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Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce GotliebBen Stanton - Lighting Up Broadway5 time Tony Nominee Ben Stanton stops by Behind the Awards to share his process on lighting such shows as Maybe Happy Ending, The Notebook and Spring Awakening. Ben goes into detail about the innovative tech that went into Maybe Happy Ending and his collaboration with the video design.
Also in this episode - 2026 Broadway Season announcements are in full swing. Revivals of Ragtime, Chess and Mamma Mia lead the way.
Ben is a lighting designer for theater, concerts, dance, installations, and events. He is a four-time Tony Award nominee as...
2025-05-3036 min
The Roundtable with Robert BannonTony Nominated Lightening Designer Benjamin Stanton Talks "Maybe Happy Ending!"Ben Stanton, the Lighting Designer for Maybe Happy Ending stops by!Ben is a lighting designer for theater, concerts, dance, installations, and events. He is a four-time Tony Award nominee as well as an Obie, Lortel, IRNE, and Ovation Award winner. Ben is currently represented on Broadway by Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theater. Recent Broadway credits include The Notebook (the Schoenfeld Theater) Mary Jane (starring Rachel McAdams), Days of Wine and Roses(Starring Kelli O'Hara & Brian Darcy James), Goodnight, Oscar (starring Sean Hayes); The Collaboration (Starring Paul Bettany & Jeremy Pope); Charles Dickens’ A C...
2025-04-0724 min
CYP Now PodcastLive: Future of children's services specialIn advance of the Budget and with the three-year spending review on the horizon, CYP Now alongside the Centre for Young Lives, held a panel discussion for sector leaders on how the new government should address key challenges facing children’s services over this parliament. The event, sponsored by Peopletoo and held at the Evidence Quarter in London, was attended by around 50 senior decision makers from local authorities, the voluntary sector and independent service providers. The panel discussion, chaired by CYP Now editor Derren Hayes, included contributions from Josh MacAlister, Labour MP for Whitehaven and Worki...
2024-11-061h 25
CYP Now PodcastOfsted reforms; questions over children’s trust models; addressing problems with SEND support accessEditor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss key issues arising from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, whether a commissioner’s decision not to implement a trust model at an “inadequate” local authority signals the end of the practice and what Ofsted scrapping single-phrase judgments means for the sector. Experts share their views on key developments in policy and practice in services for children with special educational needs and disabilities. This episode of the CYP Now Podcast is sponsored by CACI. In this episode: Latest news from across the children and young people’...
2024-10-1525 minCYP Now PodcastRiots response; social worker shortage; residential care policyEditor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss key challenges for the youth work sector arising from UK-wide riots during the summer, criticism of free schools and a Department for Education warning over a “critical” shortage of social workers over the next decade and a special report on policy developments in children’s residential care. In this episode: CYP Now’s hero and villain of the month. Special report debate on whether supported accommodation will ever be seen as an acceptable option for children in care rather than a last resort featuring Ofsted’s national director of soc...
2024-09-1828 min
CYP Now PodcastNew government plans; SEND curriculum review; family support special Editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss key measures for children and families services in the King’s Speech, what the reorganisation of the Department for Education means for special educational needs and disabilities policy, and changes to ministerial portfolios. Reporter Amrit Virdi shares sector leaders’ reaction to the launch of the SEND curriculum review. CYP Now’s hero and villain of the month. Special report debate on whether family hubs can fill the void left by the closure of more than 1,000 children’s centres in the past decade featuring contributions from Matthew Dodd, head of policy and public a...
2024-08-0629 min
CYP Now PodcastElection result reaction; care experiences; family courts specialIn this edition of the CYP Now podcast: CYP Now’s editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson assess the impact of the general election result for children’s services, key policies the new government should prioritise and what social problems sector leaders want to see addressed. BBC journalist and presenter Ashley John-Baptiste speaks to Amrit Virdi about his new book documenting his experiences of the care system. Special report debate: will opening up the family courts to media scrutiny improve decisions for children? Featuring contributions from Lisa Harker, director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory; Somia Siddi...
2024-07-1029 min
CYP Now PodcastElection special: Key manifesto pledges; sector calls for next government; young people’s viewsIn this special edition of the CYP Now podcast: CYP Now online editor Fiona Simpson and reporter Amrit Virdi examine key manifesto pledges for children and young people from the three main parties. A look at what sector leaders want to see from the next government Young people’s views on manifesto pledges, votes at 16 and political education in schools. Useful links: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people's sector: https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/general-election-2024-key-party-manifesto-pledges-for-the-children-and-young-people-s-sector What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government: ht...
2024-06-2724 min
CYP Now PodcastElection discussion; Oasis Restore; care commissioningIn this edition of the CYP Now Podcast: News roundup: a rundown of the top stories from across the children’s services sector, including reaction to early campaigning in the General Election and what charities want to see in the party’s manifestos. Highlights from the June edition of CYP Now magazine: behind the doors of Oasis Restore, the UK’s first secure school; and a visit to a London primary to see how a programme teaches students ways to respond to sexual harassment in school. Hero and villain of the month. Special report debate: will regional care co-ope...
2024-06-0433 min
CYP Now PodcastDigital solutions in children’s services; social work training cuts; Anne Longfield’s new bookIn this edition of the CYP Now Podcast: News roundup: a rundown of the top stories from across the children’s services sector, including how scrapping funding for the Pathways programme will damage the development of children’s social care leaders of the future. Events: at the launch of Anne Longfield’s new book that highlights how drugs gangs are targeting younger children to exploit; and at an emotional reception to mark the publication of Free Loaves on Fridays which details care-experienced people’s stories. From the May edition of CYP Now magazine: Spotlight on national and local initiati...
2024-05-0729 min
CYP Now PodcastOutdoor adventures; CYP Now Awards launch; childcare funding News review: Childcare funding and the impact of Budget measures; cash-strapped council cuts to children’s services; Children’s Commissioner for England report on access to CAMHS; and factors behind the closure of the British Youth Council. Events: Evidence and Evaluation conference review; CYP Now Awards 2024 launch; Young carers report. Magazine highlights: Good practice in supporting child refugees; the housing challenges faced by care leavers. Hero and villain of the month Special report on outdoor adventures: Dr John Allan, Inspiring Learning; David Watts, UK Youth; Anne Hunt, chief executive of Learning Outside the Classroom. Useful links: April edition of CY...
2024-04-0233 min
CYP Now PodcastYouth apprenticeships; school inclusion charter; youth violence preventionIn this edition of the CYP Now Podcast: News review: Derogatory care leavers advert; Mayor of London's inclusion charter. Magazine highlights: Croydon’s youth violence review; Future blueprint for secure children’s homes. Hero and villain of the month. Special report on youth apprenticeships: Nick Harrison, the Sutton Trust; Gareth Evans, director of operations, Spectra. Useful links: March edition of CYP Now: https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/in-the-new-edition-of-cyp-now-youth-apprenticeships-special-secure-children-s-homes-youth-violence-review CYP Now Evaluation, Evidence and Impact conference: https://evaluationconference.co.uk/evaluationevidenceimpactinnovationinchildrensservices/en/page/home Podcast music is ‘Passion’ by AlexiAction via Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/u...
2024-03-0528 min
CYP Now PodcastTrauma-informed care; SEND funding; DoL ordersIn the February edition of the CYP Now podcast: What’s behind the rise in deprivation of liberty orders and how an expert group aims to tackle it. Why MPs want to cut spending on SEND support to solve the local government funding crisis. Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield sets out her ambitions for the new Centre for Young Lives think-tank in an exclusive interview. Highlights from the February edition of CYP Now magazine, including the cover feature on supporting the families of prisoners. Interviews with three experts about the need to improve understanding among prac...
2024-02-0631 min
CYP Now PodcastSustainable ChildcareIn the January edition of the CYP Now Podcast: CYP Now editor Derren Hayes and graduate reporter Amrit Virdi discuss key news stories including why the DfE hasn’t banned corporal punishment in supported accommodation settings, and whether recruiting young people with care experience to advise the government is too little, too late. A brief summary of key longer reads in the latest edition of CYP Now magazine including the need to reform Ofsted school inspections and an expert practice panel discussion on how best to tackle harmful sexual behaviour by young people. Interviews with three early years lea...
2024-01-1525 min
CYP Now PodcastCareers Advice and Guidance CYP Now editor Derren Hayes and online editor Fiona Simpson discuss the big news stories affecting the children and families sector, including the missed opportunity of the Spending Review and the worrying state of youth custody. A summary of longer reads in the latest edition of CYP Now magazine including an investigation into how much childcare funding councils are retaining and the key role Cardiff Council has played in the city becoming the UK’s first child-friendly city. CYP Now graduate reporter Amrit Virdi takes her roving microphone to the CYP Now Awards at London’s Hurlingham Club to speak to t...
2023-12-1437 min