Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk with Rory O’Malley.
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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. His columns appear at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.
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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. He is the founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.
Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter
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JAN SIMPSON directs the arts reporting program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, writes for TDF Stages, American Theatre magazine and her own blog Broadway & Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcast Stagecraft.
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Guest: Rory O’Malley
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Rory O’Malley (#BeltTheVote Co-founder) was Tony nominated for his performance as Elder McKinley in the hit Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. He also reigned as King George III in Hamilton on Broadway and in the show’s national tour. Other credits include series regular roles on Jenji Kohan’s dramedy series American Princess and the comedy Partners alongside Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer. Rory has also been featured in episodes of Modern Family, Grace and Frankie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. A talented voiceover artist and singer, he has lent his voice to multiple animated series including, Central Park (Apple+), American Dad! & Bob’s Burgers. Rory is an outspoken activist for LGBTQ rights, having co-founded the group Broadway Impact.
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#BeltTheVote is a nonpartisan social media campaign designed to inspire America’s theater community to vote on November 3rd, 2020! With the support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and in partnership with When We All Vote, #BeltTheVote is making sure that every theater fan, professional and student is registered to vote!
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Kirsten Wyatt (#BeltTheVote Co-founder) is an award winning actress hailing from Clarksburg, WV. Her Broadway credits include Annie (Lily St. Regis), A Christmas Story the Musical (Crusty Elf/Mrs. Schwartz), Elf (Santa’s Elf), Shrek (Shoemaker’s Elf), Grease (Frenchy, 2007 revival), High Fidelity (Anna), The Pajama Game (Poopsie), Urinetown (Little Becky Two Shoes) and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy/Sally standby). Favorite regional roles include Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at The Guthrie, Ellie Mae Chipley in the San Francisco Opera production of Show Boat, Charity in Sweet Charity, Annie in The Play That Goes Wrong and Agnes Gooch in Mame at the Goodspeed Opera House for which she won a Connecticut Critics Circle Award. Kirsten’s TV credits include Blue Bloods, Naked Brothers Band, As the World Turns and All My Children. Kirsten has her own coaching studio and is on staff at Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver’s Actor Therapy. She is a proud graduate of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is the creator and host of the web series Broadway Nosh. www.kirstenwyatt.net
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