August 2008:

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know about the Les Miserables production at the Hollywood Bowl.

Performances are Friday August 8 through Sunday August 10. Friday and Saturdays shows are at 8PM and Sunday's is at 7PM. Tickets are available at the box office or by calling ticketmaster

Hope to see you there!

All My Best,

February 2008:

Hello Everyone,

I’m back to work on THE OFFICE and enjoying every twisted minute of being in Jan’s skin again. Some wonderfully, wacky things happen in the April 10th episode so be sure to tune in to see Jan being her wonderfully, multifaceted, screwed up self. I love her and this episode, The Dinner Party, may be the best one yet for me and Jan! We won another SAG Award this year for Best Ensemble so I now have bookends with cute butts! It is such an honor to be celebrated by our peers. I’ll be publicizing the new episodes on The Today Show on April 9 and I’ll do a radio tour on the 10th so you might hear me talking to your favorite DJ on some morning show.

May 10 the Lifetime Movie in which I starred, "Me, Mom, Dad and Her", airs. Watch to see me as a nurturing, wise, loving & maternal woman. It was wonderful filming up in Vancouver, Canada, where we made the film. I could live there it’s so gorgeous!

Spring has sprung and the daffodils are out, the birds are singing and the sun is shining here in L.A. I sang one song at the Upright Cabaret in West L.A. and it made me miss my ACT. But, I’ll be singing again soon so keep your eyes and ears open for the next time I’m live singing my heart out. Exciting things are percolating in Movie land so I won’t be able to sing at the Viceroy in June, like I’d originally planned. I’ll fill you in on the wonderful news as soon as I’m allowed to discuss it! But, I can say that the stars are shining down upon me and my career!

The stars will be twinkling in the sky and on stage at the Hollywood Bowl August 8, 9 & 10, when a dream comes true for me as I sing Fantine in Les Miserables. I can’t believe how lucky I am and I’m practicing very hard to make sure my voice is in tip top shape.

Until next month….

All My Best,

February 2008:

Welcome to my new, updated, website. Hope you like it. If you have any input that you'd like to share we are happy to consider things that you are wanting here on Melora.com.

Well, it's been a cold and wild winter here in Los Angeles but, now that the Writers Strike is over, we will all be back at THE OFFICE very soon to make some more episodes for this season. I do miss my Jan and I look forward to seeing her again soon. I was busy during the Stirke on a movie that began shooting before the Strike and it was great fun. It's called "17" with Zac Efron, Mathew Perry, Tom Lennon and Leslie Mann. We all had a great time and I think it's going to be a great big hit this August when it comes to a theater near you.

For those of you that came out on those rainy, rainy nights in early January to see me in my singing Act, "At The Water Cooler", I really thank you for not being
detoured by bad weather and bad timing. Because of the Strike it seemed everyone was out of town at a time when we all would have been revving up for work after the Holidays in normal years. We had great audiences none-the-less and it was a blast! It looks like I'll be doing my show in New York in May sometime and all over the place, so, if you missed it, hopefully, you can catch it when it comes around again. I'll keep you all updated here so if you keep checking in you'll get the latest news all the time.

The greatest news of the moment is that I'm going to be making my real musical theater debut this Summer, August 8,9 & 10 at the Hollywood Bowl as Fantine in a fully staged concert version of Les Miserables! I'm so excited I could burst my britches! It is really a full circle for me as I wasn't all that interested in Musicals until I saw Les Miserables on Broadway in 1987. I sat on the edge of my seat and thought to myself, "I want to do that!". I was so in love with I DREAMED A DREAM that I learned the song immediately and sang it every chance I got. Now I really have the chance to sing it with a full orchestra, alongside other amazing singers/actors. If you are in Los Angeles in August, I hope you can come out and see me in one of the greatest musicals of all time!

That's all for now. I will be blogging once a month to keep you all in the loop. Until then, please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments or suggestions about the site.