And that's when I decided to go back to L.A. and figure out my stuff. Upon finishing the album, Beth became involved with director Richard Donner's projected Janis Joplin biopic, but decided the movies weren't the right venue for her spontaneous artistic nature. And I thought I could probably learn some great stuff. So I auditioned for Janis' sister, Laura, and the director, Randall Mylar. The show is great because every single word of the show is by Janis.
Nothing is written by anyone else.
It's all her interviews and all her letters to her family. I do some acting and sing all the songs, and another girl does all the letters. It's been great. We've been getting standing ovations every performance. To get in shape for Love, Janis, Beth worked with a vocal coach and honed her voice by stepping to the stage on open mic nights at the Baked Potato, a dark and smoke- filled L.A. nightspot.