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New Booking: Hairspray At WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE Baby :)
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Tamala
Posted April 4th, 2012 at 8:00 am
In my best impersonation of Kevin Hart, "Alright, alright, alright!" That is how I feel! I am so delighted that I will be working with this amazing theater this SPRING! In my mind I have a list of some of the regional theaters I would like to work and Westchester Broadway Theater has been on the list since I started this crazy journey in 2009. Why, you may ask? Why are they such a big deal? Well, because Westchester is the longest running year-round Equity theatre in the state of New Yor...
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George Lucas Felt His Career Was Hopeless????
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Tamala
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 6:11 am
As an artist there are moments where I say, "I am so tired of this bullshit!" In my head this goes even further and I'm mentally kicking over a trash can or barging into an audition room demanding to be seen or something else completely ridiculous <<< In my defense, this usually happens in a state of sheer exhaustion. Every day I push myself out of bed so I can seize the day and hopefully sing at least once that day. Every night I pray to God for the patience and strength to kee...
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New Booking (…well sort of): The Sunshine Boys
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Tamala
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 5:04 am
This actually isn't that new - it has been almost a month since I joined the cast of The Sunshine Boys at the John Engeman Theater in Northport. I am currently an understudy for the amazing Gayle Samuels. Her Broadway credits include Sunset Boulevard (the only person of color in the show. I know this because I told her that I didn't know there were black people in this show. Her reply was something along the lines of that she simply shows up and owns the moment. She used the word "star...
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Reading Of The First One by Zora Neale Hurston
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Tamala
Posted February 5th, 2012 at 3:12 am
I had the honor of kicking off Black History Month by participating in a reading of a play by Zora Neale Hurston titled The First One. In my short career, I have not participated in several readings so when I showed up at Red Shirt Entertainment I wasn't sure what to expect.
I knew one of my new favorite people was going to be there, winner of 14 Audelco Awards, Rajendra Majaraj, and fierce choreographer James Harkness, but other than that I was doe eyed and ready to play.
Never in 1,0...
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Tamala Baldwin … Got The Part! Check The Feature In BACKSTAGE
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Tamala
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 1:16 am
A combination of "owning" her skills and type and a supportive audition environment helped Tamala Baldwin get cast as one of the Dynamites, as well as the Pearl/Motormouth Maybelle understudy, in a production of "Hairspray" at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
From the start of the audition process, it seemed clear to Baldwin—who is an Actors' Equity membership candidate and Screen Actors Guild–eligible—that the theater's production staff wanted to create a posit...
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Ask Tamala: How Do You Know When God Is Trying To Tell You Something?
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Tamala
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 3:53 am
Answer: What an amazing question to ask, right? You can imagine how excited I was to respond to this when it first popped in my inbox. Since I received this message privately via Twitter, I immediately provided this lovely woman with my personal experience with God on a daily basis. God is constantly with us yet how we experience this presence is unique to each and every human being. Needless to say, this conversation I shared with Cocoa was so refreshing on both parts, I truly hope we ...
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New Booking: Little Shop Of Horrors
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Tamala
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 3:14 am
I remember when I was a little girl I had two or three movies that I would drop everything for if they happen to come on TV. They were the Last Dragon, the Little Princess and Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Dancing and Teen Witch - okay so five movies! So you can imagine my excitement when I was offered the role of Crystal in a theatrical production of Little Shop of Horrors.
It's one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, and this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has ...
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Ask Tamala: As An Actor, What Is The Proper ETIQUETTE When It Comes To Interacting With The Wardobe Team?
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Tamala
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Question: I am a beginning actor and I just booked a show where the director is not wearing every hat. There are departments and I am somewhat clueless. Can you give me some advice on what is the protocol when dealing with your dresser? What is acceptable behavior and what is not – or what should I expect?...
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New Headshots: Rocking Cotton Candy Hair!
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Tamala
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 7:43 pm
2011 has been an amazing year of growth and change in so many beautiful ways. In addition to launching Soul Kisses TV, I am officially EMC and have a whole new look.
While working on Hairspray, I had to take out my glamorous weave so the many wigs I had to wear would fit and being that I haven't been natural since grad school there was an adjustment period. But now that that adjustment period is over, I am so in LOVE with this Tamala now that there are a ridiculous amount of instructional res...
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Ask Tamala: Should I Get The Free Version Of WordPress For My Business?
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Tamala
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 7:07 am
Question: Wonderful blog! Do you have any suggestions for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own website soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you suggest starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many choices out there that I’m totally confused .. Any ideas? Thanks!
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