State of the Arts

By LA Talk Radio

State of the Arts is an all-new, weekly series devoted to coverage of the performing arts in Los Angeles, and beyond... with emphasis on theatre, music, dance events, and stage spectaculars. Michael ... more

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State of the Arts episodes:

March 06, 2014 March 6, 2014
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February 27, 2014 Jim J. Bullock
From the Best of State of the Arts (originally broadcast February 28, 2011) - Sterling
and Stroili exchange quips with actor Jim J. Bullock as their sole guest for the hour. Best known for his
unique sense of comedy and his co-starring role on the 80???s iconic hit TV series Too Close for Comfort ...
a regular celebrity player on Hollywood Squares ... and his former syndicated talk show Jim J. and Tammy Faye
(Tammy Faye (Baker) Messner) in 1996 , Bullock discusses his career in television and film, as well as the
musical side of his life on Broadway and throughout the country. The Live Arts Calendar features An Evening
with Rita Rudner at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, CA; the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards in Palm
Springs, CA; and The Insomnia Play at the Lyric Hyperian Theatre in Silverlake, CA. Sterling reviews The
Blank Theatre Co.???s The Cradle Will Rock at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood and Betty Buckley and
Marvin Hamlisch in concert at the new Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, CA. Bullock shares his
worst moment during a performance.
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February 20, 2014 February 20, 2014
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February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014
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January 30, 2014 Kiff Scholl
Multiple award-winning theatre, film director, writer and television actor Kiff Scholl
discusses his work with the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s American classic Inherit the Wind for Wasatch
Theatre Ventures at the Grove Theatre Center in Burbank, CA. Sterling reviews Broadway’s legendary Chita
Rivera in her one woman concert Chita.. A Legendary Celebration at the Valley Performing Arts Center in
Northridge, CA, as well as Cirque du Soleil’s Totem under the big top at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa
Monica, CA. Stroili reviews The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, a unique evening of anarchic theatre
presented by the National Theatre of Scotland at Santa Monica’s Edye Theatre at the Broad Stage. Scholl
recants an embarrassing moment during his professional career.
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January 23, 2014 Maxine Lapiduss, Blair Hickey
(From the Best of State of the Arts - Original Air Date: January 24, 2011) Sterling and
Stroili talk high and low tech about computers and the internet. Top TV producer/writer Maxine Lapiduss
(Roseanne, Home Improvement, Foxworthy, Ellen, Dharma & Greg) is interviewed about her love of singing
and stand-up comedy, and her return to performing. The Live Arts Calendar features the hysterical and
stirring adventure Cyrano at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. and Traces, an acrobatic spectacle
of circus, physical theatre, music and dance at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood. Sterling reviews
Louis Van Amstel's Ballroom with a Twist at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Successful television
actor Blair Hickey discusses his entrepreneurial skills as the co-founder of CastingAbout.com, and gives
proactive advice to actors about how to promote themselves during TV "pilot" season. Lapiduss and Hickey
their reveal worst career experiences.
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January 16, 2014 Chat about Chita
A special segment titled Chat about Chita (Rivera that is) with New York City’s Merle
Frimark is featured. Frimark, longtime publicist for the multiple award-winning, soon-to-be 81 year old
Broadway/film star, talks about Chita Rivera’s upcoming Los Angeles area concerts at the Valley Performing
Arts Center in Northridge, CA – January 25, 2014; and the Haugh Performing Arts Center in Glendora, CA –
January 26, 2014. Choreographer/Director Lee Martino discusses her work with the world premiere musical The
Wrong Man January 25 – March 2 at LA’s Skylight Theatre. Ross Golan, writer and star of The Wrong Man, is
also interviewed about the musical and his successful career as pop songwriter for such artists as Nicki
Manaj, Cee Lo Green, Lady Antebellum, Justin Bieber, Keith Urban and Maroon Five... to name but a few.
Martino and Golan recall embarrassing moments during their careers.
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January 09, 2014 Gordon Goodman, Bruce Kimmel
Premier musical theatre star, concert vocalist, actor and author Gordon Goodman is
interviewed about his portrayal of iconic film and theatre star John Barrymore in the LA hit play Barrymore
at the El Portal Theatre in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood. The Live Arts Calendar features the
dead serious comedy Aspirin and Elephants by playwright Jerry Mayer at the Santa Monica Playhouse; and
closing weekend of the U.S. National Tour of Peter and the Star Catcher at the Ahmanson Theatre in the Los
Angeles Music Center. Producer/Director/Author and Record Producer Bruce Kimmel (Kritzerland Records) talks
about One Starry Night at the Pasadena Playhouse which features performances by Hollywood and Broadway stars
in benefit of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Embarrassing career moments are revealed by Goodman and
Kimmel.
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January 06, 2014 Jeff Skowron, Hilary Michael Thompson
Broadway and television’s Jeff Skowron (2013 Los Angeles Ovation Award Winner/Best Lead
Actor in a Musical/Parade) talks about his co-starring role as Leo Bloom in 3D Theatricals’ production of Mel
Brooks’ The Producers at the historic Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton, CA and the Redondo Beach Performing
Arts Center. Producers co-star... musical theatre dancer/singer Hilary Michael Thompson ... also discusses
her career and her portrayal of Ulla in the Mel Brooks spectacular. Let’s Misbehave: The Music and Lyrics
of Cole Porter at ITC (International City Theatre/Long Beach, CA) and The Light in the Piazza at the South
Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, CA are featured in this week’s Live Arts Calendar. Skowron and
Thompson recant embarrassing stories from their professional pasts.
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January 02, 2014 Happy New Year
(From the Best of State of the Arts originally broadcast January 3, 2011) Back to kick
off the New Year with a feel-good goal, Sterling & Stroili converse about the hilarious realities of
attending the Annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. Veteran nightclub star and recording artist
Jeanie Brandes charms the husk right off of the corn as the year's first in-studio guest; along with Broadway
and television star Dean Butler who discusses his multi-faceted career from theatre to television's iconic
hit series Little House on the Prairie, and his award-winning film company Legacy Documentaries. The Live
Arts Calendar highlights the world premiere of TV star Ryan Eggold's Amy and Elliot at the Stella
Adler-Gilbert Stage in Hollywood; and Sunset Limited presented by Rogue Machine at Theatre Theater in Los
Angeles. Brandes and Butler recall worst moments during live performance. Miss Brandes' latest CD Jeanie
Brandes Kisses You Awake is also featured.
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