From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everybody who made the show possible.
A little over three years ago, I started singing again. Almost two years ago, I started writing FEED THE MONSTER. Six months ago I started taking acting classes. It’s been a whirlwind of activity, an adventure, and the most satisfying challenge I have ever undertaken. What have I learned from all this? If you love doing something, and you surround yourself with talented people who believe in you, somewhere along the way you start to believe in yourself. That’s when great things happen. Was the show perfect? Was my performance the end-all/be-all? Did everything go according to plan? No. No. And no. Does any of that matter? Not a bit. What matters is that I set out to do something and I did it. I had ridiculous amounts of fun doing it. And a lot of you came along for the ride.
Who knows what’s next. When I figure it out, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Meanwhile, thank you to the following people without whom this nutty project would never have happened:
Lorraine Ferro
Matt Hoverman
Mike Jaffe
Jim Keyes
Todd Spenceman
Dan Stein
Howard Rappaport
Mike Roderick
Thanks to Garry Novikoff, Greg Nemec, Lola, Christian Polanco, Kia Rogers, Anthony Bova.
Special thanks to classmates Mary Dimino, PJ Walsh, Josh Rivedal and Michelle Glick for their support.
I am eternally grateful to FringeNYC for taking a chance on me.
To my amazing, funny and brilliant husband Matt Unger — there would be nothing without you.
Come on down to La Mama and catch the final FringeNYC performance of FEED THE MONSTER this Thursday, August 26th. It’s going to be fantastic!
Update: Tickets now available at the box office only:
The Club @ LA MAMA
74A East 4th Street
Between Bowery and Second Avenue
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Just saying: If you’re looking for a way to spend this rainy Sunday, you can catch FEED THE MONSTER from 5-6, enjoy a relaxing meal in one of the East Village’s many delightful establishments (or even see another FringeNYC show) and still make it home in plenty of time for “Mad Men”. I may spend my day this way, though of course I’m actually going to be performing FEED THE MONSTER.
Come down to the Club at La Mama (74A East 4th St) at 4:45 and grab a seat!
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If you have, tell your friends! If you haven’t, come on down! Only two shows left: Sunday, August 22 at 5pm and Thursday, August 26 at 9:45 pm. Hope to see you there!
‘… sex jugs and rock-n-roll. That’s adorable!’
My big brother, Michael Ehrlich, recently shared news of FEED THE MONSTER with the Kiss star. Yes, my brother. Yes, Gene Simmons. Michael is very good friends with Kiss’s hairdresser and before Saturday’s concert at Jones Beach, he made sure to tell Gene about my show. Considering Tsippy Scheurmann changed her name to Rita Emerson, Gene Simmons was originally known as Chaim Witz, and Paul Stanley was born Stanley Eisen, we should all have lots to talk about… Maybe some day soon!
From your mouth to G-d’s ears.
Hey FringeNYC! FEED THE MONSTER had its first show last night! Thanks for everything! Looking forward to the next four!
My husband Matt Unger took on a huge project a couple of years ago: he transcribed his grandfather’s diary, one day at a time, including historical context, personal commentary, and links to anything his Papa might have done on that particular day (like seeing a baseball game, the opera, or going to the movies). It is an incredible, heartfelt piece of work, beautifully presented.
Today, Matt has written a little about FEED THE MONSTER on his Papa’s Diary blog. Papa and Rita have a few things in common. Read his post to learn more. http://papasdiary.blogspot.com/
Tomorrow night is opening night! So excited! If you haven’t gotten tix yet come on down and buy them at the door Saturday, August 14, fifteen minutes before curtain time (that’d be 9:45). We still have a few seats left…
We got a terrific article in today’s issue of Tablet on-line. Thank you Julie Subrin for a great write-up! I am officially QUEEN OF THE JEWS.
