Metropolis Performing Arts Centre leading lady, Kaity Paschetto, appearing on It's Showtime with Rikki Lee
Kaity Paschetto has just finished her starring turn as Morticia Addams in the big-budget musical comedy "The Addams Family" at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. She' a leading lady in high demand.
This week, Paschetto is the guest on It's Showtime with Rikki Lee, a radio show and podcast ranked as one of the Top 250 entertainment news programs in the world on Apple Podcasts. The half-hour interview program is hosted by Rikki Lee Travolta who blends journalistic thinking with a playful sense of humor and a well-traveled background in the industry.
Paschetto earned rave reviews for her performance in "The Addams Family." Susan Lillis of Splash Magazine called Paschetto "stunning" and "mesmerizing." Alan Bresloff of Around the Town echoes the sentiment saying, "the sultry and sexy Morticia is played to perfection by Kaity Paschetto (WOW!)"
In his own review of "The Addams Family" for Life and Times, Travolta says, "Kaity Paschetto simply owns the role of Morticia Addams," he goes on to call the performance a "work of art."
In addition to talking about Paschetto's most recent role at Metropolis, the interview also focuses on her next project at the suburban Chicago theatre. Pachetto is currently guiding rehearsals as the choreographer for the Metropolis production of "A Christmas Carol" starring Steve Connell.
In this fresh approach to the Charles Dickens holiday classic being directed by the company's new artistic director Brendan Ragan, the creative staff has worked with playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger to add a new character to the story. Almost like a fairy, Winter is a nonverbal, but integral dance character who translates the emotional temperament of the story into movement.
"Now you just got the guy who never wanted to see 'A Christmas Carol' again, wanting to see 'A Christmas Carol,'"laughs Travolta in the interview when Paschetto describes the new character she and Ragan are creating together.
When she is not wowing audiences with her singing, dancing, and acting, Paschetto teaches the performing arts at the School of Performing Arts at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, R&B Dance Center in Wilmette, and Above the Barre Dance Academy in McHenry.
The It's Showtime with Rikki Lee interview with Kaity Paschetto airs on 101.5 FM WHRU out of Chicago's Huntley community on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 3 p.m. Central. Stream in real-time at www.HuntleyRadio.com. For extra eager listeners, the episode is also already available as a podcast on Apple, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Google, Amazon, and all other major podcast platforms.
It's Showtime with Rikki Lee is an entertaining and educational half-hour radio show profiling the entertainment industry including stage, television, film, music, and literature. From platinum-selling recording artists, to Hollywood A-Listers, to Broadway stars, to local up-and-comers looking for their first break, host Rikki Lee Travolta puts listeners in touch with the world of showbiz - around the world and close to home.
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