The Locher Room

Meet the stars and the creator of the new darkly comic web series, The Disappointments in The Locher Room. Joining me for the hour is the writer, director and star Rich Burns along with his co-star Trevor LaPaglia.

The Disappointments follows of group of close friends in their 50’s who, rocked by the suicide of one of their own, are forced to face the failures and disappointments in their own lives.

Based in part on actual events, this new series looks at a pivotal issue people face as they navigate their 50’s: What do you do when you realize that time is running short, the road behind you is longer than the road ahead, and your job, your marriage, your relationship with your kids, your life has not turned out at all the way you had hoped and planned when you were young?

In the show, the characters take action. Most of it ill-advised. Some of it straight-up disastrous. All in the hopes of turning their disappointing lives around.

This web series aims to be unique by featuring gay men in their 50s dealing with the fallout from faltering careers and empty bank accounts and generally scrambling to figure out how to set themselves up to survive in the decades yet to come.

As a gay man in his 50's myself, I can't wait to talk with Rich and Trevor about The Disappointments and find out more about their journeys to this very funny new series. Please come and hang with the three of us.

Original Airdate: 11/12/2021

Nine time Emmy Award-winning soap scribe Patrick Mulcahey will join me in The Locher Room to look back at his incredible career writing for many of your favorite daytime dramas. As Patrick tells it, "I was having a fine misspent youth in 1979, writing plays and waiting tables in New Orleans, when a call came asking: Would he be interested in writing for Search For Tomorrow? Sure, I said. “What is it?”

Patrick has written for Another World (briefly), Texas, Guiding Light (twice), Loving, Santa Barbara, General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful, two short-lived primetime series, and two MOWs (Movies of the Week). Patrick earned his first Emmy win at Guiding Light working where he was working side by side with Douglas Marland until Douglas left the show. 40 years after his start at Search for Tomorrow, Patrick left The Bold and the Beautiful at the end of 2019 and in his post-soap pandemic shutdown life, he’s writing plays nobody’s seen (no eyeballs in shutdown theaters), submitting to contests nobody’s heard of (won three of them, though), and enjoying the wilds of the North Cascade Mountains in Washington state, where he lives quietly and happily with his husband, who’s also named Patrick Mulcahey, to the amusement of everyone but TSA. (In Patrick's words)

Don't miss the chance to catch up with this talented and prolific writer.

Original Airdate: 11/11/2021

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Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Kevin Mambo visited The Locher Room to look back at his incredible career.

Mambo can currently be seen on the new Netflix drama, Hit & Run. The series tells the story of a man searching for the truth behind his wife's death who becomes caught up in a dangerous web of secrets and intrigue stretching from New York to Tel Aviv. Mambo plays an NYPD detective with a wry sense of humor who has seen it all and nothing can phase him. The series is streaming now.

He is no stranger to the small screen. Mambo had prime roles on hit series such as Luke Cage and High Maintenance. Daytime fans will remember him from his two-time Emmy winning role as Marcus Williams on Guiding Light. Other film and television credits include Cadillac Records, Nina, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Blacklist, and Elementary just to name a few.

Mambo has added to his repertoire with a very impressive list of on-stage roles. He played the title character in the Tony Award nominated Fela!, and brought his talent to the role of Mafala in Book of Mormon. He was also seen in the revival of The Color Purple and The Public Theater's Fortress of Solitude.

Original Airdate: 11/10/2021

I am thrilled to welcome daytime television legend Eileen Fulton to The Locher Room. Eileen is well known to daytime audiences for her unforgettable role as Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi on the CBS daytime drama As the World Turns for nearly 50 years. Lisa joined the cast in May 1960 and remained with the show on and off until the show went off the air on September 17, 2010. Lisa is considered to be the first soap "vixen" and was one half of the first ever super couple, Bob (Don Hastings) and Lisa Hughes.

Eileen left the show in 1965 to bring her character of Lisa to her own prime time soap spin-off, Our Private World. Eileen returned to As the World Turns in early 1966 after Our Private World was cancelled. Eileen has also appeared on Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional theatre productions. She has written two memoirs and performed her cabaret / nightclub act around the country.

Join us to catch up with the one and only Eileen Fulton.

Original Airdate: 11/5/2021

The funny and talented Renèe Taylor along with her director and son Gabe Bologna will join me in The Locher Room to discuss their new film Tango Shalom. Renèe co-stars, as does her late husband and Gabe's father, Joe Bologna, in Tango Shalom - a delightful movie that offers a message of inclusion and tolerance that is resonating with diverse audiences - all religions, ages and within the LGBTQ community.

Renèe is known to television audiences around the world for playing Fran Fine's mother Sylvia on the still popular television sitcom The Nanny for all six seasons. Gabe is an actor / director who studied as the protégée of director John Frankenheimer. Tango Shalom also stars Lainie Kazan, Karina Smirnoff (Dancing with the Star), The Laniado Brothers Jose and Claudio, and Judi Beecher. Joe Bologna co-wrote the film and it was his last performance before he passed away. He and Taylor had a famously successful Hollywood, interfaith marriage themselves.

The film is available now on all major VOD/streaming and cable platforms, and DVD, across the US and Canada. Check your local cable provider and visit www.tangoshalommovie.com for the most up to date information.

TANGO SHALOM

Tango Shalom is an interfaith comedy dance movie about “Rabbi Moshe Yehuda” (Jos Laniado), who enters a televised Tango competition to save his Hebrew school from bankruptcy. There is only one problem: because of his religious tenets, he can't touch a woman! He seeks the help of a few advisors, a Catholic priest, a Muslim Imam, and an Indian Mystic, to hash out a plan to help Moshe enter the competition without sacrificing his sacred beliefs. A heart-pumping and heartwarming fable that tests the bonds of family, community, and the bounds of tolerance and faith… one dazzling dance step at a time.

Original Airdate: 11/4/2021

Catch up with actress Rebecca Staab in The Locher Room. Rebecca will be here to talk about her new role in the romantic comedy Love Hard premiering on Netflix on November 5th. Rebecca continues to work non-stop and will fill us in on all the projects she's been working on. She will also reminisce about her daytime roles on Guiding Light (Jesse Matthews) and Port Charles (Elizabeth Barrington). Rebecca will also talk about her work with dog rescues.

Don't miss the chance to catch up with this beautiful and talented actress.

Original Airdate: 11/3/2021

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Emmy Award-winning writer Victor Miller will be my guest in The Locher Room. Victor introduced the world to Jason Voorhees when he wrote the original Friday the 13th film. In addition to Jason, Victor wrote for several daytime dramas including All My Children, Another World, Guiding Light and One Life to Live.

Victor was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, raised in Long Island. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in English and Tulane University in with an MA in Theatre and Speech. He was co-founder of The American Shakespeare Theatre's Center for Theatre Techniques in Education.

Please join us to meet Victor and hear about his incredible career as a writer.

Original Airdate: 10/29/2021

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Production Designers Rick Dennis and Patrick Howe will be my guests in The Locher Room to discuss their incredible work designing sets for As the World Turns and Guiding Light.

Rick Dennis spent 23 years from 1986 - 2009 as Guiding Light's Production Designer earning seven Daytime Emmy Nominations for his work in Springfield. After Guiding Light went off the air, Rick has worked as an Art Director / Production Designer on a number of prime-time series including The Americans, Homeland, Madame Secretary, The Following to name a small few.

Patrick Howe spent four years as a Production Designer on Another World before moving to Oakdale and As the World Turns where he worked for 11 years. Patrick earned five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Production Design for his work. Since leaving Oakdale behind, Patrick has worked as a Production Designer on Only Murders in the Building, Godfather of Harlem, Marvel's Iron Fist, The Get Down and Unforgettable to name just a few.

Don't miss the chance to learn from these two incredible designers who helped bring your two favorite daytime dramas to life day after day.

Original Airdate: 10/28/2021

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Actress Judith McConnell will be my guest in The Locher Room.

Judith was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and started dance classes at age 6. She has continued with dance for most of her life and today she takes a weekly tap and jazz class. She was accepted and attended the renowned Carnegie Mellon School of Acting.

Upon leaving college, Judith went to New York City and immediately landed a commercial. Shortly thereafter, she was offered a role in a pilot shooting in Los Angeles. In LA she started booking work, doing an original Star Trek, and had recurring roles in Dragnet, Beverly Hillbillies, Mayberry RFD, Green Acres and guest starring in Mannix, The Streets of San Francisco and many others. She also worked in the theatre at The Rocking Chair Playhouse and The Century City Playhouse.

Judith’s first daytime role was in General Hospital, where she played Augusta McLeod. Then New York City came calling her back for roles in As the World Turns (Valerie Conway), Another World (Amanda Bishop), and One Life to Live (Eva Vasquez). She soon returned to Hollywood for the part of Sophia Capwell on Santa Barbara.

We certainly have a lot to talk about. Join us to catch up with this incredible actress.

Original Airdate: 10/23/2021

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Tune-in to The Locher Room for a very special episode dedicated to the international non-profit charitable organization, Twist Out Cancer. If you or anyone you know has been touched by cancer like I have, you won't want to miss this episode.

Twist Out Cancer provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming. The organization was founded on the principle that when you share, the world opens up. Its signature program is Brushes with Cancer, which is a six month program that matches those touched by cancer with artists to create a unique piece of artwork that reflects on their personal journey with cancer. Brushes with Cancer strategically matches artists with those touched by cancer to create unique pieces of artwork reflective of their journey. Over a period of 4 months, pairs will connect virtually and their relationships are guided and supported by Twist Out Cancer mentors with the intention of creating a support system for both the artist and inspiration. The program finishes on a high note with our signature celebratory art exhibition, gala and auction where the artwork is revealed for the first time.

Joining me for the show is August Spree who is a cancer survivor herself. She met her partner Brad Young, who served as her artist for her Brushes with Cancer experience. August was so moved by this experience, she joined the Board of Directors for Twist Out Cancer and now serves as the Director of Programs. For this, she is the driving force for the planning and execution for the Brushes with Cancer programs. This includes everything from matching up Inspirations and Artists to work together as part of the program and planning for the annual events.

In addition to August, you will meet Artist Sara Zielinski who is working with Inspiration Pam Oliver, who lost her daughter to cancer. We will hear how Sara got involved and Pam will discuss what Twist Out Cancer calls, "The Reveal" which is always a very emotional experience for all involved.

Please join us to hear these inspiring stories and learn more about Twist Out Cancer.

Original Airdate: 10/21/2021