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Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine

       As an actress, Ilana Levine has performed on stage and screen to critical acclaim. She has produced films and plays.  She is a wife, daughter, mother and activist.

On Broadway, Ilana is best known to musical theater fans for her comedic turn as "Lucy Van Pelt" in the Broadway revival of, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. Ilana also starred in the Broadway productions of Jake's Women, Wrong Mountain and The Last Night Of Ballyhoo.  She has performed on the Tony Awards. 

Her ability to portray characters with raw honesty, humor, and pathos, has sustained her career as an actress for over 25 years.  She first appeared on the scene in the HBO series Tanner ’88 directed by Robert Altman and quickly was plucked by Vanity Fair journalist James Wolcott as an “up and comer to watch.”  Seinfeld fans recognize her from the infamous episode "The Contest."  She has appeared in many television shows and films including  Law and Order, Tanner on Tanner, Damages, The Job, Cashmere Mafia, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Kissing Jessica Stein, Gigantic, Ira and Abby, Failure to Launch, The Nanny Diaries,Friends With Kids and Five Flights Up.

She resides in Brooklyn with her husband, actor Dominic Fumusa, her two children, and their dog, Lola.






Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Steven Sater
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Steven Sater
March 7, 2022

Today's episode features author and lyricist of Spring Awakening (the winner of eight Tony Awards on Broadway and produced in 25 countries around the world), Steven Sater. 

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Jamie Bernstein
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Jamie Bernstein
February 28, 2022

Today's episode features Jamie Bernstein- a writer, narrator, broadcaster and filmmaker who has transformed a lifetime of loving music into a career of sharing her knowledge and excitement with others.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Adam Duritz
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Adam Duritz
February 21, 2022

Today's episode features Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz. For more than two decades, the GRAMMY and Academy Award-nominated rock band Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. Exploding onto the music scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has gone on to release seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is revered as one of the world’s most pre-eminent live touring rock bands. 

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Director/Choreographer Lorin Latarro
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Director/Choreographer Lorin Latarro
February 14, 2022

Today's episode features Lorin Latarro- the choreographer for Broadway’s MRS. DOUBTFIRE, ALMOST FAMOUS, The Public’s THE VISITOR, and Broadway bound THE OUTSIDERS and LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE. 

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Carla Stickler
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Carla Stickler
February 7, 2022

Today's episode features Carla Stickler. She is currently a Software Engineer at G2 in Chicago. She is an advocate for artists looking to make a career change into tech and a member of Artists Who Code. She loves chatting with folks interested in shifting gears from the arts to programming and especially hopes to get more women into the field!

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Emma Laird
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Emma Laird
January 31, 2022

Today's episode features Emma Laird, who is quickly establishing herself as one to watch with her powerful performances as an actress on the rise.  She was most recently recognized by Variety as one of the “Ten Brits To Watch” in 2021.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Bess Kalb
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Bess Kalb
January 24, 2022

Today's episode features Bess Kalb, an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me,” a New York Times Editor’s Choice.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Arian Moayed
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Arian Moayed
January 17, 2022

Today's episode features Iranian-born, Award-winning actor Arian Moayed, who is the co-founder of Waterwell, a civic-minded and socially conscious non-profit art and education company.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Todd Almond
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Todd Almond
January 10, 2022

Today's episode features Todd Almond, who is known for his singular songwriting in addition to his work as an accomplished performer. Almond traced his love for the arts back to his youth. 'For most of my childhood, instead of getting a story at bedtime, my dad would sit at the edge of my bed and play a Beatles song or a John Denver song. Music as an acceptable language was introduced to me right away. I am always grateful to my dad for that.'

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Andréa Burns
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Andréa Burns
January 3, 2022

Today's episode features Broadway favorite Andréa Burns. 'My very first professional job was playing 'Maria' in West Side Story on a European tour. I left school to do it. It kinda became my college education. Instead of going to school I was at West Side U,' Burns explained in the episode. 'Some many things happened... I got my Equity card, I met my future husband (who played Tony), and now we have a son who is half-Jet half-Shark! [The show] is incredibly meaningful to me.'

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Caissie Levy
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Caissie Levy
December 13, 2021

Today's episode features Caissie Levy, who is currently starring on Broadway in Caroline, or Change. '[This show] has been wonderful to be a part of. I was finishing my run as Elsa when they announced that they were bringing Sharon [D Clarke] over with Caroline, or Change. I was aware that she had done this production in the UK and I had seen a clip from their rehearsal process... but I wasn't a Caroline, or Change know-it-all,' explained Caissie.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Casting Director James Calleri
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Casting Director James Calleri
November 29, 2021

Today's episode features James Calleri, who, with his partners Paul Davis and Erica Jensen, owns Calleri Jensen Davis, a creative casting partnership. They have been awarded 16 Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Kimber Elayne Sprawl
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Kimber Elayne Sprawl
November 22, 2021

Today's episode features Kimber Elayne Sprawl, who originated the role of Marianne in Girl From The North Country at The Public Theater and on Broadway.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest Dori Berinstein
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest Dori Berinstein
November 8, 2021

Today's episode features Dori Berinstein- a four-time Tony-winning Broadway producer, an Emmy-award-winning director, producer and writer of film and television, a Golden Globe Nominee and the founder and CEO of The Broadway Podcast Network.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine an Special Guest Jane Kaczmarek
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine an Special Guest Jane Kaczmarek
November 1, 2021

Today's episode features stage and screen star Mary McCormack. Tony-nominated for her role in Broadway’s “Boeing Boeing” opposite Mark Rylance, she is also widely known for her four seasons as a regular cast member of “The West Wing' (two SAG Award nominations), as the lead of USA’s critically acclaimed “In Plain Sight,” and for her role opposite Howard Stern in Private Parts. 

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Mary McCormack
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Mary McCormack
October 25, 2021

Today's episode features stage and screen star Mary McCormack. Tony-nominated for her role in Broadway’s “Boeing Boeing” opposite Mark Rylance, she is also widely known for her four seasons as a regular cast member of “The West Wing' (two SAG Award nominations), as the lead of USA’s critically acclaimed “In Plain Sight,” and for her role opposite Howard Stern in Private Parts. 

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Leo Sheng
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Leo Sheng
October 18, 2021

Today's episode features Kristolyn Lloyd, who most recently starred Jo March in an Off-Broadway Production of Little Women and Princess Faye in Bliss the Musical in Seattle. She is most known for originating the role of Alana Beck in the Tony Award Winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as well as more noticeable roles such as Heather Duke in Heather the Musical Off-Broadway and Dayzee on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Kristolyn Lloyd
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Kristolyn Lloyd
October 11, 2021

Today's episode features Kristolyn Lloyd, who most recently starred Jo March in an Off-Broadway Production of Little Women and Princess Faye in Bliss the Musical in Seattle. She is most known for originating the role of Alana Beck in the Tony Award Winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as well as more noticeable roles such as Heather Duke in Heather the Musical Off-Broadway and Dayzee on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Rosanny Zayas
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Rosanny Zayas
August 17, 2021

Today's episode features stage and screen star Bill Irwin. 'I grew up in the 1950s with Jackie Gleeson, Art Carney, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin as my heroes, which of course I only new through this fairly new medium... I came into being right at the cusp of this technology that we live in,' Irwin explained. 

Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Bill Irwin
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine & Bill Irwin
August 9, 2021

Today's episode features stage and screen star Bill Irwin. 'I grew up in the 1950s with Jackie Gleeson, Art Carney, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin as my heroes, which of course I only new through this fairly new medium... I came into being right at the cusp of this technology that we live in,' Irwin explained. 



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