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Sunday, August 22, 2021

For The First Time In 65 Years, Camille A. Brown Will Be The First Black Woman To Direct And Choreograph A Broadway Show by Jeryl Brunner

This visionary artist will direct and choreograph For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf on Broadway.

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:44AM
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Waitress Returns To Broadway Next Month Starring Sara Bareilles by Jeryl Brunner

The first Broadway musical in history to have four women in the four top creative team spots will be back on Broadway this September to January. For a limited time Sara Bareilles stars in th…

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:07AM
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

A New Documentary About How Theater Thrived During The Pandemic Has Two Powerhouse Women Directing And Producing by Jeryl Brunner

The Broadway community joined together to celebrate The Show Must Go On. The new documentary tells the story about how theater managed to stayed alive.

SOURCE: Forbes at 10:48AM
Sunday, July 25, 2021

Despite Tragedy And Setbacks These Entrepreneurs Created An Epic Event For Fans Of Made-For-TV And Holiday Movies by Jeryl Brunner

Meet The Creators Of RomaDrama Live!, Gabrielle Graf Palmer and Sara Lunsford

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:27PM
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

She Is A Key Voice In One Of Puerto Rico’s Most Visionary Museums by Jeryl Brunner

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico works closely with underserved communities to help bring their stories to light.

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:38PM
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

The Pioneering Show ‘Hadestown’ Breaks Records For Women by Jeryl Brunner

Meet Anaïs Mitchell, the singer-songwriter and creative force who wrote Hadestown. In addition to winning eight Tony Awards, the Broadway show is the highest-grossing musical in the history…

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:36AM
Monday, June 28, 2021

For Decades, This Nutrition Scientist And Marketing Guru Has Inspired Millions To Change Misperceptions by Jeryl Brunner

Tia Rains is devoted to educating people about the food they eat. She is crusading to change the perception of monosodium glutamate, better known as “MSG.”

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:26AM
Saturday, June 26, 2021

It’s Never Too Late To Reunite With Your Dream. Just Ask This 77-Year-Old Ballroom Dance Champion by Jeryl Brunner

Liana Munro began performing in ballroom competitions in her sixties. She remains unstoppable.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:04PM
Thursday, June 24, 2021

She Helps Singers Find Their Voice And Get Broadway Gigs by Jeryl Brunner

Meet beloved Broadway vocal coach Tracey Grimaldi

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:03PM
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

In Her New Podcast Marlo Thomas Gets Candid About Relationships by Jeryl Brunner

Get to know the podcast Double Date with Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:54PM
Monday, May 31, 2021

The Sisterhood Of Two Broadway Golden Voices by Jeryl Brunner

Best friends Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert birthed a moving celebration of women with their album "All the Girls."

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:46PM
Saturday, May 29, 2021

Not Only Is This Actress On ‘Atypical,’ She Creates Game Changing Courses Helping Thousands Of Creatives by Jeryl Brunner

Using all her knowledge and inner work, actress Wendy Braun created ActorInspiration.com to empower artists around the world to overcome obstacles, discover dreams and thrive.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:07PM
Thursday, May 27, 2021

This Talented Blacksmith Is Devoted To Amplifying Women’s Voices In Her Craft by Jeryl Brunner

Meet iron woman and award winning blacksmith Annie Cole Arthur.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:45PM
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

This Scientist Is Determined To Get Women Juiced About STEM Careers by Jeryl Brunner

Meet Paula Mabee, Chief Scientist and Observatory Director for the National Ecological Observatory Network.

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:02AM
Sunday, May 23, 2021

This Casting Director Is Devoted To Help Change Who Gets To Tell Stories by Jeryl Brunner

Meet Erica Jensen, a partner with the casting team Calleri Jensen Davis. The agency has won 15 Artios awards for casting excellence.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:46PM
Thursday, April 29, 2021

She Makes Her Living Doing The Thing She Loves Most: Reading Books by Jeryl Brunner

Sarah Gelman followed her lifelong passion and became Editorial Director for Amazon Books

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:25PM
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021

This Former Burning Man Creative Built A Unique Online 3D Platform To Help Us Virtually Bond by Jeryl Brunner

Through the new platform Nowhere, Ana Constantino hopes to change how people connect online.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:29PM
Monday, April 12, 2021

As Far Back As The Early 1800s This Visionary Female Entrepreneur Transformed The Champagne Industry by Jeryl Brunner

The pioneering Madame Clicquot was the creative mind behind a handful of champagne innovations still used today

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:21PM
Saturday, April 10, 2021

Even With All The Roadblocks In Her Path, She Got Accepted To Medical School And Created A Non-Profit To Help Remove Barriers To Education by Jeryl Brunner

Fiercely devoted to serving lower socio-economic communities, Sotonye Douglas launched The 1001 Aspirations Project which donates medical school prep course materials to students in need.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:10AM
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

She Quit Her Corporate 9 To 5 Job, Built A Thriving Business And Now Has Her Own TV Show by Jeryl Brunner

Meet Nicole Walters who has a new TV show, She's The Boss

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:51AM
Sunday, March 28, 2021

This Actress Took Agency Over Her Career And Co-Created A New Horror Comedy That Is Heating Up Film Festivals by Jeryl Brunner

When actress Jill-Michele Meleán couldn't get cast, she co-wrote, co-produced and starred in the film Witness Infection with Carlos Alazraqui.

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:08PM
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

This Visionary Nonprofit Amplifies The Voices Of Female Musicians Who Make Up Musical Theater by Jeryl Brunner

Maestra Music is devoted to raising awareness about gender parity for musical theater on Broadway.

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:15PM
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

How One Female-Focused Theater Company Manages To Thrive And Celebrate Human Connection by Jeryl Brunner

LaFemme Theatre continues to shine a spotlight on the female experience. This month the company is presenting a special reading of The Night Of The Iguana.

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:40PM
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Sunday, February 28, 2021

Kate Dawson Made A Giant Career Pivot And Got A Stylish And Wildly Successful Second Act by Jeryl Brunner

At 44, this former theater actress created an interior design business where she scours Home Goods and TJ Maxx for affordable finds.

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:57AM
Saturday, February 27, 2021

How To Support Women In The Workforce. CareerBuilder’s President Offers Her Guidance. by Jeryl Brunner

Navigating the workplace in the midst of the pandemic.

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:46PM
Friday, February 26, 2021

Taking Agency Over Their Careers, These Beloved Improvisers Formed Their Own Non-Profit Comedy Theater And School by Jeryl Brunner

In the era of Covid-19, The Squirrel Comedy Theatre is a thrilling new force for sketch and improv comedy.

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:43AM
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins Creates Her Own Cinematic Version Of ‘Get Out’ by Jeryl Brunner

Tony Pinkins wrote, directed, produced and stars in the horror thriller Red Pill

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:31PM
Thursday, February 11, 2021

How Judy Collins Returns To Her Musical And Activist Roots by Jeryl Brunner

Judy Collins will recreate her very first concert at Town Hall where she performed in 1964

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:39AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021

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