Kare Reviews Podcast

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. This time, I'm joined by Jon Francois, the host of THE ANYTHING SHOW WITH JON FRANCOIS to discuss stories about the recently announced Grammy nominations, Spike Lee's next feature film, an HBO movie about the Oslo Peace Accords, as well as the deaths of actors Sean Connery, Alex Trebek, and David Prowse. Follow Jon Francois on Instagram: @anythingshowfrancois *The trailer for THE ANYTHING SHOW heard at the beginning of this episode, I do not own. If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the followin

Sydney Ladensohn Stern is a New York-based freelance writer who has contributed to the New York Times and many other publications. She is also the author of several books, including THE BROTHERS MANKIEWICZ: HOPE, HEARTBREAK, AND HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS, which chronicles the lives and careers of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and filmmaker Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The former of which is the subject of a new biographical film titled MANK, which follows his battles with director Orson Welles over screenplay credit for the 1941 classic, CITIZEN KANE. The movie is currently in a limited theatrical release before it debuts on Netflix on December 4th. I had the great pleasure of interviewing Sydney about all of this and more. Follow Sydney Ladensohn Stern at www.sydneylstern.com and on Twitter: @sydney_stern If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please vi

Laurel Harris is an actress and native of Raleigh, North Carolina who I was lucky enough to have seen on stage twice before in the Triangle area back in 2015. First, as Elphaba in the national tour of WICKED at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Then, as The Baker’s Wife in North Carolina Theatre’s production of INTO THE WOODS. On Broadway, she has appeared in EVITA, IN TRANSIT, and BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. Though most recently, she was seen in the ensemble of the now Tony nominated musical, JAGGED LITTLE PILL. I had the great pleasure of interviewing her about what she's been up to in the months since Broadway shutdown, her showmance with actor Rob Marnell, and more. Follow Laurel Harris on Instagram: @laurelnyc If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?f

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. The stories I'll be talking about this time involve Stephen Daldry leaving the WICKED movie musical, Tim Burton bringing THE ADDAMS FAMILY back to TV, Clint Eastwood's next project, as well as the deaths of Eddie Van Halen, Herbert Kretzmer, and Marge Champion. Eddie Van Halen Reference in BACK TO THE FUTURE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZctSnNrsw&list=FLWaIC0i0TlBXruiAwh_SgPw&index=14 If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is availa

On this episode, I give you all quick movie reviews of quite a few of the more recent (or in some cases, upcoming) releases from 2020 that I've been catching up on. They include I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, NOMADLAND, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, THE GLORIAS, UNCLE FRANK, THE FATHER, and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. UNCLE FRANK trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsNgR-dguhQ Follow Jeffrey Kare on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/JeffreyKare/ If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kare-reviews-podca

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. The stories I'll be talking about this time involve a recap of this year's Primetime Emmy Award winners, Madonna directing her own biopic, Barry Jenkins directing a follow up to last year's remake of THE LION KING, as well as the deaths of Diana Rigg, Winston Groom, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Tommy DeVito. Uzo Aduba (‘Mrs. America’) is the 3rd performer to win Emmys across the 3 genres: https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/emmys-uzo-aduba-mrs-america-win-three-genres/ If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to a

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, a filmmaking team who have both produced, written, and directed a three-part episode of the Quibi horror anthology series, 50 STATES OF FRIGHT. They are also two of the three screenwriters behind the 2018 critically acclaimed box office hit, A QUIET PLACE, which they both collaborated on with co-writer, director, and star John Krasinski. Scott Beck & Bryan Woods both first met as sixth-graders in their hometown of Bettendorf, Iowa. After discovering a shared interest in cinema, the duo began collaborating on stop-motion movies with their STAR WARS action figures. Their movie, A QUIET PLACE, was named as a Top Ten Film of 2018 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. Beck & Woods' script earned them the Saturn Award for Best Writing, alongside nominations from the Writers Guild and the Critics Choice Awards, and was named one of the year's ten best scripts by The Tracking Board Hit List. For those in

After performing to a sold out crowd in New York City, an all female cast of Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 rock opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR received huge amounts of requests to record an album. First releasing SHE IS RISEN: VOL I to ecstatic reviews and now SHE IS RISEN: VOL II has just been released. I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing two of the producers of the album, Morgan James & Meg Toohey. Morgan James is a Juilliard trained singer, actress, songwriter, and recording artist in New York City. She just released her third studio album of original soul music, entitled “Memphis Magnetic”, recorded to analog tape in Memphis, Tennessee. Her other albums include”Hunter” and "Reckless Abandon", which prompted the Huffington Post to call her the "Brightest Breakout Artist of the Year". On Broadway, Morgan was in four back-to-back original companies: THE ADDAMS FAMILY (starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth), WONDERLAND, GODSPELL, and MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL, and as a guest at Kristin

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Dane Reis, who is the host of the YOU BOOKED IT podcast. He has been a professional entertainer for more than 16 years. Performing all over the world in Las Vegas, Boston, New York City, Canada, Australia, Italy, and Germany. He’s been on TV, the radio, and sung as a featured soloist with World Renowned Symphony Orchestras. Dane is also a corporate producer and project coordinator as well as an Actors Equity Actor & Stage Manager. For those interested in checking out the YOU BOOKED IT podcast, please visit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-booked-it/id1519073713 Follow Dane Reis on Twitter: @TheDaneReis If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare

The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be taking place on Sunday, September 20th at 8pm on ABC. To get everyone ready for the big night, I’m here to break down all the nominees in each of the following categories: Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, and Outstanding Drama Series. The way I’ll be doing so will be by taking a look at how many other nominations each program received in any of the important categories that are usually required to win, and give you my guesses as to what I think is going to come out on top on Emmy night. My goal with this is to help anyone out there who’s listening do the best they can with their predictions. Gold Derby's Live Emmys Pre-Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arET2TdBFzo&fbclid=IwAR3bPVGnp0s_Pw3ULtodQv8pR7iqAz3MMM4WnVrlPyLy94aY9cWoBNvElXQ If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. The stories I'll be talking about this time involve the recently announced digital Tony Awards, stage-to-screen musical adaptations from producer Marc Platt, the DIANA musical being filmed for Netflix, as well as the deaths of Alan Parker, Brent Carver, Howell Binkley, Joe Ruby, and Chadwick Boseman. My 2017 interview with Broadway producer Tony Marion: https://www.karereviews.net/broadway-producer-tony-marion.html Julianne Moore singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4UdgwOTCA If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Vivienne Benesch, who is the Producing Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At PlayMakers, she has helmed productions of LIFE OF GALILEO, LEAVING EDEN, THE MAY QUEEN, THREE SISTERS, LOVE ALONE, RED, and IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY). For 12 seasons, she served as Artistic Director of the renowned Chautauqua Theater Company and Conservatory, presiding over the company’s transformation into one of the best summer theatres and most competitive summer training programs in the country. She directed over fifteen productions at CTC including an acclaimed re-imagining of ROMEO AND JULIET featuring the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Theatre, Opera and Dance companies. She brought CTC’s production of AMADEUS, performed with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic, to the Virginia Arts Festival featuring PlayMakers company member Ray Dooley. Vivienne has also directed for the Folger Shakespeare The

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Eric Appel, who is a director behind all 10 episodes of a brand new television series on Quibi titled DIE HART starring Kevin Hart & John Travolta. Some of Eric’s other credits include directing episodes of FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS…, THE OFFICE, UP ALL NIGHT, THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW, A TO Z, NEW GIRL, SILICON VALLEY, and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE. For those interested in watching DIE HART, all 10 episodes are available to stream on Quibi. For those who haven’t downloaded the app yet, it is available on Apple and Google. Follow Eric Appel on Twitter: @erockappel If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any o

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. The stories I'll be talking about this time involve the recently announced Primetime Emmy Award nominations, Alan Menken finally joining the EGOT club, as well as the deaths of Regis Philbin and Olivia de Havilland. Full list of 2020 Primetime Emmy nominations: https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/2020-emmy-nominations-list-72nd-emmy-awards/ If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itune

In this update, I give you all quick movie reviews of releases from 2020 (so far) such as SHIRLEY, DA 5 BLOODS, THE INVISIBLE MAN, and PALM SPRINGS. I also take this moment to remember several celebrities we've lost within these past couple of weeks such as Nick Cordero, Ennio Morricone, Kelly Preston, Naya Rivera, and Joanna Cole. Follow Jeffrey Kare on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/JeffreyKare/ Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kare-reviews-podcast/id1453846013 Google: www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85NWFhZDFjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6GL69s4zoDQmBcZf3NALTG Breaker: www.

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. The stories I'll be talking about this time involve the Oscars, Marc Platt @ Universal Pictures, Scott Rudin's planned Broadway productions, as well as the deaths of Ian Holm, Joel Schumacher, and Carl Reiner. Peter Jackson's Tribute to Ian Holm: https://deadline.com/2020/06/bye-bilbo-baggins-peter-jackson-mourns-passing-sir-ian-holm-1202964837/?fbclid=IwAR1Qco3_JwlvU22fYLuLTaXHVdRtngfGOGGpHQjPg_EERF5yFohtsognby8 Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kare-reviews-podcast/id1453846013 Go

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Heather J. Strickland, who on June 17th will begin her tenure as the new executive director at Raleigh Little Theatre taking over for Charles Phaneuf, who had departed back in late January this past year. Strickland brings with her over 15 years of extensive experience and success in developing organizational strategy, branding, fundraising, and cultivating engagement for nonprofit and public service organizations. She has been involved with RLT since 2005, starting as a volunteer and stepping into the roles of director, teaching artist, and board member over time. For more information, please visit: www.raleighlittletheatre.org Follow Heather J. Stickland on Twitter: @HeatherJayS If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffrey

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. The stories I'll be talking about this time involve Disney+, SMASH, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, as well as the deaths of Jerry Stiller, Fred Willard, and Larry Kramer. BWW Review - HAMILTON National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center (November 2018): https://www.broadwayworld.com/raleigh/article/BWW-Review-HAMILTON-National-Tour-at-Durham-Performing-Arts-Center-20181108 Adam Shankman's Tribute to Jerry Stiller: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEM9C9D2jp/ Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/pod

On May 4th, 2020, I released the episode of my ‘News of the Month’ series where actor, playwright, director, theatre critic, and historian Ron Fassler joined me to discuss a few entertainment news stories I had selected to talk about. Originally, I planned to end it with a discussion on director Peter H. Hunt, who recently passed away at the age of 81 from complications of Parkinson’s disease on April 26th. However, since Ron and I had so much to talk about, I decided to save that conversation for this episode. The Making of America's Musical - 1776: The Story Behind the Story https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Making-of-Americas-Musical--1776-The-Story-Behind-the-Story-20160704 Follow Ron Fassler on Twitter: @Ron_Fassler If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreyk

Welcome back to News of the Month, where I talk about a few different entertainment news stories that feel important and/or interesting to me. This time, I'm joined by actor, playwright, director, theatre critic, and historian Ron Fassler to discuss stories about the continuous Broadway shutdown, changes for next year's Oscars, as well as the deaths of actors Brian Dennehy and Irrfan Kahn. Follow Ron Fassler on Twitter: @Ron_Fassler If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/karereviewspodcast and follow the simple instructions. Follow Kare Reviews at www.karereviews.net and on Twitter: @KareReviews Also please visit the newly launched Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/jeffreykare?fan_landing=true Follow Jeffrey Kare on Twitter: @JeffreyKare If you like what you've heard here, please subscribe to any one of the following places where the Kare Reviews Podcast is available. Anchor: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-kare Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kare-reviews-podcast/id145384