The Lynne Show - Music, Interviews and Stories for Change

The Lynne Show - Music, Interviews and Stories for Change

Hosted by psychotherapist and author Lynne Bernfield, The Lynne Show is about discovering aspects of ourselves which we have had to deny. In it she talks about why this happens and what we can do to recover these denied parts. She interviews people who make their living or their life with their art.

Episodes

March 31, 2024

https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show%20659%203-25-2024%20Celine%20Rosenthal.mp3 3-31-2024 Celine Rosenthal was captured by theatre very young and predictably studied acting. Although she loved everything about acting; script analysis, the rehearsal process etc., she really didn’t like being on stage. In tandem with her acting studies, she was also a pre-med student.…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_657_2_8_2024_Gus_Kaikkonen_Fully_Committed.mp3   2/8/2023 Actor, writer, director, producer Gus Kaikkonen is a theater professional, but he didn’t intend to be. His mother suggested he audition for a children’s theatre. They “needed boy’s,” Gus jokes, and his fate is sealed. Although he intentionally chose a college without…

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  https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/2%20interviews%20with%20Leon%20Pitts.mp3 1/29/2024 Leon Pitts was nine years old when he met his mentor, his “rabbi,” Nate Jacobs. Nate was a teacher at Leon’s school and although, neither knew it at the time, one day Nate would be the founder of The West Coast Black…

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January 22, 2024

https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_655_Memoriak_to_Bill_Hayes_1_26_2023.mp3   1/26/2024 I did this interview with Bill in June 2008, when he was in Sarasota staring in the Golden Apple production of Chicago. His career is well known, there isn’t anything a performer can do that Bill Hayes didn’t do brilliantly. This is…

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Anatomy of an Artist Can be heard and downloaded https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Shpw_653_12_15_2023_Doug_Shapiro_Fully_Committed.mp3 12-15-2023    Interview with charming Actor Doug Shapiro as he prepares to star in the one-person production of “Fully Committed” for Sarasota Jewish Theatre on January 31st – at the Players Theatre. In this interview Doug…

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June 15, 2023, As a boy Michael Donald Edwards attended Catholic schools where he was steeped in theology and philosophy and considered becoming a priest or a teacher. He didn’t see a play until college, where he discovered what he was really meant to do…

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 June 9, 2023, Musician/Composer/Artist Michael Royal performed in London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Athens, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Bangkok, New York, Los Angeles and throughout the U.S. He worked with Red Rodney, Mel Lewis, Clifford Jordan, George Garzone, Larry Coryell, Emily Remler, Ira Sullivan, and Mark Murphy…

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The Lynne Show Pod cast can be heard and downloaded at 3-15-23 Chris Eisenberg discovered he could have an impact on an audience when he “played tricks with a basketball” at a kindergarten talent show. It turned out that he was right. Follow the surprisingly…

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-31-22 Actor, Director, Playwright, Administrator, and Educator. Lee Gundersheimer has done it all. Actor in 75 shows in New York and more all over the country. Director of over 80 plays, from Shakespeare to Annie. Playwright of 7 full length plays and 4 one acts…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_640_%20Stephanie_Larkin_1_24_21.mp3 1-24-21 Interview with the extraordinary Stephanie Larkin, who is the poster child for the adage when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Beginning ballet school at 2 and “adoring” it, Stephanie thought she’d be a dancer. An injury at 13, left her with 6…

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The Anatomy of an Artist Series with Lynne Bernfield Preview in new tab(opens in a new tab) 1-3-22 To start the New Year, I am airing an interview with Francine Achbar who created an uncommon life for a woman of her generation. Born in Ottawa, Canada,…

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9-27-21 Musical legend Mike (Mikee) Palter, died on August 30th Today would be his birthday, in honor of this extraordinary man I am re-running our funny, compelling, fascinating interview. Mike was an American Songbook interpreter, composer, and lyricist,. For over 50 years, with Lynne Jackson…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/show_637_9_27_21_Jim_Weaver_Eubie.mp3 9-27-21 Actor, Choreographer, Director Jim Weaver is the Artistic Associate and Director of Education at Westcoast Black Theater Troupe. In this interview Jim talks about his life and his current project, directing the upcoming production of the musical revue Eubie. Like many artists, Jim…

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September 12, 2021

https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_635_memorial_for_Ed_Asner_9_13_21.mp3 The Anatomy of an Artist Series with Lynne Bernfield can be heard and downloaded https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_635_memorial_for_Ed_Asner_9_13_21.mp3, 9-13-21 Memorial to Ed Asner – The irrepressible, outrageous, talented, generous and sexy Ed Asner is best known for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly Lou Grant, a role he…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_634_4_14_21_Bernie_Furshpan_describes_metzoom_concert_expereince.mp3

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_631_2_25_21_San_Osheroff_Cherry_Docs.mp3 2-25-21 Interview with Sam Osheroff, who has had a varied career as a studio artist, an actor, director and educator Listen to Sam describe his earliest experiences with theater, how, as an eight year old, he was struck by what seemed to him to…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_630_2_15_21_Faye_Butler_Fannie_Lou_Hamer..mp3 2-18-21 Interview with actor, singer E. Faye Butler who is staring as Fannie, in “Fannie, The life and the Music of Fannie Lou Hamer,” a role which was written with her in mind. Like the woman she’s playing, Faye discovered her path unexpectedly. The…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_629_1_22_21_Carrie_Seidman_new_Newsletter.mp3 1-25=21 Carrie Seidman Passionate, talented and courageous Carrie Seidman is a dancer, a journalist, a cancer survivor, and parent of child with mental health issues. She discovered her passion for dance at three years old while watching her older sisters do what she was…

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https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_628_1_14_21_Carolyn_and_Howard_SJT.mp3 The Anatomy of an Artist Series with Lynne Bernfield can be heard and downloaded https://thelynneshow.com/Audio/Podcasts/Show_628_1_14_21_Carolyn_and_Howard_SJT.mp3 1-14-21 Interviews with Carolyn Michel and Howard Millman. On Sunday, January 31, 3:00 the first show of the brand new Sarasota Jewish Theater season will feature Carolyn, directed by...

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As a holiday thank you gift to The Lynne Show and Anatomy of an Artist interview series audience, I will send a signed hard cover copy of my book When You Can, You Will, why you can’t always do what you want to and what…

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