My Day Job Rocks!

Squiggy and the Goldfish successfully completed its run at The Workshop Theatre on May 30th. We opened to great reviews and the show and cast have been nominated for several NY Innovative Theater Awards. Congratulations to the cast and crew for a job well done and I’m happy to have been a part of it.

In May, I had the honor of performing in a workshop of Tina Girlstar, a new musical composed by my very talented friend Brian Feinstein (Mimi Le Duck). The musical will be produced this summer at New York Stage and Film.

David, along with Nicole Brewer and Damien Gurganious of Biggest Loser: Couples won a contest through his new gym, and the prize was a really cool Yankee package. We got to go on the field for batting practice, where we met all the players, all of whom were very gracious and generous with their time. Then we got to have dinner at the NY Steakhouse (on the Yankees!) and watch the game from the Main Loge!

This month, after The Daily Show with John Stewart, you can look for me in a Microsoft commercial for their new search engine, Bing. Honestly, I don’t know exactly what it is, or understand what it does, but I’m in it, and the check’s in the bank!

Finally, a huge congratulations to the cast and crew of Billy Elliot on Broadway. The show took home 10 Tony Awards this month, including Best Musical, Best Actor (the Billy’s!) and Best Supporting Actor (the gracious and accomplished Greg Jbara). I feel so privileged to work with such brilliant performers and a dedicated crew. As I was standing in the wings the other night watching them manipulate the giant Maggie Thatcher puppet, I thought to myself, “My day job rocks!”

Monkeys and Agents and Strippers, Oh My!

So, clearly I suck at updating my website.  It’s been a whirlwind couple of months and I’m just now finding the time to sit down and write. In October, I started rehearsals for White Christmas on Broadway working as a child wrangler. Witnessing the creative and technical process with such a talented and dedicated cast was an exceptional experience. In the flurry of all the holiday madness, I also managed to shoot a commercial for Invisibelt.

After spending three months in a “White Christmas” (literally!), I was ready for a vacation, so David and I headed to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. It was an interesting experience…to say the least. After which, I wrote a less than flattering review on TripAdvisor. However, I was grateful for the time I got to spend with David and Brenda the Monkey.

In February I suddenly found myself as parent to 22 children (take that Octomom!!) Seeing as they were the adorable and frighteningly talented cast members of Billy Elliot, I don’t have to worry about stretch marks. It has reunited me with my friend Bobby Wilson, the Founding Father of Modern Day Child Wrangling, with whom I worked with on La Boheme.  In addition to fostering the youth of Broadway, I was accepted into Wynn Handman’s Acting Class. I’m so honored to be working with such a legend and to be studying with fellow actors who further inspire me.

In March, I started working with the Fifi Oscard Agency. Can I tell you how excited I am to have the same agent as William Shatner?!?! Since then, I booked a print job for Egg Baby Clothing and shot an episode for the web series Morning Bitch, where I played an underage stripper at an all-redhead strip club. My career is looking up!

Early this month, I went to Houston to see my talented husband, David Weitzer and my good friend Andrea Rivette in Les Miserables at Theater Under the Stars in Houston. It was a great production and I was so proud of them both!

I’m also excited to be Assistant Directing a production of Squiggy and the Goldfish with Michael Roderick, who is one of the co-producers of ROOMS, off-Broadway. The production will be performed at the Workshop Theater in New York City in May. Stay tuned for more details.

Welcome to my NEW SITE!!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to my brand new website (designed by the fabulous James Donegan) and my new blog. Lots of changes have been happening, so I thought I'd celebrate them with a new website. Here are some exciting things going on in my career at the moment:

I've spent several days this past summer shooting commercials for Blue Moon Studios, and will be visiting them again later this week to shoot another. Look for me this fall in commercials for Strap Happy and a Cross Necklace (I can't wait to see the YouTube parodies!)

In early September I participated in the Wings Theater's 24 Hour Play Festival, where plays were written, cast and performed all within 24 hours. Our play took place on the Second Star to the Left and I played a bitter and washed up Peter Pan. I had an absolute blast, and had the privilege of working with the talented Scott Casper of the DARE Project.

I had the honor of working with the talented people over at Reel Speil Productions again, and I am appearing in a webisode of Obama or Yo Mama, which will be airing the week of October 4. Check it out at: http://www.obamaoryourmama.com/ep2.html

In Little Red's news, I'm pleased to announce that we have a brand new website, and will soon be able to accept credit card payments. Little Red's has gone green, and this holiday season we will have a whole new look and feature packaging that is earth friendly.

Several of you know that about a year ago I started working as a Career and Marketing Coach. I am please to announce that I have taken that business public. Please check out my new coaching page on this site for more information.

That's all for now. Thanks for visiting! Check back often for updates!

-Allison

Welcome!

This is my new blog. WELCOME! I'm going to be updating it all the time, so be sure to subscribe -- or at least check back often -- to see what I'm up to.

It will include news, happenings, musings: just whatever's going on in my life!

I hope to hear from you, too.