Actors/writing partners Chuck Pelletier and Stephen Foster created the popular musical The Green Room and released a CD of the show in 2006 to great acclaim. It has toured across country and played off Broadway to excellent reviews in 2019. Now there is a new website devoted exclusively to The Green Room. Recently they composed … Continue reading Two New Exciting Creative Projects for Stephen Foster and Chuck Pelletier During Covid-19
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Writer Par Excellence Shelly Goldstein Offers Sage Advice During Covid-19
Writer/actress/cabaret performer Shelly Goldstein is very popular worldwide and is in a constant state of motion with a unique sense of humor. In this special creativity interview she talks about just that. Especially wonderful is her advice to everyone to stretch your horizons and reach out to others. DG: Overall, what are you doing during … Continue reading Writer Par Excellence Shelly Goldstein Offers Sage Advice During Covid-19


For Acting Coach Joshua Finkel, Creativity Goes On…
Actor/director/producer/teacher Joshua Finkel does not let CoViD-19 get in the way of his work. In our discussion he gives us examples of the projects he is most proud of and is totally insistent on marching forward in spite of the odds. Don Grigware (DG): Are you still working during CoViD-19? If so, for whom? Joshua … Continue reading For Acting Coach Joshua Finkel, Creativity Goes On…


Singer Tiffany Bailey Does Not Let COVID-19 Get in the Way of Her Creativity
Actress and Singer, Tiffany Bailey, has many talents. She also happens to be a behavioral therapist for children with autism. I laud her for that. Last Spring 2019, she released an album entitled “Jazz with Pop,” and her cabaret show was very well received. In this interview, she updates our readers as to the success … Continue reading Singer Tiffany Bailey Does Not Let COVID-19 Get in the Way of Her Creativity


Actor/Singer Robert Bannon Works Creatively During COVID-19 Closure of Feinstein’s
Actor/singer Robert Bannon has worked on Broadway and on TV’s “SNL.” He was scheduled to present his cabaret show “Unfinished Business” at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s April 14 (Feinstein’s is closed until further notice because of the Corona Virus.) In our conversation he tells us about his background and how his love of the “American Songbook” … Continue reading Actor/Singer Robert Bannon Works Creatively During COVID-19 Closure of Feinstein’s


Susan Priver Finds Herself in Her Telling Memoir Dancer Interrupted
Actress Susan Priver is a Los Angeles native and former ballerina. The story of how she started in ballet and finally crossed over to acting is the subject of her new memoir entitled “Dancer Interrupted.” In our conversation she gives us great detail about the devastating ups and downs of her life. Her passion will … Continue reading Susan Priver Finds Herself in Her Telling Memoir Dancer Interrupted


From Mormon to Callback Queen Actor/Singer Luke Monday Takes the LA Stage By Storm
Actor/singer Luke Monday has performed as standby for Elder Price in The Book of Mormon which just canceled at the Ahmanson Theatre. He is now preparing to perform his concert/cabaret at Rockwell Table & Stage on Monday March 16 entitled Callback Queen. In our interview Monday talks about both shows and how he really likes … Continue reading From Mormon to Callback Queen Actor/Singer Luke Monday Takes the LA Stage By Storm


Nowhere on the Border director Stewart J. Zully Presents His Take on the Play Currently at The Road Theatre on Magnolia
The Road Theatre Co is proud to present the premiere of “Nowhere on the Border” by Carlos Lacámara and directed by Stewart J. Zully. The play concerns itself with the question “Why do people cross borders?”. Two working class men, an Anglo on border watch and a Mexican, face off in the desert. What is … Continue reading Nowhere on the Border director Stewart J. Zully Presents His Take on the Play Currently at The Road Theatre on Magnolia


Nowhere on the Border Playwright Carlos Lacámara Talks About His Critically Acclaimed Play at The Road
The Road Theatre Co is proud to present the premiere of Nowhere on the Border by Carlos Lacámara and directed by Stewart J. Zully. The play concerns itself with the question “Why do people cross borders?” Two working class men, an Anglo on border watch and a Mexican, face off in the desert. What is … Continue reading Nowhere on the Border Playwright Carlos Lacámara Talks About His Critically Acclaimed Play at The Road


Lee Blessing Shows Multiple Perceptions of Reality
Actors Co-op presents Lee Blessing’s “A Body of Water” that opened February 5 for previews with official opening night Friday February 7. The play runs through March 15. Multi award winning actress Nan McNamara serves as director. I sat down with Blessing and here’s what he has to say about the play and mounting this … Continue reading Lee Blessing Shows Multiple Perceptions of Reality


Actress Barbara Brownell Continues to Inspire Us All
Actress Barbara Brownell is a true inspiration. She has spent her life performing on the Broadway stage, on film, and in television with a few great surprises along the way, which she discusses with us in much detail. You have won a BWW award in 2017. What was the play you won the award for … Continue reading Actress Barbara Brownell Continues to Inspire Us All


Bill A. Jones Sings Song Stylings of Love on Saturday, February 15th
Actor/singer Bill A. Jones has a varied background as an entertainer and has established himself as quite a sensational crooner of pop songs over the past few years. As he prepares to perform at Feinstein’s Upstairs at Vitello’s this Valentine’s weekend, he chats in detail about his career thus far. Tell our readers about your … Continue reading Bill A. Jones Sings Song Stylings of Love on Saturday, February 15th


Blaise Serra Will Set the Montalban Ablaze Valentine’s Weekend
As part of Valentine’s weekend at the Montalban, magician Blaise Serra will perform on Friday February 14 and Saturday February 15. This young man really knows who he is and what he can do, as you will learn when you read our detailed interview below. Blaise, I love magic as it can be very theatrical … Continue reading Blaise Serra Will Set the Montalban Ablaze Valentine’s Weekend


Award-winning director Katharine Farmer Returns to the Rubicon
Carey Crim‘s west coast premiere Never Not Once plays at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura February 5 through 23 for a three week engagement only. Award winning British director Katharine Farmer will helm the production. In our conversation she talks about the play, her cast and just how enriching it is to work at the … Continue reading Award-winning director Katharine Farmer Returns to the Rubicon


Rosie Glen-Lambert Pens Intriguing Work for the Attic Collective
The Attic Collective has devised a new intriguing play entitled “I Decided I’m Fine: A Roach Play” written by Rosie Glen-Lambert and Veronica Tjioe and directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert. Glen-Lambert (pictured above) talks to us in great detail about the Attic Collective and this fascinating new work. Tell first and foremost about the mission of … Continue reading Rosie Glen-Lambert Pens Intriguing Work for the Attic Collective


Del Shores Goes This Side of Crazy
Actor/playwright Del Shores certainly needs no introduction. His plays Southern Baptist Sissies, Sordid Lives, and The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife have been made into either films or TV series. Shores is opening his latest play This Side of Crazy at the Zephyr Theatre, tonight, January 31. In our conversation he tells … Continue reading Del Shores Goes This Side of Crazy


The Eighth Annual Eddon Awards
The Best of LA Theatre for 2017 by Don Grigware There are undoubtedly other productions worthy of merit in 2017 which I did not cover. This list is based solely on what I saw and reviewed. Alphabetical listings; Equity, Equity-waiver & Non-Equity productions are mixed Artists performing outside LA may be included in performance categories … Continue reading The Eighth Annual Eddon Awards


The Seventh Annual Eddon Awards
There are undoubtedly other productions worthy of merit in 2016 which I did not cover. This list is based only on what I saw and reviewed. (alphabetical listings; Equity, Equity-waiver & Non-Equity productions are mixed) (artists performing outside LA may be included in performance categories) No set, costume, technical awards. I leave that to the … Continue reading The Seventh Annual Eddon Awards