The following was written on the day of the Speechless music video shoot: There are days that change your life forever. There are days that bring a new awareness into your psyche that will affect the way you see the world from now on. Today was one of those days. My experience of being a woman […]
Flying High, Down Under: Part 8: The Mess Strikes Again–plus VIDEO!
(photo above is me, circa age 8) It happened again. The slip and fall. The attack of the klutz. The shattering of the illusion of that graceful and poised person that I pretend to be. And it happened in front of 2200 people. Last night during Aladdin, at the end of a wonderful show, I […]
Flying High, Down Under: Part 7: The First Time is the Hardest
It’s days like this that I wish someone would just tell me what to do. Tell me what the rules are. Or guidelines. Whatever they’re called. As I sit here, bundled up in my comfy clothes and steaming my face, I sit in the knowledge that I’m battling a cold. My neck aches and my […]
Flying High, Down Under: Part 6: Wish Granted- Opening Night
It’s OPENING NIGHT. The night we’ve all been waiting for… working towards… dreaming about. Aside from rehearsing the show, we’ve also spent loads of time and attention picking out the right gifts and greeting cards to congratulate our fellow company members and, of course, choosing the fiercest, sexiest, most stylish outfits for the after-party. Duh. […]
Flying High, Down Under: Part 4: The Audience Effect
Tonight was our first audience at the Capitol Theater! It was exciting to finally share our creation with the 1600 friends and family that attended our final dress rehearsal. Before it started, the whole cast was buzzed, nervous, excited. After the curtain came down at the end, I sang to our genie, Michael James Scott, […]
Flying High, Down Under: Part 3: ALADDIN Q&A
I was recently interviewed by a local Sydney magazine, and I thought you might be interested to read my answers about my childhood relationship to the story of Aladdin, and why I think musical theater is a powerful healing art. Also, I explain what I think it means to be a Princess in the real world. […]
Flying High, Down Under: Part 1: Destination Sydney
I’ve thought about writing a blog for a long time. I wasn’t sure that I wanted to take on the pressure of figuring out what to write, what is entertaining, who’s my audience, blah blah blah. But I know that when I read other people’s words and reflections, it moves me. It speaks to me. […]