THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST Max Geschwind

Sarah Hicks is a orchestral conductor who has guest conducted for some of the most iconic symphony orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops, and of course, Los Angeles’s own LA Philharmonic both at the Hollywood Bowl and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

She will next be conducting the 30th Anniversary live-to-film concert event of the animated “The Lion King” featuring the original 1994 film roaring from the Bowl screens, live orchestra, fireworks, showstopping vocal performances of award-winning songs from the film, special celebrity guests, including cast members from both the classic 1994 animated and 2019 films: Billy Eichner, Bradley Gibson, Ernie Sabella, Heather Headley, Jason Weaver, Jeremy Irons, Lebo M. Nathan Lane, plus special guests North West and Jennifer Hudson! And for the first time ever at the Hollywood Bowl, select performances from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.


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Costume designer Ann Foley's latest project is the
new television adaptation of “THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES” which follows the coming-of-age story of the Grace Family, as they move from New York to Michigan and into their family’s ancestral home.  Upon arrival, the family not only uncovers mysteries hidden inside their great grandfather’s Spiderwick Estate, but also discovers a secret, fantastical world around them.  
The series is now streaming on The Roku Channel.

Ann's past credits include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as well as films like Skyscraper and Godzilla vs. Kong.


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Oscar- and Emmy-nominated costume designer Danny Glicker is out with his latest project, HBO’s new historical spy thriller/dark comedy series “THE SYMPATHIZER”. The series is based on the story of the Captain, a North Vietnam plant in the South Vietnam army who is forced to flee to the United States with his general near the end of the Vietnam War. While living within a community of South Vietnamese refugees, he continues to secretly spy on the community and report back to the Viet Cong, struggling between his original loyalties and his new life.

Glicker's previous credits include Transamerica, Milk, Up in the Air, This is the End, Love and Mercy, Mother, Bad Times at the El Royale, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and The Whale.


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BAFTA-nominated hair and makeup designer Lynda Armstrong shares what it was like designing the looks behind the period drama miniseries "We Were the Lucky Ones", which is now streaming on Hulu. The series centers on a Polish Jewish family, The Kurcs, who are separated at the start of World War II and are determined to survive and reunite.

Armstrong's past credits include films such as Little Shop of Horrors, Empire of the Sun, A Fish Called Wanda, Batman, 101 Dalmatians, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as shows like Atlanta, All The Light We Cannot See, and Stranger Things.


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Nikki Crawford is a Tony-nominated actress who is now performing at the Geffen Playhouse Los Angeles through May 11 in the show FAT HAM, a modern, Pulitizer Prize-winning take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The show came direct from Broadway, where Nikki earned her first Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

FAT HAM is about Juicy, a young, queer Black man whose dead father’s ghost shows up at his family’s BBQ wedding reception demanding his murder be avenged. Juicy then faces the dilemma of whether he should do the deed, or be true to his principles and who he is.


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Grammy Award-winning composer, and drummer of the iconic alt-rock band They Might Be Giants, Marty Beller recently scored season 2 of American Rust: Broken Justice, starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney, now streaming on Prime Video.

Marty’s composer credits include HBO’s In Treatment; Fox Television’s Gracepoint; Showtime’s Cradle of Champions; Netflix’s Tiger King; and more.


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