TMC
08-17-2023, 02:11 AM
https://www.80stvladies.com/episode/episode-209-its-a-living-with-paul-kreppel
“Sonny Mann is a guy with great talent -- but no taste” – Paul Kreppel Continuing their deep dive into “It’s A Living” (https://www.80stvladies.com/episode/episode-208-its-a-living-with-jane-espenson-and-drew-z-greenberg), Susan and Sharon sit down with beloved Tony award-winner, actor and director Paul Kreppel, known to 80s TV lovers as the “always on the make” singer and piano player ‘Sonny Mann’ on “It’s A Living”.
INTO THE WOODS we have to go! -- what it’s like to travel the country performing in the new Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical.
Paul plays several musical instruments – just not the piano!
‘Sonny Mann’ was an afterthought – he was only supposed to be in six episodes. So how’d he end up doing all 120??
Getting the Job: Paul’s manager heard that “It’s A Living” needed a lounge lizard – “Do you know how to be a jerk?”
How Sonny always “walked up to the line” -- but the ladies never let him cross it…
No Audience, No Network, No Problem –doing the last four seasons was totally different from the first two!
The Big Question – were there any backstage romances? Well, there was plenty of flirting…
Why Sonny started singing original tunes – written by head writer Tom Whedon!
PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY, AND PAUL: Going beatnik on “Laverne & Shirley” -- with Penny Marshal, Cindy Williams and... Art Garfunkel!
The Other Side of the Camera – Paul steps out from behind the piano to direct six episodes of “It’s A Living”!
Getting to “be the sage” – and other benefits of growing older and having a life.
So join Susan and Sharon – and Paul – as they talk Jerry Lewis, Louise Lasser, Martin Short, Bob Denver's hat -- and Tom Hanks’ hair!
“Sonny Mann is a guy with great talent -- but no taste” – Paul Kreppel Continuing their deep dive into “It’s A Living” (https://www.80stvladies.com/episode/episode-208-its-a-living-with-jane-espenson-and-drew-z-greenberg), Susan and Sharon sit down with beloved Tony award-winner, actor and director Paul Kreppel, known to 80s TV lovers as the “always on the make” singer and piano player ‘Sonny Mann’ on “It’s A Living”.
INTO THE WOODS we have to go! -- what it’s like to travel the country performing in the new Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical.
Paul plays several musical instruments – just not the piano!
‘Sonny Mann’ was an afterthought – he was only supposed to be in six episodes. So how’d he end up doing all 120??
Getting the Job: Paul’s manager heard that “It’s A Living” needed a lounge lizard – “Do you know how to be a jerk?”
How Sonny always “walked up to the line” -- but the ladies never let him cross it…
No Audience, No Network, No Problem –doing the last four seasons was totally different from the first two!
The Big Question – were there any backstage romances? Well, there was plenty of flirting…
Why Sonny started singing original tunes – written by head writer Tom Whedon!
PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY, AND PAUL: Going beatnik on “Laverne & Shirley” -- with Penny Marshal, Cindy Williams and... Art Garfunkel!
The Other Side of the Camera – Paul steps out from behind the piano to direct six episodes of “It’s A Living”!
Getting to “be the sage” – and other benefits of growing older and having a life.
So join Susan and Sharon – and Paul – as they talk Jerry Lewis, Louise Lasser, Martin Short, Bob Denver's hat -- and Tom Hanks’ hair!