The Roundtable with Robert Bannon

From PBS, Streisand, platnium albums, sold out world tours, we all know and love Il Volo! Those voices, the music, the glasses! We are so honored that they chose to come to the Roundtable to celebrate 15 years together and their new world tour! In celebration of their new album and 15th anniversary as a trio, IL VOLO will embark on a World Tour, which kicks off in North America on February 28, 202...

We love Drag! We love activists! We have the best of both making their Roundtable debut here today! The One & Only Marti Gould Cummings is here to talk STAGE FRIGHT! Stage Fright, hosted by OUT 100’s Marti Gould Cummings with Drama Desk-nominee Yaz Fukuoka on the keys, returns to the queer nightclub Red Eye NY! Stage Fright is a weekly Broadway talk show where a Hell’s Kitchen crowd gets up close...

Picture it. United States, 2024. GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE is a parody that brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah. We find Sophia out on bail after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring for retirees. Blanche and Rose have founded CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors. And Dorothy is trying to hold it all together with help from a new (m...

We have the one & only award-winning musical storyteller Ari Axelrod here! His new album A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway will be available on CD and digital formats on Friday, January 17, 2025. Featuring a 13-piece orchestra arranged and conducted by Mike Stapleton, with additional arrangements by Larry Yurman, A Place for Us tells an unforgettable story of a community’s survival...

We are back! Bigger, Better, & With More Artists Talking About Art For 2025 Here At The Roundtable with Robert Bannon! We are so excited to kick things off this year with the Oscar Nominated Superstar that is Nia Vardalos! I remember the day I saw "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and I was hooked ever since! "I'll Make Lamb...." Well we had the chance to sit down with Nia and talk her career and how it...

For over 15 years, Cliff Beach has been a cornerstone of the Los Angeles music scene earning a reputation for vibrant live performances; high volume of musically eclectic releases; and having a second-to-none hustle that uplifts every collaborator in his orbit. Following an early 2024 jazz release entitled You Showed Me The Way, Beach pivots back to his high-voltage funk roots with his brand new a...

We love a creative mind with humor and spirit! We have Playwright & Performer Cynthia Kaplan here with Tony Winning Producer/Director Dani Davis to tell us all about their show "Cindy of Arch!" Back by popular demand, the “brilliant and blistering” Cindy of Arc continues its monthly residency at the Laurie Beechman Theater in NYC. Finalist for the 2023 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, th...

Christina Wilson, a successful Wall Street wife and podcast host, has crafted a remarkable memoir that began as a collection of short stories over the past 20 years. Initially inspired by the desire to create a memory book for her two sons after they lost their father at a young age, "Believe: A Memoir in Stories" offers a heartfelt journey through her experiences. Christina Wilson's book is capti...

"LIKE I DO" is the first single release from JAMIE FINE's anticipated project. The project will be released early in 2025. "LIKE I DO" was written by Jamie Fine, Jordan Lutes, Keith Sorrells and Oscar Linnander and produced by Keith Sorrells and Oscar Linnander. In “LIKE I DO,” the Ottawa-born singer-songwriter celebrates her unique quirks, offering listeners a heartfelt glimpse into the complexit...

It was such an honor to be here on The Roundtable! Well as you know, I am a Jersey Boy thru and thru so with the chance to speak to Southside Johnny came about, I had to take the chance! Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes return to Red Bank for the best New Year’s Eve party in town — and this year, we’re getting things started early with a 6PM showtime… because it’s New Years Eve Early at the C...

This was one of the most fascinating chats I have ever done. It was an honor to talk about "The Last Republican" with Adam Kinziger & Steve Pink! Displaying an unwavering commitment to putting country over self, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger sacrificed his career and personal relationships by publicly demanding accountability for Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection. Filmed du...

Wildly relevant and bitingly funny, Jonathan Spector’s play comes to MTC in an all-new production following an acclaimed London run. Eureka Day is a private California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion above all else—that is, until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board re...

The new short, A Legend is Hatched: I Become Famous... in My Own Mind, that was recently accepted into Dances with Films film festival in New York is the next fun comedy series. Mark My Words! Created by Victoria Myers and directed by Madeline Stephenson, A Legend is Hatched: I Become Famous... in My Own Mind is designed to be the first in a series that follows the misadventures of a hopeful TV-St...

We are everywhere! It could be Broadway! It could be a movie premiere! It could be Christmas Con in Edison, NJ! Our Roudntable correspondent Adrienne Garzillo was live, festive, and ready to bring the holiday cheer at the premiere of "Three Wisermen & A Baby!" We had the stars Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, Paul Campbell, and Kimbely Sustad with us at the opening! Then we snuck some chats with Broadw...

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Latinx Playwrights Circle, and Fault Line Theatre are proud to present the World Premiere of the beautiful land i seek (la linda tierra que busco yo), written by Matthew Barbot and directed by José Zayas. Performances for a strictly limited run through December 29, 2024, at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (304 W 47th St. New York, NY 10036). Well writer...

The US premiere of 300 Paintings, created and performed by Sydney-based comedian and visual artist Sam Kissajukian was an EPIC Success for Sam and the Vineyard!. This captivating production is a deeply personal and wildly creative exploration of Sam’s five-month-long manic bipolar episode, during which he created 300 large-scale paintings, unknowingly documenting his mental state. 300 Paintings is...

Author Ron Fassler has done it all. He is an actor. He is an artist. He is a writer! His new book is a fascinating read for all Broadway Fans! Conducting more than a hundred interviews, Ron Fassler (Up in the Cheap Seats) has drawn from a wide range of the New York theatre community with dozens of stories that border on the heroic among Broadway replacements. What goes into an actor making a role...

Viral sensation T.3 – the dazzling vocal trio featuring Liam Fennecken, Jim Hogan and Brendan Jacob Smith – has released their new holiday EP FaLaLaLonely in streaming and digital formats. A CD edition will be released on Friday, December 13. T.3 made their major label debut last fall with the EP Option Up, which followed several successful independent releases. With over 459k followers and 7.1 mi...

This chat was so much FUN! DazMann Still is here! You may have seen him as Jimi Hendrix in Bill & Ted Face The Music, or you have heard his voice on tons of commercials, well he is here in NY with a brand new show with our friends at Frog & Peach Theatre Company! College Fun, a new comedy by Ted Zurkowski, directed by Lynnea Benson. The play follows the charming but hapless Professor Jones (DazMan...

We love a holiday album moment! All month long, we have been talking to our favorite new Christmas Music releases! Well we fell in love with the Tower of Power New Holiday Album! We are honored to b joined by founder of the group Emilio Castillo!  Emilo talked to us about life on the road, how the band started, and what their holiday tour is all about! Make sure to stream the album and see them on...

Today Lea Salonga. We love Lea! We love Christmas! Is there a Broadway fan out there who did not grow up with Lea Salonga’s voice? As she says, she makes us cry for a living! I do not think words have been more correct. She has a gorgeous new Christmas album out that is sure to be a Holiday classic! The album entitled “Sounding Joy” is out. This will be Salonga’s 14th album, and her first holiday...

MUSCAT written and directed by Philippe Grenier is a film about incommunicability, resilience, taboos and sexual awakening. The meeting between Samir and Louis is decisive: like a storm in his heart and body, he experiences strong feelings that are impossible to ignore. His attraction to Louis will push Samir to reveal a truth that has been deeply repressed until now. This deeply touching short fi...

Chaysen Beacham is an award-winning American producer, director, and screenwriter. Chaysen was born in Wilmington, NC, in June of 1984. Home to EUE Screen Gems studios, Wilmington allowed Chaysen an introduction to film and television at a young age. From extra work to featured roles in daytime television shows such as "One Tree Hill," Chaysen developed a loved for cinema. After graduating with de...

Janine Harouni who is a standup from New York who lives in London (and is a sold out comic around the world) bringing her sold out, critically acclaimed show to the New York stage for the first time, at Soho Playhouse in December for 3 weeks ONLY! She has a crazy interesting story as well. From Staten Island, was a dancer and got into a major car accident and was told she might not be able to walk...

Shequida is a Drag Legend! New Yorkers are in for an unforgettable holiday treat as Santa’s Secret returns for its fourth sold-out season at an all-new, expanded location in West Chelsea. Beginning November 29 and running through December 31, 2024, this adults-only holiday extravaganza will transform over 26,000 square feet at 548 West 22nd Street into a festive playground filled with immersive ho...