Kip's Korner

  Victor Wallace and I met in the summer of 1996, and we lived together in Los Angeles & also Chicago. Years later we both lived in NYC at the same time, then we were on tour together with Les Misérables , then back to living in NYC again. And all these years later we are still the best of friends. In fact, he's a close friend to my husband Jim as well and was at our wedding in New Rochelle, NY almost 12 years ago. So, when I found out that Victor was playing Sam on the 25 th Anniversary tour of Mamma Mia! (which will be here in Huntsville in just over a week), of course we needed to have a video chat for Kip’s Korner! And we chatted. And chatted. And chatted… We tried to “mostly” stay on topic and talk about things that might interest you. Now before I share that with you, here’s a little bio about Victor’s career: Victor Wallace      Broadway: Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! final cast. Off-Broadway: Far From Heaven at Playwrights Horizons (Cast Recor...

  The Shamrock Tenors will be having their Huntsville premiere on Sunday, April 6, at 1pm at the VBC Concert Hall. So, I needed to have a chat with one of these tenors to break it down for all of you Kip’s Korner readers. But there are five of them so which one should I pick… As it turns out the creator of the Shamrock Tenors, Raymond Walsh, was also an alumnus of the Barricade so I was sold! Here’s a little bit of info on Raymond before I share our chat: Hailing from Belfast, Raymond Walsh created the Shamrock Tenors in 2018. He trained in Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting in England. For two years, Raymond played Grantaire in Les Misérables in London’s West End and was featured in the All-Star Concert version alongside Alfie Boe and Michael Ball. But there is nothing he enjoys more than singing with the Shamrock boys and the craic that goes with it. My co-worker, Lisa Bollinger, also joined me on my interview with Raymond. And if you know anything about Lisa (...

  That's a wrap on SIX and we are all exhausted! Exhausted in all the best ways possible of course. I loved this show and this cast so much that I watched 3 1/2 performances that week, which is something I never do. Usually just one time for me. Btw, the 1/2 performance was because there was an alternate on for Jane Seymour so I had to watch until her rendition of "Heart of Stone." Which did not disappoint.  It was very important to us at Broadway Theatre League to bring SIX: The Musical for a full week run here in Huntsville. We are very focused on trying to transition from a Five-Show-Weekend market to an Eight-Show-Week market. And we were being watched very closely, from the powers that be in NYC, about how SIX would perform in Huntsville. It was a bit nerve-wracking but I'm happy to report that SIX was our highest-grossing show of all time! So here's to lots of full week runs in our future: Cheers! One of the more challenging parts of moving into an Eight...

  Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived... Have you heard of the Queendom? If not you will certainly know who they are in the next two and a half weeks, because SIX: The Musical will be here and playing Huntsville for EIGHT performances! I can't help but think they've missed the perfect marketing opportunity of never playing anywhere for more than SIX performances! But alas, I digress, and have immediately distracted myself from the topic...  The Queendom is what the SIX fans call themselves, as they approach the theatre, fully armed with their tiaras and sometimes full replicas of the onstage costumes. But don't worry because Jay Carey is the Production Stage Manager of SIX “The Boleyn Tour” and he already has two tours worth of experience with the Queendom. Side Note: And speaking of the Queendom, you will want to tune in to our upcoming "Show & Tell" episodes #14 & #15 which will feature local SIX superfans that you just might recogn...

Last week I had the loveliest chat with Joanna Glushak (aka Mrs. Peacock) from the National Tour of CLUE (If  you didn't catch that interview please check it out now on Kip's Korner). And this week Wil caught up with another CLUE cast member, James Taylor Odom, who you might recognize from A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder , which played here in 2018. Teamwork makes the dream work! And here's a little bit about James:   James Taylor Odom hails from Lawrenceville, Georgia where his love of storytelling began early. Fostered by his father’s love of film, what began as family reenactments of favorite movie scenes quickly became a life’s vocation. James certainly has his hands full on the National Tour of CLUE where he is the understudy for Wadsworth, Mr. Green, Professor Plum, Mr. Boddy, The Cop and others. Other National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (D’Ysquith), The Sound of Music . Regional (Highlights): The 39 Steps (Virginia Stage), CLUE (G...