OFF ROAD with Peter Palmisano - An RLTP Podcast

From the world of dance, music, and theater, this podcast covers all the bases…no pun intended (you’ll get it when you listen). Peter talks with Heidi Halt, Jim Pace and Michael Murphy from Neglia, Buffalo Musicians’ Union, and Shea’s!

Guests from Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Kavinoky Theatre, Olmsted Parks Conservancy and Ujima Company sit down with Peter to discuss the hows and whys of planning and carrying out a possible reopening…maybe!

Peter plans to convert his summer to a “staycation” after speaking to friends from the Buffalo History Museum, the Martin House, the New Phoenix Theater, and the Lancaster Opera House.

Buffalo’s cultural community continues to be the focus of this podcast, as Peter learns more from leaders of the RLTP and ICTC theaters, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Buffalo Museum of Science.

Peter’s guests teach him plenty about his beloved Buffalo as he zooms in to four different parts of the city to hear about literary activities, theater activities, and arts events of every kind!

In this episode, Peter test-drives a revised format involving multiple interviews, all focused on the new reality of life in WNY. How are several cultural institutions coping and planning for the future?

Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, the queen of musical theater, tells Peter how a young girl from Buffalo’s east side went from a difficult beginning to a multi-continental career as a choreographer and director.

One of Buffalo’s most successful actors, Matt Witten sits down with Peter to talk about his roots, the choices he made, and favorite stage roles in this interview that was recorded during the happier days pre-Covid 19.

Starting to get the blues? Sit back and enjoy a fun interview with Peter and Amanda Sharp, a dialect coach who has worked with many Buffalo actors to assure they aren’t too “Buffalo”

The seats are all empty and the theaters are closed, but that means we have time to listen to Peter’s interviews with four of the actors and directors who have been affected.