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Jayne Houdyshell
Bye Bye Birdie's domineering mom, Jayne Houdyshell, talks about finding the good in meddling Mae Peterson, who she calls "Archie Bunker in a mink coat" and whether she'd ever appeared in Birdie previously during her career, which has spanned some 300 shows (though only 15 in New York). She also describes growing up as a child on a Kansas farm; her first stage appearance as the mother in Enter Laughing (at age 14); finding her way to a conservatory in Detroit staffed largely by English acting teachers; starting her career by moving to Iowa where she was part of literally building the Old Creamery Theatre; her move to New York -- which precipitated a 20 year career working in regional theatres across the country, despite having no agent or manager; her sudden discovery by the New York theatre community in Lisa Kron's Well; how her appearance in Hello Dolly in the early 80s led to her appearance as Madame Morrible in Wicked on Broadway, what she thought when director Leigh Silverman asked her to play a child in Coraline, and why she'd like to sing more on stage -- but we shouldn't be looking for her cabaret act anytime soon.
Original air date - November 16, 2009
Running Time - 1:00:02
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