For someone who thought he might be a professional baseball player, musical theatre has turned out to be very good for Derek Klena. After being a regular member of the For the Record series when it was at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Feliz, Klena caught some lucky breaks and found himself being at the creation of new musicals...
"There have to be people who are pushing the boundaries. If you are going to be comfortable you stop becoming an artist because you stop creating."
"You can't just keep recycling revivals. And you can't keep betting on the efforts of guys like me who've been around. You have to take the next step and bet on the next generation."
Tonight when the clock strikes 12:00 AM it will literally be the last midnight for Tony Award-winning actress Patina Miller. For come tomorrow at 8:00 PM the first performance of Into the Woods at the Hollywood Bowl will begin. Miller is playing the Witch in the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical which will continue there through Sunday.
Miller won her Tony Award...