last dance
in Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as A Chorus Line, cathartic, day, Denver, fact, feeling something, God, height differences, kindred spirits, last show, Mindy, sentimental/inspiration, show, something, theater/tour, time, tiny women, Tony
Remember when I said that I wasn’t feeling a thing?
They are just faces, black and white features on cardboard, but to me, they are so much more. The kind of bond you create with people you’ve lived, worked, laughed, and literally been with for over a year and a half is staggering. It gets to be a part of you without even realizing it and suddenly you leave and you wonder at the bereft feeling that is left; you feel the ghost pains, so to speak, of the missing part and you might as well get used to it, I guess. It’s gonna hurt for a while. But it’s a good hurt. 
It’s pretty heavy and you can pop yourself in the forehead pretty badly if you’re not careful. But after you do it once, you learn to be careful. Believe me. I don’t think I’ve done that since opening in Denver last April, actually. 
At my station. Which no, is not the neatest on the block, but neatness has never won anyone a Tony or a Grammy or even an Emmy, for that matter. closing time
in Performance, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as A Chorus, A Chorus Line, different this time, foot of the cross, God, Jesus Christ, jesus christ superstar, Line, Mary Magdalene, merch table, room, show, sweatshirt, theater/tour, time, whole shebang
Took me over a year and a half, but I finally bought a sweatshirt.
boxes!
in Performance, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as A Chorus Line, Cassie, leotard, monumental task, packaging supplies, Parcels, parr, Paul, side, Stuff, theater, theater/tour, time to go home, way
Boxes. Parcels. Packages. Do those words incite the same kind of excitement in you as they do me? And no, I am not talking Christmas here. Not yet, anyway. But it’s on parr with that, I’d say–the greatest of holidays. It’s time to go home. To box up my stuff, tape it up tight, and [...]
awkward
in Funny Stuff, Performance
as Ahem, area, blue eyes, lot, physical therapist, physical therapists, physical therapy, rib, ribs, sensitive area, theater/tour, time, times sake
*Edited due to my offending some people with a joke I quoted. I apologize to those of you who read it and were offended* Sometimes I wouldn’t mind if our physical therapists were not exactly lookers. Because now I have a rib injury. I know, I know, it was so fun last time, I figured [...]
And the bass keeps running, running
in Funny Stuff, Thoughts and Feelings
as door, drew, fifth floor, God, MY HUSBAND, night, paper thin walls, Ramada, right, shag carpet, smile and nod, stilettos, theater/tour, thoughts/life, work
And running, running, And running, running And running, running, And… Cause see here at the Ramada we are basically adjoined to a funky club. And when walking into our hotel after the show, not only do we get to wade through all the girls in their stilettos, God bless, with their lack of any clothing [...]
in this case, the good far outweighs the bad
in Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as cracked rib, dancing class, home, minor heart attack, monke, pole dancing, roller coaster, theater/tour
I’ve got good news and bad news. Did you ever have anybody tell you that and immediately follow it with asking you which you’d like to hear first? I’ve always been a let’s hear the bad news first and get it out of the way kind of girl, myself. So, the bad news: I have [...]
nice. mostly.
in Funny Stuff, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as Adam Sandler, business, food, Ian, julia gulia, Julia Julia Gulia, many different things, money, Thai, thai food, theater/tour, thoughts/life, tonight, vancouver, walking home, whole meals
It’s amazing how you feel when you come down from the mountains. That sentence could mean so many different things, I realize, but what I am referring to is the wonderful fact that we are no longer singing and dancing in dry air and high altitudes. Really, it actually makes a difference. I wasn’t struggling [...]
a three hour tour
in Funny Stuff, Performance, photography
as desperate measures, desperate times call for desperate measures, Gilligan, gilligan's island, Ginger, halloween, hour, Island, lively bunch, marianne, Mr. Howell, Mrs. Howell, professor, science experiments, theater/tour, three hour tour, way
So we had to wade through two whole shows today in order to put on the costumes that we had really been anticipating. For me, it was Marianne of Gilligan’s Island fame. And Marianne wouldn’t exactly be Marianne without the whole crew, now would she? But we decided to go with a twist, it being [...]
dinner at 11
in Loved Ones, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as cake, Calgary, course wine, dinner, Emily, God, goodness, honest to goodness, hummingbird cake, Ian, John Legend, Nickel Creek, night, paper thin walls, right, theater/tour, thing, thoughts/life, waffle maker
All of you wonderful people who have homes and kitchens and front doors with real keys which you regularly use might not realize it, but goodness, staying in a home makes a difference. A heck of a difference. It’s not that hotels don’t have their charm. I certainly don’t mind a good continental breakfast, especially [...]
one cigarette
in Funny Stuff, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as A Chorus Line, anti smoking campaigns, broadway cares equity fights aids, Canada, cigarette, dumb joke, fan mail, friend joey, Joey, part, Sheila, show, smoke, story, theater/tour
Tonight I was backstage signing posters for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids when my friend Joey told me I had to read something. I made some dumb joke in response and he reiterated that I really had to read it. Okay, I will, I said nonchalantly, most of my energy going to making that large J [...]
