Love, Loss, and What I Wore: January cast

Veanne Cox (La Cage Aux Folles; "Pan Am"), Emmy Award-winner Nancy Dussault ("Two Close For Comfort") and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Lillias White (The Life) will all join the 4 - 29 Jan 2012 cast of Love, Loss, And What I Wore, a collection of stories by Nora and Delia Ephron, at the Westside Theatre.

The show's current cast Emily Dorsch, Daisy Eagan, Sonia Manzano, Loretta Swit and Myra Lucretia Taylor play their final performance on 30 Dec 2011, before launching the show's first national tour, which begins in Scottsdale, Arizona on 3 Jan 2012, which will include stops in Tampa, Florida; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Detroit, Michigan.

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 31 Oct 2010.

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: 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:

Veanne Cox was nominated for a Tony Award for her role as 'Amy' in the 1995 revival of 'Company.' Other Broadway credits include 'Smile,' 'The Dinner Party,' 'Caroline, or Change,' 'La Cage aux Folles' and 'A Free Man of Color.' She has appeared in many Off-Broadway shows, and has been nominated for Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress for her roles in 'Paradise Park,' and 'Spain.' She was awarded the 2008 Obie for Sustained Excellence.

Nancy Dussault was nominated Tony Awards for her appearances in 'Do Re Mi' (19651) and Bajour (1965). Broadway credits include 'The Sound of Music,' 'Side by Side by Sondheim' and 'Into the Woods.' Off-Broadway credits include 'Whispers on the Wind' and 'Trelawney of the "Wells."'

Lillias White won a Tony Award for her performance as 'Sonja' in 'The Life,' and was nominated for Tony for 'Fela!' Other Broadway credits include 'Chicago,' 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' (1995 revival), 'Once on This Island,' 'Carrie,' 'Dreamgirl,' 'Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years,' 'Cats,' 'Dreamgirls' and 'Barnum.' White won an Obie Award for her appearance 'Romance in Hard Times,' other Off-Broadway credits include 'The Life,' 'Dinah Was,' 'Crowns' and 'The Best Is Yet To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman.'