Adventures in Prop-Making: Cake and Cake Topper for The Wedding Singer

Adventures in Prop-Making: Cake and Cake Topper for The Wedding Singer

Sometimes you'll find that when working on a production, the script will call for something impractical or difficult to have as "real" onstage. Case in point in The Wedding Singer (we open in less than a week -- EEK!) -- obviously a show with "wedding" in the title will at some point require a cake! For …

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A Grand Time at Shrek the Musical!

A Grand Time at Shrek the Musical!

Last night everything was looking at little green at the Grand Theatre here in London, as it was opening night for Shrek the Musical! Shawn and I were fortunate enough to get to attend (thanks to Art Fidler!) and it was a wonderful show! Shrek the Musical is based upon the first Shrek movie, and it …

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Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Sara Ramirez

"Theatre feeds my heart and soul." - Sara Ramirez, singer/songwriter & Tony Award-winning actress (Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot)

When You’ve Pushed Yourself Too Hard

It feels funny to be writing this particular post after my 400th post on Sunday, but I've reached a point where I have to just sit down and get real. In the past, I've been asked by friends how I "do it all." How I can pursue my career, keep up my blog, spend time …

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Inspiration For When You Feel Like Giving Up

There are days when I'm feeling absolutely useless. I can't write, I can't think, I question my abilities... all I want to do is hibernate or run away. I'm sure I'm not alone in these feelings! On those days that I'm feeling this way, I turn to some of my favourite writers and artists for …

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