The Karen Ziemba Appreciation Thread — Page 4

#76

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:27pm

I knew you could do it!!

Your pick.

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#77

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:29pm

Yay for picking!

Jimmy Smits.

#78

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:44pm

Jimmy Smits was in ANNA AND THE TROPICS with Priscilla Lopez.

Lopez and Ziemba were both in the original production of A CHORUS LINE.

Sharon Lawrence

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#79

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:45pm

I could do that one with NYPD Blue and just copy your Jimmy Smits one...but I won't.

#80

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:46pm

LOL - you're right. Make it Tyne Daly then.

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Updated On: 9/7/04 at 02:46 PM

#81

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 2:59pm

Sharon Lawrence was in the movie "Face on the Milk Carton" with Jill Clayburgh.

Jill Clayburgh was in Pippin and understudied by Ann Reinking.

Ann Reinking and KZ were both in the replacement casts of A Chorus Line. (I don't know if that counts... )

DAMN YOU, It took me forever to find the connections with Sharon Lawrence!

Updated On: 9/7/04 at 02:59 PM

#82

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:00pm

It counts. I love Face on the Milk Carton!!

Your pick.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#83

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:01pm

Sarah Jessica Parker.

#84

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:05pm

Parker was in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS with Stephen Reed. Reed was in JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY with Nancy Hess. Hess was in CHICAGO with Ziemba - in fact she was in for Neuwirth (opposite Ziemba) when I saw it.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

Updated On: 9/7/04 at 03:05 PM

#85

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:07pm

Good one! Name one.

#86

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:07pm

Ooops - forgot.

Tyne Daly

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#87

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:21pm

Tyne Daly is the brother of Tim Daly. Who co-starred with Steve Weber on Wings on CBS. Steve Weber played Leo Bloom on Broadway in The Producers, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman. Stro also choreographed KZ in Steel Pier...


Zhang Ziyi

#88

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:22pm

VERY good, KMC.

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#89

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:27pm

Zhang Ziyi is in the upcoming film Memoirs of a Geisha, directed by Rob Marshall. Marshall directed Scott Ellis in THE RINK. Ellis directed Ziemba in STEEL PIER.

Jennifer Aniston

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#90

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:35pm

jennifer Aniston co-starred with Lisa Kudrow on "Friends". Lisa Kudrow played Lucia in "The Opposite of Sex." KZ is doing the premiere of the musical version of "The Opposite of Sex" out in SF currently (and I believe assaying the role of Lucia?)...


Calista Flockhart

#91

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:39pm

Crap that was too easy. Yes, she will be playing Lucia.

Flockhart was in THE GLASS MENAGERIE with Julie Harris. Harris was nominated for Best Actress in a Play in 1997 for THE GIN GAME. Ziemba was nominated that same year for Best Actress in a Musical for STEEL PIER.

Carol Channing

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Updated On: 9/7/04 at 03:39 PM

#92

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 3:47pm

Carol Channing played Dolly Levi in "Hello Dolly!" Hello Dolly was composed by Jerry Herman. Jerry Herman also composed the score for "La Cage aux Folles" starring Gary Beach. Gary Beach won a Tony for his featured role in The Producers directed by Susan Stroman. Stro directed and choreographed Ziemba to a Tony (though her win is obviously all her own) in "Contact."

Frank Sinatra

#93

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:00pm

Sinatra was on Broadway in FRANK SINATRA, ELLA FITZGERALD, AND COUNT BASIE with, of course, Ella Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was in UPTOWN IT'S HOT with Robert Fowler. Fowler was in STEEL PIER with Ziemba.

Margaret Hamilton

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#94

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:03pm

Margaret Hamilton was the original Wicked Witch of the West in the movie "The Wizard of Oz." That role is currently being assayed by Idina Menzel in the revisionist take on that iconic movie in the musical "Wicked." She had co-starred with Kristin Chenoweth until early this summer. KC stole the show from KZ in Steel Pier.

Tony Danza

#95

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:05pm

Frank Sinatra played Nathan in the movie of GUYS AND DOLLS. Ziemba recently played Adelaide.

OR...

Frank Sinatra made a couple of movies with Gene Kelly, who made a couple of movies with Fred Astaire, who made several movies with Ginger Rogers, who directed Karen Ziemba in a sumemr stock production of BABES IN ARMS. Of course, Karen's role in CRAZY FOR YOU was essentially the Ginger Rogers role in GIRL CRAZY, and they also both played Roxie Hart.

Oh, and the last known photiograph of Ginger Rogers was of her chatting with Karen backstage at CRAZY FOR YOU.

#96

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:07pm

LOL!!! Awesome, KMC.

Tony Danza was on Taxi with Marilu Henner. Ziemba took over for Henner in CHICAGO.

Bette Midler

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

Updated On: 9/7/04 at 04:07 PM

#97

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:15pm

Bette Midler was a replacement Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, whioch originally starred Zero Mostle, who later played Bialystock in The Producers, which was made into as musical directed by Susan Stoman, who directed and/or choreographed Ziemba in about seven things...

#98

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:15pm

Bette Midler starred in CBS's made for TV movie of "Gypsy" as Momma Rose. Christine Ebersole was Tesse Tura in that production. Ebersole starred in Sondheim's ill fated play, Getting Away with Murder. KZ took part in Sondheim's Carnegie Hall Celebration.

Julie Andrews

#99

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:20pm

Andrews was in VICTOR/VICTORIA with Roxane Barlow. Barlow was one of The Charms in NEVER GONNA DANCE, featuring Ziemba.

Eileen Heckart

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#100

Six Degrees of Karen Ziemba

Posted: 9/7/04 at 4:28pm

Eileen Heckart was the matriarch in CBS' "The Five Mrs. Buchanans." Co-starring with her was Judith Ivey. Judith Ivey was recently Sally in "Follies." Follies was composed by Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim was a protege of Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the songs that KZ assayed durin "It's a Grand Night for Singing."


Jeremy Irons