Storybeat with Steve Cuden

Dancer-choreographer-teacher, Garfield Lemonius, has had career adventures that include performing as a principal dancer with the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, working with noted American choreographers, tours across the US and Europe, serving on numerous boards and panels at dance conferences and teaching and choreographing for a variety of companies, festivals and academic institutions across the...

Mark Clayton Southers is an award-winning playwright, photographer, scenic designer, theatrical producer and stage director. He is the founder and producing artistic director of the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company where he’s produced over 140 full-length and one-act plays, including August Wilson’s complete ten-play Pittsburgh Century Cycle. The post Mark Clayton Southers, Playwright-Direct...

Tami Dixon and Jeffrey Carpenter are the award-winning co-founders of Pittsburgh-based Bricolage Production Company, one of the most innovative and forward-thinking theater companies in the world. While Tami is Bricolage’s Creative Principal, Jeffrey is the company’s Artistic Director. The post Tami Dixon & Jeffrey Carpenter, Bricolage Production Company-Episode #60 appeared first on Storybeat...

The multi-award winning lyricist, Debra Gussin, was named Best Lyricist at the 2016 and 2017 “Hollywood Music in Media Awards,” the first time that group has ever honored a lyricist. She recently wrote rock songs with “Weezer’s” Brian Bell, for his band “The Relationship,” and continues to focus on writing songs for the pop, adult contemporary, country, and dance markets. The post Debra Gussin, Ly...

Laura Boyd has long had an interest in travel, adventure and natural history, which steered her toward the path of documentary filmmaking. She spent nearly a decade traveling the globe while working for natural history and expedition travel companies. She has produced content for the National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Mission Programs, National Geographic Explorer, “Wild Chronicles”...

Laura Harkcom is a Los Angeles-based writer and producer. Laura co-created, wrote and produced the TV series, The Lost Room, for the SyFy Channel. The show was nominated for two Emmys and a Writers Guild Award. The post Laura Harkcom, Screenwriter-Producer – Episode #17 Encore appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .

In this special Encore StoryBeat presentation of Phil Proctor, Phil's two separate wonderfully fun StoryBeat interviews have been combined into a single glorious podcast featuring one of the funniest, most multi-talented men ever to grace stage, screen, TV and books. The post Phil Proctor-Encore – Episodes #33 and #34 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .

Peter Marks is a staff writer for the Washington Post and has been that grand paper’s chief theater critic since 2002. Prior to that, he was a reporter and theater critic for 10 years for The New York Times. The post Peter Marks, Washington Post Chief Theater Critic-Episode #57 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .

Novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, Stephen Fife, has also written feature articles for The New York Times, New Republic, Village Voice, New York Newsday, and American Theatre. His screenplay The Falling Man has won several awards. Steve’s most recent novel, “Angel’s Glance,” has just been published and is available on Amazon. The post Stephen Fife, Playwright-Screenwriter-Author- Episode #56...

Legendary jazz guitarist, Joe Negri, spent more than twenty years working in television as a music director. He worked with Pittsburgh TV legends like Ricki Wertz of “Ricki and Copper,” Hank Stohl, Bob Trow, and Paul Shannon. Eventually, he would meet the legendary Fred Rogers, and would appear for 40 years as Handyman Negri in the beloved children's program, “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood...

Barney Burman, is a third-generation monster maker. Barney was quite literally raised in and around the art of make-up effects. At 14, he started officially working with his father, Tom Burman, in his special make-up effects shop, The Burman Studios. By the time he turned 23, Barney was already designing and creating monsters and dead people for indie filmmakers like Roger Corman and others. The p...

Daina Griffith is a very much in-demand actress of breathtaking range and depth. She has performed in over 55 productions with Pittsburgh’s greatest theatre institutions such as The Pittsburgh Public Theater, Off The Wall, City Theatre, Front Porch Theatricals, PICT Classic Theatre, and Barebones. In 2013, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named her “Performer of the Year.” The post Daina Griffith, Actr...

Peter Filichia has spent most of his life writing about theater. He’s written reviews and features for a daily newspaper (The Star-Ledger), a magazine (TheaterWeek), and the Internet (Playbill, Theatermania, Music Theatre International, Broadway Select, Masterworks Broadway and Kritzerland). Peter has also authored numerous books on theater, including: “Let’s Put on a Musical,” “The Biggest Hit of...

Fritz Kiersch began his career in Hollywood in 1975 in television commercial production in the camera department working for Caleb Deschannel, John Hora and other notable cinematographers. In 1983, Fritz crossed over into feature films, directing the original motion picture of Stephen King's "Children of the Corn," which created a franchise in the horror film genre. The post Fritz K...

Michele Brourman began making up songs when she was three years old. She’s been creating songs and singing them ever since, always with a joy that is infectious. Her best-loved song, “My Favorite Year”, has been recorded by Michael Feinstein, Dame Cleo Laine, and Margaret Whiting. Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, and Sheena Easton are among the many others who have recorded her work. The post Mi...

Rick Hawkins is an Emmy-winning screenwriter whose decades long career in Hollywood includes successes as a producer, head writer, studio executive and international media consultant. Beginning with The Carol Burnett Show - where his now iconic "Went With the Wind" sketch contains the longest sustained laugh in television history - Rick went on to pen the ABC telefilm, The Love Boat, whi...

 The multi-talented Carla Bianco is well known for composing the #1 Billboard song, “The Lover That You Are”, which won her an ASCAP award. As an actor, Carla is perhaps best known for starring as Maureen in both the Los Angeles and Broadway productions of Rent. The post Carla Bianco, Singer-Songwriter-Actress-Episode #48 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .

The eminent film educator, Howard Suber, taught film studies for more than fifty years at UCLA’s prestigious School of Theatre, Film, and TV. Many of his students have become influential filmmakers who have gone on to create some of the greatest movies and television shows of all time. Howard has also given the world two exceptionally important books for filmmakers, “The Power of Film” and “Letter...

Frank Verlizzo, who is better known by the single name, Fraver, is perhaps the most prominent, prolific, and influential theatrical poster designer in Broadway’s long history. The post Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo, Broadway Poster Designer-Episode #46 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .

The brilliant playwright and librettist, Tammy Ryan, has created work that’s been performed across the United States and internationally. She was awarded the Francesca Primus Prize by the American Theater Critics Association for her play “Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods.” Other plays include: Molly’s Hammer, Tar Beach, Soldier’s Heart, Baby’s Blues, FBI Girl: How I Learned to Crack My Father’s Code,...

Susan L. Schulman has been a theatrical press agent for over 40 years, handling Broadway, off-Broadway, dance, film, special events, TV, books, and individual personalities. The post Susan L. Schulman, Broadway Theatrical Press Agent-Episode #44 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .

Actor, Javier Grajeda, has landed Guest Starring and recurring roles on such TV shows as "Star Trek: Voyager", “CSI Miami,” “NCIS,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Halt and Catch Fire” and “Mind Games.” On the big screen he’s tackled roles in the Matthew McConaughey crime drama "The Lincoln Lawyer" and the dramatic adaptation "The Rum Diary" starring Johnny Depp. But the project t...

Amy Aniobi, is the Executive Producer of the hit HBO comedy "Insecure.” She also has various projects in development including at Amazon with Jill Soloway’s Topple Productions. Her past produced credits include NBC’s “Trial & Error,” HBO's "Silicon Valley," NBC's "The Michael J. Fox Show," "2 Dope Queens," and web series "Lisa and Amy Are Black...

Marv Wolfman is one of the most influential storytellers on planet earth – and in infinite earths beyond. Marv is best known as a legendary writer, editor, and creator of hundreds of comic books that the world has loved for more than forty years. Marv has created more characters that have gone on to television, animation, movies, videogames and toys than any other comics creator except Stan Lee. T...

Brooks Wachtel is an Emmy Award winning screenwriter, novelist, and producer. Brooks recently published his first novel, a thrill ride of a story called, Lady Sherlock: Circle of the Smiling Dead. The post Brooks Wachtel, Writer-Producer – Episode #9 Encore appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden .