Meet My Mom? (She inspired Alphea in ‘The Golden Cage’)

If you’ve ever seen me perform, you’ve seen the influence of both my mom and my aunt, Ina and Gloria, two powerful performers who instilled in me a passion for telling stories with music.

As a child, watching my aunt and mother go through the process of auditions led me to become passionate about ‘talent-casting’ versus ‘type-casting.’ I became committed to creating musical theater characters that ANY great performer could play, regardless of age, race, gender or body-type.

But it wasn’t until a few days ago, when I was recording this new fundraising video, that it suddenly hit me how much Ina and Gloria had inspired the characters of Alphea and Boris – now played by two amazing young actors in the film adaptation of last-year’s award winning NYC production.

Even though Ina and Gloria never performed “The Golden Cage,” you can see them, as I experienced them in the fairytale of my childhood when you watch the film.  My mother inspired the character of Alphea, a colorful, over-the-top, melodramatic, sword-wielding diva, while my aunt inspired the magical, whimsical character of Boris, the flying bird-person.

Now that I see the powerful influence of these two women on the characters in this musical I wrote, I can’t wait for you to meet them.

“The Golden Cage” is now available at StreamingMusicals.com for rental or purchase. Use my super-secret-special code GOLDEN25 to get 25% off.  OR look for the “Glorious Immersion” perk in the Crowdfunding campaign for The Golden Cage – it comes with free rental of the film PLUS an advance copy of the Soundtrack Album.

Click Photos below to see Full-Size Images from the 2022 production of “The Golden Cage” that’s now been adapted into a film