PERFORM THAT NEW SINGLE.
Chuck: WE HAVE A NEW PLAY
THAT HITS THE STAGE THIS
WEEKEND AT DETROIT MUSIC
HALL THAT STARS HOLLYWOOD
ACTORS FROM TV AND MOVIES.
AND THAT INCLUDES LISA RAY
McCOY EVERYONE AND CARL
SCPAIN CLIFF CLIFTON YOU
POWELL.
THIS SHOW IS TITLED MARRIED
BUT SINGLE AND RUNS THIS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
JOINING US RIGHT NOW IN
THE STUDIO HERE AT "LIVE IN
THE D" LISA RAY McCOY AND
CARL PAYNE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WE'RE DOING GREAT, THANK
YOU.
SO MARRIED BUT SINGLE.
IT'S ALL IN THE TITLE,
GIRL.
IT'S CAPTIVATING IT'S
LIKE MARRIED BUT SINGLE HOW
DO YOU DO THAT.
Chuck: WHAT IS IT ABOUT
CAN YOU TELL US WITHOUT A
SPOILER ALERT.
IT'S ABOUT BEING MARRIED
AND SOMETIME WANTING TO BE
SINGLE.
AND HAVING AND SCRATCHING
THAT SEVEN YEAR ITCH OR ONE
YEAR INCH TAKING DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS WITH PARTNERSHIPS
AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT
TAKES.
TAKING A REAL MESSAGE AND
PUTTING IT ENTERTAINING
HILARIOUSLY FUNNY WAY.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR
CHARACTERS.
OH, WELL.
PLAYER.
MY CHARACTER BELIEVES THAT
MARRIAGE IS A DISEASE.
SO IS THIS CHARACTER KIND
OF THAT PERSON WE MIGHT KNOW
SOME PEOPLE LIKE THIS WHO
ARE MARRIED BUT SPWHAFL LIKE
THEY'RE SINGLE.
EXACTLY.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT'S
ABOUT.
WHAT'S BEHIND THE REAL
MESSAGE IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE
IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR
DEFENSE MECHAN
REASON BECAUSE MAYBE YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN LOVE OR FELT
LOVE OR YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
HEARD OF LOVE.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
THAT IS.
FOR MY CHARACTER I
SUPPORTED HIM FINANCIALLY, I
HAVE BEEN THERE FOR HIM.
EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
AND I'M ASKING HIM HEY, WHEN
ARE YOU GOING TO COMMIT TO
ME.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO PUT A
RING ON IT.
HE'S AFRAID TO COMMIT.
WHAT WERE WE DOING.
I LOVE IT.
Tati: HOW DO YOUR
EXPERIENCES FROM THE GREEN
TRANSLATE TO THE STAGE?
I LOVE THAT
I WAS GIVEN 100% NOT THAT
I STEPPED OUTSIDE OF MY
MARRIAGE OR NOTHING.
BUT I JUST WASN'T COMMITTED
AS COMMITTED AS WHAT YOU
NEED OR SHOULD TRADITIONALLY
BE.
Chuck: WHAT ABOUT BEING
ON TV WHAT ABOUT THIS IDE
OF MOVING TO STAGE.
WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT WAS
DID YOU START THERE THIS WAS
A LOGIC MOVE?
FOR ME I STARTED IN
THAT'S RIGHT.
I STARTED IN THEATRE BACK IN
NEW YORK I GREW UP IN NEW
YORK CITY AND THAT'S RIGHT
WAS MY FIRST LOVE.
THIS IS LIKE COMING HOME.
I LOVED BEING ON STAGE.
I LOVE IT.
I CAN TELL BECAUSE
LITERALLY WHEN HE'S ON STAGE
I CANNOT LOOK AT HIM.
SOMETIMES YOU WILL SEE MY
BACK TOWARDS THE AUDIENCE
AND I'M SHAKING AWAY BECAUSE
HE'S FUNNY THAT'S WHAT I
LIKE ABOUT IT.
WE GET A CHANCE TO CONNECT
WITH THE AUDIENCE.
YOU DO A LOT OF AD
LIBING.
I STICK IT'S SO WELL
WRITTEN.
HE DOES, TOO THOUGH HE
MADE IT SO HIS OWN.
AND THE WRITING IS SO GREAT
AND THE REASON WHY WE ARE
HIRED AS ACTORS BECAUSE WE
ARE BREATHING LIFE INTO THE
WORDS OF THE WRITER.
I LIKE TO KEEP THEM ON
THEIR TOES, I LIKE TO KEEP
THEM ON THEIR TOES.
BUT I THINK ALSO WE HAVE FUN
WHEN WE DO IT AND THE
AUDIENCE FEELS THAT AND THEY
CONNECT WITH THAT.
SO NOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN
TRAVELLING T
DIFFERENT CITIES.
YES, WE HAVE.
WHAT'S THE RESPONSE BEEN
LIKE.
SOLDOUT EVERYWHERE.
DETROIT DON'T BE THE ONLY
CITY THAT DOESN'T SELLOUT.
I DOUBT THAT WILL HAPPEN,
BUT OKAY.
I'M A MIDWEST GIRL SO I'M
THE NEIGHBOR I'M FROM
CHICAGO SO CHICAGO SOLDOUT
AND I FELT VERY MY EGO WAS
GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU LIKING DETROIT?
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I
STOPPED BY THE ORIGINAL
HOUSE OF PANCAKES ANOTHER
DAY AGAIN CHICAGO GIRL SO
THAT ORIGINATED FROM
CHICAGO.
WE'RE GOING TO THE BREAKFAST
CLUB.
I THINK.
EVERYTHING I WEAR IS KIND OF
TIGHT SO I GOT TO EAT
TONIGHT.
SO I CAN FIT INTO MY
COSTUME.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU IN
TOWN.