Storybeat With Steve Cuden

Writer-Producer Kevin Hopps has written for: Darkwing Duck, Animaniacs, Muppet Babies, Octonauts, Star Wars Rebels, Lion Guard, and Young Justice.The post Kevin Hopps, Writer-Producer-Episode #88 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

David Richardson has written for The Simpsons, The John Larroquette Show – winning a Humanitas Prize – Malcolm in the Middle, Manhattan, AZ, Two and a Half Men, and is currently Executive Producing the Netflix hit F is for Family starring Bill Burr.The post David Richardson, Comedy Writer-Producer-Episode #87 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Multi-award winning Anglo-Australian film and television director, producer, and writer, with a reputation for making large scale movies on small scale budgets, Brian Trenchard-Smith, has a fan in Quentin Tarantino, who referred to him in Entertainment Weekly as one of his favorite directors.The post Brian Trenchard-Smith, Film and TV Director-Producer-Writer, Episode #86 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

2019 New York Bistro Award winner, Shirley Crabbe was hailed by Downbeat Magazine’s John Ephland as possessing an, “…almost Ella Fitzgerald–like vibe…” for her 2011 debut recording, Home, featuring legendary saxophonist Houston Person.The post Shirley Crabbe, Jazz Singer-Episode #85 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Literary Agent, Dr. Uwe Stender, is a full member of the Association of Authors' Representatives. Uwe’s tastes are eclectic and he’s interested in all kinds of non-fiction and fiction.The post Uwe Stender, Literary Agent-Episode #84 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Bruce Ferber is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated comedy writer-producer, whose credits include Bosom Buddies, Coach, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and Home Improvement, where he served as Executive Producer and showrunner. Bruce’s upcoming anthology, The Way We Work: On The Job in Hollywood, provides a window into the skill sets and the insanity that make movies and television tick.The post Bruce Ferber, Writer-Producer-Author-Episode # 83 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

The brilliant Amanda McBroom, has been called "...the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who writes like an angel and has a voice to match." Her name first came to the attention of the music-listening public when Bette Midler's version of Amanda's song, The Rose, hit number one worldwide in 1979.The post Amanda McBroom, Singer-Songwriter-Actress-Episode #82 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Chris Pearson was born in Tehran, Iran, to American parents. He grew up in the DC area and attended Northern Virginia Community College. He co-created and wrote the bulk of the animated comedy show “Dan vs.” which ran on the Hub Network for three seasons. In his capacity as Executive Producer, Chris was nominated for Daytime Emmy awards in 2013 and 2014. Recently he wrote an episode of the Netflix series “Buddy Thunderstruck” and is currently writing full-time for NowThis Politics.The post Chris Pearson, Animation and Comedy Writer-Episode #81 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

The extraordinarily talented, Mark Watters, is a six-time Emmy Award winning composer and conductor whose diverse composing credits include: Pixar’s Time Travel Mater, Disney’s Doug's First Movie, Kronk’s New Groove, Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas, The Return Of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Other credits include The Pebble and The Penguin and All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 for MGM and such television series as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Tiny Toon Adventures, Goof Troop, The New Pink Panther, All Dogs Go To Heaven, 101 Dalmatians, Winnie the Pooh and NBC’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas.The post Mark Watters, Composer-Conductor-Professor-Episode #80 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

For the past 15 years, Vincent Jefferds has been the Production Designer of the long-running, hit TV show, Criminal Minds. He has overseen the show's visual look for more than 325 episodes. Vincent has also been the Production Designer for the original TV series Roswell and the NBC mini-series, The 60’s, both of which were nominated by the Art Directors Guild for Outstanding Design.The post Vincent Jefferds, Production Designer-Episode #79 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Stephen Cole is an award-winning musical theatre writer whose shows have been recorded, published, and produced on stages around the world. Stephen’s off-Broadway musical, After the Fair, with music by Matthew Ward was the winner of 5 Dallas Theatre Awards, including Best New Play or Musical. It was nominated for the Outer Critic's Circle Award for Best Musical and was subsequently produced in London.The post Stephen Cole, Musical Theatre Writer-Episode #78 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Public Theater, Marya Sea Kaminski, recently arrived in Pittsburgh after four years as the Associate Artistic Director at Seattle Repertory Theatre. One of the highlights of her tenure there was spearheading a collaboration with New York’s Public Theater and Dallas Theatre Center to create Public Works Seattle. This initiative was based on long-term, authentic partnerships between regional theaters and local non-profits and designed to make theater of, by, and for the people.The post Marya Sea Kaminski, Playwright-Director-Producer-Episode #77 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

3-time Grammy-Nominated lyricist, Pamela Phillips Oland, has written over 500 songs that have been recorded and enjoyed in the U.S. and around the world. Her work has been recorded by no less than the spectacular talents of Aretha Franklin & The Four Tops, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson, Anne Murray, Philip Bailey, Earth Wind & Fire, Gladys Knight, Reba McIntyre, Peabo Bryson, The Jacksons, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dusty Springfield, The Crusaders, The Whispers, The Brothers Johnson, DJ Ralphi Rosario, Michael Learns to Rock, and Selena.The post Pamela Phillips Oland, Lyricist-Episode #76 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Bruce E. G. Smith, and Nancy and Leon Zionts, jointly lead Front Porch Theatricals, Pittsburgh’s Boutique Professional Musical Theater Company. Front Porch prides itself on presenting socially relevant musicals featuring Pittsburgh-based talent. Focusing on both established and emerging local talent, Front Porch creates a high-level professional vehicle for directors, designers and artists.The post Bruce E.G. Smith, Nancy Zionts & Leon Zionts, Theatre Producers-Episode #75 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Dana L. Davis is a published novelist and an accomplished actress who made her film debut in Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. She’s appeared as a series regular on such TV shows as: TNT’s Franklin and Bash, on which she played Carmen Phillips, and NBC’s cult series, Heroes, on which she played modern day mimic, Monica Dawson. Dana currently stars on the animated TV series Star Vs. the Forces of Evil, Craig of the Creek, and She-Ra. She’s also guest-starred in over twenty primetime series, including 911, Scorpion, Code Black, Grey’s Anatomy, and CSI.The post Dana L. Davis, Actress-Novelist-Episode #74 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Theatre and TV writer and producer, Scott Guy, has six Emmy nominations, and over 100 produced television scripts for Warner Bros., FOX-TV, Disney, Discovery Channel, PBS, and numerous others. Scott is the Executive Director of New Musicals Inc. where he supervises online writers' workshops, lyric labs, and script consultations.The post Scott Guy, Writer-Producer-Episode #73 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Sharon Eberson, theater critic and arts and pop culture reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is a Brooklyn girl from Flatbush -- Barbra Streisand's old neighborhood -- where she grew up loving sports and the arts, and studied art, literature and journalism. Joe Papp's free and affordable Public Theater and Leonard Bernstein's Young People's concerts fueled her love of live performance.The post Sharon Eberson, Theater and Arts Reviewer-Episode #72 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

The greatly revered actor, and life-long Pittsburgher, Wali Jamal, was born and raised along the Monongahela River. Once named by the late great Bill Nunn as the August Wilson Soldier, Wali Jamal has performed in all ten of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. After performing in Wilson’s eleventh play, the one man show, How I Learned What I Learned, Wali has become the only actor in the world to have performed in all eleven of August Wilson’s plays.The post Wali Jamal, Actor-Episode #71 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Sharon Dilworth is the award-winning author of two collections of short stories, The Long White and Women Drinking Benedictine, and two novels, Year of the Ginkgo and My Riviera. Her newest book, Two Sides, Three Rivers, is a collection of stories that take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The post Sharon Dilworth, Author-Professor-Episode #70 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.

Brad Dechter is an orchestrator, arranger, composer and woodwind player. He has been a professional musician since 1971 and an active participant in the Hollywood music industry since 1981. Brad has orchestrated or arranged all or parts of over 300 feature films, including Academy Award-nominated scores for The Fugitive, The Prince of Tides, My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Village, The Passion of the Christ, Defiance, Michael Clayton, The First Wives Club, and audience favorites like Mary Poppins Returns, Rogue One, 42, City Slickers, The Dark Knight, Dolphin Tale, The Sixth Sense, Pretty Woman and Dave.The post Brad Dechter, Orchestrator-Arranger-Composer-Episode #69 appeared first on Storybeat with Steve Cuden.