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Woman Around Town: Carole J. Bufford – Happiest On Stage
Monday, January 7th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
In Lincolnton, the one-stoplight Georgia town where everyone knew everyone else, Carole J. Bufford was the four year-old who spontaneously stood on a church pew
Before Downton Abbey – Where the Stars Shone
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Downton Abbey’s Season 3 will begin January 6, 2013, on PBS and excitement is growing. First Lady Michelle Obama, a big fan of the show,
The Mabel Mercer Foundation – A Passing of the Baton
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Cabaret is by nature a fragile and personal kind of entertainment. With virtually no media support system, it endures, as do the vibrant brigade of
Woman Around Town: Anita Gillette—After All, a Working Actress
Monday, September 17th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
At 18, Anita Luebben had a GS4 Government rating with security clearance. She was a medical stenographer. If you had suggested that three years later,
Woman Around Town: Arena Stage’s Molly Smith—Showcasing American Musicals and Plays
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
When The Music Man won the 1957 Tony Award, it beat out another musical heavyweight, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. The two productions opened on
Believing In Judy-ism
Friday, April 20th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
The immediate question that must be asked when discussing End of the Rainbow is whether or not it will have an appeal to those who
Woman Around Town: Cookie Stark—The New Kid on the Block
Friday, April 13th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
When Cookie Stark’s vocal coach and director, Eric Michael Gillett, gave her the song Let’s Talk Dirty to the Animals (by Gilda Radner), the #%!*
Extra! Extra Anita Gillette: After All…
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Baby June* had nothing on this 5’2” (well almost) red headed bundle of dynamite. With fifty years in theater, television, and film under her pave
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