Gregory Fletcher

THE ART OF INHABITING A ROLE NaTasha Yvette Williams is the newest cast member at Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, playing Zelma, Tina’s mother. A juicy, dramatic role, Zelma is abused by her husband and later learns to fight back to survive. Her newfound hardened persona extends toward her daughter and, as often…

TOM WOJTUNIK IS FAR FROM DONE You’re in Times Square for a night of theater.   You turn down 47th Street and pass the Ethel Barrymore Theatre where An Evening With Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin is playing.   Then you pass the old Biltmore Theatre, now owned and operated by Manhattan Theatre Club, where Venus In…

THE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS OF SINAN ÜNEL AND LEO TOLSTOY Cheryl King’s intimate Stage Left Studio on Manhattan’s West 30th Street specializes in showcasing one-to-two-person plays.   Through November 22, Sinan Ünel’s A Mad Person’s Chronicle of a Miserable Marriage joins the eclectic repertoire of solo gems.   Embodying both Leo Tolstoy and his wife, Sonya, John…

HIS BRILLIANT CAREER (SO FAR) Still in his twenties, Santino Fontana has performed in quite a respectable number of productions that many actors would hope to accomplish in a life time: most recently The Importance of Being Earnest (Clarence Derwent Award), the short lived Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor), Billy…

THE UNDOCUMENTED Intringulis, an autobiographical play written and performed by Carlo Alban, is now in production at Off Broadway’s INTAR.   Stage and Cinema caught up with Carlo recently to discuss the evolution of the project and the plight of undocumented workers in the United States. * * * * * * * * * *…