Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

By Jean Paul YovanoffArtsPerforming Arts
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Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest" episodes

  • Be Our Guest with Kyle Holmes and David Taylor Gomes

    Kyle Holmes (Book) and David Taylor Gomes (Music & Lyrics) started collaborating in 2012 at Granite Bay High School. Theatre at Granite Bay’s premiere of Ranked was their seventh musical as director and musical director.

    In 2017 they were the first amateur theatre group to produce The Unfortunates, coming off of its run at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and A.C.T. San Francisco. Later in 2017, they developed Boxed Up - The Musical, an episodic six-part musical comedy that took place at the Warehouse Artists Lofts (WAL) First Friday event, and culminated in a concert performance at Capital Stage. Taylor Gomes wrote the music and lyrics for Boxed Up, while Holmes was one of the show’s writers, producers and musicians.


    More Info: https://rankedmusical.com/

    57 min
  • Be Our Guest with Matte O’Brien and Matt Vinson

    Matte is a playwright, lyricist + director. He lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with his dog, Mowgli Waffles.


    His plays and musicals include:
    The Wonderful Mr. + Mrs. O’Leary
    Peter + I
    White Noise
    As Flies to Wanton Boys
    Morning Has Broken
    Becoming David
    THE MEANING OF LIFE…and other useless pieces of information
    The Worst Was This
    Anne of Green Gables, a new folk rock musical
    The Night Elaine Stritch Died

    He has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University + an MFA in Classic and Contemporary Texts from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

    https://www.matteobrien.com/


    Matt Vinson is a New York City based composer, pianist, and vocal arranger.


    His musical works for theatre include Peter + I, Anne of Green Gables, Exiles in Paradise, Doing Nothing All Day, Willie Mickey & the Duke, and Elfriede’s Story.

    He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music & Humanities from the University of Southern California and is a composing alumnus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre workshop.

    https://www.mattvinson.com/

    30 min
  • Be Our Guest with Musical Theatre in Finland (Reeta Vestman, Mikael Haavisto & Johanna Telander)

    Reeta Vestman is a Finnish actress (FIA), singer and musician. She has performed female lead roles in Musicals such as The Sound of Music, Something Rotten, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Saturday Night Fever, EVITA, The Rocky Horror Show and performed at the world's biggest rock festivals as well as Linna's parties. Reeta has graduated as an actress from the music theater department of the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London and a Master's degree in music from the Sibelius Academy. https://reetavestman.com/


    Mikael Haavisto is an actor and singer from Turku, Finland. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikael-fagu-haavisto-3197a870/


    Johanna Telander is a Finnish-American composer and actor currently residing in NYC. (singer/songwriter) best known for her debut musical Kalevala the Musical  https://www.kalevalamusical.com/


    1 hr
  • Be Our Guest with Jamie Lozano

    Considered by Lin-Manuel Miranda as the “next big thing” on Broadway. Joe’s Pub Working Group 2020-2022. The Civilians R&D Group 2020-2021. JACK Resident Artist 2021. Selected works: Tlatelolco (Mexican Premiere), Myths (Mexican Premiere), El Otro Oz - formerly The Yellow Brick Road (Off-Broadway & National Tour), Carmen La Cubana (European Tour), Children of Salt(NYMF 2016 “Best of Fest” Production), A Never-Ending Line (Comédie Nation in Paris, France & Off-Broadway), Savage (UAB atBirmingham), Present Perfect (Live & In Color). Albums: Tlatelolco, R.Evolución Latina’s Dare to Go Beyond, Doreen Montalvo's American Soul/Latin Heart, A Never-Ending Line, Jaime Lozano & The Familia: Songs by an Immigrant with liner notes by Lin-Manuel Miranda; these last three released by Broadway Records. Film: In The Heights (orchestrations). Currently working on: Songs by an Immigrant Vol. 2, Broadway in Spanglish and Desaparecidas. Jaime can be seen in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial feature film debut Tick, Tick... Boom! alongside other celebrated Broadway composers. BFA: Music & Composition, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; MFA: NYU/Tisch, Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program (Full Tuition Scholarship); part of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America, AFM Local 802, BMI and GRAMMY and LatinGRAMMY voting member.

    23 min
  • BONUS - Be Our Guest with Zorana Sadiq

    Zorana is a singing teacher, singer, performer, arts educator, and playwright of the show 'MixTape' which runs at the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario from November 8-13th, 2022.


    More Info: https://grandtheatre.com/event/mixtape

    12 min
  • Be Our Guest with Taylor A. Purdee

    Taylor Armstrong Purdee is an American director, actor, screenwriter, and songwriter. He is best known for creating the musical film 'Killian & the Comeback Kids, as well as for his work preserving the documentary films of Academy Award-winning actor/director Lee Grant.  He is the first bi-racial director/star of African American descent to have a narrative film theatrically released in America in the 21st Century. 

    30 min
  • Be Our Guest with Mark Ciglar

    Mark is the founder of the company Cinevative, which is the nation’s leading producer of commercials, video production, and stage projections for the arts. Our innovative approach to on-screen marketing and storytelling has helped some of the most prestigious arts organizations in the country dramatically increase ticket sales. From commercials to full-length productions, Cinevative has developed innovative forms of visual storytelling that merge the best of stagecraft and filmmaking to create powerful on-screen experiences.


    https://www.cinevative.com/

    30 min

About Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

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A mystery guest or guests joins Jean-Paul Yovanoff to share their love of musical theatre. Some one famous or just a lover of showtunes, you never know who's going to be on the air each week.