Sunday Pancakes with Celia Keenan-Bolger – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Weekly Round-Up:

• Read “A Ritual Guide for What We’ve Learned and Lost in Covid” from Ritualist and The Joy List.
• Listen to Krista Tippett’s On Being podcast episode, “What a World You’ve Got Inside You” with Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows on the new translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet 
• Listen to the Still Processing podcast episode, “The People in the Neighborhood.”

ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER is an actor, director, author and filmmaker. Broadway: ‘Jesse’ in Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (Drama League Award nominee), ‘Crutchie’ in Newsies (Outer Critics Circle nominee). Off-Broadway: Seven Deadly Sins, Mary Poppins, Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol. 1st Nat'l Tours: Spelling Bee, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Mary Poppins, Ragtime. TV: The Undoing (HBO), Three Rivers (ABC), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), Looking (HBO), The Other Two (HBO). Film: The Rewrite, Marci X, Are You Joking? Andrew is the co-creator the critically acclaimed series Submissions Only and co-author of the children’s series Jack & Louisa (Penguin Random House). B.F.A. University of Michigan. Follow him at @KeenanBlogger.

MAGGIE KEENAN-BOLGER is the co-founder of Honest Accomplice Theatre (HAT), a New York-based theatre and media company, producing art for social change from the perspective of historically excluded communities since 2012. Along with many successful NYC productions, HAT has also toured with shows about gender and sexuality for the last seven years. In 2016, Maggie produced and directed HAT's first episode of the free educational webseries, The Trans Literacy Project, and has been releasing episodes since. This includes an episode currently being used in sexual harassment trainings throughout the state of New York. In November, Maggie produced and directed Unmuted, a live, online theatrical performance during a time of social isolation. Featuring 20 artist innovators from around the country, the show tackled topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, disability, climate change, and our connection to our ancestors. Individually, Maggie has toured the country as a performer, sex educator and teaching artist and was recognized by the White House when she was appointed an LGBT Leader of the Next Generation by then Vice President, Joe Biden. A two-time Point Foundation scholar, Maggie was named a “Person to Watch” by The Advocate and can be seen on The Good Wife with Julianna Margulies and in the movie Admission with Tina Fey.

Weekly Round-Up:

• Listen to The Memory Palace podcast episode, “A White Horse”, recommended by Andrew.
• Check out the art by Black disabled artist, Rana, recommended by Maggie.
• Read the Story Corps questions to get a good conversation going, recommended by Celia. 
• Learn more about Maggie’s company Honest Accomplice Theatre’s Trans Literary Project.
• Read the Psych Central article, “Coping with Grief: The Ball & The Box” by John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

ERIKA HENNINGSEN was most recently seen as ‘Cady Heron’ in the original Broadway Cast of Mean Girls, for which she was nominated for an Outer Critics' Circle Award. She made her Broadway debut as ‘Fantine’ in the recent revival of Les Miserables and can be seen as ‘Kim Ravenal’ in the PBS Special of Show Boat: Live from Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic. She is slated to appear in Peacock's upcoming series GIRLS5EVA and Amazon's original comedy Harlem. Graduate of the University Of Michigan BFA Musical Theater Program, Broadway Star of the Year 2019. She recently founded the First Time Voters' Club in partnership with Producing Blue to encourage young voters in involvement in the political sector and is an ambassador for the non-profit organization, She’s The First.

Weekly Round-Up:

• Explore this interactive NYTimes piece, “They Believe in Ambitious Women. But They Also See The Costs.”
• Read the Forge article, “The Worst Mindset To Have When Fighting Racism” by Emily PG Erikson on how perfectionism can undermine the work of dismantling white supremacy culture.
• Listen to this episode of The Cut podcast wherein trans author Torrey Peters discusses her new book, Detransition Baby and how the common feeling of “failing at gender” can bridge divides between cis and trans women.
• Buy this incredible butterfly garden with a live cup of caterpillars.
• This novel, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, made Erika and Celia realize that they had very similar taste in books.

ZACHARY QUINTO hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie Mellon where he received a BFA in Acting. In 2007 he was cast as 'Sylar' on the hit NBC series Heroes. That same year, he was cast as ‘Spock’ in the JJ Abrams directed reboot of the Star Trek franchise. He starred in the first season of American Horror Story in 2011, and then won a Critic’s Choice Award and Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of ‘Dr. Oliver Thredson’ on American Horror Story: Asylum. Quinto appeared in the 2010 Signature revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels In America, for which he won a Theater World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. He made his Broadway debut in the 2013 Tony Award winning production of The Glass Menagerie. He was also seen in Noah Haidle's Smokefall and in the Joe Mantello directed revival of The Boys in The Band, which won the 2019 Tony for Best Revival of a Play. He's hosted the reboot of In Search Of on the History Channel, and starred in the AMC series NOS4A2. Most recently, he reprised his role as 'Harold' in the film adaption of The Boys In The Band on Netflix. Quinto began his production company Before the Door Pictures in 2008 and produced such films as Margin Call, All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year, and Aardvark. At the end of 2019, the new iteration of Before The Door signed first look deals with AMC Studios for scripted projects and with Spoke Studios for unscripted fare.

Weekly Round-Up:

• Listen to Brene Brown’s  Unlocking Us podcastepisode featuring Sonya Renee Taylor on “The Body is Not An Apology.”
• Follow that by reading Sonya Renee Taylor’s book The Body Is Not an Apology.
• There are Vedic and Transcendental meditation courses available throughout the US - apps like Ten Percent Happier, Calm, and Insight Timer (I really like the teacher Sarah Blondin) are easily accessible and can travel with you wherever you go.
• Listen to Krista Tippet’s On Being podcast episode, “You are not alone across time” with Brian Doerries focused on his public art project, The Theater Of War.
• Read Steven Pressfield’s book The War of Art which Zach (and Susan Blackwell) recommend.

In our first pancake minisode, Celia shares her hopes, struggles, and anxieties as we begin to  gather again and awkwardly adjust to a New Normal. 

Weekly Round-Up:

• Read the Medium article, “Prepare For The Ultimate Gaslighting” by Julio Vincent Gambuto
• Read the book Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Read the Vice article, “How To Make Small Talk After We’ve Been Through A Pandemic” by Rachel Miller
• Read “I’m Not Ready” from the March 4th edition of the Culture Study newsletter by Anne Helen Peterson 
• “Collective Compassion” is a term Celia first heard used by Sonya Renee Taylor in her book The Body Is Not An Apology. The book will also be included in next week's round-up.

Please send your pancake thoughts, feelings, curiosities, and questions  to Celia at  sundaypancakespod@gmail.com.

Stage and screen star KELLI O’HARA has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King and I garnered her the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Grammy, Drama League, Outer Critics, and Oliver nominations. Kelli has received an additional 6 Tony nominations for her work on Broadway in the productions The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game, South Pacific, Nice Work if You Can Get It, The Bridges of Madison County, and and Kiss Me Kate.  Kelli was awarded the prestigious Drama League’s Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019. Kelli also received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner in the hit web series The Accidental Wolf. Other film and television credits include the second season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, All The Bright Places, Peter Pan Live!, Sex & The City 2, Martin Scorsese’s The Key to Reserva, Showtime’s Masters of Sex, CBS All Access’ The Good Fight, Blue Bloods, N3mbers, and the animated series Car Talk.  She is currently shooting HBO’s The Gilded Age. Kelli sits on the boards of New York City Center and The NY Pops for which she Co-Chairs their PopsEd initiative.She also serves on the Lincoln Center Artist Committee and the advisory board of Broadway for Racial Justice. Kelli is a wife and a mother of 2 children.  

Weekly Round-Up:

• Read Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
• Read the Vanity Fair piece, “Roxanne Gay on How to Write About Trauma" by Monica Lewinsky
• Read the Bon Appétit article, “How Writing a Cookbook Helped Me Break Free From Diet Culture” by Julia Turshen
• Listen to the On Being podcast episode, “The Soul in Depression” with Andrew Solomon

PHILLIPA SOO is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in Broadway’s critically acclaimed Hamilton, garnering her numerous industry awards and a Tony Award nomination. She can currently be seen in the film version of Hamilton on Disney+. Soo is currently voicing a lead role in Netflix’s animated film Over the Moon. She can also be seen in Sony’s The Broken Hearts Gallery and in Disney+’s The One and Only Ivan. She made her feature film debut in Here and Now. On the small screen, she will next be seen in Hulu’s upcoming drama series DOPESICK, based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name and in Spectrum Originals’ upcoming series PLAN Z. She was previously a series regular on CBS's The Code and featured in NBC's Smash. Soo co-starred on Broadway in The Parisian Woman, as well as playing the title role in the Broadway musical Amelie. She also originated the role of ‘Natasha Rostova’ in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division.

Weekly Round-Up:

• Read The Art Of Gathering by Priya Parker
• Explore the interactive website, Death Over Dinner
• Listen to the What Next podcast episode, “Why Don’t We Know More About The Atlanta Victims?” and read Mary Harris's follow up article on Slate.

AAPI Resources:

• Read The Atlantic’s article, ”Why This Wave of Anti-Asian Racism Feels Different” by Morgan Ome
• Sign-up for Hollaback’s Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harrassment
• Read Variety’s article, “How Hollywood Is Complicit in the Violence Against Asians in America” by Caroline Framke
• Donate to Support Asian Communities

DENÉE BENTON made her Broadway debut and received a 2017 Tony Award nomination, Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nomination, Theatre World Award, and a Lilly Award for her portrayal of ‘Natasha’ in the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (A.R.T). Nat’l Tour/ West End: ‘Nabulungi’ in The Book of Mormon, ‘Ruby’ in Season 2 of Lifetime's hit series UnREAL. She holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and spent last year starring as ‘Eliza’ in Broadway's Hamilton. Next, she can be seen starring in HBO’s new TV series The Gilded Age.

Celia's Weekly Round-up: 

• Read Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski.
• Listen to Post Reports' “The Life Of George Floyd” podcast episode.
• Read the Vogue article, “On Stacey Abrams and the Persistent Problem of Leaning Too Heavily on Black Women” by Rachel Charlene Lewis.
• Follow The Nap Ministry on Instagram.
• Watch Passing Strange on Amazon.

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CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER received the 2019 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of 'Scout' in To Kill a Mockingbird. She is known for outstanding performances in Broadway productions such as 'Laura' in The Glass Menagerie, 'Molly' in Peter and the Starcatcher, and 'Olive' in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  She received Tony Award nominations for all three roles. Up next, Celia will star in Julian Fellowes' The Gilded Age for HBO. She previously starred in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Oldest Boy and in Merrily We Roll Along at City Center Encores. She has also played guest star roles in notable TV series such as “Bull,” “Nurse Jackie,” “The Good Wife,” and “Louie.”  Celia was born in Detroit, Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Performance Program. She currently resides in New York City with her husband and their son.

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ASHLEY PARK is a Tony Award nominated actress, currently starring as “Mindy” in the hit television series Emily in Paris. For her performance, she became the first Asian American Actress to receive a Critics’ Choice Nomination for “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.” She will next appear in Bleecker Street’s upcoming feature Mr Malcom’s List. On stage, Park is perhaps best known for originating the role of “Gretchen Wieners” in the Broadway production of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls. In addition to her Tony nomination, she received Drama League, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Chita Rivera Award nominations for her performance in Mean Girls. That same season, Park garnered critical acclaim for starring as “Mwe” in KPOP, for which she won the esteemed Lucille Lortel Award for Lead Actress in a Musical and was nominated for her second Drama League and Drama Desk Awards of the season. Other Broadway credits include: Grand Horizons; Mamma Mia!; The King and I; and the recent revival of Sunday in the Park with George. On television, Park reunited with Tina Fey for Peacock’s new hit series GIRLS5EVA and was previously seen in the critically-acclaimed Netflix limited series Tales of the City. Other television credits include Apple TV+’s Helpsters and PopTV/Lionsgate Television’s Nightcap. Park is the proud recipient of Actor Equity Association’s 2018 Clarence Derwent Award, and in 2019 was honored with the inaugural Marin Mazzie Award for Empowerment by the Cancer Support Community. Her outreach as a social activist and a cancer survivor has stayed important to her through her dedicated work and support of service organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS. Park graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Musical Theater.

Weekly Round-Up:

• Listen to the Still Processing podcast episode with Cathy Park Hong.
• Read the Harvard Business Review article, “To Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism, We Must Understand Its Roots” by Lily Zheng.
• Listen to Krista Tippett’s On Being podcast episode, “A Life Worthy of Our Breath” with Ocean Vuong.
• Watch highlights of the late Marin Mazzie in The King and I, which she starred in with Ashley.