Sunday, October 11, 2015

@LakeDevine: Tony Wolf plays 'Man' in THE INN AT LAKE DEVINE

When you come to see The Inn at Lake Devine, take note of an extraordinary actor playing the aptly named role of 'Man,' Tony Wolf.

Tony Wolf sings, acts, and dances in Inn
About two weeks before we opened the show, Tony was called in to take on the role, and it is truly impressive to see how quickly he learned every character, in addition to two choreographed numbers and harmonies for several choral moments.

The play with music runs for 16 performances, October 7-24, 2015 @ 7:30 pm (matinee on Sunday, October 18 @ 2:30 pm) at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor.  The show runs 2 hours and 15 minutes with an intermission.  Tickets: $18 at www.tictheater.com and 212-868-4444.

We asked Tony a few quick questions:

How would you describe your character in the show?
I play several character roles, including a Borscht Belt lounge singer, a guest at the Catskills resort, and the fiancé of not one but two different characters.  It's fun to jump from character to character, and I'm thrilled to be singing harmony quartet music again (we sing a barbershop quartet song and a somber funeral hymn) -- one of the greatest joys of my life is singing a cappella music.

What's your favorite song from the time periods of the show (60s and 70s)?
Currently, "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass and "Carrie Anne" by the Hollies, which are both battling it out in my music-appreciating cranium.

Favorite coming-of-age story?
By far, it has to be the brilliant TV show Freaks and Geeks by Judd Apatow and Paul Feig.

It's the funniest, most well-written and most moving coming-of-age storytelling I've ever seen, and of course, it launched the careers of many currently well-known actors like James Franco, Linda Cardellini, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and Martin Starr, and also starred veteran, beloved NYC actors like Becky Ann Baker.  If you haven't already seen it, it lasted one season (critically-acclaimed by didn't get the ratings back in 1999) and it is absolutely worth your time.


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