So, you prepared for the interview, you researched the company, and you dressed for success. You thought that the interview went well—until you found out that it was a close call, but the job went to another candidate.

Sure, you’re disappointed. On top of that, you can’t help but feel a new wave of anxiety and stress. You wonder, what went wrong? What could I have done differently? Why don’t they want me? Am I making horrible mistakes and not realizing it?

While there is no debriefing session with the hiring manager, you are allowed to ask your interviewers for feedback. Although you lost this job, their feedback can help you on future interviews.… Read the rest

Kathie Lee Gifford is a woman of many talents. She’s an actress, whose stage credits include Putting It Together andAnnie; an Emmy Award-winning talk show host, known for her 15-year stint as co-host of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and currently as co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’sToday Show alongside Hoda Kotb; and a popular recording artist, with over 15 CDs to her credit.

Gifford is also a musical theater songwriter, and her musical, Saving Aimee, starring Carolee Carmello as evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, will play the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle from September 30 through October 29. TheaterMania recently spoke with Gifford about the musical, Regis Philbin’s upcoming retirement, and her children.… Read the rest

THEATERMANIA: This is your Broadway debut.… Read the rest

Raines is now back on Broadway as the wealthy, unhappily married Benjamin Stone in James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical Follies, which is now at the Marquis Theater, having debuted earlier this year at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. TheaterMania recently spoke to him about the show.

THEATERMANIA: How did you become involved with this production?… Read the rest