Feel Good Interview Series: Actor Claybourne Elder of Broadway/s "Company" and "Gilded Age" - 10 Things To Know About Him Including His Own "Happiness Project" and His New Album "If The Stars Were Mine"

By: Markos Papadatos

Broadway star Claybourne Elder is known for his theatrical work in the Tony-winning musical "Company," and for playing John Adams in "The Gilded Age." He will be performing at 54 Below on April 15^th in support of his latest studio album "If the Stars Were Mine," which was released via Center Stage Records. Elder shared 10 interesting and fun things about himself.

Dean Taucher Pens New Play on What Goes on Behind the Camera in Hollywood, "Movies TV Mayhem" Runs in New York City April 23 - May 9, 2026. Read Interview With Dean on How This Revealing Play Came to Be

Movies TV Mayhem is a new play coming to New York City April 23rd to May 9th at Theater Row. It's the theatrical review of  production designer now playright Dean Taucher. It stars Jason Donavan Hall, Grant Neal and Oneika Phillips and is directed by Richard Calliban.

Dean wrote the play based on his vast years of  experience in TV and entertainment. And I mean REALLY vast, Dean has worked as a production designer on nearly 500 episodic TV shows, including notable titles like Miami Vice, Law & Order: SVU, New York Undercover, season one of The Sopranos, and more. Earlier in his career, Dean worked at the crew level as a scenic artist on films such as The Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Neighbors, Annie, 9 1/2 Weeks, The Cotton Club, Manhunter, Fatal Attraction, and season five of Saturday Night, among others.

Feel Good Interview Series: Max Burkholder of the Hit Series "Ted" - 10 Things To Know About Him Including What He Just Binged, How He Relaxes and Why He Hates Guitars

By: Markos Papadatos

Max Burkholder is known for his starring role as John Bennett in the live-action fantasy comedy TV series "Ted," which was created and directed by Seth MacFarlane (who voices Ted). Max shared 10 interesting and exciting things about himself. 

Max's Favorite Movies

His favorite movies include the original “Jurassic Park” as well as “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “Arrival,” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” “I also love any Will Ferrell comedy,” he said.

FREE New York City Event: Axial Theater Presents a Play Reading of Robert Schenkkan's "Building the Wall" with Dan Walworth and Lauren B. Martin

Axial Theater is presenting a play reading of Pulitizer-Prize winning playwright Robert Schennkkan's play "Building the Wall" on April 12, 2026 at 5pm at Michael Howard Studios, 152 West 25th Street, 10th floor in New York City. The play reading is free but donations to the non-profit Axial Theater will go a long way in ensuring future productions. The reading will be by Dan Walworth and Lauren B, Martin directed by John Hickok. See below to RSVP. More info can be found at www.AxialTheater.org. Emmy-winner Cady McClain is Artistic Director of Axial.

Women2Admire: Valerie Bertinelli Comes to Carteret Performing Arts Center for a Conversation about Her Book: "Getting Naked, The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect" April 9, 2026

The amazing and very, very busy Valerie Bertinelli is coming to NJ, at the Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center on April 9, 2026 at 7:30pm. Billed as a "Conversation with Valerie", this talented actress and bestselling author will talk about  her most vulnerable book yet, Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect. Tickets are $58 and can be purchased here. Whether you grew up watching Valerie on One Day at a Time, or you know her from her vast array of TV shows and movies, you will hear her talk about her larger than life life as written in her book; and what she as learned through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, and a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.