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Renée Elise Goldsberry From Recognition to a Powerful Reckoning
Renée Elise Goldsberry is converting her applause into something bigger. From originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton to Girls5eva to She-Hulk, she turns recognition into a powerful reckoning. In this exclusive interview with Hollywoodland News, she’s naming the cost, making her own access and building a bigger room for who’s next. Who I Really Am tells it straight. Satisfied shows what it took. Goldsberry has built a legacy with teeth and an unapologetic purpose.
Lizzy and the Triggermen: Powerful and Defiant Human Made Art
This is not content. It is a room that refused to die after last call. Our HLN exclusive steps inside Live at Joe’s Pub where Lizzy and her ten-piece band, Lizzy & the Triggermen, turn risk into record, pay their people and let the room sign the album. This is all human man made art, not AI. Come hear why Elizabeth Shapiro still wins and why this band is church for theater kids.
Mr. Charlie’s Fast Food Is Plant Based & A Second Chance to Love Yourself
Mr. Charlie’s isn’t just fast food. This is fast love, fast healing and fast second chances. Behind those red-and-yellow walls is a brand rewriting what it means to eat well and belong. We got to catch up with Founder, Taylor McKinnon not about the food, but about their mission and the power of love. He called it the Mr. Rogers of fast food and that’s 100000% accurate.
Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer: reshaping set design
An exclusive inside look at how Academy Award nominees, Katie Spencer and Sarah Greenwood, are reshaping set design in Hollywood and empowering the next generation of women in film.
Dan Lauria, and his play Just Another Day, About Memory and Meaning
An exclusive inside look at how Academy Award nominees, Katie Spencer and Sarah Greenwood, are reshaping set design in Hollywood and empowering the next generation of women in film.
Sharen Davis on Power, Pride and the black Stories Woven Into Every Stitch
We get to sit down with Emmy winning and Oscar nominated costume designer for iconic Black stories such as Ray, The Help and Dreamgirls. Sharen Davis shares with us about how she is telling cultural stories through a Black lens in a white dominated Hollywood.
Inside the Musso & Frank Grill: Hollywood’s Oldest (and best) Restaurant
In this exclusive interview, Mark Echeverria, a fourth-generation member of the family of owners, and President/CEO of Hollywood’s most enduring restaurant, Musso & Frank Grill, shares with us why after 105 years, they say they’re just getting started.
hope johnstun on the demise of pinup girl clothing
In this exclusive Hollywoodland News interview, Hope opens up about what really happened inside the collapsing fashion brand. From the $25,000 she’s still owed to the artwork being reused without pay or credit. She didn’t just survive it—she’s telling her story so other women don’t have to.
Steve Perry: Challenging the status quo
Steve Perry, the voice behind Zoot Suit Riot and leader of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, shares his insights on Swing music’s revival, its cultural impact, and how it intertwines with punk ethics and storytelling in this exclusive interview.
Bill Elliott: The Maestro Behind Swing’s Modern Revival
From ‘70s pop keyboards to a Tony-winning big band orchestrator, Bill Elliott has done it all. This Grammy and Emmy-nominated maestro sits down with Hollywoodland News to talk swing, Broadway, film and what’s next.
Jamie Tobitt: From Swing Music to Saving Lives
This trumpet player traded performing swing to stars for groundbreaking work in biotech. His journey from dance halls to life-saving science is a story of passion, evolution and finding purpose in unexpected places.
GeorGe Gee: The Band that keeps swingin’
George Gee is keeping the swing alive! From breaking barriers as an Asian American bandleader to leading NYC’s longest-running swing residency, his journey proves that swing isn’t just history—it’s happening now.
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