BJ Markel, Editor and Marketer-Episode #159

BJ Markel, Editor and Marketer-Episode #159

The extraordinary editor and marketer, Brett Jay Markel, better known as BJ, began his film acquisitions career in the earliest days of pay TV, working for Dore Schary’s TheatreVision, Optical System’s Channel 100, and Cinemerica. He headed up acquisitions at the...
Bill Nolte, Broadway Actor-Singer-Artist-Episode #158

Bill Nolte, Broadway Actor-Singer-Artist-Episode #158

Actor, singer, and artist, Bill Nolte, made his Broadway debut in 1985 as Old Deuteronomy in Cats, which led to roles in the original cast of The Secret Garden, and the revivals of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and 1776 among others. His formidable...
Martin Casella, Playwright-Screenwriter-Episode #157

Martin Casella, Playwright-Screenwriter-Episode #157

The brilliant playwright and screenwriter, Martin Casella, has seen his work produced across the United States and around the world. His plays include: The Report, Black Tom Island, The Irish Curse, Directions for Restoring the Apparently Dead, Desert Fire, Beautiful...
Diane Delin, Jazz Violinist-Composer-Episode #156

Diane Delin, Jazz Violinist-Composer-Episode #156

Diane Delin is an extraordinary jazz violinist, composer, recording artist and educator. Her jazz work has earned her the Downbeat Magazine Critics’ Poll “Rising Star” category four times. Jazz Times Magazine said that, “Her elegance and expertise are always obvious,”...