When I first moved to the city and I was auditioning for things, I’m petite, I’m blonde and I’m a soprano, so everyone was like, ‘Oh, great, she’s an ingénue!’ And it never was quite sticking.” “There’s almost a self-deprecating humor to her, which I sort of have myself. “The big thing for me was that she’s not a typical ingénue - there’s something flawed to her,” she says. The role of Linda, however nostalgic in song, had a certain modern strength to it that stuck out to Gayer. I have an agent and I went in and auditioned and that was kind of it.” The fit wasn’t that far of a stretch for her anyways: “my voice tends to sit better in older stuff,” she says. “I feel like nowadays with a lot of shows you are usually with them for a while, in the developmental process doing readings,” she says. She came to the “Holiday Inn” production relatively late in the game. Gayer, 27, has been in productions on and off Broadway since graduating from Carnegie Mellon’s theater program. The musical brings to life the seasonal hits of Berlin’s adored by carol singers - “and then there’s tap dancing and there are sequins,” Gayer says, “You’re just going to sit there and smile.” Gayer is starring as the female lead Linda Mason in Broadway’s latest production “Holiday Inn,” the stage adaptation of the 1942 Irving Berlin film starring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. Check out my perfect 100% feedback over the last 12 years on ebay.“It goes back to old school Broadway - it’s the good humor that you know,” Lora Lee Gayer says between bites of a granola bar from her dressing room at Studio 54. The critically-acclaimed production opened on Broadway on Octowith Variety exclaiming “Smashing performers, dynamic dancing and a lively orchestra make it the FEEL GOOD show of the fall!” With music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, the new book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge was inspired by the Academy Award-winning film “Holiday Inn” starring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby Buy with confidence. But when Jim’s best friend, Ted, tries to lure Linda away to be his new dance partner in Hollywood, will Jim be able to salvage his latest chance at love? Songs include such Irving Berlin all-time classics as “Shaking the Blues Away,” “Heat Wave,” “Blue Skies,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “It’s a Lovely Day Today,” “Easter Parade,” and, of course, “White Christmas.” Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, produced in association with Universal Stage Productions, Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer, Megan Lawrence, Danny Rutigliano, Megan Sikora and Corbin Bleu, was captured live on 14 high-definition cameras at Roundabout’s Studio 54. Together they turn the farmhouse into a seasonal inn with show-stopping performances to celebrate each holiday, from Thanksgiving to the Fourth of July. Jim’s luck takes a turn for the better when he meets Linda, a spirited schoolteacher with talent to spare. The festive Roundabout Theatre Company production of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn comes to PBS Holiday Inn tells the story of Jim, who leaves the bright lights of Broadway-as well as his fiancé dance partner Lila-to settle down at an old farmhouse in Connecticut … but life just isn’t the same without a bit of song and dance. The disc is in perfect, mint condition and has never been viewed. The DVD is stamped with basic information and comes in a plain jewel case. The quality is good, but not high definition. It contains the entire performance of 2017's Holiday Inn. Item: 353304385251 2017 PBS IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN DVD, BROADWAY Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer.
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