Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

Episode 407 - Samantha Pauly

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SAMANTHA PAULY : Grammy nominee, Drama Desk winner. Broadway: Original Katherine Howard in SIX. West End: Eva Peron in Jamie Lloyd’s critically ac...

Episode 406 - Kecia Lewis

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kecia Lewis is celebrating 40 triumphant years as a dynamic storyteller on stage and screen in the entertainment industry. Lewis' rich career of portr...

Episode 405 - Eden Espinosa

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eden Espinosa - After developing Lempicka at The Williamstown Theatre Festival and The Jolla Playhouse, Eden is thrilled to return to Broadway and ori...

Episode 404 - Ben Shenkman

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Shenkman recently completed his seventh season of BILLIONS and recurred on the final season of THE GOOD FIGHT, Peacock's THE CALLING, and Robert &...

Episode 403 - Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Winnie Holzman’s so-called writing career began innocently enough, writing and performing sketch material with the comedy group “Serious Bizness....

Episode 402 - You Can Count On Me Reunion Recorded Live at The Center at West Park

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a conversation hosted by Ilana Levine with the director, writer and stars of You Can Count on Me. Recorded live in NYC with guests Kenne...

Episode 401 - Jeremy Shamos

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Shamos was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the Pulitzer Prize winning play CLYBOURNE PARK, for which he also received Lucille...

Episode 400 - Bernard Telsey

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bernard Telsey graduated from New York University in 1981 with a degree in Theater Administration and Acting. Soon after, he co-founded MCC Theater wi...

Episode 399 - Gordon Greenberg

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gordon Greenberg has directed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in London’s West End, written for television and stage, and developed, directed and produce...

Episode 398 - Ann Harada

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ANN HARADA originated the role of Christmas Eve in Avenue Q on Broadway and in the West End. Other Broadway: Cinderella, Into the Woods, 9 to 5, M But...

Episode 397 - Camryn Manheim

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Camryn Manheim is an actor, author, and activist. She is best known for her Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning role as the feisty defense attorney El...

Episode 396 - Daisy Prince

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daisy Prince’s directing work includes the Original Off-Broadway production of The Last Five Years and the Original Off-Broadway production of S...

Episode 395 - Max Burkholder

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Max Burkholder stars as the lead of Seth MacFarlane’s critically acclaimed series TED, a prequel to the hit film franchise. He plays the leading ro...

Episode 394 - Christopher Fitzgerald

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Fitzgerald is an actor and singer known for his role as Boq in the musical Wicked, Igor in the musical Young Frankenstein, and Ogie Anh...

Episode 393 - Michael Cyril Creighton

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Cyril Creighton is currently seen as “Howard Morris" on Hulu’s "Only Murders in the Building” opposite Steve Martin, Martin Short & Sele...

Episode 392 - Annie Parisse

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Annie Parisse can be seen in the recently released feature GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY as well as a leading role in the forthcoming feature THREE BIRT...

Episode 391 - Anthony Edwards

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Edwards is probably best known as Dr. Mark Greene on the series “ER.” Edwards has received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Acto...

Episode 390 - Gabby Beans

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

GABBY BEANS is a Tony Award nominated actress. Some of her recent TV credits include Apple's "Presumed Innocent", HBO’s “Succession,” CBS’ “...

Episode 389 - Hannah Cruz

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HANNAH CRUZ stars in The Connector at MCC. Other theater credits include Only Gold (Camille, MCC)., Suffs (Ruza, The Public). Tour: Hamilton (IRNE Be...

Episode 388 - Jelani Remy

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jelani Remy Broadway: Back To The Future, Ain’t Too Proud, The Lion King.  Other theater credits include: High School Musical, Smokey Joe’s Café...

Episode 387 - Coral Peña

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Coral Peña stars as Aleida Rosales in the critically acclaimed AppleTV+ series "For all Mankind." Coral entered the show for the show’s sophomore s...

Episode 386 - Joe Mantello

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

JOE MANTELLO (Director). Broadway directing credits include: Grey House, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Hillary and Clinton, Three Tall Women, The ...

Episode 385 - Sharon Brous

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sharon Brous is the founding and senior rabbi of IKAR, a trail-blazing Jewish community based in Los Angeles. A leading voice at the intersection of f...

Episode 384 - Barbara Barrie

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Barbara Barrie has had a distinguished career in film, television and theatre. On Broadway, she has appeared in Company (Tony Award nomination), The S...

Episode 383 - Zach Schonfeld

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Schonfeld is a freelance writer, journalist, and critic based in New York. He writes about culture for Pitchfork, Vulture, Spin Magazine, and man...

Episode 382 - David Schwab

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Schwab, is a screenwriter based in New York City. Since 2014, Mr. Schwab has been an adjunct professor of screen writing at the Graduate Film sc...

Episode 381 - Julie Benko

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

JULIE BENKO is an actor, singer, and writer based in New York City. She recently marched her band out on Broadway as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, joinin...

Episode 380 - Mike Doyle

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike's second feature film, PASSING THROUGH, which he wrote and directed premiered in Torino Italy, later screening in festivals in Europe and more re...

Episode 379 - Denis O'Hare

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

DENIS O'HARE has been nominated 3 times for Emmy Awards for his work in THIS IS US and AMERICAN HORROR STORY. Other television appearances include TH...

Episode 378 - Theresa Rebeck

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Theresa Rebeck is a prolific and widely produced playwright, whose work has been staged across the globe. Her work on Broadway includes Bernhardt/Haml...

Episode 377 - Qui Nguyen

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

QUI NGUYEN is a playwright, screenwriter, and co-founder of the pioneering geek theatre company, Vampire Cowboys. His plays include Vietgone, Poor Ye...

Episode 376 - Mark Armstrong and Warren Leight

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Armstrong (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based theater director and the Artistic Director of The 24 Hour Plays. His production of Eric Bogosian’s Drink...

Episode 375 - Katie Rose Clarke

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katie was born and raised in Houston, TX. Best known for her role as Glinda the Good in the Broadway production of Wicked, she was also Glinda in the...

Episode 374 - John Rubinstein

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Rubinstein originated the title role in the Broadway musical Pippin, directed by Bob Fosse, and won the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his perfo...

Episode 373 - Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Friedman - has been in the original New York productions of works by Wendy Wasserstein, Simon Gray, C.P. Taylor, Charles Fuller, Annie Baker, Am...

Episode 372 - Danielle Anne Trussoni and A.J. Jacobs

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danielle Anne Trussoni is a New York Times,[1] USA Today,[2] and Sunday Times Top 10 bestselling novelist. She has been a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction ju...

Episode 371 - Heather Hach

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Hach is an accomplished screenwriter, Broadway librettist, and novelist. Her work includes screenwriting for Freaky Friday and What to Expect ...

Episode 370 - Randy Rainbow

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Randy Rainbow is a four-time EMMY® and GRAMMY®- nominated American comedian, producer, actor, singer, writer, satirist, host, and New York Times bes...

Episode 369 - Vineyard Folk

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vineyard Folk by Tamara Weiss & Amanda Benchley The true soul of Martha’s Vineyard, captured through the eyes of the talented artists and artisans w...

Episode 368 - The Ukeladies

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie David is an award winning producer and activist. For over a decade she has been dedicated to raising awareness and making real change to envir...

Episode 367 - Jose Llana

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jose Llana returns to Broadway in the highly anticipated production of David Byrne & Fat Boy Slim’s Here Lies Love, for which he earned a Lucille L...

Episode 366 - Paul Rudnick and Joel Thurm

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Rudnick is a novelist, playwright, essayist and screenwriter, whom the New York Times has called, “one of our pre-eminent humorists.” His pla...

Episode 365 - Liana Hunt

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liana Hunt is a New York City based actor, singer and dancer who has appeared on Broadway, National Tours, regionally, on television and in films.  O...

Episode 364 - Max Chernin and Alfred Uhry

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Max Chernin Broadway: Parade, Bright Star, Sunday In The Park with George. NYC: Brooklynite (Vineyard), Golden Apple (Encores!) Regional: Passing Thro...

Episode 363 - Stars of Life of Pi on Broadway - Mahira Kakkar and Salma Qarnain

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mahira Kakkar: Off-Broadway: 7 Minutes, Waterwell; Here We Are, Theater for One; Addressless, Rattlestick; Opus, Primary Stages; Harper Regan, Atlanti...

Episode 362 - Micaela Diamond

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Micaela Diamond starred as Lucille Frank in the Tony Award winning revival of Parade in 2023. She made her Broadway debut as ‘Babe’ – the younge...

Episode 361 - Camelot

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ANDREW BURNAP - won the 2021 Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play for his performance in Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance, directed by Stephen D...

Episode 360 - Katey Sagal

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katey Sagal has entertained audiences in a variety of dramatic and comedic roles throughout her notable career. Her television credits include “Sons...

Episode 359 - Gavin Creel

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin Creel received a Tony Award® for his performance as Cornelius Hackl in HELLO, DOLLY! starring Bette Midler. After making his Broadway debut ori...

Episode 358 - Alfred Uhry

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ALFRED UHRY is a graduate of Brown University. He is the only American playwright to have won a Pulitzer Prize (Driving Miss Daisy), an Academy Awar...

Episode 357 - Javier Muñoz and Jessie Mueller

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Javier Muñoz is an actor and activist whose impressive body of work spans theater, film and television. He is best known for starring and co-creating...

Episode 356 - Alex Brightman

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Brightman is a two-time Tony-nominated actor for his performances in Beetlejuice the Musical and School of Rock. Other Broadway credits include M...

Episode 355 - Young Playwrights Ukraine

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the fall and winter of 2021/2022 Laura Cahill taught screenwriting to 8 young acting students from Kyiv on Zoom in English. Their last class was Fe...

Episode 354 - Steven Soderbergh, Emma Sheanshang and Dan Algrant

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Soderbergh (Producer) is a writer, director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. He most recently directed this year’s Magic Mike’s La...

Episode 353 - Miriam Silverman

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miriam Silverman’s Broadway credits include The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window and Junk. Other theater credits include - A Delicate Ship at The ...

Episode 352 - Julian Lerner

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The talented Julian Lerner is quickly becoming a star to watch on not only on the stage, but the big screen. Lerner will next be seen starring as ‘T...

Episode 351 - Julia Mayorga

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Mayorga was born in Los Angeles, Ca. She attended the Terry Knickerbocker studio in New York to study acting. During her first year attending th...

Episode 350 - NaTasha Yvette Williams & Kevin Del Aguila

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

NaTasha Yvette Williams Broadway: Tina, The Tina Turner Musical (Zelma), Chicken and Biscuits (Brianna), Waitress (Becky), Chicago (Mama Morton) A Nig...

Episode 349 - Kevin Cahoon

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Broadway: Shucked, The Who’s Tommy, The Lion King, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Rocky Horror Show, The Wedding Singer. Off Bway: Hedwig and the Angry I...

Episode 348 - Deirdre Connolly

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Deirdre Connolly is the Executive Producer of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. In 2009, she helped to launch late-night’s first li...

Episode 347 - Zoë Wanamaker

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ZOË WANAMAKER is an actress with a multitude of Film, TV, and Theatre credits to her name. Theatre: Zoë is a 2-time Olivier Award winner, and 9-time...

Episode 346 - David Gordon

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Gordon is editor of TheaterMania.com and president of the Outer Critics Circle. He made his Broadway debut playing himself in The Prom, and is m...

Episode 345 - Amy Irving

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amy was brought up in the world of theater. She was put on stage from the time she was nine-months-old, her father was the director and her mother was...

Episode 344 - Taylor Iman Jones

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TAYLOR IMAN JONES currently stars in SIX on Broadway and recently played Andy in the new musical The Devil Wears Prada in Chicago.  Broadway: origi...

Episode 343 - David Marshall Grant

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

DAVID MARSHALL GRANT Broadway credits include “Bent,” so-starring with Richard Gere, and “Angels in America,” for which he was nominated for a...

Episode 342 - Jennifer Kahn

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When she's not not behind her computer or visiting the shops in Florida and Houston, our CEO and Founder Jennifer Wheeler Kahn is probably chasing her...

Episode 341 - Adrian Holmes

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With over 100 film and television credits to his name, award-winning actor, Adrian Holmes, has become one to watch in the entertainment industry. He c...

Episode 340 - Jessica Stone

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Stone worked as an actress on and off-Broadway, in television and in film for decades before transitioning to directing. Broadway credits incl...

Episode 339 - Nicholas Podany

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Classically trained actor Nicholas Podany is quickly making a name for himself in the world of entertainment. Nicholas started his career on Broadway ...

Episode 338 - Jennifer Simard

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Simard is a Tony Award, four-time Drama Desk Award, three-time Drama League Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominee. Broadway credits include:...

Episode 337 - Tamsen Fadal

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tamsen Fadal is known as a primetime evening news anchor in New York City and the host of a nationally syndicated entertainment show, and while repor...

Episode 336 - Liz Garbus

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Garbus is one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers. She has received two Academy Award nominations, two Primetime Emmy Awards, tw...

Episode 335 - Jenny Gersten

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Gersten serves as Line Producer for Beetlejuice on Broadway and National Tour, Executive Producer for the musical Born for This, Producer of Mus...

Episode 334 - Scott Wittman

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver, Scott Wittman co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (To...

Episode 333 - Michael Canzoniero

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Canzoniero is an award winning writer/director working out of his film studio MCM Creative in midtown Manhattan. Born in the Bronx, and raised...

Episode 332 - Quentin Plair

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Quentin Plair was recently seen in the Peabody Award-winning Showtime series The Good Lord Bird, and a lead role on Roswell, New Mexico, Quentin will...

Episode 331 - Micayla Brewster

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Micayla Brewster is a freelance Social Media Manager who oversees the digital presence of brands within the world of Arts & Culture. Past and current ...

Episode 330 - Sarah Ruhl

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Ruhl is a playwright . Her plays include- How to Transcend a Happy Marriage; The Oldest Boy; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (Pulitzer Pr...

Episode 329 - Julie Boardman

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Boardman is an entrepreneur and Tony Award-winning producer. She recently conceived and produced I'm Still Here, a 90th anniversary celebration ...

Episode 328 - Colin Donnell and Patti Murin

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Colin Donnell is an actor and musician who will next be seen as the lead in Peacock’s “Irreverent,” which premieres November 30, 2022. He is wel...

Episode 327 - Casey Likes

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Casey Likes made his Broadway debut in Almost Famous The Musical as ‘William Miller' starring alongside Solea Pfeiffer and Chris Wood. Created and...

Episode 326 - Sara Woster

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Painter and art teacher Sara Woster founded The Painting School in Brooklyn, NY in an effort to share her passion for painting with her community. W...

Episode 325 - Jennifer Westfeldt

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An actress and filmmaker, Jennifer Westfeldt is perhaps best known for writing, producing and starring in the indie films Kissing Jessica Stein (Ind...

Episode 324 - Saidah Ekulona

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Saidah Arrika Ekulona is an award-winning theatre, television and film actress. She's originated roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatres...

Episode 323 - Tovah Feldshuh

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

TOVAH FELDSHUH who will be celebrating her 50th year onBroadway, is a six-time Emmy and TonyAward nominee and four-time winner ofthe Drama Desk and Ou...

Episode 322 - Christine Ebersole

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CHRISTINE EBERSOLE, is currently celebrating her new album After the Ball from Club44 Records, has captivated audiences throughout her performing c...

Episode 321 - Suspense Author Panel - Live From Bryant Park

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ilana sits down with new release authors of suspenseful work: Hell Town - Casey Sherman A Fatal Overture - Kathleen Marple Kalb Birthday Girl - Niko W...

Episode 320 - Justin Bell Guarini

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Bell Guarini’s robust performance career launched with the first season of American Idol in 2002. His stage and screen appearances since then...

Episode 319 - Amy Brenneman

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Brenneman divides her time evenly between acting, producing, and political activism. She earned a degree in Comparative Religion at Harvard, with...

Episode 318 - Darren Goldstein

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Goldstein Broadway: Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, Bloody Bloody, Andrew Jackson.  Off-Broadway: The Bedwetter (Atlantic Theater) ...

Episode 317 - Jennifer Griffin

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Griffin is an American journalist who works as the chief national security correspondent at the Pentagon for Fox News. Griffin graduated from...

Episode 316 - Debut Novel Panel - Live From Bryant Park

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ilana hosted a live event at Bryant Park in New York City in the summer of 2022 with five authors who just published their debut novels. Liz Alterman,...

Episode 315 - Jeffrey Richman

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Richman is the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the Netflix series “Uncoupled.” Prior to that, he was an Executive Producer of “Mod...

Episode 314 - Marsha Mason

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marsha Mason has received four Academy Award nominations for her roles in the films The Goodbye Girl, Cinderella Liberty, Only When I Laugh and Chapte...

Episode 313 - "Truly Inspiring“ - A panel with the authors of four “truly inspiring” books written by the following "truly inspiring“ authors: Zain Asher, Karen Hopkins, Katherine Gregorio and Tim McLoughlin

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live in Bryant Par - a panel with the authors of truly inspiring people written by the following “truly inspiring“ authors - Zain Asher, Karen Hop...

Episode 312 - Patrick Page

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Page received a Tony Award nomination and a Grammy Award for his work in Hadestown on Broadway after starring as Hades in the off-Broadway, Ci...

Episode 311 - LIVE from Bryant Park - Favorite "Beach Reads" Authors

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s  episode features authors  Jenny Mollen ( City Of Likes), Grant Ginder (Let’s Not Do That Again), Annabel Monaghan (Nora Goes Off Scri...

Episode 310 - Jared Grimes

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony-Nominated JARED GRIMES is a true quadruple threat having starred on Broadway and Film/TV as an actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. He has da...

Episode 309 - Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha Van Leer, Between the Lines is an empowering and enchan...

Episode 308 - Alex Edelman

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Edelman is a comedian and writer whose Orthodox Jewish upbringing has informed critically and commercially acclaimed work for the stage and scree...