I have worn body mics in a lot of shows; but during my most recent show (Irene – I played Geraldine O’Dare, Irene’s mother, and quite frankly, I rocked it thanks to a great director, staff, crew and rest of the cast – truly wonderful folks all), we were asked to handle the mics with…
Many years ago, I met and started doing shows with and for the fabulously talented Pamela Hall. (Here’s a link to a recent article on Pamela, while she was directing off-Broadway’s Danny and Sylvia. http://stlukestheatre.com/2012/01/19/7108/) What the article fails to mention is Pamela and her husband Ed Gaynes (the original Slightly in the Mary Martin…
Okay – yesterday was my dear husband’s birthday. And I had rehearsal. Shit. I feel bad about that. And I want you to know, that my husband in no way made me feel bad about this. He is much too nice for that. The feeling bad part was created in my own busy little mind.…
You may well ask. Especially since I’ve been absent for a month. Well, the appropriate answer is of course “here” (get it, up to here – I crack myself up – now back to reality). I’ve mostly been here with no excuse for not writing blog posts. However, I did get my fat old lady…
A Winter’s Tale – 1984 Once upon a time, a long, long time ago – back in the mists of time – 1984, to be exact, I did a show called A Winter’s Tale (A Dickens of a Christmas Carol); an original musical version of Christmas Carol. The show was book, music and lyrics written…
This is actress Jenie Jackson: This is me (in the musical Day in Hollywood/Night in the Ukraine): Holy crap! Right? I was unaware of my likeness to Jenie Jackson until a Twitter follower (who is a fan of Ms. Jackson) brought it to my attention. So am I her doppelganger (I assume that the one…
Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. As a Girl Scout, I learned the above little ditty, and now in my fat old age, I find it is so true. Last week, we got together with my friend Kristopher and his partner Storm. Kristopher and I have known…
I had another audition today. And this time, it was lovely. Just lovely. Okay, I didn’t sing perfectly – but I didn’t stink up the place either. I did a good workmanlike job. (And the people casting pretty much know me.) The thing is I didn’t suffer total dry mouth and clenched throat. I was…
So I finish work at about 5:00 p.m. Whew. Except I have an audition at 7:00 p.m. – and the theater is about ½ hour away. So I have 1 ½ hours to: Make dinner for me and husband Eat dinner Figure out what to do with my hair Do makeup Figure out what to…
That is the question. I went gray fairly early, which makes sense, my Dad did (although he fought it briefly with Grecian Formula – holy crap – the head full of shoe polish look); and my Mom probably did (she dyed her hair into her 60s, but her younger brother had pure white hair before…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 