Angie Pontani & Brian Newman | Show Business and Entertainment
6 episodes
3 weeks ago
What are you showing off? Welcome to Showing Off with professional show offs Angie and Brian! Angie Pontani is a dancer, producer, and creative powerhouse who thrives onstage and off. Brian Newman is a prolific musician who’s played with iconic, multi-talented artists and directed his own groups. Together, they’ve spent their careers building stages, elevating stars, and finding beauty in the grind it takes to make something unforgettable. They're also married!
On this show, they’re pulling back the velvet rope and inviting you into their world of music, dance, production, and showbiz. It's time for Showing Off.
Angie and Brian will share stories from their own adventures — from their showbiz beginnings to their long-running gigs. They'll also hold conversations with the people who make these beloved shows happen: producers, choreographers, designers, musicians, photographers, drag artists, and more.
With Brian and Angie’s experiences and storied pasts, you'll constantly be entertained. Whether you're a show off yourself, or you love show business, Showing Off will thrust you into the world of nightlife, glitz, and glam. And the less sexy side -- the flops and the duds too. It's all part of Showing Off!
The show is part celebration, part confession, and always a peek at the thrills and chaos of making art come to life. Showing Off is proof that the show goes on, even when the curtains close.
Discover more from Brian and Angie at http://showingoffpod.com/
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What are you showing off? Welcome to Showing Off with professional show offs Angie and Brian! Angie Pontani is a dancer, producer, and creative powerhouse who thrives onstage and off. Brian Newman is a prolific musician who’s played with iconic, multi-talented artists and directed his own groups. Together, they’ve spent their careers building stages, elevating stars, and finding beauty in the grind it takes to make something unforgettable. They're also married!
On this show, they’re pulling back the velvet rope and inviting you into their world of music, dance, production, and showbiz. It's time for Showing Off.
Angie and Brian will share stories from their own adventures — from their showbiz beginnings to their long-running gigs. They'll also hold conversations with the people who make these beloved shows happen: producers, choreographers, designers, musicians, photographers, drag artists, and more.
With Brian and Angie’s experiences and storied pasts, you'll constantly be entertained. Whether you're a show off yourself, or you love show business, Showing Off will thrust you into the world of nightlife, glitz, and glam. And the less sexy side -- the flops and the duds too. It's all part of Showing Off!
The show is part celebration, part confession, and always a peek at the thrills and chaos of making art come to life. Showing Off is proof that the show goes on, even when the curtains close.
Discover more from Brian and Angie at http://showingoffpod.com/
Adam RealMan Is a Show Off! The Coney Island Legend Talks the History of Sideshows, Taking Risks On Stage, and the Iconic Mermaid Parade
Showing Off With Angie and Brian
1 hour 33 minutes
3 weeks ago
Adam RealMan Is a Show Off! The Coney Island Legend Talks the History of Sideshows, Taking Risks On Stage, and the Iconic Mermaid Parade
In this episode of Showing Off with Angie Pontani and Brian Newman, we sit down with Adam RealMan, the sideshow extraordinaire of Coney Island!Have you ever wondered if you have the guts to spit fire or swallow a sword? Adam shares what it was like to grow up around sideshow performers, the history of sideshows across the United States, and how he became a performer himself. He also dives into his role as the Artistic Director of Coney Island USA, the nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the arts in the Brooklyn neighborhood. With Adam, Brian and Angie discuss the Coney Island Museum and the many events Coney Island USA puts on, including the iconic Mermaid Parade!
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Credits
Presented by BASE Creative
Recorded at Wolff Island Studios in Brooklyn
Produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
Post-production by Ricky Fernandez
Timestamps
[00:00:00] Kicking it Off with Brian and Angie
[00:05:10] Meeting Today's Guest, Adam RealMan
[00:12:00] Talking about Parenting
[00:18:00] Life as an Artist
[00:33:00] Getting Back to The Stage
[00:40:00] How Adam Got Started
[00:54:00] What’s Coming Next
Showing Off With Angie and Brian
What are you showing off? Welcome to Showing Off with professional show offs Angie and Brian! Angie Pontani is a dancer, producer, and creative powerhouse who thrives onstage and off. Brian Newman is a prolific musician who’s played with iconic, multi-talented artists and directed his own groups. Together, they’ve spent their careers building stages, elevating stars, and finding beauty in the grind it takes to make something unforgettable. They're also married!
On this show, they’re pulling back the velvet rope and inviting you into their world of music, dance, production, and showbiz. It's time for Showing Off.
Angie and Brian will share stories from their own adventures — from their showbiz beginnings to their long-running gigs. They'll also hold conversations with the people who make these beloved shows happen: producers, choreographers, designers, musicians, photographers, drag artists, and more.
With Brian and Angie’s experiences and storied pasts, you'll constantly be entertained. Whether you're a show off yourself, or you love show business, Showing Off will thrust you into the world of nightlife, glitz, and glam. And the less sexy side -- the flops and the duds too. It's all part of Showing Off!
The show is part celebration, part confession, and always a peek at the thrills and chaos of making art come to life. Showing Off is proof that the show goes on, even when the curtains close.
Discover more from Brian and Angie at http://showingoffpod.com/
