I told you I would tell you my reasons for doing @harmonyanewmusical
And I saved the best for last.
In the middle of my contract negotiations for Harmony, I went on my honeymoon to Nice, France. To be honest I was feeling dejected by how the negotiations were going and after being away from Broadway for 7 years I realized how much the landscape has changed and I was truly feeling sad that I may have to walk away from a show that has meant so much to me. One night in the middle of Vieux Nice (old nice) my husband took me to one of the oldest restaurants in the town called Chez Palmyre. At this restaurant you sit at long tables and so you’re sat shoulder to shoulder with other people, strangers really. Stefano and I struck up a conversation with the old couple next to us. The woman had a very thick accent and I couldn’t make out where she was from and she said her mother was from Poland and was a survivor. Stefano and I stared at each other in shock. She said her mother was in the Nazi camps and was forced to sew outfits for the nazis which is why she survived because she was of “use” to them. She was a seamstress by trade. Tears welled up in my eyes. For those that don’t know the show, Mary, my character is a seamstress. Her husband is from Poland. Tho she is not Jewish, she converts in order to be with him and I believe help him SURVIVE.
I literally left the restaurant and text my agent and I said “I have to do this.” The work suddenly became bigger than any of the other. I felt like “Mary” sent an angel to me to say “please play me on Broadway”. And that is why tonight is about me bringing Mary her final time on Broadway. This is why I took the show and why, as hard as this has been, I have to do what I do. That’s why the last line of my bio is “For Mary Magdalena Panzram.” She gets to be on Broadway.
I told you I would tell you my reasons for doing @harmonyanewmusical
And I saved the best for last.
In the middle of my contract negotiations for Harmony, I went on my honeymoon to Nice, France. To be honest I was feeling dejected by how the negotiations were going and after being away from Broadway for 7 years I realized how much the landscape has changed and I was truly feeling sad that I may have to walk away from a show that has meant so much to me. One night in the middle of Vieux Nice (old nice) my husband took me to one of the oldest restaurants in the town called Chez Palmyre. At this restaurant you sit at long tables and so you’re sat shoulder to shoulder with other people, strangers really. Stefano and I struck up a conversation with the old couple next to us. The woman had a very thick accent and I couldn’t make out where she was from and she said her mother was from Poland and was a survivor. Stefano and I stared at each other in shock. She said her mother was in the Nazi camps and was forced to sew outfits for the nazis which is why she survived because she was of “use” to them. She was a seamstress by trade. Tears welled up in my eyes. For those that don’t know the show, Mary, my character is a seamstress. Her husband is from Poland. Tho she is not Jewish, she converts in order to be with him and I believe help him SURVIVE.
I literally left the restaurant and text my agent and I said “I have to do this.” The work suddenly became bigger than any of the other. I felt like “Mary” sent an angel to me to say “please play me on Broadway”. And that is why tonight is about me bringing Mary her final time on Broadway. This is why I took the show and why, as hard as this has been, I have to do what I do. That’s why the last line of my bio is “For Mary Magdalena Panzram.” She gets to be on Broadway.
I told you I would tell you my reasons for doing @harmonyanewmusical
And I saved the best for last.
In the middle of my contract negotiations for Harmony, I went on my honeymoon to Nice, France. To be honest I was feeling dejected by how the negotiations were going and after being away from Broadway for 7 years I realized how much the landscape has changed and I was truly feeling sad that I may have to walk away from a show that has meant so much to me. One night in the middle of Vieux Nice (old nice) my husband took me to one of the oldest restaurants in the town called Chez Palmyre. At this restaurant you sit at long tables and so you’re sat shoulder to shoulder with other people, strangers really. Stefano and I struck up a conversation with the old couple next to us. The woman had a very thick accent and I couldn’t make out where she was from and she said her mother was from Poland and was a survivor. Stefano and I stared at each other in shock. She said her mother was in the Nazi camps and was forced to sew outfits for the nazis which is why she survived because she was of “use” to them. She was a seamstress by trade. Tears welled up in my eyes. For those that don’t know the show, Mary, my character is a seamstress. Her husband is from Poland. Tho she is not Jewish, she converts in order to be with him and I believe help him SURVIVE.
I literally left the restaurant and text my agent and I said “I have to do this.” The work suddenly became bigger than any of the other. I felt like “Mary” sent an angel to me to say “please play me on Broadway”. And that is why tonight is about me bringing Mary her final time on Broadway. This is why I took the show and why, as hard as this has been, I have to do what I do. That’s why the last line of my bio is “For Mary Magdalena Panzram.” She gets to be on Broadway.
BRB 🌸💐🌺 Chateau at Coindre Hall
Twisted every way
📷 @murphymade
We told their story. On Broadway. Which means evil didn’t win.
@harmonyanewmusical “remember the stars”
“Alexa, play ‘Chip Zien in Into the Woods original Broadway cast that changed all our lives”
Chip Zien and I have been friends for over a decade. I’ve played his daughter, his trophy wife, Julie Andrews to his Frederick Loewe, and now his memory of his wife to his Rabbi in @harmonyanewmusical
When I tell you that I couldn’t POSSIBLY have gotten thru this experience without him I’m not exaggerating. Doing this show with him was one of my top three reasons for doing this show. I want to be there witnessing his icon status as he delivers a performance that no one else could possibly do. Everyone who sees him in this role leaves with their jaw on the floor. He is unparalleled. And who he is offstage is even better. The humor that he brings to us as a company is just what we need to tell this devastating story 8 times a week and not get too overwhelmed by it.
You have 6 more chances to catch Chip in the starring role of a lifetime. You want to say “I was there. I saw it in person.”
📷 @themichaelkushner @thedressingroomproject
“Alexa, play ‘Chip Zien in Into the Woods original Broadway cast that changed all our lives”
Chip Zien and I have been friends for over a decade. I’ve played his daughter, his trophy wife, Julie Andrews to his Frederick Loewe, and now his memory of his wife to his Rabbi in @harmonyanewmusical
When I tell you that I couldn’t POSSIBLY have gotten thru this experience without him I’m not exaggerating. Doing this show with him was one of my top three reasons for doing this show. I want to be there witnessing his icon status as he delivers a performance that no one else could possibly do. Everyone who sees him in this role leaves with their jaw on the floor. He is unparalleled. And who he is offstage is even better. The humor that he brings to us as a company is just what we need to tell this devastating story 8 times a week and not get too overwhelmed by it.
You have 6 more chances to catch Chip in the starring role of a lifetime. You want to say “I was there. I saw it in person.”
📷 @themichaelkushner @thedressingroomproject
“Alexa, play ‘Chip Zien in Into the Woods original Broadway cast that changed all our lives”
Chip Zien and I have been friends for over a decade. I’ve played his daughter, his trophy wife, Julie Andrews to his Frederick Loewe, and now his memory of his wife to his Rabbi in @harmonyanewmusical
When I tell you that I couldn’t POSSIBLY have gotten thru this experience without him I’m not exaggerating. Doing this show with him was one of my top three reasons for doing this show. I want to be there witnessing his icon status as he delivers a performance that no one else could possibly do. Everyone who sees him in this role leaves with their jaw on the floor. He is unparalleled. And who he is offstage is even better. The humor that he brings to us as a company is just what we need to tell this devastating story 8 times a week and not get too overwhelmed by it.
You have 6 more chances to catch Chip in the starring role of a lifetime. You want to say “I was there. I saw it in person.”
📷 @themichaelkushner @thedressingroomproject
“Alexa, play ‘Chip Zien in Into the Woods original Broadway cast that changed all our lives”
Chip Zien and I have been friends for over a decade. I’ve played his daughter, his trophy wife, Julie Andrews to his Frederick Loewe, and now his memory of his wife to his Rabbi in @harmonyanewmusical
When I tell you that I couldn’t POSSIBLY have gotten thru this experience without him I’m not exaggerating. Doing this show with him was one of my top three reasons for doing this show. I want to be there witnessing his icon status as he delivers a performance that no one else could possibly do. Everyone who sees him in this role leaves with their jaw on the floor. He is unparalleled. And who he is offstage is even better. The humor that he brings to us as a company is just what we need to tell this devastating story 8 times a week and not get too overwhelmed by it.
You have 6 more chances to catch Chip in the starring role of a lifetime. You want to say “I was there. I saw it in person.”
📷 @themichaelkushner @thedressingroomproject
This is 21……. In summerstock my junior year of college…… Charlotte’s Web….. You’re welcome. 🎤
#thisis21 #charlottesweb #sensiblejazzshoe Sullivan, Illinois
We’re here too 💜💜💜 @harmonyanewmusical
Telling the women’s stories 🚩 🧵 🍌 #ruth #mary #josephine
📷 @bruglikas
Tonight’s #lightlessonsbysierra for our penultimate show of @harmonyanewmusical
Staying “fully present” is a full time job as we navigate the emotion of a chapter closing. Fully Present is to ACTIVELY NOTICE what’s happening in the moment. And there’s a lot of joy and a lot of love here. Let’s fill full 😉⭐️ Barrymore Theatre
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
With just 4 more performances left of @barrymanilowofficial and @brucehsussman @harmonyanewmusical and on this #flashbackfriday I want to take a minute to acknowledge and honor the folks who did the off broadway first ever New York City production of this piece!!!! History rewrites itself quickly when there’s such success surrounding a new work and it’s important to truly acknowledge the awesomeness of the truth of how it got where it is!! We worked our asses off making something special together downtown so it could have a life uptown!!!! Here’s to our off broadway family with IMMENSE gratitude for the work we did together led by our director @warrencarlyle 🥹👏🥳
I’ll always find a way back to the ice 🧊⛸️ #iceskating #figureskater #broadway #cantstopwontstop #ontheedge Manhattan, New York