You Might Know Her From tick, tick... BOOM!, City on Fire, The Comedian, BrainDead, Song Sung Blue, and theatrical productions of Starstuck, Sister Act, Dolly the Musical, Angels in America, and Fun Home. We talked to Beth about Starstruck, the queer Cyrano de Bergerac inspired musical she co-wrote with music by the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers; portraying Dolly Parton's gay best friend (with a striking mullet) in the Dolly Parton musical; and originating the role of Sister Mary Robert in the Sister Act musical before it got to Broadway. We also talked about her iconic role as Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, how she recreated Adult Alison's look for tick, tick... BOOM!, and her deep love for Kristy McNichol. We love gay people. Shout out to UC Denver and Stephanie Kornick for hosting us for this special recording. And happy Pride to all you, lovers.
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Discussed this week:
Roomies with Cherry Jones at Sundance Theatre Lab
From Castle Rock, Colorado
Starstruck features music from the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers with book by Maryann Stratton and Beth Malone (A Queerano, if you will). Played a run at Buck's County Playhouse and will have a Manhattan run in fall 2026
Roxanne movie with Steve Martin
Playing fireworks seller in Glitter and Doom (a weird little cameo)
Did Fun Home followed by Angels in America (dir: Marianne Elliot) and Unsinkable Molly Brown
TV and film means SAG insurance for her and her wife
Lily Rose is a dyke country star
Starred as Dolly's bff and protector, Judy Ogle in Dolly Parton musical (Dolly now takes care of Judy)
Playing Billie Jean King in The 99'ers
Played a Rachel Maddow type in Braindead w/ Tony Shalhoub, Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, Dolly Parton's rumored lover, Judy Ogle and soon to be Billie Jean King
Cherry Jones was Fun Home's mascot
5 Days at Memorial on Apple TV+ with Cherry Jones
Adult Alison in Fun Home the musical
South Carolina took Fun Home off the shelves
The cast did 2 performances of Fun Home in South Carolina and all money went to the students
"Lead in a way that makes people want to join you" -RBG
Sam Gold directed Fun Home (and did the house lights on The Glass Menagerie)
Still obsessed with Jodie Foster
Kristy McNichol in Little Darlings and Jodie Foster in Candleshoe
Jodie Foster/Kelly McGillis/Whitney Houston (during the Accused era of 1988)
Beth saw Kristy McNichols at the Sherman Oaks Kinkos
On Christmas night Beth and her wife drove to KM's house and watched her wash dishes
"Strapped on" the angel wings in Angels in America Broadway revival (w/ Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield). No intimacy coordinator on the Broadway production
Stop-Kiss, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Fun Home (Jen Colella and Lea DeLaria holding it down with Beth Malone)
The Breakup Notebook (by Patricia Cotter)
Original Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act the musical in California opposite former guest of YMKHF, Dawnn Lewis. Auditioned for Jerry Zaks and the Broadway production but was 40 at the time.
Played June Carter Cash in Ring of Fire on Broadway
Peter Schneider said: Don't leave house for less than $1,000.
Wendy Makkena told us that Sister Mary Robert had a crush on Deloris but never told Whoopi. Wendy NOT gay to our knowledge but Marla Mindelle IS (she played her on Broadway)
Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order, The Good Wife, The Black List, Reno 911, Bull, City on Fire, but never The L WOrd or its reboot, Generation Q
Mariska was not that nice
City on Fire with John Cameron Mitchell, who looks like her wife SHerry
Legend in the diner scene of movie of Tick Tick Boom (with a french twist)
Song Sung Blue therapy scene was wild
Snorting coke with Eddie Redmayne in Hick
What's On on the TV Guide Channel
Green goop poured on her for Grey's Anatomy episode (see the pics here)
We love Tammy Grimes, a real character voice
Dialect work in Gaslit with Julia Roberts
Played a running coach who says "Hootie Hoo" in Brittany Runs a Marathon (credited as Tesla)
Ring of Fire only had 57 performances and traded houses/apartments and had to kick out a 15 year old Jennifer Lawrence
In The Comedian opposite DeNiro and Edie Falco with a Day of the Dead cycling shirt
