Clayton Howe’s Entertainmentx

Getting to the Heart, Soul, and drive of top performers in the entertainment industry. Clayton Howe’s guests share their paths, struggles, and lessons learned. Entertainmentx inspires, uplifts, and educates everyone interested in a deep dive look at entertainment professionals and industry luminaries.

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Episodes

Thursday Jan 06, 2022

Ann Harada (IG:@iamannharada)(TW:@annharada) originated the role of Christmas Eve in Avenue Q on Broadway and the West End. Other Broadway includes Cinderella, 9 to 5, M Butterfly, Seussical, Les Miserables (revival). Recent Off – Broadway includes Brooklynite (Vineyard Theatre) and Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Westside Theatre). Regionally: 42nd Street and Mamma Mia (MUNY), and God of Carnage (George Street Playhouse) FILM: Youth in Oregon, Sisters, Trouble, Admission, Hope Springs, and The Art of Getting By. TV: “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” “The Good Wife,” “SMASH,” “30 Rock,” “House of Cards,” “Master of None.”

Monday Jan 03, 2022

Ann Harada (IG:@iamannharada)(TW:@annharada) originated the role of Christmas Eve in Avenue Q on Broadway and the West End. Other Broadway includes Cinderella, 9 to 5, M Butterfly, Seussical, Les Miserables (revival). Recent Off – Broadway includes Brooklynite (Vineyard Theatre) and Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Westside Theatre). Regionally: 42nd Street and Mamma Mia (MUNY), and God of Carnage (George Street Playhouse) FILM: Youth in Oregon, Sisters, Trouble, Admission, Hope Springs, and The Art of Getting By. TV: “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” “The Good Wife,” “SMASH,” “30 Rock,” “House of Cards,” “Master of None.”

Thursday Dec 30, 2021

Kevin Spirtas (kevinspirtas.com)(IG:@kevinspirtas) is most recognized around the world as Dr. Craig Wesley from NBC’s Daytime Drama: Days of Our Lives, and the cult classic film sequels: Friday the 13th – Part VII: The New Blood, and Wes Craven’s: The Hills Have Eyes – Part II, in 2008 the 30-year acting veteran produced the NY Shakespeare Festival reading-presentation of Don Cummings’: A Good Smoke, starring Academy Award winning actress, Meryl Streep, and directed by Tony Award winning director, Pam McKinnon. Shortly thereafter in 2009, Spirtas made his debut as a Broadway producer on the critically acclaimed revival of Finian’s Rainbow, and in 2012 he co-produced the hit Broadway musical: Priscilla…Queen of the Desert. In 2014, after running into Days Of Our Lives alum, the late, Michael Slade in a New York gym, the two set out to create the critically acclaimed, 6 x Emmy Award Winning Digital Drama Series: After Forever, In 2019 After Forever – Season 1 made history by becoming the most Emmy-awarded LGBTQ-themed drama series on any platform and Spirtas received an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Drama, along with 3 additional Emmys that he shares with Slade for Outstanding Digital Drama Series 2019 and Outstanding Writing Team for a Digital Drama 2019 and 2020. Spirtas played his DAYS character opposite Matt LeBlanc’s Dr. Drake Ramory on FRIENDS: The One That Could Have Been- Part 1. Spirtas won  the 2016 Indie Series Award for Best Actor in a drama, (of which he also earned an Emmy nomination) for his role as Dominic Delacorte on the digital drama series: Winterthorne. Some of Spirtas’ Broadway credits include: A Chorus Line, Meet Me In St. Louis, and Hairspray, and The Boy From Oz (Stand-by for Hugh Jackman). 
 

Monday Dec 27, 2021

Kevin Spirtas (kevinspirtas.com)(IG:@kevinspirtas) is most recognized around the world as Dr. Craig Wesley from NBC’s Daytime Drama: Days of Our Lives, and the cult classic film sequels: Friday the 13th – Part VII: The New Blood, and Wes Craven’s: The Hills Have Eyes – Part II, in 2008 the 30-year acting veteran produced the NY Shakespeare Festival reading-presentation of Don Cummings’: A Good Smoke, starring Academy Award winning actress, Meryl Streep, and directed by Tony Award winning director, Pam McKinnon. Shortly thereafter in 2009, Spirtas made his debut as a Broadway producer on the critically acclaimed revival of Finian’s Rainbow, and in 2012 he co-produced the hit Broadway musical: Priscilla…Queen of the Desert. In 2014, after running into Days Of Our Lives alum, the late, Michael Slade in a New York gym, the two set out to create the critically acclaimed, 6 x Emmy Award Winning Digital Drama Series: After Forever, In 2019 After Forever – Season 1 made history by becoming the most Emmy-awarded LGBTQ-themed drama series on any platform and Spirtas received an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Drama, along with 3 additional Emmys that he shares with Slade for Outstanding Digital Drama Series 2019 and Outstanding Writing Team for a Digital Drama 2019 and 2020. Spirtas played his DAYS character opposite Matt LeBlanc’s Dr. Drake Ramory on FRIENDS: The One That Could Have Been- Part 1. Spirtas won  the 2016 Indie Series Award for Best Actor in a drama, (of which he also earned an Emmy nomination) for his role as Dominic Delacorte on the digital drama series: Winterthorne. Some of Spirtas’ Broadway credits include: A Chorus Line, Meet Me In St. Louis, and Hairspray, and The Boy From Oz (Stand-by for Hugh Jackman). 
 

Thursday Dec 23, 2021


Doug Shapiro (dougshapiro.com)(IG: @fearless_mensch)(LI:@dougshapiro) My guiding values are Love and Integrity.  I lead with Kindness. What Tom Hanks said recently in accepting his Cecil B. DeMille award at the 2020 Golden Globes resonated strongly with me:  Show up on time, know your lines, and then go there with a head full of ideas. I’m paraphrasing, but this is what I always strive to bring to what we’ll create together. Voicing your cartoon, singing your musical, role-playing with your executives, narrating your audiobook, all of it.My career has found me, for the most part, playing several characters at a time with only a week of rehearsal.
I've voiced several characters for Disney's FINDING NEMO: THE MUSICAL
Toured the nation as the MC and principal vocalist for a 15-piece 1940's big band
Played most of Shakespeare's women in less than ninety minutes, and
Been a proud acting company member with The Barnstormers in Tamworth, NH going on 20 years.
Lately, my life has opened up to narrating audiobooks and role-playing with executives and future medical professionals.

Monday Dec 20, 2021


Doug Shapiro (dougshapiro.com)(IG: @fearless_mensch)(LI:@dougshapiro) My guiding values are Love and Integrity.  I lead with Kindness. What Tom Hanks said recently in accepting his Cecil B. DeMille award at the 2020 Golden Globes resonated strongly with me:  Show up on time, know your lines, and then go there with a head full of ideas. I’m paraphrasing, but this is what I always strive to bring to what we’ll create together. Voicing your cartoon, singing your musical, role-playing with your executives, narrating your audiobook, all of it.My career has found me, for the most part, playing several characters at a time with only a week of rehearsal.
I've voiced several characters for Disney's FINDING NEMO: THE MUSICAL
Toured the nation as the MC and principal vocalist for a 15-piece 1940's big band
Played most of Shakespeare's women in less than ninety minutes, and
Been a proud acting company member with The Barnstormers in Tamworth, NH going on 20 years.
Lately, my life has opened up to narrating audiobooks and role-playing with executives and future medical professionals.

Thursday Dec 16, 2021

Davon Williams (davonwilliams.com)(IG:@daywilling)(TW:@daywilling) whom you can see this Sunday, December 19th @ Don't Tell Mama in Davon & the Spectacle (donttellmamanyc.com/davon-the-spectacle-12-19-21) is an international performer, Davon crafts performances that frame the voice of his generation. An artist actively working to promote change, he has been referred to as “a magician in guy’s guy clothing” by M.A.S.H. casting director, Sam Christensen. We cover it all in this two part conversation. Enjoy! 

Monday Dec 13, 2021

Davon Williams (davonwilliams.com)(IG:@daywilling)(TW:@daywilling) whom you can see this Sunday, December 19th @ Don't Tell Mama in Davon & the Spectacle is an international performer, Davon crafts performances that frame the voice of his generation. An artist actively working to promote change, he has been referred to as “a magician in guy’s guy clothing” by M.A.S.H. casting director, Sam Christensen. We cover it all in this two part conversation. Enjoy! 

Thursday Dec 09, 2021

Anissa Felix (IG:@anissafelix)(anissafelix.com) currently in A Sherlock Carol. Previous Broadway/1st Nat'l Tour: Motown the Musical Regional: Little Shop of Horrors, Around the World in 80 Days. University of Mary Washington Graduate. We a cover A LOT in a little time and I hope you enjoy! 

Monday Dec 06, 2021

Anissa Felix (IG:@anissafelix)(anissafelix.com) currently in A Sherlock Carol. Previous Broadway/1st Nat'l Tour: Motown the Musical Regional: Little Shop of Horrors, Around the World in 80 Days. University of Mary Washington Graduate. We a cover A LOT in a little time and I hope you enjoy! 

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