Today we have two return guests coming on the pod, our favorite Director / Producer Duo, Colleen Hammond Whitmore and Sandra Benton!! We sit down to chat CHW Productions at Hollywood Fringe, the Red Carpet Opening Night Party, and all of the excitement and hard work that goes into putting on four shows at once. At the same time, we make some traditional Chinese eggrolls to wrap up the Fringe season and usher in the upcoming shows! Get excited for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest" coming soon to The Hobgoblin Theater!

Colleen Hammond Whitemore

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Sandra Benton

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We're officially back from the Mid-Season Break!! Welcome to the official Confessional Recap of Kristina and Jake's incredibly beautiful Boston wedding. We go through all of the juicy details of the weekend, with plenty of behind the scenes footage since I was also the content creator! Enjoy the full Mei of Honor speech, and a peek at the performance of "Your Honor," the original song written by Nick Major and I that we debuted at the reception.

Congratulations to Kristina & Jake!!

⁠"Your Honor" Performance ⁠

⁠"Your Honor" Original Song⁠

⁠"Drop Dead" Wedding Recap Video⁠

Kristina Major Haddad

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Jake Haddad

IG @jakehaddad77

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DJ @djnickinell

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It's the Mid-Season Finale!! Before we take a lil 3 week break, we're sitting down with the dynamic duo, and loving wives, Alla Arutcheva and Geri-Lynn Cesar! Alla's photography and marketing talent paired with Geri-Lynn's psychology and styling skills have created Femini Rising and Visionary Media Labs, two companies focused on branding the whole person through storytelling and authenticity. We chat about how they got their start in the industry, where they are now (on stage with Hilary Duff apparently!), where they're going next, and how they are able to do it all together :')

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This week we take a seat with Mateen Bizar to chat about what it's like getting ready to perform 5 shows as the titular character in "Tartuffe in 60 Minutes" in the Hollywood Fringe Festival!! Mateen's experience in entertainment has taken him around the world, and inspires anyone with a dream to get out there and break any molds that holds them back!

Mateen Bizar

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YT ⁨@mateenbizar3926⁩

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Today we're chatting with the incredible actor, performer, cabaret producer, and overall legend Eric Seppala to hear all about his journey in the arts! From his fellow Tour Guides at Universal Studios helping him qualify for SAG, to the most joyous Xanadu Experiences in the world, Eric's story is full of funny moments and synchronicities. We then take a moment to sing-song some of our lines from Colleen Hammond Whitmore's "Tartuffe in 60 Minutes" in The Hollywood Fringe Festival :)

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This week we're finding out how Magic John B fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a professional magician, and made it to "The Mecca of Magic" aka, The Magic Castle in Hollywood. From the suburbs of Chicago (shoutout Dasha & all our midwestern friends), all the way to performing for the stars, John B's story is an inspiration to us all!

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June is swiftly approaching, and with it The Hollywood Fringe Festival!! This month long theater fest encompasses nearly 500 shows at over 30 venues across a 3 mile stretch of Hollywood, and the entire thing is run by Co-Executive Directors (aka the Co-Fringe Mommies) Lois Neville and Ellen Den Herder. Today, we are so excited to welcome Lois to the show to talk all about the history of Fringe, her experiences in the industry, and what it was like taking over this iconic festival during the dark days of Covid.

Lois Neville: IG @loloadele

Hollywood Fringe: IG @hollywoodfringe

Watch shows at Hollywood Fringe!!

Come see me as Elmire in Tartuffe on 6/6, 6/13, & 6/27

Watch the Town Halls & Workshops!

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This week we're spilling the hottest tea on SYD/NEY's first single "One Year" and all of the juicy breakup backstory that comes with it! Sit down with us (with a special cameo from the ever iconic Dasha German!!) to hear all about how SYD/NEY is making her musical dreams come true, from playing gigs back home in Mexico at 16 years old, to now pursuing music professionally here in the City of Angels.

Listen to "One Year" out everywhere now, and get excited for the music video coming this Sunday 5/24 (shot, directed, and edited by our lovely Dasha!) with behind the scenes content from yours truly (follow PMS Events to see it all!!)

SYD/NEY

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Strap in and get excited, because we are taking another trip to Boston for a top secret visit to surprise Kristina for her Bridal Shower!!

After months of planning and covert operations with my bff's mom, fiancé, and family, it was finally time for me to continue my Mei of Honor duties as I helped put together a beautiful Surprise Shower for my girl. It was so much fun, and I am beyond grateful to everyone who helped make it happen!!

Kristina Major

@jeanfiumara

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We're taking it back to Ye Olde England this week as Cynthia Valenzuela and I analyze and modernize William Shakespeare's monologues for Cassius Longinus and Mark Antony respectively as we prepare for "Julius Caesar in 60 Minutes"! Cynthia tells all regarding her industry experience to date, including all the tea on multiple National Commercials and what it was like working with Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal in "The Accountant 2." Also get excited to hear about the upcoming episode with her husband, magician (and Magic Castle Member!!) John Bendewald!

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