The apparition of these faces in the crowd

The best thing to come out of Torchwood lately? AfterElton's Facebook Recaps. If you haven't seen these yet, check them out. The recaps of the first two series are brilliant.

The link is for the CoE ones. Day Four is fucking PRICELESS.

( The Brilliant Quote from Day 4 )

And I'm officially jealous of everyone at SDCC right now. That's all. ♥

I'm... back to the shop. If anyone out there is ever THINKING of doing the Wedding Singer for a show? Just... DON"T. The costumes are in-fucking-sane.

I almost think this is worse than Producers. Going back into the shop on a Saturday is not my idea of a good weekend.

You know what's always nice? Getting yelled at for doing your job because an actor just so happens to be an asshole and doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut.

Yes, dickwad -- you ripped your pants. Wasn't even that bad, really. When I'm walking INTO the show 45 minutes before curtain is NOT when you come up to me and shove your ass in my face and fucking prance around about it. Particularly as I have JUST walked in, am still laden down with instrument and other bags. I laid into the little cocksucker. I wasn't mean (as rose_whispers will attest), but I was firm. And dude. The rule is: you lose a button or a shirt needs ironed, you do it yourself. If it's a major incident you tell the stage manager ASAP and she will phone the costumer.

ALWAYS been this way.

Our delicate flower runs to the director and says I was mean and how upset he was.

So what happens? Bitch-face Almi decides to bitch me out in front of the entire fucking cast. Saying how I'm on staff now and we don't treat volunteers this way. Dare I mention that at green room opening night almi says (and I quote): "I'd like to formally welcome our newest staff member, Eric!" May I mention that Eric was hired mid-July. I was hired in August.

Right. Bitch.

So. Fucking. Annoyed.

Live blog as it goes -- or at least, as I remember to update this.

And yes, I'm getting started a little late. So sue me.

ETA: as of 11:01 -- we're all done. Running commentary starting about at 8:30 and running through the end of the awards.

( Why can't Hugh be back to host? Please? )

Oh. My. God.

This was apparently done for a World AIDS day benefit some years ago and features the cast of Avenue Q and the revival cast of Fiddler on the Roof and they do a 10 minute parody of both musicals set to the music from both.

My god... my sides hurt from laughing. It is absolutely... sheer genius.



Best line is about 2 minutes from the end with the discussion of Hugh Jackman.

It's hysterical.

*watches again*

So the concert last night went so amazingly well. Fucked up one little spot and of course I screwed up my face right where I did. I can get through concertos with a straight face no matter how much I screw up -- need to work on that for singing too, apparently. But it was a blast. I was nervous as hell to go out on stage which is so rare. I've performed SO many times in my life -- just never singing.

Had amazing feedback. Richard seemed shocked as HELL which is a really, really nice feeling. And I got a ton of compliments too. So tonight should go even better... and then I think I'm relegated back down to the pit for a while. But the singing on stage really was a blast.

We were talking after the show and a large group of playhouse staffers all agreed that it's harder to just get up on stage and sing instead of being in a show and singing. In a show you're someone else -- for these concerts, it's just you. I'm really thrilled. Thanks for all the good luck vibes!

Also -- so feeling the love with valentir! ♥ PLEASE -- let me know where yours are. I haven't been reading my flist much the past couple of days (the nerves were really getting to me...) so I want to leave valentines but going through skip=1000 doesn't sound appealing. Pimp yourselves. Seriously.



hpvalensmut! OMG -- I am STILL incoherent over this! I need to leave a proper comment that isn't just 'ads;fksadj;fljsdf;lkaj' but every time I try, I see the art and go gaga. It's Sirius/Remus and it's NWS. Check it out. Holy hell, Batman. Holy hell.

Lastly -- (maybe I should have done a numbered list...) *glares at hp_springsmut* Dude... you do not need to be epic. So stop evolving constantly into something massive.

Come on... I wanted the alliteration. *g*

In any case, things have been good. I can't tell if this sinus infection is still refusing to leave me or if it's just my damn allergies being a pain in my ass. But things are going good on the home front. No complaints to speak of, really. Seems strange to have my life back after Millie has ended. I still feel like I should be heading down to the theatre in about an hour for the sunday show. But in good news, I'm going to be playing Nine at the end of November down at Gannon. I am SO looking forward to that. It's one of the shows I really adore, mostly because of one song at the end of the first act.

What can I say -- I'm a sucker for those multi-voice songs?

Otherwise, spent the night at a casino on Thursday as mom's birthday was on Friday. Didn't win a ton, but I came out with more than I went in with, so I suppose that's a plus.

Am SO looking forward to going down to DC in... dear god, it's a little over a week!! I'm staying with jateshi for a few days and am going to pack as much into that time as possible. Including going to see THE most amazing concert on the face of the earth with wook77. We're seeing the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel playing the music of John Williams. Every bone in my pops loving body is GLEEFUL over this. Then also going to try and catch up with cruisedirector and chrome_animagus. It should be a blast. :-D

Still blocked on the fics though. *headdesk* I have one of my two fics for snape_after_dh written and the other, I'm a third of the way through. merry_smutmas continues to glare at me from across the room. Though I think I have an idea for it at last. I've been thinking about this assignment since I've GOTTEN it and am only now getting an idea. Stupid muse.

♥ So tell me, loverly flist. How was your week? ♥

I had an absolutely wretched day at the theatre today. Andrew, even down in Florida, heard about it and called tonight to make sure I was okay and only got off the phone with him a little bit ago.

I know there's more with LJ/6A and I can't be arsed to read anything right now because it's just going to put me into an even worse mood. Point of all that -- I'm staying here on LJ. I'm testing Scribblit and once the bugs get worked out will probably be my main home along with LJ. One of these days I'll figure out how to mirror my LJ to IJ and GJ. Eventually. If you have a link as to how to do that easily, pass it along. I'm just not ready to give up my flist here. I've been here for a good 4 or so years it's like home. ♥s you guys

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I'll keep posting this so please keep friending me wherever you go. I don't want to lose track of any of you should you leave LJ.

Theatre-wise? Today just so totally fucking sucked.

*has alcohol in hand* *lots of it*

I think I'm going to go curl up with a trashy romance novel and just go to bed.

I just really fucking hate people right now.

Unless anything changes in the next week -- this will be my last show at the Playhouse. Which saddens me to no end, especially because of how everything came about.

Will write about this when I'm a, not pissed and b, not about in tears -- as I've been back and forth between them both today.

Well -- the saga with the bow continues. After fighting with the insurance company for the past... three days, it looks like it will be covered. Thankfully.

I'm getting a couple of bows in the mail today (where's the damned delivery guy. *sigh*) and I think the folks and I are going to Cleveland this weekend to go to do some more bow shopping. So huzzah and yay. Life goes on. It just... it was such a shock.

In other news, Tony Nominations came out yesterday. Some REALLY good looking stuff on there. My other love is up for one -- Michael Cerveris. Yaye.

The Nominees Are...

Best Play
The Coast of Utopia
Frost/Nixon
The Little Dog Laughed
Radio Golf

Best Musical
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Legally Blonde The Musical
Spring Awakening

Best Original Score
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Legally Blonde The Musical
Spring Awakening

Best Revival of a Play
Inherit the Wind
Jouney's End
Talk Radio
Translations

Best Revival of a Musical
The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line
Company
110 in the Shade

( the rest of the nominees )

So the big nominated shows are Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens, Curtains, Legally Blonde The Musical and Mary Poppins -- at least musical wise anyway. *cough* froda_baggins and thewlisian_afer -- anything look good? XD (*roots for Spring Awakening* Can't tell you how many people have said good things about it)

Still doing okay. The weather's changing around here (I know, already) and it's once AGAIN screwing with my sinuses. Oh, isn't this fun? Yey for the headaches and stuffiness.

In other news, this week and next is... yes, a show at the Playhouse. I ended up poping in as a sub because Andrew was really desperate. And -- with it being West Side Story -- I can see why. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm really one of the only violinists who play at the Erie Playhouse who can ACTUALLY play this music. It's Bernstein. It's HARD.

So it's been fun to get to play this musical again. I did it when I was 15 and really? I don't know how I played it back then. But I'm glad I get to do this. It's David's last show... so it's been kinda emotional. (I seem to be having an emotional summer, haven't I?) Then after that is his tribute concert. It doesn't matter that he CAN be a bastard. I've known him a long time and it'll be odd without him.

In other, but unrelated music news... I've FINALLY been able to have my revenge on an ex-conductor of mine. For SOME reason, Frank Collura (the BANE of my existance from my childhood) was at the show last weekend. And so, I went up to talk to him. He and his wife were OH SO NICE to me. This is the same man and woman who have said (and I quote)

"The most you will ever hope to accomplish with your music is playing in some rinky-dink community orchestra somewhere"
AND
"Your parents are wasting their money driving back and forth to Cleveland every week for lessons"

Needless to say, I hate the man. HOWEVER -- seeing him was something I've wanted for sometime. So he and Jessie were OH so nice. Asked what I've been up to. I reply: "Just graduated Magna Cum Laude from Baldwin-Wallace with a double degree in music." Frank blinked, turned to talk to the few other musicians and would NOT look at nor speak to me for the rest of intermission. I've NEVER felt so good.

I, honestly can't wait for September. My life should, theoretically, get back to normal. And I'm starting to save money so I can move out and onto my own. I love it here, and I love my parents. I just REALLY miss my independence.

More than I thought I would.

Popping in for a mid-hell-week update on Fiddler. It's going... well... it's going. I know a lot of you have done theatre shows... and this? Well...

As our director (David) said last night, the actors suck. First dress was one of the worst shows he'd EVER seen. And as Richard added, everyone basically has ONE costume. It shouldn't have been this difficult (the poor Russians though... they have a LOT of fast costume changes).

However, I'm the only one who, at notes last night, got a 'wonderful job'. Usually as all David does is tell you you suck (even if you're doing a good job. It's just David's crazy way) so a complimenet is one of those 'must write this date down'.

It has, though, been a blast being on stage. Whether it's up on my really freaking high roof or down on stage dancing in 'To Life' it's been an absolute blast.

WHICH brings me to the really cool thing -- and completely unrelated to Fiddler. A few weeks ago, I got an email from Mrs Co about a job opportunity. It's a dance/fiddling touring troupe called 'Barrage' (has anyone heard of them or seen them perform? If so, let me know how it was and some stuff about it). From what I gather, it's like Riverdance for fiddlers. I've had SUCH a good time doing Fiddler that I'm seriously thinking about sending in some information to them and see what happens.