The Grammys are on as I write this. I had a very long and exhausting weekend so I am too tired to stay up and watch the whole thing. I will comment on what I have seen so far.
Go to Grammy's.com for the full list of winners
+ Lady Antebellum winning for best country album <3 the song Need You Now. It's one of my fave country songs... has been for about 6 months.
+ Muse was fabulous
- The Bruno Mars performance was horrible. I don't even know who the people who sang with him were but they didn't particulary stand out to me either
+ Lady Gaga's peformance and best female vocal album win
? I have mixed feelings about Justin Bieber. I really dispise his music and think he is a horrible singer but his live performance was pretty impressive.
+ Cee-Lo and Gwentyn Paltrow
+ Miranda Lambert winning for best Female Country Vocal
About Me
- Janine
- Amherst, NH, United States
- I am 25 years old and I live in NH. I have mild cerebal palsy but I have never let that affect me. I am very passionate about theatre and writing. For my professional theatre blog go to http://theatretechdiva.weebly.com
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A blast to the past in a familar place
In continuation of my goal to get the full experience of theatre in New Hampshire and Southern Maine my travels tonight took me to a familar place. New London. When you think New London most people think of the Barn Playhouse but I discovered a theatre company that I had not heard of before SKIT. SKIT stands for Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre and the company is comprised of actors from New London, Warner and other surrounding towns. While I was breifly struck with nostalgia throughout the evening because of the resturant I ate at (Millstone Resturant) and the place the play was at (Whipple Town Hall where I remember having Annie Get Your Gun rehearsals) I was taken back to a period of time I don't remember but yet I am familiar with some of the music because I either remember singing in choir in high school or hearing it some place else (Someone To Watch Over Me is a prime example because Allison Ireheta did an amazing cover of it on American Idol a few years ago... I hadn't realized before seeing this show that that was a Gershwin song however.)
The show I saw tonight was called Gershwin A Musical Revue. It featured a variety of different songs from musicals from the 20s 30s and 40s. It was a perfect show to go see for Valentines Day because there were a lot of songs that definitley fit the category of love songs. Embraceable You, Bess You Is My Woman Now, I've Got A Crush on You and Love Is Here To Stay. Memorable Numbers included Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (Jay and Linda Lambert), Someone To Watch Over Me (Patrica Trader), Embraceable You (Alice Field), Love Is Sweeping The Country (Kendra West- Senor) and A Gershwin Swing Set. which featured Nice Work If You Can Get IT ( Flashback to the Straw Hat Revue at NLBP.. I can't remember who was in that number though.)
The show was directed by my fellow former NLBP co-worker Don Boxwell and featured other former co-workers Jack Tate, Alice Field and Lauri Smerald. It was nice to see familiar faces again. I look foward to seeing more shows at SKIT. :)
The show I saw tonight was called Gershwin A Musical Revue. It featured a variety of different songs from musicals from the 20s 30s and 40s. It was a perfect show to go see for Valentines Day because there were a lot of songs that definitley fit the category of love songs. Embraceable You, Bess You Is My Woman Now, I've Got A Crush on You and Love Is Here To Stay. Memorable Numbers included Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (Jay and Linda Lambert), Someone To Watch Over Me (Patrica Trader), Embraceable You (Alice Field), Love Is Sweeping The Country (Kendra West- Senor) and A Gershwin Swing Set. which featured Nice Work If You Can Get IT ( Flashback to the Straw Hat Revue at NLBP.. I can't remember who was in that number though.)
The show was directed by my fellow former NLBP co-worker Don Boxwell and featured other former co-workers Jack Tate, Alice Field and Lauri Smerald. It was nice to see familiar faces again. I look foward to seeing more shows at SKIT. :)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Birthday Wishes and Babies
Happy Birthday to my fellow thespians who have birthdays in January February and March. I like to stay ahead on these for two reasons one because not everyone may be on my facebook friends list and two because I may not write an entry on this blog on that particular day and I likse to stay on top of it. If anyone knows anyone that I might be missing please let me know so I can add them.
January
12 Christy Emmond
17 Georgia Freed
23 Andi Aiken
February
4th Nic Rouleau
6th Laura Millar and Caroline Morley
20th Nicolina Sciascia
26th Keri Racicot-Bresaw
March
12th Cooper Bowman
13th Caroline Kittrell
20th Sam Burrow
21st Colleen Fee
29th Brady Lynch and Jay Vonhandorf
There are a few fellow tespians who have also had babies in the course of the past six months and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on their new arrivals. I also know of someone who is expecting but I'll withhold those congratulations out of the respect for the person who is expecting because I am not sure if she has told a lot of other people.
Keri and Luke Bresaw
Jackie and Jimmy Hawkes
Sam and Jason Burrow
January
12 Christy Emmond
17 Georgia Freed
23 Andi Aiken
February
4th Nic Rouleau
6th Laura Millar and Caroline Morley
20th Nicolina Sciascia
26th Keri Racicot-Bresaw
March
12th Cooper Bowman
13th Caroline Kittrell
20th Sam Burrow
21st Colleen Fee
29th Brady Lynch and Jay Vonhandorf
There are a few fellow tespians who have also had babies in the course of the past six months and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on their new arrivals. I also know of someone who is expecting but I'll withhold those congratulations out of the respect for the person who is expecting because I am not sure if she has told a lot of other people.
Keri and Luke Bresaw
Jackie and Jimmy Hawkes
Sam and Jason Burrow
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Jay Armstrong Johnson "The Seraph"
He is amazing! That's all I need to say, no furthur comment is needed. :)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
NH Theatre Awards Winners
Tried to do a video blog to recap the NHTA's but it would not upload to youtube properly. :(
Congrats to all who won awards! There are particular people I wish to highlight in this entry.
This year I mostly went to the theatre awards for the fun of it and to support the people I knew who were nominated. There were two things I felt made the ceremony drag on forever that I think should be eliminated next year. Those two things are the banter in between presentations and they should do something with letting people know beforehand that certain recipents aren't going to be there to cut back on so much time the people giving the trophies out walking back and forth. My top three favorite performances were Children of Eden (Amherst PTA), Wedding Singer (Peacock Players) and Christmas Carol A Musical Ghost Story (Community Players of Concord).
I was very happy that The Wedding Singer made out so well at the awards. It was one of my favorite shows that I saw last year and I think it was very well deserving of best Youth Performance. Other awards the show won were Best Supporting Actress (Alyssa Dumas) Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Barret Cox) and best Cheoreographer (Valerie Posinos)
Another show that made out very well that I WISH I had seen was Pirates of Penzance put on by my summer stock Alma mata New London Barn Playhouse. They won a slew of awards including best Director ( Carol Dunne) Best Musical Director (Joel Mercier who also won best Origianl Playwright for his play A Christmas Carol A Musical Ghost Story with Community Players of Concord) and Best Leading Actress in a A Musical (Serena Brook).
Congrats to the above listed people as well as Jennie Leonard (Best Supporting Actresss in a Drama Comedy Laramie Project Winni Players) and Ashley Hughes (Best Actress Musical Little Women Stagecoach Productions) on your awards!
I am crossing my fingers that The Music Man will get nominated for a few things for next year's NHTAs. It would be amazing to perform at the Palace! :)
Congrats to all who won awards! There are particular people I wish to highlight in this entry.
This year I mostly went to the theatre awards for the fun of it and to support the people I knew who were nominated. There were two things I felt made the ceremony drag on forever that I think should be eliminated next year. Those two things are the banter in between presentations and they should do something with letting people know beforehand that certain recipents aren't going to be there to cut back on so much time the people giving the trophies out walking back and forth. My top three favorite performances were Children of Eden (Amherst PTA), Wedding Singer (Peacock Players) and Christmas Carol A Musical Ghost Story (Community Players of Concord).
I was very happy that The Wedding Singer made out so well at the awards. It was one of my favorite shows that I saw last year and I think it was very well deserving of best Youth Performance. Other awards the show won were Best Supporting Actress (Alyssa Dumas) Best Supporting Actor (Andrew Barret Cox) and best Cheoreographer (Valerie Posinos)
Another show that made out very well that I WISH I had seen was Pirates of Penzance put on by my summer stock Alma mata New London Barn Playhouse. They won a slew of awards including best Director ( Carol Dunne) Best Musical Director (Joel Mercier who also won best Origianl Playwright for his play A Christmas Carol A Musical Ghost Story with Community Players of Concord) and Best Leading Actress in a A Musical (Serena Brook).
Congrats to the above listed people as well as Jennie Leonard (Best Supporting Actresss in a Drama Comedy Laramie Project Winni Players) and Ashley Hughes (Best Actress Musical Little Women Stagecoach Productions) on your awards!
I am crossing my fingers that The Music Man will get nominated for a few things for next year's NHTAs. It would be amazing to perform at the Palace! :)
2011 Theatre Viewing Schedule
2011 Theatre Viewing Schedule
Shows listed by venue
* pending depending on schedule and budget
Milford Area Players
March Almost Maine, Irish Music Show for Nancy O Foundation
July August Osage County
Community Players of Concord
*May Harvey
Palace Theatre
Deciding between either The Four Piano Men or 42nd Street. This will largely depend on schedule.
Peacock Players
May Suessical The Musical
Summer Theatre In Meredith Village: My boyfriend and I have season passes so we plan on seeing all the shows
Seacoast Rep
June 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Summer Seasons for Papermill Playhouse in Lincoln, Peterborough Players and Ogunquit Playhouse have not been announced yet
Arundel Barn Playhouse
The 39 Steps or Crazy For You
I'm still debating on going to see shows at the Barn Playhouse this summer. They have a lot of good options. At this point I'm deciding between A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, The Man Who Came To Dinner and The Drowsy Chaperone. NL Barn Idols sounds like it would be a lot of fun too. We'll see where budget and schedulng lead me.
High Schools and Colleges
SHS: Fiddler on The Roof 3/31
NEC Hotel La Putts April 2nd Movement Concert April 30th
Other shows I plan on seeing that I am still awaiting info on
* Andrea Crocker is opening for Livingston Taylor at the Stockbridge Theatre in April
* Danny Chavez , a student I assitant directed in Bravey Soup at NLBP is Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors. Don't know if this a community theatre production or if it's his high school's musical.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Theatre Related Resolutions
These were my theatre related New Years Resolutions from last year.. most of them have carried over from last year so I am reposting the list.
Theatre Realated Resolutions
See shows at theatres in New Hampshire I have never seen shows at before ( Andy's Summer Playhouse, Palace Theatre in Manchester)Still a work in progress.. hopefully going to see The Nutcracker at the Palace Theatre @ the end of this month by far my favorite holiday show of all time!
2010 Outcome: Majestic Theatre- Jan Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton Academy and Derry March Wellssely College Summer Theatre June Andy's Summer Playhouse July Arundel Barn Playhouse August
2. Get technical experience in areas other than just props. I am hoping to help out with lighting or sound design for one of the Peacock Players shows. EVEN better! I am on the production staff of a youth production of Annie Junior at the Boys And Girls Club in Milford. Once the audtions and casting process is complete I hope to find out what exactly my tasks will be. I hope to do something with either props or publicity but perhaps I can try to see if I can get soe experienece with sound design too.
2010 Outcome: Aside from Annie Jr I also did props for Wizard of Oz in May. I did sound design for the Man Who Came To Dinner in November with Riverbend School of Theatre Arts last month and think I've found my tech theatre niche. I also recently got done with running the spot light for Guys and Dolls Jr for Riverbend Youth Company. I actually liked this a lot better than sound because I got a much better view of stage then I did from the sound booth.
3. Introduce myself to at least one new Broadway soundtrack. My itunes library needs some new blood in it.. i am getting kind of sick of listening to Annie Get Your Gun and Little Shop of Horrors all the time.This is an ongoing process
Soundtracks that were added to my itunes Library in 2010: A Little Night Music and Jersey Boys Recently added soundtracks: Dreamgirls, Legally Blonde The Musical Gay Bride of Frankenstien, Music Man (mainly for rehearsal puproses)
4. See at least one show @ the Barn Playhouse and one show @ Interlakes Region Theatre this summer. Best of both worlds 2 shows at Interlakes and one at NLBP. All in which were fabulous. I feel going back to the Barn this summer really helped me to gain closure to all the issues I had with moving on from stuff that has gone on there since I left.
2010 Outcome: While I was getting over my depression related to the Barn I felt it was best not go back there to see any shows. I needed to give myself time away from the anxiety I was having related to moving on from stuff that happened there since I ended my internship there in 2007. In the interim I have seen shows at Summer Theatre In Meredith Village and have also expanded my horizions to seeing shows at Andy's Summer Playhouse in Wilton and reintrouced myself to the Arundel Barn Playhouse in Arundel Maine a theatre at which I had seen a show at in six years. This summer in addition to my season passes at STMV I plan on expanding my horizions to Winnipasaukee Playhouse in Laconia, Papermill Playhouse in Lincoln,Ghostlight Theatre in Salem, Peterborough Players in Peterborough and Seacost Rep and Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth. I also hope to see a show at Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit Maine. I may go back to the Barn Playhouse but that largely depends on my budget and my schedule.
5. Go to see a broadway show in New York... perferably West Side Story or Billy Elliot but that will depend on what's still around due to all the recent closings. Last April I saw HAIR with Matt as part as part of celebrating our one year anniversary (which was in June) In March we are planning to go visit Rae and celebrate her 21st biirthday. We are lettiing her pick the show and she is choosing between Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot and A Little Night Music. I have never heard of A Little Night Music but my friend Ramona from the Barn Playhouse is in it so if we go to see that show I will get to see her again.. and potienitally get another backstage tour. I love having friends in Broadway plays. Hopwfully we end picking A Little Night Music because it has been getting awesome reviews!
2010 Outcome: Aug 21 Went to see Jersey Boys for my birthday. Phenominal show! Highly reccommended.
6. Go see the Spring Awakening Tour in Boston in the spring. Due to budget issues I missed this opportunity which was somewhat disappointing BUT August Osage County is coming to Boston in April so I am hoping to go see that.
2010 Outcome: Budget issues have kind left me hanging with going to see National touring shows. I am hoping to go see the National tour of West Side Story in June OR the New Kids on The Block/ Backstreet Boys Concert at Fenway Park on June 11th :)
Shows I saw this year listed by Venue
Andy's Summer Playhouse: Dick Tracy
Arundel Barn Playhouse: Shout! The Mod Musical
Majestic Theatre: Emperor's New Clothes
Milford Area Players: Pursuit Of Happiness
Peacock Players: Forbidden Broadway, Wedding Singer, Almost Maine
Summer Theatre In Meredith Village: Chicago
Riverbend Youth Company: Wizard of Oz
Milford Area Players/Riverbend Youth Company: Miracle On 34th Street
College Productions: Trip To Bountiful ( Wellsely College Summer Theatre),As You Like It ( NEC Open Door) Chicago (Ithaca College Theatre Department)
Theatre Realated Resolutions
See shows at theatres in New Hampshire I have never seen shows at before ( Andy's Summer Playhouse, Palace Theatre in Manchester)Still a work in progress.. hopefully going to see The Nutcracker at the Palace Theatre @ the end of this month by far my favorite holiday show of all time!
2010 Outcome: Majestic Theatre- Jan Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton Academy and Derry March Wellssely College Summer Theatre June Andy's Summer Playhouse July Arundel Barn Playhouse August
2. Get technical experience in areas other than just props. I am hoping to help out with lighting or sound design for one of the Peacock Players shows. EVEN better! I am on the production staff of a youth production of Annie Junior at the Boys And Girls Club in Milford. Once the audtions and casting process is complete I hope to find out what exactly my tasks will be. I hope to do something with either props or publicity but perhaps I can try to see if I can get soe experienece with sound design too.
2010 Outcome: Aside from Annie Jr I also did props for Wizard of Oz in May. I did sound design for the Man Who Came To Dinner in November with Riverbend School of Theatre Arts last month and think I've found my tech theatre niche. I also recently got done with running the spot light for Guys and Dolls Jr for Riverbend Youth Company. I actually liked this a lot better than sound because I got a much better view of stage then I did from the sound booth.
3. Introduce myself to at least one new Broadway soundtrack. My itunes library needs some new blood in it.. i am getting kind of sick of listening to Annie Get Your Gun and Little Shop of Horrors all the time.This is an ongoing process
Soundtracks that were added to my itunes Library in 2010: A Little Night Music and Jersey Boys Recently added soundtracks: Dreamgirls, Legally Blonde The Musical Gay Bride of Frankenstien, Music Man (mainly for rehearsal puproses)
4. See at least one show @ the Barn Playhouse and one show @ Interlakes Region Theatre this summer. Best of both worlds 2 shows at Interlakes and one at NLBP. All in which were fabulous. I feel going back to the Barn this summer really helped me to gain closure to all the issues I had with moving on from stuff that has gone on there since I left.
2010 Outcome: While I was getting over my depression related to the Barn I felt it was best not go back there to see any shows. I needed to give myself time away from the anxiety I was having related to moving on from stuff that happened there since I ended my internship there in 2007. In the interim I have seen shows at Summer Theatre In Meredith Village and have also expanded my horizions to seeing shows at Andy's Summer Playhouse in Wilton and reintrouced myself to the Arundel Barn Playhouse in Arundel Maine a theatre at which I had seen a show at in six years. This summer in addition to my season passes at STMV I plan on expanding my horizions to Winnipasaukee Playhouse in Laconia, Papermill Playhouse in Lincoln,Ghostlight Theatre in Salem, Peterborough Players in Peterborough and Seacost Rep and Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth. I also hope to see a show at Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit Maine. I may go back to the Barn Playhouse but that largely depends on my budget and my schedule.
5. Go to see a broadway show in New York... perferably West Side Story or Billy Elliot but that will depend on what's still around due to all the recent closings. Last April I saw HAIR with Matt as part as part of celebrating our one year anniversary (which was in June) In March we are planning to go visit Rae and celebrate her 21st biirthday. We are lettiing her pick the show and she is choosing between Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot and A Little Night Music. I have never heard of A Little Night Music but my friend Ramona from the Barn Playhouse is in it so if we go to see that show I will get to see her again.. and potienitally get another backstage tour. I love having friends in Broadway plays. Hopwfully we end picking A Little Night Music because it has been getting awesome reviews!
2010 Outcome: Aug 21 Went to see Jersey Boys for my birthday. Phenominal show! Highly reccommended.
6. Go see the Spring Awakening Tour in Boston in the spring. Due to budget issues I missed this opportunity which was somewhat disappointing BUT August Osage County is coming to Boston in April so I am hoping to go see that.
2010 Outcome: Budget issues have kind left me hanging with going to see National touring shows. I am hoping to go see the National tour of West Side Story in June OR the New Kids on The Block/ Backstreet Boys Concert at Fenway Park on June 11th :)
Shows I saw this year listed by Venue
Andy's Summer Playhouse: Dick Tracy
Arundel Barn Playhouse: Shout! The Mod Musical
Majestic Theatre: Emperor's New Clothes
Milford Area Players: Pursuit Of Happiness
Peacock Players: Forbidden Broadway, Wedding Singer, Almost Maine
Summer Theatre In Meredith Village: Chicago
Riverbend Youth Company: Wizard of Oz
Milford Area Players/Riverbend Youth Company: Miracle On 34th Street
College Productions: Trip To Bountiful ( Wellsely College Summer Theatre),As You Like It ( NEC Open Door) Chicago (Ithaca College Theatre Department)
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