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TOGETHER WE’RE STRONGER!

Look what we got!! An original “Squig” for The Episcopal Actors’ Guild’s “Making A Difference” logo!! As a member of EAG’s Council this year, I volunteered to serve on the “Celebrity Committee,” helping the organization create their event — and give a mini-tribute to how very much A Chorus Line has “made a difference” in so very, very many lives — internationally — most of all to my husband and myself. Kathy Conry, trusted friend from our Rehearsal Club circle came up with a fabulous idea — use a young, next generation performer currently performing on Broadway to learn “One,” …

After the ball is over . . .

Our Cinderellas danced and sang and shared heart and soul with all who came to celebrate the magic and publication of “Cinderellas of West 53rd Street: Stories from the Legendary Rehearsal Club! Now what? None of us like waiting for the phone to ring so we are all continuing to create while finding our next “Corner of the Sky” as Stephen Schwartz so brilliantly wrote for Pippin — and our “Rising Stars,” Julia Adams and Sofie Hans opened our Cinderella Cabaret with heartbreaking brilliance. Check them and all the other Cinderellas and Friends in this “teaser” video: My goodness it …

LOVE AND MARRIAGE

Celebrating the publication of Cinderellas of West 53rd Street: Stories from the Legendary Rehearsal Club.

Cinderellas On The Move!

WE DID IT!! We met the Prince (metaphorically speaking) — WE PUBLISHED!! Our journey with Bear Manor Media as our publishers was fraught with as many challenges as Cinderella had getting herself to the ball. If you were in our intimate “circle of friends,” you received newsletters with play-by-play episodes. Even the one using this image: Metaphorically-speaking, that’s me crying in the lap of the universe thinking “we’re NEVER gonna get published!!” OMG! Every actor: “. . . never gonna work again!” Well, I’m here to say: “Never say NEVER!” With a lotta help from our Godmother/Bear Manor Media, we …

Castle Steps

“Star or no star, I was forever his star”

Year of the Tiger!

I was told years and years ago, I had a tiger “watching over me.” And for whatever reason, I feel like this is finally MY year ahead. My mother is gone; our children are outta the house, our “roommate” is outta the house; our HOUSE is SOLD! OMG! What F R E E D O M! My last blog talked about “Coming Back, Baby” – speaking on behalf of the country who had elected Biden President. Well. Well, well, well. Rumblings of those “staunch Republicans” actually planning to bring Drumpft back??? There are none so blind as those who will not see. …

Pandemic Power

Labor Day without labor! For theater professionals, Broadway is still dark. Zoom rooms abound with play readings which, like sugar-free ice cream, is less than satisfying. As our world in America seeks to re-open, many are determined to live their best life while making sure they wear masks and avoid crowds. During the AIDS crisis, my husband and I watched horrified as many of our Broadway dancer buds left this world at an age clocking younger than our own two daughters living today! Looking back, we realize the timing for our decision to marry prior to the outbreak, ironically, protected …

2020 Vision

Romans 12:2: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” OK, so I tried that . . . bit the bullet and took the steps to apply to Julliard for my Masters Degree. Yeah, I know . . . at this age? In Acting?? Really? What an awesome learning/growing experience to just apply! It’s not like applying to an academic college. All those A’s in my transcripts from my BA hold little value. The “recommendations,” the essay, the prepared monologues! Now, if I was on the other side of that table, …

Finding Our Purpose

Did you know it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in any field? Uh huh. Full time focus for 5 years. Proven fact. Researched by Professor K. Anders Erickson, Florida State University. He apparently studied athletes, musicians and chess grand-masters. I would probably have to put Broadway dancers and members of any dance company into that category, also. Those of us known as “dancers” (not hoofers) trained since the age of 10 or earlier — as any athlete does — to build strength, stretch and technique in our bodies to perfect our chosen craft. The original Pippin, I’m proud …

Nobody to Noticed

Photo taken, December, 2017, by Rehearsal Club alum, Francine Mancini, during ON AIR/On Stage, Articulate Theatre’s 1st annual holiday-themed radio play production at TADA Theater, NYC. As we move into the new year, the wave of holiday energy pushes all of us to assess where we’ve been, what we’ve accomplished — or not — and set our intentions for the changes we might want to make in 2018. Actors on the verge of throwing in the towel are constantly encouraged by experts to “stay the course.” As Paul Davis, Casting Director at Calleri Casting said back in 2015, “slow and …

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