Last night started our third week of Caged Dames and given the overwhelmingly positive reviews (#1 Show to see again, in TimeOut Chicago), I was expecting an overflow of eager audience members. This was not the case. We had a respectable 25 attending last night and although the pacing was there, I personally felt a bit wonky. The wonkiness came to a peak when Ed Jones blanked in the middle of his big number, Have an Oyster. According to Ms. Ditmars he just got this look of terror in his face. This is the look all actors get when they realize they have no idea what their next line is. So Ed just blurted out ‘YOU’LL LOVE IT!’, to the amazement of Brigitte, Derek and our Music Director Andra Velis Simon. The scene was going really well while I watched it and as I entered the dressing room I was smiling at Cheryl Snodgress (Bigger Lorraine) when we heard the new line. The look of horror on Cheryl’s face was rather priceless. I was a little extra nervous because my secret boyfriend, Eric Lindahl was there. Okay, I guess it’s not a secret if I tell people that he’s my secret boyfriend, including his boyfriend. I certainly don’t want to be one of those leering older men who tries to ‘cleverly’ sneak glances at attractive men fooling nobody but themselves, so I try to be upfront about it to make all concerned less uncomfortable. Eric’s boyfriend is a terrific sport. Come see us at the Bailiwick this weekend!

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