Summer Stock Theatres to Apply at in 2011

So for the past several months as a side activity I have been doing some research on Summer Stock theatres around New England to apply at once I graduate from the tech college in 2011. Here are my top choices
1. Summer Theatre in Meredith Village
2. Weston Playhouse Weston Vermont My friend Paul from NLBP works there. Judging from his pictures it looks like it's a fun place to work. I've been talking to one of his coworkers from last summer on facebook and he highly reccommended that I send my resume into them.
3. Barrington Stage Company Pittsfield Mass I have two connections there, My friend Ashley from theatre @ NEC and my friend Brinn from NLBP. From what I have seen from pictures on facebook it looks it's a pretty good place to work
4. Ogunquit Playhouse Ogunquit Maine I have seen shows there and previous summers and truly enjoyed the atmopsphere of the theatre. Don't really have a lot of connections there though.

Back ups
Mt Washington Valley Theatre in North Conway NH
The Barn Playhouse
Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick Maine Will Porter is taking such a long time to get back to me hopefully he answers my email that I sent him a few weeks ago soon.
Edit I feel like a moron because I misread Will's bio in the program from CATS MSMT was actually the abbreviation for Muhelnberg Summer Music Theatre in that instance. NOT Maine State. No wonder why he never responded to my email.


Theatre viewing schedule for July and August
Definite:
Grease July 10th Interlakes Theatre
Anything Goes NLBP 8/15
Pending:
CATS Interlakes Theatre July 27-August 8th Maggie and Louie are in this.. yay! Can't wait to hopefully see them in a show again *fingers crossed*

Week 2- So Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance Week 2



Top 4 I am hoping that these couples will keep giving stellar performances throughout the rest of the season.

Jeannete and Brandon

Their Disco routine was completley flawess and very energetic.

Randi and Evan

Energetic. Fun to watch ,so fun I wanted to get up and dance along. They will be the couple to beat .

Melissa and Ade

Their technique was awesome and thier movements were very fluid.

Auska and Vitolio

Incredibly powerful.

Middle Ground For both of these couples I thought that their performances were better last week.

Phillip and Jeanine

Ashley and Kupono

Bottom 2

Kayla and Max They complimented each other a lot better last week.

Caitlin and Jason Their performance last week was a lot more fun to watch.



Runner Up

Jonathan and Karla





Top Contenders in this year's compettion will be

• Ade and Melissa


• Randi and Evan


• Jeannete and Brandon

Revials for 2009-2010

Found this list of Broadway revivals for 2009-2010 Season here
http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4466032864/m/605103292


Notable Shows (do not know how long the runs will last or the next time I will be going back to New York)
Bye Bye Birdie Opens 10.15
La Cage Au Folles (not on the list but I saw something on Broadwayspace about it.)
Fininian's Rainbow (never even heard of that.. might be something worth checking out)
The Neil Simon Plays Brighton Beach Memoirs Broadway Bound October 10/ Dec 10th
Musicals are more my perference then plays but I do love Neil Simon and Alexndra Socha is in this. It would be awesome if I could get the chance to see her since I didn't get the chance to go see her in Spring Awakening.

Season 5 So You Think You Can Dance

I have a month interlude in my theatre viewing and review writing. I figured for filler entries I would write about So You Think You Can Dance. The show is in its 5th season there abouts. I started watching it about two years ago and besides American Idol it's my favorite show on Fox. Glee will join the list in September.



This season of So You Think You Can Dance is I think going to be the best one yet. There is such a diverse talent in the group of dancers. Last night was the first performance show for the top 20. Some performances didn't exactly wow me. below is the list of the ones that did.



1. Melissa and Ade. Mellissa is the most seasoned dancer this season as well as the first balllerina they've had on the show. They did a lovely contemporary number which I thought was outstanding. They are one couple I think will go far this season.

2. Randi and Evan This was the most emotional dance I have seen on the show. Very sensual and powerful. Definitley my favorite performance of the night.
3. Ashley and Kupono They did a jazz routine that was based around the theme of Crash Dummies. Very creative and very much enjoyed
4. Jeanine and Phillip Yay! One of the contestants has my name so excited for that because my name isn't very popular. This was also a very emotional piece and very well performed. I hope they stay in.


Runners Up; Auska and Vitolio, Kayla and Jonathan

Results: All my predicted couples made it through to next week

Bottom 6 The person who went home is in bold
1. Auska
2 Karla
3. Paris
4. Jonathan
5. Tony
6. Vitolio




In other news the other night I went to a benefit concert my sister put on for her Ethics Forum. They had a variety of local bands there. I entered late and only stayed for an hour and a half but the one band I liked out of three that I saw was The Mydas Ascension. They were mellow in comparison to they other two bands that played. The concert itself was very well organized and put together. Congrats to all in Ethics Forum for putting together such an awesome event.

Upcoming Shows
July 10th (tenative could change to the 11th or 12th because of my boyfriend's work schedule.) Grease at Interlakes Theatre!! So excited. Grease is one of my favorite shows and my friend Matt Densky from the Barn Playhouse is playing the Teen Angel. So incredibly excited to see him again :)

Deciding which JI show to go see at the Barn Playhouse.

2009 Tony Predictions vs Actuality

The 2009 Tony Awards are officially over.

Below is my list of predictions. Winners are bolded.

Best Score
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Shrek
9 to 5
Top 2 Billy Elliot and Shrek Billy Elliot to win
Best Musical
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek
Top 3 Rock Of Ages, Billy Elliot Shrek Billy Elliot to win
Best Book of a Musical
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
[title of show]
Shrek
Top 2 Title of Show Billy Elliot Billy Elliot to win
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez/Trent Kowalik/Kiril Kulish- Billy Elliot
Gavin Creel
Brian D'Arcy James
Constantine
J. Robert Spencer
Top 3 Constantine, Creel,D'Arcy James Creel to win

Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Allison Janney
Sutton Foster
Alice Ripley
Stockard Channing
Josefina Scaglione
Top 3
Channing, Foster,Janey Foster to win


Best Featured Actor in a Musical
David Bologna Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gregory Jbara Billy Elliot, The Musical
Marc Kudisch 9 to 5: The Musical
Christopher Sieber Shrek The Musical
Will Swenson Hair
Top 3: Kudisch, Swenson, Sieber Swenson to win
Bummed for Creel and Swenson not winning :(

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Damiano Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne Billy Elliot, The Musical
Karen Olivo West Side Story
Martha Plimpton Pal Joey
Carole Shelley Billy Elliot, The Musical
Top 3 Plimpton, Gwynne, Olivio Olivio to win
Best Play
Dividing the Estate Author: Horton Foote
God of Carnage Author: Yasmina Reza
Reasons to Be Pretty Author: Neil LaBute
33 Variations Author: Moisés Kaufman
Top 2: 33 Variations, Reasons To Be Pretty 33 Variations to win

Best Revival of a Play
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart New Version: Peter Oswald
The Norman Conquests
Waiting for Godot
Top 2 MAry Stuart, The Norman Conquests Mary Stuart to win

Best Revival of a Musical
Guys and Dolls
Hair
Pal Joey
West Side Story

HAIR and West Side Story will be top contenders. HAIR will win.
Best Theatrical Related Event
Liza's at The Palace
Slava's Snowshow
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush
Top 2: You're Welcome America ; Liza at the Palace Liza at the Palace to win

Best Lead Actor in a Play
Jeff Daniels God of Carnage
Raúl Esparza Speed-the-Plow
James Gandolfini God of Carnage
Geoffrey Rush Exit the King
Thomas Sadoski Reasons to Be Pretty
Top 2 Sadoski and Esapaza Esapaza to win


Best Lead Actress in a Play
Hope Davis God of Carnage
Jane Fonda 33 Variations
Marcia Gay Harden God of Carnage
Janet McTeer Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter Mary Stuart
Top 3 Fonda, Davis, Walter Fonda to win
Best Featured Actor in a Play
John Glover Waiting for Godot
Zach Grenier 33 Variations
Stephen Mangan The Norman Conquests
Paul Ritter The Norman Conquests
Roger Robinson Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Top 3 Grenier,Glover Mangan Glover to win

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Hallie Foote Dividing the Estate
Jessica Hynes The Norman Conquests
Marin Ireland Reasons to Be Pretty
Angela Lansbury Blithe Spirit
Amanda Root The Norman Conquests
Top 3 Hynes; Foote;Lansbury Lansbury to win
Best Direction of Play
Phyllida Lloyd Mary Stuart
Bartlett Sher Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Matthew Warchus God of Carnage
Matthew Warchus The Norman Conquests
Top 3 Norman Conquests, Mary Stuart, God of Carnage Mary Stuart to win
Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot, The Musical
Michael Greif Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus Hair
Top 3: Paulus, Daldry,Hannigi Paulus to win
Best Choreography
Karole Armitage Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler 9 to 5: The Musical
Peter Darling Billy Elliot, The Musical
Randy Skinner Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Top 2 Amritage; Darling Armritage to win
Best Orchestration
TIE: Martin Koch Billy Elliot, The Musical
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt Next to Normal
Danny Troob and John Clancy Shrek The Musical
Top 2 Troob/Clancy, Koch Troob/Clancy to win
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Dale Ferguson Exit the King
Rob Howell The Norman Conquests
Derek McLane 33 Variations
Michael Yeargan Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Top 3 Howell, McLane, Ferguson McLane to win
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill Guys and Dolls
Ian MacNeil Billy Elliot, The Musical
Scott Pask Pal Joey
Mark Wendland Next to Normal
Top 3 Macneil,Brill, Pask Pask to win
Best Costume Design - Play
Dale Ferguson Exit the King
Jane Greenwood Waiting for Godot
Martin Pakledinaz Blithe Spirit
Anthony Ward Mary Stuart
Top 3: Greenwald,Pakledinaz, Ferguson Ferguson to win
Best Comstume Design - Musical
Gregory Gale Rock of Ages
Nicky Gillibrand Billy Elliot, The Musical
Tim Hatley Shrek The Musical
Michael McDonald Hair
Top 3: Gillibrand, Hately, McDonald Mcdonald to win
Best Lighting - Play
David Hersey Equus
David Lander 33 Variations
Brian MacDevitt Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Hugh Vanstone Mary Stuart
Top 3 Hersey,Lander, Mcdevitt, Vanstone Hersey to win
Best Lighting - Musical
Kevin Adams Hair
Kevin Adams Next to Normal
Howell Binkley West Side Story
Rick Fisher Billy Elliot, The Musical
Adams and Binkley will be top contenders. Adams will win for HAIR

Best Sound - Play
Paul Arditti Mary Stuart
Gregory Clarke Equus
Russell Goldsmith Exit the King
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Top 2 Lehrer/Rothberg and Clarke Clarke to win
Best Sound - Musical
Acme Sound Partners Hair
Paul Arditti Billy Elliot, The Musical
Peter Hylenski Rock of Ages
Brian Ronan Next to Normal
Top 2 Acme Sound Partners and Arditii Acme Sound Partners to win

As for the Awards show itself I

thought Whoopi Goldberg was a far better host then Neil Patrick Harris was. There were lots of amazing performances. My favorites ones besides HAIR were Guys and Dolls and West Side Story. I am so honored to have had seen HAIR and am so happy that it won best revival. I do think that Billy Elliot really overshadowed a lot of the other musicals in some ways. Granted I haven't seen it. I guess I'm just a little disappointed that Gavin Creel didn't get best leading actor and Will Swenson didn't get best featured actor. The only predicition of mine that came true besides HAIR for best revival was Karen Olivio for best Featured Actress in a musical.

TOP 3 Shows I must see the next time I go back to New York

Billy Elliot

West Side Story

Shrek

Hannah Montana in Spring Awakening? WTF!!

My thoughts on Miley Cyrus potientially being cast as Wendla in the Spring Awakening movie. (not sure when it is going to be released)

Note: So far this is only speculation and not actullay true.

Granted I am still very sad I never got to see the play on Broadway or on tour but there was a girl who did theatre for Peacock Players , the local acting troupe in Nashua that I had a brief internship for over the winter who was in the original Broadway cast. (Alexandra Socha just in case there are any people from my local area who read this blog.. not sure who does) I've actually gotten mixed reviews from my friends who saw the play some hated it and some loved it. As a fan of Broadway musicals I would say that it would utterly disgust me if Miley Cyrus was cast in the Spring Awakening movie. All recent Disney Channel stars seem to get on my last nerve. The only reason why people even know of her is because her dad is a famous country singer and helped rise to stardom. If she was in the movie the whole flair of the musical would be taken away because all of her teeny-bopper followers would flock to see it. I would assume because there is sexual content in the musical it would not be very suitable for anyone under the age of 13 to partake in seeing. Heck, I saw Dance Flick with my boyfriend last weekend and there was a family of 4 sitting next to me. The youngest girl looked like she was about 11 or 12 and some of the material in that movie is extremely inappropriate for someone that young... anyway back to the topic at hand. For one thing I can't even STAND the show Hannah Montana and the fact that they made a movie out of it sickens me ( no offense to anyone who likes it or knows anyone who likes it) For another thing Miley Cyrus,in my honsest opinion can't sing and has a horrible voice to boot so she would totally ruin the part of Wendla if she were to be cast in it. Hopefully the directors of the movie do not make the mistake of casting her..if they do then I absolutely REFUSE to waste my money on seeing that movie.

Latest Milford Cabinet Article

Travel through the looking glass with Riverbend Youth Company
By Janine Leffler




Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the Riverbend Youth Company presents Looking Glass Land. The moment you set foot in the theatre the colorful costumes and wonderfully designed sets will automatically transform you into a fairytale world like you’ve never seen before.

This award-winning stage adaptation by renowned playwright James DeVita takes Lewis Carroll's original Through the Looking Glass and literally runs with it. This wild adaptation highlights and improvises on the pure, unadulterated fun of the story. The play still retains some of Carroll's deeper meanings, but what it possesses most of all is a huge helping of unabashed silliness! This delightful romp through Alice's looking glass land retains all of the familiar characters such as Alice and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. It then introduces dozens of new ones: A baseball team, a gospel group called The Responsibilities, a train conductor, a peanut salesman, detectives, a Miss America pageant, star-struck tourists, plastic light saber wielding knights and much more.

The energetic cast consists of elementary and middle school age students from Amherst, Bedford, Hollis, Lydeborough, Milford, Mt Vernon, Merrimack and Wilton. Samantha Ahern, Kaitlin Bagby, Megan Bedard, Sasha Baren-Hughes, Kayla Bullwinkel, Janey Campbell, Matt Campbell, Jennifer Carson, Callie Cinque, Bekkah Clockashure, Molly Desmond, Katie Ebbert, Anastasia Ferraco, Alexandra Figueroa, Claire Foley, Camden Formby-Lavertu, Ciarri Formby-Lavertu, Catherine Hall, Helaine Hall, Megan Hammes, Jack Kane, Kailey Kane, Joey Karlon, Elizabeth Kautz, Abbie Kemmerar, Hans Kemmerar, Madison King, Nicole J. Kubishta, Alyssa Lederhos, Anthony Lopez, Jack Lowell, Sadie Lowell, Kent Maggelet, Brenna McClain, Meghan McKnight, Deveareaux Merchant, Sarah Noyce, Liz Possee, MacKenzie Possee, Maggie Regan, Heather Ries, Michael Robichau, Siobhann Saunders, Timmy Saunders, Katherine Schwope, Melissa Schwope, Jacob Sipos, Julianna Silva, Alex Taylor, Leah Troie and Emily Worral.
Julianna Silva and Sasha Baren- Hughes, who are second graders at Heron Pond Elementary School in Milford agreed that the thing that they have enjoyed the most about being a part of this production is working with all the people in the play and making new friends.

Matt Gamble stated in an interview that what he likes the best about playing his character is “Having an ensemble role is fun because you get more creative freedom with your character then the main roles have.” Memorization has been the biggest challenge for Matt Gamble and Jacob Sipos no matter if it is lines or the poem Jabberwocky. Jabberwocky is part of what adds a sense of nonsense to the show. All cast members that were interviewed shared equal sentiments of nerves and excitement about the upcoming production.


This show is bound to be delightful for all audiences so you won’t want to miss it. The show is May 12-14 at the Amato Center for The Performing Arts at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club in Milford. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Group rates are available

Something small to note

Just for the record:
If Gavin Creel and Will Swenson do not get the Tony for Best Leading/Supporting Actor in a Musical I will SERIOUSLY cry for days on end. They were amazing!!!



So excited for Sunday... full recap after the awards!! :)