Howdy Houston

I guess now that I'm in Houston, I need to ask "How y'all doin?" and kick my boots in the air.

Well, We're'all doin' fine down here at the Hobby center in Humid Houston. They certainly seem to be Happy people down here. Mostly, Houston is Huge and you need a full tank of gas to get from one Hill to the next, cuz there aren't none to be found. BUT, no complaints here. We're rehearsal free!!! After several weeks of rehearsals pretty much everyday...we've finally got some time to rest and relax. This morning though I did a press event with Josh Lamon (who I've already raved about in this blog). It was for one of the top radio stations in Houston where we got to meet 50 Wicked fan winners, answer questions, pose for photos, etc. It was great fun and photos will be posted soon. I love to do press events. People are always so excited to meet you and it's a chance for us as actors to say thanks to our fans and also to pass on some (hopefully) inspiration to young actors who'd like to be in Wicked. By the way, for those of you who read my blog and are indeed interested in pursing a career as an actor, can I do some shameless self promotion here and say...get my book The Organized Actor! You can find it at theatrical bookstores, universities and on my website www.organizedactor.com.

Anyway, here's a cute shot of me and Josh...more photos of the press event to come.

We've had lots of excitement at Wicked lately, with several understudies going on and doing a bang-up job of it! Coleen Sexton our Elphaba standby rocks! Geoff Packard and Marcie Dodd made their debuts as Fiyero and Nessarose respectively and Laura Woyasz went on a few times recently as Glinda. It's always fun to see understudies go on because each person brings something special to the roles. What an incredibly talented bunch of people are in this show! HOpefully soon, I'll be on as Madame Morrible too...keep checkin' back. I'll have pictures when I do go on!!!

Till next time....

Fabulous Florida

Saying good bye to sunny Tampa was no problem since we're now saying hello to Miami! Of course, you can't be in Florida and not see Mickey so I took a detour to visit DisneyWorld. Got to see Cirque de Soleil which I'd never seen before and WOW! is all I can say. The best fun though was playing miniature golf at 11:30 at night in the middle of march and not even needing a jacket. sorry for anyone reading this who is still immersed in winter. But it's hard not to gloat. We're in this fabulous new theatre...in fact Wicked is only the third show to play here so that's fun. Had lots of fun today when the automation decided not to work and Glinda's bubble was stuck on stage. So we delivered Elphaba on the ground and somehow still managed to get the green baby into the green spot light in time. It was great fun! Never a dull moment around here. Till next time....

Wicked on Ice

Just when I thought I'd heard it all...Wicked takes to the ice!! No, they are not making an ice capades version of Wicked, but it's fun to know that the University of Delaware's synchronized skating team loved Wicked so much, they design their competition routine to a Wicked medley. Now, how did I know all of this? Well, while waiting in line at the airport, a few of the girls noticed our Wicked luggage tags and starting asking questions. Then when they realized we were the cast of Wicked, the went crazy and felt it was a good omen for them to have met us, so I gave them my business card and told them to email me if they won. And low and behold...THEY WON THE BRONZE. So join me in congratulating the team on their bronze!!!! Congrats University of Delaware!!

Lots of New Stuff in Oz

Well, for those of you Wicked officianados...you're gonna see some changes the next time you see the show. This week we were in rehearsals learning a lot of new choreography, new staging and even some new lines. It gives the show a nice little lift of new things to spot. I personally am thrilled because I now get a single dance move! I get my very own Saut de basque in One Short Day. It took me 20 minutes to find out how to spell it, but I get to do one and it makes me happy! We put the changes in the show tonight and my Saut de basque was brilliant. Sheer brilliance. LOL No, all kidding aside, it was great to enact the new changes.

Still loving Florida and looking forward to moving to Miami soon too. See ya in a few!

Hello Sunny Florida

I don't mean to make anyone jealous, but oh my gosh, I was in the swimming pool at 10 a.m this morning here in sunny Florida. What a joy to basking in the warmth of summer in the middle of February. Gosh, I love touring LOL

We opened in Tampa tonight to an amazing sold out hour of 2500 screaming fans. It's so fun to be a part of such a hit show. The support the audience and the fans show us is remarkable. And for you big Wicked fans who know every line of our show, you're in for a treat in the coming weeks cuz they are making some changes to the show. So in another month or so, check us out again and see if you can find the changes and rewrites in the script! Don't worry, Elphaba will still be flying high every nigth! And hey, let's hear it for the Los Angeles company of Wicked. They had their opening night tonight! And my friend Linda Kerns (who I did Beauty and the Beast with in Los Angeles several years ago) is playing my roles in that company!What a small world.

Bye Bye Baltimore

Finally time to say goodbye to Baltimore and hello to summertime! Wicked's off to Florida and we're all ecstatic! But we had our official bon voyage party last night at an awesome hot spot called Pazo. If you're ever in Baltimore, it's not to be a missed. This classy wine bar that's in a renovated building where they used to build ships (so its huge) features some amazing tapas, wines and at midnight it becomes a dance floor. Don't miss it! So long Baltimore. Until next time. See you on the beach!

Let's Hear It For Boq

I mean, let's face it...of all the characters in Wicked, doesn't your heart go out to Boq the most? He's in love with the wrong girl. He gives up his life just to be kindhearted to Nessa and then gets his heart shattered over and over and over only to end up a tinman with no heart. He's just a sweet little guy who will do anything for love and he gets stabbed in the back, don't you think?

But then there the real Boq...Josh Lamon...the actor who plays him. Talk about a heart. This guy's got a huge one!! Not a day goes by that his kindhearted, jolly nature doesn't fill the theatre with joy and sprite-like exuberance. For any of you fans out there who wonder about him...well, he's clever, funny, incredibly unique, and always out to make our work a fun place to be. Let's hear it for Josh Lamon. Josh Lamon everybody. Josh Lamon!