Saturday, December 26, 2009

The Day After...


Crazy night on Broadway!
First, Beth continued her absence from the show with a bad case of bronchitis. Corrine is her understudy and Boy, does that woman have pipes! She sang the hell out of the show - very impressive. Both shows, in fact.
Then, in the middle of the first show, David (Harry) blew out his calf muscle and pulled up lame like a race horse coming down the stretch! It's a wonder he finished the show, limping as he was and grimacing to the end. But he's a trouper and he follows the old but true adage, "The show must go on".
Unfortunately the weather didn't help, as the unusually mild and humid evening outside made for a warm evening in the theater. We were all sweating onstage! Under the lights is hard enough, but with the extra heat - nearly unbearable.
Two more shows tomorrow - busy holiday weekend!

Christmas Show


Strange Night. Everyone very excited about getting back from the day off, excited about doing a Christmas show. General love and good cheer all around. But halfway through the first act, Beth lost her voice - literally. Barely made it through Voulez Vous. So her understudy Corrinne Melacon went on for the second act. And WOW can that woman sing. It's such a treat to see one of the understudies get the chance to go on and show their stuff. Believe me people, it's a fine line between the "stars" and the "ensemble" - these people are all talented as HELL! She'll be on for both shows tomorrow, too.
Get well, Beth!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas 2009

I wouldn't even know where to begin to explain my absence from blogging. So I won't. What an amazing journey it's been, especially over the last month. Certainly little time to write, and even less time to explain why. Door decorating contests (Amina Robinson and Halle Morse the winners!), Secret Santa (I had Holly Hanson, an electrician and Halle had me) and today, our final show before Christmas. It's been phenominal, and I'm looking forward to the one day break.
Back to work on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas, all.

Please enjoy the Mamma Mia 2009 Holiday video!