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TPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsThe Cast of Les MisérablesCast members from Les Misérables: Devin Archer, Gregory Lee Rodriguez, and Jenna Burns join TPAC’s Community Engagement team to discuss performing in the show in 2022. Find out what it's like to perform in a show in it's 40th year of production, while getting a behind the scenes look at how these performers get in the zone 8-times a week. Jenna Burns, a Belmont graduate, discusses what it's like to be back performing on a Nashville stage. The TPAC InsideOut Podcast is produced by Kristin Horsley and Nivedhan Singh with editing and mixing by Tim Horsley.2022-12-0646 min
TPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsGraham Keen and Sarah Childress discuss the musical "Pretty Woman"Local film expert and Nashville Film Festival Education and Engagement Manager, Sarah Childress, unpacks the film Pretty Woman as it relates to the broadway tour of the dynamic new musical. Hear Nashville native and touring cast member, Graham Keen talk about his return to the TPAC stage after 15 years, and the joys and challenges of being a "swing" on an engagaing production like this. The TPAC InsideOut Podcast is produced by Kristin Horsley and Nivedhan Singh with editing and mixing by Tim Horsley.2022-09-2927 min
TPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsLeLand Gantt discusses writing and starring in "Rhapsody in Black"Acclaimed stage and film actor/writer, LeLand Gantt, discusses his one-person show; Rhapsody in Black. Hear Gantt delve into the process around creating this deeply personal, funny, and strikingly relevant piece about the internal journey of the Black Perspective in America. The TPAC InsideOut Podcast is produced by Kristin Horsley and Nivedhan Singh with editing and mixing by Tim Horsley.2022-08-2913 min
TPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsThe 2022 Spotlight Awards and Outstanding Performers Angelis Gonzalez and Xander BentonLearn about the Nashville High School Musical Theatre Awards, or Spotlight Awards, with Cassie LaFevor, TPAC's Director of Education Enrichment. Then, hear from the 2022 Outstanding Lead Performers - Angelis Gonzalez of Ravenwood High School who won for their performance in "Matilda The Musical" and Alexander Benton of John Overton High School who won for his performance in "Something’s Rotten!" - about their experiences performing at TPAC and on Broadway at The Jimmy Awards. The TPAC InsideOut Podcast is produced by Kristin Horsley and Nivedhan Singh with editing and mixing by Tim Horsley.2022-08-1542 minTPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsKashif Andrew Graham and cast discuss "To Kill A Mockingbird"Kashif Andrew Graham, Vanderbilt University’s Outreach Librarian for Religion and Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, joins a discussion of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork and Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation, To Kill a Mockingbird, with touring cast members Melanie Moore (Scout Finch) and Yaegel T. Welch (Tom Robinson). The TPAC InsideOut Podcast is produced by Kristin Horsley and Nivedhan Singh with editing and mixing by Tim Horsley. Special thanks to the Broadway Booking Office NYC and the producers of To Kill A Mockingbird.2022-08-0551 min
TPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsPanel Discussion on the Fisk Jubilee Singers and "Walk Together Children" TPAC's Kristin Horsley hosts a discussion about the Fisk Jubilee Singers and TPAC's new film, "Walk Together Children: The 150th Anniversary of the Fisk Jubilee Singers." Panelists include musical director Paul T. Kwami, singer Ariana Okhuozagbon, film director Jon Royal, Nashville Public Television program manager Jessica Turk, and TPAC's Executive Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Roberta Ciuffo-West. The discussion is part of the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series with Vanderbilt University's Office of Community Relations. 2021-10-2252 min
TPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsWarming Up With Rashad RayfordIntroducing TPAC InsideOut's "Warming Up With" series! In this series, we talk with artists about their training and experiences in the performing arts, and learn how they care for their instruments and prepare for performances. In this episode, Kristin Horsley speaks with Rashad Rayford about his journey beginning in spoken word, to acting, to public speaking. https://www.rashadthapoet.com/2020-08-3124 minTPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsWarming Up With Tim CalhounIntroducing TPAC InsideOut's "Warming Up With" series! In this series, we talk with artists about their training and experiences in the performing arts, and learn how they care for their instruments and prepare for performances. In this episode, we’re warming up with guitarist Tim Calhoun who discusses his experiences working in the recording studio, on stage, and in the orchestra pit. Tim Calhoun is a professional guitarist, and commercial guitar instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University. After his foundational development at the University of Miami, Tim spent the next 25+ years as a performing guitar...2020-08-1123 minTPAC's Arts Appetizer PodcastsWarming Up With Helen HuangIntroducing TPAC InsideOut's "Warming Up With" series! In this series, we talk with artists about their training and experiences in the performing arts, and learn how they care for their instruments and prepare for performances. First up is Helen Huang, a Chinese-born soprano with a wide range of musical interests, spanning from baroque to the present day. Below is the song Helen performs in this episode. You can learn more about Helen at HelenHuangSoprano.com 我住长江头 (I live at the source of the Yangzi River) 我住长江头， 君住长江尾。 日日思君不见君， 共饮长江水。 此水几时休? 2020-07-2021 min