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I am thrilled to be catching up with one of my favorite Actresses & Artists, Cady McClain, who made Emmy Award History for being the first woman to win the coveted awards for playing 3 different roles, on 3 different shows, on 3 different networks.

Cady continues to bring the sass, humor & accountability as Dani Dupree's best friend Pamela Curtis on CBS hit Soap Opera, Beyond The Gates. 

Now, Cady is getting ready to star as Lydia Mazurik (the Polish Cook), in Roman Freud's Off Broadway play, Beneath the Ice of the Vistula!

In this NEW interview, Cady once again answered my call, but this time around she shares:

• How this play found its way to her
• Why the story feels urgently relevant to the times we’re living in
• How the role pushes her to new creative depths as an actress
• Connecting Beyond the Gates with Beneath the Ice of the Vistula
• So much more

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Beneath the Ice of the Vistula is written by Roman Freud, directed by Eduard Tolokonnikov, featuring original music by acclaimed composer Inessa Zaretsky & starring Cady McClain who reunites with her Orson’s Shadow co-star Brad Fryman for the second time this season. The show also stars its playwright, Roman Freud, and Lev Grzhonko.
 
In Beneath the Ice of the Vistula, a reclusive Jewish composer and his Polish cook form a volatile bond in the weeks leading up to the Nazi invasion, forcing them to confront art, love, and survival in a world on the brink of collapse.

Set in Warsaw on the eve of World War II, the play reflects on the vanished world of pre-war European Jewish culture — its music, literature, theater, and everyday life — and on the fragile human connections that persist even as catastrophe approaches.

While the historical background is grave, the play itself is not bleak; it is a declaration of life, filled with warmth, irony, tenderness, and moments of humor that affirm the resilience of the human spirit.

Beneath the Ice of the Vistula  will play a limited run from February 12-28, 2026 at NYC's West End Theatre at St. Paul & St. Andrew UMC. Click Here for tickets!

More Cady McClain Interviews:

2018 (Read Here): From Pine Valley to Butterflies
2024 (Read Here): Orson's Shadow: From Acting To Producing
2025 (Watch Here): What Happened Was Beyond The Gates
2025 (Read Here): The Slide Is The Negative

 
Cady McClain as Lydia Mazurik
Beneath the Ice of the Vistula
Photo Credit: Galina Ivankovich

More on Cady McClain:

Cady McClain is a history making three-time Emmy© award-winning actress, taking home the gold for her roles on All My Children (Best Juvenile, 1990), As the World Turns (Best Supporting Actress, 2004), and Days of Our Lives (Best Guest Performer, 2021). According to Deadline, she made history as the first woman to win a Daytime Emmy© for three different characters on three different daytime series. She is now playing the role of “Pamela Curtis” on Beyond the Gates - airing on CBS, BET, and Paramount Plus. Beyond the Gates was recently named one of the best TV shows of 2025 by Entertainment Weekly.

Recently, Cady played the role of “Joan Plowright” in Orson’s Shadow by Austin Pendleton (dir. Austin Pendleton and David Schweizer), “Shirley” in the iconic Shirley Valentine (dir. Roy Steinberg) at Cape May Stage, and “Carole” in What Happened Was (dir. Austin Pendleton) at The Chain Summer One Act Festival 2025.

Other memorable theatrical productions include David Ives’ The Red Address (dir. Pam Berlin) at Second Stage Theater, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at Lincoln Center Theater, A Comedy of Errors at the Hudson Guild Theater, and Barefoot in the Park at the Westbury and Valley Forge Music Fair theaters. Cady has also performed in two one-woman performance art pieces: Mona7 and Inventions of Farewell (HERE Theatre).

Television credits include multiple episodes of Law and Order SVU (opposite Amanda Seyfried, Mariska Hargitay and Michael O’Keefe, and again opposite Ice T and Kevin Kane).