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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Spotlight On...Isaac Harold by Michael Block

Name: Isaac HaroldHometown: Toronto, CanadaEducation: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (New York); University of TorontoSelect Credits: Beauty and the Beast, Crazy for You, Hairspra…

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Spotlight On...Cheryl Faraone by Michael Block

photo courtesy of Andrea ReeseName: Cheryl FaraoneHometown: Rochester NYEducation: Catholic University, Florida State UniversityFavorite Credits: Pentecost (of course), Serious Money, Mad Fo…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:19AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Spotlight On...Joseph Reese Anderson by Michael Block

Name: Joseph Reese AndersonHometown: I was born in Chicago, but I'm calling Raleigh, NC my hometown now.Education: I went to East Carolina University, where I double-majored in Acting and Mu…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:31PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Samantha Strelitz by Michael Block

Name: Samantha StrelitzHometown: Long Beach, CaliforniaEducation: New York University alumSelect Credits: Death for Sydney Black (TerraNOVA RX Series), Pilo Family Circus (Godlight Theatre C…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:21PM[SHARE]

Review: Night of the Living Twerkers by Michael Block

Zombies will never die. They seem to have a cult following that inspires artists to use them as inspiration. In the latest attempt to capitalize on the zombie fad, Zombie Strippers follows a…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:54PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 28, 2014

Spotlight On...Jesse Schreck by Michael Block

Name: Jesse SchreckHometown: New York, NYEducation: Yale University, B.A. (almost!) in American StudiesFavorite Credits: Fall of Man (Yale Playwrights Festival), "Underachievers" (short film…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:39PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Ben Durham by Michael Block

Name: Ben DurhamHometown: Santa Barbara, California Education: Bachelor of the Arts in Theatre from California State University, Long BeachSelect Credits: Tuck Whitney in Me Love Me, Benvoli…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:51PM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Spotlight On...Jonny Rodgers by Michael Block

Name: My parents dubbed me Jonathan, but everyone calls me Jonny Rodgers.Hometown: I grew up in many places, but the town that feels most like home is Amherst, MA.Education: I was a theater …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:35PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Jack Karp by Michael Block

Name: Jack KarpHometown: Brooklyn, NYEducation: M.F.A. in Creative Writing from American UniversityFavorite Credits: One of this year's winners of the Ashland New Play Festival. Incendiary A…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:06PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Iñaki Agustín by Michael Block

Name: Iñaki AgustínHometown: San Isidro, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaEducation: Some here, some there. And a lot of worn out shoes.Select Credits: Carmen Ghia (Producers), Sir Robin (Spamal…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:26PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Kara Ayn Napolitano by Michael Block

Name: Kara Ayn NapolitanoHometown: Santa Cruz, CA (I was born in NYC and lived in Queens for a while but moved to beautiful California when I was small. And now I'm right back in Queens. Ha.…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:53AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Review: A Synthesized Satircal Look Into the Future by Michael Block

The future of America: a favorite theme to explore in media. What will happen in the near but distant future? Will there be a Zombie Apocalypse or maybe purge of humans in a fight to the dea…

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Spotlight On...Gianni Onori by Michael Block

Name: Gianni OnoriHometown: Bo'ness, ScotlandEducation: GAMTA (The Glasgow Academy of Musical Theatre Arts - www.gamta.org.uk)Favorite Credits: I think the coolest thing for me so far would …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:19PM[SHARE]

Review: Madame Inconsistency by Michael Block

Audiences seem to love watching untold stories come to life. Tales about people or characters or history they know. Like what happened before the girl from Kansas dropped in or the events su…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:52PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Brandon Baruch by Michael Block

Name: Brandon BaruchHometown: Los Angeles, CAEducation: BA in Theater, Occidental College class of 2007Favorite Credits: Lighting Designer for Queenie Pie at Chicago Opera Theater; Lighting …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:28PM[SHARE]
Friday, July 25, 2014

Spotlight On...Marissa Miller by Michael Block

Name: Marissa MillerHometown: I grew up in Haverhill, MA-a town north of Boston.Education: BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and Masters in 'survival skills' from growing u…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:11PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Kathryn Kates by Michael Block

Name: Kathryn KatesHometown: Great Neck, New YorkEducation: attended Moore College Of Art; and NYUSelect Credits: Food And Fadwa at NY Theatre Workshop; a site specific play by the genius Da…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:05AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Review: Perfect Musical Propaganda by Michael Block

Who doesn't love a little musical comedy? Especially when it's campy and pokes fun at the style itself. Oh, and when the jokes are actually funny. In the new musical Propaganda! The Musical,…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:31PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Nicolas Minella by Michael Block

Name: Nicolas MinellaHometown: New York, NY (I am of that rare breed: a native New Yorker.)Education: York College, CUNY (B.A.); Columbia University (Creative Writing)Favorite Credits: …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:52PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Christine Toy Johnson by Michael Block

Name: Christine Toy JohnsonHometown: Katonah, New YorkEducation: BA/Sarah Lawrence College, Certificate of Screenwriting/NYU, BMI Musical Theatre Writing WorkshopSelect Credits: Actor, write…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:34AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Spotlight On...Glen North by Michael Block

Name: Glen NorthHometown: Fairfax, VAEducation: James Madison UniversitySelect Credits: Kyle McLaughlin in Showgirls the Musical Off-Broadway, Link in Hairspray and Laurie in Little Women th…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:51PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Joan Shepard by Michael Block

Name: Joan Shepard Hometown: NYCEducation: Professional Children's School, Hunter College, Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtFavorite Credits: Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion In Winter, Frankie …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:11PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Review: Brass City Blues by Michael Block

Write what you know is something all writers take to heart. Sometimes they take it a little too seriously. In Eddie and the Palaceades, writer and lyricist Roy O'Neil pays homage to the Pala…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:54PM[SHARE]

Spotight On...Courter Simmons by Michael Block

Name: Courter SimmonsHometown: Milpitas, CA (It sounds like "Mule Penis", but it means "Little Cornfields" in some native South American language… at least that's what they told us in scho…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:09PM[SHARE]

Review: Midlife Crisis Dreams by Michael Block

Everyone has a dream, no matter what the age. Making those dreams come true is the challenge. When a group of pals who get together weekly to jam get the opportunity of a lifetime to play a …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:34PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Adam Harvey by Michael Block

Name: Adam HarveyHometown: Santa Fe, New MexicoEducation: Autodidact for the Joyce, Texas Tech University for the Drama, and the University of San Martin, Tarapoto, Peru for the shamanism.Fa…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:42PM[SHARE]

Review: How the 1% Schemes by Michael Block

During the height of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, debates raged on as the protestors riled up the troops. All the while the elite 1% watched on from their fancy penthouses. That image to…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:17PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Billy Hipkins by Michael Block

Name: Billy HipkinsHometown: Verona, NJ Education: Yes, thank you.Select Credits: Broadway: Anna Karenina, the Musical… the Musical.  Toured the USA as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:23PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 21, 2014

Spotlight On...Libby Emmons by Michael Block

Name: Libby EmmonsHometown: the Northeast US, currently BrooklynEducation: Sarah Lawrence undergrad, Columbia School of the Arts gradFavorite Credits: most recently Puff Puff, at Festival of…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:11PM[SHARE]
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Spotlight On...Kate Foster by Michael Block

Name: Kate FosterHometown: the tri-state areaEducation: BFA, Boston University and Academmia dell'ArteFavorite Credits: I Run With You,  Anna/Kate's first song-cycle at Culture Project …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:48PM[SHARE]

Review: The Price for Progress by Michael Block

Progress is a beautiful and scary thing. With progress comes new innovation and a new way of life. In This Will All Be Yours, a new musical by Laura Pederson and Charles Bloom, progress thre…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:16PM[SHARE]

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