You might wonder why, at age 71, I am launching my first blog. Well, good friends of mine (Rosie and Lily) have been avid bloggers for a long time and I’ve noticed that what they offer is interesting and provoking.… Click for more

My daughter, Vanessa Vadim, is the environmental know-it-all for an important new website called Mother Nature Network (MNN). Her column is called “Ask Vanessa.” In it, she answers your questions about all things Green and sustainable – everything from what fish are safe to eat, whether pellet stoves a good way to heat, even an open letter to Obama telling him what she hopes he will accomplish for the nation.… Click for more

If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines.… Click for more

Listen to Jane Fonda and Moisés Kaufman on “Times Talks” discuss the play.
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We’re doing run throughs almost every day now and Monday we move into the Eugene O’Neill Theater for the start of technical rehearsals.… Click for more

Today, during lunch break, I took my dog, Tulea, for a walk and it really hit me how much I miss my dad.… Click for more

I spent the morning rehearsing by myself, trying new ideas and tonight I ran scenes for a few hours with my assistant, Rachel.… Click for more

We’re doing another stumble through this morning. I like to do these because it gives me a chance to see the arc of my character and of the whole play which you can’t get when you’re rehearsing scenes out of order.… Click for more

We are into our second week of rehearsals. I feel like I am getting my feet under me in this role.… Click for more

Woke up still high from yesterday. Saw the photo of Obama at his desk in the Oval Office! Goose bumps. Loved reading the New York Times with so many wonderful articles, especially the one about Obama’s extended, diverse family.… Click for more

I collapsed last night after a two hour costume fitting that started after rehearsal and woke up this morning at 6am feeling as though a jolt of electricity was coursing through me.… Click for more

See you next time.

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Though audiences of the Broadway play “33 Variations” will most likely be focused on the star, Jane Fonda, she won’t have the stage all to herself.… Click for more

It’s Sunday, our first day off. I had a few hours this morning before I had to go uptown to my first singing lesson and I was able to watch Obama make his speech in Philadelphia before leaving on the Amtrak trip, a miniature version of Lincoln’s train ride to DC.… Click for more

Last night James Andrews came over after rehearsal and stayed for 3 hours working with me and my new Assistant, Rachel Brenna, on my blog design.… Click for more

Couldn’t sleep. When I finally did I dreamed of my pal, Bob Redford. He showed up just when I needed him: I was supposed to catch a plane but discovered I’d forgotten the bag I have to carry Tulea in.… Click for more

Went to bed early last night so I had more energy today which is good because we got started earlier than usual because tacked onto rehearsals this morning was a photo shoot for the ad art –posters, etc –for the play.… Click for more

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Today we got on our feet for the first time and blocked the first scenes. I am pretty tired from last night.… Click for more

Today I had a breakthrough, one of those actor’s miracles that descends unexpectedly. There is a moment in a scene towards the end of the play that I have been unable to understand.… Click for more

This is the first day of rehearsal. The first gathering of the people who will be my family for the next five months.… Click for more

We’ll open for previews a month from today. This afternoon I went to the Eugene O’Neill Theater to choose a dressing room and make friends with the space.… Click for more

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Patti Bosworth and I both thought the revival of “South Pacific” was even better than the original in many ways, mostly having to do with the believability of the leading actors, and certainly way better than the movie.… Click for more

I am on the Delta flight to New York with Tulea. It was weird leaving my Atlanta loft for 5 months.… Click for more

This is the start of a New Year and I am about to start something exciting and a little scary—at, what some would consider, an advanced age.… Click for more