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Today on the podcast, we chat with the collaborators of the World Premiere production, The Tattooed lady, A New Musical on stage at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Here is my interview with Max Vernon and Erin Courtney for The Tattooed Lady, A New Musical.The story of The Tattooed Lady highlights one of sideshow’s biggest stars, Ida Gibson, in a moving, fantastical tale that reveals the generational chasms and connections between Ida and her granddaughter Joy. A parade of beguiling characters appear, on a mission to liberate Ida from her self-imposed exile and help Joy find freedom through forgiveness. The musical celebrates the resilience of women whose choices have the power to liberate them.ABOUT THE CREATORSErin Courtney (Book) is a New York based playwright. Her play, A Map of Virtue, was awarded an Obie and was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theater. Her play I Will Be Gone, premiered at the Humana Festival, Actors Theater of Louisville. She has written two operas with Elizabet

A Leg Up By Ken KaissarDirector Amy KaissarSeptember 20, 2022 – October 9, 2022A world premiere comedy for the 21st century!Initially slated for its world premiere in the 2019/20 season, this witty and outlandish story is a new comedy for the 21st century written as a traditional farce. In A Leg Up, Charles Griffin III (O’Neil) has staked what’s left of his fortune on the new Miraculous Knee-to-Toe XR-3000 with 3D Helix, an intelligent prosthetic leg, designed for a presidential candidate, Senator Sam Wannamead (Hogan). Unfortunately, his mistress Laurie (Hamilton) announces she’s pregnant, his business partner Stephanie (Alpert) has her eye on his wife Barbara (Maurer), and the Senator is having an affair with the leg designer Rufus (Robbins), and it’s not even lunchtime yet!ABOUT MARLA ALPERTMarla Alpert [She/They] is a seasoned actor and singer, having performed in the national tours of Jekyll and Hyde and Ragtime, as well as with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s The Sorceress, and over a dozen re

This September, Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series will present the first career retrospective of theater artist Annie Dorsen titled Algorithmic Theater. The retrospective is part of a residency advancing Dorsen’s work and examining the consequences of digital communications through theater. Algorithmic Theater brings Dorsen’s work to Philadelphia audiences for the first time and features four of her past projects, including Hello Hi There (2010), Spokaoke (2012), A Piece of Work (2013), and Yesterday Tomorrow (2015). Together, these works tell a story about advancing technology, encroaching artificial intelligence, and post-anthropocentric art-making that attempt to reckon with the last decade of history.Dorsen is a New York-based theater director and artist who works at the intersection of algorithmic art and live performance. Since 2010, she has built a body of work in what she’s referred to as “algorithmic theater,” creating custom algorithms that perform in lieu of or alongside human performers. Th

Today on the podcast, GUNNAR MONTANA returns to talk about the latest FringeArts offering, BATHHOUSE. Here is my interview with Gunnar Montana.Designed as a temple to the fluid nature of sexuality, BATH HOUSE is a deeply sensory immersive theatrical experience dripping with erotic energy from start to finish. BATH HOUSE fuses dance and movement to create an atmosphere where guests are free to indulge their deepest desires, and perhaps even discover new ones.VIP Packages Available: The VIP Table Experience is the ultimate way to get up close and personal with Gunnar and the BATH HOUSE cast. The Experience includes (4) VIP table seats, (4) official BATH HOUSE t-shirts, a bottle of champagne for your table, and a post-show meet and greet with the cast. Check ticket page for VIP options.FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.gunnarmontana.com

$30,000 Fundraising initiative.The funds raised will allow JUNK to provide equitable access for the community by providing free and discounted ticketing for artists and LGBTQIA and HIV+ communities. The SEASON:LusterThu, Sep 8, 2022 Sat, Sep 17, 2022Concourse Dance Bar (map)Lust for exposure and success turns… TRAGIC. Set in an underground shopping mall turned nightclub, Junk’s newest experience, Luster, reveals the twisted nature of reality show competition and begs the question, “Where do we draw the line?”Luster gives patrons a behind-the-scenes look into the making of TRAGIC, a streaming show where aspiring reality TV producers are looking to make their mark in the edgy new world of internet reality TV. Luster begins by giving audiences a look behind the camera during a live broadcast of the TRAGIC Season Two finale featuring five competing teams. The plotline begins after Season One, which featured off-the-wall ideas with a cast of circus performers who competed in front of a crowd on equipment and appar

Today on the podcast, TS Hawkins talks about the Education efforts of Theatre Exile. Here is my interview with TS Hawkins. TS Hawkins (they/them) is an international author, performance poet, art activist, playwright, and member of the Dramatists Guild. Plays, short works, and books include Seeking Silence, sweet bread peaches (formerly, Cartons of Ultrasounds), Too Late to Apologize, In Their Silence (formerly, They’ll Neglect to Tell You), #RM2B, The Secret Life of Wonder: a prologue in G, AGAIN, #SuiteReality, “don’t wanna dance with ghosts…”, Sugar Lumps & Black Eye Blues, Confectionately Yours, Mahogany Nectar, Lil Blaek Book: all the long stories short, and The Hotel Haikus. Hawkins’ one-act choreopoem, AGAIN, was acknowledged for having the “Best Theater Moment of 2017”. #SuiteReality received the 2017 “Theatrical Reality Check” Surya Bonaly Award, an international publication in WORDPEACE Literary Journal, showcased in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre for the Black Lives, Black Words International Thea

Today on the podcast, Director, Jerrell L. Henderson drops in to talk about Azuka Theatre’s 50th production, “Reverie” by newly minted Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, James Ijames. Here is my interview with Jerrell L. Henderson.

Today on the podcast, we talk about the final production of Theatre Exile’s 25th season, Today is My Birthday by Susan Soon He Stanton. Here is my interview with Rachel O’Hanlon Rodriguez and Daniel Kim for Today is My Birthday.

Today on the podcast, Theatre Philadelphia’s Executive Director, LaNeshe Miller-White talks about the 2022 Philly Theatre Week, featuring 85 events across the region. Here is my interview with Theatre Philadelphia’s Executive Director, LaNeshe Miller-White.

Today on the podcast, Without A Cue Productions stops by to talk about their latest offering, The Golden Girls Murder Mystery. Here is my interview with Without A Cue Productions.

Today on the podcast, Artistic Director, Tom Reing talks about the Inis Nua Theatre Company American Premiere, “Finding Fassbender” by Lydia Larson featuring Amy Frear. Here is my interview with Inis Nua’s Tom Reing.

Today on the podcast, director Tyrone L. Robinson talks about the Interact Theatre Company production of “This Bitter Earth” by Harrison David Rivers. Here is my interview with Tyrone L. Robinson.

Today on the podcast, I checked my confirmation, packed my bag and settled in for the night at Motel Montana the latest offering from Gunnar Montana after a long intermission. Here is my interview with Gunnar Montana.

Today on the podcast, Liam Mulshine and I play catch up, share thoughts on virtual theatre and talk about returning to the stage in-person with the Inis Nua American Premiere of A Holy Show by Janet Moran. Here is my interview with Liam Mulshine.

Today on the podcast, Hum N Bards talks about the FringeArts offering, The Hazards of Love, an adaptation of the acclaimed album by The Decemberists. Here is my interview with Hum N Bards for “The Hazards of Love”.

Today on the podcast, Mariangela Saavedra stops by to talk about the hybrid performance of “Rogues’ Gallery” by John Patrick Shanley, presented as part of Fringe Arts by The Stagecrafters Theatre. Here is my interview with Mairangela Saavedra.

Today on the podcast, Producing Artistic Director Damon Bonetti (He/Him) and Artistic Associate Eli Lynn (They/Them) stop in to talk about the FringeArts offering “QvK” , a classical clash of royal proportions. Here is my interview with Philadelphia Artists Collective for QvK. Stay Tuned!

Today on the podcast, Amanda Jill Robinson and Jenna Pinchbeck have portrayed and slayed the unforgettable characters Ruth and Estelle in a number of presentations dating back to 2014. Closing out 11th Hour Theatre’s series of Quarantine Cabarets with Come Sail Away with Ruth and Estelle. Here is my interview with Amanda Jill Robinson and Jenna Pinchbeck.

Today on the podcast, we continue our coverage of 11th Hour Theatre Company’s SOCIETY XI ONLINE. The next installment of The Spring Series “Quarantine Cabarets” features Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford in a collection titled “Home Fries at Home: Music for the soul. Here is my interview with Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford. Stay Tuned!

Today on the podcast Michelle Pauls stops by to talk about the virtual series Speaking of Family… a series devised using phones, tablets and virtual meetings following a family dealing with the new normal that may or may not have a future. Here is my interview with Michelle Pauls.