New Podcast: TCG Executive Director Teresa Eyring on The Leonard Jacobs Show

I had the great pleasure and good fortune to interview Teresa Eyring, executive director of Theatre Communications Group, as my guest on the latest installment of my podcast, The Leonard Jacobs Show.

Click to download and enjoy! And thanks again, as always, to Martin and Rochelle for hosting the program.

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American Theatre Wing Announces Podcast

A press release I received the other day:

Interview with Frances Sternhagen to Air on American Theatre Wing & XM Radio’s “Downstage Center”

Weekly show airs on XM’s On Broadway Channel 28 and on ATW Website

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Tony Award winning actress, Frances Sternhagen, on their weekly theatrical interview show, “Downstage Center,” on XM’s On Broadway (XM Channel 28).

Sternhagen will appear as the special guest on Friday, January 18 at 6 p.m. The show will repeat on Saturday January 19 at noon, Sunday January 20 at 7 p.m., and Wednesday, January 23 at midnight. The program becomes available as streaming audio and podcast from January 21.

Two-time Tony-winner Frances Sternhagen surveys her six-decade career in the theatre, ranging from her decision to stop teaching "dramatics" to schoolchildren to her most recent Broadway appearance in Edward Albee's Seascape. In between she talks about her time in such illustrious theatre companies as Washington DC's Arena Stage and New York's APA; her Broadway debut in a revival of The Skin of our Teeth with Mary Martin, Helen Hayes and George Abbott; the wonderful experience of performing Chekhov by way of Neil Simon in The Good Doctor; her efforts to be cast in the U.S. production of Equus based solely on having read a review of the play's London debut; why she thinks Terrence McNally's A Perfect Ganesh is due for a revival; how she came to create the role of Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond while she was still in her 40s; and why she works so steadily, at theatres large and small, after all these years.

Frances Sternhagen has performed on stage, in films and on television for more than five decades. She is best known today for her motherly roles on The Closer, ER, Sex and the City and Cheers, the latter two earning her Emmy nominations. She was recently seen in The Mist, Frank Darabont's adaptation of the Stephen King chiller, released this past November. Sternhagen's countless stage performances include her Tony-winning turns in The Good Doctor and The Heiress and Tony-nominated roles in The Sign in Sid Brustein's Window, Angel, Equus and as Ethel Thayer in the original Broadway production of On Golden Pond. Her off-Broadway performances include Obie-winning roles in The Pinter Plays and The Admirable Bashville, as well as a two-year run in Driving Miss Daisy.

Each new “Downstage Center” is regularly broadcast at 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays at noon, Sundays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at 12 a.m. (all times EST). Following the initial run on XM, each program is made available for free, on-demand, internationally as both streaming audio and podcast on ATW’s website.

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New Podcast: The Year in Review 2007

A little bit ago I recorded a podcast -- Episode # 182 - The Year in Review: 2007 -- for Martin Denton: click on the link to hear it as you might be amused, intrigued, provoked, infuriated and, well, maybe not infuriated, but you never know.

Here's the text from the nyblogcast blog:

Martin Denton hosts this look back at the highlights of the New York City theatre scene during the past 12 months. His guests are nytheatre.com reviewer Michael Criscuolo and Leonard Jacobs, who is national editor of Back Stage magazine. (Michael is also the host of nytheatrecast’s Indie Theatre Life series; Leonard is launching the Leonard Jacobs Show on nytheatrecast starting in January 2008.)

The three, who reviewed hundreds of shows each last year, discuss many of the new plays, excellent performances, and interesting revivals that excited them during 2007. Dozens of shows are included!

Please send in your feedback about what you hear on the podcast, and what you think belongs on the list of the best of 2007 in NYC theatre.

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New Podcast

I did another podcast for Martin and Rochelle -- fabulous experience as always.

I guess I should also take this opportunity to reveal that as of January I will be hosting a regular monthly podcast for them. Look for more on that in the next few weeks.

This latest podcast goes north -- to Westchester. The panel included Jack W. Batman and Bruce Harris of the White Plains Performing Arts Center, and Bill Stutler of Westchester Broadway Theatre.

Here's a little FYI on these two groups, courtesy of nytheatrecast's blog:

"White Plains Perfoming Arts Center offers a diverse array of programming aimed at many age groups, tastes, and personalities. Their Broadway Classics series will kick off on November 29th with a new production of Man of la Mancha starring Robert Cuccioli."

"Westchester Broadway Theatre is a dinner theatre offering revivals (and, occasionally) new productions of classic musicals. Their current season includes the Maury Yeston Phantom, along with A Christmas Carol, Buddy, and Beauty and the Beast.

"Our guests point out that Westchester’s theatre scene is booming. The theatres are within an hour of downtown Manhattan and both companies often feature Broadway-caliber talent.

Here's a link to the podcast.

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New Podcast

The most recent podcast I hosted for Martin Denton on nytheatrecast.com is now up and downloadable for your delectation.

It was a terrific conversation about The People vs. Mona, which is running at the Abingdon Theatre. The interview was with Jim Wann (composer & co-librettist -- you'll know his name from Pump Boys and Dinettes), Patricia Miller (co-librettist), and Kate Middleton (producer).

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Who's Getting Pretentious Now?

Just did another terrific podcast with the crew over at nytheatre.com. This one features participants in the Pretentious Festival at the Brick.

Check it out.

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