Joan Baker News

Classically trained flutist and soul-jazz phenomenon Ragan Whiteside wins CBS Audition Spotlight at That's Voiceover Career Expo, securing a voiceover booking for CBS, talent representation, and more. She also performs at the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences 10th Annual Voice Arts Awards.

Society of Voice Arts & Sciences (SOVAS) hosted the 2017 Voice Arts Awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Fredrick P. Rose Hall this past Sunday, November 5th. Critically acclaimed documentary film maker Ken Burns was in attendance to accept the prestigious Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor.

Sam Bass Theatre presents THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller, a re-imagining of a classic directed by Olin Meadows, October 27-October 31, playing Thursdays - Monday at 8:00pm at Sam Bass Theatre.

Agape Theatre, Inc. is pleased to announce that Eryn Northcutt has been chosen as the recipient of the first annual Joan Baker Scholarship in Theater Arts.

Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Austin Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.

Human existence can be a pretty lonely, tenuous thing. When push comes to shove, our dependence on our friends (or even strangers for that matter) is something you should never take for granted. This is just one of the lessons you will take away from your visit to the Agape Actors Co-op production of 'Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks' currently playing in Georgetown in the East View High School's black box theater.

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks is a touching and human comedy about a formidable retired woman, Lily Harrison, who hires an acerbic dance instructor, Michael Minetti, to give her private dance lessons -one per week for six weeks- in her gulf-front condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. What begins as an antagonistic relationship blossoms into an intimate friendship as these two people from very different backgrounds reveal their secrets, fears, and joys while dancing the Swing, Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, and Contemporary Dance. Michael and Lily learn to overcome their outward differences and discover an unlikely but profound connection. By the final lesson, Lily shares with Michael her most closely guarded secret and he shares with her his greatest gifts, his loyalty and compassion. A comedy with music and dance, the play also addresses the serious issues of ageism and intolerance.

At last, one of the hardest working groups of professionals in the entertainment industry is finally getting some well-deserved recognition! The 1 st Annual Voice Arts Awards, presented by the Society of Voice Arts And Sciences (

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks is a touching and human comedy about a formidable retired woman, Lily Harrison, who hires an acerbic dance instructor, Michael Minetti, to give her private dance lessons -one per week for six weeks- in her gulf-front condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. What begins as an antagonistic relationship blossoms into an intimate friendship as these two people from very different backgrounds reveal their secrets, fears, and joys while dancing the Swing, Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, and Contemporary Dance. Michael and Lily learn to overcome their outward differences and discover an unlikely but profound connection. By the final lesson, Lily shares with Michael her most closely guarded secret and he shares with her his greatest gifts, his loyalty and compassion. A comedy with music and dance, the play also addresses the serious issues of ageism and intolerance.

Some of America's top voiceover professionals, casting directors, talent agents, and producers will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how to break into voiceover acting and sustain a career. The program offers insiders' perspectives on the process and reveal the variety of voiceover work available in the industry, including television and radio commercials, animation, video games, movie trailers, Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR), audio book narration, and more. The seminar, Cracking the Voiceover Code, takes place tonight, February 27, at 6:00 p.m. at Museum of the Moving Image, and features a panel discussion and audition contest followed by a reception and book signing.

Some of America's top voiceover professionals, casting directors, talent agents, and producers will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how to break into voiceover acting and sustain a career. The program offers insiders' perspectives on the process and reveal the variety of voiceover work available in the industry, including television and radio commercials, animation, video games, movie trailers, Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR), audio book narration, and more. The seminar, Cracking the Voiceover Code, takes place Thursday, February 27, at 6:00 p.m. at Museum of the Moving Image, and features a panel discussion and audition contest followed by a reception and book signing.

Halfway through the first act of A Trip to Bountiful, now playing at the Monument Market in Georgetown, the elderly Carrie Watts escapes the cramped Houston apartment she shares with her son and his wife and ventures to Bountiful, a small Texas town she once called home. As soon as she leaves her family's controlling and watchful eyes, she stands center stage as a slow, silent grin makes its way across her face in a moment of personal victory. It's this type of simplicity and subtlety that makes Horton Foote's play so wonderful and powerful. The story and characters are simple, but underneath there is a wealth of human emotion.

Little Theatre of Manchester reminds us why it is worth poking around THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES.

Author of SECRETS OF VOICE-OVER SUCCESS, JOAN BAKER and Late Night with David Letterman announcer, ALAN KALTER host an entertaining evening of information, an American Idol-styled audition (complete with industry executives as judges) and a chance for job seekers to meet the industry buyers who provide the jobs.

Author of SECRETS OF VOICE-OVER SUCCESS, JOAN BAKER and Late Night with David Letterman announcer, ALAN KALTER host an entertaining evening of information, an American Idol-styled audition (complete with industry executives as judges) and a chance for job seekers to meet the industry buyers who provide the jobs.

On April 28, 2008 Joan Baker, author of Secrets of Voice-Over Success, the Alzheimer's Association and in partnership with the organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids will present 'Voices Remember' -- a star-studded charity event in support of a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The evening will be an intimate musical cabaret and schmooze fest among New York socialites.