Student performer used foster care as inspiration By Kristen A. Graham
On stage, Samia Merritt is all poise and presence - a diminutive dynamo with a lilting voice and a commanding air, delivering a monologue you can't look away from.
Today is Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Michael Arden Elisabeth Shue Gretchen Kingsley Jeff Trachta Alaina Warren Zachary Michael Durrell Anthea Sylbert Anna Quayle Owen Davis, Jr. Janet Gaynor Alfred De Liagre, Jr. Russell Collins Jerome Cowan Milton Ager Ada Gilman Jeremy Sisto Peg Shirley Todd Swenson Casey Nicholaw Richard Maltby, Jr. Don Appell Joan Littlewood Louis Borell