Virtual Conversation: Piper Laurie

March 31, 2021

March 30, 2021: Piper Laurie is one of the America’s greatest actresses, best known for her roles in the films The Hustler, Carrie and Children of a Lesser God, all of which brought her Academy Award nominations. She made her film debut playing Ronald Reagan’s daughter in Louisa (1950), and is still working today. Her many television credits include The Days of Wine And… Continue reading →

Virtual Conversation: Lee Grant

March 24, 2021

March 23, 2021 – Lee Grant, is a four-time Oscar nominated actress, appearing in classic films  In the Heat of the Night, Valley of the Dolls, The Landlord, Plaza Suite, Portnoy’s Complaint, and Shampoo, for which she won the Academy Award. She was also in the 1960s cult classic television series Peyton Place, winning her first Emmy. She went on to a three-decade… Continue reading →

Virtual Conversation: Comley & Lane

March 17, 2021

March 16, 2021 – Broadway  producers Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane, the Tony Award-winning husband-and-wife producing team behind 18 Broadway shows such as Sunset Boulevard, On Your Feet!, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder and Sunday in the Park With George. Together they launched BroadwayHD, a subscription-based streaming service for stage performances with a mission to promote… Continue reading →

Virtual Conversation: Stefanie Powers

March 11, 2021

Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne production of McLintock! (1963).  MGM Television bought her contract… Continue reading →

Virtual Conversation: Marilyn Michaels

March 3, 2021

March 2, 2021.  Marilyn Michaels is a singer, comedienne, composer, author and fine artist.  She was chosen by Jule Styne to play the role of Fanny Brice in the national company of Funny Girl, after which she starred in ABC’s Emmy winning series, The Kopycats.  She is the recipient of an Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama League Award… Continue reading →