Spring Break is here and I am ready to get my butt into some theatre seats and enjoy my very favorite pastime in the world. I have tickets to five shows as I write – but certainly I have plans to see a FEW more. As I am in the midst of my annual production, I am weary of theatre but wanting more and more . . . Addiction. I get it – hence the name of the blog. Please check me out this week. I want to share with you the stories I have honored to witness. NYC here I come!

Sadly my 6 shows for the holidays are over. A “five needle” musical and a “five needle” play along with 4 good options in-between. I love NYC. I love NYC during the holidays (even in a heat wave) and I love some great theatre. So much for the NYCTheatreAddict until March. If any of you happen to see the shows that I reviewed, please let me know and write a few comments. I would love to set up a dialogue on anyone of them. Happy New Year and Happy NYC Theatre to all of you!  To follow up with my theatre endeavors please join me on www.theatreclassaddict.com

Back on the plane to Jacksonville, with the extremes of Once Upon a Mattress and View from the Bridge in my brain. It is having some trouble putting both of these TWO shows in the same weekend! I will be back to work tomorrow for the next three weeks. I will be moving my acting class from Viewpoints to Meisner work and preparing for my return to NYC in just 3 weeks – – and when I return it will be for TWO full weeks so  – – you can be sure I will be feeding my addiction with energy! Till then, catch up with my thoughts for the acting classroom on www.theatreclassaddict.com

Sitting in the FRONT row of Broadway’s Chicago AND the ladysitting right behind you in the second row has on a god-awful noisy, loud, tinkling, clinking, chiming, binging, banging, ringing put-a-bullet-in-your-head bracelet and she waves and waves her hand.  She waves and waves her hand and welcomes parade goers with her hand, and says good-bye to cruise ships with this hand and waves and waves and waves. Continue reading Death and the Jingle Bell Bracelet Lady →

I am bringing people to the theatre who have not been to Broadway before and I was looking for the perfect show. Chicago was the choice. Although I saw it years and years ago just as Ann Rainken was leaving the show, I so remember the good time feeling at the end of the show and the rush of energy as you followed the music from the theatre to the street. However, I do feel a bit odd about this choice.  As what I would consider, a well seasoned NewYork theatre goer, I feel just a tad embarrassed about this choice.  Continue reading Chicago – again? →