Kim Zimmer to Play Norma Desmond at Barn Theatre

Kim Zimmer (ex Reva) will play Norma Desmond in the Barn Theatre’s upcoming production of “Sunset Boulevard.”  Zimmer has starred in past Barn productions, including “The Rainmaker” with Tom Wopat in 1993.  She now has joined the cast of “One Life to Live” as the character Echo DiSavoy.

“Sunset Boulevard” plays Aug. 23 to Sept. 4. The Barn Theatre is located at 13351 M 96, Augusta. Tickets are $34. For more information, call 731-4121 or visit www.barntheatre.com.

Don't Know What to Get Mom for Mother's Day?

Mother's Day is approaching and many mom's out there are still missing Guiding Light. How about these gift ideas?

If mom is a music lover Bradley Cole and Ron Raines have recorded CD's. Two very different styles of music. Ron offers two solo CD's containing Broadway tunes while Bradley's offerings are more of the pop/rock nature. CD's can be purchased through their official websites. Ron's CD's are autographed.

Ron Raines Online
Bradley Cole .com

If mom is a reader she will love Tina Sloan's Changing Shoes! Now available for the Kindle too!
Also available for pre-order at this time is Kim Zimmer's I'm Just Sayin'  It's release date is set for August 2, 2011, but I am sure mom won't mind waiting if she is a Kim Zimmer fan. I am sure the book is filled with stories that only Kim can tell.

Meanwhile Kim and Robert Newman are appearing in CURTAINS so perhaps you can give mom a ticket to see it when hit hits New Jersey's Papermill Playhouse in May.

Tina Sloan continues to travel around the country promoting her book and putting on her play of the same name. Visit Changing Shoes . com for more information.

And Ron Raines will be appearing in FOLLIES at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC in May and June.

It's Curtains for Zimmer

The woman famous for having portrayed Reva Shayne Lewis Cooper Spaulding Lewis in “The Guiding Light” will now be playing a character with far fewer names. Kim Zimmer, the four-time Daytime Emmy-winner, will come to the Paper Mill Playhouse to portray Carmen Cohen Bernstein.
Click here for entire article.

Rehearsals for Curtains Underway

Robert Newman and Kim Zimmer have begun rehearsal for the Theater Under the Starts production of Curtains. You can watch the video here. Curtains Promo

We Love Soaps Interviews Kim Zimmer

We Love Soaps posted an entertaining interview with Kim Zimmer about her Off-Broadway play, One Life to Live and her book set to hit the shelves in August.

Click here to read the interview.

Kim Zimmer Fans Invited to LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE

 

http://www.darylrothproductions.com/loveloss/kim/

See Kim Zimmer in Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's Smash Sensation LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE for $45.

Proving that a great show is always in fashion, LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE, with its starry rotating cast and compulsively entertaining subject matter, is the toast of Off-Broadway. Entering its second smash year at the Westside Theatre, this intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, directed by Karen Carpenter and produced by Daryl Roth, is based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman. Like the book, the show uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and poignant stories that everyone can relate to, creating one of the most enduring theatergoing experiences in New York. Joining Kim Zimmer will be Katrina Bowden ("30 Rock"), Sabrina Le Beauf ("The Cosby Show"), Orfeh (Legally Blonde the Musical), and Barbara Rhoades (The Goodbye Girl).

Kim Zimmer Fans don't miss this opportunity to take advantage of this special ticket price!
Use code LLSKZ75 to purchase tickets for $45
for performances February 16 to March 20, 2011. NOW ON SALE!
(Regular price: $79)

STEAMBOAT the Series Releases Two Episodes This Week

Fan's of STEAMBOAT the Series were treated to the release of two episodes this week. Creator Michael O'Leary calls it a mini-season as he continues to work to find sponsors in the hopes that STEAMBOAT may reach a broader audience. The webseries is a satire about the backstage antics of the actors on a long running but trouble soap opera and stars actors that Guiding Light and As the World Turns fans will recognize.

Unlike Crystal Chappell's Venice the Series, STEAMBOAT is available to viewers free of charge.
The cast includes former GL co-stars: Justin Deas, Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Orlagh Cassidy, Kurt McKinney and O'Leary as well as ATWT's Michael Park.

Click here for more on STEAMBOAT the Series

Kim Zimmer to Appear in Curtain's Up for a Cure Benefit

According to PlayBill.com Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer who is currently playing Echo Savoy on ABC's One Life to Live will be appearing in Curtain's Up for a Cure a benefit for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Click here for the full article.

Kim Zimmer to Appear in Soap Star Spectacular Event

Still haven't met Kim Zimmer (ex-Reva)? Here's your chance! Kim will be participating in the Soap Star Spectacular in Myrtle Beach and Raleigh, NC next month. The event is produced by Celebrity Events Group, the same group that produces the Soap Cruise and the So Long Springfield Events. Kim is currently reprising her role in One Life to Live as Echo Savoy, and appears to be helping boost OLTL's ratings in the process! Go Kim!

Kim Zimmer Returns to 'One Life to Live' as Echo DiSavoy

by Michael Maloney TV SQUAD , posted Oct 1st 2010 1:45PM

Four-time Daytime Emmy winner Kim Zimmer, best known to soap opera viewers as fan favorite Reva on 'Guiding Light,' is returning to the soap world. She will reprise the role she portrayed 27 years ago, pre-Reva -- Echo DiSavoy on the ABC soap 'One Life to Live.' Her first air date is Fri., Oct. 1.
To read full article click here!

Kim Zimmer to Return to OLTL

Big news today for Kim Zimmer fans. ABC Soaps in Depth is reporting that she will be returning to One Life to Live.

For more details check out Michael Fairman's report.

Recent News

Kim Zimmer will be appearing in the pay Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods:




LOST BOY FOUND IN WHOLE FOODS
By Tammy Ryan
Returning to Premiere Stages by popular demand as a full production!
Co-produced with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, in partnership with the
Kean University Human Rights Institute
September 2 through 19
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Zella Fry Theatre
$25 Standard • $20 Senior • $15 Student
An optimistic “Lost Boy” from Sudan meets a suburban mother in desperate need of adventure. What begins as an unlikely friendship soon becomes an unbreakable bond that leads them toward a better understanding of their place in the world.


Tina Sloan 
Tina Sloan's book Changing Shoes will hit bookstores on September 16th. She is also taking her stage production if the same name into several cities including New York (sold out), Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Changing Shoes.com


Ron Raines
Ron Raines will be busy this September and October appearing on stage in Florida and North Carolina. For information visit his official home page RonRainesOnline.com.


Ron also invites you to view his Featured video section and to share your comments. He loves to hear what you have to say!


The So Long Springfield Cruise 
Fans and cast members spend four days and five nights aboard the Carnival Ship Glory for the So Long Springfield at Sea event, the final Guiding Light only event to be held by CEG. During one of the meet and greet sessions fans asked about getting GL back on the air. The actors all agree that that is NOT going to happen. They cited the fact that Proctor and Gamble has no interest in selling the rights to the 72 year old icon that went dark on September 18, 2009. GL's sister show ATWT will go dark this September.

Kim Zimmer Makes Surprise Visit to Fan

CANONSBURG (KDKA) ―Soap actress Kim Zimmer poses for a photo with Donna Lee Sullivan after surprising her at her Canonsburg home!  Soap opera fans spend every afternoon with the same characters year after year - so much so that it's like they're family after a while.
Click here for full story and video 

Also a reminder to all Kim Zimmer fans that her Hallmark movie Freshman Father debuts on the Hallmark Channel Saturday, June 5 at 9:00PM ET.  An encore presentation follows at 11 PM.

Kim Zimmer Heads to Tampa

In her nearly 20-year run on "Guiding Light," actress Kim Zimmer found herself in the wildest scenarios imaginable.

Kim Zimmer talks to Walt Belcher of Tampa Bay Online about Guiding Light, Good Bye Guiding Light and auditioning.  Click here for the full article.

STEAMBOAT the Series Episode 2

Michael O'Leary decided to release episode two of Steamboat a few days early due to the snow storm that hit the east coast again on Friday. This was much to the delight of fans who are excited about Michael's project featuring several former Guiding Light actors including Beth Chamberlin, Justin Deas, Kurt McKinney, Orlagh Cassidy and Kim Zimmer.

Steamboat quickly began to climb the most subscribe comedy chart for the month of February on Youtube, hitting #12 on Saturday. Michael would love to see fans push the series into the top ten by the end of the day today!  Fans are also giving the show its stamp of approval by voting for the series in the We Love Soaps indy soap poll for the week.

Michael has been seeking fans opinions via Twitter and Facbook...

Episode 2 of Steamboat.

Michael O'Leary Introduces Steamboat

Guiding Light's Michael O'Leary has just released the trailer and first episode to his pilot series entitled Steamboat on YouTube. Steamboat is a satire about a soap opera that is on the ratings endangered list. O'Leary invited several of his long time GL fans to join him on the project including Beth Chamerlin (ex -Beth). Kim Zimmer (ex-Reva), Orlagh Cassidy (ex-Doris), Justin Deas (ex-Buzz) and Kurt McKinney (ex-Matt. They are joined by As the Word Turn actor Michael Park.