#kay walbye

[ulkaralakbarova]

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Kenneth Feinberg: Michael Keaton Camille Biros: Amy Ryan Charles Wolf: Stanley Tucci Lee Quinn: Tate Donovan Priya Khundi: Shunori Ramanathan Dede Feinberg: Talia Balsam Karen Donato: Laura Benanti Frank Donato: Chris Tardio Darryl Barnes: Ato Blankson-Wood Gloria Toms: Carolyn Mignini John Ashcroft: Victor Slezak Law Student Barron: Logan Hart Law Student Patel: Vihaan Samat Law Student Nguyen: Laura Sohn Bart Cuthbert: Marc Maron Defense Lawyer / William: Alfredo Narciso Plaintiff Lawyer / Gary: Jason Kravits Oliver: Clifton Samuels Older Man (Speaking Spanish): Louis Arcella Attorney 2: Melissa Miller Translator: Ana Isabel Dow Tom Schultz Sr.: Ian Blackman June Schultz: Connie Ray Senator Kennedy: Steve Vinovich Senator Hagel: Bill Winkler Michael Myers: Jeff Biehl Katherine Wolf: Stephanie Heitman 9/11 Mother / Cathy: Deborah Hedwall Blue Collar Man: Tom Bruno Airline Lobbyist: Bradford How Large Fireman: Chris Cardona Richard: David Fierro Laura: Lynne Wintersteller Don: Jon Wenc Jim: Wass Stevens Myrna: Zuzanna Szadkowski Maya: Gayle Rankin Joan: Catherine Curtin Janice: Shernita Anderson Graham Morris: Andy Schneeflock Jose: Brandon Hernandez Carlos: E.R. Ruiz Usher: David Edward Jackson Ruth: Johanna Day Victor: Joseph Ragno Fedex Carrier: Panama Redd Mail Woman: Kay Walbye Fay: Miriam Morales Airline Lobbyist #2: Stephen Reich James: James Ciccone Anthoula: Anthoula Katsimatides Dancer: Jaime Verazin Dancer: Alessandra Marconi Dancer: Lindsey Hailes Dancer: Marc Heitzman Dancer: Jacob ‘Seven Feet’ Melvin Dancer: Jeffery Duffy Meeting Attendee: Billy Lefkowitz Film Crew: Director: Sara Colangelo Producer: Max Borenstein Casting: Kerry Barden Casting: Paul Schnee Original Music Composer: Nico Muhly Costume Design: Mirren Gordon-Crozier Editor: Julia Bloch Production Design: Tommaso Ortino Director of Photography: Pepe Avila del Pino Executive Producer: Nik Bower Executive Producer: Deepak Nayar Executive Producer: Ara Keshishian Executive Producer: Kimberly Fox Unit Production Manager: Charles Miller Executive Producer: Edward Fee Executive Producer: Allen Liu Producer: Marc Butan Producer: Anthony Katagas Producer: Michael Sugar Producer: Brad Dorros Producer: Sean Sorensen Producer: Michael Keaton Set Decoration: Olivia Peebles Makeup Department Head: Ivy Ermert Makeup Artist: Diane Calfee Makeup Artist: Charles Zambrano Visual Effects Supervisor: Eran Dinur Executive Producer: Mary Aloe Set Medic: Bop Tweedie Choreographer: Mark Stuart Production Accountant: James Stayne Producer’s Assistant: Anthony Santos Producer’s Assistant: Laura Pilloni Production Coordinator: Amanda O’Reilly Assistant Production Coordinator: Marilyn Majich Location Assistant: Cenia Hampton Payroll Accountant: Catherine ‘Annie’ Eklund Stand In: Dillon Egyes Production Assistant: Michael Egues Dialogue Coach: Jessica Drake Production Secretary: Dana Darby Post Production Accountant: Nathaniel Carota Script Supervisor: Erika Sanz Corbacho Music Editor: Suzana Peric Music Supervisor: Rupert Hollier Music Supervisor: David Fish Location Manager: Dennis Voskov Assistant Location Manager: Brit Smith Location Scout: Tom Sexton Location Assistant: Lindsey Lambert Location Scout: Eric Jordan Nussbaum Location Assistant: George Marro Location Scout: Sarah Crofts Color Assistant: Ben White Digital Intermediate Editor: Samantha Uber Digital Conform Editor: Josh Perault Finishing Producer: Michael Maida First Assistant Editor: Gordon Holmes Post Production Assistant: Dillon Henry Assistant Editor: Dan Grbic Colorist: Sam Daley Additional Editor: Tariq Anwar Costumer: Kaitie Galligan Assistant Costume Designer: Caitlin Doukas Key Costumer: Sawyer Devuyst Wardrobe Supervisor: Jillian Daidone Set Costumer: Mary Caprari Costume Coordinator: Talia Brody-Barre ADR Voice Casting...

[allatariel]

This is the first half of the 1991 press reel for The Secret Garden, the musical through which I first discovered Mandy Patinkin could sing, and how! It’s also composed and written by women, Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, as well as based on a novel written by a woman, Frances Hodgson Burnett.

I performed a few of the solos back when I was still studying, many years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever seen any of the staging! Thanks to aurora spiderwoman for making this available!

[lessons-from-moths]

Stills from the original broadway cast, The Secret Garden. Principals: Mandy Patinkin, Daisy Eagen, Rebecca Luker, Robert Westenberg, Alison Fraser, John Cameron Mitchell, John Babcock, Tom Toner, Kay Walbye, Michael DeVries, Barbara Rosenblat.

[papermoonstheatricaldiary]

OUT OF ORDER

January 7, 1997

OUT OF ORDER is a farce written by Ray Cooney.  It is a sequel to Cooney's farce Two Into One. OUT OF ORDER (also performed as WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?) premiered at Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, before transferring to London's West End in 1990, winning the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Both productions were directed by the author, who also acted in the Leatherhead show. It is now regularly performed in regional (see below) and community venues.

The plot revolves around a junior UK minister who has to lie his way out of a planned adultery with the help of the his private secretary, who gets more and more embroiled in the improvised story as events unfold. The action takes place in a suite in a posh London hotel and revolves around accidents caused by a defective window.

OUT OF ORDER played at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn) from January 1 to February 9, 1997.  It was directed by David Warwick with a set by Douglas Heap, costumes by Ellis Tillman, and lighting by Martin Aronstein. The cast featured Paxton Whitehead (Richard Willey), Burt Edwards (The Manager), Vince O'Brien (The Waiter), Kay Walbye (Jane Worthington), John Seidman (A Body), Reno Roop (George Pigden), Timothy Wheeler (Ronnie), Delphi Harrington (Pamela), and Cristine McMurdo-Wallis (Gladys).

For many years, Paper Mill utilized its winter slot to present farces – Run for Your Wife (1986), Two Into One (1988), Lend Me a Tenor (1991), Rumors (1992), Don't Dress for Dinner (1993), It Runs in the Family (1994), and OUT OF ORDER (1997).  Clearly, success breeds excess. This was the only one I had seen.  It was a sequel to Two Into One, which also starred Paxton Whitehead at the Mill, so it was a logical choice.  I'm not a big fan of this genre, which was best satirized and expanded upon in Brian Friel's Noises Off (also produced at the Mill one January).  

The best part of OUT OF ORDER was Paxton Whitehead.  His deep-voiced dry wit was perfectly suited for this type of show.  Even the show poster is funny! Although Paxton was dismayed to see himself pantless years later when the poster turned up for sale at the Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Flea Market! Paxton is a terrific performer who also has done several Ayckbourn plays – mostly in Westport but also on Broadway in MTC's revival of Absurd Person Singular. He returned to the Mill for The Mask of the Moriarty* (as Sherlock Holmes, another character he often plays).  He graciously recorded dialogue for a seminar show I wrote called “The Strange Case of the Victoria Diamond”!  I still have it on tape – somewhere.  

OUT OF ORDER rates 3 Paper Moons out of 5

* For a blog about The Mask of Moriarty check back on January 29, 2017!