Northeast Oregon TV Weekly
November 15 - 21, 2020 l 3
BY JAY BOBBIN
Annaleigh Ashford
OF ‘B POSITIVE’ ON CBS
Broadway audiences have known you for
having a big presence on stage. Were you
surprised to find a television project such
as “B Positive” that suited that?
“B Positive” executive producer Chuck
Lorre had seen you on stage and wanted
to work with you even since then. What’s
it like to have a TV mentor like that?
There’s such a special opportunity when you get
to do multi-cam comedies, because they allow
you physical comedy in a way that doesn’t
sit in any other medium. It’s sort of a unique
marriage of a theatrical sensibility and an on-
camera performance. I’ve been watching multi-
cam comedies all my life, and I feel like I’ve
learned so much from them.
Chuck Lorre is the ultimate in the land of
television comedy, and to be in one of his
shows is truly a dream come true. Especially
during this unprecedented time that we’re all
experiencing, this has been a gift to me and my
family, and I’m just so honored to hopefully be
making people laugh at a time when they really
need it.
Even if Broadway was back in business
now, you’d be committed to “B Positive.”
What impact has the coronavirus
pandemic had on the stage career for
which you’ve received a Tony Award (for
a revival of “You Can’t Take It With You”)?
As performers, we always find a way to
connect with people and tell some kind of story.
With television, you don’t have to fill up an
entire theater 10 times a week for your product
to be available.
The theater community has been completely
decimated on every level – from Broadway to
community theater – and I think all of us felt
a responsibility from the beginning not only
to help raise awareness, but to raise funds for
artists across the board. And now, we’ve seen
that it’s going to be an even longer wait (to
reopen).
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