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Tonight was the first Hedwig rehearsal.
In many ways, it was wonderful.
I have to say that getting up there with the band and singers was surprising, in that it all just came right back to us all. Sean knew ALL of his lines, the new cast members were ready and willing, and Christian...well, he's just Christian. A complete Rockstar. Even with his Depeche Mode not-really drums.
But I felt a little wistful, too. Tonight, those first few moments of standing onstage singing those songs, I had a desperate moment when i looked around and I missed a couple of people so intensely, it was like a punch in stomach.
My memories of Hedwig are some of the best of my life. I have never experienced the kind of theater magic we all created. The connection, the love, the intensity, the commitment, the jokes...it's hard to let that go. I guess the trick is to NOT let it go, but to remember it, treasure it, and move on.
I am grateful and excited by ALL of the new cast/bandmates, but I am especially proud of Jenn and Ashley. They both have very big shoes to fill, but I know they will create their own wonderful characters. They won't replace the actors who created those roles originally at BLT, but they will add their own unique talents and ideas, to create another chapter of Hedwig and The Angry Inch.
A different one, one that I think will be distinctly special in it's own rite.
"Rain falls hard
Burns dry
A dream
Or a song
That hits you so hard
Filling you up
And suddenly gone
Breathe feel love
Give free
Know in your soul
Like your blood knows the way
From your heart to your brain
Knows that you're whole"
~L
In many ways, it was wonderful.
I have to say that getting up there with the band and singers was surprising, in that it all just came right back to us all. Sean knew ALL of his lines, the new cast members were ready and willing, and Christian...well, he's just Christian. A complete Rockstar. Even with his Depeche Mode not-really drums.
But I felt a little wistful, too. Tonight, those first few moments of standing onstage singing those songs, I had a desperate moment when i looked around and I missed a couple of people so intensely, it was like a punch in stomach.
My memories of Hedwig are some of the best of my life. I have never experienced the kind of theater magic we all created. The connection, the love, the intensity, the commitment, the jokes...it's hard to let that go. I guess the trick is to NOT let it go, but to remember it, treasure it, and move on.
I am grateful and excited by ALL of the new cast/bandmates, but I am especially proud of Jenn and Ashley. They both have very big shoes to fill, but I know they will create their own wonderful characters. They won't replace the actors who created those roles originally at BLT, but they will add their own unique talents and ideas, to create another chapter of Hedwig and The Angry Inch.
A different one, one that I think will be distinctly special in it's own rite.
"Rain falls hard
Burns dry
A dream
Or a song
That hits you so hard
Filling you up
And suddenly gone
Breathe feel love
Give free
Know in your soul
Like your blood knows the way
From your heart to your brain
Knows that you're whole"
~L