BROADWAY'S SANDY BAINUM AND SOUTHLAND FAVORITE ADRIENNE VISNIC DISCUSS THEIR CO-STARRING ROLES IN BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW Featuring Sterling Knight and Khylin Rhambo. DIRECTED BY BRANDON BAER, PRODUCED BY CHRISOPHER SEPULVEDA. AT LA's ODYSSEY THEATRE MAY 24 – JUNE 9 “FRESH AND DELICATLY SATISFYING...EMOTIONAL MOMENTS BY HONEST MEANS.” - NEW YORK TIMES

State of the Arts

SANDY BAINUM, ADRIENNE VISNIC

GRACE MCLEOD, a twenty-four-year-old chicago based playwright and screenwriter, discusses her achievement as the youngest recipient of a national new play network rolling world premiere of her fascinating work HERLAND about coming of age and coming out May 30 – June 23 at LA’s Greenway Court theatre. LISA BLAKE RICHARDS not only talks about her theatre career and her co-starring role in HERLAND but her veteran status at the Greenway Court theatre, her television career and successful son Alex Ebert of IMA Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

GRACE MCLEOD, LISA BLAKE RICHARDS

Musical Theatre’s Michael Starr and Kimberly Immanuel discuss their starring roles in the classic McCoy Rigby production of Broadway’s Singin’ in the Rain at the La Mirada Performing Arts Theatre. From The Voice, Raed Saade of the Walter Fox Singers also guests to talk about his upcoming May 4th engagement in the Verdi Chorus’ Love is Timeless at Santa Monica’s First United Methodist Church.

Michael Starr and Kimberly Immanue, Raed Saade

April 18, 2019

April 11, 2019

Join us as we talk to BLAKE BOYD and MARLENE GALIN who star in THE THINGS WE DO Writter by former Attorney General-turned playwright GRANT WOODS (uh-oh), a guest production at the Odyssey Theatre April 6 - May 12.

BLAKE BOYD, MARLENE GALIN

From Meatballs to Aria, who could ask for anything more ? Listen in as we discuss THE MEATBALL CHRONICLES with DEBRIANA MANSINI opening March 29 - April 14 at Hollywood's Hudson Guild Theatre and THE VERDI CHORUS' L'AMORE E LA VITA (LOVE AND LIFE) with Mezzo Soprano DANIELLE MARCELLE BOND, April 6-7 at the First United Methodist Church / Santa Monica.

DEBRIANA MANSINI, DANIELLE MARCELLE BOND

Join us as we talk to ADAM HUSS (co-star of the STARZ hit series POWER) and TIM McKERNAN about the World Premiere Comedy ATTACK OF THE SECOND BANANAS on stage at West Hollywood's Zephyr Theatre now through March 31st.

ADAM HUSS, TIM McKERNAN

March 14, 2019

Join us as we talk to Larry Eisenberg and Jackson Kendall, the two stars of the off-Broadway hit play TUESDAY'S WITH MORRIE now on stage at the Sierra Madre Playhouse through March 31st. "Unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous. What you, the audience, learns from Morrie will stay with you for a long time." - New York magazine Micah Cover who'll also be joining us talk about his latest adventure... an upcoming project titled DUNGEON MASTER on March 10 at The Vortex in Los Angeles. He's also an actor, magician, playwright and Theater aficionado. That's all we can tell you without being sent to our rooms without any supper.

Harry Eisenberg and Jackson Kendall, Micah Cover

February 28, 2019

"WAKE" - About a widowed mortician who receives a life-size male doll named Pedro, which unexpectedly complicates her life in ways. Join us as we talk to the film’s star Myndy Crist, featured actor Paul Stroili and Director Cyrus Mirakhor. The film also stars James Denton and features Jo Koy, Caroline Lagerfelt and Paige Searcy For Screening Dates And Times Please Visit: wakethemovie.com

Myndy Crist, Paul Stroili,Cyrus Mirakhor

BROADWAY MUSICAL THEATRE STAR VALERIE PERRI discusses her brilliant stage career and current co-starring role in RAGTIME at the Pasadena Playhouse through March 3. Great American Standard Music’s Newest Concert Sensation D. SCOTT EADS talks about LOVE AND OTHER GAMES inspired by classic night club acts and iconic 60’s TV variety music series at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal in the NoHo Arts Distrtict February 17.

VALERIE PERRI

JESS LePROTTO and KRISTEN HAHN talk about their careers on Broadway and on tour (as Barnaby Tucker and Minnie Fay) with one of the greatest musicals ever written! ON STAGE NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 17 AT HOLLYWOOD’S MAGNIFICENT PANTAGES THEATRE

JESS LePROTTO, KRISTEN HAHN

January 31, 2019

State of the Arts is an all-new, weekly series devoted to coverage of the performing arts in Los Angeles, and beyond... with emphasis on theatre, music, dance events, and stage spectaculars. Michael Sterling and Andrew David James offer astute reviews, insightful discussions, a live arts calendar, and live interviews with celebrity guests, stars of the arts, and the creative teams behind them. Listen live Every Thursday at 1 pm PST exclusively on LA Talk Radio (latalkradio.com). State of the Arts is sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/).

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