My first swimming instructor, God bless her, was named Liz Crossgrove. I thought she was pretty much the coolest person to ever darken the doorway of the Archbold Municipal Swimming Pool. One day, my Mom said, “You know, Liz’s name is Elizabeth, too. She goes by ‘Liz’ for short, and you go by ‘Betsy’.” This [...]
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Liz*
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Doppelganger, Me, Nicknames on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sing, Sing a Song – Part Two of Musical Theatre Repertoire
Posted in Art, Auditions, Career, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, The Musical Project, Theatre, Uncategorized on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
At first I was loathe to write this post. Why would I want to reveal my sources for cool, obscure and powerful audition material? But love and be loved in return, right? If you are a purist, these suggestions may not be for you. These are non-traditional sources. Some have a bit of a well-duh [...]
Singer, Know Thyself
Posted in Auditions, Chicago, Music, Musical Auditions Series, The Musical Project, Theatre, tagged Auditions, Musical Theatre, Musicals, Repertoire on May 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
After a very long time out of the auditioning world, I am slowly coming back around. Due to many different factors such as shows with a long run, offers on projects, etc. it’s been a really long time since I’ve had to break out 16 bars. So I pulled out my enormous audition binder this [...]
Movie Hero of the Week – Keanu Reeves*
Posted in Movie Hero of the Week, Movies, Projects, tagged Keanu Reeves, Movie Hero of the Week on May 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I had to. Too many serendipitous references to this man have occurred recently for me to let it go without marking it officially. True, he doesn’t quite fit my typical Movie Hero of the Week mould. He hardly deserves “more of the spotlight.” But I feel he is misunderstood, and not well directed. While his [...]
