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‘All My Children’ star to perform ballads and honky-tonk from debut CD at Southpaw

By Claire McTaggart Posted on
‘All My Children’

Cady McClain is used to having multiple identities. As the chameleon
character Dixie Cooney on ABC’s “All My Children,”
McClain has evoked more emotions in 13 seasons than most people
experience in a lifetime. She has played a doting wife, a scandalous
mistress, a protective mother, and just about every type of victim
and villain that could possibly be conceived since she joined the
cast in 1988.

But this year, McClain is putting the spotlight on a new character
— herself. She has written — and sings all the songs on
— her debut album, “BlueGlitterFish,” and will perform
the material live at Park Slope’s Southpaw next month.

Between looking for her stolen baby and salvaging one of her six
marriages for the daytime drama, McClain is planning the set list
for her Fifth Avenue show.

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McClain, star of “All My Children” and singer-author
of “BlueGlitterFish,” shared her musical influences
and guilty pleasures with Claire McTaggart.

Favorite artist:
Laurie Anderson. “She’s a wonderful storyteller.”

Currently in her CD player: Nellie McKay. “She’s
great for when I’m feeling pissy.”

Last book she read: “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”
by Patrick Suskind. “It really expresses a world where
things aren’t so pretty.”

Would love to open up for: Cirque du Soleil. “I’m
drawn to anything that combines the art I’m trying with
other types of expression, especially in a physical way.”

When not acting or singing: “My boyfriend [Hunt Walk]
takes me sailing on Long Island Sound. I also love dancing and
going to arcades.”

Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif.

Currently lives in: Manhattan and Westport, Conn.

Favorite Brooklyn hangout: Brooklyn Academy of Music