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Skinny Legend: A Review of Renée Taylor’s ‘My Life on a Diet’

Renée Taylor opened her one-woman show My Life on a Diet at Theatre at St. Clement's in NYC, and was warmly received by a star-studded audience that included Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue, Elaine May, Lee Grant, F. Murray Abraham, Steve Guttenberg, Bob Dishy and more. (more…)

Renée Taylor Returns to the New York Stage

In a return to her Off-Broadway roots, 85-year-old Renée Taylor will appear in a revival of her one-woman show My Life on a Diet. (more…)

Gertrude Jeannette, Pioneering Black Actor & 1st Licensed Female Cabbie in NYC

Gertrude Jeannette, recognized as the first woman to become an officially licensed cab driver in New York City, has died at the age of 103. (Above image of Jeannette with André Womble, b. 1940, by Bert Andrews) (more…)

Maggie Smith (b. 1934), Judi Dench (b. 1934), Eileen Atkins (b. 1934) and Joan Plowright (b. 1929) — all dames! — teamed up to appear in a documentary focusing on their many decades of acting supremacy on the stage and screen ... and we're finally getting a peek! (more…)

Perhaps smelling blood in the water after Rose Marie joined Twitter at age 94 and gained over 100,000 followers just like that, acclaimed actress Lois Smith (b. 1930) has now joined the social network in honor of turning 87. Her attitude upon joining Twitter is to be admired: "I don't know what I'm doing here, but…

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical begins performances March 21, 2018, at the Aldwych Theatre in London, and the ageless icon is opening up about what fans can expect from the show. (more…)

Tag Archives: theater

Skinny Legend: A Review of Renée Taylor’s ‘My Life on a Diet’

Renée Taylor Returns to the New York Stage

Gertrude Jeannette, Pioneering Black Actor & 1st Licensed Female Cabbie in NYC

Nothing Like These Dames!

Lois Smith Joins Twitter … at 87!

Tina Is Back! New Q&A, New Show

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