Theatre Journalist Guest Blogger: Jeff Blumenkrantz has written 9 articles for BroadwayWorld since 2001, covering Broadway.
JEFF BLUMENKRANTZ (Daryl Ames). Actor: Broadway: Into the Woods, Threepenny Opera, Damn Yankees, How to Succeed… , A Class Act. Off Broadway: Murder for Two (Lortel nomination), Anyone Can Whistle (Encores), Forever Plaid. NY Philharmonic: Sweeney Todd (Live from Lincoln Center), Candide (Great Performances). TV/Film: 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Joseph … Dreamcoat, Will and Grace, Law and Order(s). Composer: Urban Cowboy (Tony nomination), 2011 Fred Ebb Award, The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook Podcast, I’ve Been Played: Alysha Umphress Swings Jeff Blumenkrantz. www.jeffblumenkrantz.com
Today I'm addressing another excellent question from @JudyMolnar:
'What are some favorite items Bright Star cast members have in their dressing rooms? Show & tell.
In this second part of Understudying on Broadway (you can find Part 1 here), I'm discussing the subject with two women who each have tons of experience, Sandra (Sandy) DeNise and Sarah Jane Shanks, both currently covering the demanding, central role of 'Alice Murphy' in Bright Star.
Those of you who have seen Bright Star know what a tour de force the role of "Alice Murphy" is for our Tony/Drama Desk/Outer Critics Circle-nominated leading lady, Carmen Cusack.