Ray Renati's Green Room Radio

What a few crazy weeks the entire planet has been experiencing due to this scourge we call COVID-19. I often feel like I'm a character in a science fiction film with multiple endings, none of which the author has decided upon yet. Everyone keep safe, and I know we will get through this together. ----------------------------------------------- But as they say, "The Show Must Go On".  ---My tribute to John Prine. ---So, today I present Stuart Brown of the 24/7 Internet radio station Sounds of Broadway.  ---You can learn all about Stuart's wonderful station at soundsofbroadway.com. About Stuart and Sounds of Broadway: The Sounds of Broadway offers the most wide-ranging listing of music from the Off-Broadway, Broadway, and London stages. Thousands of songs from hundreds of cast recordings stream online, 24/7. In addition to their programming schedules, listeners can make requests from our extensive song catalog. The Sounds of Broadway was founded by Stuart Brown in March 2019. Brown has had a long associa

Today we discuss Ray's addiction to chocolate-covered berries, our current pandemic, and most importantly, we have a special interview with the UK based musician, Michael Grant.   Michael Grant's Web Site: https://www.michaelgrantmusician.com/ Michael A. Grant is a freelance musician, proficient on clarinets, bassoon, saxophones and flute. He is currently based in Manchester but available for work throughout the universe. Michael is an experienced performer in a variety of genres, including orchestral music, big band swing, and traditional jazz. He is also in high demand as a reed player for musical theatre productions, on account of his strong sight-reading ability and expertise across multiple instruments. Furthermore, he is a very capable arranger and orchestrator, as well as a keen composer. Michael Grant's new Musical: https://www.michaelgrantmusician.com/inrta/ It’s Not Really the Apocalypse’ tells the story of four friends, who wake one day after the mother of all hangovers to discover they a

  Today's guest is Sara Moore Sara Moore is an award-winning American clown.  Her new show is called "The Supers" Moore has created, directed, and performed material for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Krofft Puppets, Royal Caribbean International, Tropicana Hotels and Resorts, The New Pickle Circus, Six Flags Show Productions, and Merv Griffin’s Resorts Casino and Hotels, among others. She also wrote, directed, and co-produced the independent feature film “Homo Heights” starring Quentin Crisp, which is widely considered a cult classic today. Her recent solo show, Show Ho, has earned critical and popular acclaim through several sold-out runs. ____ Tickets for "The Supers": http://www.zspace.org/supers THE SUPERS - A Science-Fiction Magical Realism Human Cartoon Opera - written by & starring Sara Moore will be performed Feb. 19 - 29, 2020- Limited Engagement – 10 Performances Only! _____ Music by Carly Ozard: carlyozard.com Green Room on Air Web Site: raysgreenroom.com Please

As we close the show Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore Arts, I reflect on the play and my experiences with it with it.   Music by Carly Ozard: https://carlyozard.com Green Room on Air Web Site: http://raysgreenroom.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker Directed by Misty Megia Livermore Arts Tickets: https://lvpac.org/ Synopsis: When four lost New Englanders enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community center drama class and begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. Circle Mirror Transformation is a charming and beautifully-crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet. Taught by Marty, their free-spirited and supportive leader, the group — Schultz, a recently divorced, emotionally vulnerable carpenter, Teresa, an earnest and vibrant former actress, James, Marty’s quiet and genial husband, and Lauren, a reserved and self-conscious high schooler — move through a series of acting exercises, ranging from the heartbreaking to the ridiculous. Over the course of the seemingly trivial games, their emotional wounds are revealed, nursed, and healing slowly begins. Win

The Two Show Day. CAST Rebecca Davis (Theresa) recently appeared as Christine Daaé in the Ohlone College/Stage 1 Theatre production of “Phantom of the Opera.” Other favorite credits include Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Laurey Williams in “Oklahoma!” at Altarena Playhouse, and Abigail Adams in “1776” for Tri-Valley Valley Theatre. Rebecca spends her free time hiking, playing video games, and eating all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. John Girot* (Shultz) make his debut with LVPAC in Circle Mirror Transformation. Recent credits include A Few Good Men (Hillbarn Theatre), Fifth of July (Aurora Theatre Company), Arcadia (Jewel Theatre Company). He has worked locally with Central Works, EXIT Theatre, Berkeley Theater Project, and PlayGround. John is a proud Bay Area native and member of Actors’ Equity Association. He lives in Oakland with his wife and two daughters. Emma Nelson (Lauren) is so pumped to be part of the cast and crew of Circle Mirror Transformation. She loves to a

Opening night of Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore arts. https://lvpac.org/event/circle-mirror-transformation/2019-11-15/ CAST Rebecca Davis (Theresa) recently appeared as Christine Daaé in the Ohlone College/Stage 1 Theatre production of “Phantom of the Opera.” Other favorite credits include Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Laurey Williams in “Oklahoma!” at Altarena Playhouse, and Abigail Adams in “1776” for Tri-Valley Valley Theatre. Rebecca spends her free time hiking, playing video games, and eating all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. John Girot* (Shultz) make his debut with LVPAC in Circle Mirror Transformation. Recent credits include A Few Good Men (Hillbarn Theatre), Fifth of July (Aurora Theatre Company), Arcadia (Jewel Theatre Company). He has worked locally with Central Works, EXIT Theatre, Berkeley Theater Project, and PlayGround. John is a proud Bay Area native and member of Actors’ Equity Association. He lives in Oakland with his wife and two daughters.

The rehearsal process. Insomnia and Stage Fright. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Dress rehearsal with the set. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

The first dress rehearsal for Circle Mirror Transformation at Livermore Arts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

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Rehearsing CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION with Livermore Arts. Livermore Arts: https://lvpac.org/ Rayrenati.com RaysGreenRoom.com Music: CarlyOzard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Driving home from rehearsal of “Circle Mirror Transformation” in Livermore, CA. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Theatre of Yugen Web Site http://www.theatreofyugen.org/ Puppets & Poe Directed by Shannon R. Davis Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, devised by Theatre of Yugen, enacted with post-consumer material puppets. BE VERY AFRAID October 3 - November 2, 2019 Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 PM $15 STUDENTS, $35 GENERAL ADMISSION, $45 VIP (INCLUDES FREE DRINKS) Preview on October 3: Use Code “PREVIEW” at checkout for $20 Tickets Featuring: Ella Cooley, Alan Coyne, Shannon R. Davis, Steven Flores, Nick Ishimaru, and Jamin Jollo CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS or Go to http://www.theatreofyugen.org/poe     ___________________________ NICK ISHIMARU - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Nick Ishimaru was trained originally as a musical theatre performer and started exploring Japanese theatre while studying at Colorado State University (BA, 2005), where he directed a kabuki adaptation of MacBeth. He went on to study at San Francisco State University, (MA, 2009). His work explores a combination of Western and traditional Asian per

Neva and Cristina have been seen on stage in London, the UK, New York, and Los Angeles. Neva has performed in over 60 stage productions and has worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Will Smith, Jon Voight and others. Cristina has worked at many of the professional companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angles  including Theatreworks, Capital Stage, Pacific Rep. and the Grove Theatre (L.A.). Ray has teamed up with these two powerhouses to put together a production of "Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney. Love Letters will be showing at the Dragon Theatre in Redwood City for two performances only: Sunday September 14th and 15th at 7 pm. Tickets for LOVE LETTERS: http://bit.ly/lovelettersplay or Head to BrownPaperTickets.com and search for "Love Letters" Web Site for Green Room on Air: RaysGreenRoom.com   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Cate Hayman, a Bay Area Local, is making her SF Playhouse debut as Sally Bowles! She is a rising senior musical theatre major at Carnegie Mellon University.  SF Playhouse Web Site Green Room on Air Web Site Carly Ozard ________ greenroomonair@gmail.com   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Ready to interview the fabulous Cate Hayman (Sally Bowles) at SF Playhouse, I forgot to turn on the recorder and we talked but nothing was saved. This is a mistake I will never make again! Cabaret at SF Playhouse is a must see musical.  Get your tickets here. __________ Green Room On Air Opening and Closing music by Carly Ozard   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

Ray talks about his second time seeing Hamilton, more on Cabaret at SF Playhouse, living life as a cabby, and the Toure de France. www.raysgreenroom.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

More thoughts on the musical Cabaret. The British parody film: Hot Fuzz on Netflix --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support

If you happen to be in San Francisco or even if you have to make a special trip, a must see show that’s happening right now is the fantastic musical Cabaret playing at the San Francisco Playhouse. Do yourself a favor and go see this show! https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greenroomonair/support