Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Do one thing every day that scares you,” and Philadelphia actor Ben Dibble clearly has taken the former First Lady’s advice to heart. Known around town for his versatility and his chops as well as his sang froid, the plucky Dibble acknowledges he was plenty scared by the challenge of Herringbone, …
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Stritchy has left us, and fans everywhere are hoisting a vodka stinger in tribute to this feisty, salty-tongued singing actress. I saw her in Company on the stage of Her Majesty’s Theatre in London more than 40 years ago, and the Pennebaker documentary Original Cast Album memorably captures her in the studio struggling to nail …
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Actor Forrest McClendon would be the first person to tell you he’s blessed. A chance call from a casting director led him to a leading role in The Scottsboro Boys, a musical by Kander and Ebb helmed by Susan Stroman. The success of that show is now part of history, and also part of his …
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