Review Fix Exclusive: David Deblinger Talks ‘A Queen For a Day’

Review Fix chats with actor David Deblinger, who discusses his role in John Gould Rubin’s “A Queen For a Day,” which is set to open on May 3 at the Theatre at St. Clements in New York City. Breaking down his initial attraction to the production and what it was like to share the stage with Vincent Pastore and David Proval, Dubliner gives us an inside look at the star-studded production.

Review Fix: What originally attracted you to this production?

David Deblinger: The director, my longtime friend and colleague, John Gould Rubin

Review Fix: What’s your character like?

Deblinger: My character is in over his head…  A nice Jewish boy who has gotten “into bed,” with some dangerous folks, who live in a very different world than he’s accustomed to.

Review Fix: How did you prepare for this role?

Deblinger: I have been doing readings of this play for the past two years. During rehearsals I was put in touch with a lawyer friend of the playwright, Michael Ricigliano, who has conducted hundreds of proffer agreements with members of the mob. It was incredible to sit and talk with him.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with this cast?

Deblinger: The cast features Portia, Vinny Pastore and David Proval, and they are phenomenally talented, this has truly been a fantastic learning experience.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy this one the most?

Deblinger: People who love suspense and honest accounts of mob life will love this…

Review Fix: Why should someone check it out?

Deblinger: Two reasons are the transcendent performances by David Proval and Vincent Pastore.

Review Fix: What’s next for you?

Deblinger: Next for me are auditions and more diaper duties for my new beautiful baby boy.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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