EILEEN FULTON AT DON’T TELL MAMA
ONE NIGHT ONLY
"I REMEMBER…OR AT LEAST I TRY"
Friday, December 17th at 7:00 PM

Eileen Fulton, star of the beloved CBS-TV soap opera, “As The World Turns” is returning for one night only to Don’t Tell Mama on Friday, December 17th at 7:00 PM with a holiday show titled: I Remember… or At Least I Try.  The show will be directed by Diana Basmajian. Bob Goldstone is the Music Director with Tom Hubbard on Bass.

Fulton will add her signature flair to such classic standards as River, Blue Moon, and Stormy Weather, among others. She will also perform a special rendition of Santa Man a song in which she wrote music and lyrics.

The show has a $25 music charge with a two drink minimum. Don’t Tell Mama is located at 343 W. 46th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues. Reservations are required. Please call (212) 757-0788.

More information from Eileen Fulton on Facebook.

Former As the World Turns writer Susan Dansby interviewed Ellen Dolan about how she got her job on As the World turns.

Ellen Dolan was born and raised in Iowa, earned her BA and MFA degrees in theatre from the University of Iowa. While working toward her Bachelor's degree, she spent a summer studying dramatic arts at the Webber Douglas Academy in London.

Her stage career began in repertory theater with such roles as Katrin in Mother Courage.Other regional productions such as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, May in How the Other Half Loves, and Cleya in The Nerd. She was a founding member of the Studio 3 Group, and is currently a member of the Workshop Theatre Group.

Off-Broadway she starred in Sophistry and I Forgive You, Ronald Regan, and has worked in episodic television on such shows as Law and Order SVU.

Ellen joined As the World Turns as policewoman, Margo Hughes, in November 1989, having been asked to consider the part by the late Doug Marland, who was the head writer for the CBS daytime drama.

Off Broadway is giving vampires a go. “Dracula,” the 1927 Hamilton Deane-John L. Balderston play based on Bram Stoker’s novel, which had a hit revival on Broadway in 1977 starring Frank Langella, will have a 13-week run at the Little Shubert Theater starting Dec. 14, with an opening night scheduled for Jan. 5, 2011.

The company will star Michel Altieri in the title role. The cast will also include George Hearn (Abraham Van Helsing), Thora Birch (Lucy Seward), Timothy Jerome (Dr. Seward), Jake Silbermann (Jonathan Harker), and John Buffalo Mailer (Renfield).

Read more about the production at the New York Times.

Welcome: This is a Neighborhood Watch Community  explores the conflict between the power of money and the power of ideas: The Long Island private school that Justin Campbell attends has hired an esteemed English teacher with a famous literary last name. This teacher, who holds very opposite views from Justin's father, quickly becomes Justin's mentor, much to the father’s consternation. This family drama, set in the affluent Montauk community, centers on the power struggle between these two role models, Justin's father, a hedge fund manager with financial power and influence, and Justin's mentor, a man with powerful ideals, and the impact this struggle has on the family and the developing 16 year old that lies between them. Innovative promenade staging brings the audience into the Campbell home and puts theatergoers at the center of the action.

New Jersey Peace Action is hosting its 53rd annual Soup Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bloomfield High School, 160 Broad St. The event is intended to celebrate the strength of grassroots efforts to bring about peace and social and economic justice with a presentation of readings from: "Voices of a People's History of the United States: A Tribute to Howard Zinn."

Dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches in "Voices of a People's History of the United States" are intended to focus on the concept of democracy based on the lives and experiences of ordinary Americans who, through their words and actions, changed history.

One of the readers, Bloomfield resident Peter Parros, has over 20 years of experience as a professional actor and writer.

Television actor Frank Runyeon spent decades on the small screen as a familiar face on popular daytime and prime time series.

He is best known for his seven years as Steve Andropoulos on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" opposite actress Meg Ryan, who became his TV wife in 1984. He also spent four years as Father Michael Donnelly on the Emmy Award winning "Santa Barbara," before appearing for a season as tycoon Simon Romero on ABC's "General Hospital" opposite actress Emma Samms.

(Having also played roles as a priest) His "holy roles" were never much of a performance stretch, since he had always wanted to join the seminary to become a Roman Catholic priest.

But his love of the arts and performing was an equally strong life emphasis, despite the challenges he says actors and actresses face in Hollywood, a place where compromised values and morals make the business difficult.

This topic is one of the subjects Runyeon now travels the country discussing with his popular one-man show called "Hollywood vs. Faith."

Read the entire article at nwitimes.com.

More information on Frank's current work at FrankRunyeon.com.

Soap star and stage veteran Austin Peck and Miss New York Claire Buffie will be among the special guest stars at the 100trh performance of Anthony Wilkinson's My Big Gay Italian Wedding, playing at St. Luke's Theatre, on Thursday, November 18.  Following the performance on the 18th, the show will host a reception for theatergoers with Moretti, Peck, Buffie and other members of the company.

Peck is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Brad Snyder on CBS' As The World Turns. In addition, he played Austin Reed on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives. He was recently seen off-Broadway in The Irish Curse

My Big Gay Italian Wedding focuses on two gay men as they plan their wedding and the people around them, including an overbearing Italian mother, a jealous ex-boyfriend, the wedding planner from Hell, and an assortment of family and friends.

Source: Theatermania