SuzeeBehindtheScenes Holds Holiday Mingle and Jingle Party in Midtown Manhattan - Photos

SuzeeBehindtheScenes held a "Holiday Mingle and Jingle" at Route 66 Cafe in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Guests from all aspects of the entertainment industry and influencers mixed and mingled and enjoyed an array of delicious foods prepared by the cafe's chefs. 

This year, SuzeeBehindtheScenes will close the year reaching nearly 1.6 million views, with 5-6000 readers visiting the site per day. With over 1500 articles, the site is known for its celebrity interviews and its support of new filmmakers and creatives as well as non-profits. Next year, the focus will be showing the work of more females, as well as highlighting the productions going on in NJ - what is now becoming known as "Hollywood East". In the coming years, NJ has at minimum Netflix, Paramount and Lionsgate building huge production facilities in the state among other studios already here or with plans to build. 

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The 2025 Collaboration Awards Held in New York City: Honored Women Helping Women - in Partnership with the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition- See Honorees

The 2025 Collaboration Awards: Women Working with Women  honored outstanding artists creating new interdisciplinary work in theater, film and dance on December 8, 2025 in New York City. The gala, produced by the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition (WAM Coalition), honored outstanding partnerships between professional women from different specializations across the arts and media industries. The event, held in the Fred and Adele Astaire Ballroom at the Houghton Hall Arts Community in Manhattan, was presented at a time when opportunities for both women and the arts are under threat.

 

(Above Photo: Sibyl Reymundo-Santiago is presented the Community Collaboration Award by Terry Lawler credit Ken Howard Photography)

Feel Good Interview Series: Orion Smith of 'The Conjuring: The Last Rites' - 10 Things to Know About Him

By Markos Papadatos

Orion Smith is one of the stars in "The Conjuring: The Last Rites," who plays Young Ed (the younger version of Patrick Wilson's character) opposite Madison Lawlor (who plays a Young Lorraine). This rising star shared 10 interesting and fun things about himself.

Orion Smith's Favorite Movies

On his favorite movies, Orion shared, “I really like ‘Interstellar.’ I love ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ‘Dr. Strangelove’.”

Feel Good Interview Series: Caitlin Houlahan of 'Only Murders in the Building' and 'Mare of Easttown' (10 Things to Know About Her)

By: Markos Papadatos

Caitlin Houlahan is known for her acting work in “Only Murders in the Building,” “American Rust” and “Mare of Easttown.”

Presently, she is starring in the Off-Broadway show “Not Ready for Prime Time,” where she is playing Jane Curtin.

Houlanhan shared 10 interesting and exciting things about herself.

The Surflight Theater in Long Beach Island NJ Serves Up a Stupendous, Magical Production of Elf - Fun for the Whole Family

By Suzanne Ordas Curry (Suzee)

Elf is one of my favorite movies, one of my go-to classics for putting me in a good mood and in the holiday spirit. I've watched it so many times my kids like to tease me about it. However, we all have fun piping in each others conversations with some of the best lines from this movie. I can't even begin to list them all but any Elf maniac knows what they are. But..here are some of my favorites:

"SANTA ! I know him."

"You're not Santa - you smell like beef and cheese"

"Christmas Gram. What's That? I want one!"

I am also an Elf purist. I can tell when certain parts are edited out of the TV versions. However, even being a purist, I enjoyed seeing the musical/play version of it. I saw it Off-broadway many years ago and most recently I saw it at the Surflight Theater in beautiful and cozy Long Beach Island NJ.

Feel Good Interview Series: Logan Shephard of Hallmark's "Finding Mr. Christmas" - 11 Things to Know About Him

By: Markos Papadatos

Logan Shephard was a contestant on "Finding Mr. Christmas" Season 2 on Hallmark, which is hosted by Jonathan Bennett. Shephard is an actor and photographer, who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio.

He shared 11 interesting and fun things about himself.

Logan Shephard's Favorite Movies

He listed “Twister,” the “Terminator” films and “The Fast and The Furious” as his favorite movies.

Fabulous Females Interview: Meet Alixx Schottland, Who Created the Short "Love, Music, Shelter" After Seeing the Experience of Homeless Women - How She Hopes the Film Will Raise Awareness and What She Wants to Do Next

By Suzee

I had the pleasure of meeting Alixx Schottland at the annual NY Women in Film and Television Muse Awards, as she was seated with a renowned casting director, Adrienne Stern, that I know. Her name came up again a few months later as her short, Love, Music, Shelter, was playing the the Lighthouse International Film Festival on Long Beach Island, NJ. We had also both worked with the same producer, Scott Rosenfelt (Home Alone, Mystic Pizza). I was immediately impressed with the film as I attended that festival. Not only did it have a strong feminist angle, but it tackled the subject of homelessness and poverty in an interesting, engaging, realistic and above all musical way.  Read on to find out what inspired her to do a film about single motherhood and what's next on the horizon for this multi-talented woman. Plus, she gives some spot-on advice on how to motivate oneself to get one's dream project on track!

Tell me about what you are most excited about right now.

Alixx Schottland: I’m most excited about my two social-impact scripted films: Harmony & Hope — the feature version of our award-winning short Love Music Shelter — and The Housewife, a female-empowerment thriller by Kelly Turner. We’re hoping to go into production in January and March!

New Anthology Project Debut - The Public Figure Songbook Features America's Fabled Houseguest Kato Kealin - Hear Interview about This Unique Compilation of Original Songs by Brad Forenza and Shane Bordeau That Capture Moments in Recent American History

The Public Figure Songbook, an original Americana concept album, is now available across all major streaming platforms. The anthology project features songs (and some multimedia content) ripped from the headlines and sung from the imagined perspective of accidental public figures (e.g., Christa McAuliffe, Tammy Faye Bakker), as conceived by Shane Bordeau (music) and Brad Forenza (lyrics). 

Among the participants lending their perspective to the reissued project is an actual public figure (Kato Kaelin), best known for his testimony in a mid-1990s “trial of the century.” Kaelin offered praise for the project—and further contextualized himself—in a new interview conducted by album lyricist, Brad Forenza.

Watch Kaelin’s video interview about the project here:

https://youtu.be/r8T3e4qeR1E