Four Questions For Sandra Bernhard

 

  Corine Cohen: Hi Sandra, we are a big fan of your work. Can you tell us all about your upcoming show at The Crown and Anchor? We would love to know all about it!

Sandra Bernhard: This show is a high-bred of recent travels stories about my family, a little politics, great songs, one liners, all woven together in a beautiful vibrant tapestry.

 

Corine Cohen: What inspired this tour?

 

Sandra: It's what inspires me all the time, getting out on stage and doing what I love to do, engage outrage give til it hurts, belt out a tune, turn it on and really connect with my crowd!
 
Corine: You are very funny and talented. When did you know you wanted to be a performer?

 

Sandra: I knew I wanted to be a performer when I was five  and I told Marlene Rosenbaum, my dad's partners wife,  as she was boiling potatoes (I never saw her cook again) when she asked me what do you want to be when you grow up? I said without irony, a comedienne, she laughed, and I've never stopped.

Corine: Good choice! When you are at home what music do you listen to? Who are your favorite bands to listen to and what Broadway show rocks your world?

 

Sandra: I love Carol King, Joni Mitchell, Dusty  Springfield, Burt Bacharach, The Stones, Stevie Nicks, Heart, Aretha, Laura Nyro, Elton John, all 70's dance music, Aerosmith, Guns and Roses, Rosanne Cash, Natalie Maines, Nina Simone, Broadway shows that I love, West Side Story, Hello Dolly, Funny Girl, Hair, Company, South Pacific, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Pippin, The Fantastiks, (so many more but you get the idea!)

Corine: Thank you so much for doing this interview Sandra, I am sure our readers will need to take a trip to Provincetown to see it! It sounds like a great show. Catch Sandra at the Crown and Anchor on July 8th and 9th!

Ben Rimalower

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Ben Rimalower

PATTI ISSUES, Ben Rimalower’s long-running, smash hit solo play"With an engagingly spontaneous delivery and a nose for sharp,
observational comedy, Mr. Rimalower’s funny, tender reminiscence rides
an infectious rainbow high.” – New York Times

Investigates his troubled history with his gay father and the
musical-theater salvation he found in Broadway diva Patti LuPone. With
a mix of comic irreverence, stark candor and show-biz bravado, PATTI
ISSUES poignantly explores the challenges facing LGBT parents and
children while shining unique light on gay men’s time-old obsessions
with divas. PATTI ISSUES has become a must-see show on New York’s
downtown theater scene, garnering great word-of-mouth from attendees
such as Alan Cumming, Michael Kors, Justin Vivian Bond, Perez Hilton
and Ms. LuPone herself. (“I was moved,” she said. “He's a very
talented man and I'm so proud of him.”)

Included as “Best New York Theater of 2012,” The Advocate called the
show “smart, poignant and dishy as hell,” while Time Out New York
raved, “Meticulously scripted and executed, with poignant punch lines
that deliver laughs, emotion and insight." PATTI ISSUES received the
Bistro Award for Solo Play and M.A.C. Award for New York Debut.