Richard Skipper Celebrates

This show celebrates the arts, artists, and each other. It is all about celebrating someone's body of WORTH.

Jackie Joseph (12/30/2020) 12/30/2020

Jackie Joseph (12/30/2020) This list contains some appearances for Jackie Joseph. /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17376392

Spencer Tracy with James Curtis (12/28/2020) 12/29/2020

Spencer Tracy with James Curtis (12/28/2020) Spencer Tracy’s image on-screen was that of a self-reliant man whose sense of rectitude toward others was matched by his sense of humor toward himself. Whether he was Father Flanagan of Boys Town, Clarence Darrow of Inherit the Wind, or the crippled war veteran in Bad Day at Black Rock, Tracy was forever seen as a pillar of strength. /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17354621

88th Anniversary of Radio City Music Hall & Rosie Novellino-Mearns (12/27/2020) 12/28/2020

88th Anniversary of Radio City Music Hall & Rosie Novellino-Mearns (12/27/2020) Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company. It opened on December 27, 1932, as part of the construction of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of two venues built for Rockefeller Center's "Radio City" section, the other being Center Theatre. It was largely successful until the /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17349011

Creativity In The Age of COVID Episode 8 (12/24/2020) 12/26/2020

Creativity In The Age of COVID Episode 8 (12/24/2020) Dr. Bloom and Richard are joined by Kimberly Faye Greenburg, Ann Kittredge, Richard Shelton, and Kim David Smith. /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17331344

Cissy Wellman and They Say I Come From Hollywood Royalty... (12/23/2020) 12/26/2020

Cissy Wellman and They Say I Come From Hollywood Royalty... (12/23/2020) They Say I Come From Hollywood Royalty... So Where’s My Crown? is a collection of delightful and funny stories by Cissy Wellman about her life growing up in Hollywood. As the daughter of one of America’s most famous directors, William “Wild Bill” Wellman (whose films include Wings, A Star Is Born, Beau Geste, The Story of G.I. Joe, The Ox-Bow Incident, Public Enemy and dozens of others), Cissy counted among her friends some of the great directors, actors and singers of all time, including director /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17331347

Shelly Goldstein (12/22/2020) 12/26/2020

Shelly Goldstein (12/22/2020) Shelly Goldstein is one of the busiest writers of awards shows in Hollywood, New York and the UK. She frequently works punching up screenplays and writing special material, comedy and song lyrics for performers. Shelly has doctored scripts or written special material for such artists as Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Sharon Stone, Cybill Shepherd, Liza Minnelli, Jeffrey Tambor, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Earl Jones, Eva Longoria, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Connolly, Samuel L Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Steven Spielber /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17329604

James Morgan and The York Theatre (12/21/2020) 12/21/2020

James Morgan and The York Theatre (12/21/2020) James Morgan is the producing artistic director of the York Theatre Company in Manhattan, with which he has been associated for 46 of its 51 years. A scenic designer, graphic designer and occasional director, his work has been seen on Broadway and Off-, in regional theaters around the country. His friendship with Janet Hayes Walker, who founded the York, blossomed into a career as they discovered similar tastes in theater—especially musical theater. When Ms. Wa /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17287889

Rita Harvey & Peter Danish "Simple Prayers: For Challenging Times" (12/20/2020) 12/21/2020

Rita Harvey & Peter Danish "Simple Prayers: For Challenging Times" (12/20/2020) Rita Harvey (star of Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on The Roof, Next to Normal, etc.) has teamed up this holiday season with author and composer (and BWW.com Classical Music Critic) Peter Danish for an incredibly special new CD. “Simple Prayers for Challenging Times” a collection of short prayers from numerous different faiths set to original music by Danish and performed by Rita Harvey. “We were both seeking a creative outlet during this crazy stressful time and this idea was a godsend. It just seeme /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17283449

Susan L. Schulman and Backstage Pass to Broadway (12/19/2020) 12/19/2020

Susan L. Schulman and Backstage Pass to Broadway (12/19/2020) Susan L. Schulman has been a theatrical press agent for over 40 years, handling Broadway, off-Broadway, dance, film, special events, TV, books, dance and individual personalities. Susan was born and raised in New York City attending Hunter Elementary and High School, NYU and holds a Master's degree in Theatre Arts from Columbia University. Susan has heralded such worthy projects as LAUREN BACALL in "APPLAUSE," JIM DALE in "SCAPINO," GEORGE C. SCOTT in "DEATH OF A SALESMAN" and "SLY FOX," Bob Fosse’ /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17261396

David Maiocco (12/18/2020) 12/19/2020

David Maiocco (12/18/2020) David Maiocco has served as musical director and pianist for some of the most iconic legends of all times – or at least, reasonable facsimiles! Tommy Femia’s Judy Garland Live!, Richard Skipper’s Carol Channing and Friends - and Carol Channing +2, Steven Brinberg’s Simply Barbra, and Chuck Sweeney’s Miss Peggy Lee. Now, he’s a reasonable facsimile! /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17256203

Rev. Yolanda (12/17/2020) 12/18/2020

Rev. Yolanda (12/17/2020) Rev. Yolanda is a trans femme gender queer singer songwriter and interfaith minister originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, "The Hit Recording Capital of the World". She is Influenced by the music of her hometown,as it intersects with the spiritual spectrum. She has been making music professionally for over 35 years, and has won several awards along the way: Blues Hall of Fame, LGBT Hall of Fame, 2x MAC Award Winner. Creating music that reflects her journey in all of its challenges and enlightenment, has b /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17248700

Joy Lober and The Broadway Mentors Program (12/16/2020) 12/17/2020

Joy Lober and The Broadway Mentors Program (12/16/2020) Joy has been a singer/actress for her entire life. Although her years in the industry have brought great respect from her peers, Joy feels she has taken on her favorite role of all: Voice Teacher and Mentor to the next generation of artists. As the founder and Executive Director of The Broadway Mentors Program and the Broadway Mentors Foundation for the Performing Arts, Joy has found and "Passing the Torch" one of the most important and fulfilling aspects of her life. The programs include personal One on /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17230229

Beth Leavel (12/15/2020) 12/15/2020

Beth Leavel (12/15/2020) Beth Leavel received Tony, Drama Desk, NY Outer Critics Circle and LA Drama Critics Awards for her performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone. Beth also received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her role as Florence Greenberg in Baby, It’s You. Other Broadway roles include June Adams in Bandstand, Emily in Elf, Donna in Mamma Mia!, Dorothy Brock in the revival of 42nd Street, Tess in the original company of Crazy For You, Mrs. Bixby in The Civil War, Ellie in Hal /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17211344

Jodie Carn, A Life in Show Business (12/14/2020) 12/15/2020

Jodie Carn, A Life in Show Business (12/14/2020) Jodie Carn was born into SHOW BUSINESS. Her mother, DONA MASSIN, was the FAMED CHOREOGRAPHER, at MGM Studios, who was most famously known for choreographing many of the best dance numbers in the MGM Musicals, but was THE CHOREOGRAPHER for one of the most famous movies in the world, THE WIZARD OF OZ! Jodie's mom was the choreographer who gave you "THE SKIP" sequence in the movie as well as making certain the most famous song in the world, SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, made it into the movie! Jodie was going to /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17208068

Sue Matsuki (12/13/2020) 12/13/2020

Sue Matsuki (12/13/2020) Sue Matsuki is the 2020 Bistro Award Winner for a 11-time MAC Award Nominee and a 3-time Winner (in 7 different categories) as follows: 2002 MAC Award Winner for Female Jazz/Pop/R and B Vocalist; 2002 MAC Award Nominee for Best Female Recording for her first Jazz CD, A New Take; 2004 MAC Award Nominee for Duo/Group (with Marcus Simeone); 2006 MAC Award Winner for Jazz Duo/Special Productions for 10 Years in the Making with her Musical Director Gregory Toroian; 2007 and 2010 MAC (Manhattan Association of Cab /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17177141

Mark-Alan (12/12/2020) 12/13/2020

Mark-Alan (12/12/2020) Mark-Alan moved to NYC from CT in the fall of 1980 to pursue a career in theatre. He attended two semesters at the American Academy of 'Traumatic' Arts. When he was not invited back for the third semester, he strolled down to the west village and found a Piano Bar to drown his sorrows. It was at 55 Grove St. and was then called the Duplex. A short 2 weeks later, he was working for Rob Hoskins and Erv Raible at Brandy’s, The Duplex and was the first waiter at Don’t Tell Mama when its cabaret room first o /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17170613

James LaVeck: Life After Losses: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Life (12/11/2020) 12/12/2020

James LaVeck: Life After Losses: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Life (12/11/2020) “And so, I would have to find my way through the grief, learning lessons along the way. I'd stumble, I'd do things that were perfectly normal to me in my mind, but in hindsight were incredibly destructive. And I didn't care.” /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17170616

Mark Sendroff (12/10/2020) 12/10/2020

Mark Sendroff (12/10/2020) A native of Oceanside, Long Island, Mark Sendroff graduated from Syracuse University and Temple University School of Law and immediately started his entertainment law career at the firm of Bomser & Oppenheim in 1975, thereafter moving to the firm of Gottlieb, Schiff, Ticktin & Sternklar in 1979 and eventually becoming a partner of that firm until its dissolution in 1995, at which time he founded Sendroff & Associates, P.C. In January, 2007, he and entertainment lawyer Jason Baruch formed the current f /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17149532

Erin Cronican (12/09/2020) 12/10/2020

Erin Cronican (12/09/2020) Erin Cronican has appeared Off Broadway in “This One’s For The Girls”, “Sistas” and “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.” She starred as Cindy in the national tour of “Suds: The Rockin’ 60s Musical Soap Opera” and as Angie McKay in the first ever revival of the Styne/Comden/Green musical, "Subways Are For Sleeping.” She was nominated for two NYIT Awards for her work as Solange in “The Maids” which she also directed. Erin has worked extensively on NYC stages including Desdemona in “Othel /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17137595

Marie Wallace: On Stage and in Shadows (12/08/2020) 12/09/2020

Marie Wallace: On Stage and in Shadows (12/08/2020) Marie Wallace started her career in the Off-Broadway production of Sophocles’ Electra and Terence Rattigan’s Harlequinade directed by Philip Burton. From there, she went immediately into the chorus of Ethel Merman’s Gypsy. Marie was featured in seven Broadway productions after that, directed by some of the great directors of that time – Gene Saks, Noel Willman, Morton DaCosta, Tom Conti and Bob Fosse. She was featured alongside Bert Lahr, Larry Hagman, Alice Ghostly, Robert Preston, Alexis Smith an /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17123912

Bob Egan (12/07/2020) 12/07/2020

Bob Egan (12/07/2020) Bob Egan, the performer and his organization Bob Egan Entertainment, provides top entertainers and musicians for a multitude of events. As a performer, Bob is known for regular appearances in the tri-state area. He is famous for discovering and nurturing local vocalists, many through his lively piano bars and regular Open-Mic Nights in New Hope, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Clinton (NJ), Sea Bright (NJ) and Provincetown. Since the pandemic, Bob has taken his piano bars online — with virtual “Piano Bar” /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17103845

Michele Pawk (12/06/2020) 12/07/2020

Michele Pawk (12/06/2020) Michele Pawk is a faculty member in the Theatre Department at Wagner College; she oversees the Senior Experience for Performance Majors, including "The Professional Actor" and "Senior Showcase." /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17089358

Katharine 'Kat' Kramer (12/05/2020) 12/06/2020

Katharine 'Kat' Kramer (12/05/2020) Katharine "Kat" Kramer is a former Miss Golden Globe Ambassador, and is the founder of "Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World" an international cinema series to showcase motion pictures and documentaries that raise important social issues. Kat is the daughter of legendary filmmaker Stanley Kramer, actress/producer Karen Sharpe-Kramer, and the Godchild/namesake of Katharine Hepburn. Ms. Kramer is the West Coast Representative for the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17078522

Diane J. Findlay (12/04/2020) 12/05/2020

Diane J. Findlay (12/04/2020) BROADWAY: Fish In The Dark (Larry David) Hello Dolly (Carol Channing) Concert of Tales Of The City. ENCORES: 70 Girls 70 (Olympia Dukakis) Follies (Donna Mckechnie) OFF BROADWAY: Du Barry Was a Lady (Danny Devito) Minnie's Boys. Flamingo Court, Gay Divorce, Scandals of 1928. National Tours: Sister Act, Promises Promises, 42ND ST. REGIONAL: Venus Rising (World Premiere), Steel Magnolias, The Spitfire Grill, The Full Monty, A little Night Music, Dear World, Mame, Marjorie Prime, Nunsense, Company, Annie, Funn /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17076359

Del Shores on His Birthday! (12/03/2020) 12/03/2020

Del Shores on His Birthday! (12/03/2020) Del Shores has written, directed, and produced successfully across studio and independent film, network and cable television, and regional and national touring theatre. Del Shores Writer/Director/Producer/Actor/Stand-Up Comedian “Del Shores is a master of the Texas comedy.” Los Angeles Times Del Shores has written, directed and produced successfully across studio and independent film, network and cable television and regional and national touring theatre. Shores’ career took off with the play Daddy’ /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17059505

Creativity In The Age of COVID Episode 7 (12/03/2020) 12/03/2020

Creativity In The Age of COVID Episode 7 (12/03/2020) Dr. Bloom and Richard are joined by Celia Berk, Jennifer Roberts, and Wendy Stuart. /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17059508

Maggie Cassella (12/02/2020) 12/03/2020

Maggie Cassella (12/02/2020) Maggie Cassella has tackled nearly every aspect of the business of show. From hosting and producing her own nationally televised talk show (‘Because I Said So’ airing on CityTV/Star) to her own drive-time radio show (Proud FM) to appearing on every major Canadian network as a current events commentator. She has also acted in and executive produced and produced both live and broadcast events. Maggie's latest endeavour includes the start-up Ford Cassella Productions partnering with the ever-brilliant Kati /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17046539

Karen Ziemba (12/01/2020) 12/02/2020

Karen Ziemba (12/01/2020) KAREN ZIEMBA has appeared in 11 Broadway shows. She received the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in CONTACT at Lincoln Center Theatre and garnered three other Tony Award nominations for STEEL PIER, CURTAINS, and NEVER GONNA DANCE. She received the Drama Desk (AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND), The Outer Critics Circle Award (NEVER GONNA DANCE, CURTAINS), and Chicago’s JEFF Award for her performance in the 1 st national tour of CRAZY FOR YOU. She’s starred at the New York /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17030318

Dana P. Rowe on Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine (11/30/2020) 12/01/2020

Dana P. Rowe on Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine (11/30/2020) Dana P. Rowe is a New York-based American composer and musical director whose works have been performed in NYC, the West End, and around the world. His off-Broadway musical, Zombie Prom, has reached cult status and was filmed starring RuPaul and Katy Mixon. Dana’s next two musicals – The Fix and The Witches of Eastwick - were produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh. /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/17012486

Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin (11/29/2020) 11/29/2020

Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin (11/29/2020) Charlotte St. Martin is President of The Broadway League, having joined the organization in 2006. The Broadway League is the trade association representing commercial theatre in the United States and around the world. The 700+ member national trade association for the Broadway industry includes producers, theatre owners, and presenters of Broadway across the country. During her tenure at The Broadway League, Ms. St. Martin has successfully managed various challenges affecting the industry including labor st /episode/index/show/richardskippercelebrates/id/16992815

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