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Stage and Cinema Interview: MICHAEL PERETZIAN (Director of DYING CITY at Rogue Machine in L.A.)
DYING TO DIRECT It turns out that a career as a top literary agent at William Morris and CAA served as a solid stepping-stone for Michael Peretzian’s dream job: directing in theater. As an agent, Peretzian may have represented many distinguished screenwriters and directors, including John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), Anthony Minghella (The Talented Mr….
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Music Interview: TINARIWEN (part of the MusicNOW Festival in Cincinnati)
MUSIC BORN OUT OF WAR The MusicNOW Festival will present a dynamic lineup of new music at Cincinnati’s Memorial Hall from April 12 – 14, 2013. Founded in 2006 by Bryce Dessner of the indie rock band The National, the festival hosts contemporary musicians who defy the traditional boundaries of genre. The festival fosters world…
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Los Angeles Theater Interview: BRIAN T. FINNEY AND TIM ROBBINS on Heart of Darkness at Actors’ Gang
THE BLEEDING HEART OF DARKNESS Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel Heart of Darkness concerns an English ship captain’s journey to the Belgian Congo, and the revelatory effect of his encounter with what Europe has wrought there. Specifically he is impressed by the fate of one ivory trader, Kurtz, who during his time in Africa has deteriorated…
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Stage and Cinema Theater Interview: IMPRO THEATRE
AN IMPROVISED TRUTH Los Angeles-based Impro Theatre opens a run of Jane Austen: UnScripted on Valentine’s Day at the Pasadena Playhouse’s Carrie Hamilton Theatre. Their most recent L.A. performance at the Odyssey Theatre, inspired by another giant of international literature, may offer a parallel idea of what to expect in Pasadena: The set awaits, a pleasant throw…
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Stage and Cinema Interview: ERIC ROSS (Theremin Virtuoso)
ERIC ROSS BRINGS HIS UNIQUE TALENTS TO L.A. WITH ULTIMEDIA THEREMIN AT REDCAT You may not know the Theremin by name but if you have ever seen a horror film or listened to the Beach Boys Good Vibrations you have undoubtedly been wowed by its unusual and often eerie and other-worldly sound. It is without…
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Stage and Cinema Interview: GRANT GERSHON (Music Director of Los Angeles Master Chorale)
L.A. MASTER CHORALE’S GRANT GERSHON PIPES UP The Los Angeles Master Chorale kicks off its 49th season on Sunday, October 21st at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with an organ and choral extravaganza featuring local guest organists Paul Meier (St. James Episcopal Church) and Kimo Smith (1st Presbyterian Church of Hollywood). Joining the Chorale in…
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Off-Broadway Interview: TOM WOJTUNIK, director of IT IS DONE
TOM WOJTUNIK IS FAR FROM DONE You’re in Times Square for a night of theater. You turn down 47th Street and pass the Ethel Barrymore Theatre where An Evening With Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin is playing. Then you pass the old Biltmore Theatre, now owned and operated by Manhattan Theatre Club, where Venus In…
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Off Broadway Interview: SINAN ÜNEL – writer and director of A MAD PERSON’S CHRONICLE OF A MISERABLE MARRIAGE
THE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS OF SINAN ÜNEL AND LEO TOLSTOY Cheryl King’s intimate Stage Left Studio on Manhattan’s West 30th Street specializes in showcasing one-to-two-person plays. Through November 22, Sinan Ünel’s A Mad Person’s Chronicle of a Miserable Marriage joins the eclectic repertoire of solo gems. Embodying both Leo Tolstoy and his wife, Sonya, John…
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Interview: SANTINO FONTANA (Starring in ‘Sons of the Prophet’ at Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre)
HIS BRILLIANT CAREER (SO FAR) Still in his twenties, Santino Fontana has performed in quite a respectable number of productions that many actors would hope to accomplish in a life time: most recently The Importance of Being Earnest (Clarence Derwent Award), the short lived Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor), Billy…
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Off-Broadway Theater Interview: CARLO ALBAN (writer and performer of INTRINGULIS)
THE UNDOCUMENTED Intringulis, an autobiographical play written and performed by Carlo Alban, is now in production at Off Broadway’s INTAR. Stage and Cinema caught up with Carlo recently to discuss the evolution of the project and the plight of undocumented workers in the United States. * * * * * * * * * *…
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Theater Interview: FRANK WOOD (Now Appearing in Signature Theatre Company’s production of ANGELS IN AMERICA)
A CHAT WITH FRANK WOOD Stage and Cinema‘s Cindy Pierre recently sat down with Tony award-winning actor Frank Wood to discuss his career, the experience of playing Roy Cohn, politics, and his favorite entertainments of 2010. Frank Wood as Roy Cohn ( © Joan Marcus) Cindy Pierre: What was your experience like at NYU?  Did you…
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Interview with John Behlmann, now performing in ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S THE 39 STEPS, adapted by Patrick Barlow from the screenplay by Charles Bennett and Ian Hay (adapted from the novel by John Buchan, Off Broadway at New World Stages
A TRIPLE THREAT (HE ACTS, TRAPS, AND RAPS) Stage and Cinema’s Cindy Pierre recently sat down with John Behlmann (who sounds very much like the Movie Phone guy), now appearing as Richard Hannay in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. Cindy Pierre: You double-majored in Government and French back at Wesleyan. Â Was that to groom you…
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Interview: BRIAN LONSDALE (performing on Broadway in THE PITMEN PAINTERS)
SPENDING YOUR HONEYMOON ON A BROADWAY STAGE [Last week, Stage and Cinema‘s Cindy Pierre sat down with Brian Lonsdale, the actor who plays The Young Lad and painter Ben Nicholson in The Pitmen Painters, to discuss his acting pedigree and the cultural differences between New York and England. Between Pierre’s peals of laughter and Lonsdale’s…
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Interviews prior to August 2010
interviews and panel discussions 2010 Theater Interviews Nilo Cruz (playwright) (Cindy Pierre) 2010 Film Interviews and Panel Discussions Nicoye Banks (The Green Zone, Brooklyn’s Finest) (William Gooch) Supporting cast of Precious (William Gooch) ——————– 2009 Theater Interviews Bill Connington (Zombie) (John Topping) Eisa Angela Davis (Angela’s Mixtape) (William Gooch) David Heron (Trickster at the Gate)…
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