Jersey Arts Podcast

Today’s guest is photographer Geoffrey Biddle, who has been capturing beauty from behind the lens for nearly 60 years. He took to the art form in his senior year of high school and hasn’t looked back since. His work can be found in multiple collections, including the Museum of Modern Art. In addition to his prowess behind the camera, he has taught photography extensively over the years, including at Parsons School of Design, where he served as Assistant Chair of the Photography Department fr...

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion's curator, Karl Flesch, joins the Jersey Arts Podcast to review pieces from their current exhibition, Gotta Match! We encourage you to view the photos on JerseyArts.com as you listen so that you can join in on our remotely-guided sneak peek of this unique show. Gotta Match! explores the fascinating history of matchbooks, match covers, and ashtrays, revealing how these everyday objects became miniature works of art, powerful promotional tools, an...

You might know classic Hollywood actor Mary Astor from The Maltese Falcon or Meet Me in St. Louis, but in 1936 her name was splashed across newspapers for a very different reason. Astor was entrenched in a messy custody battle with her ex-husband, and at the center of what was then deemed “the trial of the century” was Mary Astor’s own salacious diary. 90 years later, this saga is retold through a new show: Mary Astor’s Purple Diary (The Musical), based on a book by renowned illustrator Ed So...

It’s in the third act of a three-act story structure when everything comes to a head. The plot builds to its peak, the characters demonstrate development, and the audience/reader/listener experiences the story’s climax—and maybe even a moral. If the third act is the culmination of everything leading up to it, then the third act of Kathryn Grody’s life has been a wild one. The 2-time Obie Award-winning actor, mother, grandmother, and wife of actor Mandy Patinkin, found new recognition in 2020 ...

We are fast approaching Spooky Season, and with that comes the inimitable Rocky Horror Picture Show season. The cult classic has become synonymous with October and Halloween, likely due to the fabulous costume opportunities afforded by its cast of characters. In this episode, Gina speaks with Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actor Barry Bostwick, the film’s original Brad Majors. He will accompany the film’s tour to two stops in New Jersey this fall: State Theatre NJ on October 3rd and The ...