Helen Hayes Nominations Announced
Gia is thrilled to accept her third Helen Hayes nomination, this time for Outstanding Ensemble along with the incredible cast of Cool Papa's Party!
All in all, MetroStage garnered seven Helen Hayes Awards nominations, six of them for Cool Papa's Party: Outstanding Director, Music Director, Choreographer, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, and Ensemble. Read the Washington Post article on all the nominees.
Peter & the Wolf at Imagination Stage plays through March 21. Critic Joel Markowitz writes, "I can't wait to see two of my favorite local actors - the very funny Matthew McGloin, and the elegant chanteuse Gia Mora." Read more about the show below, and check the calendar for performance dates!
NEW MUSIC DATES ANNOUNCED! Catch Gia's newest jazz cabaret, Laugh it Up, Funny Girl at Bethesda Theatre, Sat., March 20 at 8P and Germano's Trattoria, Thurs. April 22 and Sat., April 24 at 7P. Scroll down for more details.
For fans of Shrinkage, Nina is back with a new episode: The Trials of New Life. Join the Shrinkage Facebook Fan Page today!
Gia's role as Cheri on THE VIDEOMAKERS has a behind-the-scenes video up. Scroll down to watch and catch up on all the gossip in the Lowball Productions office.
Something Borrowed, Something Blue: A Jazz Cabaret
Now available on CD!
To order a copy of Something Borrowed, Something Blue, please email Gia. ($10)
Tracks include:
Comes Love - I Wanna Get Married - Why Was I Born - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - When the Sun Comes the Out - The Man I Love - Folks Who Live on the Hill - When October Goes - The Man That Got Away - It Never Entered My Mind - Love for Sale
Something... keens in the style of Billie, Judy, and Ella. There's no story of love without loss, but there's just something about it we can't resist.
LAUGH IT UP, FUNNY GIRL: A New Jazz Cabaret!
Spring brings a new show, Laugh it Up, Funny Girl, with FOUR PERFORMANCES:
Sat., March 20: Bethesda Theatre
Just 1.5 blocks from the Red Line Bethesda Metro Station
8:00 p.m. | $15 at the door
Featuring Charlie Barnett on piano!
Wed., April 21: Bethesda Theatre
Special concert to benefit Refugees International
8:00 p.m. | $15 at the door
Now Playing! PETER & THE WOLF at Imagination Stage
Book, Lyrics & Music by Allison Gregory and Hummie Mann
Directed by David S. Leong
Choreographed by Patti D'Beck
Playing through March 21, 2010
Tickets: 301-280-1660 or online ($10-$21)
"Gia Mora must maneuver her wisecracking and awfully cute puppet as she waddles around the stage... puppet and actor soon blend into one."--The Gazette
Read all about Duck on Imagination Stage's blog.
Need Advice? Just Ask Nina.
Welcome to Shrinkage! The show where you tell me what's wrong with your life, and I tell you what's wrong with you. Written and directed by Barry Gribble.
THE VIDEOMAKERS: Up and running (on lots of coffee)
The Videomakers, written and directed by Walter Gottlieb, is a satirical comedy web series about the overcaffeinated, overmedicated, and overstimulated world of nonfiction television and video.
As a crew member at Lowball Productions, Inc., production manager Cheri LaFontaine (Gia Mora) struggles to deliver programming to the Exculpatory Channel, Esophagus Network, and Hysteria Channel while holding the company--and her sanity--together.
