July 23. nymf.org/templeofthesouls www.multistages.orgwww.templeofthesouls.com Tickets  at www.nymf.org or  212-352-3101. TODAYS FEATURED GUEST DR. JUDY KURIANSKY, ANIKA PARIS AND LORRAINE VELEZ

Now enjoying a well-deserved retirement from the Zoo Police Force, Tom and TJ sit down for some delightful chitchat with Tom’s wife, actress Beth DeMichele (“Musicals Tonight!” at Theatre Row) and our correspondent Brendan McCann (Twitter, Associate Producer of “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” also at Theatre Row) Learn everything about Tom and Beth’s wedding, why theme parks are out to get us, and find out if TJ's life is really a TV show. With sketches, games, and a new “Brendanalysis” of the wedding, Tom and TJ can finally figure out...WHAT I DID UNDER THE INFLUENCE! Featuring a very special appearance by: Becky Grace Kalman Follow our guests! Beth DeMichele Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethdemicheleactress/ Instagram: @LittleBMiller https://www.instagram.com/littlebmiller/ Brendan McCann Instagram: @brendanm23 https://www.instagram.com/brendanm23/ Twitter: @brendashian23 https://twitter.com/brendashian23 Now follow us too! www.facebook.com/whatsthetheme www.twitter.com/WhatThemePod Questions or suggestions? Email us at WhatsTheThemePod@gmail.com Follow Tom & TJ on Twitter @TomDeMichele and @TJLamando! And finally, follow our Master Orchestrator, Dave Resultan! www.daveresultan.com www.instagram.com/daveresultan www.youtube.com/user/underrennovation @dave-resultan And now some stuff so some nice people won’t get mad at us: This episode features: Music by JewelBeat.com Sounds by FreeSound.org Sounds by FreeSFX.co.uk And now even more of that stuff! (If you’re reading this, you’re looking for trouble. Here’s some stuff that will keep us out of it) Finding the Balance by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100708 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Night Rave by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Gary Blumsack talks the American Theater Channel on tonight's Rated G Radio! The American Theater Channel is an online network dedicated to live stage theater!  With a bevy of talented actors & celebrities collaborating with him on a wide range of productions, Gary will talk about his years in the theater and why its important to showcase live performances! Check out the American Theater Channel here! Over the last 25 years, Gary has become one of th emost prolific and influential theater producers in Los Angeles.  In the 70's, Gary created the National Theater for Children in Boston supported by Harvard University.  In the 80's, he ran the Burbank Theatre Guild producing, directing and acting in dozens of productions.  In the 90's, Gary crated both the Hudson Theatres and the Lillian Theatres, pioneering what is know as Theatre Row in Hollywood! Gary's produced critically acclaimed plays like Sowetos Burning, Hell's Kitchen Ablaze and The Survivor.   As the Artistic Director of the Hayworth Theatre since 2004, Gary's presented acclaimed productions like Not A Genuine Black Man, Nowhere on the Border, The Good Steno, and Frank Sinatra F*#ked Up My Life, which he also directed.   *** Take the Rated G RadioListener Survey!  10 Anonymous Questions!   GUESS WHAT ITS CHRISTMASTIME!  Check out special offers for Garrett's music here!  

Gary Blumsack talks the American Theater Channel on tonight's Rated G Radio! The American Theater Channel is an online network dedicated to live stage theater!  With a bevy of talented actors & celebrities collaborating with him on a wide range of productions, Gary will talk about his years in the theater and why its important to showcase live performances! Check out the American Theater Channel here! Over the last 25 years, Gary has become one of th emost prolific and influential theater producers in Los Angeles.  In the 70's, Gary created the National Theater for Children in Boston supported by Harvard University.  In the 80's, he ran the Burbank Theatre Guild producing, directing and acting in dozens of productions.  In the 90's, Gary crated both the Hudson Theatres and the Lillian Theatres, pioneering what is know as Theatre Row in Hollywood! Gary's produced critically acclaimed plays like Sowetos Burning, Hell's Kitchen Ablaze and The Survivor.   As the Artistic Director of the Hayworth Theatre since 2004, Gary's presented acclaimed productions like Not A Genuine Black Man, Nowhere on the Border, The Good Steno, and Frank Sinatra F*#ked Up My Life, which he also directed.   *** Take the Rated G RadioListener Survey!  10 Anonymous Questions!   GUESS WHAT ITS CHRISTMASTIME!  Check out special offers for Garrett's music here!  

OnAIR Players presents Sophia Romma's "Absolute Clarity". Two scenes and an interview of the playwright herself.Actors in todays presentation:De’Adre Aziza is a Tony Award nominated (Passing Strange) actor and singer who has appeared in 3 Broadway shows, and numerous Off-Broadway and regional shows. In addition to theater, she has appeared on several TV shows including “The Good Wife”, “Blue Bloods” and “Madam Secretary”. De’Adre is also a recording artist and musician, having sung at such venues as Carnegie Hall (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman and The Roots), The Hollywood Bowl (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman, The Roots, and Nnenna Freelon), and The Bermuda Jazz Festival.ADRIANA SANANES was a leading actress at New York´s Repertorio Español for ten years, performing works from the golden age of Spain to Lorca to contemporary theatre. Her awards while there include a Theatre Fellowship Grant from The Princess Grace Foundation, Best Actress, XIII Chamizal International Festival, El Paso, in The Trickster of Seville and ACE Award for Eduardo Machado’s Revoltillo. More recently she was seen in Sophia Romma’s “Cabaret Émigré” at Theatre Row, and in Carmen Rivera’s “The Fall of Trujillo” at Teatro Círculo, winning a Best Actress award from ATI, The Independent Theatre Artists Organization. Alice Bahlke was trained at Emory University and the O’Neill National Theater Institute. Alice most recently appeared on Theater Row as part of Rachel Reiner Productions’ Villainous Company . Up next, Alice will be filming the feature film, The Goddess, with The Looking Glass. Favorite credits include As the World Turns (CBS), Hell House LLC which recently premiered at Lincoln Center, and of course, Marina Tsvetaeva in Sophia Romma's The Past is Still Ahead at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in the summer of 2013 . Alice is thrilled to be reprising her role for 365 Women's Playwrights A Year at the Sheen Center, as the ill-fated poetic soul of Marina Tsvetaeva.Walter Krochmal (www.sonichoop.com) has a diverse career as an actor that spans classics, contemporary, performance art, sketch comedy/revue, site-specific, folk and other genres, in English and Spanish, with engagements at festivals in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the National Theater of Honduras and beyond. He recently played several roles in Sophia Romma’s Cabaret Emigré at the Lion Theater on 42nd St. and is proud to be working with her again on her cult play, "Carte Blanche" which premiers at the Midtown International March Madness Short Play Festival in 2015.Hosts: Joe Izen and Lani Cerveris-CataldiProduced by Rachel Love

OnAIR Players presents Sophia Romma's "Absolute Clarity". Two scenes and an interview of the playwright herself.Actors in todays presentation:De’Adre Aziza is a Tony Award nominated (Passing Strange) actor and singer who has appeared in 3 Broadway shows, and numerous Off-Broadway and regional shows. In addition to theater, she has appeared on several TV shows including “The Good Wife”, “Blue Bloods” and “Madam Secretary”. De’Adre is also a recording artist and musician, having sung at such venues as Carnegie Hall (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman and The Roots), The Hollywood Bowl (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman, The Roots, and Nnenna Freelon), and The Bermuda Jazz Festival.ADRIANA SANANES was a leading actress at New York´s Repertorio Español for ten years, performing works from the golden age of Spain to Lorca to contemporary theatre. Her awards while there include a Theatre Fellowship Grant from The Princess Grace Foundation, Best Actress, XIII Chamizal International Festival, El Paso, in The Trickster of Seville and ACE Award for Eduardo Machado’s Revoltillo. More recently she was seen in Sophia Romma’s “Cabaret Émigré” at Theatre Row, and in Carmen Rivera’s “The Fall of Trujillo” at Teatro Círculo, winning a Best Actress award from ATI, The Independent Theatre Artists Organization. Alice Bahlke was trained at Emory University and the O’Neill National Theater Institute. Alice most recently appeared on Theater Row as part of Rachel Reiner Productions’ Villainous Company . Up next, Alice will be filming the feature film, The Goddess, with The Looking Glass. Favorite credits include As the World Turns (CBS), Hell House LLC which recently premiered at Lincoln Center, and of course, Marina Tsvetaeva in Sophia Romma's The Past is Still Ahead at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in the summer of 2013 . Alice is thrilled to be reprising her role for 365 Women's Playwrights A Year at the Sheen Center, as the ill-fated poetic soul of Marina Tsvetaeva.Walter Krochmal (www.sonichoop.com) has a diverse career as an actor that spans classics, contemporary, performance art, sketch comedy/revue, site-specific, folk and other genres, in English and Spanish, with engagements at festivals in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the National Theater of Honduras and beyond. He recently played several roles in Sophia Romma’s Cabaret Emigré at the Lion Theater on 42nd St. and is proud to be working with her again on her cult play, "Carte Blanche" which premiers at the Midtown International March Madness Short Play Festival in 2015.Hosts: Joe Izen and Lani Cerveris-CataldiProduced by Rachel Love

Part 2 of my conversation with actor/comedian/songwriter Rick Crom! Perhaps best known as Louis CK's gay poker buddy on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award winning show Louie on FX, he's also been seen on Chappelle's Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and Caroline's Comedy Hour. As a comedian, he's a regular at The Comedy Cellar in New York and has performed in clubs throughout the country. As an actor, Rick has appeared on Broadway in The Goodbye Girl (with Martin Short and Bernadette Peters), Footloose, and Urinetown. As a songwriter, Rick wrote the book, music and lyrics for Newsicle, a musical that lampoons current events, celebrities and trends which has been running Off-Broadway since 2009, and has earned him several Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Lyrics. Newsicle is currently enjoying an open-ended run at The Kirk at Theatre Row. In Part 2 of our conversation, Rick continues to makes me laugh A LOT. Plus, he talks about his television work, including the origin of his famous poker scene on Louie, the effect that scene continues to have; the reason he waited so long to come out publicly, and why being a comedian is so therapeutic.

Rick Crom is an actor, singer, comedian and songwriter. Perhaps best known as Louis CK's gay poker buddy on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award winning show Louie on FX, he's also been seen on Chappelle's Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and Caroline's Comedy Hour. As a comedian, he's a regular at The Comedy Cellar in New York and has performed in clubs throughout the country. As an actor, Rick has appeared on Broadway in The Goodbye Girl (with Martin Short and Bernadette Peters), Footloose, and Urinetown. As a songwriter, Rick wrote the book, music and lyrics for Newsicle, a musical that lampoons current events, celebrities and trends which has been running Off-Broadway since 2009, and has earned him several Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Lyrics. Newsicle is currently enjoying an open-ended run at The Kirk at Theatre Row. In Part 1 of our conversation, Rick talks about making his comedy debut in Chicago, and how the harsh competition that greeted him in New York propelled him into a successful cabaret and Off-Broadway career as a songwriter and a residency at The Comedy Cellar; the importance of having an original, unpredictable point of view when writing a funny song; the best way to deal with nerves in an audition; and what it's like to be a swing on Broadway. He also does impressions of Kirk Douglas, Don Pardo and a gay John Wayne that you don't wanna miss. Tune in.

Gutless & Grateful - musical - with Amy Oestreicher Gutless & Grateful in United Solo Theatre Festival, October 11th, 2014 2014 United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, celebrates its 5th anniversary season and its dynamic expansion in scope and popularity. All shows are staged at Theatre Row: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City.  Tickets, with a price of $19.25 (including a $1.25 theatre restoration charge) are available at the Theatre Row Box Office and online through Telecharge.  You may also call Telecharge at +1-212-239-6200.  Amy Oestreicher is a 27 year old actress, musician, composer, dancer, writer, artist, yogi, foodie, and general lover of life.   At the age of 18, Amy fell into a coma for months, and once she came to, she resolved that she would never become the “patient” or “victim” that her medical circumstances wanted her to be. She simply allowed the unexpected detour to force her to investigate new productions and hobbies – she started a chocolate business, learned to cook and authored a food blog.  She wrote a one-act play, a graphic novel, started her autobiography, and accomplished her biggest dream to date, which was to tell her story in the medium she's always loved best – the theatre. In 2012, she wrote and starred in “Gutless & Grateful: A Musical Feast” – a one-woman musical about her unique journey.  For more info visit: http://amyoes.com/

Tony Taccone: On January 17, 2011, SDCF hosted its third One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Taccone, moderated by SDCF Associate Director Ellen Rusconi. Mr. Taccone discusses his journey from discovering theatre through "happenings" in during college in the 1960s to his most recent foray into writing a play, including his experiences running the Eureka Theater started by Robert Woodruff and eventually becoming Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep. Anecdotes include discovering Tony Kushner and the original production of Angels in America, the burning down of the Eureka and working with Sarah Jones on Bridge and Tunnel. This conversation provides fascinating stories and unique insight into the artistic mind of a director on the forefront of American Theatre. Originally recorded - January 17, 2011. Running Time - 1:16:06 © 2011 SDCF

Rob Ashford and Michael Grandage: On December 18, 2010, SDCF hosted their second One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Grandage  (Red, Hamlet) and Broadway Director/Choreographer Rob Ashford (How To Succeed In Business..., Promises, Promises) and moderated by SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn. The two directors discuss their trajectories from small town upbringings to the big city and from performing careers to directing. Other topics include the story of their professional relationship with each other, their rehearsal processes from first day to opening night and their views on mentorship. Full of humorous anecdotes, this conversation provides a unique opportunity to hear the voices of two trans-Atlantic masters of the craft in the prime of their careers. Originally recorded - December 18, 2010. Running Time - 1:08:35 © 2010 SDCF

On January 17, 2011, SDCF hosted its third One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Taccone, moderated by SDCF Associate Director Ellen Rusconi. Mr. Taccone discusses his journey from discovering theatre through "happenings" in during college in the 1960s to his most recent foray into writing a play, including his experiences running the Eureka Theater started by Robert Woodruff and eventually becoming Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep. Anecdotes include discovering Tony Kushner and the original production of "Angels in America", the burning down of the Eureka and working with Sarah Jones on "Bridge and Tunnel". This conversation provides fascinating stories and unique insight into the artistic mind of a director on the forefront of American Theatre.

Guest: Singer, Writer, and Actress Tamala Baldwin and rock band The James McCullum Project. Tamala Baldwin has performed In Theatre, Gospel, and R&B since she was a mini-Tammy. All that work has culminated into a fantastic skill and knack for grabbing an audience. Tamala has consistently cultivated her craft while getting ready for her big break. Tamala landed several commercials as a young adult including, JC Penny, Honey Combs and Beautiful Beads. She toured with the Harlem Kids Symphony in Japan and worked on other off-off-Broadway productions like Guys and Dolls, and Huckleberry Finn. In a year, Tamala grew her resume substantially with over 20 Theatre, Film and TV credits under her belt. She has performed in productions including, J.E. Franklin?s play Black Girl as Billy Jean, Bachelor: On Crack as Latasha, In The Silence Of The Heart as Mama, First Lady of Song as Ella Fitzgerald. Additional highlights from her first year of acting since her hiatus include Dial ?N? for Negress at Theatre Row and two regional productions of the musical Rent as Joanne. Tamala also starred in the production of Shake, Rattle & Roll for six months with Spirit Productions. In the late 80's there was a band called THE JAMES MCCULLUM PROJECT. Or otherwise known as JMP. This was one of the top performing original bands in the Bay Area circuit, to include Niles Station-Fremont CA, Berkeley Community Theater-Berkeley CA, The Hill-Oakland CA, The Omni-Oakland CA, The Cabaret and The San Jose Civic Auditorium-San Jose CA, and Centennial Hall in Hayward along with many others throughout the 80?s and 90?s. They opened for War, Journey, Carlos Santana, Graham Central Station, Edgar Winter, Morris Day & The Time and The Marshall Tucker Band along with many other top artists. The time has finally come and James has now recreated ?THE JAMES McCULLUM PROJECT?.

On December 18, 2010, SDCF hosted their second One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Grandage ("Red", "Hamlet") and Broadway Director/Choreographer Rob Ashford ("How To Succeed In Business...", "Promises, Promises") and moderated by SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn. The two directors discuss their trajectories from small town upbringings to the big city and from performing careers to directing. Other topics include the story of their professional relationship with each other, their rehearsal processes from first day to opening night and their views on mentorship. Full of humorous anecdotes, this conversation provides a unique opportunity to hear the voices of two trans-Atlantic masters of the craft in the prime of their careers.

In this episode: Justin Sayre brings his variety show, THE MEETING, satirizing the gay agenda to raise money and awareness for the Ali Forney Center, and organization dedicated to helping Homeless LBGT Youth. He came into the studio to discuss the organization and show. The Prospect Theatre Company brings the musical (and 2007 NYMF favorite) WITH GLEE to Theatre Row in July. Director, Igor Goldin and actor Dan Lawler talk about the show and share some recordings of the music. The Oberon Theatre Ensemble is bringing two plays to Theatre Row this summer; OTHELLO and new play, ORDER. Artistic Director Brad Fryman and (Former Tony Nominee) Austin Pendleton who is directing ORDER talk about the two play's connections. We've got more from the Planet Connections Festivity. Peter Dagger (Writer/Producer) and Matt Britten (Director/Producer) talk about their musical, BJ: A MUSICAL ROMP, and share a recording of one of the songs from the show! Marty Cooper shares his predictions for the Tony Awards this Sunday in ON THE POSITIVE SIDE. ...and one more Planet Connections show... Director Leah Bonvissuto and playwright, Felipe Ossa discuss the play CAKE. Both were involved with the favorite of last year's festival, Monetizing Emma, and aim for lighting to strike twice.

During rehearsals for Keen Company's revival of "I Never Sang For My Father", Marsha Mason talks about the differences between playing in a Broadway house and a small Theatre Row venue. She also talks about her Broadway debut in "Cactus Flower" after countless auditions; her unique experience of appearing in the only plays written by two famed novelists, Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut; appearing on a one-act double bill -- where the other play featured Al Pacino and John Cazale; how she found herself in San Francisco appearing at the American Conservatory Theatre in "Private Lives" -- directed by Francis Ford Coppola; her long-standing partnership with director Jack O'Brien, spanning from ACT's 1972 "You Can't Take It With You" to 2009's "Impressionism" on Broadway; how she met and married her husband, playwright Neil Simon, in only three weeks and why he only wrote movies, not plays, for her, even when "Chapter Two" was based on their life together; what prompted her to buy a farm in New Mexico 17 years ago; her extensive work with L.A. Theatre Works doing plays for radio in front of live audiences; and her efforts to duplicate elements of the British actor training tradition here in the U.S. Original air date - March 31, 2010.

During rehearsals for Keen Company's revival of "I Never Sang For My Father", Marsha Mason talks about the differences between playing in a Broadway house and a small Theatre Row venue. She also talks about her Broadway debut in "Cactus Flower" after countless auditions; her unique experience of appearing in the only plays written by two famed novelists, Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut; appearing on a one-act double bill -- where the other play featured Al Pacino and John Cazale; how she found herself in San Francisco appearing at the American Conservatory Theatre in "Private Lives" -- directed by Francis Ford Coppola; her long-standing partnership with director Jack O'Brien, spanning from ACT's 1972 "You Can't Take It With You" to 2009's "Impressionism" on Broadway; how she met and married her husband, playwright Neil Simon, in only three weeks and why he only wrote movies, not plays, for her, even when "Chapter Two" was based on their life together; what prompted her to buy a farm in New Mexico 17 years ago; her extensive work with L.A. Theatre Works doing plays for radio in front of live audiences; and her efforts to duplicate elements of the British actor training tradition here in the U.S. Original air date - March 31, 2010.