Category Archives: Detroit
Back to Detroit – Where it all started!
I drove to Detroit with David, one of our company managers, the day after we closed in Chicago. The four and a half hours flew by as David and I chatted and gossiped, and before we knew it, we were … Continue reading
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The Motown Museum
Yesterday between shows, Rick, Adam, Ben and I drove over to the Motown Museum, which is only about five blocks from the Fisher Theater, where we are doing “Spamalot”. The Motown Museum is in the former house and studio of Berry … Continue reading
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I Called the Show!
Yippee! I called the show for the fourth time this afternoon. It is such a relief to have the first few under my belt. “Calling the show”, for all the lay people, is what one of the stage managers does … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas from Detroit!
So I had a fairly mellow Christmas, which was nice. On Christmas Eve I went out for steak with Christopher Gurr (Bedevere), who I’ve known for almost ten years now, believe it or not! He is the boyfriend of my … Continue reading
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Barbecued Weenies and Chocolate Fondue
Well, as is fitting for our engagement in Detroit, we had the most BUSTED opening night party. Actually, that’s not entirely true. It was actually pretty fun, but mostly because it was so unbelievably tacky. The press office arranged it … Continue reading
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Day Five in Detroit
Well Detroit is everything I thought it would be! The theater is in the downtown area, which is really rundown and empty. I was surprised to see that there aren’t even really any restaurants around – I would have thought … Continue reading
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My cat is a ROCK STAR!
We have just settled in to the Residence Inn in Troy, Michigan and I am so elated about how fantastically my baby cat behaved today. I gave her a big dropper full of Bach’s Rescue Remedy before we left the … Continue reading
