In the latest installment of Coffee With Friends, I'm super excited to introduce you to my dear friend Leah Sprecher, who I met, wrote and performed with in The Groundlings Sunday Company. She's a hilarious triple threat - not only can she write and act, she can also sing and dance (so I guess she's technically a quadruple threat) - and is gorgeous, AND is a former Rockette. But you can't hate her because she's also a kind and wonderful human. She wrote and stars in a one-woman show called "Old Lady Parts" that incorporates all of the above-stated talents, and it is spectacular. I saw it when it first premiered at The Groundlings, and you can see it tomorrow night, June 9th, at The Rockwell here in L.A. (use discount code OLDLADY20 courtesy of Leah!) I'm chatting with her here about how the show came to be, and her advice for aspiring comedians...View Article
Tag Archive: the groundlings theatre
Yesterday, Tony wrapped season one of 'School of Rock.' I can’t believe it. The past few months flew by, it feels like they just started a few weeks ago. We went out for an impromptu date last night to celebrate with sushi and movie ('San Andreas,' funniest movie of the year, we loved every minute) - and in the car ride, we were both saying that it still doesn’t feel real. I remember so vividly Tony going for a run at Runyon Canyon, and his team calling and telling me to go find him it was so important they speak to him immediately, and him running home just as I was about to drive out in the middle of rush hour to search for him dodging cars on Laurel Canyon Boulevard and tell him to get in. He called them back, and put it on speaker phone so I could be a part of the moment, too. They told him he booked the role, and I started sobbing...View Article