Last night was our first evening rehearsalfor Haywire! and we had fun feeling each other out. There are quite a few newbies and it will be interesting to see what they can do. The big mystery of the evening was a phrase in the script, ‘Jal Orderly’. Apparently it’s a carny phrase. Isn’t this blog [...]
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Mother is not neglecting you, she’s just been very busy what with the benefit, rehearsals for Haywire! starting, The Joans, Showgirls at The Music Box and life in general. Producing Haywire has been challenging. When you ask someone how they’re doing, you expect them to answer ‘fine’, even when things aren’t so ‘fine’. Haywire will [...]
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Goodness, where does the time go? Our benefit Tuesday was a great deal of fun and you all came out in full force. It was amazing! Even CBS showed up. Thanks to Smith and Grimm, Bethany Thomas, Mary’s Attic and all of you for your contributions. Don’t forget- the party is just a portion of [...]
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Put on Your Pasties and Practice Your Pole Dancing! SHOWGIRLS Gone Wild will showcase one of the most wretched, fantabulous films ever committed to celluloid, SHOWGIRLS. The 1995 camp classic rips the pasties off the glittering Las Vegas striptacular Goddess Revue and chronicles the battle for supremacy between white trash Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) and her nemesis, [...]
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I am back in Chicago and it feels lovely to not step outside and have you lungs singed with 107 degree heat. I saw may things in Las Vegas. Lots of fat people, lots of smoking, lots of gambling, lots of insanely over the top attractions and lots of all you can eat buffets. I tried [...]
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I’m writing from Las Vegas where I’m celebrating Chris’s 50th birthday. It’s going to be 105 degrees today. Ugh. Today Rick Aguilar and I are going to the Liberace Museum. Nobody else wants to go. Fools. Last night we saw a show called La Reve. Imagine the worse 70’s Styx album cover come to life [...]
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Last night I attended the opening night of Eating Raoul- The Musical. Because of the other Summer Camp shows and The Joans I really had only heard one song from one rehearsal of the show and it sounded great, but hey, you never know whatthe whole enchilada is gonna taste like from just one bite. [...]
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Paul and Mary Bland dream of opening a gourmet restaurant but they need money to [...]
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I am beat. We had callbacks today for our fall show and it was a long and arduous process. Then I came home, help assembled a bike with Chris, who turns into a grumpy dad when he tries to build anything, and went to Indiana to hang out with Our Gang, aka my nieces and [...]
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