Galactica, the Gottliebs from Chess and the Barrymore Awards

As you all know, I run around a lot and see many shows, and sometimes when I see something unique and wonderful, I like to share it with my readers, so here we go!
Galactica, Walter and Arielle Gottlieb and attending Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards
Jeffrey Johnson on playing Special Agent Galactica:
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Full Circle cast talks about Woolly’s moving production

During a dress rehearsal for Woolly Mammoth’s Full Circle, actor Michael Willis nearly tripped headlong over an audience member. The audience member wasn’t up on stage; Willis, like the rest of the cast, was in the audience.

“Suddenly we’re mixing the environments,” said Willis, who managed to make it up a staircase in time for his [...]

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