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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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Buffalo Music Player podcasts: The MEGA POST with Bryan Dubay, WT Farrell III, Justin Karcher, Passed Out and C Saint

Benjamin Joe has and Max Fisher have been VERY, VERY BUSY men of late. In the past 10 days they’ve released five podcasts. So we’ve decided to put them all together in one place in this MEGA post, where you can check out all kinds of guests they’re talking with. the lineup includes Bryan Dubay,
WT Farrell III, Justin Karcher,
Passed Out and C Saint.

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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.

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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!

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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.