The real magic started after we opened. With tech rehearsals over and done and folks recovering from the long hours and stressful last-minute changes, we could relax into the show and enjoy it. “The Lusty Month of May” finally became fun again — singing lead with a chorus behind me is one of my favorite […]

Oh Camelot. How I miss you. What a wonderful dream and adventure. Camelot was one of the best show journeys of my life. I knew from the first rehearsal this was going to be special. It’d been 3 years since I’d really had a magical experience on stage with Cabaret, and I was bracing for […]

I’ve got a video and some pics from Birds of a Feather (The Birdcage) that highlight my abilities to a) Wear many colored wigs b) Sing “Glitter and Be Gay” at 11:30 at night after an all-day rehearsal and without warming up much at all. (Hey, it was spur-of-the-moment; otherwise, I would’ve properly warmed up.) […]

Remember how sad you were when the Theatre in the Square closed? Well, it’s back in business with some great people at the helm, and the inaugural production is this one. Birds of a Feather a.k.a. The Birdcage runs the first 3 weekends in October (October 2-18), Fridays/Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm. There is going to […]

Hey lovelies! I just got cast in another show! I’m in Birds of a Feather (aka The Birdcage) at Marietta’s Theatre in the Square. I don’t have finalized show dates, but it’ll run Friday/Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm in October! I’ll post again when I get more info. I’m playing several roles, including […]

Looking back, I can see how other roles prepared me to play Sally Bowles. When I’m not doing comedy, I tend to play emotional roles. Sally has everything though – funny bits, intense drama (including a breakdown), a screaming match, life, death, five songs, skimpy costumes, plenty of kissing, and a ton a lines. Oh, […]

I needed some distance before I could write the second part of the Cabaret blog. I’m still in mourning. I think Cabaret requires extra recovery time from post-show blues because it is so intense and emotional – it’s the show itself. I told my castmates that I am experiencing actor karma for when Paul (my Cliff) […]

So Cabaret has been a whirlwind. I figured I should sit down and put it into words (and someone actually did ask me to update my blog, too, so there’s that). I auditioned for the show during the last weekend of A Chorus Line – sang 16 bars, read from the script…No dance audition, as […]

I should write this down before I forget it! Also, then I can be done with A Chorus Line posts and move on to blogging about my newest adventure! We added an intermission to the show for various reasons, so my monologue opened the second half of the show. But the third Sunday of the run, my […]

For those folks who know me in real life, you know that 1) I got cast as Val, a.k.a. “the tits and ass girl,” in A Chorus Line and 2) I’m not so good at updating blogs when theatre takes over my life. Any time not spent at rehearsal was spent at the dance studio […]