Marion Ross (Carol Reynolds)

last appeared at New Theatre with Paul Michael in OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS. Millions of fans know Marion for her 11-year portrayal of “Mrs. C” on HAPPY DAYS. Her first love is the stage and she received critical acclaim for her Broadway and National Tour, with Jean Stapleton, in ARSENIC& OLD LACE and the National Tour of STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Marion does a one woman show celebrating the life, loves and poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay in A LOVELY LIGHT. She starred in the acclaimed television series BROOKLYN BRIDGE for which she was twice nominated for an Emmy and was a two-time winner for Best Comedy Actress of the year by Viewers for Quality Television. Marion won a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Rosie in the movie THE EVENING STAR with Shirley MacLaine. She has played Drew Carey’s mother on THE DREW CAREY SHOW, the feisty matriarch on THE GILMORE GIRLS and the terrible mother-in-law on THAT 70’S SHOW. She currently plays Sally Field’s mother on BROTHERS & SISTERS and recently played Leslie Nielson’s wife in the movie SUPERHERO. Marion is the voice of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS’ grandma and Mrs. Lopart on HANDY MANNY. Marion hails from Albert Lea, Minn., and after college at San Diego State University she proudly began her career under contract to Paramount Studios in the `50s with liveTV at CBS in LIFE WITH FATHER. She’s proudest of performing with Noel Coward in BLITHE SPIRIT, live at CBS with Sir Noel, Claudette Colbert and Lauren Bacall. This year she has received many honors including the SDSU Mortar Board Distinguished Alumna Award, the renaming and dedication of The Marion Ross Performing Arts Center, in Albert Lea, and the first honoree star on Hennepin Avenue Theatre District Walk of Fame in Minneapolis. In 2001, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Paul Michael (Ralph Bellini)

last appeared at New Theatre with Marion Ross in OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS. Prior to that they starred in BAREFOOT IN THE PARK. He has appeared in 14 productions on Broadway, countless musicals, comedies and dramas; television and films, in a distinguished career that began with the 1956 Broadway musical BELLS ARE RINGING, starring Judy Holiday, WHOOP UP, THIRTEEN DAUGHTERS, BAJOUR, DO RE MI, TOVARICH, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, ILYA DARLING, FADE OUT, FADE IN, ARTURO UI, ZORBA, MAN OF LA MANCHA, MUSIC IS and 1,000 performances as Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF throughout the country, including the New Theatre. Paul has performed with such legendary stars as Vivien Leigh, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Ginger Rogers, Don Ameche, Phil Silvers, Rock Hudson, Christopher Plummer, Marilyn Maxwell, Melina Mercouri and Richard Kiley. He has acted under the guidance of a host of award-winning directors, such as George Abbott, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Hal Prince, Jose Quintero, Abe Burrows, Tony Richardson, Delbert Mann, Peter Glenville and Herbert Ross. TV audiences have seen his work on such shows as FRASIER, SEINFELD, TJ HOOKER, HILL STREET BLUES, MASADA, KOJAK, GENERAL HOSPITAL and DARK SHADOWS. His films include MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS and the recent Hallmark Channel Movie WHERE THERE’S A WILL. He also completed principal photography on THE STREETSWEEPER, shot entirely in San Diego, in which he has the starring role, and THE MUSIC WITHIN. While appearing in a comedy, THE WHOLE HALF in Orange County some years ago, he fell hopelessly in love with his co-star, the gorgeous Marion Ross, with whom he has appeared in LOVE LETTERS several times. At present, Paul and Marion are co-starring in each others’ lives.