B is for BROADWAY

Welcome to Yes, This Will Be On the Test.

Waving to visitors, new followers, and fellow A to Z participants. I’m sending virtual hugs to you all for taking a moment to stop by.

I’ll be sharing my “take-aways.” All those snigglets, golden nuggets, and lessons learned from other creative sources.

I majored in Theatre Arts at UCLA. Even before that I had a dream...

...Broadway!

The ultimate Broadway dream is to perform on a Broadway stage. Still working on that one.

Last year, I fulfilled phase one of my Broadway dream - to see a show on Broadway.

In fact, I saw two - ONCE and EVITA. I was lucky enough to see Ricky Martin's last performance as Che in EVITA. There was a sweet farewell to him at the curtain call - what a treat to be present for that.

Every year as a kid, I watched the Lesley Anne Warren/Rodgers and Hammerstein version of CINDERELLA on TV. Guess what  -  the Rodgers and Hammerstein CINDERELLA is on Broadway! Updated - witty - wonderful.

I had front row center seats for it in January. Yes, I chatted up the conductor a wee bit. Such a rush.

I also saw Pippin and Kinky Boots this year.

My love affair with Broadway is stronger than ever.

TAKE AWAY: 
Never give up on your dreams even if it feels like they are taking FOREVER to come true. It took me forty years from the time I set the goal until I sat in a Broadway theatre waiting for the curtain to go up. I am still determined to stick to phase two - performing on a Broadway stage within the next 20 years.
  
Never give up - never surrender.

What's your big ticket creative dream?

Here and There and Everywhere

I'm taking a breather from my Common Core posts for a bit, but will return with info. on performance tasks and assessments next month.

I have been traveling like crazy for the past few weeks. My writerly imagination cache overflows in new surroundings. 

Is the gate to Narnia in Central Park?

Central Park

Do I dare pass through the tunnel?

Central Park

Broadway

Will I meet my prince?

Where are the folks who usually sit on this bench? 






Chicago - Lake Front

If I have the luxury of a few free hours, I'll make tracks to a museum to...

Go back in time

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brave a vortex

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

Redecorate
Metropolitan Museum of Art

I take tons of pictures and scribble pages of bullet points in my journal, stealing settings, details, people, conversations, accents, and magic as I travel.

How do you fill your imagination cache when you are away from home?

B is for Broadway

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I've been singing show tunes as long as I can remember. From Rogers and Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber I've never met a musical I didn't like. I believe music is the key to unlock the heartsong of the human condition. I dare you to listen to "If I Loved You" from Carousel, "For Good" from Wicked, or "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables and not be moved.

Next on my must see list are Book of Mormon and American Idiot. How about you?

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