Jamie Brewer

Photos: Go Inside the Opening of the REAL TO REEL Exhibition, Paying Tribute To Leslie Jordan
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 30, 2024

This week, the Hollywood Museum’s Annual and LGBTQ+ Exhibit opening and Awards, Hollywood’s first LGBTQ+ Tribute/Exhibit and Awards, Donelle Dadigan (Founder/President of the Hollywood Museum) announced its 2024 salute to the LGBTQ+ community's contributions to the entertainment industry. Check out photos here!

Jamie Brewer to Lead AMY & THE ORPHANS Film Adaptation
by Michael Major - Feb 7, 2023

Jamie Brewer will reprise her role in the film adaptation of the 2018 Off-Broadway play Amy & The Orphans. Lindsey Ferrentino will adapt the play for the big screen, also making her directorial debut with the film. Edward Barbanell will also star in the film as a new role written for the screen.

Liz Kennedy Releases 'It's Late' Single & Video From Past Album NOTHING LIKE AN ANGEL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2022

Liz Kennedy revisits the insightful and humorous song 'It's Late' from her critically acclaimed 2008 album 'Nothing Like An Angel.' The song, produced by Joel Jaffe (Maria Muldaur), features Kennedy on piano alongside several top bay area musicians.

Liz Kennedy Releases “It's Late” Single From Past Album 'Nothing Like An Angel'
by Michael Major - Sep 12, 2022

The song, produced by Joel Jaffe (Maria Muldaur), features Kennedy on piano alongside several top bay area musicians including Eamonn Flynn (The Commitments) on keyboards, Jamie Brewer (Michelle Shocked) on bass, Billy Johnson (Santana) on drums, Dale Chung (Con Funk Shun) on percussion and producer Jaffe on guitar.

Playwrights Horizons Extends World Premiere of CORSICANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2022

Playwrights Horizons has extended Will Arbery’s Corsicana, directed by Tony winner Sam Gold, one week, to July 17, due to popular demand. The world premiere production opened Wednesday, June 22.

Playwrights Horizons to Present the World Premiere of Will Arbery's CORSICANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2022

Playwrights Horizons will present Will Arbery’s Corsicana, directed by Sam Gold, June 2–July 10 (opening June 22) in the Mainstage Theater. In Corsicana, a small city in Texas, a woman with Down syndrome named Ginny and her half-brother Christopher are unmoored in the wake of their mother’s death.

Singer-Songwriter Liz Kennedy Revisits 'I Wish I Believed'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2021

Liz Kennedy is revisiting the soulfully African-tinged track 'I Wish I Believed' from her critically acclaimed 2008 album 'Nothing Like An Angel.' The song, produced by Joel Jaffe, features Kennedy on piano alongside several top bay area musicians including Eamonn Flynn on keyboards, Joel Jaffe on acoustic guitar, Billy Johnson on drums and more.

Ali Stroker, Adam Gwon, Lauren Ridloff and More Take Part in REVERB THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 8, 2021

Roundabout Theatre Company and Arts for All Abilities Consortium will present a virtual theatre festival dedicated to the voices of artists with disabilities tonight, April 8 (6pm ET). The festival is space for artists to develop and share new theatre works, created and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company and with the participation of four lead partner organizations: Actionplay, CO/LAB Theater Group, DreamStreet Theatre Company and EPIC Players.

Lindsey Ferrentino Will Adapt Her Play AMY AND THE ORPHANS for Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 16, 2021

Jamie Brewer won the 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in 'Amy and the Orphans,' which follows estranged siblings Maggie and Jake, who are adults by the time their elderly father dies, but still wish a “grown up” could sort it out.

Ali Stroker, Adam Gwon, Lauren Ridloff and More to Take Part in REVERB THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2021

Roundabout Theatre Company and Arts for All Abilities Consortium will present a virtual theatre festival dedicated to the voices of artists with disabilities on April 8, 2021. The festival is space for artists to develop and share new theatre works, created and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company.

VIDEO: Katharine 'Kat' Kramer Celebrates Lily Tomlin On New HMP CELEBRITY SHOWCASE On YouTube
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2020

When actress Katharine 'Kat' Kramer made her debut on Richard Skipper Celebrates podcast this past Saturday, she announced that she would be featured in the first episode on the new YouTube channel that HMP Celebrity Showcase has just launched.

Richard Skipper Celebrates David S. Zimmerman On Facebook Live On May 4
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2020

Richard Skipper and  David S. Zimmerman are sitting down for an intimate chat to discuss how the coronavirus has affected David and his advice to many in the business AND they will be responding to your comments/questions. Imagine a?oeInside the Actor's Studioa?? but with Richard Skipper's own personal style. 

ENGLISH, THE WANDERERS & THE YEAR TO COME Join Roundabout's 2020-21 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 21, 2020

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced a line-up of all new work Off-Broadway at the Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Podcast: 'Keith Price's Curtain Call' on the Red Carpet at the Drama Desks
by Keith Price's Curtain Call - Jun 7, 2019

The penultimate award show leading up to the Tony Awards is the Drama Desk Awards. It is a celebration of both Broadway and Off Broadway theater. In addition to the standard performance prizes for acting, music, sets, writing, and costumes, there are other categories like, Fight Coordinating, Hair and Wigs, Projections, and more. I fortunately got a chance to work the Red Carpet and the Press Room. I love working the Drama Desk Awards, because I get the chance to meet some of the new voices that are making interesting and innovative theater.

Ford Foundation Gifts $50,000 To National Disability Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2019

National Disability Theatre has received a $50,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. These funds will support the National Disability Theatre's mission of employing professional theatre artists who create fully accessible, world-class theatre and storytelling; change social policy and the nation's narrative about disability culture; and provide a guiding model in accessibility for the arts and cultural sector.

National Theater Company Run by Disabled Actors and Staff is Coming Our Way
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2018

National Disability Theatre, run by disabled actors and staff, has kicked off in preparation of the 2019-2020 season. Established to create fully-accessible, live, world-class productions, National Disability Theatre will work to change the narrative and social policy on disability inclusion.

National Disability Theatre Kicks Off 2019- 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2018

National Disability Theatre, run by disabled actors and staff, has kicked off in preparation of the 2019-2020 season. Established to create fully-accessible, live, world-class productions, National Disability Theatre will work to change the narrative and social policy on disability inclusion.

Agent Gail Williamson Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Media Access Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 31, 2018

As the “only agent in the country with a specialty of representing actors with disabilities,” Gail Williamson says that it is her ultimate goal that the need for specialty agents is eliminated. Someday, she hopes, agents, casting directors and producers will be able to accommodate actors with disabilities themselves, without needing to call her. First and foremost, Williamson considers herself an advocate for people with disabilities.

Photo Flash: Jamie Brewer Stops by Off-Broadway's DESPERATE MEASURES
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2018

Desperate Measures, a new musical comedy gone wild with music by David Friedman(Listen To My Heart), book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina), and directed by Bill Castellino(Cagney, Marry Harry) is one of the most winning off-Broadway shows of the year. TV and current star of Amy and the Orphans, Jamie Brewer, stopped by for a visit with the cast backstage. Check out photos below.

Paul Guilfoyle and Lainie Kazan to Star in Upcoming Indie Film, TURNOVER
by Macon Prickett - Jun 5, 2018

Veteran actors, Paul Guilfoyle (CSI, LA Confidential) and Lainie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) star opposite each other in a new dramedy by award-winning writer/director/producer, Linda Palmer.