Off Off Pod - Episode 016 - Jeremiah James Is Playing El Gallo in The Fantasticks
Off Off Pod with Stephen Bittrich
Release Date: 03/07/2014
Off Off Pod - Episode 034 - Off Off Topic – Sal Clemente & Stephen Talk Star Wars – SPOILERS!
Off Off Pod with Stephen Bittrich
I get Off Off Topic with my buddy, Sal Clemente, and we talk some Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Sal and I are the same age, and we both saw the original back in 1977 at age 14. (I said 15 in the interview, but I checked our birthdates, and we were 14 when it came out.) I think it's fair to say the new movie brought out nostalgic feelings from when we saw Star Wars in our youth. ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 033 - Producer Director Actor Brad Coolidge, Part 2
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Filmmaker Brad Coolidge likes hockey ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 032 - Producer Director Actor Brad Coolidge, Part 1
Off Off Pod with Stephen Bittrich
Stephen Bittrich and Brad Coolidge after whacking some golf balls. ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 031 - Actor Mindy Raymond
Off Off Pod with Stephen Bittrich
Mindy getting made up for Bigfoot action ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 030 - Director Will Pomerantz
Off Off Pod with Stephen Bittrich
Will Pomerantz and I grew up in the same small town of Seguin, Texas, and we both eventually made our way to the Big Apple to pursue a life in the theatre. We first met when he was about 13 (which would have made me about 12), and while in Texas we did plenty of high school and community theatre together. We recount a few tales from our Texas theatre roots in the interview. ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 029 - David Marantz - Voice-Over Artist and Actor
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David Marantz and Stephen Bittrich in the webseries OFF OFF. ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 028 - Actor Maggie Wagner
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My friend Maggie Wagner is opening in a new movie tonight! It will be playing tonight Friday June 20th at the at 9:30 pm. The film is called which stars -- Maggie of course, Daniel Baldwin, Billy Baldwin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mayra Leal. ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 027 - Ann Talman and Kel Haney
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My friend has been developing her solo show, for a few years (well, arguably her whole life) about her relationship with her family and in particular her brother, Woody. ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 026 - Author Karen Moline, Part 2
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Karen Moline's Novels ...
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Off Off Pod - Episode 025 - Author Karen Moline, Part 1
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My fun friend Karen Moline is a wonderful writer with a no shortage of great stories! We we had such a long conversation (the time flew by) that I needed to break the interview up into 2 parts. So here is part 1 today. Come back next Friday for part 2. ...
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Jeremiah James kindly invited me to see him as El Gallo in The Fantasticks which is playing Off Broadway on 50th Street in the Jerry Orbach Theater (Snapple Theater Center).
I met Jeremiah through my writer friend, Karen Moline. I asked her if there was anybody she knew who I had to talk to while in NYC, and she hooked me up with Jeremiah who could not have been nicer.
He was really great in the role of El Gallo -- great voice, a lot of humor, very graceful and dynamic on stage. In fact, go right now and listen to him sing! (And then come back here and listen to the interview.) www.JeremiahJames.net.
Jeremiah has done a lot of cool things so far in his career, including being a part of a very popular international touring group called Teatro, playing Billy Bigelow in a major West End revival of Carousel, originating the role of Willoughby in the new Sense and Sensibility musical at the Denver Theatre Center, and charitably helping sick kids in Zimbabwe.
Topics covered in the interview:
- Intro (0:00)
- Hello Jeremiah (4:12)
- New Business Model for Theaters, Theater as a Community Meeting Place (6:27)
- Growing up in LA , how theatre sunk in (16:26)
- Jeremiah's sister tricks him into doing a musical (18:15)
- Training and first professional gig (23:31)
- International sensation, Teatro, is formed (25:47)
- Meeting the Queen of England, Musical Theater Groupies (28:18)
- Carousel as Billy Bigelow (31:03)
- Working on very first solo record (36:38)
- Sense and Sensibility Musical at the Denver Theatre Center directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge (38:52)
- Jeremiah as El Gallo in The Fantasticks (45:20)
- Helping children in Zimbabwe, Kidzcan (47:04)
- "Bizarre, Interesting or Horrible Audition Stories" (55:34)