Last night was a pretty big night around here. I went to the opening night of Gavan's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat which was, in a word, fabulous. Gavan out-did himself with the choreography, and the cast was - in my humble opinion - fantastic! Being an actor, I was too much aware of the copyright laws, so I didn't snap any photos during the show , but I went hog wild at the party. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the evening - scaled down so that (hopefully) they don't take as long to load as the full size versions:
First, there's the a picture of two of my favorite Pittsburgh theater babes, Angela Bloomquist and Sharon Connelly-Schalller. Angela (on the left) plays "The Narrator" and Sharon's husband Tom Schaller is playing "Pharoah." Angela was great in the show - but that's not much of a surprise, since in my humble opinion she's always great. You should have seen her as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street!
Next comes a picture of Gavan and his best friend, John Burja - known affectionally to those of us who love him as "Bunj." Bunj is also in the show, playing "Simeon," one of the brothers. He also makes a cameo as "The Jailor." These guys have known each other longer than either would care to remember, I'm sure. Bunj just might possibly be the funniest man I know (granted there are some people who might give him a run for that title, given the crowd I run with, but you can always count on Bunj for the most hilarious understated delivery). He recently did one of my all-time favorite shows, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 and was (with apologies to the rest of the cast) the funniest thing in it. I hope I get to work with him on something someday!
Next here's a shot of Bunj with Danny Siford, who plays "Potiphar." Danny's another friend of Gavan's from way back. I'm not sure if they went to school together, or what. I can't say that I know Danny particularly well, but he's been a joy to have as a neighbor. Since Pittsburgh Musical Theater isn't exactly falling over itself with spare cash, Gavan & I are housing some of the out of town actors who've come in to do the show, and Danny's been staying in the small house that sits on our property. The other person we're housing is Kevin Covert (you'll see him below), who's staying in the Marjorie Poe Room of the main house. That's what we call one of our extra guest bedrooms - named for our dear friend Marjorie, who was the first ever guest to stay with us after we bought the house.
And here's a group shot Gavan with some of his favorite people. Bending down in the front there are Bunj and Sharon. In the back row are Kevin Covert - an old friend of Gavan's from his Cats days, Gavan, Lisa Moran-Phinney, who plays Mrs. Potiphar in the show, and Tom Schaller - local actor extraordinnaire and husband to Sharon (and father to the adorable Kelsey!).
First, there's the a picture of two of my favorite Pittsburgh theater babes, Angela Bloomquist and Sharon Connelly-Schalller. Angela (on the left) plays "The Narrator" and Sharon's husband Tom Schaller is playing "Pharoah." Angela was great in the show - but that's not much of a surprise, since in my humble opinion she's always great. You should have seen her as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street! Next comes a picture of Gavan and his best friend, John Burja - known affectionally to those of us who love him as "Bunj." Bunj is also in the show, playing "Simeon," one of the brothers. He also makes a cameo as "The Jailor." These guys have known each other longer than either would care to remember, I'm sure. Bunj just might possibly be the funniest man I know (granted there are some people who might give him a run for that title, given the crowd I run with, but you can always count on Bunj for the most hilarious understated delivery). He recently did one of my all-time favorite shows, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 and was (with apologies to the rest of the cast) the funniest thing in it. I hope I get to work with him on something someday! Next here's a shot of Bunj with Danny Siford, who plays "Potiphar." Danny's another friend of Gavan's from way back. I'm not sure if they went to school together, or what. I can't say that I know Danny particularly well, but he's been a joy to have as a neighbor. Since Pittsburgh Musical Theater isn't exactly falling over itself with spare cash, Gavan & I are housing some of the out of town actors who've come in to do the show, and Danny's been staying in the small house that sits on our property. The other person we're housing is Kevin Covert (you'll see him below), who's staying in the Marjorie Poe Room of the main house. That's what we call one of our extra guest bedrooms - named for our dear friend Marjorie, who was the first ever guest to stay with us after we bought the house.And here's a group shot Gavan with some of his favorite people. Bending down in the front there are Bunj and Sharon. In the back row are Kevin Covert - an old friend of Gavan's from his Cats days, Gavan, Lisa Moran-Phinney, who plays Mrs. Potiphar in the show, and Tom Schaller - local actor extraordinnaire and husband to Sharon (and father to the adorable Kelsey!).
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