Clik here to view.
Mia Gentile Steems You
“1-800-StanleySteemer, the carpet cleaner” is not the world’s most obnoxious remember-this-phone-number jingle. That honor goes to 1-877-Kars4Kids. Hands down. The real Mia Gentile. But even if you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mia Gentile Plays “Forbidden Broadway”
Mia Gentile‘s resume includes impressive credits: Off-Broadway and regional shows; 4 years at the prestigious Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; many awards and honors. But things get really...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Broadway Stars Warm Up Westport
If the interminable weather has got you down — and played havoc with your trips to, say, Broadway, for entertainment — here’s an “06880” special. Last week, nearly a dozen Broadway stars came to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mia And Jack: Broadway In Bryant Park
The Staples High School-to-Broadway pipeline is well-established, and longer running than any hit show. So it was no surprise to see 2007 graduate Mia Gentile on stage yesterday at Bryant Park. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mia Gentile Asks: “Have You Ever Seen The Rain?”
Take Creedence Clearwater Revival’s haunting “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.” Add a ’60’s girl group vibe, with Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. Mix in Mia Gentile, the multi-talented 2007 Staples High...
View ArticleMissyfit’s 2020 Hissy Fit
The last time “06880” caught up with Mia Gentile, the former Staples Players and “Kinky Boots” Broadway star had just released a stunning, Black Lives Matter-inspired version of “Have You Ever Seen the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Westport Rocks The Music World
Westport may not be the center of the musical universe. But last night, it sure came close. Darlene Love’s first live performance in 2 years thrilled a sold-out Levitt Pavilion crowd. The Levitt...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coleytown Company: “All Together Now!”
Broadway was not the only theatrical casualty of COVID. Student stages were also darkened by the pandemic. For Coleytown Middle School — which was simultaneously shuttered by mold — 2 entire grades...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coleytown Company Stages Silver Anniversary Celebration
The list of names associated with Westport’s local theater company is impressive: Rock star songwriter Justin Paul (“Dear Evan Hansen,” “La La Land,” “The Greatest Showman”) Playwright/screenwriter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roundup: Compo Playground, Jake Thaw, Wakeman Town Farm ….
The design for the Compo Beach playground renovation is underway, but not yet finalized. A charrette will be held Saturday, January 20 (time and location TBD). Residents can share thoughts directly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roundup: Steve Turner, Club 203, ’60s MoCA …
Steve Turner — a 1970 Staples High School graduate and talented photographer, whose work has been showcased on “06880”Jill — died suddenly in Thailand, where he lived since 2017, a couple of weeks...
View Article
