Jeanmarie Simpson - Page 4

Lynne Griffin is what director David Ellenstein describes as 'a heavy-weight' in the industry. Her credits span more than 5 decades and include print, film, television and theatre. She was a child model and actor, appearing in multitudes of commercials and even hosting a children's television show in Toronto.

Christopher Daniels is a character with a lot of identities in Reno circles - celebrated solo performer, yoga teacher, manager of a theatre company and ensemble improv performer. I asked a couple of questions, and he was so generous in his responses that I'm letting him do the talking.

Wendy Macleod's play, The House of Yes puts the funk in dysfunctional, but without the 'n,' if you get my drift.

It's really interesting to me in any kind of Shakespeare how people speak in definites, when there's no way to know them. This one seems to be one that actors hold very near and dear to their hearts. Some people are into the superstition and it's bad luck to say the title, but to me, it's just a frickin' word. It's funny to me.

Bottom line is, I'm better at it than I am anything else. A secondary benefit was meeting girls. But now I get paid to play music, do movies, commercials, print... all kinds of stuff. Also girls.

There is no flash photography allowed, or video taping and no streaming on the website. So you have to go to the show in person, and you'll want to get those tickets asap, because as autumn falls on southern Arizona and the spookiest season of the year sets in, Beetle-Juiced will surely sell out. If I were you, I'd reserve my seats now.

ARIZONA ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A SUMMER MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA, LES MISERABLES AT THE BERGER CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS.

I've seen too many times people go through a tragedy and that tragedy defines them. My dad and sister would be so angry with me if I used their deaths as an excuse to be a negative or bitter person. They both were wonderful, positive people and I feel that it is my duty to carry on their legacy as people and as musicians.

I had forgotten how profoundly theatre can transcend. That the people doing the singing, dancing, joke making and storytelling are actual human beings, and that they're susceptible to the butterfly effect and the hundredth monkey and that they, too, are feeling the weight of the sky pressing down in these hard, heavy times.

I have always been a sponge and I have and still have stars in my eyes when I see a performance that moves me.

This big gal was cast to play the sexy, beat up, beautiful Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. It was an Incredible experience! I honestly believe that if you love yourself, then no one can bring you down.

My mom said I stuck out like a sore thumb from the time I first started singing and acting. I have always been loud and obnoxious.

If Great American Playhouse's girls flunk history, they won't graduate! Come along as they time travel through American History and discover how hair products have improved.

During the course of the performance Rick and Enrique will wrestle with a balloon, consider the meaning of the universe and take their audience to many other places in the world of their imagination.

It's a highly satisfying evening of entertainment entirely appropriate for the whole family. The Great American Playhouse is a new pima county theater and company that is sure to please residents and visitors for decades to come.

Daniel stepped into the production during the holidays with only three weeks to read, learn and polish the material before opening.

JS: Robert Encila's company, Studio Connections, has become a respected force in the theatre landscape in southern Arizona. I asked him how theatre came to be his career.

Arizona Onstage Productions' FOREVER PLAID is a magical, delicious pastiche, a banana split with extra hot fudge, nuts and cherries on top. It is a thinly-plotted revue of songs from the day when men's four part harmony ruled the airwaves and halls from grange to Carnegie.

'There's a part of me that always felt like I'm a monk.' - Carlisle Ellis