Well, here we are, a year older and a year wiser, hopefully. 2016 was wonderful, challenging, tragic and beautiful for me, and this year, I started it off with the question posed to me every year by my friend, Eric Whitacre: "What do you know now, that you didn't know at this time, last year?" In this episode, I answer this very question, along with sixteen of my past guests from 2016. I hope you all have the best year yet and, as always, thanks for listening!

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This concludes my terrific conversation with author/raconteur, Brandon Ogborn. I really hope you enjoyed the chat because I'm pretty sure you'll be hearing more from him in the very near future- More details to come! Stay tuned for my year-end wrap-up coming in the next few days, then a small break to regroup before my grand re-opening in January. Thanks for listening - 'till next time!

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Here's part 3 of my long chat with author/raconteur, Brandon Ogborn. We get into his play, "The Tomkat Project", finally. If you've been following, then I'm sure you'll enjoy it. If you haven't, you should. Thanks for listening!

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Multi-award-winning actress, singer, dancer, and director, Kristin Towers-Rowles is my guest this week. A mainstay of the Los Angeles theater community, Kristin is a consummate professional on stage, and off stage, she's frank, forthcoming and engaging. During our chat, we talk about politics, the LA theater community, growing up in a Hollywood family and all sorts of very personal stuff that many of you may relate to- I sure did. Enjoy!

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Don't miss Part 2 of my long, long chat with raconteur, Brandon Ogborn, as we cover stories like Pop-Can Pete, old-school pedophiles, and BubbaThe Butter Holder. Oh and the resurrection of his nickname, "Bubba." Enjoy!And if you missed Part 1, don't fret. It's right here: www.soundcloud.com/livingwithagenius/episode-46a-brandon-ogborn

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Roger Bart- I mean, what can I say? We just wrapped 'Wonderful Town' at LA Opera, and I just couldn't believe the level of professionalism on that stage. Watching him do his thing up close was a real thrill, and so was having him on the show- Thanks, Roger!

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This is Brandon Ogborn. We had a two-hour-long conversation. We may be partnering up on a new show idea he has, which I think you all will enjoy, and he wrote a play called The Tomkat Project, which is the story of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. I loved it, and I know you will too, so I think you should pick up a copy here: http://www.brandonogborn.com/. Enjoy part one of our very long, but very entertaining chat, and thanks for listening!

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Tenor, Joshua Guerrero is my guest this week. I first met him a few years ago at LAO, where he started as a young artist. He's since gone on to sing principle roles at the opera, and is now well on his way to having a long and fruitful career. I enjoyed our chat, and I hope you do too- thanks for listening!

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Anthony Roth Costanzo is my guest this week. He is currently starring in the title role of the Philip Glass opera, Akhnaten at LA Opera. Today is our final performance, but the chance to sit with this fine gentleman arose, so I grabbed it. He's insightful, kind, funny and very candid. I've really enjoyed listening to him perform this most challenging role, and I'm glad to have gained a bit of insight into what makes this fellow tick. I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did- cheers!

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Born in 1990, Matthew Auc.... BORN IN 1990?? Yup. Welp, despite my crushing feeling of inadequacy and confusion about my life choices, I'm super-excited to have 26-year-old conductor, composer, pianist, and poet, Matthew Aucoin as my guest this week. He's made his mainstage conducting debut with us, at the LA Opera, in our current production of Akhnaten, and he's all of the things I've mentioned above, but with a large helping of modesty, graciousness, and collegiality. I hope you enjoy our chat- thanks for listening!

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