State of the Arts

BROADWAY'S SANDY BAINUM AND SOUTHLAND FAVORITE ADRIENNE VISNIC DISCUSS THEIR CO-STARRING ROLES IN BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW Featuring Sterling Knight and Khylin Rhambo. DIRECTED BY BRANDON BAER, PRODUCED BY CHRISOPHER SEPULVEDA. AT LA's ODYSSEY THEATRE MAY 24 – JUNE 9 “FRESH AND DELICATLY SATISFYING...EMOTIONAL MOMENTS BY HONEST MEANS.” - NEW YORK TIMES

GRACE MCLEOD, a twenty-four-year-old chicago based playwright and screenwriter, discusses her achievement as the youngest recipient of a national new play network rolling world premiere of her fascinating work HERLAND about coming of age and coming out May 30 – June 23 at LA’s Greenway Court theatre. LISA BLAKE RICHARDS not only talks about her theatre career and her co-starring role in HERLAND but her veteran status at the Greenway Court theatre, her television career and successful son Alex Ebert of IMA Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Musical Theatre’s Michael Starr and Kimberly Immanuel discuss their starring roles in the classic McCoy Rigby production of Broadway’s Singin’ in the Rain at the La Mirada Performing Arts Theatre. From The Voice, Raed Saade of the Walter Fox Singers also guests to talk about his upcoming May 4th engagement in the Verdi Chorus’ Love is Timeless at Santa Monica’s First United Methodist Church.

Join us as we talk to BLAKE BOYD and MARLENE GALIN who star in THE THINGS WE DO Writter by former Attorney General-turned playwright GRANT WOODS (uh-oh), a guest production at the Odyssey Theatre April 6 - May 12.

From Meatballs to Aria, who could ask for anything more ? Listen in as we discuss THE MEATBALL CHRONICLES with DEBRIANA MANSINI opening March 29 - April 14 at Hollywood's Hudson Guild Theatre and THE VERDI CHORUS' L'AMORE E LA VITA (LOVE AND LIFE) with Mezzo Soprano DANIELLE MARCELLE BOND, April 6-7 at the First United Methodist Church / Santa Monica.

Join us as we talk to ADAM HUSS (co-star of the STARZ hit series POWER) and TIM McKERNAN about the World Premiere Comedy ATTACK OF THE SECOND BANANAS on stage at West Hollywood's Zephyr Theatre now through March 31st.

Join us as we talk to Larry Eisenberg and Jackson Kendall, the two stars of the off-Broadway hit play TUESDAY'S WITH MORRIE now on stage at the Sierra Madre Playhouse through March 31st. "Unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous. What you, the audience, learns from Morrie will stay with you for a long time." - New York magazine Micah Cover who'll also be joining us talk about his latest adventure... an upcoming project titled DUNGEON MASTER on March 10 at The Vortex in Los Angeles. He's also an actor, magician, playwright and Theater aficionado. That's all we can tell you without being sent to our rooms without any supper.

"WAKE" - About a widowed mortician who receives a life-size male doll named Pedro, which unexpectedly complicates her life in ways. Join us as we talk to the film’s star Myndy Crist, featured actor Paul Stroili and Director Cyrus Mirakhor. The film also stars James Denton and features Jo Koy, Caroline Lagerfelt and Paige Searcy For Screening Dates And Times Please Visit: wakethemovie.com

BROADWAY MUSICAL THEATRE STAR VALERIE PERRI discusses her brilliant stage career and current co-starring role in RAGTIME at the Pasadena Playhouse through March 3. Great American Standard Music’s Newest Concert Sensation D. SCOTT EADS talks about LOVE AND OTHER GAMES inspired by classic night club acts and iconic 60’s TV variety music series at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal in the NoHo Arts Distrtict February 17.

JESS LePROTTO and KRISTEN HAHN talk about their careers on Broadway and on tour (as Barnaby Tucker and Minnie Fay) with one of the greatest musicals ever written! ON STAGE NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 17 AT HOLLYWOOD’S MAGNIFICENT PANTAGES THEATRE

Academy Award-winning Producer JOHN WALKER (Best Animated Motion Picture - The Incredibles, Tomorrowland) returns to the theatre stage to co-star with wife and actress PAMELA GAYE WALKER in THE EMPTY NESTERS, a new comedy-drama directed by Richard Seyd and written by celebrated playwright Garret Jon Groenveld on stage now through February 17th at Hollywood’s Zephyr Theatre.

DISTINGUISHED ACTORS: ALFRED MOLINA AND STEVEN WEBER Talk about their journeys from Broadway to Hollywood and everything in between, including their association with LA THEATRE WORKS and their current co-starring project in Lee Blessing’s brilliant and witty play A WALK IN THE WOODS, for radio broadcast and online streaming at UCLA’s James Bridges Theatre, January 25 and 26 Four Performances Only)

Nina Whitaker in "Finding My Voice". Nina Whitaker is a singer, actress and producer, performing on stage, TV and movies.She performed for Oprah Winfrey, President Bill Clinton, sang duets with Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Michael Buble and Chris Botti. Nina recently published her book: "Finding my voice: My journey through grief to grace". Tonoccus McClain in "Living a why not life" : Tonoccus performed on both stage and TV, anchoring news, performing in Beauty and the Beast at the Hollywood Bowl, Disneyland resort performances, The Lion King and LA Opera's Porgy and Bess. He can be heard singing on almost 50 television and film soundtracks: The Good Wife, Glee, Once upon a time, Avatar, A Wrinkle in Time and Smallfoot among many others. Both Nina and Tonoccus will be performing at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal, North Hollywood,CA during January 2019.

Erich Bergen Juan Pablo Di Pace

Tim Robbins

Guests Michael Leoni and producer Michelle Kaufer In promotion of the new play titled “Famous” at the 11.11 Theater in West Hollywood.

Cast of "The Color Purple" the musical.

Cast of "School of Rock"

Don Most