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New Comedy by John Paul Karliak Takes Mama-Drama to the next Level

Beginning August 10 at 8:00 p.m., a new comedy about two wildly different women who share a common bond through a son will hit the main stage of Celebration Theatre. “Donna/Madonna” takes mama-drama to a new level as writer and performer John Paul Karliak takes audiences through a life of being raised by a Donna Reed-like mother in Scranton, Pa., but sharing genes with a Madonna-like fashion designer in L.A. Adopted by a doting, delicate Catholic housewife from Scranton, John Paul wants badly to be her perfect son. As he realizes he will never be the ideal local boy, he seeks answers from a very different source: his fashion-writing, married-to-a-British-pop-star birth mother. Through stories, characters and song, audiences will laugh out loud as John Paul fights the battle of nature versus nurture in “Donna/Madonna”. Taking us from his first living room performances to Celebration Theatre, he shows just how strong a mother can be… and when not to impersonate Carol Channing.

Backstage West has given John Paul Karliak, “Gold stars for believability and character commitment.”

WHAT: “Donna/Madonna”

Presented by Celebration Tuesdays and John Paul Karliak

WHEN:

Tuesdays in August, beginning August 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM

(60 min. performance followed by 15 minute talkback)

WHERE: Celebration Theatre, Mainstage

7051 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

WHO:

Written and Performed by John Paul Karliak

Directed by Tiger Reel and Matthew Craig

Musical Direction by Billy Thompson and DJ ChocliXxX

TICKETS:

$15 general admission Buy tickets here

Watch a video clip from my interview with John Paul Karliak where he talks about his two mothers:

Age: “I play anywhere from high school to mid 20’s.”

Kate has lived in Manhattan for 2 years, but is originally from Florida. In addition to Midtown Bed ‘n Biscuit, Kate also runs an Etsy shop called The Redheaded Actress. She has run both businesses for about 7 months.

FAVORITE CELEBRITY SIGHTING AT WORK: “I had someone come over who wanted to board his dog. He  is a swing in Jersey Boys. Even though nobody would know his name, I remembered it. It was cool to have a broadway actor in my home wanting me to take care of his dog.”

MOVED TO NYC BECAUSE: “I came here when I was 6 years old and told my mom this was where I was gonna live and that I was going to be an actress in NYC. I’ve been working toward it ever since.”

BEST MOMENT IN NYC: “It was actually our wedding. A lot of our family had never been to New York. We made the wedding a celebration of our life in NY. We got married on the stage at The Kraine Theater! We had everyone ride on the subway. Everyone! 80 people rode on the subway from the ceremony to the reception.”

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HER IN: Midtown International Theater Festival: “The Hanged Man,” Fringe Festival: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Alltell Wireless/Oxygen Promo, “Amazing Sports Stories,” “Damages.”

UPCOMING: Tear

ADVICE FOR ANYONE MOVING TO NYC TO BE AN ACTOR: “Have support. There are some days that suck. You need someone who can tell you how far you’ve come. It’s hard to feel like you have anything unique to offer. Any audition you go to there are 1000 girls waiting in line to sing the same 16 bars as you. Everyone has something unique to offer, but when you’re standing in that line it’s hard to remember.”

In New York, men on the street will ask you just about anything…..

This commercial has been playing non-stop. I love seeing Charlie on the TV.

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Deadline Hollywood is reporting Jonathan has been cast as the lead in $#*! My Dad Says. According to Finke, the role has been recast  since the pilot.

Take a look at Jonathan’s “worst moment in LA” from his The Working Actor Profile, It’s great to see Jonathan on the other side of that story!!!

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Jonathan is originally from the South side of Chicago, IL. He grew up in the same building his grandmother grew up in. Jonathan has lived in LA for 8 years.

YOU KNOW HIM FROM: The Goods, Friday the 13th, Live Free or Die Hard, “American Dreams.”

HE MIGHT HAVE SERVED YOU AS: a host at Campanile, a sales associate at Armani Exchange at The Beverly Center, an extra, a driver for underage models for the Ford Modeling Agency, a waiter at The Griddle Café, and a bartender at Three Of Clubs.

FAVORITE CELEBRITY SIGHTING WHILE WORKING A DAY JOB: “It was right when I first moved here. I was working at Campanile my dream woman walked in. I was on the phone taking a reservation and I hear (in a British accent) ‘hello, do you have a table?’ I look up and it’s Claire Forlani standing right in front of me. My jaw dropped, at the time she was the wallpaper on my computer. In college we had her poster on the wall. It was pretty surreal. My first celebrity sighting was my dream girl.”

BEST MOMENT IN LA: “I brought my mom, my dad and my best friend from college to the premier of Live free or Die Hard. We went to the after party and were standing around talking to Ashton Kutcher, Kate Beckensale, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. My mom and dad were shocked that these people knew who their son was. You kinda get desensitized when you’re hanging with people on set. Once you’re in the acting scene you meet more and more actors. It was a wild moment. It was great to step back and take it all in.”

WORST MOMENT IN LA: “TV is a bitch man. Even when you’re set in stone, you’re not set in stone. I was a series regular on an ABC show called ‘Misguided.’ I went to the ABC upfronts and we’re hobnobbing with all the big dogs. The next day I get a call from my agent  ‘So, ABC is reworking the show. They are kind of reimagining different aspects…’ My head starts spinning, Cut to…I’m out. They cut my character completely from the show. No thank you. No goodbye. No severance. Gone. At first I thought I was being punk’d or something. One day you’re on top and the next day you’re lower than where you started. Nothing is a sure thing out here.”

DREAM ROLE: “I don’t know. Would it be cool to play a spy? Sure. Would it be cool to play Superman? Sure. My dream role changes every time I read a script that I fall in love with. I love being surprised when you read a script and fall in love with the character from page one. Something you never thought of. Something you couldn’t put together but some writer did and it’s exactly what you want to play. So I think it changes.”

WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU DIDN’T NEED A JOB ANYMORE: “I remember the exact instant. I was bartending at the Three of Clubs, in the front bar. It was a Monday in the middle of pilot season. My [acting] manager came in and said ‘you have 30 more days as a bartender. No matter what you’re quitting.’ I replied ‘done.’ I went out auditioning and testing for a lot of pilots that season and literally on the 30^th day I booked a pilot. The next week I booked a lead in a movie and sold a screenplay. I was afraid to leave the house, I thought I was gonna get hit by a bus. I was finally able to not need a day job.”

JONATHAN GET’S EVEN WITH SMART ASS CUSTOMERS…….

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