What does a mental health crisis feel like? Does reality shift? How do you survive it? I’m Janine Noel and on Bipolar She, my guests have one thing in common—the courage to share a difficult mental health story in raw detail. I happen to have bipolar disorder, but my guests are coping with a range of mental health issues. What inspired this podcast? I heard an interview on the radio with a performer who spoke vividly about her illness and her symptoms. Her symptoms matched up with mine. Ever ...
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A mystery guest or guests joins Jean-Paul Yovanoff to share their love of musical theatre. Some one famous or just a lover of showtunes, you never know who's going to be on the air each week. Produced in conjunction with the internet radio station www.musicaltheatreradio.com
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Be Our Guest with Janine Robledo, Hector Flores Jr and Eddie Noel Rodriguez (Ghost in the Machine)
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Janine Robledo – Book/Music/Lyrics is a New York City based creative. Originally from Miami, Florida, she is a Cuban-American librettist /composer/lyricist, and classically trained pianist. She holds an M.F.A. from the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a B.A. from Florida Atlantic University where she stud…
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Be Our Guest with Jaime Lozano & Florencia Cuenca
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Jaime Lozano is a musical theatre composer who has been heralded as the “next big thing” on Broadway by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Jaime earned his BFA in Music and Composition from the School of Music at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and was the recipient of a full scholarship to New York University’s Ti…
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Be Our Guest with Grumpy Old Men: The Musical (Book Writer Dan Remmes & Composer Neil Berg)
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Dan Remmes is an award-winning, published playwright, screenwriter and actor. He has appeared on stages across the country, as well as in film and television. His scripts have received productions and workshops across Europe and North America (including The White House). They have featured OSCAR-WINNING, TONY-WINNING, EMMY-WINNING and OBIE-WINNING …
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Be Our Guest with Becky Hope-Palmer & Robin Hiley (Lifeline A New Musical)
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Becky is a Scottish theatre director, facilitator and writer. She trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and was a finalist for the prestigious JMK Award in 2019 and 2021. Her work spans Musical Theatre, Shakespeare, new writing and reworked classics in various forms and capacities. She also works across a variety of educational institution…
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Be Our Guest with Bowtie Production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Director MEREDITH SHEDDEN and Cast JESSIE JAMES & LUCA MCPHEE)
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Bowtie Productions was founded in 2019 with the goal of creating collaborative theatrical experiences for early-career artists in the GTA. Led by like-minded arts performers and creators from the Toronto theatre community, Bowtie strives to illuminate impactful stories and produce intimate, rarely produced pieces of fan-favourite theatre. Bowtie ho…
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Be Our Guest with Carol Ziske & William Linster (Quentin: A Roosevelt Musical)
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Carol Ziske is an accomplished theatre director, choreographer, and actor with over five decades of professional experience in the industry. They have numerous acting credits on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre and national tours. She has starred alongside the likes of John Lithgow, Jerry Zaks, Bob Gunton, Beth Fowler, Robert Morse, Rudy Va…
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Today, I sit down with Madelynn to talk about major depression, which she's battled since high school--nearly 40 years. Madelynn doesn't hold back when discussing suicidal ideation during the pandemic and how difficult it is to live through ideation in an anxious body or to handle a body that just feels flat and void of any emotions. But Madelynn's…
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Be Our Guest with Joanna Harte, Megan O’Hara & Simon Pavelich (Wallis: A New Musical)
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Wallis: A New Musical tells the story of a woman swept away by circumstance, and the King who gave up his crown for her. Prince Edward, bored with the constraints of monarchy, falls in love with an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, and gives up everything for her. Fans of The Crown will instantly recognise the first enactment of this royal twisted…
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Be Our Guest with Dr. Lawrence Joseph Glatt and Benjamin Glat
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Dr. Lawrence Joseph Glatt Composer, Lyricist Lawrence Joseph Glatt Is a composer specializing in musicals and guitar music. After 30 years as a teacher, many of his works deal with issues faced by young people. His work brings together a deep understanding of classical, jazz and the history of musical theater, but also an awareness of current trend…
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Be Our Guest With Douglas J Cohen (Author How to Survive a Killer Musical Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway
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Douglas J Cohen Doug received the 2010 Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting and won two Richard Rodgers Awards for writing book, music, and lyrics for NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (produced twice off-Broadway resulting in over 100 productions worldwide; an upcoming NY commercial production in-the-works through producer Larry Hirschhorn) and THE…
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Today I sit down with Tracy to learn about her struggle with anxiety and how it seemed to crop up at milestone birthdays. A self-described nervous child and lifelong "nervous wreck," Tracy didn't know what anxiety was until she turned thirty--a birthday that forced her to take a look at where her life was headed. Tracy made it through until age for…
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Be Our Guest with Jeff Whiting (Stage Write Software)
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JEFF WHITING Award-winning director and choreographer, acclaimed as a 'director with a joyous touch' by the New York Times, Jeff Whiting specializes in work for theater, television, special events and concerts around the world, including James Taylor, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, Tony Bennett, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Sting. Jeff is the Owner of th…
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Be Our Guest with Adam Martino (Scenes from an Italian Restaurant)
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Adam Martino - Breakaway Entertainment Breakaway Entertainment is a dance entertainment & production company with years of industry experience performing across Canada and abroad. A Musical Theatre Jazz production house, Breakaway Entertainment draws its inspiration from classic 1950s & 1960s performers such as Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Frank Valli…
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Be Our Guest with Elyssia Giancola & Reid Martin (MADAME WINIFRED'S CIRCUS OF WONDERS)
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MADAME WINIFRED'S CIRCUS OF WONDERS Come one, come all, to the show that everyone in the world is talking about! We present to you the most dazzling performances from the wackiest circus ever seen. Embrace the magic and mystery of Madame Winifred's Circus of Wonders! Madame Winifred’s Circus of Wonders was commissioned by Theatre on the Ridge, Care…
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Today is an unexpected, full-circle, episode and I am thrilled. We didn't plan on this, but when Sarah learned her sister Ava had shared her journey as Sarah's caregiver, Sarah, decided to share her side of the experience as a recipient of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Sarah, now advocate of ECT, came on this week's podcast to let us know first-…
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Be Our Guest with Jay Hill (Sheila the Musical)
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Sheila the Musical Step back in time to the 1950s and meet Sheila, the quintessential (bearded) housewife. Join her on a hilarious journey of self-discovery, as she shares her powerful vocals and absurd stories, as she learns that there's more to life than just cooking, cleaning, and keeping her husband happy.…
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Be Our Guest with Jewelle Blackman (Rooted: A Musical Poem)
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Jewelle Blackman is a Dora nominated Canadian actor, violinist, singer/songwriter and playwright. Born and bred in Toronto, Jewelle has worked extensively in theatre, television and film across North America. She was most recently seen on Broadway starring as “Persephone” in the Tony and Grammy winning Best Musical HADESTOWN. The same show where sh…
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Jerrell L. Henderson is a Theatre Director, Puppeteer, and African American Theatre Historian and Archivist. Through the mediums of theatre and/or puppetry and film, Jerrell seeks to disrupt generational curses of self-hate (i.e. racism, homophobia, religious intolerance, etc.). Intellectually curious and emotionally dexterous, Jerrell is at home i…
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Be Our Guest with Cyrus Sarfaty (Moe A Rap Opera)
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Moe: A Rap Opera A fifteen-year baseball veteran. A world-class lawyer. A World War II spy. "MOE: A Rap Opera" is the rapped-through musical about the enigmatic real-life baseball-player-turned-spy Moe Berg. With its dynamic rhymes, thunderous beats, and meticulous attention to detail, "MOE" tells the story of one of the most fascinating figures in…
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Be Our Guest with Jewelle Blackman (Boy Boy and the Magic Drum)
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Jewelle Blackman is a Dora nominated Canadian actor, violinist, singer/songwriter and playwright. Born and bred in Toronto, Jewelle has worked extensively in theatre, television and film across North America. She was most recently seen on Broadway starring as “Persephone” in the Tony and Grammy winning Best Musical HADESTOWN. The same show where sh…
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Be Our Guest with Laura Landauer (Being Celine)
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Laura Landauer is an amazingly diverse entertainer, equally comfortable performing as an actor, singer, or comedian. She has received world wide attention for her spot-on portrayal of Celine Dion. Her short films have appeared on television shows, including Entertainment Tonight, across North America and Europe, and have extensive world-wide viewer…
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Be Our Guest with Claire Rice (Get A Clue)
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Claire Rice I have been a theatre nerd for as long as I can remember. Everything is a big song and dance when I’m around. That’s one reason children have always responded well to me! I started babysitting at 12, and continued to nanny into my 30s, making strong connections with every family. After graduating Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts…
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Be Our Guest with Andrew Rannells (Gutenberg The Musical Cast Album)
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Andrew Rannells is an actor, singer, performer, and the author of Too Much Is Not Enough. A Tony, Drama Desk, and Critics Choice Award nominee and Grammy winner, he originated the role of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon and has starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hamilton, Falsettos, and The Boys in the Band. On the small screen, he has appeare…
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Be Our Guest wtih Andrew Seok (Rosamund A New Musical)
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Andrew Seok Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Andrew Seok began his career as a Musical Theatre Singer & Composer, branching out into Singer / Songwriter, Record Producer, TV / Film Composer, Theatre Creator, and Filmmaker. He is currently the Artistic Director of Eclipse Theatre Company which he co-runs with Artistic Producer, Chilina Kennedy. W…
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Be Our Guest with Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche (June 2024)
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KIRK CAMBRIDGE-DEL PESCHE hails from the beautiful West Indies archipelago of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He proudly boasts an eclectic blend of ethnicities. With a portfolio that includes work with MAC Cosmetics, BareMinerals, Broadway; Tours; TV; Boston Ballet; Boston Lyrics Opera; Opera Company of Philadelphia; Boston Symphony Orchestra; N…
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Today I speak with Ava about her sister, Sarah, and her struggle to find the right treatment for Sarah's bipolar disorder. Ava and Sarah are both successful physicians, and Sarah's behavior did not present with any symptoms of illness her entire life. But when Sarah is diagnosed in her mid-forties, her impressive life and career is disrupted by tre…
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Be Our Guest with Carmel Dean (Well Behaved Women)
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Carmel is a composer/lyricist, arranger, music supervisor/director, conductor of musical theatre, based in NYC. Composition credits include Renascence, produced Off-Broadway by Transport Group in 2018. Music director/arranger credits include the Broadway productions of Funny Girl (revival), If/Then, Hands on a Hardbody, American Idiot, The 25th Ann…
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Be Our Guest with Kailey Marshall (Songs For Slutty Girls)
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Kailey Marshall is a New York-based composer/lyricist who creates queer, femme forward, pop-infused musical theatre. Marshall’s work has been featured at 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, Don’t Tell Mama’s, the Highline Ballroom, and Lincoln Center. Her musicals Confirmed and Songs for Slutty Girls received readings in association with Pace University’s New Mus…
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Chris James is an emerging on camera talent and a powerhouse presence on screen. Not only is he a skilled actor and dancer, but he broke into the TV and film industry using a wide variety of martial arts skills, and has since been a stunt and fight choreographer for various productions. With a variety of performance skills from an extensive theatri…
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Be Our Guest with Mateo Chavez Lewis (Tommy Rhodes)
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MATEO CHAVEZ LEWIS (He/They) is a professional musical theatre writer/composer, based in NYC and Toronto. He is best known for his critically acclaimed performance as Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet at the Arts Club Theatre Company on Granville Island, and for the epic anthem he wrote as a tribute to Greta Thunberg, “Dear Greta” (you can …
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You Can Prevent Youth Suicide: Graham Wiseman
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Today I talk with Graham Wiseman, as he shares the story of his son Colin, who lost his battle with anxiety, ADHD, and depression at age fifteen when he died by suicide. Graham speaks about grief and the different ways he and his wife have moved through the grieving process. Together, they have focused on a singular purpose--to advocate for change …
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Be Our Guest with Nicholas Rita, Giulia Lentini, Lisa Malcolm, Nicole Toogood ( TCDSB Staff Arts production of Legally Blonde)
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We spoke with Nicholas Rita (music director), Giulia Lentini (actor), Lisa Malcolm (stage manager) and Nicole Toogood (director) of the upcoming TCDSB Staff Arts production of 'Legally Blonde'
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Cornell Christianson is the Writer-Producer of the upcoming Off-Broadway musical "Marilyn Exposed" that he wrote with original songs by Beth Lawrence and Norman Thalheimer. Show exposes the truth about Marilyn Monroe with six big musical song and dance numbers. Is set to open in fall 2024. Christianson is the Writer-Producer of the award-winning 19…
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Be Our Guest with Mark Janicello (The Finelli Musical)
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Mark Janicello is a multiple Award-Winning, American Renaissance Man. A native New Yorker, there are very few corners of the entertainment universe that Mark has not worked in. He is trilingual (English/ German/Dutch) and has had a stage career spanning more than 30 years, including over 100 productions. Mark is a classically-trained operatic tenor…
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After a decade of pounding the pavement, Janine abandons the acting dream and heads to the desert to be a writer. Can this new identity save her from another psychotic break? Will it allow her to get a step ahead of bipolar illness? What if the key to her stability isn't a prescription, but a creature who teaches her the true value of sanity? Janin…
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Be Our Guest with Noel Katz (Rehearsing For Life)
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Noel Katz is a composer and lyricist. He is best known for Such Good Friends, an original musical comedy presented at the fourth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2007, here it won five awards, including Talkin’ Broadway’s Citation as the season’s best musical. It tells the story of three old friends working together in the early years of…
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Be Our Guest with Ashley Jana & Will Nunziata (Figaro An Original Musical)
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Ashley Jana is a singer/songwriter, producer, and engineer whose music has independently garnered over 60 million streams. Her original music has been featured on HBO, NBC, Showtime, Lifetime, Bravo, Vice, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, CNN, TLC, TNT, Oxygen, and more. 20 of her original songs have been featured on the hit show “Dance Moms”, with her so…
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Be Our Guest with Jack Viertel (Broadway Melody)
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Jack Viertel is an American theatrical producer and writer. During his 34 years at Jujamcyn Theaters from 1987 to 2021, he occupied positions including Creative Director and Senior Vice President. He was "conceiver of the longest running musical revue in Broadway history, Smokey Joe's Cafe, conceived the critically acclaimed After Midnight, and ser…
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After leaving her New York acting dreams behind, Janine still has a plan for success. The instant she feels physically and mentally fit, she takes on Hollywood. Suddenly, she's cast in an LA play that's headed back to New York and may bring an Off-Broadway credit her way. At the mercy of a radical psychiatrist, Janine must keep her thrilled head on…
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Be Our Guest with Andrew Andrea (Ministry of Video)
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Ministry of Video is a specialist in video production for the performing arts. As a performing arts video production company, we have over 30 years’ experience working alongside top choreographers and industry professionals across the UK. We specialise in filming promotional videos, live stage events and theatrical productions including dance and m…
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Be Our Guest with Elyse Hartmann, Catherine Bertin & Nikolaos Katsiou (Production - All Shook Up)
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For top-notch musical theatre, look no further thank Spotlight Musical Productions. From our beginnings as the IBM Choir over fifty years ago, Spotlight Musical Productions showcases Toronto’s most passionate local talent, from our cast to our creative team. At Spotlight, we’re proud not only to deliver outstanding productions for our loyal audienc…
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Be Our Guest with Jack Godfrey (42 Balloons)
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Jack is a musical theatre composer, lyricist and writer. His current projects include 42 Balloons (Book, Music and Lyrics, Staged Concert at the Vaudeville Theatre in November 2022, Produced by Global Musicals and Alchemation), This Is A Love Story (Music and Lyrics, Commissioned by Vicky Graham Productions, Selected for BEAM2021, Workshop at Birmi…
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Gus is an award-winning writer and composer from London and based in York, UK. His first full-length musical Pieces of String premiered in 2018 at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. It was The Stage’s Best Regional Musical of the year and was nominated for the UK Theatre Best Musical Production award. For Pieces of String, Gus won The Stage Debut Awa…
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Be Our Guest with George Livings (The Last Adam: A New Musical)
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George Livings, originally from London, England, holds a degree in Acting and Musical Theater from Mountview Theatre School. He has a rich background in West End productions such as Kiss of the Spider Woman, Blitz and Forever Plaid, as well as the lead roles in the UK National tour of Godspell and the German production of Starlight Express. Upon re…
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It's 2000, summer in New York City, exactly five years after Dartmouth. For Janine, depression and psychosis in college was a one-time deal. For three years, she's been chasing her dream of being an actor, and with a big performance coming up, she's as close to success as she's ever been. Thrilled with life and buzzing through the city, Janine's wo…
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Be Our Guest with Ian Kowalski, Taylor Long & Randy (Lei) Chang ( Production of 'Falsettos')
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Ian Kowalski Ian (he/him) is a graduate of the Performing Arts program at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute and the Media Production Program at Toronto Met University (fka Ryerson). As a lifelong performer and lover of the arts, he is passionate about creating a platform for artists to express themselves as authentically as possible in te…
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Steven Pasquale is an American actor of stage and screen. His stage credits include: A Man of No Importance[Off-Broadway], Little Fish[Off-Broadway], The Bridges of Madison County[Broadway], The Wild Party[Off-Broadway], The Robber Bridegroom[Off-Broadway], Assassins[Off-Broadway], Teeth[Off-Broadway] Steven has a couple of albums including 'Someth…
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Be Our Guest with Jeff Whiting (The Broadway Workroom Series)
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Jeff Whiting is an award-winning director and choreographer, acclaimed as a 'director with a joyous touch' by the New York Times, Jeff Whiting specializes in work for theater, television, special events and concerts around the world, including James Taylor, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, Tony Bennett, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Sting. On Broadway, Jeff…
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Be Our Guest with James Beeny & Gina Georgio (Lady M) - March 2024
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James Beeny and Gina GeorgioWith a background in the music industry, guitarist James and pianist Gina made their theatre debut with new British musical The Dreamers. In 2018, the production underwent a two-week workshop at the Victoria Palace Theatre with a West End cast and creative team, which was followed by four fully-staged workshop performanc…
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Host Janine talks with JD about her time at Dartmouth College when she experienced symptoms of depression and psychosis for the first time. She also talks about the imperfect act of memory and recall, of delusion and imagination, and getting well. You may notice a swift change in seasons, when Janine’s memory of a summer hospitalization is told as …
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