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UTTER SADNESS BECAUSE NATASHA RICHARDSON HAS DIED

I first met her on the set of “Julia.” She was a little girl but already beautiful and graceful. It didn’t surprise me that she became such a talented actor. I wanted to go to the Le...

BREAK A LEG

BREAK A LEG—some proposed meanings of this theatrical expression of “Good Luck. My assistant, Rachel Brenna, interviewed the cast about their knowledge of the origins of this expression-Br...

SAVED BY A NAP

I feel sorry for folks who aren’t able to nap. I was so tired today for the matinee performance. I didn’t realize how late I stayed out with Troy and Simone. I am slowly learning my lesson...

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Hibaaq Osman, Me and Jessica Neuwith The friend in photo with me and Jessica Neuwith is Hibaaq Osman, a Somalia feminist who works with V-Day and founded a Women’s shelter in Cairo, Egypt. Jessi...

A NEW DAY

All of us (at least all the cast I got to discuss this with) feel relaxed and relieved. Now that we are officially open, the show is ours, we feel relaxed and really having fun. I am doing a survey fo...

ODDS AND ENDS AT THE BEGINNING

So glad we have 2 shows (did I already say that earlier?) It means I don’t have to think about what to do. Robin Laughlin saw the show at matinee and came backstage. She has supposed to come for...

The ‘Morning’ After

March 10th I put ‘morning’ in quotes cause it’s 3:30p. I got up at noon to walk Tulea for her 4th birthday but I’m going back to bed as soon as I write this. First of all, gotta tell you: I cut out th...

NERVOUS? NOT ME. (HA!)

I went out to get a bagel from Starbucks and forgot my money. (They were out anyway) I came back to get my money and went somewhere else for the bagel and forgot my Blackberry. I took a nap and forgot...

THE NIGHT BEFORE OPENING

As I’ve said previously, I am so ready! Not nervous at all. Never quite had an experience like this. This afternoon’s performance was terrific. We felt like many streams coming down from the side of a...

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