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couldn’t read a note! It was such a labor of love, digging up Golden Age lost treasures and sharing my story intertwined with these songs. One of my goals on this tour is to cook up a new cabaret idea to work on when I get off. Favorite role? Hmmm…. Lina Lamont for sure; Hannah in Arcadia (I don’t think I’ve ever loved and learned more from a character); and then I’d have to say Mama Who on the National Tour of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! I’m a Christmas fanatic New Jersey Stage New Jersey Stage and Whoville is just a one-of-kind, magical snow globe of a place. I also loved playing Jan in Grease in a co-production with the Riverside Theatre in Florida and Walnut Street. I never play teenagers, even when I was one, so getting to relive high school retro-style was a treat! Favorite production? Before Sister Act, my favorite production was How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, another co-production with Riverside and Walnut Street. I don’t think I could November 2014 November 2014 pgpg 58 58