3 packed, sold out performances at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood with the most amazing audiences EVER.  Thank you to James Gray, all my brilliant castmates and everyone who helped make this very special 25th Anniversary show VERY SPECIAL!

"That Rosenbaum and Ray are successful producing partners at The Bent does not go unnoticed.  The chemistry between them, the give and take on stage, is a beautiful thing to behold."
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Kay Kudukis - Broadwayworld

More rave reviews for IT'S ONLY A PLAY at The Bent!

"One of the funniest nights in theater"

"A Recipe for hilarious narcissism"

"A theatrical delight"

"Comedic gold"

"Masterful performance from the cast"

Terry Ray "a comedic centerpiece...
​leaves the audience in stitches"

Final 4 performances Thursday thru Sunday. If you like funny, you'll love
​IT'S ONLY A PLAY!
www.thebent.org
Thank you STAGE and CINEMA!

Photo by Jim Cox.

Wowza!!! 33 Broadwayworld Regional Award Nominations for The BENT! (I just corrected because I originally said 32, but I missed that Gross Indecency is also up for Best Ensemble!) That's multiple nominations for EVERY show! What an amazing year it has been (and we're STILL not a year old yet!) Thank you to everyone! Thank you to the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Thank you to Steve Rosenbaum, my partner in this little miracle and thank you everyone who has supported The Bent by donating, buying tickets, volunteering in various ways, and our amazing casts. Up until the deadline every show we did was nominated for Best Play--so that includes truly EVERYONE! These are nominations. You can help us win by voting! https://www.broadwayworld.com/.../Voting-Opens-for-2023...
Here goes.

BEST PLAY
The Boys in the Band
Gently Down The Stream
Gross Indecency
The Lincoln Debate

BEST NEW PLAY
The Lincoln Debate

BEST ENSEMBLE
The Boys in the Band
The Lincoln Debate
Gross Indecency: The Trials of Oscar Wilde

BEST PERFORMER IN A PLAY
Chip Steel - Lincoln Debate
Jason Mannino - Gross Indecency
Jason Reale - Lincoln Debate
Renee Poignard - Lincoln Debate
Terry Ray - Gently Down the Stream
Terry Ray - The Boys in the Band

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER
Alex Price - The Lincoln Debate
Daniel Bateman - Gently Down the Stream
Grey Forge LeFey - The Boys in the Band
Kevin Steinberg - The Boys in the Band
Renee Poignard - The Lincoln Debate

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Steve Rosenbaum - Gently Down the Stream
Steve Rosenbaum - Gross Indecency
Steve Rosenbaum - The Boys in the Band
Steve Rosenbaum - The Lincoln Debate

SCENIC DESIGN.
Steve Rosenbaum & Don McCormick - Gently Down the Stream
Steve Rosenbaum & Don McCormick - The Boys in the Band

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN.
Nick Wass - Gently Down the Stream
Nick Wass - The Boys in the Band

BEST COSTUMES
Cherlyn Lanning - The Boys in the Band
Cherlyn Lanning - Gross Indecency

BEST SOUND DESIGN.
Nick Wass - The Boys in the Band
Nick Wass - Gently Down the Stream

BEST CABARET
Beth Lapides - It's A Lot

FAVORITE LOCAL THEATRE.
The BENT

IT'S ONLY A PLAY
by Terrence McNally
at The BENT

"It's FUN; It's OUTRAGEOUS; It's ADORABLE"
Another terrific review for IT'S ONLY A PLAY, the comedy where bad reviews have never been this GOOD!

I grew up with some TV shows that I adored.  It's fun to know that for a certain generation I'm on a few of their's.  A YouTube channel dedicated to DRAKE & JOSH ask me for this interview.  I was flattered to be asked--it was a tiny role.

Paul Belsito and Steven Roche of The Filmmakers' Gallery put together a terrific collection of gay short films called DO THESE SHORTS MAKE ME LOOK GAY?  I was honored to moderate the Q&A with a wonderful group of filmmakers; Emrhys Cooper, Craig Chester, Dennis Hensley and Cameron Thrower.

Very proud to be a producer on this with The BENT.  Terrific cast, nearly completely sold out performances and the audience loved it.  Thank you to director Rebecca McWillians and everyone involved.  It was a joy!  And I'm very happy to report that this was the FIRST show at The BENT that I wasn't in originally or had to step in at the last minute because of an emergency.  I kept repeating, I'm not playing a lesbian so stay well ladies!