The Roundtable with Robert Bannon

Today we are talking 20 Pounds To Happiness! This funny, real, and emotion movie is all the rave by critics and film festivals! Written by Sundance Audience Award-winning writer Josefina López (Real Women Have Curves, both the film and its Broadway version), 20 Pounds to Happiness is about a full-figured Latina (Yelyna De León) in a Real Women Have Curves Support Group who must decide between stay...

Acclaimed filmmaker Nathaniel Lezra talks all about his latest documentary,  Roads of Fire, as it prepares for its New York premiere at the 28th Brooklyn Film Festival. This film is more important and timely than ever! Lezra is known for capturing urgent, human-centered stories across both documentary and narrative formats. His work often focuses on social and geopolitical crises, bringing a disti...

Cabaret Classics has announced the release of Toast of the Town, Volume 1, the new big band album from Boston-based vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, on CD and streaming and digital platforms on Friday, June 13. Featuring the Tom LaMark Orchestra, this swinging collection features both time-tested standards and hidden gems. The album – produced by Doug Hammer for Dreamworld Productions, with music direct...

Akbar Hamid, is here! He does it all. He is a business man, producer, and actor! Wait til you see "Poreles!" It is a story about a queer Muslim beauty founder named Akram, whose brand is finally poised for its big break—until an allergic reaction leaves his face covered in a rash just as a major pitch looms. As everything he's worked for hangs in the balance, Akram must navigate chaos, family, and...

The Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), now in its 23rd season, will present the works of 18 playwrights, including that of Tony® Award winner Sarah Jones when the festival returns June 11-June 28 at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street) and Theater Row (410 W. 42nd Street).  In 2001, the theater program at DUAF was founded with the purpose to build a repertoire of new American theatre that echoes the...

Pittsburgh CLO, in association with 42nd Parallel Productions, proudly announces the cast of the highly anticipated world premiere of MADAME CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical, an empowering new production based on the extraordinary true story of the woman who revolutionized the champagne industry. This groundbreaking production will debut exclusively in Pittsburgh from May 29 – June 8, 2025, at th...

A Comedy Legend is here for PRIDE! Margaret Cho continues to be the must-see comedian-actress: she stars in Hulu's EMMY nominated rom-com movie -"Fire Island" (People’s Choice Award, GLAAD Media Award, Dorian TV & Gotham Award winner) with SNL alum Bowen Yang and with Iliza Shlesinger in Netflix's "Good on Paper."  Most recently, Margaret starred in Netflix’s “OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION” doc...

We love Pride! We love Queer Artists! We love Rom-Coms! We can not love a Queer Rom Com more & this one is just so freaking GOOD! Max Talisman makes his Roundtable debut to talk his journey to his feature film "Things Like This!" "Things Like This" marks Max’s debut as a feature filmmaker and is the first release from his production company. The film follows two men named Zack whose unexpected con...

There is a brand new World War II documentary called “Why We Dream” that is premiering this month during Tribeca with a premiere screening event on the USS Intrepid on June 6, the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Directed by Meredith Danluck (“State Like Sleep”) and scored by composers Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg, “Why We Dream” captures the stories, wisdom and warnings of eight WWII veterans as...

A new immersive theatrical experience created by and featuring original cast members from Sleep No More. Artemis is Burning—a formidable, female-led creative force comprised of industry veterans from film, television, and theater—is bringing The Death of Rasputin to Governors Island beginning later this month. The Death of Rasputin is no mere play; it is a descent into decadence, a fever-dream of...

The stars were out and the Roundtable has you covered! Our red carpet correspondent Adrienne Garzillo hit up the red carpet at the Drama Desk Awards! She chats with Nicole & Tom from "Sunset Boulevard!" She chats with Debra Messing, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norm Lewis, the cast of "Operation Mincemeat," and so much more! We have your front row seat to all the fun at the Drama Desk Awards here on The...

We are here for this show! We love Jay! We love Stephanie! This is our musr see pick of the summer! Jay Ellis (Top Gun: Maverick, Insecure) and Stephanie Nur (Lioness, 1883) ignite the stage in this gripping new drama about love, survival, and impossible choices. Discover the electrifying connection between Duke (Ellis), an international hip-hop artist, and Roya (Nur), a fearless Afghan interprete...

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dream Big World Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of CRACKED OPEN, a deeply moving new play written and directed by multi-award-winning playwright Gail Kriegel at Theatre Row. Previews begin May 6, 2025, with opening night on May 20, 2025, and the production will run through June 28, 2025. Tickets are available now at crackedopentheplay.co...

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field Executive Director, presents Persephone Palmer Steps Out, a darkly comedic, magical-realism new play about the god-like nature of familial hierarchies, written by Caitlyn Waltermire. Natalie Thomas directs a cast of eight, including Sophie Kelly-Hedrick*, Zuhairah*, Guy Ventoliere*, Alec Febbraro, Diogo de Oliveira, Elizabeth Sherman, Phil Oetiker, and Jessa...

We have trainer, business man, actor, and podcast host Joe Rosko with us today! He is going to kick us all into shape! Established in 2014, BFTS believes actors are athletes… and need to train like them, too. Offering custom personal training, nutrition planning, and providing the coaching, community, and tools needed to get results, I do need to warn you: side effects include improved confidence...

Peppermint’s star continues to rise thanks to her smashing success as the first out trans contestant to be cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 9) where she finished as runner-up in one of the series’ most-talked-about finales Click Here.  Soon after, her talent led her to become the first trans woman to originate a principal musical role (Pythio) on Broadway in the hit Head Over Heels and in 2024 a...

We have Tony Nominated Superstar In Our Midst Today! Marjan Neshat lit up the boards off & on Broadway this season with "English!" She tells us all about the dream experience she had in the show! Sherecently starred in the one-woman thriller Sandra by David Cale at the Vineyard Theater. She led the cast of Sanaz Toossi’s new play Wish You Were Here at Playwrights Horizons, and also starred in Ms....

Double Bill: Witches and Aliens, a comedic, entertaining and otherworldly evening of two hysterical theatrical works directed and choreographed by Jen Wineman. Three performances of Zena Wood’s ENCOUNTER: A Space Cabaret, and Kit Goldstein Grant’s CHRISTMAS EVE IN DIKANKA: A Musical In-Concert will be staged June 12, 13, and 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, 61 Christopher Stre...

Club44 Records has announced the release of Jim Caruso’s The Swing Set: Deluxe Edition – the urbane baritone’s smart and sophisticated romp through the Great American Songbook – in streaming and digital formats today, Friday, May 16. The album’s lead single “Avalon,” Caruso’s swinging version of the classic standard, featuring the vocal talents of Caruso’s labelmates Jane Monheit and Billy Stritch...

We have an up & coming one for you here! Writer & Actor Jack DeCerchio is here! He has a brand new short on Apple TV that you must check out called "The Last Role of Charles LeBlanc!" Charles LeBlanc is a legendary movie star in his twilight years. A young drifter, Luke Harkins, is hired as his new groundskeeper. Coincidentally, Luke bears an uncanny resemblance to Charles' best friend and perenni...

Just in time for the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, an intimate and richly-told portrait of the iconic actor and writer Robert Shaw, from his portrayal of the legendary shark hunter Captain Quint and beyond, written lovingly but honestly by his nephew.“Go for the Jaws, stay for the Shaws.” —Nat Segaloff, author of The Exorcist Legacy Robert Shaw unforgettably commanded attention as t...

Tim Murray isn’t just a comedian — he’s a full-blown comedy multihyphenate, blending musical theater, sharp-witted sketches and a flair for storytelling that’s all his own. From Sandusky, Ohio, Murray has turned his Midwestern upbringing into comedy gold, going viral with his Real Housewives parodies and earning critical acclaim with his live musical comedy show Witches. Michael Henry is a hilario...

We were live for a very special night! As you heard last week on our show, Town Hall honored Lin-Manuel Miranda with special guests from all his projects. What a giant special undertaking it was! We sent Adrienne out to the carpet to chat with Lin and friends! We hear from Weird Al, Chris Jackson, Mandy Gonzalez, Priscilla Lopez, Kalen Allen, Lesli Margherita, Javy Munoz, Jordan Fisher, and more!...

We love Kevin Ross! We have seen Kevin Ross in concert and he is fire! He’s a standout R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and independent label owner who’s crafting a new lane for himself and for the genre. Kevin just released his new EP Love Uptempo Vol. 1, an energetic and joyful return to feel-good R&B that’s already connecting in a big way. His single “Love in the Middle” is currently climbing...

Paul Guilfoyle commands the screen as Marty Lyons in Any Day Now. Born in Boston, is best known for his role as Captain Jim Brass on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” His film credits include L.A. Confidential, Air Force One, and Spotlight, while his TV roles range from “Miami Vice” to “Star Trek: Discovery's Guardian of Forever.”   Guilfoyle has established a substantial theatrical reputation on...