The Sum Total of My Time on The Sopranos

And that's about it.

Oh, well.

So, I was in The Sopranos this week, but my line got cut. Boo. No matter. I had a full-sized credit at the end! I'm listed as "Shopper." Yippee! Here's the pic of me with the guys to prove I was actually there.

I'm a little under the weather this week, but I'm really enjoying Pittsburgh. Have explored as much around the Walnut Street area as I can on foot, and my friends the McCunes took me down to the Strip District this Saturday; very cool. Not as risqué as it sounds. It's a neighborhood with a lot of warehouse food places and neat shops.

School for Scandal is going well; we open June 8! I just saw PICT's production of The Pillowman, which was amazing. If you're in Pittsburgh, definitely try to see it before it closes on the 28th.

Hugs to you all,
Marni

HH Update, Sopranos, Pittsburgh, and more!

Hey there, marvelous friends and family!

Well, I'm trying something new. MarniWatch now includes over 700 people that receive my news and info, and I'm finding it hard to keep updating my website to match old posts. So I'm trying out Blogspot. Starting next month, when I update my MarniWatch, you'll get a bulleted list of my subject lines, with a link to Blogspot, where you can choose to read the whole shebang, or not! This will keep huge amounts of text out of your email system, while still allowing you to keep up with my theatrical exploits. Also, if you'd like to go back and read previous MarniWatches, you can do that without having to keep them in your email inbox for months! Sound exciting? I hope so!

So... without further ado... here's the latest and greatest from me!

FIRST: Helen Hayes Update!
Helen Hayes (April 17th) was wonderful. I didn't win, but Jack and I looked GREAT, and it was wonderful to see all of my DC friends and play dress up for the night! If you want to see the recipients list, go to http://www.helenhayes.org/sub/nr.cfm. Congratulations to everyone on this list who was nominated!

SECOND: My SOPRANOS episode airs Sunday, May 21st!
It's less than two weeks away! If I didn't end up on the cutting room floor, I'll be wandering the aisles at Costco with a three year old in this episode, entitled "Cold Stones"; James Gandolfini, Frank Vincent, John Bianco, and Steve Van Zandt help me reach the Swiffers, which are stored over my head. This is the life. :)

THIRD: My sister (the jeweler) is graduating this weekend!
Most of you know the stunning jewelry I wear is made by my extremely talented sister, Lisa. After many years of hard work, she is graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison this weekend, and we couldn't be prouder! Her website will be up soon: http://www.lisapenning.com, but for now, you can see a few examples of her work on my site: http://www.marnipenning.com/marni/LisaPenning.htm. Congratulations, Lisa!

FOURTH: I'm headed to Pittsburgh on Monday!
I know, I know; didn't I just get back to New York? This is just for six weeks (a short jaunt for me), but should be very exciting; I'm playing Lady Sneerwell in The School for Scandal at Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre from June 8-24. For more info and tickets, check out http://www.picttheatre.org/current.html.

AND FINALLY: Save the date: I'm performing in NYC!
The Production Company (the Australian/American theatre company I'm working with) is producing The Australia Project in June, with new short plays from Trista Baldwin, Courtney Baron, Frank Basloe, Stephen Belber, Michael John Garces, Brett C. Leonard, Elizabeth Meriwether, Brett Neveu, Kate Moira Ryan, Betty Shamieh, Ken Urban, Kathryn Walat and Beau Willimon, all centered on Australia as a theme. I'll be performing in the final week of June if all goes well, just after my return from Pittsburgh. I'll send an update next month, but in the meantime, check out more info at http://www.productioncompany.org/.

So this is the last verbose MarniWatch you'll get in your email inbox. Look for the new format next month, which will lead you to http://marniwatch.blogspot.com!

I love you all. Thank you so much for all of your support!!!
Many hugs,
Marni