Ever wonder what it would be like to go for it as an actor in New York? Here's your chance. Kipley Wentz is an actor with improv chops, who also produces and writes films. He's made four. At 35, he decided this year to commit to "making it" as an actor in New York... and blog it all. It's a rare peek at the major leagues. Just hearing how headshots are treated is an education. He covers auditions, roles, thoughts, struggles. I like him because he's a regular guy -- smart, funny, warm, great wife, no trust fund.
Check out his site, Actor's Life, and click the fish.
OyBaby is a product of love. My friend Rob Wolf is a great marketer. If he gets excited about a product, the numbers sing and dance. He and Lisi have this beautiful baby. Last year they decided to make him a video. With him in it, naturally. A baby video, about Jewish baby things -- the Hebrew alphabet, challah bread and candles, puppets, waterfalls, and all his baby friends. A Sesame-Street kind of deal. They saved up, rented a studio for a day, and started filming. "I wouldn't do THAT again," said Rob. "Twenty babies at once was too many. Next time I'd do groups of three or four."
The singing is to die for. Intimate and lovely, it's mostly three sisters singing with light drum or guitar accompaniment. Lisi's childhood friend Stephanie Schneiderman has opened for Lilith Fair, and her sisters Lisa & Kim are just as good. They've sung together their whole lives, and it shows.
I recommend the CD even if you aren't Jewish. Me and my housemate were wandering around last night singing Zum Gali Gali in harmony while making dinner. The album is peppered with songs of children singing, and I think one song has a guy. But mostly it's those divine women, singing as if they loved you.
Clips, videos, and stills are here.
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