Romance and Passion - We All Love to Watch “Maybe strippers get real used to it,” she said recently in her dressing room at the Broadhurst Theater, “but for me, there’s nothing normal about that. So there’s nowhere in my mind that I can drift off and let this just kind of happen because everything about it is demanding that you be present.” -- Audra McDonald in the NYT article How Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon get Intimate. As an actor, I have never experienced anything

Vigilance | Professionalism | Respect | Trust | Transparency | Awareness Until the #MeToo movement, I had cynically assumed that to rid my industry of sexual harassment and abuse of power was like trying to rehabilitate a child molester. Good luck! I would never tolerate it under my leadership but had never imagined a worldwide movement would stem the tide. A code of conduct in place, even for the smallest theater companies, gives everyone involved peace of mind and a sense t

I had a lovely blog prepared about directing tips from an American director of my generation. Then I found out he was in a leadership position at a theatre that experienced more than a few #metoo moments. So, fuck him. Right? Right! Instead, please enjoy this video of Doris Day singing Tea for Two. I'd like to take this moment to agree with all the entertainment writers who think Doris Day's comedic gifts were as strong as her singing skills. She was a gorgeous hoot!

“I never thought of him, when we were working, as my husband. Judy Garland came backstage one time, and she said, oh, your husband's done a fabulous job. And I said, who?” -- Gwen Verdon In 1979 my sister took me to downtown Seattle to see All That Jazz. I was 14 years old and had recently decided to become an actress. I remember walking down 5th Avenue just as it was getting dark and the store window display lights were shining so bright. I wanted to dance back to the car. T