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Monday, May 25, 2015

Connie Chats with Connie Danese by Connie Danese

On opening night of Ballroom with a Twist the red carpet was out for celebrities arriving for this evening of song and dance conceived and choreographed by Louis Van Amstel (Dancing with t…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

Connie Chats by Connie Danese

Connie Chats with 33 Variations actors Samantha Mathis and Don Amendolia at the opening night party, takes a listen to Linda Eder's new album and reveals a workshop of a new version of Pal J…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM
Friday, January 24, 2014

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Totem by Connie Danese

Kristin Bauer, Dot Jones, Mario Lopez, Carrie Ann Inaba, Mario Lopez, Allison Janney and Jason Alexander chat with Connie at Cirque du Soleil's "Totem".

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:17PM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Connie Chats on Opening Night: The Steward of Christendom by Connie Danese

As "The Steward of Christndom" opens at the Mark Taper Forum, Connie chats with Dorian Harewood, Taraji Henson, Bill Irwin, Brian Dennehy's understudy Adrian Sparks and Steven Robman.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:33PM
Friday, December 6, 2013

Connie Chats on Opening Night: by Connie Danese

At the Ahmanson opening of "Peter and the Starcatcher," Connie chats with co-director Roger Rees, cast member John Sanders, Marion Ross, Alan Mandell and Barrett Foa.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:38PM
Monday, November 25, 2013

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty by Connie Danese

As Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" opens in LA, Connie chats with Bourne, dancer Hannah Vassallo, and audience members Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Sherman and Debbie Allen.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:48PM
Friday, October 4, 2013

Connie Chats on Opening Night: The Sunshine Boys by Connie Danese

As "The Sunshine Boys" opens at the Ahmanson, Connie chats with cast members Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch and Justin Bartha, Marilu Henner, George Segal, Conchata Ferrell, Rhea Perlman.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:05PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Connie Chats On Opening Night: A Parallelogram by Connie Danese

On the opening night of Bruce Norris' "Parallelogram" at the Mark Taper Forum, Connie chats with director Anna D. Shapiro, Steppenwolf's Jeff Perry, CSI's Marg Helgenberger and more.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:47PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Connie Chats Opening Night: Sleepless in Seattle by Connie Danese

Connie Chats Opening Night at "Sleepless in Seattle--The Musical," at the Pasadena Playhouse through June 23.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:55PM
Friday, May 31, 2013

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Connie Danese

At the opening of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Connie chats with Wade McCollum, Joe Hart, Greg Louganis, Adam shnkman, Sondra Currie, Josh Sussman.

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:48PM
Friday, March 22, 2013

Connie Chats on Opening Night: End of the Rainbow by Connie Danese

On opening night of End of the Rainbow at the Ahmanson Theatre, Connie chatted with Tracie Bennett's co-star Michael Cumpsty, Glee star Grant Gustin and producer Marty Krofft. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:32PM
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: November by Connie Danese

At the opening of David Mamet's November at the Mark Taper Forum, Connie chats with Theodore Bikel, Eric Idle, Raphael Sbarge, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Ritchie, Bruce Davison and cast member F…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:20PM
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Justin Love by Connie Danese

On opening night of Justin Love at Celebration Theatre, Connie chats with Adam Huss, who was cast in the title role late in the process. She also talks to artistic director John Michael Beck…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:29PM
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Red by Connie Danese

At the opening of Red at the Mark Taper Forum, Connie chats with Betty White, Zachary Quinto, Dustin Lance Black, Alan Mandell, Ed Begley Jr., and playwright John Logan, who acknowledges a f…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:37PM
Monday, July 2, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: War Horse by Connie Danese

At the Friday night opening of War Horse at the Ahmanson, Connie chats with Camryn Manheim, Diane Warren, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and -- from the War Horse company -- puppeteers Derek Stratton…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:04PM
Monday, June 18, 2012

CONNIE CHATS: Lee Ferris of Million Dollar Quartet by Connie Danese

Santa Monica-born Lee Ferris, who was seen in 2007 as Berger in Hair at the Met, plays rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins in the touring company of Million Dollar Quartet, arriving at the Panta…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:55PM
Monday, May 14, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Follies by Connie Danese

On opening night of Follies at the Ahmanson, Connie chatted with Annie Potts, Robert Wuhl, JoAnne Worley, Kevin Chamberlin, Michael Ritchie, the production's director Eric Schaeffer, the da…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:33PM
Monday, April 16, 2012

CONNIE CHATS ON OPENING NIGHT: Billy Elliot by Connie Danese

At the Billy Elliot opening at the Pantages, Connie chats with Billy du jour Ty Forhan, his castmate Patti Perkins, Anna Trebunskaya of Dancing With the Stars, Michael Gross, Bruce Vilanch a…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:34PM
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: American Night by Connie Danese

At the opening of American Night at the Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, Connie chatted with Richard Montoya, Stephanie Beatriz, René Millán, Herbert Siguenza and Josh Cooke. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:07PM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Clybourne Park by Connie Danese

At the opening of Clybourne Park at the Mark Taper Forum on Wednesday, Connie chatted with Erika Alexander, Paul Blackthorne, Tim Griffin, Aidan Quinn and, from the cast, Damon Gupton and Ch…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:55PM
Monday, January 23, 2012

Connie Chats on Opening Night — OVO by Connie Danese

At the opening night of Cirque du Soleil's OVO at the Santa Monica Pier, Connie chats with Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Chris McDonald, Ali Landry and Cirque CEO Daniel Lamarre. R…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:15PM
Friday, December 16, 2011

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Fela! by Connie Danese

Fela!, the musical about the late Nigerian political activist and Afrobeat star, opened in LA Wednesday. Among those chatting before and after the event were Thelma Houston, CCH Pounder, Kim…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:07PM
Monday, December 12, 2011

Connie Chats on Opening Night — A Christmas Westside Story by Connie Danese

Troubadour Theater's A Christmas Westside Story opened Friday at the Falcon Theatre, followed by a party with great meatballs and lots of chatting with Kathleen Marshall LaGambina, Matt Walk…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:54PM
Monday, November 14, 2011

Connie Chats on Opening Night: Bring it On: The Musical by Connie Danese

At opening night of Bring It On at the Ahmanson, Connie chatted with former Laker Rick Fox, Glee star Max Adler, Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson, composer Jason Robert Brown, Bring I…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:05PM
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Connie Chats On Opening Night at A Noise Within’s New Home by Connie Danese

A Noise Within threw a big bash for the opening of its new home in Pasadena, and Connie chatted with Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard and other supporters before and after the company performed T…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:22PM
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Connie Chats on Opening Night — Cirque du Soleil’s Iris by Connie Danese

Connie chats with Iris composer Danny Elfman, Joe Manganiello, David Patrick Harris, Christina Hendricks and others at Cirque du Soleil's state-of-the-art opening-night Iris party,  in the …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:06PM
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Connie Chats: Poor Behavior Opening Night by Connie Danese

As Poor Behavior opens at the Mark Taper Forum, Connie chats with David Dean Bottrell, Charlayne Woodard, Chad Coleman and Sharon Lawrence, at the theater and at the opening-night party.  R…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:17PM
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Connie Chats by Connie Danese

Rumor has it that next fall Betty Buckley will do a "musical Monday" at the Pantages Theatre to benefit the Actors Fund. These evenings are always special, and people are still talking about…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:06PM
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Connie Chats by Connie Danese

Despite his new Broadway hit Catch Me If You Can and a trunk load of successful scores representing over 15 years of memorable film music (When Harry Met Sally, South Park, and Sister Act), …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:50PM
Monday, July 18, 2011

Connie Chats by Connie Danese

Neil Patrick Harris' staging of The Expert at the Card Table based on a book written in 1902 by "S.W. Erdnase" (a pseudonym), opened Friday at the Edye, the smaller second space at Broad Sta…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:32PM
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Connie Chats by Connie Danese

Connie chats about Debbie Allen's Twist with some of its youngest and most remarkable cast members.  READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:56PM

All that Chat

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