Just Keep Swimming

After commending myself last week for my relative promptness in posting to this thing, I have clearly dropped the ball again. Oops. Last week just wasn't all that exciting, so it didn't inspire much in the way of sharing, but I guess there were some highlights to be noted.

We got cast in Much Ado About Nothing - I'm playing Margaret. Not only is she written for a girl, but she's written for a sassy girl - so I'm pretty excited. The other fun fact about Much Ado is that my director has cut every Dogberry/Verges scene, claiming that "they're just not that funny" and also ONLY refers to them as Dogberry scenes. Much Ado: Part 2.

In the world of theatre, I have seen 2 musicals in the last week that could NOT be more different from one another. Last Tuesday I went to see Les Miserables, which was... Les Mis. Not much you can do with that one to liven it up, but Norm Lewis was in it as Javert and that was pretty breathtaking. Plus, our seats were first-row mezzanine, so no big loss. Last night though, I FINALLY made it to see "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" at the Palace Theatre. Priscilla is a movie that my parents were wonderful enough to let me watch at, probably, too early of an age, but because of that - it has always been one of my favorite movies of all time. There is really no way to describe the show other than informing you that there were men dressed as cupcakes, a pink bus on-stage, and more sequins used than in the entirety of La Cage, even if you add up every one of the revivals. It was non-stop fun, and non-stop camp, and the audience was so visibly and audibly into the production that it added a whole new dimension to the experiences. It is, by no means, a "serious piece of theatre" - but that suited me just fine!

Last weekend was great; nothing too out of the ordinary but a really great weekend to chill out and prepare for the week ahead. I saw "The Social Network", which I really enjoyed, especially because I think there is nothing more ironic than the inventor of Facebook being one of the most socially awkward human beings on the planet. There was a trip to Chelsea market, a head-shot session in the midst of terrible public transportation problems, and a lovely late tea at the Mogilners. All in all - not too shabby.

This week is just kind of dragging along because I'm going to Paris this weekend and clearly the universe wants to make it the longest wait of my life. Still - first time in France, to see my best friend, and eat brie and baguettes in the right way... I'll wait it out!