Unwrap Your Candies Now
As you take your seats in the theatre, the lights dim and a voice says “Please locate the nearest exits, turn off all cellular devices, and if you should wish to partake of hard candy during the performance, please Unwrap Your Candies Now…” and then the show begins! Ernie Manouse and Catherine Lu invite you into the world of the performing and visual arts, through conversations with the personalities who bring that world to life. Each episode of UYCN features lively conversations with colorful characters — helping the listener connect with the ideas and people who are shaping today’s pop culture landscape.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
'Chicago' Star Eddie George and 'Miss Saigon' Violinist Zoe Miller
In this episode of “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” Ernie Manouse talks with Eddie George about his transition from football to theater. The Heisman Trophy winner and former Houston Oiler/Tennessee Titan/D…
Houston Ballet’s Jessica Collado and SPA’s Meg Booth
In this episode of “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” Catherine Lu talks with Houston Ballet Principal Dancer, Jessica Collado, about her life as a dancer and her lead role in The Merry Widow, from May 31 – …
Houston Chamber Choir's new CD and Actor/Director Brett Cullen
In this episode of “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” Ernie Manouse chats with prolific actor Brett Cullen, who can be seen in Joker this fall with Robert DeNiro and Joaquin Phoenix. A University of Houston …
Meet The Alley’s New Artistic Director And Enter HGO’s World Of Mini Opera Films
In this episode of “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” Catherine Lu chats with Carleen Graham, director of HGOco, about Houston Grand Opera’s web opera series, Star-Cross’d.
And Ernie Manouse explores the Alle…
Meet The Tony-Nominated “Ragtime” Director And Hear Poetry By Outspoken Bean
Join Ernie Manouse and Catherine Lu as they welcome their first guests to the podcast, “Unwrap Your Candies Now.”
Ernie chats with director Marcia Milgrom Dodge about her new staging of the musical Ra…
Welcome To HPM’s New Arts Podcast
Hosts Ernie Manouse and Catherine Lu chat about what to look forward to on “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” including how they came up with the title, their passions and what they love about Houston’s arts…