We have a Caged Dames countdown clock on the front page of this site. Every time I look at it I freak out. Things are going very well, I just freak out. Shawn Quinlan is putting everybody through there dance moves. Luckily Warden Hope isn’t in many numbers. I swear that wasn’t on purpose! The poor Warden doesn’t even have a song. What a rip! I spent the weekend rehearsing under the steady hand of director Scott ‘Lovely’ Bradley. Saturday BC and I cut out early and escaped to WIG MOUNTAIN. We went through all of the wigs we had to see what would fit for who and we found quite a few we could use which is always good for the budget. Did I tell you about my new suit for Warden Hope? It’s really quite lovely. And my shoes? Beautiful. Perhaps a nice wardrobe will distract from my acting abilities. I worked on lines, and I must admit it’s easier then the Judy Scary Little Christmas monologue. I don’t why I had such a hard time telling the story of the Christ child.

Yesterday I went to the Marathon ‘33 at the Strawdog Theater written by June Havoc. JUNE HAVOC. ‘Dainty June’ of Gypsy. The show is about her experience in the grueling and sadistic dance marathons of the ’30’s, and I personally enjoyed the show for many reasons. I am most definitely not a theater critic but the ensemble was just amazing and anybody who can direct that many people and keep things interesting deserves a tip of the hat Mr. Shade Murray. The lead, Kat McDonnell looked a lot like Cynthia Nixon of Sex in the City. I’m sure she hears that a lot. She plays June Havoc at 13, when she got involved in this whole circus of shame. It’’s a bit of a stretch but she’s so good you don’t care. I liked it because it’s based on truth. Desperate people dancing for food. It’s really the oldest story in the world, isn’t it? The play also went into June Havoc’s Dainty June past and her lost identity, which I found fascinating. It’s amazing she and her sister turned out as well as they did. There must have been some good in their mother. With a cast of 112 there are many familiar faces. Our friend Nick Lewis, Carmen Aiello, Mierka Girten and the always watchable Sara Sevigny to name a few. Go see it, dammit.

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