Holidays are coming...

Hello, everyone :)

I have been REALLY busy, and thus somewhat fatigued... fatigued enough to cause my blog to suffer some neglect! It's been a fun and crazy few weeks though.

Recently, I have been doing a lot of workshops/readings of new show, which is always fun, and a great challenge. I think it's particularly good for an actor to be involved in these type of projects, because it calls upon the artist to bring MANY ideas to the table. I thrive on that. Some actors work differently, in that they like to be told exactly what to do, and then they interpret ther instructions in their own way. I like doing that, don't get me wrong, but it's a luxury to be part of a new show, and to develop a character that no one has seen performed before. It's just exciting, and I love it. Often, I work with tons of great people on these projects, and that's one of the perks of being in the theater... you meet so many interesting people :)

I hope you will continue to check out my website for updates on shows. Thank you to those of you who were able to make it to the "Broadway Sings the Phonebook Benefit" that I was a part of for The Make A Wish Foundation. It was a blast and the producers of the Benefit were able to raise a lot of money for the charity.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, travel safely (if you are traveling), and eat sufficiently ;)
If you can spare the money this year (and I know MANY of us are less wealthy than we may have been last year... that seems to be a running theme in NYC and beyond), please check out the charities I have posted on the home page of my website. They can always use, and will definitely appreciate, your help!

To those artists and technicians on, or affected by, the strike, stay strong. The other side will HAVE to come back to the table at some point. They can walk away as many times as they like, but it will hurt their investors the most, and when the source of a producer's money is unhappy, the producer may get nervous. I happen to like, know, and respect many many producers, but there are some who are seemingly unwilling to negotiate, or to become aware of exactly why the unions are balking at their requests. Stay strong, and healthy.