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Actor, Playwright, and star of "Say Goodnight Gracie" Alan Safier
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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 New Faces of 1952; working with Eartha Kitt; starring in Stop the World, I Want to Get Off with 10 year old Rob Lowe; playing John Adams in 1776; performing in Merchant of Venice and Romeo & Juliet; playing Charles Guitenau in Assassins; doing West Side Story with Tony Dow and Barrie Youngfellow; tying James Whitmore for most consecutive one man shows with three: Say Goodnight Gracie, A Christmas Carol; and Joseph - 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; Ethel Merman; Tom Wopat; and the Cleveland baseball team