Actor, Playwright, and star of "Say Goodnight Gracie" Alan Safier

<p>Alan Safier joined me and we discussed the things we have in common; his first exposure to theater in kindergarten ; his 4th grade play; a summer camp play; Ohio University; his performance in the 30th anniversary of <em>New Faces of 1952</em>; working with Eartha Kitt; starring in <em>Stop the World,</em> <em>I Want to Get Off </em>with 10 year old Rob Lowe; playing John Adams in <em>1776</em>; performing in <em>Merchant of Venice</em> and <em>Romeo &amp; Juliet</em>; playing Charles Guitenau in Assassins;&nbsp;doing West Side Story with Tony Dow and Barrie Youngfellow; tying James Whitmore for most consecutive one man shows with three: <em>Say Goodnight Gracie, A Christmas Carol;</em> and <em>Joseph</em> - about Jesus' father; other comedians whose lives could have been one man show; meeting Rupert Holmes; getting into character as George Burns and Albert Einstein;&nbsp;Ethel Merman; Tom Wopat; and the Cleveland baseball team</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>