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Jul

Cabaret Part 3: Lessons from Sally Bowles

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, […]

29

Jul

Cabaret Part 2: Being Sally Bowles

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) […]

25

Jul

Cabaret Part 1: Becoming Sally Bowles

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 […]