Actress, Broadway star, comedian, and author Melanie Chartoff joined What’s Up Newp for a live virtual video conversation on Friday, May 14 to discuss her new book, “Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories“, and her upcoming virtual appearance next week for two Rhode Island organizations.

Chartoff’s essays explore her own extraordinary life, and the many individuals with whom she has worked in more than four decades in show
business.

Melanie is best known for characters she created on “Fridays,” “Seinfeld,” “Newhart”
and “Rugrats.”

Congregation Beth David and the Jewish Alliance of Greater R.I. will host an Evening with Melanie Chartoff on May 20 at 7 pm. Register for the event here.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...