Gil Kaan - Page 46
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: Jason Odell Williams Muses on His Various Partnerships: His With His Wife, CHURCH & STATE With NNPN, & His Writings With His Audiences
July 1, 2016
Playwright Jason Odell Williams' latest theatrical project CHURCH & STATE opens July 2 at the Skylight Theatre as the first part of its National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere.

BWW Interview: SAM HARRIS HAMs It Up While Telling It Real
June 27, 2016
This showbiz phenom has been making music and telling stories since he burst into the public's consciousness as the winner of the first season of Star Search in 1983.

BWW Interview: Paul Sand on Getting KURT WEILL On the Boards & Working Actors Off the Streets
June 22, 2016
Tony Award-winning actor Paul Sand took time out of his Sunday afternoon off to talk with BWW.

BWW Review: MUSICAL COMEDY WHORE - A Raw, Unapologetic Look at An Escort's Past
June 20, 2016
In MUSICAL COMEDY WHORE, actor David Pevsner has written a most revealing musical autobiography that he performs himself, backed by the able musical accompaniment (and very funny, injecting vocal choruses) of Gerald Sternbach.

BWW Review: FOOL FOR LOVE Intensely Rivets After Bewildering Start
June 13, 2016
A mesmerizing second half more than compensates for a curious first in Sam Shepard's FOOL FOR LOVE, the Los Angeles LGBT Center's entry into the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

BWW Review: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF THE BIG LEBOWSKI - An Incredibly Sung, High Energy, Hysterical Cabaret Event
June 13, 2016
A ridiculously talented troupe of singer/comedians totally revel and entertain in THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF THE BIG LEBOWSKI.

BWW Review: The Talented MICHAEL LONGORIA Truly Connects With His Biographical Cabaret
June 9, 2016
On June 7, the Rockwell Table & Stage featured the stunning vocals of Michael Longoria.

BWW Review: SPEAKING IN TONGUES- A Talented Cast Makes This Twisty-Turning Puzzle Most Easy to Swallow & Enjoy
June 7, 2016
The Australian Theatre Company's stunning quartet of talented actors elevates playwright Andrew Bovell's very clever SPEAKING IN TONGUES into an entertaining puzzlement.

BWW Review: Antaeus Appropriately Goes Out With a Bang With a Strong HEDDA GABLER
June 3, 2016
Steven Robman's strong hand at brisky directing his very talented ensemble at a snappy pace makes this updated 19th century classic whizz by in its two-hour-and-twenty-minute length.

BWW Review: THE CLIFTON'S CANTEEN - An Entertaining, Interactive USO Evening Making Full Use of Clifton's Unique Space
May 31, 2016
In their inaugural collaboration with Clifton's Cafeteria, Creating Arts Studios has produced THE CLIFTON'S CANTEEN, a fitting and entertaining tribute to and for our servicemen and servicewomen during Memorial Weekend.

Dinner & Show: The Re-Vamped CLIFTON'S CAFETERIA
May 31, 2016
Clifton's Cafeteria, originally opened in 1935, has been an integral part of Downtown Los Angeles history feeding the masses, open to all whether they could afford it or not.

BWW Review: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES - A Must-See, Ideal Convergence of Creative Talent
May 23, 2016
Rajiv Joseph's very tricky to pull off GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES lands at the Hudson Backstage as a stunning success! Considering the main conceit of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES requires two actors playing a 30-year age range from 8 to 38; in less capable hands, this seventy-minute one-act woul

BWW Review: Reality Mirrors Fiction in HILLARY & MONICA - A Nice Work-In-Progress of a Play On a Work-in-Progress
May 20, 2016
Clever workshop presentation of the world premiere of playwrights Victor Bardack & Edward Michael Bell's HILLARY & MONICA.

BWW Review: East West's Stunningly Rousing LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Does Fierstein & Herman Proud!
May 20, 2016
The East West Players' latest, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, most successfully communicates the heart and humor of Tony Award-winners Harvey Fierstein & Jerry Herman, injecting an Asian flavor as only East West can do.

BWW Review: Confusion, Mostly Unintended, Abounds in THE GOLDEN DRAGON
May 16, 2016
The Southern California premiere of playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig's THE GOLDEN DRAGON benefits from the sturdy, first-rate technical production values The Theatre @ Boston Court has earned their deserved reputation for.

Dinner & Show: AVANTI CAFé
May 16, 2016
For delicious pastas and pizza in a no-frills, friendly neighborhood-vibed establishment; check out Avanti Cafe a few blocks away from The Boston Court Performing Arts Center for a wonderful evening of Dinner & Show.

BWW Interview: THE BOY FROM OZ 's Director & Lead Talk Peter Allen... and Celebration Theatre Deets
May 9, 2016
The Celebration Theatre's production of THE BOY FROM OZ has just opened to glowing reviews; raves and compliments Celebration's co-artistic director Michael A.

BWW Review: A Solid Production of SECOND SKIN Perfectly Fits Like a Glove
May 2, 2016
Kristin Idaszak's SECOND SKIN receives a strong and novel mounting on the sands of the Santa Monica Beach.

BWW Review: LUNATICS & ACTORS Captivates & Mesmerizes in All Its Sober Absurdity
April 30, 2016
Four Clowns' world premiere of playwright David Bridel's LUNATICS & ACTORS wonderfully succeeds as a loving spoof of the acting process.
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