Love, Loss and What...: further cast announced

Love, Loss and What...: further cast announced Television personality Emme, "Two and a Half Men" star Conchata Ferrell, two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser (The Secret Garden), actress and radio host Marla Maples and "90210" star AnnaLynne McCord will join upcoming casts of the Off-Broadway show Love, Loss, And What I Wore, now in its second year at the Westside Theatre. Ferrell and McCord complete the next cast of Love, Loss, And What I Wore, performing 27 Apr - 29 May 2011. They join the previously announced Maddie Corman, B. Smith and Anne Meara. Emme will be part of the June cast performing from 10 Jun - 3 Jul 2011. Fraser and Maples will join the July cast, performing from 6 Jul - 7 Aug 2011. The show's current cast (through to 24 Apr 2011) stars Annie Starke, Donna McKechnie, Sonia Manzano, Fredi Walker-Browne and Rumer Willis. The comedy, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, and directed by Karen Carpenter, opened at the Westside Theatre on 1 Oct 2009, following previews from 21 Sep, for what was initially scheduled to be a twelve week engagement that was originally scheduled to close on 13 Dec 2009, but is now booking through to 29 May 2011. Love, Loss, And What I Wore is a collection of vignettes and monologues based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons' friends. "'The Vagina Monologues' without the vaginas," is how the Ephrons describe this theatrical event. The show opened to mostly good reviews: The only thing wrong with this play is the title... The rest is fabulous. (newyorktheatreguide.com); A kin to a warm estrogen bath (NY Times); By turns funny, poignant, and occasionally rueful (AP); A bittersweet meditation on the joys and tribulations of women's lives (Variety). The original cast featured Samantha Bee, Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran, Natasha Lyonne and Rosie O'Donnell. The creative team features sets by Jo Winiarski, costumes by Jessica Jahn, lighting by Jeff Croiter and sound by Walter Trarbach. A portion of the production's proceeds will benefit Dress for Success, a charity that provides work clothing and job support for low-income women. Audience members will be invited to donate their gently-used purses and other accessories in the theatre lobby. Bios: Emme is a supermodel, television personality, author, lecturer, designer, and advocate for positive body image and self esteem. She is currently the spokesperson for Kemin Health?s FloraGLO(R) brand 'Lutein,' and the founder of EmmeNation.com and the 2011/2012 'Whole You Tour.' TV includes: host of Fox?s "More to Love" and E!?s "Fashion Emergency" along with appearances on "Today," "Oprah," "GMA," and many more talk shows. Her books include 'True Beauty,' 'Life's Little Emergencies,' and her first children's release, 'What Are You Hungry For?' Conchata Ferrell created the role of „'April Green' in Lanford Wilson's 'The Hot L Baltimore' as a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre in New York, the role of „'Gertrude Blum?' in Edward Moore's 'The Seahorse,' also at the Circle Repertory for which she won an Obie Award in 1973. She worked with Tennessee Williams in the Circle revival of 'Battle of Angels.' She appeared in Marsha Norman's 'Getting Out' at the Mark Taper Forum, and as „'Mrs. Potts' in 'Picnic' at the Ahmanson Theatre. She has been in over a hundred television shows over the 30+ years of her career plus many films. Ferrell just finished her eighth season as "Berta" in the CBS situation comedy, "Two and a Half Men." Alison Fraser is currently starring in 'School For Lies' at Classic Stage Company. She recently created the role of 'Sister Walburga' in Charles Busch's 'The Divine Sister' and is a two time Tony Award nominee for playing 'Martha' in 'The Secret Garden' and 'Josefine' in 'Romance/Romance.' Also on Broadway, she was 'Dorine' in 'Tartuffe,' 'Born Again,' 'Helena' in 'Drood' and 'Tessie Tura' in Arthur Laurents's production of 'Gypsy' starring Patti Lupone. Off-Broadway roles Alison has created include 'Jessie' in Terrence McNally?s 'Dedication, or the Stuff of Dreams,' 'Trina' in' March of the Falsettos and In Trousers' and 'Miss Drumgoole' in 'Up Against It.' Film and TV credits include "Between the Lions," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch," "The Thing About My Folks" opposite Peter Falk and Paul Reiser, "In the Blood" and the upcoming "Commentary." Marla Maples made her Broadway debut as 'Ziegfield?s Favorite' in 'The Will Rogers Follies' and also performed as 'Ursula' in 'Sweet Charity' at Avery Fisher Hall. She has hosted "The Miss Universe" and "Miss USA" pageants, "The Ex Wives Club" and is a recurring panelist on the "Joy Behar Show." As an actor she has appeared in over 15 films and numerous TV guest starring roles. Maples just launched the "One World of Love" album and performed the title song at Carnegie Hall this past winter. She hosts her radio show "Awakening with Marla." AnnaLynne McCord currently stars in "90210," as "Naom." Prior to "90210," McCord starred as "Eden" on FX's "Nip/Tuck." Recent feature film credits include "Gun," alongside 50 cent and Val Kilmer, "Blood Out," Sony Screen "Gem's Fired Up," Fox's Louis Leterrier-helmed sequel "Transporters 2," and the 2007 remake of George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead." Additional television credits include guest-starring roles on "Ugly Betty," "The O.C.," "Cold Case," "Greek" and "CSI: Miami."