Posts Tagged: Garden Of Dreams

INTERVIEW: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik Is Writing New Music

In addition to a new live album that’s currently in production and slated for release later this year, Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik revealed to me that the band is also currently writing new music. “You got to keep it going,” he told me inside Hackensack Meridian Health Stage 17. “You’ve got to… Read more »

VIDEO: Damaris Lewis On Mentoring Kids For Radio City Talent Show

On Wednesday I headed to Radio City Music Hall, where rehearsals were underway for the upcoming Garden Of Dreams Talent Show, a free event on March 27. The annual show offers kids who are overcoming obstacles in the tri-state area the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform on the great stage at Radio City. The participants also… Read more »

INTERVIEW: O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge On New Music, ‘Concert For Dreams’ And Winter Olympics

We’re only halfway through March but it’s already been quite the year for Of A Revolution. The band found itself in the headlines for a rather unlikely reason to kick off 2018: Russian participants in the Winter Games were referred to as Olympic Athletes from Russia or… O.A.R. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect… Read more »

VIDEO: Hoda Kotb Is Proof Good Things Happen To Good People

Congratulations to Hoda Kotb on her new gig as the permanent co-host of “Today,” alongside Savannah Guthrie. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Hoda on a couple of occasions and I must say, in-person she is exactly who you think she is: warm, inclusive, inviting and of course usually down for a good laugh. Of… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Bob Saget Explains Why He Took ‘Full House’ Gig

Bob Saget just filmed a TV special in Brooklyn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. There has been a recent surge in stand-up comedy yielding big paydays; Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock just scored separate deals worth $20 million a special for their work. But Saget swears he isn’t doing this for the money. Matter-of-fact,… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Here’s What Sebastian Maniscalco Did Before He Blew Up

Stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco doesn’t take his success granted. His roots won’t allow it. “It’s great to do (comedy) for a living now,” he told me. “I worked as a waiter and then I was selling satellite dishes out of a mall so to be doing comedy for a living and what I always dreamed… Read more »

AUDIO: Catching Up With Chef Anne Burrell And John Franco At Radio City Music Hall

It was great attending this year’s Garden Of Dreams Talent Show at Radio City Music Hall on Monday night. The event gives kids who live in the tri-state area a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be mentored by professionals in entertainment and then perform on the great stage inside Radio City. On the red carpet, we chatted… Read more »

INTERVIEW: ‘SNL Weekend Update’ Michael Che On Harry Styles And Boston

Harry Styles just dropped his new single, a throwback that recalls British artists of yesteryear entitled “Sign Of The Times.” He’ll perform it next weekend on “Saturday Night Live.” I jokingly asked Michael Che, the SNL star who co-anchors the “Weekend Update” desk, if he is receiving any extra ticket requests due to the One… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Norman Reedus Didn’t Expect To Be On ‘The Walking Dead’ This Long

For Norman Reedus, one of the stars of “The Walking Dead,” his run on the hit AMC show has been rather unexpected. “I didn’t know I was going to be on the second episode of the first season,” Reedus revealed to me on the red carpet at The Garden Of Laughs charity event inside The… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Don’t Expect John Oliver At A Yankees Game This Year

The Yankees’ home opener is Monday and if any unicorns, sharks, dinosaurs or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles end up sitting behind home plate, don’t blame John Oliver. “I think we’re probably banned,” the “Last Week Tonight” host cracked when I asked him if he’d be attending a game this year. Oliver chatted with me before… Read more »