The Ladies Who Lunch with Donna McKechnie
Join Host Donna McKechnie and “The Ladies Who Lunch” at Sardis for a scrumptious meal of rarified theatre storytelling. You’re not going to want to miss this.
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#10 - Christine Pedi, Nancy Opel & Jeanine Tesori
Christine Pedi is renowned for her work in Forbidden Broadway, where she showcased her talent for impersonating Broadway divas. Pedi's Broadway credits include Little Me (1998), Talk Radio (2007), and Chicago (2013), where she portrayed Matron "Mama" Morton.
#9 - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Frances "Frankie" Ruffelle & Nkeki Obi-Melekwe
Daphne Rubin-Vega is a Tony-nominated actress and singer best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the original Broadway cast of Rent. Born in Panama and raised in New York City, she has received two Tony nominations for her performances in Rent and Anna in the Tropics.
#8 - Mimi Quillin, Nancy Ticotin & Dana Moore
Mimi Quillin is a distinguished dancer, choreographer, and actress best known for her work with the renowned choreographer Bob Fosse. A former member of the Fosse dance company, Quillin was handpicked by Fosse to assist with choreography and perform in several of his iconic productions, including Sweet Charity and Pippin.
#7 - Lori Tan Chinn, Mary Ann Lamb & Randie Levine-Miller
Lori Tan Chinn is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and currently stars as Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.
#6 - Kerry Butler, Tonya Pinkins & Nell Benjamin
Donna welcomes beloved actor Kerry Butler, acclaimed Tony-winning actor/activist Tonya Pinkins and maestro lyricist/book writer Nell Benjamin to Sardis. Over lunch, these super power women chat about the twists and turns in their careers, their lives and Broadway.
#5 - Beth Leavel, Theresa Rebeck & Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Donna welcomes comic genius Beth Leavel, brilliant playwright Theresa Rebeck and maestro music supervisor and philanthropist Mary-Mitchell Campbell to Sardis. These powerhouse women lunch while lost in riveting insider conversation about their careers and their lives.
#4 - Angie Schworer, Ann Harada & Pamela Hunt
PROM star Angie Schworer, AVENUE Q star Ann Harada and Director Pamela Hunt are this episode's guests on “The Ladies Who Lunch”. Legendary Chorus Girl Angie Schworer made her Broadway debut in WILL ROGERS FOLLIES, followed by high-kicking rolls in such shows as CRAZY FOR YOU, SUNSET BOULEVARD, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, THE PRODUCERS, SOMETHING ROTTEN!
#3 - Mercedes Ellington, Susan L. Schulman & Mary Testa
Join host Tony-winner Donna McKechnie at Sardis for Episode #3 of “The Ladies Who Lunch”. Donna’s guests are three-time-Tony Award nominee Mary Testa, currently starring on Broadway as Aunt Eller in “Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”, legendary publicist and author Susan L.
#2 - Fredi Walker-Browne, Marcia Milgrom Dodge & Cady Huffman
Joanne Jefferson, in the original cast of RENT on Broadway, Fredi Walker-Browne is an actor, director, singer, producer and teacher. Fredi toured nationally with THE LION KING in the role of Rafiki. She is the founder and president of Big Spoon Productions.
#1 - The Chorus Line Reunion! Kelly Bishop, Baayork Lee & Priscilla Lopez
What a way to launch a podcast. Donna is joined by “Chorus Line” cast mates Priscilla Lopez, Baayork Lee and Kelly Bishop for an hour of magical storytelling about Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and their own extraordinary lives and careers.
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Join host Donna McKechnie and “The Ladies Who Lunch” at Sardis for a scrumptious meal of rarified theatre storytelling. Candid conversation about career adventures, challenges and mishaps take you deep inside the making of legendary shows and careers.
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