Poryes, Debbie

February 28, 2019

Debbie Poryes was elected to The Lambs in 2019 as a Theatrical Member. She is a pianist. She resigned in 2021.

Mann, Billy

February 28, 2019

A Q&A between Gary Shapiro and Billy Mann: What kind of work do you do and what projects/shows are you presently working on? I am the producer and host of Game Show Sensation. We produce TV-style game shows for various business and social events. Many companies want to have fun, interactive… Continue reading →

Talley, Susannah

February 28, 2019

Q&A with Gary Shapiro and Susannah Talley (2-24-19) What kind of work do you do and what projects/shows are you presently working on? My longtime career endures in Interior Design but, as a passionate reader, illustrator and wordsmith, I wrote a graphic novella, Celeste’s Holiday back in 2001 and folks… Continue reading →

Purl, Linda

February 28, 2019

Linda Purl was elected to The Lambs in 2019 as a Theatrical member. She is a singer. A Q&A with Gary Shapiro and Linda Purl (2-25-19): What kind of work do you do and what projects/shows are you presently working on? My musical director is the very brilliant Tedd Firth.… Continue reading →

Baron, Maurice

January 6, 2019

Composer, conductor, arranger, violinist, music publisher. Joined ASCAP 1926. (also known as Morris) A student of classical music, Baron accepted the post if Assistant Conductor for the Boston Opera Company, later as a violinist with the Seattle and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. Baron moved to New York City to become… Continue reading →

Saha, Matt

November 10, 2018

Matt Saha: An Actor and Film Company co-founder Matt Saha has acted in a number of productions, including a film made in Los Angeles called Two Shades of Blue.  In this film he plays a bad guy blackmailing a character played by the actress Rachel Hunter. Gary Busey plays Hunter’s… Continue reading →

Swit, Loretta

October 2, 2018

Few actresses can capture the imagination of generations of television viewers with the certainty and charm of Loretta Swit.  As quick-witted, impassioned Major Margaret Houlihan of television’s most honored series, M*A*S*H, Ms. Swit became an American icon. Ms. Swit has been honored with such recognition as the People’s Choice Award,… Continue reading →

Porter, Spence

September 24, 2018

Spence Porter was elected to The Lambs in 2018 as a Theatrical member. He has a long tie to theater. “I write plays that are mostly somewhere on the outskirts of conventional theater,” Spence Porter describes himself on his website (www.SpencePorter.com). “I love using puppets and masks and dancers and… Continue reading →

DiLallo, Susan

July 20, 2018

A Q&A with Lamb Susan DiLallo and Lamb Gary Shapiro What do you like most about being in the arts?  The thrill of hearing an audience laugh at something I wrote. The applause.  The joy of creation — especially the joy that comes from the hours (weeks? months?) of struggling and… Continue reading →

Finkel, Ian

July 20, 2018

Ian Finkel. son of Lamb Fyvush Finkle, is regarded as the World’s Greatest Xylophone Virtuoso. He has appeared and written for such stars as Michael Feinstein, Sid Caesar, Ginger Rogers, Tito Puente,  Larry Gatlin, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn to name just a few. Mr. Finkel has covered much ground in the music… Continue reading →

Fondulis, Nick

April 29, 2018

Nick Fondulis was elected to The Lambs in 2018 as Theatrical member. is a stage, screen & voice-over actor from Long Island, NY whose childhood ambition to become either a Mad Scientist or Spider-Man has never fully subsided (he finds spandex soothing). Recently Nick recurred as Clay in The Affair… Continue reading →

Greenberg, Bob

April 5, 2018

Bob Greenberg’s talents are so broad that is hard to peg all his strengths.  He’s is a comedian who does impressions and can inhabit Characters in the vein of Jonathan Winters (a Lamb) or Red Skelton. A good term is “funnyman” because as a comedian he is not like the typical… Continue reading →

Leventhal, Jerry

March 14, 2018

Jerry Leventhal was elected to The Lambs in 2018. He resigned in 2019. He is a New York jeweler.

Desena, Rose

December 21, 2017

Rose Desena is founder and producer of “Plays and Pizza,” which transpires every third Monday at Lucky Jack’s Bar on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. As Rose explains the origin of this series: “I like two things: plays and pizza,” she said. The evening consists of six to eight plays of about ten… Continue reading →

Christie, Roseanne

December 21, 2017

A couple years ago in her hometown of Westfield, N.J., Rosanne Christie met the television advertising research executive, and current Lamb member Lisa DeFelice at 16 Prospect Wine Bar and Bistro. 16 Prospect hosts live music every night including two Cabaret nights with pianist Joe Regan. Through Lisa, she also… Continue reading →

Beluso, Karen

December 21, 2017

All pianos have different personalities. So says Karen Beluso, who heads institutional sales at Steinway & Sons, whose showroom is in midtown Manhattan.  “We want people to select a piano that speaks to them.”  Karen said that Steinway wants each piano to assist artists in realizing their creative goals and dreams.… Continue reading →

Cronyn, Tandy

September 24, 2017

A LAMB’S MEMBER WHO IS PART OF A GREAT THEATRICAL TRADITION Tandy Cronyn has had the privilege of working with many talented directors, producers and actors over the years. “I was very fortunate,” said Cronyn.  She would know. As the daughter of famed thespians Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, she grew… Continue reading →

Tasker, Jill

September 7, 2017

Jill Tasker has been on Broadway as Sybil in Private Lives starring Joan Collins; on Off-Broadway includes plays at Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons and others. She has been a series regular in Season 2 of The Wayans Bros. and The Ties That Bind, which aired in Europe. Jill’s guest roles include Law &… Continue reading →