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RANDY BRENNERIn this engaging conversation, Randy Brenner shares his journey from a child performer in Philadelphia to a successful actor and director in theater and television. He discusses the challenges and joys of performing, his coming out experience, and his efforts to raise awareness and funds for AIDS through innovative theater productions. The conversation also touches on his marriage to his husband Jonathan, life in Palm Springs, and the importance of pursuing creative passions at any age.BIO:Mr. Brenner's most recent directing credit, was the highly critical acclaimed Mr. Parker at Dezart Performs, nominated for 8 Desert Star Awards, including Best director, and won Best Drama Professional 2024! Previously, he was nominated for a DTL Award for his direction of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Gynecologic Oncology Unit At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Of New York City for Dezart last season. Mr. Brenner directed a very successful staged reading of Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks, which will have a full production and be part of the 2024-2025 season at CVRep. premiering May 20th. He has been nominated and won multiple Awards including the New York Outer Critics' Circle, Drama-Logue, Robbie, Phoebe, Scenie, Desert Theatre League, GLAAD, and raves from the New York Times for his off-Broadway production of The Only Worse Thing You Could Have Told Me… starring Dan Butler and, later, Greg Louganis. He has directed over 50 musicals and plays including White Christmas, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (with an all-star Broadway cast), Fiddler…, South Pacific, Nine, Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots (Directed/Created with Stephen Schwartz), Autumn Canticle, Man of La Mancha, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the first gay version of Marry Me A Little sanctioned by Mr. Sondheim himself. Previously, Mr. Brenner served as director and dramaturg for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' GROW Program, leading a class he developed in collaboration with Steven Schwartz and Stormy Sacks, where young adults wrote and presented new musical works. Randy would like to thank his husband Jonathan, and their fur-child Clarence for their love and support. Randy is a proud member of SDC.   As an actor, Mr. Brenner was last seen on stage to rave reviews as Nostradamus in 5 Star Theatricals production of “Something Rotten” at Thousand Oaks Performing Arts  Center. Previously lead roles: Ballroom (CVREP), Aladdin (Disney's California Adventure), Beauty and the Beast (Disney Imagineering), City of Angeles (Reprise!), Follies, How to Succeed, L'il Abner (MTW), Empire, Burlesque (The Broad), Toby in Sweeney Todd (SJCLO), Guys and Dolls (La Mirada), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shine, Tintypes (Virginia Museum Theatre). Broadway/Off- Broadway; Found a Peanut, The Front, Man of La Mancha, New Faces of '52 (Revival), Joley (Pre Broadway). Touring; Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, Tintypes.TV/Film; “911: Lonestar”, “Glow”, “Seinfeld”, “My Name is Earl”, “SpongeBob”, “Evil Dead 2”, “Geppetto”. Randy is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association.Contract Randy via Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/randy.brenner.9Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2024Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com

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Playwright Oliver Mayer joined us before the premiere of his new play Ghost Waltz. Oliver shares his experience writing operas, the medium's influence on his playwriting and the musicality of English as well as the intimacy of theatre and creative control, the after affects of "crashing into the wall. We also explore writing rituals, interruptions, reframing your story, breaking bad habits and the dangers of wit, where to start a scene and "when the mask falls," and wrap things up with dialogue and stage directions, the rules of twos and threes, the use of music, translating works, and saving (L.A.) theatre and nontraditional venues. It was certainly another page in the lesson books for me. I hope you walk away with something insightful. Enjoy.Oliver Mayer is a playwright, poet, essayist and librettist, whose newest opera 3 Paderewskis, composed by Jenni Brandon, received its world premiere at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center in 2019. He is the author of more than 30 plays, from his ground-breaking Blade to the Heat to its long-awaited sequel - Members Only; he is currently at work on Ultimate Mix Tape, the third play in the Blade trilogy. Other produced plays include Blood Match and Yerma in the Desert (inspired by the plays of Federico Garcia Lorca), Fortune is a Woman, The Wallowa Project, Dias y Flores, Dark Matters, Young Valiant, Joy of the Desolate, The Sinner from Toledo, Laws of Sympathy and Ragged Time. He is developing new plays with The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and the Getty Villa. He is a tenured professor and Associate Dean of Faculty at USC's School of Dramatic Arts. The world premiere of his play Ghost Waltz opens at the Los Angeles Theater Center on May 4th and runs through June 6th. For tickets to Ghost Waltz, visit -https://www.latinotheaterco.org/ghostwaltzTo view the video format of this episode, visit -https://youtu.be/hDj406wgr6gLinks mentioned in this episode -Latino Theater Company -https://www.latinotheaterco.orgLive at the Met -https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/saturday-matinee-broadcasts/Website and Socials for Oliver Mayer -Website -www.olivermayer.comUSC - School of Dramatic Arts -https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/faculty-qa-oliver-mayer/Websites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

Subscribe on Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts and YouTube (w/subtitles) - Applied Theatre PodcastThe Wallis Annenberg Centre for Performing Arts, in Beverly Hills, California has a new Executive Director and CEO. Robert shared with me the already outstanding work the Wallis has produced to earn its reputable identity within the Beverly Hills community. Roberts vision, driven by the voices of not only those who pre date his arrival at the Wallis, now shifts outwards to his building civic responsibility, hoping to address the boundaries for engagement and re shape the Wallis into a learning, evolving space for the next generation of artists. Thank you Robert for your time. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of Beverly Hills, CA, is a dynamic cultural hub and community resource where local, national, and international artists share their artistry with ever-expanding audiences. Distinguished by its eclectic programming that mirrors the diverse landscape of Los Angeles and its location in the entertainment capital of the world, The Wallis has produced and presented more than 400 theater, dance, music, film, cabaret, comedy, performance arts, and family entertainment programs, boasting nominations for 79 Ovation Awards and nine L.A. Drama Critic's Circle Awards as well as six architectural awards. Since its doors opened in October 2013, The Wallis has been committed to robust and distinctive presentations and education programs curated with both creativity and social impact in mind.Wallis Annenberg Centre links:Website - https://thewallis.orgApplied Theatre Podcast:Twitter - @ApptheatrepodInstagram - @AppliedTheatrePodEmail - appliedtheatrepodcast@gmail.comSubscribe on Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts and Youtube (w/subtitles) - Applied Theatre Podcast

Sheldon Epps conceived and directed the Duke Ellington musical Play On! which received three Tony Award nominations, and was produced at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, where it received four Jefferson Awards including Best Musical. The Pasadena Playhouse production was filmed by PBS for broadcast as part of the “Great Performances” series. He also conceived and directed the highly acclaimed musical revue, Blues in the Night. The Broadway production was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical of the Year, and the London production, which he also directed, was nominated for two Laurence Olivier Awards, and ran for over a year on the West End before being broadcast in Europe by Thames Television. His 2018 production of the show in Los Angeles received unanimously positive critical acclaim and set box office records at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts. Mr. Epps was honored to be the Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse for two decades (1997-2017) and is widely credited with the rejuvenation and rebirth of that respected theatre company. His directing credits at The Playhouse include the record breaking production of Fences (starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett), Kiss Me Kate, Twelve Angry Men, Intimate Apparel, Blues for an Alabama Sky, The Night Is a Child, As Bees In Honey Drown, Blue, Play On!, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Old Settler, The Real Thing, On Borrowed Time, Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, Blues in the Night, Purlie (a co-production with the Goodman Theatre), and the world premiere productions of the musicals Sleepless In Seattle, Breaking Through, and Ray Charles Live! He inaugurated Hothouse at The Playhouse, the theatre's hugely successful new play development program. He also co-directed the Broadway production of Baby It's You!, which was originally produced at The Playhouse. He now continues his association with the theatre as Artistic Director Emeritus. Under his leadership, The Pasadena Playhouse once again established a reputation for outstanding productions distinguishing themselves in their artistic excellence and theatrical diversity. During his tenure several productions successfully transferred to Broadway, off Broadway and numerous theatres all over the country. Among many other honors he received the NAACP Community Service Award and the prestigious James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for his many accomplishments during his tenure at The Playhouse. For television he has directed episodes of “The Upshaws,” “Family Reunion,” “Frasier,” “Friends,” “The George Lopez Show,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Hannah Montana,” “Instant Mom,” “Evening Shade,” “Sister, Sister,” and many others, as well as several pilots. For five seasons he was also producer/director for the hit series “Girlfriends.” In recognition of his work in television, he was invited to be the Pankey Chair/Filmmaker in Residence at Chapman University. He has also taught acting, directing and theatre management at Yale School of Drama, USC, UCLA, University of San Diego, Occidental College, and Cal State LA among others. He was honored to receive the coveted Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater Carnegie-Mellon University. He is a long-time member of the Executive Board of the Society of Directors and Choreographers and served as Chair of the SDC Foundation Board of Trustees. He is also on the board of the Ten Chimneys Foundation. Mr. Epps is a two-time recipient of the Theatre Communications Group/Pew Charitable Trust National Theatre Artists Residency Grant, which supported his four-year tenure at The Old Globe as Associate Artistic Director. Currently, he is honored to serve as Senior Artistic Advisor at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. # # #

Creative M Projects Founder Melissa Sharee hosts featuring JEFF GARDNER - Sound Designer, Foley Artist & Actor. Jeff is thrilled to be returning to the Mark Taper Forum after working with Phylicia Rashad on Blues for an Alabama Sky. A sound designer, foley artist and actor based in Los Angeles, additional credits include: In The Upper Room at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The Cake, and Paradise Blue at the Geffen Playhouse; Native Son at Kirk Douglas and Antaeus Theatre Company. He has also done work for the Wallis Annenberg Center, Pasadena Playhouse, A Noise Within, Circle X Theatre, Echo Theater Company, Rogue Machine, IAMA Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company DC, Arena Stage, The Kennedy Center, Cleveland Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival as well as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Jeff can be seen at L.A. Theatre Works where he regularly performs live sound effects. Online: jeffthomasgardner.net --- 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/4theartists/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4theartists/support

Arts workers often walk a tightrope between healthy boundaries and total burnout. But can we achieve balance? Episode 3 tells the stories of professionals assessing risks to physical and mental health, promoting work/life balance in the workplace, and finding harmony in arts, work and life.Content warning: This episode mentions depression from 20:38 to 21:28 and suicide from 23:22 to 23:37.You can find mental health resources on APAP's website: https://apap365.org/podcast/arts-work-life-podcast-season-1-episode-3/Intro: “Off Balance” and Act One: “Body and Soul” with Tony Lopresti, a silent actor living in New York City and mime director for the Festival Musica sull'Acqua.Act Two: “Team Player” with Rachel Fine, CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Pasadena, California.Act Three: “Harmony” with Page Alyssa, a singer/songwriter in St. Louis, Missouri.You can find a transcript, episode guide and resources related to all the themes discussed in episode 3 on APAP's website: https://apap365.org/podcast/arts-work-life-podcast-season-1-episode-3/Are you a performing arts worker with a story to tell? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/AWLpodsubmit

King Lear @ Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 7.4 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com May 10 - Jun 05,2022

The Piano Pod team had a wonderful conversation with the musical power couple, Juhi Bansal & Nic Gerpe, from L.A.! 

US actor Will Smith holds his award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for "King Richard" as he attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. Most were shocked by what we saw Sunday night at the Academy Awards, and there has been a lot said and written about the violent Will Smith-Chris Rock altercation.   Often, Oscar night is an event most view in a family setting. So, how do we talk to our children about what they saw?  How did it affect you? Are you having trouble processing it? Today, as we take calls from our listeners, we talk with our NPR TV critic, a licensed therapist, and a mental health counselor to help us understand what we can all learn from what happened - in terms of conflict resolution and the way we handle triggers. Plus, we continue to highlight Houston theater companies like A.D. Players, as they share what's in store for their 2022-2023 season line-up at The George Theater. Guests: Jake Speck Executive Director of A.D. Players Jayme McGhan Incoming Executive Artistic Director Eric Deggans NPR's TV Critic and author of Race-Baiter: How the media welds dangerous words to divide a nation Veronica Cavazos  Licensed Professional Counselor with Community Health Network  Dr. Richelle Whittaker Educational psychologist Parenting advisor CEO and Founder of Next Steps (which provides educational counseling and parent coaching) Text "parenting" to 1-833-638-5442 for free parenting tips and weekly encouragement  Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. Audio from today's show will be available after 5 p.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps.

In this episode, Helen Kernizan, the Youth Chorus Director of Rise Up Chorus, guest hosts "Meet the Musicians". This is the 14th episode of "Meet the Musicians" and the fourth episode in our series that delves into issues surrounding race with professional, classical musicians and music educators of color. In this episode, Helen interviews the Brandon Waddles, a vibrant musician who is a respected singer, conductor, and composer.Brandon’s choral compositions and arrangements have been published and performed by choral ensembles around the world, including the Morehouse College and University of Michigan Glee Clubs, Oakwood Aeolians, Westminster Choir, Brigham Young University Singers and the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. In 2019, he was awarded as the inaugural recipient of the ACDA Diverse Voices Collaborative Grant. In addition, he has worked as a transcriber of Black gospel music for numerous choral octavos, hymnals and hymnal supplements published by GIA, including his recent work as a contributing editor for the One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism hymnal. Brandon recently released Just In Case You’ve Forgotten, the first selected compendium of works by the late Thomas Whitfield, the subject of his dissertation. Brandon has been blessed to work with a diverse array of musicians including Dalton Baldwin, Martin Katz, Angela Brown, George Shirley, Donnie Ray Albert, Vinson Cole, Fred Hammond, Kathy Taylor, Anita Wilson and Chrystal Rucker. Recently serving as Music Director for Grammy-nominated recording artist Ledisi, he has collaborated with the celebrated singer on multiple occasions, including her Nina & Me concert series and LEDISI: THE LEGEND OF LITTLE GIRL BLUE show-run at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.Dr. Waddles holds professional memberships with the American Choral Directors Association and the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.

Welcome to the 31st episode of Broadway Babies! This week, Noelle and Stephanie welcome the infinitely talented John Battagliese! John Battagliese is a singer and actor originally from Philadelphia. He was last seen on stage as David in the Holiday Hit - Love Actually Live! at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Before that he toured the country as Greg McConnell in the First National Tour of Cruel Intentions : The 90’s Musical. Other credits include Romeo in BAZ : Starcrossed Love ( Las Vegas, The Palazzo Theater), Hairspray (Link Larkin, The MUNY), the world premiere of Have You Met Miss Jones?, alongside Academy Award Winner Shirley Jones, and the U.S. & West Coast Premieres of Grumpy Old Men the Musical (Ogunquit Playhouse and La Mirada Theater). He has been seen at Town Hall as a 2016 Broadway Rising Star, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and 54 Below. He can be heard on the Original Cast Albums of Grumpy Old Men and Love Actually Live!, and be sure to follow him on social media . Instagram: @jaybattsby Tik Tok: @TheJohnBatt --- Stephanie Andersen (Bare: A Pop Opera, Original Cast, Cast Recording and Revival) and Noelle Hannibal (Hedwig and the Angry Inch Canadian Tour, Hair: 20th Anniversary Production, Star Trek, Buffy) and are professional performers and fangirls with a deep and never-ending love for musical theatre. Join them as they chat about all things Broadway on this special podcast which will feature interviews with some of Broadway's most beloved stars. Follow us on Twitter! @bway_babies Like us on Facebook! @BroadwayBabiesTV --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadway-babies/support

David Bohnett founded GeoCities in the 1990s, well before the internet attained its current ubiquity.  GeoCities became publicly traded on NASDAQ and was acquired by Yahoo! Inc. in 1999. In a 2007 article, the Wall Street Journal described it as a Facebook prototype and noted, “Back then, entries were known as home pages, not profiles. But the basic, expressive elements of today’s Facebook and competitor MySpace … were all right there.” David found himself wealthy with the ability to do whatever he wanted for the rest of his life. He became a philanthropist and social activist. In addition to serving as Chair of the David Bohnett Foundation, he is the Chairman of the Executive Committee on the Board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and Trustee of the Brookings Institution, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the University of Southern California (USC). Since 1999, the David Bohnett Foundation has focused on several funding areas: The Fund for Los Angeles, supporting a broad spectrum of arts, educational and civic programs including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LACMA and CicLAvia; LGBTQ-related causes; graduate school leadership programs at the University of Michigan, UCLA, NYU and Harvard; voting rights and registration initiatives; supporting research and public policies to reduce the toll of firearm violence; and animal research and rights. Grants totaling over $115 million to date have supported the work of a wide range of organizations including the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, The Wildlife Alliance, the ACLU Foundation, Equality California, and the David Bohnett Gay & Lesbian Leadership Fellows program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The David Bohnett CyberCenters are another major undertaking — currently at over 60 LGBTQ centers nationwide, they offer business, educational, research, and recreational opportunities to the local gay and lesbian community via access to the Internet.   David Bohnett Foundation.  http://www.bohnettfoundation.org/   Something Ventured  https://somethingventured.us/ 

Brandon's choral compositions and arrangements have been published and performed by choral ensembles around the world, including the Morehouse College and University of Michigan Glee Clubs, Oakwood Aeolians, Westminster Choir, Brigham Young University Singers and the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. In 2019, he was awarded as the inaugural recipient of the ACDA Diverse Voices Collaborative Grant. In addition, he has worked as a transcriber of Black gospel music for numerous choral octavos, hymnals and hymnal supplements published by GIA, including his recent work as a contributing editor for the One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism hymnal. Brandon recently released Just In Case You've Forgotten, the first selected compendium of works by the late Thomas Whitfield, the subject of his dissertation. Brandon has worked with a diverse array of musicians including Dalton Baldwin, Martin Katz, Angela Brown, George Shirley, Donnie Ray Albert, Vinson Cole, Fred Hammond, Kathy Taylor, Anita Wilson and Chrystal Rucker. Recently serving as Music Director for Grammy-nominated recording artist Ledisi, he has collaborated with the celebrated singer on multiple occasions, including her Nina & Me concert series and LEDISI: THE LEGEND OF LITTLE GIRL BLUE show-run at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Waddles holds professional memberships with the American Choral Directors Association and the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.brandonwaddles.com@thecareermusician@nomadsplace

Currently the Assistant Technical Director at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts in Hollywood CA, Claudia Peterson joins the podcast to discuss her path in the industry and how she has dealt with the sexism that still exists.

Brandon's choral compositions and arrangements have been published and performed by choral ensembles around the world, including the Morehouse College and University of Michigan Glee Clubs, Oakwood Aeolians, Westminster Choir, Brigham Young University Singers and the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. In 2019, he was awarded as the inaugural recipient of the ACDA Diverse Voices Collaborative Grant. In addition, he has worked as a transcriber of Black gospel music for numerous choral octavos, hymnals and hymnal supplements published by GIA, including his recent work as a contributing editor for the One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism hymnal. Brandon recently released Just In Case You've Forgotten, the first selected compendium of works by the late Thomas Whitfield, the subject of his dissertation.  Brandon has worked with a diverse array of musicians including Dalton Baldwin, Martin Katz, Angela Brown, George Shirley, Donnie Ray Albert, Vinson Cole, Fred Hammond, Kathy Taylor, Anita Wilson and Chrystal Rucker. Recently serving as Music Director for Grammy-nominated recording artist Ledisi, he has collaborated with the celebrated singer on multiple occasions, including her Nina & Me concert series and LEDISI: THE LEGEND OF LITTLE GIRL BLUE show-run at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Waddles holds professional memberships with the American Choral Directors Association and the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. brandonwaddles.com 0:00:00 Dr. Brandon Waddles Intro 0:01:00 Becoming a Doctor of Music 0:01:30 Shout out to Dr. Molly Miller 0:02:00 The Great Zig Zag Path 0:03:00 Grew up in New Bethel Church, Detroit – Where Aretha Franklin came up 0:03:30 Going to Morehouse and Westminster Choir College 0:04:30 Working for Ledisi with Roland Jack 0:07:00 Brandon's Jazz and Church beginnings 0:08:30 Growing up listening to Bill Evans, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock 0:09:30 The problem with most music schools 0:11:00 Teaching at Wayne State College – Wayne Redefined 0:12:00 Working on a Ledisi and Greggory Porter collab 0:14:00 Find and connect the human to the art 0:14:30 Ledisi's Nina and Me Special – A tribute to Nina Simone 0:17:00 Directing Brian Collier, Ronnie Gutierrez, Keisha Renee, Shannon Pearson 0:18:00 Communication is key 0:18:30 Be careful what you post on social media! 0:21:00 Brandon's many "aha" moments 0:25:00 Working on Shrek, and Hairspray 0:25:30 Mid-roll 0:26:00 Nomad on working with Babyface and conducting 0:27:00 Rehearsal is 75-80 percent of a gig's success 0:28:30 Robert Shaw's unorthodox conducting 0:30:20 Playing with Babyface at Kennedy Center 0:31:30 Brandon's first gig with Ledisi and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 0:34:00 Brandon's choral works being performed around the world 0:35:30 Find your human connection to the text of the music 0:36:00 Bach was a jazzer! 0:37:00 Working with Andrae Crouch, Richard Smallwood, and Yolanda Adams 0:38:00 So much beauty in the rest in music 0:39:00 Lalah Hathaway's no-phone policy 0:39:30 Brandon's words of wisdom 0:40:00 Listen to everything, love everything, and be you 0:41:30 Success is what you make for yourself 0:43:00 Rapid Fire! 0:43:30 Learn more about Brandon at www.brandonwaddles.com

Take it "From The Top" Alexander... I'm playing a Christmas Carol from my piano to start this episode: What Child Is This? arranged by David Lanz This is a Podcast Piggyback Episode Extravaganza. My episode talks about another podcast called FROM THE TOP. From the Top, distributed by NPR, features the astounding performances and captivating personal stories of extraordinary classically-trained young musicians from across the country. I was in the audience when they recorded their episode, LIVE, on March 4, 2020 in Beverly Hills, CA, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. At their event, I was moved by the talent and performances of these young artists. My Christmas wish is that after you listen to me talk about the power of classical music, and how it can expand your life, you'll hop over to their episode. I believe it's important for us to get out of our music listening ruts, and open ourselves up to new artists and different genres. https://viralmindfulness.com/126 For all the details. ***If you're currently in Apple Podcasts: Piggyback right now to From the Top. Here's the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-top/id121493653?i=1000492866747

FINNEAS is a music phenomenon. 625 million combined streams and producer on most recent Bond song, 'No Time To Die' Six Grammy wins and three nominations this year for 2021 awards. The youngest recipient of the Music Producer Of the Year Grammy award. AND still only 23-years-old. TWENTY THREE. Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish attend the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 9, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: CraSH/imageSPACE (Credit Image: © Imagespace via ZUMA Wire) FINNEAS has worked with Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Camilla Cabello, Julia Michaels - the list goes on. He is best known for his musical and familial relationship with Billie Eilish. Himself and his sister have taken the music world by storm with their superbly produced, lo-fi, melancholic thoughtful sound. We have just gotten closer and closer as the years have gone on in terms of our collaborative writing abilities RELATIONSHIP WITH BILLIE HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell on stage at the Brit Awards 2020 at the O2 Arena, London. His most recent tune is a Christmas song called 'Another Year' He is a huge fan of festive music but his favourite are those that have some melancholy attached. Listen to 'Another Year' here: Fergal mentions when he interviewed Billie at Electric Picnic. If you've never heard/seen it then check it out here: Here is that performance with Hans Zimmer, Billie and JOhnny Marr at The 2020 Brit Awards:

John Battagliese is a bicoastal singer and actor originally from Philadelphia. Most recently he was seen as David in the Holiday Hit - Love Actually Live! at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. John toured the country as Greg McConnell in the First National Tour of Cruel Intentions : The 90’s Musical. Other credits include Romeo in BAZ : Starcrossed Love ( Las Vegas, The Palazzo Theater), Hairspray (Link Larkin, The MUNY), The World Premiere of Have You Met Miss Jones?, alongside Academy Award Winner Shirley Jones, and the U.S. and West Coast Premieres of Grumpy Old Men the Musical (Ogunquit Playhouse and La Mirada Theater).He has been seen in concert at Town Hall as the 2016 Broadway Rising Star, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and is seen regularly at 54 Below. @jaybattsby SFX by Zapsplat

Violinist Vijay Gupta and pianist Peter Dugan perform "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Orfeo and Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck. This performance was recorded as part of From the Top episode 386 produced at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.

Violinist Vijay Gupta and pianist Peter Dugan perform "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Orfeo and Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck. This performance was recorded as part of From the Top episode 386 produced at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.

Welcome to the miniseries, The Producer's Perspective LIVE! From The Pandemic. Inspired by my podcast and check-ins with friends, I started The Producer’s Perspective LIVE! I started going live every night at 8pm with a superstar TheaterMaker to check in with them and see how they were doing and how this pandemic has affected them.  Many shared how they’ve been keeping those creative juices flowing, sharing many fun memories, raising money and awareness for The Actors Fund and other charitable organizations needing our support. We even started sharing ‘something to make you smile’ by featuring a new music video one of you in the community produced, directed, wrote, performed in! In this episode, I catch up with Tony-nominated Director MICHAEL ARDEN and Broadway and TV Actor ANDY MIENTUS. In this episode, we talk about Andy's book series "The Backstagers", what Zoom rehearsals and readings look like as a Director vs an Actor, and Michael teases the early ideas of a his drive-in theater experience (now called: The Forest of Arden). Watch the replay of this episode: https://youtu.be/XPB65hkluC4 Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kendavenportbway Catch the next livestream LIVE: www.theproducersperspective.com/live About Michael Arden: MICHAEL ARDEN is a Tony-nominated director for his revival of Spring Awakening. The acclaimed production transferred from Deaf West Theater in Los Angeles to Broadway in fall 2015. He also won the Outer Critics Circle for Outstanding Director of a Musical and was nominated for a Drama Desk award for the production. Michael made his Broadway debut in Deaf West Theater and the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Big River. Other directing credits include My Fair Lady at Bay Street Theater; Merrily We Roll Along at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles, where he is currently the Artist in Residence; LA Ronde for his company, the Forest of Arden; and For the Record: John Hughes in LA and NYC. His production of The Pride opened at the Wallis Annenberg Center in June 2017. Other theatre credits include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Times they are a Changin', Ragtime (Avery Fisher), It's Only Life, Swimming in the Shallows, Ace, Juno, As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, The Secret Garden, Pippin (Mark Taper Forum), and Aspects of Love at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Michael's film work includes Source Code, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Bride Wars and So B It. He has also worked extensively in TV, most notably on FX and Fox's "Anger Management." Other TV credits include "GCB," "Nurse Jackie," "Royal Pains," "Unforgettable," "Off the Map," "Kings," "The Closer," "The Forgotten," "Bones," "The Return of Jezebel James," "Cashmere Mafia," "Grey's Anatomy," and "NUMB3RS." Concert work includes singing with Barbra Streisand, Chris Botti, and performances at 54 BELOW, Feinstein's at the Regency and Joe's Pub. Michael is an alum of The Interlochen Arts Academy and The Juilliard School. About Andy Mientus: Andy Mientus makes his theatrical writing debut with Burn All Night. Together with his husband, Michael Arden, he conceived Deaf West Theatre’s Tony Award-nominated revival of Spring Awakening, in which he also acted at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway. As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, at theaters such as The Mark Taper Forum and The Kennedy Center, and on television. He has twice been named in Out Magazine’s list of the 100 most compelling LGBT people of the year. Education: Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, University of Michigan.  The Producer's Perspective LIVE! and this podcast episode was produced by Mary Elizabeth Dina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On September 1, 2016 I was lucky enough to be there in person for the The Life and Legacy of B.B. King, a tribute concert, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California. It was a memorable experience, and performers included Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Keb' Mo', Slash, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and more. All with Conan O'Brien's Basic Cable Band as the house band for the evening. TTB Podcast Instagram:http://instagram.com/tedeschitruckspodcast Adam's Instagram:http://instagram.com/adamchoit BB King: http://bbking.com/ TTB Official Site:http://tedeschitrucksband.com

Ep. 109: Rachel Fine, Executive Director and CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. Rachel Fine is Executive Director & CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to joining The Wallis team in 2015, she worked as Senior Consultant for the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. Drawing upon a 22-year career in the arts as a versatile administrator, educator and fundraiser, as well as a professional classical pianist, Fine has served as Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), where she helped found the Young Men’s Ensemble, a rare choral group for young men with changing voices. She has also held leadership positions for The Juilliard School’s Department of Vocal Arts, Santa Fe Opera, the Aspen Music Festival and the renowned San Francisco-based period ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Fine completed a Fellowship in 2001-02 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the guidance of then-President Michael M. Kaiser. Fine was also selected to participate in the 2012 Leadership L.A. program (SCLN), the Los Angeles County Arts Commission’s 2008-09 Arts Leadership Initiative and the 2007-08 Wells Fargo New Executive Directors Institute of Southern California’s Executive Service Corps. She is founding Mentor of the Los Angeles Emerging Arts Leaders’ mentorship program, former Board member of the Association of California Symphony Orchestra and USC’s Thornton School of Music, and current Advisory Board member of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. An accomplished pianist, Fine studied at the Eastman School of Music and the University of California,Irvine, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in music. She also attended graduate school in musicology at Yale University. In 2014, Fine taught Arts Leadership in the graduate school of USC Thornton School of Music. She and her husband, Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles, have two children who love the arts.  In this podcast we talk about Rachel Fine's journey from a young accomplished pianist to a leading CEO/Executive Director. She talks about the unique work that the Wallis does in Los Angeles, her passion for arts leadership, hobbies and much more! For more information about Rachel Fine and The Wallis please visit: https://thewallis.org © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

Today we turn the mic over to Griffin Matthews. He is one of the writers of Witness Uganda, which premiered at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge before coming to New York's Second Stage Theater. Earlier this year, the show made its West Coast Premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center of the Performing Arts. This week, he posted a video to his IGTV titled "Dear Amy Cooper" and has allowed us to reshape the audio with you. Here's Griffin Matthews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Career Retrospective with Lesley Manville, currently starring in Ordinary Love (Bleecker Street), on February 18, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. LESLEY MANVILLE is an award-winning stage and screen actress who most recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly acclaimed drama Phantom Thread. For her role as Cyril Woodcock, she received both BAFTA and Academy Award® nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Manville is set to star in Misbehaviour, based on the 1970 Miss World beauty competition and the group of women who hatch a plan to disrupt it. The cast includes Keira Knightley, Keeley Hawes and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In spring 2019 Manville returned for the third and final season of the BAFTA Award-winning BBC comedy “Mum,” for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme. She also appears in “Harlots,” which airs on Starzplay. Manville recently finished filming the BBC drama “World on Fire,” a World War II drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war. She stars alongside Sean Bean and Helen Hunt. Manville has worked on numerous films with director Mike Leigh, most notably Another Year, for which she won Best Actress awards for both the London Critics Circle Film Award and the National Board of Review Award, in addition to BAFTA and British Independent Film Award nominations. Her other films with Leigh include All or Nothing (for which she won the London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Actress), Mr. Turner, Vera Drake, Topsy-Turvy, Secrets & Lies and High Hopes. Manville’s other film credits include Maleficent, Hampstead, Rupture, Romeo & Juliet, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, A Five Star Life, Spike Island, Ashes, A Christmas Carol, Sparkle, Milk and High Season. Her extensive television credits include “River” (BAFTA Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress), “The Go-Between,” “Mayday,” “Cranford,” “North & South,” “The Cazalets,” “Other People’s Children,” “Real Women,” “Holding On,” “The Bite,” “Goggle Eyes,” “The Mushroom Picker,” “Top Girls,” “The Firm,” “Grown-Ups,” “The Queen,” “Fleming” and “Bodily Harm.” In 2018 Manville returned to the stage for “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” starring opposite Jeremy Irons in a highly acclaimed production that went on from Wyndham’s Theatre to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles. Reprising her role as the morphine-addicted matriarch of the Tyrone family, Manville went on to receive an Olivier Award nomination. Her other theater work includes “Ghosts,” directed by Richard Eyre (Almeida Theatre/West End/New York), in a role for which she won both the Olivier and Critics’ Circle awards for Best Actress; “Grief,” directed by Mike Leigh, for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress; “Her Naked Skin,” “Pillars of the Community,” “The Alchemist” and “His Dark Materials,” all at the National Theatre; “Six Degrees of Separation” and “All About My Mother,” at the Old Vic; “Top Girls,” at the Royal Court and in New York; “Serious Money,” “The Pope’s Wedding,” “Saved,” “Rita, Sue and Bob Too,” “The Mother,” “How Now Green Cow,” “Falkland Sound,” “Three Sisters,” “American Bagpipes” and “Borderline,” all at the Royal Court; “The Cherry Orchard” and “Some Girls,” in the West End; “Miss Julie,” at Greenwich; and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” “As You Like It,” “Philistines” and “The Wives’ Excuse,” all at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Emmy Award and multiple NAACP Image Award-winning film, television and stage veteran Joe Morton is perhaps best known for his role as Rowan Pope in the television series “Scandal.” Morton’s television credits include a recurring role as lawyer Daniel Golden on “The Good Wife,” on the Network; five seasons as scientist Henry Deacon in the Emmy-nominated series “Eureka”; “The Cosby Show” spinoff “A Different World”; the Kyra Sedgwick-produced “Proof”; and “Grace & Frankie.” In 2016 he portrayed the role of Roy Wilkins alongside Bryan Cranston in the Emmy-nominated biopic “All the Way,” adapted from the Tony Award-winning Robert Schenkkan play.   In 2016 Morton appeared in the feature film “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice” as Silas Stone, and he reprised the role in November 2017 in “Justice League.” His additional feature film credits include playing the title character in John Sayles’ “The Brother from Another Planet” and roles in “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” “American Gangster,” “What Lies Beneath,” “Blues Brothers 2000” and “The Astronaut’s Wife.”   Recently, Morton starred as the titular role alongside Tom Hanks in Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ production of “Henry IV.” Staged by Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan, the critically raved show featured Morton as Henry IV and Hanks as Sir John Falstaff. In spring 2016, Morton portrayed the groundbreaking comedian Dick Gregory in the one-man show “Turn Me Loose,” executive produced by Grammy Award winner John Legend. Morton was honored with the NAACP Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award and was awarded the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play. Also, he was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. In October 2017, he brought “Turn Me Loose” to Los Angeles at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.   Born in Harlem, Morton was raised in a military family and spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa, Japan, before finishing school in New York. After attending Hofstra University, Morton debuted on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning musical “Hair,” followed by his starring role in “Raisin,” the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” which earned him a Tony nomination and Theatre World Award for his portrayal as the embittered Walter Lee Younger. In addition, he appeared in David Hare’s “Stuff Happens” at the National Theatre in London as Colin Powell and played Serge in “Art” on Broadway (and in London’s West End) with Judd Hirsch and George Wendt.   Morton is a huge proponent of diversity in Hollywood and uses his platform to express the need for more contemporary non-white roles in television and film. Morton devotes his rare free time to writing, playing his guitar and recording music. Music has been a huge part of his life, and his talent has led him to write and score a multitude of songs for various film and TV projects.

http://annettbone.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/First-Impressions.png () Session Summary: First impressions and expectations can be unpredictable. That was certainly the case with watching this collaboration with Hubbard Street Dance and Third Coast Percussion. Having dreamt for many years of seeing Hubbard Street live, I was expecting solely a jazz dance style in their show, but I witnessed much more. Third Coast Percussion was new to me so my expectations were minimal, and they did not disappoint. Be open to experiencing new perspectives when attending events. I found it interesting that some of the audience thought that this show was not celebratory enough. So what was their definition of a celebration? Who knows. They also expressed that there was too much story and pantomime. I personally love when movement has story. It makes it more interesting to me. As always, art is subjective and you don't have to agree with everyone. My experiences thus far at The Wallis have been wonderful. It's a beautiful venue and the people that work there are so kind and helpful. I get so excited each time I attend a show at this fantastic facility. Links/Info from this session:http://annettbone.com (Get my FREE Audio Resource) http://hubbardstreetdance.com (Hubbard Street) http://thirdcoastpercussion.com (Third Coast Percussion) http://thewallis.org (Wallis Annenberg Center for The Performing Arts) Would you review The DancePreneuring Studio?I would be extremely appreciative if you would subscribe and leave your feedback on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Radio. It really helps if you do it through the native Apple Podcast App on your smart device. Thanks so much!

[Jacob Jonas] 1 is a dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of the Jacob Jonas The Company, which he founded when he was only 22 years old. His works have been performed around North America including at The Kennedy Center, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center. He’s a self-taught photographer, a director & filmmaker, educator, and entrepreneur. In this episode, we talk about #CamerasAndDancers, a series of monthly Instameets bringing together influential photographers and dancers at significant cultural institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum, the Getty Museum, and the New York and Seattle Public Libraries. #CamerasandDancers is not only building collaborations and community but also increasing the visibility of the art of dance itself. This is We Are Photographers with Jacob Jonas and this is his story.

8.9 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com Feb 4 - 23, 2019  Devastated when his New York City church kicks him out for being gay, Griffin escapes across the world to volunteer in a small village. His "good intentions" are tested against the backdrop of an incurable epidemic, corruption and a dangerous abduction that leaves him questioning everything he has ever known.

On Tuesday, Sept. 25th, we recorded WTTCB LIVE as part of the LA FIlm Festival at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Get ready for an inspiring night of clam-power... Laura Mannino of Drain the NRA schools us on gun reform, the grassroots female powerhouses behind Congressional Candidate Julia Peacock teach us the value of local politics, fan-favorite B. Squid keeps the beats comin’, AND Jessica Dryer registers audience members to vote.

Marjorie Goodson is breaking physical and creative boundaries with her luxurious, avant-garde coffee table book simply titled, MG. She is the daughter of Mark Goodson, the most popular game show creator and producer in the history of TV (Family Feud, The Price is Right, Match Game, To Tell The Truth, Beat the Clock) Marjorie is a proud and active supporter of The Actors Fund's Career Transition for Dancers, and has been an avid dancer since childhood. For Marjorie, dancing is her need, her want, her strength, her desire, her pleasure, her energy and sometimes her pain. “It’s my purpose and my passion, and it feeds my soul,” said Marjorie. With the release of MG, her book of photographic essays three years in the making, Marjorie most definitely pushes the artistic envelope to the pinnacle of creative performance. The book includes 153 commanding and empowering images by noted Romanian born art and fashion photographer, Andreea Radutoiu. The life-long dancer is captured – in glorious color, dramatic black and white and stimulating sepia tones – the magnificent and glorious 55-year-old Goodson in multiple dance postures in her passionate pursuit of life that goes beyond age and into the stratosphere of the emotional and physical connection to one’s inner self. “I feel my time is now,” says Goodson. There’s always tomorrow – there’s always an opportunity,” she says. “It’s tapping into your youth and having the courage to be creative and to live in the body physical.” MG is an artistic and visual collaboration between Goodson (concept and creative content), Radutoiu, and hair and makeup stylist, Torsten Witte (LaLa Land, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), set against some of Southern California’s most dramatic and historic locations including, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Milk Studios, the Dunes at Pismo and Zuma Beach. Goodson has always loved using her body to express art and with this exquisite tome, she hopes to inspire other women by letting them know they, too, can find their passion and confidence at any age.

Dave’s guest is Keith A. Wallace, co-creator, writer and performer of The Bitter Game, a powerful multi-character one-man show blending verse, prose, shit-talking and basketball into a stirring commentary that begs the question: what does it mean to survive while Black in America? Keith continues to perform his show across the country including an upcoming run November 14th through 17th at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles.

Matthew Aucoin (LA Opera's Artist In Residence) discusses his own composition, “Crossing”, with Classical KUSC's Brian Lauritzen. Inspired by poet Walt Whitman's experiences tending to wounded soldiers during the Civil War, “Crossing” explores the connections that come between us and pull us apart. Performances of this LA Opera Off Grand production take place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26, both at 8:00pm.

9 out of 10 - An Exceptional Show www.latheatrebites.com In writer David Farr (“The Night Manager”) and acclaimed directors Gisli Örn Gardarsson and Selma Björnsdóttir's reimagining, Robin and his unmerry gang of cutthroats steal from the rich, but it's never occurred to them to give anything back to anyone. But when wicked Prince John threatens all, bold Marion steps in to protect the poor and transform a thuggish Robin from hood to good.

8.1 out of 10 Good Show Merrily We Roll Along travels backwards in time to navigate the bumpy history among three friends - Franklin, Charlie and Mary - who begin their in careers in show business together. The powerful and moving story, based on the Kaufman and Hart play, features some of Sondheim's most beautiful songs. www.latheatrebites.com

Paul Crewes, the new Artistic Director of the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, joins host Laurie Winer to discuss the tremendous possibilities for theater in Southern California. Also, author Dinah Lenney stops by to recommend two books: Marisa Silver's Little Nothing; and Nancy Reisman's Trompe L'Oeil. The show closes with a reading of Anne Sexton's poem "To a Friend Whose Work has Come to Triumph."

Shakespeare's Globe artistic director Emma Rice is to leave the theatre in 2018 after its board decided her methods are not authentic enough. Rice took charge of the London theatre in January but has come in for fierce criticism, including for her use of sound and lighting technology. Theatre critics Sarah Hemming, of the Financial Times, and Ann Treneman of the Times, discuss the reasons for Rice's departure and The Globe's future.In a month's time the new Design Museum in London will be unveiled, having moved from its Thames-side home to its new, larger location, the building that was the Grade II* listed Commonwealth Institute in Kensington High St. John Pawson, the architect who has designed the interiors, and Dejan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum, give John Wilson the first access to the £83m project.As Boyz N The Hood goes back into cinemas to mark its 25th Anniversary - and as a centrepiece of the British Film Institute's Black Star season - John Singleton talks to John Wilson about writing and directing what would become a ground-breaking film by the age of 23, and why the industry is more difficult than ever for black filmmakers.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Jack Soper(Photo: Emma Rice. Credit: Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty Images for Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts).

Singer/Songwriter/Actor, Kyle Riabko, stops by to chat with me about his upcoming shows at Joe's Pub in NYC and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. He also is promoting the London Cast Recording of his show, CLOSE TO YOU: Bacharach Reimagined. He is a good guy from Canada with a HUGE amount of talent. About Kyle Riabko: http://www.kyleriabko.com/ Keith Price's Curtain Call: http://www.keithpricecurtaincall.com @keithpricecurtaincall Instagram @kpcurtaincall on Twitter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Keith-Prices-Curtain-Call-1380539615593807/

In The Revisionist, David arrives in Poland with a crippling case of writer's block and a desire to be left alone, while his second cousin Maria welcomes him with an overwhelming need to connect with her American family. www.latheatrebites.com 9 out of 10 Exceptional Show. March 29 – April 17, 2016

Synopsis: In this play spanning 30 years and six presidential administrations, Hester Ferris throws Georgetown dinner parties that can change the course of Washington's politics. But when her beloved son suddenly turns up with an ambitious Reaganite girlfriend and a shocking new conservative world view, Hester must choose between preserving her family and defending the causes she's spent her whole life fighting for. Taken from www.samuelfrench.com/ 7.5 out of 10 Average Show

 In the wake of an historic summer of groundbreaking Supreme Court decisions, Justice Stephen Breyer returns to ALOUD to discuss the ever-evolving influences on America’s highest court. In his latest book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, Justice Breyer considers the great legal challenges facing our increasingly globalized and interdependent world. From sweeping national security policy to the use of online sites like Airbnb for international commerce, judicial awareness is no longer contained within America’s borders. Hear from one of today’s most pragmatic legal luminaries on how the world beyond our national frontiers is steering American law, and how this expansion is drawing American jurists into a new role of “constitutional diplomats.” Co-presented with The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts **Click here for photos of the event. 

Co-presented with Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsDavid Axelrod, the great strategist who masterminded President Barack Obama’s historic election campaigns, sits down with Emmy Award-winning NPR host Michel Martin to discuss his years as a young journalist, political consultant, and ultimately senior adviser to the president.  From a young journalist in 1970s and 80s Chicago—where he reported on the dissolution of the last of the big city political machines--to his twenty-year friendship with Obama, to serving during two wars and an economic disaster, Axelrod offers a rich account of the man and the mind behind some of the greatest political changes of the last decade. This event took place at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsClick here to see photos from the program!

Founded in 2011, Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) is a New York City-based dance company dedicated to creating and performing the work of Jessica Lang. JLD enriches and inspires global audiences by immersing them in the beauty of movement and music. Hailed as "a master of visual composition" by Dance Magazine, Lang seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works. Since the company's inception, marked by Lang's receipt of a Joyce Theater Artist Residency supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JLD has garnered significant attention and acclaim, thrilling audiences at major venues throughout the country including two consecutive seasons at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival where JLD made its full company debut in 2012, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center and most recently at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas where the company's performance was chosen as the best dance event of 2013. In February 2014, JLD will perform a week-long engagement at the Joyce Theater, followed by tours to Park City, Cleveland, Guatemala and Beverly Hills where the company will close the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' inaugural season. In May 2014, JLD will make its Washington, D.C. debut with the premiere of a new work commissioned by the Kennedy Center, choreographed by Lang and accompanied live by the National Symphony Orchestra as part of NEW MOVES: Symphony + Dance festival.