what weekend
Last night after work my sister met me downtown and we went to see the final performance of Mary Poppins: The Musical. It was...okay. I mean, I enjoyed it, mostly, and Con O'Shea-Creal, who played Bert, was fantastic, as were Kerry Conte as Winnifred and Karen Murphy as the Bird Woman/Miss Andrews. I cry every time I watch the "Feed the Birds" scene in the movie, and as it turns out, the Broadway show was no exception. Lame!
Anyway, the little girl playing Jane, bless her, was just terrible. I couldn't understand a word out of her mouth the entire show. And neither my sister or I thought Madeline Trumble was the right choice for Mary. She just didn't work for us. Apparently she was Katherine's understudy in Newsies during the period when we saw it last year. I'm very grateful we got to see Kara Lindsay instead.
But again, it was fun, and I loved some of the musical numbers ("Step In Time" and "Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious" especially.) The sets were AMAZING, especially given it was the touring production so they have to break those things down and cart them around the country every week.
Other that that I worked all weekend. It was super fun, let me tell you. The police had to be called on Saturday because of a mentally ill woman who started screaming and throwing things at the circulation staff, and apparently one of the new guys was traumatized by his first solicitation from an older man. They should really mention these inevitabilities in the interview so people can prepare themselves.
No one ever hassles me because I scare people, so I spent an uneventful weekend apartment shopping and learning about all the things there are to do in Connecticut. I grew up right next door in RI and I've only ever been to Mystic. That's sad. Of course I have to make it through my interview first, but it's never a bad idea to have a plan in place, just in case. If they do want to hire me I'm going to have to start the moving process, after all, and if I do my research beforehand I won't have to worry about it later.
It's only my first interview. Anything could happen! But I have a good feeling about this one.
Anyway, the little girl playing Jane, bless her, was just terrible. I couldn't understand a word out of her mouth the entire show. And neither my sister or I thought Madeline Trumble was the right choice for Mary. She just didn't work for us. Apparently she was Katherine's understudy in Newsies during the period when we saw it last year. I'm very grateful we got to see Kara Lindsay instead.
But again, it was fun, and I loved some of the musical numbers ("Step In Time" and "Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious" especially.) The sets were AMAZING, especially given it was the touring production so they have to break those things down and cart them around the country every week.
Other that that I worked all weekend. It was super fun, let me tell you. The police had to be called on Saturday because of a mentally ill woman who started screaming and throwing things at the circulation staff, and apparently one of the new guys was traumatized by his first solicitation from an older man. They should really mention these inevitabilities in the interview so people can prepare themselves.
No one ever hassles me because I scare people, so I spent an uneventful weekend apartment shopping and learning about all the things there are to do in Connecticut. I grew up right next door in RI and I've only ever been to Mystic. That's sad. Of course I have to make it through my interview first, but it's never a bad idea to have a plan in place, just in case. If they do want to hire me I'm going to have to start the moving process, after all, and if I do my research beforehand I won't have to worry about it later.
It's only my first interview. Anything could happen! But I have a good feeling about this one.