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Trouble The Water

Whew! Even though I had yesterday (Sunday) off I didn’t get to blog. First of all, my daughter Vanessa, Samantha Mathis and three of her friends all went out till 2am and I slept till noon which...

My Daughter is Coming

We’re in the middle of a final tech stumble through and then, at 7:45 we’ll do a final run through (hopefully without stopping) before the first public preview on Monday. Vanessa, my daugh...

St. Malachy

Here’s something you probably don’t know about that is one of really cool things about Broadway: Every matinee and evening, one half hour before the curtain goes up, the bells of St. Malac...

The Cranes Are Flying

The cranes are in front of the Eugene O’Neill getting ready to take down the signage for “Spring Awakening” (the show that preceded us…which I saw twice I liked it so much) and to pu...

Losing Track of Days

Feb ?? What day is it? They are all starting to bleed into each other. Work till midnight, fall into bed. Pray for sleep (those good old ear plugs!!). Actually, this morning I did Pilates with Kimberl...

Being Online

Yesterday my blog went up online although I’ve been writing blogs almost daily since January 5th. Blogging just to record what’s happening day to day feels different than blogging when the...

Moving In

Sooo exciting today. I’m moving into my dressing room—my hood for the next 5 months. It’s great. Here’s a picture of it. And there’s a little ante chamber where my friends can ...

Blame Rosie O’Donell and Lily Tomlin

You might wonder why, at age 71, I am launching my first blog. Well, good friends of mine (Rosie and Lily) have been avid bloggers for a long time and I’ve noticed that what they offer is intere...

Yearning For O’Neill

We’re doing run throughs almost every day now and Monday we move into the Eugene O’Neill Theater for the start of technical rehearsals. These are to theater what camera blocking is to movi...

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