An interview with four talented cast members of the Stage West Calgary production of "Motown Gold" - a hit retrospective of Motown artists from the 50's through to the early 2000's!

I`m joined for this session by Troy Adams, Saccha Dennis, Lee Siegel, and Katrina Reynolds. Join us for a chat about Motown, music and theatre!

Plus, you can read my Calgary Herald review of the production at:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Motown+Gold+captures+spirit+iconic+artists/3909936/story.html 

Hey, looks like it ran in The Ottawa Citizen as well:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Motown+Gold+captures+spirit+iconic+artists/3909936/story.html 

Or perhaps you're in the Windsor Star area:

http://www.windsorstar.com/entertainment/Motown+Gold+captures+spirit+iconic+artists/3909936/story.html 

Just for fun, here's a review I wrote a few years back after seeing one of the original legends of Motown, Mary Wilson of The Supremes:

http://thatdanguy.blogspot.com/search?q=mary+wilson 

Originally intended as just a print article for my weekly newspaper column in Kelowna British Columbia, this interview with Lynae LeBlanc of The National Comedy Company in New Orleans touches on the impact to the long-running improv troupe after Hurricane Katrina, comedy in general, and their unique audience participation tool "The Game Of Laugh".

You can find out more about The National Comedy Company at:

   http://www.nationalcomedycompany.com/The_National_Comedy_Company/NCC_Comedy.html 

And you can read my original column from Kelowna at:

http://www.eventpub.com/includes/datafiles/print.php?id=118477&title=New%20Orleans%20has%20a%20vibe%20that%20transcends%20tragedy 

(Ummm - the logo pictured is "retro", pirated from their MySpace site. Please check out the website noted above, and do not pirate logos...)

A conversation with actor Jamie Farr about his career to date, what he's up to now, and highlights from a 57-year career.

This interview was recorded in Calgary Alberta, while Mr. Farr was appearing in a stage adaptation of Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays With Morrie".

Read my review of the show from the online site of The Calgary Herald:

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=0670e1f4-6869-4fa7-bc88-34161ab2afa8

And it also ran in The Windsor Star:

http://www.windsorstar.com/entertainment/Tuesdays+With+Morrie+brings+tears+Calgarians/3647955/story.html?cid=megadrop_story 

Wait! I'm not done - here's a piece that ran nationally in Canada (technically for the real estate industry, but have a glance...it's really just a profile):

http://www.remonline.com/home/?p=6875 

An interview with the stars of a Calgary production of "Two Pianos Four Hands" at Stage West Theatre Restaurant.

Tom Frey & Patrick Burwell shine in this story arcing over the careers of two aspiring concert pianists - and talk about the play, their own careers, and the love of piano over the course of this chat.

You can also read my review of the production from The Calgary Herald online at:

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=a909b238-b6e3-47b7-b402-a12159cc0578 

An interview from April 12, 2009 with actor, producer and director Peter Scolari - discussing his career, and his comic influences.

This interview appeared in an abbreviated print version, in Kelowna's "eVent Magazine", in April, 2009 (unavailable as online link).

You can also check out a review of the production he was appearing in at the time, at:

http://thatdanguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/holiday-monday-morning-were-movin-kinda.html

This feature was recorded live in Calgary, Alberta Canada

Talkin' Theatre With: Conversations with personalities from the stage...

In this episode, a discussion with Lee MacDougall & Timothy French, the director and choreographer respectively of Stage West Calgary's "The Producers" - the Mel Brooks mega-hit.

You can also check out my official review of the production from the online version of The Calgary Herald at:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Comic+musical+produces+laughs/2964259/story.html 

"Talking Theatre With" - conversations with personalities from the stage.

In this episode, two of the stars from the 2010 Stage West Calgary production of "Glorious", the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins.

You can also read my review of this production, in the online version of The Calgary Herald at:

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=ae7cf13f-dd0e-48b5-b604-a6914f9714e0 

Talkin' Funny With: Chuckle Bros. - Part 2 of 2

In this episode, we discuss the concept-to-panel aspects of this nationally syndicated cartoon, and find where the funny sometimes comes from.

Check out the Calgary Herald column, from March 9, 2010 (Also ran online in The (Regina Leader-Post), March 11, 2010):

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=a365b38f-f208-4a53-941f-ff3fff4f2daf 

Talkin' Funny With: Chuckle Bros.

Part 1 of 2, where we chat with syndicated cartoon writer Brian Boychuk, who along with his brother Ron are the creators of "Chuckle Bros."

In Part 1, you'll hear of the origin of the panel comic, the road to syndication from a 7-newspaper launch in Canada, and a connection with a legend of comedy and music.

Check out the Calgary Herald column, from March 9, 2010 (Also appeared in The (Regina) Leader-Post March 11, 2010):

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=a365b38f-f208-4a53-941f-ff3fff4f2daf