A Chat with BLACKBEARD’s Maria Egler
A Chat with BLACKBEARD’s Maria Egler

I would like you to meet Maria Egler. Maria is fresh off of performing in Ford’s Theatre production of Into the Woods and will be seen next in Blackbeard, a world premiere commissioned by Signature Theatre which begins performances on June 18th where she’ll be playing the role(s) of La Mer/Morgan. A true DC Theatre scene veteran Ms. Egler studied at The Catholic University of America and has left her mark in Washington DC performing for companies such as The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center. I am happy to have had the chance to interview Maria!

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RegionalChristopher PetersonKevin Ray Johnson
Chatting with The Band’s Visit’s Jennifer Apple!
Chatting with The Band’s Visit’s Jennifer Apple!

I would like you to meet the oh so talented, Jennifer Apple. Jennifer will be starring as Anna in the upcoming National Tour of The Band's Visit. She is a performer that I have genuinely admired for a long time, and anyone who knows Jennifer Apple only speaks volumes or her talent, work ethic, and dedication to this industry. It was such an honor to have the chance to interview her!

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Broadway, National TourChristopher PetersonJennifer Apple, Kevin Ray Johnson
From Broadway Debut to NYU: Catching up With Emerson Steele
From Broadway Debut to NYU: Catching up With Emerson Steele

At only 14 years old, Emerson Steele had accomplished what most musical theatre actors only dream of: she made her Broadway debut in an award-winning musical, shared the stage with her idol, recorded a cast album, performed at the Tony Awards, and even won a 2014 Theatre World Award playing the younger version of Sutton Foster’s character in the acclaimed Jeanine Tesori/Brian Crawley musical Violet. She hit the jackpot of show biz success, but this ambitious Georgia native was just getting started.

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Broadway, New YorkChristopher PetersonEmerson Steele, Aly Leia Wein
Indie Filmmaker Creates a Rom-Com That Focuses on the Joy, Not the Struggle, of Queer Love
Indie Filmmaker Creates a Rom-Com That Focuses on the Joy, Not the Struggle, of Queer Love

Shawna Khorasani is a screenwriter and director from California. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to act in her first web series, The Adventures of Serena Berg. She just wrapped her second short film, LoverGirl. It’s a romantic comedy about two teenage girls in which the main character, a high school senior named Dakota, stages a bunch of grand romantic gestures to ask out her crush, Danny, and hilarity ensues every time. Shawna describes it as a “funny, happy, sweet love story about two young women.”

The entire cast is part of the LGBTQ+ community, something that Shawna feels is very important as a queer creator.  I had the chance to catch up with her and talk independent filmmaking and the importance of queer representation.

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LGBTQIA+, Film/TVChristopher PetersonKristen Pizzo
Filipino-American Immigrants Take Center Stage in Masterful New Song Cycle; In-Depth Review and a Chat With Creator Paulo K. Tiról
Filipino-American Immigrants Take Center Stage in Masterful New Song Cycle; In-Depth Review and a Chat With Creator Paulo K. Tiról

Hey, people!  Put down the video games, log off Tinder for a minute and pay some attention to what I’m about to tell you.  I’m here to publicly declare that something truly remarkable was recently gifted to the canon of the modern musical, and I need to talk to you about it.  On This Side of the World is, to my mind, the quintessential musical for the Asian American.  Don’t give me any nonsense about Flower Drum Song, please.  You sound foolish when you do that. 

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New York, POCChristopher PetersonMatthew Blank
“Be okay with what you can and can't do.” - Chatting with The Drury Lane MATILDA’s Eben K. Logan
“Be okay with what you can and can't do.” - Chatting with The Drury Lane MATILDA’s Eben K. Logan

I would like you to meet the oh so talented Eben K. Logan. Originally from Maryland, Eben is currently starring as Miss Honey in Matilda at The Drury Lane Theatre in Illinois. Some of her credits include the 2015 National Tour of Memphis, Sweet Charity at The Marriot Theatre, Ragtime and A Chrismas Carol at Ford’s Theatre in DC, and Jelly’s Last Jam at Signature Theatre in Virginia just to name a few. I first met Eben well over ten years ago while attending Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. Every time Eben hits the stage she truly leaves her mark and it is something you will never forget. It was so great to catch up with an old friend and a fantastic artist!

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RegionalChristopher PetersonKevin Ray Johnson, Eben K. Logan