Thu, Apr 29, 2021
An exciting new season begins. Doris welcomes Tony Award winning costume designer Gregg Barnes to the Rumpus Room and has a surprise. There will be cocktails, stories and fun interviews this season that salutes Hollywood and Broadway through chats and drinks. So, grab a seat in the Rumpus Room and settle in for a fun half hour or so.
Thu, May 6, 2021
Doris Dear welcomes Billboard and Apple charting musician Blake Allen to the couch and chats about artistry, music and creating your own work in this new world for artists. A fun reading from this season's "special" book and of course Doris Dear brings her humor to everything. So grab a cocktail and let's go. There's a new cocktail each week.
Thu, May 13, 2021
Doris Dear welcomes actress Anita Gillette to the couch and pulls the curtain back to chat about her amazing time on Broadway, in TV shows and in films like "Moonstruck". Anita is fun and gives us a peak into a lifelong award winning career. Another fun reading from this season's "special" book, "Always Ask a Man..." and of course Doris Dear brings her humor to the show along with a yummy cocktail.
Thu, May 20, 2021
Doris Dear welcomes Broadway actor T. Oliver Reid to the couch and pulls the curtain back to chat about his amazing career on Broadway which credits include, "Chicago", "Kiss Me Kate", "Follies", "Thoroughly Modern Millie", "Never Gonna Dance", "La Cage Aux Folles", "The Wedding Singer", "Mary Poppins", "Damn Yankees" and currently as the dance captain in the Tony Award winning musical "HadesTown". Doris makes a yummy cocktail and continues her deep dive into Miss Arlen Dahl's book "Always Ask a Man, Arlene Dahl's Key to Femininity".
Thu, May 27, 2021
Doris Dear welcomes Jana Robbins, a Broadway actor as well as a Tony nominated and Olivier and Drama Desk Award winning Broadway and Off-Broadway producer, to the couch and chats about life upon the stage and producing award winning hits. Her long varied career high notes include "Gypsy" on Broadway and acting as the lead producer of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish along with partner Hal Luftig and directed by Joel Grey. We also chat about our mothers and how much they mean to us and our lives. Another fun reading from this season's "special" book, "Always Ask a Man..." and of course Doris Dear creates a special cocktail, "The Doris Dear Roz Russell". So mix up a cocktail and come over to the Rumpus Room.
Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Doris Dear welcomes the unbelievably accomplished dancer/director/writer Grover Dale to the Rumpus Room. Grover is a Broadway superstar that shares his life both professional and personal is this, the final episode of the season. From the original cast of West Side Story, a movie musical with Debbie Reynolds to directing Tony Award winning shows, Grover Dale is truly a legend. We share a cocktail saluting old Hollywood ... "The Doris Dear Cary Grant" and , well, get ready... Grover asks if he can talk about SEX!!!. Welcome back to the Rumpus Room. It's been a great season.