New Jersey Stage Issue 61 | Page 68

2015 Some of the highlights of our first full year included the legendary John Waters giving us plenty of stories about hitchhiking across Amer- ica; taking a deep dive into the career of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Nils Lofgren from his days in Grin to playing in the E Street Band; and speaking with Chris Lemmon about his one-man play that answers the question “What was it like to be Jack Lemmon’s son?” Speaking of one-man shows, Charles Ross explained how he runs through the entire Star Wars trilogy alone on stage; Cyd Katz spoke with us about the website New Jersey Isn’t Boring; and we talked with the author of the Pork Roll Cookbook. Cary Elwes recounted tales from the making of the beloved 80s film The Princess Bride; Eryn Shewell showed us how she’s bringing classy back; and Richard Barone gave us the scoop on his Sorrows & Prom- ises project featuring music composed in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. We talked about comedy with Vicki Lawrence from the Carol Burnett Show; featured the Atlantic City Ballet finding a home; and learned about how actor Donny Most (of Happy Days fame) now tours the country as a swing and big band leader. Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls covered everything from college radio in the 80s to tackling racism; filmmaker Steve Tozzie told us about his film Riot on the Dance Floor, which detailed the wild days of the Trenton club City Gardens; and we interviewed artists such as Melissa Etheridge, Ian Anderson, Alan Parsons, Grace Potter, Joe DiPietro, Tammy Ryan, and many more. For a detailed list of articles, click here. NJ STAGE - ISSUE 61 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 68