Love, Loss, and What I Wore: Feb cast

Quincy Tyler Bernstine (Ruined), Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid), Alexandra Silber (Master Class), Love, Loss, And What I Wore alumna Zuzanna Szadkowski ("Gossip Girl") and Ally Walker ("Sons of Anarchy") will join upcoming casts of Love, Loss, And What I Wore, a collection of stories by Nora and Delia Ephron, at the Westside Theatre.

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Alexandra Silber and Zuzanna Szadkowski will join the previously announced Robin Strasser ("One Life to Live") and Dawn Wells ("Gilligan's Island") to complete the 1- 26 Feb 2012 cast of Love, Loss, And What I Wore.

The show's current cast Veanne Cox, Nancy Dussault, Katie Lee, Fern Mallis and Lillias White play their final performance on 29 Jan 2012.

Sierra Boggess and Ally Walker join the Mar cast, beginning 29 Feb 2012 through to 1 Apr2012. They join Erica Watson (Precious), who was also part of the show's Chicago run. Two further March cast members are still to be announced.

The comedy, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, and directed by Karen Carpenter, opened at the Westside Theatre on 1 Oct 2009, following previews from 21 Sep, for what was initially scheduled to be a twelve week engagement that was originally scheduled to close on 13 Dec 2009, but is now booking through to 1 Apr 2012.

Love, Loss, And What I Wore is a collection of vignettes and monologues based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons' friends. "'The Vagina Monologues' without the vaginas," is how the Ephrons describe this theatrical event.

The show opened to mostly good reviews: A kin to a warm estrogen bath (NY Times); By turns funny, poignant, and occasionally rueful (AP); A bittersweet meditation on the joys and tribulations of women's lives (Variety).

The original cast featured Samantha Bee, Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran, Natasha Lyonne and Rosie O'Donnell.

The creative team features sets by Jo Winiarski, costumes by Jessica Jahn, lighting by Jeff Croiter and sound by Walter Trarbach.

A portion of the production's proceeds will benefit Dress for Success, a charity that provides work clothing and job support for low-income women. Audience members will be invited to donate their gently-used purses and other accessories in the theatre lobby.

Bios:

Quincy Tyler Bernstine. Broadway: 'In the Next Room.' Off-Broadway: 'Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling,' 'Born Bad,' 'Family Week,' 'Ruined' (Obie Award), 'The Misanthrope,' 'A Small, Melodramatic Story,' 'Matt & Ben,' many others. Regional: Geffen, Intiman, Goodman, Williamstown, many others. Film/TV: "Red Hook Summer," "Rachel Getting Married," "Spring Fall" (HBO Pilot), "Chappelle's Show," "Law & Order: SVU" and "Criminal Intent."

Sierra Boggess most recently appeared on Broadway opposite Tyne Daly in 'Master Class' and played the title character in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid.' In London, she appeared in the 25th Anniversary Concerts of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera' (available on CD and DVD) and played 'Christine Daaé' in his new musical 'Love Never Dies' (Olivier Award nomination). Other theatre: 'Christine' in The Phantom of the Opera (Las Vegas), 'Music in the Air' (Encores!) and more.

Alexandra Silber made her Broadway debut in Terrence McNally's 'Master Class' opposite Tyne Daly after a successful run at the Kennedy Center in D.C. Off-Broadway: 'Hello Again.' London's West End:' Carousel,' (and also UK National Tour and Reprise Theatre Company in Los Angeles), Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Woman in White' and 'Fiddler on the Roof' (also The Sheffield Crucible's). Film/TV: "1408," "Law and Order," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" and "Law and Order: SVU."

Zuzanna Szadkowski plays "Dorota" in the CW's hit drama "Gossip Girl" and was voted #7 in Rolling Stone's "50 Reasons to Watch TV." Other television credits include "Guiding Light," "The Sopranos," "Law and Order," and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent." Theater credits include 'Olly's Prison' at A.R.T., directed by Robert Woodruff, and 'Spring Awakening' in Moscow.

Ally Walker has made her mark in both film and television. Her many TV series include: Lifetime's "The Protector," "Sons of Anarchy," "Profiler," HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me," "Moon Over Miami," "Singles" "Santa Barbara," etc. Films include "While You Were Sleeping" (as Peter Gallagher's girlfriend), "Steal Big, Steal Little," "Toe to Toe," "Wonderful World," her own documentary "For Norman...Wherever You Are," and many more. Ally made her Off Broadway debut in MCC Theater's 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.'