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Kate Mulgrew: Katharine Hepburn
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As a teenager, plucky Kate Mulgrew packed up her diploma from Dubuque's Wahlert High School and moved to New York City to become an actress. These days, Mulgrew is reaping accolades for her one-woman play "Tea at Five," in which she re-creates legendary actress Katharine Hepburn at two points in her life: at ages 31 and 76. The play was written by Matthew Lombardo especially for Mulgrew, who says she has often been likened to Hepburn, perhaps because of her high cheekbones and husky voice. "Tea at Five" made its off-Broadway debut in March 2003. Katherine Kiernan Mulgrew was born in Dubuque on April 29, 1955, the second-oldest of eight children - and the oldest daughter - of Thomas "Ace" Mulgrew, who ran an asphalt business, and Joan Mulgrew, a painter. The Irish Catholic family lived on a 50-acre estate called Darby Grange.
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Veteran television, film and stage actress Kate Mulgrew stars in Tea at Five, a one-woman show in which she portrays Katharine Hepburn. The production is an intimate look at the four-time Academy Award winner at opposite ends of her peerless career, revealing Hepburn as an undeniable talent who is equal parts witty and fiery – one of the 20th century’s greatest film stars. Actress Kate Mulgrew returns to the stage after a seven-year run as Captain Kathryn Janeway on UPN’s Star Trek: Voyager. Tea at Five begins with a preview performance on May 19 and runs through May 29. Kate Mulgrew speaks with Megan Sukys.
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Kate Mulgrew holds forth on the Marin's Memorial stage as the legendary actress Katharine Hepburn in Tea for Five through June 19th. This one person show first premiered at the Hartford Stage Company in 2002 and it then moved to the Promenade Theatre in New York in March 2003. Since that time, Ms. Mulgrew has played the role of the distinguish actress in various cities in this country.
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Veteran television, film and stage actress Kate Mulgrew stars in Tea at Five, a one-woman show in which she portrays Katharine Hepburn. The production is an intimate look at the four-time Academy Award winner at opposite ends of her peerless career, revealing Hepburn as an undeniable talent who is equal parts witty and fiery – one of the 20th century’s greatest film stars. Kate Mulgrew speaks with Megan Sukys today. Also in this hour, John Moe talks to Charlie Higson, author of Silverfin and Gavin Borchert.
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The second act centers around two long stories, starting with the suicide death of her 15-year-old brother when Kate was a child. She discovered the body of her brother hanging from a beam in the ceiling of his bedroom. This becomes overly dramatic as she seems to be an actress trying to imitate Ms. Hepburn. The second story is about her complex relationship with Spencer Tracy, and she fares much better in telling some wonderful anecdotes on the great actor. She ... tells an amusing story about Stephen Sondheim when he was writing Company and living next door to Hepburn in New York. During the second act, she is interrupted by phone calls from Warren Beatty, who wants her to appear in the film Love Affair, which she made in 1994.
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Cap'n Kate is the first female captain of a Star Trek series. Soon to appear on the stage as her sound-a-like Katherine Hepburn, she has ... acted alongside some famous names - Richard Burton, Danny DeVito and Pierce Brosnan. Her husband is currently running for Governor of Ohio.
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