Little more than one week ago I was wearing at least a jacket each day as I went about my business in Colorado.
It seems after a week that I've been here in Florida for a month; we've already put together one of our three shows and yesterday had a day off at the beach. It's a really great group of people, I'm quite happy about that.
About 25 days or so until we're on the ship.
Hope everyone is well.. thanks for writing if you did, and why the hell haven't you if not?
Later - D
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Sunday, March 20, 2005
It's the last midnight
I have been in this room for many, many nights after many, many performances of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. This is the last night I'll spend in the room, before one show tomorrow, an 11 hour drive through the night into the early morning, a little sleep, putting stuff into storage, and a flight on Tuesday to join the already rehearsing Voyager cast in Florida.
Thank goodness for the five dark days we had in early February or I'd have not had any significant time off since... since... I don't know when. January 2004. I'm not complaining, someone just pointed that out to me.
Anyway, I want to express my gratitude and thanks to the cast and crew of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for a long and successful run. You will be in my thoughts, and I will not forget you nor some of the strangeness we encountered together.
What kinds of strangeness, you may ask... well, think on this:
In this run, including understudies who went on...
I played Beast to 2 Belles, plus another in a rehearsal.
I also played Beast to 2 Gastons.
I played Gaston to 2 Beasts.
I played Gaston to 3 different LeFous. 2 different D'Arques.
I had about ...seriously, I think 9 silly girls in different combinations.
We had ... how many different Madame Bouches? Four, maybe five?
3 Mrs. Potts.
3 Babettes.
That's not to mention a myriad of ensemble switcheroos that were constantly in flux.
Those are just numbers off of the top of my head.
And yet, we managed, we always managed. I'm knocking on wood like crazy because we DO still have one left.
Thank goodness for the five dark days we had in early February or I'd have not had any significant time off since... since... I don't know when. January 2004. I'm not complaining, someone just pointed that out to me.
Anyway, I want to express my gratitude and thanks to the cast and crew of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for a long and successful run. You will be in my thoughts, and I will not forget you nor some of the strangeness we encountered together.
What kinds of strangeness, you may ask... well, think on this:
In this run, including understudies who went on...
I played Beast to 2 Belles, plus another in a rehearsal.
I also played Beast to 2 Gastons.
I played Gaston to 2 Beasts.
I played Gaston to 3 different LeFous. 2 different D'Arques.
I had about ...seriously, I think 9 silly girls in different combinations.
We had ... how many different Madame Bouches? Four, maybe five?
3 Mrs. Potts.
3 Babettes.
That's not to mention a myriad of ensemble switcheroos that were constantly in flux.
Those are just numbers off of the top of my head.
And yet, we managed, we always managed. I'm knocking on wood like crazy because we DO still have one left.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Vegas pics
I put up a separate blog to share the Vegas pics I have with the other guys who went. Check it out if you like.
Don't worry, it's SFW.
Click here!
Don't worry, it's SFW.
Click here!
Monday, March 14, 2005
Rolling with the punches...
I have to tell you, there have been several times when I've been about to post my plans for the near future.
There some jobs lined up, then personal stuff that took priority, then other jobs that fit around those, then a couple of other things...
I was waiting for everything to settle and then post it all...
Then, last week, while I was in Vegas on Monday morning I got a call about a great gig I've nearly done two or three times before.
It was a bit of a tough decision, because I'd have to find a way to work around the personal stuff I'd already moved heaven and earth to accomodate. It seems it will all be able to work, though, and so...
When we close here on Sunday afternoon, I'll drive straight to Kansas. Leaving here at 4:30pm mountain time, arriving at my parents' house at about that time in the a.m. central time. A couple of hours of sleep, then a day with the fam, a night's rest, then a flight to Florida to begin rehearsals to join the RSSC Voyager as it travels to... the Canary Islands, Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands. I'll be on the ship starting in late April, heading across the Atlantic to the Canary Islands. I'll be onboard until late October. It's quite the gig, certainly not your typical cruiseship entertainment, and some of it will in fact be quite challenging. I'll be able to put away some money and will get to travel to some AMAZING places.
So, wish me luck and bon voyage... there will be a lot of photos and blog updates during the cruise, I guarantee.
My challenge now? Finalizing a Christmas gig before I leave the country.
By the way, to the MANY of you who helped me with a recent project, in January, if I haven't already been back in touch... thanks very much. Things are good.
There some jobs lined up, then personal stuff that took priority, then other jobs that fit around those, then a couple of other things...
I was waiting for everything to settle and then post it all...
Then, last week, while I was in Vegas on Monday morning I got a call about a great gig I've nearly done two or three times before.
It was a bit of a tough decision, because I'd have to find a way to work around the personal stuff I'd already moved heaven and earth to accomodate. It seems it will all be able to work, though, and so...
When we close here on Sunday afternoon, I'll drive straight to Kansas. Leaving here at 4:30pm mountain time, arriving at my parents' house at about that time in the a.m. central time. A couple of hours of sleep, then a day with the fam, a night's rest, then a flight to Florida to begin rehearsals to join the RSSC Voyager as it travels to... the Canary Islands, Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands. I'll be on the ship starting in late April, heading across the Atlantic to the Canary Islands. I'll be onboard until late October. It's quite the gig, certainly not your typical cruiseship entertainment, and some of it will in fact be quite challenging. I'll be able to put away some money and will get to travel to some AMAZING places.
So, wish me luck and bon voyage... there will be a lot of photos and blog updates during the cruise, I guarantee.
My challenge now? Finalizing a Christmas gig before I leave the country.
By the way, to the MANY of you who helped me with a recent project, in January, if I haven't already been back in touch... thanks very much. Things are good.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Gonna Set My Soul, Gonna Set My Soul On Fire
This coming week, we have Monday-Wednesday off, and a few of us are heading to Las Vegas. It's only a (relatively) short drive away, and it's insanely cheap, so why not?
Not Vega$, like the old Robert Urich series, or VEGAS, like it was for Frank, Dean, and Sammy... No, not that pit of debauchery, that wretched hive of scum and villainy...
But Las Vegas, where they now have a monorail like Disney World.
News to come soon...
By the way, comments are new and improved adn finally EASY - you no longer have to log in or have a blogger account of your own to comment. Just click, post, and there you go.
Not Vega$, like the old Robert Urich series, or VEGAS, like it was for Frank, Dean, and Sammy... No, not that pit of debauchery, that wretched hive of scum and villainy...
But Las Vegas, where they now have a monorail like Disney World.
News to come soon...
By the way, comments are new and improved adn finally EASY - you no longer have to log in or have a blogger account of your own to comment. Just click, post, and there you go.
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