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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The podcast currently has 436 episodes available.

State of the Arts episodes:

August 24, 2012 August 23, 2012
Hollywood legend Budd Moss, agent to such stars as Sidney Poitier, Carolyn Jones, William
Shatner, Shelly Winters, Cyd Charisse, Tom Bosley and Mia Farrow, is interviewed about his autobiography And
All I Got was Ten Percent set for a September 1st release. Moss is joined by three time New York Times
bestselling celebrity ghostwriter Julie McCarron who discusses her work on Moss’ book, as well as
autobiographies for pop icons Rick Springfield’s and Gene Simmons. The Live Arts Calendar features the U.S.
National Tour of Mary Poppins at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles; and Euripides’ Helen at Moss shares an
embarrassing story from his past.
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August 17, 2012 August 16, 2012
From the Best of State of the Arts (Originally broadcast August 23, 2010) - Sterling
shares tales about the joys (or not) of moving; while Stroili talks of his mother’s move… a slightly
different “tail” which ends up in smoke. Film icon and best-selling author Tab Hunter is interviewed about
life during the 50’s as Warner Brothers #1 Box Office star; co-starring on Broadway with Tallulah Bankhead;
working on television; and his best-selling book Tab Hunter Confidential:The Making of a Movie Star. Child
star Blake McIver Ewing reminisces about own experiences on TV as aStar Searchwinner and series regular on
ABC’s beloved Full House.
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August 10, 2012 August 9, 2012
Singing sensation, concert and recording star Roslyn Kind is interviewed by Sterling and
Stroili. Sterling reviews the U.S. National Tour of Memphis at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
Nightclub singer/songwriter Cortes Alexander discusses his career touring the world in concert with Liza
Minnelli. The State of the Arts/Breakdown Services Prize Giveaway spins the wheel in search of its weekly
winner. Screenwriter and playwright Jamie Pachino talks about her critically acclaimed, award-winning play
The Return to Morality at Hollywood's Lex Theatre. Embarrassing career moments are revealed.
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August 03, 2012 August 2, 2012
Legendary Grammy Award winning pop recording icon Helen Reddy visits with Sterling and
Stroili to discuss her 2012 return to the concert stage after a self-imposed 10 year retirement. Sterling
does a mini review of the Tony Award winning musical Memphis at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre. The wheel
turns for the new weekly State of the Arts audience prize from Breakdown Services. Nightclub star Jeanne
Page is interviewed about her impressive career and working with Sammy Davis, Jr. Wayne Newton, Gladys
Knight, and others. Page also divulges an embarrassing moment during a performance.
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July 27, 2012 July 26, 2012
Sterling and Stroili interview Award-winning actress/singer Sunny Thompson about her
starring role in the critically acclaimed international touring show Marilyn Forever Blonde opening in August
at North Hollywood’s historic El Portal Theatre in the heart of the NoHo Arts District. The Live Arts
Calendar features Susanna Spies’ The Dryer at Hollywood’s Working Stage Theatre in benefit for the Eamon
Cannon Comedy Class at Inner-City Arts Los Angeles. The Breakdown Services/State of the Arts weekly prize
give away is introduced to listeners. Broadway star Raymond Saar (Les Miserables) talks about his diverse
musical theatre career and giving back to youngsters enrolled in the Teenage Drama Workshop summer
conservatory on campus at California State University at Northridge. Saar recalls an awkward moment during a
performance.
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July 20, 2012 July 19, 2012
Film and TV star Esai Morales (Star of La Bamba, NYPD Blue, Showtime’s Resurrection
Blvd., Plays in the Park at the Santa Monica Playhouse in Santa Monica, CA), and two-time Tony Award nominee
Christopher Sieber (Spamalot, Shrek, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast, and co-star with George
Hamilton in the current U.S. National Tour of La Cage Aux Follesat Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre) are
interviewed by Sterling and Stroili. The Live Arts Calendar features Komitas, an Armenian love story with
music about historic hero Komitas Vardabet (1869-1935) at the Atwater Village Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
Morales and Sieber recall embarrassing career moments.
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July 10, 2012 July 9, 2012
From The Best of State of The Arts (Originally broadcast July 12, 2010): Sterling and
Stroili salute "Actors as Entrepreneurs." In studio Guests Blair Hickey and Brian Wold discuss the formation
of CastingAbout.com, an online service for actors, with offices in Los Angeles and New York. This week’s live
Arts Calendar is highlighted by top productions in Southern California and Chicago. Tony Award winner Alan
Cumming’s cabaret concert – Alan Cumming: Uncut at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA is reviewed. Los
Angeles Ovation-nominated actress/singer/comedienne and impressionist Cissy Conner discusses her career and
highly successful shoe business, Bare Sole (BareSole.com)
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July 03, 2012 July 2, 2012
Veteran stage and screen stars Andrew Prine and Salome Jens discuss their 50+ year
careers in hit television series, major motion pictures, and on Broadway; as well as their co-starring roles
in the Ernest Thompson Tony Award nominated, Academy Award winning family comedy/drama On Golden Pond at the
Glendale Centre Theatre in Glendale, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the Independent Shakespeare Company
and its annual summer festival in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park; this year featuring The Winter’s Tale, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Comedy of Errors. Prine and Jens recall embarrassing moments from their
careers.
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June 26, 2012 June 25, 2012
Broadway musical theatre star Juliana Hansen (Millie in the 1st U.S. National Tour of
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast) talks about her association with the Walt
Disney Company; The Live Arts Calendar features Rogue Artists’ D is for Dog at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre
in Hollywood. Sterling reviews Million Dollar Quartetat the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, and For the
Record: Boogie Nights at Rockwell: Table and Stage in Los Feliz, CA. Veteran choreographer Jerry Evans
(Reba McIntyre, Paula Abdul, Barbra Streisand) is interviewed about his long career in film, television,
commercials, musical theatre and the concert stage. Hansen and Evans relive embarrassing career moments.
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June 19, 2012 June 18, 2012
Michael Sterling (the busiest man in showbiz) is out at a rehearsal, so Christopher
Meehan valiantly steps in to fill his well-polished shoes. Guests include actor, director and author Kevin
Theis, co-author of Confessions of a Transylvanian: A Story of Sex, Drugs and Rocky Horror - Now available on
Kindle and in trade paperback. Also, joining us by phone - American Idol's Bobby Bennett, discussing his
upcoming appearance at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal on June 24th. We also talk stage fright, and
self-tanning accidents.
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