I haven't had a lot of time to blog lately, but I'm burning a lot of hours on the new job. But while writing my Sunday column, two special events caught my eye.
The first is Elaine Bromka's solo show, "Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat and Betty," in which she portrays three of America's most notable first ladies. I've seen it and she's very, very good. Even better, it's a free performance Nov. 14 at the Washington township Public Library. but you'll want to call ahead, because they will give priority seating to township residents.
Press release follows. Seriously, very good show.
The other best bet is even more unusual, in part because the circumstances. John Shelby Spong, the former and controversial Episcopal bishop of Newark, also a resident of Morristown, will attend two performances of a show based on his life, written and produced by a professional touring company from Los Angeles. First time the show will be seen in his home town after crossing the country for a few years. I'm only now learning about this guy, and there's a lot to learn. If you agree, the Bickford would be a good place to start your studies.
Both press releases follow. I'll be at Paper Mill Sunday night for the press opening of "Meet Me in St. Louis." You can meet me in Millburn.
A PEBBLE IN MY SHOE
Following the sellout of a first show today at 3 p.m., a second performance of “A Pebble in My Shoe” was added for 8 p.m. tonight at the Bickford Theatre.
This special production is based on the life of John Shelby Spong, former Episcopal bishop of Newark and a resident of Morristown. Spong, who will attend both performances, was a controversial figure who antagonized fundamentalist Christians, religious fanatics and those who cling to tradition, even in the Episcopal church.
“A Pebble in My Show” was written and directed by Colin Cox, artistic director of Will and Company, a Los Angeles-based theater troupe that is taking the play to colleges and churches throughout the country. For information, call the Bickford box office at (973) 971-3706.
This special production is based on the life of John Shelby Spong, former Episcopal bishop of Newark and a resident of Morristown. Spong, who will attend both performances, was a controversial figure who antagonized fundamentalist Christians, religious fanatics and those who cling to tradition, even in the Episcopal church.
“A Pebble in My Show” was written and directed by Colin Cox, artistic director of Will and Company, a Los Angeles-based theater troupe that is taking the play to colleges and churches throughout the country. For information, call the Bickford box office at (973) 971-3706.
TEA FOR THREE
Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd., Long Valley.
908-876-3596
"Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty” on November 14th at 7p.m.
"Tea for Three: Lady BIrd, Pat & Betty" reveals a gallery of intimate portraits of three remarkable First Ladies with Emmy Award-winning New York actress, Elaine Bromka. We discover each at a threshold moment in her life, and learn the personal cost of what Pat Nixon called the hardest unpaid job in the world.
ELAINE BROMKA (The First Ladies, Co-author) has been a professional actress for over thirty years. Film: Cindy, the mom in Uncle Buck; Without a Trace. T.V.: E.R., The Sopranos, Providence, Dharma & Greg, Sisters, L.A. Law, Law and Order, Law and Order: Special Victims’ Unit, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Stella Lombard on Days of Our Lives, the Emmy Award–winning Playing for Time with Vanessa Redgrave and Catch a Rainbow, for which Ms. Bromka herself won an Emmy. She has appeared on Broadway (The Rose Tattoo, I’m Not Rappaport, Macbeth) and off-Broadway (Cloud 9 at the Lucille Lortel, Roundabout’s Inadmissible Evidence with Nicol Williamson, the world premiere of Michael Weller’s Split at E.S.T. and Candide with the National Theatre of the Deaf.) She has played leads at regional theaters across the country, including Long Wharf, Hartford Stage, Center Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, ACT/Seattle, O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Shakespeare and Company, McCarter Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, George Street Playhouse, and the Folger Theatre Group, in roles ranging from Much Ado About Nothing's Beatrice to Shirley Valentine, cited as the outstanding solo performance in New Jersey in 1997 by the Star Ledger. Starring opposite Rich Little in The Presidents for P.B.S., she impersonated the last eight First Ladies. A member of the Actors Studio and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Smith College, she returned to Smith in 2003 as a faculty member to teach “Acting for the Media”. As a guest artist, Ms. Bromka has taught her one-day workshop, “Acting for the Camera”, at more than thirty colleges and prep schools across the country.
Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to http://www.wtpl.org/ under Adult Activities to sign up!Sorry
908-876-3596
"Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty” on November 14th at 7p.m.
"Tea for Three: Lady BIrd, Pat & Betty" reveals a gallery of intimate portraits of three remarkable First Ladies with Emmy Award-winning New York actress, Elaine Bromka. We discover each at a threshold moment in her life, and learn the personal cost of what Pat Nixon called the hardest unpaid job in the world.
ELAINE BROMKA (The First Ladies, Co-author) has been a professional actress for over thirty years. Film: Cindy, the mom in Uncle Buck; Without a Trace. T.V.: E.R., The Sopranos, Providence, Dharma & Greg, Sisters, L.A. Law, Law and Order, Law and Order: Special Victims’ Unit, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Stella Lombard on Days of Our Lives, the Emmy Award–winning Playing for Time with Vanessa Redgrave and Catch a Rainbow, for which Ms. Bromka herself won an Emmy. She has appeared on Broadway (The Rose Tattoo, I’m Not Rappaport, Macbeth) and off-Broadway (Cloud 9 at the Lucille Lortel, Roundabout’s Inadmissible Evidence with Nicol Williamson, the world premiere of Michael Weller’s Split at E.S.T. and Candide with the National Theatre of the Deaf.) She has played leads at regional theaters across the country, including Long Wharf, Hartford Stage, Center Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, ACT/Seattle, O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Shakespeare and Company, McCarter Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater, George Street Playhouse, and the Folger Theatre Group, in roles ranging from Much Ado About Nothing's Beatrice to Shirley Valentine, cited as the outstanding solo performance in New Jersey in 1997 by the Star Ledger. Starring opposite Rich Little in The Presidents for P.B.S., she impersonated the last eight First Ladies. A member of the Actors Studio and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Smith College, she returned to Smith in 2003 as a faculty member to teach “Acting for the Media”. As a guest artist, Ms. Bromka has taught her one-day workshop, “Acting for the Camera”, at more than thirty colleges and prep schools across the country.
Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to http://www.wtpl.org/ under Adult Activities to sign up!Sorry
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