It's Wednesday so it must be Pleading Day. I want a benefactor. There, I've said it. I know the idea of a benefactor seems old fashioned but I'd like to bring it back into vogue. I love writing and have had more success than I ever thought possible, but the financial demand of supporting a family while pursuing a career in the arts is nerve racking at best. Enter the benefactor. The grant giver. The angel. The philanthropist who has [...]
Well my show Around the World in 80 Days opened last night Off-Broadway. I started my day with a wonderful lunch with good friends at the Friars Club. Had a few drinks. Played some pool on the pool table Jackie Gleason practiced on for the film The Hustler. Had pre-show sushi and drinks with my manager. Saw the show. Had champagne at intermission (Are you sensing a pattern here?). Went to the after-show party. Had a drink. Went out and [...]
My play Around the World in 80 Days opens tonight Off-Broadway. Thank you to everyone involved with the project and thank you to all my friends for their unyielding support. Fingers crossed.
For those of you scoring at home, there's been another cast change to the Off-Broadway production of my play Around the World in 80 Days. Shirine Babb replaces Emily McNamara in the role of Aouda. Earlier, John Gregorio replaced Leo Ash Evans in the role of Passepartout because Leo Ash Evan's show Finks was extended. Welcome to the show Shirine.
Here's an interview on Call Me Adam with Around the World in 80 Days producer Cedric Yau.
