Rep Radio Interview

I talk about taking over as the new head of PTW and also talk about all the other hats I wear in the Philly Theatre Community.

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Act Now For Act II!

Check out the video I made with Tony Braithwaite for Act II Playhouse.  For those who don't know, one of the many hats I wear is as the Development Director at Act II.  This video is part of a new giving campaign called Act Now For Act II.  Check it out -- and while you are at it make a donation :)

A Glimpse of First Impressions

Get some background on First Impressions, now playing at the Hedgerow Theatre.  Video courtesy of Stage Magazine.

Photos from The Blackout Show

Heeere's some photos that give some context to the day the power went out at Act 2 Playhouse on Sunday, Feb. 6th and Heeere's Tony! had to move down the block to the Colony Club.

(Heeere's Tony's Grand Entrance at the Colony Club!)

(AXB goes with the flow and does the opening monologue.)

Some specific jokes from the show on Sun, Feb. 6th:

• "Well folks, just like Charlie Sheen, Act 2 woke up this Sunday morning to a blackout."
• "OK, we'd now like to start the PTA Meeting."
• "I feel like I should be calling for the vote on Independence from Mother England."
• "I think they filmed The Crucible in the very room."
• "Ben Gay - why didn't Mrs. Franklin have any kids...ladies and gentlemen that joke was first told in this very room 200 years ago."
• "See this is why it's called "Heeeeere's Tony," cause it applies to anywhere we go!"
• "Bud Martin and Harriet Power's facebook status: what a lovely day! did we pay the electric bill?"

More From the Phila. Zoo!

Here's some great video that musical guest Matt Duke shot from on stage and after the show:

The Philadelphia Zoo Visits Heeere's Tony!

Clips from HT when the Phila. Zoo was on the show -- Fri, Feb. 11, 2011 (Thanks to Will Dennis for filming)

The Ups and Downs of Google Alerts

When I began my acting career in January 2008, I decided to make a Google Alert for myself and some of my other friends in the business. For those who don't know, a Google Alert will send you an email every time something is posted online with the specific words from your google search. We used to do this for my boss, Gene Sperling, when I was in DC as a way to make sure we didn't miss any articles he may be mentioned in on a given news day.

Well, my google alerts rarely produce anything of note except the few times I've been in shows. Usually, my friends Tony Braithwaite and Michael Rady get tons of hits -- and rightly so since they are big names in their respective fields. Sometimes, no matter who the google alert is for, you get random things because it will search for any articles with the given words. Hypothetical Example: If Entertainment Tonight had an interview with Howie Mandel and in the interview he said that he liked the color brown -- I would get a google alert about it.

All to say, sometimes I find out about other interesting "Howie Browns" in the world. For example, there is a Howie Brown who was a former golden glove boxer and race car driver. Plus, he looks like a bad ass which is kinda fun:

However, sometimes there are Google Alerts that put me and especially Howie Brown the tough as nails boxer/race car driver in some interesting company. For example, today I received an alert for a pair of Betsey Johnson shoes. They are called "Howie" and of course, they come in the color brown. Once my mom heard this -- being the mother and wife of a Howie Brown -- she's on a mission to buy a pair.

As for Google Alerts in the future, I'm anxiously awaiting the time I get something really random like "Musician Howie Day releases a cover of Bobby Brown's It's My Prerogative." That would make my day.

Bus Stop Opens Tonight!!

After a wonderful preview last night, "Bus Stop" at Montgomery Theater opens tonight! There's only a handful of seats left for tonight's performance so go here now to reserve a spot right away. I play Bo Decker, a bullheaded and naive cowboy, along side a wonderful cast that includes:

Paul Dake as Virgil

Jessica Foley as Elma

Tim Moyer as Dr. Lyman

Joy Orlemann as Cherie

Lynn Mastio Rice as Grace

Kristopher Yoder as Carl

Joseph Jude Zito as Will

Here's some pictures from of the production courtesy of our Sound Designer, Mr. Brian Wise:

Big Week for the Class of '99

It's a week of openings for myself and two of my best friends in the world this week:

1) Mike Rady, who is taking Hollywood by storm, continues this trend this Tues, Sept 8th at 9pm on the CW's "Melrose Place." I was lucky enough to be on set with Mike about a month ago and could not be happier for a better guy. Watch the show!!! You know you want another guilty pleasure in your life, right?

2) Locally, Joe Mallon stars in "Little Shop of Horrors" at the Devon Theater in a great role as The Dentist which begins previews on Wed, Sept 9th. Check out the production to see Joe as a variety of characters who make brief appearances throughout the show -- you'll be blown away by Joe's voice and comedic abilities. I'll be there for the 2pm matinee this Saturday.

3) Any finally, a plug for myself -- I'll be sporting a full cowboy outfit as Bo Decker in Montgomery Theater's "Bus Stop." We preview on Thurs, Sept 10th and open officially on the 11th. Word on the street is that Hova himself changed the release date of the much anticipated "Blueprint 3" so that we wouldn't have to go head-to-head on the 11th.