Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Upheaval in the Name of Beautification
In other words, we are re-doing our Dining Room! And tomorrow afternoon, work will begin replastering and repairing the ceiling and walls, and then fresh, deep coats of a wonderful red will go on the (now yellow) walls! And we shall choose a new ceiling chandelier, and hang certain art work we have, and sort the creative clutter that has been housed there and poof!!! We will have a lovely Thanksgiving Dining Room for our dinner party! This will be a nice "lift" for the Holidays, and sort of a celebration of Peter's new job downtown!
Peter's folks have returned to Michigan and their visit was wonderful, as usual. I like these people so much, and would enjoy them even if I had not married into their family. They are kind and dedicated people, full of faith and love of others. Theirs is a positive outlook on life, and their kindness is a lesson to me every time i am with them. And every time we have the chance to visit with each other, it's always cozy and familiar and good.
Worked on MY FAVORITE YEAR yesterday morning, up until i had to go teach Song Analysis, and it was a good morning. Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are gifted and exciting writers, and I simply like them as people , as well. A generous and welcoming energy comes from them both. The room at the Directors Guild offices on Broadway was filled with familiar faces, talented voices and high energy, as we explored the work page by page. Doug Sills seems the ideal "Alan Swann" to me, though perhaps too young, and his charm and voice are delightful to be near. Deeply theatrical and sexy energy from this talented man. Beth Leavel, an old pal from JAZZ SINGER days at Jewish Rep, is simply wonderful in the role created by Andrea Martin, and we shared a warm hug, as we giggled over memories of working on the Lower East Side. Another old friend Mary Stout is there reprising her roles she did at Lincoln Center, and it was so good to be with her again. We have shared many a time in this business. The work was fun, efficient and, hopefully, helpful to the writers. Joe Daugherty, the book writer from LA seems a nice man. The rest of the round table reading group was filled with Broadway veterans from tons of shows, and who I did not know personally, i certainly knew by name and face. Brad Oscar, Gerry Vichy, Jen Gambetese (who introduced herself as an old NYU alum), and others. Nice people all. We spend one more day on it tomorrow and then that will be that. A nice, short, small experience. And hopefully, i will have been of some help to them.
Paul and Steve go to San Francisco for two weeks starting tomorrow. They will be home in time for our Thanksgiving celebration.
Thanks to all you guys out there who have replied to my request for questions you have about subjects you want to know more about. Please keep the questions rolling in. I am making a list.
Now...back to clearing out our soon-to-be-renewed Dining Room! YAY!
Peter's folks have returned to Michigan and their visit was wonderful, as usual. I like these people so much, and would enjoy them even if I had not married into their family. They are kind and dedicated people, full of faith and love of others. Theirs is a positive outlook on life, and their kindness is a lesson to me every time i am with them. And every time we have the chance to visit with each other, it's always cozy and familiar and good.
Worked on MY FAVORITE YEAR yesterday morning, up until i had to go teach Song Analysis, and it was a good morning. Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are gifted and exciting writers, and I simply like them as people , as well. A generous and welcoming energy comes from them both. The room at the Directors Guild offices on Broadway was filled with familiar faces, talented voices and high energy, as we explored the work page by page. Doug Sills seems the ideal "Alan Swann" to me, though perhaps too young, and his charm and voice are delightful to be near. Deeply theatrical and sexy energy from this talented man. Beth Leavel, an old pal from JAZZ SINGER days at Jewish Rep, is simply wonderful in the role created by Andrea Martin, and we shared a warm hug, as we giggled over memories of working on the Lower East Side. Another old friend Mary Stout is there reprising her roles she did at Lincoln Center, and it was so good to be with her again. We have shared many a time in this business. The work was fun, efficient and, hopefully, helpful to the writers. Joe Daugherty, the book writer from LA seems a nice man. The rest of the round table reading group was filled with Broadway veterans from tons of shows, and who I did not know personally, i certainly knew by name and face. Brad Oscar, Gerry Vichy, Jen Gambetese (who introduced herself as an old NYU alum), and others. Nice people all. We spend one more day on it tomorrow and then that will be that. A nice, short, small experience. And hopefully, i will have been of some help to them.
Paul and Steve go to San Francisco for two weeks starting tomorrow. They will be home in time for our Thanksgiving celebration.
Thanks to all you guys out there who have replied to my request for questions you have about subjects you want to know more about. Please keep the questions rolling in. I am making a list.
Now...back to clearing out our soon-to-be-renewed Dining Room! YAY!
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