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First of all, my main concern is did I spell conglomeration correctly?  I'm getting lazier in the mornings, because normally I would look it up...but I just don't feel like it.  So, if it is misspelled, PLEASE forgive me and don't call the grammar police.

Today I am happy for a lot of things...the most important being that Lisa and I finally move ( Read more... )

What a fantastic weekend!

Friday began with a relaxing day at home, followed by a wonderful evening with one of my "girlfriends," the amazingly talented Becca Johnson.  Becca and I were going to see some Shakespeare in the Park with Orlando Shakespeare Festival's production of Julius Caesar.  Well, apparently someone had done a rain dance earlier in ( Read more... )

A name poem for Michelle "My Belle" Knight...
By Matty MacDermid

M is for the magical glimmer in the beautiful eyes that I notice each time I see her...
I is for the incredible voice that belts as effortlessly and passionately as the well moves on and offstage...
C is for the carnivorous way she tore meat off a stick...
H is for the hate that translates ( Read more... )

So, the title of this post is a slight lie.  The Light in the Piazza also rejuvenated my faith in musical theatre when I saw it in Chicago.  However, last night I happened to be in Borders and happened to purchase the new recording of the South Pacific concert that played Carnegie Hall last year.  The concert boasts the talents of Reba McEntire as ( Read more... )

This could easily be the best news of the week:

"Live From Lincoln Center" will present the television premiere of The Light in the Piazza on Thursday, June 15 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS, presented live from the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center Theater.

With music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and book by Craig Lucas, The Light in the Piazza is the ( Read more... )

Well, dearhearts, I have been without access to computer and/or internet for a good week now--and even if I did have access over the past week, I don't know how much time I would have had to update blogs and play on MySpace.  From Wednesday to Sunday, I was judging at the Florida State Thespian Festival in Tampa.

I have to say that while I was ( Read more... )

So, I have a feeling that my dear friend Ashleigh Drake Teicher, who is often teased in my blog for her constant recreations of the Jason Robert Brown repertoire.  You see, her senior recital was this past Friday night and I completely forgot about it.  I'm retarded sometimes.  It would have been wonderful to attend her recital, as I'm certain ( Read more... )

1. What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment?
Well, it depends on how I'm feeling from week to week.  I've had sex without emotional commitment, and it's not horrible--but there are times when I long for a meaningful relationship.  Then I realize that I'm in the theatre, and every boy I fall for never lives nearby.  GODDAMN IT!  ;o)

2. ( Read more... )

So, I have been pleasantly entertained in the last week and a half.  I went to the movies (Failure to Launch), saw a dear friend in a great show at Disney (the Hoop-de-Doo Revue), and viewed two movies on DVD (Walk the Line and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Chris Hill, the master electrician at Seaside Music Theater invited Lisa and I over ( Read more... )