Greg MacKellan
@porterkrodgers
Very left. No, further left than that. Started a theatre co. in SF; ran it for years and years. And years. Directed, wrote, produced (shows & CDs),& performed occasionally. Charlie’s dog dad. She’s a girl (think Hitchcock).🏳️🌈🐶
Colleen Farrington was an American model and nightclub singer in the 1950s. She was a Playboy Playmate of the Month in 1957. In the 1960s, she gave up her fame (and notoriety!) for marriage & motherhood. Does she look familiar? Her little daughter grew up to be actress Diane Lane …
The first postcards for Anastasia were delivered to the CTG press office the day after she died. A few hundred made it out before they were destroyed. (Oh, to have been able to see Wendy Hiller in the Recognition Scene!)
I love Norma Varden. She has one of my favorite I Love Lucy guest bits, as Mrs. Benson in “The Ricardos Switch Apartments.” Lucy: Well at least you still have Mr. Benson. Norma: Nyaah!
Almost, but not quite, as scary as the original Lucille Ball statue that was replaced after a huge public outcry.
I talked to Mitch McConnell by phone for 17 minutes today. We discussed our dream Encores seasons, casting replacement ideas for Oh, Mary, and of course marveled at how lucky we were to have both seen the original cast of Follies. Oh, also - he’s fine, he sends his love.
Finally, someone who knows what they’re doing is on the job. This caper will be solved in no time!
As a birthday treat, here’s Mo and Zoe, tap dancing for the Actors’ Fund. (Mo was an experienced tapper!)
I like this historical kick Trump is on. Signing his “trick-or-treaty” in Versailles was smart. Next he should grab a vintage Gräf & Stift Double Phaeton and take a leisurely drive through Sarajevo.
Getting rid of all the wig changes helped her a lot (seriously)
Gomer Pyle was really not my cup of childhood tea, but I did watch the episode that featured Molly Picon as the guest star.
Happy 100th Anniversary of Aimee Semple McPherson’s disappearance! On May 28, 1926, she took a swim in Santa Monica and went missing. Presumed dead, she showed up five weeks later in Arizona. Most likely scenario: she was off having an affair. But the tale will never be accurately told…
Your birthday? Your BIRTHDAY. Your birthday!! Have a slice of cake.
When your cat is plotting to kill you but your dog is trying to warn you …
May 3rd was the birthday of a holy trinity of brilliant American actresses. Mary Astor, Beulah Bondi, and the wonderful Aline MacMahon.
Dame Julie Andrews, the first time she heard Vanessa Redgrave sing “The Lusty Month of May.”
I’ve been to Moscow, it’s very gay Well anyway, on the first of May!
Friday, April 3, would have been the great Doris Day’s 104th birthday. Who better to wish us a happy Easter?