Kathy Strain spent most of her life outside of Philadelphia and has enjoyed Broadway shows for most of her life. Kathy moved to San Antonio, Texas in 2001 with her husband Ken and 3 children. She holds a degree in Public Relations from the University of Texas at San Antonio and runs her own Public Relations company. She loves to contribute pieces on the arts to several outlets and enjoys writing about talent and sharing it with the world.
 BWW Interviews: Wade McCollum of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Tour Discusses Touring and Performing in High Heels
May 8, 2013
I left high school a year early to go to a small acting conservatory in California called PCPA, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. It was a perfect training program for me, focused on acting, Shakespeare, voice and movement. It was a rigorous schedule, 10-6 every day except Monday and then rehearsal and performances at night. It was a challenge to find time to do homework. You could find me performing in 'The Miracle Worker' or 'Tommy' and meanwhile, offstage, I'd be trying to read 'Othello' and memorize 'A Lie of the Mind' for class the next day. It was a great place to train because there is a huge regional theatre intertwined with the conservatory, so we would take classes during the day and then act alongside our professors that night. It was an incredible way to see and honor everyone's unique process of crafting character, and begin to forge one's own process.
 BWW Interviews: Ramin Karimloo Hosts Master Class at University of Texas Austin
May 7, 2013
On Monday, April 29, Ramin Karimloo visited the University of Texas Austin Campus and spent time with some students doing a Master Class. Ramin and I got a chance to catch up and find out what his plans for this tour are and what the future holds for him.
 BWW Interviews: ADDAMS FAMILY'S Keleen Snowgren Talks Family and Ties to Texas
May 6, 2013
Keleen Snowgren was born in Missesota but moved to Texas at a very young age. She considers herself a Yankee Texan and loves to spend time with ther family including her 25 cousins. Keleen shared with us her experiences on the road with a hugely popular new musical, THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
 BWW Preview: Surprise Visit from WAR HORSE at Texas Performing Arts
May 2, 2013
Austin's Texas Performing Arts had a Season Preview Party on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
 Ramin Karimloo Kicks Off Broadway to Bluegrass U.S. Tour Today
April 27, 2013
Ramin Karimloo continues to amaze and astound fans around the world. His talents are far beyond the musicals he is best known for. Ramin is embarking on a new U.S. city tour this week to include cities such as Hollywood, California, Austin, Texas and New York City, What's the tour called? Broadway to Bluegrass. And with a title like that, you know there will be a great diversity of music and talent. In addition to the tour dates, Ramin will be honored to perform the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium on May 18th and Baltimore's Camden Yards on May 19th.
Ramin Karimloo - Broadway to Bluegrass U.S. Tour
April 23, 2013
Ramin Karimloo continues to amaze and astound fans around the world. His talents are far beyond the musicals he is best known for. Ramin is embarking on a new U.S. city tour this week to include cities such as Hollywood, California, Austin, Texas and New York City, What's the tour called? Broadway to Bluegrass. And with a title like that, you know there will be a great diversity of music and talent. In addition to the tour dates, Ramin will be honored to perform the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium on May 18th and Baltimore's Camden Yards on May 19th.
 BWW Preview: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET'S Intimate Evening in Austin
April 9, 2013
There was a rare show in Austin on Monday at the Cactus Cafe. Some of the members of the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET came and entertained an intimate crowd with songs from the famous show. John Michael Presney (Carl Perkins), Cody Slaughter (Elvis Presley), David Elkins (Johnny Cash), Austin Cook (Jerry Lee Lewis) and Scott Moreau (Sam Phillips) came and spent time answering questions and singing songs for an enthusiastic crowd. It was memorable for everyone.
 BWW Interviews: Woodlawn Theatre Presents THE PRODUCERS
April 6, 2013
Coming to the Woodlawn Theatre from April 5-May 5 is The Producers. San Antonio legend Vivienne Elborne directs this uproarious comedy starring Greg Hinojosa (Woodlawn's Artistic Director) as down-and-out producer Max Bialystock, Walter Songer as Max's timid accountant Leo Bloom and Paige Blend as Ulla, the Swedish bombshell that Bialystock and Bloom hire as their receptionist. Most recently, Hinojosa appeared in Neil Simon's romantic comedy 'Chapter 2' produced in Woodlawn Theatre's Black Box and directed by Mrs. Elborne. The 'Bloom' to Hinojosa's 'Bialystock', Walter Songer returns to the Woodlawn stage after being featured as Malcolm McGregor in 'The Full Monty'. And Paige Blend was most recently seen in The Playhouse's world premiere of 'Roads Courageous'.
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