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Marita M. is a musician, performer and arts organizer. She has been in many bands including True Crush, Lunch Lady, Derek Wheeler, Divorcer, Reveal Yourself and Bill Can. This conversation was recorded on April 3, 2024. Astorino's was the venue for the Safe Amplification Site Society (Safe Amp 2013-2015) at the site of a former Italian dining hall at 1739 Venables Street. Other venues visited: Britannia Community Centre, El Cocal, the York Theatre, the Mansion. Other venues discussed: Mesa Luna, Art Bank, Dharma lab, Fingers Crossed, Alf House, The Shooting Gallery, Lucky's Comics, What Lab, Boombox, Goonies, The Birdhouse, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Croatian Cultural Centre, Seylynn Hall, Purple Thistle, UBC SUB Ballroom. Bands mentioned: Mt Eerie, Kidnap Kids, Screaming Queens, Hot Fruit, Pet Fairies, Fake Fruit, Death from Above, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, The Evaporators, Riff Randells, Shreaing Pinx. This episode features the following music: True Crush: Story Book from We Like Us (2013) Divorcer: Life is a Hellhole Trap from Nutty Grotty (2022) Bill Can: Hot & Normal from Bootleg 2 (2024)
Welcome to this Inwood Art Works On Air podcast artist spotlight episode featuring costume designer, Barbara Erin Delo. Barbara Erin Delo is a Costume Designer and Artisan working in dance, theatre and opera. A New York native, she has previously designed costumes for Williamstown Theatre Company, Bay Street, Berkshire Theatre Group, Theatre at St Clements, Judson Church, The Flea, Hideaway Circus, York Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, Castillo Theatre, Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance Company, Megan Williams Dance Projects, Battery Dance Company, NYC Fringe Festival, Chain Theatre Company, Third Rail Productions as well as many other NY and regional theatres. In addition, she studied costume design at SUNY Binghamton and NYU Tisch. For more info visit www.barbaraerin.com
Ben Jones is an award-winning singer, comedian, storyteller and actor who has appeared in front of audiences worldwide. He's shared the spotlight with the likes of Rita Moreno, Michael Tilson Thomas, Frederica von Stade, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard, Helmuth Rilling, Michael Morgan, Val Diamond and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Ben's versatile voice has been featured on recordings on the Albany, Naxos and Delos labels, on A Prairie Home Companion, on the soundtracks for the best-selling video game franchises Halo and Civilization, and on commercials for Coors Light and Meow Mix. Ben made his Carnegie Hall debut virtually in 2021, performing a selection from Greg Pliska and Charles Moorey's new Musical A Most Dangerous Man in Carnegie Hall's Voices of Hope festival. He was most recently seen in Off-Broadway productions of Twist of Fate and Brooklyn's Bridge at The York Theatre. Ben received the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Performance in a Musical for his portrayal of Sid Sorokin in The Pajama Game. Two of his solo shows–I Think I'm in Love and I Think We Should See Other People–were featured in BroadwayWorld's Best of 2022.
This week, I'm thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Actor/Comedian/Writer Colin Hoult to the podcast! Colin is about to kick off a full UK tour for his highly anticipated show, 'Colin' (full tour details below 👇). In this episode, we dive into Colin's unique journey through stand-up comedy, his love for comic books, the challenges and triumphs of living with ADHD, balancing family life, and so much more. Expect laughs, insights, and an inspiring conversation you won't want to miss! Tune in now, and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! WEBSITE ►► https://www.djforcex.com FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM ►► https://www.instagram.com/djforcex X ►► https://www.twitter.com/djforcex FACEBOOK ►► https://www.facebook.com/djforcex TIKTOK ►► https://www.tiktok.com/@djforcex THREADS ►► https://www.threads.com/@djforcex YOUTUBE ►► https://www.youtube.com/@djforcex Tour Dates: 23 - 28 Sept London Soho Theatre 03-Oct-24 Nottingham Arts Theatre 04-Oct-24 Aberystwyth Comedy Festival 10-Oct-24 Bath Rondo Theatre 11-Oct-24 Winchester The Arc 12-Oct-24 Brighton The Old Market 16-Oct-24 Guildford G Live 17-Oct-24 Corsham The Pound Arts Centre 23-Oct-24 Birmingham Glee Club 25-Oct-24 Canterbury The Marlowe Studio 27-Oct-24 Norwich Playhouse 29-Oct-24 Newcastle The Stand 31-Oct-24 Bristol The Wardrobe 01-Nov-24 Swansea The Grand 02-Nov-24 Reading South Street Arts Centre 05-Nov-24 Leeds The Wardrobe 06-Nov-24 York Theatre 41 07-Nov-24 Bishop Aukland Town Hall 08-Nov-24 Manchester Fairfield Social Club 09-Nov-24 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre Studio 10-Nov-24 Chorley Theatre 13-Nov-24 Edinburgh The Stand 14-Nov-24 Glasgow The Stand 21-Nov-24 Aldershot West End Centre 22-Nov-24 Cambridge Junction
Paying tribute to the recently deceased blind Senegalese guitarist and griot Mansour Seck. Then a feature interview with Trent Freeman of The Fretless, who launch their new CD, Glasswing, at The York Theatre on October 6th. Plus new releases from around the world, and heaps of local concert previews.
After The Debate last week, a few songs about The Liar. Also, new music by Canadian Celtic string quartet The Fretless (coming to The York Theatre in a few weeks), and a whole bunch more new releases besides. An eclectic array of new and old songs and tunes, a feature on the music of the Kronos Quartet (coming to The Chan Centre here at UBC next month) and a whole lot more.
Veda Hille is a beloved Vancouver musician, composer, theatre maker, and performer. She first played in a band called Mudlarks and started making records under her own name in 1991. She also had a children's band called Duplex. She has been involved in music, art, and theatre for several decades, creating and collaborating in many genres. This conversation took place on May 14th 2024. Venues visited: La Quena Coffee House was at 1111 Commercial Drive from the early 1980s until 2000. It was a non-profit political meeting hub. Cafe Deux Soleils (1393 Commercial Dr, ) was a vegetarian restaurant which hosted music and poetry events starting in the ‘90s, and closed in 2022. Edison Electric Gallery of Moving Images, an experimental film centre run by Alex Mackenzie, was near Commercial and Venables. The Oddfellows Hall at 1720 Graveley Street (a branch of the international frateral orgnization), held at least a dozen punk shows fom 1979 to 1984. The York Theatre (639 Commercial Drive), where Veda Hille stages the East Van Panto each winter, was previously the New York Theatre rock venue in the ‘80s and ‘90s before becoming the Raja Bollywood Cinema. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 179 at 2205 Commercial Dr. Music clips used with artist permission. Veda Hille: Neighbourhood Song from Songs About People and Buildings (1991) One Hot Summer from Spine (1996)LuckLucky from This Riot Life (2008) Tracers from Beach Practice (2020)
Jimmy Roberts is the composer of the second longest-running Off-Broadway musical in New York theater history, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, which ran for over 5000 performances. It's been produced around the world in languages as diverse as French, Spanish, German, Finnish, Mandarin and Cantonese. Jimmy's second Off-Broadway show The Thing About Men, won the New York Outer Critics Circle award for Best Musical. His latest show, Welcome to the Big Dipper, co-written with John Daggett and one of my favorite StoryBeat guests, Cat Filloux, is set to open at the York Theatre in Manhattan in November 2024. Jimmy's also a sought-after performer, presenting entertaining programs that combine classical and popular music. Recent engagements include: Merkin Concert Hall, the 92nd Street Y, Steinway Hall, and the National Arts Club. The New York Times called Jimmy's performances, “Brilliant.” He's a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with noted pianist, Constance Keene. He's also a published poet, with several of his poems appearing in the New York Times Metropolitan Diary. Jimmy reads two of his poems during the show. He's also a collector of historic letters and interesting people. Please stick around at the end of the show because Jimmy has generously lent us a wonderful song sampler from Welcome to the Big Dipper for your enjoyment.
Michael Lavine is a Broadway Performance Coach and Sheet Music Expert. He has also worked as a musical director, pianist, vocal coach and singer all over the world. He is very much; a Music Man!Michael gives master classes on auditioning in New York, Los Angeles, Australia and Martha's Vineyard. He has worked several times at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Accompanying many artists, he has worked regularly with Heather MacRae on her show about her father, Gordon and has accompanied Broadway and television star Bryan Batt in New Orleans, at 54 Below, Feinstein's and the Metropolitan Room. He musically directed Bryan's show Batt on a Hot Tin Roof at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in Australia, touring subsequently to Melbourne and Sydney. Michael regularly plays for the Outer Critics Circle Awards and musically directed the Broadway Cares Teddy Bear Auction for its entire 15-year run. Michael has conducted orchestras in Wichita, Kansas, Traverse City, Michigan, and Beverly, Mass., among other cities. He co-produced and musically directed the American premiere recording of HONK! at the York Theatre. Michael served as musical director for the Comden & Green musical Billion Dollar Baby starring Kristin Chenoweth, Marc Kudisch and Debbie Gravitte and the Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner musical Carmelina. He has shared the stage with Mimi Hines and Peter Howard (his mentor) at the Kennedy Center in a Rodgers & Hart revue, This Funny World. Michael is known for owning one of the largest privately held sheet music collections in the world, and is frequently called upon for his extensive knowledge, and is celebrated for preserving and archiving the musical theatre and American songbook.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au
In this unique episode, Patricia and her writing mentor, Catherine Filloux, interview Effy Redman about the gestational process for her memoir, Saving Face. About Effy, our featured memoirist: Effy Redman's writing investigates the intersection of disability and identity, building bridges in minority communities. Drawing from her journey as a lesbian with Moebius Syndrome (a rare condition of facial paralysis), she writes into the experience of otherness, finding resilience beyond the shadows. Her first book—SAVING FACE—a memoir of living with physical disability—will be published by Vine Leaves Press in March 2024. Redman has published work in The New York Times, Vice, Ravishly, Chronogram, Berkeley Poetry Review, and Iron Horse Literary Review, among other places. She holds an MFA in Memoir from CUNY: Hunter College, where she received an Honorable Mention for the Helen Gray Cone Fellowship, and a BA in Literature/Drama from Bennington College, where she was an Ellen Knowles Harcourt Scholar and a Bennington Scholar. About Catherine Filloux, our cohost: For the past three decades, French Algerian American award-winning playwright, librettist and activist Catherine Filloux has been traveling to conflict areas writing plays that address human rights. Filloux's new play “How to Eat an Orange” opens this season at La MaMa Theatre in New York City, and her new musical “Welcome to the Big Dipper” (composer Jimmy Roberts, “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change”) premieres Off-Broadway this season at the York Theatre in New York City; a National Alliance for Musical Theatre finalist. Catherine's new play “White Savior” is nominated for The Venturous Play List. Her many plays have been produced around the U.S. and internationally. She is the librettist for four produced operas, broadcast on Cambodian national TV, on Broadway on Demand, chosen for Opera News Critic's Choice; and “Orlando” is the 2022 Grawemeyer award winner--the first opera by a woman composer and woman librettist in the history of the Vienna Staatsoper. Catherine has traveled for her plays to countries including Bosnia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Morocco, Northern Ireland; and to Sudan and South Sudan on an overseas reading tour with the University of Iowa's International Writing Program. Filloux received her French Baccalaureate in Philosophy with Honors in Toulon, France, and is the co-founder/co-director of Theatre Without Borders. www.catherinefilloux.com How to Buy Effy's Book: You can pre-order Saving Face at https://www.vineleavespress.com/saving-face-by-effy-redman.html. There are options here to purchase Effy's book on bookshop.org, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Effy encourages readers to use bookshop.org, because this venue supports local bookstores. Connect with Effy: Website: www.effyredman.com Instagram @effyredman38 Facebook: Effy Redman **** Ready to make a change? Book your free Explore Call with Patricia. Patricia's 1:1 and group coaching programs are about becoming the active designer of your life through any transitional phase. Learn more at https://www.patriciacosulich.com. Share this episode and tag us on social media! @patricia.cosulich & @the_transitions_podcast
Michael was born in the wagon of a traveling show... At least that's what it says on his website. He is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and has been directing and producing in any and all mediums. Some recent projects are Broadway's Caroline, or Change revival (co-producer), off-Broadway's long running A Musical About Star Wars (director), and the decadent new soap opera, Mélange, starring Morgan Fairchild (editor). During the pandemic he produced and directed several high profile streaming benefits to raise money for various neighborhood institutions in need of some help. Save West Bank Cafe was a 10 hour Christmas Day telethon, followed by Save Birdland, The Musical of Musicals (the York Theatre) and a benefit for The Stonewall Inn to name few. Ultimately, we raised 1.5M and were honored that so many stars collaborated on these projects with him from President Clinton (both of them) to Sting, Whoopi Goldberg, Pete Townshend, Sean Penn nee Ciccone, Patti LuPone, André De Shields, Ana Gastyre, Demi Lovato and so many more.
Building Moo-Mentum (A very unofficial How to Dance in Ohio Podcast) but again...Not the real one
Ep. 10: Rebekah Greer Melocik (Book and Lyric Writer) How to Dance in Ohio Broadway Musical Rebekah Greer Melocik's projects with composer-collaborator Jacob Yandura include THE LAST QUEEN OF CANAAN (book by Harrison David Rivers), WRINGER, based on the novel by Jerry Spinelli (Off-Broadway, City Center) and HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, based on the award-winning documentary (dir: Sammi Cannold). Recognitions and Residencies: SPACE at Ryder Farm (2021), Ars Nova's two-year UNCHARTED residency, 2016 Jonathan Larson Finalist, 2015 NAMT Festival (THE LAST QUEEN OF CANAN), the 2014 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed MusicalsA, The York Theatre's NEO 2014 residency, 2013 Yale Institute for Music Theatre, the 2012-2013 Dramatists Guild Fellowship, the 2012 Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Cap21's Writers Residency and Ant Fest 2013 (The Fearful Earful ). Rebekah holds a B.A. in Poetry from the University of Southern California and an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU. She also wrote curriculum stories for the award-winning early childhood chess company, Chess at Three. https://melocik.com/ About our How to Dance in Ohio Podcast Building Moo-Mentum is a very, very unofficial podcast about the Broadway Musical "How to Dance in Ohio". Each interview is a researched conversation (30 min. to hour in length) with host Richard Wexler with those that are involved with the production from cast, crew, and more. https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/building-moo-mentum-a-very-unofficial-how-to-dance-in-ohio-podcast.html Credits Produced and Edited by Otter Castro Produced, Research and Interview by Rich Wexler Music Richie by B.J Snowden https://bjsnowdenmusic.com/ There Was a light Instrumental I Never Feel Alone Instrumental by Stephen Bluhm https://www.stephenbluhm.fun/ Website https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/
This week Paul chatted with Jennifer Manocherian on her work in theater and teaching writing. https://thepeacestudio.org/board-bio-jennifer-manocherian/ Theater Producer and Writer Jennifer Manocherian has been a Broadway and off-Broadway theatre producer for over thirty years. She wrote the book of a musical, Marry Harry, with composers Dan Martin and Michael Biello, which had a production at the York Theatre in NY, then was filmed in a sound studio for online streaming (amazon prime video, www.streamingmusicals.com and broadwayondemand.com). The same team wrote a short musical for streaming that will be available shortly. She wrote and produced the film Family Blues, also on amazon prime video, and has another film planned for filming next year. Aside from other writing projects, she teaches introductory screenwriting at The Sarah Lawrence Writing Institute. Prior to her career as a producer, she was a family therapist and a divorce mediator. Jennifer serves on the board of New York Stage & Film, a nonprofit devoted to developing new works.
Chris Alscher AKA Chris-A-Riffic played with the band They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and has performed as a solo artist for several decades. He is a radio host on CiTR, the University of British Columbia radio station, with his show Parts Unknown which has been on the air for over two decades. We walk down Main Street from 29th avenue to 22nd avenue, discussing Little Mountain Gallery, Chroma Books, Blim and more. Chroma Books was a bookstore upstairs at 4424 Main Street which opened in 2002 and occasionally had shows of experimental and lo-fi music. They Live Video, at 4340 Main St, hosted bands in the 2010s. Little Mountain Gallery was at 195 E 26th Ave built in 1930. It became an art space known as the Butchershop Collective in 2001 and Little Mountain Gallery was established in 2006. After music shows, it became an underground comedy club. It was demolished in 2023 despite the attempts of arts groups to preserve it. Lucky's Comics was a comic and bookstore at 3972 Main Street which has now relocated eight blocks north. Other venues mentioned are The Regional Assembly of Text (3934 Main Street), Blim (opened in 2003 in the old BC Electric Building at 23 W Pender, then at 197 East 17th Ave and now at 115 E Pender St, an art shop, no longer a venue) Solder and Sons (247 Main Street), Chris's shed, the Java Joint (Surrey), the New York Theatre now the York Theatre (639 Commercial Dr). Bands mentioned include Apollo Ghosts, Chain and the Gang, Charlamides, Fanshaw (Olivia Fetherstonhaugh), Kellarissa (Larissa Loyva), Tygh Runyan (Beans), crys cole, Nicholas Krgovich, connect_icut, Collapsing Opposites, the Diskettes, Tough Age, Darto, Weed, Hemogoblin, Cascadia, Smithy Ramone, Kidnap Kids (formerly Beggars & Chairs), Better Friends than Lovers, Marta McKeever, the Unicorns, Swamp Camp, Sandro Perri (Polmo Polpo), Gal Gracen. Rose Melberg, Leah Abramson, Search Parties, Holtzkopf, Cub, Gob, Sparkmarker, NoMeansNo, All State Champion, Tricky Woo, Ahna. Huge thank you to Kellarissa for the original theme music. Music clips used with artist permission. Chris-a-riffic: Late Night Vietnamese Restaurant from Treats (2019) Apollo Ghosts: Things You Go Through from Mount Benson (2010) Kidnap Kids: Kids from You Would Run from Ratboy Grave (2009) This conversation was recorded on September 24 2023. Our unexpected audio guests were Jarrett Evan Samson and Lauren Smith of the band Tough Age.
Carefully Taught: Teaching Musical Theatre with Matty and Kikau
Matty and Kikau talk with Erin Farrell Speer, the Head of the Musical Theatre Program at The University of Utah. She just completed her first semester in this new position after leading the MT program at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She was the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the School of Theatre at the UNCG, where she developed a new BFA musical theatre program with music director and arranger Dominick Amendum. Her recommendations include the series Jury Duty on Amazon Freevee, Brenee Brown's podcast "Unlocking Us", Justin Su'a's podcast "Increase Your Impact", Liz Gilbert's Big Magic, and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho! --------------------- Before joining the Department of Theatre, Erin was an Assistant Professor specializing in Musical Theatre and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the School of Theatre at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she developed a new BFA musical theatre program with music director and arranger Dominick Amendum (Wicked, Prince of Egypt). While at UNCG Erin was also recognized as the College of Visual and Performing Arts Outstanding Teacher in 2021. In 2022 she was the recipient of the UNCG-wide James Y. Joyner Award for excellence in teaching. A Los Angeles native, Erin made her Broadway debut serving as the Directing Assistant to Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley on Escape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy Buffett musical. She also served in that capacity for the show's pre-Broadway tour. Erin's career has taken her from coast to coast, giving her the opportunity to work off-Broadway at the York Theatre and regionally with companies like Center Theatre Group/the Mark Taper Forum, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sarasota Opera House. In addition to her directing career, Erin has worked professionally as a performer in theatre, film, and commercials, even spending a year as an agent assistant in LA. She couples her directing and performing knowledge with nearly two decades of teaching experience, covering a wide range of abilities from true beginners to Broadway performers and television stars. Erin was previously an adjunct faculty member in musical theatre and dance at Florida Southern College and instructed/lectured in musical theatre, directing and theatre history at Penn State. She earned her MFA in Directing for the Musical Theatre Stage from Penn State University where she studied in their nationally recognized musical theatre program under the mentorship of veteran Broadway director and former SDC President Susan H. Schulman. Erin is also a proud graduate of The University of Michigan, where she earned her BFA in Acting from another nationally recognized program and studied alongside many future Broadway and film/TV stars. Some of her favorite university direction/choreography credits include American Idiot, Rock of Ages, The SongeBob Musical, The Bridges of Madison County, Sweet Charity, Hot n' Cole, ‘S Wonderful!, Dreamgirls, The Wild Party, Stones in his Pockets, Romeo and Juliet, and many others. Professional direction/choreography credits include All Shook Up, Little Shop of Horrors, Oklahoma!, Bye Bye Birdie, Seussical, Footloose, Cinderella, Annie Get Your Gun, and Guys and Dolls among many others. Film direction: Hear Our Voices, Radio. Film producing: One Week at Woolworths, Flatbush Avenue. Erin is a proud Associate of the Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC), and an alumna of the Director's Lab West.
The award-winning French Algerian American playwright, librettist and activist, Catherine Filloux, has been, for the past 3 decades, traveling to conflict areas writing plays that address human rights and social justice. Catherine's new play, “How to Eat an Orange,” will open at La MaMa Theatre in New York City, and her new musical “Welcome to the Big Dipper” (written with composer Jimmy Roberts of, “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change” fame) will premiere Off-Broadway at the York Theatre in New York. It's a National Alliance for Musical Theatre finalist. Catherine's play, “White Savior” is nominated for The Venturous Play List. Her many plays have been produced around the U.S. and internationally. I've read her play Lemkin's House and can tell you it's an intense and engaging exploration of the politics of genocide through the surreal landscape of the mind of Raphael Lemkin, the man who invented the word genocide. Catherine's also the librettist for four produced operas, including New Arrivals, Where Elephants Weep, and The Floating Box. Her works have been played on Cambodian national TV, on Broadway on Demand, and chosen for Opera News Critic's Choice. And her opera, “Orlando,” is the winner of the 2022 Grawemeyer Award--the first opera by a woman composer and woman librettist in the history of the Vienna Staatsoper. Catherine has traveled for her plays to countries including Bosnia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Morocco, Northern Ireland, and Sudan and South Sudan on an overseas reading tour with the University of Iowa's International Writing Program. Catherine received her French Baccalaureate in Philosophy with Honors in Toulon, France, and is the co-founder/co-director of Theatre Without Borders.
Last time they were on this podcast together, Justin Smith and Matthew Whittet were supposed to be promoting the world premiere of The Dismissal - a musical about the constitutional crisis of 1975 that led to the controversial removal of prime minister Gough Whitlam. But unfortunately because of the pandemic, that season was canceled. This time however, the show has opened, it's on and getting rave reviews and you can get your tickets to see it at the York Theatre in the Seymour Centre here:https://www.thedismissal.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul is giving up Pudcasting to become a Magician after today's episode. This is all thanks to today's super guest - the 2 x Emmy Nominee, Actor and Comedian Nick Mohammed.Many will know Nick for playing Nate in Apple TV's Ted Lasso, and Joseph in SKY TV's Intelligence co-starring alongside David Schwimmer. The only big role he hasn't played yet? Paul's body-double in the film of Paul's Life! Just give him a moustache...Nick's week-long residency 'The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow' will be at The Duke of York Theatre from 5th-9th September 2023Instagram Nick Mohammed @nickmohammedy + Paul Chowdhry @paulchowdhry
In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with composer/lyricist Madeline Myers about uplifting the stories of women who have been erased from history, expanding our understanding of women's relationship with work, finding people who believe in you when you don't believe in yourself, and being a good person in addition to a good artist. Click here for a transcript of the episode! Episode Notes Guest: Madeline MyersHosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy AndrewsMusic: Chloe Geller Episode Resources Double Helix - playing at Bay Street Theater May 30-June 18 Stacey Mindich Guest Bio: Madeline Myers (she/her) is a composer and lyricist for musical theater in New York City. Her musicals include Double Helix (world premiere Bay Street Theater, 2023) Flatbush Avenue (UNC-Greensboro commission, 2021), The Devil's Apprentice, (world premiere Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018), and Masterpiece (O'Neill Musical Theater Conference 2018 semi-finalist). Named to the 2022 Broadway Women's Fund “Women to Watch on Broadway” list, Madeline is a 2023 & 2022 Kleban Prize finalist for lyric writing, a winner of the 2021 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award presented by New York Stage & Film and the Ziegfeld Club; a 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant finalist; a 2019 York Theatre Company NEO Writer; a 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 ASCAP Plus Award recipient; and a 2016-2017 Dramatists Guild Fellow. Madeline's musicals have been developed at Bay Street Theatre, the York Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals (2023 Festival of New Musicals, the Johnny Mercer Writers Grove), the New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio, the Fingerlakes Musical Theater Festival, Musical Theater Factory, the NMI Disney Imagineering New Voices Project, the New York Theatre Barn, and the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Project. When not writing musicals, Madeline enjoys reading, walking in Central Park, and volunteering. She is an active volunteer with Central Synagogue's unhoused breakfast program and the founder of a 2020 voter registration/Census count initiative for the New York unhoused community. Through the pandemic, Madeline has worked with NYC Test & Trace Corps to bring mobile vaccine buses and PPE to unhoused New Yorkers. In 2018, Madeline created the Blair School of Music Student Citizen Award given to a female student demonstrating excellence in personal character and contributions to the community. Madeline sits on the Alumni Board of the Vanderbilt University Ingram Scholarship Program, of which she is a proud alumna. She is an original member of the music department of the Broadway production of Hamilton. Madeline is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild. She is represented by Chris Till at Verve Talent & Literary Agency. Find Madeline Online: Madeline website: www.madelinemyers.com Show website: www.doublehelixmusical.com Madeline Instagram: @madelinesmyers Show Instagram: @doublehelixmusical TikTok: @doublehelixmusical Thanks for listening! Who do you want to hear from next on the Women & Theatre Podcast? Nominate someone here. The Women & Theatre Podcast is created and produced by Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews. Please like, comment, subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and consider making a donation to support our work. Thank you for listening!
Matt Tamanini, Peter Filicia, and Jan Simpson talk about ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Shucked’, ‘According to the Chorus’ at 59E59, ‘Vanities’ from the York Theatre, ‘Smart’ at Ensemble Studio Theatre, ‘Lunch Bunch’ at PS 22 from Clubbed Thumb “This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week since 2009. read more The post This Week on Broadway for April 9, 2023: Shucked appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
A widely accomplished musical director, conductor, pianist, composer, and arranger, working primarily in the realm of musical theatre. His experience on Broadway includes both conducting and playing keyboards for Cinderella, How to Succeed in Business…, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Phantom of the Opera and Carousel. Larry has also served as Musical Director for national tours of Anastasia, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Les Misérables, South Pacific, The Producers, Sunset Blvd. and Cats, as well as many regional productions. He has been a frequent collaborator with the Boston Pops Orchestra, contributing both vocal and orchestral arrangements, performing as pianist, coaching vocal soloists and music directing concert performances of Carousel and A Little Night Music. As a composer and lyricist, Larry has written the scores for the shows Big Bad Wolf and the Endangered Forest (Portland Opera Young Artists); Reality! (Stamford Center for the Arts reading); Groundhog Day (with lyricist Jack Lechner, BMI Musical Theatre Workshop); and Grounded For Life (with comedian Pat Hazell, York Theatre staged reading). His music and songs were regularly featured on the Pittsburgh children's TV show. Let's Read a Story, as well as the syndicated TV special Secrets of Success. He was also the 1st Prize Winner of the 1988 International Jewish Music Competition for his chamber opera A Test of Faith.
I am so excited to welcome Dr. Jody Carrington to today's episode of The Superwoman Code! Jody is a wealth of knowledge, a psychologist by training and is obsessed with understanding how we create a community. Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. Jody just launched her latest book (you can check it out on Amazon and Chapters Indigo) and she is gearing up to change the way we think about each other. And it starts with connection. On that connection note, I'm getting pumped up to see Jody LIVE in person in Halifax during her book tour, and there's still a few spots left (you'll get a ticket AND a copy of her book!) and I'd love to see you there. If you're not in Halifax, you'll still get to see her at one of her tour dates. I'll report back later, but I don't think we're going to be disappointed. I hope you enjoy today's episode, I know I laughed hard (and reflected hard) during this recording. xo Tour Dates & Tickets: Toronto | January 28 | Glenn Gould Studio | 7 PM SOLD OUT Halifax | February 1 | Bella Rose Arts Theatre | 7 PM Vancouver | February 4 | The Cultch's, York Theatre | 7 PM SOLD OUT Saskatoon | February 11 | Broadway Theatre | 2 PM Saskatoon | February 11 | Broadway Theatre | 7 PM SOLD OUT St. John's | February 20 | LSPU Hall | 7 PM SOLD OUT NYC | March 14 | Manhattan | 7 PM Winnipeg | May 15 | Museum of Human Rights | 7 PM Calgary | May 24 | Martha Cohen Theatre | 7 PM SOLD OUT Let's Be Friends! Full Shownotes Get On The Clinic Waitlist Subscribe to The Superwoman Code Email List Follow @drashleymargeson on Instagram A Cornerstone Naturopathic Inc Production
In the Season 3 Premeire Russell sits down with UNCG's musical theatre professor and director Erin Speer as they discuss the similarities as well as differences between directing musical theatre compared to theatre itself and the impact it has on artists and audiences alike.Brought to you by Real Creative Heart. Like, Review, Share & Subscribe.Erin Farrell Speer – Erin is a musical theatre director, educator and filmmaker. She serves as an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre and Director of Undergraduate Studies – School of Theatre at UNC Greensboro. She earned her MFA in Directing for the Musical Theatre from Penn State where she studied under the mentorship of veteran Broadway director, Susan H. Schulman. Erin is also a proud graduate of The University of Michigan, holding a BFA in Acting. Erin made her Broadway debut in 2018 serving as the Assistant to Tony winning director Christopher Ashley on Escape to Margaritaville, the Jimmy Buffett musical. She also served in that capacity on the pre-Broadway tour. She made her off-Broadway debut in 2022 as the Associate Director for Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road at the York Theatre. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Erin's creative work has taken her all around the United States. Regionally, Erin has worked at Center Theatre Group/the Mark Taper Forum, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Heritage Repertory Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre and the North Carolina Theatre among others. In 2022, Erin directed both The Spongebob Musical and The Scarlet Pimpernel. In Spring of 2023, she will direct The Bridges of Madison County at Elon University and Rock of Ages at UNCG. Favorite Direction credits include: The Spongebob Musical, Pippin, American Idiot, Sweet Charity, and many, many more.
In this episode, Jennifer talks to Andrea Prestinario about queerness in musical theater. Andrea shares her journey as a queer performer & producer and what lead her to co-found Ring of Keys, a nonprofit artist service organization for queer and trans artists in musical theatre. They talk about the need for queer visibility and representation, creating change even if it takes time, and what it means to lead by example & trust your intuition. About Andrea: Andrea Prestinario is a queer award-winning performer and producer who has worked at 20+ theatres throughout the country over the last 15 years, including NYTW, Asolo Rep, American Conservatory Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Lyric Opera Chicago, Gulfshore Playhouse, Writers' Theatre, York Theatre, and more. Favorite roles include Alison in Fun Home (Baltimore Center Stage), Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls; (Weston Playhouse), Eliza in My Fair Lady; Maureen in RENT (Paramount Theatre), Martha in 1776 (Asolo Rep), and Louise in Gypsy (Drury Lane Oakbrook). She received a Jeff Award for her work as Violet in Side Show (Boho Theatre). A graduate of Ball State University and The School at Steppenwolf, she is also the Co-Founder of Ring of Keys: a nonprofit artist service organization for queer and trans artists in musical theatre. She created RoK's signature programming: Queering the Canon: A Concert Series which she produced in addition to producing other concerts for the org (Joe's Pub, Birdland). She produced/conceived her solo show sMOkeyTOWN: The Songs of Smokey Robinson which played throughout NYC (54Below, Laurie Beechman) and Chicago. Andrea's IG: @andreaprestinario Andrea's Website: www.andreaprestinario.com Ring of Keys Website: www.ringofkeys.org Want to coach with Jennifer? Schedule a session here! https://appt.link/jenniferapple Monologue Sourcing Promo Link! https://empoweredartistcollective.com/podcastpromo Learn more: https://www.empoweredartistcollective.com/podcast EAC IG: @EmpoweredArtistCollective EAC TikTok: @EmpowerArtistCollective EAC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweredartistcollective/ Check Out Our Merch! https://www.empoweredartistcollective.threadless.com/ Any thoughts you'd like to share? Email us at EmpoweredArtistCollective@gmail.com
In this episode, Hayley and Amy speak with up-and-coming musical theatre writer Rachel (Rae) Covey. We talk about writing about gray areas in a time of absolutes, balancing strength and sensitivity, and making the theatre industry a more supportive space to develop new works. Click here for a transcript of the episode! Episode Notes Guest: Rachel (Rae) Covey Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews Music: Chloe Geller Episode Resources: Read about Rae's theatrical projects on her website! Including: Painting Faye Salvez Noise - October 2022 off-Broadway workshop production at The Tank Where We Are - Song cycle based on From Here to There, a collection of found maps curated by artist Kris Harzinski Maestra mentorship program How I See It: A Personal and Historical View of Disability, a memoir by H Penny Mishkin Guest Bios Rachel Covey (she/her - Rae, to her friends!) is a playwright, composer, a member of the BMI Workshop, and a 2020 graduate of Northwestern University. She makes theatre that finds beauty in the most human moments. Her original musicals, PAINTING FAYE SALVEZ and NOISE, have received readings and workshops at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF), the Library at the Public Theater, Tuacahn Theatre, The Tank, Emerging Artists Theatre, Common Ground Theatre Company, and The Chicago Dramatists Guild. Favorite spots where her music has been performed include 54 Below, The Greenroom 42, the York Theatre's New Works Concert, Titchfield Festival Theatre (UK), and Under the Arch Incubator's New Work Cabaret (featuring the national touring cast of The Band's Visit). Find Rachel Online: Website: www.rachelcovey.com Instagram: @rcoveymusic Thanks for listening! Who do you want to hear from next on the Women & Theatre Podcast? Nominate someone here. The Women & Theatre Podcast is created and produced by Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews. Please like, comment, subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and consider making a donation to support our work. Thank you for listening!
Katie checks in with actor (the Mint Theater Company, The York Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Group, Barrington Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Theatre Works Hartford, Law & Order SVU), Claire Saunders.
In this episode... * Can you guess 5 unique words with unique letters in Wordle? * How do you get out of your head and into the scene in improv? * And any other Cheesness. Here's the dictionary text file Matt started with for his problem. It contains 370,000 words: https://github.com/dwyl/english-words A huge thank you to everyone who helped with Bec's dinglett. Alex Holland at the Free Association - this is where Bec did her improv course, and you can find details about that here: https://thefreeassociation.co.uk. David Reed, his play Guy Fawkes will be showing at the York Theatre from October:https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/guy-fawkes/. Also to Rachel Pariss, you can find her on 'The Latenight Mash' with Nish Kumar or here on Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/33emshys And the brilliant Josie Lawrence. You can find more about her on twitter too: https://tinyurl.com/JosieLawrence As always, if you've got a problem or a solution, hit us up on aproblemsquared.com. And if you want want even more from A Problem Squared (and who doesn't) find us on Twitter and Instagram.
A New York City based director, choreographer and educator who recently directed the London premiere of On The Edge, a new musical from composer Sam Hall. On Broadway he served as the Associate Choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical School of Rock, which he also had the privilege of staging in Sydney, Melbourne, and Seoul. He currently serves as the Associate Choreographer on the Broadway bound musical The Heart of Rock & Roll, celebrating the music of Huey Lewis, and on Ever After, a musical adaptation of the 1998 film. As a director, he staged readings of Nicolas Greco's Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Marrying a Big-Breasted American Woman starring Anupam Kher and Grounded For Life at the York Theatre. He is currently choreographing Radio 930, a new musical centered around a group of young rebels in East Germany who used banned western rock music to bring about the fall of the Berlin Wall. As an Assistant Choreographer, he helped develop Barry Manilow's Harmony for Center Theatre Group and The Alliance Theatre, The Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis and Marvin Hamlisch, and the Broadway revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Harry Connick, Jr. Patrick has staged concerts for Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara with the Boston Pops and for Mario Cantone on ABC's “The View.” As a teacher, he has served on staff for Britney Spears' and Usher's performing arts intensives.
THE SECRET GARDEN COMPOSER: Lucy Simon LYRICIST: Marsha Norman BOOK: Marsha Norman SOURCE: Frances Hodgson Burnett's book The Secret Garden (1911) DIRECTOR: Susan H. Schulman CHOREOGRAPHER: Michael Lichtefeld PRINCIPLE CAST: Daisy Egan (Mary), Alison Fraser (Martha), Mandy Patinkin (Archibald) OPENING DATE: Apr 25, 1991 CLOSING DATE: Jan 03, 1993 PERFORMANCES: 709 SYNOPSIS: After her family dies of cholera, young Mary Lennox is sent to live with her austere, widowed Uncle Archibald. At night she is convinced that she hears the sounds of crying and discovers that Archibald's bed ridden son, Colin, has been locked up out of sight for many years. Determined to bring sunshine to the boy, Mary begins to discover the other secrets the house protects. Director Susan H. Schulman traces the development of The Secret Garden as the first collaboration between an all-female creative team in a Broadway musical. Amongst a female writing team (Marsha Norman/Lucy Simon), producer (Heidi Landesman), and design team (Florence Klotz/Tharon Musser), there are noted recurring instances of significant memories reading Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel about a little girl struggling with life in a new home. By broadly describing the educational and professional obstacles overcome by three women involved in the premiere of the musical in their studies at Yale School of Drama, a bleak case is outlined for gender parity within commercial American theatre. Despite mixed reviews, audience responses to The Secret Garden were collectively positive and led the show to international success. This chapter examines the ways later female-helmed Broadway productions, such as Waitress, have benefited from or even overshadowed The Secret Garden. Susan H. Schulman: Broadway credits: the Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden as well as its highly-successful U.S./Canadian national tour (Drama Desk nomination), the revival of Sweeney Todd†at Circle in the Square (Tony Award, Drama Desk nomination), the revival of The Sound of Music (Tony nomination Outstanding Revival) and Little Women and its successful national tour. For her direction of the premiere of Violet at Playwrights Horizons (New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical), Susan received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Director. She received an Obie Award for directing Sondheim and Furth's musical Merrily We Roll Along at the York Theatre. Susan also directed the national tour of Sunset Boulevard with Petula Clarke as well as three productions for City Center Encores. She has directed for regional theatres throughout U.S.A., Canada and Australia, and most recently a new musical in Denmark. Susan is a graduate of Yale Drama School, Hofstra University and New York's famed High School of Performing Arts. Susan holds a full professorship at Penn State University where she heads the Graduate Program in Directing for the musical theater stage. SOURCES The Secret Garden, Original Cast Recording, Columbia (1991) The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, published by Samuel French Inc (2010) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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THE THREEPENNY OPERA COMPOSER: Kurt Weill LYRICIST: Bertolt Brecht BOOK: Bertolt Brecht (Adaptation by Marc Blitzstein) DIRECTOR: Carmen Capalbo PRINCIPLE CAST: Beatrice Arthur (Lucy), Lotte Lenya (Jenny), Scott Merrill (Macheath) OPENING DATE: March 10th, 1954 CLOSING DATE: May 30th, 1954 PERFORMANCES: 96 SYNOPSIS: Polly Peachum marries the infamous robber Mack the Knife, much to the chagrin of her parents. In order to end the marriage, her parents and various citizens of the morally bankrupt town concoct a plan to have Mack The Knife arrested and executed. A play with music by dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, The Threepenny Opera is significant as a German political satire which has since become popular in the United States. Brecht's theatrical theories have had huge significance on the way theatre is presented globally and Weill's cabaret score influenced later American composers such as Kander and Ebb. Several songs from the show have become popular standards since its premiere. Today, it is best known for kicking off “the off-Broadway” musical, a musical that performs in more intimate spaces and offers more experimental, as opposed to commercial, work. Lauren Mack traces how the musical made its way to the United States, the political and social climate that welcomed it, and how audiences were trained to expand their definition of what defines a theatrical space. Lauren T. Mack (they/them) is a NYC-based actor & writer. Lauren has appeared onstage in NYC at the York Theatre, NY Fringe Festival, IRT, the PIT, and on stages throughout the US & France. Lauren's voiceover work ranges from Ford Motors to audioplay meditations with Fullmetal Workshop. Lauren also produces award-winning indies such as CAT PLANET (2017 TFF: Best Web Series), and recently appeared in VELOUR (2020 Official Selection, QueerX FF). They teach acting, speech, and voice/movement at New York Film Academy, Trinity College, as well as throughout India and France. Proud member of Actor's Equity and a Key with Ring of Keys. LaurenTMack.com SOURCES The Threepenny Opera, Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording. MGM (1954) The Threepenny Opera, starring Lotte Lenya and Rudolf Forster, directed by G.W. Pabst. Tobis Filmkunst (1931) The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, published by Methuen Drama (2015) Love Song: The Lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, published by St. Martin's Press (2012) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joan is a playwright, musical theatre bookwriter and lyricist, opera librettist, and screenwriter. She is currently writing the book and lyrics for a new blues-infused musical, Black Swan Blues with composer Randy Klein, excerpts of which have been presented by Music Theatre of Connecticut. Other musicals include Imagining Monet (previously titled Monet) with composer/lyricist Carmel Owen, developed at The York Theatre, CAP21 with a generous grant from the Florence Gould Foundation, and at the French Consulate in an evening of songs and story; and In The Theatre with composer/lyricist/co-bookwriter Steven Fisher, developed at The York Theatre and The BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. joanrosssorkin.com
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/GIRI4D9bTNo Just concluded my conversation with Richard Skipper as the subject of his Celebrates series.(11/7/21) So much fun to do, and Richard has the knack of asking insightful questions leading to forgotten yet cherished moments of my life. Bravo! Matthew Ward, NYC Matthew Martin Ward has played in the Broadway orchestras of many shows, including Avenue Q, Tarzan, La Cage Aux Folles, Urinetown, Tommy, State Fair, and Blood Brothers. He was the musical director of two editions of the long-running Off-B'Way hit Forbidden Broadway (Strikes Back and Cleans Up its Act) and can be heard on those cast albums (DRG). Other Off-B'Way hits include Whoop-Dee-Doo (RCA records), Nunsense and Ruthless. His longtime collaboration with Christine Pedi has taken him all over the world including London, South Africa (3 times!) and cruises on the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. He is the music director for her two albums Great Dames and Good to Mama. Mr. Ward is the composer of After the Fair, (book & lyrics Stephen Cole) which has been produced here at the York Theatre (Outer Critic's Circle nom.), Dallas (multiple Leon Rabin Awards) London, Chicago, Seattle and more. The cast album featuring the York cast has been recorded on Fynsworth Alley. Casper (w/Cole) about the ghost, toured with the legendary Chita Rivera as star, and was later adapted for the Cincinnati Children's Theatre. The Lady in Penthouse B (book and lyrics Peter Napolitano) was presented at the York Theatre and Urban Stages with Tovah Feldshuh, Nancy Dussault and Klea Blackhurst in the title role. https://www.facebook.com/matthew.m.ward.1
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/A8gVGocnIU4 Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire (2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award Recipients) have been writing together since 1958, making theirs the longest-running collaboration in musical theater history. They've written the scores for more than a dozen musicals, including Broadway's Baby (Best Musical and Score Tony nominations) and Big (Tony nomination for Best Score.) Two landmark revues played Off-Broadway: 1977's Starting Here, Starting Now (Grammy nomination) and 1989's Closer Than Ever (Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Musical and Score; The York's five-month 2012 revival won the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival). Other musicals include The Sap of Life, Love Match, How Do You Do? I Love You!, Take Flight, Sousatzka, and the forthcoming The Country Wife and Dancers at a Waterfall. Their songs have been recorded by artists ranging from Barbra Streisand and Melissa Manchester to Billy Preston and Syreeta. Maltby conceived and directed two Tony-winning Best Musicals: Ain't Misbehavin' (also Tony for Best Director) and Fosse, as well as Ring of Fire. He co wrote the lyrics for both Miss Saigon (Tony nomination for Best Score) and The Pirate Queen and the lyrics for Nick and Nora (Tony Nomination for Best Score). Shire's more than 150 film and television scores include Norma Rae (Oscar for the song “It Goes Like It Goes”), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, All the President's Men, The Conversation, Zodiac, Return to Oz, Farewell, My Lovely, and Saturday Night Fever (two Grammy nominations.) www.yorktheatre.org Twitter: @yorktheatrenyc www.facebook.com/yorktheatrecompan
Learn how to produce musical cabarets with NYC cabaret producer Rob Schneider. Robert W. Schneider is one of the leading cabaret producers and directors in New York City, primarily associated with Feinstein's/54 Below, which The New York Times has called "Broadway's Living Room." At 54 Below he has produced over fifty cabarets. As a director, Robert has worked with such theatres as Center Theatre Group, Walnut Street Theatre, Manhattan Theater Club, York Theatre, Second Stage Theatre, and Lincoln Center Theater, as well as for PBS and Fox Seachlight. His directorial work has been acknowledged with the Ovation Award, BroadwayWorld Award, and he was nominated for BroadwayWorld's Best Director of the Decade. Robert is the Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company that does full productions of neglected works from the past. In addition to that, Robert is the co-host of the podcasts Behind The Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, Gay Card Revoked, and the soon to be launched This Was A Thing. Rob's website: https://www.robertwschneiderdirector.com/bio Behind The Curtain - Broadway's Living Legends: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-curtain-broadways-living-legends-podcast/id1080144159 Feinstein's 54 Below - NYC Cabaret where Rob has produced 70+ shows: https://54below.com/ Our Town - play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town Company - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical) Nathan Brewer - musical theatre director who knows a lot about old Broadway musicals: https://nathanbrewer.net/ Patti Lupone - Broadway performer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LuPone Marilyn Maye - cabaret performer: https://www.marilynmaye.com/mobile/index.aspx No Strings - Forgotten Broadway musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Strings Seesaw - Forgotten Broadway Musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seesaw_(musical) Green Room 42 - NYC Cabaret Space: https://www.greenfignyc.com/#the-green-room-42 The Cutting Room - NYC Cabaret Space: http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/ Don't Tell Mama - NYC Cabaret Space: https://www.donttellmamanyc.com/ The Duplex - NYC Cabaret Space: https://www.theduplex.com/site/cabaret-theatre The Producer's Club: https://producersclub.com/ Birdland - NYC Jazz Club: https://birdlandjazz.com/history/ Rocky Paterra - Cabaret Parody Comedian: https://www.instagram.com/rockypaterra/?hl=en Roger Miller - Country Western Composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller Rockabye Hamlet - musical version of Hamlet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockabye_Hamlet BMI - Music Rights Management: https://www.bmi.com/ ASCAP - Music Rights Management: https://www.ascap.com/ Harry Shearer - called out Rob on Twitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Shearer Gobo - lighting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobo_(lighting) Ken Billington - Broadway lighting designer: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/VGQZlvyQFnMeL1pRA5OB Links from the Patron Episode: John Lee Beatty - Broadway set designer: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/OpgExflo4ya6zwKeU8k1 Ain't Misbehavin' - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical) Golden Rainbow - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rainbow_(musical) Johnny Mercer - musical composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer The Bandstand - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandstand_(musical) J2 Spotlight - Off Broadway musical company where Rob is Artistic Director: https://www.j2spotlightnyc.com/ Roger Miller Museum - closed in 2017: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller_Museum
Host Luisa Lyons chats with Sarah Ellis & Greg Kamp, co-founders of MT Shorts. We chat about the creation of MT Shorts, working with Emmy nominated producer & director Kenneth Ferrone, the personal stories behind Jump, the creation of High School Zoomsical during the early days of the pandemic, and more! Includes an exclusive preview to “All of These Goodbyes” from new short Still Here! Song CreditsMT Shorts Presents “A Jingle”Music & lyrics: Nat Zegree & Eric Holmes; Arrangements & vocals: Jim Hogan; Vocals: Joey Harrell, Samantha Littleford, Sean Switzer“All of These Goodbyes” from MT Shorts STILL HEREMusic: Ben Roseberry; Music & lyrics: Ben Roseberry and Chip Klose; Performer: Nathaniel StampleyMT Shorts is a creative platform where musical theatre and short film meet, forging a new medium of storytelling with a mission to bring the voices of an emerging generation of creatives to screen. www.mtshorts.com. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. Sarah Ellis is an NYC-based actor, concert artist, creator and producer with a passion for community building across the visual and performing arts. Her professional credits span across theatre, film, dance, commercial, and symphony work, NYC new works readings and labs, regionally, including the First National Tour of the Tony-Award Winning “A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," and as a frequent guest artist with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University where she received the Margaret “Peg” French Undergraduate Award in Theatre. www.meetsarahellis.com. @sarahruthlissGreg Kamp is a performer and producer whose career has spanned stage, screen, and concert venues across the country and internationally. Stage appearances have included the Tony Award Winning Center Theatre Group and Alliance Theatre, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, York Theatre, Feinstein's 54 Below, and The Cincinnati Pops as well as Lifetime, FOX, NBC, and Cartoon Network on the small screen. As a producer, Greg has worked with names and companies such as Rosie O'Donnell, Sara Bareilles, Paul Taylor Dance Company, as well as MT Shorts, the production company for which he Co-Founded. www.gregkamp.com Filmed Live Musicals is the most comprehensive online searchable database for musicals that have been filmed live on stage. Visit www.filmedlivemusicals.com to learn more. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also support the site at Patreon. Patrons get early access to content, no matter how much you pledge. Filmed Live Musicals is created by Luisa Lyons. Luisa is an Australian actor, writer, and musician. She holds a Masters in Music Theatre from London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and now lives, works, and plays in New York. Learn more at www.luisalyons.com or follow on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Rate this podcast!
Elmhurst's Emcee, Ken Bartels, discusses his childhood, his career and his many years of hosting local access cable TV and YouTube talk shows. Bartels gets an A- on the MowDown and shares interesting stories of his years as the voice of myriad local events. PK and Elmhurst History Museum Director, Dave Oberg, tell the history of York Theatre. LowDown medical consultant Anthony Fartchi reports on his attendance at a summit of 'Nations' and LowDown food critic Slappy Sal pans Lariano's.
For the video version, click here: https://youtu.be/g5jPUIkZnf4 Michael Lavine (Music Director) has worked as a musical director, pianist, vocal coach and singer all over the world. He musically directed a concert of the works of Stephen Schwartz, featuring Stephen himself, Ben Vereen, Paul Shaffer, Alice Ripley, Daisy Eagan, Constantine Maroulis, and more, and produced and musically directed REDISCOVERED HAMLISCH, a CD of previously unrecorded songs by Marvin Hamlisch, featuring Kelli O’Hara and other Broadway stars. Michael conducted THE LITTLE MERMAID at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, starring Emily Skinner, musical directed Comden & Green’s BILLION DOLLAR BABY at Off-Broadway’s York Theatre, starring Kristin Chenoweth, Marc Kudisch and Debbie Gravitte, as well as Burton Lane’s CARMELINA (also at the York). He has shared the stage with Mimi Hines and Peter Howard (his mentor) in THIS FUNNY WORLD (a Rodgers and Hart revue) at the Kennedy Center. Michael also regularly plays for the Outer Critic's Circle Awards in New York, and has conducted orchestras in a number of cities around the country. A graduate of Columbia University, Michael owns one of the larger privately held sheet music collections in the world. In addition, Michael gives master classes on the performance of songs and auditioning in New York, Los Angeles, Moscow, Switzerland, Bangkok, Australia, Singapore, Manila, Martha's Vineyard and other locations. More details can be found at Michael's website, www.michaellavine.net. He can be reached at Broadwaymhl@aol.com.
RYAN SCOTT OLIVER (ryanscottoliver.com) (IG:@ryanscottoliver)(TW:@ryanscottoliver) was called “the future of Broadway… a major new voice in musical theatre” (Entertainment Weekly) and is “shaking up musical theater with his dark, twisted and genius work … [Oliver] could very well be musical theater’s answer to an auteur filmmaker or a gothic novelist” (Huffington Post).He wrote the book, music and lyrics for Jasper in Deadland (book by Tony Award-nominee Hunter Foster) which was first Off-Broadway in a spring 2014 run, and then presented at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in May 2015;as well as Darling; Havana! (with director Warren Carlyle); Otherbody, a brief musical allegory; and Mrs. Sharp (read at Playwrights Horizons July 2009 starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Greif); and more. Both Jasper in Deadland and 35mm: A Musical Exhibition are licensed worldwide by Samuel French, and have cast recordings on the Ghostlight/Sh-k-boom label. Oliver is a Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient, Richard Rodgers Award Winner, Lortel Award Nominee, numerous ASCAP awards, a Dramatists Guild Fellow, a guest lecturer at Harvard University, and the recipient of residencies at 5th Avenue Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Weston Playhouse, Cap 21, the York Theatre, Running Deer Ranch, Pace University, Harvard University, San Diego State University, Playwrights Horizons and more. Off-Broadway and elsewhere: Disney Theatricals commission, TheatreWorksUSA’s We the People, Rosie O’Donnell’s Theater Kids, and cabarets worldwide. Additionally, he is the Director of New Musicals at Pace University in downtown Manhattan and the Artistic Director of the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program. His songbook, Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver: Vol. 1, was published by Hal Leonard in 2011. M.F.A. Musical Theatre Writing NYU; B.A. Music Composition, UCLA. Songbooks and sheet music available at ryanscottoliver.com. Oliver is also currently at work on a new project for Universal Theatrical Group with Kirsten Guenther and a trilogy of new musicals about American desperation in war-time: the first, a southern Gothic thriller set in small-town Missouri, 1945 entitled We Foxes (commissioned by Broadway Across America);the second, a Civil War drama called Rope (commissioned by Grove Entertainment, 2015);and the final part, a contemporary “marriage play” called Three Points of Contact.His morbidly optimistic musings may be followed on all platforms.
Leo Ash Evens is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Acting / Musical Theatre. Co-Owner/Director of Musical Theater College Auditions (MTCA) and entering his fourteenth year of expert preparation for musical theatre and acting college auditions, Leo balances and integrates a diversity of artistic disciplines, drawing from years of professional experience as an actor, voiceover artist, and educator. Leo infuses his students with the tools and confidence to prepare for successful college auditions. Broadway credits include School of Rock, Shuffle Along, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Off-Broadway, he has appeared in Jasper in Deadland, Finks at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Wanda’s World, and Ionescapade;The Works of Eugene Ionesco at The York Theatre. He has played Riff in West Side Story in a multitude of productions including London’s West End, The 50th Anniversary US Tour, Houston TUTS, Barrington Stage, and North Carolina Theatre. On tour, he has appeared in 42nd Street in Moscow, Disney’s On The Record; and Casper The Musical, starring Chita Rivera. Regionally, he’s appeared as Black Stache in Peter And the Starcatcher (Pioneer), The Emcee in Cabaret (Houston TUTS and The Arvada Center, winning Best Actor in the Houston Theatre Excellence Awards), Jamie MacRea in Matthew Lopez’s world premier play Somewhere, (The Old Globe and TheatreWorks in Palo Alto), and Tulsa in Gypsy, starring Patti LuPone (Chicago Ravinia Festival). In the spring of 2021, Leo returns to TheatreWorks playing Tateh in Ragtime. National voice overs have included: Siemens Technology, Sharp, Foster Grants (starring Brooke Shields), JC Penney, V8, Avus, and GoGurt. Leo’s currently the voice for Monster. Follow Leo on IG: @leoashevens and More information at www.leoashevens.com In this episode, Leo chats with host Maggie Bera about the process of college auditions and how to best prepare for them. MTCA: http://mtcollegeauditions.com To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here. Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more info. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
RYAN SCOTT OLIVER (ryanscottoliver.com) (IG:@ryanscottoliver)(TW:@ryanscottoliver) was called “the future of Broadway… a major new voice in musical theatre” (Entertainment Weekly) and is “shaking up musical theater with his dark, twisted and genius work … [Oliver] could very well be musical theater’s answer to an auteur filmmaker or a gothic novelist” (Huffington Post).He wrote the book, music and lyrics for Jasper in Deadland (book by Tony Award-nominee Hunter Foster) which was first Off-Broadway in a spring 2014 run, and then presented at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre in May 2015;as well as Darling; Havana! (with director Warren Carlyle); Otherbody, a brief musical allegory; and Mrs. Sharp (read at Playwrights Horizons July 2009 starring Jane Krakowski, dir. by Michael Greif); and more. Both Jasper in Deadland and 35mm: A Musical Exhibition are licensed worldwide by Samuel French, and have cast recordings on the Ghostlight/Sh-k-boom label. Oliver is a Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient, Richard Rodgers Award Winner, Lortel Award Nominee, numerous ASCAP awards, a Dramatists Guild Fellow, a guest lecturer at Harvard University, and the recipient of residencies at 5th Avenue Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Weston Playhouse, Cap 21, the York Theatre, Running Deer Ranch, Pace University, Harvard University, San Diego State University, Playwrights Horizons and more. Off-Broadway and elsewhere: Disney Theatricals commission, TheatreWorksUSA’s We the People, Rosie O’Donnell’s Theater Kids, and cabarets worldwide. Additionally, he is the Director of New Musicals at Pace University in downtown Manhattan and the Artistic Director of the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program. His songbook, Music+Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver: Vol. 1, was published by Hal Leonard in 2011. M.F.A. Musical Theatre Writing NYU; B.A. Music Composition, UCLA. Songbooks and sheet music available at ryanscottoliver.com. Oliver is also currently at work on a new project for Universal Theatrical Group with Kirsten Guenther and a trilogy of new musicals about American desperation in war-time: the first, a southern Gothic thriller set in small-town Missouri, 1945 entitled We Foxes (commissioned by Broadway Across America);the second, a Civil War drama called Rope (commissioned by Grove Entertainment, 2015);and the final part, a contemporary “marriage play” called Three Points of Contact.His morbidly optimistic musings may be followed on all platforms.
Classic Cinemas Founder Willis Johnson discusses the company's history and development of the York Theatre from a 'Classic' one-screen theatre into the 10-screen anchor of downtown Elmhurst it is today. He and current CEO, Chris Johnson, share the state of the movie theatre industry and their confidence of a successful future, post-Pandemic. LowDown food critic, Slappy Sal, has some great things to say about Primos Locos. PK and Elmhurst History Museum director, Dave Oberg, tell us about the Civilian Conservation Corps' Elmhurst presence.
Aria Entertainment was founded in 2012 by Katy Lipson. In 2017, Katy was awarded the Best Producer award by the Off-West End Awards and is a recipient of the Stage One Bursary and Start Up Award. She made “The Stage 100” in 2018, 2019 and 2020 for her work at Hope Mill Theatre and in 2021 for her work as a solo producer.Katy produced the UK Premiere Tour of The Addams Family and the 50th Anniversary production of HAIR at the London Vaults, which she originally co-produced with Hope Mill Theatre in 2016, where she was the Producing Artistic Director for all in-house musicals from 2016 – 2019. HAIR (The Vaults) won the award for Best Off-West End Production at the 2018 Whatsonstage Awards and completed a major UK Tour in 2019. Their transfer of Pippin, which played at the Southwark Playhouse, was nominated for a record number of Off West End Awards. Their production of Spring Awakening won the award for Best Regional show at the 2019 WOS awards. In 2012, the bicentenary year of Charles Dickens' birth, she produced a revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Arts Theatre, West End. This was followed by a transfer to the same venue in 2017 of new musical The Toxic Avenger following runs at The Edinburgh Festival's Pleasance Theatre and the Southwark Playhouse.Katy set up the From Page to Stage festival to support new musicals at all difference stages of development. In 6 years FPTS has given platform to over 100 new musicals of which many have gone on to have full productions and be licensed worldwide and now they run a full-time literary department for new musicals.Other productions include: Mame (UK Tour), which was nominated for 7 WhatsOnStage Awards and starred Tracie Bennett; Unexpected Joy(Southwark Playhouse and York Theatre, Off-Broadway); It's Only Life (Union Theatre); Mame, The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, Rags, Putting it Together, The Return of the Soldier, Pippin, Spring Awakening, Aspects of Love, Little Women, The ToyBoy Diaries, Yank!, Parade and HAIR (Hope Mill Theatre); the London transfers of Pippin (Southwark Playhouse) and Yank! (Charing Cross Theatre); Rags and tick, tick…BOOM! (Park Theatre); The Last 5 Years, Aspects of Love, The Toxic Avenger and Promises, Promises (Southwark Playhouse); Vanities The Musical (Trafalgar Studios); The House of Mirrors & Hearts(Arcola Theatre); See What I Wanna See and The Return Of The Soldier (Jermyn Street Theatre); The Adventures of Pinocchio, Lizzieand The Who's Tommy (Greenwich Theatre), Marry Me A Little, Jerry's Girls and Forever Plaid (St. James Studio); Bar Mitzvah Boy, That's Jewish Entertainment, Bette Miller and Me, The Jewish Legends, The Great Jewish American Songbook and The MGM Story (Upstairs at the Gatehouse and The Radlett Centre).Other current projects include: The Osmonds (UK Tour); C-o-n-t-a-c-t (Various Worldwide Productions); Sammy (Lyric Hammersmith); The Addams Family (UK Tour) and Elton John: It's A Little Bit Funny (UK Tour).Twitter: @AriaEntsWebsite: aria-entertainment.com
Emily Skinner has unequivocally established herself as one of Broadway’s most engaging and versatile performers. She was last seen on Broadway in The Cher Show. Her other Broadway credits include Prince of Broadway (directed by Hal Prince in his final show) for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award, Billy Elliott, Jekyll & Hyde, James Joyce’s The Dead (opposite Christopher Walken), The Full Monty and Dinner at Eight. Off-Broadway, Emily has appeared at City Center Encores!, Manhattan Theatre Club, WPA Theatre, The Transport Group, Madison Square Garden, York Theatre, Playwrights Horizons and the Roundabout Theatre and she has performed lead roles at many of the major regional theatres across the country. Emily was nominated for a Tony Award (along with Alice Ripley) and received a Drama League Award for her performance as Daisy Hilton in the short-lived, but now cult classic, original Broadway production of Side Show.
Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini and actor/set designer Glenn Bassett perform with Joshua Turchin to support the York Theatre, with songs from Forbidden Broadway and Spamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
James Morgan is the producing artistic director of the York Theatre Company in Manhattan, with which he has been associated for 46 of its 51 years. A scenic designer, graphic designer and occasional director, his work has been seen on Broadway and Off-, in regional theaters around the country. His friendship with Janet Hayes Walker, who founded the York, blossomed into a career as they discovered similar tastes in theater—especially musical theater. When Ms. Walker passed away in 1997, he was her choice to replace; he changed the mission of the company to all musical theater. It is now known as the place “where are musicals come to life” and has enjoyed many successes at its theater at 54th Street and Lexington Avenue. https://yorktheatre.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-morgan-b2821b8/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Theatre
PRESTON MAX ALLEN is a playwright, composer, and lyricist whose work has been seen at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York Musical Festival, Signature Theatre, Musical Theatre Factory, Feinstein's/54 Below, Joe's Pub, Laurie Beechman Theatre, York Theatre and Second City Chicago. Preston conceived and wrote book, music, and lyrics for We Are The Tigers which won the L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation award for Best Lyrics/Composition, Never Better, and The Rage: Carrie 2, An Unauthorized Musical Parody and many others. His play Modern Gentleman was also featured as part of the 2020 PRIDE PLAYS Festival. Preston is a member of the Ars Nova Play Group, graduate of the Second City Chicago Comedy Studies Program, and an alum of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
On this episode of Baring It All with Call Me Adam, on the Broadway Podcast Network, I am chatting with three-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch, We talk about the new musical podcast Bleeding Love, streaming on the Broadway Podcast Network, which was rehearsed/recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also stars Annie Golden, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Sarah Stiles, Taylor Trensch, & Tony Vincent. We also discuss Assassins, 9 to 5, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and his guest starring role on Sex and the City! Bleeding Love can be streamed, here, on the Broadway Podcast Network! For more on Marc follow him on Twitter! Like what you hear? Then become a member of my Patreon Page for exclusive behind-the-scene perks! For more "Call Me Adam" interviews visit: https://callmeadam.com Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Facebook: @CueTique) More on Marc: Three-time Tony Award Nominee, Drama Desk Award winner and two-time Outer Critics Circle Award Nominee. Broadway: Girl From The North Country (Frank Burke), The Great Society (Mayor Dick Daley, Lincoln Center), Finding Neverland (Charles Froman/Hook), Hand To God (Pastor Greg), 9 to 5 (Franklin Hart), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baron Bomburst), The Apple Tree (Roundabout Theatre), Assassins (The Proprietor, Roundabout Theatre), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor Graydon), Bells Are Ringing (Jeff Moss), LaChiusa’s The Wild Party (Jackie – Public Theater), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), High Society (George Kittredge), Disney's Beauty & the Beast (Gaston) and Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reuben). Recent Off-Broadway: Girl From The North Country at the Public Theatre, Hey Look Me Over. At Encores/City Center, FUCKING A and The Wayside Motor Inn at the Signature Theatre, Hand To God at MCC, The Holiday Guys (co-creator) at The York Theatre, The Blue Flower at Second Stage, A Minister's Wife and The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center. Recent Regional credits include: The Flamingo Kid at Hartford Stage, Unsinkable Molly Brown at MUNY, HAMLET at Yale Rep; Tartuffe at Westport Playhouse; Terrence McNally's Golden Age at the Kennedy Center (Helen Hayes award nom.); Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees (Helen Hayes award), Michael John Lachusia's The Highest Yellow (Helen Hayes nom.) and The Witches of Eastwick (Helen Hayes award) all for the Signature Theatre DC. Opera: A Little Night Music and Pirates of Penzance for NYC Opera, A Little Night Music, Anatomy Theatre and Wonderful Town at LA Opera, Henry Kissinger in The New Prince for The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam. Film and Television: Late Night (Billy Kastner), The Tick (Commander Ty Rathbone, Amazon), Billions (Dr Gus, Showtime), Mindhunter (Roger Wade, Netflix), Limitless, House of Cards (Senator Henry Mitchell, Netflix), Unforgettable, Person of Interest, 27 East (Pilot); Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods, Smash, Sex and the City, Bye Bye Birdie (Conrad) for ABC TV, Break In (Val) for Lifetime, All My Children (ABC).
Geoff Josselson is a Casting Director and Partner at JZ Casting in New York City. In his 15 years as a casting director, his work includes a wide variety of plays and musicals, ranging from Broadway, off-Broadway and major New York and Regional Theatre companies. He is responsible for casting the Broadway production of The Velocity of Autumn starring Estelle Parsons (2014 Tony Nominee) and many other acclaimed New York productions, including Southern Comfort (Public Theatre), Yank! (York Theatre), Pretty Filthy (The Civilians), John and Jen (Keen Company), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), Himself and Nora (Minetta Lane), Altar Boyz (off-Broadway and tour), The Originalist (59E59) and National Tours for Disney, Nickelodeon and Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He regularly works with many award-winning companies including Arena Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, Baltimore Center Stage, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bucks County Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, City Springs Theatre Company, The Civilians, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center, Marriott Theatre, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Round House Theatre, San Francisco Symphony, and the York Theatre Company, among others. He is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and member of the Casting Society of America. For more information, please follow @jz.casting and visit: www.jz-casting.com.
NYC Casting Director Michael Cassara talks with host Maggie Bera about how professional auditions work in NYC, how actors can take advantage of social media, and how the COVID-19 crisis is changing the theatre industry as we know it. Michael Cassara, CSA is a Casting Director and Educator in New York City, where he and his team have cast over 400 theatre and film projects since the formation of Michael Cassara Casting in 2003. Recent credits include Mr. Holland's Opus (dir. BD Wong, upcoming world premiere at Ogunquit Playhouse), Cheek To Cheek: Irving Berlin In Hollywood (upcoming premiere at York Theatre, dir. Randy Skinner), An American In Paris (int'l tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), A Night With Janis Joplin (National Tour), Spamilton (dir. Gerard Alessandrini - NYC/Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/current US tour), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater Company, dir. Stephen Brackett), Gigantic (dir. Scott Schwartz/Vineyard Theatre), Forbidden Broadway (last three editions/cast albums), The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere), and many more. Regional credits include frequent productions for top regional theatres including Gulfshore Playhouse, Argyle Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Old Globe, Denver Center, Great Lakes Theater, Hangar Theatre, American Theater Group, and more. Film: The Hyperglot (dir. Michael Urie, Artios nomination for excellence in casting), Grantham & Rose (dir. Kristin Hanggi). Resident Casting Director for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) (2007-2019), and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. As an educator, he regularly teaches at many of the nation's top universities and training programs, including Baldwin Wallace University, The Boston Conservatory, Elon University, Indiana University, NYU, Texas State, and many others. Michael is a native Clevelander and the only person to ever hold membership in both the Casting Society of America and the Association of Professional Genealogists. BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net Follow Michael Cassara on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/michaelcassara/ (@michaelcassara) Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelcassara (@michaelcassara) Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCassaraCasting To grab your copy of the Marketing 101 For Actors eBook, go to www.actoraesthetic.com/shop/marketing-for-actors. To join the Actor Aesthetic Tribe on Facebook, click here. Spread the love and don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Visit actoraesthetic.com for more information. Follow Maggie Bera on social media Instagram: @actoraesthetic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/ Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
DEBRA BARSHA won the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Award for the score to Radiant Baby, (Public Theater) directed by George C. Wolfe. Composer credits: Songs From an Unmade Bed (NYTW), Sophie (JRT), NBC’s Policewoman Centerfold soundtrack, and her two one-woman shows Go to Your and A Womb With a View (CAP21/Cherry Lane Theatre). Barsha originated roles and was the music director for the original Off-Broadway companies of both Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding and Charles Busch’s Swingtime Canteen. She also served as music director for the Steven Sater/Serj Tankian musical Prometheus Bound (ART - dir. Diane Paulus). Her songs have been recorded by: George Clinton, Jackie Mason, Marty Balin, and Rebecca Luker. She conducted Karen O’s psycho opera Stop the Virgens !at St. Ann’s Warehouse and at the Sydney Opera House. Barsha wrote the vocal arrangement for the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s single Sacrilege, and Awolnation’s single I Am. She also arranged the vocals for Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria's David Bowie tribute album, House of David. Her new musical A Taste of Things To Come (book, music and lyrics with Hollye Levin) ran at the Broadway Playhouse (Chicago) and off-Broadway at the York Theatre (dir. Lorin Latarro), and was recently published by Samuel French. Debra was the associate conductor for Broadway’s Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys. This past year she served as associate conductor for the Broadway show Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. http://www.debrabarsha.com
Bobby Cronin (IG:@croninbobby) is an award-winning composer/writer rep'd by James Beresford (Shepherd Management, UK). His projects include: Mary & Max [based on the claymation film of the same name] with bookwriter Crystal Skillman and director Stafford Arima which will have its World Premiere at Theatre Calgary in the fall of 2018; Olisnach with bookwriter Crystal Skillman (being developed to star Ali Stroker); ‘Til Death Do Us Part (2016 Overtures Series directed by Kent Nicholson; 2012 Alec Baldwin Fellowship Winner, UK’s S&S Award Finalist) with bookwriter Caroline Prugh; Sunset City with bookwriter Wade Dooley (2013 Running Deer Theatre Lab, 2014 Goodspeed Mercer Project, 2014 the Pitch, 2015 The York Theatre, NYC); Till Soon, Anne with bookwriter Christine Toy Johnson which had a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and a NYC reading April 2018 starring Abby Mueller, Wade McCollum, Kate Loprest, Stacia Fernandez, Joel Perez, Lauren Molina, and more; Welcome To My Life (W2ML); Alone in the U.S. with Terry Berliner, which was commissioned by CAP21 and was produced at the University of Cumbria under the title Alone in the UK; The Concrete Jungle, commissioned in 2011 for London’s esteemed ArtsEd (President: Andrew Lloyd Webber) opened in London June 2012, had a lab presentation at West Texas A&M 2015 and made the short list for the New American Musical Theatre Prize; Daybreak (winner of the 2011 New Jersey Playwrights Contest) premiered in Wayne, NJ & London’s Tristan Bates Theatre June 2012. He is currently working on a commission by A Class Act NYC called Psykidz. Bobby composed the scores and songs for several musical films, which have been in festivals all over the country, for NYFA, where is also on faculty. He was part of the 2015 Prospect Theatre Company's Off-Broadway show Fright Night where his 15-minute musical My Boyfriend Is An Alien written with Christine Toy Johnson premiered. His music won “Best Score of a Mockumentary” for the webseries Thank You, Next and Best Music/Lyrics for Ten Reasons I Won’t Go Home With You in 2010’s MITF. Bobby is one of the four NEO Writers for the York Theatre Company's 2014-2015 season with Stephen Flaherty as his mentor. He was commissioned to write a pop song for the 2013 winner of Italy’s televised singing competition Lo Canto. Other: 54 Below, Lincoln Center Songbook Series, Birdland, Symphony Space, London’s The Players Theatre & St. James Theatre, etc. "Reach The Sky: Live" & “The Concrete Jungle International Studio Cast Recording” available on iTunes featuring theatre stars Caissie Levy, Kate Shindle, Jared Gertner, Rebecca Trehearn, Alex Gaumond, and Olivia Phillip. Bobby created the Inspired Benefit Concert Series for animal rescue organizations across the U.S. & UK to raise funds and awareness for the 3 million adoptable pets euthanized in our country each year. Bobby has taught Master Classes around the world for musical theatre actors on song interpretation, audition technique, and his specialty, the ever-popular pop/rock genre. He’s a Yale graduate where he won the Michael P. Manzella Award for excellence in Arts, Scholastics and Character. Member of ASCAP, Dramatists Guild.
Anyone who has beat out Heart and Soul on the piano, fell in love with the soundtrack to “Sleepless in Seattle” or can remember Ray Charles singing Georgia on My Mind is familiar with Hoagy Carmichael’s music. His song Stardust has been recorded over 2000 times and was selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in 2004. For the last six years, Carmichael’s son Hoagy Bix, Tony-nominated director Susan H. Schulman, and choreographer Michael Lichtefeld have been developing a new musical featuring songs from Carmichael’s catalog called STARDUST ROAD. Hear what they have to say about that, Hoagy Carmichael's legacy, and more. https://rduonstage.com/2019/10/20/podcast-transcript-the-birth-of-the-new-musical-stardust-road-with-hoagy-bix-carmichael-tony-nominee-susan-h-schulman-and-michael-lichtefeld/ (To read a transcript of this episode, click here.) About the Guests Hoagy Bix Carmichael is a film, television, and theatrical producer. He worked as assistant director for Hecht Hill Lancaster of such films as “The Rabbit Trap” (Universal Pictures), “Elmer Gantry” (Columbia Pictures), and ”Separate Tables” (Columbia Pictures). While at WGBH/TV in Boston, he co-produced many productions including “On Being Black,” “The Music Shop” and “The Advocates” for PBS. He was the managing director/producer for “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Mr. Carmichael co-manages the Hoagy Carmichael music catalog, and was the Artistic Producer of the “Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Celebration.” A founding member of AmSong, Inc., an advocacy organization for American songwriters, Carmichael served as its president for three years. https://www.hoagy.com/ (https://www.hoagy.com/) Susan H. Schulman’s Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning musical THE SECRET GARDEN as well as its highly successful national tour, the revival of SWEENEY TODD at the Circle in the Square, for which she received a Tony Award nomination, the revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Tony nomination for Outstanding Revival) and LITTLE WOMEN, the musical and its successful national tour. For her direction of the highly acclaimed musical VIOLET, winner of The New York Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Musical, Schulman received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Director. She received an Obie Award for directing MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at the York Theatre a production which also received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival, as well as several Outer Critics and Drama Desk nominations. For the prestigious Stratford Festival of Canada, she has directed nine productions and her many regional and national tour productions are SUNSET BOULEVARD with Petula Clark and the premiere of HEARTLAND. Schulman is a member of the executive board of SDC, a graduate of the Yale Drama School, Hofstra University, and New York’s famed High School of Performing Arts. Michael Lichtefeld choreographed six Broadway musicals including, LITTLE WOMEN, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE SECRET GARDEN, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and LAUGHING ROOM ONLY. He worked off-Broadway choreographing eight musicals and 10 national/international tours. For the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, he choreographed nine musicals and directed/choreographed SOUTH PACIFIC and MY ONE AND ONLY. He has also been nominated for the Drama Desk Award and three outer Critics’ Circle Awards. This summer he will travel to Australia for the 25th Anniversary remount of THE SECRET GARDEN with Susan H. Schulman. Connect with RDU on Stage Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast
Carol watches Titanic, Alan shares a pun-filled geography lesson, Ev contemplates success and failure, and much more. Recorded live at The York Theatre in Vancouver. Show notes Support GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Vancouver eventRate or review GRTTWaK in iTunesJoin the email newsletterUpcoming live eventsMusic by Podington Bear and LullatoneClosing theme is “Oh Dear Diary” by SloanTwitterInstagramFacebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You're not likely to hear a more infectious laugh than on today's episode with Lothair Eaton. His joy of life and performing shine through in this engaging conversation about life on tour with STARLIGHT EXPRESS, the struggles of finding work here in NYC, and how we learn and grow as performers. Lothair was also seen in the ’95 UK Tour of 5 GUYS NAMED MOE. Throughout Germany and the UK Lothair has performed in many Musical Galas and events, as well as his own Cabaret shows to rave reviews! In New York, Lothair was seen in the original cast of NUNSENSE A-MEN as Sister Mary Hubert to wonderful reviews! Also in the York Theatre production of LOST IN THE STARS. And the Papermill Playhouse production of SHOW BOAT, which was also taped and shown on P.B.S. Great Performances. Enjoying time in Vegas, he went back to play the Master Of Laughter (no surprise there!) in EFX at the MGM Grand Hotel starring Tommy Tune! But before all that Lothair was born in Chicago, into a musical family. His father, Cleveland J. Eaton is a famous Jazz musician, playing Contra Bass with the incredible Ramsey Lewis Trio, as well as the World famous Count Basie Orchestra. (See this video of him with Count Basie.) Follow Lothair on Twitter and Instagram as well as his website.You can also find him teaching Eleanor England:https://singing-lessons-nyc.eleonorengland.com/NYC/ ----- Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode. Join the WINMI community by following on Instagram or Twitter as well as reaching out to Patrick with any questions or comments: contact.winmipodcast.com
Marc Kudisch – Three-time Tony Award Nominee, Drama Desk Award winner and two-time Outer Critics Circle Award Nominee. Film and Television: LATE NIGHT (Billy Kastner), THE TICK (Commander Ty Rathbone, Amazon), BILLIONS (Dr Gus, Showtime), MINDHUNTER (Roger Wade, Netflix), LIMITLESS, HOUSE OF CARDS (Senator Henry Mitchell, Netflix), UNFORGETTABLE, PERSON OF INTEREST, 27 EAST (Pilot); GOSSIP GIRL , BLUE BLOODS, SMASH, SEX AND THE CITY, BYE BYE BIRDIE (Conrad) for ABC TV, BREAK IN (Val) for Lifetime, ALL MY CHILDREN (ABC). Broadway: FINDING NEVERLAND (Charles Froman/Hook), HAND TO GOD (Pastor Greg), 9 TO 5 (Franklin Hart), CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (Baron Bomburst), THE APPLE TREE (Roundabout Theatre), ASSASSINS (The Proprietor, Roundabout Theatre), THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Trevor Graydon), BELLS ARE RINGING (Jeff Moss), LaChiusa’s THE WILD PARTY (Jackie – Public Theater), THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (Chauvelin), HIGH SOCIETY (George Kittredge), DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Gaston) and JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Reuben). Recent Off-Broadway: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at the Public Theatre, HEY LOOK ME OVER. At Encores/City Center, FUCKING A and THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN at the Signature Theatre, HAND TO GOD at MCC, THE HOLIDAY GUYS (co-creator) at The York Theatre, THE BLUE FLOWER at Second Stage, A MINISTER’S WIFE and THE GLORIOUS ONES at Lincoln Center. Recent Regional credits include UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN at MUNY, HAMLET at Yale Rep; TARTUFFE at Westport Playhouse; Terrence McNally's GOLDEN AGE at the Kennedy Center (Helen Hayes award nom.); Ricky Ian Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES (Helen Hayes award), Michael John Lachusia's THE HIGHEST YELLOW (Helen Hayes nom.) and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (Helen Hayes award) all for the Signature Theatre DC. Opera: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and PIRATES OF PENZANCE for NYC Opera, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, ANATOMY THEATRE and WONDERFUL TOWN at LA Opera, Henry Kissinger in THE NEW PRINCE for The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam. Kudisch is married to choreographer Shannon Lewis and lives in New York City
Oscar-tipped If Beale Street Could Talk is directed by Barry Jenkins who won Best Picture in 2016 for Moonlight... A woman in Harlem embraces her pregnancy while she and her family struggle to prove her fiancé is innocent of a crime Katherine Parkinson stars in Home I'm Darling, recently opened at London's Duke of York Theatre, as an ideal 1950s housewife living in the present day Tessa Hadley's newest novel Late In The Day. The death of a close friend in a tight circle of long-term friends throws all the remaining relationships into sharp relief The painter George Shaw - famed for his realist suburban subject matter has a new exhibition opening at the Holburne Museum in Bath A new BBC2 documentary David Bowie: Finding Fame investigates how David Robert Jones became David Bowie using previously unseen footage, interviews with friends and lovers and correspondence that is less than flattering. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Susie Boyt, Irenosen Okojie and Pat Kane. The producer is Oliver Jones Podcast extra recommendations: Irenosen: Russian Doll on Netflix Tom: Ruskin Exhibition at 2 Temple Place
Annelies farts in the bathtub, Emilie overhears her parents having sex, Ryan shares a Star Trek Christmas story, and much more. Recorded live at The York Theatre in Vancouver, in partnership with ONE TO ONE, a children’s literacy program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yep, we’ve gone international! Our very first live show was a variety hour featuring Katel & Sara at Vancouver’s Design & Content Conference. So listen up if you want to hear about peeing in a jumpsuit, emailing with Christina Aguilera’s mom, editing footage of crop dusting in Saskatchewan, and rocking a sweet feminist boob necklace. (Uh, you definitely do.) Plus, this special treat has not just one but two mini-interviews: Yesenia Perez-Cruz, a design director at Vox Media and not-so-secret Xtina fan who’s long been one of our favorite speakers Tara Codrington, a new presence on stage and a content specialist at the City of Surrey (and now one of our new favorite speakers) with a storied past in “Canadian lifestyle TV” You’ll also hear live career advice, fuck yeahs from the audience, and a ton more. Huge thanks to everyone who made this live show possible! Steve Fisher and Shannon Fisher at the Republic of Quality All the awesome Design & Content Conference staff, volunteers, and attendees Craft CMS for sponsoring the party where we held the show Lawrence Beamen, whose amazing rendition of “Lean On Me” closed down the show (but sadly couldn’t make it into the recording due to copyright) This episode was recorded live on July 26, 2018, at the York Theatre in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.
Debra gets her period, Chris writes a crime novel, Jayda falls in love at first sight, and much more. Recorded live at the York Theatre in Vancouver. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Vancouver eventRate or review GRTTWaK in iTunesJoin the email newsletterUpcoming live eventsMusic by Podington Bear and LullatoneClosing theme is “Oh Dear Diary” by SloanTwitterInstagramFacebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After moving from the York Theatre over to New World Stages, Award winning Off Broadway Musical, Desperate Measures, is enjoying a new home and a new audience. Lauren Molina and Conor Ryan stop by for a quick chat with me about the show and more. About Desperate Measures: http://desperatemeasuresmusical.com/ About Lauren Molina: http://laurenmolina.com/ About Conor Ryan: https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Conor-Ryan/ Support Keith Price's Curtain Call on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/keithpricecurtaincall Subscribe to Keith Price's Curtain Call on Itunes: www.keithpricecurtaincall.com Follow @keithpricecurtaincall on Instagram Follow @kpcurtaincall @comedydaddy Like me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Keith-Prices-Curtain-Call-1380539615593807/ Subscribe on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCduwJ3ytmAwdJMQtGllk1Ig
Brittany writes to her future husband, Marlene contemplates going all the way, Luke imagines life as a tugboat, and much more. Recorded live at the York Theatre in Vancouver. Show notesSupport GRTTWaK. Become a patron.Photos from our Vancouver eventRate or review GRTTWaK in iTunesJoin the email newsletterUpcoming live eventsMusic by Podington Bear and LullatoneClosing theme is “Oh Dear Diary” by SloanTwitterInstagramFacebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we speak to CFT's literary associate Kate Bassett about her career, current work and how new writing is approached in modern theatre. Recorded at the Duke of York Theatre. Music by Ted Hayes
For over forty years, Jim Morgan has been one of the most recognizable names in the New York theatre. For twenty years, Jim has served as the the artistic director of the acclaimed Off-Broadway theater company, The York Theatre. And, for twenty years before that, he was one of their most trusted set designers. Jim's eye for taste and talent has led to some of Off-Broadway's most recent hits including The Musical of Musicals: The Musical, Cagney, Desperate Measures, Souvenir, and Enter Laughing, as well as cultivating the Musicals in Mufti series which gave audiences second looks at The Grass Harp, Grind, The Grand Tour, Regina, and 100 more. Jim pulls back the curtain on his career to discuss how a job interview led to a thirty plus years of employment, what it was like doing Sweeney Todd on a basketball court, and why an incognito Sondheim always gets recognized! Also, Jim shines the spotlight on Janet Hayes Walker, Sheldon Harnick, and the great team of Jones and Schmidt! Become a sponsor of Behind The Curtain and get early access to interviews, private playlists, and advance knowledge of future guests so you can ask the legends your own questions. Go to: http://bit.ly/2i7nWC4
JBN sat down with Tiffan Borelli, an actress, singer, teacher, and founding member of Core Artists Ensemble (www.tiffanborelli.com). Ms. Borelli's New York theatre credits include Two By Two at The York Theatre with Jason Alexander, Martin Charnin's Something Funny's Going On at 54 Below, (Kate) in Kiss Me Kate with The Staten Island Philharmonic, Emma:The Musical at NYMF, and as (Sondra Lee) in Far Out! at Minetta Lane. In other parts of the world, she’s been seen in the Asia Tour of The Sound Of Music, as well as productions with The Kennedy Center, Maine State Music Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, The River Valley Repertory Theatre, City Rep Theatre, & Theatre of New Canaan, where she earned a 2013 Broadway World Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Tiffan has soloed in concerts at Joe's Pub, Ars Nova and Lincoln Center Theatre. Founding member of Core Artists Ensemble, a New York based Theatre Company derived from her years at New York's Acting institute, The Barrow Group. Song Premiere: "Tavern", poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay and music by Joel B. New (www.joelbnew.com). Accompanied by Ivan Orellana on guitar. Recorded live at Ripley-Grier Voiceover Studios on 5/30/14.
Susan H. Schulman: In March of 1994, not long after the close of her hit Broadway production of The Secret Garden, Susan H. Schulman sat down with Director Melvin Bernhardt to discuss her life in the theatre. Ms. Schulman walks a captivated audience of early-career Directors and Choreographers through her career to date, spanning neighborhood shows on her family's Brooklyn stoop as a small girl through her most recent Broadway production. We learn that it all began for her in the garage studio of 'Miss Harriet's School of Ballet' in Brooklyn, leading her to matriculate as the (self-labeled) "worst dancer in the class" at New York's prestigious High School of the Performing Arts. Her directing career stemmed from years as a performer at Hofstra University as an undergraduate. After being told that women could not apply to the Yale School of Drama graduate directing program, Susan attended Yale as a playwright for her graduate studies and kept directing none the less. This yearn to direct at any costs won her productions first in Buffalo, then at the Equity Library Theatre in New York, and then a season of musicals at the Civic Light Opera house in Pittsburgh. Susan explains how she came to direct musical theatre so masterfully and on such a grand scale, while not initially being able to read music. Her method understanding the music: taking children's piano lessons. Equally impressive are the unlikely circumstances under which she moved her York Theatre company production of Sweeney Todd from a school gym to a Broadway home at Circle in the Square Theatre. This 90 minute interview continues with insights on the collaborative process, Susan's opinions on the American Musical, and advice to the young theatre makers in attendance. It is a conversation not to be missed by any artist interested in the work ethic necessary to make it to Broadway.Originally recorded - March 14, 1994. Running Time - 1:18:41 ©1994 SDCF
Helen Mark takes us on a journey to the real Never Never Land. Peter Pan first came to life on the glittering stage of London's Duke of York Theatre on 27th December 1904, but he began life far away from the hustle, bustle and glamour of the West End in the market town of Kirriemuir near Dundee. Helen Mark visits the birth place of J.M. Barrie who immortalised this "wee red toonie" as "Thrums" in his popular (pre-Pan) novels Auld Licht Idylls, A Window in Thrums, and The Little Minister. Helen also takes us out into the landscape that is believed to have inspired Never Never Land and the adventures of Peter Pan himself. Producer: Nicola Humphries.
Martin Pakledinaz passed away on July 8th, 2012. This edition of Downstage Center was recorded in 2010. Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway revival of "Lend Me A Tenor", the commencement of planning for the spring 2011 production of "Anything Goes" and the revival of "Oklahoma!" that will be part of Arena Stage's opening of its furbished and expanded venue. He also talks about his early thoughts of acting and who finally disabused him of that notion; his early working doing sketches for the legendary Theoni V. Aldredge and how he ultimately had to rediscover his own voice instead of speaking through hers; his very early - and short-lived - Broadway experiences with "Inacent Black" and "I Won't Dance"; developing his skills through productions at The York Theatre, the New York Shakespeare Festival; the McCarter Theatre; and the Roundabout Theatre Company; why he tried to costume the kids from the 2007 "Grease" without using leather jackets - and how long that idea lasted; the differing production timetables of theatre and opera and how each effects his work; and how much of his designs rely on the particular actor cast in a role. Original air date - August 18, 2010.
Martin Pakledinaz passed away on July 8th, 2012. This edition of Downstage Center was recorded in 2010. Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway revival of "Lend Me A Tenor", the commencement of planning for the spring 2011 production of "Anything Goes" and the revival of "Oklahoma!" that will be part of Arena Stage's opening of its furbished and expanded venue. He also talks about his early thoughts of acting and who finally disabused him of that notion; his early working doing sketches for the legendary Theoni V. Aldredge and how he ultimately had to rediscover his own voice instead of speaking through hers; his very early - and short-lived - Broadway experiences with "Inacent Black" and "I Won't Dance"; developing his skills through productions at The York Theatre, the New York Shakespeare Festival; the McCarter Theatre; and the Roundabout Theatre Company; why he tried to costume the kids from the 2007 "Grease" without using leather jackets - and how long that idea lasted; the differing production timetables of theatre and opera and how each effects his work; and how much of his designs rely on the particular actor cast in a role. Original air date - August 18, 2010.
Month Upon a Time, Episode #11 (April): Remember last month when I said I wanted to do something special to celebrate my 50th podcast episode? Well, I'd say I hit the jackpot with a visit from the very special Dee Hoty!I've been a big Dee Hoty fan since seeing her as Alaura in City of Angels, and she has never disappointed, giving standout performances in every show she graces. And she has seemingly graced them all! Between her work on Broadway and in national tours, regional theatre, and summer stock, I'm pretty sure Dee has played every leading lady role ever written, and then some. Dee is one of those actors' actors: she'll camp out on Broadway for years in big shows (did I mention she's received three Tony Award nominations?), but then she'll also pursue those labors of love, like The Transport Group's The Audience (which happens to be the only time Dee and I have appeared in the same playbill).After years of saying "We should do something together," what a treat for me to get to hear her sing my little April song.This month's idea comes from an old friend and fellow Plaid, Richard Roland, once actor, now director, whose one-word suggestion was simply "Taxes." (For the record, there were multiple people who suggested taxes, but Richard was officially the first. Thanks to everyone who sent ideas! One more month left... I'm going to miss that process, you guys!)FYI, my love affair with Dee Hoty continues into May, when she will be performing (along with Drew Gehling, Sarah Stiles, and recent podcast guest Dee Roscioli) in my upcoming concert, Trunk and Disorderly: Songs from the Deep, Dark Trunk of Jeff Blumenkrantz. Did I mention that I won the Fred Ebb Award this year? Well, as part of my prize, they're sponsoring a concert of my songs on May 14 at 6:30 at the York Theatre. Seating is limited, so I can't offer you seats outright, but if you want to come, please put yourself on the waiting list by filling out the form on the other side of this link, and I'll let you know ASAP if we can accommodate. (FYI, there is no charge.) This episode was recorded on April 27, 2012.
Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz (Tony Award winner for Best Costume Design of a Musical in 2000 for “Kiss Me Kate” and 2002 for “Thoroughly Modern Millie”) talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway revival of “Lend Me A Tenor”, the commencement of planning for the spring 2011 production of “Anything Goes” and the revival of “Oklahoma!” that will be part of Arena Stage's opening of its furbished and expanded venue. He also talks about his early thoughts of acting and who finally disabused him of that notion; his early working doing sketches for the legendary Theoni V. Aldredge and how he ultimately had to rediscover his own voice instead of speaking through hers; his very early - and short-lived - Broadway experiences with “Inacent Black” and “I Won't Dance”; developing his skills through productions at The York Theatre, the New York Shakespeare Festival; the McCarter Theatre; and the Roundabout Theatre Company; why he tried to costume the kids from the 2007 “Grease” without using leather jackets - and how long that idea lasted; the differing production timetables of theatre and opera and how each effects his work; and how much of his designs rely on the particular actor cast in a role.
Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway revival of "Lend Me A Tenor", the commencement of planning for the spring 2011 production of "Anything Goes" and the revival of "Oklahoma!" that will be part of Arena Stage's opening of its furbished and expanded venue. He also talks about his early thoughts of acting and who finally disabused him of that notion; his early working doing sketches for the legendary Theoni V. Aldredge and how he ultimately had to rediscover his own voice instead of speaking through hers; his very early - and short-lived - Broadway experiences with "Inacent Black" and "I Won't Dance"; developing his skills through productions at The York Theatre, the New York Shakespeare Festival; the McCarter Theatre; and the Roundabout Theatre Company; why he tried to costume the kids from the 2007 "Grease" without using leather jackets - and how long that idea lasted; the differing production timetables of theatre and opera and how each effects his work; and how much of his designs rely on the particular actor cast in a role. Original air date - August 18, 2010.
Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Broadway revival of "Lend Me A Tenor", the commencement of planning for the spring 2011 production of "Anything Goes" and the revival of "Oklahoma!" that will be part of Arena Stage's opening of its furbished and expanded venue. He also talks about his early thoughts of acting and who finally disabused him of that notion; his early working doing sketches for the legendary Theoni V. Aldredge and how he ultimately had to rediscover his own voice instead of speaking through hers; his very early - and short-lived - Broadway experiences with "Inacent Black" and "I Won't Dance"; developing his skills through productions at The York Theatre, the New York Shakespeare Festival; the McCarter Theatre; and the Roundabout Theatre Company; why he tried to costume the kids from the 2007 "Grease" without using leather jackets - and how long that idea lasted; the differing production timetables of theatre and opera and how each effects his work; and how much of his designs rely on the particular actor cast in a role. Original air date - August 18, 2010.
Rena Strober is known coast to coast from her Broadway and TV performances, to her 1-woman show to concerts onstage at Lincoln Center, Town Hall and numerous venues. She is currently starring In "White's lies"on Broadway. Where is hilariously shines in numerous roles, with an all star whose who of Broadway, including Betty Buckley, Tuc (yummy) Watkins, Peter Scolari, Cristy Carlson Romano, Andrea Grano and Jimmy Ray Bennett (I highly recommend this play) Rena Never dissapoints Seen on Broadway as Cosette in Les Miserables. Other New Yorkers know her from her sold-out 1-woman show Spaghetti & Matzo Balls! Off-Broadway she was seen in My Life with Albertine at Playwrights Horizons, Theda Bara and the Frontier Rabbi, playing the title role at the York Theatre along with I Can Get It For You Wholesale. Rena recently completed a year on the National tour of Fiddler on the Roof as Tzeitel playing opposite Topol, Harvey Fierstein & Theo Bikel. Rena originated the role of Tonya in the pre-Broadway production of Zhivago (Directed by Des McNuff) for which she was awarded the Outer Critcs Award of San Diego for her performance. Regionally she has appeared as Belle in Beauty & The Beast, Billy Smith in the Goodspeed Opera House production of Babes in Arms, Shelley in Bat Boy, Jenny Lind in Barnum (with Peter Scolari), Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Eliza in My Fair Lady and Louise in Gypsy. Rena was also a member of the original L.A cast of Reefer Madness and can be heard of the cast album. Her TV credits include Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Kings for NBC and Jacob's Gift for PAX TV. Rena has sung onstage at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, Westbury Music Faire and weekly at the Friars Club in New York. She has also sung at home plate at Shea Stadium and for the famous Friar Roasts for Donald Trump, Don King and Pat Cooper. For more information visit Aand to purchase her must have CD go to www.renastrober.com to see her perform http://www.whitesliesonstage.com/
In March of 1994, not long after the close of her hit Broadway production of "The Secret Garden", Susan H. Schulman sat down with Director Melvin Bernhardt to discuss her life in the theatre. Ms. Schulman walks a captivated audience of early-career Directors and Choreographers through her career to date, spanning neighborhood shows on her family's Brooklyn stoop as a small girl through her most recent Broadway production. We learn that it all began for her in the garage studio of 'Miss Harriet's School of Ballet' in Brooklyn, leading her to matriculate as the (self-labeled) "worst dancer in the class" at New York's prestigious High School of the Performing Arts. Her directing career stemmed from years as a performer at Hofstra University as an undergraduate. After being told that women could not apply to the Yale School of Drama graduate directing program, Susan attended Yale as a playwright for her graduate studies and kept directing none the less. This yearn to direct at any costs won her productions first in Buffalo, then at the Equity Library Theatre in New York, and then a season of musicals at the Civic Light Opera house in Pittsburgh. Susan explains how she came to direct musical theatre so masterfully and on such a grand scale, while not initially being able to read music. Her method understanding the music: taking children's piano lessons. Equally impressive are the unlikely circumstances under which she moved her York Theatre company production of "Sweeney Todd" from a school gym to a Broadway home at Circle in the Square Theatre. This 90 minute interview continues with insights on the collaborative process, Susan's opinions on the American Musical, and advice to the young theatre makers in attendance. It is a conversation not to be missed by any artist interested in the work ethic necessary to make it to Broadway.
Special Episode #1: When I decided I wanted to use "Man in the Moon" for a *special* podcast episode, it came to me in about a millisecond who HAD to sing it: Nancy Anderson. Not only because she's an amazing talent and friend, but also because no one captures the sound of the 20's and 30's like Nancy. Check out her wonderful new solo CD, Ten Cents a Dance, for conclusive proof.Nancy and I met in 2001, performing together in the Broadway production of A Class Act, where she was my "show girlfriend." Nancy created the role of "Mona" in the Manhattan Theatre Club production and subsequently made her Broadway debut in that role when the show moved to the Ambassador. She had already created a sensation Off-Broadway in Jolson & Company, which earned her her first Drama Desk nomination.Since then, she has been dazzling audiences with her many stellar performances, most notably as Lois/Bianca in the revival of Kiss Me, Kate, first on the US Tour and then in the West End production, which was later filmed for PBS. (Does she nail the period or what?) Don't forget her wonderful performance in the 2003 revival of Wonderful Town! (Period!!) This past season, at the York Theatre, she won over critics and audiences alike in the title role of Fanny Hill. (She even nailed the 18th Century, as well as a second Drama Desk Nom!)If you're wondering whether she can pull off a contemporary role (yes!), then you must have missed her hot, hot performance in this year's Off-Broadway play, Burleigh Grime$.In this episode, Nancy sings "Man in the Moon", an audition spec song I wrote this summer. (What this means is, when producers are considering several different people or teams to write their new show, sometimes they'll ask them all to write songs for that project as part of the audition process.) The project in question takes place around 1930, and that's about as specific as I can be right now. (Recorded 11/3/06.)Luckily, you'll have some opportunities to see and hear Nancy coming up! Foremost among her many November appearances is her engagement at The Metropolitan Room, two Tuesday night shows, November 14 and November 28, at 9:30 PM. Not to be missed!And speaking of other things not to miss, I'd also like to remind you about the Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook Concert at Birdland on Monday, November 20th at 7PM, featuring Liz Callaway, Victoria Clark, Michael McElroy, Mary Testa, and Alysha Umphress! Call 212 581 3080 to reserve, or buy your tickets online.
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