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Though we will on occasion publish a top press release here, all of our information is published on our entertainment site, SuzeeBehindtheScenes.
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FOAROUND THE SUN BRINGS EGOT WINNERS AND NOMINEES TOGETHER IN AN AUDIO DRAMA BY BRAD FORENZA INCLUDING DAVID ALAN BASCHE, LILLI COOPER, MARSHA MASON, VINCENT PASTORE, AUSTIN PENDLETON, ALYSIA REINER, BD WONG and more...
New York, N.Y. – Brad Forenza, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, is pleased to announce the World Premiere of an episodic audio drama podcast, AROUND THE SUN. Featuring prolific talent from stage and screen, including winners and nominees of every major performance award (Drama Desk, Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, Oscar, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony), the podcast will launch exclusively on the Broadway Podcast Network and available wherever you listen to podcasts on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Learn more at: BPN.FM/AroundTheSun.
AROUND THE SUN is nine self-contained episodes that explore human connections, made and missed, with an existential New York flare. Whether consumed together or independently, the comedy, tragedy, and soul of Around the Sun embraces one character’s assertion that, “We’re never alone in New York… even if it feels like the opposite is often true.” The series was produced in quarantine, via remote technology.
AROUND THE SUN’S celebrated ensemble is comprised of: David Alan Basche (The Exes), Joanna Bonaro (Good ‘n Screwed), Dolores Catania (Real Housewives of New Jersey), François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood), Lilli Cooper (Tootsie), Veanne Cox (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella), David LaRosa (Clandestine), Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl), Christine Nagy (106.7 Lite FM), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black), Sally Struthers (Gilmore Girls), Maureen Van Zandt (The Sopranos ), BD Wong (Mr. Robot), Ryan Witherspoon (Fogg), and Brad Forenza (A Case of Blue)… all playing New Yorkers, yearning to connect.
“Around the Sun is a valentine to a city I love, and the transcendent themes that unite us,” says series creator Brad Forenza. “It’s also a celebration of possibility, created amidst the pandemic’s destruction.”
Cast member François Clemmons (a Grammy winner for Porgy and Bess) agrees. “When Brad Forenza invited me to portray the role of a NYC Marathoner, metaphorically running through each stage of life, we had never met,” says Clemmons. “And still, there was something connecting us—a theme that recurs throughout the episodes.”
In spite of the remote recording necessitated by the pandemic, Two-time Emmy winner Sally Struthers (All in the Family), added that remote production “was a breeze. I’m a big fan of Brad Forenza’s,” she quipped.
AROUND THE SUN (#AroundTheSunPodcast) is a Best Version of Yourself production, written/directed by Brad Forenza, co-produced by Suzanne Ordas Curry (Equity) and Brian Dashew (Breaking Points), presented by Broadway Podcast Network. Find it at https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/around-the-sun/
The Podcast is Available on the BPN APP, Apple/iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart, TuneIn, Deezer, Player.FM, Pocket Cast, Podcast Addict and everywhere else you listen to podcasts.
BRAD FORENZA (Series Creator)
Brad Forenza is an award-winning actor/writer, whose artistic style blends observational humor and existential contemplation. His original films include: Awakening Arlene, Breaking Points, and The Lady Yang. His plays have been presented by Broadway Bound, Emerging Artists, Fresh Fruit, Gallery Players, The Hollywood Fringe, Primary Stages, and United Solo. He is the author of over 50 articles, a concept album (The Public Figure Songbook), and several books (including Vignettes, which provides the source material for Around the Sun).
www.AuthenticallyBrad.com / fb: @BVOYLLC / insta @BradForenza / tw: @BradForenza
BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK (BPN)
BPN is the premiere digital destination for everyone, anywhere, who loves theatre and the performing arts.
Provocative stories of all kinds are the cornerstone of the Broadway Podcast Network. Presenting original, engaging, and immersive programming of theatre and theatre-adjacent podcasts, audio dramas, serials, parodies, live video events and more. With tremendously talented hosts, who are performers, producers, writers, industry leaders, and storytellers representing a wide variety of voices and perspectives. Broadway Podcast Network offers entertaining, inspiring, easily accessible and shareable content for everyone, may they be interested in behind-the-curtain access to the creative process, advice on everything from how to break into the business to how to audition, theatre history, candid interviews with their favorite stars, or just enjoying theater from the best seats in the house.
www.BroadwayPodcastNetwork.com BPN
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Trent Dawson's Katonah Classic Stage Presents Oleanna: A Live Play to Make You Think, Broadway Actor Jordan Lage and Lea DiMarchi Join the Cast
Contact: Executive Director Sharron Kearney (917) 886-3299
Artistic Director Trent Dawson (917) 363-5414 KCS welcomes the press to view our show.
October 17, 2021 - Katonah, NY – Katonah Classic Stage (KCS), Westchester County’s newest, nonprofit, professional theatre company dedicated to classic dramatic and comedic works, presents David Mamet’s seminal play, Oleanna, this November at the Bedford Historical Hall. Founded in 2019, KCS was originally planning to present its inaugural show with a relatively large cast, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, in May 2020. However, like most live performance art, KCS had to pivot and get creative to keep audiences both engaged and safe from Covid-19.
In addition to online and local community events, KCS hosted their second outdoor, annual film festival at the Bedford Playhouse this past August, as well as a masked, socially distanced, one-man show, Will Eno’s Thom Pain (based on nothing), in late April 2021. Similarly, with Oleanna, KCS will continue to monitor Covid-19 conditions and they will take all necessary precautions to keep attendees safe.
KCS Founding Artistic Director Trent Dawson is an actor and director, best known for his longstanding, Emmy-nominated role on As the World Turns, who has been working on television and on stage for nearly 30 years. He and his creative team chose "Oleanna" for the 2021 Fall production. This exhilarating drama explores and upends our concepts of power, privilege, consent, and political correctness. Debuting off-Broadway in 1992, in the wake of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings, KCS’s Oleanna takes on new life as it is reimagined in a world of #MeToo and cancel culture.
On choosing Oleanna for this production, Dawson said, "Aside from being a magnificent display of playwriting craftsmanship, the piece feels so relevant to the current dialogue. After seeing this show, I want people to leave the theatre inspired to continue these conversations. Go grab a drink and debate, discuss, and, ultimately, decide where you stand on these important issues.” A combative two-hander, Mamet’s play revolves around a nervous, young college student who meets with her professor in his office to discuss her grades. What transpires between them is nothing less than riveting and will leave the audience ready to defend their chosen champion in this explosive fight for power. The New York Times called Oleanna’s original off-Broadway production “a typically virtuoso display of Mr. Mamet's gift for locking the audience inside the violent drama of his characters.”
The 2022 season of KCS is currently in development. Dawson & Team aim to provide seasonal, professional productions of classic plays in Northern Westchester, cultural enrichment events like the KCS Film Festival and play readings at local libraries, and they will eventually offer educational programs to children and adults with an emphasis on Shakespeare and other master dramatists. Staffing, casts, and crews will draw from the exceptional talent found locally as well as New York City and the tri-state area. OLEANNA Where: Bedford Historical Hall, 608 Old Post Rd., Bedford, NY When: November 4 – 14, 2021 (Thursday through Sunday) at 8PM Tickets: On sale now at www.katonahclassicstage.com/oleanna.
From Scott Rosenfelt, the Executive Producer of Home Alone and Student Academy Award Winner Dana H Glazer: A Case of Blue: A Feature Film About Love, Longing and Redemption
October 19, 2021 - New York - A Case of Blue, a feature film starring Stephen Schnetzer (Another World, Homeland, ATWT, Days, OLTL ) and Annapurna Sriram (Billions, Feral) will be available for rent and purchase on most streaming platforms as of October 19, 2021. Is it possible to relive a long-lost romance? This compelling romantic drama, shot in iconic NYC locations, is about a recent retiree (Schnetzer) who attends a life drawing class in New York and encounters the free-spirited model (Sriram) who resembles a long-lost love. Tracy Shayne (Homeland, Blindspot) plays his wife and Ken Baltin (The Equalizer 2, The Vault) plays his best buddy. The film is being distributed by 1091 Media and is a Dane-Gramp Production. You can preorder here: https://geni.us/ACaseofBlue.
For more information visit: https://www.acaseofblue.com/
Press Materials: https://1091.app.box.com/s/kyj38i8m54aw4kmooym4tggxkmmxz7zg
View Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg8FP21QsxM
The movie is written and directed by Student Academy Award winner Dana H. Glazer. It is executive produced by Scott Rosenfelt (Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Critical Thinking). Co-producers are Suzanne Ordas Curry (Tainted Dreams, Equity, Killian and the Comeback Kids) and Dotti Fucito (Bad Parents). It is being distributed by 1091 Media.
A Case of Blue has won awards at the Chelsea (NYC) Film Festival and Imagine This! Women's International Film Festival in NYC. Dana Glazer states, "This was a deeply personal film that I made as a way of communicating with my dad about some challenging things he was going through at the time and I hope audiences find it both entertaining and redemptive.”
Scott Rosenfelt executive producer states, “When Dana Glazer sent me the script, I was immediately taken with the story and Dana’s unique vision for it. I thought it embodied all of the elements of a major film that could be made as an indie. I was happy to work alongside Dana throughout and the proof is on the screen.”
The movie will be available October 19th on most streaming platforms including Amazon, Itunes, Apple TV, Google Play, Xbox, VUDU, iN Demand Movies, Vubiquity, Dish with more coming. For updated information visit A Case of Blue on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACOBfeaturefilm.
1091 Pictures is an American film studio, based in New York, New York, and Los Angeles, California. The company was founded as the film and television division subsidiary of The Orchard in 2015. The company is best known for the Oscar nominated films Life, Animated and Cartel Land. To request a screener: Antreise Lacey at [email protected].
Hope Runs High to Distribute Indie Folk Rock Film Killian and the Comeback Kids in Theaters Fall 2020
Soap Actors, Oscar Winner Appear in Taylor A. Purdee's Original Film
September 2020 - New York - Nathan Purdee (Young & Restless, One Life to Live, The Return of Superfly) stars alongside 4-Time Emmy Nominated Kassie DePaiva (Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live) in Taylor A. Purdee's (Nathan's son) new movie called Killian and the Comeback Kids. This movie will be in select theaters and drive-ins starting Fall of 2020. It is scheduled to appear in Regal Cinemas September 18th at the Regal Northamption in PA and will roll out across the country in the next few months after that. Check the website for details: https://www.killianandthecomebackkidsmovie.com/ .Some dates include September 25th in Atlanta at the Regal Tara 4, and then October 2nd Chicago at the Regal City North.
If you like soaps, you'll like this movie. For fans of One Life to Live, it's a treat to see Nathan and Kassie together again as they play husband and wife. Nathan plays the dad to his real life son Taylor. The film is a drama about a mixed-race millennial (Taylor A. Purdee) coming home to live with his parents in a depressed rural town after getting a college degree in the big city. The film showcases many of the issues and problems faced by American's youth today. In the movie, music is the vehicle in which to spread hope and look towards a brighter future. The movie is filled with original music by Taylor A. Purdee, Liam Higgins and their folk-rock band called The Cumberland Kids. The film has a positive message which is supported by music.
Taylor, a graduate of Fordham University, wrote, directed and stars in the movie. It is produced by Karmic Release, Ltd. (Wallowitch and Ross (Oscar Shortlist), Baghdad ER (Emmy winner). The movie is executive produced by Suzanne Ordas Curry (Equity, A Case of Blue with Stephen Schnetzer, and Emmy-nominated Tainted Dreams) and Liam Higgins.
The movie also stars Broadway actress Shannon O'Boyle (Once, Kinky Boots), Emily Mest (Spring Awakening National Tour, American Horror Story), Shane Andries (Tomorrow Ever After, Blue Man Group) Youtuber Maddi Jane in a cameo, Oscar-winner Lee Grant in a cameo role and newcomers John Donchak, Andrew O'Shanick and Yael Elisheva.
The movie is being distributed by Hope Runs High Films. When possible members of the cast will attend screenings to play or for special panel discussions. To find out when and where you can see this film, visit: https://www.killianandthecomebackkidsmovie.com/
To view a trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPT9G9JPocg
On twitter: https://twitter.com/KillianRoxMovie
On FB: https://www.facebook.com/KillianandtheComebackKids
Emmy-Nominated Series Tainted Dreams Now Available to Stream on Reel Women's Network
July 29, 2020 NEW YORK -Tainted Dreams, the Emmy-nominated digital series about what goes on behind the scenes of a soap opera, is now available for viewing on The Reel Women's Network. Created by Sonia Blangiardo, who is part of the Emmy-winning director team at Days of Our Lives. the series is loosely based on what Sonia has experienced in her vast career in daytime. Expect romance, deception, love, jealousy and all of the other characteristics we expect and love in good drama.
The streaming service is a joint venture between Crystal Chappell, President of Open Book Productions and Jessica and Linda Hill of Bella Productions. To access it click here: https://watch.reelwomensnetwork.com/tainted-dreams://reelwomensnetwork.com/
Tainted Dreams is a "soap-within-a-soap" which follows the backstage drama of the fictional soap opera Painted Dreams. 2014 - Daytime Emmy Nominee - Outstanding New Approaches/Drama Series 2017 - Daytime Emmy Nominee - Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Daytime Emmy Nominee - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series - Michael Lowry For playing “Jordan Bradford."
Tainted Dreams originally debuted on Amazon Prime in 2016 and since that time has amassed a large following of passionate fans as well as 7Daytime Emmy Nominations. Tainted Dreams features a cast a soap opera veterans and favorites, a few reality stars, theater actors and even a popular wrestler. The cast includes All My Children veterans Alicia Minshew, Walt Willey, Michael Lowry, Bobbie Eakes, Terri Ivens and the late Larkin Malloy, General Hospital's Natalia Livingston, As the World Turns' Colleen Zenk, Austin Peck, Marnie Schulenburg and Kelley Menighan, Guiding Light's Grant Aleksander, One Life to Live's Ilene Kristen, Tonja Walker, Nathan Purdee and James DePaiva (plus famed Soap Opera Digest columnist Carolyn Hinsey), Big Brother's Jessie Godderz, The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dina Manzo, WWE’s Lisa Marie Varon, Off-Broadway’s Paul Moon, Anthony Wilkinson, Debra Toscano, Brian Patrick Murphy, Brett Douglas, Erik Ransom, and Meagan Robar.
Sonia Blangiardo states, "I am thrilled that Tainted Dreams is a part of this new platform that focuses on female creatives. Everyone in the industry is always talking about how women need to be more inclusive and the opportunities for women just aren't the same as they are for men. Reel Women's Network is taking an amazing step in the right direction to change that reality. I hope this new audience will love Tainted's characters and stories."
About Tainted Dreams
Tainted Dreams, a seven-time Daytime Emmy-nominated digital dramedy, is a ‘show within a show’ following the cast and crew of the fictitious soap opera, Painted Dreams. It is written by Lindsay Harrison and is loosely based on experiences of show creator, director, executive producer, and Emmy Award winner Sonia Blangiardo's 20+ years’ experience working as director/producer on daytime dramas All My Children, One Life to Live, As the World Turns, General Hospital and currently Days of Our Lives.
To connect with Tainted Dreams:
Website: https://www.tainteddreams.com/#home-section
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tainteddreamstheseries/)
Twitter: @https://twitter.com/TaintedDreamsTS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tainted_dreams_the_series/
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#CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers Raises over $3000 For Gifts Cards for Healthcare Workers Including
$1500 worth of Cards Donated by Emerson Dairy Queen
Ben's Bells #BeKind Coins Also to be Distributed
April 2020 - Teaneck, NJ - CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers would like to thank everyone that donated to the program as over $1500 has been raised for workers at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck NJ so that they can be thanked for their service with Dairy Queen gift cards. We are also very happy to announce that the Dairy Queen of Emerson has matched the raise by donating $1500 worth of cards. In addition, each worker will also receive an additional token of appreciation with a Ben's Bell's #BeKind coin.
With a donation to #CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers healthcare, maintenance, food, administrative and other workers at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, which was at the epicenter of the pandemic in Bergen County, NJ will receive a gift card as a means of saying "thank you." We are also happy to announce that the workers will also be receiving a #BeKind Kindness Coin by Ben's Bells. Ben's Bells is a National Organization headquartered in Arizona, with a regional studio in Bethel, Connecticut. The mission of Ben's Bells is to teach individuals and communities about the positive impacts of intentional kindness and to inspire people to practice kindness as a way of life.
Dairy Queen gift cards were selected as the cards to disseminate. It was not long before Toni Plantamura-Rossi owner of Dairy Queen of Emerson, which has been in existence in Bergen County since 1952, offered to help with the donation of another $1500 worth of cards. Toni states, "I was very happy to hear from Lisa Bermudez, who is part of this program. We have been wanting to do something worthwhile for first responders and this seemed a perfect fit. I am donating because it’s the right thing to do. Being a former police officer I understand the stress of being in a first responder capacity, but I can only imagine the stress and chaotic conditions that these courageous people work under EVERY day that they go to work. It really is remarkable. Thank God there are people in life who choose a career where they run into the line of fire as opposed to the majority of people who choose to run away from danger. It’s inspiring."
Lisa Bermudez of Westwood is donating the Ben's Bells coins. She said, "When I saw the CCCG program, I thought to myself, these workers need to know how much we all appreciate them. These Kindness Coins are something my family has used to thank many people that have shown us extraordinary kindness and it is an initiative especially dear to my heart. Including a Ben's Bells Kindness Coin along with their gift card seemed like the perfect combination. My hope is that the coins give workers something tangible to remind them how much we appreciate all their hard work and sacrifice. I am so grateful that Kindness Coins are now a part of the CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers mission to thank and support frontline workers. Kindness: Something so basic, easy to do and something our world needs so desperately, especially now."
Suzanne Ordas Curry, founder of the program states, "I just can't believe the generosity of people. It is true, the helpers come out during times of crisis. I was thrilled to see monetary donations coming, so happy to get a call from Lisa about the donation of Ben's Bells coins and just amazed to hear that Toni Plantamura-Rossi of Emerson Dairy Queen was going to donate $1500 worth of cards. In addition, I got calls from two women in my town who were packaging up some other useful items for the workers that we will also bring to Holy Name Medical Center.
Below is the link to donate to Holy Name Hospital which is at the epicenter of the fight.
Holy Name Medical Center - Teaneck: https://www.holyname.org/help/ - Use hashtag #CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers in NOTES box by Recurring donations (but don't check that off).
Suzanne adds, "If you want to donate to other hospitals, consider a donation to their foundation." Go to their websites, and click on donate. You can specify that you would like it to be used to support staff, for gift cards or anywhere it is needed most."
For questions contact [email protected]. For more information on Ben's Bells: www.bensbells.org
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HERFLIX Announces Free Movies for Summer 2020
June 2020 - The new online movie theater for women, Herflix, is announcing a line-up of movies just in time for the summer which can be streamed for free. These movies are sponsored by Martha Stewart Perfectly Roasted Coffee by Barrie House. They can be viewed for free at anytime at www.Herflix.com. No membership is required. Herflix strives to show quality content for and about women. From Geena Davis to Nora Ephron, you'll find something to entertain and inform you. The movies available free to stream are:
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING - Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P. Henson Maria Giese, and a star studded cast diss on why Hollywood’s gender inequalities persist and how it can be fixed. Link: https://herflix.page.link/xhST
GIRLS IN THE BAND - New York Times Critics’ Pick. When they told them they couldn’t play, they did it anyway – -the inspiring stories of female jazz players & musicians from the late 1930’s to present day. Language:English. Link: https://herflix.page.link/ZJ5Z
CHAVELA - Award-Winning documentarian Catherine Gund explores the life of singer Chavela Vargas, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner who bravely came out as a lesbian in the 1950’s. Language : Spanish, English Subtitles. Link: https://herflix.page.link/JdNS
SAND DOLLARS - Geraldine Chaplin in an Award Winning performance. A new look at a woman’s love and obsession. A wealthy European lady enters an unexpected relationship with a young Dominican woman. Language: Spanish, English Subtitles. Link: https://herflix.page.link/hLdn
Herflix is now in its initial launch period. All movies are available on the Web so can watch on your iPad, Laptop, or Smartphone.
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Event: Film Forum in New York City Presents a Retrospective of Actress, Filmmaker, Visionary Lee Grant with Special Appearances by Lee Grant
October 2019 - A celebration of the life of the iconic actress Lee Grant will be held from November 17, 2019 to February 12, 2020 at the Film Forum in New York City. There will be screenings of the movies she appeared in as well as made.
This legendary woman was not just an actress but also a groundbreaker. According to the press release, at 26, Grant won Cannes’ Best Actress award and was Oscar-nominated (for Detective Story); within the year, she was blacklisted for over a decade. Coming back strong, she won an Emmy for Peyton Place, then appeared in a series of modern movie classics, winning an Oscar for her brilliant comic performance in Shampoo. But a whole new career beckoned as the director of acclaimed documentaries (including a Best Documentary Oscar for Down and Out in America), both warm portraits of friends and cutting-edge films on women’s gender issues.
She made her film debut in William Wyler's Detective Story, starring with Kirk Douglas. Lee Grant is also known as being the first woman to win a DGA Award. Her stellar career spans decades, and she is still active, having a small role in a new film called Killian and the Comeback Kids, to be released in 2020.
Lee states, “I discovered directing at fifty. It freed me from being an aging actress in Hollywood,” says Grant. “The burst of freedom to explore what I want and to expose the bad guys was like kicking in the door to the world. As an actor who was blacklisted from film and TV from1952 to 1964, my acting career restarted on Peyton Place, which aired 3 times a week. It was so popular, I went from the Blacklist one week to the most popular TV show the next. My first Hollywood movie after the Blacklist was In the Heat of the Night and I would go on to receive four Oscar nominations, receiving one for acting (Shampoo) and for my documentary Down and Out in America. I’m so grateful to Film Forum for inviting me as I turn 92 years-old this year."
Note: Film Forum’s Repertory Calendar is programmed by Bruce Goldstein.
For Tickets and Info: https://filmforum.org/
Specific Inquiries: [email protected]
TEEEM.ORG Presents a Local Concert on a Global Mission:
BERGENFEST features Local Bands and Wé McDonald of The Voice in Ridgewood on June 29th
Ridgewood, NJ - Hear the music. Save the world. The non-profit humanitarian organization TEEEM.org presents Bergenfest, a benefit concert run by students that is full of music and fun for the family. TEEEM works with Bergen County high school students to provide medical care, economic empowerment, food and education to communities in in the developing world. Headlining the concert will be Wé McDonald of Paterson, NJ, who drew national attention on NBC's The Voice along with local bands playing throughout the day. Bergenfest will be held at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 335 North Van Dien Avenue in Ridgewood NJ on Saturday June 29th, from 12-7pm. There will be food trucks, games, arts and crafts and face painting. It is a day of fun for the whole family. Tickets can be purchased online at
New York, N.Y. – Brad Forenza, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, is pleased to announce the World Premiere of an episodic audio drama podcast, AROUND THE SUN. Featuring prolific talent from stage and screen, including winners and nominees of every major performance award (Drama Desk, Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, Oscar, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony), the podcast will launch exclusively on the Broadway Podcast Network and available wherever you listen to podcasts on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Learn more at: BPN.FM/AroundTheSun.
AROUND THE SUN is nine self-contained episodes that explore human connections, made and missed, with an existential New York flare. Whether consumed together or independently, the comedy, tragedy, and soul of Around the Sun embraces one character’s assertion that, “We’re never alone in New York… even if it feels like the opposite is often true.” The series was produced in quarantine, via remote technology.
AROUND THE SUN’S celebrated ensemble is comprised of: David Alan Basche (The Exes), Joanna Bonaro (Good ‘n Screwed), Dolores Catania (Real Housewives of New Jersey), François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood), Lilli Cooper (Tootsie), Veanne Cox (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella), David LaRosa (Clandestine), Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl), Christine Nagy (106.7 Lite FM), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny), Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black), Sally Struthers (Gilmore Girls), Maureen Van Zandt (The Sopranos ), BD Wong (Mr. Robot), Ryan Witherspoon (Fogg), and Brad Forenza (A Case of Blue)… all playing New Yorkers, yearning to connect.
“Around the Sun is a valentine to a city I love, and the transcendent themes that unite us,” says series creator Brad Forenza. “It’s also a celebration of possibility, created amidst the pandemic’s destruction.”
Cast member François Clemmons (a Grammy winner for Porgy and Bess) agrees. “When Brad Forenza invited me to portray the role of a NYC Marathoner, metaphorically running through each stage of life, we had never met,” says Clemmons. “And still, there was something connecting us—a theme that recurs throughout the episodes.”
In spite of the remote recording necessitated by the pandemic, Two-time Emmy winner Sally Struthers (All in the Family), added that remote production “was a breeze. I’m a big fan of Brad Forenza’s,” she quipped.
AROUND THE SUN (#AroundTheSunPodcast) is a Best Version of Yourself production, written/directed by Brad Forenza, co-produced by Suzanne Ordas Curry (Equity) and Brian Dashew (Breaking Points), presented by Broadway Podcast Network. Find it at https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/around-the-sun/
The Podcast is Available on the BPN APP, Apple/iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart, TuneIn, Deezer, Player.FM, Pocket Cast, Podcast Addict and everywhere else you listen to podcasts.
BRAD FORENZA (Series Creator)
Brad Forenza is an award-winning actor/writer, whose artistic style blends observational humor and existential contemplation. His original films include: Awakening Arlene, Breaking Points, and The Lady Yang. His plays have been presented by Broadway Bound, Emerging Artists, Fresh Fruit, Gallery Players, The Hollywood Fringe, Primary Stages, and United Solo. He is the author of over 50 articles, a concept album (The Public Figure Songbook), and several books (including Vignettes, which provides the source material for Around the Sun).
www.AuthenticallyBrad.com / fb: @BVOYLLC / insta @BradForenza / tw: @BradForenza
BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK (BPN)
BPN is the premiere digital destination for everyone, anywhere, who loves theatre and the performing arts.
Provocative stories of all kinds are the cornerstone of the Broadway Podcast Network. Presenting original, engaging, and immersive programming of theatre and theatre-adjacent podcasts, audio dramas, serials, parodies, live video events and more. With tremendously talented hosts, who are performers, producers, writers, industry leaders, and storytellers representing a wide variety of voices and perspectives. Broadway Podcast Network offers entertaining, inspiring, easily accessible and shareable content for everyone, may they be interested in behind-the-curtain access to the creative process, advice on everything from how to break into the business to how to audition, theatre history, candid interviews with their favorite stars, or just enjoying theater from the best seats in the house.
www.BroadwayPodcastNetwork.com BPN
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Trent Dawson's Katonah Classic Stage Presents Oleanna: A Live Play to Make You Think, Broadway Actor Jordan Lage and Lea DiMarchi Join the Cast
Contact: Executive Director Sharron Kearney (917) 886-3299
Artistic Director Trent Dawson (917) 363-5414 KCS welcomes the press to view our show.
October 17, 2021 - Katonah, NY – Katonah Classic Stage (KCS), Westchester County’s newest, nonprofit, professional theatre company dedicated to classic dramatic and comedic works, presents David Mamet’s seminal play, Oleanna, this November at the Bedford Historical Hall. Founded in 2019, KCS was originally planning to present its inaugural show with a relatively large cast, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, in May 2020. However, like most live performance art, KCS had to pivot and get creative to keep audiences both engaged and safe from Covid-19.
In addition to online and local community events, KCS hosted their second outdoor, annual film festival at the Bedford Playhouse this past August, as well as a masked, socially distanced, one-man show, Will Eno’s Thom Pain (based on nothing), in late April 2021. Similarly, with Oleanna, KCS will continue to monitor Covid-19 conditions and they will take all necessary precautions to keep attendees safe.
KCS Founding Artistic Director Trent Dawson is an actor and director, best known for his longstanding, Emmy-nominated role on As the World Turns, who has been working on television and on stage for nearly 30 years. He and his creative team chose "Oleanna" for the 2021 Fall production. This exhilarating drama explores and upends our concepts of power, privilege, consent, and political correctness. Debuting off-Broadway in 1992, in the wake of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings, KCS’s Oleanna takes on new life as it is reimagined in a world of #MeToo and cancel culture.
On choosing Oleanna for this production, Dawson said, "Aside from being a magnificent display of playwriting craftsmanship, the piece feels so relevant to the current dialogue. After seeing this show, I want people to leave the theatre inspired to continue these conversations. Go grab a drink and debate, discuss, and, ultimately, decide where you stand on these important issues.” A combative two-hander, Mamet’s play revolves around a nervous, young college student who meets with her professor in his office to discuss her grades. What transpires between them is nothing less than riveting and will leave the audience ready to defend their chosen champion in this explosive fight for power. The New York Times called Oleanna’s original off-Broadway production “a typically virtuoso display of Mr. Mamet's gift for locking the audience inside the violent drama of his characters.”
The 2022 season of KCS is currently in development. Dawson & Team aim to provide seasonal, professional productions of classic plays in Northern Westchester, cultural enrichment events like the KCS Film Festival and play readings at local libraries, and they will eventually offer educational programs to children and adults with an emphasis on Shakespeare and other master dramatists. Staffing, casts, and crews will draw from the exceptional talent found locally as well as New York City and the tri-state area. OLEANNA Where: Bedford Historical Hall, 608 Old Post Rd., Bedford, NY When: November 4 – 14, 2021 (Thursday through Sunday) at 8PM Tickets: On sale now at www.katonahclassicstage.com/oleanna.
From Scott Rosenfelt, the Executive Producer of Home Alone and Student Academy Award Winner Dana H Glazer: A Case of Blue: A Feature Film About Love, Longing and Redemption
October 19, 2021 - New York - A Case of Blue, a feature film starring Stephen Schnetzer (Another World, Homeland, ATWT, Days, OLTL ) and Annapurna Sriram (Billions, Feral) will be available for rent and purchase on most streaming platforms as of October 19, 2021. Is it possible to relive a long-lost romance? This compelling romantic drama, shot in iconic NYC locations, is about a recent retiree (Schnetzer) who attends a life drawing class in New York and encounters the free-spirited model (Sriram) who resembles a long-lost love. Tracy Shayne (Homeland, Blindspot) plays his wife and Ken Baltin (The Equalizer 2, The Vault) plays his best buddy. The film is being distributed by 1091 Media and is a Dane-Gramp Production. You can preorder here: https://geni.us/ACaseofBlue.
For more information visit: https://www.acaseofblue.com/
Press Materials: https://1091.app.box.com/s/kyj38i8m54aw4kmooym4tggxkmmxz7zg
View Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg8FP21QsxM
The movie is written and directed by Student Academy Award winner Dana H. Glazer. It is executive produced by Scott Rosenfelt (Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Critical Thinking). Co-producers are Suzanne Ordas Curry (Tainted Dreams, Equity, Killian and the Comeback Kids) and Dotti Fucito (Bad Parents). It is being distributed by 1091 Media.
A Case of Blue has won awards at the Chelsea (NYC) Film Festival and Imagine This! Women's International Film Festival in NYC. Dana Glazer states, "This was a deeply personal film that I made as a way of communicating with my dad about some challenging things he was going through at the time and I hope audiences find it both entertaining and redemptive.”
Scott Rosenfelt executive producer states, “When Dana Glazer sent me the script, I was immediately taken with the story and Dana’s unique vision for it. I thought it embodied all of the elements of a major film that could be made as an indie. I was happy to work alongside Dana throughout and the proof is on the screen.”
The movie will be available October 19th on most streaming platforms including Amazon, Itunes, Apple TV, Google Play, Xbox, VUDU, iN Demand Movies, Vubiquity, Dish with more coming. For updated information visit A Case of Blue on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACOBfeaturefilm.
1091 Pictures is an American film studio, based in New York, New York, and Los Angeles, California. The company was founded as the film and television division subsidiary of The Orchard in 2015. The company is best known for the Oscar nominated films Life, Animated and Cartel Land. To request a screener: Antreise Lacey at [email protected].
Hope Runs High to Distribute Indie Folk Rock Film Killian and the Comeback Kids in Theaters Fall 2020
Soap Actors, Oscar Winner Appear in Taylor A. Purdee's Original Film
September 2020 - New York - Nathan Purdee (Young & Restless, One Life to Live, The Return of Superfly) stars alongside 4-Time Emmy Nominated Kassie DePaiva (Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live) in Taylor A. Purdee's (Nathan's son) new movie called Killian and the Comeback Kids. This movie will be in select theaters and drive-ins starting Fall of 2020. It is scheduled to appear in Regal Cinemas September 18th at the Regal Northamption in PA and will roll out across the country in the next few months after that. Check the website for details: https://www.killianandthecomebackkidsmovie.com/ .Some dates include September 25th in Atlanta at the Regal Tara 4, and then October 2nd Chicago at the Regal City North.
If you like soaps, you'll like this movie. For fans of One Life to Live, it's a treat to see Nathan and Kassie together again as they play husband and wife. Nathan plays the dad to his real life son Taylor. The film is a drama about a mixed-race millennial (Taylor A. Purdee) coming home to live with his parents in a depressed rural town after getting a college degree in the big city. The film showcases many of the issues and problems faced by American's youth today. In the movie, music is the vehicle in which to spread hope and look towards a brighter future. The movie is filled with original music by Taylor A. Purdee, Liam Higgins and their folk-rock band called The Cumberland Kids. The film has a positive message which is supported by music.
Taylor, a graduate of Fordham University, wrote, directed and stars in the movie. It is produced by Karmic Release, Ltd. (Wallowitch and Ross (Oscar Shortlist), Baghdad ER (Emmy winner). The movie is executive produced by Suzanne Ordas Curry (Equity, A Case of Blue with Stephen Schnetzer, and Emmy-nominated Tainted Dreams) and Liam Higgins.
The movie also stars Broadway actress Shannon O'Boyle (Once, Kinky Boots), Emily Mest (Spring Awakening National Tour, American Horror Story), Shane Andries (Tomorrow Ever After, Blue Man Group) Youtuber Maddi Jane in a cameo, Oscar-winner Lee Grant in a cameo role and newcomers John Donchak, Andrew O'Shanick and Yael Elisheva.
The movie is being distributed by Hope Runs High Films. When possible members of the cast will attend screenings to play or for special panel discussions. To find out when and where you can see this film, visit: https://www.killianandthecomebackkidsmovie.com/
To view a trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPT9G9JPocg
On twitter: https://twitter.com/KillianRoxMovie
On FB: https://www.facebook.com/KillianandtheComebackKids
Emmy-Nominated Series Tainted Dreams Now Available to Stream on Reel Women's Network
July 29, 2020 NEW YORK -Tainted Dreams, the Emmy-nominated digital series about what goes on behind the scenes of a soap opera, is now available for viewing on The Reel Women's Network. Created by Sonia Blangiardo, who is part of the Emmy-winning director team at Days of Our Lives. the series is loosely based on what Sonia has experienced in her vast career in daytime. Expect romance, deception, love, jealousy and all of the other characteristics we expect and love in good drama.
The streaming service is a joint venture between Crystal Chappell, President of Open Book Productions and Jessica and Linda Hill of Bella Productions. To access it click here: https://watch.reelwomensnetwork.com/tainted-dreams://reelwomensnetwork.com/
Tainted Dreams is a "soap-within-a-soap" which follows the backstage drama of the fictional soap opera Painted Dreams. 2014 - Daytime Emmy Nominee - Outstanding New Approaches/Drama Series 2017 - Daytime Emmy Nominee - Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Daytime Emmy Nominee - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series - Michael Lowry For playing “Jordan Bradford."
Tainted Dreams originally debuted on Amazon Prime in 2016 and since that time has amassed a large following of passionate fans as well as 7Daytime Emmy Nominations. Tainted Dreams features a cast a soap opera veterans and favorites, a few reality stars, theater actors and even a popular wrestler. The cast includes All My Children veterans Alicia Minshew, Walt Willey, Michael Lowry, Bobbie Eakes, Terri Ivens and the late Larkin Malloy, General Hospital's Natalia Livingston, As the World Turns' Colleen Zenk, Austin Peck, Marnie Schulenburg and Kelley Menighan, Guiding Light's Grant Aleksander, One Life to Live's Ilene Kristen, Tonja Walker, Nathan Purdee and James DePaiva (plus famed Soap Opera Digest columnist Carolyn Hinsey), Big Brother's Jessie Godderz, The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dina Manzo, WWE’s Lisa Marie Varon, Off-Broadway’s Paul Moon, Anthony Wilkinson, Debra Toscano, Brian Patrick Murphy, Brett Douglas, Erik Ransom, and Meagan Robar.
Sonia Blangiardo states, "I am thrilled that Tainted Dreams is a part of this new platform that focuses on female creatives. Everyone in the industry is always talking about how women need to be more inclusive and the opportunities for women just aren't the same as they are for men. Reel Women's Network is taking an amazing step in the right direction to change that reality. I hope this new audience will love Tainted's characters and stories."
About Tainted Dreams
Tainted Dreams, a seven-time Daytime Emmy-nominated digital dramedy, is a ‘show within a show’ following the cast and crew of the fictitious soap opera, Painted Dreams. It is written by Lindsay Harrison and is loosely based on experiences of show creator, director, executive producer, and Emmy Award winner Sonia Blangiardo's 20+ years’ experience working as director/producer on daytime dramas All My Children, One Life to Live, As the World Turns, General Hospital and currently Days of Our Lives.
To connect with Tainted Dreams:
Website: https://www.tainteddreams.com/#home-section
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tainteddreamstheseries/)
Twitter: @https://twitter.com/TaintedDreamsTS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tainted_dreams_the_series/
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#CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers Raises over $3000 For Gifts Cards for Healthcare Workers Including
$1500 worth of Cards Donated by Emerson Dairy Queen
Ben's Bells #BeKind Coins Also to be Distributed
April 2020 - Teaneck, NJ - CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers would like to thank everyone that donated to the program as over $1500 has been raised for workers at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck NJ so that they can be thanked for their service with Dairy Queen gift cards. We are also very happy to announce that the Dairy Queen of Emerson has matched the raise by donating $1500 worth of cards. In addition, each worker will also receive an additional token of appreciation with a Ben's Bell's #BeKind coin.
With a donation to #CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers healthcare, maintenance, food, administrative and other workers at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, which was at the epicenter of the pandemic in Bergen County, NJ will receive a gift card as a means of saying "thank you." We are also happy to announce that the workers will also be receiving a #BeKind Kindness Coin by Ben's Bells. Ben's Bells is a National Organization headquartered in Arizona, with a regional studio in Bethel, Connecticut. The mission of Ben's Bells is to teach individuals and communities about the positive impacts of intentional kindness and to inspire people to practice kindness as a way of life.
Dairy Queen gift cards were selected as the cards to disseminate. It was not long before Toni Plantamura-Rossi owner of Dairy Queen of Emerson, which has been in existence in Bergen County since 1952, offered to help with the donation of another $1500 worth of cards. Toni states, "I was very happy to hear from Lisa Bermudez, who is part of this program. We have been wanting to do something worthwhile for first responders and this seemed a perfect fit. I am donating because it’s the right thing to do. Being a former police officer I understand the stress of being in a first responder capacity, but I can only imagine the stress and chaotic conditions that these courageous people work under EVERY day that they go to work. It really is remarkable. Thank God there are people in life who choose a career where they run into the line of fire as opposed to the majority of people who choose to run away from danger. It’s inspiring."
Lisa Bermudez of Westwood is donating the Ben's Bells coins. She said, "When I saw the CCCG program, I thought to myself, these workers need to know how much we all appreciate them. These Kindness Coins are something my family has used to thank many people that have shown us extraordinary kindness and it is an initiative especially dear to my heart. Including a Ben's Bells Kindness Coin along with their gift card seemed like the perfect combination. My hope is that the coins give workers something tangible to remind them how much we appreciate all their hard work and sacrifice. I am so grateful that Kindness Coins are now a part of the CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers mission to thank and support frontline workers. Kindness: Something so basic, easy to do and something our world needs so desperately, especially now."
Suzanne Ordas Curry, founder of the program states, "I just can't believe the generosity of people. It is true, the helpers come out during times of crisis. I was thrilled to see monetary donations coming, so happy to get a call from Lisa about the donation of Ben's Bells coins and just amazed to hear that Toni Plantamura-Rossi of Emerson Dairy Queen was going to donate $1500 worth of cards. In addition, I got calls from two women in my town who were packaging up some other useful items for the workers that we will also bring to Holy Name Medical Center.
Below is the link to donate to Holy Name Hospital which is at the epicenter of the fight.
Holy Name Medical Center - Teaneck: https://www.holyname.org/help/ - Use hashtag #CareCardsforCoronaCaregivers in NOTES box by Recurring donations (but don't check that off).
Suzanne adds, "If you want to donate to other hospitals, consider a donation to their foundation." Go to their websites, and click on donate. You can specify that you would like it to be used to support staff, for gift cards or anywhere it is needed most."
For questions contact [email protected]. For more information on Ben's Bells: www.bensbells.org
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HERFLIX Announces Free Movies for Summer 2020
June 2020 - The new online movie theater for women, Herflix, is announcing a line-up of movies just in time for the summer which can be streamed for free. These movies are sponsored by Martha Stewart Perfectly Roasted Coffee by Barrie House. They can be viewed for free at anytime at www.Herflix.com. No membership is required. Herflix strives to show quality content for and about women. From Geena Davis to Nora Ephron, you'll find something to entertain and inform you. The movies available free to stream are:
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING - Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P. Henson Maria Giese, and a star studded cast diss on why Hollywood’s gender inequalities persist and how it can be fixed. Link: https://herflix.page.link/xhST
GIRLS IN THE BAND - New York Times Critics’ Pick. When they told them they couldn’t play, they did it anyway – -the inspiring stories of female jazz players & musicians from the late 1930’s to present day. Language:English. Link: https://herflix.page.link/ZJ5Z
CHAVELA - Award-Winning documentarian Catherine Gund explores the life of singer Chavela Vargas, a Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner who bravely came out as a lesbian in the 1950’s. Language : Spanish, English Subtitles. Link: https://herflix.page.link/JdNS
SAND DOLLARS - Geraldine Chaplin in an Award Winning performance. A new look at a woman’s love and obsession. A wealthy European lady enters an unexpected relationship with a young Dominican woman. Language: Spanish, English Subtitles. Link: https://herflix.page.link/hLdn
Herflix is now in its initial launch period. All movies are available on the Web so can watch on your iPad, Laptop, or Smartphone.
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Event: Film Forum in New York City Presents a Retrospective of Actress, Filmmaker, Visionary Lee Grant with Special Appearances by Lee Grant
October 2019 - A celebration of the life of the iconic actress Lee Grant will be held from November 17, 2019 to February 12, 2020 at the Film Forum in New York City. There will be screenings of the movies she appeared in as well as made.
This legendary woman was not just an actress but also a groundbreaker. According to the press release, at 26, Grant won Cannes’ Best Actress award and was Oscar-nominated (for Detective Story); within the year, she was blacklisted for over a decade. Coming back strong, she won an Emmy for Peyton Place, then appeared in a series of modern movie classics, winning an Oscar for her brilliant comic performance in Shampoo. But a whole new career beckoned as the director of acclaimed documentaries (including a Best Documentary Oscar for Down and Out in America), both warm portraits of friends and cutting-edge films on women’s gender issues.
She made her film debut in William Wyler's Detective Story, starring with Kirk Douglas. Lee Grant is also known as being the first woman to win a DGA Award. Her stellar career spans decades, and she is still active, having a small role in a new film called Killian and the Comeback Kids, to be released in 2020.
Lee states, “I discovered directing at fifty. It freed me from being an aging actress in Hollywood,” says Grant. “The burst of freedom to explore what I want and to expose the bad guys was like kicking in the door to the world. As an actor who was blacklisted from film and TV from1952 to 1964, my acting career restarted on Peyton Place, which aired 3 times a week. It was so popular, I went from the Blacklist one week to the most popular TV show the next. My first Hollywood movie after the Blacklist was In the Heat of the Night and I would go on to receive four Oscar nominations, receiving one for acting (Shampoo) and for my documentary Down and Out in America. I’m so grateful to Film Forum for inviting me as I turn 92 years-old this year."
Note: Film Forum’s Repertory Calendar is programmed by Bruce Goldstein.
For Tickets and Info: https://filmforum.org/
Specific Inquiries: [email protected]
TEEEM.ORG Presents a Local Concert on a Global Mission:
BERGENFEST features Local Bands and Wé McDonald of The Voice in Ridgewood on June 29th
Ridgewood, NJ - Hear the music. Save the world. The non-profit humanitarian organization TEEEM.org presents Bergenfest, a benefit concert run by students that is full of music and fun for the family. TEEEM works with Bergen County high school students to provide medical care, economic empowerment, food and education to communities in in the developing world. Headlining the concert will be Wé McDonald of Paterson, NJ, who drew national attention on NBC's The Voice along with local bands playing throughout the day. Bergenfest will be held at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 335 North Van Dien Avenue in Ridgewood NJ on Saturday June 29th, from 12-7pm. There will be food trucks, games, arts and crafts and face painting. It is a day of fun for the whole family. Tickets can be purchased online at
GOT TALENT? Search Begins - ShowBiz Bootcamp Seeks Talented Actors and Singers for Full Scholarship to Acclaimed Program
January 2013 - Paramus, NJ - Are you an aspiring actor, actress, singer or songwriter or know someone that is? Bergen County native and Emmy Award Winning Actress Martha Byrne, known for her long-standing role on As The World Turns, is seeking young talent for her talent training and management business in Paramus, NJ. The program, ShowBiz Bootcamp, is a 6- week program taught by herself and award-winning industry professionals, that provides young talent with the foundation and expertise they need to seek out a career in entertainment.
Auditions for the Spring Semester are now being scheduled. Prospective students can call for a private audition or audition in February 2013. Full Circle Talent is seeking young male and female performers between the ages of 10 and 25 who are interested in a career in show business as well as gaining education in the fields of singing, songwriting, acting and other aspects of the entertainment business. Auditions are typically held on Saturdays starting at 3pm. All prospects are asked to bring a photo (need not be professional). All will be asked to perform for approximately 3 minutes. Actors are expected to perform a one minute monologue. Singers will be asked to perform and songwriters can perform or bring a recording of their work. A piano will be available if necessary. When available, auditions can be arranged for other dates and video submissions are accepted. Please pre-register at www.showbizbootcamp.com or call 201-483-8262. Full Circle Talent Group is located at 26 Park Place in Paramus, NJ, 201-483-8262.
ShowBiz Bootcamp is a unique program which consists of clinics and workshops on acting, singing, songwriting, music/video production, resume development and other courses geared to getting started in the entertainment business. With the completion of Showbiz Bootcamp, qualified students will be invited to meet with agents, music producers and casting directors. In addition, The Vine Records and Full Circle Talent Group will be recruiting artists/actors for potential record, publishing and talent contracts. Master classes and other training are also available in addition to the bootcamp.
ShowBiz Bootcamp is a program of Martha Byrne and Mario Costabile’s Full Circle Talent Group, LLC. In addition to being a TV, movie and Broadway actress, Ms. Byrne is also a director and singer and producer of the webseries, www.gothamtheseries. She also has an up and coming TV project in the works. Her partner Mario Costabile is an experienced producer/director and owner of The Vine Records and Publishing Company (Universal Music) and Visual Energy Entertainment, an audio/video production company.
The staff also includes Michael Park, who recently won for the second year in a row the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role on As The World Turns and who currently stars on Broadway in "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"; John McCracken, A&R at EMI, music producer; Lisa Brown, Emmy-nominee, TV/music/video director, Alison Rinzel, talent manager and independent casting agent, Peter Bliss, platinum-selling songwriter/producer/performer and staff member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame; Buddy Nielsen, Lead Singer of Senses Fail (Vagrant Records); Freddy Shehadi, songwriter, music writer for NBC, writer/producer for Def Jam recording artist, Burnham; Jennifer Marks, award-winning singer/songwriter, and Deborah Zuke Smith, vocal coach/Brett Manning Certified.
January 2013 - Paramus, NJ - Are you an aspiring actor, actress, singer or songwriter or know someone that is? Bergen County native and Emmy Award Winning Actress Martha Byrne, known for her long-standing role on As The World Turns, is seeking young talent for her talent training and management business in Paramus, NJ. The program, ShowBiz Bootcamp, is a 6- week program taught by herself and award-winning industry professionals, that provides young talent with the foundation and expertise they need to seek out a career in entertainment.
Auditions for the Spring Semester are now being scheduled. Prospective students can call for a private audition or audition in February 2013. Full Circle Talent is seeking young male and female performers between the ages of 10 and 25 who are interested in a career in show business as well as gaining education in the fields of singing, songwriting, acting and other aspects of the entertainment business. Auditions are typically held on Saturdays starting at 3pm. All prospects are asked to bring a photo (need not be professional). All will be asked to perform for approximately 3 minutes. Actors are expected to perform a one minute monologue. Singers will be asked to perform and songwriters can perform or bring a recording of their work. A piano will be available if necessary. When available, auditions can be arranged for other dates and video submissions are accepted. Please pre-register at www.showbizbootcamp.com or call 201-483-8262. Full Circle Talent Group is located at 26 Park Place in Paramus, NJ, 201-483-8262.
ShowBiz Bootcamp is a unique program which consists of clinics and workshops on acting, singing, songwriting, music/video production, resume development and other courses geared to getting started in the entertainment business. With the completion of Showbiz Bootcamp, qualified students will be invited to meet with agents, music producers and casting directors. In addition, The Vine Records and Full Circle Talent Group will be recruiting artists/actors for potential record, publishing and talent contracts. Master classes and other training are also available in addition to the bootcamp.
ShowBiz Bootcamp is a program of Martha Byrne and Mario Costabile’s Full Circle Talent Group, LLC. In addition to being a TV, movie and Broadway actress, Ms. Byrne is also a director and singer and producer of the webseries, www.gothamtheseries. She also has an up and coming TV project in the works. Her partner Mario Costabile is an experienced producer/director and owner of The Vine Records and Publishing Company (Universal Music) and Visual Energy Entertainment, an audio/video production company.
The staff also includes Michael Park, who recently won for the second year in a row the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role on As The World Turns and who currently stars on Broadway in "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"; John McCracken, A&R at EMI, music producer; Lisa Brown, Emmy-nominee, TV/music/video director, Alison Rinzel, talent manager and independent casting agent, Peter Bliss, platinum-selling songwriter/producer/performer and staff member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame; Buddy Nielsen, Lead Singer of Senses Fail (Vagrant Records); Freddy Shehadi, songwriter, music writer for NBC, writer/producer for Def Jam recording artist, Burnham; Jennifer Marks, award-winning singer/songwriter, and Deborah Zuke Smith, vocal coach/Brett Manning Certified.