Storybeat With Steve Cuden

The revered actress, Kathleen Chalfant, has spent more than five decades performing on stage, screen and TV. Perhaps best known for her devastating portrayal of Vivian Bearing, a scholar battling cancer, in Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, Wit, for which she received numerous awards, including: the Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, […]The post Kathleen Chalfant, Actress-Episode #148 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Stage and screen actor, Jason Graae, has starred on Broadway in A Grand Night For Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, Snoopy!, and Do Black Patent Leather Shows Really Reflect Up? Off-Broadway, Jason has starred in such shows as, Forever Plaid, Olympus on My Mind, All in the Timing, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (which earned him a Drama […]The post Jason Graae, Stage and Screen Actor-Episode #147 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Janis Hirsch got her start as a comedy writer by talking her way into a job on the National Lampoon Show called Lemmings, which starred the then unknown John Belushi, Christopher Guest and Chevy Chase, among others. She subsequently worked at the National Lampoon Magazine back, as she says, when it was funny. She’s also […]The post Janis Hirsch, Comedy Writer-Producer-Episode #146 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Evette Vargas is an award-winning writer, director, producer and immersive storyteller. Named by the New York Times as an “Artist to Watch,” Evette has produced series for Amazon, MTV, Bravo, DirectTV; and interactive content for Fast And Furious, the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Madonna. Evette executive produced, wrote and directed her digital series […]The post Evette Vargas, Writer-Director-Producer-Episode #145 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Actor-Director Michael Dorn is best known for his longtime popular portrayal of Klingon Starfleet Officer Lieutenant (later Lt. Commander) Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Michael has appeared more times as a regular cast member than any other Star Trek actor in the franchise’s nearly 55-year history, spanning […]The post Michael Dorn, Actor-Director-Star Trek: The Next Generation-Episode #144 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Jamie deRoy is a show business tour de force. Not only is Jamie a prolific, Tony Award-winning producer on Broadway and beyond. She’s also a cabaret, stage, film and TV performer, a recording artist and producer, and humanitarian. Jamie started out as a singer, opening for many comics, including Norm Crosby, Robert Klein and Joan […]The post Jamie deRoy, Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer-Episode #143 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Jeff Werner is an Emmy Award-winning director and editor of documentaries, feature films and motion picture advertising. Most recently, Jeff produced and directed Those Who Serve, a feature length documentary dealing with invisibly wounded combat Veterans who have found themselves defendants in our Criminal Justice System. In 2017, Jeff produced and oversaw the editing of […]The post Jeff Werner, Feature and Documentary Director and Editor-Episode #142 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Jonathan Deans is a highly renowned, heavily in-demand theatrical sound designer. His sound systems and designs can be heard on stages and in venues around the world. Known for his unique approach to immersive sound by giving the audience a one-off sonic experience for a particular theater or space, Jonathan works to create a memorable […]The post Jonathan Deans-Renowned Theatre Sound Designer-Episode #141 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Paulette McWilliams is a dazzling vocalist who you’ve likely heard many times. For a significant part of her career, she has graced the recordings of no less than Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, and many others. You see, Paulette is a backup vocals superstar. Paulette’s most recent solo song collection, […]The post Paulette McWilliams, Singer-Episode #140 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Music producer, musician, songwriter, arranger, sound engineer – and consummate artist, Stephan Oberhoff, has performed with, produced for, and collaborated with a who’s-who of music legends; including Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Melissa Manchester, Patti Austin – and many more. Though he’s mastered a wide range of […]The post Stephan Oberhoff-Songwriter-Music Producer-Episode #139 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

The dynamic movie and TV producer, Chris Moore, is visiting StoryBeat for the second time. Chris is perhaps best known for producing Good Will Hunting, the American Pie movies, Promised Land, The Adjustment Bureau, Manchester by the Sea, and two notable TV series, Project Greenlight, and The Chair, which was shot in Pittsburgh seven or […]The post Chris Moore, Movie and TV Producer, Session 2-Episode #138 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Dan Berendsen has worked on over 350 episodes of television. He created and Executive Produced the half-hour comedy “Baby Daddy” for Freeform and Netflix and the sci-fi action drama  “The Nine Lives of Chloe King” for ABC Family. Dan’s first showrunning job was on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”. He’s sold over a half-dozen pilots and […]The post Dan Berendsen, Writer-Producer-Episode #137 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Steven Jay Rubin is a screenwriter, producer, film historian, author, documentarian, and promoter. He’s recognized internationally as the world’s leading authority on the James Bond movie series. He was the first writer to publish a book that examines the backstage world of 007, called, “The James Bond Films: A Behind the Scenes History.” He followed […]The post Steven Jay Rubin, Writer-Producer-Film Historian-Episode #136 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Writer-Producer, Elliot Shoenman, started his career as a writer on Norman Lear’s Maude, won an Emmy for his work as Executive Producer and showrunner on The Cosby Show and was Executive Producer and showrunner of Home Improvement. He’s co-author of the play Sunset Park with one of my favorite StoryBeat guests, Marley Sims. And he […]The post Elliot Shoenman, Writer-Producer-Episode #135 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Josie Falbo began singing in Italian and English when she was a mere 19 months old! Signed to Vee-Jay Records in 1963, Josie released a 45 RPM record with the songs, Leave Me Alone/Easy To Love, which served as an early catalyst for her life in music and recording. As one of Chicago’s most frequently […]The post Josie Falbo, Singer-Episode #134 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

The extraordinarily gifted saxophonist and composer, Danny Lerman, has studied with Junior Walker’s legendary teacher, Charlie Atkins, and at the music school of the University of North Texas and the Berklee School of Music as well as with Peter Ballin. Both of Danny’s CD’s, Danny’s Island and Meow Baby, earned stunning reviews, opening the door […]The post Danny Lerman, Smooth Jazz Saxophonist-Composer-Episode #133 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

The extraordinary actor-producer-writer and director, Bryan Cranston, is an Academy Award nominee, and the winner of the Emmy®, Golden Globe, SAG, Tony® and Olivier Awards. Bryan has been seen recently in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, also on the big screen starring opposite Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman in The Upside, and most recently […]The post Bryan Cranston, Legendary Actor-Producer-Writer-Director-Episode #132 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning composer, Bear McCreary, began his career as one of the final protégés of film music legend, Elmer Bernstein, with whom he worked for nearly a decade. Bear has since become one of the most sought-after talents in today’s music industry. Bear burst onto the scene scoring the influential and revered series […]The post Bear McCreary, Television and Film Composer-Episode #131 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Fred Rubin graduated from the University of Illinois in 1972 with a BFA in directing and playwriting.  He spent the next three years in Chicago working full time as a social worker and part time as a columnist, stand-up comedian, and jingle writer.  He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and began working full-time in […]The post Fred Rubin, Television Writer-Producer-Episode #130 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Marley Sims appeared on Broadway from 1971 until 1976 in two hit productions, “The Me Nobody Knows”, and “Godspell.”  While in Godspell, an accidental injury during a dance number forced her to stay off her feet for several months.  While recuperating, she stretched her “writing” muscles and won a job on the staff of the […]The post Marley Sims, Actress-Screenwriter-Episode #129 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.