Podcasts about village theater

Michael Kooman (music) and Christopher Dimond (book & lyrics) received the 2013 Fred Ebb Award, a 2010 Jonathan Larson Grant, and are the first recipients of the Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award and the Samuel French Next Step Award. Between them, they have received the Burton Lane Award, the Harold Adamson Award, the KC/ACTF Musical Theatre Award, a NYFA Fellowship, and numerous ASCAP Plus awards.Their most recent musical, ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS, debuted to rave reviews at Shakespeare's Globe this fall. They also currently serve as songwriters for VAMPIRINA, an animated musical TV series airing on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior which has reached over 49 million viewers in 115 countries.Their other projects include THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES (developed at the O'Neill Music Theater Conference and the Village Theater), ORPHIE & THE BOOK OF HEROES (The Kennedy Center), THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF PERCIVAL VON SCHMOOTZ (commissioned by the Canadian Music Theatre Project), JUDGE JACKIE JUSTICE(Pittsburgh CLO), DANI GIRL (Exit, Pursued by a Bear; licensed by Samuel French), GOLDEN GATE (Williamstown Theatre Festival), HOMEMADE FUSION (London's Ambassadors Theater, Edinburgh Fringe Festival) and JUNIOR CLAUS (Orlando Repertory Theatre; licensed by Dramatic Publishing).Romantics AnonymousAngélique makes beautiful chocolates, carefully infused with all the emotion that seems to overwhelm her in daily life. Jean-René runs a chocolate factory that is running out of steam, rather like his own existence. Both seek help from the usual sources: Jean-René favours self-help tapes and Angélique joins a support group, Les Émotifs Anonymes.Romantics Anonymous is an unusual and tender love story in which the obstacles to happiness are not the usual external barriers, but those sneaky little ones we know all too intimately: the ones within.

I had the pleasure of talking with actor and actor career coach Talia Thiesfield and these are some of my takeaways. Pivots are both internal and external and can be big or small but either way trust your own path. Next, once you've learned how to learn the lesson in a pivot you can then carry over lessons from pivot to pivot and set boundaries. You don't have to go back to something that you pivoted to before just because you find yourself needing to change again. Set your boundaries. Last but not least, be in gratitude as much as you can. Pivoting is expanding and look at it this way you survived the last pivot you made and you're here for another pivot to happen. Talia is a full-time actor, voiceover artist, and talent & career coach. She currently appears as recurring character NYPD Rep Maya on FBI (CBS), and has guest starred on various television shows including Succession & Veep (HBO), Limitless & Kevin Can Wait (CBS), and Suspscion (Apple TV+). I am also an alum of the NBC Diversity Showcase. She stars in the award-winning film Inez & Doug & Kira, wherein she played the title role of Kira opposite Michael Chernus and Tawny Cypress. Additionally, her voice can be heard in multiple vocal modalities for various commercials, video games, and animated projects including a three-season run as “B” in DreamWork's Trollstopia.  A lover of new works, She has originated and helped develop a number of roles for Off Broadway and regional houses. These include the world premieres of Ring Twice For Miranda at NY City Center off-Broadway (Anouk), How To Break at Seattle's renowned Village Theater (Dr. Aden), Windfall at Bay Street Theater directed by Jason Alexander (Jaqueline Vanderbilt), and Cleopatra: The Pop Experience at Theater for the New City (Cleopatra). She is currently nominated for a Heilman & Haver Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (How To Break at Village Theater). Previously, she received a Broadway World Regional Award for my performance as Daniela in In The Heights (Dallas Theater Center) and I am a Connecticut Critics Circle nominee, having earned a nod for Best Actress in a Musical for my portrayal of Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (Ivoryton Theater).  As a coach, educator, and consultant she's been a guest lecturer at Columbia University, Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts), Montclair State University, The University of Connecticut, The No Marking Society (founded by Kate Lumpkin, CSA), and The Broadway Collective. She is the founder of The Act of Style Coaching which has gained wide popularity and the respect and collaboration of industry professionals nationwide on Instagram. She uses her own trademarked method to provide acting, branding, and career coaching that combines business savvy with craft in empowering actors to feel more confidence, pride, and authenticity in their work.   Get in touch:  Talia Thiesfield Website: https://www.taliathiesfield.com/ Instagram: @theactofstylecoaching Ayana Major Bey  Website: www.ayanabey.com Instagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot  Monthly Newsletter: https://www.ayanabey.com/podcast Show Sponsors:  BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/artistpivot  WeAudition: Get 25% off your membership when you use the code PIVOT, join at https://www.weaudition.com/ ******* Host & Exec. Producer: Ayana Major Bey  Editor: Kieran Niemand 

In this episode, Adam and Budi are in conversation with Gin Hammond as she shares stories about the struggles faced by mixed-race individuals as they navigate different spaces, emphasizing the power of our narratives in providing comfort and support. Moreover, Gin offers insightful tips on self-care, highlights the importance of staying grounded, and introduces us to her innovative idea - Meditations for Actors, an app designed to help actors manage the unpredictability of their profession.Gin Hammond is a Harvard University/Moscow Art Theatre MFA graduate and a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework™. She has performed nationally at theatres such as The Guthrie, Arena Stage, The Longwharf Theatre, The Pasadena Playhouse, the ART, The Berkshire Theatre Festival, and The Studio Theatre in Washington D.C., where she won a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her performance of The Syringa Tree. Internationally, she has performed in Russia, Germany, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, and Belgium.  Ms. Hammond also received a Kathleen Cornell award, and WA state grants from Allied Arts, The Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Artist Trust, 4 Culture, as well as from the NEA, and has recently been nominated for a WA State Governor's Arts & Heritage Award. Hammond teaches voice, voice-over, public speaking, and dialect coaching, and can be heard on commercials, audiobooks, radio plays, and a variety of video games including BattleTech, DotA 2, State of Decay 1 & 2, and Halo 3 ODST.  Around Seattle, she has performed at ACT Theater, Seattle Children's Theater, Book-It Repertory Theater, Washington Ensemble Theatre, and various Sandbox Artists Collective productions. Hammond has also been a dialect and vocal coach for 60+ shows for ACT Theater, 5th Ave. Theater, Seattle Rep, Book-It, Taproot, Seattle Children's Theater, Village Theater, and films, and she was the director and dialect coach for the video game, Post-Human W.A.R., and has begun working in the fields of motion capture.   She is also the author of the soon-to-be-released novel, Returning the Bones, and cofounder of the MFA: Meditations for Actors mobile app. Mentioned in this episode:Free Month of Meditations for Actors- MFATHEAPPFREESupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Support the Theatre of Others - Check out our Merch!Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

More than 60% of San Diego voters said yes to Measure H. The approval allows the city to open parks and rec facilities to childcare businesses. Plus, the San Diego City Council is considering new regulations to protect renters. Council President Sean Elo-Rivera says part of what motivates him to help others is his own experience with eviction. Later, some takeaways from the the midterm election. And, California voters' approval of Proposition 28 guarantees as much as $1billion from the state budget every school year for arts education without raising taxes. Later, Mexican artist Hugo Crosthwaite is being honored this weekend in Washington DC. His portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery Thursday. And finally, the Coronado Island Film Festival kicked off its 7th year Wednesday with “Empire of Light” at the Village Theater. Film critic Leonard Maltin returns to host the festival's Industry Awards at the Hotel del Coronado's Crown Room.

Feel Good Friday! Guest host Deaunte Damper is joined by Shanelle Nicole who is an actress at Village Theather. Deaunte will all be updating community on upcoming events this weekend. #BlackMediaMatters #WWConverge

Mona Monsour ( Playwright) THE VAGRANT TRILOGY will make its New York City debut in April 2022 at the Public Theater, directed by Mark Wing-Davey; the production was in technical rehearsals in March 2020 and was postponed due to Covid-19. UNSEEN will have its West Coast debut at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in spring 2022, directed by Evren Odcikin. WE SWIM, WE TALK, WE GO TO WAR premiered at SF's Golden Thread in 2018 (dir. Odcikin). THE VAGRANT TRILOGY was presented at Mosaic Theater in June 2018, (dir. Wing-Davey.) Of the trilogy: THE HOUR OF FEELING (dir. Wing-Davey) premiered at the Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and an Arabic translation was presented at NYU Abu Dhabi, as part of its Arab Voices Festival in 2016. URGE FOR GOING: productions at the Public Theater (dir. Hal Brooks) and Golden Thread (dir. Odcikin). THE VAGRANT was commissioned by the Public and workshopped at the 2013 Sundance Theater Institute. THE WAY WEST: Labyrinth (dir. Mimi O'Donnell); Village Theater (dir. Christina Myatt); Steppenwolf (dir. Amy Morton); and Marin Theatre Company (dir. Hayley Finn). Other credits: IN THE OPEN, for Waterwell, directed by James Dean Palmer, and ACROSS THE WATER, written for third-year MFAs at NYU (dir. Scott Illingworth). Mona was a member of the Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group. With Tala Manassah she has written FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS, an EST/Sloan commission. Their play DRESSING is part OF FACING OUR TRUTHS: SHORT PLAYS ABOUT TRAYVON, RACE AND PRIVILEGE, commissioned by the New Black Festival. Commissions include Playwrights Horizons and La Jolla Playhouse. 2020 Helen Merrill Award, 2012 Whiting Award. 2014 Middle East America Playwright Award, MacDowell Colony 2018, New Dramatists Class of 2020. Mona writes for NBC's New Amsterdam and is creating series for FlipNarrative and AMC International. BEGINNING DAYS OF TRUE JUBILATION, directed by Scott Illingworth and conceived with her company SOCIETY, was part of New Ohio's Ice Factory Digital Festival in summer 2020. In September 2020, Mona received the prestigious Kesselring Prize, awarded by the National Arts Club to one playwright a year. She was nominated by Seattle Rep for her play THE HOUR OF FEELING. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Enchanted Plug is an American musical duo from East St Louis, Illinois. The duo consists of Moonface Magic and Charga tha bear. Both members grew up listening to a variety of different artists in various genres such as Elton john, Ozzy, Joan Jet , Bon Scott, Billy Joel, Prince and more. The first artist to inspire their pursuit of creating music was Kanye West. The two bought his Graduation album and fell in love with his untraditional approach to hip hop music. Since childhood, the two were intrigued by music and performing on stage. They even performed a few times at the Village Theater (located in Alorton, Illinois) as a dance group in their early teens.  They officially embarked on their musical journey in 2014, starting a music group with their friends called L7 gang. After having a falling out with the group, the two decided to become a duo called The Enchanted Plug in 2016 based off their nicknames Magic and Charga. They changed their image at this time, Moonface dawning a white mask and Charga a bearhead with face tats. The duos music started off as traditional hip hop but soon expanded to other genres of music such as indie, bedroom , punk pop and more. The topics of their song range from Mental Health issues  to metaphoric short stories. Their goal is to stray from generic brand of music to create new styles, sounds, and ideas. According to spotify they have listeners in over 75 countries and they hope to keep expanding. They are currently signed to the Indie Label Exquisite Noise. So far The Enchanted Plug has had two live shows in St. Louis so far and plan to have many more in the future. They are currently working on a couple of singles using experimental sound and a spooky themed indie pop/rock album for later in the year.  

S4E43 - This week we are joined by comedy writer and friend of the pod, TJ Jackson. George is laughing at a Chick Fil A thief, Alexandria plays Never Have I Ever, TJ is in the Writer's Graveyard with a Christmas parody of the creepy Netflix show "You," and we challenge TJ to a round of Seven Up. (Airdate: 12/11/21)   SHOW NOTES * See "Elf on the Shelf: Eyes Wide Open" at Village Theater on Saturday, December 18th at 8pm. 

What happens when the city that barely ever sleeps finds out one morning that it can’t wake up? All the joe has lost its jolt. This is a job for the woman detective who sees all, Harriet Eyeball, Private Eye in “The Coffee Caper,” an all-improvised Noir Radio Drama based on listener suggestions. Tune in as The EDGE troupe members Todd Erler, Cynthia Lair, Susan MacPherson, Chris Soldevilla, Ken Ballenger, John Ellis, and Andrew Shields tackle the case. TODD ERLER Todd is very lucky. He had the good fortune of being trained in the art of improv in the early nineties by some of the Chicagoans who were pioneers in that field. Since then Todd has led two and a half improv groups, taught improv classes, worked with Unexpected Productions in Seattle and now gets to perform with The EDGE. Todd teaches in the amazing Odyssey program for the Bainbridge Island School District. He is also a musician who writes and performs his own music and plays Irish pub tunes locally as one half of the duo Rye and Barley. Sometimes Todd is cast in shows at BPA or with Island Theater's library plays. He even gets to direct a show every now and then. At one time Todd was the artistic director of the Jewel Box Theater in Poulsbo and wrote an improv blog called “Improvmantra.”   CYNTHIA LAIR Cynthia has authored three cookbooks, Feeding the Whole Family (currently in its fourth edition), Feeding the Young Athlete, and the latest – Sourdough on the Rise (admit it, you love bread too), which hit the ground baking in 2019. She’s been a professor at Bastyr University since the movie Pulp Fiction gave us a start (look it up). Find out “How to Cut an Onion” via her Tedx Rainier talk on YouTube. Improv has become her new occupation as she is also a company member and teacher for Unexpected Productions at the Market Theater. She claims, “Doing improv balances real and imaginary life for me. With the real part being what happens on stage.”   SUSAN MACPHERSON Susan started taking Improv classes in the early 1980's as a way to bypass the “Seattle Freeze” (the phenomenon where it is very hard to make friends when new to the city). She improvized her way right past that and went on the be one of the first founding women in Seattle TheatreSports as well as performing with None of The Above, Seattle Improv, and Unexpected Productions for many years before joining The EDGE. For money, she has managed retail stores, had her own line of jewelry for 10 years at Pike Market, been a breakfast chef at an all-treehouse resort owned by the Treehouse Master (Pete Nelson), and finally settled on work she absolutely loves for the last 22 years helping new families as a Postpartum Doula and Certified Baby Sleep Consultant. (Yes, she can get babies to sleep.) Susan is the proud mother of Geo- scientist, Carson, who is going for her Ph.D. in Geo-Hazard Mitigation. In Susan’s non-existent spare time, she can be seen camping in “Primrose”, her 1970-vintage, British caravan.   CHRIS SOLDEVILLA Chris has done Improv in Boston, L.A. as well as here on Bainbridge and teaches improvisors young and old at his acting/improv workshop The Studio Bainbridge. He has appeared on screens big and small and locally in BPA’s productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Twelve Angry Men, True West, and The Tempest. He got acclaim for his roles in Swinging Hammer’s American Buffalo and Glengarry Glen Ross. Chris approaches life like he does improv: he makes it up on the spot…and asks complete strangers for suggestions. Online at www.thestudiobainbridge.com.   KEN BALLENGER Ken has been performing in the Seattle area for over 30 years. You may have seen him on stage, in commercials, and if you were alert at a few low budget movies, you may have spotted him. He is one of the founding members of The EDGE. In addition to performing he has taught workshops, practices karate, and, now retired, is enjoying life and carving things with a chain saw.   JOHN KENYON ELLIS John is happy to be back for season 24 of The EDGE. “Thanks Bainbridge for supporting The EDGE for all these years!!” Besides Improv, John has appeared on this stage in Noises Off, Annie, Born Yesterday, Guys and Dolls, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, ‘Art’ and Sylvia. He appeared as Falstaff in Merry Wives at Bloedel, and he most recently played a dream role as Andrey Botvinnick in InD’s production of Walk in the Woods. John was awarded the Island Treasure in 2018 for his years in The EDGE and on stage. “Miss you Frank! ONWARD!”   ANDREW SHIELDS Andrew has been called “a musical genius,” “phenomenal,” “immensely talented,” and “an unending source of irritation.” During his Wonder Bread years Andrew was fortunate to study piano under someone who studied under someone who studied under Liszt who studied under Beethoven who studied under Mozart. Andrew has a BA in Music from Stanford, where he won the Undergraduate Prize in Composition. More recently, he wrote the music, lyrics, and script for the original Reefer Madness: The Musical, as well as music, lyrics, and (with fellow EDGE member John Ellis) script for the musical Harry Tracy: A Bainbridge Bandit. He has music-directed shows at BPA, ACT, Village Theater, Tacoma Actors’ Guild, the Bathhouse Theater, and Second Story Repertory, among others, and played Harold Hill in The Music Man and Tito Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor at BPA. In his spare time Andrew practices medicine and spends time with his phenomenal wife and two immensely talented daughters.

Special guest Matt Drufke visits the team to chat about Coming 2 America. Matt even makes Not-My-Cousin Dan, Emilie, and Edgar OtraVez miss the movie theater. The movie theater OtraVez was referring to in the podcast was the Village Theater in Chicago. They also warn us about the not butter and fancy movie theaters where the waiters are ninja-like. And in case you didn't know, we find out that Jesus rode a dinosaur. Matt Drufke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IHateMattDrufke Matt Drufke writes at Fancy Boys Club: https://fancyboysclub.com/ Follow: https://instagram.com/theflowroll/ Checkout: https://theflowrollpodcast.com/ Music: "The Winner" by Tape Machines, Frigga Use my referral link to find this song and more at Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/0xv18c/ #EddieMurphy #garlicaoli #sliders #iPicTheater #Icryateverymovie #CraigBrewer #ArsenioHall #JermaineFowler #LeslieJones #TracyMorgan #WesleySnipes #JamesEarlJones #MorganFreeman #DolemiteIsMyName

Our February 5 episode of the Bainbridge Pod Accomplice showcases original songs written and performed by Dr. Andrew Shields, whose one-of-a-kind lyrics have amused and delighted audiences of The EDGE Improv for nearly two decades! Dr. Shields will be interviewed by BPA Communication and Development Coordinator, Matt Longmire. Dr. Shields has been called “a musical genius,” “phenomenal,” “immensely talented,” and “an unending source of irritation.” During his Wonder Bread years Andrew was fortunate to study piano under someone who studied under someone who studied under Liszt who studied under Beethoven who studied under Mozart. Andrew has a BA in Music from Stanford, where he won the Undergraduate Prize in Composition. More recently, he wrote the music, lyrics, and script for the original Reefer Madness: The Musical, as well as music, lyrics, and (with fellow EDGE member John Ellis) script for the musical Harry Tracy: A Bainbridge Bandit. He has music-directed shows at BPA, ACT, Village Theater, Tacoma Actors’ Guild, the Bathhouse Theater, and Second Story Repertory, among others, and played Harold Hill in The Music Man and Tito Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor at BPA. In his spare time Andrew practices medicine and spends time with his phenomenal wife and two immensely talented daughters.

Karens sometimes run wild in the con scene. Join us for some fun “Con Karen” stories including wedding debacles, interrupting cow, and other invasions of our precious space. Live Show: August 1st, 6:30pm CST twitch.tv/animeiowa and twitch.tv/laviecosplayPodcast Shout Out: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off-the-beaten-podcast/id1478686486Virtual Live Shows mentioned: The Village Theater of Davenport IA and Bottoms Up Burlesque QCKaren Pokemon artwork discussed by valoo_arthttps://www.instagram.com/podcastscs/https://www.instagram.com/laviecosplay/https://linktr.ee/podcastscs for additional listening platformsProduced by LVC Productions. You can find us on facebook, instagram, twitter, and vero at La Vie Cosplay. Our podcast instagram is podcastscs. Our website is laviecosplay.com. Have a fun, crazy con or cosplay related story? Absurd cosplay question? Or just something in general to share with us? Email us at podcastscs@gmail.com or DM us at podcastscs. If you like what you heard please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for listening and remember; just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Mike King, the Founder and President of Striking Marketing, joins me for this episode.  Mike is also the Founder and Original Cast Member of the Village Theater.  We talk about being funny, improv, celebrities, the flaws of humans, the power of engagement, and so much more!!! You won't find many people that have lived life as fully as Mike.  Come on the journey with us.  Enjoy!! - Intro - A Postcard (From The Edge Of The World) by Wes Yoakam/Big Atomic from the album "4 Star Explosion". Available on Apple Music

TVC 484.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Elf, Disney Pixar’s UP, Briarpatch), including why his experience providing the voice of Carl Fredericksen in UP gave him a feeling of rebirth. Ed’s new memoir, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, not only includes many stories about his spectacular acting career, but pays tribute to his cast members on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, reveals the person on whom he based his portrayal of Grant when he did the hour-long series, and shows why Ed’s father continues to be the guiding force of his life today. Ed Asner plays God Almighty in God Help Us, a political comedy written by Samuel Warren Joseph that provides hope for the future, provided we all listen to each other. Samuel Warren Joseph was one of Ed’s collaborators on Son of a Junkman. Ed is scheduled to perform God Help Us April 5, 2020 – Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Rd, Canton, MI April 10, 2020 – Brewer PAC, 92 Pendleton St, Brewer, ME April 18, 2020 – Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr, Three Oaks, MI April 25 & 26, 2020 – Hampton Arts, Virginia May 2, 2020 – Solvang Theater Festival, 420 2nd St, Solvang, CA June 11, 2020 – HEAR Now Festival, Bragg Auditorium, 4501 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64111 To find out how to book God Help Us at a playhouse near you, go to GodHelpUs.net. Ed Asner is also scheduled to bring his critically acclaimed one-man show A Man and His Prostate to the following venues: Tuesday, April 28 – The Temple Theatre | 120 Carthage St., Sanford, NC Saturday, June 20 – The Astra Theater | 517 Main St, Jasper, IN Once described as "The Vagina Monologues for men," A Man and His Prostate was written by Ed. Weinberger, Ed’s longtime friend and fellow Mary Tyler Moore Show collaborator, and the co-author of Ed’s book The Grouchy Historian. For more information, go to AManandHisProstate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TVC 483.3: Ed welcomes back eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Elf, Disney Pixar’s UP, Briarpatch). Ed’s new memoir, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, is a charming, funny, and often very poignant look at his life and career, from his colorful childhood as the son of a junkman in Kansas City to his spectacular acting career. Ed Asner plays God Almighty in God Help Us, a political comedy written by Samuel Warren Joseph that provides hope for the future, provided we all listen to each other. Samuel Warren Joseph was one of Ed’s collaborators on Son of a Junkman. Ed will be performing God Help Us April 5, 2020 – Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Rd, Canton, MI April 10, 2020 – Brewer PAC, 92 Pendleton St, Brewer, ME April 18, 2020 – Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Dr, Three Oaks, MI April 25 & 26, 2020 – Hampton Arts, Virginia May 2, 2020 – Solvang Theater Festival, 420 2nd St, Solvang, CA June 11, 2020 – HEAR Now Festival, Bragg Auditorium, 4501 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64111 To find out how to book God Help Us at a playhouse near you, go to GodHelpUs.net. Ed Asner will also bring his critically acclaimed one-man show A Man and His Prostate to the following venues this spring: Saturday, March 14 – The Hoytt Theater | 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, CA Tuesday, April 28 – The Temple Theatre | 120 Carthage St., Sanford, NC Saturday, June 20 – The Astra Theater | 517 Main St, Jasper, IN Once described as "The Vagina Monologues for men," A Man and His Prostate was written by Ed. Weinberger, Ed’s longtime friend and fellow Mary Tyler Moore Show collaborator, and the co-author of Ed’s book The Grouchy Historian. For more information, go to AManandHisProstate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S3E5 - In this week's episode George learns about a horrifying Canadian cocktail, TJ watches the second episode of the 2007 CBS reality show, Kid Nation, Alexandria and George play matchmaker in Catfish Theater, Broke & 30 actors, Alex Parkinson and Lucas Scott join us in studio to discuss their experiences as broke actors, and Will asks, "Am I Normal?" (Airdate 2/15/2020)   EPISODE 5 NOTES: * "Broke & 30" is playing at Village Theater in Atlanta, GA on February 15 and at Aurora Theater in Lawrenceville, GA on February 28 & 29th. * Learn more about the Sourtoe Cocktail at Atlas Obscura * Kid Nation Episode 2 * Special thanks to Alex Parkinson and Lucas Scott

Whatever happened to Happily Ever After? Lesser Known Players is tackling that question with Next to Normal, a rock musical which will open Friday, January 24th at Rolling Bay Hall Written by Washingtonians Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt and first shown at the Village Theater in Issaquah, Next to Normal centers on a bipolar mother and the effects of her illness on her husband and children.  Over the course of 2 hours (and over 35 musical numbers), the six cast members explore the daunting challenges of contemporary family life with a Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning blend of humor and painful honesty.  The script sparkles and the music delights, keeping a tough subject both palatable and entertaining. In this podcast director Steven Fogell, production manager Dawn Janow, and cast members Sarah Taylor and Henry Beddoe share their experiences and discoveries in presenting this unusual and riveting performance. Presented by Lesser Known Players, Next to Normal opens Friday, January 24th, 7:30 pm at Rolling Bay Hall and runs for three weekends: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 with matinee performances at 3 pm on Sunday January 26th, Sunday, February 2nd and 9th with an understudy matinee performance on Saturday, February 1st. Admission is $24; for tickets visit BrownPaperTickets.com Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Diane Walker; publisher: Chris Walker.

It’s a weekend of metal and merriment with holiday shopping hops in the village and metal music rocking the TaxSlayer, Village Theater, Rozz Tox and more, then we swing over to Muscatine to rock the Brew and do some downtown holiday hopping. Check it all out in your Weekend in 2 Minutes!

Sarah Rae is a comedian from Atlanta, GA. She frequently performs improv comedy at Relapse Theatre and Village Theater. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Get some Mother’s Day planning ideas, check out some new plants for sale to get that garden started, revive memories of the ’90s with 98 Degrees, check out Har Mar Symphony Star, raise some money for flood victims and the Village Theater and more in this week’s WE2M!

DAVID FRIEDMAN  David Friedman, composer of the award-winning hit musical, Desperate Measures, (Drama Desk for Music and Lyrics/Outer Critics and Off Broadway Alliance Awards for Best Musical) is one of this country's most beloved songwriters, best known for writing songs that touch our hearts and speak to our souls. He has written songs for everyone from Disney to Diana Ross, produced all of the late/great Nancy LaMott's CD's and wrote many of her best known songs, (Listen To My Heart/We Can Be Kind/We Live on Borrowed Time/I'll Be Here With You/Just in Time For Christmas), conducted and vocal arranged 6 musicals on Broadway and numerous Disney Animated Films (including Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame) wrote songs for The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bambi II and Trick, scored 3 television series, performed his revue Listen To My Heart – The Songs of David Friedman to audiences Off Broadway, all over America and abroad, and is currently in his 10th year of co-writing (with Kathie Lee Gifford) and performing a song-a-month for the Today Show's Everyone Has a Story Segment. (This month will be his hundredth song.) In addition to Desperate Measures, David has written 4 other musicals with Peter Kellogg: Chasing Nicolette played to rave reviews at The Westport Country Playhouse, the Prince theater in Philadelphia (where David was awarded the Barrymore Award for best score) and Village Theatre in Seattle, and recently had a backer's presentation in New York with John Rando directing; Stunt Girl, about the life of Nellie Bly, the first woman investigative reporter in New York and the first woman to run a major corporation, was seen in a critically acclaimed production at the Village Theater in Seattle, which was followed by a staged reading at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. (After seeing this reading, Gloria Steinem called it, “Altogether, the strongest female story I've ever seen on Broadway -- or pretty much anywhere”); Money Talks, a four-character musical that follows the path of a $100 bill as it passes from person to person, with Benjamin Franklin playing the $100 bill, was presented at the Davenport Theatre last year; and Lincoln in Love, a musical about Abe Lincoln's early years, was presented at Goodspeed. David's Christmas Oratorio, King Island Christmas, written with Deborah Brevoort, has had over 50 productions around the world. David is also a best-selling author with 5 books including We Can Be Kind - Healing Our World One Kindness at a Time, based on his song of the same name. (Currently in its Fifth printing.) His three books on his Metaphysical Method, The Thought Exchange, explore how to not only choose the thoughts we wish to hold, but how to stay with them and see them manifest in our lives. He is a sought after speaker, lecturer and teacher around the country. For more information, go to www.MIDDERMusic.com.  LINKS Davids Website: www.MIDDERMusic.com We Can Be Kind - book and song    https://www.amazon.com/We-Can-Be-Kind-Kindness/dp/1633536750 Nancy LaMott singing We Can Be Kind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49m0--Wsk6E Koga (animated children's series):      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvmrHk_ih2E   The Mindful Musician Podcast: www.mattoestreicher.com

DAVID FRIEDMAN  David Friedman, composer of the award-winning hit musical, Desperate Measures, (Drama Desk for Music and Lyrics/Outer Critics and Off Broadway Alliance Awards for Best Musical) is one of this country's most beloved songwriters, best known for writing songs that touch our hearts and speak to our souls. He has written songs for everyone from Disney to Diana Ross, produced all of the late/great Nancy LaMott's CD's and wrote many of her best known songs, (Listen To My Heart/We Can Be Kind/We Live on Borrowed Time/I'll Be Here With You/Just in Time For Christmas), conducted and vocal arranged 6 musicals on Broadway and numerous Disney Animated Films (including Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame) wrote songs for The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bambi II and Trick, scored 3 television series, performed his revue Listen To My Heart – The Songs of David Friedman to audiences Off Broadway, all over America and abroad, and is currently in his 10th year of co-writing (with Kathie Lee Gifford) and performing a song-a-month for the Today Show's Everyone Has a Story Segment. (This month will be his hundredth song.) In addition to Desperate Measures, David has written 4 other musicals with Peter Kellogg: Chasing Nicolette played to rave reviews at The Westport Country Playhouse, the Prince theater in Philadelphia (where David was awarded the Barrymore Award for best score) and Village Theatre in Seattle, and recently had a backer's presentation in New York with John Rando directing; Stunt Girl, about the life of Nellie Bly, the first woman investigative reporter in New York and the first woman to run a major corporation, was seen in a critically acclaimed production at the Village Theater in Seattle, which was followed by a staged reading at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York. (After seeing this reading, Gloria Steinem called it, “Altogether, the strongest female story I've ever seen on Broadway -- or pretty much anywhere”); Money Talks, a four-character musical that follows the path of a $100 bill as it passes from person to person, with Benjamin Franklin playing the $100 bill, was presented at the Davenport Theatre last year; and Lincoln in Love, a musical about Abe Lincoln's early years, was presented at Goodspeed. David's Christmas Oratorio, King Island Christmas, written with Deborah Brevoort, has had over 50 productions around the world. David is also a best-selling author with 5 books including We Can Be Kind - Healing Our World One Kindness at a Time, based on his song of the same name. (Currently in its Fifth printing.) His three books on his Metaphysical Method, The Thought Exchange, explore how to not only choose the thoughts we wish to hold, but how to stay with them and see them manifest in our lives. He is a sought after speaker, lecturer and teacher around the country. For more information, go to www.MIDDERMusic.com.  LINKS Davids Website: www.MIDDERMusic.com We Can Be Kind - book and song    https://www.amazon.com/We-Can-Be-Kind-Kindness/dp/1633536750 Nancy LaMott singing We Can Be Kind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49m0--Wsk6E Koga (animated children's series):      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvmrHk_ih2E   The Mindful Musician Podcast: www.mattoestreicher.com

❤️Holy PiPeRoNi! Blame it on Stranger Things, but the Piperazzi was going through some recent premieres and ran into an interviews with Dacre Montgomery and RJ Cyler on the Power Rangers 2017 movie premiere red carpet at the Village Theater in Westwood, CA! I don’t know if Dacre’s better known for the Red Power Ranger or Billy Hargrove (the reallllly not-so-nice brother) on Stranger Things at this point!

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GAS Feed and Seed Fest is back in the Village Theater and the Raccoon Motel, and we’ve got a brief rundown of some of the cool acts playing, also there are a couple of great charity events this weekend, Dress for Success and the Gala of Hope, the QC Outdoor Show hits the Expo Center, […]

Aaron Jafferis is a hip hop poet and playwright. He is also a writer-in-residence at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, CT. The result of the creative 'collision' of these 2 careers is a new hip hop stage musical "How To Break", and it's make its debut here at the Village Theater in Issaquah. "How To Break" presents the story of 2 teenagers battling not just their disease but the system providing their care. It's serious but with hilarious moments. It provides a good opportunity for thought, and discussion of some challenging life issues. It has a short run, January 5-14, but there's still plenty of time to get there and see a great new musical. Check the theater website for tickets. www.villagetheater.org

On this episode, we have Tom Reilly, a veteran actor who I shared the stage with several times, doing Grey Gardens and Candide at the DMT. Norman and I talk about the #metoo phenomena and what men's roles should be - we also talk about Trump's response to the wife and mother of Sgt. LaDavid Johnson. We dive into the life of Tom Reilly - his upbringing in Washington DC and New York, his coming to the Bay Area in the late 70s and his views on how Bay Area theater has grown. Shout outs: Shout outs: Lauren Hayes, Jeremy Sawyer, Susanna Yu, Cory McKenzie, Alan Q (10/20), Isiah Dufort (10/21); Jessica Coker Mohr, Shanutice Rodriguez (10/22); Marla Cox (10/26) The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler (Dragon Productions) 10/26-11/19 directed by Dale Albright (https://www.dragonproductions.net/box-office/2017season/furtheradventures.html) Welga (Bindlestiff) 10/6-10/21 (https://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/welga) Directed by Conrad Panganiban Strange Ladies (Central Works) 10/12 – 11/12 (http://centralworks.org/strange-ladies/#showtab=details) Radhika Rao Angel Street (Role Players Ensemble) opens tonight through Nov 5 at Village Theater 233 Front Street in Danville (Alan Coyne) http://www.roleplayersensemble.com Musical Café – Love The Struggle (Stacy Kray); The Loving Tree (Peter Master); Pickpocket (Sandy Kasten & Peter Wolf) and Nia (Reg Clay)

Seattle actors Jessica Skerritt and Dane Stokinger have played opposite one another before. There was the time last year in Arizona, when they were in a production of “Xanadu , the Musical.” He played some roller-skating guy and she played some sort of Greek goddess. They actually met in a production at Village Theater; he played Elvis and she his girlfriend. But for the first time, the two are playing what they are in real life: husband and wife.