Category Archives: Chanel Bonfire

My mother was not “beautiful” but she was striking — the kind of woman every man would look at when she entered a room.

“A week later, a postcard arrived from the Caribbean.  In my mother’s curly, perfect Catholic-school handwriting she wrote that she was there with my stepfather, she wanted a divorce, and that the weather was warm and sunny.” — Chanel Bonfire
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All In The Timing 20th Anniversary

Before I became a mom, before I started writing, I was an actress who had the privilege of working with these two wonderful gentlemen…

The delightful Robert Stanton, your author, and the brilliant David Ives at Primary Stage’s 20th Anniversary Production of “All In The Timing” in New York City.  The original production, an off-Broadway smash, was my last appearance on the stage and the show during which my son, Harry, was conceived.  My dear friend and dressing roommate, Nancy Opel, helped me conceal the truth as long as possible by secretly moving the buttons on my costume!

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