LYNNIE GODFREY...STRAIGHT NO CHASER

On February 28, 2024, Lynnie Godfrey sat down with Julius Hollingsworth, Jack Shalom, Chet Whye and Scott Davenport Richards to discuss the 3 year journey of co renaming West 47th Street and Broadway to add LLoyd Richards Way. This is Part 2 of that episode.

Incomparable Broadway Producer Ms. Pat Addiss will sit for awhile with Lynnie Godfrey and speak about the business, being a woman and producer in the business and how that started. What a Great conversation!! 

Lynnie Godfrey and  Broadway producer Margot Astrachan will speak this evening of the perils of being a female produceer in a male dominated field. The conversation won't stop there it will include opinions as to where women are today and even more. Interesting and insightful.

Lynnie Godfrey will sit with the helm of TRU (Theatre Resources Unlimited). They met during one of his panels and this should be a wonderfull conversation of past, present and future accomplishments.

Lynnie Godfrey sits with past President of the League of Professional Theatre Women and talks Theatre, Education and the Arts. 

Lynnie Godfrey met Sheilah Rae Gross many years agi in a world of celebrity and years later they met in a Committee meeting. The conversation will cover that time and the transitions made.

Lynnie Godfrey will helm a conversation with some of the Women Of Essence of Acting Inc. Asking how they got to the ensemble, their REAL feelings about the work and their futuristic views. Leslie Dockery, Kim Wafer, Brenda Denmark and Julia Lema.

Part II ...a Conversation about Lloyd Richards, this time his son Scott will join in the conversation with Julius Hollingsworth. Further information on the dedications to Mr. Richards, the first  Black Director on Broadway. This Canadian directed the March 1959 producdtion of A RAISIN IN THE SUN.

This episode is Part I of a dedication to the Legendary Director and Instructor/Coach ...Broadway Legend Lloyd Richards. Julius Hollingsworth and Jack Shalom  will speak of their relationship with Lloyd Richards and their efforts to have aNew York Street and a Stamp created in his Honor.

Lynnie Godfrey and Diane Wittry met years ago while Lynnie did performances at the Allentown Symphony bu they never worked together.,. A bus ride from New York to the ABE Airport in Bethlehem threw them together on a winter's night and an idea to do this program was born and now ...they will have a Lovely conversation about Diane and her wonderful career.

LYNNIE GODFREY STRAIGHT N CHASER will enter into its third year and over 100 episodes by reviewing some the favorite episodes and speaking on episodes that are to come. The holidays have brought many things, peace, and and lack of it in the passing of many great people we will review that in January and February 2024. I will moderator the recording done with the Brilliant Sandra Reeves Phillips do...

Lynnie Godfrey welcomes Franz Jones and Diane Wilson back to continue their conversation on Education and the Arts.

Lynnie Godfrey will welcome  Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles. She is the winner of the  Melodia  Women's Choir's 20th Anniversary Women Competition. Introduced by Melodia's Board Member Cindy Cooper, this should prove to be an interesting conversation. We hope to explore her journey as a women in an industry that is challenging to Women. Composer. Joining the conversation will be award winning playwrig...

Lynnie Godfrey talks to three esteemed playwrights... Philip Kaplan, Bathsheba Monk and Celeste Bedford Walker about their plays that center on the current events. Lively Conversations !!!

Lynnie Speaks with Celeste Bedford Walker, Bathsheba Monk and Philip Kaplan about their works that focus on current situations.

Lynnie Godfrey welcomes three accomplished Playwright: Bathshebaa Monk, Celseste Bedford Walker, and Philip Kaplan. They speak about the plays they have written or may consider to write about current issues.

  How does the social media affect our students, teachers and system?

Anne Dunning and Lynnie Godfrey will speak about the status of theatre organizations and the consultant business to get organizations centered.

Lynnie first came in contact with Aquaila Barnes as a Playwright and then she discovered Aquaila's other passion Finance. A discussion about how the two finance and creativity can work in our industry.

A return to the thied season of LYNNIE GODFREY STRAIGHT NO CHASER with past and present WINNERS of the BISTRO AWARDS. Lynnie will sit down with multi- guests and and discuss their lives since winning the Award and what they hope to happen. There is nothing like the Arts. Looking forward to this episode.

The returning episode of LYNNIE GODFREY STRAIGHT NO  CHASER  will be addressing the impact of strikes on a member. The conversation with a working member is important. No opinions of the details of the strike will be stressed but the day to day impact on the life of an artist.

Lynnie Godfrey is honored to speak about this season, the episodes, guests and celebrations.

Lynnie Godfrey looks forward to this conversation with GERMAINE GOODSON. Germaine and Lynnie have known of each other for years but this will be their first sit-down conversation. What a conversation it will be as they cover Germaine's career and travels.

What a wonderful opportunity to to talk to Stephanie Gardner , Daughter of my Beloved Linda and ... the late Honorable Judge James Knoll Gardner. We will speak of her theatrcal bcakground and her multi year project "33 and Me".  What a lively and heartfelt conversation this will be.

At the Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York there is an amazing group of Senior Writers thaat belong to the Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop. Three of them visit this part two episode and read their works and speak of their lives and careers.