Gil Kaan - Page 37
Gil Kaan, a former Managing Editor of the now-defunct Genre magazine, has had the privilege of photographing and interviewing some major divas of film, television, and stage in his career; including Ann-Margret, Chita Rivera, Diana Ross, Faye Dunaway, Carol Channing, Shirley MacLaine, Catherine Deneuve, Liza Minnelli, Audra McDonald, Sandra Bernhard, Glenn Close, Anna Nicole Smith, Margaret Cho, and three Catwomen — Eartha Kitt, Lee Meriwether and Julie Newmar. He had the fortuitous opportunity to conduct Lily Tomlin’s coming out interview. Gil has since reviewed movies and theatre for a number of local Los Angeles and national outlets.
Favorite Stories
- Interview: Ann-Margret's Born To Be Wild & Never Saying Bye Bye to Being Heartfelt & Sexy - My all-time favorite actress. This was my second time interviewing Ann-Margret and she did not disappoint.
- Interview: Matthew Bourne Gives a Heart-to-Heart On His Latest Re-Imagining of ROMEO + JULIET & Other Creative Projects - As charming and gracious as he was when I interviewed over 20 years ago.
- Interview: The Ever Vibrant Chita Rivera On Bringing THE RHYTHM OF Her LIFE to Segerstrom - I got to interview a Broadway legend and she was incredible!!!
- Interview: John Mauceri Conducting His Life Anywhere He Wants To Be - The 80,000 views on this interview contributed to my 2.25 million views total of my postings of a minimum of 1,000 each.

BWW Interview: Joe Tippett On His Upward HIGHWAY From WAITRESSing to Coaching CARLIN
July 3, 2018
Amanda Peet's sophomore playwrighting effort OUR VERY OWN CARLIN McCULLOUGH has already been garnering rave reviews in its current world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse.

BWW Interview: MUTT HOUSE's Ryan McCartan Goes to the Dogs
June 29, 2018
As one of the human characters in the world premiere of playwright Tony Cookson's MUTT HOUSE; Ryan McCartan sings, leads and reacts with a zany pack of canine creatures.

BWW Interview: Gregg Oppenheimer Continuing His Father's Legacy Loving Lucy
June 25, 2018
A member of television comedy royalty, Gregg Oppenheimer grew up visiting the live set of his father Jess Oppenheimer's creation I Love Lucy.

BWW Interview: HENRY IV's Versatile Harry Groener Muses on the Mechanics and Love of Theatre
June 22, 2018
The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) currently presents their new distinct take on Shakespeare's classic HENRY IV.

BWW Review: DIANA ROSS - The Diva Delivers A Spectacular Hollywood Bowl Opening!
June 18, 2018
Motown legend Diana Ross kiiiiiicked off the Hollywood Bowl's 2018 summer season with polish, pizzazz, and professionalism.

BWW Interview: Marcia Seligson Responsibly Reviving REPRISE
June 12, 2018
Los Angeles theatre lovers will see the welcomed return of the singularly entertaining Reprise productions, rebooted appropriately as REPRISE 2.

BWW Review: A Well-Produced AS WE BABBLE ON Deserves A 'Heart' Emoji & Many 'Thumbs Up' Emojis
June 7, 2018
East West Players, in association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, has another entertaining hit on their hands with the world premiere of playwright Nathan Ramos' AS WE BABBLE ON.

BWW Review: Erin Sullivan's Strong Vocals Bolster WITH LOVE, MARILYN
June 5, 2018
Erin Sullivan has created (with help from co-writer Stephanie Rosenberg and co-conceiver Robin Milling) WITH LOVE, MARILYN, her one-woman homage to Marilyn Monroe.

BWW Interview: Brenda Strong's Latest Role - A Woke Lysistrata
June 5, 2018
LYSISTRATA UNBOUND, a new take on Aristophanes' LYSISTRATA by Eduardo Machado will world premiere June 9, 2018 in an Odyssey Theatre/Not Man Apart collaboration, with John Farmanesh-Bocca directing his wife Brenda Strong in the title role.

BWW Interview Maestra Diane Rodriguez Clashing Cultures & Contributing to CTG & NEA
June 4, 2018
Already in previews, the latest Culture Clash project BORDERTOWN NOW runs through June 24, 2018 at the Pasadena Playhouse.

BWW Review: HER PORTMANTEAU - Inexplicably Serious Baggage to Carry
June 4, 2018
The west coast premiere of playwright Mfoniso Udofia's HER PORTMANTEAU receives a most reverential mounting at Boston Court Pasadena.

BWW Interview: Playwright Dominique Morisseau Shameless-ly TOO PROUD of Her DETROIT CREW
May 29, 2018
Prolific playwright Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW begins June 5, 2018 as the next Geffen Playhouse production.

BWW Review: A Gripping, Tension-Packed HOSTAGE Completely Captivates
May 29, 2018
The world premiere of playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks' HOSTAGE receives an absolutely stunning mounting by the Skylight Theatre Company.

BWW Review: Ever Just As Sure BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - LIVE IN CONCERT - They Can Sing, They Can Dance!
May 27, 2018
This summer's LIVE IN CONCERT film choice Beauty & the Beast brought together a wonderful mix of theatre, television and film talents to sing live along with the live orchestra deftly led by musical director Michael Kosarin as the animated 1991 film Beauty & the Beast played on the accompanying big

BWW Interview: Director Michael Matthews Vel-comes You To His CABARET & Much More
May 24, 2018
The Celebration Theatre will be presenting their third and final show of their successful 2017-18 season - Kander & Ebb's CABARET, beginning previews on May 25 and opening on June 1.

BWW Review: An Involving FOREVER BOUND Rivets You to the Edge of Your Seat
May 14, 2018
The world premiere of playwright Steve Apostolina's FOREVER BOUND artfully produces scores of suspenseful 'will he/won't he' moments performed by the talented cast of four.

BWW Review: OMG!!! UMPO CLUELESS Is Da Bomb, Y'All!!!
May 13, 2018
Kate Pazakis, executive producer of the UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF series, continues to top herself and her uber-talented team of artists in their latest creation THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF CLUELESS.

BWW Interview: Billy Porter Always Singing From His & Richard Rodgers' SOULs
May 10, 2018
A Broadway Baby for years in supporting and featured roles, Billy Porter won his Tony Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical' in his first leading role on Broadway as Lola in Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's KINKY BOOTS in 2013.
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