Creative Turn with Burton Miller

On today's SEASON FINALE (!!!) I interview my own ass! Capping off this season talking about my own creative turns, the show, the podcast, my LIFE...and more. Consider it your audio Christmas card. LOVE YA!

Today is our very first CROSSOVER EPISODE! I sit down with Ebony Vines and Pamela Shandrow of Theatre Geeks Anonymous to do a round up of theatre news plus an abbreviated Creative Turn interview with BOTH Ebony and Pamela! We talk about producing theatre, performing, touring with Broadway stage productions, and even DOG GROOMING so...enjoy the penultimate episode before next week’s season finale!

This week on Creative Turn we sit down with the phenomenal JIM NOWAKOWSKI! You know him from Season 12 of So You Think You Can Dance where his iconic lyrical hip hop performance garnered a standing ovation from the one and only Paula Abdul HELLO!? Jim is a former professional ballerino with Houston Ballet and BalletMET and now dance educator with Press Play Dance Conventions and an all around incr...

This week we have a DELIGHTFUL TREAT on Creative Turn - it’s writer, producer, teaching artist, creative entrepreneur, comedian and CLOWN Shanice Stanislaus! Shanice comes to us from Singapore and shares her journey of discovering her inner clown, producing AWARD WINNING clown shows (check out Mail Ordered) and the real-life intel of being an entrepreneur. Listen or be boring!

Today on Creative Turn we have a super special ALL IN THE FAMILY episode with artist, educator, activist, writer, and my sister Kimberly Miller! Kim shares about taking multiple creative turns from theater into fine arts, education, and activism. She shares about her new book she will be releasing in 2026 and lots of fantastic advice for creatives of all types! Don’t miss this one!

We have a very special guest this week on Creative Turn! It’s director, writer, AND performer Tim J. Lim! Tim’s most recent film Somang premiered at the 2025 IFS LA Film Festival and in addition to being an awarded filmmaker, Tim is a stage AND drag performer as Kay BeBe Queue. We cover a ton of ground so you don’t want to miss it!

This week on Creative Turn we chat with a true original Justin Favela! Justin is an artist who you may know from his immersive installations all around the country and as co-host FayFav of Latinos Who Lunch podcast! We chat about childhood inspiration, the history of the family fiesta performance art, and business tips for running a studio and practice. You do NOT want to miss this episode!

This week on Creative Turn we hear from the amazing actor, teacher, director, and writer NICOLE ASAVA! Nicole opens up and shares the ups and downs of life as an artist and what it means to live a life where art is inevitable. From their early days as a cheerleader, dancer, choir singer and theater student in Alaska to now being a performer and director in New York, you will be inspired by Nicole’...

Today on Creative Turn we hear from the ICON, the LEGEND, the INTERNET PIONEER...Liam Kyle Sullivan! You know him from his unforgettable sketch videos including Shoes, Text Message Breakup, and Cunningham Muffins! Liam shares all about his early days on stage, moving to LA and struggling to find a big break, and what’s keeping his creativity going these days. Listen or be a BETCH!

Welcome to the VERY FIRST episode of Creative Turn! Today we learn from Suzu, a bartender, entrepreneur, STAR, and all around fantastic person who shares all about his creativity from growing up between Japan and the US, working in family restaurants, finding inspiration in unlikely places, and launching a full-blown career in the cocktail industry.

Welcome to Creative Turn! A new podcast hosted by Burton Miller where we demystify the creative process by asking professional creatives ten questions about how they are following their dreams! Our first season launches on Tuesday, October 7. Produced by Burton Miller.