Peter Palmisano
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Maria & Craig LaRotonda – Artists, Gallery Owners, Curators, Visionaries
The Revolution Gallery Lounge became a critical element of the arts scene in North Buffalo nearly ten years ago. Since then, it has doubled in size and hosted art shows, concerts, “event” nights, while welcoming fans and newcomers who were just plain curious. Peter Palmisano talks to them about it all.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Pamela Rose Mangus – Actor
In Western NY, there is never a shortage of talented artists, and Pamela Rose Mangus is a triple threat, at least! While conquering the local music scene with several awards for best country music vocalist, she also became a well-known actor and musical performer on local theatrical stages. Combine this with her ever present influence at O’Connell & Co. and she has become one of the most versatile, popular, and in-demand personalities around.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Greg Stuhr – Actor, Director, Screenwriter (Part 2)
He’s BA-ACK! Greg Stuhr couldn’t quite get everything…all of his love for Western New York and its theater scene, all of his theatrical credits, all the names of those who helped him along the way…into one podcast. Well, frankly, the truth is that the host couldn’t bear to edit out so much good stuff! So it became a two-parter.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Stan Klimecko
Having appeared on stages from Buffalo to New York to L.A., and in several major films, Stan Klimecko’s stories of trying to make it as an artist show a determination and range that have served him well. From a star-making appearance in a Studio Arena production of “Streetcar” to his recent performance as Scrooge at the Kenan Center, his talents have been praised by many. Here he talks about his journey with Peter Palmisano.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Hasheen DeBerry, David Hayes
Behind the scenes at RLTP, there are always those who work in relative obscurity; it takes a village to produce every show! This week on “Off Road,” our focus is on Production Coordinator Hasheen DeBerry, an unsung hero without whom no show ever reaches the audience. He tells the story of how he came to fill this all important role and talks about hopes for an expanded role in the future. But preceding him, David Hayes, one of the most popular and familiar faces in front of the curtain, opens up about his background, his theater life, and his “other” life at Canisius High School.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Camilla Maxwell, Lauren Farrow of ‘Mr. Wolf’
It’s “Newcomer November” here on Off Road, with recent Niagara University graduate, Lauren Farrow and Camilla Maxwell…straight from Sydney, Australia by way of New York City! Both are in Road Less Traveled Productions’ “Mr. Wolf”
. Currently playing the role of Theresa in RLTP’s ongoing show Mr. Wolf, this delightful young lady tells the story of how she arrived at this, her first professional show. Not to be outdone, she is followed by an equally fun and revealing interview with an equally important actor from the same show who is also new to the Buffalo theater scene, albeit a bit more experienced: Camilla Maxwell…straight from Sydney, Australia by way of New York City!
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with Aleks Malejs — Actor
When Aleks Malejs hit the theater scene seemingly out of nowhere, the question was immediately “Where did SHE come from?” But very shortly, she was wowing audiences in almost every major theater in town. Here is her story, full of heart and humor, with so many surprises that Peter found himself in total amazement at this dear friend whom he has known since playing her father in her first play in town.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ with BECPL, Shakespeare’s First Folio Tour & Brendan Didio of Shakespeare in Delaware Park
The cast of The Book of Will had the privilege of an up close look at Shakespeare’s 400-year-old First Folio, in permanent residence at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. The informative session, led by Heather Gring and Susan Buttaccio, was recorded by Peter who edited it to share with listeners. But before the segment featuring these ladies, Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s Brendan Didio gives us the scoop on how SDP and RLTP became co-producers and subsequently planned a cast trip to the library.
Podcast: ‘Off Road’ speaks with SIDP’s Norm Sham
As one of the most recognizable figures in the local theater community, Norm Sham has made his name as a loved comic actor in Shakespeare in Delaware Park, as a musical theater performer at the Kavinoky and MusicalFare, and as an all-around theater practitioner both in front of and behind the curtain. Now he sits down for a conversation with Peter Palmisano.