{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"013: Klea Blackhurst - Award-Winning Ethel Merman Tribute &amp; Acting in the Trenches","description":"Today\u2019s guest is my friend and neighbor, Klea Blackhurst, Klea is known for her award-winning tribute to Ethel Merman, Everything The Traffic Will Allow, Klea recently starred Off-Broadway opposite Hayley Mills in Party Face. She played the title role in the world premiere production of Hazel at Drury Lane in Chicago, a classic second banana in The Nutty Professor, premiering in Nashville, directed by Jerry Lewis with a score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes and as Dolly in Goodspeed Opera\u2019s 50th Anniversary production of Hello, Dolly! Klea is a charter member of the Jerry Herman Legacy Concerts for the ASCAP Foundation and a distinguished Alumna of the University of Utah. You can learn more about Klea at: www.KleaBlackhurst.com Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to The Craft &amp;amp; Biz of Acting so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To&amp;nbsp;learn&amp;nbsp;more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to&amp;nbsp;www.MonologuesToGo.com and follow us on&amp;nbsp;Facebook&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Twitter ","author_name":"The Craft &amp; Biz of Acting","author_url":"https:\/\/monologuestogo.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8670050\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/34451579"}