Gina Wilhelm Actor Blog

Gina Wilhelm Actress – Gail O’Grady Lives Out Loud Gail O’Grady has had a 20-year career on both the big and small screens, but she has a freshness to her. She seems like a newcomer. People thought she was an overnight success when she was on “NYPD Blue” in 1993, but by then she’d already been working in films and TV for six years. This weekend, people will get a new glimpse of her when

Gina Wilhelm Actress – Actress No Shrinking “Violet” Nicole Beharie was still studying at Juilliard when she auditioned for a role in “American Violet.” She’s in nearly every scene of the new movie–a huge accomplishment for a newcomer. Originally, Beharie was going to audition for a smaller role. However, she then talked with director Tim Disney and producer Bill Haney. The producer told her about Regina Kelly, on whom the story has been based. As

Gina Wilhelm Actress – The View From “Golda’s Balcony” Tovah Feldshuh has a show on Broadway and works on TV. But her most reliable work is “Golda’s Balcony.” “Golda’s Balcony” is a one-woman show, a condensation from a multicharacter piece called “Golda.” That play was an attempt to re-create the magic of “The Miracle Worker” by reuniting its star, director, and playwright, all of whom won Tonys for the earlier play. “Golda” was a commercial

Gina Wilhelm Actress – Remembering Bea Arthur Bea Arthur, star of “Maude” and “The Golden Girls,” and Tony Award winner for “Mame,” passed away this weekend at the age of 86. Arthur started early, getting elected wittiest girl in class in school. She got a degree as a medical lab technician, but discovered that she “loathed” hospital work. She took a drama course at the New School of Social Research in New York. She sang

Gina Wilhelm Actress – Adventures in Auditioning: SecondStory Repertory As we near the end of April and beginning of May, several theatre companies in the Seattle/Puget Sound area hold general season auditions. For those who are unfamiliar (and I was when I moved up here a few years ago), some theatres just have one audition for their whole season. They will then call actors back throughout the year to see them for specific shows, thereby