Hear an interview excerpt with Allison Felter, musician and member of the All-American Alumni Band; and composer and arranger Kim Scharnberg, board president of the All-American Alumni Band. The pair talk about the history of the group and some of the soloists you can expect to hear at the concert this Sunday, September 4th at…
Director David Kaplan shares how the vision for the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo” came to be and what realizing that vision has meant to him. From the festival website: The Rose Tattoo is a tale of love, death, and resilience in a downtrodden but hopeful 1940’s immigrant…
Actor Rayme Cornell shares her insights about the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo”, the arts community in St. Louis, and her very personal connection to playwright Tennessee Williams. See Rayme under the Big Top through August 28th as Serafina Delle Rose. From the festival website: The Rose Tattoo…
Actor Bradley Tejeda shares his insights into the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo”, how it relates to the work of Italian film director Federico Fellini, and what audiences should watch for as they experience the Big Top version of this play. From the website: The Rose Tattoo is a…
Execuitve Artistic Director of the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Carrie Houk, gives an overview of this year’s events, which run August 18-28. Hear about the Fellini-esque production of The Rose Tattoo, which will take place under the Big Top at the Grand Center Arts District; the accompanying events happening in The Hill neighborhood of…
Jessica Vosk is starring as the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Muny August 12-18. In this discussion with Julie Schuster, you’ll hear how Jessica’s personal journey has some parallels to the events of the show, hear her tips on things you should watch for in this spectacular production, and find…
Host Julie Schuster speaks with Brian Woods, Music Director at the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), and Wendy Hymes, Director of the Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI), about the IMI Chamber Players’ August 4th concert, “Let’s Dance”, part of the WCHOF Music Series. For more information or to purchase tickets, click HERE. From the WCHOF…
Host Kathy Lawton Brown talks with Michael V. Smith, Ph.D., the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Music Education at the University of Missouri – St. Louis and the Director of the Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative. Prior to coming to UMSL in January of 2016, Dr. Smith headed the Music Education Division of…
Actor, writer, director, and puppeteer Fergie L. Philippe joins Julie Schuster to discuss his upcoming performance in Legally Blonde the Musical at the Muny July 25-31. Hear about the hit his credit card toook when he was filming his initial audition tape, as well as a big reason audience members will be surprised by his…
Stage and screen star Corbin Bleu is on stage at the Muny through July 13 portraying Bert in Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins! Hear Corbin’s conversation with host Julie Schuster about how it feels to return to the Muny (and be back on stage after a loooong break) and some of his favorite songs…